# Research Misconduct; Statement of Policy

> Labor Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 03-23248 · published 2003-09-12



## Abstract

USDOL hereby publishes its policies that are to be used to implement the Federal Policy on Research Misconduct issued by the Executive Office of the President's Office of Science and Technology on December 6, 2000.


## What this is

A formal finding of research misconduct under 42 CFR part 93 (HHS) or equivalent agency policy. The respondent — a researcher — was found to have engaged in fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism of research data. The federal grant funds involved are typically identified, along with the administrative actions (debarment, supervised research, manuscript correction or retraction requirements).

## Key facts

- **Federal Register document:** 03-23248
- **Title:** Research Misconduct; Statement of Policy
- **Publication date:** 2003-09-12
- **Issuing agency:** Labor Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/09/12/03-23248/research-misconduct-statement-of-policy
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-09-12/pdf/03-23248.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/09/12/03-23248.txt

## Citation

> Labor Department / Office of the Secretary, "Research Misconduct; Statement of Policy", Federal Register notice 03-23248, published 2003-09-12. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/03-23248.

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