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The report describes the findings of a survey of laboratories engaged in analytical chemistry in support of EPA programs and employing automated information systems to generate, analyze, and report the findings. A survey questionnaire was developed from existing standards for laboratory and automated operations. Five areas of automated technology management were addressed: organization, security, documentation, operations, and traceability. The results of the data analysis revealed that in the majority of areas surveyed, respondent laboratories were in compliance with many of the already established Good Laboratory Practice regulations (GLPs) and standards for automation. However, four areas were identified as having substantial deficiencies with respect to meeting the standards: autonomy of the quality assurance unit, system security, system documentation, and practices for data editing.