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Technical Report 
EPA Report 
Peer review handbook 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency :: U.S. EPA 
2015 
Yes 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science Policy Council 
Washington, DC 
EPA/100/B-15/001 
190 
English 
has erratum 4286973 Errata sheet (March 2017) for the document titled:: 4th edition EPA 100-b-15-001; October 201 5
The goal of this roadmap is to assist the user in understanding how to apply the material in the Handbook and determining where important decisions should be made and documented. Figure 1 summarizes the Agency’s overall peer review process, whereas Figures 2 and 3 provide additional details of the key steps, decisions and milestones. This roadmap is not meant to be a stand-alone document but is to be used as a quick reference to users already familiar with the systematic process of planning, conducting and completing peer reviews. Roadmap users will find flowcharts summarizing major decision points in the process and times where documentation is needed, with references to specific sections in the Handbook containing more detailed information. Although the roadmap assumes familiarity with general Agency terminology, Section 1.2 of the Handbook discusses key terms associated with this guidance.

This roadmap also includes example tools for (1) documenting peer review decisions; (2) developing regulatory action; and (3) planning, conducting and completing the peer review. Because these tools vary depending on both the intended use of the work product and the decisions to be made, more than one tool generally is needed. 
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