Common use of Study Plan Clause in Contracts

Study Plan. The Signatory Companies will submit a Study Plan prepared pursuant to this ECA to EPA at least forty-five (45) days prior to the initiation of testing in accordance with 40 C.F.R. § 790.62 and no more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the effective date of the ECA. The content of the Study Plan submitted to EPA will comply with 40 C.F.R. § 790.62(b). Modifications to the study plan will be governed by the procedures of 40 C.F.R. § 790.62(c). The Study Plan will become part of the official record (docket number EPA-HQ-▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇). EPA shall approve the Study Plan at the same time QAPP approval is required if it meets the requirements of this ECA and 40 C.F.R. § 790.62(b). The Study Plan shall become the “Final Study Plan” when approved by EPA. The Signatory Companies shall submit a QAPP to EPA within one hundred eighty (180) days of the Effective Date of this ECA and at least forty-five (45) days prior to the initiation of testing. The QAPP must be prepared in accordance with EPA guidance.1 The QAPP shall include complete information on the Test Standards to be used. If multiple commercial testing laboratories are used for different environmental media and environmental matrices tested, the QAPP will address inter-laboratory variability of D4 analyses. EPA shall approve the QAPP within 60 days of receipt of the QAPP if it meets the requirements of this ECA and is consistent with EPA guidance noted above.