Pat, it's my assumption that they want the normal signer of grant
proposals, etc.  It's bad enough that they insist that the PI sign the
letter (we're considering a form letter in which the PI adds the names of
key personnel and herself, to avoid each PI having to write one!);
dictating our internal systems and creating another place a PI has to go to
get a signature would be going altogether too far!.

Chuck

At 10:03 AM 9/18/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Now it's entirely possible I missed some of the discussion on this issue,
>but the 9/14 "flash" indicates that the cover letter with key personnel,
>etc., now needs to be counter-signed by the "institutional official" (this
>wasn't in the June notification).
>
>Has anyone determined whether they want the "institutional official" who's
>keeping track of the education--e.g., the IRB Coordinator(s)--or the
>"institutional official" who's authorized to sign applications?  Just
>wondering.
>
>Patricia A. Hawk
>Sponsored Projects Administrator
>5219 University of Oregon
>Eugene, OR  97403-5219
>tel: 541/346-2504
>fax: 541/346-5138
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>
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