SUBJECT:

Proposed University of California Policy and Procedures on Disclosure of Financial Interests Related to Sponsored Projects

The University of California proposes to issue Policy and Procedures on
Disclosure of Financial Interests Related to Sponsored Projects. This
Policy would replace the Interim Policy and Procedures on Disclosure of
Financial Interests Related to Sponsored Projects, which became effective
October 1, 1995.

Because this is a formal review, this email notice is being sent to all
academic employees to afford you the opportunity for review and comment.

This Policy and Procedures responds to requirements of the U.S. Public
Health Service (PHS) [including the National Institutes of Health (NIH)]and
the National Science Foundation (NSF) that institutions establish written
policies and procedures to assure that investigators submitting new
proposals to these agencies disclose significant personal financial
interests related to their proposed research. Institutional policy must
also assure that any such disclosable interests will be appropriately
reviewed and, where necessary, managed.

The proposed policy states minimum Universitywide requirements. Each
campus or Laboratory may supplement these requirements, as long as the
minimum standards described in the policy are incorporated into the
procedure, and as long as such changes remain consistent with University
policy and State and Federal requirements.

The proposed policy is available on-line at
http://www-ogsr.ucsd.edu/research/financial-interests.html. An electronic
copy in MS word for Windows, WordPerfect, and Rich Text Format or a paper
copy may be obtained by emailing rrose@ucsd.edu or by telephoning x46655.

Please forward any comments you might have on the proposed policy to me at
OGSR, Mail Code 003, or sworderd@ucsd.edu by Monday, June 16.

David D. Sworder Acting Vice Chancellor for Research