CLEVELAND, OH, October 24, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The final rule makes several important changes to the Stationary Source Audit Sample Program. EPA will no longer provide audit samples to state/local agencies. The creation and distribution of audit samples has been privatized and the responsibility for obtaining audit samples has been shifted to the source owner. The restructuring of the program affects operators of stationary sources who are required to perform compliance source testing under 40 CFR parts 60, 61, 63, and for methods found in Appendix M of Part 51. http://www.aircomp.com

Source owners may obtain audit samples from Accredited Audit Sample Providers (AASP). The AASP must be accredited by a third party and approved to a set of standards developed by a Voluntary Standards Consensus Body (VSCB) organization. The VSCB must have their standards for their audit sample program approved by EPA. The audit samples must be analyzed by the same analysts on the same instrumentation as compliance samples. The facility must report the audit sample results to the agency and the AASP simultaneously. Audit samples that are tested in the field can continue to be tested in the field, as long as a representative from the compliance authority is present during the testing.

The AASP will then report back to the compliance authority, the facility and the laboratory the evaluation of the audits sample results. The final report will contain the assigned value, the acceptance criteria the reported method and the evaluation.

Air Compliance Testing http://www.aircomp.com will be in attendance at the Source Evaluation Society SSAAP Conference in Tucson in March 2011 where an update on the EPA audit sample requirements will be given.

If you would like more information on EPA required audit samples, contact Louise Barton at 800-372-2471 ext. 225 or louise@aircomp.com.

Website: http://www.aircomp.com

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