Negotiation procedures for consent agreements. If, after evaluating the pro- posed consent agreement(s), EPA be- lieves it is likely that proceeding with negotiation of a consent agreement would be an efficient means of devel- oping the data, EPA will use the fol- lowing procedures to conduct such ne- gotiations:
Negotiation procedures for consent agreements. Wh e r e E P A believes t h a t t es t i n g i s n ecess a ry , t h e Age n c y will explo r e w h e t h e r a co n se n t a g r ee m e n t c a n be n ego t i a t ed t h a t s a t i sfies t h e t es t i n g n xxxx ide n t ified b y t h e Age n c y . E P A will u se t h e followi n g p r oced ur es fo r n ego t i a t i n g, fo r m u l a t i n g a n d a c- cep t i n g co n se n t a g r ee m e n t s. Appe n xxx A 1 t o t h i s p a r t p r ese n t s t h e sc h ed u le t h a t E P A i n t e n ds t o follow fo r t h i s p ur pose.
Negotiation procedures for consent agreements. Where EPA believes that testing is necessary, the Agency will explore whether a consent agreement can be negotiated that satisfies the testing needs identified by the Agency. EPA will use the following procedures for negotiating, formulating and ac- cepting consent agreements. Appendix A 1 to this part presents the schedule that EPA intends to follow for this purpose.
