Best

Available

Monitoring

Methods

and

Missing

Data

Reporting

All facilities are required to report the use of Best Available Monitoring Methods (BAMM) and Missing Data for each applicable source using the three data cells pictured below which appear near the top of the page for each source in Subpart W.

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The two data element associated with BAMM are:

1. Were BAMM used for any parameters to calculate GHG emissions? (Yes or No) 98.236(c)(7)

1. -

1. As

1. noted

1. this

1. is

1. a

1. "Yes"

1. or

1. "No"

1. question.

1. Please

1. note

1. that

1. "Y"

1. or

1. "N"

1. and

1. "yes"

1. or

1. "no"

1. are

1. not

1. valid

1. answers

1. to

1. this

1. question

1. because

1. these

1. answers

1. are

1. not

1. accepted

1. in

1. the

1. XML

1. reporting

1. schema.

1.   This

1. question

1. must

1. be

1. answered.

2. Provide

1. a

1. brief

1. description

1. of

1. the

1. BAMM

1. used,

1. parameter

1. measured,

1. and

1. time

1. period

1. BAMM

1. was

1. used

1. during

1. the

1. year.

If

a

facility

or

supplier

used

BAMM

for

all

or

part

of

the

reporting

year,

both

in

the

case

where

BAMM

was

automatically

granted

under

the

rule

and

where

the

use

of

BAMM

required

EPA

approval,

you

must

answer

"Yes"

to

the

first

question.

  If

you

answer

"Yes",

you

are

also

required

to

report

the

following

information

per

§98.3(c)(7):

• a

• brief

• description

• of

• each

• best

• available

• monitoring

• method

• used,

• the

• parameter

• measured

• using

• the

• method,

• and

• the

• time

• period

• during

• which

• the

• best

• available

• monitoring

• method.

These data must be provided for each parameter for which BAMM was used to support reporting under this source category.

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{highlight}highlighted invisible to public - For additional guidance on the intended use of the BAMM reporting features in Subpart A, in Subpart W associated with source categories, and in Subpart W where BAMM information of collected at the unit or compressor level please refer to [FAQ 668|http://www.ccdsupport.com/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=149848254] *insert production link*{highlight}{show-to}

If

missing

data

procedures

were

used

to

support

the

reporting

of

any

data

withing

this

source

category,

you

must

answer

Yes

to

the

third

question

pictured

above.

  Again

the

response

this

question

must

be

either

Yes

or

No.

  Use

of

"Y"

or

"N

"

or

lower

case

"yes"

or

"no"

are

not

valid.

  The

question

must

be

answered

either

the

word

"Yes"

or

the

word

"No"