Extramural Research: Peer Review Division

References and Related Web Sites

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General Accounting Office (GAO), March 1999, Federal Research: Peer Review Practices at Federal Science Agencies Vary (PDF) (75 pp, 216 K), GAO/RCED-99-99.
National Academy of Science, The Measure of STAR: Review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Grants Program, 2003
EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Grant Program Excels, According to National Academy of Sciences Report (May 13, 2002)
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review (PDF) (41 pp, 238 K), December 15, 2004.
U.S. EPA Peer Review Handbook, 3rd Edition, 2006, Science Policy Council (EPA/100/B-06/002)
U.S. EPA Peer Review Policy and memo (PDF) (4 pp, 260 K) signed by the Administrator on January 31, 2006.
U.S.EPA Response to the December 2010 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Memorandum on Scientific Integrity (PDF) (12 pp, 142 K) , April 18, 2011.
U.S. EPA Scientific Integrity Policy Draft (PDF) (14 pp, 207 K), February 2012.