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Additions to the Clean Air Act Section 111, 112, and 129 Applicability Determination Dashboard and to the List of Broadly Applicable Alternative Test Methods

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October 30, 2026

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This document announces the availability of applicability determinations, regulatory interpretations, alternative monitoring, and other determinations made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from June 2025 to July 2026. The EPA made these applicability determinations, regulatory interpretations, alternative monitoring, and other determinations in response to inquiries concerning compliance with the Clean Air Act (CAA) stationary source program, specifically the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS); the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP); and the Emission Guidelines and Federal Plan Requirements for existing sources. The EPA posted the decisions on the CAA Section 111, 112, and 129 Applicability Determination Dashboard (ADD). This document also announces six broadly applicable alternative test method approval decisions that the EPA made in 2022, 2024, and 2025. These broadly applicable alternative test methods were approved in support of the NSPS and the NESHAP.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 209 (Friday, October 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68510-68515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22164]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2026-8350, EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1196; FRL-13631-01-OAR]


Additions to the Clean Air Act Section 111, 112, and 129 
Applicability Determination Dashboard and to the List of Broadly 
Applicable Alternative Test Methods

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of applicability 
determinations, regulatory interpretations, alternative monitoring, and 
other determinations made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
from June 2025 to July 2026. The EPA made these applicability 
determinations, regulatory interpretations, alternative monitoring, and 
other determinations in response to inquiries concerning compliance 
with the Clean Air Act (CAA) stationary source program, specifically 
the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS); the National Emission 
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP); and the Emission 
Guidelines and Federal Plan Requirements for existing sources. The EPA 
posted the decisions on the CAA Section 111, 112, and 129 Applicability 
Determination Dashboard (ADD). This document also announces six broadly 
applicable alternative test method approval decisions that the EPA made 
in 2022, 2024, and 2025. These broadly applicable alternative test 
methods were approved in support of the NSPS and the NESHAP.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the ADD, broadly 
applicable alternative test methods, or this document, contact 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d4f5c59545050525d786d7c337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="540615101d19191b143124357a333b22">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. This email address is for inquiries on all Regulatory 
Applicability Determinations, Interpretations, Alternative Methods, 
Monitoring, and Other requests (RADIMMO).
    We post an electronic copy of each document on the ADD, which is 
available on the internet at: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/complying-air-emissions-standards-stationary-sources/epa-determinations-compliance-and">https://www.epa.gov/complying-air-emissions-standards-stationary-sources/epa-determinations-compliance-and</a>. An electronic copy of each alternative test method approval 
document is available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods">https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods</a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Applicability Determinations, Regulatory Interpretations, and 
Alternative Monitoring, and Other Requests

    The General Provisions of the NSPS in 40 CFR 60.5 and the General 
Provisions of the NESHAP in 40 CFR 61.06 allow a source owner or 
operator to request a determination of whether certain intended actions 
constitute the commencement of construction, reconstruction, or 
modification. The General Provisions in 40 CFR part 60 also apply to 
Federal and EPA-approved state plans for existing sources in 40 CFR 
\1\. The EPA's written responses to source or facility-specific 
inquiries on provisions in 40 CFR parts 60, 61 and 62 are commonly 
referred to as applicability determinations. Although the NESHAP (40 
CFR part 63) regulations contain no specific regulatory provision 
providing that sources may request applicability determinations, the 
EPA also responds to written inquiries regarding applicability for the 
40 CFR part 63 regulations.
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    \1\ See 40 CFR 62.02(b)(2).
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    The General Provisions in 40 CFR parts 60 and 63 allow sources to 
seek permission to use monitoring or recordkeeping that is different 
from the promulgated requirements.\2\ The EPA's written responses to 
these inquiries are commonly referred to as alternative monitoring 
decisions.
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    \2\ See 40 CFR 60.13(i), 61.14(g), 63.8(b)(1), 63.8(f), and 
63.10(f).
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    The EPA responds to written inquiries about the broad range of 
regulatory requirements in 40 CFR parts 60 through 63 as they pertain a 
whole source category, e.g., petroleum refineries, printing and coating 
operations.\3\ These inquiries may concern the type of source subject 
to the regulation, or the applicable testing, monitoring, 
recordkeeping, or reporting requirements required by the regulation. 
The EPA's written responses to these

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inquiries are commonly referred to as regulatory interpretations.
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    \3\ Source category refers to a collection of stationary sources 
or equipment at stationary sources that are grouped together because 
they share similar processes, operations, or emissions 
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    The EPA posts our responses to questions about compliance 
determination, alternative monitoring or recordkeeping, and regulatory 
determination on the CAA Section 111, 112, and 129 Applicability 
Determination Dashboard (ADD). The ADD is a data system, accessed via 
the internet, containing all determinations signed after May 2019. The 
letters and memoranda on the ADD may be located by facility name, 
affected subpart, or by response date and is searchable by string word 
searches.
    The EPA previously posted EPA-issued NSPS and NESHAP applicability 
determinations, alternative monitoring decisions, and regulatory 
interpretations to the Applicability Determination Index (ADI). All 
previously issued responses (those signed before June 2019) are posted 
on the ADI data system available on the internet at: <a href="https://cfpub.epa.gov/adi/">https://cfpub.epa.gov/adi/</a>.
    This document comprises a list of 39 such documents added to the 
ADD on September 22, 2026. Table 1 of this document lists the title of 
each letter or memorandum. Complete copies of these documents may be 
obtained from the ADD on the internet at: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources-and-guidance-documents-compliance-assistance">https://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources-and-guidance-documents-compliance-assistance</a>.

      Table 1--Applicability Determinations, Regulatory Interpretations, Alternative Monitoring, and Other
                                                 Determinations
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                                                                                                      Date of
              Facility name                          Title                 Affected subpart          response
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Imperial Zinc Corporation...............  Applicability               40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2025-06-30
                                           Determination for Zinc      TTTTTT.
                                           Alloy Processing Facility.
City of Amarillo MSW Landfill...........  Corrective Action Plan for  40 CFR Part 62, Subpart         2025-07-18
                                           Landfill Gas Collection     OOO; 40 CFR Part 63,
                                           and Control System.         Subpart AAAA.
Cheniere Energy Sabine Pass.............  Alternative Monitoring      40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2025-07-31
                                           Plan for Stationary         YYYY.
                                           Turbines.
Cheniere Energy Corpus Christi            Alternative Monitoring      40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2025-07-31
 Liquefaction.                             Plan for Stationary         YYYY.
                                           Turbines.
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company........  Regulatory Interpretation   40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2025-08-07
                                           for Reciprocating           ZZZZ; 40 CFR Part 60,
                                           Internal Combustion         Subpart IIII.
                                           Engines (RICE).
Eastman Chemical Company Longview         Alternative Monitoring for  40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2025-08-12
 Facility.                                 Rotary Kiln Incinerator     XX; 40 CFR Part 63,
                                           (RKI) Unassisted Backup     Subpart CC.
                                           Flare.
Hyliion, Inc............................  Regulatory Interpretation   40 CFR Part 60, Subpart         2025-09-11
                                           for Generator Technology.   IIII; 40 CFR Part 60,
                                                                       Subpart JJJJ.
Heartland Corn Products.................  Alternative Monitoring for  40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2025-09-09
                                           Stationary Gas Turbines.    YYYY.
MSU Simon Power Plant...................  Alternative Monitoring for  40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2025-09-17
                                           Stationary Gas Turbines.    YYYY.
Spokane Northside Landfill..............  Alternative Test Method     40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Cc      2025-09-18
                                           for Condensate Trap
                                           Sampling at Landfill.
Potrero Hills Landfill..................  Alternative Temperature     40 CFR Part 62, Subpart         2025-09-17
                                           for Landfill Gas            OOO; 40 CFR Part 63,
                                           Extraction Wells.           Subpart AAAA.
El Sobrante Landfill....................  Alternative Temperature     40 CFR Part 62, Subpart         2025-09-30
                                           for Landfill Gas            OOO; 40 CFR Part 63,
                                           Extraction Wells.           Subpart AAAA.
RYAM/Rayonier Performance Fibers--RPF     Alternative Monitoring for  40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2025-10-03
 Fernandina Beach Plant.                   Dry Electrostatic           DDDDD.
                                           Precipitator and Wet
                                           Scrubber.
TradeBe Environmental Services..........  Alternative Monitoring for  40 Part 60, Subpart J; 40       2025-10-06
                                           Thermal Oxidizer Units.     CFR Part 60, Subpart Ja.
International Paper--Bogalusa Mill......  Alternative Monitoring for  40 CFR Part 63, Subpart S.      2025-10-06
                                           Closed-Vent Systems and
                                           Pulping Process
                                           Condensate Closed-
                                           Collection Systems.
Specialty Granules LLC Annapolis Plant..  Applicability               40 CFR Part 60, Subpart         2025-10-14
                                           Determination for Rotary    UUU.
                                           Dryer.
City of High Point--Eastside Wastewater   Alternative Monitoring for  40 CFR Part 60, Subpart         2025-11-03
 Treatment Plant.                          Sorbent Polymer Composite   MMMM.
                                           Material Absorber.
TC Energy Columbia Gulf Transmission--    Alternative Monitoring      40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2025-11-14
 Rayne Compressor Station.                 Plan for Stationary         YYYY.
                                           Turbines.
TC Energy Columbia Gulf Transmission--    Alternative Monitoring      40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2025-11-14
 Delhi Compressor Station.                 Plan for Stationary         YYYY.
                                           Turbines.
LBWL Delta Energy Park..................  Request for Operating       40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2025-12-17
                                           Limits/Monitoring           YYYY.
                                           Petitions for Stationary
                                           Gas Turbines.
Tesoro Kenai Refinery...................  Performance Test Extension  40 CFR Part 60, Subpart         2026-01-27
                                           for Cogeneration Turbines.  KKKK.
ME Global...............................  Applicability               40 CFR Part 63, Subpart A;      2026-04-02
                                           Determination for           40 CFR Part 63, Subpart
                                           Electric Arc Furnaces.      ZZZZZ.
IKO--Maxville Plant.....................  Performance Test Waiver     40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Kc      2026-04-02
                                           for Storage Vessels at an
                                           Asphalt Shingle
                                           Manufacturing Facility.
Rubble Reprocessing, LLC................  Alternative Monitoring      40 CFR Part 60, Subpart         2026-04-23
                                           Parameters for an Air       CCCC.
                                           Pollution Control Device.
Imperial Zinc Corporation...............  Applicability               40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2026-04-29
                                           Determination for Zinc      TTTTTT.
                                           Alloy Processing Facility.

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Loess Hills Regional Landfill--Malvern    Alternative Temperature     40 CFR Part 62, Subpart         2026-05-01
 IA.                                       for Landfill Gas            OOO; 40 CFR Part 63,
                                           Extraction Wells.           Subpart AAAA.
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc..............  Performance Test Waiver     40 CFR Part 61, Subpart E.      2026-05-05
                                           for Solid Waste
                                           Incinerator.
Honda Development and Manufacturing of    Applicability               40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2026-05-09
 America.                                  Determination for an Iron   ZZZZZ.
                                           and Steel Foundry.
Golden Valley Electric Association......  Alternative Test Date for   40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2026-05-21
                                           Coal-Fired Boilers.         UUUUU.
UniSea, Inc.............................  Performance Test Extension  40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2026-06-02
                                           for Boilers.                JJJJJ.
OQ Chemical.............................  Applicability               40 CFR Part 63, Subpart F;      2026-06-10
                                           Determination for Fence     40 CFR Part 63, Subpart H.
                                           Line Monitoring
                                           Requirements.
Clearwater Paper--Augusta Mill..........  Alternative Test Method     40 CFR Part 63, Subpart S.      2026-06-21
                                           for Measuring Methanol
                                           Vent Gas Concentrations.
East Kentucky Power Cooperative.........  Regulatory Interpretation   40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2026-06-24
                                           for the Operation of        ZZZZ.
                                           Stationary Emergency
                                           Engines.
NRG Energy..............................  Regulatory Interpretation   40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2026-06-24
                                           for the Operation of        ZZZZ.
                                           Stationary Emergency
                                           Engines.
Mid-Valley Landfill.....................  Alternative Temperature     40 CFR Part 62, Subpart         2026-07-07
                                           for Landfill Gas            OOO; 40 CFR Part 63,
                                           Extraction Wells.           Subpart AAAA.
Los Reales Landfill.....................  Alternative Temperature     40 CFR Part 63, Subpart         2026-07-07
                                           for Landfill Gas            AAAA.
                                           Extraction Wells.
South Carolina Department of              Regulatory Interpretation   40 CFR Part 60, Subpart         2026-07-15
 Environmental Services.                   for Waste Burning Kiln      CCCC; 40 CFR Part 60,
                                           Emission Limitations.       Subpart DDDD.
H&T Recharge (Panasonic Energy).........  Alternative Monitoring for  40 CFR Part 63, Subpart T.      2026-07-15
                                           Halogenated Solvent
                                           Cleaning.
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures..............  Alternative Monitoring for  40 CFR Part 63, Subpart G.      2026-07-16
                                           a Monoethylene Glycol
                                           Unit.
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II. Broadly Applicable Alternative Test Method

A. Background

    This document identifies four broadly applicable alternative test 
methods the EPA approved between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 
2025. Two additional broadly applicable alternative test methods are 
identified in this notice, one from 2022 and one from 2024, which were 
inadvertently omitted from the previous annual notices. See Table 2 of 
this document for the summary of these broadly applicable alternative 
test methods. Source owners and operators may voluntarily use these 
broadly applicable alternative test methods in lieu of otherwise 
required test methods or related testing procedures. Use of these 
broadly applicable alternative test methods is not intended to and 
should not change the applicable emission standards.
    The Administrator has the authority to approve the use of 
alternative test methods for compliance with requirements under 40 CFR 
parts 59, 60, 61, 63, and 65.\4\ The criteria for approval and 
procedures for submission and review of broadly applicable alternative 
test methods are explained in 72 FR 4257 (January 30, 2007), which is 
available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods">https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods</a>. As explained in the 2007 notice, we will 
announce approvals for broadly applicable alternative test methods at 
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods">https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods</a> as they are issued. We will also publish a notice in the 
Federal Register that summarizes the previous year's approvals.
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    \4\ This authority is found in 40 CFR 60.8(b)(3), 
61.13(h)(1)(ii), and 63.7(e)(2)(ii). Additional and similar 
authority can be found in 40 CFR 59.104(f) and 65.158(a)(2).
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    We review numerous source-specific requests for alternatives and 
modifications to test methods and procedures. Based on these reviews, 
we sometimes find that test method modifications or alternatives would 
be equally valid and appropriate to apply to other sources within a 
particular class, category, or subcategory. Therefore, where either a 
method modification or an alternative method is clearly broadly 
applicable to a class, category, or subcategory of sources, we will 
approve its use for all appropriate sources and situations. When 
appropriate, approval of broadly applicable test methods is both 
equitable and efficient.
    Use of approved alternative test methods is not mandatory but 
rather permissive. Sources are not required to employ such a method but 
may choose to do so in appropriate circumstances. However, as specified 
in 40 CFR 63.7(f)(5), a source owner or operator electing to use an 
alternative method for 40 CFR part 63 standards must continue to use 
the alternative method until otherwise authorized. Source owners or 
operators should, therefore, review the specific broadly applicable 
alternative method approval decision at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods">https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods</a> before electing to 
employ any alternative method. Source owners or operators choosing to 
use a broadly applicable alternative should also notify their 
regulatory agency prior to using the alternative.

B. Approved Alternative Test Methods and Modifications to Test Methods

    Table 2 of this notice summarizes the following information for the 
six broadly applicable alternative test methods: the alternative method 
designation number; date of approval letter; test methods affected; 
sources allowed to use the alternative; and method modifications or 
alternative methods allowed. For more detailed

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information, please refer to the complete copies of these approval 
documents available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods">https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods</a>.
    The EPA will revisit approvals of alternative test methods in 
response to written requests or objections indicating that a particular 
approved alternative test method either should not be broadly 
applicable or that its use is not appropriate or should be limited in 
some way. Any objection to a broadly applicable alternative test 
method, as well as the resolution of that objection, will be announced 
at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods">https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods</a> and in a subsequent Federal Register notice. If we decide 
to retract a broadly applicable test method, we will likely consider 
the need for an appropriate transition period for users either to 
request case-by-case approval or to transition to an approved method.

           Table 2--Broadly Applicable Alternative Test Methods and Modifications to Test Methods \a\
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Alternative method designation       Date of          Test method(s)        to use the      Method modifications
              No.                approval letter         affected           alternative     and alternatives you
                                                                              method              may use
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ALT-152-A.....................  August 13, 2024.  EPA Method 9--Visual   All sources       As an alternative to
                                                   Determination of the   subject to        section 3.2 of EPA
                                                   Opacity of Emissions   training and      Method 9--training
                                                   from Stationary        certification     for certification
                                                   Sources (40 CFR Part   requirements in   procedures required
                                                   60, Appendix A-4).     section 3.2 of    for opacity
                                                                          EPA Method 9.     observers--you may
                                                                                            use Compliance
                                                                                            Assurance
                                                                                            Associates, Inc.
                                                                                            virtual reality
                                                                                            headset-based
                                                                                            alternative method
                                                                                            for conducting
                                                                                            Method 9 EPA
                                                                                            training and
                                                                                            certification as
                                                                                            described in ALT-
                                                                                            152.
ALT-152-B.....................  September 29,     Method 9--Visual       All sources       As an alternative to
                                 2025.             Determination of the   subject to        section 3.2 of EPA
                                                   Opacity of Emissions   training and      Method 9--training
                                                   from Stationary        certification     for certification
                                                   Sources (40 CFR Part   requirements in   procedures required
                                                   60, Appendix A-4).     section 3.2 of    for opacity
                                                                          EPA Method 9.     observers--you may
                                                                                            use VR Smoke School,
                                                                                            LLC virtual reality
                                                                                            headset-based
                                                                                            alternative method
                                                                                            for conducting
                                                                                            Method 9 EPA
                                                                                            training and
                                                                                            certification as
                                                                                            described in ALT-
                                                                                            152.
ALT-158.......................  March 27, 2025..  Method 21--            Sources subject   As an alternative to
                                                   Determination of       to Standards of   OGI or EPA Method
                                                   volatile organic       Performance for   21, you may use the
                                                   compound leaks (40     Crude Oil and     Xplorobot Laser Gas
                                                   CFR Part 60,           Natural Gas       Imager and
                                                   Appendix A-7)          Facilities for    associated protocol
                                                   Determination of       Which             when conducting
                                                   Volatile Organic       Construction,     follow-up actions as
                                                   Compound and           Modification or   described in 40 CFR
                                                   Greenhouse Gas Leaks   Reconstruction    60.5398b(b)(5)(iv)
                                                   Using Optical Gas      Commenced After   and for verification
                                                   Imaging (OGI) (40      December 6,       of repairs in 40 CFR
                                                   CFR Part 60,           2022 (40 CFR      60.5397b(h) and
                                                   Appendix K).           60.5398b in 40    60.5416b(b).
                                                                          CFR Part 60,
                                                                          Subpart OOOOb).
ALT-159.......................  June 25, 2025...  EPA Method 18--        Sources subject   As an alternative to
                                                   Measurement of         to Standards of   EPA Method 18, you
                                                   gaseous organic        Performance for   may use EPA Method
                                                   compound emissions     Stationary        320 to measure
                                                   by gas                 Spark Ignition    methane and ethane
                                                   chromatography (40     Internal          for the purpose of
                                                   CFR Part 60,           Combustion        excluding those
                                                   Appendix A-6).         Engines (40 CFR   compounds from the
                                                                          Part 60,          total VOC
                                                                          Subpart JJJJ).    measurement measured
                                                                                            by EPA Method 25A as
                                                                                            required by 40 CFR
                                                                                            60.4244 and Table 2
                                                                                            of 40 CFR Part 60
                                                                                            Subpart JJJJ.
                                                                                           EPA Method 320--
                                                                                            Measurement of Vapor
                                                                                            Phase Organic and
                                                                                            Inorganic Emissions
                                                                                            by Extractive
                                                                                            Fourier Transform
                                                                                            Infrared (FTIR)
                                                                                            Spectroscopy (40 CFR
                                                                                            Part 63, Appendix
                                                                                            A).

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ALT 160.......................  July 27, 2022...  SW-846 Method 8270D:   Sources subject   As alternatives to SW-
                                                   Semivolatile Organic   to National       846 Methods 8270D
                                                   Compounds by Gas       Emission          and 8015C, you may
                                                   Chromatography/Mass    Standards for     use the updated
                                                   Spectrometry (GC/MS)   Hazardous Air     method SW-846 Method
                                                   (https://              Pollutant         8270E for analysis
                                                   archive.epa.gov/epa/   Emissions for     of semivolatile
                                                   hw-sw846/sw-846-test-  Polyvinyl         organic compounds
                                                   method-8270d-          Chloride and      (SVOC) in stripped
                                                   semivolatile-organic-  Copolymers        resin and wastewater
                                                   compounds-gas-         Production (40    samples, and SW-846
                                                   chromatographymass-    CFR Part 63,      Method 8015D for the
                                                   spectrometry.html).    Subpart           analysis of alcohol
                                                  SW-846 Method 8015C:    HHHHHHH).         compounds in
                                                   Nonhalogenated                           stripped resin and
                                                   Organics by Gas                          wastewater samples.
                                                   Chromatography                          The approval letter
                                                   (https://www.epa.gov/                    includes several
                                                   hw-sw846/sw-846-test-                    caveats which must
                                                   method-8015c-                            be adhered to when
                                                   nonhalogenated-                          using this
                                                   organics-gas-                            alternative method.
                                                   chromatography).                        SW-846 Method 8270D:
                                                                                            Semivolatile Organic
                                                                                            Compounds by Gas
                                                                                            Chromatography/Mass
                                                                                            Spectrometry (GC/MS)
                                                                                            (<a href="https://www.epa.gov/hw-sw846/sw-846-test-method-8270e-semivolatile-organic-compounds-gas-chromatographymass">https://www.epa.gov/hw-sw846/sw-846-test-method-8270e-semivolatile-organic-compounds-gas-chromatographymass</a> chromatographymass).
                                                                                           SW-846 Method 8015C:
                                                                                            Nonhalogenated
                                                                                            Organics by Gas
                                                                                            Chromatography
                                                                                            (<a href="https://www.epa.gov/esam/epa-method-8015d-sw-846-nonhalogenated-organics-using-gcfid">https://www.epa.gov/esam/epa-method-8015d-sw-846-nonhalogenated-organics-using-gcfid</a> gcfid).
ALT-162.......................  September 10,     EPA Method 25B with    Sources subject   As an alternative to
                                 2025.             the option to          to bulk           using EPA Method
                                                   exclude methane and    gasoline          25B, with the option
                                                   ethane content         terminal and      to use EPA Method
                                                   measurements using     gasoline          18, you may use the
                                                   EPA Method 18.         distribution      Infrared Industries
                                                  EPA Method 25B--        NSPS and NESHAP   IR-208 and IR-8400DC
                                                   Determination of       regulations,      instruments with non-
                                                   total gaseous          specified below.  dispersive infrared
                                                   organic               Standards of       light absorption
                                                   concentration using    Performance for   (NDIR) gas analyzers
                                                   a nondispersive        Bulk Gasoline     with methane
                                                   infrared analyzer      Terminals (40     compensation Model
                                                   (40 CFR Part 60,       CFR Part 60,      IR-8400DC to conduct
                                                   Appendix A-7).         Subpart XX).      emission monitoring
                                                  EPA Method 18--        Standards of       and Model IR-208 to
                                                   Measurement of         Performance for   conduct performance
                                                   gaseous organic        Bulk Gasoline     testing and to serve
                                                   compound emissions     Terminals that    as the reference
                                                   by gas                 Commenced         method measurement
                                                   chromatography (40     Construction,     device for relative
                                                   CFR Part 60,           Modification,     accuracy testing
                                                   Appendix A-6).         or                (RATA) to measure
                                                                          Reconstruction    total nonmethane
                                                                          After June 10,    gaseous organic
                                                                          2022 (40 CFR      compound (TNMOC)
                                                                          Part 60,          emissions.
                                                                          Subpart XXa).    The letter of
                                                                                            approval includes
                                                                                            several caveats
                                                                                            which must be
                                                                                            adhered to when
                                                                                            using this
                                                                                            alternative method.

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                                ................  .....................  National
                                                                          Emission
                                                                          Standards for
                                                                          Gasoline
                                                                          Distribution
                                                                          Facilities
                                                                          (Bulk Gasoline
                                                                          Terminals and
                                                                          Pipeline
                                                                          Breakout
                                                                          Stations) (40
                                                                          CFR Part 63,
                                                                          Subpart R).
                                                                         National
                                                                          Emission
                                                                          Standards for
                                                                          Hazardous Air
                                                                          Pollutants for
                                                                          Source
                                                                          Category:
                                                                          Gasoline
                                                                          Distribution
                                                                          Bulk Terminals,
                                                                          Bulk Plants,
                                                                          and Pipeline
                                                                          Facilities (40
                                                                          CFR Part 63,
                                                                          Subpart BBBBBB).
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\a\ Source owners or operators should review the specific broadly applicable alternative method approval letter
  at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods">https://www.epa.gov/emc/broadly-applicable-approved-alternative-test-methods</a> before electing to employ any
  alternative test method.


Panagiotis Tsirigotis,
Director, Office of Clean Air Programs.
[FR Doc. 2026-22164 Filed 10-29-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6569-60-P


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