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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No.

15 / Wednesday, January 23, 2008 / Notices 3973

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Oversight, Office of Research Integrity,
HUMAN SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 750,
Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453–8800.
National Institute for Occupational Office of the Secretary
Safety and Health Chris B. Pascal,
Findings of Scientific Misconduct Director, Office of Research Integrity.
Final Effect of Designation of a Class [FR Doc. E8–1024 Filed 1–22–08; 8:45 am]
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
of Employees for Addition to the BILLING CODE 4150–31–P
Special Exposure Cohort ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
AGENCY: National Institute for the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Occupational Safety and Health and the Assistant Secretary for Health HUMAN SERVICES
(NIOSH), Department of Health and have taken final action in the following
Human Services (HHS). Office of the National Coordinator for
case:
Scott E. Monte, Huntington Memorial Health Information Technology (ONC),
ACTION: Notice. DHHS
Hospital: Based on the findings of an
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and
investigation conducted by Huntington Notice of Availability: Secretarial
Human Services (HHS) gives notice Memorial Hospital (HMH) and
Recognition of Certain Healthcare
concerning the final effect of the HHS information obtained by the Office of
Information Technology Standards
decision to designate a class of Research Integrity (ORI) during its
Panel (HITSP) Interoperability
employees at Nuclear Materials and oversight review, the U.S. Public Health
Specifications as Interoperability
Equipment Corporation (NUMEC) in Service (PHS) found that Scott E. Monte,
Standards for Health Information
L.V.N., former Clinical Research
Apollo, Pennsylvania, as an addition to Technology
Associate, HMH, engaged in scientific
the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC)
misconduct by knowingly and AGENCY: Office of the National
under the Energy Employees
intentionally falsifying and fabricating Coordinator for Health Information
Occupational Illness Compensation
clinical research records in HMH cancer Technology (ONC), DHHS.
Program Act of 2000. On November 29,
prevention and treatment protocols Authority: Executive Order 13335
2007, as provided for under 42 U.S.C.
supported by National Cancer Institute (‘‘Incentives for the Use of Health
7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS
(NCI), National Institutes of Health Information Technology and
designated the following class of
(NIH), awards U10 CA69651, U10 Establishing the Position of the National
employees as an addition to the SEC:
CA12027, U10 CA32012, and U10 Health Information Technology
Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) CA86004. Coordinator’’), Executive Order 13410
employees who were monitored or should Specifically, Mr. Monte knowingly (‘‘Promoting Quality and Efficient
have been monitored for exposure to ionizing and intentionally:
radiation while working at the Nuclear Health Care in Federal Government
(1) Entered falsified and fabricated Administered or Sponsored Health Care
Materials and Equipment Corporation laboratory data or physical examination
(NUMEC) in Apollo, Pennsylvania from Programs’’), Public Law 110–161,
results on five (5) research protocol case (‘‘Consolidated Appropriations Act,
January 1, 1957, through December 31, 1983,
for a number of work days aggregating at least report forms (CRFs); 2008’’), 42 U.S.C.1395nn(b)(4), 42 U.S.C.
250 work days or in combination with work (2) Falsified a gynecological
1302(a), and 42 CFR 411.357(w).
days within the parameters established for examination report in a physician’s
SUMMARY: By publication of this
one or more other classes of employees in the progress note and entered the falsified
document, we are informing the public
Special Exposure Cohort. document in the patient’s research
of the Secretary’s recognition of certain
chart; and
This designation became effective on (3) Fabricated progress notes for four Healthcare Information Technology
December 29, 2007, as provided for patients and a case report form for one Standards Panel (HITSP)
under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, of these patients. ‘‘Interoperability Specifications’’ as
beginning on December 29, 2007, ORI has implemented the following interoperability standards for health
members of this class of employees, administrative actions for a period of information technology. The Secretary
defined as reported in this notice, three (3) years, beginning on January 7, accepted these HITSP ‘‘Interoperability
became members of the Special 2008: Specifications’’, Version 1.2, in
Exposure Cohort. (1) Dr. Monte is debarred from any December of 2006, and hereby
contracting or subcontracting with any recognizes them as interoperability
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: standards in updated versions in
agency of the United States Government
Larry Elliott, Director, Office of and from eligibility or involvement in January of 2008. The list of recognized
Compensation Analysis and Support, nonprocurement programs of the United interoperability standards is provided
National Institute for Occupational States Government pursuant to HHS’ below and is available at http://
Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia implementation of the OMB Guidelines www.hitsp.org; click on ‘‘HITSP
Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH to Agencies on Governmentwide Interoperability Specifications HERE’’
45226, Telephone 513–533–6800 (this is Debarment and Suspension at 2 CFR box.
not a toll-free number). Information Part 376; and
requests can also be submitted by e-mail SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
(2) Dr. Monte is prohibited from Healthcare Information Technology
to OCAS@CDC.GOV. serving in any advisory capacity to PHS, Standards Panel (HITSP) was created in
Dated: January 15, 2008. including but not limited to service on
ebenthall on PROD1PC69 with NOTICES

2005 to serve as a cooperative


John Howard, any PHS advisory committee, board, partnership between the public and
Director, National Institute for Occupational and/or peer review committee, or as a private sectors for the purpose of
Safety and Health. consultant. achieving a widely accepted and useful
[FR Doc. E8–1018 Filed 1–22–08; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: set of standards specifically to enable
BILLING CODE 4160–17–P Director, Division of Investigative and support widespread interoperability

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