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Respondent entered into a Voluntary
Settlement Agreement (Agreement) and
voluntarily agreed to the following:
(1) Respondent will have his research
supervised for a period of five (5) years
beginning on March 24, 2024 (the
‘‘Supervision Period’’). Prior to the
submission of an application for PHS
support for a research project on which
Respondent’s participation is proposed
and prior to Respondent’s participation
in any capacity in PHS-supported
research, Respondent will submit a plan
for supervision of Respondent’s duties
to ORI for approval. The supervision
plan must be designed to ensure the
integrity of Respondent’s research.
Respondent will not participate in any
PHS-supported research until such a
supervision plan is approved by ORI.
Respondent will comply with the
agreed-upon supervision plan.
(2) The requirements for Respondent’s
supervision plan are as follows:
i. A committee of 2–3 senior faculty
members at the institution who are
familiar with Respondent’s field of
research, but not including
Respondent’s supervisor or
collaborators, will provide oversight and
guidance for a period of five (5) years
from the effective date of the
Agreement. The committee will review
primary data from Respondent’s
laboratory on a quarterly basis and
submit a report to ORI at six (6) month
intervals setting forth the committee
meeting dates and Respondent’s
compliance with appropriate research
standards and confirming the integrity
of Respondent’s research.
ii. The committee will conduct an
advance review of each application for
PHS funds, or report, manuscript, or
abstract involving PHS-supported
research in which Respondent is
involved. The review will include a
discussion with Respondent of the
primary data represented in those
documents and will include a
certification to ORI that the data
presented in the proposed application,
report, manuscript, or abstract are
supported by the research record.
(3) During the Supervision Period,
Respondent will ensure that any
institution employing him submits, in
conjunction with each application for
PHS funds, or report, manuscript, or
abstract involving PHS-supported
research in which Respondent is
involved, a certification to ORI that the
data provided by Respondent are based
on actual experiments or are otherwise
legitimately derived and that the data,
procedures, and methodology are
accurately reported and not plagiarized
in the application, report, manuscript,
or abstract.
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(4) If no supervision plan is provided
to ORI, Respondent will provide
certification to ORI at the conclusion of
the Supervision Period that his
participation was not proposed on a
research project for which an
application for PHS support was
submitted and that he has not
participated in any capacity in PHSsupported research.
(5) During the Supervision Period,
Respondent will exclude himself
voluntarily from serving in any advisory
or consultant capacity to PHS including,
but not limited to, service on any PHS
advisory committee, board, and/or peer
review committee.
(6) Respondent will request that the
following paper be corrected or
retracted:
• Cell. 2019 Oct 3;179(2):373–
391.e27. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.09.004.
Respondent will copy ORI and the
Research Integrity Officer at UCSD on
the correspondence with the journal.
Dated: April 4, 2024.
Sheila Garrity,
Director, Office of Research Integrity, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment
Request; Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery (NIH)
AGENCY:
National Institutes of Health,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
In compliance with the
requirement of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 to provide
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects,
National Institutes of Health (NIH) will
publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects to be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval.
DATES: Comments regarding this
information collection are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 60 days of the date of this
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain a copy of the data collection
plans and instruments, submit
comments in writing, or request more
information on the proposed project,
contact: Ms. Mikia P. Currie, Chief
Project Clearance Officer, Office of
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Policy for Extramural Research
Administration, 6705 Rockledge Drive,
Suite 350, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892 or
call non-toll-free number (301) 435–
0941 or email your request, including
your address to: curriem@mail.nih.gov.
Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in
writing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: written
comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited
to address one or more of the following
points: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
function of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Proposed Collection Title: Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery, 0925–EXTENSION, exp., date
6/30/2024, National Institutes of Health
(NIH).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: We are not requesting
changes for this submission. The
proposed information collection
provides a means to garner qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback we
mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions.
This information, however, is not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative
results, which can be generalized to the
population of study. This feedback will
provide information about NIH’s
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences, and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training, or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative,
and actionable communications
between NIH and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
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to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on NIH’s services will be
unavailable.
NIH will only submit a collection for
approval under this generic clearance if
it meets the following:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: the target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results. As a general matter,
information collections will not result
in any new system of records containing
privacy information and will not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as
sexual behavior and attitudes, religious
beliefs, and other matters that are
commonly considered private.
OMB approval is requested for 3
years. There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are
49,333.
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally Identifiable information
is collected only to the extent necessary
and is not retained;
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of collection
Average time
per response
(in hours)
Total annual
burden hours
Customer Satisfaction/Feedback Surveys .......................................................
In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) or Small Discussion Groups ..................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
Usability and Pilot Testing ...............................................................................
Conference/Training—Pre-and Post-Surveys ..................................................
1,000
1,000
1,000
150,000
100,000
1
1
1
1
2
30/60
90/60
90/60
5/60
10/60
500
1,500
1,500
12,500
33,333
Total ..........................................................................................................
253,000
353,000
........................
49,333
Dated: April 3, 2024.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes
of Health.
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552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The contract proposals and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the contract
proposals, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel;
Hispanic Community Health Study—Study
of Latinos (HCHS–SOL) Field Centers.
Date: May 2, 2024.
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate contract
proposals.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Rockledge I, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda,
MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Susan Wohler Sunnarborg,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Office of
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Scientific Review/DERA, National, Heart,
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susan.sunnarborg@nih.gov.
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Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases
and Resources Research, National Institutes
of Health, HHS)
Dated: April 4, 2024.
Melanie J. Pantoja,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
(NIH)
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data
collection projects, National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish
periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured
of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of
this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Ms. Mikia P.
Currie, Chief Project Clearance Officer, Office of Policy for
Extramural Research Administration, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 350,
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-0941
or email your request, including your address to: [email protected].
Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested
in writing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: written comments and/or suggestions
from the public and affected agencies are invited to address one or
more of the following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Proposed Collection Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, 0925-EXTENSION, exp.,
date 6/30/2024, National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: We are not requesting
changes for this submission. The proposed information collection
provides a means to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration's commitment to improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful insights
on perceptions and opinions. This information, however, is not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results, which can be
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide
information about NIH's customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences, and expectations, provide an early warning of issues with
service, or focus attention on areas where communication, training, or
changes in operations might improve delivery of products or services.
These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative, and actionable
communications between NIH and its customers and stakeholders. It will
also allow feedback
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to contribute directly to the improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery.
Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or
maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this
information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and
stakeholders on NIH's services will be unavailable.
NIH will only submit a collection for approval under this generic
clearance if it meets the following:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
The collections are non-controversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions
from respondents who have experience with the program or may have
experience with the program in the near future;
Personally Identifiable information is collected only to
the extent necessary and is not retained;
Information gathered will be used only internally for
general service improvement and program management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the agency;
Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful
information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: the target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding
the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for
other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative
results. As a general matter, information collections will not result
in any new system of records containing privacy information and will
not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and
attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 49,333.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average time
Type of collection Number of responses per per response Total annual
respondents respondent (in hours) burden hours
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Customer Satisfaction/Feedback Surveys.......... 1,000 1 30/60 500
In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) or Small Discussion 1,000 1 90/60 1,500
Groups.........................................
Focus Groups.................................... 1,000 1 90/60 1,500
Usability and Pilot Testing..................... 150,000 1 5/60 12,500
Conference/Training--Pre-and Post-Surveys....... 100,000 2 10/60 33,333
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Total....................................... 253,000 353,000 .............. 49,333
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Dated: April 3, 2024.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-07547 Filed 4-9-24; 8:45 am]
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