In order to be scheduled for a Certification Review Board, candidates must have submitted their materials and had them accepted by the Certification Authority at least 45 days in advance of the meeting. Acceptance by the Certification Authority takes the form of explicit messages to denote acceptance of the Certification Package and the Method Document (if applicable). The 45 day cutoff dates are shown in the table above. To achieve acceptance by this date, initial submission of Certification Packages should be made at least two weeks in advance of the cutoff date.