S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-79.260.C.21

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-79.260.C.21 - Petitions for equivalent testing or analytical methods

(a) Any person seeking to add a testing or analytical method to part 261, 264, 265 or 266 may petition for a regulatory amendment under this section and 260.20. To be successful, the person must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department and the Regional Administrator of EPA that the proposed method is equal to or superior to the corresponding method prescribed in 261, 264 and 265, in terms of its sensitivity, accuracy, and precision (i.e., reproducibility) (12/92).

(b) Each petition must include, in addition to the information required by section260.20(b)(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 R.61-79.261, R.61-79.264, or R.61-79.265 of this chapter;

(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 Department and the Regional Administrator may request any additional information on the proposed method which he may reasonably require to evaluate the method.

(d) If the USEPA amend the regulations to permit use of a new testing method, the method will be incorporated in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste: Physical/Chemical Methods," SW-846, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste, Washington, DC 20460. As the Federal Regulations incorporate new testing methods, these will be incorporated by reference.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-79.260.C.21

Amended by State Register Volume 11, Issue No. 11, eff November 27, 1987; State Register Volume 14, Issue No. 11, eff November 23, 1990; State Register Volume 16, Issue No. 12, eff December 25, 1992; State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 12, eff December 24, 1993; State Register Volume 18, Issue No. 12, eff December 23, 1994; State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 6, eff June 23, 1995; State Register Volume 28, Issue No. 6, eff June 25, 2004.