EPA Information Quality Guidelines
- References
- View prior Requests for Correction (RFC)
- View prior Request for Reconsideration (RFR)
- Questions
The EPA's Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the Environmental Protection Agency create a mechanism that enables the public to seek and obtain, where appropriate, correction of information disseminated by the EPA that does not comply with OMB's or EPA's Information Quality Guidelines.
References
- Frequently Asked Questions on EPA's Information Quality Guidelines
- EPA's Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the Environmental Protection Agency
- View Requests for Correction (RFC) or Requests for Reconsideration (RFR)
- Requests for Correction and Requests for Reconsideration Submitted to EPA
- EPA Peer Review Agenda
- FY 2012 IQG Annual Reports
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Information Quality Initiatives Exit
- OMB Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies (PDF)(10 pp, 162 K, About PDF)
- OMB Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review (PDF)(45 pp, 263 K, About PDF)
- The EPA Quality System
Submitting a Request for Correction (RFC)
If you believe that EPA has disseminated information that does not comply with the OMB or EPA Information Quality Guidelines and you are directly affected by this information, then you can submit a request to have this information correct. For information on submitting an request for correction, see "How do I submit a Request for Correction?"
Submitting a Request for Reconsideration (RFR)
If you are dissatisfied with an EPA decision regarding your Request for Correction, you can submit a Request for Reconsideration.
To submit a Request for Reconsideration you should have already submitted a Request for Correction to EPA and received a response to that request. For information on submitting a request for reconsideration, see "What if I disagree with EPA's decision regarding my request for correction?"
Questions
For general questions about the Information Quality Guidelines, please e-mail us at quality@epa.gov.