[SPARC comments on USDA public access plan]

"Thank you for the opportunity to provide input on USDA’s Implementation Plan to Increase Public Access to USDA-Funded Research Results. I am writing on behalf of SPARC, a non-profit advocacy organization that supports systems for research and education that are open by default and equitable by design. Our membership includes over 200 academic and research libraries across the U.S., with institutions ranging from large research intensive universities to community colleges. We believe that sharing knowledge is a human right, and that everyone should be able to access, contribute to, and benefit from the knowledge that shapes our world. Our members are committed to supporting equitable systems of research and education, and we appreciate the opportunity to provide feedback on USDA’s plan to implement the 2022 OSTP Memorandum on Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research. Our responses to the questions below outline our recommendations to USDA regarding equitable compliance, public reuse of USDA-funded research, and repositories...."