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Office of Research and Development;
Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and
Equivalent Methods: Designation of
Four New Equivalent Methods
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of the designation of four
new equivalent methods for monitoring
ambient air quality.
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AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has designated, in accordance
with 40 CFR Part 53, four new
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equivalent methods: One each for
measuring concentrations of PM2.5 and
lead (Pb) and two for measuring
concentrations of PM10 in the ambient
air.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Vanderpool, Human Exposure
and Atmospheric Sciences Division
(MD–D205–03), National Exposure
Research Laboratory, U.S. EPA,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711. E-mail:
Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov.
In
accordance with regulations at 40 CFR
Part 53, the EPA evaluates various
methods for monitoring the
concentrations of those ambient air
pollutants for which EPA has
established National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQSs) as set
forth in 40 CFR Part 50. Monitoring
methods that are determined to meet
specific requirements for adequacy are
designated by the EPA as either
reference methods or equivalent
methods (as applicable), thereby
permitting their use under 40 CFR Part
58 by States and other agencies for
determining compliance with the
NAAQSs.
The EPA hereby announces the
designation of four new equivalent
methods for measuring pollutant
concentrations in the ambient air: One
for PM2.5, one for Pb, and two for PM10.
These designations are made under the
provisions of 40 CFR Part 53, as
amended on June 22, 2010 (75 FR
35597).
The new PM2.5 equivalent method is
an automated monitoring method
(analyzer) utilizing a measurement
principle based on active sampling of
ambient aerosols and contemporaneous
analysis by means of a light-scattering
technique for determination of particle
size and mass concentration. The newly
designated equivalent method is
identified as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
EQPM–0311–195, ‘‘Grimm Technologies,
Inc. Model EDM 180 PM2.5 Monitor,’’ light
scattering continuous ambient particulate
monitor operated for 24 hours at a volumetric
flow rate of 1.2 L/min, configured with a
Nafion®-type air sample dryer, complete for
operation with firmware version 7.80 or later,
in accordance with the Grimm Technologies,
Inc. Model EDM 180 Operation and
Instruction Manual. The optional graphic
presentation can be made with the software
model 1.177 version 3.30 or later.
The application for an equivalent
method determination for this candidate
method was received by the EPA on
April 6, 2010. The monitor is
commercially available from the
applicant, GRIMM Technologies, Inc.,
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5833 Stewart Parkway, Suite 203,
Douglasville, GA 30153.
It should be noted that this Grimm
Model EDM 180 PM2.5 Monitor is not
only a semi-continuous PM2.5 analyzer
but it is also the first equivalent method
designated by EPA that is based on an
optical measurement technique and,
further, one that does not involve
inertial separation of particles in the
PM2.5 size range or collection of the
PM2.5 on a particle filter. Because this
new measurement approach is being
approved for NAAQS compliance
measurements for the first time, users
are encouraged to consider the special
nature of this method when introducing
it into a SLAMS PM2.5 monitoring
network. The EPA Regional Offices can
offer guidance in this regard.
The new equivalent method for Pb is
a manual method that uses the sampling
procedure specified in the EPA
Reference Method for total suspended
particulate matter (TSP) (High-Volume
Method, 40 CFR Part 50, Appendix B),
with a particular extraction and
analytical procedure. The method is
identified as follows:
EQL–0311–196, ‘‘Heated Ultrasonic Nitric
and Hydrochloric Acid Digestion and ICP/
AES Analysis for Lead (Pb) on TSP HighVolume Filters.’’ A sample of total suspended
particulate matter (TSP) is collected on a
glass fiber filter, using the sampler and
procedure of the EPA Reference Method for
the Determination of Suspended Particulate
Matter in the Atmosphere (High-Volume
Method) (40 CFR 50, Appendix B). The TSP
sample is extracted with a solution of nitric
and hydrochloric acid, heated in an
ultrasonic bath to 80 °C for one hour, and
brought to a final volume of 40 mL. The lead
content of the sample extract is analyzed by
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic
Emission Spectrometry (ICP–AES), based on
EPA SW–846 Method 6010C.
The application for an equivalent
method determination for this method
was submitted by the Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 and
was received by the Office of Research
and Development on June 24, 2010. The
method description is available at
https://www.epa.gov/ttnamti1/pbmonitoring.html.
The two new equivalent methods for
PM10 are both manual, gravimetric
sampling methods employing a
particulate sampler configured for dual
filter sampling and using a virtual
impactor to separate the fine and coarse
PM fractions for collection on separate
filters. The two newly designated PM10
methods are identified as follows:
EQPS–311–197, ‘‘Thermo Scientific
Partisol® 2000–D Dichotomous Air Sampler,’’
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configured for dual-filter, single-event
sampling of fine (PM2.5) and coarse (PM10–2.5)
particles, using a virtual impactor to separate
fine and coarse PM into two samples for
collection on two separate filter membranes,
operated for a 24-hour sample period and in
accordance with the Thermo Scientific
Partisol® 2000–D Dichotomous Operating
Manual.
EQPS–0311–198, ‘‘Thermo Scientific
Dichotomous Partisol®–Plus Model 2025–D
Sequential Air Sampler,’’ configured for dualfilter sampling of fine (PM2.5) and coarse
(PM10–2.5) particles, using a virtual impactor
to separate the fine and coarse PM into two
samples for collection on two separate filter
membranes, and operated with the modified
filter shuttle mechanism implemented May
31, 2008 and firmware version 1.500, or later,
for 24-hour continuous sample periods and
in accordance with the Dichotomous
Partisol®–Plus Model 2025–D Sequential Air
Sampler Operating Manual.
Applications for equivalent method
determinations for these candidate
methods were received by the EPA on
September 7, 2010. The samplers are
commercially available from the
applicant, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Air
Quality Instruments, Environmental
Instruments Division, 27 Forge Parkway,
Franklin, MA 02038.
The analytical procedure for the Pb
method and the test analyzers or
samplers representative of the other
methods have been tested in accordance
with the applicable test procedures
specified in 40 CFR Part 53 (as amended
on June 22, 2010). After reviewing the
results of those tests and other
information submitted by the applicants
in the respective applications, EPA has
determined, in accordance with Part 53,
that these methods should be designated
as equivalent methods. The information
submitted by the applicants in the
respective applications will be kept on
file, either at EPA’s National Exposure
Research Laboratory, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711 or in an
approved archive storage facility, and
will be available for inspection (with
advance notice) to the extent consistent
with 40 CFR Part 2 (EPA’s regulations
implementing the Freedom of
Information Act).
As designated equivalent methods,
these methods are acceptable for use by
States and other air monitoring agencies
under the requirements of 40 CFR Part
58, Ambient Air Quality Surveillance.
For such purposes, each method must
be used in strict accordance with the
operation or instruction manual or
standard operating procedure associated
with the method and subject to any
specifications and limitations (e.g.,
configuration or operational settings)
specified in the applicable designated
method description (see the
identifications of the methods above).
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Use of the methods should also be in
general accordance with the guidance
and recommendations of applicable
sections of the ‘‘Quality Assurance
Handbook for Air Pollution
Measurement Systems, Volume I,’’ EPA/
600/R–94/038a and ‘‘Quality Assurance
Handbook for Air Pollution
Measurement Systems, Volume II,
Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
Program’’ EPA–454/B–08–003,
December, 2008 (available at https://
www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/qalist.html).
Vendor modifications of a designated
equivalent method used for purposes of
Part 58 are permitted only with prior
approval of the EPA, as provided in Part
53. Provisions concerning modification
of such methods by users are specified
under Section 2.8 (Modifications of
Methods by Users) of Appendix C to 40
CFR part 58.
In general, a method designation
applies to any sampler, analyzer, or
method which is identical to the
sampler, analyzer, or method described
in the application for designation. In
some cases, similar samplers or
analyzers manufactured prior to the
designation may be upgraded or
converted (e.g., by minor modification
or by substitution of the approved
operation or instruction manual) so as to
be identical to the designated method
and thus achieve designated status. The
manufacturer should be consulted to
determine the feasibility of such
upgrading or conversion.
Part 53 requires that sellers of
designated reference or equivalent
method analyzers or samplers comply
with certain conditions. These
conditions are specified in 40 CFR 53.9.
Aside from occasional breakdowns or
malfunctions, consistent or repeated
noncompliance with any of these
conditions should be reported to:
Director, Human Exposure and
Atmospheric Sciences Division (MD–
E205–01), National Exposure Research
Laboratory, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711.
Designation of these new equivalent
methods is intended to assist the States
in establishing and operating their air
quality surveillance systems under 40
CFR Part 58. Questions concerning the
commercial availability or technical
aspects of the methods should be
directed to the applicants.
Jewel F. Morris,
Acting Director, National Exposure Research
Laboratory.
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Cross-Media Electronic Reporting
Regulation Authorized Program
Revision/Modification Approvals: State
of Colorado
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
approval, under regulations for CrossMedia Electronic Reporting, of the State
of Colorado’s request to revise/modify
certain of its EPA-authorized programs
to allow electronic reporting.
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective
March 22, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi
Huffer, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Environmental
Information, Mail Stop 2823T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1697,
huffer.evi@epa.gov, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information, Mail Stop
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460, or Karen
Seeh, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Environmental
Information, Mail Stop 2823T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175,
seeh.karen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
was published in the Federal Register
(70 FR 59848) and codified as Part 3 of
title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
establishes electronic reporting as an
acceptable regulatory alternative to
paper reporting and establishes
requirements to assure that electronic
documents are as legally dependable as
their paper counterparts. Under Subpart
D of CROMERR, state, tribe or local
government agencies that receive, or
wish to begin receiving, electronic
reports under their EPA-authorized
programs must apply to EPA for a
revision or modification of those
programs and obtain EPA approval.
Subpart D also provides standards for
such approvals based on consideration
of the electronic document receiving
systems that the state, tribe, or local
government will use to implement the
electronic reporting. Additionally, in
§ 3.1000(b) through (e) of 40 CFR Part 3,
Subpart D provides special procedures
for program revisions and modifications
to allow electronic reporting, to be used
at the option of the state, tribe or local
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Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring
Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Four New Equivalent
Methods
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of the designation of four new equivalent methods for
monitoring ambient air quality.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has designated, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 53, four
new equivalent methods: One each for measuring concentrations of
PM2.5 and lead (Pb) and two for measuring concentrations of
PM10 in the ambient air.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Vanderpool, Human Exposure and
Atmospheric Sciences Division (MD-D205-03), National Exposure Research
Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711. E-
mail: Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with regulations at 40 CFR
Part 53, the EPA evaluates various methods for monitoring the
concentrations of those ambient air pollutants for which EPA has
established National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQSs) as set
forth in 40 CFR Part 50. Monitoring methods that are determined to meet
specific requirements for adequacy are designated by the EPA as either
reference methods or equivalent methods (as applicable), thereby
permitting their use under 40 CFR Part 58 by States and other agencies
for determining compliance with the NAAQSs.
The EPA hereby announces the designation of four new equivalent
methods for measuring pollutant concentrations in the ambient air: One
for PM2.5, one for Pb, and two for PM10. These
designations are made under the provisions of 40 CFR Part 53, as
amended on June 22, 2010 (75 FR 35597).
The new PM2.5 equivalent method is an automated
monitoring method (analyzer) utilizing a measurement principle based on
active sampling of ambient aerosols and contemporaneous analysis by
means of a light-scattering technique for determination of particle
size and mass concentration. The newly designated equivalent method is
identified as follows:
EQPM-0311-195, ``Grimm Technologies, Inc. Model EDM 180
PM2.5 Monitor,'' light scattering continuous ambient
particulate monitor operated for 24 hours at a volumetric flow rate
of 1.2 L/min, configured with a Nafion[reg]-type air sample dryer,
complete for operation with firmware version 7.80 or later, in
accordance with the Grimm Technologies, Inc. Model EDM 180 Operation
and Instruction Manual. The optional graphic presentation can be
made with the software model 1.177 version 3.30 or later.
The application for an equivalent method determination for this
candidate method was received by the EPA on April 6, 2010. The monitor
is commercially available from the applicant, GRIMM Technologies, Inc.,
5833 Stewart Parkway, Suite 203, Douglasville, GA 30153.
It should be noted that this Grimm Model EDM 180 PM2.5
Monitor is not only a semi-continuous PM2.5 analyzer but it
is also the first equivalent method designated by EPA that is based on
an optical measurement technique and, further, one that does not
involve inertial separation of particles in the PM2.5 size
range or collection of the PM2.5 on a particle filter.
Because this new measurement approach is being approved for NAAQS
compliance measurements for the first time, users are encouraged to
consider the special nature of this method when introducing it into a
SLAMS PM2.5 monitoring network. The EPA Regional Offices can offer
guidance in this regard.
The new equivalent method for Pb is a manual method that uses the
sampling procedure specified in the EPA Reference Method for total
suspended particulate matter (TSP) (High-Volume Method, 40 CFR Part 50,
Appendix B), with a particular extraction and analytical procedure. The
method is identified as follows:
EQL-0311-196, ``Heated Ultrasonic Nitric and Hydrochloric Acid
Digestion and ICP/AES Analysis for Lead (Pb) on TSP High-Volume
Filters.'' A sample of total suspended particulate matter (TSP) is
collected on a glass fiber filter, using the sampler and procedure
of the EPA Reference Method for the Determination of Suspended
Particulate Matter in the Atmosphere (High-Volume Method) (40 CFR
50, Appendix B). The TSP sample is extracted with a solution of
nitric and hydrochloric acid, heated in an ultrasonic bath to 80
[deg]C for one hour, and brought to a final volume of 40 mL. The
lead content of the sample extract is analyzed by Inductively
Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES), based on EPA
SW-846 Method 6010C.
The application for an equivalent method determination for this
method was submitted by the Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711 and was received by the Office of Research and
Development on June 24, 2010. The method description is available at
https://www.epa.gov/ttnamti1/pb-monitoring.html.
The two new equivalent methods for PM10 are both manual,
gravimetric sampling methods employing a particulate sampler configured
for dual filter sampling and using a virtual impactor to separate the
fine and coarse PM fractions for collection on separate filters. The
two newly designated PM10 methods are identified as follows:
EQPS-311-197, ``Thermo Scientific Partisol[supreg] 2000-D
Dichotomous Air Sampler,''
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configured for dual-filter, single-event sampling of fine
(PM2.5) and coarse (PM10-2.5) particles, using
a virtual impactor to separate fine and coarse PM into two samples
for collection on two separate filter membranes, operated for a 24-
hour sample period and in accordance with the Thermo Scientific
Partisol[supreg] 2000-D Dichotomous Operating Manual.
EQPS-0311-198, ``Thermo Scientific Dichotomous Partisol[supreg]-
Plus Model 2025-D Sequential Air Sampler,'' configured for dual-
filter sampling of fine (PM2.5) and coarse
(PM10-2.5) particles, using a virtual impactor to
separate the fine and coarse PM into two samples for collection on
two separate filter membranes, and operated with the modified filter
shuttle mechanism implemented May 31, 2008 and firmware version
1.500, or later, for 24-hour continuous sample periods and in
accordance with the Dichotomous Partisol[supreg]-Plus Model 2025-D
Sequential Air Sampler Operating Manual.
Applications for equivalent method determinations for these
candidate methods were received by the EPA on September 7, 2010. The
samplers are commercially available from the applicant, Thermo Fisher
Scientific, Air Quality Instruments, Environmental Instruments
Division, 27 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA 02038.
The analytical procedure for the Pb method and the test analyzers
or samplers representative of the other methods have been tested in
accordance with the applicable test procedures specified in 40 CFR Part
53 (as amended on June 22, 2010). After reviewing the results of those
tests and other information submitted by the applicants in the
respective applications, EPA has determined, in accordance with Part
53, that these methods should be designated as equivalent methods. The
information submitted by the applicants in the respective applications
will be kept on file, either at EPA's National Exposure Research
Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711 or in an
approved archive storage facility, and will be available for inspection
(with advance notice) to the extent consistent with 40 CFR Part 2
(EPA's regulations implementing the Freedom of Information Act).
As designated equivalent methods, these methods are acceptable for
use by States and other air monitoring agencies under the requirements
of 40 CFR Part 58, Ambient Air Quality Surveillance. For such purposes,
each method must be used in strict accordance with the operation or
instruction manual or standard operating procedure associated with the
method and subject to any specifications and limitations (e.g.,
configuration or operational settings) specified in the applicable
designated method description (see the identifications of the methods
above).
Use of the methods should also be in general accordance with the
guidance and recommendations of applicable sections of the ``Quality
Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution Measurement Systems, Volume I,''
EPA/600/R-94/038a and ``Quality Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution
Measurement Systems, Volume II, Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
Program'' EPA-454/B-08-003, December, 2008 (available at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/qalist.html). Vendor modifications of a
designated equivalent method used for purposes of Part 58 are permitted
only with prior approval of the EPA, as provided in Part 53. Provisions
concerning modification of such methods by users are specified under
Section 2.8 (Modifications of Methods by Users) of Appendix C to 40 CFR
part 58.
In general, a method designation applies to any sampler, analyzer,
or method which is identical to the sampler, analyzer, or method
described in the application for designation. In some cases, similar
samplers or analyzers manufactured prior to the designation may be
upgraded or converted (e.g., by minor modification or by substitution
of the approved operation or instruction manual) so as to be identical
to the designated method and thus achieve designated status. The
manufacturer should be consulted to determine the feasibility of such
upgrading or conversion.
Part 53 requires that sellers of designated reference or equivalent
method analyzers or samplers comply with certain conditions. These
conditions are specified in 40 CFR 53.9.
Aside from occasional breakdowns or malfunctions, consistent or
repeated noncompliance with any of these conditions should be reported
to: Director, Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division (MD-
E205-01), National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.
Designation of these new equivalent methods is intended to assist
the States in establishing and operating their air quality surveillance
systems under 40 CFR Part 58. Questions concerning the commercial
availability or technical aspects of the methods should be directed to
the applicants.
Jewel F. Morris,
Acting Director, National Exposure Research Laboratory.
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