Federal Register: December 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 235)
DOCID: FR Doc E5-7086
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice and comment period; extension of comment period.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Draft OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Recipients of PHS Research Awards--Extension of Comment Period
DATES: To assure consideration, public comments must be delivered to the address provided below by no later than 5 p.m. on January 30, 2006.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
On November 28, 2005, we published a notice and comment period seeking comments from interested parties on draft compliance program guidance (CPG) developed by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for recipients of extramural research awards from the National Institutes of Health and other agencies of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) (70 FR 71312). To facilitate public comment, we are extending the comment period.
SUMMARY:
Public Health Service research awards; compliance program guidance,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Through the draft CPG notice, OIG is setting forth its general views on the value and fundamental principles of compliance programs for colleges and universities and other recipients of PHS awards for biomedical and behavioral research and the specific elements that these award recipients should consider when developing and implementing an effective compliance program. As with OIG's earlier CPGs, the purpose of the draft guidance is to encourage the use of internal controls to effectively monitor adherence to applicable statutes, regulations, and program requirements.
To ensure full and complete public comment from affected outside
research institutions and associations, we are extending the public comment period for this notice until January 30, 2006.
Dated: December 5, 2005.
Joel Schaer,
Regulations Officer.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Joel Schaer, Office of External Affairs, (202) 6190089.