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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D Review Processes in Other Federal Agencies." National Research Council. 2002. Review Procedures for Water Resources Project Planning. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10468.
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Appendix D
Review Processes in Other Federal Agencies

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D Review Processes in Other Federal Agencies." National Research Council. 2002. Review Procedures for Water Resources Project Planning. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10468.
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Agency

Program

Purpose

Type of Review Program

Comments

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Superfund (CERCLA) (1980) 42 USC §9601 et seq.

Response to releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or environment through removal or long-term actions

Review of site feasibility studies and reassessments for cleanup of hazardous wastes at sites on the National Priorities List (e.g., PCBs in the sediments of the upper Hudson River); review of contaminant transport and fate models, geochemical studies, and human and ecological risk assessments.

Ad hoc; based upon guidance found in EPA’s Peer Review Handbook

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Farm Bill (FAIR) (1996) P.L. 104–127; §391

Reauthorization of agricultural programs including commodities, credit, conservation, rural development, trade, and nutrition

Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality established by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to review research conducted by any federal agency that would establish controls over farming or ranch operations on behalf of cleaner air.

Task Force established in response to studies allegedly based upon “erroneous data,” which claimed that ag. operations failed to meet Clean Air Act standards for particulates

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D Review Processes in Other Federal Agencies." National Research Council. 2002. Review Procedures for Water Resources Project Planning. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10468.
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U.S. Department of Transportation; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

TEA-21 23 USC §109

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century funds federal-aid transportation projects

TEA-21 is designed to reduce delays, reduce duplication of effort, reduce costs associated with review, and streamline the approval process of transportation projects. TEA-21 provides for transfer of funds to other agencies to cover review costs; an example is review by outside experts, arranged by FWS (under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act), of DoT practices such as project scoping and mitigation.

Example of one federal agency sponsoring peer review of its activities by another federal agency

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D Review Processes in Other Federal Agencies." National Research Council. 2002. Review Procedures for Water Resources Project Planning. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10468.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D Review Processes in Other Federal Agencies." National Research Council. 2002. Review Procedures for Water Resources Project Planning. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10468.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through its civil works program, can take pride in its contributions throughout our nation's history to the development of waterways infrastructure, navigation, flood damage reduction, water resources development and protection, and environmental restoration. Many projects that have been pioneering in their concept and bold in their execution were made possible by the creativity and dedication of outstanding scientists, engineers, and builders.

The Corps has always had review processes for evaluation of its planning studies and projects, with the focus often being largely on the technical aspects. In recent years, however, increased consideration of such factors as environmental impacts, economic evaluations, political pressures, and new paradigms about flood control and management has engendered increased criticism and concern that some of the Corps' studies may have led to conclusions, recommendations, and project decisions that are not adequately supported by the assumptions and analyses that were used. The focus of the report is on review of Corps of Engineers studies, with careful attention given to the need for independent, external reviews by panels of well-qualified and impartial experts for large, complex, and sensitive projects.

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