WASHINGTON, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Please join the Environmental Law Institute on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., for a discussion of the future of the Data Quality Act and its implications for environmental regulations. Sean Moulton (Senior Information Policy Analyst, OMB Watch), Rena Steinzor (Professor of Law and Director, Environmental Law Clinic, University of Maryland; and Member Scholar, Center for Progressive Regulation), and Jim Tozzi (Former Deputy Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, The White House, Office of Management and Budget; and Director, Multinational Business Services) will provide their expert insight into this timely topic. Mark Greenwood (Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP) will moderate the panel.
On March 31, 2004, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Salt Institute filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia claiming that the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) violated the Data Quality Act (DQA) by failing to release scientific studies on which NHLBI based a 2003 report recommending lower sodium consumption to improve health. On November 15, 2005, the Court dismissed the case, ruling that the DQA is not judicially reviewable. Now, the Salt Institute is appealing the finding.
Industry representatives claim that without judicial review, the DQA cannot achieve the transparency in science it was written to require. Critics of the law describe it as an industry lobbying effort to put roadblocks in the regulatory process.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 30, 2005
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: 2000 L St, NW, Suite 620
Washington, DC 20036
RSVP: To reserve, call 202-939-3858,
or e-mail mcmurrin@eli.org
Media Contact: ELI, 202-939-3858, mcmurrin@eli.org
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