[Federal Register: October 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 207)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meeting

    Notice is hereby given of the second meeting of the NIH Public
Access Working Group under the National Library of Medicine's (NLM)
Board of Regents.
    The meeting will be open to the public, with attendance limited to
space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in
advance of the meeting.
    The mission of the NIH Public Access Working Group is to advise the
NLM Board of Regents on implementation of the new NIH Public Access
Policy. This policy responds to strong Congressional interest in
improving the public's access to the published results of NIH-funded
research. Under the policy, NIH-supported investigators are encouraged
to submit manuscripts electronically to the National Library of
Medicine's PubMed Central (PMC). The PMC is the NIH digital repository
of full-text, peer-reviewed biomedical, behavioral, and clinical
research journals. The policy included the establishment of this
working group with representation from a broad range of interested
stakeholders. The Working Group will: (1) Review statistical evidence
on the impact of the policy, e.g., number of manuscripts submitted,
summary data on embargo periods, connections to other NIH information
resources, level of use, etc.; (2) provide suggestions for improving
the implementation of the manuscript submission system and procedures;
(3) assess the extent to which the policy is achieving its stated
goals; and (4) suggest any changes to the policy that might further
these goals.

    Name of Committee: NIH Public Access Working Group.
    Date: November 15, 2005.
    Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    Agenda: NIH Public Access Policy Research and Discussion.
    Place: National Library of Medicine, Building 38, Board Room,
2nd Floor, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894.
    Contact Person: Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D., Director, National
Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Building 38,
Room 2E17, Bethesda, MD 20894, 301-496-6221.
    Any interested person may file written comments with the
committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed
on this notice. The comments should include the name, address,
telephone number and,

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when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the
interested person.

    Dated: October 18, 2005.
Anthony M. Coelho, Jr.,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-21413 Filed 10-26-05; 8:45 am]

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