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REPORT BY THE


Comptroller General


OF THE UNITED STATES


Promising Changes Improve

EPA's Extramural Research;

More Changes Needed


he Environmental Protection Agency's annual re-
earch and development appropriations for fiscal
ears 1978-80 averaged $336 million, about 70 per-
pent of which has been spent on research conducted        113631
under contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements.
Congressional hearings, external studies, and EPA's
own studies have shown that EPA was not receiving
the sound scientific information it needs.
In the last few years, EPA has changed its research
process to correct most of the weaknesses identi-
fied. However, unless more is done, EPA may still
not receive the quality of research it needs.

'GAO recommends, among other things, that EPA:
     --Require regulatory offices and laboratories
     to agree before projects are started that the
     approach and timing are reasonable to meet
     intended needs.
     --Obtain peer review of research strategies.
     --Improve project officers' ability to monitor
     extramural research.
     --Complete research contract awards quicker.
     --Evaluate contractors and grantees to mini-
     mize repeat awards to unsatisfactory re-
     searchers.
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