4.7 TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DISCONTINUING AN ACCREDITED SERVICE A forensic service provider is obligated to inform ASCLD/LAB, in writing, within thirty (30) calendar days of any change that causes an accredited testing and/or calibration service to be temporarily or permanently discontinued. This includes, but is not limited to, the inability to provide a service due to the lack of personnel, the temporary shut-down of a service for quality reasons and the decision to stop providing a service due to lack of customer requests. The notification must include the reason(s) for discontinuing the accredited service, the effective date, and if applicable an anticipated timeline by which the service will be resumed. The notification must be submitted to ASCLD/LAB at QualityMatters@ascld-lab.org.