National Agricultural Library 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice announces the intention of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to request an extension of a currently approved information collection, Information Collection for Document Delivery Services at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), which expires January 31, 2025.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (Department's) National Agricultural Library (NAL) announces a second public feedback period to receive public comments, recommendations, and suggestions on the Department's planned response to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) guidance on access to the results of federally-funded research. The Department's plan and policies apply to the results of research funded wholly or in part by any USDA component agency. This effort to obtain input regarding implementation of federal public access requirements will be carried out through an online submission mechanism. This second public feedback period is to allow opportunity for feedback from interested parties not widely heard from during the first period, including but not limited to members of the public; principal investigators; research institutions, including minority-serving institutions; research libraries; data repositories; and data scientists. Responses received during the first comment period have already been reviewed and will be considered along with comments received during the second comment period. If you need a reasonable accommodation or language access services to leave a written comment, please contact Cynthia Parr, National Agricultural Library, at Cynthia.Parr@usda.gov, or 301-837-8917. Written Comments: Submission of written interested party input will be open upon publishing of this Notice through 5 p.m. Eastern time February 28, 2024, via the Federal eRulemaking portal as described below.