AAMC and FASEB Comment on
OMB Peer Requirements
June 4, 2004 - The AAMC and the Federation of American
Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) commended
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its revisions
to the bulletin on peer review of influential scientific information
[see
Washington Highlights, April 23]. The bulletin
applies to all "influential" scientific information
that a federal agency disseminates. In particular, OMB's revised
requirements now permit federal agencies to rely on the National
Academies or other credible organizations to vet influential
information. They further acknowledge that scientists receiving
agency research grants remain sufficiently independent of
that agency to serve on review panels, and they provide an
exemption for timely release of certain types of important
health or medical information. AAMC and FASEB noted that OMB
had been attentive to the views of the scientific community
in revising the requirements; however, both organizations
remain wary of how successfully the requirements will be implemented.
Information:
Stephen Heinig, Lead Science Policy Analyst
AAMC Biomedical Health Sciences Research
sheinig@aamc.org
(202) 828-0488
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