Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-17-3-4; IC 13-17-3-11

Affected: IC 13-14-4-3; IC 13-15; IC 13-17

Sec. 4. (a) The source owner or operator shall perform sampling and analysis of the sulfur content of fuel oil in accordance with the following ASTM procedures:

1. (1) Collection of fuel oil samples shall be conducted according to either of the following:

   1. (A) ASTM D4057-88*, "Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products".
   2. (B) ASTM D4177-82*, "Standard Method for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products".

2. (2) Determination of sulfur content shall be conducted according to any of the following:

   1. (A) ASTM D129-95*, "Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (General Bomb Method)".
   2. (B) ASTM D1266-91*, "Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (Lamp Method)".
   3. (C) ASTM D1552-95*, "Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (High-Temperature Method)".
   4. (D) ASTM D2622-94*, "Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (X-Ray Spectrographic Method)".
3. (3) Determination of heat content shall be conducted according to ASTM D240-92*, "Standard Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter".

(b) A source owner or operator may, with the prior written approval of the department and U.S. EPA, modify the procedures specified in subsection (a), use alternate equivalent procedures, or rely upon equivalent sampling and analysis procedures performed by the vendor prior to delivery of the fuel oil to the owner or operator.

*These documents are incorporated by reference. Copies are available for review and copying at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Air Quality, Indiana Government Center North, Tenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

(Air Pollution Control Division; 326 IAC 3-7-4; filed Jan 30, 1998, 4:00 p.m.: 21 IR 2077; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 24 IR 1477; errata filed Dec 12, 2002, 3:35 p.m.: 26 IR 1567; filed Aug 26, 2004, 11:30 a.m.: 28 IR 40; filed Aug 11, 2011, 1:54 p.m.: 20110907-IR-326050330FRA; readopted filed Oct 18, 2024, 2:09 p.m.: 20241113-IR-326230809RFA)