Notice of Termination of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Providers of Proficiency Testing Program, 29126-29127 [E6-7676]

Download as PDF 29126 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 97 / Friday, May 19, 2006 / Notices respect to the Viraj entities and Mukand. Public Comment Any interested party may request a hearing within 15 days of publication of this notice of intent to rescind. See 19 CFR 351.310(c). Any hearing, if requested, will be held 30 days after the date of publication, or the first working day thereafter. Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 15 days after the date of publication of this notice of intent to rescind. See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the time limit for filing the case brief. See 19 CFR 351.309(d). Parties who submit arguments are requested to submit with the argument (1) a statement of the issue, (2) a brief summary of the argument, and (3) a table of authorities. 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E6–7685 Filed 5–18–06; 8:45 am] Billing Code: 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. AGENCY: Notice of partially closed meeting. ACTION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:37 May 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet Tuesday, June 6, 2006. The Judges Panel is composed of eleven members prominent in the field of quality management and appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The purpose of this meeting is to Review the 2006 Baldrige Award Cycle; Discussion of Senior Examiner Training for Site Visits and Final Judging Interaction; Judges’ Survey of Applicants; and Judging Process Improvement Discussion for Final Judges’ Meeting Preparation. The applications under review contain trade secrets and proprietary commercial information submitted to the Government in confidence. DATES: The meeting will convene June 6, 2006 at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on June 6, 2006. It is estimated that the closed portion of the meeting will last from 10 a.m until 2 p.m. and the open portion of the meeting will last from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. and from 2 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Lecture Room A, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. All visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology site will have to pre-register to be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register 48 hours in advance in order to be admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to Virginia Davis no later than Friday, June 2, 2006, and she will provide you with instructions for admittance. Ms. Davis’ e-mail address is virginia.davis@nist.gov and her phone number is (301) 975–2361. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Harry Hertz, Director, National Quality Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, telephone number (301) 975–2361. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on December 27, 2005, that the meeting of the Judges Panel will be closed pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, as amended by section 5(c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409. The meeting, which involves examination of Award applicant data from U.S. companies and a discussion of this data as compared to the Award criteria in order to PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 recommend Award recipients, may be closed to the public in accordance with section 552b(c)(4) of Title 5, United States Code, because the meetings are likely to disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person which is privileged or confidential. Dated: May 15, 2006. Hratch G. Semerjian, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. E6–7669 Filed 5–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology [Docket No. 060404094–6094–01] Notice of Termination of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Providers of Proficiency Testing Program National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) regulations, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is announcing that the NVLAP Chemical Calibration, Providers of Proficiency Testing Program (PPT) will be terminated, effective at the close of business on September 30, 2006. For further information, interested parties may contact Mr. C. Douglas Faison at the address below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions should be directed to C. Douglas Faison at (301) 975–5304; via email at faisond@nist.gov or by mail at the Standards Services Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2140, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2140. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the regulations, Title 15 CFR 285.5, NIST is announcing that, effective COB September 30, 2006, the Chemical Calibration, Programwill be terminated. In 1999, the NVLAP PPT program was created to assume the role and responsibilities formerly provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) Water Proficiency Evaluation Program. The purpose of the NVLAP PPT program is to review and accredit laboratories for their competence to characterize samples and to conduct proficiency test programs to support USEPA requirements for environmental E:\FR\FM\19MYN1.SGM 19MYN1 wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 97 / Friday, May 19, 2006 / Notices laboratories. Accreditation is offered in those areas necessary to support environmental laboratory testing of drinking water and waste water. The PPT program is a competence based program, meaning Proficiency Testing Providers are periodically assessed and found competent to prepare and analyze samples and to conduct studies. Proficiency Testing Providers are reevaluated every two years requiring a complete review of their competence and their performance on studies conducted. Proficiency Testing Providers are also required to participate in proficiency testing activities administered by the NIST Analytical Chemistry Division (ACD). In 2003, the National Environmental Accreditation Conference (NELAC) published the NELAC Standard, which modified and made more stringent the accreditation requirements for Proficiency Testing Providers. The NELAC standard requires that Proficiency Testing Providers be accredited by a Proficiency Testing Oversight Body (PTOB)/Proficiency Test Provider Accreditor (PTPA). Chapter 2 of the NELAC Standard sets out the requirements for the operation of a PTOB/PTPA. Specifically, clauses D.4 and D.5 of Chapter 2, Appendix D, require that the PTOB/PTPA provide ongoing oversight of Proficiency Testing Providers and the PTOB/PTPA develop and maintain a comprehensive database for the purpose of statistical monitoring of Proficiency Testing Providers’ study data. The NVLAP PPT program does not meet the requirements to be a PTOB/ PTPA because it does not include ongoing oversight and NVLAP does not have the resources to develop and maintain the required database. NVLAP, therefore, did not apply to serve as a PTOB/PTPA and does not wish to be recognized by NELAC as having a program that meets the requirement for service as a PTOB/PTPA. NELAC has approved at least one PTOB/PTPA that will satisfy the original need and that meets current requirements. NVLAP has been informed that this PTOB/PTPA’s program will be operational by June 30, 2006. NVLAP will maintain the accreditations of the current NVLAPaccredited Proficiency Testing Providers until September 30, 2006, to ensure continuity in coverage. After that date, Proficiency Testing Providers will be able to obtain accreditation from a NELAC-approved PTOB/PTPA. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:37 May 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 Dated: May 10, 2006. Hratch G. Semerjian, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. E6–7676 Filed 5–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) A–1 Reservoir located in Palm Beach County, FL AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) has been completed and is available for review and comment. DATES: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the USACE has filed the FEIS with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for publication of their notice of availability in the Federal Register. The EPA notice officially starts the 30-day review period for this document. It is the goal of the USACE to have the this notice published on the same date as the EPA notice. However, if that does not occur, the date of the EPA notice will determine the closing date for comments on the FEIS. Comments on the FEIS must be submitted to the address below under Further Contact Information and must be received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday, June 19, 2006. ADDRESSES: The FEIS can be viewed online at https:// www.saj.usace.army.mil/pao/hotTopics/ hot_topics_acceler8.htm (follow the link to New Information). Copies of the FEIS are also available for review at the following libraries: Belle Glade Branch Public Library, 530 S. Main Street, Belle Glade, FL 33430 Palm Beach County Main Library, 3650 Summit Blvd., W. Palm Beach, FL 33406 Clewiston Public Library, 120 W. Osceola Ave., Clewiston, FL 33440 Pahokee Branch Public Library, 525 Bacom Point Rd., Pahokee, FL 33476 Legislative Library, 701 The Capitol, Tallahassee, FL 32399–1300 Glades County Public Library, PO Box 505, Riverside Dr., Moorehaven, FL 33471 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29127 South Bay Public Library, 375 SW. 2nd Ave., South Bay, FL 33493 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tori White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, 1400 Centrepark Suite 750, West Palm Beach, Florida 33410, Telephone: 561–472– 8888. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is construction and operation of a 16,768acre water supply reservoir located north of Stormwater Treatment Area 3/ 4 and between the Miami and North New River Canals in the EAA in Palm Beach County, Florida. The purpose of the EAA Reservoir A–1 is to store water from stormwater runoff and releases from Lake Okeechobee at any given time. As part of the USACE’s review process, this FEIS has been prepared. The SFWMD’s proposed project, identified as Cell A–1, has the same footprint as a portion of the Selected Plan, identified in the USACE’s September 2005 Draft Integrated Project Implementation Report (PIR)/EIS and the February 2006 Revised Draft Integrated PIR/EIS for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) EAA Storage Reservoirs project, which features a two-cell reservoir impoundment with a maximum normal pool storage depth of 12 feet at approximately 31,000 acres of above ground surface area storage. The SFWMD proposes to construct the EAA Reservoir A–1 project prior to implementation of the CERP EAA Storage Reservoirs project. The proposed project includes an open water reservoir with a capacity of 190,000 acre-feet at an approximate depth of 12.5 feet. The reservoir would be constructed on a 16,768-acre parcel of land. The USACE is proceeding with two separate and independent but related actions, the regulatory evaluation of the SFWMD’s proposed EAA Reservoir A–1 project and the planning evaluation of the federal CERP EAA Storage Reservoirs project, both of which are described in the September 2005 Draft Integrated PIR/EIS and February 2006 Revised Draft Integrated PIR/EIS. The USACE and SFWMD had anticipated that the SFWMD would accelerate construction and achievement of benefits of certain CERP projects by obtaining required permits and initiating construction upon completion of the FEIS for the federal CERP project. Because of delays in completion of the FEIS for the CERP EAA Storage Reservoirs project, the SFWMD is pursuing a Department of the Army permit prior to completion of the E:\FR\FM\19MYN1.SGM 19MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
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[Pages 29126-29127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket No. 060404094-6094-01]


Notice of Termination of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology's Providers of Proficiency Testing Program

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Voluntary Laboratory 
Accreditation Program (NVLAP) regulations, the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) is announcing that the NVLAP Chemical 
Calibration, Providers of Proficiency Testing Program (PPT) will be 
terminated, effective at the close of business on September 30, 2006. 
For further information, interested parties may contact Mr. C. Douglas 
Faison at the address below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions should be directed to C. 
Douglas Faison at (301) 975-5304; via e-mail at faisond@nist.gov or by 
mail at the Standards Services Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2140, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the regulations, Title 15 
CFR 285.5, NIST is announcing that, effective COB September 30, 2006, 
the Chemical Calibration, Programwill be terminated.
    In 1999, the NVLAP PPT program was created to assume the role and 
responsibilities formerly provided by the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency's (USEPA) Water Proficiency Evaluation Program. The 
purpose of the NVLAP PPT program is to review and accredit laboratories 
for their competence to characterize samples and to conduct proficiency 
test programs to support USEPA requirements for environmental

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laboratories. Accreditation is offered in those areas necessary to 
support environmental laboratory testing of drinking water and waste 
water. The PPT program is a competence based program, meaning 
Proficiency Testing Providers are periodically assessed and found 
competent to prepare and analyze samples and to conduct studies. 
Proficiency Testing Providers are re-evaluated every two years 
requiring a complete review of their competence and their performance 
on studies conducted. Proficiency Testing Providers are also required 
to participate in proficiency testing activities administered by the 
NIST Analytical Chemistry Division (ACD).
    In 2003, the National Environmental Accreditation Conference 
(NELAC) published the NELAC Standard, which modified and made more 
stringent the accreditation requirements for Proficiency Testing 
Providers. The NELAC standard requires that Proficiency Testing 
Providers be accredited by a Proficiency Testing Oversight Body (PTOB)/
Proficiency Test Provider Accreditor (PTPA). Chapter 2 of the NELAC 
Standard sets out the requirements for the operation of a PTOB/PTPA. 
Specifically, clauses D.4 and D.5 of Chapter 2, Appendix D, require 
that the PTOB/PTPA provide ongoing oversight of Proficiency Testing 
Providers and the PTOB/PTPA develop and maintain a comprehensive 
database for the purpose of statistical monitoring of Proficiency 
Testing Providers' study data.
    The NVLAP PPT program does not meet the requirements to be a PTOB/
PTPA because it does not include ongoing oversight and NVLAP does not 
have the resources to develop and maintain the required database. 
NVLAP, therefore, did not apply to serve as a PTOB/PTPA and does not 
wish to be recognized by NELAC as having a program that meets the 
requirement for service as a PTOB/PTPA.
    NELAC has approved at least one PTOB/PTPA that will satisfy the 
original need and that meets current requirements. NVLAP has been 
informed that this PTOB/PTPA's program will be operational by June 30, 
2006. NVLAP will maintain the accreditations of the current NVLAP-
accredited Proficiency Testing Providers until September 30, 2006, to 
ensure continuity in coverage. After that date, Proficiency Testing 
Providers will be able to obtain accreditation from a NELAC-approved 
PTOB/PTPA.

    Dated: May 10, 2006.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E6-7676 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45 am]
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