NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
NCEI Open Data Policy (NCEI PD-10-2-02), excerpt
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e NOAA process for adjudicating such
requests, which may result in providing access to any data assets that are not protected by a FOIA exemption.
4. GENERAL POLICY AND GUIDANCE
 a. Environmental data and information produced by NOAA or any Federal agency are available fully
 and openly to data users unless explicitly exempt from release by Federal law, regulation or policy.
 These data are in the public domain in the United States. To serve our international partners and
 customers, NCEI will work to ensure a Creative Commons CC0 license is applied.
 b. Environmental data and information collected or created under NOAA grants or cooperative
 agreements must be made visible, accessible, and independently understandable to general users
 in a timely manner (typically no later than two (2) years after the data are collected or created) (See
 5d.). Except where limited by law, regulation, policy or security requirements, NCEI will strongly
 encourage providers to apply a Creat