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DESCRIPTION OF AOAC STATISTICS COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES FOR MULTI-LAB STUDY DOCUMENTS Open Public Comment Period August 9, 2013: AOAC INTERNATIONAL (AOAC) announces the availability of the draft alternative approaches for multi-laboratory studies for consideration. In accordance with AOAC policies and procedures, the document and instruments must be posted for an open public comment period. Comment Process The public comment period opens on Tuesday, August 9, 2013 and closes Monday, August 19, 2013 . Comments will be compiled and reviewed, and the documents may be revised if necessary, based on comments received. 1. For specific comments, please state the page numbers and approximate region of page in each document for which the comment applies. 2. Please specify if the comment is an editorial, content, or disagreement comment. a. Editorial comments provide additional clarification or correct typographical errors. Please suggest alternative wording or typographical corrections. b. Content-related comments provide technical clarity and comprehensiveness. Please suggest the appropriate technical language. Documents will be reviewed by AOAC for technical accuracy and clarity. c. Disagreement comments reflect a perspective on content documented/undocumented in the drafts. Please provide language that document the perspective or position. 3. Provide rationale as to why the editor should consider the comment. 4. DEADLINE FOR ALL COMMENTS: Close of Business on Monday, August 19, 2013 . AOAC requests that the following guidelines be observed in providing comments:

The AOAC editorial team will address all questions and reserves the right to not to accept comments received after the deadline .

Below is the link to provide comments to the draft Guidelines:

To provide comments to the Draft AOAC Statistical Options for Method Reproducibility v2. If the link does not work, please copy and paste the following URL into your web browser: https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=cQ7Tl5HMFmxAFhzdX7et2w

For technical information on how to provide comments, contact Deborah McKenzie , Senior Director, Standards Development, at dmckenzie@aoac.org or Tel: 301-924-7077 ext 157.