develop consensus standards for use by TNI's programs. This group has a support role in assisting other programs with activities such as guidance and standards interpretation.
fosters the generation of data of known and documented quality is through the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, or NELAP. The purpose of this program is to establish and implement a program for the accreditation of environmental laboratories.
is to establish and maintain a national PT program to support TNI’s National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, and other activities.
Field Activities Program (NEFAP) Executive Committee is to establish and implement an accreditation program for field sampling and measurement organizations (FSMOs).
Audit Sample Program is to develop consensus standards for the manufacture and analysis of audit samples for source emission testing.
on a variety of topics of interest to the environmental measurement community. TNI also hosts two regularly scheduled meetings per year, typically in January and August. Both are a week long and involve open meetings of TNI committees as well as training courses and other special sessions.Stationary Source Audit Sample Working Draft Standards Posted
Date Posted: 12-17-2008
The recently formed Stationary Source Audit Sample Expert Committee has voted to release three TNI Working Draft Standards for review and comment during the Forum on Laboratory Accreditation in January 2009 in Miami, FL. The three Working Draft Standards are intended to enable the externalization of the EPA’s Stationary Source Audit Program (SSAP). The documents address the overall roles and responsibilities of the entities that participate in the SSAP, the specific responsibilities of stationary source audit sample providers, and the specific responsibilities of provider accreditors.
In accordance with the TNI Procedures Governing Standards Development, these Working Draft Standards will be discussed publicly at the Miami meeting. Interested parties may also submit written comments to the Expert Committee until January 29, 2009. Written comments should be directed to the Chair, Maria Friedman.