File No. 36725
This rule was published in the October 1, 2012, issue (Vol. 2012, No. 19) of the Utah State Bulletin.
Environmental Quality, Air Quality
Rule R307-340
Ozone Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas: Surface Coating Processes
Notice of Proposed Rule
(Repeal)
DAR File No.: 36725
Filed: 09/06/2012 04:10:56 PM
RULE ANALYSIS
Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:
In 2006, EPA tightened the 24-hour PM2.5 national ambient air quality standard from 65 to 35 micrograms per cubic meter. Currently, seven Utah counties have been found by EPA to not meet this standard. Because the coatings industries regulated in this rule emit volatile organic compounds, which are precursors to the formation of PM2.5, DAQ staff wanted to expand the applicability of this rule to include the seven counties that do not meet the new 24-hour standard. While looking into amending this rule to expand applicability, add new requirements to new coatings industries and while attempting to clarify regulatory requirements for coating industries it became evident that repealing this rule and writing new rules for each individual industry would be preferable to attempting to amend this rule.
Summary of the rule or change:
The rule is repealed in its entirety. The Air Quality Board has proposed for public comment several individual coatings rules to take its place. (DAR NOTE: The proposed new Rule R307-344 is under DAR No. 36726, the proposed new Rule R307-345 is under DAR No. 36727, the proposed new Rule R307-346 is under DAR No. 36728, the proposed new Rule R307-347 is under DAR No. 36729, the proposed new Rule R307-348 is under DAR No. 36730, the proposed new Rule R307-349 is under DAR No. 36731, the proposed new Rule R307-350 is under DAR No. 36732, and the proposed new Rule R307-351 is under DAR No. 36733 in this issue, October 1, 2012, of the Bulletin.)
State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:
- Subsection 19-2-104(1)(a)
Anticipated cost or savings to:
the state budget:
The majority of the requirements of this rule are being included in individual coatings rules that have been proposed for public comment. Therefore, there are no anticipated costs or savings to the state budget.
local governments:
The majority of the requirements of this rule are being included in individual coatings rules that have been proposed for public comment. Therefore, there are no anticipated costs or savings to local government.
small businesses:
The majority of the requirements of this rule are being included in individual coatings rules that have been proposed for public comment. Therefore, there are no anticipated costs or savings to small businesses.
persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:
The majority of the requirements of this real are being included in individual coatings rules that have been proposed for public comment. Therefore, there are no anticipated costs or savings to persons other than small busineses, businesses, or local government entities.
Compliance costs for affected persons:
The majority of the requirements of this real are being included in individual coatings rules that have been proposed for public comment. Therefore, there are no anticipated compliance costs for affected persons.
Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:
The majority of the requirements of this real are being included in individual coatings rules that have been proposed for public comment. Therefore, the repeal of this rule has no anticipated fiscal impact on businesses.
Amanda Smith, Executive Director
The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:
Environmental QualityAir QualityRoom Fourth Floor
195 N 1950 W
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116-3085
Direct questions regarding this rule to:
- Mark Berger at the above address, by phone at 801-536-4000, by FAX at 801-536-0085, or by Internet E-mail at [email protected]
Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:
10/31/2012
Interested persons may attend a public hearing regarding this rule:
- 10/15/2012 11:00 AM, Bridgerland Applied Technology College, 1301 N 600 W, Rooms 171 D and E, Logan, UT
- 10/16/2012 11:00 AM, Mountainland Association of Governments, 586 E 800 N, Orem, UT
- 10/17/2012 02:00 PM, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, 195 N 1950 W, Room No. 1015, SLC, UT
- 10/17/2012 06:00 PM, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, 195 N 1950 W, Room No. 1015, SLC, UT
This rule may become effective on:
12/06/2012
Authorized by:
Bryce Bird, Director
RULE TEXT
R307. Environmental Quality, Air Quality.
[R307-340. Ozone Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas: Surface
Coating Processes.
R307-340-1. Purpose.
The purpose of this rule is to establish Reasonably
Available Control Technology (RACT) for surface coating
operations that are located in an ozone nonattainment or
maintenance area. This rule is based on federal control technique
guidance documents.
R307-340-2. Applicability.
R307-340 applies to the owner or operator who applies
surface coating of paper, fabric, vinyl, metal furniture, large
appliance, magnet wire, flat wood, miscellaneous metal parts and
products, and graphic arts in any ozone nonattainment or
maintenance area.
R307-340-3. Definitions.
The following additional definitions apply to
R307-340:
"Air Dried Coating" means coatings that are
dried by the use of air or a forced warm air at temperatures up
to 90 degrees C (194 degrees F).
"Application Area" means the area where the
coating is applied by spraying, dipping, or flow coating
techniques.
"Basecoat" means a primary flat wood coating or
coloring of panels and normally should completely hide substrate
characteristics.
"Capture System" means the equipment (including
hoods, ducts, fans, etc.) used to contain, capture, or transport
a pollutant to a control device.
"Class II Hard Board Paneling Finish" means
finishes that meet the specifications of voluntary product
standards PS-9-73 as approved by the American National Standards
Institute.
"Clear Coat" means a coating that lacks color
and opacity.
"Coating" means a protective, functional, or
decorative film applied in a thin layer to a surface. This term
often applies to paints such as lacquers or enamels, but is also
used to refer to films applied to paper, plastics, or
foil.
"Coating Application System" means all
operations and equipment that applies, conveys, and dries a
surface coating, including, but not limited to, spray booths,
flow coaters, flash off areas, air dryers and ovens.
"Curtain Coating" means the application of a
coating material to a wood substrate by means of a free-falling
film of coating.
"Exterior Single Coat" means the same as
topcoat but is applied directly to the metal substrate omitting
the primer application.
"Extreme Performance Coatings" means coatings
designed for harsh exposure or extreme environmental
conditions.
"Fabric Coating" means the coating or
saturation of a textile substrate with a knife, roll or
rotogravure coater to impart characteristics that are not
initially present, such as strength, stability, water or acid
repellency, or appearance.
"Filler" means a type of coating used to fill
pores, voids, and cracks in wood to provide a smooth surface. It
can also be used to accentuate the grain of natural hardwood
veneers.
"Flat Wood Coating" means the surface coating
of any flat wood products.
"Flexographic Printing" means the application
of works, designs, and pictures to substrate by means of a roll
printing technique in which the pattern to be applied is raised
above the printing roll and the image carrier is made of rubber
or other elastomeric materials.
"Groove Coat" means a flat wood coating that
covers grooves cut into the panel to assure that the grooves are
compatible with the final surface color.
"Hardwood Plywood" means plywood whose surface
layer is a veneer of hardwood.
"Ink" means a flat wood coating used to put a
decorative design on printed panels. It can also produce special
appearances on natural hardwood plywood.
"Interior Single Coat" means a single film of
coating applied to internal parts of large appliances that are
not normally visible to the user.
"Knife Coating" means the application of a
coating material to a substrate by means of drawing the substrate
beneath a blade that spreads the coating evenly over the width of
the substrate.
"Large Appliances" means doors, cases, lids,
panels, and interior support parts of residential and commercial
washers, dryers, ranges, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters,
dishwashers, trash compactors, air conditioners, and other
similar products.
"Low Organic Solvent Coating" means coatings
that contain less organic solvents than the conventional coatings
used by industry. Low organic solvent coatings include
water-borne, higher-solids, electrodeposition, and powder
coatings.
"Magnet Wire Coating" means the process of
applying coating of electrical insulating varnish or enamel to
aluminum or copper wire for use in electrical machinery.
"Metal Furniture Coating" means the surface
coating of any furniture made of metal or any metal part that
will be assembled with other metal, wood fabric, plastic, or
glass parts to form a furniture piece.
"Natural Finish Hardwood Plywood Panels" means
panels whose original grain pattern is enhanced by essentially
transparent finishes frequently supplemented by fillers and
toners.
"Packaging Rotogravure Printing" means
rotogravure printing upon paper, paper board, metal foil, plastic
film, and other substrates, which are, in subsequent operations,
formed into packaging products and labels.
"Paper Coating" means uniform distribution of
coatings put on paper and pressure sensitive tapes regardless of
substrate. Related web coating processes on plastic film and
decorative coatings on metal foil are included in this
definition. Paper coating covers saturation operations as well as
coating operations. (Saturation means dipping the web into a
bath).
"Particle Board" means a manufactured board
made of individual particles that have been coated with a binder
and formed into flat sheets by pressure.
"Pressure Head Coating" means the application
of a coating material to a wood substrate by means of a pressure
head coater where coating material is metered into a pressure
head and forced through a calibrated slit between two
knives.
"Prime Coat" means the first film of coating
applied in a two-coat operation.
"Primer" means a flat wood coating used to
protect the wood from moisture and to provide a good surface for
further coating applications.
"Printed Interior Panels" means panels whose
grain or natural surface is obscured by fillers or basecoats upon
which a simulated grain or decorative pattern is
printed.
"Publication of Rotogravure Printing" means
rotogravure printing upon paper that is subsequently formed into
books, magazines, catalogues, brochures, directories, newspaper
supplements, and other types of printed materials.
"Roll Coating" means the application of a
coating material to a substrate by means of hard rubber or steel
rolls.
"Roll Printing" means the application of words,
designs and pictures to a substrate usually by means of a series
of hard rubber or steel rolls each with only partial
coverage.
"Rotogravure Coating" means the application of
a uniform layer of material across the entire width of the web to
substrate by means of a roll coating technique in which the
pattern to be applied is etched on the coating roll. The coating
material is picked up in these recessed areas and is transferred
to the substrate.
"Rotogravure Printing" means the application of
words, designs, and pictures to a substrate by means of a roll
printing technique that involves a recessed image area in the
form of cells.
"Sealer" means a type of coating used to seal
off substances in the wood that may affect subsequent finishes as
well as protect the wood from moisture.
"Single Coat" means a single film of coating
applied directly to the metal substrate omitting the primer
application.
"Specialty Printing Operations" means all
gravure and flexographic operations that print a design or image,
excluding publication gravure and packaging gravure printing.
Specialty printing operations include, among other things,
printing on paper cups and plates, patterned gift wrap,
wallpaper, and floor coverings.
"Stain" means a nonprotective flat wood coating
that colors the wood surface without obscuring the
grain.
"Tile Board" means paneling that has a colored
waterproof surface coating.
"Vinyl Coating" means applying a decorative or
protective top coat, or printing on vinyl coated fabric or vinyl
sheets.
R307-340-4. General Provisions for Volatile Organic
Compounds.
(1) Fugitive emissions. Control techniques and work
practices are to be implemented at all times to reduce volatile
organic compound (VOC) emissions from fugitive type sources.
Control techniques and work practices include:
(a) tight fitting covers for open tanks;
(b) covered containers for solvent wiping
cloths;
(c) collection hoods for areas where solvent is used for
cleanup; and
(d) proper disposal of dirty cleanup solvent.
(2) Record keeping and reporting.
(a) The owner or operator of any source subject to
R307-340 shall maintain:
(i) Records detailing all malfunctions affecting control
equipment;
(ii) Records of all testing conducted under
R307-340-15;
(iii) Records of all monitoring conducted under
R307-340-15; and
(iv) Records of the daily use of all paints, stains,
lacquers, solvents, and other materials that may be a source of
VOC emissions.
(v) The recording format shall, at a minimum, follow the
guidance in EPA-340/1-88-003, "Recordkeeping Guidance
Document for Surface Coating Operations and the Graphic Arts
Industry", or the most recent EPA guidance, and shall
contain all information necessary to determine compliance with
emissions limits on a daily basis.
(b) The owner or operator shall:
(i) Install; operate; and maintain process or control
equipment, or both; monitoring instruments or procedures; as
necessary to comply with (2)(a) above; and
(ii) Maintain, in writing, data or reports, or both,
relating to monitoring instruments or procedures to document,
upon review, the compliance status of the VOC emission source or
control equipment.
(c) Copies of all records and reports required by (2)(a)
and (b) above shall be retained by the owner or operator for a
minimum of two years after the date on which the record was made,
and shall be made available to the executive secretary or
representative upon verbal or written request.
(d) If add-on control equipment is used, in addition to
the requirements of R307-340-15(5), the following information, as
determined applicable for each source by the executive secretary,
shall be monitored and recorded daily in order to assure
continuous compliance. The substitution of continuous recordings
of system operation for daily recordings may be allowed by the
executive secretary. The required information pertains to the
following systems:
(i) capture systems: fan power use, duct flow, and duct
pressure.
(ii) carbon absorbers systems: bed temperature, bed
vacuum pressure, pressure at the vacuum pump, accumulated time of
operation, concentration of VOCs in the outlet gas, and solvent
recovery.
(iii) refrigeration systems: compressor discharge and
suction pressures, condenser fluid temperature, and solvent
recovery.
(iv) incinerator systems: exhaust gas temperature,
temperature rise across a catalytic incinerator bed, flame
temperature, and accumulated time of incineration.
(3) Malfunctions, Breakdowns, and Upsets. The owner or
operator of a surface coating installation shall maintain a
record of malfunctions, breakdowns, and upsets that result in
excess VOC emissions. The record shall be kept for a calendar
year and shall be submitted to the executive secretary by April 1
of the following year.
(4) Disposal of waste solvents. Waste solvents or waste
materials that contain solvents shall be disposed of by
recycling, reclaiming or by incineration in an incinerator
approved to process hazardous materials or by an alternate means
approved by the executive secretary.
(5) Compliance Calculation Procedures.
(a) Compliance with R307-340 shall be determined on a
daily basis. Sources may request approval for longer times for
compliance determination from the executive secretary.
(b) Compliance calculation procedures shall follow the
guidance of "Procedures for Certifying Quantity of VOCs
Emitted by Paint, Ink, and other Coatings,"
EPA-450/3-84-019, or the most recent EPA guidance. Sources that
use add-on controls, or an approved alternative strategy instead
of low solvent technology to meet the applicable emission limit,
shall meet the equivalent VOCs emission limit on the basis of
solids applied (lbs. VOCs/gallon solids applied, or lbs. VOCs/lb.
solids applied, for graphic arts sources).
R307-340-5. Paper Coating.
(1) R307-340-5 applies to roll, knife rotogravure coaters
and drying ovens of paper coating operations.
(2) No owner or operator of a paper coating operation
subject to R307-340-5 may cause, allow or permit the discharge
into the atmosphere of any VOC in excess of 0.35 kilograms per
liter of coating (2.9 pounds per gallon), excluding water and
solvents exempt from the definition of VOC, delivered to the
coating application from a paper coating operation.
(3) Equivalency calculations for coatings should be
performed in units of lbs. VOCs/gallon of solid rather than lbs.
VOC/gallon of coating when determining compliance. The equivalent
emission limit is 4.8 lbs. VOC/gallon of solid.
(4) The emission limit specified above shall be achieved
by:
(a) The application of a low solvent technology coating;
or
(b) Incineration, provided that a minimum of 90 percent
of non-methane VOCs (VOCs measured as total combustible carbon)
that enter the incinerator are oxidized to carbon dioxide and
water; or
(c) Through carbon adsorption provided that there is a
minimum of 90% reduction efficiency of captured VOC
emissions.
(5) The design, operation, and efficiency of any capture
system used in conjunction with (4) above shall be certified in
writing by the owner or operator and approved by the executive
secretary.
R307-340-6. Fabric and Vinyl Coating.
(1) R307-340-6 applies to roll, knife or rotogravure
coaters and drying ovens of fabric and vinyl coating
operations.
(2) No owner or operator of a fabric or vinyl coating
line subject to this section may cause, allow or permit the
discharge into the atmosphere of any VOCs in excess of:
(a) 0.35 kilograms per liter of coating (2.9 pounds per
gallon), excluding water and solvents exempt from the definition
of VOC, delivered to the coating applicator from a fabric coating
line; or
(b) 0.45 kilograms per liter of coating (3.8 pounds per
gallon), excluding water and solvents exempt from the definition
of VOC, delivered to the coating applicator from a vinyl coating
line.
(3) Equivalency calculations for coatings shall be
performed in units of lbs. VOCs/gallon of solids rather than lbs.
VOCs/gallon of coating when determining compliance. The
equivalent emission limits shall be 4.8 lbs VOCs/gallon solids
for fabric coating, and 7.9 lbs VOCs/gallon for vinyl
coating.
(4) Organosol and plastisol coatings shall not be used to
bubble emissions from vinyl printing and topcoating.
(5) The emission limitations specified above shall be
achieved by:
(a) The application of a low solvent content coating
technology; or
(b) Incineration, provided that a minimum of 90 percent
of the non-methane VOCs (VOCs measured as total combustible
carbon) that enter the incinerator are oxidized to carbon dioxide
and water; or
(c) Through carbon adsorption provided that there is a
minimum of 90 percent reduction efficiency of captured VOC
emissions.
(6) The design, operation, and efficiency of any capture
system used in conjunction with (5) above shall be certified in
writing by the owner or operator and approved by the executive
secretary.
R307-340-7. Metal Furniture Coating VOC Emissions.
(1) R307-340-7 applies to the application areas,
flash-off areas, and ovens of metal furniture coating lines
involved in prime and top-coat or single coat
operations.
(2) No owner or operator of a metal furniture coating
line subject to this section may cause, allow or permit the
discharge into the atmosphere of any VOC in excess of 0.3
kilograms per liter of coating (3.0 pounds per gallon) excluding
water and solvents exempt from the definition of VOC, delivered
to the coating applicator from prime and topcoat or single coat
operations.
(3) Equivalency calculations for coatings shall be
performed in units of lbs. VOCs/gallon of solid rather than lbs.
VOCs/gallon of coating when determining compliance. The
equivalent emission limit is 5.1 lbs. VOCs/gallon
solids.
(4) The emission limitation specified above shall be
achieved by:
(a) The application of low solvent technology;
or
(b) Incineration, provided that a minimum of 90 percent
of the non-methane VOCs (VOCs measured as total combustible
carbon) that enter the incinerator are oxidized to carbon dioxide
and water; or
(c) using water-borne electrodeposition; or
(d) using water-borne spray, dip or flowcoat; or
(e) using powder; or
(f) using higher solids spray; or
(g) carbon adsorption.
(5) The design, operation, and efficiency of any capture
system used in conjunction with (4) above shall be certified in
writing by the owner or operator and approved by the executive
secretary.
R307-340-8. Large Appliance Surface Coating VOC
Emissions.
(1) R307-340-8 applies to application areas flash-off
areas and ovens of large appliance coating lines involved in
prime, single or top coating operations.
(2) No owner or operator of a large appliance coating
line subject to this section may cause, allow or permit the
discharge to the atmosphere of any VOCs in excess of 0.34
kilograms per liter of coating (2.8 pounds per gallon), excluding
water and solvents exempt from the definition of VOC, delivered
to the coating applicator from prime, single, or top-coat coating
operations.
(3) Equivalency calculations for coatings shall be
performed in units of lbs. VOCs/gallon of solid rather than lbs.
VOCs/gallon of coating when determining compliance. The
equivalent emission limit is 4.5 lbs. VOCs/gallon
solids.
(4) The emission limitations specified above shall be
achieved by:
(a) The application of low solvent content technology;
or
(b) Incineration provided 90 percent of the non-methane
VOCs (VOCs measured as total combustible carbon) that enter the
incinerator are oxidized to carbon dioxide and water; or
(c) using water-borne electrodeposition; or
(d) using water-borne spray, dip or flowcoat; or
(e) using powder; or
(f) using higher solids spray; or
(g) carbon adsorption.
(5) The design, operation, and efficiency or any capture
system used in conjunction with (4) above shall be certified in
writing by the owner or operator.
R307-340-9. Magnet Wire Coating VOC Emissions.
(1) R307-340-9 applies to ovens of magnet wire coating
operations.
(2) No owner or operator of a magnet wire coating oven
subject to this section may cause, allow or permit discharge into
the atmosphere of any VOCs in excess of 0.20 kilograms per liter
of coating (1.7 pounds per gallon), excluding water and solvents
exempt from the definition of VOC, delivered to the coating
applicator from magnet wire coating operations.
(3) Equivalency calculations for coatings shall be
performed in units of lbs. VOCs/gallon of solid rather than lbs.
VOCs/gallon of coating when determining compliance. The
equivalent emission limit is 2.2 lbs. VOCs/gallon
solids.
(4) The emission limitations specified above shall be
achieved by:
(a) The application of low solvent content coating
technology; or
(b) Incineration, provided that a minimum of 90 percent
of the non-methane VOCs (VOCs measured as total combustible
carbon) that enter the incinerator are oxidized to carbon dioxide
and water; or
(5) The design, operation, and efficiency of any capture
system used in conjunction with (4)(b) above shall be certified
in writing by the owner or operator and approved by the executive
secretary.
R307-340-10. Flat Wood Coating.
(1) R307-340-10 applies to the application areas of flat
wood coating operations involved in but not limited to, filler,
sealer, groove coat, primer, stain, basecoat, inks, and topcoat
operations.
(2) No owner or operator of an interior printed hardwood,
plywood, and particle board coating operation may cause, allow or
permit discharge to the atmosphere of any VOCs in excess of a
weighted average VOC content of 0.20 kilograms per liter of
coating (1.7 pounds per gallon), excluding water and solvents
exempt from the definition of VOC, delivered to a coating
applicator from, but not limited to, filler, sealer, groove coat,
primer, stain, basecoat, ink and topcoat operation.
(3) No owner or operator of a natural finish hardwood
plywood coating operation may cause, allow or permit discharge to
the atmosphere any VOCs in excess of a weighted average VOC
content of 0.40 kilograms per liter of coating (3.3 pounds per
gallon) excluding water and solvents exempt from the definition
of VOC, delivered to a coating applicator from, but not limited
to, filler, sealer, groove coat, primer, stain basecoat, ink and
topcoat operations.
(4) No owner or operator of a Class II hardwood panel
finish operation may cause, allow, or permit discharge to the
atmosphere of any VOCs in excess of a weighted average VOC
content of 0.34 kilograms per liter of coating (2.8 pounds per
gallon), excluding water and solvents exempt from the definition
of VOC, delivered to a coating applicator from, but not limited
to, filler, sealer, groove coat, primer, stain, basecoat, ink,
and topcoat operations.
(5) The emission limitations specified above shall be
achieved by:
(a) The application of low solvent technology;
or
(b) The application of water-borne coating technology;
or
(c) The application of ultraviolet-curable coating
technology; or.
(6) This regulation does not apply to the manufacture of
exterior siding, tile board, or particle board used as a
furniture component.
(7) Equivalency calculations for coatings shall be
performed in units of lbs. VOCs/gallon of solid rather than lbs.
VOCs/gallon of coating when determining compliance. The
equivalent emission limit for interior printed hardwood, plywood,
and particle board coating is 2.2 lbs. VOCs/gallon solids. The
equivalent emission limit for natural finish hardwood plywood
coating shall be 6.0 lbs. VOCs/gallon solids. The equivalent
emission limit for Class II hardwood panel finish operations is
4.5 lbs. VOCs/gallon solids.
R307-340-11. Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products VOC
Emissions.
(1) R307-340-11 applies to the application areas,
flash-off areas air and forced air dryers, and ovens used in the
surface coating of miscellaneous metal parts and
products:
(2) Applicable Industries:
(a) Large farm machinery (harvesting, fertilizing,
planting, tractors, combines, etc.)
(b) Small farm machinery (lawn and garden tractors, lawn
mowers, rototillers, etc.)
(c) Small appliance (fans, mixers, blenders, crock pots,
vacuum cleaners, etc.)
(d) Commercial machinery (computers, typewriters,
calculators, vending machines, etc.)
(e) Industrial machinery (pumps, compressors, conveyor
components, fans, blowers, transformers, etc.)
(f) Fabricated metal products (metal covered doors,
frames, trailer frames, etc.)
(g) Any other industrial category that coats metal parts
or products under the standard Industrial Classification Code of
major group 33 (primary metal industries), major group 34
(fabricated metal products), major group 35 (nonelectric
machinery), major group 36 (electrical machinery), major group 37
(transportation equipment) major group 38 (miscellaneous
instruments), and major group 39 (miscellaneous manufacturing
industries).
(h) This regulation does not apply to:
(i) the surface coating of automobiles and light-duty
trucks,
(ii) flat metal sheets and strips in the form of rolls or
coils,
(iii) exterior of airplanes,
(iv) automobile refinishing,
(v) exterior of marine vessels,
(vi) customized top coating of automobiles and trucks if
production is less than 35 vehicles per day,
(vii) a source whose potential VOC emissions are less
than 10 tons/year. Potential emissions are based upon design
capacity (or maximum production), and 8760 hours/year, before
add-on controls. The potential emission level is determined on a
plant-wide basis, summing all individual emission sources within
the miscellaneous metal parts and products category.
(3) No owner or operator of a facility engaged in the
surface coating of miscellaneous metal parts and products may
cause, allow or permit discharge to the atmosphere of any VOCs in
excess of:
(a) 0.52 kilograms per liter (4.3 pounds per gallon) of
coating, excluding water and solvents exempt from the definition
of VOC, delivered to a coating applicator that applies clear
coating;
(b) 0.42 kilograms per liter (3.5 pounds per gallon) of
coating, excluding water and solvents exempt from the definition
of VOC, delivered to a coating applicator in a coating
application system that utilizes air or forced warm air at
temperatures up to 90 degrees C (194 degrees F);
(c) 0.42 kilograms per liter (3.5 pounds per gallon) of
coating, excluding water and solvents exempt from the definition
of VOC, delivered to a coating applicator that applies extreme
performance coatings;
(d) 0.36 kilograms per liter (3.0 pounds per gallon) of
coating, excluding water and solvents exempt from the definition
of VOC, delivered to a coating applicator for all other coating
and coating application systems.
(4) Equivalency calculations for coatings shall be
performed in units of lbs. VOCs/gallon of solid rather than lbs.
VOCs/gallon of coating when determining compliance. The
equivalent emission limit for air dried items is 6.7 lbs.
VOCs/gallon solids. The equivalent emission limit for
clear-coated items is 10.3 lbs. VOCs/gallon solids. The
equivalent emission limit for extreme performance coatings is 6.7
lbs. VOCs/gallon solids. The equivalent emission limit for other
coatings and systems is 5.1 lbs. VOCs/gallon solids.
(5) If more than one emission limitation indicated in
this section applies to a specific coating, then the least
stringent emission limitation shall apply. All VOC emissions from
solvent washing involved in a coating process shall be considered
in the emission limitations set forth in R307-340-11(3), unless
the solvent is directed into containers that prevent evaporation
into the atmosphere.
(6) The emission limitations set forth in (3) above shall
be achieved by:
(a) The application of low solvent technology;
or
(b) An incineration system that oxidizes a minimum of 90
percent of the non-methane VOCs (VOCs measured as total
combustible carbon) to carbon dioxide and water.
(7) The design, operation, and efficiency of any capture
system used in conjunction with (6)(b) above shall be certified
in writing by the owner or operator and approved by the executive
secretary.
R307-340-12. Graphic Arts.
(1) R307-340-12 applies to: packaging and publication
rotogravure; packaging and publication flexographic; and
specialty printing operations employing solvents containing ink
and having plant-wide potential emissions of VOCs equal to or
greater than 90 megagrams/yr (100 tons/yr). Potential emissions
shall be calculated based on uncontrolled emissions operating at
design capacity or at maximum production for 8760 hours/year.
(Solvent shall include that used for dilution of ink and for
equipment cleaning.) Machines that have both coating units
(application of a uniform layer of material across the entire
width of a web) and printing units (formation of words, designs
and pictures) shall be considered as performing a printing
operation. This rule does not apply to offset lithography or
letter press printing that do not use VOCs.
(2) No owner or operator of a packaging and publication
rotogravure; packaging and publication flexographic, and
specialty printing operations employing solvent containing ink
may operate, cause, or allow or permit the operation of a
facility unless:
(a) The volatile fraction of ink, as it is applied to the
substrate, contains 25.0 percent by volume or less of organic
solvent and 75.0 percent by volume or more of water; or
(b) The ink as it is applies to the substrate, less
water, contains 60.0 percent by volume or more nonvolatile
material; or
(c) The owner or operator installs and operates;
(i) A carbon adsorption system that reduces the volatile
organic emissions from the capture system by a minimum of 90.0
percent by weight; or
(ii) An incineration system that oxidizes a minimum of
90.0 percent of the non-methane VOCs measured as total
combustible carbon) to carbon dioxide and water.
(3) A capture system must be used in conjunction with the
emission control systems indicated in this section. The design
and operation of a capture system must be consistent with good
engineering practices and shall be required to provide for an
overall reduction in VOC emissions of at least:
(a) 75.0 percent where a publication rotogravure process
is employed;
(b) 65.0 percent where a packaging rotogravure process is
employed; or
(c) 60.0 percent where a flexographic printing process is
employed.
R307-340-13. Exemptions.
The requirements of R307-340-3 through 10 shall not apply
to the following:
(1) sources whose emissions of VOCs are not more than 6.8
kilograms (15 pounds) in any 24 hour period, nor more than 1.4
kilograms (3 pounds) in any one (1) hour provided the emission
rates are certified. These cutoffs apply to the emissions level
on a plant-wide basis, and are determined by summing emissions
from all coating operations within the same regulated
category;
(2) sources used exclusively for chemical or physical
analysis or determination of product quality and commercial
acceptance provided;
(a) the operation of the source is not an integral part
of the production process; and
(b) the emissions from the source do not exceed 363
kilograms (800 pounds) in any one calendar month. These cutoffs
apply to the emissions level on a plant-wide basis, and are
determined by summing emissions from all coating operations
within the same regulated category.
R307-340-14. Capture Systems.
The design, operation and efficiency of any capture
system used in conjunction with any emission control system shall
be certified in writing by the source owner or operator and
approved by the executive secretary. Unless the capture system
meets the requirements for a total enclosure, specified in
section 60.713(b)(5)(i) of 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart SSS, or unless
material balance techniques approved by the executive secretary
are used to adequately determine overall VOC capture and
destruction or recovery efficiency, the efficiency of the capture
system will be determined by test methods approved by the
executive secretary. Testing for capture efficiency shall be
performed on a case-by-case basis as required by the executive
secretary, and shall be consistent with EPA guidance. The
requirements of R307-340-4(3)(d) apply to the capture and control
device system. When capture and control device efficiency must be
independently determined, the overall VOC emission percent
reduction equals (percent capture efficiency x percent control
device efficiency)/100.
R307-340-15. Testing and Monitoring.
(1) Upon request by the executive secretary, the owner or
operator of a VOC source required to comply with R307-340 shall
demonstrate compliance by the method of this section or an
alternative method approved by the executive secretary.
(2) Test procedures to determine compliance with R307-340
must be approved by the executive secretary and must utilize one
of the following methods or an alternative method approved by the
executive secretary or equivalent method.
(a) For surface coatings: EPA Reference Method 24 of 40
CFR Part 60
(b) For add-on control equipment: EPA Reference Methods 1
through 4, 18 and 25, of the 40 CFR Part 60;
(c) EPA 340/1-86-016 "A Guide for Surface Coating
Calculations;" and
(d) EPA 450/3-84-019 "Procedures for Certifying
Quantity of VOCs Emitted by Paint, Ink and Other
Coatings."
(3) All tests shall be made by, or under the direction
of, a person qualified by training or experience, or both, in the
field of air pollution testing. The executive secretary will
evaluate test data submitted.
(4) A person proposing to conduct a VOC emissions test
shall notify the executive secretary of the intent to test not
less than 30 days before the proposed initiation of the test. The
notification shall contain the information required by, and be in
a format approved by, the executive secretary.
(5) If add-on control equipment is used, continuous
monitors of the following parameters shall be installed,
periodically calibrated, and operated at all times that the
associated control equipment is operating:
(a) Exhaust gas temperatures of all
incinerators;
(b) Temperature rise across a catalytic incinerator
bed;
(c) Breakthrough of VOCs on a carbon adsorption unit;
and
(d) Any other continuous monitoring or recording device
required by the executive secretary.
(6) The executive secretary may accept, instead of the
testing required in R307-340-15, a certification by the
manufacturer of the composition of the coatings if supported by
actual batch formulation records. The owner or operator of a VOC
source required to comply with R307-340 must obtain certification
from the coating manufacturers that the test methods used for
determination of the VOC content meet the requirements specified
in (2) above. The owner or operator shall make this certification
readily available to the Division of Air Quality to allow the
results to be used in the daily compliance calculations specified
in R307-340-4(5).
(7) The performance of add-on control equipment shall be
demonstrated with the required test methods of (2) above at
equipment start up and after any major modification to the
control equipment. Baseline operating parameters shall be
established during the satisfactory (i.e. in-compliance)
operation of the control equipment, including operation during
all anticipated ranges of process throughput. During subsequent
process operation, the owner or operator shall maintain the
operating conditions of the add-on controls as close to these
baseline conditions as possible. If serious operational problems
with an add-on control system are indicated by the daily
monitoring required by R307-340-4(2)(d), (such problems may be
indicated by changes from baseline conditions), repeat
performance tests shall be performed by the owner or operator,
and may be required by the executive secretary, as
necessary.
(8) To determine compliance with the applicable standards
in R307-340, samples shall be taken from the coating as freshly
delivered to the reservoir of the coating applicator. All VOC
emissions from solvent washing involved in a coating process
shall be considered in determining compliance with an emission
limit, unless the source owner or operator documents that the
VOCs from solvent washing are collected and disposed of in a
manner that prevents their evaporation into the
atmosphere.
R307-340-16. Alternate Methods of Control.
(1) Any person may apply to the executive secretary for
approval of an alternate test method, an alternate method of
control, an alternate compliance period, an alternate emission
limit, or an alternate monitoring schedule. The application must
include a demonstration that the proposed alternate produces an
equal or greater air quality benefit than that required by
R307-340, or that the alternate test method is equivalent to that
required by these rules. The executive secretary shall obtain
concurrence from EPA when approving an alternate test method, an
alternate method of control, an alternate compliance period, an
alternate emission limit, or an alternate monitoring
schedule.
(2) Manufacturer's operational specifications,
records, and testings of any control system shall use the
applicable EPA Reference Methods of 40 CFR Part 60, the most
recent EPA test methods, or EPA-approved state methods, to
determine the efficiency of the control device. In addition, the
owner or operator must meet the applicable requirements of record
keeping for any control device. A record of all tests,
monitoring, and inspections required by R307-340 shall be
maintained by the owner or operator for a minimum of 2 years and
shall be made available to the executive secretary or the
executive secretary's representative upon request. Any
malfunctioning control device shall be repaired within 15
calendar days after it is found by the owner or operator to be
malfunctioning, unless otherwise approved by the executive
secretary.
(3) For purposes of determining compliance with emission
limits, VOCs and nitrogen oxides will be measured by the test
methods identified in federal regulation or approved by the
executive secretary. Where such a method also inadvertently
measures compounds with negligible photochemical reactivity, an
owner or operator may exclude these negligibly reactive compounds
when determining compliance with an emissions standard.
R307-340-17. Compliance Schedule.
All sources within any newly designated nonattainment
area for ozone shall be in compliance with this rule within 180
days of the effective date of designation to
nonattainment.
KEY: air pollution, emission controls, surface coating,
ozone
Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: March 9,
2007
Notice of Continuation: February 1, 2012
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law:
19-2-104(1)(a)]
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