[Federal Register: February 1, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 22)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board Meeting Dates, and Agenda

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Teleconference Meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Laboratory 
Advisory Board (ELAB) will have teleconference meetings on the third 
Wednesday of each month for 2002, with the first meeting occurring 
February 20, at 11 a.m. EST to discuss the ideas and views presented at 
the previous ELAB meetings, as well as new business. Items to be 
discussed include; recommendations to restructure the National 
Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (NELAC) to allow it to better 
serve the future needs of EPA and the States; approaches to win 
acceptance and bring smaller environmental laboratories into a national 
program for laboratory accreditation; and recommendations on EPA's 
future role in NELAC. ELAB is soliciting input from the public on these 
and other issues related to the National Environmental Laboratory 
Accreditation Program (NELAP) and the NELAC standards. Written comments 
on NELAP laboratory accreditation and the NELAC

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standards are encouraged and should be sent to Edward Kantor, DFO, P.O. 
Box 93478, Las Vegas NV 89193, or faxed to (702) 798-2261 or emailed to 
kantor.edward@epa.gov. Members of the public are invited to listen the 
teleconference calls, and time permitting, will be allowed to comment 
on issues discussed during this and previous ELAB meetings. Those 
persons interested in attending this teleconference should call Edward 
Kantor at 702-798-2690 to get the conference call in number. The number 
of lines are limited and will be distributed on a first come, first 
serve basis. Preferences will be given to a group wishing to attend 
over an individual.

    Dated January 23, 2002.
John G. Lyon,
Director, Environmental Sciences Division, National Environmental 
Research Laboratory.
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