mends ways to enhance the program and improve data collection for future program evaluations.

This report has been reviewed in draft form by persons chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise in accordance with procedures approved by the Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards of objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following people for their review of this report: William Glaze, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Bernard D. Goldstein, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Mark A. Harwell, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida; George Lucier (retired), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Pittsboro, North Carolina; Perry L. McCarty, Stanford University, Stanford, California; Paul G. Risser, The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Joan B. Rose, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; Jane Warren, Health Effects Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Bailus Walker, Jr., Howard University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Appointed by the Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of the report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of the report rests entirely with the committee and the institution.

The committee gratefully acknowledges the following people for making presentations to it: Peter Preuss, Paul Gilman, Timothy Oppelt, John Bachmann, Patricia Bradley, Elizabeth Bryan, William Farland, and James Hanlon, EPA; Robert Huggett, Michigan State University; John Wanska, General Accounting Office; Jerry Elwood, Department of Energy; Peter Johnson, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Claudia Thompson, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Susan Cozzens, Ann Bostrom, and Alan Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Penny Firth, National Science Foundation; and Nils Newman, IISCO. The committee also wishes to thank the following, who provided further background information: