Environmental Protection Agency Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0491 Proposed Rule

2024-04359: EPA Method 320-Measurement of Vapor Phase Organic and Inorganic Emissions by Extractive Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy

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Summary

This action proposes editorial and technical revisions to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Method 320 (Measurement of Vapor Phase Organic and Inorganic Emissions by Extractive Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy). The proposed revisions include updating the validation and quality assurance (QA) spiking procedures of the method to provide a more performance-based approach with specified acceptance criteria. The proposed revisions will provide flexibility to the stack testing community while ensuring consistent implementation and quality of the measurement results across emissions sources and facilities.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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