[Federal Register: January 28, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 18)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Meetings, Open to the Public, of the Multi-Agency 
Radiation Laboratory Protocols Manual Development Working Group

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency, lead.

ACTION: Meetings open to the public.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that 
the

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Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Food and Drug Administration, National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and U.S. Geological 
Survey are meeting to develop a joint interagency guidance manual for 
programs and laboratories to use when planning and implementing the 
analysis of environmental samples for radioactivity. The manual uses a 
performance based approach and will provide guidance to both project 
planners and laboratory personnel. The guidance is being developed as a 
draft document, entitled the Multi-Agency Radiation Laboratory 
Protocols (MARLAP) Manual, and it is anticipated that the final product 
will be a consensus document each agency can agree upon and adopt. 
Meetings of the group are open to the public on a first come, space 
available basis with advance registration. The agenda for this meeting 
will be available on the appropriate INTERNET sites listed below.

DATES, ADDRESS, AND REGISTRATION: A meeting will be held on February 8, 
9, 10, from 9:00 AM until 5:30 PM and on February 11 from 8:30 AM until 
12:30 PM. The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, Building 245, Room 
C-301. Persons wishing to attend this meeting should contact Kenneth 
Inn at 301-975-5541 to register. The schedule, location, and 
registration information for future meetings will be posted at the 
following INTERNET sites:

EPA http://www.epa.gov/radiation/marlap
DOD http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/dls/marlap.htm.
DOE http://www.em.doe.gov/namp (National Analytical Management Program, 
Office of Site Operations, EM-70)
DOE http://tis.eh.doe.gov/oepa (Office of Environmental Policy and 
Assistance, EH-41)
NRC http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/meet.html#OTHER

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons needing further information 
concerning this group and the work of developing the Multi-Agency 
Radiation Laboratory Protocols Manual should contact John Griggs, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency/ORIA, 540 South Morris Avenue, 
Montgomery, AL 36115-2601, (334) 270-3450.

    Dated: January 21, 1999.
Larry Weinstock,
Director, Radiation Protection Division, EPA Office of Radiation and 
Indoor Air.
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