Our partners at the @PubCommProject are working on just that- ways to promote evidence-based policy by facilitating scientists' engagement in public comment on federal regulations.
Stumbled on @PubCommProject tonight; great "how to" on writing effective comments on proposed regs: https://t.co/uXZ8MLuTEO.
Reminds me of lawyer @mattbc's useful "crash course" on submitting comments to CMS re: state Medicaid waivers: https://t.co/qWlma2EYMY #Adlaw#democracy
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry is looking for comments on the Draft Toxicological Profile for Glyphosate, including additional information or reports on studies about its health effects. Comments due on July 8. #pubcomm#scicomm
https://t.co/kD0QOMYqd4
.@EPA is requesting comments, until June 24, on a rule to establish a plan to review all confidential business information claims for specific chemical identity, as required by recent amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act. #scicomm#pubcomm
More: https://t.co/ui1sBSVr3S
.@EPA is requesting comments by June 19, for relevant information on various chemical substances, it has identified for designation as High or Low Priority Substances for risk evaluation, as required under the #ToxicSubstancesControlAct. #pubcomm#scicomm
https://t.co/WKUqxnsxk6
.@EPA is seeking public comments until June 10, on a draft set of recommendations for cleaning up groundwater contaminated with #perfluorooctanoic acid and/or #perfluorooctane sulfonate, to make site-specific cleanup decisions. #pubcomm#scicomm
More: https://t.co/UfUlrPpsG6
Any data or studies submitted may be included in the profile post evaluation. Toxicological profiles issued as “Drafts for Public Comment” represent [the Agency’s] 'best efforts to provide important toxicological information on priority hazardous substances.' #pubcomm#scicomm
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry is looking for comments on the Draft Toxicological Profile for Glyphosate, including additional information or reports on studies about its health effects. Comments due on July 8. #pubcomm#scicomm
https://t.co/kD0QOMYqd4
.@EPA is requesting comments, until June 24, on a rule to establish a plan to review all confidential business information claims for specific chemical identity, as required by recent amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act. #scicomm#pubcomm
More: https://t.co/ui1sBSVr3S
.@EPA is seeking public comments until June 10, on a draft set of recommendations for cleaning up groundwater contaminated with #perfluorooctanoic acid and/or #perfluorooctane sulfonate, to make site-specific cleanup decisions. #pubcomm#scicomm
More: https://t.co/UfUlrPpsG6
The Agency will consider nominations from the Substance Priority List as well as substances that may have public health implications and are not part of the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (#CERCLA).
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (@CDCgov) is initiating the development of another set of Toxicological Profiles and is soliciting public nominations of substances. Nominations are accepted till May 20. #scipol#scicomm#pubcomm
More: https://t.co/qnyHVLCDog
.@EPA is inviting nominations until 16 May, from a diverse range of candidates with expertise in the areas of toxicology, bioethics, and statistics to be considered for appointment to its Human Studies Review Board federal advisory committee. #scipol
More: https://t.co/Hmkebnuq9U
.@EPA is accepting comments, until May 6, on its draft IRIS Assessment Plan for #Methylmercury which outlines the objectives for each assessment and the type of evidence considered most pertinent to address the scoping needs. #scicomm#pubcomm
Read more: https://t.co/cxkmYnJvDc
.@USFWS is proposing to remove the Borax Lake chub (currently listed as Gila boraxobius) from the Federal List of #Endangered and Threatened Wildlife on the basis of recovery. Comments on this proposal are accepted until April 29. #pubcomm#scicomm
More: https://t.co/8UQqKloFTS
Remember that the comment period associated with the release of the Systematic Review Protocol for the Hexavalent Chromium IRIS Assessment ends on March 29. #pubcomm#scicomm
https://t.co/Lcswd0j0Gd
.@EPA is inviting comments till April 29, on the Systematic Review Protocol for the #Hexavalent#Chromium#IRIS Assessment, and discuss the rationale for conducting the said assessment, the approach for evaluating study quality etc. More: https://t.co/TqaA4W3krx
#pubcomm#scicomm
4 days left until @USFWS ceases to accept comments on its proposed regulations for hunting and trapping seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses in Alaska. #pubcomm#scicomm
Read more: https://t.co/VwQ0Mydgkk
Make sure to submit your comments to @NOAAFisheries by midnight, regarding its proposal to implement regulations for the Jonah Crab fishery in federal waters to ensure compatibility between state and federal management measures. #pubcomm#scicomm
https://t.co/9P799CmfVi
.@NOAAFisheries is proposing to implement regulations for the Jonah Crab #fishery in federal waters---currently not managed--- to ensure compatibility between state and federal management measures. The last date to comment is April 22. #pubcomm#scicomm
https://t.co/co1sxuvAPp