WPC F%.. u͞{u‡ *07DD+FsZYM|lh"ক'ŰBqfAPI+y ͮv'fq=;ѠQNڻ0ҐkyRwJڟwtR_֏-݋@6h Oݗc,z@R*}RhKVk2Ȧ\¦I M8?HsH6 kf֠ ,xkjQ"t[ۙS>/B"P _׊ߊv vϰ> `Ó(<^obd  0 f a UN U<Z b  UN U< 0  B_UN|U<-3UNU</ k h"q h\  `$Times NewRoman<:Default Para ' PBMS 1-30-97 Summary $Larry LaFleur 0 .   3|x(f$  }XX}}xhH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX  S)  {XX{{  ELABPBMSSubcommittee(3S$ !  {XX{{  eggt"8 0UTABLE A(3S$ !  {XX{{  (\  p`&Times New Roman   S)  {XX{{  ELABPBMSSubcommittee@...  1  ڀof4 C  C ڛlll!January30,1997 S'  {XX{{    XF7X{AppendixA TABLE BxhH  Z6Times New Roman Regular\  `$Times NewRoman of 4   S)  {XX{{  ELABPBMSSubcommittee@..'  1  ڀof4 C  C ڛll8!January30,1997xhH  Z6Times New Roman Regular S*  {XX{{    P{January30,1997\  `$Times NewRoman(3S$ !  {XX{{    S)  #{XX${{  ELABPBMSSubcommittee@  1  Q S'  {XX{{    XF7X{ AppendixB  dxhH  Z6Times New Roman Regular\  `$Times NewRoman ##d#  S)  '{XX({{  ELABPBMSSubcommitteexhH  Z6Times New Roman Regular\  `$Times NewRomanH* ?@@@TABLE A"s@@@`@@@i@r@`k@   r@   @TABLE B !  {XX{{      XF7X{ 7dd77dd7% )  &%  %tSummaryofthe  ТELABPBMSSubcommitteeTeleconferenceJanuary30,1997     ThePerformanceBasedMeasurementSystem(PMBS)SubcommitteeoftheEnvironmentalLaboratoryAdvisoryBoard(ELAB)convenedbyteleconferenceonJanuary30,1997,at1:00Ϣp.m.EST.Themeetingwasledbyitschair,Dr.KathyHillig.ActionitemsarelistedinAppendixA.TheparticipantsarelistedinAppendixB.Followingarolecall,therewasadiscussionofthepurposeofthesubcommitteeandtheintendedoutcomeofitsdeliberations.ThecommitteediscussedthepossibilitythatitshouldmakerecommendationstoELAB,endorseordiscourageEPAfrompursuingaPBMS,orarticulateissuesofconcerntotheprivatesector.Itwasnotedthatthesubcommitteewastoarticulateitscharge.Itwasfeltthattheelucidationanddiscussionoftheissueswouldhelpidentifywheretherewasconsensus.Amoredetaileddiscussionofafewoftheearlieridentifiedissuesfollowed.OnepointthatwasdiscussedandagreeduponwasthatELABshouldencourageEPAtotakewhateverstepspossibletoassurethegreatestdegreeofconsistencyofimplementationacrossthevariousProgramOffices.ThiseffortwillhavetobeimplementedatthehighestpossiblelevelsinEPAinordertobeeffective.AnotherpointthatwasagreeduponwasthatacriticalandessentialpreparatorysteptoimplementationofPBMS(or304(h)Streamlining)wouldbethetrainingofassessorsorpersonnelresponsibleforlaboratoryaudits.Thisincludesbothstateandfederalassessors.SincesomeaspectsofimplementationofPBMSrepresentasignificantdeparturefromthecurrentsystem,assessorsneedappropriatetrainingtoassuretheirunderstandingoftheirdutiesforcorrectimplementation.TwogeneralapproachestoimplementingPBMSweredescribed.Thefirstwassettingcriteria(DQOs)asrequiredforeachindividualpurposeandthenestablishingthetestsnecessarytodemonstratethatDQOsweremet.Theanalystcouldthenchooseanyanalyticaltechniqueprovidedtheyperformedtheprescribedtestsanddemonstratedtheproceduremetthecriteria.Thesecondapproachwastouseacomparisontoareferencemethod.Again,asetofappropriatetestswouldhavetobeestablished;but,insteadofusingDQOsasthecriteria,thedeterminationofequivalencewouldbecomparisontotheperformanceofareferencemethod.Therewasmuchdiscussionastotherelativemeritsofthetwoapproaches.ItwasnotedthattheOfficeofWaterseemstobemovingtowardsareferencemethodapproach.OfficeofSolidWasteseemstopreferaDQOapproach.Presently,theOfficeofAirQualityPlanningandStandardsusesareferencemethodapproach,butallowsuseofanalternativemethodprovided301validationprotocolstandardsaremet.TheOfficeofMobileSourcesisjustbeginningdeliberationsonPBMS.  T,'+ %t7dd7  %t7dd7  %t7dd7  %t7dd7  %t7dd7  Therewasagreatdealofdiscussionandconsensusabouttheimportanceofreferencemethods.   Itwasgenerallyagreedthatthereisaneedforareferencemethod.ItwassuggestedthatreferencemethodswereanecessaryinterimrequirementuntilDQOscouldbeestablishedbyeachProgramOffice.ConcernwasexpressedthatifaDQOapproach(eitherasacomponentofaninterimsteporasthelongertermfinalgoal)wasadopted,therewasthepossibilitythatstateorfederalregulatorscouldsetunachievableDQOsbasedonsomecriteria(e.g.ariskassessment).Suchascenariowouldbeunacceptabletotheregulatedcommunity.Astrongrecommendationwasmadeforthereferencemethodapproach,withtherequirementthatEPAdemonstrateordocumentthatthereferencemethodworksforthevariousmatricesforwhichitisintended.Itwassuggestedthatareportbepreparedsummarizingallthedatawhichsupportsordelineatesthelimitsofthereferencemethodsvalidation.PerhapsitcouldbecomethedutyofFederallabstoprovidethestudiesnecessarytopreparesuchadocument.Thisdiscussionleadtoanacknowledgmentfromtheparticipantsthatmanycandidatereferencemethods(i.e.thosemethodswhichareincommonuse)maynotbevalidormaynotworkforsomematrices.ItwasnotedthatthisisnotauniqueproblemwithPBMS(oraPBMSapproachrequiringareferencemethod)butthatitisacurrentproblemwiththeexistingsystem.Therewassomediscussionastotheimportanceandimplicationsofthisobservationandthereweresomesuggestionsmade(e.g.requirethatallnewmethodsbefullyvalidated,drawupontheDMRQAdatawhereitexistsforagivenmatrix,lookatusingthematrixvalidationdataeachlabisrequiredtoperforminsomeoftheexistingwastewater/drinkingwatermethods),buttherewasnoclearresolution.ItwasnotedthatthisissueneededtobeaddressedintheimplementationofPBMS.TherewasnoresolutionorconsensustotheacceptabilityofaDQObasedprogram.OnepossibilitydiscussedwasrequiringanyDQObasedprogramtohavearequirementthatEPAdemonstratethatthereexistsananalyticalprotocolcapableofachievingtheDQOforwhatevermatrixitisapplicableto.Therewasnoconsensusonthis;andthequestionwillrequirefurtherdiscussion.Thecommitteespentsometimeoncommunicationproblems.ThesubcommitteespecificallynotedthatthelackoflogisticalsupportfromEPAshouldbeaddressed.KathyHilligrecapped(summarygiveninAppendixA)andidentifiedtimessetasideduringtheInterimNELACMeetingforthesubcommitteetocontinuethediscussion(Tuesday,2/4/97from5to6PM)andforELABtoreceivepublicinput(Wednesday2/5/97,45PM).̀Thecallwasadjournedat2:30PMEST.̜   `     h      p     AppendixA @-(, Ї@$ ACTIONITEMS d @ ELABPBMSSubcommitteeTeleconference@"January30,1997  < *w"ddd Xdd Xdd X(#(#w,dd ,dd ,edd +     ItemNo.  d  @'Action  d  DateCompleted 5+ P    ?1.?51. 5+) l   ?1. ? 5ТELABshouldencourageseniorEPAofficialstoencouragethehighestlevelofcoordinationanconsistencybetweenthevariousProgramOfficesintheirimplementationofPBMS.?+ 4 <DL!X?  0   5+  l  @2.@52. 5+)   @2. @ 5TrainingofassessorsorpersonnelresponsibleforlaboratoryauditsshouldbeestablishedpriortoimplementationofPBMS.     5+    @3.@53. 5+)  @3. @ 5AllOfficesmustensurethatreferencemethodsexistthatarecapableofmeetinganyregulatoryrequirement.?+ 4 <DL!X?  X  5+   @4.@54. 5+)t  @4. @ 5Allreferencemethodsmustbevalidatedintheappropriatematrixandthatvalidationmustbedocumented.?+ 4 <DL!X?  L  t   X <(4 4 <DL!X<aNotethatItems1and2wereacceptedasrecommendationsbyELABattheFebruary6th @ meetinginBethesda,MD.  T # !   `     h      p     AppendixB@#ListofParticipants d @ ELABPBMSSubcommitteeTeleconference@<<%January30,1997  < XF7XXXF7   `     h *w"dddd dd edd "(#(#w,dd , dd , dd +     @vv` Name  x  @"OAffiliation  x  @AA;Telephones  x  {XXF7KathyHillig   Chair   X  BASFCorporation     Tel:3132465334Fax:3132465226Email:hilligk@npol.southgate.basfcorp.com     MikeConlon  t LabStrategyGroup  t Tel:7039131314Fax:7039131314Email:  `  LarryLaFleur  T  NCASI  T  Tel:5417528801Fax:5417528806Email:llafleur@wcrcncasi.org  @  CynthiaLee  4 AnalyticalServicesLaboratory  4 Tel:5029626400Fax:5029626411Email:    JeanneMourrain,DesignatedFederalOfficer   USEPA,NERLResearchTrianglePark  <! 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