[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 65178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25068]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7836-7]


Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) Meeting Dates, and 
Agenda

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Laboratory 
Advisory Board (ELAB), as previously announced, will have 
teleconference meetings on November 17, 2004, at 1 p.m. e.t.; December 
15, 2004, at 1 p.m. e.t.; January 19, 2005, at 1 p.m. e.t.; February 
15, 2005, at 1 p.m. e.t.; and March 16, 2005, at 1 p.m. e.t. to discuss 
the ideas and views presented at the previous ELAB meetings, as well as 
new business. Items to be discussed by ELAB over these coming meetings 
include: What actions can be taken to expand the number of laboratories 
seeking accreditation under the National Environmental Laboratory 
Accreditation Conference (NELAC) program; homeland security issues 
affecting the laboratory community; ELAB support to the Agency's Forum 
on Environmental Measurements (FEM); what needs to be done to 
facilitate the implementation of the use of a performance approach in 
environmental monitoring; increasing state participation in NELAC; and 
follow-up on some of ELAB's past recommendations and issues. In 
addition to these teleconferences, ELAB will be hosting their next, 
public face-to-face meeting on February 2, 2005, at the Sheraton 
Society Hill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 8:30-11:30 a.m. e.t.
    Written comments on laboratory accreditation issues and/or 
environmental monitoring issues are encouraged and should be sent to 
the ELAB Designated Federal Official, Ms. Lara P. Autry, U.S. EPA 
(E243-05), 109 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 
faxed to (919) 541-4261, or e-mailed to [email protected]. Members of 
the public are invited to listen to the teleconference calls and attend 
the face-to-face meetings. Time permitting, the public will be allowed 
to comment on issues discussed during current and previous ELAB 
meetings. Those persons interested in attending should call Lara P. 
Autry at (919) 541-5544 to obtain teleconference information. The 
number of lines available for the teleconferences, however, are limited 
and will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis. Preference 
will be given to a group wishing to attend over a request from an 
individual.

Paul Gilman,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 04-25068 Filed 11-9-04; 8:45 am]
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