File No. 36738
This rule was published in the October 1, 2012, issue (Vol. 2012, No. 19) of the Utah State Bulletin.
Environmental Quality, Air Quality
Rule R307-343
Ozone Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas: Emissions Standards for Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations
Notice of Proposed Rule
(Amendment)
DAR File No.: 36738
Filed: 09/06/2012 05:48:19 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. Wood furniture manufacturing operations emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are precursors to the formation of PM2.5. This rule for the PM2.5 State Implementation Plan is expanded to apply to Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, Tooele, and Weber counties. This will lower VOCs that are emitted in those areas.
Summary of the rule or change:
The proposed rule changes the rule applicability from sources that have the potential to emit 25 tons VOC per year to sources that have the potential to emit five tons of VOC per year. In Section R307-343-4, Emission Standards is changed to clarify source requirements to lower VOC emissions. Sources are required to use a compliant coating method as described in the new Table 1 or use a control system method that achieves a 90% or greater VOC emissions reduction. A new section is added for application equipment requirements. This section requires all coatings to be applied using equipment that has a minimum 65% transfer efficiency and establishes requirements for when conventional air spray methods may be used. A control system operations section is added. This section requires owners and operators of emission to operate and maintain control systems in accordance with the manufacturer recommendations; to provide certification from the control system manufacturer that the emission control system will attain the required efficiency performance; and to maintain for two years records of operating and maintenance of the control system. A new section for work practices and recordkeeping is added that establish required control techniques to reduce VOC emissions. A compliance schedule is added. Rule applicability is expanded to include all sources in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, Tooele, and Weber counties. During the public comment period, the Air Quality Board is requesting public input on the appropriateness of applying this rule in Tooele and Box Elder counties.
State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:
- Subsection 19-2-104(1)(a)
- Subsection 19-2-104(3)(e)
Anticipated cost or savings to:
the state budget:
No changes in the rule change any requirements for the state; therefore, there are no anticipated costs or savings to the state budget.
local governments:
No changes in the rule change any requirements for the local government; therefore, there are no anticipated costs or savings to the state budget.
small businesses:
Anticipated cost to sources is approximately $2,260 per ton VOC removed.
persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:
This rule applies to wood furniture manufacturing operations that have the potential to emit five tons VOC per year. There are no anticipated costs to persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local government entities.
Compliance costs for affected persons:
Anticipated cost to sources is approximately $2,260 per ton VOC removed.
Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:
The cost to business to comply with this rule is approximately $2,260 per ton VOC removed.
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:
- 10/17/2012 06:00 PM, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, 195 N 1950 W, Room No. 1015, SLC, UT
- 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
This rule may become effective on:
12/06/2012
Authorized by:
Bryce Bird, Director
RULE TEXT
R307. Environmental Quality, Air Quality.
R307-343. [Ozone Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas: ]Emissions Standards for Wood Furniture Manufacturing
Operations.
R307-343-1. Purpose.
The purpose of R307-343 is to limit
volatile organic compound
(VOC) emissions from wood furniture manufacturing.[
sources located in any ozone nonattainment or maintenance
area.]
R307-343-2. Applicability.
[Provisions of] R307-343 appl
ies[y] to [each] wood furniture manufacturing [source]operations, including related cleaning activities, that[
is not an incidental wood furniture manufacturer,]
ha[s]ve the potential to emit [25]5 tons or more per year of [volatile organic compounds]VOCs and [is]that are located in
Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, Tooele, and Weber
counties[any ozone nonattainment or maintenance area].
R307-343-3. Definitions.
The following additional definitions apply to R307-343:
"Affected [S]source" means a wood furniture manufacturing source
that meets the criteria in R307-343-2.
["Alternate Method" means any method of sampling
and analyzing for an air pollutant that is not a reference or
equivalent method but that has been demonstrated to the executive
secretary's satisfaction to, in specific cases, produce results
adequate for a determination of compliance.
]"As [A]applied" means the volatile organic compound and solids
content of the finishing material that is actually used for coating
the substrate. It includes the contribution of materials used for
in-house dilution of the finishing material.
["Basecoat" means a coat of colored material,
usually opaque, that is applied before graining inks, glazing
coats, or other opaque finishing materials, and is usually
topcoated for protection.
]"Capture [D]device" means a hood, enclosed room, floor sweep, or
other means of collecting solvent emissions or other pollutants
into a duct so that the pollutant can be directed to a pollution
control device such as an incinerator or carbon adsorber.
["Capture Efficiency" means the fraction of all
organic vapors generated by a process that is directed to a control
device.
]"Certified [P]product
d[D]ata [S]sheet (CPDS)" means documentation furnished by a
coating supplier or an outside laboratory that provides the
volatile organic compound content by percent weight, the solids
content by percent weight, and the density of a finishing material,
strippable booth coating, or solvent, measured using EPA Method 24
or an equivalent[
or alternate] method, or formulation data if the
coating meets the criteria specified in R307-343-7(1).[The purpose of the CPDS is to assist the affected source in
demonstrating compliance with the emission limitations presented in
Subsection R307-343-4.]
["Cleaning Operations" means operations in which
organic solvent is used to remove coating materials from equipment
used in wood furniture manufacturing operations.
]"Coating" means a protective, decorative, or functional material applied in a thin layer to a surface. Such materials may include paints, topcoats, varnishes, sealers, stains, washcoats, basecoats, inks, and temporary protective coatings.
"Compliant [C]coating" means a finishing material or strippable booth
coating that meets the emission limits specified in
R307-343-4(1).
["Continuous Coater" means a finishing system that
continuously applies finishing materials onto furniture parts
moving along a conveyor system. Finishing materials that are not
transferred to the part are recycled to the finishing material
reservoir. Several types of application methods can be used with a
continuous coater including spraying, curtain coating, roll
coating, dip coating, and flow coating.
"Continuous Compliance" means that the affected
source meets the emission limitations and other requirements of
R307-343 at all times and fulfills all monitoring and
recordkeeping provisions of R307-343 in order to demonstrate
compliance.
]"Control [D]device" means any equipment that reduces the quantity
of a pollutant that is emitted to the air. The device may destroy
or secure the pollutant for subsequent recovery. Control devices
include, but are not limited to, incinerators, carbon adsorbers,
and condensers.
"Control [D]device
e[E]fficiency" means the ratio of the pollution
released by a control device and the pollution introduced to the
control device, expressed as a fraction.
"Control [S]system" means the combination of capture and control
devices used to reduce emissions to the atmosphere.
"Conventional Air Spray" means a
spray coating method in which the coating is atomized by mixing it
with compressed air at an air pressure greater than [10]ten pounds per square inch (gauge) at the point of
atomization. Airless, air assisted airless spray technologies, and
electrostatic spray technology are not considered conventional air
spray.
["Day" means a period of 24 consecutive hours
beginning at midnight local time, or beginning at a time consistent
with a source's operating schedule.
"Emission" means the direct or indirect release
or discharge of volatile organic compound into the ambient
air.
"Equipment Leak" means emissions of volatile
organic compounds from pumps, valves, flanges, or other equipment
used to transfer or apply finishing materials or organic
solvents.
"Equivalent Method" means any method of
sampling and analyzing for an air pollutant that has been
demonstrated to the executive secretary's satisfaction to
have a consistent and quantitatively known relationship to the
reference method under specific conditions.
"Finishing Application Station" means the part
of a finishing operation where the finishing material is applied,
such as a spray booth.
]"Finishing [M]material" means a coating used in the wood furniture
industry, including basecoats, stains, washcoats, sealers, and
topcoats.
"Finishing Operation" means those activities in which a finishing material is applied to a substrate and is subsequently air-dried, cured in an oven, or cured by radiation.
["Incidental Wood Furniture Manufacturer" means a
major source as defined in 40 CFR 63.2 that is primarily engaged in
the manufacture of products other than wood furniture or wood
furniture components and that uses no more than 100 gallons per
month of finishing material in the manufacture of wood furniture or
wood furniture components.
"Incinerator" means an enclosed combustion
device that thermally oxidizes volatile organic compounds to
carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. This term does not include
devices that burn municipal or hazardous waste material.
"Noncompliant Coating" means a finishing
material or strippable booth coating that has a volatile organic
compound content greater than the emission limitation specified
in Subsection R307-343-4(1).
]"Normally [C]closed [C]container" means a container that is closed unless an
operator is actively engaged in activities such as emptying or
filling the container.
["Operating Parameter Value" means a minimum or
maximum value established for a control device or process parameter
that, if achieved by itself or in combination with one or more
other operating parameter values, determines that an owner or
operator has complied with an applicable emission
limit.
"Organic Solvent" means a liquid containing
volatile organic compounds that is used for dissolving or
dispersing constituents in a coating, adjusting the viscosity of
a coating, cleaning, or washoff. When used in a coating, the
organic solvent evaporates during drying and does not become a
part of the dried film.
"Overall Control Efficiency" means the
efficiency of a control system, calculated as the product of the
capture and control device efficiencies, expressed as a
percentage.
"Permanent Total Enclosure" means a permanently
installed enclosure that completely surrounds a source of
emissions such that all emissions are captured and contained for
discharge through a control device, and that meets the criteria
presented in Subsection R307-343-7(5)(a)(i) through
(iv).
"Reference Method" means any method of sampling
and analyzing for an air pollutant that is published in Appendix
A of 40 CFR 60.
"Responsible Official" has the same meaning as
in R307-415, Operating Permit Requirements.
]"Sealer" means a finishing material used to seal the pores of a wood substrate before additional coats of finishing material are applied. A washcoat used to optimize aesthetics is not a sealer.
"Solids" means the part of the
coating that remains after the coating is dried or cured; solids
content is determined using data from EPA Method [24, or an alternate or equivalent method approved by the
executive secretary.]24.
["Solvent" means a liquid used in a coating for
dissolving or dispersing constituents in a coating, adjusting the
viscosity of a coating, cleaning, or washoff. When used in a
coating, it evaporates during drying and does not become a part of
the dried film.
]"Stain" means any color coat
having a solids content by weight of no more than 8.0%[
percent] that is applied in single or multiple
coats directly to the substrate, including nongrain raising stains,
equalizer stains, sap stains, body stains, no-wipe stains,
penetrating stains, and toners.
"Strippable [B]booth [C]coating" means a coating that:
(1) [i]Is applied to a booth wall to provide a protective film to
receive overspray during finishing operations;
(2) [i]Is subsequently peeled off and disposed; and
(3) [b]By achieving (1) and (2), reduces or eliminates the need to
use organic solvents to clean booth walls.
["Substrate" means the surface onto which coatings
are applied, or into which coatings are impregnated.
"Temporary Total Enclosure" means an enclosure
that meets the requirements of Subsection R307-343-7(5)(a)(i)
through (iv) and is not permanent, but is constructed only to
measure the capture efficiency of pollutants emitted from a given
source. Additionally, any exhaust point from the enclosure shall
be at least 4 equivalent duct or hood diameters from each natural
draft opening.
] "Topcoat" means the last film-building finishing material applied in a finishing system. Non-permanent final finishes are not topcoats.
"Touch-up and Repair" means the application of finishing materials to cover minor finishing imperfections.
"Washcoat" means a transparent
special purpose coating having a solids content by weight of 12.0
% [percent] or less that is applied over initial
stains to protect and control color and to stiffen the wood fibers
in order to aid sanding.
"Washoff [O]operations" means those operations in which organic
solvent is used to remove coating from a substrate.
"Wood [F]furniture" means any product made of wood, a wood
product such as rattan or wicker, or an engineered wood product
such as particleboard that is manufactured under any of the
following standard industrial classification codes: 2434, 2511,
2512, 2517, 2519, 2521, 2531, 2541, 2599, or 5712.
"Wood [F]furniture [M]manufacturing [O]operations" means the finishing, cleaning, and washoff
operations associated with the production of wood furniture or wood
furniture components.
["Working Day" means a day, or any part of a day,
in which a source is engaged in manufacturing.
]
R307-343-4. Emission Standards.
(1) Each [owner or operator of an ]affected source subject
to R307-343 shall limit [volatile organic compound]VOC emissions
by:[from finishing operations. Methods in (a) through (e) below
are accepted.]
(a)
Using the compliant coating method as described in
R307-343-4(a)(i) or using the control system method as described in
R307-343-4(a)(ii).[Use topcoats with a volatile organic compound content no
greater than 0.8 kilogram per kilogram of solids, as applied;
or]
(i) Compliant coating method is the use of the topcoats or topcoat/sealer combinations in Table 1:
TABLE 1
Compliant Coating VOC Limitations
(values in pounds VOC per pound of coating, minus water, as applied)
COATING CATEGORY VOC EMISSION RATES
Topcoats 0.8
Topcoat/Sealer combination
Topcoat 1.8
Sealer 1.9
Acid-cured, alkyd amino topcoat/sealer
combinations
Acid-cured, alkyd amino topcoat 2.0
Acid-cured, alkyd amino vinyl 2.3
Sealer
(ii) Control system method is the use of a VOC control system achieving a 90% or greater emissions reduction.
(b) Using strippable spray booth coatings that contain no greater than 0.8 pounds VOC per pound solids as applied.
(c) Using closed containers for the storing of finishing, gluing, cleaning and washoff materials.
[(b) Use a finishing system of sealers with a volatile
organic compound content no greater than 1.9 kilograms per kilogram
of solids, as applied, and topcoats with a volatile organic
compound content no greater than 1.8 kilograms per kilogram of
solids, as applied; or
(c) For affected sources using acid-cured alkyd amino
vinyl sealers or acid-cured alkyd amino conversion varnish
topcoats, use sealers and topcoats based on the following
criteria:
(i) If the affected source is using acid-cured alkyd
amino vinyl sealers and acid-cured alkyd amino conversion varnish
topcoats, the sealer shall contain no more than 2.3 kilograms of
volatile organic compound per kilogram of solids, as applied, and
the topcoat shall contain no more than 2.0 kilograms of volatile
organic compound per kilogram of solids, as applied;
(ii) If the affected source is using a sealer other than
an acid-cured alkyd amino vinyl sealer and acid-cured alkyd amino
conversion varnish topcoats, the sealer shall contain no more
than 1.9 kilograms of volatile organic compound per kilogram of
solids, as applied, and the topcoat shall contain no more than
2.0 kilograms of volatile organic compound per kilogram of
solids, as applied; or
(iii) if the affected source is using an acid-cured alkyd
amino vinyl sealer and a topcoat other than an acid-cured alkyd
amino conversion varnish topcoat, the sealer shall contain no
more than 2.3 kilograms of volatile organic compound per kilogram
of solids, as applied, and the topcoat shall contain no more than
1.8 kilograms of volatile organic compound per kilogram of
solids, as applied; or
(d) Use a control system that will achieve an equivalent
reduction in emissions as the requirements of Subsection
R307-343-4(1)(a) or (b), as calculated using the compliance
provisions in R307-343-6(2), as appropriate; or
(e) Use a combination of the methods presented in (a)
through (d) above.
(2) Each owner or operator of an affected source subject
to R307-343 shall limit volatile organic compound emissions from
cleaning operations when using a strippable booth coating. A
strippable booth coating shall contain no more than 0.8 kilogram
of volatile organic compound per kilogram of solids, as
applied.
]
R307-343-5. Application Equipment Requirements.
(1) All coatings shall be applied using equipment having a minimum 65% transfer efficiency, except as allowed under R307-343-5(3) and operated according to the equipment manufacturer specifications. Equipment meeting the transfer efficiency requirement includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Brush, dip, or roll coating;
(b) Electrostatic application; and
(c) High volume, low pressure (HVLP) spray equipment.
(2) Other coating application methods that achieve emission reductions equivalent to HVLP or electrostatic spray application methods may be used.
(3) Conventional air spray methods may be used under the following circumstances:
(a) To apply finishing materials that have no greater than 1.0 pound of VOC per pound of solids, as applied;
(b) For touch-up and repair under the following circumstances:
(i) The touchup and repair occurs after completion of the finishing operation; or
(ii) The touchup and repair occurs after the application of stain and before the application of any other type of finishing material, and the materials used for touchup and repair are applied from a container that has a volume of no more than 2.0 gallons;
(c) When the spray gun is aimed and triggered automatically, not manually;
(d) When the emissions from the finishing application station are directed to a control device;
(e) When the conventional air gun is used to apply finishing materials and the cumulative total usage of that finishing material is no more than 10% of the total gallons of finishing material used during the calendar year; or
(f) When the conventional air gun is used to apply stain on a part for which it is technically or economically infeasible to use any other spray application technology. The following criteria shall be used, either independently or in combination, to support the affected source's claim of technical or economic infeasibility:
(i) The production speed is too high or the part shape is too complex for one operator to coat the part and the application station is not large enough to accommodate an additional operator; or
(ii) The excessively large vertical spray area of the part makes it difficult to avoid sagging or runs in the stain.
R307-343-6. Control Systems Operations.
(1) Emission control systems shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer recommendations in order to maintain continuous emission reduction of 90%.
(2) The owner or operator of a control device shall provide certification from the manufacturer that the emission control system will attain required efficiency performance.
(3) The owner or operator shall maintain for a minimum of two years records of operating and maintenance sufficient to demonstrate that the equipment is being operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer recommendations.
R307-343-7. Work Practices and Recordkeeping.
(1) Control techniques and work practices shall be implemented at all times to reduce VOC emissions from fugitive type sources. Control techniques and work practices shall include, but are not limited to:
(a) Storing all VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coating-related waste materials in closed containers;
(b) Ensuring that mixing and storage containers used for VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coating-related waste material are kept closed at all times except when depositing or removing these materials;
(c) Minimizing spills of VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coating-related waste materials; and
(d) Conveying VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coating-related waste materials from one location to another in closed container or pipes.
(2) The work practices for cleaning materials shall be implemented at all times to reduce VOC emissions from fugitive type sources. The work practices shall include, but are not limited to:
(a) Storing all VOC-containing cleaning materials and used shop towels in closed containers;
(b) Ensuring that storage containers used for VOC-containing cleaning materials are kept closed at all times except when depositing or removing these materials;
(c) Minimizing spills of VOC-containing cleaning materials;
(d) Conveying VOC-containing cleaning materials from one location to another in closed container or pipes; and
(e) Minimizing VOC emission from cleaning of application, storage, mixing, and conveying equipment by ensuring that equipment cleaning is performed without atomizing the cleaning solvent and all spent solvent is captured in closed containers.
(3) A certified product data sheet shall be maintained for each sealer, topcoat, and strippable booth coating used to demonstrate compliance with the emission standards in R307-343-4. If solvent or other VOC is added before application, documentation shall be maintained showing the VOC content as applied in pounds VOC per pounds solid.
(4) The owner or operator shall demonstrate compliance with the requirements of R307-343-5.
[R307-343-5. Work Practice Standards.
(1) Work Practice Implementation Plan. Each owner or
operator of an affected source subject to R307-343 shall prepare
and maintain a written work practice implementation plan that
defines environmentally desirable work practices for each wood
furniture manufacturing operation and addresses each of the
topics specified in R307-343-5(2) through (10). The owner or
operator of the affected source shall comply with each provision
of the work practice implementation plan. The written work
practice implementation plan shall be available for inspection by
the executive secretary, upon request. If the executive secretary
determines that the work practice implementation plan does not
adequately address each of the topics specified in (2) through
(10) below or that the plan does not include sufficient
mechanisms for ensuring that the work practice standards are
being implemented, the executive secretary may require the
affected source to modify the plan.
(2) Operator Training.
(a) Each owner or operator of an affected source shall
train new and existing personnel, including contract workers, who
are involved in finishing, gluing, cleaning, or washoff
operations, use of manufacturing equipment, or implementation of
the requirements of R307-343. All new personnel, those hired
after June 2, 1999, shall be trained upon hiring. All existing
personnel, those hired before June 2, 1999, shall be trained by
December 4, 1999. All personnel shall be given refresher training
annually.
(b) The affected source shall maintain a copy of the
training program with the work practice implementation plan. The
training program shall include, at a minimum, the
following:
(i) A list of all current personnel by name and job
description that are required to be trained;
(ii) An outline of the subjects to be covered in the
initial and refresher training for each position or group of
personnel;
(iii) Lesson plans for courses to be given at the initial
and the annual refresher training that include, at a minimum,
appropriate application techniques, appropriate cleaning and
washoff procedures, appropriate equipment setup and adjustment to
minimize finishing material usage and overspray, and appropriate
management of cleanup wastes; and
(iv) A description of the methods to be used at the
completion of initial or refresher training to demonstrate and
document successful completion and a record of the training date
for all personnel.
(3) Leak Inspection and Maintenance Plan. Each owner or
operator of an affected source shall prepare and maintain with
the work practice implementation plan a written leak inspection
and maintenance plan that specifies:
(a) A minimum visual inspection frequency of once per
month for all equipment used to transfer or apply finishing
materials, or organic solvents;
(b) An inspection schedule;
(c) Methods for documenting the date and results of each
inspection and any repairs that were made;
(d) The time elapsed between identifying the leak and
making the repair, using at a minimum the following
schedule:
(i) A first attempt at repair, such as tightening of
packing glands, shall be made no later than five working days
after the leak is detected; and
(ii) Final repairs shall be made within 15 working days,
unless the leaking equipment is to be replaced by a new purchase,
in which case repairs shall be completed within three
months.
(4) Cleaning and Washoff Solvent Accounting System. Each
owner or operator of an affected source shall develop an organic
solvent accounting form to record:
(a) The quantity and type of organic solvent used each
month for washoff and cleaning;
(b) The number of pieces washed off each month, and the
reason for the washoff; and
(c) The net quantity of spent organic solvent generated
from each washoff and cleaning operation each month, and whether
it is recycled onsite or disposed offsite. The net quantity of
spent solvent is equivalent to the total amount of organic
solvent that is generated from the activity minus any organic
solvent that is reused onsite for operations other than cleaning
or washoff and any organic solvent that was sent offsite for
disposal.
(5) Spray Booth Cleaning. Each owner or operator of an
affected source shall not use compounds containing more than 8.0
percent by weight of volatile organic compound for cleaning spray
booth components other than conveyors, continuous coaters and
their enclosures, or metal filters, unless the spray booth is
being refurbished. If the spray booth is being refurbished, that
is, the spray booth coating or other material used to cover the
booth is being replaced, the affected source shall use no more
than 1.0 gallon of organic solvent to prepare the booth prior to
applying the booth coating.
(6) Storage Requirements. Each owner or operator of an
affected source shall use normally closed containers for storing
finishing, cleaning, and washoff materials.
(7) Application Equipment Requirements. Each owner or
operator of an affected source shall use conventional air spray
guns for applying finishing materials only under any of the
following circumstances:
(a) To apply finishing materials that have a volatile
organic compound content no greater than 1.0 kilogram per
kilogram of solids, as applied;
(b) For touch-up and repair under the following
circumstances:
(i) The touchup and repair occurs after completion of the
finishing operation; or
(ii) The touchup and repair occurs after the application
of stain and before the application of any other type of
finishing material, and the materials used for touchup and repair
are applied from a container that has a volume of no more than
2.0 gallons.
(c) When the spray gun is aimed and triggered
automatically, not manually;
(d) When the emissions from the finishing application
station are directed to a control device;
(e) The conventional air gun is used to apply finishing
materials and the cumulative total usage of that finishing
material is no more than 5.0 percent of the total gallons of
finishing material used during that semiannual reporting period;
or
(f) The conventional air gun is used to apply stain on a
part for which it is technically or economically infeasible to
use any other spray application technology. The affected source
shall demonstrate technical or economic infeasibility by
submitting to the executive secretary a videotape, a technical
report, or other documentation that supports the affected
source's claim of technical or economic infeasibility. The
following criteria shall be used, either independently or in
combination, to support the affected source's claim of
technical or economic infeasibility:
(i) The production speed is too high or the part shape is
too complex for one operator to coat the part and the application
station is not large enough to accommodate an additional
operator; or
(ii) The excessively large vertical spray area of the
part makes it difficult to avoid sagging or runs in the
stain.
(8) Line Cleaning. Each owner or operator of an affected
source shall pump or drain all organic solvent used for line
cleaning into a normally closed container.
(9) Gun Cleaning. Each owner or operator of an affected
source shall collect all organic solvent used to clean spray guns
into a normally closed container.
(10) Washoff Operations. Each owner or operator of an
affected source shall control emissions from washoff operations
by using normally closed tanks for washoff and minimizing
dripping by tilting or rotating the part to drain as much organic
solvent as possible.
R307-343-6. Compliance Procedures and Monitoring
Requirements.
(1) Methodology. Terms and equations required in the
calculation of compliance are found in Appendix B, "Control
of Organic Compound Emissions from Wood Furniture Manufacturing
Operations." EPA-453/R-96-007, April 1996. The terms found
in B.3(b) on pages B-10 and B-11, Equation 3 on page B-18,
Equations 4, 5, 6, and 7 on pages B-26 and B-27 are hereby
adopted and incorporated by reference. Copies are available at
the Division of Air Quality, the Division of Administrative Rules
and most state depository libraries.
(2) General Compliance. The owner or operator of an
affected source subject to the emission standards in Section
R307-343-4 shall demonstrate compliance with those provisions by
using any of the methods in (a) or (b) below.
(a) To demonstrate compliance with emission standards in
R307-343-4(1)(a), (b), or (c) or R307-343-4(2), maintain
certified product data sheets for each of these finishing
materials and strippable booth coatings. If solvent or other
volatile organic compound is added to the finishing material
before application, the affected source shall maintain
documentation showing the volatile organic compound content of
the finishing material as applied, in kilograms of volatile
organic compound per kilogram of solids.
(b) To comply through the use of a control system as
specified in R307-343-4(1)(d):
(i) Determine the overall control efficiency needed to
demonstrate compliance using Equation 3.
(ii) Document that the amount of volatile organic
compound in Equation 3 is obtained from the volatile organic
compound and solids content of the finishing material as
applied;
(iii) Calculate the overall efficiency of the control
device, using the procedures in R307-343-7(4) or (5), and
demonstrate that the overall efficiency of the control device
calculated by Equation 6 is equal to or greater than the overall
efficiency of the control device calculated by Equation
3.
(3) Initial Compliance. The owner or operator of each
affected source shall demonstrate compliance by submitting an
initial compliance status report.
(a) Each owner or operator of an affected source that
complies through the procedures established in (2)(a) above shall
submit an initial compliance status report stating that compliant
sealers, topcoats and strippable booth coatings are being used by
the affected source.
(b) Each owner or operator of an affected source that
complies by using the procedures in R307-343-6(2)(a) and applies
sealers or topcoats using continuous coaters shall:
(i) Submit an initial compliance status report stating
that compliant sealers or topcoats, as determined by the volatile
organic compound content of the finishing material in the
reservoir and the volatile organic compound content as calculated
from records, are used; or
(ii) Submit an initial compliance status report stating
that compliant sealers or topcoats, as determined by the volatile
organic compound content of the finishing material in the
reservoir, are used and the viscosity of the finishing material
in the reservoir is being monitored. The affected source also
shall provide data that demonstrates the correlation between the
viscosity of the finishing material and the volatile organic
compound content of the finishing material in the
reservoir.
(c) Each owner or operator of an affected source using a
control system, capture device or control device to comply with
the requirements of R307-343, as allowed by R307-343-4(1)(d) and
R307-343-6(2)(b), shall:
(i) Submit a monitoring plan that identifies the
operating parameter to be monitored for the capture device and
demonstrates why the parameter is appropriate to show ongoing
compliance;
(ii) Conduct an initial performance test using the
procedures and test methods listed in R307-343-7(3) and (4) or
(5);
(iii) Calculate the overall control efficiency using
Equation 6; and
(iv) Determine those operating conditions that are
critical to determining compliance and establishing operating
parameters that will ensure compliance with the standard, as
follows:
(A) For a thermal incinerator, use minimum combustion
temperature;
(B) For a catalytic incinerator equipped with a fixed
catalyst bed, use the minimum gas temperature both upstream and
downstream of the catalyst bed,
(C) For a catalytic incinerator equipped with a fluidized
catalyst bed, use the minimum gas temperature upstream of the
catalyst bed and the pressure drop across the catalyst
bed;
(D) For a carbon adsorber, use either the total
regeneration mass stream flow for each regeneration cycle and the
carbon bed temperature after each regeneration, or the
concentration level of organic compounds exiting the adsorber,
unless the owner or operator requests and receives approval from
the executive secretary to establish other operating
parameters;
(E) For a control device not listed in (A) through (D)
above, the operating parameter shall be established using the
procedures in R307-343-6(4)(c)(vi).
(v) Each owner or operator complying with
R307-343-6(3)(c) shall calculate the site-specific operating
parameter value as the arithmetic average of the maximum or
minimum operating parameter values, as appropriate, that
demonstrate compliance with the standards, during the three test
runs required by R307-343-7(3)(a).
(d) Each owner or operator of an affected source subject
to the work practice standards in R307-343-5 shall submit an
initial compliance status report, as required by R307-343-9(1),
stating that the work practice implementation plan has been
developed and procedures have been established for implementing
the provisions of the plan.
(4) Continuous Compliance Demonstrations.
(a) Each owner or operator of an affected source subject
to the provisions of R307-343-4 that comply using the procedures
established in R307-343-6(2)(a) shall demonstrate continuous
compliance by using compliant materials, maintaining records that
demonstrate the materials are compliant, and submitting a
compliance certification with the semiannual report required by
R307-343-9(2).
(i) The compliance certification shall state that
compliant sealers, topcoats and strippable booth coatings have
been used during the semiannual reporting period, or should
otherwise identify the days of noncompliance and the reasons for
noncompliance.
(ii) The compliance certification shall be signed by a
responsible official.
(b) Each owner or operator of an affected source subject
to the provisions of R307-343-4 that comply using the procedures
established in R307-343-6(2)(a) and applies sealers or topcoats
using continuous coaters shall demonstrate continuous compliance
by following the procedures in (i) or (ii) below.
(i) Use compliant materials, as determined by the
volatile organic compound content of the finishing material in
the reservoir and the volatile organic compound content as
calculated from records, and submit a compliance certification
with the semiannual report required by R307-343-9(2).
(A) The compliance certification shall state that
compliant sealers and topcoats have been used during the
semiannual reporting period, or should otherwise identify the
days of noncompliance and the reasons for noncompliance.
(B) The compliance certification shall be signed by a
responsible official.
(ii) Use compliant materials, as determined by the
volatile organic compound content of the finishing material in
the reservoir, maintaining a viscosity of the finishing material
in the reservoir that is no less than the viscosity of the
initial finishing material by monitoring the viscosity with a
viscosity meter or by testing the viscosity of the initial
finishing material and retesting the material in the reservoir
each time solvent is added, maintaining records of solvent
additions, and submitting a compliance certification with the
semiannual report required by R307-343-9(2).
(A) The compliance certification shall state that
compliant sealers and topcoats, as determined by the volatile
organic compound content of the finishing material in the
reservoir, have been used during the semiannual reporting period.
Additionally, the certification shall state that the viscosity of
the finishing material in the reservoir has not been less than
the viscosity of the initial finishing material, that is, the
material that is initially mixed and placed in the reservoir,
during the semiannual reporting period.
(B) The compliance certification shall be signed by a
responsible official.
(C) An affected source is in violation of the standard
when a sample of the finishing material as applied exceeds the
applicable limit established in R307-343-4(1)(a), (b), or (c), as
determined using EPA Method 24 or an alternate or equivalent
method, or the viscosity of the finishing material in the
reservoir is less than the viscosity of the initial finishing
material.
(c) Each owner or operator of an affected source subject
to the provisions of R307-343-4 that complies using a control
system, capture device or control device shall demonstrate
continuous compliance by installing, calibrating, maintaining,
and operating the appropriate monitoring equipment according to
manufacturer's specifications.
(i) Where a capture or control device is used, a device
to monitor the site-specific operating parameter established in
accordance with R307-343-6(3)(c)(i) is required.
(ii) Where an incinerator is used, a temperature
monitoring device equipped with a continuous recorder is
required.
(A) Where a thermal incinerator is used, a temperature
monitoring device shall be installed in the firebox or in the
ductwork immediately downstream of the firebox in a position
before any substantial heat exchange occurs.
(B) Where a catalytic incinerator equipped with a fixed
catalyst bed is used, temperature monitoring devices shall be
installed in the gas stream immediately before and after the
catalyst bed.
(C) Where a catalytic incinerator equipped with a
fluidized catalyst bed is used, a temperature monitoring device
shall be installed in the gas stream immediately before the bed.
In addition, a pressure monitoring device shall be installed to
determine the pressure drop across the catalyst bed. The pressure
drop shall be measured monthly at a constant flow rate.
(iii) Where a carbon adsorber is used, one of the
following monitoring devices shall be used:
(A) An integrating regeneration stream flow monitoring
device having an accuracy of plus or minus 10 percent, capable of
recording the total regeneration stream mass flow for each
regeneration cycle; and a carbon bed temperature monitoring
device having an accuracy of plus or minus one percent of the
temperature being monitored expressed in degrees Celsius, or plus
or minus 0.5 C, whichever is greater, capable of recording the
carbon bed temperature after each regeneration and within fifteen
minutes of completing any cooling cycle;
(B) An organic monitoring device, equipped with a
continuous recorder, to indicate the concentration level of
organic compounds exiting the carbon adsorber; or
(C) Any other monitoring device that has been approved by
the executive secretary as allowed under (vi) below.
(iv) Each owner or operator of an affected source shall
not operate the capture or control device at a daily average
value greater than or less than the operating parameter value, as
defined in the plan required by R307-343-6(3)(c)(i). The daily
average value shall be calculated as the average of all values
for a monitored parameter recorded during the operating
day.
(v) Each owner or operator of an affected source that
complies through the use of a catalytic incinerator equipped with
a fluidized catalyst bed shall maintain a constant pressure drop,
measured monthly, across the catalyst bed.
(vi) An owner or operator using a control device not
listed in R307-343-6(3)(c) shall submit to the executive
secretary a description of the device, test data verifying the
performance of the device, and appropriate operating parameter
values that will be monitored to demonstrate continuous
compliance with the standard. Use of this device to demonstrate
compliance is subject to the executive secretary's
approval.
(vii) The owner or operator shall submit a compliance
certification with the semiannual report required by
R307-343-92.
(A) The compliance certification shall state that, during
the semiannual reporting period, the monitoring plan has been
followed and the operating requirements included in the
monitoring plan have been met. If the plan has not been followed,
or the operating requirements have not been met, the compliance
certification shall identify the dates of noncompliance and the
reasons for noncompliance.
(B) The compliance certification shall be signed by a
responsible official.
(d) Each owner or operator of an affected source subject
to the work practice standards in R307-343-5 shall demonstrate
continuous compliance by following the work practice
implementation plan and submitting a compliance certification
with the semiannual report required by R307-343-9(2).
(i) The compliance certification shall state that the
work practice implementation plan was followed, or should
otherwise identify the periods of noncompliance with the work
practice standards.
(ii) The compliance certification shall be signed by a
responsible official.
R307-343-7. Performance Test Methods.
(1) The EPA Method 24 (40 CFR 60) shall be used to
determine the volatile organic compound content and the solids
content by weight of the finishing materials as supplied by the
manufacturer. The owner or operator of the affected source may
request approval from the executive secretary to use an alternate
or equivalent method for determining the volatile organic
compound content of the finishing material. Batch formulation
information may be accepted by the executive secretary if the
source demonstrates that a finishing material does not release
volatile organic compound reaction byproducts during the cure. If
the EPA Method 24 value is higher than the source's
formulation data, the EPA Method 24 test shall govern. Sampling
procedures shall follow the guidelines in "Standard
Procedures for Collection of Coating and Ink Samples for volatile
organic compound Content Analysis by Reference Method 24 and
Reference Method 24A," EPA-340/1-91-010.
(2) Each owner or operator using a control system to
demonstrate compliance shall determine the overall control
efficiency of the control system as the product of the capture
and control device efficiencies, using the test methods cited in
(3) below and the procedures in (4) or (5) below.
(3) Each owner or operator using a control system shall
demonstrate initial compliance using the procedures in (a)
through (f) below.
(a) The EPA Method 18, 25, or 25A shall be used to
determine the volatile organic compound concentration of gaseous
air streams. The test shall consist of three separate runs, each
lasting a minimum of 30 minutes.
(b) The EPA Method 1 or 1A shall be used for sample and
velocity traverses.
(c) The EPA Method 2, 2A, 2C, or 2D shall be used to
measure velocity and volumetric flow rates.
(d) The EPA Method 3 shall be used to analyze the exhaust
gases.
(e) The EPA Method 4 shall be used to measure the
moisture in the stack gas.
(f) The EPA Methods 2, 2A, 2C, 2D, 3, and 4 shall be
performed, as applicable, at least twice during each test
period.
(4) Each owner or operator using a control system to
demonstrate compliance with R307-343 shall use the procedures in
(a) through (f) below.
(a) Construct the overall volatile organic compound
control system so that volumetric flow rates and volatile organic
compound concentrations can be determined by the test methods
specified in R307-343-7(3);
(b) Measure the capture efficiency from the affected
emission points by capturing, venting, and measuring all volatile
organic compound emissions from the affected emission points. To
measure the capture efficiency of a capture device located in an
area with nonaffected volatile organic compound emission points,
the affected emission points shall be isolated from all other
volatile organic compound sources by one of the following
methods:
(i) Build a temporary total enclosure around the affected
emission points;
(ii) Shut down all nonaffected volatile organic compound
emission points and continue to exhaust fugitive emissions from
the affected emission points through any building ventilation
system and other room exhausts such as drying ovens. All exhaust
air must be vented through stacks suitable for testing;
or
(iii) Use another methodology approved by the executive
secretary provided it complies with the EPA criteria for
acceptance under 40 CFR Part 63, Appendix A, Method 301.
(c) Operate the control system with all affected emission
points connected and operating at maximum production
rate;
(d) Determine the efficiency of the control device using
Equation 4;
(e) Determine the efficiency of the capture system using
Equation 5;
(f) Compliance is demonstrated if the overall control
efficiency in Equation 6 is greater than or equal to the overall
control efficiency calculated by Equation 3, in accordance with
R307-343-6(2)(b)(i).
(5) An alternate to the compliance method presented in
(4) above is the installation of a permanent total
enclosure.
(a) Each affected source that complies using a permanent
total enclosure shall demonstrate that the total enclosure meets
the following requirements:
(i) The total area of all natural draft openings shall
not exceed five percent of the total surface area of the
enclosure's walls, floor, and ceiling;
(ii) All sources of emissions within the enclosure shall
be a minimum of four equivalent diameters away from each natural
draft opening;
(iii) Average inward face velocity (FV) across all
natural draft openings shall be a minimum of 3,600 meters per
hour or 200 feet per minute as determined by the following
procedures:
(A) All forced makeup air ducts and all exhaust ducts are
constructed so that the volumetric flow rate in each can be
accurately determined by the test methods and procedures
specified in (3)(b) and (3)(c) above. Volumetric flow rates shall
be calculated without the adjustment normally made for moisture
content; and
(B) Determine face velocity by Equation 7:
(iv) All access doors and windows whose areas are not
included as natural draft openings and are not included in the
calculation of face velocity shall be closed during routine
operation of the process.
(b) Determine the control device efficiency using
Equation 4, and the test methods and procedures specified in
R307-343-7(3).
(c) For a permanent total enclosure, the capture
efficiency in Equation 5 is equal to one.
(d) For owners or operators using a control system to
comply with the provisions of R307-343, compliance is
demonstrated if:
(i) The capture efficiency of the enclosure is determined
to equal one; and
(ii) The overall efficiency of the control system
calculated by Equation 6 in accordance with (4) above is greater
than or equal to the overall efficiency of the control system
calculated by Equation 3 in accordance with
R307-343-6(2)(b).
R307-343-8. Recordkeeping Requirements.
(1) The owner or operator of an affected source subject
to the emission limits in R307-343-4 shall maintain records of
the following:
(a) A certified product data sheet for each finishing
material and strippable booth coating subject to the emission
limits in R307-343-4;
(b) The volatile organic compound content, kilograms of
volatile organic compound per kilogram of solids, as applied, of
each finishing material and strippable booth coating subject to
the emission limits in R307-343-4, and copies of data sheets
documenting how the as applied values were determined.
(2) The owner or operator of an affected source following
the compliance procedures of R307-343-6(4)(b) shall maintain the
records required by (1) above and records of solvent and
finishing material additions to the continuous coater reservoir
and viscosity measurements.
(3) The owner or operator of an affected source following
the compliance method of R307-343-6(2)(b) shall maintain the
following records:
(a) Copies of the calculations to demonstrate that the
control system achieves emission control equivalent to the
requirements of R307-343-4(1)(a) or (b), as well as the data that
are necessary to support the calculation of the emission limit in
Equation 3 and the calculation of overall control efficiency in
Equation 6;
(b) Records of the daily average value of each
continuously monitored parameter for each operating day. If all
recorded values for a monitored parameter are within the range
established during the initial performance test, the owner or
operator may record that all values were within the range rather
than calculating and recording an average for that day;
and
(c) Records of the pressure drop across the catalyst bed
for sources complying with the emission limitations using a
catalytic incinerator with a fluidized catalyst bed.
(4) The owner or operator of an affected source subject
to the work practice standards in R307-343-5 shall maintain
onsite the work practice implementation plan and all records
associated with fulfilling the requirements of that plan,
including:
(a) Records demonstrating that the operator training
program is in place;
(b) Records maintained in accordance with the inspection
and maintenance plan;
(c) Records associated with the cleaning solvent
accounting system;
(d) Records associated with the limitation on the use of
conventional air spray guns showing total finishing material
usage and the percentage of finishing materials applied with
conventional air spray guns for each semiannual reporting
period;
(e) Records showing the volatile organic compound content
of compounds used for cleaning booth components, except for
solvent used to clean conveyors, continuous coaters and their
enclosures, or metal filters; and
(f) Copies of logs and other documentation to demonstrate
that the other provisions of the work practice implementation
plan are followed.
(5) In addition to the records required by R307-343-8(1)
of this section, the owner or operator of an affected source that
complies using the provisions of R307-343-6(2)(a) or R307-343-5
shall maintain a copy of the compliance certifications submitted
in accordance with R307-343-9(2) for each semiannual period
following the compliance date.
(6) The owner or operator of an affected source shall
maintain a copy of all other information submitted with the
initial status report required by R307-343-9(1) and the
semiannual reports required by R307-343-9(2).
(7) The owner or operator of an affected source shall
maintain all records for a minimum of five years.
R307-343-9. Reporting Requirements.
(1) The owner or operator of any new source subject to
R307-343 that complies using the procedures established in
R307-343-6(2)(a) shall submit an initial compliance report within
60 days of initial startup. The owner or operator of a new source
subject to R307-343 that complies using the procedures
established in R307-343-6(2)(b) shall submit an initial
compliance report within 180 days of initial startup. Each
initial compliance report shall include the items required by
R307-343-6(3).
(2) The owner or operator of an affected source subject
to R307-343 and demonstrating compliance in accordance with
R307-343-6(2)(a) or (b) shall submit a semiannual report covering
the previous six months of wood furniture manufacturing
operations.
(a) Reports shall be submitted on January 2 and July 2
each year.
(b) Each semiannual report shall include the information
required by R307-343-6(4), a statement of whether the affected
source was in compliance or noncompliance. If the affected source
was not in compliance, the measures taken to bring the affected
source into compliance shall be reported.
]R307-343-[10]8. Compliance Schedule.
(1) Sources in Salt Lake and Davis counties that have the potential to emit 5 or more tons but less than 25 tons of VOC per year shall be in compliance by September 1, 2013.
(2) Sources in Salt Lake and Davis counties that have the potential to emit 25 tons or more of VOC per year shall be in compliance upon the effective date of this rule.
(3) All sources
in Box Elder, Cache, Utah and Weber counties shall be in
compliance with this rule by January 1, 2014.[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,[ ozone,] wood furniture, coatings
Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [March 9, 2007]2012
Notice of Continuation: February 1, 2012
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-2-104(1)(a); 19-2-104(3)(e)
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