Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program

Advisory Committee

Participation

The advisory meetings are open to the public; however, MN-ELAP provides the number of attendees and attendee names to Capitol Security in order to provide access to secured MDH facilities. For web casts and teleconferences, MN-ELAP must reserve an appropriate number of phone connections and provides the names of attendees to the meeting host at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

If the meeting host did not directly acknowledge your request to attend the meeting, please do not register using a meeting invitation forwarded to you by another individual. The program has reserved phone lines and meeting space to accommodate registered participants only. You may send a request to health.mnelap@state.mn.us if you wish to be included in a future session.

Meeting Schedule for 2011

Advisory Meeting: Tuesday, October 11
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Webconference (contact MNELAP for instructions and invitation)
Also in-person: MDH Laboratory Building, 601 Robert Street North, Saint Paul, MN 55164-0975
Room: To Be Determined (contact MNELAP for security clearance)
MDH Freeman Building Directions and Parking
Advisory Meeting Notes - October 11, 2011 (PDF: 383KB/10 pages)

Advisory Meeting: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Canceled: MN State Government Shutdown
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Webconference (contact MNELAP for instructions and invitation)
Also in-person: MDH Laboratory Building, 601 Robert Street North, Saint Paul, MN 55164-0975
Room: B-119 (contact MNELAP for security clearance)
MDH Freeman Building Directions and Parking

Advisory Meeting: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location:MDH Freeman Building, 625 Robert Street North, Saint Paul, MN 55164-0975
Room: B-107 (with video to Fergus Fall, Marshall, Duluth, and St. Cloud)
MDH Freeman Building Directions and Parking
Advisory Meeting Notes - April 5, 2011 (PDF: 457 KB/11 pages)

MDH Accredited All Labs Meeting: Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Meeting postponed - new date to be announced later
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location:MDH Freeman Building, 625 Robert Street North, Saint Paul, MN 55164-0975
Room: B-144 and B-145
MDH Freeman Building Directions and Parking

Rosters and Overview

Rosters

Advisory Committee Overview

The environmental laboratory accreditation program’s advisory committee consists of members selected by the Department. The Department selects members who represent various sectors of the environmental community. Committee members serve two –year, renewable terms at the discretion of the Department. Approximately one-third of the committee membership is replaced each year to encourage optimum participation by all interested parties. Persons interested in serving on the advisory committee should contact the program at health.mnelap@state.mn.us by September 1st of each year.

The committee members advise the program staff regarding proposed rule revisions and review selected guidance documents outlining the program’s interpretations of the rules governing environmental laboratory accreditation. The members may also provide suggestions to the program for development of tools for laboratories to use when implementing the rules. The committee meets quarterly to discuss rules and other technical issues affecting accredited laboratories. The initial meeting will be held at the Minnesota Department of Health’s Orville Freeman Office Building. The remaining meetings will use web-conferencing and may be attended through online registration. The MDH facility is located at 625 Robert Street North, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Meetings begin at 1:30 p.m. and typically last for one and a half hours. Dates and times are subject to change. The meetings are open to the public. The Department may choose to invite public input on agenda topics as they ensue and will limit the time for such discussions accordingly. The Department may allow outside presentations such as speakers, films, etc.

Updated Wednesday, 12-Oct-2011 14:37:05 CDT