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BY THE U,S, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE


Report To The Administrator

Environmental Protection Agency





EPA's New Research Controls:

Problems Remain





Responding to past criticism of its research
quality, the Environmental Protection Agency
established new research control procedures
in 1978. GAO's review of these new proce-
dures indicates that although improvements
have been made, more still needs to be done.

GAO recommends that EPA:

     --Require that research strategies be                             115788
     developed.

     --Establish procedures that require re-
     gulatory offices and researchers to
     agree before projects are started that
     the approach and timing are reason-
     able to meet intended needs.

     --Improve its information systems to
     establish an adequate mechanism for
     monitoring projects.

     --Monitor research  progress against
     approved plans and strategies.

     --Require external peer review of all.
     research strategies and consistent peer
     review of extramural and inhouse re-
     search proposals.



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                                                                      CED-81-124
   lCcoutA,                                                         JULY 14,1981

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