Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures; Notice
water-quality · Rule · Published 2013-03-06 · 78 FR 14457
Document
Document number
2013-05248
Federal Register citation
78 FR 14457
CFR reference
40 CFR 136
Type
Rule
Action
Notice of final decision.
Category
water-quality
Publication date
2013-03-06
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0192
Abstract
EPA discussed, but did not propose, a new method, ASTM D7575, for oil and grease in the 2010 proposed Methods Update Rule (MUR). Oil and grease is a method-defined parameter. That is, the nature and amount of material determined by the method is defined in terms of the method. EPA subsequently published a Notice of Data Availability (NODA) on this method that provided new data and requested comment on whether and how EPA should approve the method in Part 136 as an alternative oil and grease method. This document provides EPA's final decision on its reconsideration of this method.