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Due to scheduling and travel constraints, in 2018, the OMB did have a winter meeting in Rockville and two (2) evenings during the AOAC Mid‐Year meeting to cover OMB awards. The request is to schedule an extended meeting at the end of January 2019 and two regular length meetings in February 2019 in preparation for the AOAC Mid‐Year meeting to vet the ERP and stakeholder panels. The two proposed dates for February meetings are the 14 th and 28 th . EXPERT REVIEW PANELS PROPOSALS & RECOMMENDATIONS a. Per the ERP chair, the response will apply to both methods OMA# 2014.09 and 2015.05. OMB Ballot Results for ERP Recommendation of AOAC 2015.05 for Final Action – ( see OMA# 2015.05 ERP chair response ). The general consensus is the ERP through its meetings, looked at all of the technical aspects of the methods and reviewed against the SMPR or fitness‐for‐purpose. By the time the methods arrive with the OMB, we are not wearing our subject matter expert lenses, but looking at the process to determine if the checklist is complete. At the time the ERP recommends to the OMB, all of the issues have been addressed. With the OMB hat, we are not questioning what has been done, but looking to confirm that everything required in the checklist has been addressed. Two (2) OMB members did not recommend the method during balloting. The basis for not recommending was there were too many different positions from the ERP reviewers and very challenging pros and cons recommendation (3 yes/3 no). They felt the method is not yet at the AOAC standard level. b. OMB Ballot Results for ERP Recommendation of AOAC 2014.09 for Final Action – a minimum number of responses were originally received from the e‐ballot. The Pesticides Residue ERP has recommended this method for Final Action status. However, there were several comments received from OMB members. The comments were sent to the ERP chair for reconciliation. During the discussion, Crowley explained the OMB’s role in the first to final action process dating back to 2014. The checklist was developed to streamline the process. From the standpoint of the experts, the OMB defaults to the reviewers of the methods that delve into the technology and details of the data. The comments were forwarded to ERP chair for resolution ( see OMA# 2014.09 ERP chair response ). Discussion followed on the clarification of the process for the voting. The OMB’s vote for approval of the methods does not have to be unanimous. The discussion was provided to acknowledge the comments, to clarify, and to provide answers to the questions raised because they were valid; the intention was not to get members to change their vote. If additional clarification is required on the rationale behind the decision to seek answers from the ERP. User feedback was also discussed. That information can also be found in the checklist. c. OMB Ballot for ERP for AOAC Dairy Methods Listed in Codex STAN 234 – The e‐ballot was sent to the OMB on December 8, 2018. AOAC has eight (8) reviewers who volunteered to review methods for the dairy section of Codex STAN 234. AOAC Staff developed the package for the ERP (not the traditional ERP), but to follow the process. The agenda item was included because all OMB members did not submit a vote by the deadline. The ERP reviewers will not decide on first/final action but will review methods and provide recommendations based on their expertise and the rubric that was developed. They will also make the recommendation on whether the information should change in the Codex
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