CDC PLAN FOR INCREASING ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND DIGITAL SCIENTIFIC D ATA GENERATED WITH CDC F UNDING
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Summary:
"On February 22, 2013, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued
a memorandum titled “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research”
(OSTP Memo).1
It directs federal agencies and offices to develop and submit plans to OSTP.
The public access requirements will be applied prospectively. This plan describes the steps
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) (referred to as CDC throughout this document) are taking to
maximize access to intramural and extramural data without charging user fees in response to the
OSTP Memo. This plan complies with OMB M-13-13, issued in May 2013 ..."