Number: RL32680
Title: Peer Review: OMBs Proposed, Revised, and Final Bulletins
Authors: Curtis W. Copeland, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: This report describes OMBs September 2003 peer review proposal, the concerns that were raised about that proposal in the public comments and elsewhere, and OMBs April 2004 revised bulletin. It then describes comments on the revision and OMBs final bulletin. First, however, the report provides some background on peer review, particularly in the context of regulatory policy and recent efforts to improve the quality of regulatory information.
Pages: 36
Date: February 3, 2005