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Recent Postings of Broadly Applicable
Alternative Test Methods
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
broadly applicable alternative test
method approval decisions the EPA has
made under and in support of New
Source Performance Standards (NSPS)
and the National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
under the Clean Air Act (CAA) in 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An
electronic copy of each alternative test
method approval document is available
on the EPA’s Web site at www.epa.gov/
ttn/emc/approalt.html. For questions
about this notice, contact Ms. Lula H.
Melton, Air Quality Assessment
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards (E143–02),
Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
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telephone number: 919–541–2910; fax
number: 919–541–0516; email address:
melton.lula@epa.gov. For technical
questions about individual alternative
test method decisions, refer to the
contact person identified in the
individual approval documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this notice apply to me?
This notice will be of interest to
entities regulated under 40 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 60, 61,
and 63, state, local, and tribal agencies,
and the EPA Regional Offices
responsible for implementation and
enforcement of regulations under 40
CFR parts 60, 61, and 63.
B. How can I get copies of this
information?
You may access copies of the broadly
applicable alternative test method
approval documents from the EPA’s
Web site at www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/
approalt.html.
II. Background
Broadly applicable alternative test
method approval decisions made by the
EPA in 2012 under the NSPS, 40 CFR
part 60 and the NESHAP, and 40 CFR
parts 61 and 63 are identified in this
notice (see Table 1). Source owners and
operators may voluntarily use these
broadly applicable alternative test
methods subject to their specific
applicability. Use of these broadly
applicable alternative test methods does
not change the applicable emission
standards.
As explained in a previous Federal
Register notice published at 72 FR 4257
(January 30, 2007) and found on the
EPA’s Web site at www.epa.gov/ttn/
emc/approalt.html, the EPA
Administrator has the authority to
approve the use of alternative test
methods to comply with requirements
under 40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63. This
authority is found in sections 60.8(b)(3),
61.13(h)(1)(ii), and 63.7(e)(2)(ii). In the
past, we have performed thorough
technical reviews of numerous requests
for alternatives and modifications to test
methods and procedures. Based on
these reviews, we have often found that
these changes or alternatives would be
equally valid and appropriate to apply
to other sources within a particular
class, category, or subcategory.
Consequently, we have concluded that,
where a method modification or an
alternative method is clearly broadly
applicable to a class, category, or
subcategory of sources, it is both more
equitable and efficient to approve its use
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for all appropriate sources and
situations at the same time.
It is important to clarify that
alternative methods are not mandatory
but permissive. Sources are not required
to employ such a method but may
choose to do so in appropriate cases.
Source owners or operators should
review the specific broadly applicable
alternative method approval decision on
the EPA’s Web site at www.epa.gov/ttn/
emc/approalt.html before electing to
employ it. As per 63.7(f)(5), by electing
to use an alternative method for 40 CFR
part 63 standards, the source owner or
operator must continue to use the
alternative method until approved
otherwise.
The criteria for approval and
procedures for submission and review
of broadly applicable alternative test
methods are outlined at 72 FR 4257
(January 30, 2007). We will continue to
announce approvals for broadly
applicable alternative test methods on
the EPA’s Web site at www.epa.gov/ttn/
emc/approalt.html and annually
publish a notice that summarizes
approvals for broadly applicable
alternative test methods.
This notice comprises a summary of
seven such approval documents added
to our Technology Transfer Network
from January 1, 2012, through December
31, 2012. The alternative method
decision letter/memo number, the
reference method affected, sources
allowed to use this alternative, and the
modification or alternative method
allowed are summarized in Table 1 of
this notice. Please refer to the complete
copies of these approval documents
available from the EPA’s Web site at
www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html as
Table 1 serves only as a brief summary
of the broadly applicable alternative test
methods. In addition to alternative
decisions listed in Table 1, we received
comments and updated Alternative-082,
which was approved the previous year
in 2011. This alternative approval letter
can also be viewed at www.epa.gov/ttn/
emc/approalt.html.
If you are aware of reasons why a
particular alternative test method
approval that we issued should not be
broadly applicable, we request that you
make us aware of the reasons in writing,
and we will revisit the broad approval.
Any objection to a broadly applicable
alternative test method, as well as the
resolution of that objection, will be
announced on the EPA’s Web site at
www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html
and in the subsequent Federal Register
notice. If we decide to retract a broadly
applicable test method, we would
continue to grant case-by-case
approvals, as appropriate, and would (as
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EPA Regional Offices should) consider
the need for an appropriate transition
period for users either to request case-
by-case approval or to transition to an
approved method.
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Dated: February 8, 2013.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards.
TABLE 1—APPROVED ALTERNATIVE TEST METHODS AND MODIFICATIONS TO TEST METHODS REFERENCED IN OR
PUBLISHED UNDER APPENDICES IN 40 CFR PARTS 60, 61, AND 63 MADE BETWEEN JANUARY 2012 AND DECEMBER 2012
Alternative method decision letter/
memo No.
As an alternative or modification to . . .
For . . .
You may . . .
ALT–091 ............
Method 4-Determination of Moisture
Content in Stack Gases.
ALT–092 ............
Method 7E-Determination of Nitrogen
Oxides Emissions from Stationary
Sources (Instrumental Analyzer Procedure).
ALT–093 ............
Method 5-Determination of Particulate
Matter Emissions from Stationary
Sources.
Use alternative procedures in lieu of
Method 4 to determine the moisture
content of the stack gas during low
emitting EGU (LEE)testing for mercury emissions.
Use a single 10 ppm (or less) calibration gas in lieu of a three-point calibration for determination of NO2 when
the NO2 emissions remain below 10
ppm.
Use alternative test procedures for
batch processes subject to 40 CFR
63.1511(b)(3) that are required to be
sampled using an isokinetic train.
ALT–094 ............
Measure total sulfides using an H2S
and CS2 CEMS.
ALT–095 ............
Calculating the coke burn-off rate for
compliance with 40 CFR 60.105(c).
ALT–096 ............
Method 25A-Determination of Total
Gaseous
Organic
Concentration
Using a Flame Ionization Analyzer
and Method 18-Measurment of Gaseous Organic Compound Emissions
by Gas Chromatography.
Method 25A-Determination of Total
Gaseous
Organic
Concentration
Using a Flame Ionization Analyzer
and Method 18-Measurment of Gaseous Organic Compound Emissions
by Gas Chromatography.
Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63,
subpart UUUUU-National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units.
Natural gas burning internal combustion
engines subject to 40 CFR part 60,
subpart JJJJ-Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines.
Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63,
subpart
RRR-National
Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary Aluminum Production.
Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63,
subpart UUUU-National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Cellulose Products Manufacturing.
Sources subject to 40 CFR part 60,
subpart J-Standards of Performance
for Petroleum Refineries.
Sources subject to 40 CFR part 60,
subpart JJJJ-Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines.
Bypass flare exhaust emissions subject
to 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWWStandards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.
Use GC and GC back-flush procedures
to separate and measure methane
and NMOC.
ALT–097 ............
Use a sample conditioning, sample conversion, and SO2 CEMS in place of
H2S and CS2 CEMS to measure total
sulfides at process vents.
Use the flow rate CEMS and Equation 2
of 40 CFR 63.1573(a)(2).
Use the TECO–551 to measure methane and NMOC.
Source owners or operators should review the specific broadly applicable alternative method approval letter on the EPA’s Web site at
www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html before electing to employ it.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1196; FRL-9781-1]
Recent Postings of Broadly Applicable Alternative Test Methods
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the broadly applicable alternative test
method approval decisions the EPA has made under and in support of New
Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and the National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA) in
2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An electronic copy of each alternative
test method approval document is available on the EPA's Web site at
www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html. For questions about this notice,
contact Ms. Lula H. Melton, Air Quality Assessment Division, Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards (E143-02), Environmental Protection
Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 919-541-
2910; fax number: 919-541-0516; email address: melton.lula@epa.gov. For
technical questions about individual alternative test method decisions,
refer to the contact person identified in the individual approval
documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this notice apply to me?
This notice will be of interest to entities regulated under 40 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 60, 61, and 63, state, local, and
tribal agencies, and the EPA Regional Offices responsible for
implementation and enforcement of regulations under 40 CFR parts 60,
61, and 63.
B. How can I get copies of this information?
You may access copies of the broadly applicable alternative test
method approval documents from the EPA's Web site at www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html.
II. Background
Broadly applicable alternative test method approval decisions made
by the EPA in 2012 under the NSPS, 40 CFR part 60 and the NESHAP, and
40 CFR parts 61 and 63 are identified in this notice (see Table 1).
Source owners and operators may voluntarily use these broadly
applicable alternative test methods subject to their specific
applicability. Use of these broadly applicable alternative test methods
does not change the applicable emission standards.
As explained in a previous Federal Register notice published at 72
FR 4257 (January 30, 2007) and found on the EPA's Web site at
www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html, the EPA Administrator has the
authority to approve the use of alternative test methods to comply with
requirements under 40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63. This authority is found
in sections 60.8(b)(3), 61.13(h)(1)(ii), and 63.7(e)(2)(ii). In the
past, we have performed thorough technical reviews of numerous requests
for alternatives and modifications to test methods and procedures.
Based on these reviews, we have often found that these changes or
alternatives would be equally valid and appropriate to apply to other
sources within a particular class, category, or subcategory.
Consequently, we have concluded that, where a method modification or an
alternative method is clearly broadly applicable to a class, category,
or subcategory of sources, it is both more equitable and efficient to
approve its use for all appropriate sources and situations at the same
time.
It is important to clarify that alternative methods are not
mandatory but permissive. Sources are not required to employ such a
method but may choose to do so in appropriate cases. Source owners or
operators should review the specific broadly applicable alternative
method approval decision on the EPA's Web site at www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html before electing to employ it. As per 63.7(f)(5), by
electing to use an alternative method for 40 CFR part 63 standards, the
source owner or operator must continue to use the alternative method
until approved otherwise.
The criteria for approval and procedures for submission and review
of broadly applicable alternative test methods are outlined at 72 FR
4257 (January 30, 2007). We will continue to announce approvals for
broadly applicable alternative test methods on the EPA's Web site at
www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html and annually publish a notice that
summarizes approvals for broadly applicable alternative test methods.
This notice comprises a summary of seven such approval documents
added to our Technology Transfer Network from January 1, 2012, through
December 31, 2012. The alternative method decision letter/memo number,
the reference method affected, sources allowed to use this alternative,
and the modification or alternative method allowed are summarized in
Table 1 of this notice. Please refer to the complete copies of these
approval documents available from the EPA's Web site at www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html as Table 1 serves only as a brief summary of the
broadly applicable alternative test methods. In addition to alternative
decisions listed in Table 1, we received comments and updated
Alternative-082, which was approved the previous year in 2011. This
alternative approval letter can also be viewed at www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html.
If you are aware of reasons why a particular alternative test
method approval that we issued should not be broadly applicable, we
request that you make us aware of the reasons in writing, and we will
revisit the broad approval. Any objection to a broadly applicable
alternative test method, as well as the resolution of that objection,
will be announced on the EPA's Web site at www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html and in the subsequent Federal Register notice. If we
decide to retract a broadly applicable test method, we would continue
to grant case-by-case approvals, as appropriate, and would (as
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states, local and tribal agencies and the EPA Regional Offices should)
consider the need for an appropriate transition period for users either
to request case-by-case approval or to transition to an approved
method.
Dated: February 8, 2013.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
Table 1--Approved Alternative Test Methods and Modifications to Test
Methods Referenced in or Published Under Appendices in 40 CFR Parts 60,
61, and 63 Made Between January 2012 and December 2012
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As an
Alternative method alternative or
decision letter/memo modification to For . . . You may . . .
No. . . .
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ALT-091.............. Method 4- Sources subject Use alternative
Determination to 40 CFR part procedures in
of Moisture 63, subpart lieu of Method
Content in UUUUU-National 4 to determine
Stack Gases. Emission the moisture
Standards for content of the
Hazardous Air stack gas
Pollutants: during low
Coal- and Oil- emitting EGU
Fired Electric (LEE)testing
Utility Steam for mercury
Generating emissions.
Units.
ALT-092.............. Method 7E- Natural gas Use a single 10
Determination burning ppm (or less)
of Nitrogen internal calibration
Oxides combustion gas in lieu of
Emissions from engines a three-point
Stationary subject to 40 calibration
Sources CFR part 60, for
(Instrumental subpart JJJJ- determination
Analyzer Standards of of NO2 when
Procedure). Performance the NO2
for Stationary emissions
Spark Ignition remain below
Internal 10 ppm.
Combustion
Engines.
ALT-093.............. Method 5- Sources subject Use alternative
Determination to 40 CFR part test
of Particulate 63, subpart procedures for
Matter RRR-National batch
Emissions from Emission processes
Stationary Standards for subject to 40
Sources. Hazardous Air CFR
Pollutants for 63.1511(b)(3)
Secondary that are
Aluminum required to be
Production. sampled using
an isokinetic
train.
ALT-094.............. Measure total Sources subject Use a sample
sulfides using to 40 CFR part conditioning,
an H2S and CS2 63, subpart sample
CEMS. UUUU-National conversion,
Emission and SO2 CEMS
Standards for in place of
Hazardous Air H2S and CS2
Pollutants for CEMS to
Cellulose measure total
Products sulfides at
Manufacturing. process vents.
ALT-095.............. Calculating the Sources subject Use the flow
coke burn-off to 40 CFR part rate CEMS and
rate for 60, subpart J- Equation 2 of
compliance Standards of 40 CFR
with 40 CFR Performance 63.1573(a)(2).
60.105(c). for Petroleum
Refineries.
ALT-096.............. Method 25A- Sources subject Use the TECO-
Determination to 40 CFR part 551 to measure
of Total 60, subpart methane and
Gaseous JJJJ-Standards NMOC.
Organic of Performance
Concentration for Stationary
Using a Flame Spark Ignition
Ionization Internal
Analyzer and Combustion
Method 18- Engines.
Measurment of
Gaseous
Organic
Compound
Emissions by
Gas
Chromatography.
ALT-097.............. Method 25A- Bypass flare Use GC and GC
Determination exhaust back-flush
of Total emissions procedures to
Gaseous subject to 40 separate and
Organic CFR part 60, measure
Concentration subpart WWW- methane and
Using a Flame Standards of NMOC.
Ionization Performance
Analyzer and for Municipal
Method 18- Solid Waste
Measurment of Landfills.
Gaseous
Organic
Compound
Emissions by
Gas
Chromatography.
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Source owners or operators should review the specific broadly applicable
alternative method approval letter on the EPA's Web site at
www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html before electing to employ it.
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