Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct (42 CFR Part 93)

The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) is seeking a revision of its collection instruments to reflect updates in the Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct (42 CFR 93) published on September 17, 2024. The purpose of the Institutional Assurance and Annual Report on Possible Research Misconduct form PHS-6349 is to provide data on the amount of research misconduct activity occurring in institutions conducting PHS-supported research. Research misconduct is defined as receipt of an allegation of research misconduct and/or the conduct of an inquiry and/or investigation into such allegations. These data enable the ORI to monitor institutional compliance with the PHS regulation. Form PHS-6349 has undergone minor revisions, but its function is unchanged. The purpose of the Assurance of Compliance by Sub-Award Recipients form PHS-6315 establishes an assurance of compliance for a sub-awardee institution. Form PHS-6315 is being discontinued because the updated regulation requires all awardees to have an assurance with ORI and does not distinguish sub-awardees. In its place, ORI developed a new form, the Research Integrity Assurance Establishment form PHS-7091. This form allows all institutions conducting PHS-supported research to establish an assurance with ORI. Additionally, ORI developed a second new form, the Institutional Record Transmittal form PHS-7092, which accounts for the varied types of information collection that can occur during the course of institutional research misconduct proceedings.

The latest form for Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct (42 CFR Part 93) expires 2029-01-31 and is listed under ICR 202509-0937-001.

Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct (42 CFR Part 93)

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