Notice2021-15309
Public Listening Sessions on Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking
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July 20, 2021
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Science and Technology Policy Office
Abstract
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is organizing a series of three virtual listening sessions to hear about issues and concerns related to scientific integrity from members of the public who produce, communicate, and use scientific and technical information. Perspectives gathered during the virtual listening sessions will inform the assessment of Federal agencies' scientific-integrity policies and identification of best practices and lessons-learned that the National Science and Technology Council's Task Force on Scientific Integrity is preparing, pursuant to the January 2021 Presidential Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38363-38364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15309]
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Public Listening Sessions on Scientific Integrity and Evidence-
Based Policymaking
AGENCY: Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), The White
House.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
is organizing a series of three virtual listening sessions to hear
about issues and concerns related to scientific integrity from members
of the public who produce, communicate, and use scientific and
technical information. Perspectives gathered during the virtual
listening sessions will inform the assessment of Federal agencies'
scientific-integrity policies and identification of best practices and
lessons-learned that the National Science and Technology Council's Task
Force on Scientific Integrity is preparing, pursuant to the January
2021 Presidential Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through
Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking.
DATES:
Virtual listening sessions (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
1. Communications: Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
2. Science and Education: Thursday, July 29, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m.
3. Use of Scientific and Technical Information: Friday, July 30,
2021, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Registration deadline: Friday, July 23, 2021, 5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Register for a virtual listening session using the session-
specific links below:
1. Communications: <a href="https://ida-org.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdeGrqTstHfZn-KhEXlhuusJW7sGzvx0">https://ida-org.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdeGrqTstHfZn-KhEXlhuusJW7sGzvx0</a>.
2. Science and Education: <a href="https://ida-org.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdeyspjgrG4tLkU3xiX8wbbxq_DPsDIM">https://ida-org.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdeyspjgrG4tLkU3xiX8wbbxq_DPsDIM</a>.
3. Use of Scientific and Technical Information: <a href="https://ida-org.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItd-2grjMiHcF1JwMUaZQ9hxBRY9iJEKI">https://ida-org.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItd-2grjMiHcF1JwMUaZQ9hxBRY9iJEKI</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please
contact Ryan Donohue, 202-456-4444, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fcaf9f95999288959a959fb59288999b8e958885bc938f888cd299938cd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="01526268646f7568676862486f75646673687578416e7275712f646e712f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Presidential Memorandum on Restoring
Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based
Policymaking, issued on January 27, 2021, calls for the establishment
of an interagency Task Force on Scientific Integrity of the National
Science and Technology Council to review the effectiveness of agency
scientific integrity policies developed since the issuance of the
Presidential Memorandum of March 9, 2009 on scientific integrity. To
inform its review, the Task Force is organizing a series of virtual
listening sessions to hear from members of the public who produce,
communicate, and use scientific and technical information. Perspectives
gathered during the virtual listening sessions will inform the Task
Force's assessment of Federal agencies' scientific-integrity policies
and identification of best practices and lessons-learned.
Each of three listening sessions will be organized around a
particular theme and audience, described below:
Session 1 (Wednesday, July 28, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT):
Communications, including effective policies and practices to improve
the communication of scientific and technological information,
including for engagement of Federal scientists and contractors with
news media and on social media. The target audience includes
individuals from news media, science writers, and science
communicators.
Session 2 (Thursday, July 29, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT):
Science and Education, including effective policies and practices to
support professional development of scientists and researchers of all
genders, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds; address scientific-
integrity issues related to emerging technologies, such as artificial
intelligence and machine-learning, and evolving scientific practices,
such as citizen science and community-engaged research; improve
training of scientific staff about scientific integrity; and handle
disagreements about scientific methods and conclusions. The target
audience includes scientists, engineers, and educators from the Federal
and non-Federal sectors.
Session 3 (Friday, July 30, 2021, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT): Use
of Scientific and Technical Information, including the effectiveness of
Federal scientific integrity policies in promoting trust in Federal
science and concerns about a lack of scientific integrity impeding the
equitable delivery of the Federal Government's programs. Target
audience includes individuals who use Federal scientific and technical
information for decision-making or provision of services; individuals
from disadvantaged communities; and other consumers of science.
Participants in all sessions may also comment on the predominant
challenges they perceive to scientific integrity in Federal agencies
and effective practices for minimizing political or other inappropriate
interference in the conduct, communication, or use of Federal science.
Speakers will have up to two minutes each to make a comment. As
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many speakers will be accommodated as the scheduled time allows.
Staff from the IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute will
facilitate the meeting, which will be recorded for use by the Task
Force. Participation in a listening session will imply consent to
capture participant's names, voices, and likenesses. Anything said may
be recorded and transcribed for use by the Task Force. Moderators will
manage the discussion and order of remarks.
Individuals unable to attend the listening sessions or who would
like to provide more detailed information may respond to the Request
for Information (RFI) to Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies
that was published in the Federal Register [86 FR 34064, June 28,
2021].
Dated: July 13, 2021.
Stacy Murphy,
Operations Manager.
[FR Doc. 2021-15309 Filed 7-19-21; 8:45 am]
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