[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 49634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17930]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Scientific Integrity Office; Notice of Availability and Request
for Public Comment
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: NOAA Research (OAR) publishes this notice on behalf of the
NOAA Scientific Integrity Office to announce the availability of the
draft Procedural Handbook to accompany NOAA Administrative Order 202-
735D, the scientific integrity policy, for public comment. The draft
procedural handbook provides revised NOAA procedures to respond to
allegations of scientific and research misconduct.
DATES: Comments on the draft Procedural Handbook must be received by
August 29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The draft Procedural Handbook is available on the NOAA
Scientific Integrity Commons Web site at: http://nrc.noaa.gov/ScientificIntegrityCommons. The public is encouraged to submit comments
electronically through http://goo.gl/forms/v0uCTvbNo3ueWWc92. For
individuals who do not have access to the internet, comments may be
submitted in writing to: NOAA Scientific Integrity Office c/o Patricia
Hathaway, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, NOAA Scientific
Integrity Officer, NOAA 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910. Phone: 301 734-1459, during normal business hours of 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, or, visit the NOAA Scientific
Integrity Commons at http://nrc.noaa.gov/ScientificIntegrityCommons.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Presidential Memorandum on Scientific
Integrity, the Office of Science and Technology Policy guidance
memorandum on scientific integrity, and NOAA's 2011 Scientific
Integrity policy call for the highest level of integrity in all aspects
of the executive branch's involvement with scientific and technological
processes. The draft Procedural Handbook that accompanies NOAA's
Scientific Integrity Policy (in NOAA Administrative Order 202-735D)
supports these principals by outlining how NOAA will respond to
allegations of misconduct. The draft Procedural Handbook is a proposed
revision of the original handbook put in place in 2011. This draft
Procedural Handbook provides the revised procedures NOAA will follow in
responding to allegations of Scientific and Research Misconduct by NOAA
employees, NOAA contractors, and external recipients of NOAA financial
assistance awards for scientific or research activities. This
Procedural Handbook should be read in conjunction with NOAA's
Scientific Integrity Policy in NOAA Administrative Order 202-735D.
Dated: July 25, 2016.
Jason Donaldson,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-17930 Filed 7-27-16; 8:45 am]
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