Peer consultation process

After each submission in a tier, EPA requests a third-party contractor to convene a group of scientists and relevant experts from various stakeholder groups to discuss whether the potential hazards, exposures, and risks to children have been adequately evaluated and to provide input on the hazard and exposure data needs. The third-party contractor then provides a report to the EPA, which EPA reviews along with the original sponsor submission. The entire peer consultation process, including meetings and deliberations, is open to the pubHc. Members of the pubHc also have an opportunity to... 

US-EPA has formed the Risk Assessment Forum, a standing committee of senior US-EPA scientists, to promote US-EPA consensus on difficult and controversial risk assessment issues and to ensure that this consensus is incorporated into appropriate US-EPA risk assessment guidance. To fulhil this purpose, the Forum assembles US-EPA risk assessment experts in a formal process to study and report on issues from a US-EPA scientific perspective. Major Fomm guidance documents are developed in accordance with the US-EPA s regulatory and policy development process and become US-EPA pohcy upon approval by the Administrator or the Deputy Administrator. The Risk Assessment Forum products include risk assessment guidelines, technical panel reports on special risk assessment issues, and peer consultation and peer review workshops addressing controversial risk assessment topics. 

This regulatory action was supported by the Dust Study just discussed. Therefore, EPA conducted a peer review in accordance with the Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). EPA requested this review from the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Lead Review Panel. The CASAC, which is comprised of seven members appointed by the EPA Administrator, was established under the Clean Air Act as an independent scientific advisory committee. The CASAC s comments on the Dust Study, along with EPA s responses, have been placed into the public docket for this action. More information on the CASAC consultation process, along with background documents, is available on EPA s website at www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/casac.htm. 

Note Every effort has been made to ensure this list Is accurate, reliable, and Includes the most recent test methods available. Advances in analytical technologies and revisions to current test methods are an ongoing process. Therefore, due to the ever evolving test methods, the listed methods above may not be inclusive of all methods currently available. Also, it is possible the listed test methods are subject to revision (s) and may be replaced/superceded by a new test method(s). Thus, the reader should consult peer-reviewed documents before relying on the information provided. 

During the course of a research project several people will be involved in, or will make some contribution to its success. For instance, these contributions can be in the design of the materials or experiments, the carrying out of the experimental work, the testing of the materials or processes, detailed analytical work, expert consultation or general project team or peer group discussions. 

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