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Procedures for Detection and Quantitation

Federal Advisory Committee on Detection and Quantitation for Uses in Clean Water Act Programs

Meeting #6

Wednesday–Friday, December 06-08, 2006

L. William Seidman Center
3501 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA
Rooms 203 & 205

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Final Meeting Summary of Meeting #6 (PDF) (137 K, 35 pages)

AGENDA

DAY ONE: Wednesday, December 6, 2006, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Time	Activity	Materials
9:00 AM	Opening and Introductions
9:10 AM	Welcome from Mary Smith, Director, Engineering and Analysis Division, EPA
9:15 AM	Agenda Overview and Grounding Facilitator summary of goals for this meeting FACDQ Timeline and Charter Review of decisions needed at this meeting
9:35 AM	Discussion and Approval of Meeting Summaries #4 and #5	Conference Call Summary of Revisions to Draft Summary of Meeting #4 (PDF) (6 pages, 37 K) Fourth Meeting Final Summary (PDF) (27 pages, 105 K) Fifth Meeting Final Summary (PDF) (37 pages, 147 K)
9:50 AM	Caucus Reports of Outreach
10:15 AM	BREAK
10:30 AM	Discussion of Uses of Detection and Quantitation: Committee Discussion and Decisions on Policy Issues and Actions Lab-Determined Detection Limits (DLs) and Quantitation Limits (QLs) Method Promulgation Demonstration of Laboratory Proficiency of Detection and Quantitation Limits Future Updates of Promulgated Analytical Method DLs and QLs Recommendations for NPDES Permits and Compliance Uses for WQBELS At or Below QL Other Uses to Consider Another Issue to Consider: Alternative Test Procedure Implementation of the Final Committee Recommendations Goals Overview of workgroup process to revise uses proposal from FACDQ #5 Committee discussion on uses Committee recommendations on uses	Policy Recommendations for Discussion & Decision (PDF) (11 pages, 57 K)
12:00 PM	LUNCH (in cafeteria)
1:00 PM	Continued Discussion and Decisions on Uses
4:30 PM	Public Comment BREAK
4:40 PM	Wrap-up; Agenda Review and Assignments for Day 2
5:00 PM	ADJOURN DAY 1

DAY TWO: Thursday, December 7, 2006, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Time	Activity	Materials
9:00 AM	Welcome, Day 2 Agenda Review
9:15 AM	Continued Discussion and Decisions on Uses
10:30 AM	BREAK
10:45 AM	Continued Discussion and Decisions on Uses
12:30 PM	LUNCH (in cafeteria)
1:30 PM	Recap Decisions on Uses
2:30 PM	Matrix Effects Goal Provide direction on topic	Options for Addressing Matrix Effects (PDF) (2 pages, 19 K)
3:15 PM	BREAK
3:30 PM	Data Quality Objectives and Measurement Quality Objectives Goal Discuss and Recommend DQOs for Final Report	Developing FACDQ Recommendations around Data Quality Objectives (PDF) (5 pages, 29 K)
5:00 PM	Public Comment
5:10 PM	Wrap-Up; Agenda Review and Assignments for Day 3
5:30 PM	ADJOURN DAY 2

DAY THREE: Friday, December 8, 2006, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Time	Activity	Materials
8:00 AM	Welcome, Day 3 Agenda Review
8:15 AM	Committee Working Definitions Goal Discuss the Committee's rationale and terminology for the current set of working definitions	Rationale for Working Definitions (PDF) (4 pages, 89 K)
9:00 AM	Committee Final Report Outline Goal Discuss and Approve Expectations, Content and Drafting Group Work Assignments for Final Report	Recommendations and Questions Related to Draft Outline Final Report (PDF) (4 pages, 33 K)
10:15 AM	BREAK
10:30 AM	Discussion of Procedures Goal Caucus comments and preferences
11:15 AM	Recap of Decisions Made at FACDQ #6
12:00 PM	Public Comment
12:10 PM	Assignments to Technical Work Group and Policy Work Group
12:45 PM	Wrap-Up; Summary and Next Steps
1:00 PM	ADJOURN DAY 3

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