[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 40072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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.
[FR Doc. 2015-16969 Filed 7-10-15; 8:45 am]
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