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ALTERNATIVE ANALYTICAL METHODS UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL USING THE EXPEDITED APPROVAL

PROCESS—Continued 

Alternate method (being considered for approval) Alternate methodology Contaminant Citation for methods 

approved by regulation 

EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2 ....................................... AVICP-AES ......................... Barium ................................. 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2 ....................................... AVICP-AES ......................... Beryllium .............................. 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2 ....................................... AVICP-AES ......................... Cadmium ............................. 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2 ....................................... AVICP-AES ......................... Calcium ............................... 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2 ....................................... AVICP-AES ......................... Chromium ............................ 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2 ....................................... AVICP-AES ......................... Copper ................................. 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2 ....................................... AVICP-AES ......................... Lead .................................... 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2 ....................................... AVICP-AES ......................... Magnesium .......................... 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2 ....................................... AVICP-AES ......................... Selenium ............................. 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2 ....................................... AVICP-AES ......................... Silica .................................... 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2 ....................................... AVICP-AES ......................... Sodium ................................ 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

Standard Method 6610–04 3 .............................................. HPLC4 ................................. Carbofuran .......................... 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

Standard Method 6610–04 ................................................. HPLC ................................... Oxamyl ................................ 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) 

1EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2, ‘‘Determination of Trace Elements in Drinking Water by Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic 

Emission Spectrometry,’’ USEPA, October 2003, EPA/600/R–06/115 can be accessed and downloaded directly on-line at http://www.epa.gov/ 

nerlcwww/ordmeth.htm. 2Axially viewed inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (AVICP–AES). 3 Carbamate Pesticides—High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Method. The Standard Method Online version that is approved is indicated by the last two digits in the method number which is the year of approval by the Standard Methods Committee. Standard Methods Online 

is available at http://www.standardmethods.org. 4 High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in conjunction with a post-column derivatization system and a fluorescence detector. 

IV. Request for Comment 

EPA seeks comments on several 

aspects in the implementation of the 

expedited methods approval process. 

The information and comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be considered in determining the final 

details of the implementation process. 

Specifically, EPA seeks comments on 

the following: 

1. EPA requests comment on whether 

a comprehensive list of methods 

approved under the expedited process 

should be publicly maintained. If such 

a list is desirable, then how should EPA 

make it available? 

• As an appendix in the CFR; 

• On an EPA Web page; 

• As a table or fact sheet available 

from an EPA designated contact; 

• Using a combination of these 

approaches or other suggestions. 

2. EPA requests comment on the type 

of information that should be included 

in the Federal Register notice when 

new method approvals are published 

using the expedited process. Is a list of 

the methods being approved sufficient 

or should the notice include additional 

information? If additional information is 

suggested, please indicate the types of 

information that are desirable and why. 

3. EPA requests comment concerning 

the usefulness of amending future 

regulatory text to describe where a list 

of methods approved using the 

expedited process can be obtained. If 

such a change is desired, should a 

reference to the list be included: 

• With each methods table; 

• In 40 CFR 141.27 under Alternate 

Test Methods. 

• Is there a better suggestion? 

4. EPA requests comment on the 

format of the table that lists methods 

approved using the expedited approval 

process. Does the example provided in 

this notice provide enough information 

in a usable format or are there better 

suggestions for listing the information? 

5. EPA invites Primacy Agencies to 

comment on how methods approved 

under this new procedure will be 

implemented in their programs and if 

there are concerns that EPA can address 

when implementing this new approval 

process (in order to simplify or expedite 

Primacy Agency acceptance of the 

alternative methods). 

V. References 

American Public Health Association (APHA). 

2004. Standard Method 6610–04. 

Carbamate Pesticides—HighPerformance Liquid Chromatographic 

Method. Standard Methods Online. 

(Available at http:// 

www.standardmethods.org.) 

USEPA. 2001. EPA Method 531.2. 

Measurement of Nmethylcarbamoyloximes and Nmethylcarbamates in Water by Direct 

Aqueous Injection HPLC with 

Postcolumn Derivatization. Revision 1.0. 

EPA 815–B–01–002. (Available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/safewater/methods/ 

sourcalt.html.) 

USEPA. 2003. EPA Method 200.5. 

Determination of Trace Elements in 

Drinking Water by Axially Viewed 

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic 

Emission Spectrometry. Revision 4.2. 

EPA/600/R–06/115. (Available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/nerlcwww/ordmeth.htm.) 

Dated: March 30, 2007. 

Benjamin H. Grumbles, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Water. 

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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND 

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Meeting of the President’s Council of 

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meeting of the President’s Council of 

Advisors on Science and Technology 

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the Council. Notice of this meeting is 

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this area. This session will end at 

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Celia Merzbacher, 

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