Court Rejects Claim in First Decision on Data Quality Act

In the first ever court decision to address the Data Quality Act, a federal district court in Minnesota has held that the Act does not permit petitioners to seek judicial review.

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National Multi Council Housing Challenge

Ten organizations submitted a request for correction to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) March 10 under the agency's data quality guidelines. The petition challenges a statement contained in a Federal Register notice on ratio utility billing systems (RUBS) and other allocation billing systems for water use. Background

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Water Fluoridation Challenge

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received a request from a private citizen November 19, 2002 challenging a published statement that indicates fluoridation of public water supplies is safe. Request for Correction The challenged statement is from CDC⦡mp;#8364;?s frequently asked questions page for community fluoridation, which reads -- "Extensive research conducted over the past 50 years has shown that fluoridation of public water supplies is a safe and effective way to reduce tooth decay for all community residents."

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NIH Receives Data Quality Challenge on Chemical Information

The Chemical Products Corporation (CPC) submitted a data quality petition to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the Department of Health and Human Services November 15, 2002, challenging a draft technical report on the toxicology and carcinogenesis of Anthraquinone. CPC previously submitted a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding barium under the Data Quality Act. CPC manufactures anthraquinone for use by the paper industry as an intermediate chemical in the production of dyes and other organics. Request for Correction

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Receives Data Quality Challenge

The Department of Commerce U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) received a data quality request October 2, 2002 requesting correction of information associated with a specific patent (6,344,272). The petitioner asserts that while the patent was processing, the wrong set of claims where identified and disseminated with the patent on the USPTO website.

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Data Quality Lawsuit Filed Against the Department of Education

The College Sports Council (CSC) contends a report issued by the Secretary’s Commission on Opportunity in Athletics violates the data quality guidelines, according to a lawsuit filed against the Department of Education. CSC claims that the report is statistically flawed and does not meet the requirement for pre-dissemination review. The lawsuit names Secretary of Education Roderick Paige and the Department of Education’s (ED) Chief Information Office William Leidinger as defendants in the case.

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Environmental Group Submits Data Quality Challenge

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) submitted a data quality challenge to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on December 22, 2003, one of the few challenges submitted by a nonprofit. The request challenges the 2003 FDA Consumption Advisory for mercury.

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EPA Receives Another Perchlorate Data Quality Challenge

The Perchlorate Study Group (PSG) submitted a data quality request for correction to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) December 3, 2003, challenging a number of documents used to assess implications of perchlorate ingestion. This is the third challenge EPA received on perchlorate. Perchlorate is a chemical found in rocket fuel and has contaminated drinking water near Department of Defense (DoD) sites in at least 22 states. Request for Reconsideration

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Another Lawsuit Filed Under the Data Quality Act

The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a lawsuit Dec. 9 against the Army Corp of Engineers alleging the Corp released a status report that violates the Data Quality Act. The Corp failed to respond to a request for correction under the Department of Defense’s data quality guidelines filed by PEER on Aug. 20.

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Organization Submits Second Data Quality Challenge on Antibiotics for Poultry

The Animal Health Institute (AHI) filed a data quality petition January 22, 2003 to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) challenging a risk assessment of the human health impacts from fluoroquinolone resistant bacteria (Camplylobacter). Background

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