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MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
From:
Subject:
February 10, 2016
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Official Methods Board
Deborah McKenzie, Staff Liaison – AOAC Official Methods Board
Item III.a. First Action to Final Action Guidance to ERPs
The OMB First Action to Final Action Working Group have met throughout 2015 and in January to
discuss options for revising and clarifying the OMB expectations of ERPs and the documentation
OMB wants to see as part of an ERP’s recommendation for a First Action method. The group will
continue to discuss this topic, investigating gaps and clarifying role of ERP chairs and OMB liaisons
with the goal of offering concrete guidance information that will translate into straightforward
recommendations for First Action OMAs for OMB’s review.
Recommendations
: To recommend and/or approve revised documentation.
Enclosures
: August 5, 2015 Working Group Notes
OMA Appendix G
OMB ERP Guidance document
OMB First Action to Final Action Presentation
AOAC OMB Meeting
February 10-11, 2016
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