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 2017_register executive 2017-08-28 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f10b51 D09002ee1c7f10c26 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This rule modifies the testing procedures approved for analysis and sampling under the Clean Water Act. The changes adopted in this final rule fall into the following categories: New and revised EPA methods (including new and/or revised methods published by voluntary consensus standard bodies (VCSB), such as ASTM International and the Standard Methods Committee); updated versions of currently approved methods; methods reviewed under the alternate test procedures (ATP) program; clarifications to the procedures for EPA approval of nationwide and limited use ATPs; and amendments to the procedure for determination of the method detection limit to address laboratory contamination and to better account for intra-laboratory variability. 82 FR 40836 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-08-28/2017-17271 2017-17271 fr28au17-27 RIN 2040-AF48 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0797 FRL-9957-24-OW https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-08-28/2017-17271 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-28/html/2017-17271.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-28/pdf/2017-17271.pdf Environmental Protection Incorporation by Reference Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Test Procedures Water Pollution Control 106 p. 40836 40941 82 FR 40836 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. 82, Issue RULE 2017-17271 II ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2017-09-27 EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0797 FRL-9957-24-OW 6560-50-P 2017-17271 Final rule.

This rule modifies the testing procedures approved for analysis and sampling under the Clean Water Act. The changes adopted in this final rule fall into the following categories: New and revised EPA methods (including new and/or revised methods published by voluntary consensus standard bodies (VCSB), such as ASTM International and the Standard Methods Committee); updated versions of currently approved methods; methods reviewed under the alternate test procedures (ATP) program; clarifications to the procedures for EPA approval of nationwide and limited use ATPs; and amendments to the procedure for determination of the method detection limit to address laboratory contamination and to better account for intra-laboratory variability.

This regulation is effective on September 27, 2017. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of September 27, 2017. For judicial review purposes, this final rule is promulgated as of 1:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on September 12, 2017 as provided at 40 CFR 23.2 and 23.7. 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 Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule for Analysis of Effluent , hanley.adrian@epa.gov http://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/committees/chemicalsafety/publications/less-is-better.pdf https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html https://www.epa.gov/cwa-methods https://www.epa.gov/cwa-methods/alternate-test-procedure-documents https://www.epa.gov/cwa-methods/approved-cwa-methods-organic-compounds https://www.epa.gov/cwa-methods/approved-cwa-test-methods-organic-compounds https://www.epa.gov/eg/industrial-effluent-guidelines www.regulations.gov Vol. 82, no. 165 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-08-28 continuing daily deposited born digital 286 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-08-28 P0b002ee196c01165 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr28au17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-08-28 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-28/pdf/FR-2017-08-28.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-28/xml/FR-2017-08-28.xml fdlp 40667 40941 DGPO 2017-08-28 2024-06-01 FR-2017-08-28 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-08-28 82 165