[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4335-4336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00745]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9958-04-ORD]


Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) Meeting Dates and 
Agenda

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of teleconferences and face-to-face meetings.

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    The Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Laboratory 
Advisory Board (ELAB), as previously announced, holds teleconference 
meetings the third Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. ET and two 
face-to-face meetings each calendar year. For 2017, teleconference only 
meetings will be February 15, March 15, April 19, May 17, June 21, July 
19, September 20, October 18, November 15, and December 20, to discuss 
the ideas and

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views presented at the previous ELAB meetings, as well as new business. 
Items to be discussed by ELAB during the monthly meetings include: (1) 
Issues in continuing the expansion of national environmental 
accreditation; (2) ELAB support to the Agency on issues relating to 
measurement and monitoring for all programs; and (3) follow-up on some 
of ELAB's past recommendations and issues. In addition to the 
teleconferences, ELAB will hold two face-to-face meetings with 
teleconference line also available on January 23, 2017 at the Hyatt 
Regency Houston Galleria in Houston, TX at 1:00 p.m. (CT) and on August 
7, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC at 1:00 p.m. (ET). 
Written comments on laboratory accreditation issues and/or 
environmental monitoring or measurement issues are encouraged and 
should be sent to Ms. Lara P. Phelps, Designated Federal Official, U.S. 
EPA (E243-05), 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 
27709 or emailed to [email protected]. Members of the public are 
invited to listen to the teleconference calls, and time permitting, 
will be allowed to comment on issues discussed during this and previous 
ELAB meetings. Those persons interested in participating should call 
Lara P. Phelps at (919) 541-5544 to obtain teleconference information. 
For information on access or services for individuals with 
disabilities, please contact Lara P. Phelps at the number above. 
Requests for accommodation of a disability should be made at least 10 
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

Thomas A. Burke,
EPA Science Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2017-00745 Filed 1-12-17; 8:45 am]
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