Research and Sponsored Projects Manual (RSP)

Effective: 7/1/2009

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RSP Manual Revision Notice Table

RSP 004: Definitions. Revised to add definitions for “Classified Material Management Group (MG),” “Export Controls,” “Select Agent,” and “Sensitive but Unclassified Information (SBU)”

RSP 205: Biosafety. Revised to link to the definition of “Select Agent”

RSP 402: Patents. Revised to update language and links with respect to the Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual

RSP 403: Copyrights. Revised to update language and links with respect to the Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual

RSP 404: 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

RSP 405: 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

RSP 406: 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

RSP 503–05: 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

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