42 CFR § 93.312 - Opportunity to comment on the draft investigation report.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s93.312"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 93.312 - Opportunity to comment on the draft investigation report."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "93.312"
section_name: "Opportunity to comment on the draft investigation report."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND HEALTH EFFECTS STUDIES OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RELEASES AND FACILITIES"
part_number: "93"
part_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE POLICIES ON RESEARCH MISCONDUCT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 216 and 289b"
regulatory_source: "89 FR 76295, Sept. 17, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "93"
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# 93.312 Opportunity to comment on the draft investigation report.
(a) The institution must give the respondent a copy of the draft investigation report and, concurrently, a copy of, or supervised access to, the research records and other evidence that the investigation committee considered or relied on. The respondent must submit any comments on the draft report to the institution within 30 days of receiving the draft investigation report.
(b) The institution may provide the complainant a copy of the draft investigation report or relevant portions of that report. The comments of the complainant, if any, must be submitted within 30 days of the date on which the complainant received the draft investigation report or relevant portions of it.