[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77753-77754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28360]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7855-8]


Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) 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), as previously announced, will have 
teleconference meetings on January 19, 2005 at 1 p.m. ET; February 15, 
2005 at 1 p.m. ET; March 16, 2005 at 1 p.m. ET; April 20, 2005 at 1 
p.m. ET; May 18, 2005 at 1 p.m. ET; and June 15, 2005 at 1 p.m. ET 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: (1) What actions can be taken to expand the number of 
laboratories seeking accreditation under the National Environmental 
Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) program; (2) homeland 
security issues affecting the laboratory community; (3) ELAB support to 
the Agency's Forum on Environmental Measurements (FEM); (4) what needs 
to be done to facilitate the implementation of the use of a performance 
approach in environmental monitoring; (5) increasing state 
participation in NELAC; and (6) follow-up on some of ELAB's past 
recommendations and issues. In addition to these teleconference, ELAB 
will be hosting their next, public face-to-face meeting on February 2, 
2005 at the Sheraton Society Hill in

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 8:30-11:30 a.m. ET. An Open Forum 
session for the public to present ideas to ELAB for consideration will 
also be hosted the evening prior to their face-to-face meeting on 
February 1, 2005, 30 minutes following the close of the conference 
sessions being held that day.
    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.

Henry L. Longest, II,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 04-28360 Filed 12-27-04; 8:45 am]
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