Template for FY’07 Report pursuant to the Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review

II.Agency Report

GENERAL INFORMAITON

Agency: National Transportation Safety Board

Agency Contact for Implementation of the Peer Review Bulletin

Name and title: David L. Mayer, Deputy Managing Director
Email address: david.mayer@ntsb.gov
Phone number: 202-314-6318

URL for Agency’s Peer Review Disclaimer: http://www.ntsb.gov/info/quality.htm

What pathway(s) can a member of the public use to find the Agency’s peer review agenda if she/he did not have this URL? 

• The NTSB has placed the peer review disclaimer language on its data products page
• The NTSB has placed a “Peer Review” link to the above page on its public home page

Does the agenda provide links to peer review reports for all completed peer reviews?  _____No_________

INFORMATION ABOUT REVIEWS CONDUCTED

Number of peer reviews conducted subject to the Bulletin in FY07.  (see instructions for what should and should not be included here). 

Number of influential scientific information peer reviews (ISI) (not including highly influential scientific assessments)  _____0____

Number of highly influential scientific assessments (HISA)   ___0___           
List the title of each HISA. Indicate whether the Peer Review Report has been Completed (Y/N) add more lines as needed

Provide the titles of ISIs and HISIs for which Waivers (W), Deferrals (D), or Exemptions (E) were invoked or Alternative Procedures used (A).  If deferral is marked, please indicate the duration of the deferral.

Title of Document                                                             Type of Document           W, D, E, or A
ISI or HISA                        (and duration)

n/a

Number of peer reviews that included at least one peer reviewer appointed pursuant to any exception to the applicable independence or conflict of interest standards of the Bulletin, including determinations by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary pursuant to Section III (3) (c)?

Number of ISIs (not including highly influential scientific assessments) ______

n/a

Number of HISAs  ___0___

n/a

Number of peer review panels that held public meetings:
Number of ISIs  (not including highly influential scientific assessments)____0___
Number of HISAs  ___0_____

Number of peer review panels that allowed public comment:
Number of ISIs  (not including highly influential scientific assessments)___0____
Number of HISAs  ___0_____

Number of public comments provided on the agency’s peer review plans during FY 07, regardless of whether the peer review was actually completed during FY 07 ___0______

Number of times agency specifically solicited peer reviewer nominations from professional societies.  _____0______   
If such nominations were solicited, were any recommendations provided?  n/a

Posted: December 14, 2007