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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 04-1783

NOTICES

Availability of Technical Guidance

[34 Pa.B. 5314]

   Technical guidance documents are on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) website: www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: Participate). The ''Current Inventory'' heading is the Governor's list of nonregulatory guidance documents. The ''Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various Department bureaus and from there to each bureau's final technical guidance documents. The ''Draft Technical Guidance'' heading is the link to the Department's draft technical guidance documents.

   The Department will continue to revise its nonregulatory documents, as necessary, throughout 2004.

Ordering Paper Copies of Department Technical Guidance

   The Department encourages the use of the Internet to view guidance documents. When this option is not available, persons can order a bound paper copy of the latest inventory or an unbound paper copy of any of the final documents listed on the inventory by calling the Department at (717) 783-8727.

   In addition, bound copies of some of the Department's documents are available as Department publications. Check with the appropriate bureau for more information about the availability of a particular document as a publication.

Changes to Technical Guidance Documents

   Following is the current list of recent changes. Persons who have questions or comments about a particular document should call the contact person whose name and phone number is listed with each document.

Final Technical Guidance

   DEP ID: 150-2302-004. Title: Procedures for the Approval and Accreditation of Laboratories in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Utilizing the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) Standard. Description: This policy establishes minimum criteria that laboratories must meet to obtain and maintain accreditation under the Pennsylvania National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP). The guidance applies to all laboratories desiring to obtain and maintain accreditation under the Pennsylvania NELAP as an alternative within the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program. A draft of this policy was published at 34 Pa.B. 3985 (July 24, 2004) with provision for public comment that ended on August 17, 2004. The Department did not receive any comments on the draft policy. Effective Date: September 25, 2004.

   DEP ID: 150-2302-005. Title: Procedures for the Approval and Accreditation of Drinking Water Laboratories in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Description: This policy establishes minimum criteria that laboratories must meet to obtain and maintain accreditation to perform and report environmental analyses on samples from public drinking water supplies in this Commonwealth. A draft of this policy was published at 34 Pa.B. 3985 with provision for public comment that ended on August 17, 2004. The Department did not receive any comments on the draft policy. Effective Date: September 25, 2004.

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-1783. Filed for public inspection September 24, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]


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