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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 10, 2021 / Presidential Documents
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1 of the Presidential Memorandum of March 9, 2009, and the 4 foundations of scientific integrity in government set forth in part I of the Directors Memorandum of December 17, 2010.
b Heads of agencies shall ensure that their agency scientific-integrity policies reflect the findings in the Task Force report produced under section 2bv of this memorandum and apply to all agency employees, regardless of the nature of their appointment, as well as contractors who perform scientific activities for agencies. Heads of agencies shall coordinate with the Director in the development, updating, and implementation of any agency-specific policies or procedures deemed necessary to ensure the integrity of scientific decision-making. The following time frames shall apply when completing the activities described in this subsection:
i The head of each agency with an existing scientific-integrity policy shall submit an updated policy to the Director within 180 days of the publication of the Task Forces report.
ii The head of each agency without an existing scientific-integrity policy shall submit a draft agency scientific-integrity policy to the Director within 180 days of the publication of the Task Forces report.
iii The Director shall expeditiously review scientific-integrity policies submitted by the agencies to ensure that the policies respond to the Task Forces analysis, adhere to the policy directives in this memorandum, and uphold the highest standards of scientific practice.
iv The Director shall notify agencies of any deficiencies in the scientificintegrity policies and collaborate with agencies to expeditiously correct those deficiencies.
c In implementing this section, heads of agencies shall:
i Provide the Director with any information the Director deems necessary to conduct the Directors duties under this memorandum;
ii Publish the agencys scientific-integrity policy on the agencys website, and disseminate information about the policy through the agencys social media channels;
iii Develop and publish procedures, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, for implementing the agencys scientific-integrity policy, including establishing and publishing an administrative process for reporting, investigating, and appealing allegations of deviations from the agencys policy, and for resolving any disputes or disagreements about scientific methods and conclusions;
iv Review and, as needed, update within 60 days of the date of this memorandum any website content, and within 300 days of the date of this memorandum any agency reports, data, and other agency materials issued or published since January 20, 2017, that are inconsistent with the principles set forth in this memorandum and that remain in use by the agency or its stakeholders;
v Educate agency employees, as well as contractors who perform scientific activities for the agency, on their rights and responsibilities related to scientific integrity, including by conducting routine training on the agencys scientific-integrity policy for all employees, and by ensuring any new employees are made aware of their responsibilities under the agencys scientific-integrity policy shortly after they are hired; and vi Publish, consistent with any requirements related to national security and privacy, as well as any other applicable law, an annual report on the agencys website that includes the number of administrative investigations and appeals involving alleged deviations from the agencys scientificintegrity policies, as described in section 3ciii of this memorandum, for the year covered by the report, and the number of investigations and appeals pending from years prior to the year covered by the report, if any.

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