Peer Review Plans for Seattle District Planning Studies are posted in accordance with Engineer Circular 1105-2-408.  The purpose of this Circular is to establish "procedures to ensure the quality and credibility of Corps decision documents by adjusting and supplementing the current review process.  It complies with the Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review by the Office of Management and Budget (referred to as the "OMB Bulletin").  This Circular presents a framework for establishing the appropriate level and independence of review, assigns responsibility for conducting Independent Technical Review (ITR) and External Peer Review (EPR) of applicable decision documents to the Planning Centers of Expertise (PCX), and details requirements of review documentation and dissemination."