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Policies, Directives, and NIST's Public Access Plan

NIST Directives related to public access

Policy:  NIST P 5700.00 Managing Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research
Order:  NIST O 5701.00 Managing Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research
Guidance:  NIST G 5701.00 Guidance for Review of Data Management Plans Submitted with Applications and Proposals for NIST Funding for Scientific Research
Order:  NIST O 5702.00 Preservation and Maintenance of Published Research Data
Procedure:  NIST PR 5702.01 Managing Public Access to External Research Funded by NIST
Guidance:  NIST G5702.01 Guidance for Making Non-NIST Data Available Through NIST's Data Management Infrastructure

 

NIST's Public Access Plan

The NIST Plan for Providing Public Access to the Results of Federally Funded Research was replaced by the directives above.  The Plan and comments that were received in response to the Federal Register Notice announcing its availability for public comment, Docket Number 150414364-5364-01 are provided in NISTIR 8084.

 

Other Policies and Notices

NIST's Suborder 6106.01 Open Source Code is available here.
NIST's Information Quality Act Interim Update is available here.
NIST's Information Quality Standards are available here
NIST's Copyright, Fair Use, and Licensing Statements are available here.

Contacts

public-access@nist.gov

Created August 20, 2019, Updated June 1, 2023