[Insight-users] PUBLIC ACCESS: Notice of Public Meeting: Seeking Comments on Implementation of the NIH Public Access Policy

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Notice of Public Meeting:
Seeking Comments on Implementation of the NIH Public Access Policy

Notice Number: NOT-OD-08-057

Key Dates
Release Date: March 7, 2008
Comment Receipt Date: on or before March l7, 2008

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov/)
Department of Health and Human Services

Action

Notice; Public Meeting
Public Meeting Time and Date: 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 2008
Location: Main Auditorium, NIH Natcher Conference Center, 9000 Rockville
Pike, Building 45, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892

Summary

With this notice, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following
public meeting and seeks public comment regarding implementation of the
NIH Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications
Resulting From NIH-Funded Research. The policy and supporting materials
can be found at http://publicaccess.nih.gov. Comments may be submitted
in advance of the meeting to NIH Public Access staff at
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/comments/comments.htm. All comments for
consideration at the meeting must be received on or before March 17,
2008. In addition, NIH advises that it will publish in the Federal
Register in March 2008 a notice of availability of a Request for
Information (RFI) asking for comments about its Public Access Policy
(Policy) and the effectiveness of the Policy’s implementation.

Public Meeting Time and Date: 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 2008
Location: Main Auditorium, NIH Natcher Conference Center, 9000 Rockville
Pike, Building 45, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892

Background: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- The Nation's
Medical Research Agency -- is comprised of 27 Institutes and Centers and
is a component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It
is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting basic,
clinical, and translational medical research, and investigates the
causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For
more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

The NIH Public Access Policy implements Division G, Title II, Section
218 of PL 110-161 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008) which states:

SEC. 218. The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall
require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have
submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central
an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon
acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than
12 months after the official date of publication: Provided, That the NIH
shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with
copyright law.

As described in NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (NOT-OD-08-033
available at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html), as
of April 7, 2008, applicable articles arising from NIH funds must be
submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication. As of May
25, 2008, NIH applications, proposals, and progress reports must include
the PMC reference number when citing an article that falls under the
policy. This policy includes applications submitted to the NIH for the
May 25, 2008 due date and subsequent due dates.

Request for Comments: The purpose of the Thursday, March 20, 2008
meeting is to seek comment from the public on implementation of the NIH
Public Access Policy. The meeting is open to everyone, including
NIH-funded researchers, representatives of universities and other NIH
grantee organizations, publishers (including commercial organizations,
professional societies and journal editors), patients and public health
advocates, and members of the public.

* NIH desires broad participation and comment. NIH is particularly
interested in obtaining information on its Public Access Policy and the
effectiveness of the Policy’s implementation.

This meeting is open to the public. For space planning purposes, all
participants are requested to register for the meeting at
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/comments/registration.htm. The public may
also view the meeting via live videocast. Videocast details will be
posted to http://publicaccess.nih.gov by March 17, 2008.

Individuals, groups, and organizations interested in submitting written
comments on the NIH policy for consideration at the meeting should
direct their comments to the following NIH Web site:
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/comments/comments.htm. Such written comments
should be submitted prior to March 17, 2008. All submitted comments are
considered public and will be made available through the NIH Public
Access site. In addition, as set forth below, NIH will provide another
opportunity for submission of comments, by issuing a Request for
Information on the Public Access Policy.

Agenda and selection of speakers: An agenda for the meeting will be
posted to http://publicaccess.nih.gov/comments.htm by March 17, 2008.
Individuals wishing to present comments at the meeting can sign up to do
so during the registration period at the start of the meeting. An
estimated total of 30-40 comments will be presented.

Report and Subsequent Request for Information and Public Comment: In
addition to this March 20th stakeholders meeting, in March 2008 NIH will
publish in the Federal Register a notice of availability of a Request
for Information (RFI) asking for comments about its Public Access Policy
(Policy) and the effectiveness of the Policy’s implementation. The RFI
will solicit public comments for 60 days. The NIH plans to respond to
the comments and announce any amendments to its Policy within 120 days
of the end of the comment period.

Inquiries

Contact Person for Information: Questions concerning the meeting may be
addressed to: Neil M. Thakur, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the NIH Deputy
Director for Extramural Research, Building 1, Room 134, Bethesda, MD
20892, Telephone 301-496-1096, Fax 301-402-3469,
PublicAccessComments at NIH.gov.

Dated: March, 7, 2008

________________________________
Norka Ruiz Bravo, Ph.D.
Deputy Director for Extramural Research
NIH Office of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health

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