Scientific Review of the Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin from the Office of Management and Budget (2007) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
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Over the last 2 decades, the practice of risk assessment has evolved in the federal government. Some agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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. The bulletin provides key definitions, goals for risk assessment, general risk assessment and reporting standards, and special standards for influential risk assessment.
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determine whether the application of the draft bulletin will meet OMB's stated objective to "enhance the technical quality and objectivity of risk assessments prepared by federal agencies"; (2) comment, in general terms, on how the bulletin will affect the practice of risk assessment in the federal government; (3)
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The committee reviewed numerous documents cited in the supplementary information and reviewed public comment submitted to OMB on the bulletin. The committee also requested information from the federal agencies on their risk assessment practices and their view of the impact of the bulletin on current practices.
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engineered-systems risk assessment, with a primary focus on immediate and delayed effects due to the failure of systems, such as aerospace vehicles, chemical process plants, and nuclear power plants. More recently, there has been heightened interest in other risks, including ecologic risks, such as the degradation of ecologic systems due to nonnative invasive species, global warming, and genetically modified organisms; risks related to severe natural phenomena, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, and floods; and risks associated with malicious human acts, such as terrorism.
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2002. Probabilistic Risk Assessment Procedures Guide for NASA Managers and Practitio ners, Version 1.1.
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