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Notice: 10369899

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Overview

RULE:

62-160.110	Purpose, Scope and Applicability
62-160.120	Definitions and Standards
62-160.210	Approved Field Procedures
62-160.220	Approval of Alternative and Modified Field Procedures
62-160.240	Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements for Field Procedures
62-160.300	Laboratory Certification
62-160.320	Approved Laboratory Methods
62-160.330	Approval of Alternative and Modified Laboratory Methods
62-160.340	Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements for Laboratory Procedures
62-160.400	Sample Preservation and Holding Times
62-160.405	Electronic Signatures
62-160.600	Research Field and Laboratory Procedures
62-160.650	Field and Laboratory Audits
62-160.670	Data Validation by the Department
62-160.700	Tables
62-160.800	Documents Incorporated by Reference
62-160.900	Forms (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

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.

SUBJECT:

Quality assurance requirements necessary to assure that chemical, physical, biological, microbiological, and toxicological data used by DEP are appropriate and reliable, and are collected and analyzed by scientifically sound procedures.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.061, 403.0623, 668.006 FS.

LAW:

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.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

9/9/2011 Vol. 37/36

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

403.061, 403.0623, 668.006 FS., 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.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=62-160.110&PDate=9/9/2011&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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