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ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) will hold a public workshop on Thursday, January 26, 2006, at the Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. The purpose of the workshop is to exchange information among NVLAP, laboratories interested in testing radiation detection instruments for Department of Homeland Security applications, and other interested parties. The results of the workshop will be used in the PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 development of the Radiation Detection Instruments Laboratory Accreditation Program. There is no charge for the workshop. The workshop is scheduled for Thursday, January 26, 2006. DATES: National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, 100 Bureau Drive/MS 2140, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2140. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betty Ann Torres, Senior Program Manager, NVLAP, 100 Bureau Drive/ MS2140, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2140, Phone: (301) 975–8446 or e-mail: betty.torres@nist.gov; Charlie Brannon, Physics Laboratory, Phone: (301) 975– 3855 or e-mail: charlie.brannon@nist.gov. Information regarding NVLAP and the accreditation process can be viewed at https://www.nist.gov/nvlap. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested that a laboratory accreditation program be established for laboratories that test radiation detection instruments used in homeland security applications. The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) is establishing an accreditation program to meet DHS requirements. NVLAP accreditation criteria are established in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR, title 15, Part 285), NVLAP Procedures and General Requirements. Laboratories conducting this testing will be required to meet ISO/IEC International Standard 17025, General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories; the requirements of the ANSI/IEEE N42 series of standards and their corresponding Test and Evaluation Protocols; and any other criteria deemed necessary by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. For each new laboratory accreditation program (LAP), NVLAP works with the affected testing community to develop program-specific technical requirements. These requirements tailor the general accreditation criteria referenced in Sections 4 and 5 of NIST Handbook 150 to the tests and services in the new LAP. Program-specific requirements include the details of the Scope of Accreditation, test and measurement equipment, personnel requirements, validation of test methods, and reporting test results. 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AGENCY: SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) publishes this notice to announce that it is establishing an accreditation program for laboratories that perform testing of radiation detection instruments. This program will provide for the accreditation of laboratories that test radiation detection instruments using standards developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Homeland Security Instrumentation (HSI) and Radiation Protection Instrumentation (RPI) groups. DATES: Laboratories interested in seeking accreditation that will allow them to be considered for Department of Homeland Security recognition should contact NVLAP immediately. ADDRESSES: National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, 100 Bureau Drive/MS 2140, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2140. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2524-2525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-414]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Workshop for 
Laboratories Interested in Testing Radiation Detection Instruments for 
Homeland Security Applications

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program 
(NVLAP) will hold a public workshop on Thursday, January 26, 2006, at 
the Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. The 
purpose of the workshop is to exchange information among NVLAP, 
laboratories interested in testing radiation detection instruments for 
Department of Homeland Security applications, and other interested 
parties. The results of the workshop will be used in the development of 
the Radiation Detection Instruments Laboratory Accreditation Program. 
There is no charge for the workshop.

DATES: The workshop is scheduled for Thursday, January 26, 2006.

ADDRESSES: National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, 100 
Bureau Drive/MS 2140, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2140.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betty Ann Torres, Senior Program 
Manager, NVLAP, 100 Bureau Drive/MS2140, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2140, 
Phone: (301) 975-8446 or e-mail: betty.torres@nist.gov; Charlie 
Brannon, Physics Laboratory, Phone: (301) 975-3855 or e-mail: 
charlie.brannon@nist.gov.
    Information regarding NVLAP and the accreditation process can be 
viewed at https://www.nist.gov/nvlap.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has 
requested that a laboratory accreditation program be established for 
laboratories that test radiation detection instruments used in homeland 
security applications. The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation 
Program (NVLAP) is establishing an accreditation program to meet DHS 
requirements.
    NVLAP accreditation criteria are established in accordance with the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR, title 15, Part 285), NVLAP Procedures 
and General Requirements. Laboratories conducting this testing will be 
required to meet ISO/IEC International Standard 17025, General 
Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration 
Laboratories; the requirements of the ANSI/IEEE N42 series of standards 
and their corresponding Test and Evaluation Protocols; and any other 
criteria deemed necessary by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
    For each new laboratory accreditation program (LAP), NVLAP works 
with the affected testing community to develop program-specific 
technical requirements. These requirements tailor the general 
accreditation criteria referenced in Sections 4 and 5 of NIST Handbook 
150 to the tests and services in the new LAP. Program-specific 
requirements include the details of the Scope of Accreditation, test 
and measurement equipment, personnel requirements, validation of test 
methods, and reporting test results.


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    Dated: January 11, 2006.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Deputy Director.
 [FR Doc. E6-414 Filed 1-13-06; 8:45 am]
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