Center for Progressive Regulation:
The Center for Progressive Regulation (CPR) is a nonprofit research and educational organization of university-affiliated academics with expertise in the legal, economic, and scientific issues related to regulation of health, safety, and the environment. CPR seeks to inform policy debates, critique anti-regulatory research, enhance public understanding of the issues, and open the regulatory process to public scrutiny. Click here to read CPR member comments on the OMB proposal.

Center for Regulatory Effectiveness:
The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness (CRE) was established in 1996 and is managed by former officials from the White House Office of Management and Budget. The CRE website contains information about federal agencies’ compliance with regulatory requirements and serves as an informal clearinghouse for petitions filed under the Data Quality Act and agency responses to these petitions. Click here to read CRE's comments on the OMB proposal.

OMB Watch:
OMB Watch is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting government accountability and citizen participation in public policy decisions. The website includes information on Office of Management and Budget activities, including the federal budget, regulatory policy, and public access to government information. Click here to read more information about the Peer Review proposal and final Bulletin as well as analyses by OMB Watch.

Union of Concerned Scientists:
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is a nonprofit partnership of scientists and citizens combining rigorous scientific analysis, innovative policy development and effective citizen advocacy to achieve practical environmental solutions.  Click here to read UCS' perspective on the OMB Peer Review proposal.

Read more:

Background: Background on peer review of scientific information.

Peer review of regulatory science: Introduction to peer review of regulatory science.

Recent developments in peer review of regulatory science: Information about the stated purpose of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) guidelines (first proposed in August 2003) and criticisms of the proposal. 

Proposal revisions: Revisions to the proposal, published in April 2004, and the final proposal, published in December 2004.