60-Day Notice; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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#  60-Day Notice; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

**AGENCY:**

Office of the Secretary.

In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is  publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

*Type of Information Collection Request:* Revision of Currently Approved Collection;

*Title of Information Collection:* Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct (42 CFR Part 93;

*Form/OMB No.:* OS-0937-0198;

*Use:* Section 493 of the Public Health Service Act and 42 CFR Part 93 require each institution that applies for research and research-related grants to establish policies and procedures for investigation and reporting instances of alleged or apparent misconduct.

*Frequency:* Recordkeeping, reporting, annually;

*Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit institutions; and individuals or households, Federal government, state, local or tribal government;

*Annual Number of Respondents:* 4,000;

*Total Annual Responses:* 3,800;

*Average Burden Per Response:* Six minutes;

*Total Annual Hours:* 400;

To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS Web site address at *http://www.hhs.gov/oirm/infocollect/pending/* or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS document identifier, to *[email protected],* or call the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed within 60 days of this notice directly to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the following address: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology, and Finance, Office of Information and Resource Management, Attention: Naomi Cook (0937-0198), Room 531-H, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.

Dated: November 3, 2005.

Robert E. Polson,

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer.