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copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commenter’s will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentary, 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://

www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file 

electronically should submit an original 

and 5 copies of the protest or 

intervention to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Dated: March 6, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1196; FRL–9907–69– 

OAR] 

Recent Postings of Broadly Applicable 

Alternative Test Methods 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

broadly applicable alternative test 

method approval decisions the EPA has 

made under and in support of New 

Source Performance Standards (NSPS), 

the National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), 

and the Consolidated Federal Air Rule 

under the Clean Air Act (CAA) in 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An 

electronic copy of each alternative test 

method approval document is available 

on the EPA’s Web site at www.epa.gov/ 

ttn/emc/approalt.html. For questions 

about this notice, contact Ms. Lula H. 

Melton, Air Quality Assessment 

Division, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards (E143–02), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 

telephone number: 919–541–2910; fax 

number: 919–541–0516; email address: 

melton.lula@epa.gov. For technical 

questions about individual alternative 

test method decisions, refer to the 

contact person identified in the 

individual approval documents. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this notice apply to me? 

This notice will be of interest to 

entities regulated under 40 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 60, 61, 

63, and 65, state, local, and tribal 

agencies, and the EPA Regional Offices 

responsible for implementation and 

enforcement of regulations under 40 

CFR parts 60, 61, 63, and 65. 

B. How can I get copies of this 

information? 

You may access copies of the broadly 

applicable alternative test method 

approval documents from the EPA’s 

Web site at www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/

approalt.html. 

II. Background 

Broadly applicable alternative test 

method approval decisions made by the 

EPA in 2013 under the NSPS, 40 CFR 

part 60, the NESHAP, 40 CFR parts 61 

and 63, and the Consolidated Federal 

Air Rule, 40 CFR part 65 are identified 

in this notice (see Table 1). Source 

owners and operators may voluntarily 

use these broadly applicable alternative 

test methods subject to their specific 

applicability. Use of these broadly 

applicable alternative test methods does 

not change the applicable emission 

standards. 

As explained in a previous Federal 

Register notice published at 72 FR 4257 

(January 30, 2007) and found on the 

EPA’s Web site at www.epa.gov/ttn/

emc/approalt.html, the EPA 

Administrator has the authority to 

approve the use of alternative test 

methods to comply with requirements 

under 40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63. This 

authority is found in sections 60.8(b)(3), 

61.13(h)(1)(ii), and 63.7(e)(2)(ii). A 

similar authority is granted in 40 CFR 

part 65 under section 65.158(a)(2). In 

the past, we have performed thorough 

technical reviews of numerous requests 

for alternatives and modifications to test 

methods and procedures. Based on 

these reviews, we have often found that 

these changes or alternatives would be 

equally valid and appropriate to apply 

to other sources within a particular 

class, category, or subcategory. 

Consequently, we have concluded that, 

where a method modification or an 

alternative method is broadly applicable 

to a class, category, or subcategory of 

sources, it is both more equitable and 

efficient to approve its use for all 

appropriate sources and situations at the 

same time. 

It is important to clarify that 

alternative methods are not mandatory 

but permissive. Sources are not required 

to employ such a method but may 

choose to do so in appropriate cases. 

Source owners or operators should 

review the specific broadly applicable 

alternative method approval decision on 

the EPA’s Web site at www.epa.gov/ttn/ 

emc/approalt.html before electing to 

employ it. As per 63.7(f)(5), by electing 

to use an alternative method for 40 CFR 

part 63 standards, the source owner or 

operator must continue to use the 

alternative method until approved 

otherwise. 

The criteria for approval and 

procedures for submission and review 

of broadly applicable alternative test 

methods are outlined at 72 FR 4257 

(January 30, 2007). We will continue to 

announce approvals for broadly 

applicable alternative test methods at 

www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html 

and annually publish a notice that 

summarizes approvals for broadly 

applicable alternative test methods. 

This notice comprises a summary of 

seven such approval documents added 

to our Technology Transfer Network 

from January 1, 2013, through December 

31, 2013. The alternative method 

decision letter/memo number, the 

reference method affected, sources 

allowed to use this alternative, and the 

modification or alternative method 

allowed are summarized in Table 1 of 

this notice. Please refer to the complete 

copies of these approval documents 

available at www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/

approalt.html as Table 1 serves only as 

a brief summary of the broadly 

applicable alternative test methods. 

If you are aware of reasons why a 

particular alternative test method 

approval that we issued should not be 

broadly applicable, we request that you 

make us aware of the reasons in writing, 

and we will revisit the broad approval. 

Any objection to a broadly applicable 

alternative test method, as well as the 

resolution of that objection, will be 

announced at www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/

approalt.html and in the subsequent 

Federal Register notice. If we decide to 

retract a broadly applicable test method, 

we would continue to grant case-by-case 

approvals, as appropriate, and would (as 

states, local and tribal agencies and the 

EPA Regional Offices should) consider 

the need for an appropriate transition 

period for users either to request caseby-case approval or to transition to an 

approved method. 

Dated: March 5, 2014. 

Mary E. Henigin, 

Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards. 


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TABLE 1—APPROVED ALTERNATIVE TEST METHODS AND MODIFICATIONS TO TEST METHODS REFERENCED IN OR PUBLISHED UNDER APPENDICES IN 40 CFR PARTS 60, 61, 63 AND 65 MADE BETWEEN JANUARY 2013 AND DECEMBER

2013 

Alternative 

method decision 

letter/memo No. 

As an alternative or modification to . . . For . . . You may . . . 

ALT–098 ............ Method 18—Measurement of Gaseous 

Organic Compound Emissions by 

Gas Chromatography.

Flares subject to the general control device provisions of 40 CFR part 60, 

section 60.18.

Use SUMMA cannisters in lieu of Tedlar 

bags for determination of heat content. 

ALT–099 ............ Method 2—Determination of Stack Gas 

Velocity and Volumetric Flow Rate 

(Type S Pitot Tube), Method 2A—Direct Measurement of Gas Volume 

Through Pipes and Small Ducts, 

Method 2C—Determination of Gas 

Velocity and Volumetric Flow Rate in 

Small Stacks or Ducts (Standard Pitot 

Tube), or Method 2D—Measurement 

of Gas Volume Flow Rates in Small 

Pipes and Ducts.

Sources subject to 40 CFR 60.18(f)(4) 

and 63.11(b)(7)(i).

Use optical flow meters to measure 

flare gas flow rate provided the calibrations are maintained within the 

manufacturer’s recommended frequency. 

ALT–100 ............ Method 18—Measurement of Gaseous 

Organic Compound Emissions by 

Gas Chromatography.

Sources subject to sampling and analysis procedures for flare gas fuel heat 

content (BTU value) measurement required by 40 CFR 60.18(f)(3).

Use of alternative sampling and analytical procedures in Method 18 for flare 

gas heat content. 

ALT–101 ............ ASTM test methods cited in the subparts listed in the next column.Sources subject to 40 CFR part 60, 

subparts K, Ka, and Kb; 40 CFR part 

61, subpart FF; 40 CFR part 63, subparts G, Y, CC, EEEE, and GGGGG; 

and 40 CFR part 65, subpart C.

Use ASTM D6377–10—Standard Test 

Method for Determination of Vapor 

Pressure of Crude Oil: VPCRX (Expansion Method) to determine vapor 

pressures of crude oils that have a 

vapor pressure within the range of 25 

to 180kPa at 37.8 °C. 

ALT–102 ............ NIST—certified reference gas specifications described in Section 16.2.4 of 

PS–2.

Sources subject to 40 CFR part 60, 

subpart Ja-Standards of Performance 

for Petroleum Refineries for Which 

Construction, Reconstruction, or 

Modification Commenced After May 

14, 2007.

Use gases certified to within two percent of the manufacturer’s listed concentrations. 

ALT–103 ............ Method 101A—Mercury from Sewage 

Sludge Incinerators and Method 

105—Determination of Mercury in 

Wastewater Treatment Plant Sewage 

Sludges.

Analysis of sewage sludge sources subject to 40 CFR part 61, subpart E for 

samples collected by Methods 105 

and 101A.

Use EPA SW–846, Method 7471A and 

7471B—Mercury in Solid or Semisolid 

Waste (Manual Cold-Vapor Technique) in lieu of analytical procedures 

required in EPA Method 105 for analysis of sewage sludge samples and 

Method 7470A—Mercury in Liquid 

Waste (Manual Cold-Vapor Technique) as an alternative method for 

analyzing samples collected by Method 101A. 

ALT–104 ............ Method 10—Carbon Monoxide—NDIR .. Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart ZZZZ—National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.

Use the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Method 

100.1—Instrumental Analyzer Procedures for Continuous Gaseous Emission Sampling for measurement of 

carbon monoxide. 

Source owners or operators should 

review the specific broadly applicable 

alternative method approval letter on 

the EPA’s Web site at www.epa.gov/ttn/ 

emc/approalt.html before electing to 

employ it. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05386 Filed 3–11–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9907–72–OA] 

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: 

Authorized Program Revision 

Approval, State of New Jersey 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

approval of the State of New Jersey’s 

request to revise/modify certain of its 

EPA-authorized programs to allow 

electronic reporting. 

DATES: EPA’s approval is effective on 

March 12, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of 

Environmental Information, Mail Stop 

2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, 

seeh.karen@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media 

Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) 


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