Notice2023-07362
Request for Nominations of Experts to Peer-Review Draft Guidance on Conducting Analysis of Federal Regulations
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Published
April 7, 2023
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Management and Budget Office
Abstract
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is drafting proposed revisions to its Circular A-4: Regulatory Analysis. This notice requests public nominations of experts to participate in an independent scientific peer review of an updated draft of Circular A-4: Regulatory Analysis.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20912-20913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07362]
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Request for Nominations of Experts to Peer-Review Draft Guidance
on Conducting Analysis of Federal Regulations
AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is drafting proposed
revisions to its Circular A-4: Regulatory Analysis. This notice
requests public nominations of experts to participate in an independent
scientific peer review of an updated draft of Circular A-4: Regulatory
Analysis.
DATES: The 21-day public comment period to provide nominations begins
April 7, 2023, and ends April 28, 2023. Nominations must be received on
or before April 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your nominations by emailing them to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92dfd0cabcdddfd0bcdddbc0d3bcd3a6c2f7f7e0c0f7e4fbf7e5d2fdfff0bcf7fde2bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e535c463051535c3051574c5f305f2a4e7b7b6c4c7b68777b695e71737c307b716e30797168">[email protected]</span></a> (subject line: Peer Review
Nomination for Updating Circular A-4) no later than April 28, 2023. To
receive full consideration, nominations should include all of the
information requested below. Please be advised that public comments,
including communications on these nominations, are subject to release
under the Freedom of Information Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#763b342e58393b3458393f2437583742261313042413001f130136191b145813190658111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="723f302a5c3d3f305c3d3b20335c3346221717002017041b1705321d1f105c171d025c151d04">[email protected]</span></a> (subject line: Peer Review
Nomination for Updating Circular A-4).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Privacy Act Statement
Submission of nominations is voluntary. Solicitation of this
information is authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1111. The information furnished
will be used to select independent peer reviewers to evaluate proposed
updates to Circular A-4. While the information solicited by this notice
is intended to be used for internal purposes, in certain circumstances
it may be necessary to disclose this information externally, for
example to contractors, as necessary to perform their duties for the
Federal government; to a congressional office in response to an inquiry
from that congressional office made at the request of the individual to
whom the record pertains; or to other agencies, courts, and persons as
necessary and relevant in the course of litigation, and as necessary
and in accordance with requirements for law enforcement. A complete
list of the routine uses can be found in the system of records notice
associated with this collection of information, OMB Public Input System
of Records, OMB/INPUT/01.
I. Background
Since 2003, OMB Circular A-4: Regulatory Analysis \1\ has provided
guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis
as required under Section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order (E.O.) 12866
(Regulatory Planning and Review),\2\ the Regulatory Right-to-Know
Act,\3\ and a variety of related authorities. OMB is drafting proposed
updates to the Circular, available at <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DraftCircularA-4.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DraftCircularA-4.pdf</a>, as well as a preamble
that offers further context for prospective public commenters and peer
reviewers, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DraftCircularA-4Preamble.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DraftCircularA-4Preamble.pdf</a>; public comments on these materials is
being solicited via a separate notice and, in addition, the proposed
updates will be peer reviewed in accordance with OMB's Final
Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review (the Bulletin) \4\ and the
Regulatory Right-to-Know Act. The independent, external scientific peer
review will be managed by an OMB contractor. This notice requests
public nominations of experts to participate in the independent
scientific peer review of the proposed updates to Circular A-4.
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\1\ OMB, Circular A-4, Regulatory Analysis (Sept. 17, 2003),
available at <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/legacy_drupal_files/omb/circulars/A4/a-4.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/legacy_drupal_files/omb/circulars/A4/a-4.pdf</a>.
\2\ Exec. Order No. 12866, 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993).
\3\ Public Law 106-554, section 624, 114 Stat. 2763A-161
(codified at 31 U.S.C. 1105 note).
\4\ OMB, M-05-03, Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer
Review (Dec. 16, 2004), available at <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/legacy_drupal_files/omb/memoranda/2005/m05-03.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/legacy_drupal_files/omb/memoranda/2005/m05-03.pdf</a>.
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II. Information About This Peer Review
OMB is seeking nominations of individuals with demonstrated and
nationally-recognized expertise in economics and various aspects of the
disciplines of public policy and administrative law that relate to the
application of benefit-cost analysis to regulatory policy. A balanced
review panel should include experts who possess the necessary domains
of knowledge and a breadth of economic and scientific perspectives to
provide rigorous peer review.\5\ Consistent with the Bulletin, all
nominations will be evaluated for real or perceived conflicts of
interest and independence.
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\5\ See id. at 24 (emphasizing ``that the term `balance' here
refers not to balancing of stakeholder or political interests but
rather to a broad and diverse representation of respected
perspectives and intellectual traditions within the scientific
community'').
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To achieve the necessary breadth, OMB seeks nominees with expertise
in the following areas:
Primary fields:
<bullet> Applied microeconomics
<bullet> Macroeconomics
<bullet> Financial economics
<bullet> Industrial organization
<bullet> Public economics
<bullet> Welfare economics
<bullet> Risk management and risk assessment, including both policy and
scientific expertise
<bullet> Regulatory process, including administrative law, as it
intersects with regulatory and benefit-cost analysis
Secondary fields and sub-fields of primary fields:
<bullet> Behavioral economics
<bullet> Qualitative methods for policy impact analysis
<bullet> Applied statistics and econometrics
<bullet> Environmental and natural resource economics
<bullet> Agricultural economics
<bullet> Transportation economics
<bullet> Labor economics
<bullet> International trade
<bullet> Economics of health and medicine
To form the list of candidate external reviewers, nominations
submitted in response to this notice will be considered along with
candidates identified using traditional techniques (e.g., a literature
search) to identify additional qualified candidates in the disciplines
listed above. After consideration of public nominations, a final multi-
disciplinary panel of eight to ten peer reviewers will be selected from
the pool. Selection criteria to be used for panel membership include:
(a) distinguished and nationally-recognized technical expertise, as
well as experience; (b) availability and willingness to serve; and (c)
real or perceived conflicts of interest and independence.
Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any person or
organization may nominate individuals qualified in the areas described
above. Self-nominations are permitted. Submit your nominations by email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bc6c9d3a5c4c6c9a5c4c2d9caa5cabfdbeeeef9d9eefde2eefccbe4e6e9a5eee4fba5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afe2edf781e0e2ed81e0e6fdee81ee9bffcacaddfdcad9c6cad8efc0c2cd81cac0df81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a> (subject line: Peer Review
Nomination for Updating Circular A-4).
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To receive full consideration, nominations should include all of the
following information: contact information for the person making the
nomination; the nominee's contact information and institutional
affiliation; the nominee's disciplinary and specific areas of
expertise; and the nominee's r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae
or equivalent information about their current position, educational
background, expertise, and experience. To assess conflicts of interest
and independence for nominees being considered for the peer review, OMB
will seek to identify, among other factors, professional affiliation
with the Executive Office of the President within the last 3 years;
current contracts with the Federal government to conduct regulatory
impact analysis or other decision support analyses; and regular
business streams to advocate for or critique regulatory impact analyses
on behalf of non-federal entities.
Richard L. Revesz,
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-07362 Filed 4-6-23; 4:15 pm]
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