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Enclosure11of16SummaryofBoilerandProcessHeaterTestProcedures,Methods,andReportingRequirementsThisdocumentprovidesanoverviewofapprovedmethods,targetpollutantunitsofmeasure,andreportingrequirementsfortheboilerandprocessheatertestplan.
Thedocumentisorganizedasfollows:1.
0StackTestingProceduresandMethods2.
0FuelAnalysisProceduresandMethods3.
0ContinuousMonitoringProceduresandMethods4.
0HowtoReportData5.
0HowtoSubmitData6.
0Definitions7.
0ContactInformationforQuestionsonTestPlanandReporting1.
0StackTestingProceduresandMethodsTheEPAboilerandprocessheatertestprogramincludesstacktestdatarequestsforseveralpollutants.
Ifyouoperateaboilerorprocessheater,youwereselectedtoperformastacktestforsomecombinationofthefollowingpollutants:Carbonmonoxide(CO),dioxins/furans(D/F),totalhydrocarbons(THC),methane,formaldehyde,hydrogenchloride(HCl),hydrogenfluoride(HF),mercury(Hg),metals(includingantimony(Sb),arsenic(As),beryllium(Be),cadmium(Cd),chromium(Cr),cobalt(Co),lead(Pb),manganese(Mn),nickel(Ni),phosphorus(P)andselenium(Se)),oxidesofnitrogen(NOx),sulfurdioxide(SO2)andparticulatematter(PMfilterable,PM2.
5,andcondensablePM).
RefertoTable1onpage5oftheSection114letteryoureceivedforthespecificcombustionunitandpollutantswearerequestingthatyouperformemissiontests.
Youmayhavesubmittedtestdataforsomeofthesepollutantsalready.
1.
1HowtoSelectSampleLocationandGasCompositionAnalysisMethodsU.
S.
EPAMethod1ofAppendixAofPart60mustbeusedtoselectthelocationsandnumberoftraversepointsforsampling.
Seehttp://www.
epa.
gov/ttn/emc/methods/method1.
htmlforacopyofthemethodandguidanceinformation.
Analysisoffluegascomposition,includingoxygenconcentration,mustbeperformedusingU.
S.
EPAMethods3Aor3BofAppendixAofPart60.
Seehttp://www.
epa.
gov/ttn/emc/methods/method3a.
htmlforMethod3Aorhttp://www.
epa.
gov/ttn/emc/methods/method3b.
htmlforMethod3Binformation.
1.
2BoilerandProcessHeaterTestMethodsandReportingTable1.
2presentsasummaryoftherecommendedboilertestmethodsforeachpollutantandpossiblealternativemethods.
Ifyouwouldliketouseamethodnotonthislist,andthelistdoesnotmeetthe2of16Enclosure1definitionof"equivalent"providedinthedefinitionssectionofthisdocument,pleasecontactEPAforapprovalofanalternativemethod.
ForcopiesoftherecommendedU.
S.
EPAmethodsandadditionalinformation,pleaserefertoEPA'sEmissionMeasurementCenterwebsite:http://www.
epa.
gov/ttn/emc/.
AcopyofRCRAMethod0011foraldehydesmaybeobtainedhere:http://www.
epa.
gov/epawaste/hazard/testmethods/sw846/pdfs/0011.
pdf.
ReportpollutantemissiondataasspecifiedinTable1.
2below.
Eachtestshouldbecomprisedofthreetestruns.
Allpollutantconcentrationsshouldbecorrectedto7%oxygenandshouldbereportedonthesamemoisturebasis.
ReporttheresultsofthestacktestsaccordingtotheinstructionsinSection4.
0ofthisenclosure.
Inadditiontotheemissiontestdata,youshouldalsoreportthefollowingprocessinformationtakenduringthe30dayperiodbefore,atthetimeof,andduring,theemissionstest:Heatinput;fuelcompositionandfeedrate;steamoutput;emissionscontroldevicesinuseduringthetest;controldeviceoperatingormonitoringparameters(including,asappropriatetothecontroldevice,fluegasflowrate,pressuredrop,scrubberliquorpH,scrubberliquorflowrate,sorbenttypeandsorbentinjectionrate),andprocessparameters(suchasoxygen).
Table1.
2:SummaryofBoilerandProcessHeaterTestMethodsandAlternativeMethodsPollutantRecommendedMethodAlternativeMethodTargetReportedUnitsofMeasureCOU.
S.
EPAMethod10,10A,or10BNoneppmvd@7%O2FormaldehydeU.
S.
EPAMethod320.
Collectaminimumvolumeof2.
5cubicmetersorhaveaminimumsampletimeof2hoursperrun.
RCRAMethod0011ppmvd@7%O2HClandHFU.
S.
EPAMethod26AU.
S.
EPAMethod26iftherearenoentrainedwaterdropletsinthesample.
lb/mmBtuHgU.
S.
EPAMethod29*.
ASTM-D6784-02(OntarioHydroMethod).
Collectaminimumvolumeof2.
5cubicmetersorhaveaminimumsampletimeof2hoursperrun.
lb/mmBtuMetalsU.
S.
EPAMethod29*Nopermanganatesolutionneeded,ifHgwillnotbemeasured.
Collectaminimumvolumeof4.
0cubicmetersorhaveaminimumsampletimeof4hoursperrun.
DeterminePMemissionsaccordingto§8.
3.
1.
1.
UseICAPfortheanalyticalfinish,but,ifnon-detectsaredeterminedforanymetalsotherthanphosphorous(P)orselenium(Se),repeatanalyticalfinishforthosenon-detectedmetalsusingICPMS.
lb/mmBtuPM2.
5fromstackswithoutentrainedwaterdroplets(e.
g.
,notfromunitswithwetscrubbers)OtherTestMethod27(OTM27)(includecyclonecatch**)Nonelb/mmBtu3of16Enclosure1PollutantRecommendedMethodAlternativeMethodTargetReportedUnitsofMeasurePM2.
5fromstackswithentrainedwaterdropletsANDTotalDissolvedSolidsandTotalSuspendedSolidsfromwetscrubberrecirculationliquidReportPMemissionsaccordingto§8.
3.
1.
1.
ofU.
S.
EPAMethod29*ANDASTMD5907U.
S.
EPAMethod5or17forPMStandardMethodsoftheExaminationofWaterandWastewaterMethod2540Bforsolidsinscrubberrecirculationliquidlb/mmBTUforPM;ANDmgsolids/literofscrubberrecirculationliquid***PM(condensable)OtherTestMethod28(OTM28)Nonelb/mmBtuTHCU.
S.
EPAMethod25ANoneppmvd@7%O2CH4U.
S.
EPAMethod18.
Haveaminimumsampletimeof1hourperrun.
U.
S.
EPAMethod320.
ppmvd@7%O2D/FU.
S.
EPAMethod23.
Collectaminimumvolumeof2.
5cubicmetersorhaveaminimumsampletimeof4hoursperrun.
Noneng/dscm@7%O2NOx****U.
S.
EPAMethod7EU.
S.
EPAMethod7,7A,7B,7C,or7Dppmvd@7%O2SO2****U.
S.
EPAMethod6CU.
S.
EPAMethod6ppmvd@7%O2O2/CO2U.
S.
EPAMethod3AU.
S.
EPAMethod3B%MoistureU.
S.
EPAMethod4None%*IfbothmercuryandothermetalswillbetestingusingEPAMethod29,thestacktestcompanyshouldbediligentintheset-upandhandlingoftheimpingerstoavoidcrosscontaminationofthemanganesefromthepermanganateintothemetalscatch.
Alternately,thecontractormaywanttocollectmercuryonaseparatetrainfromthetrainusedtocollecttheothermetals.
**PMfilterableisdeterminedbyincludingthecyclonecatch.
***Alsoreportscrubberrecirculationliquidflowrateinliters/minandfuelfeedrateinmmBTU/hr.
****IfacombustionunithasCEMSinstalledforCO,NOxand/orSO2,theunitcanreportdailyaveragesfrom30daysofCEMSdatainlieuofconductingaCO,NOxand/orSO2stacktest.
Inordertocorrelatetheseemissionswithotherstacktestemissions,aportionoftheCEMSdatashouldcontainemissionsdatacollectedduringperformanceoftheotherrequestedstacktests.
TheCEMSmustmeettherequirementsoftheapplicablePerformanceSpecification:CO–PerformanceSpecification4;NOxandSO2–PerformanceSpecification2.
4of16Enclosure12.
0FuelAnalysisProceduresandMethodsTheEPAboilerandprocessheatertestprogramisrequestingfuelvariabilitydataforfuel-basedHAPs.
Thefuelanalysesrequestedinclude:mercury,chlorine,fluorine,andmetals(antimony,arsenic,beryllium,cadmium,chromium,cobalt,lead,manganese,nickel,phosphorus,andselenium)foranyboilerorprocessheaterfiringsolidorliquidfuelsthatisselectedtoconductastacktest.
Youwillneedtoconductonefuelsample(comprisedofthreecompositesamples,eachindividuallyanalyzed)ofthefuelusedduringthestacktest(onecompositesamplepertestrun)andnineadditionalfuelanalyses(eachcomprisedofonecompositesample)spreadacrossevenintervalsofa30-daytestingperiod.
Refertopage1oftheSection114letteryoureceivedforthespecifictypesoffuelanalyseswearerequestingfromyourfacility.
Directionsforcollecting,compositing,preparing,andanalyzingfuelanalysisdataareoutlinedinSections2.
1through2.
4.
2.
1HowtoCollectaFuelSampleTable2.
1outlinesasummaryofhowsamplesshouldbecollected.
Alternately,youmayusetheproceduresinASTMD2234–00(forcoal)orASTMD6323–98(2003)(forbiomass)tocollectthesample.
Table2.
1:SummaryofSampleCollectionProceduresSamplingLocationSamplingProceduresSampleCollectionTimingSolidFuelsBeltorScrewFeederStopthebeltandwithdrawa6-inchwidesamplefromthefullcross-sectionofthestoppedbelttoobtainaminimumtwopoundsofsample.
Collectallthematerial(finesandcoarse)inthefullcross-section.
TransferthesampletoacleanplasticbagforfurtherprocessingasspecifiedinSections2.
2through2.
5ofthisdocument.
Eachcompositesamplewillconsistofaminimumofthreesamplescollectedatapproximatelyequalintervalsduringthetestingperiod.
FuelPileorTruckForeachcompositesample,selectaminimumoffivesamplinglocationsuniformlyspacedoverthesurfaceofthepile.
Ateachsamplingsite,digintothepiletoadepthof18inches.
Insertacleanflatsquareshovelintotheholeandwithdrawasample,makingsurethatlargepiecesdonotfalloffduringsampling.
TransferallsamplestoacleanplasticbagforfurtherprocessingasspecifiedinSections2.
2through2.
5ofthisdocument.
LiquidFuelsManualSamplingFollowcollectionmethodsoutlinedinASTMD4057AutomaticSamplingFollowcollectionmethodsoutlinedinASTMD41775of16Enclosure1SamplingLocationSamplingProceduresSampleCollectionTimingFuelSupplierAnalysisFuelSupplierIfyouwillbeusingfuelanalysisfromafuelsupplierinlieuofsitespecificsamplingandanalysis,thefuelsuppliermustcollectthesampleasspecifiedaboveandpreparethesampleaccordingtomethodsspecifiedinSections2.
2through2.
5ofthisdocument.
2.
2CreateaCompositeSampleforSolidFuelsFollowthesevenstepslistedbelowtocompositeeachsample:(1)Thoroughlymixandpourtheentirecompositesampleoveracleanplasticsheet.
(2)Breaksamplepieceslargerthan3inchesintosmallersizes.
(3)Makeapieshapewiththeentirecompositesampleandsubdivideitintofourequalparts.
(4)Separateoneofthequartersamplesasthefirstsubset.
(5)Ifthissubsetistoolargeforgrinding,repeatstep3withthequartersampleandobtainaone-quartersubsetfromthissample.
(6)GrindthesampleinamillaccordingtoASTME829-94,orforseleniumsamplingaccordingtoSW-846-7740.
(7)Usetheprocedureinstep3ofthissectiontoobtainaonequartersubsampleforanalysis.
Ifthequartersampleistoolarge,subdivideitfurtherusingstep3.
2.
3PrepareSampleforAnalysisUsethemethodslistedinTable2.
2toprepareyourcompositesamplesforanalysis.
Table2.
2:MethodsforPreparingCompositeSamplesFuelTypeMethodSolidSW-846-3050BorEPA3050fortotalselectedmetalpreparationLiquidSW-846-3020AoranySW-846sampledigestionproceduresgivingmeasuresoftotalmetalCoalASTMD2013-04BiomassASTMD5198-92(2003)orequivalent,EPA3050,orTAPPIT266fortotalselectedmetalpreparation2.
4AnalyzingFuelSampleTable2.
3outlinesalistofapprovedmethodsforanalyzingfuelsamplings.
Ifyouwouldliketouseamethodnotonthislist,andthelistdoesnotmeetthedefinitionof"equivalent"providedinSection6ofthisdocument,pleasecontactEPAforapprovalofanalternativemethod.
6of16Enclosure1Table2.
3:ListofAnalyticalMethodsforFuelAnalysisAnalyteFuelTypeMethodTargetReportedUnitsofMeasureCoalASTMD5865–04,ASTMD240,ASTME711-87(1996)BiomassASTME711–87(1996)orequivalent,ASTMD240,orASTMD5865-04OtherSolidsASTM-5865-03a,ASTMD240,ASTME711-87(1997)HigherHeatingValueLiquidASTM-5865-03a,ASTMD240,ASTME711-87(1996)Btu/lbMoistureCoal,Biomass,OtherSolidsASTM-D3173-03,ASTME871-82(1998)orequivalent,EPA160.
3Mod.
,orASTMD2691-95forcoal.
%CoalASTMD6722-01,EPAMethod1631E,SW-846-1631,EPA821-R-01-013,orequivalentBiomassSW-846-7471A,EPAMethod1631E,SW-846-1631,ASTMD6722-01,EPA821-R-01-013,orequivalentOtherSolidsSW-846-7471A,EPAMethod1631E,SW-846-1631,EPA821-R-01-013,orequivalentMercuryConcentrationLiquidSW-846-7470A,EPAMethod1631E,SW-846-1631E,SW-846-1631,EPA821-R-01-013,orequivalentppmCoalSW-846-6010B,ASTMD3683-94(2000),SW-846-6020,-6020AorASTMD6357-04(forarsenic,beryllium,cadmium,chromium,lead,manganese,andnickelincoal)ASTMD4606-03orSW-846-7740(forSe)SW-846-7060or7060A(forAs)BiomassSW-846-6010B,ASTMD6357-04,SW-846-6020,-6020A,EPA200.
8,orASTME885-88(1996)orequivalent,SW-846-7740(forSe)SW-846-7060or-7060A(forAs)OtherSolidsSW-846-6010B,EPA200.
8SW-846-7060or7060AforAsTotalSelectedMetalsConcentrationLiquidSW-846-6020,-6020A,,SW-846-6010B,SW-846-7740forSe,SW-846-7060or-7060AforAsppmCoalSW-846-9250orASTMD6721-01orequivalent,SW-846-5050,-9056,-9076,or-9250,ASTME776-87(1996)ChlorineConcentrationBiomass,OtherSolids,LiquidsASTME776-87(1996),SW-846-9250,SW-846-5050,-9056,-9076,or-9250ppmFluorineConcentrationCoalASTMD3761-96(2002),D5987-96(2002)ppmReporttheresultsofyourfuelanalysisaccordingtothedirectionsprovidedinsection4.
0ofthisenclosure.
7of16Enclosure13.
0ContinuousMonitoringProceduresandMethodsIfyourcombustionunitwasselectedtoconductaCOandTHCvariabilityanalysis,theunitwasidentifiedasbeingabestperformingunitforCOemissionswithintheunit'spreliminarysubcategory.
Youwillneedtocompletea30-dayvariabilitymonitoringforCOemissions(usingCOCEMS)andTHCemissions(usingaTHCAnalyzer).
O2levelsatthelocationofthemonitorswillalsobecontinuouslymonitoredandreported.
3.
1GeneralRequirementsforTemporaryorInstalledMonitoringEquipmentandQA/QCProceduresforMonitoringDataIfCOCEMSorhydrocarbonmonitorsareinstalledatthesiteandmeetthecriteriamentionedin3.
1.
1and3.
1.
2below,theinstalledequipmentshouldbeusedtocollectthemonitoringdata.
IfnoCOCEMSorTHCanalyzersareinstalled,oriftheCEMSoranalyzersdonotmeetthecriterialistedin3.
1.
1and3.
1.
2below,temporaryequipmentshouldbeusedtocollectthedata.
3.
1.
1COCEMSCOCEMSusedtoobtaintheCOmonitoringdataforthisstudymustmeettherequirementsspecifiedinPerformanceSpecification4.
COCEMSmonitoringshouldfollowqualityassuranceandqualitycontrolproceduresasspecifiedinPerformanceSpecification4.
(see:http://www.
epa.
gov/ttn/emc/perfspec/ps-4.
html).
3.
1.
2HydrocarbonMonitor/THCAnalyzerWhilemonitoringTHC,methaneshouldbemonitoredseparately.
Therearetwosuggestedmonitoringapproachesforthistestplan:UseamonitorusedwiththeabilitytoautomaticallycyclebetweenTHCandmethane(CH4)onlycollectionmodes.
oFormonitorsthatuseFIDfordetectingTHC,themonitorshouldcomplywithrequirementsspecifiedinEPAMethod25A.
THCCEMSusedtoobtaintheTHCmonitoringdataforthisstudymustmeettherequirementsspecifiedinPerformanceSpecification8A.
THCmonitoringshouldfollowqualityassuranceandqualitycontrolproceduresasspecifiedinPerformanceSpecification8A(see:http://www.
epa.
gov/ttn/emc/specs/prompspec8a.
html).
oMonitorsthatapplyachromatographiccolumnswitchingbetweenforwardandback-flushmodesmayalsobeusedtosatisfythismonitoringrequirement.
UseMethod18tomeasuremethaneinasample(e.
g.
,bagorcanister)anduseMethod25Aformeasuringtotalhydrocarbons.
Calculatethedifferencebetweenthetwoandreportthisdifferenceasnonmethanehydrocarbon.
8of16Enclosure13.
3MonitoringProcedures3.
3.
2COVariabilityMonitoringProceduresThepurposeoftheCOvariabilitymonitoringistoassesshowchangesinnormalunitoperationswilleffectCOemissions.
ForeachunitselectedforCOvariabilitymonitoring,thefacilitywillmonitorCOemissions,oxygenlevels,heatinput,andsteamoutputcontinuouslyfora30-dayperiod.
Whilethemonitoringdevicesareinstalled,theunitwilloperateasnormallyscheduledtoaccountfornormalfluctuationsinloadandfuelmix.
Reporttheresultsofyour30-daymonitoringaccordingtothedirectionsprovidedinSection4.
0ofthisenclosure.
9of16Enclosure14.
0HowtoReportDataThemethodforreportingtheresultsofanytestingandmonitoringrequestsdependonthetypeoftestsandthetypeofmethodsusedtocompletethetestrequirements.
Thissectiondiscussestherequirementsforreportingthedata.
4.
1ReportingstacktestdataIfyouconductedastacktestusingoneofthemethodslistedinTable4.
1,(Method6C,Method7E,Method10,Method17,Method25A,Method26A,Method29,Method101,Method101A,Method201A,Method202)youmustreportyourdatausingtheEPAElectronicReportingTool(ERT)Version3.
Atpresent,onlythesemethodsaresupportedbytheERT.
ERTisaMicrosoftAccessdatabaseapplication.
TwoversionsoftheERTapplicationareavailable.
IfyouarenotaregisteredownerofMicrosoftAccess,youcaninstalltheruntimeversionoftheERTApplication.
BothversionsoftheERTareavailableathttp://www.
epa.
gov/ttn/chief/ert/ert_tool.
html.
TheERTsupportsanExcelspreadsheetapplication(whichisincludedinthefilesdownloadedwiththeERT)todocumentthecollectionofthefieldsamplingdata.
AftercompletingtheERT,willalsoneedtoattachanelectroniccopyoftheemissiontestreport(PDFformatpreferred)totheAttachmentsmoduleoftheERT.
Table4.
1:ListofTestMethodsSupportedbyERTTestMethodsSupportedbyERTMethods1through4Method7EMethod6CMethod5Method3AMethod29Method26AMethod25AMethod202Method201AMethod17Method101AMethod101Method10CTMethod40CTMethod39IfyouconductedastacktestusingamethodnotcurrentlysupportedbytheERT,youmustreporttheresultsofthistestinaMicrosoftExcelEmissionTestTemplate.
TheExceltemplatesarespecifictoeachpollutantandtypeofunitandtheycanbedownloadedfrom(http://www2.
ergweb.
com/projects/combustion/combustiontesting.
html).
Youmustreporttheresultsofeachtestonappropriatelylabeledworksheetcorrespondingtothespecifictestsrequestedatyourcombustionunit.
IfmorethanoneunitatyourfacilityconductedastacktestusingmethodsnotcurrentlysupportedbytheERT,youmustmakeacopyoftheworksheetandupdatethecombustorIDinordertodistinguishbetweeneachseparatetest.
Aftercompletingtheworksheet,youmustalsosubmitanelectroniccopyoftheemissiontestreport(PDFformatpreferred).
10of16Enclosure1IfyouhaveCOCEMSthatmeetsperformancespecification-4oraSO2and/orNOxCEMSthatmeetsperformancespecification-2installedatyourcombustionunit,andyouusedCEMSdatatomeetCO,SO2and/orNOxtestrequirementsatyourfacility,youmustreportdailyaveragesfrom30daysofCEMSdatainaMicrosoftExcelCEMSTemplate.
TheExceltemplatesarespecifictoeachpollutantandtypeofunitandtheycanbedownloadedfrom(http://www2.
ergweb.
com/projects/combustion/combustiontesting.
html).
4.
2ReportingFuelAnalysisDataIfyouconductedafuelanalysis,youmustreporttheanalysisresultsseparatelyforeachofthe12samplesinaMicrosoftExcelFuelAnalysisTemplate.
Thefuelsamplescollectedinconjunctionwiththestacktestarecomprisedofthreecompositesamples,eachofwhichisanalyzedseparately.
Theremainingnineadditionalfuelsamplesarealsocomprisedofthreecompositesamples,butonlythecombinedcompositesamplesareanalyzed.
TheExceltemplatecanbedownloadedfrom(http://www2.
ergweb.
com/projects/combustion/combustiontesting.
html).
Ifyouconductedfuelanalysisonmorethanonetypeoffuelusedduringtesting,orformorethanonecombustionunit,youmustmakeacopyoftheworksheetandupdatethecombustorIDandfueltypeineachworksheetordertodistinguishbetweentheseparatefuelanalyses.
4.
3ReportingCO/HCMonitoringDataIfyouconductedCO/HCmonitoring,youmustreportthehourlyresultsofthe30-daymonitoringinaMicrosoftExcelCOandHCMonitoringTemplate.
TheExceltemplatecanbedownloadedfrom(http://www2.
ergweb.
com/projects/combustion/combustiontesting.
html).
Ifyouconductedthemonitoringonmorethanonecombustionunit,orconductedmonitoringformorethanthe30-dayperiod,youmustmakeacopyoftheworksheetandupdatethecombustorIDineachworksheetordertodistinguishbetweenseparatecombustionunitsorseparatemonitoringperiods.
InadditiontocompletingtheExceltemplate,youmustalsosubmitthefollowingQCitems:ResultsofRelativeAccuracyTestAudits(RATA)ChartedResultsofDriftTestsProtocolGasCertificatesSummaryofdataandtimesthemonitoringwasconductedfromfieldtestingsheets.
4.
4RequiredFieldsforERTReportingSomeofthefieldscontainedintheERTwerealreadycollectedduringthe2008combustionsurveyandthesedatawillnotberecollectedintheERT.
ThissectionoutlinestherequireddataentryfieldsfortheERTinordertosatisfytherequirementsofthisICRcombustiontestprogram.
AppendixAlistseachfieldwithintheERTandnoteswhetherornotthefieldisrequiredoroptional.
11of16Enclosure15.
0HowtoSubmitDataYoumaysubmityourdatainoneofthreewaysaslistedbelow.
However,inordertoavoidduplicatedataandkeepalldataforaparticularfacilitytogether,werequestthatyousubmitallofthedatarequestedfromyourfacilityinthesameway.
Tosubmityourdata:E-mailanelectroniccopyofallrequestedfilestocombustionsurvey@erg.
comIfthefilesaretoolargeforyoure-mailsystem,youmayuploadtheelectronicfilestoaFTPsite(seedirectionsforFTPsiteproceduresbelow)MailaCDorDVDcontaininganelectroniccopyofallrequestedfilestotheEPAaddressshowninyourSection114letter.
Ifnoelectroniccopyisavailable,mailahardcopyofallrequestedfilestotheEPAaddressshowninyourSection114letter.
IfyouaresubmittingConfidentialBusinessInformation(CBI),youmustmailaseparateCDorDVDcontainingonlytheCBIportionofyourdatatotheEPAaddressshowninyourSection114letter.
ThestepsbelowoutlinehowtouploadfilestotheFTPsitebyusing"MyComputer"aswellasbyusinganFTPClientsoftware.
DirectionsforaccessingtheFTPsitevia"MyComputer"…Step1:Goto"MyComputer"andenterftp://combustionsurvey:combustion@ftp.
erg.
comintheaddressbar.
AwindowwillopencontainingotherfilesthathavebeenuploadedtotheFTP.
Step2:Createafoldercontainingallofyoursurveyresponsefiles.
Youmaynamethefolderasfollows,withoutusinganyspacesinthefoldername:"StateAbbreviation_FacilityName_City"(e.
g.
,NC_NCStateUniversity_Raleigh).
Copyandpastetheentirefolderfromyourcomputertothewindowpointingtoftp://combustionsurvey:combustion@ftp.
erg.
com.
12of16Enclosure1Step3:Ifyougetanerrorsayingyoudonothavepermissiontoputfilesontheserver,youmayneedtomanuallyenterausernameandpassword.
Otherwiseproceedtostep4.
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comthatliststhenamesofthefoldersyouhaveuploadedtotheFTPsite.
DirectionsforaccessingtheFTPsiteviaanFTPClientSoftware…FTPClientsoftwareprogramspreventFTPtimeouterrorsandareavailableforfreeontheinternet.
ContactyourMISsupportstaffforinstructionsonyourcompanyFTPsoftwareordownloadacopyofFileZillaClientFTPsoftwareat(http://filezilla-project.
org/download.
php).
Step1:DownloadandInstallFTPClientSoftware.
Step2:Enterhost"ftp.
erg.
com",Username:"combustionsurvey",andPassword:"combustion".
Thenselectthe"Quickconnect"button.
AscreenshotofhowthislooksinFilezillaisshownbelow.
Step3:Gotothe"Localsite"windowinFileZilla(orotherFTPClientsoftware)andnavigatetothelocationwhereyourfilesaresaved.
Besuretonamethefoldercontainingyourfilesasfollows:"StateAbbreviation_FacilityName_City"(e.
g.
,NC_NCStateUniversity_Raleigh).
Step4:Rightclickonthefoldercontainingyourfilestobesubmittedandselect"upload".
ThefileshouldautomaticallycopytotheremotesitelocationonFTPsite.
Inthefigurebelowthefolder"NC-NCStateUniversity_Raleigh"wasuploadedtotheFTPsiteandnowappearsintheremotesitewindow.
Youcanclickonthefolderintheremotesitewindowtoensurethatallthefoldercontentshaveuploadedcorrectly.
14of16Enclosure1Step5:Sendane-mailtocombustionsurvey@erg.
comthatliststhenamesofthefoldersyouhaveuploadedtotheFTPsite.
15of16Enclosure16.
0DefinitionsThefollowingdefinitionsapplytotheboilerandprocessheatertestplanmethods:Equivalentmeans:(1)Anequivalentsamplecollectionproceduremeansapublishedvoluntaryconsensusstandardorpractice(VCS)orEPAmethodthatincludescollectionofaminimumofthreecompositefuelsamples,witheachcompositeconsistingofaminimumofthreeincrementscollectedatapproximatelyequalintervalsoverthetestperiod.
(2)AnequivalentsamplecompositingproceduremeansapublishedVCSorEPAmethodtosystematicallymixandobtainarepresentativesubsample(part)ofthecompositesample.
(3)AnequivalentsamplepreparationproceduremeansapublishedVCSorEPAmethodthat:Clearlystatesthatthestandard,practiceormethodisappropriateforthepollutantandthefuelmatrix;oriscitedasanappropriatesamplepreparationstandard,practiceormethodforthepollutantinthechosenVCSorEPAdeterminativeoranalyticalmethod.
(4)AnequivalentprocedurefordeterminingheatcontentmeansapublishedVCSorEPAmethodtoobtaingrosscalorific(orhigherheating)value.
(5)AnequivalentprocedurefordeterminingfuelmoisturecontentmeansapublishedVCSorEPAmethodtoobtainmoisturecontent.
Ifthesampleanalysisplancallsfordeterminingmetals(especiallythemercury,selenium,orarsenic)usinganaliquotofthedriedsample,thenthedryingtemperaturemustbemodifiedtopreventvaporizingthesemetals.
Ontheotherhand,ifmetalsanalysisisdoneonan''asreceived''basis,aseparatealiquotcanbedriedtodeterminemoisturecontentandthemetalsconcentrationmathematicallyadjustedtoadrybasis.
(6)Anequivalentpollutant(mercury,TSM,ortotalchlorine)determinativeoranalyticalproceduremeansapublishedVCSorEPAmethodthatclearlystatesthatthestandard,practice,ormethodisappropriateforthepollutantandthefuelmatrixandhasapublisheddetectionlimitequalorlowerthanthemethodslistedinthistestplan.
VoluntaryConsensusStandardsorVCSmeantechnicalstandards(e.
g.
,materialsspecifications,testmethods,samplingprocedures,businesspractices)developedoradoptedbyoneormorevoluntaryconsensusbodies.
EPA/OAQPShasbyprecedentonlyusedVCSthatarewritteninEnglish.
ExamplesofVCSbodiesare:AmericanSocietyofTestingandMaterials(ASTM),AmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME),InternationalStandardsOrganization(ISO),StandardsAustralia(AS),BritishStandards(BS),CanadianStandards(CSA),EuropeanStandard(ENorCEN)andGermanEngineeringStandards(VDI).
ThetypesofstandardsthatarenotconsideredVCSarestandardsdevelopedby:theU.
S.
states,e.
g.
,California(CARB)andTexas(TCEQ);industrygroups,suchasAmericanPetroleumInstitute(API),GasProcessorsAssociation(GPA),andGasResearchInstitute(GRI);andotherbranchesoftheU.
S.
government,e.
g.
DepartmentofDefense(DOD)andDepartmentofTransportation(DOT).
ThisdoesnotprecludeEPAfromusingstandardsdevelopedbygroupsthatarenotVCSbodieswithintheirrule.
Whenthisoccurs,EPAhasdonesearchesandreviewsforVCSequivalenttothesenon-EPAmethods.
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0ContactInformationforQuestionsonTestPlanandReportingForquestionsonhowtoreportdatausingtheERT,contact:RonMyers(U.
S.
EPA)919.
541.
5407myers.
ron@epa.
govorBarrettParker(U.
S.
EPA)(919)541-5635parker.
barrett@epa.
govForquestionsonthetestmethodscontact:PeterWestlin(U.
S.
EPA)919-541-1058westlin.
peter@epa.
govORGaryMcAlister(U.
S.
EPA)919-541-1062mcalister.
gary@epa.
govForquestionsontheboilerandprocessheatertestplan,includingunitsselectedtotestandreportingmechanismsotherthantheERT,contact:JimEddingerU.
S.
EPA919.
541.
5426eddinger.
jim@epa.
govForquestionsonuploadingfilestotheFTPsite,contact:GrahamGibsonERG(contractorsupport)919.
468.
7823combustionsurvey@erg.
com