Communication from Dr. Hodes, NIA Director: A110 implementation

As you may recall, in October 1999, the Office of Management and Budget issued final regulations to revise OMB Circular A-110, making certain federally-funded research data accessible under Freedom of Information Act procedures. The regulations became effective on November 8, 1999. Subsequently, Federal agencies have been working on plans to implement the new regulations. The implementation guidance that NIH will impose on grantees will be effective in early 2000, pending publication of revised 45 CFT 74. The revised Circular A-110 FOIA procedures will be applicable to new and competing continuation awards made after the NIH guidance is published. To prepare grantees for its enactment, the NIH Office of Extramural Research has posted its guidance on the OER home page at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/a110/a110_guidance_dec1999.htm.

I encourage you to review this information and share it with your colleagues.

Thank you for your attention and assistance with this matter.

Sincerely,

Richard J. Hodes, M.D.
Director, National Institute on Aging