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H -- MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS' MATERIALS REFERENCE LABORATORY (AMRL) SOL DTFH61-96-X-00001 POC Contact, Linda Hooks, HCP-30C, (202) 366-4217 FHWA plans to negotiate a Cooperative Agreement with AASHTO. AASHTO'S MRL primary responsibility is to promote adherence to standards in the testing of construction materials, particularly by the State and Federal Highway Administration laboratories. The AMRL is the primary source for evaluating materials testing laboratories. Its recommendations are the basis for accrediting those laboratories. The AMRL provides the FHWA with its only independent evaluation of State highway agencies' testing capability. Evaluations are carried out continually by traveling teams of experienced inspectors. AASHTO is uniquely positioned to assemble the contributions of its member States, oversee the operations of the AMRL, and join its own name with FHWA's in establishing and maintaining creditability for AMRL's evaluation and accreditation efforts. (0194)

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