OMB MAY EXCLUDE EPA, OTHER AGENCY COMMENTS ON WHITE HOUSE RISK GUIDE

The White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) may not accept EPA and other federal agencies' comments on its controversial proposed risk assessment guidance, in a move agency staff fear will prevent any discussion of the guidance's impact on EPA statutory requirements, current risk approaches and resource constraints. OMB is collecting comments from the public on its draft guidance until June 15, but EPA and other federal sources working on the comments say OMB has set no firm deadline...