Laboratory Services & Applied Science Division

1. Laboratory Services & Applied ScienceDivision • John Blevins, DivisionDirector • DannyFrance,DeputyDivisionDirector • BobbiCarter • JanetHolliday • DarrenPorter Quality Assurance and Program ServicesBranch • Laboratory ServicesBranch • SandraAker,BranchChief • StacieMasters • ScottSiversten • Applied ScienceBranch • John Deatrick, BranchChief • JaniceLowe • Denisse Diaz, BranchChief • LizaMontalvo • TimothySimpson • JeffreyDaniels • Derek Little • JamesNix • BarbaraScott • CandiceSetchel • CynthiaGurley • MartinAllen • OrganicChemistry Section • Jeffery Hendel, Section Chief • DianaBurdette • JasonCollum • SamuelDutton • JohnGiles • SarahHale • David Spidle • KristinTrapp • Francine Vancuron • StephanieWimpey • InorganicChemistry Section • Floyd Wellborn, Section Chief • MarilynMaycock • DanielAdams • PamelaBetts • CurtisCallahan • AnthonyCarroll • ErnestWalton • MeganDeJesus • KayleWhiten • Environmental SamplingSection • Stacy Box , SectionChief • JairoCastillo • ArthurMasters • MichaelNeill • WilliamSimpson • JerryAckerman • NathanBarlet • SusanDye • MorrisFlexner • PeterKalla • JonathanMcMahan • MelParsons • JohnRuiz • GregoryWhite • SuperfundSection • Hunter Johnson, Section Chief • LindaGeorge • DouglasPeters • LandonPruitt • MichaelRoberts • KevinSimmons • TimothySlagle • BrianStriggow • JonathanVail • Quality Assurance(QA) • Section • Laura Ackerman, SectionChief • TonyBedel • MichaelCrow • RichardGuillot • KeithHarris • StephanieMcCarthy • AdamZachary • DeniseGoddard • NancySeabolt • JohnThomason • DonnellWard • JeffreyWilmoth Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division Org Chart withNames 11/02/2018

2. FY20 TSA Schedule • Florida Department of Environmental Protection • Palm Beach County • Miami-Dade • Jacksonville • Broward • Orange • Pinellas • Georgia Environmental Protection Division

3. TRAINING • QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING • Week of September 16, 2019 in Athens* • Email seeking input + Quarterly QA Call (Responses from ~14 agencies) To help us plan for the training session, we would like to ask the following of you and your agency: How many people from your agency do you anticipate will be attending the training session? Which topic(s) would you like EPA Region 4 staff to cover? (Please choose as many topics as you’d like from the following list. Please provide a ranking for each topic chosen (with “1” being the most desired topic).) • 1-Point QC Checks & AQS • When Exceedances Go Bad (Validating/Invalidating exceedances & associated documentation) • TSA Corrective Action Plans • Electronic Logs / Digital Records Management • QA Oversight of Lab Analytical Data • 2020 Network Assessment • APTI 470 Course (Note:  A brief description of each Module is provided in the attached document. Please select the individual Module(s) you would like covered.) • Module 1:  Introduction to Quality Assurance Concepts • Module 2:  EPA QA Policy and Requirements • Module 3:  EPA QA Policy and the Monitoring Organization • Module 4:  Data Uncertainty and Data Quality Objectives • Module 5:  Additional Elements of a QA Program • Module 6:  Criteria Air Pollutants & QA Requirements • Module 7:  Data Verification and Validation • Module 8:  Data Quality Assessment • Module 9:  Technical Systems Audits • Module 10:  Annual Air Monitoring Data Certification and Concurrence Process • Module 11:  QA Reporting • Module 12:  Quality Improvement • Final Agenda June 10th

4. TRAINING (CONT) • PM2.5 Laboratory Training • Late Fall – date TBD. Possibly early November. • Weigh lab analysts • Data validators

5. QAPP Revision Schedule • Going forward – stagger submittals for next round of approvals • Some will require approval prior to expiration due to program/agency changes • Volunteers • TSAs • Begging • Will discuss next Spring at Workshop