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HRD-85-66 1 (1985-06-28)

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BY THE U,S, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE1

Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee

On Oversight And Investigations

Committee On Energy And Commerce

House Of Representatives




National Toxicology Program:

Efforts To Improve Oversight

Of Contractors Testing Chemicals


The National Toxicology Program is a cooperative effort
among Department of Health and Human Services agencies
to conduct tests on chemicals to determine whether they
have a toxic or cancer-causing effect. The program is the
responsibility of the Department's National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences.

GAO's review showed that to address concerns discussed
during November 1983 congressional hearings about
oversight of program testing conducted largely by private
research contractors, the program has (1) assumed
responsibility for day-to-day contract management from
a management contractor, (2) reorganized its project
management team, and (3) established detailed quality
assurance reviews during and after testing. GAO also
found that program officials were monitoring private
contract laboratories closely and acting to correct
identified problems.

This report also summarizes information GAO obtained
and analyzed covering several concerns expressed to the
Subcommittee Chairman by a former program testing
contractor, the Gulf South Research Institute, concern-
ing program officials' handling of its contract.

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