Department of Health and Human Services October 6, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office of Research Integrity (ORI) proposes to revise the Public Health Service (PHS) Policies on Research Misconduct. The proposed revisions are based on the experience ORI and institutions have gained with the regulation since it was released in 2005. This NPRM seeks comment from individuals, institutional officials, organizations, institutions, research funding agencies, and other members of the public on the proposed revisions and how to improve the clarity of substantive and non-substantive.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comments on a proposed information collection titled Surveillance of HIV-related service barriers among Individuals with Early or Late HIV Diagnoses (SHIELD), which collects information from people who were recently diagnosed with HIV at early (Stage 0) or late diagnosis (Stage 3) to understand barriers to HIV prevention and testing services to contributing to transmission.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) launched the Testing Identified Elements for Success in Fatherhood Programs (Fatherhood TIES) project in 2022. Using a mix of research methods, this study will identify and test the ``core components'' of fatherhood programs in any effort to identify which core components are most effective at improving the lives of fathers who participate in fatherhood programs and their children. The study will ultimately include an implementation and an impact study.

In accordance with regulatory provisions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis Meeting (ACET). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the number of audio and web conference lines (1,000 audio and web conference lines are available). Time will be available for the public.

In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide the opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.