November 13, 2008

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:	Changes to the Final Rule Resulting from EPA Review After OMB
Review

FROM:	Kristin Fitzgerald

		Hazardous Waste Identification Division

		Office of Solid Waste

TO:		Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-0012

The attached document is a copy of the final rule entitled “Standards
Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste; Subpart K— Alternative
Requirements for Hazardous Waste Determination and Accumulation of
Unwanted Material at Laboratories Owned by Colleges and Universities and
Other Eligible Academic Entities Formally Affiliated with Colleges and
Universities” which shows in red line/strike-out minor editorial
changes EPA made to the preamble and rule as a result of a final EPA
review conducted in October 2008 after the review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).  In addition this document shows the
revision to the effective date of the final rule, which is also the
result of a final EPA review conducted in October 2008 after the review
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  The effective date of the
final rule is now 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. 
OMB has agreed to the revised effective date. This copy resulted from a
comparison of the version approved by OMB for publication with the
version including EPA’s final editorial changes.

