- Standards Policy
- Information Quality – Government-Wide Initiatives
- Information Quality – Implementation Memoranda
- Information Quality – Background Documents
- Information Quality at OMB
Standards Policy
- OMB Circular A-119: Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities posted on 01/27/2016 (43 pages, 506 kb)
Background Documents
- Federal Register Notice on Requests for Comments on a Proposed Revision to OMB Circulate No. A-119 “Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and In Conformity Assessment Activities” (published on 2/11/2014).
- Proposed Revisions to the Circular posted on 2/10/2014 (58 pages, 500 kb)
- Federal Register Notice on Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities – Request for Information and Notice of Public Workshop (March 30, 2012)
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Information Quality – Government-Wide Initiatives
- Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies (February 22, 2002) (10 pages, 162 kb)
- OMB’s Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review (December 16, 2004) (45 pages, 263 kb)
- Federal Register Notice for Final Bulletin (January 14, 2005) (14 pages, 145 kb)
- Background Documents
- M-07-24, Updated Principles for Risk Analysis (September 19, 2007) (13 pages, 156 kb)
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Information Quality – Implementation Memoranda
- M-19-15, Improving Implementation of the Information Quality Act (April 24, 2019) (11 pages, 992 KB)
- Memorandum from John D. Graham to the President’s Management Council, “Posting of Information Quality Correction Requests and Responses” (August 30, 2004) (1 page, 34 kb)
- Information Quality: A Report to Congress (April 30, 2004) (122 pages, 739 kb)
- Memorandum from John D. Graham for the President’s Management Council, “Guidance for the Information Quality Annual Agency Report to OMB” (October 17, 2003) (8 pages, 174 kb)
- Memorandum from John D. Graham for the President’s Management Council, “Executive Branch Information Quality Law” (October 4, 2002) (4 pages, 68 kb)
- Memorandum from John D. Graham for the President’s Management Council, “Agency Final Information Quality Guidelines” (September 5, 2002) (3 pages, 154 kb)
- Memorandum from John D. Graham for the President’s Management Council, “Agency Draft Information Quality Guidelines” (June 10, 2002) (12 pages, 140 kb)
- Letter from John D. Graham to Selected Agencies Regarding Draft Information Quality Guidelines (May 22, 2002) (10 pages, 14 kb)
- OIRA Administrator Speech: OMB’S ROLE IN OVERSEEING INFORMATION QUALITY (Remarks to Public Workshop on Information-Quality Guidelines, Sponsored by Committee on Data Quality, Science, Technology and Law Program, National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (March 21, 2002) (12 pages, 18 kb)
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Information Quality – Background Documents
- Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies (February 22, 2002) (10 pages, 162 kb)
- Final Office of Management and Budget Information Quality Guidelines (October 1, 2002) (9 pages, 98 kb)
- Draft Office of Management and Budget Information Quality Guidelines and Request for Comment (May 1, 2002) (10 pages, 140 kb)
- Extension of Comment Period (June 13, 2002) (1 page, 49 kb)
- OMB’s Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review (December 16, 2004) (45 pages, 263 kb)
- Revised Information Quality Bulletin on Peer Review (April 15, 2004) (36 pages, 197 kb)
- Submitting Comments on the Revised Information Quality Bulletin on Peer Review
- Public Comments on the Peer Review and Information Quality Proposed Bulletin
- Peer Review and Information Quality Proposed Bulletin and Request for Comment (August 29, 2003) (14 pages, 189 kb)
- Extension of Comment Period to December 15, 2003 (September 15, 2003) (7 pages, 105 kb)
- Public Comments on the Revised Proposal for Bulletin on Peer Review
- Summary of Public and Agency Comments on Proposed Bulletin on Peer Review and Information Quality, Including Responses by OMB (April 15, 2004) (14 pages, 84 kb)
- Revised Information Quality Bulletin on Peer Review (April 15, 2004) (36 pages, 197 kb)
- M-07-24, Updated Principles for Risk Analysis (September 19, 2007) (13 pages, 156 kb)
- News Release, OMB and OSTP Statements on Updated 1995 Principles for Risk Analysis (September 19, 2007)
- OMB Peer Review Agenda for Proposed Bulletin on Risk Assessment (1 page, 18 kb)
- Federal Register Notice announcing Proposed Bulletin on Risk Assessment (January 17, 2006) (1 page, 71 kb)
- OMB Requests Peer Review of Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin (Press Release, January 9, 2006) (1 page, 44 kb)
- National Academy of Sciences (NAS) review of draft Risk Bulletin
- Public Comments on Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin
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Information Quality at OMB
- Final Office of Management and Budget Information Quality Guidelines (October 1, 2002) (9 pages, 98 kb)These guidelines describe OMB’s policy for ensuring the quality of information that OMB disseminates to the public and sets forth the administrative procedure by which an affected person may obtain correction of information disseminated by OMB.
- Forthcoming Influential Scientific Disseminations (Peer Review Agenda)Based on the review conducted, OMB has not identified any upcoming influential scientific information (including highly scientific assessments) within the definitions promulgated by OMB’s bulletin M-05-03, Final Information Quality Bulletin on Peer Review. Therefore, OMB currently has no agenda of forthcoming influential scientific disseminations to post on its website in accordance with the Bulletin. If such documents are identified, they will be posted for public review.
