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MEMORANDUM
Date:
February 10, 2016
To:
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Official Methods Board
From:
Deborah McKenzie, Staff Liaison – AOAC Official Methods Board
Subject:
Item V.a. OMB Maintenance Documentation
During the OMB October 1, 2015 meeting, it was stated that there are several OMB documents that
are either slated for review and/or require some revision to bring them to current AOAC policies and
procedures. These include the OMB Terms of Reference, OMB Vice Chair Selection, OMB New
Member Selection, etc… It is proposed that OMB establishes a working group to begin to examine
the documents for the purposes of making recommendations to OMB regarding any revisions that
may or may not be necessary. Furthermore, it is also recommended that the AOAC Committees on
Safety and Statistics begin reviewing their Terms of Reference with guidance from OMB.
RECOMMENDATIONS
: To approve an OMB Documents Working Group and assign members.
ENCLOSURES
: OMB Terms of Reference
OMB New Member Selection
OMB Vice Chair Selection
OMB Vetting of Stakeholder Panel Voting Members (new)
OMB Vetting of ERPs (new)
Committee on Saftey Terms of Reference
Committee on Statistics Terms of Reference
AOAC OMB Meeting
February 10-11, 2016
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