: The proposed amendments adopt and incorporate by reference the modifications to the testing procedures approved for analysis and sampling under the Department’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, Title 40, Code of ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

62-620.100Scope/Applicability/References

PURPOSE, EFFECT AND SUMMARY: : The proposed amendments adopt and incorporate by reference the modifications to the testing procedures approved for analysis and sampling under the Department’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 136 (40 CFR 136) effective July 1, 2017, and revised as of August 28, 2017.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 403.061, 403.087, 403.0885, 403.8055 F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.061, 403.087, 403.088, 403.0885 F.S.

THIS RULEMAKING IS UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO SECTION

403.8055, F.S. WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE TO: Catherine Murray, P.E., Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400; [e-mail]; [phone]

SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECTED PERSONS MAY WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, FILE AN OBJECTION TO THIS RULEMAKING WITH THE AGENCY. THE OBJECTION SHALL SPECIFY THE PORTIONS OF THE PROPOSED RULE TO WHICH THE PERSON OBJECTS AND THE SPECIFIC REASONS FOR THE OBJECTION.

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

62-620.100 Scope\Applicability\References.

(1) through (2) No change.

(3) References. The Department adopts and incorporates by reference the following sections of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) revised as of July 1, 2009, or later as specifically indicated, and the Department Guide to Permitting Wastewater Facilities or Activities Under Chapter 62-620, F.A.C., dated 7-10-06. Copies of these documents may be obtained by writing the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Facilities Regulation, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3535, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.

(a) through (i) No change.

(j) 40 C.F.R. 136, which contains guidelines for establishing test procedures for the analysis of pollutants, revised as of July 1, 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXX), and as amended on August 28, 2017, at 82 FR 165, pages 40836 through 40941 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXX) amended May 18, 2012, at 77 FR 29757 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02215).

(k) through (dd) No change.

(4) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 403.061, 403.087, 403.0885, 403.8055 FS. Law Implemented 403.061, 403.087, 403.088, 403.0885 FS. History–New 11-29-94, Amended 12-24-96, 3-2-00, 10-22-00, 10-23-00, 6-1-01, 8-25-03, 12-8-03, 12-23-04, 2-7-06, 3-13-06, 6-19-06, 7-10-06, 10-16-07, 11-28-07, 2-17-09, 3-15-10, 2-14-13, 6-24-15, 8-16-16,        .