# Revisions to Ambient Monitoring Quality Assurance and Other Requirements
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2016-03-28 · Effective 2016-04-27 · 81 FR 17248
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-06226
- **Category:** air-emissions
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 17248
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 58
- **Publication date:** 2016-03-28
- **Effective date:** 2016-04-27
- **EPA docket:** EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0619
## Abstract

This action promulgates revisions to ambient air monitoring requirements for criteria pollutants. These revisions include adding and harmonizing definitions; clarifying annual monitoring network plan public notice requirements; revising network design requirements; system modifications and operating schedules; clarifying data certification, data submittal and archiving procedures; reorganizing and clarifying quality assurance requirements; and revising certain network design criteria for non-source oriented lead monitoring. These revisions also address other issues in the Ambient Air Quality Surveillance Requirements, to help reduce the compliance burden of monitoring agencies operating ambient monitoring networks.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/03/28/2016-06226/revisions-to-ambient-monitoring-quality-assurance-and-other-requirements)
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