On November 4, 2011, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy posted two Requests for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register that may be of interest to investigators.
Public Access to Digital Data Resulting From Federally Funded Scientific Research
This RFI offers the opportunity for interested individuals and organizations to provide recommendations on approaches for ensuring long-term stewardship and encouraging broad public access to unclassified digital data that result from federally funded scientific research. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-04/html/2011-28621.htm
Public Access to Peer Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting From Federally Funded Research
This RFI seeks recommendations on approaches for ensuring long-term stewardship and broad public access to the peer-reviewed scholarly publications that result from federally funded scientific research. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-04/html/2011-28623.htm