SUMMARY OF NON-EPA TEST METHOD REFERENCES 

Submitted by Santa Barbara County APCD July 11, 2012 

Item Rule No., Definition 

or Section Test Method

Internet Website Where 

the Test Method is 

Available 

Other Information

1 102, Alternative 

Diesel Fuel definition 

ASTM D 975, 

“Standard Specification 

for Diesel Fuel Oils,” 

ASTM International. 

www.astm.org/Standards/

D975.htm

Listed in 40 CFR 60.17 

2 102, Gasoline

definition

Test Method for the 

Determination of the 

Reid Vapor Pressure 

Equivalent Using an 

Automated Vapor 

Pressure Test 

Instrument 

ccr.oal.ca.gov/linkedslice/

default.asp?SP=CCR1000&Action=Welcome

This test method is found in 

the California Code of 

Regulations, Title 13, 

Division 3, Chapter 5, 

Article 4, section 2297. 

3 102, MultipleChamber Incinerator 

definition

Standard Test Method 

for Pyrometric Cone 

Equivalent (PCE) of 

Fireclay and High 

Alumina Refractory 

Materials, ASTM 

Method C-24. 

www.astm.org/Standards/

C24.htm 

4 102, Organic Solvents

definition

Standard Test Method 

for Distillation Range 

of Volatile Organic 

Liquids, ASTM D 

1078-05 

www.astm.org/DATABA

SE.CART/HISTORICAL/

D1078-05.htm

Listed in 49 CFR 173.121. 

5 102, South Coast Air 

Quality Management 

District Method 303-

91, “Determination of 

Exempt Compounds,” 

August 1996 

definition 

South Coast Air Quality 

Management District 

Method 303-91, 

“Determination of 

Exempt Compounds,”

August 1996

www.aqmd.gov/tao/meth

ods/labmethtoc.html

Listed as a method 

technically acceptable by 

EPA Region IX for 

inclusion into the SIP in 

conjunction with SIP 

approved rules. (Reference: 

www.arb.ca.gov/fcaa/tv/tvi

nfo/accp_mth.htm web 

page.) 

6 102, South Coast Air 

Quality Management 

District Method 313-

91, “Determination of 

Volatile Organic

Compounds by Gas 

ChromatographyMass Spectrometry,” 

June 1993 definition 

South Coast Air Quality 

Management District 

Method 313-91, 

“Determination of 

Volatile Organic

Compounds by Gas 

Chromatography-Mass 

Spectrometry,” June 

1993 

Same as item 5. Same as item 5. 

7 202.I.3, 202.U.2.c, 

202.U.2.d.i, 202.U.3 

Same as item 6. (SC 

313-91) 

Same as item 5. Same as item 5. 

8 202, Section U.2.b Same as item 4. (ASTM 

D 1078) 

Same as item 4. 

9 202, Section V.2 ASTM D-4057-06, 

“Standard Practice for 

Manual Sampling of 

Petroleum and

Petroleum Products,” 

ASTM International 

www.astm.org/Standards/

D4057.htm

ASTM D4057-95 

(reapproved 2000) is listed 

in 40 CFR 60.17. The 

District plans to change the 

“-06” reference during the 

next Rule 202 amendment. 

10 321, Initial Boiling 

Point definition, and 

Section P.2 

Same as item 4. 

(ASTM D 1078)

Same as item 4. Same as item 4. 
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or Section Test Method

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the Test Method is 

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11 321, Section P.3 Environmental 

Protection Agency 

method described in 40 

CFR, §52.741(a)(4)(iii) 

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The reference to this test 

method is in the SIPapproved Rule 321 that was 

adopted on September 18, 

1997. The District plans to 

delete this reference when 

lowering the solvent ROCcontent limits.

12 321, Section P.4 Environmental 

Protection Agency 

method described in 40 

CFR, §52.741(a)(4)(iv) 

and 40 CFR, 

§52.741(a)(4)(vi)

Same as above. The reference to the test 

method in §52.741(a)(4)(iv) 

is in the SIP-approved Rule 

321 that was adopted on 

September 18, 1997. The 

District plans to delete this 

reference when lowering 

the solvent ROC-content 

limits. 

13 321, Section P.7 Standard Practices for 

General Techniques of 

Infrared Quantitative 

Analysis, ASTM E 

168-06 

www.astm.org/Standards/

E168.htm 

Listed in 40 CFR 60.17 as 

“ASTM E168-67, 77, 92.” 

The District plans to update 

the E168 reference to 

reflect the EPA 

incorporated by reference

version during the next 

Rule 321 amendment. 

14 321, Section P.7 Standard Practices for 

General Techniques of 

Ultraviolet-Visible 

Quantitative Analysis, 

ASTM E 169-04 

www.astm.org/Standards/

E169.htm 

Listed in 40 CFR 60.17 as 

“ASTM E169-63, 77, 93.” 

The District plans to update 

the E169 reference to 

reflect the EPA 

incorporated by reference

version during the next 

Rule 321 amendment. 

15 321, Section P.7 Standard Practice for 

Packed Column Gas 

Chromatography, 

ASTM E 260-96 (2006) 

www.astm.org/Standards/

E260.htm 

Listed in 40 CFR 60.17 as 

“ASTM E260-73, 91, 96.” 

In an email dated July 6, 

2011, Stanley Tong of EPA, 

indicated the “-96(2006)” 

designation was 

appropriate. 

16 330.I.1, 337.I.1, 

349.E.5, 353.N.2

ASTM D 4457-1991, 

“Standard Test Method 

for Determination of 

Dichloromethane and 

1,1,1-Trichloroethane 

in Paints and Coatings 

by Direct Injection into 

a Gas Chromatograph,” 

ASTM International. 

www.astm.org/DATABA

SE.CART/HISTORICAL/

D4457-85R96E1.htm

Listed in 40 CFR 60.17. 
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Item Rule No., Definition 

or Section Test Method

Internet Website Where 

the Test Method is 

Available 

Other Information

17 330.I.1, 337.I.1, 

349.E.5, 353.N.2 

Same as item 5. (SC 

303-91) 

Same as item 5. Same as item 5. 

18 330.I.1, 337.I.1, 

349.E.5, 353.N.1 

Same as item 6. (SC 

313-91) 

Same as item 5. Same as item 5. 

19 330.I.2, 337.I.2, 

349.E.4, 353.N.7

South Coast Air Quality 

Management District 

Method 25.1, 

“Determination of Total 

Gaseous Non-Methane 

Organic Emissions as 

Carbon,” February 

1991 

www.aqmd.gov/tao/meth

ods/stm/stm-025-1.pdf

Listed in 40 CFR 53-59, 

Finding Aids, Material 

Approved for Incorporation 

by Reference

20 330.I.2, 337.I.2, 

349.E.4, 353.N.7

South Coast Air Quality 

Management District 

Method 25.3, 

“Determination of Low 

Concentration NonMethane Non-Ethane 

Organic Compound 

Emissions from Clean 

Fueled Combustion 

Sources,” March 2000

www.aqmd.gov/tao/meth

ods/stm/stm-025-3.pdf

Listed as a method 

technically acceptable by 

EPA Region IX for 

inclusion into the SIP in 

conjunction with SIP

approved rules. (Reference: 

www.arb.ca.gov/fcaa/tv/tvi

nfo/accp_mth.htm web 

page.)

21 330.I.2, 330.I.7, 

337.I.2, 337.I.10, 

349.E.4, 349.E.8, 

353.N.7, 353.N.14 

Air Resources Board 

Method 422, “Exempt 

Halogenated VOCs in 

Gases,” September 12, 

1990 

www.arb.ca.gov/testmeth/

vol3/meth422.doc

Same as item 20. 

22 330.I.3.b, 337.I.3.b, 

349.E.3.b, 353.N.6.b 

South Coast Air Quality 

Management District 

“Protocol for 

Determination of 

Volatile Organic 

Compounds (VOC) 

Capture Efficiency,” 

May 1995 

www.aqmd.gov/tao/meth

ods/protocols/cap_eff_pro

tl.pdf

Same as item 20. 

23 330.I.4, 337.I.4, 

353.N.10

South Coast Air 

Quality Management 

District Method “Spray 

Equipment Transfer 

Efficiency Test 

Procedure for 

Equipment User,” May 

1989 

www.aqmd.gov/permit/do

cspdf/Spray-Eqpt-TrfrEfficiency.pdf

Same as item 20. 

24 337.I.5, 353.N.5 ASTM D 2879-

1997,“Standard Test 

Method for Vapor 

Pressure-Temperature 

Relationship and Initial 

Decomposition 

Temperature of Liquids 

by Isoteniscope,” 

ASTM International 

www.astm.org/DATABA

SE.CART/HISTORICAL/

D2879-97.htm

Listed in 40 CFR 60.17. 
Submitted by Santa Barbara County APCD July 11, 2012 

Item Rule No., Definition 

or Section Test Method

Internet Website Where 

the Test Method is 

Available 

Other Information

25 337.I.8, 353.N.8 South Coast Air Quality 

Management District's, 

"General Test Method 

for Determining 

Solvent Losses from 

Spray Gun Cleaning 

Systems," dated 

October 3, 1989

Listed as a method 

technically acceptable by 

EPA Region IX for 

inclusion into the SIP in 

conjunction with SIP 

approved rules. (Reference: 

www.arb.ca.gov/fcaa/tv/tvi

nfo/accp_mth.htm web 

page.) 

26 337.I.9, 353.N.13 ASTM D 1084-88, 

“Standard Test 

Methods for Viscosity 

of Adhesives,” ASTM 

International

www.astm.org/DATABA

SE.CART/HISTORICAL/

D1084-97R05.htm

Stanley Tong of EPA, 

indicated in an email dated 

July 6, 2011, that the D 

1084-88 was one of the 

latest EPA-approved ASTM 

methods. 

27 349.E.1 ASTM D2369-95, 

“Standard Test Method 

for Volatile Content of 

Coatings,” ASTM 

International 

www.astm.org/DATABA

SE.CART/HISTORICAL/

D2369-98.htm

Listed in 40 CFR 60.17. 

28 349.E.2 Static Method for 

Determination of 

Volatile Emissions

from Polyester and 

Vinyl Ester

Resins

www.sbcapcd.org/rules/dl

rules.htm

This test method is found in 

Attachment A of Rule 349. 

It is consistent with the 

ARB RACT/BARCT 

Guidance Document dated 

January 8, 1991. EPA 

approved the April 27, 1993 

version of Rule 349 into the 

SIP on January 6, 1995 (60 

FR 2025). 

29 353.B, Flexible Vinyl

definition

ASTM Method E260-

96(2006), “Standard 

Practice for Packed 

Column Gas

Chromatography,” 

ASTM International 

www.astm.org/Standards/

E260.htm

Same as item 15. 

30 353.N.3 South Coast Air Quality 

Management District 

Test Method 305-91, 

“Determination of 

Volatile Organic 

Compounds in Aerosol 

Applications,” June 

1993 

www.aqmd.gov/tao/meth

ods/lab/305-91.pdf

Listed as a method 

technically acceptable by 

EPA Region IX for 

inclusion into the SIP in 

conjunction with SIP 

approved rules. (Reference: 

www.arb.ca.gov/fcaa/tv/tvi

nfo/accp_mth.htm web 

page.) 
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Item Rule No., Definition 

or Section Test Method

Internet Website Where 

the Test Method is 

Available 

Other Information

31 353.N.3 Air Resources Board 

Method 310, 

“Determination of 

Volatile Organic 

Compounds in 

Consumer Products and 

Reactive Organic 

Compounds in Aerosol 

Coating Products,” June 

22, 2000 

www.arb.ca.gov/testmeth/

cptm/cptm.htm

Same as item 30. 

32 353.N.4, 353.N.9 South Coast Air Quality 

Management District 

Method 316A-92, 

“Determination

of Volatile Organic 

Compound (VOC) in 

Materials Used for 

Pipes and Fittings,” 

October 1996 

www.aqmd.gov/tao/meth

ods/lab/316A-92.pdf

Same as item 30.