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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 115CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SUBCHAPTER DPETROLEUM REFINING, NATURAL GAS PROCESSING, AND PETROCHEMICAL PROCESSES
DIVISION 3FUGITIVE EMISSION CONTROL IN PETROLEUM REFINING, NATURAL GAS/GASOLINE PROCESSING, AND PETROCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN OZONE NONATTAINMENT AREAS
RULE §115.355Approved Test Methods

For all affected persons in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas, as defined in §115.10 of this title (relating to Definitions), compliance with this division (relating to Fugitive Emission Control in Petroleum Refining, Natural Gas/Gasoline Processing, and Petrochemical Processes in Ozone Nonattainment Areas) must be determined by applying the following test methods, as appropriate:

  (1) Method 21 in 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 60, Appendix A-7 (October 17, 2000) for determining volatile organic compound leaks;

  (2) determination of true vapor pressure using American Society for Testing and Materials Test Methods D323, D2879, D4953, D5190, or D5191 for the measurement of Reid vapor pressure, adjusted for 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) in accordance with American Petroleum Institute Publication 2517, Third Edition, 1989;

  (3) the alternative work practice in §115.358 of this title (relating to Alternative Work Practice);

  (4) minor modifications to these test methods approved by the executive director; or

  (5) equivalent determinations using published vapor pressure data or accepted engineering calculations.


Source Note: The provisions of this §115.355 adopted to be effective December 3, 1993, 18 TexReg 8538; amended to be effective May 27, 1994, 19 TexReg 3703; amended to be effective May 16, 2002, 27 TexReg 4113; amended to be effective December 23, 2004, 29 TexReg 11705; amended to be effective June 24, 2010, 35 TexReg 5293

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