Peer Review of Scientific Information

Ensuring the Quality and Credibility of Information

Checklist

This checklist describes information that will be posted on the Web when we conduct a peer review, following guidelines detailed in the OMB Peer Review Bulletin.

About the document

• title
• short description of the document
• estimated dissemenation date of the final version of the document

About the peer review process

• kind of peer review that will be conducted
   ◦  panel,
   ◦  individual letters, National Academy of Sciences review, or
   ◦  other procedure approved by OMB

• anticipated number of reviewers
• reviewer selection method
   ◦  reviewers selected by the Service or
   ◦  reviewers selected by a designated outside organization
• primary disciplines or expertise needed outside organization
• estimated state date of peer review

About public participation

• opportunities for the public to comment on the work product to be peer reviewed (Indicate whether such public comments will be sought and describe how comments are to be submitted.)

• indicate whether the public, including scientific or professional organizations, will be asked to nominate potential peer reviewers.

Contact

• contact information for one or more staff regarding this peer review

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