West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 45 - Air Quality › Title 45 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AIR QUALITY › Series 45-21 - Regulation to Prevent and Control Air Pollution from the Emission of Volatile Organic Compounds › Section 45-21-41 - Test Methods and Compliance Procedures: General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
41.1. Test
				methods. -- The owner or operator of any volatile organic compound (VOC) source
				required to comply with sections 11. through 40. shall, at the owner's or
				operator's expense, demonstrate compliance by using the methods of sections 41.
				through 47. or alternative methods that are approved by the Secretary and the
				U.S. EPA and shall meet all the requirements of this section 41.
41.2. Preparation of test plan and quality
				assurance program. -- At least 30 days before the initiation of a required test
				under section 44., the owner or operator shall submit a test plan that shall be
				approved by the Secretary before the results of the test will be considered
				acceptable. This test plan shall include the following minimum information:
41.2.1. The purpose of the proposed test and
				the applicable section of sections 11. through 40. of this
				regulation;
41.2.2. A detailed
				description of the facility to be tested, including a line diagram of the
				facility, locations of test sites, and facility operation conditions for the
				test;
41.2.3. A detailed
				description of the test methods and procedures, equipment, and sampling sites,
				i.e., a test plan;
41.2.4. A time
				table for the following:
41.2.4.a. Date for
				the compliance test;
41.2.4.b. Date
				of submittal of preliminary results to the Secretary (not later than 30 days
				after sample collection); and
41.2.4.c. Date of submittal of final test
				report (not later than 60 days after completion of on-site sampling);
				and
41.2.5. Proposed
				corrective actions should the test results show noncompliance.
41.2.6. Internal QA program. -- The internal
				QA program shall include, at a minimum, the activities planned by routine
				operators and analysts to provide an assessment of test data precision. An
				example of internal QA is the sampling and analysis of replicable
				samples.
41.2.7. External QA
				program.
41.2.7.a. The external QA program
				shall include, at a minimum, application of plans for a test method performance
				audit (PA) during the performance test.
41.2.7.b. The external QA program may also
				include systems audits, which include the opportunity for on-site evaluation by
				the Secretary of instrument calibration, data validation, sample logging, and
				documentation of quality control data and field maintenance
				activities.
41.2.7.c. The PA's
				shall consist of blind audit samples provided by the Secretary and analyzed
				during the performance test to provide a measure of test data bias.
41.2.7.c.1. The Secretary shall require the
				owner or operator to analyze PA samples during each performance test when audit
				samples are available.
41.2.7.c.2.
				Information concerning the availability of audit materials for a specific
				performance test may be obtained by contacting the Emission Measurement
				Technical Information Center at (919) 541-2237.
41.2.7.c.3. If the Secretary has prior
				knowledge that an audit material is available, he or she may contact the
				Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Laboratory directly at
				(919)541-4531.
41.2.7.c.4. All
				other audit materials may be obtained by calling (919) 541-7834.
41.2.7.c.5. The evaluation criteria applied
				to the interpretation of the PA results and the subsequent remedial actions
				required of the owner or operator are the sole responsibility of the
				Secretary.