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Conrad Law & Policy Counsel
1615 L St., NW, Suite 1350
Washington, DC 20036-5668
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James W. Conrad, Jr.
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Capability:
Even before his time at ACC, but particularly while he was there, Conrad developed formidable skills in advocating his clients' interests in the highly complex scientific and technical areas that underlie environmental, health and safety regulation. He is conversant in the language of toxicology, epidemiology, exposure assessment and risk assessment, and understands governmental policies for standard-setting in these areas. He played a crucial role in catalyzing significant changes in the processes used for EPA's IRIS database and the National Toxicology Program's Report on Carcinogens, and in obtaining greater Congressional funding for IRIS.
At the close of the Twentieth Century, these 'use of science in regulation' issues became a special case in the emerging controversy about how federal agencies use information for policy purposes. Conrad has been centrally involved in these debates throughout that time. At the core of these disputes is the Information Quality Act (IQA), on which Conrad is particularly expert. In addition to OMB's and EPA's IQA Guidelines, Conrad is also deeply familiar with OMB's Peer Review Bulletin, its Bulletin on Good Guidance Practices and its proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin. He has published and spoken as well on the questions of conflict of interest and bias in scientific work and scientific review panels. Conrad also understands the issues associated with human subjects research.
Track Record:
- Represent major industrial company on issues involving federal agency use of industry-funded science and industry scientists.
- Invited to participate in University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Center for Bioethics conference on conflict of interest in energy & biomedical science.
- Drafted ACC's comments and led ACC's advocacy regarding: OMB and EPA's Information Quality Act Guidelines; OMB's Peer Review Bulletin; OMB's Bulletin on Good Guidance Practices; OMB's proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin; and EPA's rules on Human Subjects Research.
- Informally advised several parties in IQA correction requests and subsequent litigation.
- Stopped EPA's "Third-Party Assessment Factors."
- Provided leadership in reforming the processes used by EPA's IRIS database; drafted, negotiated earmarks and report language adopted in multiple Congresses regarding IRIS.
- President of the Coalition for Effective Environmental Information.
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