Comment submitted by Chris Frey (Part 2 of 3)
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Summary: The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) submitted a report regarding the EPA's process for appointing members to federal advisory committees. The report identifies deficiencies in the appointment process, including a lack of documented staff rationales and issues with ethics oversight for special government employees.
Continuation of Supporting References for Comments of H. Christopher Frey, Ph.D. on Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen – Health Criteria (Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0317)
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- Footnote 027 - How EPA fired its science advisers EE News by POLITICO
- Footnote 028 - EPA science advisers firings EE News by POLITICO
- Footnote 029 - Administrator Regan Directs EPA to Reset Critical Science-Focused Federal Advisory Committees - US EPA (PDF)
- Footnote 030 - final draft fac directive-10.31.2017 (PDF)
- Footnote 031 - gao-19-280 (PDF)
- Footnote 033 - EPA Will Not Appeal Adverse SDNY Decision - US EPA (PDF)
- Footnote 035 - Announces Selections of Charter Members to the Science Advisory Board - US EPA (PDF)
- Footnote 036 - EPA Announces Selections of Charter Members to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee - US EPA (PDF)
- Footnote 037 - 2025-07538 (PDF)
- Footnote 039 - 42 U.S. Code 7409 - NAAQS - Legal Information Institute (PDF)
- Footnote 040 - 4-ipmrp-history (PDF)
- Footnote 041 - EPA-CASAC-22-001 (PDF)
- Footnote 045 - isa preamble - final 2015 (PDF)
- Footnote 049 - Independent Particulate Matter Review Panel Letter on Draft PA (PDF)
- Footnote 053 - Determination memo CASAC NOx-022513 - web (PDF)
- Footnote 056 - EPA-CASAC-24-001 (PDF)
- Footnote 057 - Ozone Review Panel Determination Memo FINAL Jan 29 2009 (PDF)
- Footnote 058 - Ozone Letter 181126 Submitted-rev2 (PDF)
- Footnote 059 - EPA CASAC O3 Review ISA PA Letter 191202 Final (PDF)
- Footnote 060 - EELP - Timeline of Changes (PDF)
- Footnote 060 - EELP - Timeline of Changes (DOCX)