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Vol. 60 No. 9 Friday, January 13, 1995  p. 3089

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 260

[FRL-5125-7]

RIN 2050-AD06

Hazardous Waste Management System; Testing and Monitoring Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is amending its hazardous waste regulations under subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, as amended, for testing and monitoring activities. This amendment adds new and revised methods as Update II to the Third Edition of the EPA-approved test methods manual "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA Publication SW-846. It also incorporates the SW-846 Third Edition, as amended by Updates I (promulgated August 31, 1993), II, and IIA (promulgated January 4, 1994 as part of the wood surface protection rule), into 40 CFR 260.11(a) for use in complying with the requirements of subtitle C of RCRA. The intent of this amendment is to provide better and more complete analytical technologies for RCRA-related testing and thus promote cost effectiveness and flexibility in choosing analytical test methods.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 13, 1995. The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of January 13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The official record for this rulemaking (Docket No. F-94-WT2F-FFFFF) is located at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460 (room M-2616), and is available for viewing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The public must make an appointment to review docket materials by calling (202) 260-9327. The public may copy a maximum of 100 pages of material from any one regulatory docket at no cost; additional copies cost $0.15 per page.

	Copies of the Third Edition of SW-846 as amended by Updates I, II, and IIA are part of the official docket for this rulemaking, and also are available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, DC 20402, (202) 783-3238. The GPO document number is 955-001-00000-1. New subscriptions to SW-846 may be ordered from GPO at a cost of $319.00 (subject to change). There is a 25% surcharge for foreign subscriptions and renewals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact the RCRA Hotline at (800) 424-9346 (toll free) or call (703) 920-9810; or, for hearing impaired, call TDD (800) 553-7672 or (703) 486-3323. For technical information, contact Kim Kirkland or Charles Sellers, Office of Solid Waste (5304), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260-4761.

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	For the reasons set out in the preamble, title 40, Chapter I, of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as set forth below:

PART 260 -- HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: GENERAL

	1. The authority citation for part 260 continues to read as follows:

	Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921-6927, 6930, 6934, 6935, 6937, 6938, 6939, and 6974.

Subpart B-Definitions

	2. Section 260.11 (a) is amended by revising the "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods" reference to read as follows:

§ 260.11  References.

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	"Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA Publication SW-846 [Third Edition (November, 1986), as amended by Updates I (July, 1992), II (September, 1994), and IIA (August, 1993)]. The Third Edition of SW-846 and Updates I, II, and IIA (document number 955-001-00000-1) are available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, (202) 783-3238. Copies may be inspected at the Library, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

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