About the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and the SAB Staff Office
What We Do
A key priority for EPA is to base Agency actions on sound scientific data, analyses, and interpretations. The SAB provides a mechanism for the Agency to receive peer review and other advice designed to make a positive difference in the production and use of science at EPA. The SAB is authorized to:
- review the quality and relevance of the scientific and technical information being used by the EPA or proposed as the basis for Agency regulations;
- review EPA research programs and plans;
- provide science advice as requested by the EPA Administrator, and
- advise the agency on broad scientific matters.
The SAB Staff Office:
- manages EPA requests for scientific and technical advice and peer review,
- provides policy, technical and administrative assistance to advisory committees in conducting meetings and preparing reports,
- oversees the formation of advisory committees and panels, ensuring that the needed breadth and depth of expertise and balanced points are achieved,
- informs the public of committee advisory activities through Federal Register Notices,
- ensures that committees conduct advisory activities in public, and
- provides the public with opportunities to provide input during the advisory process.
Programs and projects managed by the SAB Staff Office
- Science Advisory Board
- Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
- Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis
Mail code: 1400R | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
SAB Organization
Tom Brennan, Director, SAB Staff Office
- Biography
- Phone: 202-564-6953
- Email: brennan.thomas@epa.gov