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16308 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 62 / Friday, March 31, 2006 / Notices
protected through http:// Was Closed To The Public Pursuant To Susan M. Aronica, PhD, Indiana
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 11 CFR 2.4(b)(1) and 2.4(b)(2). University Purdue University
http://www.regulations.gov Web site is PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED OPEN MEETING ON Indianapolis: Based on the evidence and
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2006: The Meeting findings of an investigation report by
means EPA will not know your identity Hour Was Changed To 2 p.m. Indiana University Purdue University
or contact information unless you DATE AND TIME: Friday, April 7, 2006 at Indianapolis (IUPUI) and additional
provide it in the body of your comment. 10 a.m. analysis conducted by the Office of
If you send an e-mail comment directly Research Integrity (ORI) in its oversight
PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington,
to EPA without going through http:// review, ORI found that Susan M.
DC (Ninth Floor)
www.regulations.gov your e-mail Aronica, Ph.D., former Postdoctoral
STATUS: This Meeting Will Be Open To Student/Fellow, IUPUI, committed 21
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment The Public. acts of scientific misconduct by
that is placed in the public docket and ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: knowingly and intentionally falsifying
made available on the Internet. If you Correction and Approval of Minutes. and fabricating data in her notebooks, in
submit an electronic comment, EPA Final Rules on Coordinated 17 figures and figure panels, in two
recommends that you include your Communications. tables published in the Journal of
Routine Administrative Matters. Biological Chemistry (J. Biol. Chem.
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any DATE AND TIME: Monday, April 10, 2006 270:21998–22007, 1995) and Blood
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA at 10 a.m. (Blood 89:3582–3595, 1997), and in two
cannot read your comment due to PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, figures in a manuscript submitted for
technical difficulties and cannot contact DC (Ninth Floor) publication to Blood in August 1997.
you for clarification, EPA may not be ORI issued a charge letter
STATUS: This Meeting Will Be Open To
able to consider your comment. enumerating the above findings of
The Public.
Electronic files should avoid the use of scientific misconduct. However, Dr.
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Aronica requested a hearing to dispute
special characters, any form of Advisory Opinion 2006–07:
encryption, and be free of any defects or these findings to the Departmental
Representative J. D. Hayworth on Appeals Board. Based upon the
viruses. For additional information behalf of J. D. Hayworth for Congress.
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA insufficiency of Dr. Aronica’s hearing
Advisory Opinion 2006–08: Matthew request, ORI filed a Motion to Dismiss.
Docket Center homepage at http:// Brooks by counsel, Craig Engle.
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. On February 10, 2006, the
Advisory Opinion 2006–09: The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruled in
Docket: All documents in the docket American Institute for Certified Public
are listed in the http:// ORI’s favor by dismissing Dr. Aronica’s
Accountants and The American request for a hearing. ORI’s research
www.regulations.gov index. Although Institute for Certified Public Accounts
listed in the index, some information is misconduct regulation specifically
Political Action Committee by delineates the requisite content for an
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other counsel, Russell L. Smith.
information whose disclosure is acceptable hearing request. A
Audit Status—Title 26. sustainable hearing request must admit
restricted by statute. Certain other OPEN MEETING, CONTINUED: or deny each finding of research
material, such as copyrighted material, Final Audit Report on CWA COPE misconduct, and each denial must be
will be publicly available only in hard Political Contributions Committee. detailed and substantive. 42 CFR
copy. Publicly available docket Routine Administrative Matters. 93.501(c). Dr. Aronica’s hearing request
materials are available either FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. contained only a general denial of the
electronically in http:// Robert Biersack, Press Officer, proposed findings. The regulation states
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at Telephone: (202) 694–1220. that a general denial is not sufficient to
the U.S. EPA Region 4 office located at
Mary W. Dove,
establish a genuine dispute. 42 CFR
61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia
93.503. The regulation also states that
30303. Regional office is open from 7 Secretary of the Commission
the ALJ must dismiss a hearing request
a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Monday through [FR Doc. 06–3153 Filed 3–29–06; 10:38 am] if the respondent does not raise a
Friday, excluding legal holidays. BILLING CODE 6715–01–M genuine dispute over facts or law
Written comments may be submitted
material to the research misconduct
to Ms. Batchelor within 30 calendar
findings. 42 CFR 93.504(a)(2). The ALJ
days of the date of this publication. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND concluded that the determination of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HUMAN SERVICES whether the hearing request raises a
Paula V. Batchelor at 404/562–8887. genuine dispute is a threshold
Dated: March 22, 2006. Office of the Secretary jurisdictional determination. Thus, the
Rosalind H. Brown, ALJ decided that Dr. Aronica’s request
Findings of Scientific Misconduct
Chief, Superfund Enforcement & Information did not show a genuine dispute, because
Management Branch, Waste Management AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. it did not specifically deny any
Division. ACTION: Notice. allegation. As a result, the ALJ
[FR Doc. 06–3131 Filed 3–30–06; 8:45 am] concluded that Dr. Aronica’s hearing
BILLING CODE 6560–50–M
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on request could not be granted, but was
February 28, 2006, the Department of required to be dismissed pursuant to 42
Health and Human Services (HHS) CFR 93.504(a)(2).
dsatterwhite on PROD1PC76 with NOTICES
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Debarring Official, on behalf of the Specifically, ORI found that Dr.
Secretary of HHS, issued a final notice Aronica falsified and fabricated data in:
Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings of debarment based on the scientific • Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5A, 5B, 5C, 6A,
misconduct findings of the U.S. Public and 6B, and Tables III and IV in:
SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION:Tuesday, Health Service (PHS) in the following Aronica, S.M., Mantel, C., Gonin, R.,
March 28, 2006, 10 a.m. This Meeting case: Marshall, M.S., Sarris, A., Cooper, S.,
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