United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8177ef8 D09002ee1c8178025 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency By today's action, EPA approves test methods for the analysis of Escherichia coli (E. coli), enterococci, Cryptosporidium and Giardia in fresh ambient water matrices. In addition, EPA approves test methods for the analysis of enterococci in marine ambient water matrices. The test methods approved in today's rule have been published by the following organizations: EPA, American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, Water Environment Federation, Association of Official Analytical Chemists International, and American Society for Testing and Materials, or commercial vendors. EPA's approval of these methods will help States, Tribes, communities, and environmental laboratories better assess public health risks from microbiological pollutants. 68 FR 43272 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-07-21/03-18155 03-18155 fr21jy03-27 RIN 2040-AD71 6560-50-P FRL-7529-7 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-07-21/03-18155 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-07-21/html/03-18155.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-07-21/pdf/03-18155.pdf Environmental Protection Incorporation by Reference Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Water Pollution Control 12 p. 43272 43283 68 FR 43272 Title 40 Part 136 40 CFR Part 136 RIN 2040-AD71 Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants; Analytical Methods for Biological Pollutants in Ambient Water; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue RULE 03-18155 III ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2003-08-20 FRL-7529-7 6560-50-P 03-18155 Final rule.

By today's action, EPA approves test methods for the analysis of Escherichia coli (E. coli), enterococci, Cryptosporidium and Giardia in fresh ambient water matrices. In addition, EPA approves test methods for the analysis of enterococci in marine ambient water matrices. The test methods approved in today's rule have been published by the following organizations: EPA, American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, Water Environment Federation, Association of Official Analytical Chemists International, and American Society for Testing and Materials, or commercial vendors. EPA's approval of these methods will help States, Tribes, communities, and environmental laboratories better assess public health risks from microbiological pollutants.

This regulation is effective August 20, 2003. The incorporation by reference of these methods is approved by the Director of the Federal Register on August 20, 2003. For judicial review purposes, this final rule is promulgated as of 1 p.m. (Eastern time) on August 4, 2003 as provided at 40 CFR 23.2. Robin K. Oshiro, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, or call (202) 566-1075 or E-mail at oshiro.robin@epa.gov. Environmental Protection Incorporation by Reference Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Water Pollution Control Water programs: Pollutants analysis test procedures; guidelines Biological pollutants in ambient water; analytical methods, oshiro.robin@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/ Vol. 68, no. 139 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-07-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 358 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-07-21 P0b002ee1809e2e77 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21jy03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-07-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-07-21/pdf/FR-2003-07-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-07-21/xml/FR-2003-07-21.xml fdlp 42943 43283 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-07-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-07-21 68 139