RAAUZYUW RUENAAA3568 3492155-UUUU--RUCCBWF. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWCSE4002 3492142 R 152153Z DEC 06 PSN 612558I27 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV ZEN/ALNAV @ AL ALNAV(UC) BT UNCLAS SUBJ: 2006 DON INPUT-ANNUAL INFORMATION QUALITY REPORT AND PEER/REVIEW REPORT FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV UNCLAS ALNAV 085/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/DEC// SUBJ/2006 DON INPUT-ANNUAL INFORMATION QUALITY REPORT AND PEER /REVIEW REPORT// REF/A/DOC/SECTION 515 OF PUB LAW 106-554/21DEC2000/APP C// REF/B/FED REGISTER/VOL. 67, NR 36, PG 8452/22FEB2002// REF/C/DOC/DEPSECDEF MEMO/10FEB2003// PAGE 02 RUENAAA3568 UNCLAS REF/D/DOC/OMB BULLETIN/16DEC2004// NARR/REF A IS SECTION 515 OF THE TREASURY AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 (PUB.L. 106-554). REF B IS OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) INFORMATION QUALITY GUIDELINES. REF C IS DOD POLICY MEMORANDUM TO ENSURE QUALITY OF INFORMATION DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) ACTIVITIES. REF D IS OMB S FINAL INFORMATION QUALITY BULLETIN FOR PEER REVIEW.// POC/ALAN GOLDSTEIN/CIV/CHINFO/WASHINGTON DC/TEL:703- 695-1887// AKNLDG// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS ALNAV IS A REMINDER AND CALL FOR THE ANNUAL INFORMATION QUALITY REPORT AND THE ANNUAL PEER REVIEW REPORT. TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF REFS A THROUGH D, A GENERAL CALL FOR THIS DATA MUST BE CONDUCTED. MOST DEPARTMENT OF NAVY (DON) COMMANDS DO NOT DEAL WITH THE TYPE OF REGULATORY AND SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION INVOLVED AND NEGATIVE REPLIES ARE PROBABLE. INPUTS ARE DUE TO CHINFO BY 22 DEC 06. REPORT FORMATS AND REPORTING GUIDANCE ARE PROVIDED BELOW. 2. PER REFS A AND B, THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) ISSUES GUIDANCE TO ENSURE QUALITY, OBJECTIVITY, UTILITY, AND PAGE 03 RUENAAA3568 UNCLAS INTEGRITY OF INFORMATION DISSEMINATED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES TO THE PUBLIC. ANY PERSON OR GROUP WHO MAY BENEFIT, BE HARMED, OR OTHERWISE AFFECTED MATERIALLY BY THE DISSEMINATED INFORMATION MAY SEEK REDRESS FROM DOD IF THAT INFORMATION DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE GUIDELINES. A. THE DON IS REQUIRED BY REF C TO COMPILE AN ANNUAL INFORMATION QUALITY REPORT FROM ITS COMMANDS AND ACTIVITIES OF COMPLAINTS FROM AFFECTED PERSONS. DATA MUST BE TRACKED FROM 1 OCT 05 THROUGH 30 SEP 06 (FY06). B. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN THIS FORMAT: (1) NAME OF COMMAND OR ACTIVITY. (2) LOCATION OF COMMAND ACTIVITY. (3) COMMAND OR ACTIVITY POC (NAME, RANK, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS). (4) NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED. (5) NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SUBSTANTIATED AS VALID AND CORRECTED. (6) NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS DENIED. (7) NUMBER OF DENIED COMPLAINTS APPEALED. (8) NUMBER OF APPEALS GRANTED. (9) NUMBER OF APPEALS DENIED. PAGE 04 RUENAAA3568 UNCLAS (10) NUMBER OF APPEALS PENDING AS OF END OF FY. (11) COMPLAINTS FROM AFFECTED PERSONS INVOLVING INFLUENTIAL SCIENTIFIC, FINANCIAL, OR STATISTICAL INFORMATION MUST INCLUDE A BRIEF QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTION DESCRIBING EACH COMPLAINT, OR CATEGORY OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE OF A SIMILAR NATURE, AND THE RESOLUTION THEREOF, SHALL BE PROVIDED. PER REF C, INFLUENTIAL MEANS THAT THE COMPONENT CAN REASONABLY DETERMINE THAT DISSEMINATION OF THE INFORMATION WILL HAVE OR DOES HAVE CLEAR AND SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON IMPORTANT PUBLIC POLICIES OR IMPORTANT PRIVATE SECTOR DECISIONS. 3. REF D ESTABLISHED GOVERNMENT WIDE GUIDANCE INTENDED TO ENHANCE PEER REVIEWS OF GOVERNMENT SCIENCE DOCUMENTS. PEER REVIEWS ARE USED BY THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF PUBLISHED INFORMATION. SUCH REVIEWS CAN INCREASE THE QUALITY AND CREDIBILITY OF THE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION GENERATED ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. A. THE OMB BULLETIN ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON WHAT INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO PEER REVIEW, THE SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE REVIEWERS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ANNUAL PEER REVIEW REPORT. PAGE 05 RUENAAA3568 UNCLAS B. FOR THE PEER REVIEW ANNUAL REPORT, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN THIS FORMAT: (1) NUMBER OF PEER REVIEWS CONDUCTED SUBJECT TO THE BULLETIN. (2) NUMBER OF TIMES ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES WERE INVOKED. (3) NUMBER OF TIMES WAIVERS OR DEFERRALS WERE INVOKED (AND IN THE CASE OF DEFERRALS, THE LENGTH OF TIME ELAPSED BETWEEN THE DEFERRAL AND PEER REVIEW). (4) ANY DECISION TO APPOINT A REVIEWER PURSUANT TO ANY EXCEPTION TO THE APPLICABLE INDEPENDENCE OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST STANDARDS OF REF D INCLUDING DETERMINATIONS BY THE SECRETARY OR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PURSUANT TO SEC III (3)(C) OF REF D. (5) NUMBER OF PEER REVIEW PANELS THAT WERE CONDUCTED IN PUBLIC AND THE NUMBER THAT ALLOWED PUBLIC COMMENT. (6) NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTS PROVIDED ON THE AGENCY S PEER REVIEW PLANS. (7) NUMBER OF PEER REVIEWERS THAT THE AGENCY USED THAT WERE RECOMMENDED BY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES. 4. ECHELON II AND MARINE CORPS MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS WILL CONSOLIDATE REPORTS FROM THEIR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS/ACTIVITIES AND SUBMIT REPORTS TO CHINFO AND DIRPA. ALL OTHER DON ACTIVITIES WILL PAGE 06 RUENAAA3568 UNCLAS FORWARD INFORMATION QUALITY AND PEER REVIEW REPORTS FOR FY06 DIRECTLY TO CHINFO AND DIRPA, VIA THE APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND. REPORTS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 22 DEC 06 AND WILL FOLLOW THE FORMAT SHOWN IN PARAS 2 AND 3. NEGATIVE RESPONSES ARE REQUIRED AND NEED ONLY STATE -QUOTE- NEGATIVE REPORT -UNQUOTE-. 5. REPORTS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO CHINFO, MR. ALAN GOLDSTEIN, POLICY, DOCTRINE AND TECHNOLOGY BRANCH, ALAN.P.GOLDSTEIN-AT-NAVY.MIL; AND MR. TIM DELOBE, MANAGER, INTERACTIVE DEVELOPMENT, TIM.DELOBE-AT-USMC.MIL, AS APPLICABLE. CHINFO WILL CONSOLIDATE THE SECRETARIAT, NAVY, AND MARINE CORPS REPORTS, AND ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED DON REPORTS TO OASD(PA) PER REF C. 6. REFERENCES ARE POSTED ON THE DON CIO WEBSITE AT (LOWER CASE) WWW.DONCIO.NAVY.MIL. SELECT THE POLICY AND GUIDANCE TAB, THEN THE INFORMATION QUALITY LINK FROM THE MAJOR CATEGORIES MENU ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INFORMATION QUALITY ALSO CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING OMB LINK: (LOWER CASE) WWW.WHITEHOUSE.GOV/OMB/INFOREG/INFOPOLTECH.HTML#IQ.// BT #3568 NNNN