{"abstract":"Section 515 of Public Law 106-554, the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001, directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue government-wide guidelines that \"provide policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal agencies.\" The OMB guidelines require that agencies subject to the OMB guidelines must establish administrative mechanisms allowing affected persons to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by the agency that does not comply with the OMB guidelines or the agency guidelines. The OMB final guidelines were published in the Federal Register on February 22, 2002. Those guidelines direct that, by October 1, 2002, agencies publish their information quality guidelines. The Department of Commerce published its draft guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of disseminated information on its Internet Web site on May 1, 2002 and in the Federal Register on May 3, 2002 (67 FR 22398). The Department of Commerce's response to the comments received is included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. This document implements section 515 for the Department of Commerce and defines the Department of Commerce's information quality guidelines. It may be revised periodically, based on experience, evolving requirements in the Department of Commerce, and concerns expressed by the public.","action":"Notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2002/10/08/02-25340.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"67 FR 62685","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":null,"disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 020430099-2226-02"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"02-25340","effective_on":null,"end_page":62695,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2002/10/08/02-25340.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/10/08/02-25340/guidelines-for-ensuring-and-maximizing-the-quality-objectivity-utility-and-integrity-of-disseminated","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/02-25340?publication_date=2002-10-08","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2002-10-08/02-25340/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":11,"page_views":{"count":1533,"last_updated":"2026-04-24 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-10-08/pdf/02-25340.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2002-10-08","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2002/10/08/02-25340.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0690-XX07":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["0690-XX07"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":62685,"subtype":null,"title":"Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Disseminated Information","toc_doc":"Information disseminated by Federal agencies; quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity guidelines","toc_subject":"Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":67}