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Implementing the Information Collection Rule
Author(s) -
Pontius Frederick W.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1996.tb00560.x
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , computer science , process (computing) , risk analysis (engineering) , operations research , database , business , engineering , programming language , philosophy , epistemology
The final Information Collection Rule (ICR) was published in the Federal Register on May 14, 1996. Unlike other drinking water rules, the US Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for implementing the ICR; states are not directly involved, and primacy is not required. This paper summarizes the general requirements of the ICR and discusses USEPA's implementation process which requires utilities to develop approved sampling plans. The paper also list several sources of help for utilities with questions about the ICR.