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 2015_register executive 2018-02-16 article Part II Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f7eaf3 D09002ee1c7f7ebd7 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency EPA proposes changes to pollutant analysis methods that are used by industries and municipalities to analyze the chemical, physical, and biological components of wastewater and other environmental samples that are required by regulations under the Clean Water Act. EPA designed the proposed changes to increase flexibility for the regulated community, improve data quality, and update CWA methods to keep current with technology advances and analytical methods science. EPA updates and revises the CWA analytical methods from time to time, the most recent updates being completed in 2012. The new set of proposed changes described in this notice include revisions to current EPA methods and new and/or revised methods published by voluntary consensus standard bodies, such as ASTM International and the Standard Methods Committee. EPA also proposes to approve certain methods reviewed under the alternate test procedures program and clarify the procedures for EPA approval of nationwide and limited use alternate test procedures. Further, EPA proposes amendments to the procedure for determination of the method detection limit to address laboratory contamination and to better account for intra-laboratory variability. 80 FR 8956 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-02-19/2015-02841 2015-02841 fr19fe15-16 RIN 2040-AF48 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0797 FRL-9920-55-OW https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-02-19/2015-02841 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-02-19/html/2015-02841.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-02-19/pdf/2015-02841.pdf Environmental Protection Incorporation by Reference Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Test Procedures Water Pollution Control 120 p. 8956 9075 80 FR 8956 Title 40 Part 136 40 CFR Part 136 RIN 2040-AF48 Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule for the Analysis of Effluent; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue PRORULE 2015-02841 II ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2015-04-20 EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0797 FRL-9920-55-OW 6560-50-P 2015-02841 Proposed rule.

EPA proposes changes to pollutant analysis methods that are used by industries and municipalities to analyze the chemical, physical, and biological components of wastewater and other environmental samples that are required by regulations under the Clean Water Act. EPA designed the proposed changes to increase flexibility for the regulated community, improve data quality, and update CWA methods to keep current with technology advances and analytical methods science. EPA updates and revises the CWA analytical methods from time to time, the most recent updates being completed in 2012. The new set of proposed changes described in this notice include revisions to current EPA methods and new and/or revised methods published by voluntary consensus standard bodies, such as ASTM International and the Standard Methods Committee. EPA also proposes to approve certain methods reviewed under the alternate test procedures program and clarify the procedures for EPA approval of nationwide and limited use alternate test procedures. Further, EPA proposes amendments to the procedure for determination of the method detection limit to address laboratory contamination and to better account for intra-laboratory variability.

Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before April 20, 2015. Adrian Hanley, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone: 202-564-1564; email: hanley.adrian@epa.gov. Environmental Protection Incorporation by Reference Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Test Procedures Water Pollution Control Updated Methods for the Analysis of Effluent under The Clean Water Act , hanley.adrian@epa.gov OW-Docket@epa.gov http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coefficient_of_determination http://water.epa.gov/scitech/methods/cwa/index.cfm http://water.epa.gov/scitech/methods/cwa/methods_index.cfm http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/industry.cfm http://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/committees/chemicalsafety/publications/less-is-better.pdf http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html water.epa.gov/scitech/methods/cwa/methods_index.cfm water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/industry.cfm www.regulations.gov Vol. 80, no. 33 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-02-19 continuing daily deposited born digital 430 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-02-19 P0b002ee1987ab2a3 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr19fe15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-02-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-02-19/pdf/FR-2015-02-19.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-02-19/xml/FR-2015-02-19.xml fdlp 8767 9187 DGPO 2018-02-16 2024-06-02 FR-2015-02-19 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-02-19 80 33