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AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
AND
FEDERAL FOCUS, INC.
BRIEFING ON OMB REVISIONS TO CIRCULAR A-110
REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO DATA
Introduction
Program(with links to proceedings of briefing
presentations and Q/A)
Links to related websites
AAAS Letter to OMB, September 10, 1999
AAAS Letter to OMB, April 2, 1999
AAAS Letter to Congressional Members
AAAS Resolution
At the end of last year's session, Congress passed
an Omnibus Appropriations Bill which includes a provision requiring the Office
of Management and Budget to amend Circular A-110 to "ensure that all
data produced under an award will be made available to the public through the
procedures established under the Freedom of Information Act." Although
well-meaning in its intent to promot public access to scientific data, it has
raised concerns among researchers and their institutions about how it would
be implemented. Questions arise regarding the costs of implementation, the confidentiality
of human subjects research data, and its impact on intellectual property rights
and university-industry relationships. To address these and other issues as
well as the proposed rule issued by OMB, the American Association for the Advancement
of Science and Federal Focus, Inc. will convene a briefing on February 26, 1999.
Representatives from OMB, the House Committee on Science Staff, National Institutes
of Health, industry, and the research community will be present.
PROGRAM
February 26, 1999
AAAS Auditorium
1200 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
| 9.00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9.30 am |
Welcome |
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Mark S. Frankel, Program
in Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law, AAAS |
| 9.35 am |
Panel on Proposed
Revision of OMB Circular A-110 |
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Milton Goldberg, Council
on Governmental Relations |
| 9.40 am |
Origins of Congressional
Action Regarding Public Access to Data |
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Ms. Kathy Casey, Legislative Director, Office
of Senator Richard Shelby |
| 10.05 am |
Implications of the
Legislation: A View From the Hill |
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Dr. Jean Fruci, Professional Staff Member of the Technology
Subcommittee, House Science
Committee |
| 10.30 am |
The Proposed OMB
Revision and the Federal Agencies |
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Dr. Wendy Baldwin, Deputy Director for Extramural Research, NIH |
| 10.55 am |
The University Community
and the A-110 Proposed Revision |
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Dr. Mary Ellen Sheridan, Assistant Vice President for Research, University of Chicago |
| 11.20 am |
An Industry Perspective
on the Proposed Revision |
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Dr. Roger McClellan, President, Chemical
Industry Institute of Toxicology |
| 11.45 am |
An Inside View of
the Proposed Revision from OMB |
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Mr. Marc Garufi, Program Examiner, Health Division, OMB |
| 12.15 pm |
Wrap Up* |
| 12.30 pm |
Briefing Adjourns |
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*The transcript for the Wrap
Up section includes general questions from the audience and panelists'
answers. |
LINKS TO RELATED WEBSITES
Legislation to Amend
OMB Circular A-110: Distribution of Data under FOIA (Council on Governmental
Relations)
Implications
of an Extension of the FOIA to Grantees Research (National Institutes of Health)
New Law Extends
FOIA to Federal Grantees: OMB Revision Open to Public Comment (OMB Watch)
Comments on the Proposed
OMB Data Access Rule (Center for Regulatory Effectiveness)
US Chamber
of Commerce Press Release on the Filing of Three Freedom of Information Requests
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