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CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD 

APCD/AQMD RULE EVALUATION FORM – Page 1 

(Electronic Format) 

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: South Coast Air Quality Management District

Rule No(s): 1145 Date Adopted/Amended/Rescinded: December 04, 2009

Rule Title(s): Plastic, Rubber, Leather, and Glass Coatings

Date Submitted to ARB: January 20, 2010

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): December 3, 2004

Is the Rule Intended to be sent to the U.S. EPA as a SIP Revision? Yes No (If No, do not complete remainder of form)

District Contact: Mr. Andrew Lee Phone Number: 909-396-2643 E-mail Address: alee@aqmd.gov

Narrative Summary of New Rule or Rule Changes: New Rule Amended Rule 

The multi-color coating category maximum allowable VOC limit was reduced from 685 g/L to 680 g/L to be consistent with 

U.S. EPA’s CTG limit for this category. A new coating category was added for refrigerated glass doors, of which there are 

no lower VOC alternate coatings. The amendment will also include removal of obsolete rule language, minor 

clarifications, and editorial corrections.

Pollutant(s) Regulated by the Rule (Check): ROG (NOX) SO2

 (CO) PM TAC (name): 

II. EFFECT ON EMISSIONS

Complete this section ONLY for rules that, when implemented, will result in quantifiable changes in emissions. Attach reference(s) for emission factor(s) 

and other information. Attach calculation sheet showing how the emission information provided below was determined. 

Net Effect on Emissions: Increase* Decrease** N/A 

Emission Reduction Commitment in SIP for this Source Category: There will be a modest emission reduction in the 

amount of 0.4 lbs/day from the Multi-color Coating Category where the current VOC limit in Rule 1145 is 685 g/L but was 

reduced to 680 g/L of VOC to match the suggested guidelines in the September 2008 U.S. EPA CTG for Multi-color 

Coatings. However, there will be emissions forgone by adding a new coating category titled "Refrigerated Glass Doors" 

which will result in 2.1 lbs/day. Combining the emission reduction from the Multi-color Coating Category with the new 

Refrigerated Glass Door Coating Category will amount to 1.7 lbs/day of VOC emissions forgone. It should also be noted 

that the lone facility that will benefit from the Refrigerated Glass Door Coating Category could still use a silk screening 

method that would allow them 600 g/L of VOC under Rule 1130.1 – Silk Screening Operations, thus resulting in 

significantly more VOC emissions. The new “Refrigerated Glass Door Coating” category with a VOC limit of 480 g/L will 

allow this facility to streamline its operation by eliminating the application of coatings through screens and the clean-up of 

those screens, resulting in an emission reduction benefit relative to Rule 1130.1 but a theoretical emission disbenefit 

relative to Rule 1145. The calculations are shown in detail in the Final Staff Report.

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: CY2007 Area Affected: South Coast AQMD

Future Year Control Profile Estimate (Provide information on as many years as possible): 

Negligible emission impact. Please see paragraph above.
 

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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: 

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: 

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): Not Applicable

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): Not Applicable

Note that the district’s input to the Rule Evaluation Form will not be used as input to the ARB’s emission forecasting and 

planning. 

III. SOURCES/ATTAINMENT STATUS

District is: Attainment Nonattainment Split 

Approximate Total Number of Small (<100 TPY) Sources Affected by this Amendment: 

Percent in Nonattainment Area: 0% 

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: 0 Percent in Nonattainment Area: 0% 

Name(s) and Location(s) (city and county) of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled by Rule (Attach additional sheets as 

necessary): 

IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Does the Rule Include Emission Limits that are Continuous? Yes No 

If Yes, Those Limits are in Section(s) (c) of the Rule. 

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: Work practices, transfer efficiency, optional APCE

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains: 

Emission Limits in Section(s): (c) Work Practice Standards in Section(s): (c)

Recordkeeping Requirements in Section(s): (d) Reporting Requirements in Section(s): Only recordkeeping 

requirements

VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment – emissions forgone 

Discussion: Negligible impact on emissions (less than 1.7 lbs/day). Please see description in Section II above.