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Department of Commerce Peer Review Report for FY 2009

    FY 2009 Report pursuant to the

    Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review

I. Summary Page for Department of Commerce

Department _ Commerce_(Please note that NOAA is the only Commerce operating unit that conducts peer reviews.)__________________________________________

Departmental Contact for Implementation of the Bulletin for Peer Review

        Name and title: Diana Hynek, Commerce E-Government Team Lead

        Email address: dhynek@doc.gov

        Phone number: 202-482-0266

Provide the URL for Department’s portal for compliance with the Bulletin

_ http://ocio.os.doc.gov/ITPolicyandPrograms/Information_Quality/index.htm___________________

    Is this URL:

        A Department-wide Peer Review Agenda (Y/N) or Y_

        A set of links to each agency (bureau or office’s) agenda (Y/N)?___

      How would a member of the public locate this peer review portal if she/he did not have this URL? Check all that apply:

        A link from Department’s home page __X___

        A link from Department’s Information Quality home page ____X____

        Other means, e.g., a link from a science page (please describe) __________________

Number of peer reviews conducted subject to the Bulletin in FY’09 (see instructions for what should and should not be included here).

      Number of influential scientific information peer reviews (ISI) (not including highly influential scientific assessments) ____20_____

Number of highly influential scientific assessments (HISA) ___1_____

Number of Waivers, Deferrals, Exemptions, or Alternative Procedures used: Total # __0__

Number of peer reviews that included at least one peer reviewer appointed pursuant to any exception to the applicable independence or conflict of interest standards of the Bulletin, including determinations by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary pursuant to Section III (3) (c).

Total # __0__

Number of peer review panels that held in conjunction with public meetings: Total # __10_

Number of public comments provided on the Department’s peer review plans during FY 09, regardless of whether the peer review was actually completed during FY 09: Total # __0_

Template for FY’09 Report pursuant to the

Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review

    II. Agency Report

    GENERAL INFORMAITON

    Agency _NOAA_____________________

    Agency Contact for Implementation of the Peer Review Bulletin

    Name and title: Carla Steinborn

    Email address: Carla.A.Steinborn@noaa.gov

    Phone number: 301-713-3525 ext. 197

    URL for Agency’s Peer Review Agenda _ http://www.cio.noaa.gov/Policy_Programs/prplans/PRsummaries.html_and see also http://www.cio.noaa.gov/Policy_Programs/info_quality.html __

    What pathway(s) can a member of the public use to find the Agency’s peer review agenda if she/he did not have this URL?

        o Link from Departmental or Agency home page, YES

        o Link from Agency Information Quality home page, YES

        o Link from science, research, or regulatory pages (please specify) _All Line Office (NMFS, NOS, NWS, etc.) home pages and many other pages_

        o Other (please describe) _____________

    Does the agenda provide links to peer review reports for all completed peer reviews? ___yes________

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INFORMATION ABOUT REVIEWS CONDUCTED

Number of peer reviews conducted subject to the Bulletin in FY 09. (see instructions for what should and should not be included here).

        Number of influential scientific information peer reviews (ISI) (not including highly influential scientific assessments) ____20_____

          List the title of each ISI. Indicate whether the Peer Review Report has been completed (Y/N) add more lines as needed NOTE: It is acceptable to provide a screen shot of your peer review agenda as an attachment.

          NESDIS

          ID129 State of the Climate in 2008

          NOS

          ID89 Condition Report for Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

          ID108 Condition Report for Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

          ID138 Stellwagen Bank Historical Ecology Final Report

          NMFS

          ID80 Assessment of Loggerhead Sea Turtle Population in the Western North Atlantic

          ID85 Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports (multiple stocks) - 2007

          ID93 SEDAR 16, South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico King Mackerel

          ID94 SEDAR 17, South Atlantic Vermillion Snapper and Spanish Mackerel

          ID96 NMFS draft Biological Opinion Central Valley Water Operations (OCAP)

          ID104 Status Review for Black Abalone

          ID109 Proposed Critical Habitat Designation for the Southern Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the North American Green Sturgeon

          ID110 Essential Fish Habitat for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

          ID112 Data Poor Stocks Working Group

          ID115 Shortnose Sturgeon Status Review Report

          ID118 Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management Environmental Impact Statement/Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act (EIS/RIR/IRFA)

          ID120 Status Review of the Ribbon Seal

          ID123 2008 Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Reports (multiple stocks)

          ID132 Impacts of Potential Increases in Hawaii Shallow-set Swordfish Longline Effort on Sea Turtle Populations

          ID135 Stock Assessment of Pacific Hake / Whiting in U.S. and Canadian Waters - 2009

          ID136 Pacific Coast Splitnose Rockfish and Petrale Sole Stock Assessments

          NWS

          none

          OAR

          none

    Number of highly influential scientific assessments (HISA) __1______

          List the title of each HISA. Indicate whether the Peer Review Report has been Completed (Y/N) add more lines as needed

          CCSP

          ID 128 United States Climate Change Science Program Unified Synthesis Product

    Provide the titles of ISIs and HISIs for which Waivers (W), Deferrals (D), or Exemptions (E) were invoked or Alternative Procedures used (A). If deferral is marked, please indicate the duration of the deferral.

    Title of Document Type of Document W, D, E, or A

                    ISI or HISA (and duration)

    none

    Number of peer reviews that included at least one peer reviewer appointed pursuant to any exception to the applicable independence or conflict of interest standards of the Bulletin, including determinations by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary pursuant to Section III (3) (c)?

        Number of ISIs (not including highly influential scientific assessments) ____0__

          List titles

    Number of HISAs __0____

          List titles

    Number of peer review panels that held public meetings:

        Number of ISIs (not including highly influential scientific assessments)___9____

    Number of HISAs ___1_____

    Number of peer review panels that allowed public comment:

        Number of ISIs (not including highly influential scientific assessments)___12___

    Number of HISAs ___1_____

    Number of public comments provided on the agency’s peer review plans during FY 09, regardless of whether the peer review was actually completed during FY 09 ____0_____

    Number of times agency specifically solicited peer reviewer nominations from professional societies. ______6_____

    If such nominations were solicited, were any recommendations provided? Yes x_ No __
Questions regarding this section may be directed to the Good Guidance - Information Quality Administrator