Section 326IAC13-1.1-16. Facility quality assurance program

   (a) No emission tests shall be conducted with any analyzer that is not operating within all specifications developed or approved by the department. The following practices, in addition to those described in "IM240 & Evap Technical Guidance", EPA420-R-00-007, April 2000*, shall be followed:

(1) Preventive maintenance on all inspection equipment shall be performed to ensure accurate and repeatable operation.

(2) Computerized analyzers shall automatically record:

(A) quality control check information;

(B) lockouts; and

(C) attempted tampering;

which shall be monitored to ensure proper quality control.

  (b) The contractor shall maintain the equipment according to demonstrated good engineering practices to assure test accuracy. The calibration and adjustment requirements in "IM240 & Evap Technical Guidance", EPA420-R-00-007, April 2000*, shall apply to all steady-state test equipment. Calibration schedules and other quality control frequencies may be adjusted by using statistical process control to monitor equipment performance on an ongoing basis. Additional requirements shall be as follows:

(1) For analyzers that use ambient air as the starting point for emission readings, the air shall be drawn from the air outside the inspection bay or lane in which the analyzer is situated.

(2) The analyzer housing shall be constructed to protect the analyzer bench and electrical components from ambient temperature and humidity fluctuations that exceed the range of the analyzer's design specifications.

(3) Analyzers shall automatically purge the analytical system after each test.

  (c) Measures shall be instituted to maintain the security of all documents by which compliance with the inspection requirement is established, including, but not limited to, inspection certificates and waiver certificates. This section shall in no way require the use of paper documents (except for certificates of compliance and waivers) but shall apply if they are used by the program for these purposes.

  (d) Compliance documents are to be counterfeit-resistant through the use of:

(1) special fonts;

(2) watermarks;

(3) ultraviolet inks;

(4) encoded magnetic strips;

(5) unique bar coded identifiers;

(6) difficult to acquire materials; or

(7) other measures;

as approved by the department.

  (e) All inspection certificates and waiver certificates shall be printed with:

(1) a unique serial number; and

(2) an official program seal.

  *This document is 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 13-1.1-16; filed Jun 21, 1995, 4:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2736; filed Dec 23, 1998, 4:44 p.m.: 22 IR 1470; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 24 IR 1477; errata filed Dec 12, 2002, 3:35 p.m.: 26 IR 1570; filed Aug 26, 2004, 11:30 a.m.: 28 IR 81; filed Mar 20, 2008, 11:11 a.m.: 20080416-IR-326060284FRA)