Committee Methods for Gathering Information - Agriculture Forestry and Fishing Research at NIOSH - page 261

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Committee Methods for Gathering Information
This appendix details the methods used by the National Research Council
Committee to Review the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research
Program to gather information to carry out its work. The methods were review-
ing written information from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, inviting comments from stakeholders, and hearing presentations at two
information-gathering meetings.
WRITTEN INFORMATION FROM NIOSH
The NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program (AFF Pro-
gram) provided a roughly 500-page notebook of information to the committee
in advance of the committee's first meeting. The notebook, referred to by NIOSH
and the committee as the evidence package, contained information on the history
of the AFF Program; the program's resources, goals, and objectives; intramural
research activities; extramural research funded by NIOSH; program products and
technology transfer; and relevant NIOSH-wide processes and activities. The AFF
Program and others in NIOSH provided extensive additional information to the
committee in response to questions that arose during the evaluation process. All
interactions and follow-up with NIOSH were carried out through staff. A list of
materials provided to the committee by NIOSH is found in Appendix C. In addition
to written materials provided by NIOSH, the committee had independent access
to other NIOSH papers and conference materials.
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