Revision Checklist 158 Summary

Rule Title:	Hazardous Waste Management System; Testing and Monitoring Activities
Checklist Title:	Testing and Monitoring Activities Amendment III
Reference:	62 FR 32452-32463
Promulgation Date:	June 13, 1997
Effective Date:	June 13, 1997
Cluster:	RCRA Cluster VII
Provision Type:	Non-HSWA
Linkage:	Revision Checklists 126, 139, 141 and 180
Optional:			No

Summary:  This rule adds and amends methods as Update III to the Third Edition of the EPA- approved test methods manual SW-846 and deletes several obsolete methods from SW-846 and the RCRA regulations.  It also incorporates revisions and amendments from Updates I, II and III into the test methods.  This is the fourth in a series of amendments related to the third edition of SW-846.  The original rule was promulgated on August 31, 1993 (58 FR 46040).  This rule plus the first amendment (September 19, 1994; 59 FR 47980) were included on Revision Checklist 126.  The purpose of this fourth amendment is to provide state-of-the-art analytical technologies for RCRA-related testing.

State Authorization:  This rule is placed in RCRA Cluster VII.  The State modification deadline is July 1, 1998 (or July 1, 1999 if a State statutory change is necessary).  These changes do not go into effect until States become authorized for them, because this rule was promulgated under pre-HSWA authorities.  Only final authorization is available.  The State Revision Application must include applicable regulations, AG statement addendum, Revision Checklist 158, 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 following entry should be placed at Subsection I (LL) in the Model Revision Attorney General's Statement.

	LL.	State statutes and regulations include required test methods in EPA Publication SW-846 and Third Edition of the EPA Approved Test Methods Manual "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods" through Update III and include amendments as indicated in Revision Checklist 158.

Federal Authority:  RCRA §§1006, 2002(a), 3001-3007, 3010, 3013-3018, and 7004; 40 CFR Parts 260.11, 264.1034(d)(1)(iii), 264.1034(f), 264.1063(d)(2), Part 264 Appendix IX, 265.1034(d)(1)(iii), 265.1034(f), 265.1063(d)(2), 266.104(e)(1), 266.106(g)(1)&(2), 266.107(f), and 266 Appendix IX, as amended June 13, 1997 (62 FR 32452).

Citation of Laws and Regulations; Date of Enactment and Adoption
Remarks of the Attorney General

Incorporation by Reference Guidance:

There is no special guidance for States that incorporate by reference with respect to this Revision Checklist.