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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 117CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
SUBCHAPTER GGENERAL MONITORING AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
DIVISION 1COMPLIANCE STACK TESTING AND REPORT REQUIREMENTS
RULE §117.8010Compliance Stack Test Reports

Compliance stack test reports of testing performed in accordance with §117.8000 of this title (relating to Stack Testing Requirements), or if otherwise specified in this chapter, must include the following minimum contents.

  (1) Introductory information. Background information pertinent to the test must include:

    (A) company name, address, and name of company official responsible for submitting report;

    (B) name and address of testing organization;

    (C) names of persons present, dates, and location of test;

    (D) schematic drawings of the unit being tested, showing emission points, sampling sites, and stack cross-section with the sampling points labeled and dimensions indicated;

    (E) description of the process being sampled; and

    (F) facility identification number used to identify the unit in the final control plan.

  (2) Summary information. Summary information must include:

    (A) a summary of emission rates found, reported in the units of the applicable emission limits and averaging periods, and compared with the applicable emission specification;

    (B) the maximum rated capacity, normal maximum capacity, and actual operating level of the unit during the test (in million British thermal units, horsepower, or megawatts, as applicable), and description of the method used to determine such operating level;

    (C) the operating parameters of any active nitrogen oxides (NOX ) control equipment during the test (for example, percent flue gas recirculation, ammonia flow rate, etc); and

    (D) documentation that no changes to the unit have occurred since the compliance test was conducted that could result in a significant change in NOX emissions.

  (3) Procedure. The description of the procedures used and description of the operation of the sampling train and process during the test must include:

    (A) a schematic drawing of the sampling devices used with each component designated and explained in a legend;

    (B) a brief description of the method used to operate the sampling train and the procedure used to recover samples; and

    (C) deviation from reference methods, if any.

  (4) Analytical technique. A brief description of all analytical techniques used to determine the emissions from the source must be provided.

  (5) Data and calculations. All data and calculations must be provided, including:

    (A) field data collected on raw data sheets;

    (B) log of process operating levels, including fuel data;

    (C) laboratory data, including blanks, tare weights, and results of analysis; and

    (D) emission calculations.

  (6) Chain of custody. A listing of the chain of custody of the emission or fuel test samples, as applicable, must be provided.

  (7) Appendix. The appendices must include:

    (A) calibration work sheets for sampling equipment;

    (B) collection of process logs of process parameters;

    (C) brief resume/qualifications of test personnel; and

    (D) description of applicable continuous monitoring system, as applicable.

  (8) Monitor certification reports. Monitor certification reports must contain:

    (A) information that demonstrates compliance with the certification requirements of §117.8100(a) or (b) of this title (relating to Emission Monitoring System Requirements for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Sources) for any continuous emissions monitoring system or predictive emissions monitoring system, as applicable; and

    (B) the relative accuracy test audit information specified in 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 60, Appendix B, Performance Specification 2, §8.5.


Source Note: The provisions of this §117.8010 adopted to be effective June 14, 2007, 32 TexReg 3206

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