# National Science Board; Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the National Science Board Data Policies Report
**AGENCY:**
National Science Board (NSB), NSF.
**ACTION:**
Request for public comments.
**SUMMARY:**
The National Science Board seeks comments from the public on the report from the Committee on Strategy and Budget's Task Force on Data Policies, *Digital Research Data Sharing and Management.*
**DATES:**
Send comments by email to Blane Dahl at the National Science Board Office at *[email protected].* Comments are due by close of business Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Recognizing that the proliferation of digital research data has significant policy implications, the National Science Board Committee on Strategy and Budget established the Task Force on Data Policies to lead a broad examination on how research data collected with NSF funding are shared and managed to ensure broad, timely, and long-term availability to the research community. The recommendations in the resulting Data Policies Report reflect the Board's firm commitment to ensuring broad, timely, and sustained access to digital research data; addressing the cost burdens associated with managing digital research data; and developing a qualified workforce in data-enabled science and engineering.
The full Report is available at *http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=122702&org=NSB&from=news.* Comments should be germane to the subject matter of the Report.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
For further information about this notice, please contact the National Science Board Office, telephone: (202) 292-7000.
Dated: January 6, 2012.
Ann Bushmiller,
Senior Counsel to the National Science Board.