The following recommendations broadly address the procedures by which federal agencies identify, evaluate, and regulate substances that pose a potential risk of human cancer. For many years these regulatory activities have been among the most controversial engaged in by federal agencies. They implicate important health and economic values and...
Interagency Coordination (Recommendations)
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- Recommendation number: 82-5
- Adopted on: June 18, 1982
- Tags: Advisory Committees, Cancer, Carcinogens, Interagency Coordination, Public Participation, Risk Assessment, Science
- Recommendation number: 84-1
- Adopted on: June 28, 1984
- Tags: Clean Air Act (CAA), Congress, Environmental Law, Interagency Coordination, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Public Participation, Time Limits
Major industrial development projects often have significant environmental effects and require permit approvals and preparation of environmental reviews by agencies under legislation such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Clean Air Act. Although governmental permitting and review processes—...
- Recommendation number: 89-7
- Adopted on: December 14, 1989
- Tags: Biotechnology, Confidential Business Information (CBI), Congress, Interagency Coordination, Risk Assessment, Science
New biotechnology techniques promise great benefits in fields such as medicine, agriculture, and manufacturing. However, these new techniques, which involve alteration of the genetic structure of an organism, have raised concerns that some new organisms or products may be dangerous to individuals or detrimental to the environment. This...
- Recommendation number: 84-2
- Adopted on: June 28, 1984
- Tags: Congress, Interagency Coordination, Product Recalls, Product Safety, Recalls
Each year manufacturers recall millions of consumer products—ranging from toys and household appliances to drugs and autos—under an array of Federal health and safety statutes. Most recalls are undertaken voluntarily, either on the...
- Committees: Collaborative Governance
- Tags: Congress, Interagency Coordination
- Committees: Collaborative Governance
- Tags: Congress, Interagency Coordination