Pressure Continues to Mount Against OMB's Peer Review Plan
Jan 26, 2004 by Sean Moulton
Many recent news stories and editorial pieces from around the country are critical of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) draft bulletin on peer review, thereby maintaining pressure on the agency to either drastically alter the policy proposal or withdraw it entirely.
read in fullTake Action on OMB's Peer Review Bulletin
Jan 13, 2004 by Sean Moulton
Voice your objection to OMB's overly restrictive Peer Review Bulletin, which will establish government-wide peer review standards. These policies will prevent agencies from disseminating important information to the public or acting in a timely fashion to protect human health and the environment in the case of emergencies. This proposal is not about improving information, it is about controlling information.
Click here to tell your Members of Congress and OMB that the OMB Peer Review Bulletin should be withdrawn.
read in fullAnother Lawsuit Filed Under the Data Quality Act
Dec 15, 2003 by Guest Blogger
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.
read in fullOMB Watch Submits Comments on Peer Review Today
Dec 12, 2003 by Guest Blogger
OMB Watch filed comments with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today on its draft bulletin for peer review. Public interests groups, academics, and regulators were all concerned with the bulletin because it could severely hamper agencies by creating burdensome peer review requirements that are too vulnerable to industry manipulation. Most federal agencies currently have peer review guidelines that function well. While the deadline for public comments ends today, federal agencies may continue to submit comments on the draft bulletin until Jan. 15.
To read OMB Watch's comments click here.
read in fullOrganization Submits Second Data Quality Challenge on Antibiotics for Poultry
Dec 10, 2003 by Guest Blogger
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).
read in fullTrade Organization Challenges Information Relating to Antibiotic Use in Poultry
Dec 10, 2003 by Guest Blogger
A data quality petition filed December 6, 2002 by the Animal Health Institute (AHI) challenged information the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) disseminates regarding fluoroquinolones.
read in fullData Quality Petition Challenges CDC Weblink
Dec 3, 2003 by Guest Blogger
A contractor with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) submitted a data quality petition to the CDC Jan. 8 challenging a web link CDC provides on its website
read in fullWorkshop Reveals Flaws in Peer Review Bulletin
Dec 1, 2003 by Sean Moulton
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) held an all day workshop Nov. 18 that brought together regulators, academics, industry and public interest groups to discuss the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) draft bulletin on peer review. By the end of the day, presenters and participants had expressed various concerns about the impact of the bulletin as currently written and uncovered fundamental flaws with the policy.
read in fullWorld Health Organization Report Faces Data Quality Challenge
Nov 19, 2003 by Guest Blogger
The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness (CRE) filed a request for correction Sept. 8 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the agencies' data quality guidelines. The petition challenges the World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Report 916 called Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases. USDA and HHS plan to base part of their 2005 Dietary Guidelines on the report.
read in fullCRE Challenges Toxic Listing Under TRI
Nov 19, 2003 by Guest Blogger
The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness (CRE) submitted its second request for correction to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the agency’s data quality guidelines. The challenge appeared to be filed by CRE on behalf of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) who’s Phthalate Esters Panel nominally co-sponsored this request. This Oct. 16 petition challenges the objectivity and utility of the “Technical Review of Diisononyl Phthalate” and a rulemaking proposal that relies on the review.
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