[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31515-31520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10989]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 60
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0696; FRL-9944-26-OAR]
RIN 2060-AS86
Technical Amendments to Performance Specification 18 and
Procedure 6
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct
final action to make several minor technical amendments to the
performance specifications and test procedures for hydrogen chloride
(HCl) continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS). This direct final
rule also makes several minor amendments to the quality assurance (QA)
procedures for HCl CEMS used for compliance determination at stationary
sources. The performance specification (Performance Specification 18)
and the QA procedures (Procedure 6) were published in the Federal
Register on July 7, 2015. These amendments make several minor
corrections and clarify several aspects of these regulations.
DATES: This rule is effective on August 17, 2016 without further
notice, unless the EPA receives adverse comment by July 5, 2016. If the
EPA receives adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in
the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take
effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0696, at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any
comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located
outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the Web, Cloud, or other
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions,
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Candace Sorrell, U.S. EPA, Office
of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division,
Measurement Technology Group (Mail Code: E143-02), Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-1064; fax number: (919)
541-0516; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information presented in this rule is
organized as follows:
I. General Information
A. Why is the EPA using a direct final rule?
B. Does this action apply to me?
C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?
D. Where can I obtain a copy of this document?
E. Judicial Review
II. This Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and
Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
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E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
I. General Information
A. Why is the EPA using a direct final rule?
The EPA is publishing this direct final rule without a prior
proposed rule because we view this as a non-controversial action and
anticipate no adverse comment. This action makes minor technical
amendments to Performance Specification 18 (PS 18) and Procedure 6.
However, in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of this Federal Register, we
are publishing a separate document that will serve as the proposed rule
to announce the EPA's intent to amend PS 18 and Procedure 6, if adverse
comments are received on this direct final rule by July 5, 2016. We
will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so at this time. For further
information about commenting on this rule, see the ADDRESSES section of
this document. If the EPA receives adverse comment, the EPA will
publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the
public that the rule will not take effect. The EPA will address all
public comments in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule.
Please note that if the EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment,
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed
from the remainder of the rule, the EPA may adopt as final those
provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
B. Does this action apply to me?
The major entities that would potentially be affected by the final
PS 18 and the QA requirements of Procedure 6 for gaseous HCl CEMS are
those entities that are required to install a new HCl CEMS, relocate an
existing HCl CEMS, or replace an existing HCl CEMS under any applicable
subpart of 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 60, 61, or 63.
Table 1 of this preamble lists the current federal rules by subpart and
the corresponding source categories to which the PS 18 and Procedure 6
potentially would apply.
Table 1--Source Categories That Would Potentially Be Subject to PS 18
and Procedure 6
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Subpart(s) Source category
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40 CFR part 63
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Subpart LLL....................... Portland Cement Manufacturing
Industry.
Subpart UUUUU..................... Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility
Steam Generating Units.
Subpart DDDDD..................... Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers and Process
Heaters.
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The requirements of PS 18 and Procedure 6 may also apply to
stationary sources located in a state, district, reservation, or
territory that adopts PS 18 or Procedure 6 in its implementation plan.
Table 2 lists the corresponding North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) codes for the source categories listed in
Table 1 of this preamble.
Table 2--NAICS for Potentially Regulated Entities
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Industry NAICS Codes
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Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating 327310
Units................................................
\a\ 921150
Portland Cement Manufacturing Plants.................. 327310
Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and 211
Process Heaters......................................
321
322
325
324
316, 326, 339
331
332
336
221
622
611
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\a\ Industry in Indian Country.
Tables 1 and 2 are not intended to be exhaustive, but rather they
provide a guide for readers regarding entities potentially affected by
this action. If you have any questions regarding the potential
applicability of PS 18 and test procedures (Procedure 6) to a
particular entity, consult the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?
a. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the EPA
through https://www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or
all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI
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information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to the 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.
b. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
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page number).
Follow directions. The agency may ask you to respond to
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Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives
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Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
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Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
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Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
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Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
D. Where can I obtain a copy of this action?
In addition to being available in the docket, an electronic copy of
this rule will also be available on the Worldwide Web (WWW) through the
Technology Transfer Network (TTN) Web site. Following publication, the
EPA will post the Federal Register version of the promulgation and key
technical documents at http://www3.epa.gov/ttn/emc/propperf.html.
E. Judicial Review
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the DC Circuit by July 18, 2016. Filing a petition for reconsideration
by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect the finality of
this action for the purposes of judicial review nor does it extend the
time within which a petition for judicial review may be filed, and
shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action. Parties
with objections to this direct final rule are encouraged to file a
comment in response to the parallel notice of proposed rulemaking for
this action published in the proposed rules section of this Federal
Register, rather than file an immediate petition for judicial review of
this direct final rule, so that the EPA can withdraw this direct final
rule and address the comment in the proposed rulemaking. This action
may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements.
(See section 307(b)(2).)
II. This Action
On July 7, 2015, the EPA promulgated PS 18, that includes
requirements for the initial acceptance of CEMS to measure HCl
emissions (80 FR 38628). In that same action, we promulgated Procedure
6 specifying the minimum QA requirements necessary for control and
assessment of the quality of CEMS data submitted to the EPA.
Performance Specification 18 is applicable to the evaluation of HCl
continuous monitoring instruments for Portland cement facilities,
electric generating units, and industrial, commercial, and
institutional boilers and process heaters. After publication of PS 18
and Procedure 6, we identified minor definition inconsistencies and
unintended differences between the proposal and the final rule. In this
action, we are making corrections to PS 18 and Procedure 6 as noted
below to eliminate such inconsistencies and to remove unintended
changes that occurred between the notice of proposed rulemaking and the
final rulemaking.
This action:
(1) Adds definitions for beam attenuation and beam intensity to
clarify the meaning of these terms (Section 3.0);
(2) Clarifies which detection limits must be less than 20 percent
of the applicable emission limit (Section 11.5.6.5);
(3) Revises the requirements to determine zero gas calibration
drift measurements by allowing either exclusion or inclusion of the
measurement optical path (Section 11.8.6.2);
(4) Revises definitions for terms Ci, and S, to make
them consistent with other performance specifications (Section 12.1);
(5) Corrects equation 2 in PS 18 to include the average measured
concentration of HCl used to calculate CEMS interference. This change
clarifies that single or multiple interferent gases are allowed to be
evaluated in PS 18 (Section 12.2);
(6) Revises equation 7 in PS 18 to include an additional term that
allows correction for the measured native background HCl concentration.
This revision permits calculations for either option in revised section
11.8.6.2 (Section 12.4.4);
(7) Corrects appendix A, equation 3 in PS 18 for calculating
dilution factors when dynamic spike quality control measurements are
made (PS 18 appendix A, Section 11.2.3);
(8) Clarifies, in Procedure 6, that QA for data above span is
subject to the specific requirements in applicable rules or permits,
that supersede the general requirements in Procedure 6 (Section 4.1.5
and 4.1.5.3);
(9) Resolves, in Procedure 6, prior confusion between greater than
two clock hours and greater than two consecutive 1-hour averages in the
measurement period for exceedance of span before additional CEMS
responses checks are required (Section 4.1.5.1);
(10) Clarifies the units of measure (percent) required for
Integrated Path CEMS beam intensity check (Section 4.2.1); and
(11) Corrects the incomplete reference to the equations required to
calculate dynamic spiking error (DSE) (Section 5.2.4.2).
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore,
was not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the PRA. These changes do not add information collection requirements
beyond those currently required under the applicable regulations.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
I certify that this action will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. This
action will not impose any requirements on small entities. This action
makes minor technical correction and adds clarification in PS 18 and
Procedure 6 and does not impose additional regulatory requirements on
sources.
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D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
This action does not contain any unfunded mandate of $100 million
or more as described in UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not
significantly or uniquely affect small governments. This action imposes
no enforceable duty on any state, local or tribal governments, or the
private sector.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on the 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.
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175. This action adds additional language that
clarifies several aspects for the performance standard and procedure
and corrects some minor technical errors, but does not change the
requirements for conducting the test method. Thus, Executive Order
13175 does not apply to this action.
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern environmental health or safety risks
that the EPA has reason to believe may disproportionately affect
children, per the definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in
section 2-202 of the Executive Order. This action is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 because it does not concern an environmental
health risk or safety risk.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211 because it is
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
This rulemaking does not involve technical standards.
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
The EPA believes the human health or environmental risk addressed
by this action will not have potential disproportionately high and
adverse human health or environmental effects on minority, low-income
or indigenous populations. This action does not relax the control
measures on sources regulated by the rule and, therefore, will not
cause emissions increases from these sources.
K. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2). This rule will be effective August 17, 2016.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 60
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Continuous emission monitoring systems, Hydrogen
chloride, Performance specifications, Test methods and procedures.
Dated: May 2, 2016.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, title 40, chapter I of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:
PART 60--STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES
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1. The authority citation for part 60 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
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2. In appendix B to part 60, Performance Specification 18:
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a. Revise Sections 3.1 through 3.23, 11.5.6.5, 11.8.6.2, 12.1, 12.2 and
12.4.4;
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b. Add Sections 3.24, 3.25, and 12.2.1; and
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c. Revise Section 11.2.3 in appendix A of Performance Specification 18.
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Appendix B to Part 60--Performance Specifications
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PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION 18-PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS AND TEST
PROCEDURES FOR GASEOUS HYDROGEN CHLORIDE (HCl) CONTINUOUS EMISSION
MONITORING SYSTEMS AT STATIONARY SOURCES
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3.0 Definitions
3.1 Beam attenuation is the reduction in electromagnetic
radiation (light) throughput from the maximum beam intensity
experienced during site specific CEMS operation.
3.2 Beam intensity is the electromagnetic radiation (light)
throughput for an IP-CEMS instrument measured following
manufacturers specifications.
3.3 Calibration cell means a gas containment cell used with
cross stack or integrated path (IP) CEMS for calibration and to
perform many of the test procedures required by this performance
specification. The cell may be a removable sealed cell or an
evacuated and/or purged cell capable of exchanging reference and
other calibration gases as well as zero gas standards. When charged,
it contains a known concentration of HCl and/or interference gases.
The calibration cell is filled with zero gas or removed from the
optical path during stack gas measurement.
3.4 Calibration drift (CD) means the absolute value of the
difference between the CEMS output response and an upscale reference
gas or a zero-level gas, expressed as a percentage of the span
value, when the CEMS is challenged after a stated period of
operation during which no unscheduled adjustments, maintenance or
repairs took place.
3.5 Centroidal area means a central area that is geometrically
similar to the stack or duct cross section and is no greater than 10
percent of the stack or duct cross-sectional area.
3.6 Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) means the total
equipment required to measure the pollutant concentration or
emission rate continuously. The system generally consists of the
following three major subsystems:
3.6.1 Sample interface means that portion of the CEMS used for
one or more of the following: Sample acquisition, sample transport,
sample conditioning, defining the optical measurement path, and
protection of the monitor from the effects of the stack effluent.
3.6.2 HCl analyzer means that portion of the HCl CEMS that
measures the total vapor phase HCl concentration and generates a
proportional output.
3.6.3 Data recorder means that portion of the CEMS that provides
a permanent electronic record of the analyzer output. The data
recorder may record other pertinent data such as effluent flow
rates, various instrument temperatures or abnormal CEMS operation.
The data recorder may also include automatic data reduction
capabilities and CEMS control capabilities.
3.7 Diluent gas means a major gaseous constituent in a gaseous
pollutant mixture. For combustion sources, either carbon dioxide
(CO2) or oxygen (O2) or a
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combination of these two gases are the major gaseous diluents of
interest.
3.8 Dynamic spiking (DS) means the procedure where a known
concentration of HCl gas is injected into the probe sample gas
stream for extractive CEMS at a known flow rate to assess the
performance of the measurement system in the presence of potential
interference from the flue gas sample matrix.
3.9 Independent measurement(s) means the series of CEMS data
values taken during sample gas analysis separated by two times the
procedure specific response time (RT) of the CEMS.
3.10 Integrated path CEMS (IP-CEMS) means an in-situ CEMS that
measures the gas concentration along an optical path in the stack or
duct cross section.
3.11 Interference means a compound or material in the sample
matrix other than HCl whose characteristics may bias the CEMS
measurement (positively or negatively). The interference may not
prevent the sample measurement, but could increase the analytical
uncertainty in the measured HCl concentration through reaction with
HCl or by changing the electronic signal generated during HCl
measurement.
3.12 Interference test means the test to detect CEMS responses
to interferences that are not adequately accounted for in the
calibration procedure and may cause measurement bias.
3.13 Level of detection (LOD) means the lowest level of
pollutant that the CEMS can detect in the presence of the source gas
matrix interferents with 99 percent confidence.
3.14 Liquid evaporative standard means a reference gas produced
by vaporizing National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
traceable liquid standards of known HCl concentration and
quantitatively diluting the resultant vapor with a carrier gas.
3.15 Measurement error (ME) is the mean difference between the
concentration measured by the CEMS and the known concentration of a
reference gas standard, divided by the span, when the entire CEMS,
including the sampling interface, is challenged.
3.16 Optical path means the route light travels from the light
source to the receiver used to make sample measurements.
3.17 Path length means, for an extractive optical CEMS, the
distance in meters of the optical path within a gas measurement
cell. For an IP-CEMS, path length means the distance in meters of
the optical path that passes through the source gas in the stack or
duct.
3.18 Point CEMS means a CEMS that measures the source gas
concentration, either at a single point at the sampling probe tip or
over a path length for IP-CEMS less than 10 percent of the
equivalent diameter of the stack or duct cross section.
3.19 Stack pressure measurement device means a NIST-traceable
gauge or monitor that measures absolute pressure and conforms to the
design requirements of ASME B40.100-2010, ``Pressure Gauges and
Gauge Attachments'' (incorporated by reference--see Sec. 60.17).
3.20 Reference gas standard means a NIST-traceable gas standard
containing a known concentration of HCl certified in accordance with
an EPA traceability protocol in section 7.1 of this PS.
3.21 Relative accuracy (RA) means the absolute mean difference
between the gas concentration or the emission rate determined by the
CEMS and the value determined by the RM, plus the confidence
coefficient of a series of nine test runs, divided by the average of
the RM or the applicable emission standard.
3.22 Response time (RT) means the time it takes for the
measurement system, while operating normally at its target sample
flow rate, dilution ratio, or data collection rate to respond to a
known step change in gas concentration, either from a low- or zero-
level to a high-level gas concentration or from a high-level to a
low or zero-level gas concentration, and to read 95 percent of the
change to the stable instrument response. There may be several RTs
for an instrument related to different functions or procedures
(e.g., DS, LOD, and ME).
3.23 Span value means an HCl concentration approximately equal
to two times the concentration equivalent to the emission standard
unless otherwise specified in the applicable regulation, permit or
other requirement. Unless otherwise specified, the span may be
rounded up to the nearest multiple of 5.
3.24 Standard addition means the addition of known amounts of
HCl gas (either statically or dynamically) to the actual measurement
path or measured sample gas stream.
3.25 Zero gas means a gas or liquid with an HCl concentration
that is below the LOD of the measurement system.
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11.0 Performance Specification Test Procedure
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11.5.6.5 If your system LOD field verification does not
demonstrate a SAR greater than or equal to your initial controlled
environment LOD, you must increase the SA concentration
incrementally and repeat the field verification procedure until the
SAR is equal to or greater than LOD. The site-specific standard
addition detection level (SADL) is equal to the standard addition
needed to achieve the acceptable SAR, and SADL replaces the
controlled environment LOD. For extractive CEMS, the SADL is
calculated as the ESA using Equation A7 in appendix A of this PS.
For IP-CEMS, the SADL is the SA calculated using Equation A8 in
appendix A of this PS. As described in section 13.1 of this PS, the
LOD or the SADL that replaces an LOD must be less than 20 percent of
the applicable emission limit.
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11.8.6.2 For IP-CEMS, you must include the source measurement
optical path while performing the upscale CD measurement; you may
exclude the source measurement optical path when determining the
zero gas concentration. Calculate the CD for IP CEMS using equations
4, 5, 6B, and 7 in section 12.4.
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12.0 Calculations and Data Analysis
12.1 Nomenclature
Ci = Zero or HCl reference gas concentration used for
test i (ppmv);
Ci,eff = Equivalent concentration of the reference gas
value, Ci, at the specified conditions (ppmv);
CC = Confidence coefficient (ppmv);
CDextractive = Calibration drift for extractive CEMS
(percent);
CDIP = Calibration drift for IP-CEMS (percent);
CD0 = Calibration drift at zero HCl concentrations for an
IP-CEMS (percent);
davg = Mean difference between CEMS response and the
reference gas (ppmv);
di = Difference of CEMS response and the RM value (ppmv);
I = Total interference from major matrix stack gases, (percent);
LSF = Line strength factor for IP-CEMS instrument specific
correction for temperature and gas matrix effects derived from the
HITRAN and/or manufacturer specific database (unitless);
[Delta]MCavg = Average of the 3 absolute values of the
difference between the measured HCl calibration gas concentrations
with and without interference from selected stack gases (ppmv);
MCi = Measured HCl reference gas concentration i (ppmv);
MCi = Average of the measured HCl reference gas
concentration i (ppmv);
MCint = Measured HCl concentration of the HCl reference
gas plus the individual or combined interference gases (ppmv);
MEextractive = Measurement error for extractive CEMS
(percent);
MEIP = Measurement error for IP-CEMS (percent);
MNavg = Average concentration at all sampling points
(ppmv);
MNbi = Measured native concentration bracketing each
calibration check measurement (ppmv);
MNi = Measured native concentration for test or run I
(ppmv);
n = Number of measurements in an average value;
Pstack = Absolute stack pressure (mm Hg)
Preference = Absolute pressure of the calibration cell
for IP-CEMS (mm Hg)
PLCell = Path length of IP-CEMS calibration cell (m);
PLStack = Path length of IP-CEMS stack optical path (m);
RA = Relative accuracy of CEMS compared to a RM (percent);
RMi = RM concentration for test run i (ppmv);
RMavg = Mean measured RM value (ppmv);
S = Span value (ppmv);
Sd = Standard deviation of the differences (ppmv);
Sti = Stratification at traverse point i (percent);
SADL = Standard addition detection level (ppmv);
t0.975 = One-sided t-value at the 97.5th percentile
obtained from Table 5 in section 17.0 for n-1 measurements;
Treference = Temperature of the calibration cell for IP-
CEMS (degrees Kelvin);
Tstack = Temperature of the stack at the monitoring
location for IP-CEM (degrees Kelvin).
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12.2 Calculate the difference between the measured HCl
concentration with and without interferents for each interference
gas (or mixture) for your CEMS as:
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Calculate the total percent interference as:
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12.2.1 Calculate the equivalent concentration Ci,eff
using Equation 4:
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12.4.4 Calculate the zero CD as a percent of span for an IP-CEMS
as:
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PS-18 Appendix A Standard Addition Procedures
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11.0 Calculations and Data Analysis. * * *
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11.2.3 If you determine your spike dilution factor using an
independent stable tracer that is present in the native source
emissions, calculate the dilution factor for dynamic spiking using
equation A3:
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3. In appendix F to part 60, revise Sections 4.1.5, 4.1.5.1, 4.1.5.3,
and 5.2.4.2 in Procedure 6 to read as follows:
Appendix F to Part 60--Quality Assurance Procedures
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Procedure 6. Quality Assurance Requirements for Gaseous Hydrogen
Chloride (HCl) Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems Used for
Compliance Determination at Stationary Sources
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4.0 Daily Data Quality Requirements and Measurement Standardization
Procedures
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4.1.5 Additional Quality Assurance for Data above Span. Unless
otherwise specified in an applicable rule or permit, this procedure
must be used to assure data quality and may be used when significant
data above span is being collected.
4.1.5.1 Any time the average measured concentration of HCl
exceeds 150 percent of the span value for two consecutive 1-hour
averages, conduct the following `above span' CEMS response check.
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4.1.5.3 Unless otherwise specified in an applicable rule or
permit, if the `above span' response check is conducted during the
period when measured emissions are above span and there is a failure
to collect at least one data point in an hour due to the response
check duration, then determine the emissions average for that missed
hour as the average of hourly averages for the hour preceding the
missed hour and the hour following the missed hour
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5.0 Data Accuracy Assessment
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5.2.4.2 Calculate results as described in section 6.4. To
determine CEMS accuracy you must calculate the dynamic spiking error
(DSE) for each of the two upscale audit gases using equation A5 in
appendix A to PS-18 and Equation 6-3 in section 6.4 of Procedure 6
in appendix B to this part.
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