Yet another jurisdiction (US) and government agency (Government Accountability Office [GAO]) has released a report about regulating nanomaterials. From the news item on Nanowerk,

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report “Nanotechnology: Nanomaterials Are Widely Used in Commerce, but EPA Faces Challenges in Regulating Risk” (pdf) in which it recommends that EPA complete its plans to modify its regulatory framework for nanomaterials as needed.

As usual, Canada is mentioned for its ‘nanomaterials inventory plan’ but for the first time it’s described as a plan and not a fait accompli,

Australia and the United Kingdom have undertaken a voluntary data collection approach whereas Canada plans to require companies to submit certain types of information.

Thank you to whoever authored the GAO report for getting it right. Meanwhile, I wonder when the Canadian government will choose to notify Canadians (or at least our companies) of this plan.

If you want an overview of the report do go to Nanowerk; I’ve started reading the report and will comment on it tomorrow.

One last note, I remember (having worked in a library and filed their documents) when GAO stood for Government Accounting Office.