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Page 9, lines 8-10: State the repeatability SD values supporting this assertion. Page 9, lines 30-32: State the repeatability SD values supporting this assertion. Page 9, lines 42-44: State the repeatability SD values supporting this assertion. Page 10, lines 7-9: State the repeatability SD values supporting this assertion. Page 10, lines 21-23: State the repeatability SD values supporting this assertion. Page 10 lines 42-44: State the repeatability SD values supporting this assertion. Add the requested repeatability SD values as footnotes to relevant Tables.

ER 8 Applicability statement is too general. Tables are not properly footnoted. Supporting Data and Information: Does data from collaborative study support the method as written? ER 1 Yes. ER 2 Yes ER 3 Yes ER 4 Yes ER 5 yes ER 6 Yes ER 7 Yes, in general. ER 8 Yes. Supporting Data and information: Does data collected support the criteria given in the collaborative study protocol? ER 1 The data supports the criteria. ER 2 Yes ER 3 No ER 4 yes ER 5 yes ER 6 Yes ER 7 Yes. ER 8 Yes. Are there any concerns regarding the safety of the method? ER 1 To be covered once Safety Advisor review is presented. ER 2 No ER 3 No ER 4 No ER 5 No ER 6 No ER 7 No. ER 8 No. Are there any concerns regarding the data manipulation, data tables, or statistical analysis? ER 1 No concerns. ER 2 No ER 3

The manuscript would be much stronger if a more detail rational is given as to why some of the collaborative labs were excluded. It is understandable to have such occurrences in a large collaborative study.

ER 4 ER 5 ER 6

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