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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AJ86 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Performance Specifications for Continuous Parameter Monitoring Systems 
Abstract: The PS-17 and QA Procedure 4 would apply to continuous parameter monitoring systems (CPMS) that are required under an applicable subpart to parts 60, 61, or 63. Therefore, this rulemaking would not require the installation or operation of additional CPMS. The specific types of CPMS covered by the proposed PS-17 and QA Procedure 4 are those that are used to measure and record temperature, pressure, liquid flow rate, gas flow rate, mass flow rate, pH, or conductivity on a continuous basis. The proposed PS-17 establishes procedures and other requirements that will help to ensure that CPMS are properly selected, installed, and placed into operation. The proposed QA Procedure 4 specifies procedures that will help to ensure that CPMS provide quality data on an ongoing basis. The proposed amendments to QA Procedure 1, of 40 CFR 60, appendix F, add provisions to address CEMS that are used to monitor multiple pollutants and are subject to PS-9 or PS-15. The amendments to 40 CFR 63, subpart A, ensure consistency among the proposed PS-17, QA Procedure 4, and the General Provisions to part 63. The amendments to section 63.996(c) of 40 CFR 63, subpart SS, ensure consistency among PS-17, QA Procedure 4, and the monitoring requirements of subpart SS. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 63 subpart SS    40 CFR 63.8    40 CFR 60 app B    40 CFR 60 app F   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412(b)(5) et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2008    
Additional Information: SAN No. 4584
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 21 Mining; 22 Utilities; 31-33 Manufacturing; 486 Pipeline Transportation; 562212 Solid Waste Landfill; 562213 Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Barrett Parker
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
EN-341W, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code D243-05,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-5635
Email: parker.barrett@epa.gov

Bob Schell
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code D243-05,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-4116
Fax:919 541-3207
Email: schell.bob@epa.gov