Starting July 1, 2008, analytical data submitted to us that is
related to permitting or remediation must be generated by a lab
that our Texas
Laboratory Accreditation Program has accredited under the NELAC
standard for matrices, methods, and parameters of analysis, unless:
- The lab is an in-house lab and meets one of these criteria:
- The lab performs work for its owner, for another company with a
unit located on the same site, or without compensation for a
governmental agency or charitable organization.
- The lab is in another state and is accredited or inspected by
that state.
- The lab is accredited under federal law.
- The data are needed for emergency-response activities and no TLAP-accredited
lab is available.
- The lab supplies data for which we do not offer
accreditation.
Starting July 1, 2008, we will accept analytical data for a
permitting or remediation decision only if the data comply with all
applicable rules for the regulatory program involved and:
- the lab generating the data is NELAC-accredited by TLAP,
- we have approved an exception as described above, or
- the data were generated on or before June 30, 2008.
For additional information on these requirements, see the NELAC
page at http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/agency/nelac.html.
TRRP Rule Revisions
The TCEQ has completed the rulemaking process to revise 30 TAC
Chapter 350, the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP) rule. The
revisions were effective March 19, 2007. Download the rule and
preamble from the TRRP
Rule page.
Revised Affected Property Assessment Report
The Affected
Property Assessment Report (APAR) form was revised based on
stakeholder's comments. Download this file (right-click on the link
and choose Save Target As), then open it in Microsoft Word. If you
submitted an APAR using the August 2001 version prior to September
1, 2005, you may continue using the old form for amendments until
the TCEQ approves your APAR. Do not mix the two forms in one
report.
In addition to the full report that includes the instructions
and prescribed tables, a second file of just the APAR
tables is available for your use.
The June 2005 form is more of a text-based report rather than
the fill-in-the-blank format of the August 2001 version. Read the
instructions carefully. We welcome your continued comments. As you
use this new format and find problems or deficiencies, please send
comments to techsup@tceq.state.tx.us.
See the TRRP rule
page to download the rule and preamble.
Refer to the TRRP
standards page for the Tier 1 PCL tables and the Tier 2
equations.
The TCEQ, in conjunction with stakeholder workgroups, is in the
process of developing guidance and forms for use with the TRRP
rule. Publications will be posted on the TRRP Guidance and Forms
page as they become available.
Would you like to receive an email when we update this web page
or have announcements regarding TRRP? Refer to the instructions
for signing up to the TRRP listserv.
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