On October 17, 2001, the
American Bar Association's (ABA) section of Administrative Law and Legislative
Practice held an Administrative Law Conference that included a panel
discussion on "Learning to Live With the Data Quality Act." This
very balanced panel included proponents of the Act (including Jim Tozzi, The
Center for Regulatory Effectiveness); opponents of the Act; and Office of
Management and Budget officials charged with administering the Act. At the
time of the panel, no Data Quality Act petitions had yet been filed. Yet, the
panel and public comments remarkably predict two of the major issues raised by
subsequently filed Data Quality Act petitions: i) reproducibility of
influential scientific information; and ii) application of the petition
process to ongoing public comment proceedings. The panel transcript is a
valuable resource in understanding the Data Quality Act and its potential
impacts on the administrative process. Click
here for the panel transcript.
