[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 23637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10916]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Termination of a Selected National Voluntary Laboratory 
Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Service

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Chief of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology's (NIST) National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program 
(NVLAP) announces the termination of the Chemical Calibration: 
Certifiers of Spectrophotometric NIST Traceable Reference Materials 
(NTRMs) Program offered by NVLAP. The Chemical Calibration: Certifiers 
of Spectrophotometric NTRMs Program comprised laboratories that 
designed, prepared, characterized, certified and distributed NTRM 
filter reference materials.

DATES: The Chemical Calibration: Certifiers of Spectrophotometric NTRMs 
Program will be terminated immediately upon publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Chief, National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 
2140, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2140, or by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Leaman, Chief, National Voluntary 
Laboratory Accreditation Program, (301) 975-4016 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST administers NVLAP under regulations 
found in 15 CFR part 285. NVLAP provides an unbiased third-party 
evaluation and recognition of laboratory performance, as well as expert 
technical assistance to upgrade that performance, by accrediting 
calibration and testing laboratories found competent to perform 
specific calibrations or tests. NVLAP is comprised of a set of 
Laboratory Accreditation Programs (LAPs) which are established on the 
basis of requests and demonstrated need. Each LAP includes specific 
test and/or calibration standards and related methods and protocols 
assembled to satisfy the unique needs for accreditation in the field of 
testing, field of calibration, product, or service.
    Under 15 CFR 285.5, the Chief of NVLAP may terminate a specific LAP 
when it is determined that a need no longer exists to accredit 
laboratories for the services covered under the scope of the LAP. A 
review of the Chemical Calibration: Certifiers of Spectrophotometric 
NTRMs Program revealed that there are zero (0) laboratories enrolled in 
the program. Given this, it is unnecessary and not cost effective to 
continue this LAP. Therefore, the Chief of NVLAP has determined that 
there no longer exists a need to continue this LAP.
    After the comment period, the Chief of NVLAP has determined there 
is no public support for the continuation of the LAP. NVLAP shall no 
longer grant or renew accreditations under the terminated program 
effective upon publication of this notice.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-10916 Filed 5-21-18; 8:45 am]
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