Minutes

ASTM E36.60 Accreditation Bodies

June 19,1996  Orlando, Florida



1.	CALL TO ORDER

	Peter Unger substituting for the Chair. Members present: L.Dvornek; H.Elbaum;  R.Gladhill; R.Martell; P.Moliski; L.Neumann; S.Pringle; H.Schock; C.E.Snyder; C.VanderArk and visitors: S.Hengeli; B.Kelly; J.Peraro; R.Robinson; M.Diaz; K.Mowry; D.Rundle; R.Hansen.



2.	MINUTES 	none available



3.	TASK GROUPS

	36.60.10 Proficiency Testing - Members on this Task Group are Dan Toland(not present); Pete Unger; Jeff Horlick; Bob Gladhill; Howard Elbaum; George Engelke; Chuck Wibby; Peter Spellerberg; Marci White.  Guide 1301 for Proficiency Testing by Interlaboratory Comparison has some printing problems. Guide 43 is soon to be re released from the European community and Pete Unger suggests that we develop a companion document for it.

	36.60.20  Accreditation of Certification/Registration Bodies   No members.  Set up to review Guide 61. Dave Rundle moved, Earl Snyder seconded motion to adopt Guide 61 in toto as an ASTM document, pursuant to a sub-committee ballot mailing. Pete Unger posted a Accreditation matrix showing the different standards organizations' documents with blue indicating ASTM, red=Euronorm,  green=ISO Guide.  Some discussion regarding the various documents included included in the US and European standards community.  Volunteers to serve on this Task Group, Lynne Newmann, L.Robinson.

	36.60.30  Members George Engelke, Bob Martell, Pete Unger, tasked to review Guide 58 and compare it to E994 to ensure that they are identical. Cliff VanderArk is Chair.  Committee  tasked by motion of Lynne Neumann, seconded by Earl Snyder, passed unanimously to compare these two documents and put out a sub-committee ballott. 



4.	ADJOURNED