North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 02 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
Section .2600 - SOURCE TESTING
Section 02D .2603 - TESTING PROTOCOL

Universal Citation: 15A NC Admin Code 02D .2603

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) Testing protocols shall include:

(1) the facility and testing company contact information, including a mailing address, email, and phone number;

(2) the air permit number and revision including permitted source name and ID number;

(3) an introduction explaining the purpose of the proposed test, including identifying the regulations and permit requirements for which compliance is being demonstrated and the allowable emission limits;

(4) a description of the facility and the source to be tested;

(5) a description of the test procedures, including sampling equipment, analytical procedures, sampling locations, reporting and data reduction requirements, and internal quality assurance and quality control activities;

(6) source test audit requirements applicable to the proposed test methods;

(7) all modifications made to the test methods referenced in the protocol;

(8) the permitted maximum process rate, maximum normal operation process rate, and the proposed target process rate during testing;

(9) a description of how production or process data will be documented during testing; and

(10) the proposed test schedule.

(b) The tester shall not deviate from the protocol or test plan unless the owner or operator documents the deviation in the test report.

Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.65; 143-215.66; 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. July 1, 2008;
Readopted Eff. November 1, 2019.

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