Research and Sponsored Projects Manual (RSP)

RSP Manual Revision NoticeD

Definitions

Revised to add definitions for “Classified Material Management Group (MG),” “Export Controls,” “Select Agent,” and “Sensitive but Unclassified Information (SBU)”

Biosafety

Revised to link to the definition of “Select Agent”

Patents

Revised to update language and links with respect to the Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual

Copyrights

Revised to update language and links with respect to the Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual

Classified Research

Revised to expand the purpose of the policy to include protection of the university in carrying out research in an open and unrestricted manner; to add Report of the Task Force on Classified Research put forth by the University Senate at Arizona State University, 2006, to the Sources; to add information on classified research polices; to link “Classified Material Management Group (MG)” to its definition and procedures

Proprietary Research

Revised to add a link to the “Assurance of Ability to Meet Contractural/Confidential Data Information” form; to insert that protected information must qualify as proprietary or confidential under Arizona law; to specify the Arizona Revised Statutes that comprise the Arizona Public Records Act; to clarify university publishing rights and student’s rights and restrictions regarding research and dissertation requirements; to replace the heading “Acceptable Restrictions” with “Permissible Delays”; to update the timeframe for sponsor review of materials for confidential or proprietary information; to expand the Cross References

Publication

Revised to update the source citation of the Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual; to provide the URL for the 1940 Statement of Principles of Academic Freedom and Tenure set forth by the American Association of University Professors and the Association of American Colleges; to link to definitions for “Academic Freedom,” “Export Control,” and “Tenure”; to replace the heading “Acceptable Restrictions” with “Permissible Delays”; to update the timeframe for sponsor review of materials for confidential or proprietary information; to update the requirements for a waiver of the university policy

Subcontracts/Subaward Agreements

Revised to properly cite the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPRA); to state that ASU has an approved procurement system through February 2, 2010