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RIN: 2060-AQ01

Publication ID: Fall 2011

Title: Revisions to Test Methods and Testing Regulations
Abstract: This action will make needed corrections and updates to source testing methods and testing provisions in 40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63. For example, Method 5, which determines particulate matter from stationary sources is being edited to remove silica gel as the prescribed drying agent. Silica gel has been listed as a potential carcinogen and other agents that are safer and more environmentally friendly are being prescribed. In Method 2, which determines stack gas velocity, a misplaced square root sign in one of the equations is being corrected. This is a periodic action that is done every several years to keep the rules up-to-date and to ensure that compliance testing and monitoring are done correctly.
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 51 40 CFR 60 40 CFR 61 40 CFR 63
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7601

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/09/2012	77 FR 1130
NPRM Comment Period End	03/09/2012

Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0114
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Sectors Affected: 212299 All Other Metal Ore Mining; 212393 Other Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining; 221320 Sewage Treatment Facilities; 311812 Commercial Bakeries; 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills; 32411 Petroleum Refineries; 324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing; 325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing; 325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing; 331312 Primary Aluminum Production; 333611 Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing; 333618 Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing; 335911 Storage Battery Manufacturing; 56221 Waste Treatment and Disposal
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Foston Curtis Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation E143-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:919 541-1063 Fax:919 541-0516 Email: curtis.foston@epa.gov Conniesue Oldham Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation D205-02, E143-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:919 541-7774 Fax:919 541-0516 Email: oldham.conniesue@epa.gov