---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 93.314"
title: "42"
number: "93.314"
heading: "Decision by the Institutional Deciding Official."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/93.314"
---

# §93.314. Decision by the Institutional Deciding Official.


The Institutional Deciding Official is responsible for making a final determination of research misconduct findings. This determination must be provided in a written decision that includes:

- (a) Whether the institution found research misconduct and, if so, who committed the misconduct; and
- (b) **A description of relevant institutional actions taken or to be taken.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 216 and 289b

### Source

Source: 89 FR 76295, Sept. 17, 2024, unless otherwise noted.