# Research Misconduct; Statement of Policy; Technical Correction

> Labor Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 04-27421 · published 2004-12-15



## Abstract

On Friday, September 12, 2003 (Federal Register/Vol. 68, No. 177) USDOL published its policies implementing the Federal Policy on Research Misconduct issued by the Executive Office of the President's Office of Science and Technology on December 6, 2000. Following public comment, and in order to eliminate a possible ambiguity in the USDOL policy statement, the USDOL hereby publishes this technical correction to its policy statement on research misconduct. Though this technical correction changes only two words in the September 12, 2003 USDOL policy statement on research misconduct, the USDOL is hereby publishing the entire USDOL Policy statement.


## 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:** 04-27421
- **Title:** Research Misconduct; Statement of Policy; Technical Correction
- **Publication date:** 2004-12-15
- **Issuing agency:** Labor Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/12/15/04-27421/research-misconduct-statement-of-policy-technical-correction
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-12-15/pdf/04-27421.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2004/12/15/04-27421.txt

## Citation

> Labor Department / Office of the Secretary, "Research Misconduct; Statement of Policy; Technical Correction", Federal Register notice 04-27421, published 2004-12-15. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/04-27421.

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