Instructions for filling Fuel Material Analysis Information

This Information Collection Request (ICR) spreadsheet is intended to collect information about chemical analyses 

used fossil fuel burning power plants. Constituents of concern are: mercury, chlorine, fluorine, and metals, such 

antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead, manganese, nickel, and selenium. 

be used for one boiler of one facility but is designed to allow multiple (up to 4) fuel analyses at that specific boi

number of analyses would coincide with one boiler where emissions testing for all 4 HAP surrogates were being 

Data for multiple boilers should be handled by using separate spreadsheets. Fields that are highlighted in yello

required fields. Green highlighted cells should be filled using the drop-down boxes, included. Gray fields are aut

filled from other fields.

Please name each resulting spreadsheet with the following naming convention: 

[FacilityID]_Unit_[BoilerID]_Fuels_Testing.xls (example: 8100_Unit_2_Fuels_Testing.xls).

Please refer to the following steps when using these spreadsheets.

1. Please enter the EIA Facility Code, Facility Name and Boiler ID of your boiler on the Boiler Information workshe

2. Please enter the test date on the Boiler Information worksheet.

3. Please choose the type of fuel being sampled using the drop-down in the fuel column of the Boiler Information 

worksheet. If you choose "other", please provide a description of the fuel in the Other Fuel Description column.

4. Please provide the analysis method for each constituent in the Analysis Methods worksheet. For example: "AS

04".

5. Please check the Units of Measure tables for HHV, Metals, and Cl/Fl in the Picklist worksheet (orange tab). If th

measure that you plan to report are not found in the Units of measure table, please fill them in the blank, orange 

highlighted, cell in each table. This allows you to choose the units of measure in the Fuels Sample Results worksh

6. Provide the Sample Number and Sample Date on the Fuels Sample Results worksheet. You must provide a min

composite samples consisting of 3 combined grab samples each, but you are not limited to that number if you hav

more.

7. Provide the results of the analyses for each constituent requested. Use the drop-down boxes to fill in the units 

measure.
formation about chemical analyses of fuels 

chlorine, fluorine, and metals, such as 

nd selenium. This spreadsheet is intended to 

 4) fuel analyses at that specific boiler. This 

 for all 4 HAP surrogates were being tested. 

Fields that are highlighted in yellow are 

boxes, included. Gray fields are automatically 

er on the Boiler Information worksheet.

uel column of the Boiler Information 

he Other Fuel Description column.

thods worksheet. For example: "ASTM D5865-

Picklist worksheet (orange tab). If the units of

please fill them in the blank, orange 

 in the Fuels Sample Results worksheet.

worksheet. You must provide a minimum of 3 

not limited to that number if you have collected 

down boxes to fill in the units of 
EIA Facility Code Facility Name Boiler ID Test Date

54634 St. Nicholas Cogen Unit ID 1 4/15/2010
Fuel Type 1 Fuel Type 2 Fuel Type 3

coal refuse (culm or gob)
Other Fuel Description
EIA Facility Code Facility Name Boiler ID Basis Analyte

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 As Received Higher Heating Value

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 As Received % Moisture

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 As Received % Ash

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 As Received % Sulfur

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Higher Heating Value

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis % Moisture

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis % Ash

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis % Sulfur

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Antimony

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Arsenic

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Beryllium

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Cadmium

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Chlorine

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Chromium

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Cobalt

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Fluorine

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Lead

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Manganese

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Mercury

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Nickel

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 Dry basis Selenium
Analysis Method for each Analyte 

(example: ASTM D5865-04)

ASTM D5865

ASTM D5142

ASTM D5142

ASTM D4239

ASTM D5865

ASTM D5142

ASTM D5142

ASTM D4239
EIA Facility Code Facility Name Boiler ID

Emissions test 

method(s) conducted 

at time of fuel sample 

collection (e.g., 

M30B, M26A, M0031 

with SW-846 

M6260B)

54634 St. Nicholas CogenUnit ID 1 M0011, M18, M25A, M10

Sample Number 

(minimum of 3 

composite samples)

Sample Date

(MM/DD/YYYY)

Higher Heating Value (HHV)

(as received) HHV Units

% Moisture

(as received)

1 4/15/2010 4039.00 Btu/lb 6.28

2 4/15/2010 3810.00 Btu/lb 6.64

3 4/15/2010 3788.00 Btu/lb 7.30

 Fuel Testing Results


% Ash

(as received)

% Sulfur

(as 

received)

Higher 

Heating 

Value (HHV)

(Dry Basis) HHV Units

% Moisture

(Dry Basis)

% Ash

(Dry Basis)

% Sulfur

(Dry Basis)

62.65 0.48 4310 Btu/lb 66.85 0.51

63.68 0.47 4081 Btu/lb 68.21 0.50

62.76 0.5 4087 Btu/lb 67.71 0.54


Chlorine

(Dry Basis)

Chlorine 

Units

Mercury

(Dry Basis) Mercury Units

Arsenic (Dry

Basis) Arsenic Units

Beryllium 

(Dry Basis)

Beryllium 

Units

Cadmium 

(Dry Basis)


Cadmium 

Units

Chromium 

(Dry Basis)

Chromium 

Units

Lead (Dry

Basis) Lead Units

Manganese 

(Dry Basis)

Manganese 

Units

Nickel (Dry

Basis) Nickel Units


Selenium 

(Dry Basis)

Selenium 

Units

Fluoride 

(Dry Basis)

Fluoride 

Units

Cobalt (Dry

Basis) Cobalt Units


Units of Measure Tables: Please do not modify these tables, except to add your own unit of measure to the 

Fuel Units of Measure - HHV

anthracite Btu/lb

bituminous Btu/gallon

subbituminous

lignite

coal refuse (culm or gob)

No.2 Fuel Oil (distillate)

No.6 Fuel Oil (residual or bunker C) Units of Measure - Metals

synfuel mg/g

petroleum coke μg/g

other mg/Kg

 unit of measure to the orange hightlighted cell, if necessary.

Units of Measure - Cl, Fl

%

ppm