Section 115.415 - Testing RequirementsThe testing requirements for degreasing processes in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas and in Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Gregg, Guadalupe, Hays, Nueces, Travis, Victoria, Williamson, and Wilson Counties are as follows.
(1) Compliance with § 115.412(1) of this title (relating to Control Requirements) must be determined by applying the following test methods, as applicable: (A) determination of true vapor pressure using ASTM International Test Method D323-89, ASTM Test Method D2879, ASTM Test Method D4953, ASTM Test Method D5190, or ASTM Test Method D5191 for the measurement of Reid vapor pressure, adjusted for actual storage temperature in accordance with American Petroleum Institute Publication 2517, Third Edition, 1989;(B) minor modifications to the test methods and procedures listed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph that are approved by the executive director; (C) using standard reference materials for the true vapor pressure of each volatile organic compound component; or (D) using analytical data from the solvent supplier or manufacturer's material safety data sheet. (2) Compliance with § 115.412(2)(D)(iv) and (3)(A)(ii) of this title and § 115.413(3) of this title (relating to Alternate Control Requirements) must be determined by applying the following test methods, as appropriate: (A) Test Methods 1-4 (40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 60, Appendix A) for determining flow rates, as necessary;(B) Test Method 18 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A) for determining gaseous organic compound emissions by gas chromatography;(C) Test Method 25 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A) for determining total gaseous nonmethane organic emissions as carbon;(D) Test Methods 25A or 25B (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A) for determining total gaseous organic concentrations using flame ionization or nondispersive infrared analysis; or(E) minor modifications to these test methods and procedures approved by the executive director.(3) Test methods other than those specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section may be used if validated by 40 CFR Part 63, Appendix A, Test Method 301. For the purposes of this paragraph, substitute "executive director" each place that Test Method 301 references "administrator."30 Tex. Admin. Code § 115.415
The provisions of this §115.415 adopted to be effective February 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 549; amended to be effective August 1, 1992, 17 TexReg 4683; amended to be effective May 27, 1994, 19 TexReg 3703; amended to be effective August 29, 2001, 26 TexReg 6303; amended to be effective December 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 11360; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 25, June 19, 2015, TexReg 3945, eff. 6/25/2015