This article, which recently appeared on OMB Watch, examines state and Federal efforts to collect information about nanotechnology’s impact on health and the environment. The state of California "appears to be the furthest along in collecting information about the potential impacts of nanotechnology", particularly the efforts of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/TechnologyDevelopment/Nanotechnology/index.cfm#Why_is_DTSC_interested_in_nanotechnology?. The OMB Watch article may be accessed at http://www.ombwatch.org/node/9726/.