Section 61.242-5 - Standards: Sampling connecting systems(a) Each sampling connection system shall be equipped with a closed-purge, closed-loop, or closed vent system, except as provided in § 61.242-1(c) . Gases displaced during filling of the sample container are not required to be collected or captured.(b) Each closed-purge, closed-loop, or closed vent system as required in paragraph (a) of this section shall comply with the requirements specified in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section:(1) Return the purged process fluid directly to the process line; or(2) Collect and recycle the purged process fluid; or(3) Be designed and operated to capture and transport all the purged process fluid to a control device that complies with the requirements of § 61.242-11 ; or(4) Collect, store, and transport the purged process fluid to any of the following systems or facilities: (i) A waste management unit as defined in 40 CFR 63.111 if the waste management unit is subject to and operated in compliance with the provisions of 40 CFR part 63, subpart G, applicable to Group 1 wastewater streams; or(ii) A treatment, storage, or disposal facility subject to regulation under 40 CFR part 262, 264 , 265 , or 266 ; or(iii) A facility permitted, licensed, or registered by a State to manage municipal or industrial solid waste, if the process fluids are not hazardous waste as defined in 40 CFR part 261.(c) In-situ sampling systems and sampling systems without purges are exempt from the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. 65 FR 78281 , Dec. 14, 2000