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<br />28 <br /> <br />687 specific parties. For example, restricted data access protocols are being developed regarding <br />688 proprietary information, such as locations of cultural resources and endangered species. <br />689 Information transfer programs will utilize a broad array of methods to bring <br />690 monitoring and science information to users. This will include computer access, Internet <br />691 connections, computer tapes and disks, audio and video tapes, reports, publications, <br />692 symposia, workshops, or briefings. <br />693 <br />694 GCMRC PROTOCOLS <br />695 Requests for Proposals (RFPS) <br />696 As recommended by the NRC (1996), GCMRC utilizes a competitive proposal <br />697 solicitation process open to government employees, public-sector contractors, and <br />698 universities through an open Request for Proposals (RFPs). In preparing RFPs, GCMRC <br />699 specifies the objectives for each RFP, including the specific hypotheses to be tested, as <br />700 appropriate. Monitoring and research projects are selected on the basis of their scientific <br />701 merit through an independent, objective and unbiased peer review process, completion of <br />702 previous work, relevance to management objectives and information needs, demonstrated <br />703 capabilities of proposers, and cost effectiveness. Following the selection of proposals, <br />704 appropriate procurement mechanisms (Le., grants, contracts, cooperative agreements) are <br />705 utilized for supporting selected projects. <br />706 <br />707 Peer Review <br />708 GCMRC's commitment to ensuring the high quality of the scientific information <br />709 produced by its programs highlights the importance of peer review at all levels of its <br />710 scientific activities. GCMRC is committed to the use of scientific peer review for all <br />711 proposals, programs, publications, and other products, to clearly convey the unambiguous <br />712 standard of scientific objectivity and credibility. <br />713 GCMRC's guidelines for scientific peer review ensure that GCMRC matches the <br />714 level of peer review to the nature of the proposal, program, publication or other product <br />715 being reviewed, and describes the selection of qualified scientific peers, independence of the <br /> <br />November S, 1998 <br />SecoDd Draft - Do Not Cite, Photocopy, or Distribute <br />