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($$   1   ' dxd =>D?@UADBeCDDEDF%3|xFD5E7A<< BLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(P$ Table  1  G5HA<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  5JMA X CKLKL'dxd3+0 d d d3+0 d d ddd5y  <<= 8C5M -, dcBB       TRY 3'3' 3' Letter3'TXX XO X    -X XB Bd  -=dB B QuestionsandAnswers:    ̀&R&=Ԁ#=&&R#BelowareanswerstosomeofthequestionsconcerningMethod303certification,Method  303application,andthecokeovenrule.Thisisprovidedasaninformationalbulletin.Forfurtherclarificationoftherule,Method303,ortheMethod303certificationcourse,contactRoyHuntleyat(919)5411060orAmandaAgnewat(919)5415268.  t 1.,,O WHENMUSTMETHOD303INSPECTIONSBYCERTIFIEDOBSERVERSBEGIN? p    XXO  bMethod303inspectionsforcompliancewiththenewregulation(i.e.,dailyinspections)forcokebatterieswhochoosetheLAERtrackbeginNovember15,1993.ForbatteriesthatchoosetheMACTtrack,inspectionsmustbeginonDecember31,1995. b! XbX!v= 2.   &R&v?1v?&&RWHOMUSTBECERTIFIED?#&R&??1v# \   ! XX ! ^?1v?&&RAnyonewhoinspectsacokebatterytocomplywiththenewcokeovenNESHAPmustbeacertifiedMethod  303observer.Underthenewrule,cokeplantsarenotallowedtoselfinspect,soobservationsbyemployeesofthecokeplantwillnotbeusedtodeterminecompliance.#&R&??1v?# D  ^! XX! ?1v?&&R3.   HOWDOESONECERTIFY?  | #&R&??1v#! XXF ! ^?1v?&&ROnemustattendandpassaMethod303certificationcourse.Toregister,callBethButlerat(919)5154659. 0 #&R&??1v # ^ X X ?1v?&&R4.#&R&??1v #?1v?&&RHOWMUCHEXPERIENCEISREQUIREDPRIORTOATTENDINGTHECERTIFICATION ` TRAININGCOURSE?#&R&??1v # <   XX  ^?1v?&&RTraineesshallhavecompletedatleast12hoursoffieldobservationsandshallhaveattendedatleastoncethe#&R&??1v # t  ^XX?1v?&&RԀlectureportion&R&??1vԀ#?1v?&&R #oftheEPAMethod9certification(Method9ofAppendixA,40CFRPart60).Thetraineeshould,but P isnot,requiredto,completethefieldobservationrequirementatacokeovenbatterythattheywillbeinspectingafterBbecominaBBbecomingBcertified. XX `Duringthen)??1v?1v?n)12#n)??1v#Ԁ?1v?n)hours,thetraineeshallobservethen)??1vԀ?1v?n)operationsofacokeovenbatteryasitpertainstoMethodn)??1v303 < ?1v?n)andshallalsopracticeinspectingthebatteryusingMethodn)??1v?1v?n)303#n)??1vU#Ԁ?1v?n)oramethodsimilartoMethod303.Forpeoplewithno    experiencewithcokebatteryoperationsorcokeoveninspectionprocedures,the12hoursoffieldobservationmustcontaininstructionBfomBBfromBanexperiencedcokeovenobserver,familiarwithMethodn)??1v?1v?n)303#n)??1v#Ԁ?1v?n)orsimilarmethodsandthe T"" operationofthecokeovenbatteries.Forpeoplewhoarealreadyfamiliarwithcokingoperations(becausetheyworkoncokebatteries,forexample)andthecokeovenXKzX??1vinspectionprocedure?1v?XXKz(becausetheyhaveinspectedbatteries,for  $ $ example),itisacceptableforthemtousepreviousexperiencetosatisfythisrequirement,providingtheirpreviousinspectionexperienceincludesinspectingcokebatteriesfordoor,lid,andofftakeleaks,andtimingchargingemissions.Ifnot,thentheywillhavetoobtainthatexperience.ThegeneralideaisforeveryonetobefamiliarwithcokebatteryoperationsandthegeneralconceptsofXKzX??1vcountingdoor ,?1v?XXKz lid,andofftakeleaksandtimingchargingemissionssothat '$( duringthecourse,thestudentcanconcentrateonlearningMethodn)??1v303. |($)  ` XX?1v?n)5.HOWDOESONEARRANGETORECEIVETHE12HOURFIELDOBSERVATION?  *&+ #n)??1v#?1v?n)  XX `CooperationwiththeparticularcokebatteryandtheStateorLocalAgencywill,ofcourse,beneeded.Contact +(- theapplicableStateorLocalagencyforguidance. ` XX n)??1v?1v?n)6. X<XHOWMUCHSAFETYTRAININGDOINEED? 4.*0 #n)??1v# /+1 ?1v?n)  XX< `PriortoattendingtheMethodn)??1v303?1v?n)certificationcourse,alltraineesshallhavecompletedthen)??1v?1v?n)24#n)??1vV#Ԁ?1v?n)hourbasichealth  andsafetytraining,orequivalent,andbefittestedforarespirator.Anybodywhohasnotcompletedthenecessarysafetytrainingwillnotbecertified.Anyquestionsabouthowtoobtainthepropertraining,callKirkFosteratn)??1v (919)?1v?n)541 < 4571. `! XX!7.  WHATDOINEEDTOBRINGTOTHECOURSE?#n)??1v# P ?1v?n) ! XX`! `Itistheresponsibilityofthetraineestosupplytheirownhardhat,steeltoedsafetyshoes,safetyglasseswith h  sideshields,andafittestedrespirator.Also,traineesshouldbringaclipboard,astopwatch,andascientificcalculatororalaptopcomputerwithLotusn)??1v?1v?n)123#n)??1v^#,?1v?n)versionn)??1v?1v?n)2.1#n)??1v#Ԁ?1v?n)orbetter(toruntheMethodn)??1v?1v?n)303#n)??1v#Ԁ?1v?n)spreadsheet).     ` X<XXX<&R&??1v ?1v?&&R8.WHATISTHECERTIFICATIONCOURSEGOINGTOBELIKEANDHOWLONGDOESITLAST?  T  #&R&??1v} # XX ^?1v?&&R Anagendawillbemailedtoeachtraineeuponregistration.Ingeneral,thecourseisfourorfivedayslongand   startsonaMondaywithaclassroomlecture/workshop.Thiswilleitherbeheldatahotelconferenceroomorattheplant.Duringtheclassroomportionofthecertificationcourse,theinstructorsgooverthemethodindetail.TheMethod303videowillillustratethevariousproceduresfor&R&??1vinspectinga?1v?&&Rbatteryandacomputerprogramtocalculatetheresults    willbedemonstrated.Atestwillbegiven. ^ ^OnTuesday,thetraineesgotothebatteryandgroupsof58willreceiveinstructionfromapanelmember.Afterlunch,thegroupswillgobacktothebatterieswiththeentirepanelformorepractice.DuringTuesdayafternoon,thepracticeruns,ifacceptabletothepanel,canbeusedtosatisfytherequirementintheruleforapracticerun. ^ ^OnWednesday,thetraineesreturntothebatteryandbeginthecertificationrunswiththepanel.Traineeswillbecertifiedwhen1practicerunand3certifyingrunshavebeencompletedtothesatisfactionofthepanel.Formanypeople,certificationwillnotbecompleteuntilThursday.Fridayshouldbeconsideredasanextradaytobeusedintheeventofbadweather. ^! X2X! ] &R&??1v ?1v?&&R9.  HOWLONGDOESCERTIFICATIONLASTANDHOWDOESONERECERTIFY?#&R&??1v\'# p  ] ! XX}! ^?1v?&&R Certificationlastsforoneyear.ObserversrecertifytwicebyviewingtheMethod303videoandcorrectly $ answeringallofthequestionsontheMethod303test.Every3years,anobservermustdemonstrateproficiencytotheMethod303panelagain. ^! XX!&R&??1v ?1v?&&R10 .  WHOPAYSFORCERTIFICATION?  " #&R&??1v)#! XX" ! ^?1v?&&R Eachtrainee,exceptemployeesoftheUSEPAandstateandlocalagencies,willhavetopayafee.Currently, L"$ thefeeissetat$1200.Theruleprovidesforeachowneroroperatorofacokeovenbatterytopayaninspectionfeetodefraythecostsofthe&R&??1v?1v?&&Rinspectionprogram#&R&??1v+#?1v?&&R.Theformulaforcomputingtheinspectionfeeusestheaveragehourlyrate $ & forprivatevisibleemissionsinspectorsintherelevantmarketasoneofitsterms.Sincetheoverhead&R&??1vcomponentof?1v?&&Rthis $\!' averagehourlyratewillincludethecostsofgettingcertified,theInspectionfeeswillreimbursestateandlocalagenciesandtheircontractorsforcostsincurredingettingasufficient&R&??1vnumberof?1v?&&Rcertifiedinspectorstoadministertheprogram. &#)  ^ XXd??1vXX?1v?d 11.HOWDOESABATTERYSTRADDLETHETRACKS?  XX (T%- Ѐ̀Therearetwosetsofemissionlimits;theMACTlimitsandtheextensiontrack(theextensiontrackisalsocalledtheLAERextensiontrack).Eachbatterymustcomplywithoneofthetracks,butmay,ifsodesired,straddlebothtracksuntilJanuary  ??1v 1998,?1v?   atwhichtimeaselectionisnecessary.Ifabatterywantstostraddlebothtracks,inother H,(1 words,notcommittoeithertrack,thatbatterywillbesubjecttothemorestringentlimitsofthetwotracks.ThestraddlingendsonJanuary  ??1v 1,1998,?1v?   whenbatteryoperatorsmustdeclarewhichtracktheyintendtofollow. .|*3  .X+4 $ X%X$ P  12 .  WHENISANINCOMPLETE  ??1vCHARGEACCEPTABLE?1v?  ANDWHENISTIMINGLESSTHAN5 < CHARGESADAYACCEPTABLE? P XX} Section  ??1v?1v?  3.8#  ??1vU4#?1v?  oftheMethodreadsasfollows: P  XX o"Fivecharging  ??1v?1v?  observations(runs)#  ??1vI5# ?1v?   obtainedinaccordancewiththismethodshallbeconsideredavalidsetof   observationsfor  thatday.Noobservationofanincompletechargeshallbeincludedinadailysetofobservations#?5???1v?#?1v???5Ԁthatis h  lowerthanthelowestreadingforacompletecharge.Ifbothcompleteandincompletechargeshavebeenobserved,thedailysetofobservationsshallincludethefivehighestvaluesobserved.Fourorthreechargingobservations(runs)obtainedinaccordancewiththismethodshallbeconsideredavalidsetofchargingobservationsonlywhereitisnotpossibletoobtainfivechargingobservations,becauseofvisualinterferences(seeSection  ??1v?1v?  3.5#  ??1v8#)?1v?  orinclementweather  T  preventaclearviewofthechargingsystemduringcharging.However,observationsfromthreeorfourchargesthatsatisfytheserequirementsshallnotbeconsideredavalidsetofchargingobservationsifuseofsuchsetofobservationsinacalculationunderSection  ??1v?1v?  3.9#  ??1v:#Ԁ?1v?  wouldcausethevalueofAtobelessthan145." l   o XX jInplainlanguage,theobservermusttime5completeconsecutivechargeseachday.Iftheobserver'sviewofthechargingsystembecomesobstructedduringthechargetotheextentthathethinksthechargehasbeencompromised,theobserverstopsthestopwatch,recordstheaccumulatedtime,andlabelsthechargean"incompletecharge".Theobserverthentimesthenextchargetoreplacetheincompletecharge.Iffivecompletechargescouldnotbeobtainedforthatday,theincompletechargecanbeusedasoneofthefivechargesforthatdayifatleastoneofthecompletechargeshasaloweremissiontimethantheincompletecharge. j! X(X! S &R&??1v ?1v?&&R13.  THEREAREPROVISIONSINTHERULETHATALLOWBATTERIESWITHSHEDSTOAPPLY ( FORANALTERNATIVEBSTAKDARDBBSTANDARDB.WHATDOESTHEOBSERVERDOWITHBATTERIESTHATAPPLYANDRECEIVEANDALTERNATIVESTANDARD?#&R&??1v|># \  S! XX}! p?1v?&&RTheresponsetothisquestionisbestshowninanexample.Inthisexample,Battery1hasacokesideshedand  abaghousetocontrolemissions.Theownerappliesforanalternativestandard,usingtheproceduresintheregulation.Aftertesting,thebatteryreceivesanalternativestandardof11.0PLD.ThecokesidedoorsundertheshedofBattery1arenowinspected(fromtheyardifpossible,fromthebenchifnot,perMethod303)onceaweekinsteadofonceaday.ThenewPLDisnotaveragedwithanyotherreading.Instead,itisaneverBtoexceedBBBBtoBCCDBBDBexceedBleakingdEoorEFoorFlimit.IfthePLDforthe cokesidewiththesheddonotexceed11.0PLDfor12consecutiveweeks,thenthedoorsareinspectedoncea \! month.IfanyexceedanceBBisrecordedduringthemonthlyinspection,thefrequencyofinspectionreturnstoonceaweek.InadditiontothePLDlimit,theobservermustconductaweeklyinspectionoftheshedforcollectionefficiencyandmayhavetoreadopacity,usingMethod9,oftheemissionsattheoutletofthebaghouse.Theword"may"isapplicablebecausethebatteryoperatorhastheoptionofinstallingandmaintainingacontinuousopacitymonitoratthebaghouseoutlet. p pInspectingtheshedforcollectionefficiencymeanswalkingaroundtheshedandlookingforemissionsescapingcapture.Pushingemissionsareexempt.#&R&??1v@# '$*  p! XX! ?1v?&&R14.  ISTHEOBSERVERREQUIREDTOINSPECTTHECOLLECTINGMAIN?#&R&??1vF# T)%,  ! XX ! p?1v?&&RProceduresforconductingcollectingmaininspectionsareinMethod303,buttheobserverisnotrequiredto +'. inspectthecollectingmaineveryday.Thepermittingauthoritywilldeterminethefrequencyofcollectingmaininspectionsbytheobserver.However,theregulationrequirestheowneroroperatortoinspectthecollectingmaindaily.#&R&??1vZG# p! X(X! S  ?1v?&&R t.*2 Ї15.  CANBATTERIESBECOMBINEDFORTHEPURPOSEOFCONDUCTINGINSPECTIONS(E.G., ` TOOBTAINFIVEOBSERVATIONSTOTALFORCHARGINGINSTEADOFTWOSETSOFFIVEOBSERVATIONSFORTWOBATTERIES)?   #&R&??1v4I# S ! XX}! p?1v?&&RBatteriesaredefinedinAppendixAoftherule,andaswithotherpartsoftherule,thislistwasnegotiatedin H goodfaithbyalloftheparties.Ifthereisademonstrableproblemwiththewaythatbatteriesaredefinedintheappendix,afacilitymayapplyforanalternativemethod.However,combiningofbatterieswillbedeterminedonacasebycasebasisbythedelegatedenforcementagency.Tobeconsideredforanalternativemethod,thefollowing#&R&??1vJ# `   pXX?1v?&&Rcriteriawillapply:? <    XQXg??1vԀ  p  ?@ <   @A @X A??1v?gXXQ?A񀀀A񀀀Theremustbeasubstantiveneedorreasonforthealternativemethod.̀ThealternativemethodmustapplytoBcharginqBBchargingBobservationsonly.̀Batteriesthataretobecombinedtoconductasin<6l<=gle=setofchargingobservationsmustbechargedbyasingleBBlarryBBπ>>caroperatedbythesamecrewforbothbatteries. X(X S  16.   IFTWOORMOREBATTERIESARECONNECTEDBYCOMMONWALLS,DOESTHIS t CONSTITUTEONEBATTERY? S ! XX}! \ Notnecessarily.Theeasiestwaytodeterminewhethersomethingisconsideredonebatteryortwoistoconsult  thelistofbatteriesthatisintheregulation. \! XuX! 17.   AREVEFROMBYPASSSTACKSOROTHERSOURCESNOTED?   ! XX! \ Any"event"canbenotedinthecommentportionoftheinspectionform,'butVEfrombypassstacksarenot T coveredundertheregulation. \! X(X! S  18.   THEGUIDANCEINTHEMETHODISTOVARYTHETIMEOFDAYOFTHEINSPECTIONS. l DOESTHISMEANNONIGHTINSPECTIONS? S ! XX}! \ ThereisnothinginthemethodorrulethatpreventssomeonefromconductingaMethod303traverseatnight. |   \! X(X! S  19.   PREHEATERSDRIVEOFFEXCESSMOISTURE.ISTHISCONSIDEREDCOKEOVEN  4" EMISSIONS? S XX} 󀀀Preheateremissionsarenotcoveredunderthisregulation. L#%  X(X S  20.   WHENDOESTHECHARGINGPERIODENDFORBATTERIESTHATUSEJUMPERPIPESOR %!' ASSISTOVENS? S $ X!X}$ d #?5???1v6##?1v???5Thechargingperiodbeginswhencoalbeginstoflowintotheovenandendswhenthelastchargingportis '$* recapped.Ifan#?5??#?1vjW##?1v???5Ԁ$ X[!X!$ovenusesamovablejumperpipeandanassistovenduring$ X[!X[L $charging,thenemissionsfromthe t($+ jumperpipeandtheportofthe$ X[!X[L $assistovencountaschargingemissions.Thechargingperiod$ X[!X[L $endswhenthelastlidontheovenbeingchargedisreplaced.#?5??#?1v:X##?1v???5Ԁ ,*&-  d$ X[!X[L $#?5??#?1vZ#?1v???5$ X%X[L $ P &R&??1v ?1v?&&R21.   ISABATTERYEXEMPTFROMNOV'SDURINGTHETRAININGOFTHEOBSERVERS? +`(/  P ! XX}! c ItisnotthepolicyoftheEPAtoexemptasourcefro:9M9:;m;beingcitedforviolationsduringavisit. -*1  c x.*2 ! X%X! P  22.   SHOULDFLAMESSEENCOMINGFROMANOVENDOORJAMBDURINGADOOR < TRAVERSECOUNTASADOORLEAK? P ! XX}! X TheproceduresinMethod303determinethepresenceofvisibleemissions.FlamesarenotcountedasVE. L However,anyplumefromtheflamethatisvisibleduringapropertraversecanbecountedasVE. X! XX! 23.   DOESTHENEWCOKEOVENRULESUPERSEDEOTHERSTATERULES? @   $ XX$ \ No.  Thecokebatteryisstillobligatedtocomplywithallstateorcountyrulesthatarecurrentlyinplace.  t   \;! XnXO!;#&R&??1vZ##&D &&&RZ#! XXO!&y &&&D  ^!  &&y