TESTING OF PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES The Environmental Technology Verification Program (ETV), in existence since 1995, is administered by the U.S. EPA's Office of Research and Development. It was funded by the 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 Insititute operates one of thirteen ETV Verification Organizations, the Greenhouse Gas Technology Verification Center (GHG Center) in partnership with the EPA's Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division. The mission of the GHG Center is to provide third-party performance verification 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 intended to control and reduce losses due to over pressuration from storage vessels containing petroleum, petroleum products, natural gas, or other hydrocarbons, are invited to apply for independent third party verification testing. Performance parameters to be tested may include 1) pressure set point to vent; 2) emissions released when venting occurs; 3) emissions released when in the non-venting mode; and, 4) applicability to control greenhouse gas emissions. Vendors are required to provide their device for the duration of the test and are also required to offset verification testing costs through cash and in-kind contributions. Vendors with commercial technologies wishing to participate in these tests should complete and submit a pre-application available on the Center's web site listed below or by contacting Brian Phillips at the Center at 919-403-0282. WEB: Not applicable. No RFP is available., http://www.sri-rtp.com/index.html. E-MAIL: Not applicable. Not an acquisition., dkirchgessner@engineer.aeerl.epa.gov. Posted 03/16/99 (W-SN308919).

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