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III. Data
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections.
DATES:
Comments are due by June 20,
2023.
Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Bill Edwards-Bodmer,
NASA Clearance Officer, NASA
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000,
Washington, DC 20546, 757–864–7998,
or b.edwards-bodmer@nasa.gov.
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I. Abstract
The information submitted by the
public is a license application for those
companies and individuals who wish to
obtain a patent license for a NASA
patented technology. Information
needed for the license application in
ATLAS may include supporting
documentation such as a certificate of
incorporation, a financial statement, a
business and/or commercialization
plan, a project revenue/royalty
spreadsheet, and a company balance
sheet. At a minimum, all license
applicants must submit a satisfactory
plan for the development and/or
marketing of an invention. The collected
information is used by NASA to ensure
that companies that see to
commercialize NASA technologies have
a solid business plan for bringing the
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II. Methods of Collection
NASA is participating in Federal
efforts to extend the use of information
technology to more Government
processes via internet. NASA
encourages recipients to use the latest
computer technology in preparing
documentation. Companies and
individuals submit license applications
by completing the automated form by
way of the Automated Technology
Licensing Application System (ATLAS).
NASA requests all license applications
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Title: Automated Technology
Licensing Application System (ATLAS).
OMB Number: 2700–0169.
Type of review: Extension.
Affected Public: Public and
companies.
Estimated Annual Number of
Activities: 1.
Estimated Number of Respondents
per Activity: 421.
Annual Responses: 421.
Estimated Time per Response: 8
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,368.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$130,038.
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ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
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Comments submitted in response to
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included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection.
They will also become a matter of
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William Edwards-Bodmer,
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: 23–051]
Request for Information: NASA Public
Access Plan for Increasing Access to
the Results of NASA-Supported
Research
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Request for information (RFI);
notice of comment period.
AGENCY:
NASA seeks public input on
the ‘‘NASA’s Public Access Plan,
Increasing Access to the Results of
Scientific Research’’ (NASA Public
Access Plan). NASA has a decades-long
history of providing public access to
SUMMARY:
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scholarly publications and data
resulting from the research it supports,
including through the 2014 Open
Access Plan. In 2022, the White House
Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP) released a memorandum on
‘‘Ensuring Free, Immediate, and
Equitable Access to Federally Funded
Research’’ that establishes new guidance
for improving public access to scholarly
publications and data resulting from
Federally supported research. The
NASA Public Access Plan outlines the
proposed approach NASA will take to
implement the new guidance, consistent
with its longstanding commitment to
public access.
DATES: For the request for information
published on May 18, 2023, submit
comments by August 17, 2023. Early
comments are encouraged. Comments
received after this date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: All responses to this RFI
must be submitted in an electronic
format only via the email mailbox: hqpublicaccess@mail.nasa.gov.
• Mail: Comments submitted in a
manner other than the one listed above,
including emails or letters sent to
NASA, OCS, SMD, or other NASA
officials may not be accepted.
• Hand Delivery: Please note that
NASA cannot accept any comments that
are hand delivered or couriered. In
addition, NASA cannot accept
comments contained on any form of
digital media storage devices, such as
CDs/DVDs and USB drives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Issues regarding clarifications or
questions on this RFI can be sent to Dr.
Louis Barbier, NASA Associate Chief
Scientist, at Louis.M.Barbier@nasa.gov,
202–358–1421.
Issued by Office of The Chief
Scientist, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
NASA has a long-standing culture of
promoting the full and open sharing of
data with the research communities,
private industry, academia, and the
general public. NASA space and
airborne missions routinely process,
archive, and distribute their data to
researchers around the globe. Data from
all NASA spacecraft are currently
available through the individual
mission and theme archives. Through
NASA’s 2014 Open Access Plan NASA
responded to OSTP’s call for open
access to peer-reviewed scientific
publications albeit with an embargo
period not to exceed 12 months. That
plan also called on NASA researchers to
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submit a Data Management Plan along
with their proposals to ensure long-term
stewardship of federally funded data.
Increasing access to publications and
data resulting from federally funded
research offers many benefits to the
scientific community and the public.
Access can accelerate research, generate
higher quality scientific results,
encourage greater scientific integrity,
and enable future inquiry, discovery,
and translation for scientific research.
Importantly, these efforts also uphold
NASA’s commitment to responsible
stewardship of the Nation’s investment
in biomedical research by improving
transparency and accessibility of
taxpayer-funded research.
NASA efforts align with public access
directives, policies, and programs across
the U.S. Government. Since 2013,
federal public access policy has been
guided by the OSTP Memorandum on
Increasing Access to the Results of
Federally Funded Research, which
directed all federal departments and
agencies with more than $100 million in
annual research and development
expenditures to develop a plan to
support increased public access to
scholarly publications and digital data
resulting from federally funded
research. On August 25, 2022, OSTP
released updated policy guidance (2022
OSTP Memorandum) that focuses on
accelerated access to scholarly
publications (most notably, by removing
the currently allowable 12-month
embargo period for free access),
increased access to scientific data, and
enhanced tracking of research products
through persistent identifiers (PIDs) and
metadata.
The NASA Public Access Plan
provides a roadmap for how NASA
proposes to accelerate access to
scholarly publications, scientific data,
and software and will help ensure these
research products are findable and
equitably accessible to support further
scientific discovery. NASA plans to
modify implementation of the NASA
Public Access Policy to accommodate
novel elements of the 2022 OSTP
Memorandum related to scholarly
publications.
NASA looks forward to working
across the U.S. Government to support
our shared commitment to responsible
stewardship of the Nation’s investment
in biomedical research by improving
transparency and accessibility of
taxpayer-funded research.
Request for Information
NASA’s Public Access Plan
(https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/
files/atoms/files/nasa_ocs_public_
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access_plan_may_2023.pdf) is now
being released for a period of public
comment. The plan adheres to NASA’s
principles surrounding open access, in
part:
• Open Access to federally-funded
scientific research has the potential to
increase the pace of scientific discovery,
advance technology development, speed
up exploration, and promote more
efficient and effective use of government
funding and resources.
• Sharing and preserving
publications, data, and software are
central to protecting the integrity of
science by facilitating validation of
results, as well as advancing science by
broadening the value of research data to
disciplines other than the originating
one and to society at large.
II. Discussion of Questions
The NASA Public Access plan also
goes beyond the OSTP memorandum
and calls for open access to software as
well, in keeping with the Transition to
Open Science (TOPS) which NASA is
proudly pioneering for the federal
government.
NASA seeks information regarding
the NASA Public Access Plan from all
interested individuals and communities,
including, but not limited to, authors,
investigators, research institutions,
libraries, scholarly publishers, scientific
societies, healthcare providers, patients,
students, educators, research
participants, and other members of the
public. While comments are welcome
on all elements of the NASA Public
Access Plan, input would be most
welcome on the particular issues
identified below.
1. How to best ensure equity in
publication opportunities for NASAsupported investigators. The NASA
Public Access Plan aims to maintain the
existing broad discretion for researchers
and authors to choose how and where
to publish their results. Consistent with
current practice, the NASA Public
Access Plan allows the submission of
final published articles to Clearinghouse
for the Open Research of the United
States (CHORUS), the NASA Scientific,
Technical and Research Information
discoVEry System (STRIVES),
Astrophysics Data System (ADS), or
NASA’s PubSpace to minimize the
compliance burden on NASA-supported
researchers. These submission routes
are allowed regardless of whether or not
the journal uses an open access model,
a subscription model of publishing, or
other publication model. This flexibility
aims to protect against concerns that
have been raised about certain
publishing models potentially
disadvantaging early career researchers
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and researchers from limited-resourced
institutions or under-represented
groups. NASA policy allows supported
researchers to charge reasonable
publishing costs against their awards.
NASA seeks information on additional
steps it might consider taking to ensure
that proposed changes to
implementation of the Public Access
Policy do not create new inequities in
publishing opportunities or reinforce
existing ones.
2. Steps for improving equity in
access and accessibility of publications.
Removal of the currently allowable 12month embargo period for NASAsupported publications will improve
access to these research products for all.
The NASA Public Access Plan also
supports making articles available in
human and machine-readable forms to
support automated text processing.
NASA will also seek ways to improve
the accessibility of publications by
diverse communities of users.
3. Methods for monitoring evolving
costs and impacts on affected
communities. NASA proposes to
actively monitor trends in publication
fees and policies to ensure that they
remain reasonable and equitable. NASA
seeks information on effective
approaches for monitoring trends in
publication fees and equity in
publication opportunities.
4. Input on considerations to increase
findability and transparency of research.
NASA seeks suggestions on any specific
issues that should be considered in
efforts to improve use of PIDs (such as
ORCID) and metadata, including
information about experiences
institutions and researchers have had
with adoption of different identifiers.
5. Suggestions on sharing and
archiving of software. Sites like GitHub
and Zenodo offer ways to distribute and
manage software. NASA is seeking
suggestions on improving the archiving,
sharing, and maintenance of software
for reuse.
III. Written Responses
Responses to this RFI are voluntary
and may be submitted anonymously.
You may also voluntarily include your
name and contact information with your
response. Other than your name and
contact information, please do not
include in the response any personally
identifiable information or any
information that you do not wish to
make public. Proprietary, classified,
confidential, or sensitive information
should not be included in your
response.
Written responses should be in a PDF
file attached to the email submission,
not to exceed 4 pages, excluding a cover
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page and any references. You may
respond to some or all questions listed
in the RFI. There is no limit on the
number of responses from an individual
or an institution or its organizational
units.
IV. Review of Public Feedback
After the Office of the Chief Scientist
(OCS) has finished reviewing the
responses, the responses may be posted
to the NASA OCS website without
redaction. All submissions will be
acknowledged and NASA will publicize
a summary of the submissions within 90
days.
Cheryl Parker,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: 23-051]
Request for Information: NASA Public Access Plan for Increasing
Access to the Results of NASA-Supported Research
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Request for information (RFI); notice of comment period.
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SUMMARY: NASA seeks public input on the ``NASA's Public Access Plan,
Increasing Access to the Results of Scientific Research'' (NASA Public
Access Plan). NASA has a decades-long history of providing public
access to scholarly publications and data resulting from the research
it supports, including through the 2014 Open Access Plan. In 2022, the
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a
memorandum on ``Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to
Federally Funded Research'' that establishes new guidance for improving
public access to scholarly publications and data resulting from
Federally supported research. The NASA Public Access Plan outlines the
proposed approach NASA will take to implement the new guidance,
consistent with its longstanding commitment to public access.
DATES: For the request for information published on May 18, 2023,
submit comments by August 17, 2023. Early comments are encouraged.
Comments received after this date will be considered to the extent
practicable.
ADDRESSES: All responses to this RFI must be submitted in an electronic
format only via the email mailbox: [email protected].
Mail: Comments submitted in a manner other than the one
listed above, including emails or letters sent to NASA, OCS, SMD, or
other NASA officials may not be accepted.
Hand Delivery: Please note that NASA cannot accept any
comments that are hand delivered or couriered. In addition, NASA cannot
accept comments contained on any form of digital media storage devices,
such as CDs/DVDs and USB drives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Issues regarding clarifications or
questions on this RFI can be sent to Dr. Louis Barbier, NASA Associate
Chief Scientist, at [email protected], 202-358-1421.
Issued by Office of The Chief Scientist, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
NASA has a long-standing culture of promoting the full and open
sharing of data with the research communities, private industry,
academia, and the general public. NASA space and airborne missions
routinely process, archive, and distribute their data to researchers
around the globe. Data from all NASA spacecraft are currently available
through the individual mission and theme archives. Through NASA's 2014
Open Access Plan NASA responded to OSTP's call for open access to peer-
reviewed scientific publications albeit with an embargo period not to
exceed 12 months. That plan also called on NASA researchers to
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submit a Data Management Plan along with their proposals to ensure
long-term stewardship of federally funded data.
Increasing access to publications and data resulting from federally
funded research offers many benefits to the scientific community and
the public. Access can accelerate research, generate higher quality
scientific results, encourage greater scientific integrity, and enable
future inquiry, discovery, and translation for scientific research.
Importantly, these efforts also uphold NASA's commitment to responsible
stewardship of the Nation's investment in biomedical research by
improving transparency and accessibility of taxpayer-funded research.
NASA efforts align with public access directives, policies, and
programs across the U.S. Government. Since 2013, federal public access
policy has been guided by the OSTP Memorandum on Increasing Access to
the Results of Federally Funded Research, which directed all federal
departments and agencies with more than $100 million in annual research
and development expenditures to develop a plan to support increased
public access to scholarly publications and digital data resulting from
federally funded research. On August 25, 2022, OSTP released updated
policy guidance (2022 OSTP Memorandum) that focuses on accelerated
access to scholarly publications (most notably, by removing the
currently allowable 12-month embargo period for free access), increased
access to scientific data, and enhanced tracking of research products
through persistent identifiers (PIDs) and metadata.
The NASA Public Access Plan provides a roadmap for how NASA
proposes to accelerate access to scholarly publications, scientific
data, and software and will help ensure these research products are
findable and equitably accessible to support further scientific
discovery. NASA plans to modify implementation of the NASA Public
Access Policy to accommodate novel elements of the 2022 OSTP Memorandum
related to scholarly publications.
NASA looks forward to working across the U.S. Government to support
our shared commitment to responsible stewardship of the Nation's
investment in biomedical research by improving transparency and
accessibility of taxpayer-funded research.
Request for Information
NASA's Public Access Plan
(https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_ocs_public_access_plan_may_2023.pdf) is now being released for a
period of public comment. The plan adheres to NASA's principles
surrounding open access, in part:
Open Access to federally-funded scientific research has
the potential to increase the pace of scientific discovery, advance
technology development, speed up exploration, and promote more
efficient and effective use of government funding and resources.
Sharing and preserving publications, data, and software
are central to protecting the integrity of science by facilitating
validation of results, as well as advancing science by broadening the
value of research data to disciplines other than the originating one
and to society at large.
II. Discussion of Questions
The NASA Public Access plan also goes beyond the OSTP memorandum
and calls for open access to software as well, in keeping with the
Transition to Open Science (TOPS) which NASA is proudly pioneering for
the federal government.
NASA seeks information regarding the NASA Public Access Plan from
all interested individuals and communities, including, but not limited
to, authors, investigators, research institutions, libraries, scholarly
publishers, scientific societies, healthcare providers, patients,
students, educators, research participants, and other members of the
public. While comments are welcome on all elements of the NASA Public
Access Plan, input would be most welcome on the particular issues
identified below.
1. How to best ensure equity in publication opportunities for NASA-
supported investigators. The NASA Public Access Plan aims to maintain
the existing broad discretion for researchers and authors to choose how
and where to publish their results. Consistent with current practice,
the NASA Public Access Plan allows the submission of final published
articles to Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States
(CHORUS), the NASA Scientific, Technical and Research Information
discoVEry System (STRIVES), Astrophysics Data System (ADS), or NASA's
PubSpace to minimize the compliance burden on NASA-supported
researchers. These submission routes are allowed regardless of whether
or not the journal uses an open access model, a subscription model of
publishing, or other publication model. This flexibility aims to
protect against concerns that have been raised about certain publishing
models potentially disadvantaging early career researchers and
researchers from limited-resourced institutions or under-represented
groups. NASA policy allows supported researchers to charge reasonable
publishing costs against their awards. NASA seeks information on
additional steps it might consider taking to ensure that proposed
changes to implementation of the Public Access Policy do not create new
inequities in publishing opportunities or reinforce existing ones.
2. Steps for improving equity in access and accessibility of
publications. Removal of the currently allowable 12-month embargo
period for NASA-supported publications will improve access to these
research products for all. The NASA Public Access Plan also supports
making articles available in human and machine-readable forms to
support automated text processing. NASA will also seek ways to improve
the accessibility of publications by diverse communities of users.
3. Methods for monitoring evolving costs and impacts on affected
communities. NASA proposes to actively monitor trends in publication
fees and policies to ensure that they remain reasonable and equitable.
NASA seeks information on effective approaches for monitoring trends in
publication fees and equity in publication opportunities.
4. Input on considerations to increase findability and transparency
of research. NASA seeks suggestions on any specific issues that should
be considered in efforts to improve use of PIDs (such as ORCID) and
metadata, including information about experiences institutions and
researchers have had with adoption of different identifiers.
5. Suggestions on sharing and archiving of software. Sites like
GitHub and Zenodo offer ways to distribute and manage software. NASA is
seeking suggestions on improving the archiving, sharing, and
maintenance of software for reuse.
III. Written Responses
Responses to this RFI are voluntary and may be submitted
anonymously. You may also voluntarily include your name and contact
information with your response. Other than your name and contact
information, please do not include in the response any personally
identifiable information or any information that you do not wish to
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information should not be included in your response.
Written responses should be in a PDF file attached to the email
submission, not to exceed 4 pages, excluding a cover
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listed in the RFI. There is no limit on the number of responses from an
individual or an institution or its organizational units.
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After the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) has finished
reviewing the responses, the responses may be posted to the NASA OCS
website without redaction. All submissions will be acknowledged and
NASA will publicize a summary of the submissions within 90 days.
Cheryl Parker,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-10643 Filed 5-17-23; 8:45 am]
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