Nanotechnology : accuracy of data on federally funded environmental, health, and safety research could be improved : testimony before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, U.S. Senate /

In March 2008, GAO issued a report entitled Nanotechnology: Better Guidance Is Needed to Ensure Accurate Reporting of Federal Research Focused on Environmental, Health, and Safety Risks (GAO-08-402). In this report, GAO reviewed the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), a multiagency effort admi...

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Main Author:	Robinson, Robert A.
Corporate Authors:	United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, United States. Government Accountability Office
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]
Series:	Testimony ; GAO-08-709 T.
Subjects:	Nanotechnology > Environmental aspects > United States. Nanotechnology > Health aspects > United States. Nanotechnology > Standards > United States. Nanotechnology > Research > United States.
Online Access:	Summary: https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS95674

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Summary:	In March 2008, GAO issued a report entitled Nanotechnology: Better Guidance Is Needed to Ensure Accurate Reporting of Federal Research Focused on Environmental, Health, and Safety Risks (GAO-08-402). In this report, GAO reviewed the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), a multiagency effort administered by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The NNI coordinates the nanotechnology-related activities of 25 federal agencies that fund nanoscale research or have a stake in the results. A key research area funded by some agencies related to studying the potential environmental, health, and safety (EHS) risks that may result from exposure to nanoscale materials. For this testimony statement, GAO was asked to summarize the findings of its March 2008 report, focusing on (1) the extent to which selected agencies conducted EHS research in fiscal year 2006; (2) the reasonableness of the agencies' and the NNI's processes to identify and prioritize EHS research; and (3) the effectiveness of the agencies' and the NNI's process to coordinate EHS research.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 25, 2008). "For release on delivery ... April 24, 2008." Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	14 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from GPO Access web site. Address as of 4/25/08: https://govinfo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=gao&docid=f:d08709t.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.