A provision is going to be made to accommodate this situation. The QA Officer will be looking for the reference to the undeveloped SOP with a note of its inclusion upon the SOPs completion. The QAPP could then still be approved with the notation of this temporary omission. Once the SOP is completed (or a solid draft is supplied), it would need to be incorporated as appropriate into the QAPP and all effected sections submitted as a revision for approval.
10. I am inquiring about the coal samples to be collected as a component of the Part III testing. The parameters of interest as identified in the Part II FAQ Question No. 3 are:
Total sulfur, percent (dry basis)
Heating value, Btu/lb (dry basis)
Ash, percent (dry basis)
percent Mercury, ppm (dry basis)
Chlorine, ppm (dry basis)
Do we need to collect a coal sample for every Ontario Hydro run? (EPA: YES)
Multiple samples are collected over the course of each Ontario Hydro run; these samples are to be composited prior to analysis so that you would have one composited sample to be analyzed for each Ontario Hydro run. The correct number of samples to be composited for each run would be according to recognized procedures for coal sampling for this situation [astm].
11. Where do I send my site-specific test plan and quality assurance program plan (QAPP)?
These documents should be submitted directly to the following address:
U.S. Mail:
Mr. William Grimley/Ms. Lara Autry
Emission Measurement Center (MD-19)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Attn: Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit Mercury Test Program
Federal Express, UPS, etc.:
Mr. William Grimley/Ms. Lara Autry
Emissions Measurement Center
Interstate 40 and Page Road
Room Number E-108/E-128
Durham, NC 27711
Attn: Electric Utility Steam Generating Unit Mercury Test Program
These documents are due to EPA by COB Tuesday, June 1, 1999. Because of the necessary inclusion of various diagrams and figures, electronic submittals are not acceptable; hard copies are required (3 copies).
EPA will allow submittal of the documents direct from the utilities environmental testing contractor as long as it is clear that it is the official submittal of the utility.
