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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Termination of a Selected National
Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation
Program (NVLAP) Service
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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.
SUMMARY:
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
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2140, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2140, or
by email at nvlap@nist.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dana Leaman, Chief, National Voluntary
Laboratory Accreditation Program, (301)
975–4016 or dana.leaman@nist.gov.
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.
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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.
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