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Procedures for Detection and Quantitation
Common Base of Information
Requests from Members at the First Committee Meeting
September 29, 2005
At the FACDQ's initial meeting on June 22, 2005, members were asked to work in their interest groups to identify what they needed to be able to participate effectively in the process. They reported their results by interest group.
Triangle Associates' facilitation team reviewed the reports as input into designing an approach to provide a common base of information that would assist the Advisory Committee to have constructive and productive discussions. Triangle grouped the requests into four categories: process, facts, analysis, research, and policy. Those groupings are presented in the table below. Included in the table is one column that identifies who is providing that information and one column that identifies what is the status and schedule for providing the information.
| Type of Request | Information Requested | Who provides? | Status and Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process | Roadmap and project milestones | Triangle |
|
| Facts | Identification of Clean Water Act programs that rely on results of EPA-approved analytical methods for detection and EPA guidance for quantitation | EPA | EPA will report at September meeting |
| Facts | Distillation of alternative detection and quantitation methodologies | Technical Work Group | To be presented at September meeting |
| Facts | Literature references | Technical Work Group | To be presented at September meeting |
| Analysis | Flaws in existing MDL procedure | Technical Work Group | To be presented at September meeting |
| Analysis | Evaluation of existing and proposed procedures according to criteria | Technical Work Group | Initial evaluation to be presented at September meeting. Subsequent analysis to be conducted according to final evaluation criteria to be identified at the December meeting |
| Research | How state agencies use detection and quantitation | Survey of states | State Caucus report at September meeting |
| Research | How federal agencies use detection and quantitation | EPA/Other Federal Agencies | EPA report at September meeting |
| Research | What environmental groups want | Environmental Caucus | Environmental Caucus report at September meeting |
| Policy Issues | Understanding of what states and EPA need from procedures
|
State Caucus, EPA, FACDQ | Committee discussions at the September meeting and at future meetings |
| Policy Issues | Implications of revising or replacing the EPA-approved MDL and EPA guidance on quantitation from the standpoint of:
|
FACDQ | Discussion topics at the September meeting and at future meetings |