Public Access Request for Information (RFI)

Public Access Request for Information (RFI)

RFI Comments Deadline: 5pm EST on Saturday, May 31, 2008.

RFI Comments on the Public Access Policy are requested below,
as announced in the March 28, 2008 NIH Guide Notice.

(Response Required for all Fields except for the "Degree", "Question" and "Attachment" Fields)
( * = These fields will be made publicly available )

* First Name:

* Last Name:

* Degree:

* Affiliation:

Email Address:

Mailing Address:

Street Address:
* City:
* State:
* Country:
Zip Code:

* Role:

NIH-funded Investigator
Representative of University and Other NIH Grantee Organizations
Publisher (including Commercial Organizations, Professional Societies and Journal Editors)
Patient or Representative of a Public Health Advocacy Organization
Other Member of the Public
Other (not listed above)

* Question 1:

Do you have recommendations for alternative implementation approaches to those already reflected in the NIH Public Access Policy?

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* Question 2:

In light of the change in law that makes NIH’s public access policy mandatory, do you have recommendations for monitoring and ensuring compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy?

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* Question 3:

In addition to the information already posted at http://publicaccess.nih.gov/communications.htm, what additional information, training or communications related to the NIH Public Access Policy would be helpful to you?

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* Question 4:

Do you have other comments related to the NIH Public Access Policy?

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* Attachment:

Under Section 508 (29 U.S.C. ‘ 794d), NIH must give disabled employees and members of the public access to information that is comparable to the access available to others. You may attach a file with any additional comments or information if it has an extension of “.txt”.

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Note: The comments you provide are collected voluntarily. By providing comments you are consenting to
their use and consideration by the NIH. The following identifying information that you have sent will be made publicly
available on the internet along with your comment: Name (first and last), Degree (if provided), Affiliation, City, State,
Country, Role, answers to any of the Questions and any Attachment. NIH will not post comments that are not
related to the Public Access Policy or are otherwise inappropriate or offensive.

If you have any questions, please contact PublicAccessComments@NIH.gov.

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