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. "5 Omissions from the Bulletin." Scientific Review of the Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin from the Office of Management and Budget. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007.

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Scientific Review of the Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin from the Office of Management and Budget

tailed attention to the broader risk communication principles outlined above, the bulletin is unlikely to accomplish its objective.

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As developed in the next chapter, the bulletin omits expected analyses of baseline information, cost-benefit considerations associated with implementing the bulletin, and the potential for adverse impacts on the practice of risk assessment in the federal government.

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