2040-AF09 201004 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2040 Water WATER 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures This regulatory action would propose to amend "Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants" at 40 CFR part 136 to approve test procedures (analytical methods) for use by testing laboratories for water monitoring. These test procedures are used to implement the NPDES program unless an alternate procedure is approved by a Regional Administrator. The proposed regulation would also revise, clarify, and correct errors and ambiguities in existing methods and the water monitoring regulations. Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 40 CFR 136 40 CFR 423 40 CFR 430 40 CFR 435 33 USC 1251 33 USC 1314(h) 33 USC 1361(a) No NPRM 06/00/2010 Final Action 06/00/2011 SAN No. 5363. No Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Federal State No www.epa.gov/waterscience/methods/possible-updates.html No No Meghan Hessenauer 2040 Water WATER 202 566-1040 202 566-1053 Hessenauer.Meghan@epamail.epa.gov 4303T, Washington DC 20460 Lemuel Walker 2040 Water WATER 202 566-1077 202 566-1053 Walker.Lemuel@epamail.epa.gov 4303T, Washington DC 20460