[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25397-25398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10006]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9945-90-ORD]
Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring
Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Three New Reference
Methods and Three New Equivalent Methods
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of the designation of three new reference methods and
three 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, three
new reference methods and three new equivalent methods. The reference
methods include one for measuring concentrations of PM10,
one for measuring PM10-2.5, and one for measuring ozone
(O3) in ambient air. The three equivalent methods are for
measuring PM2.5 concentrations in ambient air.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Vanderpool, Exposure Methods
and Measurement Division (MD-D205-03), National Exposure Research
Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.
Email: [email protected].
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 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. A list of all reference or
equivalent methods that have been previously designated by EPA may be
found at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/criteria.html.
The EPA hereby announces the designation of one new reference
method for measuring pollutant concentrations of PM10, one
new reference method for measuring pollutant concentrations of
PM10-2.5, one for measuring ozone (O3), and three
new equivalent methods for measuring pollutant concentrations of
PM2.5 in the ambient air. These designations are made under
the provisions of 40 CFR part 53, as amended on October 26, 2015 (80 FR
65291-65468).
The new reference method for O3 is an automated method
that utilizes a measurement principle based on non-dispersive
ultraviolet absorption photometry. The newly designated reference
method for O3 is identified as follows:
RFOA-0216-230, ``Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation,
Model 265E or T265 Chemiluminescence Ozone Analyzer,'' operated on
any full scale range between 0-100 ppb and 0-1000 ppb, with any
range mode (Single, Dual, or AutoRange), at any ambient temperature
in the range of 5 [deg]C to 40 [deg]C, and with a TFE filter or a
Kynar[supreg] DFU in the sample air inlet, operated with a sample
flow rate of 500 50 cm\3\/min (sea level), with the
dilution factor set to 1, with Temp/Press compensation ON, and in
accordance with the appropriate associated instrument manual, and
with or without any of the following options: Internal or external
sample pump, Sample/Cal valve option, Rack mount with or without
slides, analog input option, 4-20 mA isolated current loop output.
Note 2 applies to the following Teledyne Advanced Pollution
Instrumentation Models 265E and T265.
The application for a reference method determination for this
candidate method was received by the Office of Research and Development
on February 2, 2016. The analyzer is commercially available from the
applicant, Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation, Inc., 9480
Carroll Park Drive, San Diego, CA 92121-2251.
The new reference method for PM10 is a manual monitoring
method based on a particular PM10 sampler and is identified
as follows:
RFPS-0216-231, ``Met One Instruments, Inc. E-FRM,'' configured
for filter sampling of ambient particulate matter using the US EPA
PM10 inlet specified in 40 CFR part 50 appendix L, Figs.
L-2 thru L-19, with a flow rate of 16.67 L/min, using 47 mm PTFE
membrane filter media, and operating with firmware version R2.0.1
and later, and operated in accordance with the Met One E-FRM
PM10 operating manual. This designation applies to
PM10 measurements only.
The new PM10-2.5 reference method utilizes a pair of
filter samplers than have been designated individually as reference
methods, one for PM2.5 and the other one for
PM10, and have been shown to meet the requirements specified
in appendix O of 40 CFR part 50. The PM2.5 and
PM10 samplers are designated as reference methods RFPS-0315-
221 and RFPS-0216-231, respectively. The newly designated
PM10-2.5 sampler is identified as follows:
RFPS-0316-232, ``Met One Instruments, Inc. E-FRM-PM10
and E-FRM-PM2.5 Sampler Pair'' for the determination of
coarse particulate matter as PM10-2.5, consisting of a
pair of Met One Instruments, Inc. E-FRM samplers, with one being the
E-FRM PM2.5 sampler (RFPS-0315-221) and the other being
the E-FRM PM10 sampler (RFPS-0216-231). The units are to
be collocated to within 1-4 meters of one another and sample
concurrently. Both units are operated in accordance with the
associated E-FRM instruction manual. This designation applies to
PM10-2.5 measurements only.
One newly designated equivalent method for PM2.5 is a
manual monitoring method based on a particular PM2.5 sampler
and is identified as follows:
EQPS-0316-235, ``Met One Instruments, Inc. E-FRM,'' configured
for filter sampling of ambient particulate matter using the US EPA
PM10 inlet specified in 40 CFR 50 Appendix L, Figs. L-2
thru L-19, equipped with a URG-2000-30EGN Cyclone particle size
separator, and operated for a continuous 24-hour sample period at a
flow rate of 16.67 liters/minute, using 47 mm PTFE membrane filter
media, and operating with firmware version R1.1.0 and later, and
operated in accordance with the Met One E-FRM PM2.5
operating manual.
The application for reference method determination for the
PM10 method was received by the Office of Research and
Development on February 4, 2016, the PM10-2.5 method
application was received on March 21, 2016, and the equivalent
PM2.5 method was received on March 28, 2016. These monitors
are commercially available from the applicant, Met One Instruments,
Inc., 1600 Washington Blvd., Grants Pass, OR 97526.
Two newly designated equivalent methods for PM2.5 are
manual monitoring method based on particular PM2.5 samplers
and are identified as follows:
EQPS-0316-233, ``URG-MASS100 Single PM2.5 Sampler,''
operated with software (firmware) version 4B or 5.0.1, configured
for ``Single 2.5'' operation with a URG-2000-30EGN Cyclone particle
size separator, and operated for a continuous 24-hour sample period
at a flow rate of 16.67 liters/minute, and in accordance with the
URG-MASS100 Operator's Manual and with the requirements and sample
collection filters specified in 40 CFR part 50, appendix L.
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EQPS-0316-234, ``URG-MASS300 Sequential PM2.5
Sampler,'' operated with software (firmware) version 4B or 5.0.1,
configured for ``Multi 2.5'' operation with a URG-2000-30EGN Cyclone
particle size separator, and operated for a continuous 24-hour
sample period at a flow rate of 16.67 liters/minute, and in
accordance with the URG-MASS300 Operator's Manual and with the
requirements and sample collection filters specified in 40 CFR part
50, appendix L.
These applications for equivalent method determinations for the
PM2.5 methods were received by the Office of Research and
Development on March 21, 2016. These monitors are commercially
available from the applicant, URG Corporation, 116 S. Merritt Mill Rd.,
Chapel Hill, NC 27516.
Representative test monitors have been tested in accordance with
the applicable test procedures specified in 40 CFR part 53, as amended
on October 26, 2015. After reviewing the results of those tests and
other information submitted by the applicant, EPA has determined, in
accordance with part 53, that these methods should be designated as a
reference or equivalent methods.
As designated reference and 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, the methods must be used in strict accordance with
the operation or instruction manual associated with the method and
subject to any specifications and limitations (e.g., configuration or
operational settings) specified in the designated method description
(see the identification of the method above).
Use of the methods also should 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-13-003, (both available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/qalist.html). 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.
Consistent or repeated noncompliance with any of these conditions
should be reported to: Director, Exposure Methods and Measurements
Division (MD-E205-01), National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711.
Designation of these reference and equivalent methods are 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 method should be
directed to the applicant.
Dated: April 19, 2016.
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta,
Director, National Exposure Research Laboratory.
[FR Doc. 2016-10006 Filed 4-27-16; 8:45 am]
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