Findings of Scientific Misconduct, 8304 [E6-2234]

Download as PDF 8304 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 32 / Thursday, February 16, 2006 / Notices North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 752012272: 1. Frontier Bancshares, Inc., Austin, Texas; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Frontier BN, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, and The First National Bank of Holland, Holland, Texas. In addition, Frontier BN, Inc. Henderson, Nevada, also has applied to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of First National Bank of Holland, Holland, Texas. and was given thirty (30) days to contest the finding and the proposed administrative action. The thirty-day period has elapsed and ORI has not received a response. Accordingly, the following administrative action has been implemented for a period of three (3) years, beginning on January 18, 2006: (1) Ms. Goldring is prohibited from serving in any advisory capacity to PHS, including but not limited to service on any PHS advisory committee, board, and/or peer review committee, or as a consultant. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 13, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6–2236 Filed 2–15–06; 8:45 am] Director, Division of Research Investigations, Office of Research Integrity, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 750, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453– 8800. BILLING CODE 6210–01–S Chris B. Pascal, Director, Office of Research Integrity. [FR Doc. E6–2234 Filed 2–15–06; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BILLING CODE 4160–17–P Office of the Secretary DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Findings of Scientific Misconduct Office of the Secretary, HHS. Notice. AGENCY: dsatterwhite on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES ACTION: Office of the Secretary SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), the Assistant Secretary for Health, and another Federal agency have taken final action in the following case: Amy Beth Goldring, University of California at Los Angeles: Based on an investigation conducted by the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and additional analysis conducted by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) in its oversight review, ORI found that Ms. Goldring, former graduate student, Department of Psychology, UCLA, engaged in scientific misconduct by falsifying or fabricating data and statistical results for up to nine pilot studies on the impact of vulnerability on decision-making from Fall 2000 to Winter 2002 as a basis for her doctoral thesis research. The falsified or fabricated data was included in a manuscript submitted to Psychological Science, in National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant application 1 R01 MH65238– 01A1, and in NIMH, NIH, pre-doctoral training grant T32 MH15750. Ms. Goldring has been debarred by another agency with joint jurisdiction for a period of three (3) years, beginning on May 13, 2005, and ending on May 13, 2008. On December 16, 2005, Ms. Goldring received a detailed explanation of ORI’s proposed finding VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:56 Feb 15, 2006 Jkt 208001 three (3) years, beginning on January 13, 2006: (1) Ms. Swe has been debarred from eligibility for or involvement as a principal in nonprocurement transactions (e.g., grants and cooperative agreements) of the Federal Government and from contracting or subcontracting with any Federal Government agency, except as provided in 45 CFR 76.120. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2006)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Findings of Scientific Misconduct

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity 
(ORI), the Assistant Secretary for Health, and another Federal agency 
have taken final action in the following case:
    Amy Beth Goldring, University of California at Los Angeles: Based 
on an investigation conducted by the University of California at Los 
Angeles (UCLA) and additional analysis conducted by the Office of 
Research Integrity (ORI) in its oversight review, ORI found that Ms. 
Goldring, former graduate student, Department of Psychology, UCLA, 
engaged in scientific misconduct by falsifying or fabricating data and 
statistical results for up to nine pilot studies on the impact of 
vulnerability on decision-making from Fall 2000 to Winter 2002 as a 
basis for her doctoral thesis research. The falsified or fabricated 
data was included in a manuscript submitted to Psychological Science, 
in National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of 
Health (NIH), grant application 1 R01 MH65238-01A1, and in NIMH, NIH, 
pre-doctoral training grant T32 MH15750.
    Ms. Goldring has been debarred by another agency with joint 
jurisdiction for a period of three (3) years, beginning on May 13, 
2005, and ending on May 13, 2008. On December 16, 2005, Ms. Goldring 
received a detailed explanation of ORI's proposed finding and was given 
thirty (30) days to contest the finding and the proposed administrative 
action. The thirty-day period has elapsed and ORI has not received a 
response. Accordingly, the following administrative action has been 
implemented for a period of three (3) years, beginning on January 18, 
2006:
    (1) Ms. Goldring is prohibited from serving in any advisory 
capacity to PHS, including but not limited to service on any PHS 
advisory committee, board, and/or peer review committee, or as a 
consultant.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Division of Research 
Investigations, Office of Research Integrity, 1101 Wootton Parkway, 
Suite 750, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453-8800.

Chris B. Pascal,
Director, Office of Research Integrity.
 [FR Doc. E6-2234 Filed 2-15-06; 8:45 am]
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