[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 25484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10298]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Public Access to Federally Supported Research and Development 
Data and Publications: Two Planning Meetings

AGENCIES:  National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Technical 
Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, 
Department for Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare 
Research and Quality, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
National Institutes of Health, United States Food and Drug 
Administration, United States Geological Survey, Department of Homeland 
Security, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National 
Endowment for the Humanities, Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence, Smithsonian Institution, United States Agency for 
International Development.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces meetings organized by the National 
Science Foundation with the cooperation of other agencies (listed 
above).

DATES: May 14, 2013, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; May 15, 2013, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; May 
16, 2013, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; May 17, 2013, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Auditorium, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 2101 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 201418 (http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/CurrentProjects/DBASSE_082378).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Myron Gutmann, National Science 
Foundation, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, 
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. Phone (703) 292-8700, 
fax (703) 292-9803; Dr. Clifford J. Gabriel, National Science 
Foundation, Office of the Director, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, 
Virginia 22230. Phone (703) 292-8002, fax (703) 292-9232. The most 
current information concerning these meetings can be found on the Web 
site: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/CurrentProjects/DBASSE_082378.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Meetings: To seek broad input from concerned 
stakeholder groups concerning issues related to expanding public access 
to the results of Federally funded R&D, including peer-reviewed journal 
articles and digital scientific data, as part of the planning process 
called for in the Memorandum on Expanding Public Access to the Results 
of Federally Funded Research, released by the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy on February 22, 2013 (Section 2).
    Summary: On behalf of a group of agencies, the National Academy of 
Sciences has organized 2 two-day meetings, one on public and a second 
on data, to allow members of the public and representatives of 
concerned stakeholder groups and communities to voice their concerns 
about issues related to public access to the results Federally funded 
R&D and thus to allow agencies which are covered by the February 22, 
2013 memorandum and others which are complying with its terms 
voluntarily to consider these views as the agencies develop their 
respective plans, which are due to OSTP on August 22, 2013.
    Public Participation: The meetings are open to the public. However, 
registration is required through the Web site: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/CurrentProjects/DBASSE_082378.
    Transcript: A transcript of the meetings and written comments will 
be posted to the Web site within 60 days: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/CurrentProjects/DBASSE_082378.

    Issued in Washington, DC on April 26, 2013.
Suzanne Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2013-10298 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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