80 FR 40072 - Extension of Comment Period for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Public Access Plan to Federally Funded Research: Publications and Data

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 133 (July 13, 2015)

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is extending the comment period on the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Public Access Plan for Federally Funded Research: Publications and Data. The document is available to the public via http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/science/Pages/AccessPlan.aspx. The comment period was previously scheduled to end June 25, 2015. The public comment period is extended until July 13, 2015.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16969]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Extension of Comment Period for 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 extension of public comment period until July 13.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is extending 
the comment period on the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
Response (ASPR) Public Access Plan for Federally Funded Research: 
Publications and Data. The document is available to the public via 
http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/science/Pages/AccessPlan.aspx. 
The comment period was previously scheduled to end June 25, 2015. The 
public comment period is extended until July 13, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please submit comments via email to 
[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 by July 13, 2015. Please submit comments to Harvey Ball via 
email [email protected]

    Dated: July 2, 2015.
Nicole Lurie,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
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