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Information Quality at OMB

  • Final Office of Management and Budget Information Quality Guidelines (October 1, 2002) (9 pages, 98 kb) These guidelines describe OMB’s policy for ensuring the quality of information that OMB disseminates to the public and sets forth the administrative procedure by which an affected person may obtain correction of information disseminated by OMB.

Forthcoming Influential Scientific Disseminations (Peer Review Agenda)

Document to be Peer Reviewed: Proposed Guidance for Assessing Changes in Environmental and Ecosystem Services in Benefit-Cost Analysis  

Available at: https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2023-16272/guidance-assessing-changes-in-environmental-and-ecosystem-services-in-benefit-cost-analysis

Abstract:  In the process of designing appropriate regulations, agencies prepare regulatory impact analyses (RIAs) for certain rules—consistent with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-4—that sometimes involve environmental and ecosystem services (collectively “ecosystem services”). Agencies also prepare benefit-cost analyses of public investments—consistent with OMB Circular A-94—that can involve ecosystem services, which are all relevant contributions to human welfare from the environment or ecosystems. In order to encourage continued improvements in valuing changes to ecosystem services in benefit-cost analyses of regulations or public investments, OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is releasing proposed Guidance for Assessing Changes in Environmental and Ecosystem Services in Benefit-Cost Analysis (Guidance). OMB, in consultation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy as well as relevant agencies and Executive Office of the President components, has drafted and proposes this Guidance.

Type of Review: Panel with individual letter responses.

Public Opportunity to Nominate Reviewers: Yes, see Federal Register Notice https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/25/2023-11130/request-for-nominations-of-experts-to-peer-review-draft-guidance-on-valuing-ecosystem-services-in

Disciplines of interest: See Federal Register Notice https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/25/2023-11130/request-for-nominations-of-experts-to-peer-review-draft-guidance-on-valuing-ecosystem-services-in

Number of Peer Reviewers: 4-8

Peer Review Date(s): Summer 2023

Public Opportunity to Comment on Document: Yes, see Federal Register Notice: [coming out today/tomorrow]

Review Management: Contract with designated outside organization, who will, among other things, develop the slate of reviewers using the criteria in Federal Register Notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/25/2023-11130/request-for-nominations-of-experts-to-peer-review-draft-guidance-on-valuing-ecosystem-services-in

Contact: oiraecopeerreview@icf.com

Peer Review Charge Questions for Proposed Environmental Services Guidance “(Peer Review Charge Questions)”

Peer Review Panel for Proposed Environmental Services Guidance “(Panel)”

Individual Peer Reviewer Comments on Proposed Environmental Services Guidance

Document to be Peer Reviewed: Proposed OMB Circular No. A-4, “Regulatory Analysis  

Available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DraftCircularA-4.pdf

Abstract: Since 2003, OMB Circular A-4, Regulatory Analysis, has provided guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis as required under Section 6(a)(3)(C) of Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), the Regulatory Right-to-Know Act, and a variety of related authorities. OMB has proposed revisions to the Circular, as well as a preamble that offers further context for prospective public commenters and peer reviewers. In addition to this request for public comments, OMB will be conducting a peer review of these materials in accordance with OMB’s Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review and the Regulatory Right-to-Know Act.

Type of Review: Panel with individual letter responses.

Public Opportunity to Nominate Reviewers: Yes, see Federal Register Notice (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/07/2023-07362/request-for-nominations-of-experts-to-peer-review-draft-guidance-on-conducting-analysis-of-federal)

Disciplines of interest: See Federal Register Notice (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/07/2023-07362/request-for-nominations-of-experts-to-peer-review-draft-guidance-on-conducting-analysis-of-federal)

Number of Peer Reviewers: 6-12

Peer Review Date(s): Spring 2023

Public Opportunity to Comment on Document: Yes, see Federal Register Notice (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/07/2023-07364/request-for-comments-on-proposed-omb-circular-no-a-4-regulatory-analysis)

Review Management: Contract with designated outside organization, who will, among other things, develop the slate of reviewers using the criteria in Federal Register Notice (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/07/2023-07362/request-for-nominations-of-experts-to-peer-review-draft-guidance-on-conducting-analysis-of-federal)

Contact: MBX.OMB.OIRA.A4PeerReview@omb.eop.gov

Peer Review Charge for Proposed Update to OMB Circular A-4

Peer Reviewers for Circular A-4

Individual Peer Reviewer Comments

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