Published on: 10674673. The purpose and effect of the proposed rule amendment will be to repeal a rule identified during the comprehensive rule review required by Executive Order 11-01 as duplicative, unnecessarily burdensome, or no longer necessary.
Published on: 10369899. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is holding three public workshops for the purpose of updating the Quality Assurance rule (Chapter 62-160, F.A.C.). Proposed revisions address routine updates to the DEP field and laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (DEP SOPs) and generally provide for clarification and increased flexibility. The proposed rulemaking also includes enhancements to the DEP document entitled “Process for Assessing Data Usability” (DEP-EA-001/07), which updates various documents incorporated by reference into the rule chapter, clarifies when laboratory certification is not required, clarifies requirements for approval of new, modified and alternative field and lab procedures, clarifies documentation requirements for research activities, and addresses miscellaneous, minor revisions to various rules within the chapter, based on stakeholder input.