EPA Agrees With GAO's Call For New Policy On Lawmakers' SAB Inquiries

June 4, 2015
EPA is agreeing with the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) call to craft a new policy for how to respond to Congress' inquiries about its Science Advisory Board (SAB) and other advisory panels, though GOP lawmakers say that GAO has found broader flaws with the SAB process that warrant legislation to overhaul the board. In EPA's response to a June 4 GAO report , “EPA’s Science Advisory Board: Improved Procedures Needed to Process Congressional Requests for Scientific Advice,” John Reeder, the...


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