[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82385-82386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33243]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Technology Transfer Act of 1986

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed Cooperative Research and Development 
Agreement (CRADA) negotiations.

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SUMMARY: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is contemplating 
entering into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) 
with Montgomery Watson Laboratories (``MWL''), a division of Montgomery 
Watson Americas, a Colorado Company, which has its principal place of 
business at 553 E. Walnut, Pasadena, CA 91101; Hach Company (``Hach''), 
a Delaware Company, which has its principal place of business at P.O. 
Box 389, Loveland, Colorado 80539-0389; Office of Water (``OW''), 
Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water, Technical Support Center 
(``TSC''), of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''); 
Regions 2's Division of Environmental Science and Assessment 
(``DESA''), of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''); 
Region 3's Environmental Science Center, of the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA''); Unified Sewerage Agency (``USA''), a XXXX 
of the State of Oregon, located at 155 N. First Avenue, Suite 270, 
Hillsboro, OR 97124, Hampton Roads Sanitation District (``HRSD''), a 
XXXX of the State of Virginia, located at 1432 Air Rail Avenue, 
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23471; Oregon Department of Environmental 
Quality (``OREDEQ'') Laboratory Division, a Department of the State of 
Oregon, located at 1712 SW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201; Demonstrate 
the validity of the Performance Based System (PBMS) by establishing a 
pilot study to verify a non-USEPA approved method for the measurement 
of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). The currently approved method for COD 
requires mercury, a

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hazardous and potentially carcinogenic metal, which results in high 
disposal and recycling costs and potentially hazardous exposure to 
analysts. The new method is potentially advantageous because hazardous 
or carcinogenic reagents are not used, making this procedure a more 
environmentally sound practice. This new analytical method, as with all 
other methods, is only approved after validation. This CRADA deals with 
an approach to validate new analytical methodology.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be addressed to the National Water Quality 
Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Denver Federal 
Center, Building 95, MS 407, Denver, CO 80225-0046; Telephone (303) 
236-3501, facsimile (303) 236-3499; Internet [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merle W. Shockey, address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is to meet the USGS requirement 
stipulated in Survey Manual

    Dated: December 18, 2000.
Robert M. Hirsch,
Associate Director for Water.
[FR Doc. 00-33243 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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