Incorporation of Revised ASTM Standards That Provide Flexibility in the Use of Alternatives to Mercury-Containing Thermometers; Solicitation of Public Comment on the Required Use of Mercury-Containing Thermometers in EPA Regulations, 2056-2066 [2011-246]
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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§ 240.12h–3 Suspension of duty to file
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(a) With respect to an offering of assetbacked securities registered pursuant to
§ 230.415(a)(1)(x) of this chapter:
(1) Annual and other reports need not
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Act (15 U.S.C. 78o(d)) regarding any
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registration statement relates until the
first bona fide sale in a takedown of
securities under the registration
statement; and
(2) The starting and suspension dates
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section 15(d) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78o(d)) with respect to a takedown of
any class of asset-backed securities is
determined separately for each
takedown of securities under the
registration statement.
(b) The duty to file annual and other
reports pursuant to section 15(d) of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 78o(d)) regarding any
class of asset-backed securities is
suspended as to any fiscal year, other
than the fiscal year within which the
registration statement became effective,
if, at the beginning of the fiscal year
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0518; FRL–8846–6]
RIN 2070–AJ51
Incorporation of Revised ASTM
Standards That Provide Flexibility in
the Use of Alternatives to MercuryContaining Thermometers; Solicitation
of Public Comment on the Required
Use of Mercury-Containing
Thermometers in EPA Regulations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is proposing to
incorporate the most recent versions of
the American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) International
standards (ASTM standards) into EPA
regulations that provide flexibility to
use alternatives to mercury-containing
industrial thermometers. These
proposed amendments will allow the
use of such alternatives in certain
limited field and laboratory applications
previously impermissible as part of
compliance with EPA regulations.
Additionally, EPA is seeking public
input on the need to address the
remaining EPA regulations that
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incorporate by reference ASTM
standards that do not allow the use of
alternatives to mercury-containing
industrial thermometers. EPA believes
these embedded ASTM standards may
unnecessarily impede the use of
effective, comparable, and available
mercury alternatives. Due to elemental
mercury’s high toxicity, EPA seeks to
reduce potential mercury exposures to
humans and the environment by
reducing the overall use of mercurycontaining products, including mercurycontaining thermometers.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0518 by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Document Control Office
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document
Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg.,
Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID
Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0518.
The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the DCO’s
normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2010–0518. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the docket without change and may be
made available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov Web site is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available
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on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
at https://www.regulations.gov. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available electronically at
https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPPT
Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Rm.
3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number of
the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566–1744, and the telephone
number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566–0280. Docket visitors are required
to show photographic identification,
pass through a metal detector, and sign
the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are
processed through an X-ray machine
and subject to search. Visitors will be
provided an EPA/DC badge that must be
visible at all times in the building and
returned upon departure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical information contact: Robert
Courtnage, National Program Chemicals
Division (7404T), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (202) 566–
1081; e-mail address:
courtnage.robert@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The
TSCA–Hotline, ABVI–Goodwill, 422
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
1404; e-mail address: TSCA–
Hotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you use mercury-
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containing thermometers in laboratories,
for field analysis, or for other industrial
applications. Potentially affected
entities may include, but are not limited
to:
• Testing Laboratories (NAICS code
541380).
• Petroleum Refineries (NAICS code
324110).
• Analytical Laboratory Instrument
Manufacturing (NAICS code 334516).
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult
the technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD–ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD–ROM that you mail to EPA,
mark the outside of the disk or CD–ROM
as CBI and then identify electronically
within the disk or CD–ROM the specific
information that is claimed as CBI. In
addition to one complete version of the
comment that includes information
claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment
that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for
inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
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v. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
A. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA’s action is part of a more
expansive Agency initiative to reduce
the use of mercury-containing products
to help prevent unnecessary human and
environmental exposures to elemental
mercury. EPA is proposing to
incorporate revised ASTM standards
that provide flexibility to use
alternatives to mercury-containing
industrial thermometers as part of
complying with EPA regulatory
requirements. Separately, EPA is
soliciting responses from the public to
specific questions (see Unit II.B.)
relating to the need to revise the
remaining ASTM standards embedded
within EPA regulations that require the
use of mercury-containing
thermometers. EPA is specifically
interested in public responses that
address the benefits of providing
flexibility to use mercury-containing
thermometer alternatives and whether
the remaining EPA regulations that
require the use of mercury-containing
thermometers could be revised or
whether mercury-containing
thermometers are needed for their
accuracy and performance.
Mercury exposures can harm the
brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, and
immune system. Most human exposure
to mercury is through the consumption
of fish containing methylmercury.
Exposure to methylmercury through
ingestion can harm the normal
development of the nervous system,
resulting in learning disabilities.
Elemental mercury and other forms of
mercury from industrial sources are
deposited from the air and are converted
into methylmercury. Mercury exposures
can also occur by the inhalation of
elemental mercury from the breakage or
improper disposal of mercurycontaining products such as mercurycontaining thermometers. Inhalation
exposure of elemental mercury can lead
to neurotoxic and developmental
neurotoxic effects.
Following a thorough search, the
Agency determined that certain EPA
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regulations reference ASTM standards
that require the use of mercurycontaining thermometers for certain
temperature measurement applications.
EPA seeks to provide the regulated
community with the flexibility to use
mercury-free alternatives, where
feasible, comparable, and available. This
action proposes to update EPA
regulations to incorporate three specific
ASTM standards (D5865–10, D445–09,
and D93–09) that allow for the use of
alternatives to mercury-containing
thermometers. EPA is proposing to
update these ASTM standards where
they are referenced in regulations
pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA)
and the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) (certain sections of 40 CFR parts
49, 60, 63, 75, 86, 89, 92, 94, 761, and
1065). One of the incorporated ASTM
standards (D5865–10) requires the use
of a mercury-free device while the other
two standards (D445–09 and D93–09)
provide the flexibility to use alternatives
to mercury-containing thermometers,
but do not require their use. EPA is
proposing to allow the use of the
updated standard D5865–10 and the
previous standards, D5856–01a, D5856–
03a, and D5856–04 so that flexibility is
given to use mercury-free thermometers,
but not required. Although a first step,
incorporating these current standards
comprises only a small percentage of the
ASTM standards referenced within EPA
regulations that require the use of
mercury-containing thermometers.
Further revisions to other relevant
ASTM standards would be necessary
before EPA could provide more
comprehensive flexibility. To facilitate
the use of mercury alternatives, EPA
encourages ASTM to expeditiously
review and revise their standards that
require the use of mercury-containing
thermometers, particularly those
currently embedded in EPA regulations.
As part of the Agency’s mercuryproduct reduction effort, EPA believes it
is important to remove unnecessary
requirements to use mercury-containing
thermometers where viable and
comparable non-mercury substitutes
exist. The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST),
recognized experts in the field of
thermometry, believe there are no
fundamental barriers to the replacement
of mercury-containing thermometers.
Although perceived as superior in
performance, mercury-containing
thermometers have readily available and
comparable alternatives such as
platinum resistance thermometers,
thermistors, thermocouples, and
portable electronic thermometers
(PETs). The use of thermometers in high
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temperature applications, such as the
use of thermometers in autoclaves,
traditionally provided significant
challenges to the use of mercurycontaining thermometer alternatives.
However, the use of data-loggers in
autoclave operations is an example of an
emerging innovation to allow the viable
use of mercury substitutes.
In addition to the embedded ASTM
standards, certain EPA regulations
directly require the use of mercurycontaining thermometers. Most of these
regulations are pursuant to CAA and
will be addressed through a separate
rulemaking currently pursued by EPA’s
Office of Air and Radiation. It is
important to note that for ASTM
standards contained within State
implementation plan (SIP) approvals the
Agency will need to address each ASTM
standard separately after consultation
with the States.
Additionally, analytical methods
mandated under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
that use mercury-containing
thermometers as a Method Defined
Parameter (MDP) will not be addressed
in this proposed rule. While the Office
of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
(OSWER) Methods Innovation Rule
(MIR) allows flexibility in RCRA-related
sampling and analysis by removing
unnecessary requirements in SW–846
Methods, the MIR does not allow for
flexibility for test methods that have
MDPs. EPA may address MDPs in future
actions but not as part of this proposed
rule.
B. What questions would EPA like the
public to answer?
1. How can EPA provide additional
flexibility in the use of mercury-free
thermometers to comply with the
Agency’s relevant regulations?
2. Are requirements to use mercurycontaining thermometers necessary for
performance reasons or should
flexibility be provided in most if not all
measurement applications?
3. Does the use of data-loggers for
temperature measurement in autoclaves
provide a viable alternative to the use of
mercury-containing thermometers?
4. What else can EPA do to help
expedite the use of alternatives to
mercury-containing thermometers
where feasible, comparable, and
available?
C. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
This proposed rule is issued under
the Agency’s authority pursuant to the
CAA (42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q) and TSCA
(15 U.S.C. 2601–2692).
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III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
This is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866,
entitled Regulatory Planning and
Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993).
Accordingly, this action was not
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review under
Executive Order 12866.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
According to the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq., an agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
that requires OMB approval under PRA,
unless it has been approved by OMB
and displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40
of the CFR, after appearing in the
Federal Register, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, and included on the related
collection instrument, or form, if
applicable. There are no information
collection requirements in this proposed
rule that require additional approval or
consideration under PRA.
C. Small Entity Impacts
Pursuant to section 605(b) of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency hereby
certifies that this action will not have a
significant adverse economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
Small entities include small businesses,
small organizations, and small
governmental jurisdictions. In making
this determination, the impact of
concern is any significant adverse
economic impact on small entities
because the primary purpose of
regulatory flexibility analysis is to
identify and address regulatory
alternatives ‘‘which minimize any
significant economic impact of the rule
on small entities’’ (5 U.S.C. 603 and
604). Thus, an agency may certify under
RFA when the rule relieves regulatory
burden, or otherwise has no expected
economic impact on small entities
subject to the rule. EPA believes that
this proposed rule does not have any
adverse economic impact because it will
provide flexibility by allowing the use
mercury-free thermometers, without
mandating their use. Of course, EPA
welcomes comments on this conclusion.
D. Unfunded Mandates
This proposed rule does not contain
a Federal mandate that may result in
expenditures of $100 million or more
for State, local, and Tribal governments,
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in the aggregate, or the private sector in
any 1 year. As such, EPA has
determined that this proposed rule does
not impose any enforceable duty,
contain any unfunded mandate, or
otherwise have any effect on small
governments subject to the requirements
of sections 202, 203, 204, or 205 of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538).
E. Federalism
This action will not have federalism
implications because it is not expected
to have a substantial direct effect on
States, on the relationship between the
national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132, entitled
Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999). Thus, Executive Order 13132
does not apply to this action.
F. Tribal Implications
This action will not have Tribal
implications because it is not expected
to have substantial direct effects on
Indian Tribes, will not significantly or
uniquely affect the communities of
Indian Tribal governments, and does not
involve or impose any requirements that
affect Indian Tribes. Accordingly, the
requirements of Executive Order 13175,
entitled Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000), do not apply
to this action.
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G. Children’s Health Protection
EPA interprets Executive Order
13045, entitled Protection of Children
from Environmental Health Risks and
Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23,
1997), as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern health or
safety risks, such that the analysis
required under section 5–501 of the
Executive Order has the potential to
influence the regulation. This action is
not subject to Executive Order 13045
because it does not establish an
environmental standard intended to
mitigate health or safety risks, nor is it
an ‘‘economically significant regulatory
action’’ as defined by Executive Order
12866.
H. Effect on Energy Supply, Distribution,
or Use
This action is not a ‘‘significant energy
action’’ as defined in Executive Order
13211, entitled Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use (66
FR 28355, May 22, 2001), because this
action is not likely to affect the supply,
distribution, or use of energy.
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I. Technical Standards
§ 49.123
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104–
113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) directs
EPA to use voluntary consensus
standards in its regulatory activities
unless to do so would be inconsistent
with applicable law or otherwise
impractical. Voluntary consensus
standards are technical standards (e.g.,
materials specifications, test methods,
sampling procedures, and business
practices) that are developed or adopted
by voluntary consensus standards
bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to provide
Congress, through OMB, explanations
when the Agency decides not to use
available and applicable voluntary
consensus standards. ASTM standards
constitute voluntary consensus
standards and, as such, the NTTAA
directly applies to this proposed rule.
The NTTAA requires that EPA use
voluntary consensus standards unless to
do so would be inconsistent with
applicable law or otherwise impractical.
With this proposed rule, EPA is adding
the most current versions of applicable
ASTM standards that allow flexibility in
the use of mercury-containing
thermometers and in the spirit of the
NTTAA plans to work closely with
ASTM to address the remaining
standards within EPA regulations that
require the use of mercury-containing
thermometers.
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Heat input means the total gross
calorific value [where gross calorific
value is measured by ASTM Method
D240–02, D1826–94 (Reapproved 2003),
D5865–04, D5865–10, or E711–87
(Reapproved 2004) (incorporated by
reference, see § 49.123(e))] of all fuels
burned.
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(v) ASTM D5865–04 or 10, Standard
Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of
Coal and Coke, IBR approved for
§ 49.123(a).
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J. Environmental Justice
This action does not entail special
considerations of environmental justice
related issues as delineated by
Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal
Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629,
February 16, 1994).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 49, 60,
63, 75, 86, 89, 92, 94, 761, and 1065
Environmental protection,
temperature measurement,
thermometers, and mercury.
Dated: January 3, 2011.
Lisa P. Jackson,
Administrator.
Therefore, it is proposed that 40 CFR
chapter I be amended as follows:
PART 49—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 49
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
2. In § 49.123 revise the definition of
‘‘Heat input’’ in paragraph (a) and revise
paragraph (e)(1)(v) to read as follows:
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General provisions.
PART 60—[AMENDED]
3. The authority citation for part 60
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
4. In § 60.17 revise paragraph (a)(78)
to read as follows:
§ 60.17
Incorporations by reference.
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(78) ASTM D5865–98 or 10, Standard
Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of
Coal and Coke, IBR approved for
§ 60.45(f)(5)(ii), § 60.46(c)(2), and
appendix A–7 to part 60, Method 19,
section 12.5.2.1.3.
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5. In Method 19 of appendix A–7 to
part 60 revise section 12.5.2.1.3 to read
as follows:
Appendix A–7 to Part 60—Test
Methods 19 Through 25E
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Method 19—Determination of Sulfur Dioxide
Removal Efficiency and Particulate Matter,
Sulfur Dioxide, and Nitrogen Oxide Emission
Rates
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12.5.2.1.3 Gross Sample Analysis. Use
ASTM D 2013–72 or 86 to prepare the
sample, ASTM D 3177– 75 or 89 or ASTM
D 4239–85, 94, or 97 to determine sulfur
content (%S), ASTM D 3173–73 or 87 to
determine moisture content, and ASTM D
2015–77 (Reapproved 1978) or 96, D 3286–
85 or 96, or D 5865–98 or 10 to determine
gross calorific value (GCV) (all standards
cited are incorporated by reference—see
§ 60.17 for acceptable versions of the
standards) on a dry basis for each gross
sample.
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6. The authority citation for part 63
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
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to read as follows:
§ 63.14
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(b) * * *
*
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(48) ASTM D5865–03a or 10,
Standard Test Method for Gross
Calorific Value of Coal and Coke, IBR
approved for Table 6 to subpart DDDDD
of this part.
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*
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8. In subpart DDDDD of part 63, Table
6 is amended by revising item d. under
entries ‘‘1. Mercury * * * ,’’ ‘‘2. Total
Selected metals * * * ,’’ and ‘‘3.
Hydrogen chloride * * * ’’ to read as
follows:
*
*
*
*
*
TABLE 6 TO SUBPART DDDDD OF PART 63—FUEL ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS
To conduct a fuel analysis for the following pollutant * * *
You must * * *
Using * * *
*
*
d. Determine heat content of the fuel
type * * *.
*
*
*
ASTM D5865–03a or D5865–10 (for coal) (IBR, see
§ 63.24(b)) or ASTM E711–87 (for biomass) (IBR, see
§ 63.14(b)) or equivalent.
1. Mercury * * *.
*
*
*
2. Total Selected metals.
*
*
*
*
*
3. Hydrogen chloride * * *.
*
*
*
*
*
9. The authority citation for part 75
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7601 and 7651K, and
7651K note.
10. In § 75.6 add new paragraph
(a)(50) to read as follows:
Incorporation by reference.
*
*
*
*
*
(a) * * *
(50) ASTM D5865–10, Standard Test
Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal
and Coke, for appendices A, D, and F of
this part.
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*
*
*
*
11. In appendix A to part 75 revise
paragraph (c) of section 2.1.1.1 to read
as follows:
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*
*
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Maximum Potential Concentration
*
*
*
(c) When performing fuel sampling to
determine the MPC, use ASTM Methods:
ASTM D3177–02 (Reapproved 2007),
Standard Test Methods for Total Sulfur in the
Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke; ASTM
D4239–02, Standard Test Methods for Sulfur
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12. In appendix D to part 75 revise
section 2.2.7 to read as follows:
Appendix D to Part 75—Optional So2
Emissions Data Protocol for Gas-Fired
and Oil-Fired Units
*
*
*
2.2.7 Analyze oil samples to determine
the heat content of the fuel. Determine oil
heat content in accordance with ASTM
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§ 63.14(b)) or ASTM E711–87 (1996) (for biomass) (IBR,
see § 63.14(b)) or equivalent.
in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke
Using High-Temperature Tube Furnace
Combustion Methods; ASTM D4294–98,
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
Petroleum and Petroleum Products by
Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry; ASTM D1552–01, Standard
Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum
Products (High-Temperature Method); ASTM
D129–00, Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
Petroleum Products (General Bomb Method);
ASTM D2622–98, Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength
Dispersive Xray Fluorescence Spectrometry,
for sulfur content of solid or liquid fuels;
ASTM D3176–89 (Reapproved 2002),
Standard Practice for Ultimate Analysis of
Coal and Coke; ASTM D240–00, Standard
Test Method for Heat of Combustion of
Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb
Calorimeter; ASTM D5865–01a or ASTM
D5865–10, Standard Test Method for Gross
Calorific Value of Coal and Coke (all
incorporated by reference under § 75.6).
*
*
*
*
*
ASTM D5865–03a or D5865–10 (for coal) (IBR, see
§ 63.14(b)) or ASTM E711–87 (1996) (for biomass) (IBR,
see § 63.14(b)) or equivalent.
*
*
*
d. Determine heat content of the fuel
type * * *.
PART 75—[AMENDED]
§ 75.6
*
*
*
d. Determine heat content of the fuel
type * * *.
*
*
*
*
*
D240–00, Standard Test Method for Heat of
Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by
Bomb Calorimeter, ASTM D4809–00,
Standard Test Method for Heat of
Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by
Bomb Calorimeter (Precision Method), ASTM
D5865–01a, or D5865–10, Standard Test
Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal and
Coke (all incorporated by reference under
§ 75.6) or any other procedures listed in
section 5.5 of appendix F of this part.
Alternatively, the oil samples may be
analyzed for heat content by any consensus
standard method prescribed for the affected
unit under part 60 of this chapter.
*
*
*
*
*
13. Appendix F to part 75 is amended
as follows:
a. Revise sections 3.3.6.2 and 5.5.3.2.
b. Revise the expression ‘‘GCVO’’ in
paragraph (a) of section 5.5.1.
c. Revise the expression ‘‘GCVC’’ in
section 5.5.3.3 to read as follows:
Appendix F to Part 75—Conversion
Procedures
*
*
*
*
*
3.3.6.2 GCV is the gross calorific value
(Btu/lb) of the fuel combusted determined by
ASTM D5865–01a or ASTM D5865–10,
Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific
Value of Coal and Coke, ASTM D240–00,
Standard Test Method for Heat of
Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by
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Standard Test Method for Heat of
Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by
Bomb Calorimeter (Precision Method) for oil;
and ASTM D3588–98, Standard Practice for
Calculating Heat Value, compressibility
Factor, and Relative Density of Gaseous
Fuels, ASTM D4891–89 (Reapproved 2006),
Standard Test Method for Heating Value of
Gases in Natural Gas Range by Stoichiometric
Combustion, GPA Standard 2172–96
Calculation of Gross Heating Value, Relative
Density and Compressibility Factor for
Natural Gas Mixtures from Compositional
Analysis, GPA Standard 2261–00 Analysis
for Natural Gas and Similar Gaseous
Mixtures by Gas Chromatography, or ASTM
D1826–94 (Reapproved 1998), Standard Test
Method for Calorific (Heating) Value of Gases
in Natural Gas Range by Continuous
Recording Calorimeter, for gaseous fuels, as
applicable. (All of these methods are
incorporated by reference under § 75.6.)
*
*
5.5.1
*
*
*
(a) * * *
GCVO= Gross calorific value of oil, as
measured by ASTM D240–00, ASTM D5865–
01a, ASTM D5865–10, or ASTM D4809–00
for each oil sample under section 2.2 of
appendix D to this part, Btu/unit mass (all
incorporated by reference under § 75.6).
ASTM D5865–10, Btu/lb (incorporated by
reference under § 75.6).
*
14. The authority citation for part 86
continues to read as follows:
*
*
*
*
5.5.3.2 All ASTM methods are
incorporated by reference under § 75.6. Use
ASTM D2013–01, Standard Practice for
Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis, for
preparation of a daily coal sample and
analyze each daily coal sample for gross
calorific value using ASTM D5865–01a or
ASTM D5865–10, Standard Test Method for
Gross Calorific Value of Coal and Coke. Online coal analysis may also be used if the online analytical instrument has been
demonstrated to be equivalent to the
applicable ASTM methods under §§ 75.23
and 75.66.
5.5.3.3 * * *
GCVC= Gross calorific value of coal
sample, as measured by ASTM D3176–89
(Reapproved 2002), ASTM D5865–01a, or
*
*
*
*
*
PART 86—[AMENDED]
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.
15. Section 86.113–07 is amended as
follows:
a. Revise entries (vii) and (viii) in the
table in paragraph (b)(2).
b. Revise entries (vi) and (vii) in the
table in paragraph (b)(3) to read as
follows:
§ 86.113–07
*
Item
*
*
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
Fuel specifications.
*
*
ASTM Test Method No.
*
*
*
(vii) Flashpoint, min .......................................................
(viii) Viscosity .................................................................
*
*
*
°F ..................................................... D93–09 ............................................
(°C) .................................................. ..........................................................
centistokes ....................................... D445–09 ..........................................
Type 2–D
*
130
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(3) * * *
Item
ASTM Test Method No.
*
*
*
(vi) Flashpoint, min ........................................................
(vii) Viscosity .................................................................
*
*
*
*
*
16. In § 86.113–94 revise the entries
‘‘Flashpoint, min.’’ and ‘‘Viscosity’’ in the
*
*
*
°F ..................................................... D93–09 ............................................
(°C) .................................................. ..........................................................
centistokes ....................................... D445–09 ..........................................
table in paragraph (b)(2) and in the table
in paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:
Item
Viscosity ........................................................................
*
*
*
*
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Fuel specifications.
*
*
Type 2–D
*
130
(54.4)
2.0–3.2
(3) * * *
ASTM Test Method No.
*
*
*
Flashpoint, min ..............................................................
Viscosity ........................................................................
*
*
*
*
*
17. The authority citation for part 86,
subpart D, continues to read as follows:
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*
*
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
*
*
*
°F ..................................................... D93–09 ............................................
(°C) .................................................. ..........................................................
centistokes ....................................... D445–09 ..........................................
Item
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*
*
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*
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(°C) .................................................. ..........................................................
centistokes ....................................... D445–09 ..........................................
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Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1857f–
1, 1857f–5, 1857f–5a, 1857f–6, 1857g(a)).
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18. In § 86.307–82 revise the entries
‘‘Flashpoint, °F (minimum)’’ and
‘‘Viscosity, centistokes’’ in the table in
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paragraph (b)(2) and in the table in
paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:
*
*
Fuel specifications.
*
*
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
*
Item
ASTM Test Method No.
*
*
*
*
Flashpoint, °F (minimum) ...................................................................................
Viscosity, centistokes .........................................................................................
*
*
D93–09 ................................................
D445–09 ..............................................
*
*
*
*
*
Type 1–D
Type 2–D
*
120
1.6–2.0
130
2.0–3.2
Type 1–D
Type 2–D
(3) * * *
Item
ASTM Test Method No.
*
*
*
*
Flashpoint, °F (minimum) ...................................................................................
Viscosity, centistokes .........................................................................................
*
*
D93–09 ................................................
D445–09 ..............................................
*
*
*
*
*
19. The authority citation for part 86,
subpart N, continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 202, 206, 207, 208, 301(a),
Clean Air Act as amended 42 U.S.C. 7521,
7524, 7541, 7542, and 7601.
20. Section 86.1313–94 is amended as
follows:
a. Revise entries ‘‘Flashpoint, °F, (°C),
and (minimum)’’ and ‘‘Viscosity,
Centistokes’’ in Table N94–2 in
paragraph (b)(2).
b. Revise entries ‘‘Flashpoint, min. °F
(°C)’’ and ‘‘Viscosity, centistokes’’ in
*
120
1.2–2.2
130
1.5–4.5
Table N94–3 in paragraph (b)(3) to read
as follows:
§ 86.1313–94
*
*
*
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
Fuel specifications.
*
*
TABLE N94–2
Item
ASTM
Type 1–D
*
*
*
*
Flashpoint, °F .....................................................................................................
(°C) ..............................................................................................................
(minimum) ...................................................................................................
Viscosity, centistokes .........................................................................................
*
*
D93–09 ................................................
..............................................................
..............................................................
D445–09 ..............................................
120
(48.9)
..................
1.6–2.0
130
(54.4)
..................
2.0–3.2
Type 1–D
Type 2–D
*
*
*
*
*
Type 2–D
*
(3) * * *
TABLE N94–3
Item
ASTM
*
*
*
*
Flashpoint, min. °F (°C) .....................................................................................
*
*
D93–09 ................................................
Viscosity, centistokes .........................................................................................
D445–09 ..............................................
*
*
*
*
*
21. In § 86.1313–98 revise the entries
‘‘Flashpoint, min.’’ and ‘‘Viscosity’’ in
Table N98–2 in paragraph (b)(2) to read
as follows:
§ 86.1313–98
*
*
*
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
*
120
(48.9)
1.2–2.2
130
(54.4)
1.5–4.5
Fuel specifications.
*
*
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Item
ASTM Test Method No.
*
*
Flashpoint, min .....................................................
Viscosity ...............................................................
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22. Section 86.1313–2007 is amended
as follows:
a. Revise entries (vii) and (viii) in
Table N07–2 in paragraph (b)(2).
b. Revise entries (vi) and (vii) in Table
N07–3 in paragraph (b)(3) to read as
follows:
§ 86.1313–2007
*
*
*
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
Fuel specifications.
*
*
TABLE N07–2
Item
ASTM Test Method No.
*
*
(vii) Flashpoint, min ..............................................
(viii) Viscosity .......................................................
*
*
°F ...............................................
(°C) ............................................
centistokes .................................
Type 1–D
*
*
D93–09 ......................................
....................................................
D445–09 ....................................
Type 2–D
*
120
(48.9)
1.6–2.0
130
(54.4)
2.0–3.2
Type 1–D
Type 2–D
(3) * * *
TABLE N07–3
Item
ASTM Test Method No.
*
*
(vi) Flashpoint, min ..............................................
(vii) Viscosity ........................................................
*
*
*
*
*
PART 89—[AMENDED]
23. The authority citation for part 89
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.
*
*
°F ...............................................
(°C) ............................................
centistokes .................................
*
*
D93–09 ......................................
....................................................
D445–09 ....................................
24. In § 89.6 remove entries ‘‘ASTM
D93–97’’ and ‘‘ASTM D445–97’’ and add
entries ‘‘ASTM D93–09’’ and ‘‘ASTM
D445–09’’ in numerical order to the
table in paragraph (b)(1) to read as
follows:
§ 89.6
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
25. In appendix A to subpart D of part
89, Table 4 is amended by revising the
*
*
Appendix A to Subpart D.
*
*
*
*
*
ASTM D445–09:
‘‘Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of
Dynamic Viscosity)’’.
*
*
40 CFR part 89
reference
*
*
*
*
*
ASTM D93–09:
‘‘Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester’’ .......................................
*
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(54.4)
1.5–4.5
Reference materials.
*
*
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
Document No. and name
*
*
130
(54.4)
1.2–2.2
*
*
Appendix A to Subpart D.
*
entries ‘‘Flashpoint, °C (minimum)’’ and
‘‘Viscosity @ 38 °C, Centistokes’’ to read
as follows:
*
Appendix A to Subpart D of Part 89—
Tables
*
*
*
*
*
TABLE 4—FEDERAL TEST FUEL SPECIFICATIONS
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Procedure (ASTM) 1
*
*
*
*
Flashpoint, °C (minimum) .................................................................................................
Viscosity @ 38 °C, centistokes ........................................................................................
*
*
D93–09 .......................................................
D445–09 .....................................................
1 All
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26. The authority citation for part 92
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.
27. In § 92.5, the table in paragraph
(b)(1) is amended by removing the
entries ‘‘ASTM D 93–94’’ and ‘‘ASTM D
445–94’’ and adding the entries ‘‘ASTM
D 93–09’’ and ‘‘ASTM D 445–09’’ to read
as follows:
§ 92.5
*
Reference materials.
*
*
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
*
*
40 CFR
part 92
reference
Document No. and name
*
*
*
*
*
*
ASTM D 93–09, Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester ..........................................................
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
ASTM D 445–09, Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of Dynamic
Viscosity) ................................................................................................................................................................................................
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
28. In § 92.113 revise the entries
‘‘Flashpoint, min., °F and °C’’ and
*
*
‘‘Viscosity, centistokes’’ in Table B113–
1 in paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:
*
§ 92.113
§ 92.113
§ 92.113
*
Fuel specifications.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
TABLE B113–1
Item
ASTM
*
*
*
*
Flashpoint, min.
°F ...............................................................................................................................
°C ...............................................................................................................................
Viscosity, centistokes ........................................................................................................
*
*
*
*
*
PART 94—[AMENDED]
29. The authority citation for part 94
continues to read as follows:
*
*
D93–09 .......................................................
.....................................................................
D445–09 .....................................................
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.
*
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30. In § 94.5, Table 1 in paragraph (a)
is amended by removing the entries
‘‘ASTM D 93–02’’ and ‘‘ASTM D 445–01’’
and adding the entries ‘‘ASTM D 93–09’’
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(54.4)
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and ‘‘ASTM D 445–09’’ to read as
follows:
§ 94.5
*
Reference materials.
*
*
(a) * * *
*
*
TABLE 1 OF § 94.5—ASTM MATERIALS
Part 94
reference
Document No. and name
*
*
*
*
*
*
ASTM D 93–09, Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester ..........................................................
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
ASTM D 445–09, Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of Dynamic
Viscosity) ................................................................................................................................................................................................
*
*
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*
*
*
*
*
*
*
31. In § 94.108 revise ‘‘Flashpoint, °C’’
and ‘‘Viscosity at 38 °C, centistokes’’ in
*
*
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(a) * * *
(1) * * *
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Item
Procedure 1
*
*
*
*
Flashpoint, °C .............................................................................................................
*
*
ASTM D 93–09 ........................................
*
54 minimum.
*
*
*
*
Viscosity at 38 °C, centistokes ...................................................................................
*
*
ASTM D445–09 .......................................
*
2.0–3.2.
1 All
*
Value
ASTM standards are incorporated by reference in § 94.5.
*
*
*
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2611,
2614, and 2616.
*
PART 761—[AMENDED]
32. The authority citation for part 761
continues to read as follows:
§ 761.19
*
33. In § 761.19, the table in paragraph
(b) is amended by removing the entry
‘‘ASTM D 93–90’’ and adding the entry
‘‘ASTM D 93–09’’ to read as follows:
References.
*
*
(b) * * *
*
*
References
CFR citation
ASTM D 93–09 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Tester ...................................................
§ 761.71(b)(2)(vi);
§ 761.75(b)(8)(iii).
*
*
*
34. In § 761.71 revise paragraph
(b)(2)(vi) to read as follows:
§ 761.71
High efficiency boilers.
*
*
*
*
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any other chlorinated hydrocarbon in
the waste and the results of analyses
using the American Society of Testing
and Materials (ASTM) methods as
follows: Carbon and hydrogen content
using ASTM
D–3178–84, nitrogen content using
ASTM E–258–67 (Reapproved 1987),
sulfur content using ASTM D–2784–89,
ASTM D–1266–87, or ASTM
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37. In § 1065.703 revise the entries
‘‘Flashpoint, min.’’ and ‘‘Kinematic
Viscosity’’ in Table 1 of § 1065.703 to
read as follows:
§ 1065.703
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R05–OAR–2009–0729; FRL–9250–7]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; Indiana;
Removal of Vehicle Inspection and
Maintenance Programs for Clark and
Floyd Counties
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is proposing to approve
a State Implementation plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the State of
Indiana to allow the State to discontinue
the vehicle inspection and maintenance
(I/M) program in Clark and Floyd
Counties, IN, the Indiana portion of the
Louisville (IN-KY) 1997 8-hour ozone
area. The revision specifically requests
that I/M program regulations be
removed from the active control
measures portion of the SIP. The
regulations will remain in the
contingency measures portion of the
Clark and Floyd Counties ozone
maintenance plans. The Indiana
Department of Environmental
Management (IDEM) submitted this
request on October 10, 2006, and
supplemented it on November 15, 2006,
November 29, 2007, November 25, 2008,
April 23, 2010, and November 19, 2010.
EPA is proposing to approve Indiana’s
request because the State has
demonstrated that discontinuing the I/M
program in Clark and Floyd Counties
will not interfere with the attainment
and maintenance of the 8-hour ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standard
(NAAQS) or with the attainment and
maintenance of other air quality
standards and requirements of the Clean
Air Act (CAA).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 11, 2011.
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identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–
OAR–2009–0729, by one of the
following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. Email: aburano.douglas@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (312) 408–2279.
4. Mail: Douglas Aburano, Chief,
Control Strategies Section, (AR–18J),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604.
5. Hand Delivery: Douglas Aburano,
Chief, Control Strategies Section, (AR–
18J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the Regional
Office normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. The
Regional Office official hours of
business are Monday through Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding
Federal holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R05–OAR–2009–
0729. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://www.regulations.gov website is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
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recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional instructions on
submitting comments, go to Section I of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this document.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604. This Facility is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding Federal
holidays. We recommend that you
telephone Francisco J. Acevedo at (312)
886–6061 before visiting the Region 5
office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Francisco J. Acevedo, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Control Strategies
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6052.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA. This SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section is arranged as follows:
I. What should I consider as I prepare my
comments for EPA?
A. Submitting CBI
B. Tips for Preparing Your Comments
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2056-2066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-246]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 49, 60, 63, 75, 86, 89, 92, 94, 761, and 1065
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0518; FRL-8846-6]
RIN 2070-AJ51
Incorporation of Revised ASTM Standards That Provide Flexibility
in the Use of Alternatives to Mercury-Containing Thermometers;
Solicitation of Public Comment on the Required Use of Mercury-
Containing Thermometers in EPA Regulations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to incorporate the most recent versions of
the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International
standards (ASTM standards) into EPA regulations that provide
flexibility to use alternatives to mercury-containing industrial
thermometers. These proposed amendments will allow the use of such
alternatives in certain limited field and laboratory applications
previously impermissible as part of compliance with EPA regulations.
Additionally, EPA is seeking public input on the need to address the
remaining EPA regulations that incorporate by reference ASTM standards
that do not allow the use of alternatives to mercury-containing
industrial thermometers. EPA believes these embedded ASTM standards may
unnecessarily impede the use of effective, comparable, and available
mercury alternatives. Due to elemental mercury's high toxicity, EPA
seeks to reduce potential mercury exposures to humans and the
environment by reducing the overall use of mercury-containing products,
including mercury-containing thermometers.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0518 by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0518. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2010-0518. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available
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on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only
in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available
electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in
hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of
operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is
(202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Robert Courtnage, National Program Chemicals Division (7404T), Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (202) 566-1081; e-mail address: courtnage.robert@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you use mercury-
containing thermometers in laboratories, for field analysis, or for
other industrial applications. Potentially affected entities may
include, but are not limited to:
Testing Laboratories (NAICS code 541380).
Petroleum Refineries (NAICS code 324110).
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (NAICS code
334516).
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM
that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and
then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific
information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version
of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the
comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be
submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
A. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA's action is part of a more expansive Agency initiative to
reduce the use of mercury-containing products to help prevent
unnecessary human and environmental exposures to elemental mercury. EPA
is proposing to incorporate revised ASTM standards that provide
flexibility to use alternatives to mercury-containing industrial
thermometers as part of complying with EPA regulatory requirements.
Separately, EPA is soliciting responses from the public to specific
questions (see Unit II.B.) relating to the need to revise the remaining
ASTM standards embedded within EPA regulations that require the use of
mercury-containing thermometers. EPA is specifically interested in
public responses that address the benefits of providing flexibility to
use mercury-containing thermometer alternatives and whether the
remaining EPA regulations that require the use of mercury-containing
thermometers could be revised or whether mercury-containing
thermometers are needed for their accuracy and performance.
Mercury exposures can harm the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, and
immune system. Most human exposure to mercury is through the
consumption of fish containing methylmercury. Exposure to methylmercury
through ingestion can harm the normal development of the nervous
system, resulting in learning disabilities. Elemental mercury and other
forms of mercury from industrial sources are deposited from the air and
are converted into methylmercury. Mercury exposures can also occur by
the inhalation of elemental mercury from the breakage or improper
disposal of mercury-containing products such as mercury-containing
thermometers. Inhalation exposure of elemental mercury can lead to
neurotoxic and developmental neurotoxic effects.
Following a thorough search, the Agency determined that certain EPA
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regulations reference ASTM standards that require the use of mercury-
containing thermometers for certain temperature measurement
applications. EPA seeks to provide the regulated community with the
flexibility to use mercury-free alternatives, where feasible,
comparable, and available. This action proposes to update EPA
regulations to incorporate three specific ASTM standards (D5865-10,
D445-09, and D93-09) that allow for the use of alternatives to mercury-
containing thermometers. EPA is proposing to update these ASTM
standards where they are referenced in regulations pursuant to the
Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
(certain sections of 40 CFR parts 49, 60, 63, 75, 86, 89, 92, 94, 761,
and 1065). One of the incorporated ASTM standards (D5865-10) requires
the use of a mercury-free device while the other two standards (D445-09
and D93-09) provide the flexibility to use alternatives to mercury-
containing thermometers, but do not require their use. EPA is proposing
to allow the use of the updated standard D5865-10 and the previous
standards, D5856-01a, D5856-03a, and D5856-04 so that flexibility is
given to use mercury-free thermometers, but not required. Although a
first step, incorporating these current standards comprises only a
small percentage of the ASTM standards referenced within EPA
regulations that require the use of mercury-containing thermometers.
Further revisions to other relevant ASTM standards would be necessary
before EPA could provide more comprehensive flexibility. To facilitate
the use of mercury alternatives, EPA encourages ASTM to expeditiously
review and revise their standards that require the use of mercury-
containing thermometers, particularly those currently embedded in EPA
regulations.
As part of the Agency's mercury-product reduction effort, EPA
believes it is important to remove unnecessary requirements to use
mercury-containing thermometers where viable and comparable non-mercury
substitutes exist. The National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), recognized experts in the field of thermometry, believe there
are no fundamental barriers to the replacement of mercury-containing
thermometers. Although perceived as superior in performance, mercury-
containing thermometers have readily available and comparable
alternatives such as platinum resistance thermometers, thermistors,
thermocouples, and portable electronic thermometers (PETs). The use of
thermometers in high temperature applications, such as the use of
thermometers in autoclaves, traditionally provided significant
challenges to the use of mercury-containing thermometer alternatives.
However, the use of data-loggers in autoclave operations is an example
of an emerging innovation to allow the viable use of mercury
substitutes.
In addition to the embedded ASTM standards, certain EPA regulations
directly require the use of mercury-containing thermometers. Most of
these regulations are pursuant to CAA and will be addressed through a
separate rulemaking currently pursued by EPA's Office of Air and
Radiation. It is important to note that for ASTM standards contained
within State implementation plan (SIP) approvals the Agency will need
to address each ASTM standard separately after consultation with the
States.
Additionally, analytical methods mandated under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) that use mercury-containing
thermometers as a Method Defined Parameter (MDP) will not be addressed
in this proposed rule. While the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response (OSWER) Methods Innovation Rule (MIR) allows flexibility in
RCRA-related sampling and analysis by removing unnecessary requirements
in SW-846 Methods, the MIR does not allow for flexibility for test
methods that have MDPs. EPA may address MDPs in future actions but not
as part of this proposed rule.
B. What questions would EPA like the public to answer?
1. How can EPA provide additional flexibility in the use of
mercury-free thermometers to comply with the Agency's relevant
regulations?
2. Are requirements to use mercury-containing thermometers
necessary for performance reasons or should flexibility be provided in
most if not all measurement applications?
3. Does the use of data-loggers for temperature measurement in
autoclaves provide a viable alternative to the use of mercury-
containing thermometers?
4. What else can EPA do to help expedite the use of alternatives to
mercury-containing thermometers where feasible, comparable, and
available?
C. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
This proposed rule is issued under the Agency's authority pursuant
to the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q) and TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2601-2692).
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
This is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866, entitled Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993). Accordingly, this action was not submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under Executive Order
12866.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq., an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of information that requires OMB
approval under PRA, unless it has been approved by OMB and displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and included on the related
collection instrument, or form, if applicable. There are no information
collection requirements in this proposed rule that require additional
approval or consideration under PRA.
C. Small Entity Impacts
Pursuant to section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Agency hereby certifies that this action
will not have a significant adverse economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses,
small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions. In making
this determination, the impact of concern is any significant adverse
economic impact on small entities because the primary purpose of
regulatory flexibility analysis is to identify and address regulatory
alternatives ``which minimize any significant economic impact of the
rule on small entities'' (5 U.S.C. 603 and 604). Thus, an agency may
certify under RFA when the rule relieves regulatory burden, or
otherwise has no expected economic impact on small entities subject to
the rule. EPA believes that this proposed rule does not have any
adverse economic impact because it will provide flexibility by allowing
the use mercury-free thermometers, without mandating their use. Of
course, EPA welcomes comments on this conclusion.
D. Unfunded Mandates
This proposed rule does not contain a Federal mandate that may
result in expenditures of $100 million or more for State, local, and
Tribal governments,
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in the aggregate, or the private sector in any 1 year. As such, EPA has
determined that this proposed rule does not impose any enforceable
duty, contain any unfunded mandate, or otherwise have any effect on
small governments subject to the requirements of sections 202, 203,
204, or 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1531-
1538).
E. Federalism
This action will not have federalism implications because it is not
expected to have a substantial direct effect on States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government, as specified in Executive Order 13132, entitled Federalism
(64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not
apply to this action.
F. Tribal Implications
This action will not have Tribal implications because it is not
expected to have substantial direct effects on Indian Tribes, will not
significantly or uniquely affect the communities of Indian Tribal
governments, and does not involve or impose any requirements that
affect Indian Tribes. Accordingly, the requirements of Executive Order
13175, entitled Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), do not apply to this
action.
G. Children's Health Protection
EPA interprets Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997), as applying only to those regulatory actions that
concern health or safety risks, such that the analysis required under
section 5-501 of the Executive Order has the potential to influence the
regulation. This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because
it does not establish an environmental standard intended to mitigate
health or safety risks, nor is it an ``economically significant
regulatory action'' as defined by Executive Order 12866.
H. Effect on Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
This action is not a ``significant energy action'' as defined in
Executive Order 13211, entitled Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355,
May 22, 2001), because this action is not likely to affect the supply,
distribution, or use of energy.
I. Technical Standards
Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104-113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its regulatory
activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods, sampling
procedures, and business practices) that are developed or adopted by
voluntary consensus standards bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to provide
Congress, through OMB, explanations when the Agency decides not to use
available and applicable voluntary consensus standards. ASTM standards
constitute voluntary consensus standards and, as such, the NTTAA
directly applies to this proposed rule. The NTTAA requires that EPA use
voluntary consensus standards unless to do so would be inconsistent
with applicable law or otherwise impractical. With this proposed rule,
EPA is adding the most current versions of applicable ASTM standards
that allow flexibility in the use of mercury-containing thermometers
and in the spirit of the NTTAA plans to work closely with ASTM to
address the remaining standards within EPA regulations that require the
use of mercury-containing thermometers.
J. Environmental Justice
This action does not entail special considerations of environmental
justice related issues as delineated by Executive Order 12898, entitled
Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 49, 60, 63, 75, 86, 89, 92, 94,
761, and 1065
Environmental protection, temperature measurement, thermometers,
and mercury.
Dated: January 3, 2011.
Lisa P. Jackson,
Administrator.
Therefore, it is proposed that 40 CFR chapter I be amended as
follows:
PART 49--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 49 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
2. In Sec. 49.123 revise the definition of ``Heat input'' in
paragraph (a) and revise paragraph (e)(1)(v) to read as follows:
Sec. 49.123 General provisions.
(a) * * *
Heat input means the total gross calorific value [where gross
calorific value is measured by ASTM Method D240-02, D1826-94
(Reapproved 2003), D5865-04, D5865-10, or E711-87 (Reapproved 2004)
(incorporated by reference, see Sec. 49.123(e))] of all fuels burned.
* * * * *
(e) * * *
(1) * * *
(v) ASTM D5865-04 or 10, Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific
Value of Coal and Coke, IBR approved for Sec. 49.123(a).
* * * * *
PART 60--[AMENDED]
3. The authority citation for part 60 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
4. In Sec. 60.17 revise paragraph (a)(78) to read as follows:
Sec. 60.17 Incorporations by reference.
* * * * *
(a) * * *
(78) ASTM D5865-98 or 10, Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific
Value of Coal and Coke, IBR approved for Sec. 60.45(f)(5)(ii), Sec.
60.46(c)(2), and appendix A-7 to part 60, Method 19, section
12.5.2.1.3.
* * * * *
5. In Method 19 of appendix A-7 to part 60 revise section
12.5.2.1.3 to read as follows:
Appendix A-7 to Part 60--Test Methods 19 Through 25E
* * * * *
Method 19--Determination of Sulfur Dioxide Removal Efficiency and
Particulate Matter, Sulfur Dioxide, and Nitrogen Oxide Emission
Rates
* * * * *
12.5.2.1.3 Gross Sample Analysis. Use ASTM D 2013-72 or 86 to
prepare the sample, ASTM D 3177- 75 or 89 or ASTM D 4239-85, 94, or
97 to determine sulfur content (%S), ASTM D 3173-73 or 87 to
determine moisture content, and ASTM D 2015-77 (Reapproved 1978) or
96, D 3286-85 or 96, or D 5865-98 or 10 to determine gross calorific
value (GCV) (all standards cited are incorporated by reference--see
Sec. 60.17 for acceptable versions of the standards) on a dry basis
for each gross sample.
* * * * *
PART 63--[AMENDED]
6. The authority citation for part 63 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
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7. In Sec. 63.14 revise paragraph (b)(48) to read as follows:
Sec. 63.14 Incorporations by reference.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(48) ASTM D5865-03a or 10, Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific
Value of Coal and Coke, IBR approved for Table 6 to subpart DDDDD of
this part.
* * * * *
8. In subpart DDDDD of part 63, Table 6 is amended by revising item
d. under entries ``1. Mercury * * * ,'' ``2. Total Selected metals * *
* ,'' and ``3. Hydrogen chloride * * * '' to read as follows:
* * * * *
Table 6 to Subpart Ddddd of Part 63--Fuel Analysis Requirements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To conduct a fuel analysis for the
following pollutant * * * You must * * * Using * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Mercury * * *.
* * * * * * *
d. Determine heat content of ASTM D5865-03a or D5865-10 (for coal)
the fuel type * * *. (IBR, see Sec. 63.24(b)) or ASTM E711-
87 (for biomass) (IBR, see Sec.
63.14(b)) or equivalent.
* * * * * * *
2. Total Selected metals.
* * * * * * *
d. Determine heat content of ASTM D5865-03a or D5865-10 (for coal)
the fuel type * * *. (IBR, see Sec. 63.14(b)) or ASTM E711-
87 (1996) (for biomass) (IBR, see Sec.
63.14(b)) or equivalent.
* * * * * * *
3. Hydrogen chloride * * *............
* * * * * * *
d. Determine heat content of ASTM D5865-03a or D5865-10 (for coal)
the fuel type * * *. (IBR, see Sec. 63.14(b)) or ASTM E711-
87 (1996) (for biomass) (IBR, see Sec.
63.14(b)) or equivalent.
* * * * * * *
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PART 75--[AMENDED]
9. The authority citation for part 75 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7601 and 7651K, and 7651K note.
10. In Sec. 75.6 add new paragraph (a)(50) to read as follows:
Sec. 75.6 Incorporation by reference.
* * * * *
(a) * * *
(50) ASTM D5865-10, Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific Value
of Coal and Coke, for appendices A, D, and F of this part.
* * * * *
11. In appendix A to part 75 revise paragraph (c) of section
2.1.1.1 to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 75--Specifications and Test Procedures
* * * * *
2.1.1.1 Maximum Potential Concentration
* * * * *
(c) When performing fuel sampling to determine the MPC, use ASTM
Methods: ASTM D3177-02 (Reapproved 2007), Standard Test Methods for
Total Sulfur in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke; ASTM D4239-02,
Standard Test Methods for Sulfur in the Analysis Sample of Coal and
Coke Using High-Temperature Tube Furnace Combustion Methods; ASTM
D4294-98, Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum
Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry; ASTM
D1552-01, Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products
(High-Temperature Method); ASTM D129-00, Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum Products (General Bomb Method); ASTM D2622-98,
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength
Dispersive Xray Fluorescence Spectrometry, for sulfur content of
solid or liquid fuels; ASTM D3176-89 (Reapproved 2002), Standard
Practice for Ultimate Analysis of Coal and Coke; ASTM D240-00,
Standard Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon
Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter; ASTM D5865-01a or ASTM D5865-10, Standard
Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal and Coke (all
incorporated by reference under Sec. 75.6).
* * * * *
12. In appendix D to part 75 revise section 2.2.7 to read as
follows:
Appendix D to Part 75--Optional So2 Emissions Data Protocol
for Gas-Fired and Oil-Fired Units
* * * * *
2.2.7 Analyze oil samples to determine the heat content of the
fuel. Determine oil heat content in accordance with ASTM D240-00,
Standard Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon
Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter, ASTM D4809-00, Standard Test Method for
Heat of Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter
(Precision Method), ASTM D5865-01a, or D5865-10, Standard Test
Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal and Coke (all incorporated
by reference under Sec. 75.6) or any other procedures listed in
section 5.5 of appendix F of this part. Alternatively, the oil
samples may be analyzed for heat content by any consensus standard
method prescribed for the affected unit under part 60 of this
chapter.
* * * * *
13. Appendix F to part 75 is amended as follows:
a. Revise sections 3.3.6.2 and 5.5.3.2.
b. Revise the expression ``GCVO'' in paragraph (a) of
section 5.5.1.
c. Revise the expression ``GCVC'' in section 5.5.3.3 to
read as follows:
Appendix F to Part 75--Conversion Procedures
* * * * *
3.3.6.2 GCV is the gross calorific value (Btu/lb) of the fuel
combusted determined by ASTM D5865-01a or ASTM D5865-10, Standard
Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal and Coke, ASTM D240-
00, Standard Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid
Hydrocarbon Fuels by
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Bomb Calorimeter, or ASTM D4809-00, Standard Test Method for Heat of
Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter
(Precision Method) for oil; and ASTM D3588-98, Standard Practice for
Calculating Heat Value, compressibility Factor, and Relative Density
of Gaseous Fuels, ASTM D4891-89 (Reapproved 2006), Standard Test
Method for Heating Value of Gases in Natural Gas Range by
Stoichiometric Combustion, GPA Standard 2172-96 Calculation of Gross
Heating Value, Relative Density and Compressibility Factor for
Natural Gas Mixtures from Compositional Analysis, GPA Standard 2261-
00 Analysis for Natural Gas and Similar Gaseous Mixtures by Gas
Chromatography, or ASTM D1826-94 (Reapproved 1998), Standard Test
Method for Calorific (Heating) Value of Gases in Natural Gas Range
by Continuous Recording Calorimeter, for gaseous fuels, as
applicable. (All of these methods are incorporated by reference
under Sec. 75.6.)
* * * * *
5.5.1 (a) * * *
GCVO= Gross calorific value of oil, as measured by
ASTM D240-00, ASTM D5865-01a, ASTM D5865-10, or ASTM D4809-00 for
each oil sample under section 2.2 of appendix D to this part, Btu/
unit mass (all incorporated by reference under Sec. 75.6).
* * * * *
5.5.3.2 All ASTM methods are incorporated by reference under
Sec. 75.6. Use ASTM D2013-01, Standard Practice for Preparing Coal
Samples for Analysis, for preparation of a daily coal sample and
analyze each daily coal sample for gross calorific value using ASTM
D5865-01a or ASTM D5865-10, Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific
Value of Coal and Coke. On-line coal analysis may also be used if
the on-line analytical instrument has been demonstrated to be
equivalent to the applicable ASTM methods under Sec. Sec. 75.23 and
75.66.
5.5.3.3 * * *
GCVC= Gross calorific value of coal sample, as
measured by ASTM D3176-89 (Reapproved 2002), ASTM D5865-01a, or ASTM
D5865-10, Btu/lb (incorporated by reference under Sec. 75.6).
* * * * *
PART 86--[AMENDED]
14. The authority citation for part 86 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
15. Section 86.113-07 is amended as follows:
a. Revise entries (vii) and (viii) in the table in paragraph
(b)(2).
b. Revise entries (vi) and (vii) in the table in paragraph (b)(3)
to read as follows:
Sec. 86.113-07 Fuel specifications.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item ASTM Test Method No. Type 2-D
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
(vii) Flashpoint, min.................... [deg]F...................... D93-09..................... 130
([deg]C).................... ........................... (54.4)
(viii) Viscosity......................... centistokes................. D445-09.................... 2.0-3.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3) * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item ASTM Test Method No. Type 2-D
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
(vi) Flashpoint, min..................... [deg]F...................... D93-09..................... 130
([deg]C).................... ........................... (54.4)
(vii) Viscosity.......................... centistokes................. D445-09.................... 2.0-3.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
16. In Sec. 86.113-94 revise the entries ``Flashpoint, min.'' and
``Viscosity'' in the table in paragraph (b)(2) and in the table in
paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:
Sec. 86.113-94 Fuel specifications.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item ASTM Test Method No. Type 2-D
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
Flashpoint, min.......................... [deg]F...................... D93-09..................... 130
([deg]C).................... ........................... (54.4)
Viscosity................................ centistokes................. D445-09.................... 2.0-3.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
(3) * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item ASTM Test Method No. Type 2-D
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
Flashpoint, min.......................... [deg]F...................... D93-09..................... 130
([deg]C).................... ........................... (54.4)
Viscosity................................ centistokes................. D445-09.................... 1.5-4.5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
17. The authority citation for part 86, subpart D, continues to
read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 202, 206, 207, 208, 301(a), Clean Air Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1857f-1, 1857f-5, 1857f-5a, 1857f-6, 1857g(a)).
18. In Sec. 86.307-82 revise the entries ``Flashpoint, [deg]F
(minimum)'' and ``Viscosity, centistokes'' in the table in
[[Page 2062]]
paragraph (b)(2) and in the table in paragraph (b)(3) to read as
follows:
Sec. 86.307-82 Fuel specifications.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM Test Method
Item No. Type 1-D Type 2-D
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
Flashpoint, [deg]F (minimum).. D93-09.......... 120 130
Viscosity, centistokes........ D445-09......... 1.6-2.0 2.0-3.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
(3) * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM Test Method
Item No. Type 1-D Type 2-D
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
Flashpoint, [deg]F (minimum).. D93-09.......... 120 130
Viscosity, centistokes........ D445-09......... 1.2-2.2 1.5-4.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
19. The authority citation for part 86, subpart N, continues to
read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 202, 206, 207, 208, 301(a), Clean Air Act as
amended 42 U.S.C. 7521, 7524, 7541, 7542, and 7601.
20. Section 86.1313-94 is amended as follows:
a. Revise entries ``Flashpoint, [deg]F, ([deg]C), and (minimum)''
and ``Viscosity, Centistokes'' in Table N94-2 in paragraph (b)(2).
b. Revise entries ``Flashpoint, min. [deg]F ([deg]C)'' and
``Viscosity, centistokes'' in Table N94-3 in paragraph (b)(3) to read
as follows:
Sec. 86.1313-94 Fuel specifications.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
Table N94-2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item ASTM Type 1-D Type 2-D
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
Flashpoint, [deg]F............ D93-09.......... 120 130
([deg]C)................. ................ (48.9) (54.4)
(minimum)................ ................ .......... ..........
Viscosity, centistokes........ D445-09......... 1.6-2.0 2.0-3.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
(3) * * *
Table N94-3
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item ASTM Type 1-D Type 2-D
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
Flashpoint, min. [deg]F D93-09.......... 120 130
([deg]C). (48.9) (54.4)
Viscosity, centistokes........ D445-09......... 1.2-2.2 1.5-4.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
21. In Sec. 86.1313-98 revise the entries ``Flashpoint, min.'' and
``Viscosity'' in Table N98-2 in paragraph (b)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 86.1313-98 Fuel specifications.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
Table N98-2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item ASTM Test Method No. Type 1-D Type 2-D
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
Flashpoint, min...................... [deg]F.................. D93-09................. 120 130
([deg]C)................ ....................... (48.9) (54.4)
Viscosity............................ centistokes............. D445-09................ 1.6-2.0 2.0-3.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 2063]]
* * * * *
22. Section 86.1313-2007 is amended as follows:
a. Revise entries (vii) and (viii) in Table N07-2 in paragraph
(b)(2).
b. Revise entries (vi) and (vii) in Table N07-3 in paragraph (b)(3)
to read as follows:
Sec. 86.1313-2007 Fuel specifications.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
Table N07-2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item ASTM Test Method No. Type 1-D Type 2-D
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
(vii) Flashpoint, min................ [deg]F.................. D93-09................. 120 130
([deg]C)................ ....................... (48.9) (54.4)
(viii) Viscosity..................... centistokes............. D445-09................ 1.6-2.0 2.0-3.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3) * * *
Table N07-3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item ASTM Test Method No. Type 1-D Type 2-D
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
(vi) Flashpoint, min................. [deg]F.................. D93-09................. 130 130
([deg]C)................ ....................... (54.4) (54.4)
(vii) Viscosity...................... centistokes............. D445-09................ 1.2-2.2 1.5-4.5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
PART 89--[AMENDED]
23. The authority citation for part 89 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
24. In Sec. 89.6 remove entries ``ASTM D93-97'' and ``ASTM D445-
97'' and add entries ``ASTM D93-09'' and ``ASTM D445-09'' in numerical
order to the table in paragraph (b)(1) to read as follows:
Sec. 89.6 Reference materials.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Document No. and name 40 CFR part 89 reference
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
ASTM D93-09:
``Standard Test Methods Appendix A to Subpart D.
for Flash Point by Pensky-
Martens Closed Cup
Tester''.
* * * * * * *
ASTM D445-09:
``Standard Test Method for Appendix A to Subpart D.
Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque
Liquids (the Calculation
of Dynamic Viscosity)''.
* * * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
25. In appendix A to subpart D of part 89, Table 4 is amended by
revising the entries ``Flashpoint, [deg]C (minimum)'' and ``Viscosity @
38 [deg]C, Centistokes'' to read as follows:
Appendix A to Subpart D of Part 89--Tables
* * * * *
Table 4--Federal Test Fuel Specifications
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Value
Item Procedure (ASTM) \1\ (type 2-D)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
Flashpoint, [deg]C (minimum)........ D93-09................ 54
Viscosity @ 38 [deg]C, centistokes.. D445-09............... 2.0-3.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ All ASTM procedures in this table have been incorporated by
reference. See Sec. 89.6.
[[Page 2064]]
* * * * *
PART 92--[AMENDED]
26. The authority citation for part 92 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
27. In Sec. 92.5, the table in paragraph (b)(1) is amended by
removing the entries ``ASTM D 93-94'' and ``ASTM D 445-94'' and adding
the entries ``ASTM D 93-09'' and ``ASTM D 445-09'' to read as follows:
Sec. 92.5 Reference materials.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
40 CFR
Document No. and name part 92
reference
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
ASTM D 93-09, Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Sec.
Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester........................... 92.113
* * * * * * *
ASTM D 445-09, Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity Sec.
of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of 92.113
Dynamic Viscosity).........................................
* * * * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
28. In Sec. 92.113 revise the entries ``Flashpoint, min., [deg]F
and [deg]C'' and ``Viscosity, centistokes'' in Table B113-1 in
paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:
Sec. 92.113 Fuel specifications.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
Table B113-1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item ASTM Type 2-D
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
Flashpoint, min.
[deg]F.......................... D93-09................ 130
[deg]C.......................... ...................... (54.4)
Viscosity, centistokes.............. D445-09............... 2.0-3.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
PART 94--[AMENDED]
29. The authority citation for part 94 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
30. In Sec. 94.5, Table 1 in paragraph (a) is amended by removing
the entries ``ASTM D 93-02'' and ``ASTM D 445-01'' and adding the
entries ``ASTM D 93-09'' and ``ASTM D 445-09'' to read as follows:
Sec. 94.5 Reference materials.
* * * * *
(a) * * *
Table 1 of Sec. 94.5--ASTM Materials
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part 94
Document No. and name reference
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
ASTM D 93-09, Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by 94.108
Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester...........................
* * * * * * *
ASTM D 445-09, Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity 94.108
of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of
Dynamic Viscosity).........................................
* * * * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
31. In Sec. 94.108 revise ``Flashpoint, [deg]C'' and ``Viscosity
at 38 [deg]C, centistokes'' in Table B-5 in paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. 94.108 Test fuels.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
[[Page 2065]]
Table B-5--Federal Test Fuel Specifications
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item Procedure \1\ Value
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
Flashpoint, [deg]C............ ASTM D 93-09..... 54 minimum.
* * * * * * *
Viscosity at 38 [deg]C, ASTM D445-09..... 2.0-3.2.
centistokes.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ All ASTM standards are incorporated by reference in Sec. 94.5.
* * * * *
PART 761--[AMENDED]
32. The authority citation for part 761 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2611, 2614, and 2616.
33. In Sec. 761.19, the table in paragraph (b) is amended by
removing the entry ``ASTM D 93-90'' and adding the entry ``ASTM D 93-
09'' to read as follows:
Sec. 761.19 References.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
References CFR citation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASTM D 93-09 Standard Test Methods for Sec. 761.71(b)(2)(vi);
Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Sec. 761.75(b)(8)(iii).
Tester.
* * * * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
34. In Sec. 761.71 revise paragraph (b)(2)(vi) to read as follows:
Sec. 761.71 High efficiency boilers.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
(vi) The concentration of PCBs and of any other chlorinated
hydrocarbon in the waste and the results of analyses using the American
Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) methods as follows: Carbon and
hydrogen content using ASTM D-3178-84, nitrogen content using ASTM E-
258-67 (Reapproved 1987), sulfur content using ASTM D-2784-89, ASTM D-
1266-87, or ASTM D-129-64, chlorine content using ASTM D-808-87, water
and sediment content using either ASTM D-2709-88 or ASTM D-1796-83
(Reapproved 1990), ash content using ASTM D-482-87, calorific value
using ASTM D-240-87, carbon residue using either ASTM D-2158-89 or ASTM
D-524-88, and flash point using ASTM D-93-09.
* * * * *
35. In Sec. 761.75 revise paragraph (b)(8)(iii) to read as
follows:
Sec. 761.75 Chemical waste landfills.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(8) * * *
(iii) Ignitable wastes shall not be disposed of in chemical waste
landfills. Liquid ignitable wastes are wastes that have a flash point
less than 60 [deg]C (140 [deg]F) as determined by the following method
or an equivalent method: Flash point of liquids shall be determined by
a Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester, using the protocol specified in
ASTM D-93-09, or the Setaflash Closed Tester using the protocol
specified in ASTM D-3278-89.
* * * * *
PART 1065--[AMENDED]
36. The authority citation for part 1065 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
37. In Sec. 1065.703 revise the entries ``Flashpoint, min.'' and
``Kinematic Viscosity'' in Table 1 of Sec. 1065.703 to read as
follows:
Sec. 1065.703 Distillate diesel fuel.
* * * * *
Table 1 of Sec. 1065.703--Test Fuel Specifications for Distillate Diesel Fuel
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ultra low Low High
Item Units sulfur sulfur sulfur Reference procedure \1\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
Flashpoint, min............... [deg]C........... 54 54 54 ASTM D93-09.
Kinematic Viscosity........... cSt.............. 2.0-3.2 2.0-3.2 2.0-3.2 ASTM D445-09.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ ASTM procedures are incorporated by reference in Sec. 1065.1010. See Sec. 1065.701(d) for other allowed
procedures.
38. In Sec. 1065.1010, Table 1 in paragraph (a) is amended by
removing the entries ``ASTM D93-07'' and ``ASTM D445-06'' and adding
the entries ``ASTM D93-09'' and ``ASTM D 445-09'' to read as follows:
Sec. 1065.1010 Reference materials.
* * * * *
(a) * * *
[[Page 2066]]
Table 1 of Sec. 1065.1010--ASTM Materials
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part 1065
Document No. and name reference
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
ASTM D93-09, Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by 1065.703
Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester..........................
ASTM D 445-09, Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity 1065.703
of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of
Dynamic Viscosity)........................................
* * * * * * *
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* * * * *
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