FDA, NIH withdraw rules shielding documents

FDA, NIH withdraw rules shielding documents-politico: The FDA and NIH withdrew regulations Thursday afternoon that would have shielded records of scientific misconduct investigations from disclosure, citing “significant adverse comment.” First issued Aug. 28, the direct final rules would have exempted records from “certain provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974” to protect the integrity of such investigations and “to protect confidential sources,” according to the FDA  and NIH withdrawal notices posted in the Federal Register.