Attachment C: New R.C .S .A. Section 22a-174-3b 

C-1 . Notice of public hearing. 

C-2. Certification of public hearing. 

C-3. Hearing report. 

Incorporation by reference of the hearing report submitted in the 

June 14, 2002 SIP revision regarding the new source review 

program. 

C-4. Emission reduction calculations . 

C-5. Sample letter to owners and operators of automotive 

refinishing operations regarding the duty to comply. 
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Section 22a-174-3b . Exemptions from permitting for construction and operation of 

units, automotive refinishing operations, , 

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section: 

(2) "Automobile" means a passenger car, van, motorcycle, truck or any other 

motorized vehicle for transportation ; 

(3) "Automotive refinishing operation" means the processes performed to apply a 

new surface to the pre-existing coat or paint on an automobile or automotive component, 

including but not limited to surface preparation, primer application, topcoat application 

and applicator cleaning ; 

(4) "Electrostatic application" means the application of charged atomized paint 

droplets by electrostatic attraction; 

(7) "Existing stationary source" means a stationary source for which a permit to 

control emissions to the air has been issued by the Department ; 

(9) "Hazardous air pollutant" means, notwithstanding the definition in section 22a174-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, any air pollutant listed in 

Section 112(b) of the Act, excluding hydrogen sulfide and caprolactum; 

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(13) "Pre-existing coat or paint" means a surface covering or coating applied to an 

automobile or automotive component at an automotive manufacturing facility; 

(14) "Spray booth' 'means a building, a room within a building or a partitioned area 

within a room housing automatic or manual spray application equipment, that's used to 

apply coatings ; 

(17) "Twelve (12) month rolling aggregate" means the sum of the total fuel use, actual 

emissions, coating use, solvent use or actual operating time calculated for each month by 

adding the current month's fuel use, actual emissions, coating use, solvent use or actual 

operating time to those of the previous eleven months. 

(b) Applicability. 

(1) The owner or operator of a stationary source that is 

ration an automotive refrnishmg ope , .- ---------. - - 

may construct and operate such source 

without obtaining a general permit for such source issued pursuant to section 22a-174(1) 

of the Connecticut General Statutes or a permit pursuant to section 22a-174-3a of the 

Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies if: 

(A) The source is an emission unit with potential emissions of fifteen (15) tons 

or more per year of any individual air pollutant; 

(B) The source is not a new major stationary source ; 

(C) The source is not a newly constructed or reconstructed major source of 

hazardous air pollutants subject to the requirements of section 22a-174-

3a(m) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; and 

(D) The owner or operator complies with all applicable provisions of this 

section. 

(2) The owner or operator of an existing stationary source that is aRrextexh4 

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without obtaining a general permit for such source issued pursuant to section 22a-174(1) 

of the Connecticut General Statutes or a permit pursuant to section 22a-174-3a of the 

Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies if: 

(A) The source is a modification to an existing emission unit which increases 

potential emissions of any individual air pollutant from such unit by 

fifteen (15) tons or more per year; 

) At the time of modification, the source is not authorized to operate 

pursuant to an individual permit issued pursuant to section 22a-174-3a or 

former section 22a-174-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State 

Agencies; 

(C) The modification is not a major modification to an existing major 

stationary source ; and 

(D) The owner or operator complies with all applicable provisions of this 

section. 

(3) The requirements of this section do not apply to those sources operating in 

compliance with section 22a-174-3c of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. 
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(d) Automotive rerinishing operation. 

(1) The owner or operator of an automotive refinishing operation shall properly 

maintain equipment and perform such operation in accordance with the following 

requirements: 

(A) The total amount of VOC-containing coatings or solvents used shall not 

exceed 2,000 gallons in any twelve (12) month rolling aggregate; 

(B) Any paint or coating shall be applied by one of the following means: 

(i) high volume low pressure spray equipment, 

(ii) electrostatic application equipment, or 

(iii) any other application method that has a manufacturer's guaranteed 

transfer efficiency of at least sixty-five percent (65%); 

(C) Any application equipment used shall be cleaned using one of the 

following means: 

(i) in a device that remains closed at all times when not in use, 

(ii) in a system that discharges unatomized cleaning solvent into a 

waste container that remains closed when not in use, 

(iii) in a vat that allows for disassembly and cleaning of application 

equipment and that is kept closed when not in use, or 

(iv) in a system that atomizes spray into a paint waste container that is 

fitted with a device designed to capture atomized solvent 

emissions; 

(D) Spray operations shall be performed in an enclosed area; and 

(E) If a spray booth is used, such booth shall contain particulate control 

equipment that is operated and maintained in good working condition at 

all times the booth is in use. 

(2) The owner or operator of an automotive refinishing operation shall maintain 

records of the information necessary for the commissioner to determine compliance with 
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the requirements of subdivision (1) of this subsection. Information sufficient to make 

such determinations may include the information specified in subdivision (3) of this 

subsection . All records made to determine compliance with the requirements of this 

section shall be: 

(A) Made available to the commissioner to inspect and copy upon request; and 

(B) Maintained for five (5) years from the date such record is created. 

(3) The owner or operator of an automotive refinishing operation may make and 

maintain records of the following information: 

(A) Records of the amount of coating and solvent used, in gallons, for each 

month and each twelve (12) month rolling aggregate; and 

(B) If a paint or coating is applied by other than the methods specified in 

subsection (c)(3)(B)(i) or (c)(3)(B)(ii), a record of the manufacturer's 

guaranteed transfer efficiency . 

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(i) Reporting. 

(1) The owner or operator of any source required to make and maintain records 

pursuant to this section shall provide any such records, or a copy thereof, to the 

commissioner upon request and shall make such records available to the commissioner to 

inspect at the location maintained. 

(2) Any record requested pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be 

submitted with a certification in accordance with section 22a-174-2a(a) of the 

Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. 

(j) Applicable law. Nothing in this section shall relieve an owner or operator from 

any obligation to comply with: 

(1) The requirements of 40 CFR 63, Subpart B as implemented in section 22a174-3a(m) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; and 

(2) Any other applicable federal, state or local law. 

(k) Application for individual permits. 

(1) Nothing in this section shall preclude the commissioner from requiring an owner 

or operator to obtain an individual permit pursuant to section 22a-174-3a of the 

Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. 

(2) Nothing in this section shall preclude an owner or operator from applying for an 

individual permit pursuant to section 22a-174-3a of the Regulations of Connecticut State 

Agencies, if applicable. 

(3) An owner or operator who has filed an application for an individual permit 

pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection shall comply with the requirements of this 

section while such application is pending.