NIH Responds to OMB's Clarifications to A-110 (September 8, 1999)

On August 11, 1999, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued clarifying changes to the proposed amendment to Circular A-110 regarding data sharing. The NIH's current, final response is attached. Also attached is a 'case study' that illustrates some of the issues of concern to the NIH.

The public comment period for the clarifying changes closes on September 10. Interested parties are invited to share their comments with OMB by email (grants@omb.eop.gov). The clarifying language issued by OMB and background information on the latest draft can be found in the August 11 edition of the Federal Register.

By way of background, the NIH recently posted a list of concerns about clarifying changes to Circular A-110. NIH comments prepared in response to the earlier OMB draft of the amendment can be seen at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/a110/a110implications.htm and at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/a110/nih-memo.htm. These documents, as well as the attachments found above, may be useful in considering the implications of this amendment to NIH-supported research.