FAA Receives Data Quality Challenge

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received a request Jan. 15 under the Data Quality Act challenging six studies that FAA uses to justify its Age 60 rule; this rule does not allow service pilots to fly after the age of 60. The 61-page challenge asserts that the studies are false and misleading in the information and statistics they disseminate due to flawed methodologies and biased investigations. Several pilots and the Israeli Association of General Aviation filed comments in support of the challenge. FAA

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DOT Inundated With Data Quality Requests

Since October 2002, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has been inundated with 99 requests under the Data Quality Act (DQA), while only a handful of requests have been submitted to other agencies. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) within DOT has received all but six of the requests. The DQA requires that federal agencies develop guidelines to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility and integrity of information disseminated by the agency.

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BMW Challenges Compliance Listings

The BMW Manufacturing Corporation has submitted a petition to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) compliance data for the company's Spartanburg, South Carolina plant. Currently, EPA lists the BMW facility as being in Significant Non-Compliance (SNC) with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The information is listed online in EPA's Enforcement Compliance History Online (ECHO) database and Sector Facility Indexing Project (SFIP) database.

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EPA Perchlorate Challenge

A Massachusetts citizen has now filed two data quality challenges with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), questioning EPA decisions and statements on perchlorate.

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Ohio EPA Data Quality Challenges

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied the two earliest data quality requests, stating the information did not fall under the scope of the Information Quality Guidelines. An individual with the Ohio EPA submitted both requests. The first request called for corrections in the format of online documents. The second letter asked for technical clarifications of a document related to surface coatings of plastic parts.

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Data Quality Counter-Challenge

Recently, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service received their first challenge under the Data Quality Act. Soon after, they also received a precedent-setting counter-challenge. While several agencies have received a variety of challenges under the Data Quality Act, none have received a counter-petition.

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Data Quality Links

Agency Online Dockets for Data Quality Challenges Department of Agriculture Department of Transportation (DOT) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Forest Service Challengers' Websites American Chemistry Council American Forest & Paper Association Animal Health Institute BMW The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness Chemical Products Corporation Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties College Sports Council Competitive Enterprise Institute Dow Chemical Company Environmental Working Group Fjord Seafood GDT Water Processes Corporation Georgia Pacif

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Data Quality and Peer Review Correspondence

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Agency Guidelines for Data Quality

Text and Resources Cabinet Departments Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of Transportation Department of the Treasury Department of Veteran Affairs Other Executive Agencies Agency for International Development Census Bureau Corporation for Na

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Analysis and Background on Data Quality

Analysis of Data Quality Guidelines Analysis of OMB's Report to Congress (07/12/04) Analysis of First Court Ruling on Data Quality Act (06/28/04) Analysis of State Level Data Quality and Access Legislation (03/24/03) Comparison Chart of Agencies' Draft Data Quality Guidelines OMB Watch Sensible Principles on Data Quality Guidelines (05/28/02) Background on Data Quality Guidelines (05/28/02) Analysis of Data Quality Challenges Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Health and Human Services

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