6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1007-3-260.21

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 6 CCR 1007-3-260.21 - Petitions for Equivalent Testing or Analytical Methods
(a) Any person seeking to add a testing or analytical method to Parts 261,264, or 265 may petition for a regulatory amendment under this section and § 260.20. To be successful, the person must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commission that the proposed method is equal to or superior to the corresponding method prescribed in Parts 261,264, or 265, in terms of its sensitivity, accuracy, and precision (i.e., reproducibility).
(b) Each petition must include, in addition to the information required by § 260.20(b):
(1) A full description of the proposed method, including all procedural steps and equipment used in the method;
(2) A description of the types of wastes or waste matrices for which the proposed method may be used;
(3) Comparative results obtained from using the proposed method with those obtained from using the relevant or corresponding methods prescribed in Parts 261, 264, or 265;
(4) An assessment of any factors which may interfere with, or limit the use of, the proposed method; and
(5) A description of the quality control procedures necessary to ensure the sensitivity, accuracy and precision of the proposed method.
(c) After receiving a petition for an equivalent method, the Commission may request any additional information on the proposed method which it may reasonably require to evaluate the method.
(d) If the Director amends the regulations to permit use of a new testing method, the method will be incorporated by reference in § 260.11 and added to "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA Publication SW-846, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste, Washington, DC 20460.

6 CCR 1007-3-260.21

37 CR 24, December 25, 2014, effective 3/2/2015
38 CR 11, June 10, 2015, effective 6/30/2015
39 CR 05, March 10, 2016, effective 3/30/2016
39 CR 11, June 10, 2016, effective 6/30/2016
40 CR 06, March 25, 2017, effective 4/14/2017
40 CR 11, June 10, 2017, effective 6/30/2017
40 CR 21, November 10, 2017, effective 11/30/2017
41 CR 06, March 25, 2018, effective 4/14/2018
41 CR 11, June 10, 2018, effective 6/30/2018
41 CR 24, December 25, 2018, effective 1/14/2019
42 CR 06, March 25, 2019, effective 4/14/2019
42 CR 06, March 25, 2019, effective 5/30/2019
42 CR 11, June 10, 2019, effective 6/30/2019
43 CR 12, June 25, 2020, effective 7/15/2020
44 CR 06, March 25, 2021, effective 4/14/2021
44 CR 11, June 10, 2021, effective 6/30/2021
44 CR 24, December 25, 2021, effective 1/14/2022
45 CR 11, June 10, 2022, effective 6/30/2022
45 CR 17, September 10, 2022, effective 9/10/2022
45 CR 17, September 10, 2022, effective 9/30/2022
45 CR 23, December 10, 2022, effective 1/30/2023