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microbial risk assessments. Background 

information about this advisory activity 

can be found on the SAB Web site at 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ 

sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/ 

MRA%20Protocol?OpenDocument. 

(2) SAB Ecological Processes and 

Effects Committee’s Draft Review of 

Empirical Approaches for Nutrient 

Criteria Derivation: Nutrient enrichment 

is one of the leading causes of surface 

water quality impairment in the United 

States. The adoption of numeric 

nutrient criteria in state water quality 

standards for the protection of aquatic 

life is a high priority for EPA’s Office of 

Water. EPA’s OW has requested SAB 

review of the Agency’s draft Technical 

Guidance on Empirical Approaches for 

Numerical Nutrient Criteria 

Development. This draft guidance 

would supplement EPA’s published 

technical guidance for developing 

numeric nutrient water quality by using 

empirically-derived stressor-response 

relationships as the basis for developing 

numeric nutrient endpoints for water 

quality standards. 

Background information about this 

advisory activity can be found on the 

SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.

gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_

activites/Empirical%20Criteria%20

Guidance?OpenDocument. 

(3) The Draft Report of the Risk and 

Technology Methods Review Panel: 

Section 112(f)(2)(A) of the 1990 Clean 

Air Act Amendments (CAA) requires 

EPA to evaluate whether emission 

standards that were previously adopted 

under the technology-based, Maximum 

Achievable Control Technology (MACT) 

program provide an ample margin of 

safety to protect public health and 

prevent adverse environmental effects 

(taking into consideration costs, energy, 

safety, and other relevant factors). 

Within eight years of the promulgation 

of a MACT standard for the source 

category, EPA is mandated by the CAA 

to assess the risks to determine whether 

additional standards are needed. EPA’s 

Office of Air and Radiation requested 

the SAB to review the draft assessments 

which evaluate the potential risks to 

human health and the environment 

from two source categories (petroleum 

refinery and Portland kiln cement) that 

remain after compliance with MACT. 

Background information about this 

advisory activity can be found on the 

SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.

gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_

activites/RTR%20Risk%20Assessments

%20(P2%2C%20G3)?OpenDocument. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: The 

agenda and other materials in support of 

the teleconference will be placed on the 

SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab 

in advance of the teleconference. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written or oral 

information for the SAB to consider 

during this teleconference. Oral 

Statements: In general, individuals or 

groups requesting time to make an oral 

presentation at a public SAB 

teleconference will be limited to three 

minutes, with no more than one-half 

hour for all speakers. Those interested 

in being placed on the public speakers 

list should contact Dr. Nugent at the 

contact information provided above by 

March 17, 2010. Written Statements: 

Written statements should be received 

in the SAB Staff Office by March 17, 

2010. Written statements should be 

supplied to the DFO via e-mail to 

nugent.angela@epa.gov (acceptable file 

format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, 

WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, 

or Rich Text files in IBM–PC/ 

Windows98/2000/XP format). 

Submitters are asked to provide versions 

of each document submitted with and 

without signatures, because the SAB 

Staff Office does not publish documents 

with signatures on its Web sites. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Dr. Angela 

Nugent at (202) 343–9981 or 

nugent.angela@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact her preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the teleconference, to give EPA 

as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

Dated: February 4, 2010. 

Anthony Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1196; FRL–9113–6] 

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) 

and the National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) in 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An 

electronic copy of each alternative test 

method approval document is available 

on EPA’s Web site at http:// 

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

For questions about this notice, contact 

Jason M. DeWees, Air Quality 

Assessment Division, Office of Air 

Quality Planning and Standards (E143– 

02), Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 

telephone number: 919–541–9724; fax 

number: 919–541–0516; e-mail address: 

dewees.jason@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, 

and 63, State, local, and Tribal agencies, 

and EPA Regional Offices responsible 

for implementation and enforcement of 

regulations under 40 CFR parts 60, 61, 

and 63. 

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 http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/ 

approalt.html. 

II. Background 

This notice identifies EPA’s broadly 

applicable alternative test method 

approval decisions issued between 

January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2009, 

under the NSPS, 40 CFR part 60, and 

the NESHAP, 40 CFR parts 61 and 63 

(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 http://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). In the 

past, we have performed thorough 

technical reviews of numerous requests 

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methods and procedures. Based on 

these experiences, 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 

clearly 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 http:// 

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 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). EPA will continue to 

announce approvals for broadly 

applicable alternative test methods on 

the EPA’s Web site at http:// 

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

and intends to publish a notice annually 

that summarizes approvals for broadly 

applicable alternative test methods. 

This notice comprises a summary of 

fourteen such approval documents 

added to our technology transfer 

network from January 1, 2009, through 

December 31, 2009. The alternative test 

method number, the reference method 

affected, sources allowed to use this 

alternative, and modification or 

alternative method allowed are 

summarized in Table 1 of this notice. 

Please refer to the complete copies of 

these approval documents available 

from the EPA’s Web site at http:// 

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

the table 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 issue 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 on the EPA’s Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/ 

approalt.html and in the subsequent 

Federal Register notice. If we should 

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 EPA Regional Offices 

should) consider the need for an 

appropriate transition period for users 

either to request case-by-case approval 

or to transition to an approved method. 

Dated: February 3, 2010. 

Jennifer Noonan Edmonds, 

Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards. 

TABLE 1—APPROVED ALTERNATIVE TEST METHODS AND MODIFICATIONS TO TEST METHODS REFERENCED IN OR

PUBLISHED UNDER APPENDICES IN 40 CFR PARTS 60, 61, AND 63 MADE BETWEEN JANUARY 2009 AND DECEMBER 2009 

Alternative No. As an alternative or modification 

to . . . For . . . You may . . . 

ALT–050 ................ Method 25D—Determination of the 

Volatile Organic Concentration of 

Waste Samples.

Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart FFFF, National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Miscellaneous Organic 

Chemical Manufacturing.

Use EPA SW–846 Method 8260B for 

the analysis of Methyl Methacrylate 

in lieu of Method 25D. 

ALT–050 ................ Method 305—Measurement of Emission Potential of Individual Volatile 

Organic Compounds in Waste.

Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart FFFF, National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Miscellaneous Organic 

Chemical Manufacturing.

Use EPA SW–846 Method 8260B for 

the analysis of Methyl Methacrylate 

in lieu of Method 305. 

ALT–050 ................ Method 624—Purgeables ..................... Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart FFFF, National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Miscellaneous Organic 

Chemical Manufacturing.

Use EPA SW–846 Method 8260B for 

the analysis of Methyl Methacrylate 

in lieu of Method 624. 

ALT–050 ................ Method 625—Base/Neutrals and Acids Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart FFFF, National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Miscellaneous Organic 

Chemical Manufacturing.

Use EPA SW–846 Method 8260B for 

the analysis of Methyl Methacrylate 

in lieu of Method 625. 

ALT–050 ................ Method 1624—Volatile Organic Compounds by Isotope Dilution GC/MS.Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart FFFF, National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Miscellaneous Organic 

Chemical Manufacturing.

Use EPA SW–846 Method 8260B for 

the analysis of Methyl Methacrylate 

in lieu of Method 1624. 

ALT–050 ................ Method 1625—Semivolatile Organic 

Compounds by Isotope Dilution GC/ 

MS.

Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart FFFF, National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Miscellaneous Organic 

Chemical Manufacturing.

Use EPA SW–846 Method 8260B for 

the analysis of Methyl Methacrylate 

in lieu of Method 1625. 

ALT–051 ................ Method 101A—Determination of Particulate and Gaseous Mercury Emissions from Sewage Sludge Incinerators.Sludge Drying or Sludge Incineration 

Facilities affected under the 

NESHAP for Mercury in 40 CFR part 

61, subpart E.

Use Method 29 with limitations outlined 

in the approval letter in lieu of Method 101A. 


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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, AND 63 MADE BETWEEN JANUARY 2009 AND DECEMBER

2009—Continued 

Alternative No. As an alternative or modification 

to . . . For . . . You may . . . 

ALT–051 ................ Method 103—Beryllium Screening 

Method.

Sludge Drying or Sludge Incineration 

Facilities affected under the 

NESHAP for Beryllium in 40 CFR 

part 61, subpart C.

Use Method 29 in lieu of Method 103. 

ALT–051 ................ Method 104—Determination of Beryllium Emissions from Stationary 

Sources.

Sludge Drying or Sludge Incineration 

Facilities affected under the 

NESHAP for Beryllium in 40 CFR 

part 61, subpart C.

Use Method 29 in lieu of Method 104. 

ALT–052 ................ Method 23—Determination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p dioxins and 

Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans from 

Municipal Waste Combustors.

Waste combustors or waste incinerators.Omit the methylene chloride rinse; 

Combine acetone and toluene rinse, 

filter and XAD–2 trap into one sample prior to extraction and analysis in 

lieu of a separate toluene analysis. 

ALT–053 ................ Method 26A—Determination of Hydrogen Halide and Halogen Emissions 

from Stationary Sources Isokinetic 

Method.

Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart EEE, National Emissions 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste Combustors.

Replace the post-analysis check with 

single mid-range standard with additional quality assurance; Prepare 

calibration standards in water in lieu 

of dilute sulfuric acid or sodium hydroxide. 

ALT–053 ................ Method 29—Determination of Metal 

Emissions from Stationary Sources.

Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart EEE, National Emissions 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste Combustors.

Use 0.4 percent hydrochloric acid in 

the digestate for the front half sample recovery. 

ALT–054 ................ Method 25C—Determination of Nonmethane Organic Compounds 

(NMOC) in Landfill Gas.

Sources affected under the NSPS for 

Municipal Solid Waste Landfills in 40 

CFR part 60, subpart WWW.

Use leachate risers vents for sampling 

locations in lieu of the inserting surface probes. 

ALT–055 ................ Method 2—Determination of Stack Gas 

Velocity and Volumetric Flow Rate 

(Type S Pitot Tube).

Flares subject to 60.18(f)(4) ................. Use a mass flow meter in lieu of Method 2. 

ALT–055 ................ Method 2A—Direct Measurement of 

Gas Volume through Pipes and 

Small Ducts.

Flares subject to 60.18(f)(4) ................. Use a mass flow meter in lieu of Method 2A. 

ALT–055 ................ Method 2C—Determination of Gas Velocity and Volumetric Flow Rate in 

Small Stacks or Ducts (Standard 

Pitot Tube).

Flares subject to 60.18(f)(4) ................. Use a mass flow meter in lieu of Method 2C. 

ALT–055 ................ Method 2D—Measurement of Gas Volume Flow Rates in Small Pipes and 

Ducts.

Flares subject to 60.18(f)(4) ................. Use a mass flow meter in lieu of Method 2D. 

ALT–056 ................ Method 26—Determination of Hydrogen Halide and Halogen Emissions 

from Stationary Sources NonIsokinetic Method.

Sources required to use Method 26 ..... Use pre-treated Teflon probes in place 

of borosilicate glass probes. 

ALT–057 ................ Method 18—Measurement of Gaseous 

Organic Compound Emissions by 

Gas Chromatography.

Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart DD—National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations.

Use Method 25A in lieu of Method 18 

due to the variability in the composition of the waste stream. 

ALT–058 ................ ASTM D396—Standard Specification 

for Fuel Oils.

Sources affected under the NSPS for 

Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units in 40 

CFR part 60, subpart Dc.

Use ASTM D975–07b—Standard 

Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils in 

lieu of ASTM D396. 

ALT–059 ................ ASTM D6522–00—Standard Test 

Method for Determination of Nitrogen 

Oxides, Carbon Monoxide, and Oxygen Concentrations in Emissions 

from Natural Gas- Fired Reciprocating Engines, Combustion Turbines, Boilers, and Process Heaters 

Using Portable Analyzers.

Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart ZZZZ, National Emissions 

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

Use an unheated sampling line for carbon monoxide measurements. 

ALT–060 ................ Method 4—Determination of Moisture 

Content in Stack Gases.

Sources affected under the NSPS for 

Stationary Spark Ignition Internal 

Combustion Engines in 40 CFR part 

60, subpart JJJJ.

Use ALT–008 in lieu of Method 4. 


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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, AND 63 MADE BETWEEN JANUARY 2009 AND DECEMBER

2009—Continued 

Alternative No. As an alternative or modification 

to . . . For . . . You may . . . 

ALT–061 ................ Method 1—Sample and Velocity Traverses for Stationary Sources.Sources affected under the NSPS for 

Stationary Spark Ignition Internal 

Combustion Engines in 40 CFR part 

60, subpart JJJJ.

Use single point testing in lieu of Method 1. 

ALT–061 ................ Method 1A—Sample and Velocity Traverses for Stationary Sources with 

Small Stacks or Ducts.

Sources affected under the NSPS for 

Stationary Spark Ignition Internal 

Combustion Engines in 40 CFR part 

60, subpart JJJJ.

Use single point testing in lieu of Method 1A. 

ALT–062 ................ Method 29—Determination of Metal 

Emissions from Stationary Sources.

Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart EEE—National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Hazardous Waste Combustors.

Use laboratory reagent water that 

meets ASTM Type II specifications 

for electrical conductivity. 

Use boric acid for digestion of samples; Adopt EPA CLP ILM4.0 for determining the ‘‘specified concentration range around the calibration 

blank’’. 

Use 5% nitric acid and 5% hydrochloric 

acid matrix for the laboratory blank. 

Consider method blanks acceptable if 

the values are below the reporting 

limit in lieu of the method detection 

limit. 

ALT–062 ................ SW–846 Method 8260B—Volatile Organic Compounds by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/ 

MS).

Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart EEE—National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Hazardous Waste Combustors.

Use an alternate ion 119 for quantification of chlorobenze-d5 for the 25-mL 

purge test. 

Use a 0.2 minute absolute retention 

time window. 

Use alternate ions in the mass spectrum for the analysis of 12 target 

analytes. 

Use a single 30-mL aliquot of methylene chloride in lieu of 3 10-mL 

aliquots for rinse of the filter sample 

container or front rinse sample container for transferring sample for 

analysis. 

ALT–062 ................ SW–846 Method 3542—Extraction of 

Semivolatile Analytes Collected 

using Method 0010 (Modified Method 5 Sampling Train).

Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart EEE—National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Hazardous Waste Combustors.

Use a continuous liquid to liquid extraction in lieu of using a separatory 

funnel. 

ALT–062 ................ Method 23—Determination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p dioxins and 

Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans from 

Municipal Waste Combustors.

Sources subject to 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart EEE—National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Hazardous Waste Combustors.

Omit the methylene chloride rinse; 

Combine acetone and toluene 

rinses, filter and XAD–2 trap into one 

sample prior to extraction and analysis in lieu of a separate toluene 

analysis. 

Use alternative extraction and clean-up 

procedures provided all quality assurance measures are met. 

Use an alternative ion abundance ratio 

for pentachlorodibenzo dioxin. 

ALT–063 ................ Method 8—Determination of Sulfuric 

Acid and Sulfur Dioxide Emissions 

from Stationary Sources.

Sources affected under the NSPS for 

Sulfuric Acid Plants in 40 CFR part 

60, subpart H.

Use Method 6C in lieu of Method 8 to 

certify sulfur dioxide continuous 

emission monitors. 

Source owners or operators should 

review the specific broadly applicable 

alternative method approval letter on 

the EPA’s Web site at http:// 

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

before electing to employ it. 

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Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Request 

AGENCY: Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Commission announces that it intends 

to submit to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request for an 

extension without change of the existing 

recordkeeping requirements under 29 

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