Section 98.7 - What standardized methods are incorporated by reference into this part?The materials listed in this section are incorporated by reference in the corresponding sections noted. These incorporations by reference were approved by the Director of Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 . These materials are incorporated as they exist on the date of approval, and a notice of any change in the materials will be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER. The materials are available for purchase at the corresponding address in this section. The materials are available for inspection at the EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, phone (202) 566-1744 and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
(c) The following material is available for purchase from the ASM International, 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073, (440) 338-5151, http://www.asminternational.org.(1) ASM CS-104 UNS No. G10460-Alloy Digest April 1985 (Carbon Steel of Medium Carbon Content), incorporation by reference (IBR) approved for § 98.174(b) .(d) The following material is available for purchase from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990, (800) 843-2763, http://www.asme.org.(1) ASME MFC-3M-2004 Measurement of Fluid Flow in Pipes Using Orifice, Nozzle, and Venturi, incorporation by reference (IBR) approved for § 98.124(m)(1) , § 98.324(e) , § 98.354(d) , § 98.354(h) , § 98.344(c) and § 98.364(e) .(2) ASME MFC-4M-1986 (Reaffirmed 1997) Measurement of Gas Flow by Turbine Meters, IBR approved for § 98.124(m)(2) , § 98.324(e) , § 98.344(c) , § 98.354(h) , and § 98.364(e) .(3) ASME MFC-5M-1985 (Reaffirmed 1994) Measurement of Liquid Flow in Closed Conduits Using Transit-Time Ultrasonic Flow Meters, IBR approved for § 98.124(m)(3) and § 98.354(d) .(4) ASME MFC-6M-1998 Measurement of Fluid Flow in Pipes Using Vortex Flowmeters, IBR approved for § 98.124(m)(4) , § 98.324(e) , § 98.344(c) , § 98.354(h) , and § 98.364(e) .(5) ASME MFC-7M-1987 (Reaffirmed 1992) Measurement of Gas Flow by Means of Critical Flow Venturi Nozzles, IBR approved for § 98.124(m)(5) , § 98.324(e) , § 98.344(c) , § 98.354(h) , and § 98.364(e) .(6) ASME MFC-9M-1988 (Reaffirmed 2001) Measurement of Liquid Flow in Closed Conduits by Weighing Method, IBR approved for § 98.124(m)(6) .(7) ASME MFC-11M-2006 Measurement of Fluid Flow by Means of Coriolis Mass Flowmeters, IBR approved for § 98.124(m)(7) , § 98.324(e) , § 98.344(c) , and § 98.354(h) .(8) ASME MFC-14M-2003 Measurement of Fluid Flow Using Small Bore Precision Orifice Meters, IBR approved for § 98.124(m)(8) , § 98.324(e) , § 98.344(c) , § 98.354(h) , and § 98.364(e) .(9) ASME MFC-16-2007 Measurement of Liquid Flow in Closed Conduits with Electromagnetic Flow Meters, IBR approved for § 98.354(d) .(10) ASME MFC-18M-2001 Measurement of Fluid Flow Using Variable Area Meters, IBR approved for § 98.324(e) , § 98.344(c) , § 98.354(h) , and § 98.364(e) .(e) The following material is available for purchase from the American Society for Testing and Material (ASTM), 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box CB700, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-B2959, (800) 262-1373, http://www.astm.org.(1) ASTM C25-06 Standard Test Method for Chemical Analysis of Limestone, Quicklime, and Hydrated Lime, incorporation by reference (IBR) approved for § 98.114(b) , § 98.174(b) , § 98.184(b) , § 98.194(c) , and § 98.334(b) .(2) ASTM C114-09 Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement, IBR approved for § 98.84(a) , § 98.84(b) , and § 98.84(c) .(3) ASTM D235-02 (Reapproved 2007) Standard Specification for Mineral Spirits (Petroleum Spirits) (Hydrocarbon Dry Cleaning Solvent), IBR approved for § 98.6 .(4) ASTM D240-02 (Reapproved 2007) Standard Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter, IBR approved for § 98.254(e) .(5) ASTM D388-05 Standard Classification of Coals by Rank, IBR approved for § 98.6 .(6) ASTM D910-07a Standard Specification for Aviation Gasolines, IBR approved for § 98.6 .(8) ASTM D1826-94 (Reapproved 2003) Standard Test Method for Calorific (Heating) Value of Gases in Natural Gas Range by Continuous Recording Calorimeter, IBR approved for § 98.254(e) .(9) ASTM D1836-07 Standard Specification for Commercial Hexanes, IBR approved for § 98.6 .(10) ASTM D1945-03 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Natural Gas by Gas Chromatography, IBR approved for § 98.74(c) , § 98.164(b) , § 98.244(b) , § 98.254(d) , § 98.324(d) , § 98.354(g) , and § 98.344(b) .(11) ASTM D1946-90 (Reapproved 2006) Standard Practice for Analysis of Reformed Gas by Gas Chromatography, IBR approved for § 98.74(c) , § 98.164(b) , § 98.254(d) , § 98.324(d) , § 98.344(b) , § 98.354(g) , and § 98.364(c) .(12) ASTM D2013-07 Standard Practice for Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis, IBR approved for § 98.164(b) .(13) ASTM D2234/D2234M-07 Standard Practice for Collection of a Gross Sample of Coal, IBR approved for § 98.164(b) .(14) ASTM D2502-04 Standard Test Method for Estimation of Mean Relative Molecular Mass of Petroleum Oils From Viscosity Measurements, IBR approved for § 98.74(c) .(15) ASTM D2503-92 (Reapproved 2007) Standard Test Method for Relative Molecular Mass (Molecular Weight) of Hydrocarbons by Thermoelectric Measurement of Vapor Pressure, IBR approved for § 98.74(c) and § 98.254(d)(6) .(16) ASTM D2505-88 (Reapproved 2004)e1 Standard Test Method for Ethylene, Other Hydrocarbons, and Carbon Dioxide in High-Purity Ethylene by Gas Chromatography, IBR approved for § 98.244(b) .(17) ASTM D2597-94 (Reapproved 2004) Standard Test Method for Analysis of Demethanized Hydrocarbon Liquid Mixtures Containing Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide by Gas Chromatography, IBR approved for § 98.164(b) .(18) ASTM D3176-89 (Reapproved 2002) Standard Practice for Ultimate Analysis of Coal and Coke, IBR approved for § 98.74(c) , § 98.164(b) , § 98.244(b) , § 98.254(i) , § 98.284(c) , § 98.284(d) , § 98.314(c) , § 98.314(d) , and § 98.314(f) .(19) ASTM D3238-95 (Reapproved 2005) Standard Test Method for Calculation of Carbon Distribution and Structural Group Analysis of Petroleum Oils by the n-d-M Method, IBR approved for § 98.74(c) and § 98.164(b) .(20) ASTM D3588-98 (Reapproved 2003) Standard Practice for Calculating Heat Value, Compressibility Factor, and Relative Density of Gaseous Fuels, IBR approved for § 98.254(e) .(21) ASTM D3682-01 (Reapproved 2006) Standard Test Method for Major and Minor Elements in Combustion Residues from Coal Utilization Processes, IBR approved for § 98.144(b) .(22) ASTM D4057-06 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products, IBR approved for § 98.164(b) .(23) ASTM D4177-95 (Reapproved 2005) Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products, IBR approved for § 98.164(b) .(24) ASTM D4809-06 Standard Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter (Precision Method), IBR approved for § 98.254(e) .(25) ASTM D4891-89 (Reapproved 2006) Standard Test Method for Heating Value of Gases in Natural Gas Range by Stoichiometric Combustion, IBR approved for § 98.254(e) and § 98.324(d) .(26) ASTM D5291-02 (Reapproved 2007) Standard Test Methods for Instrumental Determination of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen in Petroleum Products and Lubricants, IBR approved for § 98.74(c) , § 98.164(b) , § 98.244(b) , and § 98.254(i) .(27) ASTM D5373-08 Standard Test Methods for Instrumental Determination of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen in Laboratory Samples of Coal, IBR approved for § 98.74(c) , § 98.114(b) , § 98.164(b) , § 98.174(b) , § 98.184(b) , § 98.244(b) , § 98.254(i) , § 98.274(b) , § 98.284(c) , § 98.284(d) , § 98.314(c) , § 98.314(d) , § 98.314(f) , and § 98.334(b) .(29) ASTM D6060-96 (Reapproved 2001) Standard Practice for Sampling of Process Vents With a Portable Gas Chromatograph, IBR approved for § 98.244(b) .(30) ASTM D6348-03 Standard Test Method for Determination of Gaseous Compounds by Extractive Direct Interface Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy, IBR approved for § 98.54(b) , Table I-9 to subpart I of this part, § 98.224(b) , and § 98.414(n) .(31) ASTM D6609-08 Standard Guide for Part-Stream Sampling of Coal, IBR approved for § 98.164(b) .(32) ASTM D6751-08 Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel Blend Stock (B100) for Middle Distillate Fuels, IBR approved for § 98.6 .(33) ASTM D6866-16 Standard Test Methods for Determining the Biobased Content of Solid, Liquid, and Gaseous Samples Using Radiocarbon Analysis, approved June 1, 2016, IBR approved for §§ 98.34(d) and (e) , and 98.36(e) .(34) ASTM D6883-04 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Stationary Coal from Railroad Cars, Barges, Trucks, or Stockpiles, IBR approved for § 98.164(b) .(35) ASTM D7430-08ae1 Standard Practice for Mechanical Sampling of Coal, IBR approved for § 98.164(b) .(36) ASTM D7459-08 Standard Practice for Collection of Integrated Samples for the Speciation of Biomass (Biogenic) and Fossil-Derived Carbon Dioxide Emitted from Stationary Emissions Sources, IBR approved for § 98.34(d) , § 98.34(e) , and § 98.36(e) .(37) ASTM E359-00 (Reapproved 2005)e1 Standard Test Methods for Analysis of Soda Ash (Sodium Carbonate), IBR approved for § 98.294(a) and § 98.294(b) .(38) ASTM E1019-08 Standard Test Methods for Determination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel, Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys by Various Combustion and Fusion Techniques, IBR approved for § 98.174(b) .(40) ASTM E1915-07a Standard Test Methods for Analysis of Metal Bearing Ores and Related Materials by Combustion Infrared-Absorption Spectrometry, IBR approved for § 98.174(b) .(41) ASTM E1941-04 Standard Test Method for Determination of Carbon in Refractory and Reactive Metals and Their Alloys, IBR approved for § 98.114(b) , § 98.184(b) , § 98.334(b) .(42) ASTM UOP539-97 Refinery Gas Analysis by Gas Chromatography, IBR approved for § 98.164(b) , § 98.244(b) , § 98.254(d) , § 98.324(d) , § 98.344(b) , and § 98.354(g) .(43) ASTM D1941-91 (Reapproved 2007) Standard Test Method for Open Channel Flow Measurement of Water with the Parshall Flume, approved June 15, 2007, IBR approved for § 98.354(d) .(44) ASTM D5614-94 (Reapproved 2008) Standard Test Method for Open Channel Flow Measurement of Water with Broad-Crested Weirs, approved October 1, 2008, IBR approved for § 98.354(d) .(45) ASTM D6349-09 Standard Test Method for Determination of Major and Minor Elements in Coal, Coke, and Solid Residues from Combustion of Coal and Coke by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry, IBR approved for § 98.144(b) .(46) ASTM D2879-97 (Reapproved 2007) Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure-Temperature Relationship and Initial Decomposition Temperature of Liquids by Isoteniscope (ASTM D2879), approved May 1, 2007, IBR approved for § 98.128 .(47) ASTM D7359-08 Standard Test Method for Total Fluorine, Chlorine and Sulfur in Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Their Mixtures by Oxidative Pyrohydrolytic Combustion followed by Ion Chromatography Detection (Combustion Ion Chromatography-CIC) (ASTM D7359), approved October 15, 2008, IBR approved for § 98.124(e)(2) .(48) ASTM D2593-93 (Reapproved 2009) Standard Test Method for Butadiene Purity and Hydrocarbon Impurities by Gas Chromatography, approved July 1, 2009, IBR approved for § 98.244(b)(4)(xi) .(49) ASTM D7633-10 Standard Test Method for Carbon Black-Carbon Content, approved May 15, 2010, IBR approved for § 98.244(b)(4)(xii) .(f) The following material is available for purchase from the Gas Processors Association (GPA), 6526 East 60th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74143, (918) 493-3872, http://www.gasprocessors.com.(2) GPA 2261-00 Analysis for Natural Gas and Similar Gaseous Mixtures by Gas Chromatography, IBR approved for § 98.164(b) , § 98.254(d) , § 98.344(b) , and § 98.354(g) .(g) The following material is available for purchase from the International Standards Organization (ISO), 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, + 41 22 749 01 11, http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm.(1) ISO 3170: Petroleum liquids-Manual sampling-Third Edition 2004-02-01, IBR approved for § 98.164(b) .(2) ISO 3171: Petroleum Liquids-Automatic pipeline sampling-Second Edition 1988-12-01, IBR approved for § 98.164(b) .(4) ISO/CSAPR 15349-1: 1998, Unalloyed steel-Determination of low carbon content. Part 1: Infrared absorption method after combustion in an electric resistance furnace (by peak separation) (1998-10-15)-First Edition, IBR approved for § 98.174(b) .(5) ISO/CSAPR 15349-3: 1998, Unalloyed steel-Determination of low carbon content. Part 3: Infrared absorption method after combustion in an electric resistance furnace (with preheating) (1998-10-15)-First Edition, IBR approved for § 98.174(b) .(h) The following material is available for purchase from the National Lime Association (NLA), 200 North Glebe Road, Suite 800, Arlington, Virginia 22203, (703) 243-5463, http://www.lime.org.(1) CO2 Emissions Calculation Protocol for the Lime Industry-English Units Version, February 5, 2008 Revision-National Lime Association, incorporation by reference (IBR) approved for § 98.194(c) and § 98.194(e) .(i) The following material is available for purchase from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1070, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070, (800) 877-8339, http://www.nist.gov/index.html.(1) Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements For Weighing and Measuring Devices, NIST Handbook 44 (2009), incorporation by reference (IBR) approved for § 98.244(b) , § 98.254(h) , and § 98.344(a) .(j) The following material is available for purchase from the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI), 15 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092, (800) 332-8686, http://www.tappi.org.(1) T650 om-05 Solids Content of Black Liquor, TAPPI, incorporation by reference (IBR) approved for § 98.276(c) and § 98.277(d) .(2) T684 om-06 Gross Heating Value of Black Liquor, TAPPI, incorporation by reference (IBR) approved for § 98.274(b) .(k) The following material is available for purchase from Standard Methods, at http://www.standardmethods.org, (877) 574-1233; or, through a joint publication agreement from the American Public Health Association (APHA), P.O. Box 933019, Atlanta, GA 31193-3019, (888) 320-APHA (2742), http://www.apha.org/publications/pubscontact/.(1) Method 2540G Total, Fixed, and Volatile Solids in Solid and Semisolid Samples, IBR approved for § 98.464(b) .(l) The following material is available from the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 21st Floor, Arlington, VA 22209-3939, (202) 693-9400, http://www.msha.gov.(1) PH16-V-1, Coal Mine Safety and Health General Inspection Procedures Handbook, June 2016, IBR approved for § 98.324(b) .(m) The following material is available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 272-0167, http://www.epa.gov.(1) NPDES Compliance Inspection Manual, Chapter 5, Sampling, EPA 305-X-04-001, July 2004, http://www.epa.gov/compliance/monitoring/programs/cwa/npdes.html, IBR approved for § 98.354(c) .(2) U.S. EPA NPDES Permit Writers' Manual, Section 7.1.3 , Sample Collection Methods, EPA 833-B-96-003, December 1996, http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/owm0243.pdf, IBR approved for § 98.354(c) .(3) Protocol for Measuring Destruction or Removal Efficiency (DRE) of Fluorinated Greenhouse Gas Abatement Equipment in Electronics Manufacturing, Version 1, EPA-430-R-10-003, March 2010 (EPA 430-R-10-003), http://www.epa.gov/semiconductor-pfc/documents/dre_protocol.pdf, IBR approved for § 98.94(f)(4)(i) , § 98.94(g)(3) , § 98.97(d)(4) , § 98.98 , Appendix A to subpart I of this part, § 98.124(e)(2) , and § 98.414(n)(1) .(4) Emissions Inventory Improvement Program, Volume II: Chapter 16, Methods for Estimating Air Emissions from Chemical Manufacturing Facilities, August 2007, Final, http://www.epa.gov/ttnchie1/eiip/techreport/volume02/index.html, IBR approved for § 98.123(c)(1)(i)(A) .(5) Protocol for Equipment Leak Emission Estimates, EPA-453/R-95-017, November 1995 (EPA-453/R-95-017), http://www.epa.gov/ttnchie1/efdocs/equiplks.pdf, IBR approved for § 98.123(d)(1)(i) , § 98.123(d)(1)(ii) , § 98.123(d)(1)(iii) , and § 98.124(f)(2) .(6) Tracer Gas Protocol for the Determination of Volumetric Flow Rate Through the Ring Pipe of the Xact Multi-Metals Monitoring System, also known as Other Test Method 24 (Tracer Gas Protocol), Eli Lilly and Company Tippecanoe Laboratories, September 2006, http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/prelim/otm24.pdf, IBR approved for § 98.124(e)(1)(ii) .(7) Approved Alternative Method 012: An Alternate Procedure for Stack Gas Volumetric Flow Rate Determination (Tracer Gas) (ALT-012), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Emission Measurement Center, May 23, 1994, http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt/alt-012.pdf, IBR approved for § 98.124(e)(1)(ii) .(8) Protocol for Measurement of Tetrafluoromethane (CF4) and Hexafluoroethane (C2F6) Emissions from Primary Aluminum Production (2008), http://www.epa.gov/highgwp/aluminum-pfc/documents/measureprotocol.pdf, IBR approved for § 98.64(a) .(9) AP 42, Section 5.2 , Transportation and Marketing of Petroleum Liquids, July 2008, (AP 42, Section 5.2 ); http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/ch05/final/c05s02.pdf; in Chapter 5, Petroleum Industry, of AP 42, Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, 5th Edition, Volume I, IBR approved for § 98.253(n) .(11) Method 8031, Acrylonitrile By Gas Chromatography, Revision 0, September 1994 (Method 8031), http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/testmethods/sw846/pdfs/8031.pdf; in EPA Publication No. SW-846, "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," Third Edition, IBR approved for § 98.244(b)(4) (viii).(12) Method 8021B, Aromatic and Halogenated Volatiles By Gas Chromatography Using Photoionization and/or Electrolytic Conductivity Detectors, Revision 2, December 1996 (Method 8021B). http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/testmethods/sw846/pdfs/8021b.pdf; in EPA Publication No. SW-846, "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," Third Edition, IBR approved for § 98.244(b)(4) (viii).(13) Method 8015C, Nonhalogenated Organics By Gas Chromatography, Revision 3, February 2007 (Method 8015C). http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/testmethods/sw846/pdfs/8015c.pdf; in EPA Publication No. SW-846, "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," Third Edition, IBR approved for § 98.244(b)(4) (viii).(14) AP 42, Section 7.1 , Organic Liquid Storage Tanks, November 2006 (AP 42, Section 7.1 ), http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/ch07/final/c07s01.pdf; in Chapter 7, Liquid Storage Tanks, of AP 42, Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, 5th Edition, Volume I, IBR approved for § 98.253(m)(1) and § 98.256(o)(2)(i) .(p) The following material is available for purchase from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1444 South Boulder Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119, (918) 584-2555, http://www.aapg.org.(1) Geologic Note: AAPG-CSD Geologic Provinces Code Map: AAPG Bulletin, Prepared by Richard F. Meyer, Laure G. Wallace, and Fred J. Wagner, Jr., Volume 75, Number 10 (October 1991), pages 1644-1651, IBR approved for § 98.238 .(2) Alaska Geological Province Boundary Map, Compiled by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Committee on Statistics of Drilling in cooperation with the USGS, 1978, IBR approved for § 98.238 .(q) The following material is available from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-8800, http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/data_publications/field_code_master_list/current/pdf/fcml_all.pdf.(1) Oil and Gas Field Code Master List 2008, DOE/EIA0370(08), January 2009, IBR approved for § 98.238 .74 FR 56374, Oct. 30, 2009, as amended at 75 FR 39759, July 12, 2010; 75 FR 66458, Oct. 28, 2010; 75 FR 74488, Nov. 30, 2010; 75 FR 74816, Dec. 1, 2010; 75 FR 79138, Dec. 17, 2010; 78 FR 68202, Nov. 13, 2013; 78 FR 71948, Nov. 29, 2013; 81 FR 89250, Dec. 9, 2016