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Revising AOAC SMPRs – Re-engage Working Group
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Working Group Chair or designee will present on new information learned relevant to
regulations, analytical challenges of the priority, etc... The WG chair will also propose a
revised draft fitness for purpose statement or recommendations to support revising
the current AOAC SMPR that will serve as the basis for the working group’s SMPR
revising activity.
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Stakeholder Panel chair will entertain deliberation on the draft
statement/recommendation
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After due deliberation by ALL of the assembly, and potential tweaking, Stakeholder
Panel chair will call for an endorsement of the statement / recommendation
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Upon endorsement of the statement/recommendation, the working group will work to
revise the SMPR.
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Information will be available for attendees to sign up to participate on the working group
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A revised draft SMPR will be posted for stakeholder comment followed by reconciliation
of comments
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Working Group Chair or designee will present the revised draft SMRP to the stakeholder
panel for deliberation and vote
Roles and Responsibilities
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Stakeholder Panel
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Establish working groups to develop standards
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Comment, deliberate, and establish voluntary consensus standards
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Stakeholder Panel Working Groups
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Develop draft standard method performance requirements
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Reconcile comments
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Present draft standard to stakeholders
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Official Method Board
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Vet and approve stakeholder panel chair and representative voting stakeholders
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Assign representative to serve as a resource to stakeholder panel
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AOAC Staff
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Coordinate stakeholder panel, working groups, and facilitate their meetings
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Document actions/decisions of working groups and stakeholder panel
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Post SMPRs and collect comments for draft SMPRs