Revision Checklist 139 Summary

Rule Title:	Hazardous Waste Management System; Testing and Monitoring Activities
Checklist Title:	Testing and Monitoring Activities Amendment I
Reference:	60 FR 3089-3095
Promulgation Date:	January 13, 1995
Effective Date:	January 13, 1995
Cluster:	RCRA Cluster V
Provision Type:	Non-HSWA
Linkage:	Revision Checklists 126, 128, 132, 141, 158 and 180
Optional:			No

Summary:  EPA is amending the Third Edition of the EPA-approved test methods manual "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA Publication SW-846 which is incorporated by reference in § 260.11.  This amendment adds new and revised methods as Update II to SW-846 and 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).  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.

State Authorization:  This rule is placed in RCRA Cluster V.  The State modification deadline is July 1, 1996 (or July 1, 1997 if a State statutory change is necessary).  This rule was promulgated under non-HSWA authority and the changes do not go into effect until States become authorized for them.  Only final authorization is available.

The State Revision Application must include applicable regulations, AG statement addendum, Revision Checklist 139, other associated checklists and other application materials, i.e., a program description and an MOA, as determined by the Regional office.

Attorney General's Statement Entry:  The entry at Subsection I CC in the Model Revision Attorney General's Statement should be replaced with the following revised entry:

	CC.  State statutes and regulations incorporation by reference "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA Publication SW‑846, the Third Edition (November 1986), as amended by Updates I, II and IIA, as indicated in Revision Checklists 128, 132, and 139.

Federal Authority:  RCRA §§2002(a), 3001(b), and 3001(e)(1); 40 CFR 260.11(a) as amended January 4, 1994 (59 FR 458), June 2, 1994 (59 FR 28484), and January 13, 1995 (60 FR 3089).

Citation of Laws and Regulations; Date of Enactment and Adoption

Remarks of the Attorney General