[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30257-30258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12561]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Request for Comments on the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Preparedness and Response Public Access Plan to Federally Funded 
Research: Publications and Data

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby 
requesting public comment on the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness 
and Response (ASPR) Public Access Plan for Federally Funded Research:

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Publications and Data. The document is available to the public via 
http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/science/Pages/AccessPlan.aspx. 
The public comment period will end 30 days after posting in the Federal 
Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please submit comments via email to 
Lorian Smith at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 103 of the America 
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-358), the Executive 
Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) 
issued a memorandum on February 22, 2013 to the heads of federal 
agencies directing them to develop plans to enhance access to the 
results of federally-funded scientific research. ASPR is voluntarily 
developing a public access plan in order to maximize availability of 
digitally-formatted scientific data resulting from research supported 
wholly or in part by federal funding that will improve the public's 
ability to locate and access this data.
    Background: This plan considers the interests and needs of various 
stakeholders, including, but not limited to, federally funded 
researchers, universities, libraries, publishers, data users and civil 
society groups.
    Availability of Materials: The draft copy of the ASPR Public Access 
Plan will be posted on the phe.gov Web site: http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/science/Documents/AccessPlan.pdf.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: All comments must be 
received within 30 days of the publication of notice. Please submit 
comments to Lorian Smith via email [email protected].

    Dated: May 15, 2015.
Nicole Lurie,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
[FR Doc. 2015-12561 Filed 5-26-15; 8:45 am]
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