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Front Matter i-xx
Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1-2
Summary 3-10
1 Introduction: The Government Performance and Results Act, the Program Assessment Rating Tool, and the Environmental Protection Agency 11-20
2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs 21-37
3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based? 38-51
4 A Model for Evaluating Research and Development Programs 52-57
5 Findings, Principles, and Recommendations 58-68
Appendix A: Biographic Information on the Committee on Evaluating the Efficiency of Research and Development Programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 69-74
Appendix B: Evaluating the Efficiency of Research and Development Programs at the Environmental Protection Agency: Workshop Summary 75-85
Appendix C: Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Questions 86-89
Appendix D: The Environmental Protection Agency's Strategic and Multi-year Planning Process 90-94
Appendix E: Agency and Industry Efficiency Measures 95-108
Appendix F: Draft Board of Scientific Counselors Handbook for Subcommittee Chairs: Draft Proposed Charge Questions for BOSC Reviews 109-112
Appendix G: OMB's Research and Development Program Investment Criteria 113-118
Appendix H: Charge to the BOSC Subcommittee on Safe Pesticides/Safe Products Research 119-127
Appendix I: PART Guidance on Efficiency Measures 128-132

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Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2008)

Chapter: 4 A Model for Evaluating Research and Development Programs

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Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2008)

Chapter: 4 A Model for Evaluating Research and Development Programs