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Report: EPA Can Improve Its Process for Establishing Peer Review Panels

Report #09-P-0147, April 29, 2009

What Was Found

The laws, regulations, guidance, and other relevant requirements governing EPA’s peer review process are adequate to produce objective scientific reviews, but certain areas of EPA operating guidance can be better defined.

Report Materials

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Report At A Glance (PDF)(1 pg, 42 K)
Full Report (PDF)(22 pp, 145 K)