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ƒ ERPs will meet in person at a minimum of twice a year and up to four times per year:
ƒ AOAC MidͲYear meeting (DC metro area)
ƒ AOAC Annual Meeting.
ƒ Ϯ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂů ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ ƚŝŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚĂƌLJ ŵĞƚŚŽĚ KƌŐĂŶnjŝĂƚŝŽŶĂů ĨĨŝůŝĂƚĞƐ
ƒ At the ERP meeting:
ƒ Primary and secondary reviewers Žƌ ĞŶƚŝƌĞ ZW will present their reviews and makes a
motion/recommendation to the ERP whether or not to adopt the method as First
Action OMA.
ƒ ERP discusses the method.
ƒ ERP renders a decision on First Action status.
ƒ ERP renders decisions on modifications to First Action methods only.
ƒ If the method is adopted
ƒ ERP decides on what additional information is needed to recommend the method for
Final Action status
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ƒ MEETINGS ARE HELD INͲPERSON, HOSTED BY AOAC
ƒ A QUORUM IS THE PRESENCE OF SEVEN (7) MEMBERS OR 2/3 OF
THE TOTAL VETTED ERP, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
IF NO QUORUM, THEN NO MEETING!