---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 422.7"
title: "2"
number: "422.7"
heading: "Notification of ARIO during an inquiry or investigation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/422.7"
---

# §422.7. Notification of ARIO during an inquiry or investigation.

- (a) Research institutions that conduct USDA-funded extramural research must promptly notify the ARIO should the institution become aware during an inquiry or investigation that:
  - (1) Public health or safety is at risk;
  - (2) The resources, reputation, or other interests of USDA are in need of protection;
  - (3) Research activities should be suspended;
  - (4) Federal action may be needed to protect the interest of a subject of the investigation or of others potentially affected;
  - (5) A premature public disclosure of the inquiry into or investigation of the allegation may compromise the process;
  - (6) The scientific community or the public should be informed; or
  - (7) **There is reasonable indication of possible violations of civil or criminal law.**
- (b) If research misconduct proceedings reveal behavior that may be criminal in nature at any point during the proceedings, the institution must promptly notify the ARIO.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 CFR 2610.1(c); Federal Policy on Research Misconduct (65 FR 76260)

### Source

Source: 89 FR 68333, Aug. 26, 2024, unless otherwise noted.