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Peer Review Comments and EPA's Response for the Proposed Indicators for the U.S. EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment: Technical Document (External Peer Review)
Note: EPA has updated this document, but this version is provided as a courtesy to the public as a matter of public record.
Contact
- Technical Information Staff
- by phone at: 703-347-8561
- by fax at: 703-347-8691
- by email at: nceadc.comment@epa.gov
- by fax at: 703-347-8691
Initially, proposed indicators and then additional indicators for the U.S. EPA's 2007 Draft Report on the Environment (ROE): Technical Document were released in draft in 2005 for both an independent external peer review and a public review and comment period.
Background
The goal of the ROE is to use available environmental indicators to answer questions pertaining to national environmental and human health trends.
History/Chronology
| Jun 2003 | EPA published the first national Draft Report on the Environment (ROE) Technical Document in 2003. |
| Jun 2005 | EPA announced by Federal Register Notice an external peer review of the proposed indicators for the upcoming ROE. |
| Jul 2005 | An independent contractor conducts an external, scientific public peer review workshop on the proposed ROE indicators. |
| Oct 2005 | EPA announced a second peer review and public comment period for additional and updated proposed indicators for the 2007 ROE. |
| Mar 2006 | EPA releases the updates to the Indicators and the External Peer Review Comments with EPA's Response to Comments. |
Next Steps
- For the remainder of 2006, EPA will finalize the the report chapter text for the Science Advisory Board (SAB) review next Spring.
- EPA plans to release an external review draft of the EPA 2007 Report on the Environment Document in May 2007 for SAB Review.
- EPA plans to release the final report in Winter 2007.
Downloads/Related Links
- Draft Report on the Environment Technical Document: Peer Review Comments
- EPA Response on the Air Indicators (PDF) (42 pp, 345 KB, about PDF)
- EPA Response on the Water Indicators (PDF) (35 pp, 171 KB, about PDF)
- EPA Response on the Land Indicators (PDF) (19 pp, 152 KB, about PDF)
- EPA Response on the Human Health Indicators (PDF) (16 pp, 125 KB, about PDF)
- EPA Response on the Ecological Condition Indicators (PDF) (15 pp, 127 KB, about PDF)
- Public Comments: Proposed Indicators for EPA's Report on the Environment 2007 (PDF) (22 pp, 108 KB, about PDF)
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