| (i) At the time that the Peer Review Panel or the Review
Council concludes its tasks for the Grant Review Cycle, each member
shall certify in writing that the member complied with the Institute's
Conflict of Interest rules. An Institute Employee or an Oversight
Committee member attending one or more Peer Review Panel meetings
during the Grant Review Cycle shall certify compliance with the Institute's
Conflict of Interest rules.
(j) The Institute shall retain a review record for
a Grant Application submitted to the Institute, even if the Grant
Application did not receive a Grant Award. Such records will be retained
by the Institute's electronic Grant Management System. The records
retained by the Institute must include the following information:
(1) The final Overall Evaluation Score and Numerical
Ranking Score, if applicable, assigned to the Grant Application;
(2) The specified amount of the Grant Award funding
for the Grant Application, including an explanation for recommended
changes to the Grant Award funding amount or to the Scope of Work;
(3) The Scientific Research and Prevention Programs
Committee that reviewed the Grant Application;
(4) Conflicts of Interest, if any, with the Grant Application
identified by a member of the Scientific Research and Prevention Programs
Committee, the Review Council, the Program Integration Committee,
or the Oversight Committee; and
(5) Documentation of steps taken to recuse any member
or members from the Grant Review Process because of disclosed Conflicts
of Interest.
(k) For purposes of this rule, a Peer Review Panel
chairperson or a Review Council chairperson that is unable to carry
out his or her assigned duties due to a Conflict of Interest with
regard to one or more Grant Applications or for any other reason may
designate a co-chairperson from among the appointed Scientific Research
and Prevention Programs committee members to fulfill the chairperson
role. Such designation shall be recorded in writing and include the
specific time and extent of the designation.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §703.6 adopted to be effective December 21, 2009, 34 TexReg 9213; amended to be effective March 2, 2014, 39 TexReg 1386; amended to be effective September 17, 2014, 39 TexReg 7342; amended to be effective March 11, 2015, 40 TexReg 1092; amended to be effective December 7, 2016, 41 TexReg 9527; amended to be effective June 8, 2017, 42 TexReg 2937; amended to be effective June 5, 2019, 44 TexReg 2723; amended to be effective September 7, 2023, 48 TexReg 4863 |
