The Department is initiating rulemaking to update certain quality assurance requirements in Chapter 62-160, F.A.C. The proposed revisions: (1) update the field and laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), (2) address ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

62-160.110Purpose, Scope and Applicability

62-160.120Definitions and Standards

62-160.210Approved Field Procedures

62-160.220Approval of Alternative and Modified Field Procedures

62-160.240Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements for Field Procedures

62-160.300Laboratory Certification

62-160.320Approved Laboratory Methods

62-160.330Approval of Alternative and Modified Laboratory Methods

62-160.340Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements for Laboratory Procedures

62-160.400Sample Preservation and Holding Times

62-160.405Electronic Signatures

62-160.600Research Field and Laboratory Procedures

62-160.650Field and Laboratory Audits

62-160.670Data Validation by the Department

62-160.700Tables

62-160.800Documents Incorporated by Reference

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department is initiating rulemaking to update certain quality assurance requirements in Chapter 62-160, F.A.C. The proposed revisions: (1) update the field and laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), (2) address miscellaneous, minor revisions to various rules within the chapter, and (3) generally provide for clarification and increased options for monitoring.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The proposed revisions expand procedures for continuous monitoring with field meters; provide instructions for collection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances samples; provide additional options for field measurement of chlorine, transparency, and turbidity; modify sampling proficiency requirements for bioassessment methods; and incorporate various updates to lab certification standards since the last rulemaking in 2017.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 403.061, 403.0623, 668.006, FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.026, 373.309, 373.409, 373.413, 373.414, 373.416, 373.4592, 376.303, 376.305, 376.3071, 403.0623, 403.0625, 403.087, 403.088, 403.0881, 403.504, 403.704, 403.707, 403.722, 403.803, 403.853, 668.006, 668.50, FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: A rule workshop will be held at a date and time to be determined, and will be separately noticed in a future issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

PLACE: To Be Determined.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: DeAsia Armster, Water Quality Standards Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 6511, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400; telephone [phone], email [e-mail].

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap or marital status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or persons who require translation services (free of charge) are asked to contact DEP’s Limited English Proficiency Coordinator at [phone] or [e-mail] at least ten (10) days before the meeting. If you have a hearing or speech impairment, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, [phone] (TDD) or [phone] (voice).

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.