# Privacy Act; Implementation

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2013-15596 · published 2013-07-01



## Abstract

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department), through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is exempting a system of records from certain requirements of the Privacy Act to protect the integrity of NIH research misconduct proceedings and to protect the identity of confidential sources in such proceedings.


## 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:** 2013-15596
- **Title:** Privacy Act; Implementation
- **Publication date:** 2013-07-01
- **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/07/01/2013-15596/privacy-act-implementation
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-07-01/pdf/2013-15596.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2013/07/01/2013-15596.txt

## Citation

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Privacy Act; Implementation", Federal Register notice 2013-15596, published 2013-07-01. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2013-15596.

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