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March 15, 2018 Meeting of the Human Studies Review Board

January 23-24, 2018 Meeting of the Human Studies Review Board

Memorandum About the Science and Ethics Review of USDA Protocol for Laboratory Evaluation of Bite Protection from Repellent-treated Clothing for the United States Military

This review assesses the scientific aspects of the proposed research for a special efficacy study to assess etofenprox-treated U.S. Military uniforms in terms of the recommendations of the EPA and of the EPA Human Studies Review Board.

Reporting and Protections

Information on how to seek informal advice or formally report allegations. Details and links to Whistleblower Protections. Contact information for the Scientific Integrity Official, Office of Inspector General, and Office of General Counsel.

Policies and Practices

Scientific integrity policies and practices including Scientific Integrity Policy, Differing scientific opinions, Authorship best practices, Coordination Procedures with OIG in relation to Misconduct, Clearance best practices, and links to outside policies

Authorship Best Practices

Approaches for Expressing and Resolving Differing Scientific Opinions

EPA Policy on Differing Scientific Opinions

Lead and Children's Health StoryMap

EPA's interactive lead StoryMap brings together science, data, guidance, and resources all in one place. Explore how lead affects children’s health, how exposures occur, and what we can do to reduce risks.

Lead Newsroom Archive

News announcements and press releases related to lead organized by date of release.

EPA Releases List of Expiring Confidential Business Information Claims Under TSCA

EPA Releases List of Expiring Confidential Business Information Claims Under TSCA-listserv page

Everglades Ecosystem Assessment Phase IV: 2014 Report

SESD Project Identification Number: 14-0380

EPA PFAS Drinking Water Laboratory Methods

Question and Answers for EPA Drinking Water Laboratory Method 537

Unexploded Ordnance Management Principles

This page contains a memo and interim guidance regarding unexploded ordnance at closed, transferring, and transferred ranges.

Are there different RBOBs for ethanol than for MTBE? Kindly list the types of RBOBs with all the acceptable oxygenates or ethers for each RBOB.

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Yes. The generic RBOB types are as follows: "Any oxygenate," "Any renewable oxygenate," "Any ether," "Any renewable ether," and "Non-VOC controlled renewable ether only." There are several legal oxygenates which may be blended with the various types of RBOB…

Last published: April 23, 2026

Are specialty batches of gasoline (e.g. test fuels for the Auto-Oil research program) included in the baseline? Or are they considered "not introduced into commerce"?

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. Specialty batches of gasoline in very limited volumes may be interpreted to be "not introduced into commerce," subject to EPA approval. (7/1/94) This question and answer was posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and Answers…

Last published: April 23, 2026

Can ether RFG and alcohol RFG be mixed outside the VOC season provided the substantially similar requirements are not violated.

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. VOC-controlled RFG produced with ethanol cannot be mixed with VOC-controlled any-oxygenate RFG from January 1, through September 15 at any point in the distribution system, including at retail outlets and wholesale-purchaser consumers facilities. (7/1/94) This question and answer was…

Last published: April 23, 2026