MARCH 21, 2002
MARCH 22, 2002
MAY 30, 2002
ENSURING THE QUALITY OF DATA DISSEMINATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Science, Technology, and Law Program
The National Academies
Auditorium
Workshop #1
March 21, 2002
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8:30 |
Welcome Richard A. Merrill Daniel Caplin Professor of Law and Sullivan and Cromwell Research Professor of Law University of Virginia Law School Cochair, Science, Technology, and Law Program |
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8:40 |
Opening Remarks John D. Graham Administrator Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs U.S. Office of Management and Budget |
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9:00 |
Session 1: Meaning and Intent/Scope and Applicability—OMB Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies |
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Alan B. Morrison Irvine Visiting Fellow, Stanford University School of Law Cochair, Ad Hoc Committee on Data Quality |
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10:00 |
Question Period Agencies Public |
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10:40 |
Break |
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11:00 |
Session 2: Handling Complaints—The Administrative Correction and Appeals Mechanisms |
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Moderator Frederick R. Anderson Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft |
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Speakers Daniel Cohen Chief Counsel for Regulation Office of the General Counsel U.S. Department of Commerce |
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Elaine G. Stanley Director Office of Environmental Information U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Neil R. Eisner Assistant General Counsel Office of the General Counsel U.S. Department of Transportation |
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James Scanlon Director, Division of Data and Information Policy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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12:00 |
Question Period Agencies Public |
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12:40 |
Lunch |
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2:00 |
Session 3: Determining the Threshold - Influential Scientific, Statistical, and Financial Information |
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Moderator Richard A. Merrill Daniel Caplin Professor of Law and Sullivan and Cromwell Research Professor of Law, University of Virginia Law School Cochair, Science, Technology, and Law Program |
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Speaker Richard J. Pierce, Jr. Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law The George Washington University Law School |
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2:20 |
Agency Approaches |
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Speakers Nancy Kirkendall Director Statistics and Methods Group Energy Information Administration U.S. Department of Energy |
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Steven Galson Deputy Director Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Fred Siskind Economist Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy U.S. Department of Labor |
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2:55 |
Question Period Agencies Public |
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3:30 |
Adjourn |
Ensuring the Quality of Data Disseminated by the Federal Government
Science, Technology, and Law Program
The National Academies
Auditorium
Workshop #2
March 22, 2002
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8:30 |
Session 1: The Standards of Transparency/Reproducibility/Peer Review for Influential Information |
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Moderator Michael R. Taylor Senior Fellow and Director, Risk Resource, and Environmental Management Resources for the Future |
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Speakers Robert M. O’Keefe Vice President Health Effects Institute |
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R. Brooks Hanson Deputy Managing Editor for Physical Sciences Science |
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9:05 |
Agency Approaches |
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Speakers Heather G. Miller Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director for Extramural Research National Institutes for Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Kevin Y. Teichman Associate Director for Science Office of Science Policy Office of Research and Development U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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John M. Rodgers Director Office of Aviation Policy and Plans Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation |
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9:50 |
Question Period Agencies Public |
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10:20 |
Break |
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10:45 |
Session 2: Risk Information Regarding Human Health, Safety, and the Environment |
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Moderator Joe Cecil Project Director Research Division Federal Judicial Center |
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Speaker Joseph V. Rodricks Principal ENVIRON International Corporation |
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11:15 |
Adopting or Adapting the SDWA Standards: Agency Approaches |
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Speakers William Perry Director Office of Risk Reduction Technology Directorate of Health Standards Program Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor |
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Steven Galson Deputy Director Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Ensuring the Quality of Data Disseminated by the Federal Government
Science, Technology, and Law Program
The National Academies
Main Auditorium
Workshop #3: Agency-Specific Guidelines
May 30, 2002
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8:30 |
Registration/Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 |
Scientific Societies—Perspectives on Agency-Specific Guidelines |
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Moderator Richard A. Merrill Daniel Caplin Professor of Law and Sullivan and Cromwell Research Professor of Law University of Virginia Law School Cochair Science, Technology, and Law Program |
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Howard Garrison Director of Public Affairs Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology |
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Ellen Paul Public Policy Representative American Institute of Biological Sciences |
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Joanne P. Carney Director Center for Science, Technology, and Congress American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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9:30 |
Session 1: Scope and Coverage |
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Moderator Alan B. Morrison Irvine Visiting Fellow, Stanford University School of Law Co-chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Data Quality |
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Agency Presentations Lisa K. Westerback Director, Office of Information Policy, Planning, and Review Office of Chief Information Officer U.S. Department of Commerce |
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James Scanlon Director, Division of Data and Information Policy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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10:10 |
Questions/Comments |
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10:30 |
Session 2: Correction and Appeals Process |
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Moderator Frederick R. Anderson, Jr. Partner Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft |
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Agency Presentations Robert C. Ashby Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement Office of General Counsel U.S. Department of Transportation |
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Marilyn McMillen Seastrom Chief Statistician National Center for Education Statistics U.S. Department of Education |
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Barbara Pace Senior Attorney, Cross-Cutting Issues Law Office Office of General Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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11:10 |
Questions/Comments |
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11:30 |
Session 3: Substantive Issues |
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Moderator Richard A. Merrill Daniel Caplin Professor of Law and Sullivan and Cromwell Research Professor of Law, University of Virginia Law School |
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Influential Robert C. Ashby Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement Office of General Counsel U.S. Department of Transportation |
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SDWA:Adopt/Adapt Jane A. Axelrad Associate Director for Policy Center for Drug Evaluation and Research U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
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12:10 |
Questions/Comments |
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12:30 |
Lunch/Adjourn |