82 FR 45842 - Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of One New Reference Method

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 189 (October 2, 2017)

Page Range		45842-45843
FR Document		2017-21119

Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated one new reference method for measuring concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO) in ambient air.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 189 (Monday, October 2, 2017)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[9968-37-ORD]


Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring 
Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of One New Reference 
Method

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of the designation of a new reference method for 
monitoring ambient air quality.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) has designated one new reference method for measuring 
concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO) in ambient air.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Vanderpool, Exposure Methods

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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 (NAAQS) 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 NAAQS. 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 concentrations of CO in 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 CO is an automated method (analyzer) 
utilizing a measurement principle based on non-dispersive infrared 
(NDIR)analysis and is identified as follows:
    RFCA-0817-248, ``Sabio Model 6050 Ambient CO Analyzer'', operated 
in the measurement range of 0-50 ppm, at any ambient temperature in the 
range of 5-40 [deg]C, at any line voltage in the range of 90-260 VAC, 
at any sample flow rate in the range of 0.50-0.75 L/min, in accordance 
with the Sabio Model 6050 Ambient CO Analyzer Instruction Manual, with 
or without optional zero/span ports for external calibration, and with 
or without an optional inlet filter.
    This application for a reference method determination for this CO 
method was received by the Office of Research and Development on August 
2, 2017. This analyzer is commercially available from the applicant, 
Sutron Corporation, 21 Cypress Blvd., Suite 1130, Round Rock, TX 78665.
    Representative test analyzers 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 method.
    As a designated reference or equivalent method, 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, each method 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 method 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 Measurement 
Division (MD-E205-01), National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 
27711.
    Designation of this equivalent method is 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: September 19, 2017.
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta,
Director, National Exposure Research Laboratory.
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Inc. CERCLA Administrative Settlement Site, EPA Region 1 CERCLA Docket No.
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2017 Joint Application for Great Lakes Container Corporation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
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Federal Power Act by Mercuria Energy Island Agreement Amendment and the June 8,
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Agency (EPA). Enforcement Counsel, U.S.
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Applicants: Shoreham Solar
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2017.
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Hass and Sons and its affiliate, Hass
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Brothers, Inc. Pursuant to the terms of
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the Administrative Settlement
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Second Supplement to Market-Based 1 CERCLA Docket No. 01–2009–0010, Director, Office of Site Remediation and
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Accession Number: 20170922–5166. is proposed to be revised to include
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The filings are accessible in the Sons and its affiliate, Haas Brothers, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Commission’s eLibrary system by Inc., within Appendix D.3 as additional AGENCY
clicking on the links or querying the Drum Reconditioning Customers and
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docket number. Respondents. The Settlement
Any person desiring to intervene or Agreement Amendment requires Teknor Office of Research and Development;
protest in any of the above proceedings Apex Company and J P Hass & Sons to Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and
must file in accordance with Rules 211 each separately pay $7,692.00 for Past Equivalent Methods: Designation of
and 214 of the Commission’s Costs into the EPA Hazardous Substance One New Reference Method
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Superfund.
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern For 30 days following the date of AGENCY: Environmental Protection
time on the specified comment date. publication of this notice, EPA will Agency.
Protests may be considered, but receive written comments relating to the ACTION: Notice of the designation of a
intervention is necessary to become a Settlement Agreement Amendment. new reference method for monitoring
party to the proceeding. EPA will consider all comments ambient air quality.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed received and may modify or withdraw
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information relating to filing its consent to the Settlement Agreement SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
requirements, interventions, protests, Amendment if comments received the Environmental Protection Agency
service, and qualifying facilities filings disclose facts or considerations which (EPA) has designated one new reference
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ indicate that the Settlement Agreement method for measuring concentrations of
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Amendment is inappropriate, improper, carbon monoxide (CO) in ambient air.
other information, call (866) 208–3676 or inadequate. EPA’s response to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. comments received will be available for Robert Vanderpool, Exposure Methods

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and Measurement Division (MD–D205– As a designated reference or ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
03), National Exposure Research equivalent method, these methods are AGENCY
Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle acceptable for use by states and other air
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0885: FRL–9964–91–
Park, North Carolina 27711. Email: monitoring agencies under the OAR]
Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov. requirements of 40 CFR part 58,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Ambient Air Quality Surveillance. For Agency Information Collection
accordance with regulations at 40 CFR such purposes, each method must be Activities; Proposed Collection;
part 53, the EPA evaluates various used in strict accordance with the Comment Request; Implementation of
methods for monitoring the operation or instruction manual the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air
concentrations of those ambient air associated with the method and subject Quality Standards for Ozone; State
pollutants for which EPA has to any specifications and limitations Implementation Plan Requirements,
established National Ambient Air (e.g., configuration or operational EPA ICR No. 2347.03, OMB Control No.
Quality Standards (NAAQS) as set forth 2060–0695
settings) specified in the designated
in 40 CFR part 50. Monitoring methods
method description (see the AGENCY: Environmental Protection
that are determined to meet specific
requirements for adequacy are identification of the method above). Agency (EPA).
designated by the EPA as either Use of the method also should be in ACTION: Notice.
reference or equivalent methods (as general accordance with the guidance
applicable), thereby permitting their use and recommendations of applicable SUMMARY: In compliance with the
under 40 CFR part 58 by States and sections of the ‘‘Quality Assurance Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
other agencies for determining Handbook for Air Pollution document announces that the
compliance with the NAAQS. A list of Measurement Systems, Volume I,’’ EPA/ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
all reference or equivalent methods that 600/R–94/038a and ‘‘Quality Assurance is planning to submit a request to renew
have been previously designated by EPA an existing approved Information
Handbook for Air Pollution
may be found at http://www.epa.gov/ Collection Request (ICR) 2347.02,
Measurement Systems, Volume II,
ttn/amtic/criteria.html. ‘‘Implementation of the 2008 National
Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Ambient Air Quality Standards for
The EPA hereby announces the
Program,’’ EPA–454/B–13–003, (both Ozone,’’ to the Office of Management
designation of one new reference
available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/ and Budget (OMB). This existing ICR is
method for measuring concentrations of
CO in ambient air. These designations amtic/qalist.html). Provisions scheduled to expire on January 31,
are made under the provisions of 40 concerning modification of such 2018. Before submitting the ICR renewal
CFR part 53, as amended on October 26, methods by users are specified under request to OMB for review and
2015(80 FR 65291–65468). Section 2.8 (Modifications of Methods approval, the EPA is soliciting
The new reference method for CO is by Users) of Appendix C to 40 CFR part comments on specific aspects of the
an automated method (analyzer) 58. proposed information collection as
utilizing a measurement principle based Consistent or repeated noncompliance described below.
on non-dispersive infrared with any of these conditions should be DATES: Comments must be submitted on
(NDIR)analysis and is identified as reported to: Director, Exposure Methods or before November 1, 2017.
follows: and Measurement Division (MD–E205– ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
RFCA–0817–248, ‘‘Sabio Model 6050
01), National Exposure Research identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
Ambient CO Analyzer’’, operated in the
Laboratory, U.S. Environmental OAR–2010–0885, at https://
measurement range of 0–50 ppm, at any
Protection Agency, Research Triangle www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
ambient temperature in the range of 5–
Park, North Carolina 27711. instructions for submitting comments.
40 °C, at any line voltage in the range
Once submitted, comments cannot be
of 90–260 VAC, at any sample flow rate Designation of this equivalent method
edited or removed from http://
in the range of 0.50–0.75 L/min, in is intended to assist the States in
accordance with the Sabio Model 6050 www.regulations.gov. The EPA may
establishing and operating their air publish any comment received to its
Ambient CO Analyzer Instruction quality surveillance systems under 40
Manual, with or without optional zero/ public docket. Do not submit
CFR part 58. Questions concerning the electronically any information you
span ports for external calibration, and commercial availability or technical
with or without an optional inlet filter. consider to be Confidential Business
aspects of the method should be Information (CBI) or other information
This application for a reference directed to the applicant.
method determination for this CO whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
method was received by the Office of Dated: September 19, 2017. Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
Research and Development on August 2, Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
2017. This analyzer is commercially comment. The written comment is
Director, National Exposure Research
available from the applicant, Sutron Laboratory.
considered the official comment and
Corporation, 21 Cypress Blvd., Suite should include discussion of all points
[FR Doc. 2017–21119 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am]
1130, Round Rock, TX 78665. you wish to make. The web, cloud, or
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P other file sharing system). For
Representative test analyzers have
been tested in accordance with the additional submission methods, the full
applicable test procedures specified in EPA public comment policy,
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40 CFR part 53, as amended on October information about CBI or multimedia
26, 2015. After reviewing the results of submissions, and general guidance on
those tests and other information making effective comments, please visit
submitted by the applicant, EPA has https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
determined, in accordance with Part 53, commenting-epa-dockets.
that these methods should be designated FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
as a reference or equivalent method. H. Lynn Dail, Air Quality Policy

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of the designation of a new reference method for monitoring ambient air quality.
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]
FR Citation		82 FR 45842