OMB ISSUES BROAD NEW FEDERAL RISK GUIDE BASED ON PRIOR NAS REPORTS

The White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) released Jan. 9 sweeping new draft risk assessment guidance for federal agencies highlighting where EPA has fallen short of key recommendations made by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and other bodies since the federal government began employing risk approaches in the 1970s. The White House effort is being spearheaded by departing OMB regulatory chief John Graham to prod agencies like EPA to adopt further reforms in detailing the uncertainty surrounding...