VERIFICATION OF METHANE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES ATTENTION VENDORS OF METHANE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES. The Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program, in existence since 1995, is administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development. It was funded by Congress in response to the belief that there are many viable environmental technologies available that are underutilized due to the lack of credible third-party performance testing. Southern Research Institute operates one of the ten ETV Centers (the Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Technology Verification Center) in partnership with the EPA's Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division. The mission of the GHG Center is to provide a third-party verification capability to vendors and others that need reliable performance information on greenhouse gas control technologies and emission monitoring devices. The ETV-GHG Center is currently accepting applications from candidates wishing to submit technologies for performance testing. Vendors or others with technologies that fit the following categories are invited to apply for independent third party verification testing conducted by the center: 1) capture and utilize low-pressure gas leaks from natural gas transmission station compressor seals; 2) use new and advanced compressor seals, which control leakage from natural gas compressors; 3) micro-turbines which use low-pressure methane gas. Anyone wishing to have their technologyh considered for testing should complete a pre-application form. These froms can be obtained from the Center's web page or by contacting the Center at (919) 403-0282. For further information, contact the Center or view their web page. WEB: http:www.sri-rtp.com/index.html, http://www.sri.org/greenhouse.html. E-MAIL: http://www.epa.gov/etv/12/12_main.html, MHuneycutt@epamail.epa.gov. Posted 07/16/98 (W-SN224343).

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