the National research council (A) The NrC put forth a linear scientific approach in a 1983 report on risk entitled risk assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process--also known as the red book Under the NrC s 1983 approach, scientific experts first developed a proposal with limited contributions from affected stakeholders fterward, this science-based proposal was presented to interested and affected stakeholders for comment The NrCs 1983 linear scientific approach symbolized a top-down strategy for combining science and policy and has been used by multiple government agenciesthe National Research Council (A) • The NRC put forth a linear scientific approach in a 1983 report on risk entitled Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process—also known as the Red Book. • Under the NRC’s 1983 approach, scientific experts first developed a proposal with limited contributions from affected stakeholders; afterward, this science-based proposal was presented to interested and affected stakeholders for comment. • The NRC’s 1983 linear scientific approach symbolized a top-down strategy for combining science and policy and has been used by multiple government agencies