United States Environmental Protection Agency Region IX

75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105

- 3901

February 18, 2010

Transmittal of EPA Rule Review Comments

To: Reyes Romero, Imperial County Air Pollution Control District reyesromero@imperialcounty.net

Mike Guzzetta, California Air Resources Board mguzzett@arb.ca.gov

From: Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office Chief steckel.andrew@epa.gov

Re: ICAPCD Rule 101 Defintions; Rule 424 Architectural Coatings; Rule 425 Aerospace Coating Operations; Rule 427 Automotive Refinishing Operations, drafts sent to EPA on February 11, 2010

We are providing comments based on our preliminary review of the draft rules identified above that were provided to us on February 11. While we have tried to perform a thorough review of Rules 101, 424 and 427, our review was limited by the District's request for comments by today. In gen eral, we request a 30

- day review period. Please direct any questions about our comments to me at (415) 947

- 4115 or to Nicole Law at (415) 947

- 4126.

Recommendations

Rule 101 Definitions

1. Clarify the definition for "existing unit," which lists "month/dat e/year" instead of a specific date. Discussions with ICAPCD staff suggest that the entire definition may be removed, as this information is described in the rule and the definition is no longer necessary.

ICAPCD RESPONSE
The Imperial County Air Pollution Control District has removed the definition from Rule 101

- Definitions
as it is contained in the body of Rule 400.2

– Boilers, Process Heaters and Steam Generators under

section D. Exemptions subsection D.1.e which reads Coal fired units, in stalled or erected prior to

December 31, 2009.

2. Include the following terms and definitions from California Air Resources Board's 2007 Suggested Control Measure for Architectural Coatings (CARB's 2007 SCM):

1. basement specialty coating PAGE 101

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2. concrete/ masonry sealer PAGE 101

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3. driveway sealer PAGE 101

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4. manufacturer's maximum thinning recommendation PAGE 101

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5. medium density fiberboard PAGE 101

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6. particleboard PAGE 101

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7. pearlescent PAGE 101

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8. plywood PAGE 101

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9. reactive penetrating sealer PAGE 101

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10. rust preventative coating PAGE 101

- 3711. secondary industrial materials PAGE 101

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12. semitransparent coating PAGE 101

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13. stone consolidant PAGE 101

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14. tub & tile refinish coating PAGE 101

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15. veneer PAGE 101

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16. virgin materials PAGE 101

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17. waterproofing membrane PAGE 101

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18. wood coatings PAGE 101

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19. wood substrate PAGE 101

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20. zinc

- rich primer PAGE 101

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ICAPCD RESPONSE

– ALL DEFINITIONS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED INTO RULE 101

– DEFINITIONS

3. Provide separate definitions for terms from CARB's Automotive Coatings SCM and Architectural Coatings SCM as listed:

1. "coating"

- provide two definitions, an "architectural coating" and "automotive coating"

PAGE 101

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2. "multi

- color coating"

- provide two definitions, an "architectural multi

- color coating" and

"automotive multi

- color coating" PAGE 101

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3. "primer"

- provide three definitions, an "architectural primer, sealer, and undercoater," "automotive primer," and "automotive primer" PAGE 101

- 312, 101

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ICAPCD RESPONSE

– ALL DEFINITIONS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED INTO RULE 1 01

– DEFINITIONS

4. Revise the definitions for the following terms consistent with CARB's Architectural Coatings SCM:

1. bituminous roof primer PAGE 101

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2. concrete curing compound (typographical error: " costing " should be " coating ") PAGE 101

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10

3. faux finishing coating PAGE 101

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4. fire

- retardant coating PAGE 101

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5. post consumer coating PAGE 101

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6. specialty primer, sealer, and undercoater PAGE 101

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7. swimming pool coating PAGE 101

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8. wood preservative (typographical error: " attach " should be " attack ") PAGE 101

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ICAPCD RESPONSE

– ALL DEFINITIONS HAVE BEEN REVISED

5. Revise the following references in the rule:

1. Under "clear brushing lacquer", delete the reference to subsection C.5, as that section

does not exists. PAGE 424

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2. Under "exempt compound," replace " D.6.j " with " E.5.h " PAGE 101

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3. Under "fire resistive coating," replace " E119

- 98 " and " D.6.b " with " E119

- 07 " and " E.5.b "

PAGE 101

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4. Under "fire retardant coatings," replace " E84

- 99 " and " D.6.a " with " E84

- 07 " and " E.6.a "

PAGE 101

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5. Under "flat coating," replace " D.6.c " with " E.5.c " PAGE 101

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6. Under "industrial maintenance coating," replace " C.4 " with " D.5 " PAGE 101

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7. Under "metallic pigmented coating," replace " D.6.d " with " E.5.d " PAGE 101

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8. Under "nonflat coating," replace " D 525

- 89 " and " D. 6.c " with " D 523

- 89 " and " E.5.c " PAGE

101

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9. Under "nonflat high gloss coating," replace " D.6.c " with " E.5.c " PAGE 101

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10. Under "pretreatment coating/wash primer," replace " D.6.e " with " E.5.e " PAGE 101

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11. Under "specialty primer, sealer, and undercoater," replace " C.7 " with " D.8 " PAGE 101

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ICAPCD RESPONSE

– ALL REFERENCES REVISED ACCORDINGLYCARB's 2007 SCM for Architectural Coatings no longer regulates a category for "quick dry enamel" or "quick dry primer, sealer, and undercoat." We note that Rule 424 does. Rule 101 has

incorrect references to Rule 424. Please consider revising the rule so the references are

consistent in both rules. ICAPCD RESPONSE

– ALL DEFINITIONS REMOVED ACCORDINGLY

7. Under "specialty primer, sealer, and undercoater," we recommend removing the language discussing chaulky surfaces, as it has been removed in CARB's 2007 SCM for Architectural Coatings. The reference to the test method for surface chaulkiness is also out of date, as the test

method has been taken out of Rule 424. Ple ase see section 4.54 of CARB's 2007 SCM for Architectural Coatings. PAGE 101

- 40 REMOVED ACCORDINGLY AND AMENDED

8. Under "VOC content," there is a reference to subsection D.1 of Rule 424. This is an incorrect

reference as subsection D.1 of Rule 424 does not discuss VOC content. Please revise as appropriate and see comment 16 below. PAGE 101

- 47 REMOVED ACCORINGLY AND AMENDED

Rule 424 Architectural Coatings

1. Consider adding a severability section to the rule, similar to section 2 of CARB's 2007 SCM. PAGE

424

- 1 ADDED SECTION

2. Require that coatings sold in containers less than one liter still be subject to reporting requirements, similar to section 3.2 of CARB's 2007 SCM. PAGE 424

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3. Delete the VOC content limit "530" in Table 424

- 1 corresponding to the former cat egory of antenna coatings. PAGE 424

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4. Lower the VOC limit for the category of Floor Coatings from 250 g/L to 100 g/L, similar to Table 1

of CARB's 2007 SCM. PAGE 424

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5. Add into Table 424

- 1, the category of "wood coatings" and its corresponding VOC limit, similar to

Table 1 of CARB's 2007 SCM. Please be sure to include the term and definition in Rule 101 as

well. PAGE 424

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ICAPCD RESPONSE

- ALL REVISIONS MADE ACCORDINGLY

6. Revise the following references in the rule

1. In section C.1, replace " B.2, B.3, B.8 " with " C.2 and C.3 " PAGE 424

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2. In section C.2, replace " B.1 through B.2.k " with " C.2.a through C. 2. k " PAGE 424

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3. In section C.3, replace " B.3 " and " C.1 " with " C.3 " and " D.1 " PAGE 424

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4. In section D.3, replace " D.3 " with " E.2 " PAGE 424

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5. In section E.1, there are no procedures like those outlined in the former section D.2.

Please see comment 16 below. PAGE 424

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6. In section E.2, there are no sections with calculations like those outlined in the former

section D.2.a. Please see comment 16 be low. PAGE 424

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7. In section E.2, replace " D.6.11 ," " D.4 , " D.5 ," " D.6.12 ," " D.6.10 ," and " D.4 " with " E.5.i ,"

" E.5 ," " E.4 ," " E.5.j ," " E.5.f through E.5.h ," and " E.3 " PAGE 424

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8. In section E.3, replace " D.3 " with " E.2 " PAGE 424

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9. In section E.4, replace " D.6. m " with " E.5.k " PAGE 424

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10. In section E.5.b, replace " E 119

- 97 " with " E 119

- 07 " PAGE 424

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11. In section E.5.f, replace " D.3 " with " E.2 " PAGE 424

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12. In section E.5.h, replace " D.3 " with " E.2 " PAGE 424

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13. In section E.5.i, replace " D.3 " with " E.2 " PAGE 424

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14. In section E.5.j, replace " D.5 " with " E.4 " PAGE 424

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15. In section F.2, replace " E.1.a through E.1.n " with " F.1.a through F.1.n " PAGE 424

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7. In section C.2, add the coating categories "aluminum roof coatings," "zinc

- rich primers," and "wood coatings" to the section on Most Restrictive VOC Limits, similar to section 5.2 of CARB's

2007 SCM. PAGE 424

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8. Remove section C.6 Rust Preventative Coatings. CARB's 2007 SCM does not include this
section, as it is redundant. The former industrial maintenance coating VOC limit was 250 g/L and the current rust preventative coatings VOC limit is also 250 g/L. PAGE 424

- 39. In section C.7, include the category of "nonflat

- high gloss" with flat, and nonflat VOC limits.

Please see CARB's 2007 SCM section 5.6. PAGE 424

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10. Remove section C.8 Lacquers. CARB's 2007 SCM does not include this section, as the category of lacquers generally falls under wood coatings. PAGE 424

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11. In section D.3, the text should be corrected as follows to be consistent with CARB's 2007 SCM
section 6.1.3, " If the coating is a multicomponent product, the container must display the VOC

content as mixed or catalyzed. If the coating contains silanes, siloxanes, or other ingredients that generate ethanol or other VOCs during the curing process, the VOC content m ust include the VOCs emitted during curing." PAGE 424

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12. In section D.5, the label "D.5" should precede the title "Industrial Maintenance Coatings." Also, sections C.4.1 and C.4.1 may be removed, as their presence is redundant. PAGE 424

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13. In section D.7, t he label "D.7" should precede the title "Rust Preventative Coatings." PAGE 424

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14. In section D.8, the subsections should be re

- labeled from " C.7.1 through C.7.3 " to " D.8.a through

D.8.c " PAGE 424

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15. Consider adding to section D. Container Labeling Requiremen ts, an additional labeling requirement for Reactive Penetrating Sealers. Please see CARB's 2007 SCM Section 6.1.8 PAGE

424

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16. Section E of the rule does not give guidance on how to calculate VOC content. There are no sections in Rule 101 definitions provi ding guidance on how to calculate VOC content. Please correct this deficiency by adding a section in the rule or definitions rule on how to determine "VOC actual," "VOC content," and "VOC regulatory." PAGE 424

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17. Correct the typographical error in section E.5.g. "Parachlorobenzotri b luoride," which appears
twice, should be corrected to "Parachlorobenzotri f louride." PAGE 424

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ICAPCD RESPONSE

- ALL REVISIONS MADE ACCORDINGLY

Rule 425 Aerospace Coating Operations Given the short review schedule, we did not comprehensively review Rule 425. We are, however, providing the following comment for your consideration.

Consider aligning the categories in Table 425

- 1 with categories listed in EPA's 1997 Guideline Series: Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissi ons from Coating Operations at Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Operations. Not all categories listed in the CTG are included in the rule.

ICAPCD RESPONSE

– THE AIR DISTRICT CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE SOURCES IMPACTED BY THIS RULE.

HOWEVER, THE ICAPCD IS AWARE OF A NEED TO AMEND THIS RULE TO INCLUDE CATEGORIES CURRENTLY NOT

IN THE RULE. THEREFORE, REVIEW CONITNUES FOR FUTURE AMENDMENT.

Rule 427 Automotive Refinishing Operations

1. In section C.1, the label in the table for "pounds per gallon" has an asteri sk. Please either remove the asterisk, or include a footnote corresponding to the asterisk as in section 4.1 of CARB's Automotive Coatings SCM. FOOTNOTE ADDED PAGE 427

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2. In section C.8, please add in the language from section 4.8.4 of CARB's Automotive C oatings SCM as follows, "No person shall clean spray equipment unless a closed system is used."

AMENDED SEE PAGE 427

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3. In section E.1, please remove the references to t

- Butyl Acetate, as it is not an exempt compound

in this rule. REMOVED AS PER EPA RECOMMENDATION

4. Revise the following references in the rule

1. In section A.2.a, replace " xxx " with " A.2.b " PAGE 427

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2. In section C.1, replace " xxx " with " C.3 " PAGE 427

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3. In section C.2, replace " xxx " with " C.1 " PAGE 427

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4. In section C .3, replace " xxx " and "xxx" with " E.5 " and " E.6 " PAGE 427

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5. In section C.5, replace " xxx " with " D.6 " PAGE 427

- 76. In section C.7.e, replace " C.1 ," " C.2 ," " C.3 ," and " xxx " with " C.7.a ," " C.7.b ," " C.7.c ," and

" E.9 " PAGE 427

- 9Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 1 RULE 101 DEFINITIONS (Adopted 7/28/81; R evised 9/14/99; 1/16/2001; 12/11/2001; 08/13/02; 01/11/2005; 10/10/2006 ; __/__/__ )

Except where the context otherwise indicates, the following definitions shall govern the implementation of these Rules and r R egulations. Also, pursuant to Rule 115, definitions contained in applicable sections of the California Health and Safety Code and Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, as well as the Federal Clean Air Act and implementing regulations, may be use d even when not set forth herein.

ACCELERATED VEHICLE RETIREMENT PROGRAM: a program creating actual emission reductions by the accelerated retirement of on road motor vehicles for purposes of establishing mobile source emission reduction credits (MSERC) p ursuant to

Rule 214.1.

ACTUAL EMISSIONS: measured or calculated emissions which most accurately represent the emissions from an emissions unit. Determination of actual emissions must be based on average actual production rates, fuel consumption and/or t hroughput rates from the last three years. Emission factors shall be established by source testing

or obtained from AP

- 42 or other approved source.

ACTUAL EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS (AER): reductions of actual emissions from an emissions unit, calculated pursu ant to Section E.5 of Rule 207, which are real, quantifiable, surplus, permanent and enforceable.

ACTUAL INTERRUPTIONS OF POWER: the interruption of electrical service by an unforeseeable event, or when the power reserves of the serving utility fall below 5
percent.

ADDITIVE: any substance added in small quantities to another substance or mixture in order to increase volume and/or change the physical properties of the mixture.

ADHESION PROMOTER: a coating, which is labeled and formulated to be applied to uncoated plastic surfaces to facilitate bonding of subsequent coatings, and on which, a subsequent coating is applied.

ADHESIVE: any chemical substance that is applied for the purpose of bonding two surfaces together other than by mechanical means.

ADHE SIVE BONDING PRIMER: a coating applied in a very thin film to aerospace adhesive bond detail components for corrosion inhibition and adhesion of the subsequently applied adhesive.

ADHESIVE BONDING PRIMER, STRUCTURAL: an adhesive bonding primer used in

con junction with structural adhesives to form load carrying aircraft components.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 2 ADHESIVE BONDING PRIMER FOR ELASTOMERS AND ELASTOMERIC ADHERENTS: an adhesive bonding primer applied to elastomers or nonmetallic substrates for adhesion of the subsequently app lied adhesive.

ADMINISTRATOR: the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

AEROSPACE COMPONENT: any fabricated part, assembly of parts or completed unit of any aircraft, helicopter, missile or space vehicle.

AEROSAL COATING PRODUCT: a pressurized coating product containing pigments or resins that dispenses product ingredients by means of a propellant, and is packaged in a disposable can for hand held application, or for use in specialized equipment for ground traffic/marking applications.

AFFECTED POLLUTANTS: pollutants for which ambient air quality standards have

been establish ed by the Environmental Protection Agency or the California Air Resources Board and the precursors to such pollutants, and those pollutants regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act or by the California Air

Resources Board un der the Health and Safety Code, including reactive organic compounds (ROC), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 10 micrometers (PM 10 ), carbon monoxide (CO), lead, asbestos, beryl lium, mercury, vinyl chloride, fluorides, sulfuric acid mist, hydrogen sulfide, and total reduced sulfur compounds. Also those pollutants which the Environmental Protection Agency, after notice and opportunity for public comment, or the California Air Reso urces Board or the Air Pollution Control Board after public hearing, determine may have a significant adverse effect on the environment, the public health, or the public welfare.

AGRICULTURAL BURNING: open outdoor fires used in agricultural operations in the growing of crops or raising of fowls or animals, or open outdoor fires used in forest management, range improvement, or the improvement of land for wildlife and game habitat, or disease or pest prevention.

AGRICULTURAL BURNING: also means open outdoo r fires used in the operation or maintenance of a system for the delivery of water for the purposes specified above.

AGRICULTURAL BURNING: also means open outdoor fires used in wildland vegetation management burning. Wildland vegetation management burnin g is the use of prescribed burning conducted by a public agency, or through a cooperative agreement or contract involving a public agency, to burn land predominantly covered with chaparral, trees, grass, or standing brush. Prescribed burning is the planne d application of fire to vegetation to achieve any specific objective on lands selected in advance of that application. The planned application of fire may also include natural or accidental ignition.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 3 AGRICULTURAL SOURCE: means a source of air pollution or a group of sources used in the production of crops, or the raising of fowl or animals located on contiguous property under common ownership or control that meets any of the following criteria;

1. is a confined animal facility, including, but not limited to, any structure, building, installation, barn, corral, coop, feed storage area, milking parlor, or system for the collection, storage, treatment, and distribution of liquid and solid manure, if domesticated animals, including, but not limited to , cattle, calves, horses, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, or ducks are corralled, penned, or otherwise caused to remain in restricted areas for commercial agricultural purposes and feeding is by means other than grazing.

2. is an internal combustion engine used in the production of crops or the raising of fowl or animals, including, but not limited to, an engine subject to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 41750) of Chapter 3 of Part 4 of Senate Bill 700 except an engine that is used to propel implements of husbandry as that term is defined in Section 36000 of the Vehicle Code, as that section existed on January 1, 2003. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 39601, the state board may not revise this definition for the purposes of t his section.

3. is a Title V source, as that term is defined in Section 39053.5 of Senate Bill 700, or is a source that is otherwise subject to regulation by a district pursuant to this division or the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec 7401 et seq,)

4. any district rule or regulation affecting stationary sources on agricultural operations adopted on or before January 1, 2004, is applicable to an agricultural source.

AIR CONTAMINANT: any discharge, release, or other propagation into the atmosphere

and includ es, but is not limited to, smoke, charred paper, dust, soot, grime, carbon, fumes, gases, odors, particulate matter, acids, or any other combination thereof. For the purposes of Rule 403, the definition applies only to materials which are solid or liquid a t Standard Conditions (60 degrees Fahrenheit, 760 mm Hg).

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER (APCO): the person appointed by the Air Pollution Control Board and assigned to manage and direct the business and operations of the district, or designee.

ALTERNATIV E FUEL: any fuel used for certifying a low emission vehicle, other than gasoline or diesel fuel.

ALUMINUM ROOF COATING: a coating labeled and formulated exclusively for application to roofs and containing at least 84 grams of elemental aluminum pigment

pe r liter of coating (at least 0.7 pounds per gallon). Pigment content shall be

determined in accordance with South Coast Air Quality Management District ( SCAQMD ) Method 318

- 95, incor porated by reference in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection G .5.d.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 4 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS: for the purposes of these regulations ambient air quality standards shall be interpreted to include State and Federal ambient air quality standards. For the purposes of submittal of t his regulation to the Environmental

Pro tection Agency for inclusion in the California State Implementation Plan all references in this regulation to ambient air quality standards shall be interpreted as national ambient air quality standards.

ANNUAL CAPACITY FACTOR (ACF): means the ratio of th e amount of fuel burned by a unit in a calendar year to the amount of fuel it could have burned if it had operated at the heat input rating for 8,760 hours during the calendar year

.

ANTENNA COATING: a coating labeled and formulated exclusively for applica tion to equipment and associated structural appurtenances that are used to receive or transmit electromagnetic signals.

ANTIFOULING COATING: a coating labeled and formulated for application to submerged stationary structures and their appurtenan ces to prevent or reduce the attachment of marine or freshwater biological organisms. To qualify as an antifouling coating, the coating must be registered with both the USEPA under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Subsecti on 135 et seq.) and with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

ANTI

- GLARE/SAFETY COATING: a coating which does not reflect light.

APPLICATION EQUIPMENT: for the purposes of Rule 425, means equipment used for applying coating to a substrate. Application equipment includes coating distribution lines, coating hoses, equipment used in hand application methods, and equipment used in mechanically operated application methods, including but not limited to spray guns, spinning disks, and pressure po ts.

APPROVE D IGNITION DEVICES: includes those instruments or materials that will ignite agricultural waste without the production of black smoke by the ignition device. This would include such items as liquid petroleum gas, butane, propane, and flares, but does not include the use of tires, tar paper, oil, and other similar materials.

APPURTENANCES: any accessory to a stationary structure coated at the site of installation, whether installed or detached, including but not limited to: bathroom and

kitche n fixtures; cabinets; concrete forms; doors; elevators; fences; hand railings; heating equipment, air conditioning equipment, and other fixed mechanical equipment or stationary tools; lampposts; partitions; pipes and piping systems; rain gutters and downsp outs; stairways, fixed ladders, catwalks, and fire escapes; and window screens.

ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS: a coating to be applied to stationary structures or their appurtenances at the site of installation, to portable buildings at the site of installation, to pavements, or to curbs. Coatings applied in shop applications or to non

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- 5 structures such as airplanes, ships, boats, railcars, and automobiles, and adhesives are not considered architectural coatings for the purposes of this rule.

ASPHALT: the dark

- brown to black cementitious material (solid, semi

- solid, or liquid in consistency) of which the main constituents are bitumens which occur naturally or as a residue of petroleum refining.

ASSEMBLY LINE: an arrangement of industrial equipment and workers in which the product passes from one specialized operation to another until complete, by either

automatic or manual means.

ASSOCIATED PARTS AND COMPONENTS: structures, devices, pieces, modules, sections, assemblies, subassemblies, or elements of m otor vehicles or mobile equipment that are designed to be a part of motor vehicles or mobile equipment but which are not attached to motor vehicles or mobile equipment at the time of coating the structure, device, piece, module, section, assembly, subassem bly, or element. “Associated Parts and Components” does not include circuit boards.

ATMOSPHERE: the air that envelopes or surrounds the earth. When air pollutants are emitted into or within a building, such emission into or within the building shall be considered an emission into the Atmosphere unless the building is designed specifically as a piece of air pollution control equipment.

AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT: a written permit issued by the Imperial County Air

Pollution Control District for the construct ion, installation, assembly, modification, or replacement of any facility, article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance.

AUTOMOTIVE COATING: any coating or coating component used or recommended for use in motor vehicle or mobile equipment refinishing , service, maintenance, repair, restoration, or modification, except metal plating activities. Any reference to automotive refinishing or automotive coating made by a person on the container or in product

literature constitutes a recommendation for use in motor vehicle or mobile equipment refinishing.

AUTOMOTIVE COATING COMPONENT: any portion of a coating, including, but not limited to, a reducer or thinner, toner, hardener, and additive, which is recommended by any person to distributors or end

- users for use in an automotive coating, or which is supplied for or used in an automotive coating. The raw materials used to produce the components are not considered automotive coating components.

AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING FACILITY: any shop, business, location, or parcel of land where motor vehicles or mobile equipment or their associated p arts and components are coated, including autobody collision repair shops. “Automotive Refinishing Facility” does not include the original equipment manufacturing plant where th e motor vehicle or mobile equipment is completely assembled.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 6 BANKING: the District's system of quantifying, certifying, recording, and storing emission reduction credits for future use or transfer. This system shall be called the

Emission Reduction Credit Bank or Mobile Source Emission Reduction Credit.

BANKING REGISTER: the document that records all emission reduction credits deposits, withdrawals, transfers, and transactions.

BASEMENT SPECIALTY COATING: a clear or opaque coating that is labeled and formulated for application to concrete and masonry surfaces to provide a hydrostatic

seal for basements and other below

- grade surfaces. Basement Specialty Coatings must meet the following criteria:

1. Coating must be capable of withstanding at least 10 psi of hydrostatic pressure,

as determined in accordance with ASTM D7 088

- 04, which is incorporated by

reference in Rule 424, Architec t ural Coatings subsection G .5. l

.

2. Coating must be resistant to mold and mildew growth and must achieve a microbial growth rating of 8 or more, as determined in accordance with ASTM

D3273

- 00 and ASTM D3274

- 95 , incorporated by reference in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection G .5. s

.

BEEF FEEDLOT: a lot, fenced area, or facility used for the feeding or holding of more than ten (10) cattle, except for Grazing Land as defined herein.

BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (BACT):

For any emissions unit the more stringent of:

1. The most effective emission control device, emissi on limit, or technique which has been achieved in practice for such class or category of source unless the applicant

demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Air Pollution Control Officer that such

limitations are not achievable.

2. Any other alternative emis sion control device, emission control technique, basic equipment, fuel, or process determined to be technologically feasible and

cost

- effective by the Air Pollution Control Officer. Cost

- effectiveness analyses shall be performed in accordance with methodo logy and criteria specified in the Best Available Control Technology Guideline for the South Coast Air Quality Management District, or an alternative methodology and criteria acceptable to the

Air Pollution Control Officer.

3. Under no circumstances shall BA CT be determined to be less stringent than the emission control required by any applicable provision of laws or regulations of the District, State and Federal government, or the most stringent emissions limitation which is contained in the implementation p lan of any State, unless the applicant

demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Air Pollution Control Officer that suchImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 7 limitations are not technologically achievable. In no event shall the application of BACT result in the emissions of any pollutant whic h exceeds the emissions allowed by any applicable New Source Performance Standard (40 CFR, part 60) or National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (40 CFR, part 61).

BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (BARCT): the most stringent and c ost

- effective of the following control options:

1. The most effective elements of the related suggested control measure.

2. The most effective limits in effect in any regulation in California, in the U.S., or in any other country for that source category with such limits resulting from the application of retrofit control technologies judged by the Air Pollution Control

Officer to be demonstrated and reliable.

3. The most effective limit for a source category determined to a reasonable degree of certainty, to be a chievable in the near future.

4. Any combination of control technologies that will achieve emission reductions equivalent to that resulting from the most stringent option listed above.

BIOMASS: material derived from the harvesting of crops or remo val of vegetation, including timber, except for material from processed dimensional timber.

BITUMENS: black or brown materials including, but not limited to, asphalt, tar, pitch, and asphaltite that are soluble in carbon disulfide, consist mainly of hydro carbons, and are obtained from natural deposits or as residues from the distillation of crude petroleum

or coal.

BITUMINOUS ROOF COATING S : a coating which incorporates bitumens that is labeled and formulated exclusively for roofing.

BITUMINOUS ROOF PRIMER: a primer which incorporates bitumens that is labeled

and for mulated exclusively for roofing

. and intended for the purpose of preparing a weathered or aged surface or improving the adhesion of subsequent surfacing
components.

BOARD: the Air Pollution Control Board of the Imperial County Air Pollution Control

District.

BOILER OR STREAM GENERATOR: means any combustion equipment fired with gaseous and/or liquid fuel and used to produce steam or to heat water. “Boiler” or

“Steam Generat or” shall not include waste heat recovery Boilers that are used to recover heat from the exhaust of Stationary Gas Turbines or I nternal C ombustion

E ngines, or any unfired waste heat recovery Boiler that is used to recover sensible heat

from the exhaust of any combustion equipment.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 8 BOND BREAKER S : a coating labeled and formulated for application between layers of concrete to prevent a freshly poured top layer of concrete from bonding to the layer over which it is poured.

BOTTOM LOADED: a Gasoline Delivery V essel shall be considered to be Bottom Loaded when the fuel transfer and vapor return lines have separate, independent, and dedicated attachments on the delivery vessel, when the inlet is flush with the bottom of the storage device, and when the delivery v essel hatches remain closed during fuel

transfer.

BREAKDOWN: an unforeseeable failure or malfunction of 1) any air pollution control equipment, or related operating equipment, which causes a violation of any emission limitation or restriction prescribed b y these rules and regulations, or by State law, or 2) any monitoring equipment, where such failure or malfunction is not the result of neglect or disregard of any air pollution control law or rules or regulations, is not intentional or the result of neglig ence, is not the result of improper maintenance, does not constitute a nuisance, and is not a recurrent breakdown of the same equipment.

BRITISH THERMAL UNIT (Btu): means the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water from 59F to 60F at one atmosphere.

BURN DAY: any day on which agricultural burning is not prohibited by the Air Resources Board and/or the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District.

CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD (CARB): the California Air Resources Board,

o r any Person authorized to act on its behalf.

CAMOUFLAGE COATING: a coating applied on motor vehicles, or mobile equipment to conceal such vehicles or equipment from detection and/or to provide resistance to chemical agents.

CARB CERTIFIED VAP OR RECOVERY SYSTEM: is any Phase I or Phase II Vapor Recovery System which has been certified by the California Air Resources Board pursuant to Section 41954 of the California Health and Safety Code.

CARGO CARRIERS: cargo carriers are trains dedicated to a specific stationary source. For purposes of this rule, the term "trains dedicated to a specific Stationary Source" shall not include any train for which the prime mover is owned and operated by a common carrier, and by which cargo is delivered to or fr om the stationary source under a contract of common carriage. The emissions from all trains dedicated to a specific stationary source, while operating in the District, including directly emitted and fugitive emissions, shall be considered as emissions fro m the stationary source.

CATALYST: a substance whose presence initiates/enhances the reaction between chemical compounds.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 9 CERTIFICATE: a District issued document specifying information regarding an ERC/MSERC including but not limited to the legal owner(s ), certificate identification number, date of issuance, pollutant(s) reduced, type of pollutant, quantity of actual emission reduction, time period for which the ERC/MSERC is valid and any other records as may be required as a condition of ERC/MSERC issuan ce.

CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA): the federal Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq.) and implementing regulations. (see also federal Clean Air Act)

CLEANING OPERATIONS: the removal of loosely held uncured adhesives, inks, coatings, or contaminants, including, but not limited to, dirt, soil, or grease, from motor vehicles, mobile equipment, associated parts and components, substrates, parts, products, tools, machinery, equipment, or general work areas.

CLEAR BRUSHING LACQUERS: clear woo d finishes, excluding clear lacquer sanding sealers, formulated with nitrocellulose or synthetic resins to dry by solvent evaporation without chemical reaction and to provide a solid, protective film, which are intended exclusively for application by brush , and which are labeled as specified in rule 424, Architectural Coatings, subsection C.5.

CLEAR COATING: any coating that contains no pigments and is labeled and formulated for application over a color coating or clear coating.

CLEAR WOOD COATINGS: clear and semi

- transparent coatings, including lacquers and varnishes, applied to wood substrates, to provide a transparent or translucent solid

film.

COATING: a material applied onto or impregnated into a substrate for protective, decorative, or functional purposes. Such materials include, but are not limited to paints,
varnishes, sealers, and stains. For purpose s of Rule 427, Automotive Refinishing Operations coating shall mean a material which is applied to a surface and forms a film in order to beautify, preserve, repair, or protect such a surface.

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR): the United States document codifying federal regulations.

COLD CLEANER: any batch loaded, non

- boiling Organic Solvent Degreaser.

COLORANT: a concentrated pigment dispersio n in water, solvent, and/or binder that is added to an architectural coating after packaging in sale units to produce the desired

color.

COLOR COATING: any pigmented coating, excluding adhesion promoters, primers,

and multi

- color coatings, that requires a subsequent clear coating and which is applied over a primer, adhesion promoter, or color coating. Color coatings includeImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 10 metallic/iridescent color coatings.

COLOR MATCH: the ability of a repair coating to blend into an existing coating so that color difference is not visibly detectable.

COMBUSTIBLE REFUSE: any solid or liquid combustible waste material containing

carbon in a free or combined state.

COMBUSTION CONTAMINANT: solid or liquid particles discharged into the atmosphere from the burn ing of any kind of material containing carbon in a free or

combined state.

COMPLETE APPLICATION: completeness of an application for an authority to

construct a new or modified emissions unit shall be evaluated on the basis of a list of required informatio n which has been adopted by the District pursuant to Article 3, Sections 65940 through 65945.7 of Chapter 4.5 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the California Code of Regulations as they exist on the date on which the application is received

CONCRETE CURING COM POUND: a co a s ting labeled and formulated for application to freshly poured concrete to perform one or more of the following functions:

1. R r etard the evaporation of water

. ; or

2. Harden or dustproof the surface of freshly poured concrete.

CONCRETE/MASONRY SEA LER: a clear or opaque coating that is labeled and formulated primarily for application to concrete and masonry surfaces to perform one or more of the following functions:

1. Prevent penetration of water; or

2. Provide resistance against abrasion, alkalis, acids, mildew, staining, or ultraviolet light; or

3. Harden or dustproof the surface of aged or cured concrete

CONDENSER EQUIPMENT: any equipment, such as refrigerated or non

- refrigerated

freeboard chillers, condenser coils, or water jackets, used to conden se organic solvent vapor in a vapor degreaser.

CONDENSER FLOW SWITCH: safety switch which shuts off pump heat if condenser water fails to circulate or if condenser water temperature rises above designated operating temperature.

CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY ( CAF): a source or group of sources of air pollution at an agricultural source for the raising of fowl or animals, including but not limited to, anyImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 11 structure, building, installation, farm, corral, coop, feed storage area, milking parlor, or system for the collection, storage, or distribution of solid and liquid manure; if domesticated animals, including but not limited to, cattle, calves, horses, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, or ducks corralled, penned, or otherwise caused to

remain in re stricted areas for commercial agricultural purposes and feeding is by means other than grazing.

CONSTRUCTION: any physical change or change in the method of operation (including fabrication, erection, installation, demolition, or modification of an emissi ons unit) which would result in a change in actual emissions.

CONTAMINATED SOIL: for purposes of Rule 412, soil which indicates 50ppm by volume, or greater of ROC (measured as hexane) at a distance of three inches above the surface with a ROC analyzer.

C ONTIGUOUS PROPERTY: two or more parcels of land with a common boundary or separated solely by a public or private roadway or other public right

- of

- way.

CONTROL DEVICE: any device for reducing emissions to the atmosphere.

CONTROL EFFICIENCY: the percentage of emissions removed by an existing emissions control device or estimated to be removed by a proposed emissions control device. The estimated control efficiency of the proposed air pollution control technology which will be incorporated, by mea ns of en forceable permit condition(s), in the authority to construct and permit to operate. Emissions reductions attributed to lowering throughput rates or operating reductions attributed to lowering throughput rates or operating hours shall not be consid ered in determining control efficiency.

CONTROL EQUIPMENT: air pollution control equipment that eliminates

, reduces or

controls the issuance of air emissions.

CONVEYORIZED DEGR EASER: any continuously loaded, conveyorized Organic Solvent Degreaser, either boiling or non

- boiling.

COOLING TOWERS: open water re

- circulating devices that use fans or natural draft to draw or force air through the device to cool water by evaporation and direct contact.
This includes, but is not limited to, evaporative condensers, quench or cooling towers used for heating ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) and/or industrial cooling processes.

CREMATORIES AND PATHOLOGICAL INCINERATORS: for the purposes of Rule 302, Schedule 10, crematories and pathological incinerators are any furnace or similar enclosed fire chamber burning human or animal tissue or cremating human or animal

remains.

CUTBACK ASPHALT: paving grade asphalts liquefied with petroleum distillate and as further defined by American S ociety for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications asImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 12 follows:

Rapid Cure Type: ASTM D2028

- 76 Medium Cure Type: ASTM D2027

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DAILY EMISSIONS LIMITATION: one or a combination of permit conditions, specific to
an emissions unit, which restricts its ma ximum daily emissions, in pounds per day, at or below the emissions associated with the maximum design capacity. A daily emissions

limitation must be:

1. contained in the latest authority to construct and contained in or enforceable by the latest permit to operate for the emissions unit, and

2. Enforceable on a daily basis, and

3. established pursuant to a permitting action occurring after September 7, 1993, and used in the calculation of the stationary source daily potential to emit

DAIRY: a CAF with operations centered around the production of milk, butter, or cheese for commercial purposes.

DECONTAMINATION: for purposes of Rule 412, removal of ROC from contaminated soil by aeration, or ICAPCD

- approved treatment process.

DEGREASER: tank, tray, drum, or other container in which objects to be cleaned are exposed to a liquid or vapor degreasing organic solvent

DISTRICT: the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District.

DRIVEWAY SEALER: a coating labeled and formulated for application to worn as phalt driveway surfaces to perform one or more of the following functions:

1. Fill cracks; or

2. Seal the surface to provide protection; or

3. Restore or preserve the appearance.

DRY FOG COATING: a coating labeled and formulated only for spray application such that overspray droplets dry before subsequent contact with incidental surfaces in the vicinity of the surface coating activity.

DUST: minute solid particles released into the air by natural forces or by mechanical processes such as crushing, grinding, mi lling, drilling, and demolishing.

ELECTROSTATIC APPLICATION: a sufficient charging of atomized paint droplets toImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 13 cause deposition, principally by electrostatic attraction.

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE COATING: electrically conductive coating which
prevents t he build

- up of static charge on the surface of an aerospace component. Applications include, but are not limited to, co mposites, space vehicles, missiles, and helicopter blades.

ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY APPLICATION: any method of spray application of coatings where an electrostatic attraction is created between the part to be coated and the paint particles.

EMERGENCY STANDBY TANK: a standby tank used in an emergency to store organic liquids during the draining of the primary tank or for use when the operator is granted

breakdown relief.

EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM: any combination of capture systems and control devices used to reduce VOC emissions from automotive coating operations.

EMISSION REDUCTION CREDITS (ERCs): reductions of actual emissions from an emissions unit that are registered with the District in accordance with the requirements

of Rule 214.

EMISSIONS INCREASE: for the purposes of Rule 207, means any increase in the stationary source potential to emit, calculated pursuant to Rule 207 E.6.

EM ISSIONS UNIT: an identifiable operation or piece of process equipment, such as an article, machine, or other contrivance, which emits, has the potential to emit, or results in the emissions of any affected pollutant directly or as fugitive emissions.

EMUL SIFIED ASPHALT: any asphalt liquefied with water containing an emulsifier,

either anionic or cationic.

ENCLOSED GUN CLEANER: a device that is used for the cleaning of spray guns that is not open to the ambient air when in use and has a mechanism to force the cleanup material through the gun while the cleaner is in operation.

ENFORCEABLE: "Enforceable" emission reductions are assured by verifiable and legally binding conditions on a authority to construct, and/or permit to operate that limits

emi ssion rates over testable time averaging periods.

EQUIPMENT: includes any article, machine, or contrivance that emits, has the potential
to emit, or reduces emissions.

ERC CERTIFICATE: a document identifying the quantity and type of ERCs issued by

the Di strict to the individual(s) or sources identified on the certificate.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 14 ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES: the following Sources shall be considered Essential

Public Services:

1. Sewage treatment operations which are publicly owned and operated consistent with the ap proved General Plan; or

2. prison, jail, correctional facility; or

3. police or fire fighting facility; or

4. school or hospital; or

5. landfill gas control or processing system which is publicly owned and operated; or

6. water delivery operations which are publicly owned and operated consistent with the approved General Plan; or

7. cleanup operations to remove contaminants from soil or water, mandated by regional Water Quality Control Board, California Department of Health Services, Environmental Protection Agency or any other State or Federal law.

EXCAVATION: for purposes of Rule 412, removal of contaminated soil for the purpose of decontamination. Excavated soil may have become contaminated by leaking underground or above ground tank, loading rack, spillage, pipel ine leak, accidental spill, or any other source.

EXEMPT COMPOUND: a compound identified as exempt under the definition of v V olatile Organic Compound (VOC). Exempt compounds content of a coating shall be determined by U.S.EPA Method 24 or South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Method 303

- 91 (Revised February 1993), incorporated by reference in r
R ule 424, Architectural Coatings, subsection G .5.h D.6.j

.

EXTREME PERFORMANCE COATING: coating that encounters acute or chronic exposure to salt wa ter, corrosives, caustics, acids, oxidizing agents, wind

- or ocean

driven debris, or electromagnetic pulses.

FAUX FINISHING COATING: a coating labeled and formulated to meet one or more of the following criteria:

1. A glaze or textured coating used to create artistic effects, including, but not limited to: dirt, suede, old age, smoke damage, and simulated marble and wood grain; or

2. A decorative coating used to create a metallic, iridescent, or pearlescent appearance that contains at least 48 gra ms of pearlescent mica pigment or other iridescent pigment per liter of coating as applied (at least 0.4 pounds per gallon);Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 15 or

3. A decorative coating used to create a metallic appearance that contains less than 48 grams of elemental metallic pigment per li ter of coating as applied (less than 0.4 pounds per gallon), when tested in accordance with South Coast Air Quality Management District ( SCAQMD ) method 318

- 95, incorpo rated by reference in
Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection G .5.d; or

4. A decorative coating used to create a metallic appearance that contains greater than 48 grams of elemental metallic pigment per liter of coating as applied (greater than 0.4 pounds per gallon) and which requires a clear topcoat to prevent the degradation o f the finish under normal use conditions. The metallic pigment content shall be determined in accordance with South Coast Air Quality Management District SCAQMD method 318

- 95, incorpo rated by reference in
Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection G .5.d; or

5. A clear topcoat to seal and protect a Faux Finishing coating that meets the requirements of subsection s 1 thru 4 of this definition. These clear topcoats must be sold and used solely as part of a Faux Finishing coating system, and must be

labeled in accordance with Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection E .4.

as a stain or glaze to create artistic effects including, but not limited to, dirt, old age, smoke damage, and simulated marble and wood grain.

FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT: the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended in 1990 (42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq.) and its implementing regulations.

FINISH: the coating of incomplete vehicles, their parts and components, or mobile equipment for which the original coating was not applied from an original e quipment manufacturer (OEM) plant coating assembly line.

FIRE RESISTIVE COATING: a n opaque coating labeled and formulated to protect the structural integrity by increasing the fire endurance of interior or exterior steel and other

structural materials

. The Fire Resistive category includes sprayed fire resistive materials and intumescent fire resistive coatings that are used to bring structural materials into compliance with federal, state, and local building code requirements. Fire Resistive coatings sh all be tested in accordance with ASTM Designation E 119

- 07, incorpora ted by reference in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection G .5.b. Fire Resistive coatings and testing agencies must be approved by building code officials.

, that has been fire tes ted and rated by a testing agency approved by building code officials for us in bringing assemblies of structural materials into compliance with federal, state, and local building code requirements. The fire resistive coating and the testing agency must b e approved by building code officials. The fire resistant coating shall be tested in accordance with ASTM designation E119

- 98, incorporated by reference in rule 424, Architectural Coatings, section D.6.b.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 16 FIRE RETARDANT COATING S : a coating labeled and fo rmulated to retard ignition and flame spread, that has been fire tested and rated by a testing agency approved by building code officials for use in bringing building and construction materials into compliance with federal, state and local building code re quirements. The fire

- retardant coating and the testing agency must be approved by building code officials. The fire

retardant coating shall be tested in accordance with ASTM Designation E 84

- 07 99

, incorporated by reference in r R ule 424, Architectural C oatings, sub section G .5.a D.6.a.

Effective January 1, 201 1 , the Fire Retardant coating category is eliminated and coatings with fire retardant properties will be subject to the VOC limit of their primary category (e.g., Flat, Nonflat, etc.).

FIXED COVER: any cover made out of metal(s), polymer(s) or other material, and installed in a permanent position over the liquid.

FLAT COATING: a coating that is not defined under any other definition in this r ule 424, Architectural Coatings and that regist ers gloss less than 15 on an 85

- degr ee meter or

less than 5 on a 60

- degree meter according to ASTM Designation D 523

- 89 (1999), incorporated by reference in r R ule 424, Architectural Coatings, subsection G .5.c D.6.c

.

FLEET VEHICLE: one of a group of ten (10) or mor e motor vehicles under common ownership or control and dispatched from a location within Imperial County.

FLIGHT TEST COATINGS: a temporary coating applied to test aircraft to protect from corrosion and to provide required markings during flight test evaluation.

FLOATING COVER: any cover made out of metal(s), polymer(s) or other material, which is in contact with a liquid surface at all times.

FLOOR COATING: an opaque coating that is labeled and formulated for application to flooring, inclu ding, but not limited to, decks, porches steps, garage floors, and other horizontal surfaces which may be subject to foot traffic.

FLOW COATING: a coating labeled and formulated exclusively for use by electric power companies or their subcontractors to ma intain the protective coating systems present on utility transformer units.

FLUORIDES: elemental fluorine and all fluoride compounds.

FORM RELEASE COMPOUND S : a coating labeled and formulated for application to a

con c rete form to prevent the freshly poure d concrete from bonding to the form. The form may consist of wood, metal, or some material other than concrete.

FREEBOARD HEIGHT:Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 17 1. For a cold cleaning degreaser, distance from top of organic solvent, or organic solvent drain to top of degreaser, based on inside tank dimensions.

2. For a remote reservoir degreaser, distance from organic solvent drain to top of the degreaser, based on inside dimensions.

3. For a vapor degreaser, distance from organic solvent air

- vapor interface to top of basic degreaser tank, b ased on inside tank dimensions.

FREEBOARD RATIO: freeboard height divided by smaller of length or width of degreaser.

FROST PROTECTION: the protection of agricultural crops against damage from frost or

cold weather.

FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT: the minimum n umber of boiler, furnaces, jet engines or other fuel burning equipment, the simultaneous operations of which are required for the production of useful heat or power. Equipment which burns fuel and serves primarily as air pollution control equipment by usi ng a combustion process to destroy air contaminants shall not be considered "Fuel Burning Equipment."

FUEL CHANGE: means the transitory operating period when a switch occurs between liquid or gaseous fuels, or any combination thereof.

FUEL TANK COATING: a coating applied to the interior of a fuel tank of an aircraft or space vehicle to protect it from corrosion.

FUGITIVE EMISSIONS: those emissions which cannot reasonably pass through a stack, chimney, vent, or other functionally equivalent opening.

FUMES: small particles resulting from chemical reaction or from the condensation of vapors produced in combustion, distillation or sublimation, or other above ambient
temperature process.

FURNACE: means any enclosed structure in which heat is p roduced by the combustion of any fuel.

GASEOUS FUEL: means natural gas, digester gas, landfill gas, methane, ethane, propane, butane, or any gas stored as a liquid at high pressure such as liquefied petroleum gas.

GASOLINE: any petroleum distillate havi ng a Reid Vapor pressure of 4.0 pounds or
greater.

GASOLINE BULK PLANT: an intermediate gasoline loading facility where delivery to the facility's storage containers and delivery from the facility is by truck.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 18 GASOLINE DELIVERY VESSEL: a truck, trailer, or railroad car with a storage device containing Gasoline, or Gasoline Vapors, used to transport fuel or other petroleum products.

GASOLINE TERMINAL: a gasoline loading facility where delivery to the facility's storage containers is by means other than tr uck.

GASOLINE THROUGHPUT: for the purposes of Rule 415, means the volume of gasoline dispensed at a gasoline dispensing facility.

GASOLINE VAPORS: the reactive organic compounds in the displaced vapors, including any entrained liquid gasoline.

GONIOAPPARENT: a change in appearance with a change in the angle of illumination or the angle of view, as defined according to ASTM E

- 284

- 06b, incorporated by reference in Rule 242, Arc hitectural Coatings subsection G .5. m.

GRAPHIC ARTS COATING OR SIGN PAI NT: a coating labeled and formulated for

hand

- app lication by artists using brush

, airbrush, or roller techniques to indoor and outdoor signs (excluding structural components) and murals including lettering enamels, poster colors, copy blockers, and bullet in enamels

GRAPHIC ARTS OPERATION: the application of logos, letters, numbers, or graphic to a painted surface by brush, roller, or airbrush.

GRAPHIC DESIGN APPLICATION: the application of logos, letters, numbers, and graphics to a painted surface, with or without the use of a template.

GRAZING LAND: open range or fenced fields where animals feed on crops or grasses which grow naturally or are planted.

GROUP I VEHICLES: public transit buses and mobile Equipment.

GROUP II VEHICLES: passenger cars, larg e/heavy duty truck cabs and chassis, light and medium duty trucks and vans, and motorcycles.

HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS: all halogenated hydrocarbons listed as exempted under the definition of reactive organic compounds.

HAND APPLICATION METHODS: the appli cation of Coatings by nonmechanical hand

held equipment including but not limited to paint brushes, hand rollers, caulking guns, trowels, spatulas, syringe daubers, rags, and sponges.

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE (H&SC): "Health and Safety Code" refer s to the California Health and Safety Code.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 19 HEARING BOARD: the Hearing Board of the Air Pollution Control District of Imperial County.

HEAT INPUT: means the heat derived from the combustion of a fuel in a unit, calculated using the higher heating value, excluding the heat input from preheated com bustion air,

re

- circulated flue gases, or exhaust gases from other sources, including but not limited to, Stationary Gas Turbines, Internal Combustion Engines and Kilns

.

HEAT INPUT RATING: means the maximum ste ady state heat input capacity of a unit, in BTU per hour, as specified by the manufacturer, or as limited by an Air Pollution Control Authority to Construct or a Permit to Operate.

HEAVY DUTY ENGINE: an engine which is used to propel a heavy duty vehicle.

HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE: A any motor vehicle having a manufacturer = s gross vehicle weight rating greater than 6,000 pounds, except passenger cars @ (Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 1900 [13 CCR. ' 1900].)

HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM

- CONTAINING WATER T REATMENT CHEMICALS: water treatment additives which contain hexavalent chromium (Chrome VI), alone or in

combination with other water treatment chemicals.

HIGH TEMPERATURE COATING: a high performance coating labeled and formulated for application to subst rates exposed continuously or intermittently to temperatures

above 240 **°** C (400 **°** F).

HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANT, THERMAL FLASH RESISTANT, RAIN EROSION RESISTANT COATING: for the purposes of Rule 425, means a fluoroelastomeric coating that is designed speci fically to protect aerospace vehicles from thermonuclear flash, erosion from airborne particles such as rain, ice, sand, etc., and temperatures above 450 degrees fahrenheit resulting from aerodynamic heating.

HIGH VOLATILITY SOLVENT: any organic solvent t hat is not a low volatility solvent.

HIGH

- VOLUME, LOW

- PRESSURE (HVLP): spray equipment permanently labeled as such and which is designed and operated between 0.1 and 10 pounds per square inch, gauge, (psig) air atomizing pressure measured dynamically at t he center of the air cap

and at the air horns.

spray equipment that uses a high volume of air delivered at pressures between 0.1 and 10 psig measured dynamically at the center of the air cap and the air horns.

HIGHER HEATING VALUE: means the total heat liberated, including the heat of condensation of water, per mass of fuel burned (BTU per pound) when fuel and dry air at standard conditions undergo complete combustion and all resultant products areImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 20 brought to standard conditions.

HISTORIC ACTUAL EMISSI ONS: actual emissions from an existing emissions unit averaged over three consecutive years immediately preceding the date of application. The Air Pollution Control Officer may approve another three consecutive year period

within the last five consecutive years, if he determines that the other period is more representative of normal source operation. Where an emissions unit has been in operation for less than three years a shorter averaging period of at least one year may be used providing it represents th e full operational history of the stationary source. The historic actual emissions from emissions units which have been in operation for less than one year shall be equal to zero. Historic actual emissions are to be calculated in pounds per quarter for e ach calendar quarter. Historic actual emissions in quarters 2 or 3 may be lowered by transferring these emissions to quarters 1 or 4, provided that the resulting emissions in quarters 1 or 4 are no higher than the higher of quarters 2 or 3.

HIS TORIC EMISSIONS: the potential to emit of an existing emissions unit prior to modification. For a new emissions unit historic emissions are equal to zero.

HYDROCARBON VAPORS: the reactive organic compounds in the vapors, including any entrained organic l iquid.

IDENTICAL EMISSIONS UNIT: an emissions unit that replaces an existing emissions unit and satisfies all of the following criteria:

1. Performs the same operation(s) as the emissions unit being replaced, and

2. is manufactured by the same company, and is an equivalent model with the same size and rating, and

3. expected actual emissions are less than or equal to those from the emissions unit being replaced.

IMPERVIOUS BARRIER: for purposes of Rule 412, physical covering for contaminated

soil which controls ROC emissions to the extent a ROC analyzer detects less than 50ppm by volume ROC (measured as hexane) at a distance of three inches above the

surface.

INCINERATOR: any furnace or similar enclosed fire chamber, with or without a draft control, used for b urning refuse or other waste material and where the products of combustion are channeled through a flue.

INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE COATING: a high performance architectural coating, including primers, sealers, undercoaters, intermediate coats, and topcoats

, formulated for application to substrates , including floors, exposed to one or more of the following extreme environmental conditions listed below and labeled as specified in rule 424, Architectural Coatings, subsection E .5 C.4

.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 21 1. immersion in water, wastewa ter or chemical sol utions (aqueous and non

- aqueous

s olutions), or chronic exposure of interior surfaces to moisture condensation; or

2. acute or chronic exposure to corrosive, caustic or acidic agents, or to chemicals, chemical fumes, chemical mixtures or so lutions; or

3. repeated frequent exposure to temperatures in excess of 250  F (121  C); or

4. repeated ( frequent ) heavy abrasion, including mechanical wear and repeated ( frequent ) scrubbing with industrial solvents, cleansers or scouring agents; or

5. exterior exposure of metal structures and structural compo nents.

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE : Any spark or compression ignited reciprocating internal combustion engine that is attached to a foundation at a location, or is portable and operated at a locati on for more than 90 days in any consecutive twelve month period, excluding engines used for self propulsion of a vehicle.

KILN: means an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying.

LACQUER: a clear or opaque wood coating, including clear lacquer sanding sealers, formulated with cellulosic or synthetic resins to dry by evaporation without chemical reaction and to provide a solid, protective film.

LARGE CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY (LCAF): any confined anim al facility that maintains on any one day: 1,000 or more milk

- producing dairy cows; or 3.500 or more beef cattle, calves, heifers, or other cattle; or 100,000 or more turkeys; or 650,000 or more chickens other than laying hens; or 650,000 or more laying he ns; or 3,000 or more swine; or 15,000 or more sheep, lambs, or goats; or 2,500 or more horses; or 650,000 or more ducks; or 30,000 or more rabbits or other animals.

LARGE/HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS: any truck having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of over 10,000 pounds.

LEAK OF REACTIVE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: an emission of a liquid containing reactive organic compounds at a rate of more than 3 drops per minute, as a continuous stream, or as a visible mist; or an emission of a gas containing reactive org anic compounds which causes an appropriate analyzer sampling 1 centimeter from a source to register at least 10,000ppm as methane as determined by EPA Reference Method

21.

LEAK

- FREE: for the purposes of Rule 415, means a liquid leak of no more than three drops per minute excluding losses which occur upon disconnecting transfer fittings. Provided such disconnect losses do not exceed 10 milliliters (0.34 fluid ounces) perImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 22 disconnect, averaged over three disconnects.

LEAN

- BURN ENGINE : Any spark or compressio n ignited internal combustion engine that is operated with an exhaust gas stream oxygen concentration of four percent (4%) by volume, or greater. The exhaust gas oxygen content shall be determined from the uncontrolled exhaust gas stream.

LIGHT DUTY TRUCK : A any motor vehicle, rated at 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less, which is designed primarily for purposes of transportation of property or is a

derivative os such a vehicle, or is available with special features enabling off

- street or

off

- highway operation and use @ (13 CCR ' 1900.)

LIQUID FUEL: means any fuel which is a liquid at standard conditions including but not limited to distillate oils, kerosene and je t fuel. Liquefied gaseous fuels are not liquid

fuels.

LOADING FACILITY: any aggregation or combination of gasoline loading equipment which is both (1) possessed by one person, and (2) located so that all the gasoline loading outlets for such aggregation or combination of loading equipment can be encompassed within any circle of 300 feet in diameter.

LOW EMISSION VEHICLE: any vehicle certified by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to the transitional, low, ultra low, or zero emission vehicle standar ds established

in 13 CCR ' 1960.1

LOW SOLIDS COATING: a coating containing 0.12 kilogram or less of solids per liter (1 pound or less of solids per gallon) of coating material

. as recommended for application by the manufacturer. The VOC content for Low So lids Coatings shall be calculated in

accordance with the definition of VOC ACTUAL.

LOW VOLATILITY SOLVENT: any organic solvent, including emulsions, containing no more than 2% reactive organic compounds (ROC) by weight as determined by U.S.

EPA test metho d 24.

LOWEST ACHIEVABLE EMISSION RATE (LAER): for any stationary source or modification the more stringent of:

1. the most stringent emissions limitation which is contained in the implementation plan of any state for such class or category of stationary source, unless the owner or operator of the proposed stationary source demonstrates that such limitations
are not achievable; or

2. the most effective emissions control technique which has been achieved in practice, for such class or category of s ource as determined by the Air Pollution Control Officer; orImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 23 3. the emission limitation specified for such class or category of source under applicable federal new source performance standards pursuant to section III of the Clean Air Act; or

4. any other emiss ions control technique found after public hearing, by the Air Pollution Control Officer or the Air Resources Board to be technologically feasible and cost effective for such class or category of sources or for a specific Source.

MAGNESITE CEMENT COATING: a coating labeled and formulated for application to magnesite cement decking to protect the magnesite cement substrate from erosion by

water.

MAJOR PROJECT: for the purpose of Rule 206 and 301 means a project which will emit pollutants under any of the fo llowing conditions: 250 or more lbs/day controlled for any single pollutant; 100 or more tons/yr uncontrolled for any single pollutant; 250 or more tons/yr uncontrolled for all emissions combined.

MAKE

- UP SOLVENT: organic solvent added to a degreaser to r eplace organic solvent lost through evaporation, carry

- out, splashing, leakage, or disposal.

MANUFACTURER’S MAXIMUM THINNING RECOMMENDATION: The maximum recommendation for thinning that is indicated on the label or lid of the coating container.

MANURE: t he accumulated animal excrement in or around a livestock feed yard that does not undergo decomposition as would occur on open grazing land or natural habitat. This definition includes feces or urine which may be mixed with bedding materials, with spilled feed or with soil.

MASKANT: a coating applied directly to a metal part or other surface to protect surface areas during chemical milling, anodizing, aging, bonding, plating, etching, or other chemical surface operations.

MASTIC TEXTURE COATING: a coatin g labeled and formulated to cover holes and minor cracks and to conceal surface irregularities, and is applied in a single coat of at least 10 mils (0.010 inch) dry film thickness.

MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD (MDF): a composite wood product, panel, molding, or other building material composed of cellulosic fibers (usually wood) made by dry forming and pressing of a resinated fiber mat.

MEDIUM DUTY VEHICLE: A any pre

- 1995 model year heavy

- duty vehicle having a

manufacturer = s gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or less, any 1992 and subsequent model year heavy

- duty low

- emission vehicle or ultra

- low

- emission vehicle having a manufacturer = s gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 p ounds or less, or any 1995 and subsequent

- model year heavy

- duty vehicle having a manufacturer = s gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds or less @ (13 CCR ' 1900.)Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 24 METALLIC : Similar to the appearance of a gonioapparent material, as defined herein,

conta ining metal flakes.

METALLIC/IRIDESCENT COLOR COATING: any coating that contains more than 0.042 pounds per gallon (5 grams per liter) of metal or iridescent particles as applied, where such particles are visible in the dried film.

METALLIC PIGMENTED COATING: a coating that is labeled and formulated to provide a metallic appearance. Metallic Pigmented coatings must contain at least 48 grams of elemental metallic pigment (excluding zinc) per liter of coating as applied (at least 0.4 pounds per gallon), when tested in accordance with SCAQMD Method 318

- 95, incorporated by reference in r R ule 424, Architectural Coatings, subsection G .5.d D.6.d

. The Metallic Pigmented Coating category does not include coatings applied to roofs or

Zinc

- Ric h Primers.

containing at least 48 grams of elemental metallic pigment per liter of coating as applied (0.4 pounds per gallon),

METALLIC TOPCOAT: for the purposes of Rule 427 means any coating which contains more than 5 g/L (,042 lb/gal) of metal particl es, as applied, where such particles are

visible in the dried film.

MINOR PROJECT: for the purpose of Rules 206 and 301, a project for which uncontrolled emissions will not exceed 35 lbs/day of any pollutant, and for which there will be no emission of pol lutants which are toxic, hazardous, or for which the District has been designated nonattainment.

MOBILE EQUIPMENT: for the purposes of Rule 427 is any device that may be drawn and/or driven on rails or a roadway including, but not limited to, trains, rail cars, truck trailers, mobile cranes, bulldozers, street cleaners, and implements of husbandry or agriculture.

equipment which may be drawn or is capable of being driven on a roadway, including, but not limited to, truck bodies, truck trailers, utility bod ies, camper shells, mobile cranes, bulldozers, street cleaners, golf carts, and implements of husbandry.

MOBILE SOURCE EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT (MSERC): actual emission reductions which have been recognized by the District as being banked and registered with a MSERC certificate issued in accordance with the requirements of Rule 214.1.

MOBILE TRANSPORT TANK: any tank truck or trailer, railroad tank car, or tanker used to transport reactive organic liquids.

MODELING: use of an air quality simulation model , based on specified assumptions and data, which has been approved in writing by the executive officer of the AirImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 25 Resources Board.

MODIFICATION: any physical change, change in method of operation of, or addition to, an existing emissions unit, or any chan ge in hours of operation or production rate which would necessitate a change in permit conditions, except that routine maintenance or repair shall not be considered to be a physical change.

Unless previously limited by a permit condition, the following shall not be considered changes in method of operation:

1. change in ownership of an existing stationary source with valid permit(s) to
operate.

2. replacement of an existing emissions unit with an identical emissions unit.

3. replacement of part of an emissions unit providing the total fixed capital cost of the replacement part(s) does not exceed 50 percent of the fixed capital cost of an entirely new emissions unit and emissions are less than or equal to those from the original emissions unit.

A modi fication of an emissions unit also occurs when there is an increase in emissions from such unit caused by a modification of the stationary source and the emissions unit is not subject to a daily emissions limitation.

A modification to a stationary sourc e e shall include any modification of its permitted emissions unit or addition of any new emissions units.

A reconstructed stationary source shall be treated as a new stationary source and not

as a modification.

MOTOR VEHICLE: a vehicle that is self prop elled as defined in the California Vehicl e Code, Division I, Section 415. Any self

- propelled vehicle, but not limited to, cars, trucks, buses, golf carts, vans, motorcycles, tanks, and armored personnel carriers.

MOBILE SOURCE EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT (MSERC) PROGRAM: as recognized by the California Air Resources Board, any activity undertaken by a person which produces actual mobile source emission reductions within Imperial County for purposes of establishing ERC = s pursuant to Rules 214 and 214.1. A program can be a one time action, a series of one time actions or a continuous set of actions.

MOBILE SOURCE EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT (MSERC) REGISTRY: a tracking maintained by the District which records all MSERC deposits, withdrawals, transfers

and tra nsactions as required by Rule 214.1.

MULTI

- COLOR COATING: a coating that is packaged in a single container and that is

labeled and formulated to exhibit s more than one color when applied in a single coat.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 26 For purpose s of Rule 427, means any coating that e xhibits more than one color in the dried film after a single application, is packaged in a single container, and hides surface defects on areas of heavy use, and which is applied over a primer or adhesion
promoter.

MULTIPLE

- CHAMBER INCINERATOR: any articl e, machine, equipment, contrivance, structure or any part of a structure used to dispose of combustible refuse by burning, consisting of three or more refractory walls, interconnected by gas passage ports or ducts, and employing adequate design parameters necessary for maximum combustion

of the material to be burned.

NO

- BURN DAY: any day on which agricultural burning is prohibited by the California Air Resources Board or by the District.

NO

- BURN LIST: a list of fields for which ERC's have been applied and on which burning

will not be allowed.

NONATTAINMENT AREA: means for an air pollutant, an area which is shown by monitored data or which is calculated by air quality modeling (or other methods determined by the administrator to be reliable) to exceed a st ate or national ambient air quality standard for such pollutant, or an area designated by state or federal agency as exceeding state or federal air quality standards.

NONATTAINMENT POLLUTANT: any pollutant or precursor for which an area within

t he District boundaries has been designated "nonattainment" pursuant to final

rule

- making by the Environmental Protection Agency published in the federal register, or that has been designated nonattainment by the Air Resources Board pursuant to

section 3960 7 of the Health and Safety Code.

NONFLAT COATING: a coating that is not defined under any other definition in this rule rule 424, Architectural Coatings and that registers a gloss of 15 or greater on an 85

- degree meter and 5 or greater on a 60

- degree meter according to ASTM Designation D

52 3 5

- 89 (1999), incorporated by reference in r R ule 424, Architectural Coatings,

sub section G .5.c D.6.c

.

NONFLAT

- HIGH GLOSS COATING: a nonflat coating that registers a gloss of 70 or

above greater on a 60

- degree meter according to ASTM Designation D 523

- 89 (1999), incorporated by reference in r R ule 424, Architectural Coating, sub section G .5.c. D.6.c

. Nonflat

– High Gloss coatings must be labeled in accordance with Rule 424, Architectural Coating, subsection E .10

.

NON

- PERMITTED EMISSIONS: for the purpose of Rule 214, non

- permitted emissions are emissions which are not governed under a District permit.

NONIND USTRIAL USE: nonindustrial use means any use of architectural coatings except in the construction or maintenance of any of the following: facilities used in theImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 27 manufacturing of goods and commodities; transportation infrastructure, including highways, brid ges, airports and railroads; facilities used in mining activities, including petroleum extraction; and utilities infrastructure, including power generation and distribution, and water treatment and distribution systems.

OFFSET: the use of an emission decr ease to compensate for an emission increase of an affected pollutant from a new or modified source subject to the requirements of the

New Source Review Rule.

OFFSET FILL LINE: any liquid fill line which contains one or more pipe bends, and the

horizontal distance between the truck delivery connection and the storage container fill opening is 6.1 meters (20 feet) or greater.

OIL

- EFFLUENT WATER SEPARATOR: any device or piece of equipment used to remove petroleum compounds or associated chemicals from efflue nt water

OPACITY: the degree to which emissions reduce the transmission of light and obscure the view of the background.

OPAQUE STAINS: all stains that are not classified as semitransparent stains.

OPAQUE WOOD PRESERVATIVES: all wood preservatives not c lassified as clear or

semi

- transparent wood preservatives or as below ground wood preservatives.

OPEN BURNING IN AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS IN THE GROWING OF CROPS

OR RAISING OF FOWLS OR ANIMALS:

1. the burning in the open of materials produced wholly from operations in the growing and harvesting of crops or raising of fowls or animals for the primary purpose of making a profit, of providing a livelihood, or of conducting agricultural research or instruction by an educational institution; and

2. th e burning of grass and weeds in or adjacent to fields in cultivation or being prepared for cultivation in connection with operations qualifying under 1 above; and

3. the burning of materials not produced wholly from such operations, but which are intimately related to the growing or harvesting of crops and which are used in the fields, except as prohibited by District regulations. Examples are trays for drying raisins, date palm protection paper, and fertilizer and pesticide sacks or
combustible containers, where the sacks or combustible containers are emptied in the field, or other reasonable nearby location u nder the direct control of the farm operator. This does not include products made from rubber.

OPEN OUTDOOR FIRE: the complete or partial burning or smoldering of any combustible refuse or other material of any type, directly exposed to the atmosphere, whether or not enclosed in a fireproof container, where the products of combustion areImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 28 not channeled through a flue.

OPEN

- TOP VAPOR DEGREASER: any bat ch loaded, boiling organic solvent degreaser.

ORCHARD OR CITRUS GROVE HEATER: any article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance, burning any type of fuel, capable of emitting air contaminants, used or capable of being used for the purpose of giving pr otection from frost damage. Contrivances commonly known as wind machines are not included.

ORGANIC CONTENT: for purposes of Rule 412, degree of contamination used to limit daily rate contaminated soil may be added to an active soil aeration pile.

ORGANI C MATERIALS: chemical compounds of carbon excluding carbon monoxide,
carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbonates and ammonium carbonate.

ORGANIC SOLVENTS: include diluents and thinners and are defined as organic materials which are liquids at stan dard conditions and which are used as dissolvers, viscosity reducers, or cleaning agents.

OTHER CATTLE FACILITY: a CAF housing cattle which does not meet the definition of a Beef Feedlot or Dairy.

OWNER OR OPERATOR: includes, but is not li mited to, any p erson who owns, leases, supervises or operates equipment.

PARCEL: a legally subdivided piece of land or combined lands under common ownership.

PARTICLEBOARD: a composite wood product panel, molding, or other building material composed of cellulosic material (usually wood) in the form of discrete particles, as distinguished from fibers, flakes, or strands, which are pressed together with resin.

PARTICULATE MATTER: any material, except uncombined water, which exists in a finely divided form as a liquid or solid at standard conditions. Dust shall also be considered as particulate matter.

PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10 ): particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 10 micrometers.

PASSENGER CAR: A any motor vehicle designed primarily for transportation of persons and having a design capacity of twelve persons or less @ (13 CCR ' 1900.)

PEARLESCENT: exhibiting various colors depending on the angles of illumination and viewing, as observed in mother

- of

- pearl.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 29 PERMANENT: emissi on reductions that are enduring and enforceable for the duration

of the credit life.

PERMISSIVE

- BURN DAY: any day on which agricultural burning is not prohibited by

the California Air Resources Board or the District.

PERMIT TO OPERATE: the written permit issued by the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District for the operation of any facility, article, machine, equipment, or other

contrivance.

PERSON: shall have the same meaning as defined in Health and Safety Code section

39047 and is any person, f irm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, company, limited liability company, contractor, supplier, installer, user or owner, or any federal, state or local government agency, public district, or any officer or employee ther eof.

PHASE I VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM: a system which recovers the hydrocarbon vapors resulting from the transfer of reactive organic compounds into a stationary tank or mobile transport tank.

PHASE II VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM: a gasoline vapor recovery system that recovers vapors during the fueling of motor vehicles from stationary storage tanks.

PHOTOCHEMICALLY REACTIVE SOLVENT: any solvent with an aggregate of more than 20 percent of its total volume composed of the chemical compounds classified

below or wh ich exceeds any of the following individual percentage composition limitations, referred to the total volume of solvent:

1. A combination of hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, esters, ethers, or ketones having an olefinic or cyclo

- olefinic type of unsaturati on: 5 percent;

2. a combination of aromatic compounds with eight or more carbon atoms to the molecule except ethylbenzene: 8 percent;

3. a combination of ethylbenzene, ketones having branched hydrocarbon structures, or toluene: 20 percent.

PLYWOOD: a panel product consisting of layers of wood veneers or composite core pressed together with resin. Plywood includes panel products made by either hot or cold pressing (with resin) veneers to a platform.

POST

- CONSUMER COATING: finished coatings generat ed by a business or consumer that have served their intended end uses, and are recovered from or otherwise diverted from the waste stream for the purpose of recycling.

a finished coating that would have been disposed of in a landfill, having completed itsImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 30 usefulness to a consumer, and does not include manufacturing wastes.

POTENTIAL EMISSIONS: the sum of the maximum emissions from all emissions units at a stationary source, based on the maximum design capacity, unless otherwise limited by enforceable cond itions contained in the authority to construct and permit to operate, expressed in terms of pounds per quarter. (Pounds per quarter for PM 10 and sulfur oxides shall be determined by multiplying the permitted emission level, pursuant to Rule 207, in pounds per day, by the permitted operating days per quarter.)

POTENTIAL TO EMIT: the maximum capacity of an emissions unit to emit a regulated air pollutant based on its physical and operational design. Any physical or operational limitation on the capacity of the stationary source to emit a pollutant, including air pollution control equipment and restrictions on hours of operation or on the type or amount of material combusted, stored, or processed, shall be treated as part of its design if the limitation or th e effect it would have on emissions is incorporated into the applicable permit as an enforceable permit condition.

POWER RATING: means the maximum, continuous power output of a Stationary Gas Turbine(s), in megawatts (MW) or equivalent, as certified by th e manufacturer unless limited by a condition in a APCD Authority to Construct or a Permit to Operate. Power augmentation shall not be included in power rating.

PRECURSOR: a directly emitted air pollutant that, when released to the atmosphere,

forms or ca uses to be formed or contributes to the formation of a secondary pollutant for which a state or national ambient air quality standard has been adopted, or whose presence in the atmosphere will contribute to the violation of one or more state or

national am bient air quality standards. The following precursor

- secondary pollutant relationships shall be used for the purposes of these regulations:

PRECURSORS SECONDARY POLLUTANTS

Hydrocarbons and substituted a) Photochemical Oxidant (Ozone) hydrocarbons (reactive organic b) The organic fraction of PM 10

. gases).

Nitrogen Oxi des (NO x) a) Nitrogen Dioxide (NO 2 ) b) The nitrate fraction of PM 10

. c) Photochemical Oxidant (Ozone)

Sulfur Oxides (SOx) a) Sulfur Dioxide (SO 2 ) b) Sulfates (SO 4 ) c) The sulfate fraction of PM 10

.

PREPREG COMPOSITE MATERIAL: for the purposes of Rule 425, means, a reinforcing material impregnated with partially polymerized organic resins and ready for application.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 31 PRESSURE TANK: a tank which maintains working pre ssure sufficient at all times to prevent hydrocarbon vapor or gas loss to the Atmosphere.

PRE

- TREATMENT WASH PRIMER: a primer that contains a minimum of 0.5 percent

acid

, by weight, when tested in accordance with ASTM Designation D 1613

- 06 96

, incorporated by reference in r R ule 424, Architectural Coatings, subsection G .5.e D.6.e of rule 424, Architectural Coatings, that is labeled and formulated for application directly to bare metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and to promote adh esion of subsequent topcoats.

PRETREATMENT COATING: any coating that contains a minimum of one

- half (0.5) percent acid by weight and not more than 16 percent solids by weight necessary to provide surface etching and is labeled and formulated for applicati on directly to bare metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and adhesion.

PRIMER , SEALER, AND UNDERCOATER : for purposes of Rule 424, Architectural Coatings, a primer, sealer, and undercoater is a coating labeled and formulated for one

or more of th e following purposes;

1. to provide a firm bond between the substrate and the subsequent coatings; or

2. to prevent subsequent coatings from being absorbed by the substrate; or

3. to prevent harm to subsequent coatings by materials in the substrate; or

4. to provide a smooth surface for the subsequent application of coatings; or

5. to provide a clear finish coat to seal the substrate; or

6. to block materials from penetrating into or leaching out of a substrate.

a coating labeled and formulated for application to a substrate to provide a firm bond between the substrate and subsequent coats.

PRIMER: for purposes of Rule 427, Automotive Refinishing Operations primer is any coating which is labeled and formulated for application to a substrate to provide:

1. a bond between the substrate and subsequent coats

2. corrosion resistance

3. a smooth substrate surface, or

4. resistance to penetration of subsequent coats, and on which a subsequent coating is applied.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 32 Primers may be pigmented.

PRIMER SEALER: for purposed of Rule 427, Automotive Refinishing Operations a primer sealer is any coating which is labeled and formulated for application prior to the application of a color coating for the purpose of color uniformity, or to promote the ability of the underlying coating to re sist penetration by the color coating.

any coating applied prior to the application of a topcoat for the purpose of corrosion resistance, adhesion of the topcoat, color uniformity, and to promote the ability of an undercoat to resist penetration by the to pcoat

.

PRIMER SURFACER: any coating applied prior to the application of a topcoat for the purpose of corrosion resistance, adhesion of the topcoat, and which promotes a uniform surface by filling in surface imperfections.

PRIORITY RESERVE: a depository o f emission reductions for loan to applicable priority sources for use as offsets pursuant to Rule 207.

PROCESS HEATER: means any combustion equipment fired with liquid and/or gaseous fuel and which transfers heat from the combustion gases to water or proc esses

stream s . Heaters used for swimming pools, spas and/or therapy pools shall be considered process heaters. “Process Heater” shall not include any combustion equipment where the material being heated is in direct contact with the products of

combustio n, such as Furnaces or Kilns, or any unfired waste heat recovery heater that is used to recover sensible heat from the exhaust of any combustion equipment.

PROCESS WEIGHT PER HOUR: the total weight of all materials introduced into any specific process whi ch process may cause any discharge into the atmosphere. Solid fuels charged will be considered as part of the process weight, but liquid and gaseous fuels and combustion air will not. "The Process Weight Per Hour" will be derived by dividing the total pro cess weight by the number of hours in one complete operation from the beginning of any given process to the completion thereof, excluding any time during which the equipment is idle. Cooling air and cooling water will not be considered as part of the proc ess weight.

PROJECT: activity, for which a permit is required, or that has the potential to emit air

contaminants.

PROPOSED EMISSIONS: the potential to emit for a new or post modification emissions

unit.

QUANTIFIABLE: means a reliable and accurate basis for calculating the amount, rate, nature and characteristic of an emission reduction that can be established, considering United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ARB and District policies and procedures. In addition, "quantifiable" emission reductions must estimate the amount of the reduction and characterize this reduction for future use. Quantification may beImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 33 based on emission factors, stack tests, monitored values, operating rates and averaging times, process or production inputs, modelin g, or other reasonable measurable practices.

QUARTERLY: the calendar quarter beginning in January 1, April 1, July 1, and October

1.

QUICK

- DRY ENAMEL: a nonflat coating that is labeled as specified in rule 424, section

C.8 and that is formulate d to have the following characteristics:

1. is capable of being applied directly from the container under normal conditions with ambient temperatures between 60 and 80oF (16 and 27oC).

2. when tested in accordance with ASTM Designation D 1640

- 95, incorporated by reference in rule 424, Architectural Coatings, section D.6.f, sets to touch in 2 hours or less, is tack free in 4 hours or less, and dries hard in 8 hours or less by the
mechanical test method; and

3. has a dried film gloss of 70 or above on a 60 degree m eter.

QUICK

- DRY PRIMER, SEALER AND UNDERCOAT: a primer, sealer or undercoat that is dry to the touch in 30 minutes and can be recoated in 2 hours when tested in accordance with ASTM Designation D 1640

- 95, incorporated by reference in rule 424,

Architectur al Coatings, section D.6.f.

RAINY PERIOD: for the purpose of rule 420, when the twenty

- four (24) hour measured rainfall amount ending at 4 a.m. is between 0.20 inches and 0.75 inches.

RANGE IMPROVEMENT BURNING: the use of open outdoor fires to remove

veg etation for a wildlife, game or livestock habitat or for the initial establishment of an agricultural practice on previously uncultivated land.

RATED BRAKE HORSEPOWER : The maximum rated brake horsepower specified for the engine by the manufacturer and listed on the nameplate for the unit, regardless of any derating, unless limited by the engine's Permit to Operate (PTO).

REACTIVE ORGANIC COMPOUND (ROC): any volatile c ompound containing carbon,
except:

1. Acetone, ethane, methane, and inorganic compounds:

Acetone, ethane, methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, and ammonium carbonate

2. Chlorinated compounds:Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 34 1,1,1

- trichloroethane (methyl chloroform) methylene chloride (dichloromethane)

3. Chlorofluorocarbons:

trichlorofluoromethane (CFC

- 11) dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC

- 12)
1,1,2

- trichloro

- 1,2,2

- trifluoroethane (CFC

- 113)
1,2

- dichloro

- 1,1,2,2

- tetrafluoroethane (CFC

- 114 ) chloropentafluoroethane (CFC

- 115)

4. Hydrofluorocarbons:

pentafluoroethane (HFC

- 125)
1,1,2,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HFC

- 134)
1,1,1,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HFC

- 134a)
1,1,1

- trifluoroethane (HFC

- 143a)
1,1

- difluoroethane (HFC

- 152a) trifluoromethane (HFC

- 23 )

5. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons

2,2

- dichloro

- 1,1,1

- trifluoroethane (HCFC

- 123)

2

- chloro

- 1,1,1,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HCFC

- 124)
1,1

- dichloro

- 1

- fluoroethane (HCFC

- 141b)

1

- chloro

- 1,1

- difluoroethane (HCFC

- 142b) chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC

- 22)

6. Parachlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF)

7. Cyclic, branched or linear completely methylated siloxanes (VMS)

8. Perfluorocarbon compounds which fall into the following classes:

cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated alkanes, cyclic, branched, or linea r, completely fluorinated ethers with no unsaturation, cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiary amines with no unsaturations, and sulfur containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine

.

Perflourocarbons and siloxanes shall be assumed to be absent from any product or process unless the manufacturer or operator indicates which specific, individual compounds from these broad classes are present, indicates the amount(s) present, and demons trates the availability of a test method approved by the U.S. EPA, the ARB, and the District for verifying the amount(s) present quantitatively.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 35 REACTIVE PENETRATING SEALER: a clear or pigmented coating that is labeled and formulated for application to ab ove

- grade concrete and masonry substrates to provide protection from water and waterborne contaminants, including, but not limited to, alkalis, acids, and salts. Reactive Penetrating Sealers must penetrate into concrete and masonry substrates and chemical ly react to form covalent bonds with naturally occurring minerals in the substrate. Reactive Penetrating Sealers line the pores of concrete and masonry substrates with a hydrophobic coating, but do not form a surface film. Reactive Penetrating Sealers mu st meet all of the following criteria:

1. t he Reactive Penetrating Sealer must improve water repellency at least 80 percent after application on a concrete or masonry substrate. This performance must be verified on standardized test specimens, in accordance with one or more of the following standards, incorporated by reference in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection E.5.t : ASTM C67

- 07, or ASTM C97

- 02, or ASTM C140

- 06;

and

2. the Reactive Penetrating Sealer must not reduce the water vapor transmission

ra te by more than 2 percent after application on a concrete or masonry substrate. This performance must be verified on standardized test specimens in accordance

with ASTM E96/E96M

- 05, incorporated by reference in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection G .5. u ; and

3. products labeled and formulated for vehicular traffic surface chloride screening applications must meet the performance criteria listed in the National Cooperative Highway Research Report 244 (1981), incorporated by reference in Rule 424, Architectural Coa tings subsection G .5. v

.

Reactive Penetrating Sealers must be labeled in accordance with Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection E

. 8

REAL: a "real" emission reduction means that actual air emissions are reduced and that they are actually occurring and not artificially devised.

REASONABLE FURTHER PROGRESS: annual incremental reductions in emissions required for the purpose of ensuring attainment of state or federal ambient air quality standards by the applicable date.

REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECH NOLOGY (RACT): is the most stringent of the following control options:

1. The most effective emission limits in existing regulations that are currently in effect in any District whose nonattainment status is designated as moderate, with such

limits resulting from the application of retrofit technologies judged by the Air

Pollution Control Officer to be demonstrated and reliable.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

101

- 36 2. Emission limits identified in existing Suggested Control Measures (SCMs), model rules, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency = s (EPA's) Control Techniques Guidelines (CTGs) or other such documents.

3. Emission limits in new (post 1988) suggested control measures and the technical review group of the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association approved Reasonably Availability Control Technology/Best Available Retrofit Control Technology (RACT/BARCT) determinations, which are not identified as Best Available Control Technology, (BACT) and are less stringent than BACT.

4. The lowest emission limit that can be achieved by the specific source by the application of control technology taking into account environment impacts, technological feasibility, cost

- effectiveness, and the specific design features or extent of necessary modifications to the source. Emission limits fo r existing specific sources may be found in the field studies and evaluations of District regulations conducted by EPA and ARB.

5. The lowest emission limit achieved for the source category that is technically feasible, economically reasonable and achieved i n practice anywhere (including outside the U.S.), with such limits resulting from the application of retrofit control technologies judged by the Air Pollution Control Officer to be demonstrated and

reliable.

6. Any combination of control technologies that wi ll achieve emission reductions equivalent to that resulting from the most stringent option listed above.

REBUILT EQUIPMENT: for the purposes of Rule 415, means any component of a vapor recovery system that has undergone repair or replacement of any or all of its internal parts.

RECONSTRUCTED STATIONARY SOURCE: any stationary source undergoing physical modi fication where the fixed capital cost of the new components exceeds 50 percent of the fixed capital cost of a comparable entirely new stationary source. Fixed capital cost means that capital needed to provide all the depreciable components.

RECYCLED COAT ING: an architectural coating formulated such that it contains a minimum of 50% by volume post

- consumer coating, with a maximum of 50% by volume secondary industrial materials or virgin materials.

not less than 50 percent of the total weight consists of s econdary and post

- consumer coating, with not less than 10 percent of the total weight consisting of post

- consumer coating.

REDUCER: the solvent used to thin enamel.

REDUCTION OF ANIMAL MATTER: processing animal matter by any process,Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

101

- 37 including rendering, cooking, drying, dehydration, digestion, and evaporation, but not including any processing of food for human consumption.

REFINISHING: any coating of vehicles, their parts and components, or mobile equipment, including partial body collision re pairs, for the purpose of protection or beautification and which is subsequent to the original coating applied at an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) plant coating assembly line.

REMOTE RESERVOIR: liquid organic solvent tank which is completely encl osed except for a solvent return opening no larger than 100 cm2 (15 in2) which allow used organic solvent to drain into it from a separate organic solvent sink or work area and which is not accessible for soaking parts.

RESIDENTIAL: areas where people res ide or lodge, including, but not limited to, single and multiple family dwellings, condominiums, mobile homes, apartment complexes,
motels, and hotels.

RESIDENTIAL RUBBISH: refuse originating from residential uses and includes wood, paper, cloth, cardboar d, tree trimmings, leaves, lawn clippings, and dry plants, but not household garbage.

RETAIL FACILITY OR RETAIL SERVICE STATION: is any motor vehicle refueling facility subject to payment of California sales tax on gasoline sales.

RICH BURN ENGINE: Any s park or compression ignited internal combustion engine that is operated with an exhaust gas stream oxygen concentration of less than four percent (4%) by volume. The exhaust gas oxygen content shall be determined from the uncontrolled exhaust gas stream.

ROAD OILS: slow cure asphalts.

ROC ANALYZER: hydrocarbon analyzer satisfying U.S. EPA Method 21, 40 CFR Part

60.

ROOF COATING: a non

- bituminous coating labeled and formulated exclusively for application to roofs for the primary purpose of preventing water penetration

, of the substrate by water or reflecting heat and ultraviolet light radiation. , or reflecting solar

radiation. Metallic pigmented roof coatings which qualify as metallic pigmented coatings shall not be considered to be in this category, but shall be considered to be in the metallic pigmented coatings category.

RULE: a rule of the Air Pollution Control District of Imperial County.

RUST PREVENTATIVE COATING: a coating formulated to prevent the corrosion of

metal surfaces for one or more o f the following applications:Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

101

- 38 1. Direct

- to

- metal coating; or

2. Coating intended for application over rusty, previously coated surfaces.

The Rust Preventative category does not include the following:

3. Coatings that are required to be applied as a topcoat over a primer; or

4. Coatings that are intended for use on wood or any other non

- metallic surface.

Rust Preventative coatings are for metal substrates only and must be labeled as such, in accordance with the labeling requirements in Rule 424, Architectural Coat ings

subsection E .6.

SANDING SEALER: a clear or semi

- transparent wood coating labeled and formulated for application to bare wood to seal the wood and to provide a coat that can be abraded to create a smooth surface for subsequent applications of coatings. A sanding sealer that also meets the definition of a lacquer is not included in this category, but is included in the lacquer category.

SEALER: a coating labeled and formulated for application to a substrate for one or more of the following pur poses: to prevent subsequent coatings from being absorbed by the substrate, or to prevent harm to subsequent coatings by materials in the substrate.

SEASONAL SOURCE: any stationary source with more than 75 percent of its annual operating hours w ithin a consecutive 120 day period.

SECONDARY EMISSIONS: for the purposes of Rule 207, means emissions which would occur as a result of the construction or operation of a stationary source or modification, but do not come from the stationary source or mod ification itself. Secondary emissions must be specific, well defined, quantifiable, and impact the same general area as the stationary source or modification which causes the secondary emissions. Secondary emissions include emissions from any offsite supp ort facility which would not be constructed or increase its emissions except as a result of the construction or operation of the stationary source. Secondary emissions do not include any emissions which come directly from a mobile source such as emissions from the tailpipe of a motor vehicle, from a train, or from a vessel.

SECONDARY INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS: products or by

- products of the paint manufacturing process that are of known composition and have economic value but can no longer be used for their inte nded purpose.

SEMITRANSPARENT COATING: a coating that contains binders and colored pigments and is formulated to change the color of the surface, but not conceal the grain pattern or

texture.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 39 SEMI

- TRANSPARENT STAINS: coatings which are formulated to chan ge the color of a

surface but not conceal the surface.

SEMI

- TRANSPARENT WOOD PRESERVATIVES: wood preservative stains formulated and used to protect exposed wood from decay or insect attack by the addition of a wood preservative chemical registered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, which change the color of a surface but do not conceal the surface, including clear wood preservatives.

SHELLAC: a clear or opaque coating formulated solely with the resinous secretions of the lac beetle ( Lac iffer lacca ), thinned with alcohol, and formulated to dry by evaporation

without a chemical reaction.

SHOP APPLICATION: application of a coating to a product or a component of a product in or on the premises of a factory or a shop as part of a manufacturi ng, production, or repairing process (e.g., original equipment manufacturing coatings).

SHUTDOWN: means an action necessary to cease operation of a unit and includes the amount of time needed to safely do so. f F or the purposes of calculating emission

redu ction credits, means the permanent cessation of e missions from an emitting unit

.

SINGLE

- STAGE COATING: any pigmented coating, excluding primers and multi

- color coatings, labeled and formulated for application without a subsequent clear coat. Single

- stage coatings include single

- stage metallic/iridescent coatings.

SOAP BUBBLE SCORE: the magnitude of a leak as indicated by the size of bubble formation resulting from spraying the suspected area with a standard solution. Soap scores are assigned following s ix seconds of observation as follows:

Soap Score Estimate Bubble Volume (cc/6 Sec.)

0 No detectable bubbling

1 0 to 1 cc per 6 sec.

2 1 to 10 cc per 6 sec.

3 10 to 100 cc per 6 sec.

4 Greater than 100 cc per 6 sec.

SOLICIT: to require for use or to specify, by written or oral contract.

SOLVENT: a VOC

- containing fluid used to perform cleaning operations.

SOURCE: a specific device, article, or piece of equipment from which air contaminants are emitted, or the distinct place (such as with fires or other chemical activity) from which air pollutants are emitted. A project or facility may have more than one source and the term may be used to describe a group of "sources."Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

101

- 40 SPACE VEHICLE: a vehicle designed for use beyond the ea rth's atmosphere.

SPECIALTY COATING: a coating used for limited, specialty applications, such as camouflage coatings or extreme performance coatings. Such coatings frequently have no complying counterpart, and often must be used due to fulfill specific p erformance requirements of the particular coating application.

SPECIALTY PRIMER, SEALER, AND UNDERCOATER: a coating labeled as specified in rule 424, Architectural Coatings, subsection C.7 and that is formulated for application

to a substrate to block wat er

- soluble stains resulting from: fire damage; smoke damage; or water damage.

Specialty Primers, Sealers, and Undercoaters must be labeled in accordance with Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection E .7.

seal fire, smoke or water damage; to condition excessively chalky surfaces, or to block stains. An excessively chalky surface is one that is defined as having a chalk rating of four or less as determined by ASTM Designation D 4214

- 98, incorporated by reference in rule 424, Architectural Coatings, sect ion D.6.g.

SPOT /PANEL REPAIR: repair of an area on a motor vehicle, piece of mobile equipment, or associated parts or components of less than 1 square foot (929 square centimeters).

the non

- assembly line process of repairing and restoring a portion of motor vehicle to

pre

- damaged condition.

SPRAY SAFETY SWITCH: safety switch which cuts off spray applicator pump if vapor level drops below a specific level.

STACK

- GAS OXYGEN SYSTEM: means a system of monitors that is used to maintain

excess air at the de sired level. A typical system consists of a flue gas oxygen and/or carbon monoxide monitor that automatically provides a feedback signal to the

combustion air controller.

STAIN: a clear, semitransparent, or opaque coating labeled and formulated to change the color of a surface but not conceal the grain pattern or texture.

STANDARD CONDITIONS: a gas temperature of 60 degrees fahrenheit and a gas pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute. Results of all analyses and tests shall be calculated or rep orted at this gas temperature and pressure.

STARTUP: means an action necessary to begin operation of a unit and includes the amount of time needed for a unit and ancillary equipment to achieve stable operation.

STATE BOARD: the California Air Resources Board, or any person authorized to actImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

101

- 41 on its behalf.

STATIONARY GAS TURBINE(S): means any gas turbine system, with or without power augmentation, which is permanently attached to a foundation, or is not a portable gas turbine. Two or more gas turbines p owering a common shaft shall be treated as one gas turbine.

STATIONARY SOURCE: any building, structure, facility, equipment, or emissions unit which emits or may emit any affected pollutant directly or as a fugitive emission. Building, structure, or fa cility includes all pollutant emitting activities, including emissions units, which:

1. are located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties, and

2. are under the same or common ownership or operation, or which are owned or operated by entiti es which are under common control, and

3. belong to the same industrial grouping either by virtue of falling within the same

two

- digit standard industrial classification code or by virtue of being part of a common industrial process, manufacturing process, or connected process involving a common raw material.

STATIONARY TANK: any tank, reservoir or other container used to store, but not transport, reactive organic compounds.

STENCIL COATING: for the purposes of Rule 425, means an ink or coating which is

ro lled, sprayed with an airbrush or a touch

- up gun with capacity of 8 ounces (236.4 ml) or less, or brushed using a template to add identifying letters and/or numbers to
aerospace components.

STONE CONSOLIDANT: a coating that is labeled and formulated for a pplication to stone substrates to repair historical structures that have been damaged by weathering or other decay mechanisms. Stone Consolidants must penetrate into stone substrates to create bonds between particles and consolidate deteriorated material. Stone Consolidants must be specified and used in accordance with ASTM E2167

- 01, incorporated by reference in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection G.5.w

.

Stone Consolidants are for professional use only and must be labeled as such, in accordance with the labeling requirements in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings

subsection E .9.

STRIPPER: a reactive organic compound liquid applied to remove a maskant, paint, paint residue or temporary protective coating.

SUBMERGED FILL PIPE: any permanent fill pipe which has its discharge opening entirely submerged when the liquid level is six inches above the bottom of the tank.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 42 A Submerged fill pipe @ when applied to a tank which is loaded fr om the side means any fill pipe which has its discharge opening entirely submerged when the liquid level is 18

inches above the bottom of the tank.

SURFACE PREPARATION SOLVENT: any solvent used primarily for the conditioning

of a surface to receive a co ating.

SURPLUS: emission reductions in excess of any emission reduction which is:

1. required by any adopted federal, state or District law, regulation, rule, agreement

or order or

2. attributed to a control measure noticed for workshop in the District or pro posed or contained in the State Implementation Plan or

3. attributed to a control measure that is included in the adoption schedule of the District Air Quality Attainment Plan as adopted by the Air Pollution Control Board

or

4. not achieved by the use of vehicle registration surcharge fees.

5. emission reductions produced by monies from any public air quality related funding program including but not limited to the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program.

SWIMMING POOL COATING: a coatin g labeled and formulated to coat the interior of swimming pools and to resist swimming pool chemicals. Swimming pool coatings included coatings used for swimming pool repair and maintenance.

SWIMMING POOL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE COATING: a rubbe r based coating labeled and formulated to be used over existing rubber based coatings for the repair and maintenance of swimming pools.

SWITCH LOADING: the loading of organic liquids with a Reid vapor pressure of less than 4.0 pounds into a delivery vesse l where the previous load was gasoline.

TACK COAT: any application of asphalt applied to an existing surface to provide a bond between new surfacing and an existing surface and to eliminate slippage planes where the new and existing surfaces meet.

TANK R EPLACEMENT: the replacement of one or more stationary gasoline storage tanks at an existing gasoline dispensing facility, or, the excavation of 50 percent or more of an existing gasoline dispensing facility's total underground liquid gasoline piping from

t he stationary storage tanks to the gasoline dispensers.

TEMPERATURE

- INDICATOR SAFETY COATING: a coating labeled and formulated asImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

101

- 43 a color

- changing indicator coating for the purpose of monitoring the temperature and safety of the substrate, underlying pipi ng, or underlying equipment, and for application to substrates exposed continuously or intermittently to temperatures above 400  F (204  C).

TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE COATING: any coating which is labeled and formulated for the purpose of temporarily protecting areas from overspray or mechanical damage.

a coating applied to an aerospace component to protect it from mechanical and environmental damage during manufacturing and shipping.

THERMAL OXIDIZER: means combustion equipment fired with gaseous fuel and u sed to control emissions of air contaminants from industrial or commercial processes.

THERMO CONTROL COATING: a coating applied to space vehicle components to reflect heat and formulated to give specific heat reflectance, absorption and emissivity properties, or a coating required for aerospace engine components to delay com ponent

failure due to fire.

TINT BASE: an architectural coating to which colorant is added after packaging in sale units to produce a desired color.

TOPCOAT: a coating applied over a primer as the final coat for purposes such as appearance, identification, or protection.

TOTAL REDUCED SULFUR COMPOUNDS: the sulfur compounds methyl mercaptan, dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, carbon disulfide, and carbonyl sulfide.

TOUCH

- UP COATING: for the purposes of Rule 425, means a coating that is used for that portion of the coating operation which is incidental to the main coating process but necessary to cover minor imperfection or to achieve coverage as required. A touch

- up coating may include small amounts of solvent, applied by hand, used to attach coating patches exhibiting inadequate adhesion.

TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANT: an air pollutant which may cause or contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious il lness or which may pose a present or potential hazard to human health. This includes, but is not limited to, hazardous air pollutants listed in Section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act, which is incorporated by

reference.

TRAFFIC MARKING COATING: a coating lab eled and formulated for marking and striping streets, highways, or other traffic surfaces including, but not limited to, curbs, berms, driveways, parking lots, sidewalks, and airport runways.

TRANSFER: in reference to emission reduction credits, means the conveyance of an emission reduction credit from one entity to anotherImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 44 TREATED BRUSH: material to be burned that has been felled, crushed or uprooted with mechanical equipment, or desiccated with herbicides.

TRANSFER E FFICIENCY: for the purposes of these rules, is the amount of coating solids adhering to the object being coated divided by the total amount of coating solids sprayed, expressed as a percentage.

means the ratio of the weight or volume of coating solids adhering to the part being

coated to th e weight or volume of coating solids used in the application process, expressed as a percentage.

TRUCK BED LINER COATING: any coating, excluding clear, color, multi

- color, and single stage coatings, labeled and formulated for application to a truck bed to protect it

from surface abrasion.

TUB AND TILE REFINISH COATING: a clear or opaque coating that is labeled and formulated exclusively for refinishing the surface of a bathtub, shower, sink, or countertop. Tub and Tile Refinish coatings must meet all of the following criteria:

1. the coating must have a scratch hardness of 3H or harder and a gouge hardness

of 4H or harder. This must be determined on bonderite 1000, in accordance with

ASTM D3363

- 05, incorporated by reference in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings

subsection G .5. o ,; and

2. the coating must have a weight loss of 20 milligrams or less after 1000 cycles.

This must be determined with CS

- 17 wheels on bonderite 1000, in accordance

with ASTM D4060

- 07 incorporated by reference in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection G .5. p ; and

3. the coating must withstand 1000 hours or more of exposure with few or no #8

blisters. This must be determined on unscribe d bonderite, in accordance with

ASTM D4585

- 99 and ASTM D714

- 02e1, incorporated by reference in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection G .5. q ; and

4. the coating must have an adhesion rating of 4B or better after 24 hours of recovery. This must be determi ned on unscribed bonderite, in accordance with

ASTM D4585

- 99 and ASTM D3359

- 02, incorporated by reference in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection G .5. n

.

ULTRASONIC: enhancement of cleaning process by vibrating organic solvent with high frequency s ound waves, causing implosion of microscopic vapor cavities within liquid organic solvent.

UNDERBODY COATING: any coating labeled and formulated for application to wheel wells, the inside of door panels or fenders, the underside of a trunk or hood, or theImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 45 underside of the motor vehicle.

UNDERCOATER: a coating labeled and formulated to provide a smooth surface for subsequent coatings.

UNIFORM FINISH COATING: any coating labeled and formulated for application to the area around a spot repair for the purpos e of blending a repaired area’s color or clear coat to match the appearance of an adjacent area’s existing coating.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (U.S. EPA): the administrator or appropriate delegate of the "United States Environmental Pro tection Agency."

UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE: the excess of the assets of a governmental fund or

trust fund over its liabilities and fund balance reserved accounts.

UPWIND: the area bounded by a line drawn per pendicular to the predominant wind flow line pass ing through or nearest to the site of the new source or modification and extending to the boundaries of the same or adjoining counties within the same air basin except where the Air Pollution Control Officer deter mines that for reasons of topography

or me teorology such a definition is inappropriate. For the purposes of Rule 207, means the area bounded by a line passing through the site of the new or modified source perpendicular to the predominant summer wind flow line and extending to the

boundaries of t he same air basin in the direction opposite the predominant summer wind flow, except where the Air Pollution Control Officer determines that for reasons of topography or meteorology such a definition is inappropriate.

VALID: Under the provisions of this r ule, as long as the certification is current and does

not exceed the maximum hours.

VAPOR LEVEL CONTROL THERMOSTAT: safety switch which turns off sump heater if temperature rises above design operating level at center of air

- vapor interface.

VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM: a vapor

- gathering system capable of collecting organic vapors and gases emitted during the operation of equipment.

VAPOR TIGHT: for the purposes of Rule 415, means a leak of less than 100 percent of the lower explosive limit on a co mbustible gas detector measured at a distance of 2.5 cm (1 in) from the source or no visible evidence of air entrainment in the sight glasses of liquid delivery hoses.

VARIANCE: an authorization by the Hearing Board to permit for a specified limited perio d of time some act contrary to the requirements specified by these rules and regulations.

VARNISH: a clear or semi

- transparent wood coating, excluding lacquers and shellacs,Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 46 formulated to dry by chemical reaction on exposure to air. Varnishes may contain small amounts of pigment to color a surface, or to control the final sheen or gloss of the finish.

VEHICLE CLASS: either a passenger car, light duty truck, medium duty vehicle or heavy duty vehicle as defined in 13 C CR ' 1900.

VENEER: thin sheets of wood peeled or sliced from logs for use in the manufacture of wood products such as plywood, laminated veneer lumber, or other products.

VIRGIN MATERIALS: materials that contain no post

- consumer coatings or secondary

industrial materials.

VOLATILE FUEL: any fuel having a Reid vapor pressure of greater than 3.0 pounds per square inch when tested pursuant to the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Reid Vapor Pressure test method, or having a true vapor pressure of greater
than 3.0 pounds per square inch absolute at 100 **°** F if the ASTM Reid Vapor Pressure test is not applicable.

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND S (VOC): any volatile compound containing at least one atom of carbon, excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic

carbides or carbonates, and ammonium carbonate, and excluding the following:

1. methane; methylene chloride (dichloromethane);
1,1,1

- trichloroethane (methyl chloroform); trichlorofluoromethane (CFC

- 11); dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC

- 12);
1,1,2

- trichloro

- 1,2,2

- trifluoroethane (CFC

- 113);
1,2

- dichloro

- 1,1,2,2

- tetrafluoroethane (CFC

- 114); chloropentafluoroethane (CFC

- 115); cholrodifluoromethane (HCFC

- 22);
1,1,1

- trifluoro

- 2,2

- dichloroethane (HCFC

- 123);

2

- chloro

- 1,1,1,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HCFC

- 1 24);
1,1

- dichloro

- 1

- fluoroethane (HCFC

- 141b);

1

- chloro

- 1,1

- difluoroethane (HCFC

- 142b); trifluoromethane (HFC

- 23); pentafluoroethane (HFC

- 125);
1,1,2,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HFC

- 134);
1,1,1,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HFC

- 134a);
1,1,1

- trifluoroethane (HFC

- 143a);
1,1

- difluoroethane (HFC

- 152a); cyclic, branched, or linear completely methylated siloxanes; the following classes of perfluorocarbons:

(A) cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated alkanes; (B) cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorina ted ethers with noImperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 47 unsaturations; (C) cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiary amines with no
unsaturations; and (D) sulfur

- containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and with the sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine; and

2. the following low

- reactive organic compounds which have been exempted by the

U.S. EPA:

acetone; ethane; parachlorobenzotrifluoride (1

- chloro

- 4

- trifluoromethyl benzene); perchloroethylene; and methyl acetate

.

VOC ACTUAL: VOC Actual is the weight of VOC per vol ume of coating and it is calculated with the following equation:

VOC Actual = (Ws

- Ww

- Wec)
(Vm)

Where:

VOC Actual = the grams of VOC per liter of coating (also known as “Material VOC”)

Ws = weight of volatiles, in grams

Ww = weight of water, in grams Wec = weight of exempt compounds, in grams

Vm = volume of coating, in liters

VOC CONTENT: the weight of VOC per volume of coating . VOC Content is VOC Regulatory, as defined within this rule under VOC Regulatory, for all coatings except

those in t he Low Solids category. For coatings in the Low Solids category, the VOC Content is VOC Actual, as defined within this rule under VOC Actual. If the coating is a

multi

- component product, the VOC content is VOC Regulatory as mixed or catalyzed. If

the co ating contains silanes, siloxanes, or other ingredients that generate ethanol or other VOCs during the curing process, the VOC content must include the VOCs emitted during curing.

, calculated according to the procedures specified in rule 424, subsection D.1.

VOC REGULATORY: VOC Regulatory is the weight of VOC per volume of coating, less the volume of water and exempt compounds. It is calculated with the following equation:

VOC Regulatory = (Ws

- Ww

- Wec)
(Vm

- Vw

- Vec)Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 48 Where: VOC Regulatory = grams of VOC per liter of coating, less water and exempt compounds (also known as “Coating VOC”)

Ws = weight of volatiles, in grams

Ww = weight of water, in grams

Wec = weight of exempt compounds, in grams

Vm = volume of coating, in liters

Vw = volume of water, in liters

Vec = volume of exempt compounds, in liters

WASTE HEAT RECOVERY BOILER: means waste heat recovery boilers used to recover sensible heat from unfired waste heat recovery boilers and from the exhaust of any combustion equipment.

WATER TREATMENT ADDITIVES: any combination of chemicals used to treat cooling tower water. They include, but are not limited to, corrosion inhibitors antiscalants, dispersants and biocides.

WATERPROOFING CONCRETE/MASONRY SEALER: a clear or pigmented film

forming coating that is labeled and formulated for sealing concrete and masonry to provide resistance against water, alkalis, acids, ultraviolet light, and staining.

WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE: a clear or opaque coating that is labeled and

formulated for application to concrete and masonry surfaces to provide a seamless waterproofing membrane that prevents any penetration of liquid water into the

substrate. Waterproofing Membranes are intended for the following waterproofing applications: below

- grade surf aces, between concrete slabs, inside tunnels, inside concrete planters, and under flooring materials. Waterproofing Membranes must meet the following criteria:

1. coating must be applied in a single coat of at least 25 mils (at least 0.025 inch) dry film th ickness; and

2. coatings must meet or exceed the requirements contained in ASTM C836

- 06, incorporated by reference in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings subsection G .5. r

.

The Waterproofing Membrane category does not include topcoats that are included in

the C oncrete/Masonry Sealer category (e.g., parking deck topcoats, pedestrian deck topcoats, etc.).

WATERPROOFING SEALER: a coating labeled and formulated for application to a porous subsrate for the primary purpose of preventing the penetration of water.

WIP E CLEANING: method of cleaning which utilizes a cloth, cotton swab or other material, wetted with a organic solvent, which is physically rubbed on surface to be degreased.Imperial County Air Pollution Control Dis trict Rule 101

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- 49 WOOD COATINGS: coatings labeled and formulated for application to wood substrates

o nly. The Wood Coatings category includes the following clear and semitransparent coatings: lacquers; varnishes; sanding sealers; penetrating oils; clear stains; wood conditioners used as undercoats; and wood sealers used as topcoats. The Wood Coatings ca tegory also includes the following opaque wood coatings: opaque lacquer s ; opaque sanding sealers; and opaque lacquer undercoaters. The Wood Coatings category does not include the following: clear sealers that are labeled and formulated

for use on concrete /masonry surfaces; or coatings intended for substrates other than

wood.

Wood Coatings must be labeled “For Wood Substrates Only”, in accordance with Rule
424, A rchitectural Coatings subsection E .11

WOOD PRESERVATIVE: a coating labeled and formulated to protect exposed wood from decay or insect attac k h , that is registered with both the U.S. EPA under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 136, et seq .) and with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

WOOD SUBSTRATE: a substrate made of wood, particleboard, plywood, medium density fiberboard, rattan, wicker, bamboo, or composite products with exposed wood grain. Wood Products do not in clude items comprised of simulated wood.

ZINC

- RICH PRIMER: a coating that meets all of the following specifications:

1. coating contains at least 65 percent metallic zinc powder or zinc dust by weight of total solids; and

2. coating is formulated for applicat ion to metal substrates to provide a firm bond between the substrate and subsequent applications of coatings; and

3. coating is intended for professional use only and is labeled as such, in accordance with the labeling requirements in Rule 424, Architectural Coatings

subsection E .12.Imperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

424

- 1 RULE 424 ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS (Adopted 11/9/82; revised 9/14/99; 01/11/2005; __/__/2010)

A. Applicability

Except as provided in subsection A.1 C , this rule is applicable to any person who supplies, sells, offers for sale, or manufactures, blends, or repackages any architectural coating for use within the District, as well as any person who applies or solicits the application of any architectural coating within the District. Terms applicable to this rule are defined in Rule 101

- Definitions.

B. Seve rability

Each provision of this rule shall be deemed severable, and in the event that any provision of this rule is held to be invalid, the remainder of this rule shall continue

in full force and effect.

C

. A.1 Exemptions

The requirements of th is rule do not apply to:

C.1 A.1.a Any architectural coatings that are supplied , sold, offered for sale

, or manufactured for use outside of the District or for shipment to other manufacturers for reformulation or repackaging.

C.2 A.1.b Any aerosol coating product

C.3 A.1.c With the exception of section F, this rule does not apply to A a ny architectural coating that is sold in a container with a volume of one liter (1.057 quart) or less.

B D

. Standards

D B .1 VOC Content Limits: Except as provided in subsections D .2 or D .3 B.2, B.3, and B.8 , no person shall: (i) manufacture, blend, or repackage for

sale use within the district; or (ii) supply, sell, or offer for sale for use within the district; or (iii) solicit for application or apply within the district, any architectural coating with a VOC content in excess of the corresponding limit specified in Table 424

- 1, after the specified effective date in Table

424

- 1. Limits are expressed as VOC Regulatory, thinned to the

manufacture r’s maximum thinning recommendation, excluding any

colorant added to tint bases.

D B .2 Most Restrictive VOC Limit: If anywhere on the container of any architectural coating, or any label or sticker affixed to the container, or inImperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

424

- 2 any sales, ad vertising, or technical literature supplied by a manufacturer or anyone acting on their behalf, any representation is made that indicates that the coating meets the definition of or is recommended for use for more than one of the coating categories listed in Table 424

- 1, then the most restrictive VOC content limit shall apply. This provision does not apply to the coating categories specified in subsections B.2.a through

B.2.o. If a coating meets the definition in Rule 101 for one or more specialty coating categories that are listed in T able 424

- 1, then that coating is not required to meet the VOC limits for Flat, Nonflat, or Non

- flat

– High Gloss coatings, but is required to meet VOC limit for the applicab le specialty coating listed in T able 424

- 1.

With the exception of the specialty coating cate gories specified in

subsection D

. 2.a through D .2. l , if a coating is recommended for use in more than one of the specialty coating categories listed in Table 1, the most restrictive (or lowest) VOC content limit shall apply. This requirement applies to: usage recommendations that appear anywhere on the coa ting container, anywhere on any label or sticker affixed to the container, or in any sales, advertising, or technical literature supplied by a manufacturer or anyone acting on their behalf.

B.2.a Antenna coatings

B.2.b Antifouling coatings

D .2.a Aluminum roof coatings

D .2.b B.2.c Bituminous roof primers

B.2.d Fire retardant coatings

B.2.e Flow Coatings

D .2.c B.2.f High temperature coatings

D .2.d B.2.g Industrial maintenance coatings

B.2.h Lacquer coatings (including lacquer sanding sealers)

D .2.e B.2.i Low solids coatings

D .2.f B.2.j Metallic pigmented coatings

D .2.g B.2.k Pretreatment wash primers

D .2.h B 2.l Shellacs

D .2.i B.2.m Specialty primers, sealers, and undercoaters

B.2.n Temperature indicator safety coatings

D .2.j Wood Coatings

D. 2.k B 2.o Wood preservatives

D .2.l Zinc

- rich primers

D B .3 Sell

- Through of Coatings: A coating manufactured prior to the effective date specified for that coating in Table 424

- 1 may be sold, supplied, or offered for sale for up to three years after the specified effectiv e date. In addition, a coating manufactured before the effective date specified forImperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

424

- 3 that coating in Table 424

- 1 may be applied at any time, both before and after the specified effective date, so long as the coating complied with the

standards in effect at the time the coating was manufactured. This

subsection B D .3 does not apply to any coating that does not display the

date or date

- code required by subsections E .1 C.1

.

D B .4 Painting Practices: All architectural coating containers used to apply the contents therein to a surface directly from the container by pouring, siphoning, brushing, rolling, padding, ragging or other means, shall be closed when not in use. These architectural coating containers include, but are not limited to, drums, buckets, c ans, pails, trays or other application containers. Containers or any VOC containing materials used for thinning and cleanup shall also be closed when not in use.

D B .5 Thinning: No person who applies or solicits the application of any

architectural coatin g shall apply a coating that is thinned to exceed the applicable VOC limit specified in Table 424

- 1.

B.6 Rust Preventative Coatings: Effective upon adoption of this rule, a person shall only apply or solicit the application of a rust preventative coating for non

- industrial use, unless the rust preventative coating complies with the industrial maintenance coating VOC limit specified in

Table 424

- 1.

D .6 B.7 Coatings Not Listed in Table 424

- 1: For any coating that does not meet any of the definitions for the specialty coatings categories listed in Table

424

- 1, the VOC content limit shall be determined by classifying the coating

as a f F lat , Nonflat, or Nonflat

- High Gloss coating or a nonflat coating, based on its gloss, as defined in Rule 101, definitions and the corresponding f F lat , Nonflat, or n N onflat

– High Gloss VOC limit in Table

424

- 1 shall apply.

B.8 Lacquers: Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B.1, a person or facility m ay add up to 10 percent by volume of VOC to a lacquer to avoid blushing of the finish during days with relative humidity greater than 70 percent and temperature below 65  F, at the time of application, provided that the coating contains acetone and no more than 550 grams of VOC per liter of coating, less water and exempt compounds prior to the addition

to VOC.

E C

. Container Labeling Requirements

Each manufacturer of any architectural coating subject to this rule shall display

the information listed in sections C E .1 through C.9 E .12 on the coating container (or label) in which the coating is sold or distribu ted.Imperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

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- 4 E C .1 Date Code: The date the coating was manufactured, or a date code representing the date, shall be indicated on the label, lid, or bottom of the container. If the manufacturer uses a date code for any coating, the manufacturer shall file an explanation of each code w ith the Executive

Officer of the California Air Resources Board.

E C .2 Thinning Recommendations: A statement of the manufacturer’s recommendation regarding thinning of the coating shall be indicated on the label or lid of the container. This requirement d oes not apply to the thinning of architectural coatings with water. If thinning of the coating prior to use is not necessary, the recommendation must specify that the coating is to be applied without thinning.

E C .3 VOC Content: Each container of any coating subject to this rule shall display one of the following values in grams of VOC per liter of coating:

either the maximum or the actual VOC content of the coating, as supplied, including the maximum thinning as recommended by the manufacturer. VOC content shall be displayed in grams of VOC per liter of coating.

E .3.a Maximum VOC Content as determined from all potential product formulations; or

E .3.b VOC c C ontent displayed as determined from actual formulation
data, or

E

. 3.c VOC Content shall be as determined using the test methods in

section G .2 D.3

. The equation in section D.2 shall be used to calculate VOC content.

If the manufacturer does not recommend thinning, the container must display the VOC Content, as supplied. If the manufacturer recommends thinning, the container must display the VOC Content, including the maximum amount of thinning solvent recommended by the manufact urer. If the coating is a multi

- component product, the container must display the

VOC content as mixed or catalyzed. If the coating contains silanes,
silozanes, or other ingredients that generate ethanol or other VOC’s during the curing process, the VOC content must include t he VOC’s emitted during curing. VOC Content shall be determined as defined in Rule 101, Definitions.

E .4 Faux Finishing Coatings : Effective January 1, 201 1

, the labels of al l

Faux Finishing coatings shall prominently display the statement “This product can only be sold or used as part of a Faux Finishing coatingImperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

424

- 5 system.”

E .5 C.4 Industrial Maintenance Coatings: Effective January 1, 201 1 , the labels of all Industrial Maintenance coatings shall prominently display the statement “For industrial use only: or “For professional use only”.

In addition to the information specified in section C.1, C.2, and C.3 each manufacturer of any industrial maintenance coating subject to this rule shall display on the label or lid of the container in which the coating is sold or distributed one or more of the descriptions l isted below:

C.4.1 For industrial use only. @
C.4.2 For professional use only. @

C.4.3 A Not for residential use @ or A Not intended for residential use. @

C.5 Clear Brushing Lacquers: Effective three months after adoption of this rule, the labels of all clear brushing lacquers shall prominently display the

statements A For brush application only, @ and A This product must not be thinned or sprayed. @

E .6 C.6 Rust Preventative Coatings: The labels of all rust preventive coatings shall prominently display the statement “For Metal Substances Only.”

Effective three months after adoption of this rule, the labels of all rust preventative coatings shall prominently display the statement A For Metal Substrates Only. @

E

. 7 C.7 Specialty Primers, Sealers, and Undercoater s: Effective three months after adoption of this rule, the labels of all specialty primers, sealers, and undercoaters shall prominently display one or more of the descriptions

listed below:

Effective January 1, 2011 and until January 1, 2012, the labels of all specialty primers, sealers, and undercoaters shall prominently display one

or more of the de scriptions listed in subsection E .7.a thru E .7.c.

C.7.1 For blocking stains

E .7.a C.7.2 For fire

- damaged substrates

E

. 7.b C.7.3 For smoke

- damaged substrates

E .7.c C.7.4 For water

- damaged substrates

C.7.5 For excessively chalky substrates

C.8 Quick Dry Enamels: Effective three months after adoption of this rule, the labels of all quick dry enamels shall prominently display the words A Quick Dry @ and the dry hard time.Imperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

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- 6 E .8 Reactive Penetrating Sealers: Effective January 1, 201 1 , the labels of all Reactive Penetrating Sealers shall prominently display the statement “Reactive Penetrating Sealer”.

E .9 Stone Consolidants: Effective Janaury 1, 201 1 , the labels of all Stone Consolidants shall prominently display the statement “Stone Consolidant

– For Professional Use Only”.

E C

. 9 10 Nonflat

- High Gloss Coatings: The labels of all Nonflat

- High Gloss coatings shall prominently display the words “High Gloss.”

Effective three months after adoption of this rule, the labels of all nonflat

- high gloss coatings shall prominently display the words A High Gloss.

E .11 Wood Coatings: Effective January 1, 201 1 the labels of al Wood Coatings shall prominently display the statement “For Wood Substrates Only.”

E .12 Zinc Rich Primers : Effective January 1, 201 1 , the labels of all Zinc Rich Primers shall prominently display the stateme nt “For Professional Use Only”.

F

. Reporting Requirements

F .1 Sales Data: A responsible official from each manufacturer shall upon request of the Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board, or his or her delegate, provide data concerning the distrib ution and sales of architectural coatings. The responsible official shall within 180 days provide information, including, but not limited to:

F .1.a the name and mailing address of the manufacturer;

F .1.b the name, address and telephone number of a contact person;

F .1.c the name of the coating product as it appears on the label and the applicable coating category;

F .1.d whether the product is marketed for in terior or exterior use or both;

F .1.e the number of gallons sold in California in containers g reater than one liter (1.057 quart) and equal to or less than one liter (1.057 quart);

F .1.f the VOC Actual content and VOC Regulatory content in grams per liter. If thinning is recommended, list the VOC Actual content and VOC Regulatory content after max imum recommended thinning. If

containers less than one liter have a different VOC content than containers greater than one liter, list separately. If the coating is a

multi

- component product, provide the VOC content as mixed or catalyzed;Imperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

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- 7 F .1.g the names and CAS numbers of the VOC constituents in the product;

F .1.h the names and CAS number of any compounds in the product specifically exempted from the VOC definition, as listed in Rule 101, Definitions;

F .1.i whether the product is marketed as solventborne , waterborne, or 100% solids;

F .1.j description of resin or binder in the product;

F .1.k whether the coating is a single

- component or multi

- component product;

F .1.l the density of the product in pounds per gallon;

F .1.m the percent by weight of: solids, all volatile materials, water, and any compounds in the product specifically exempted from the VOC definition, as listed in Rule 101, Definitions; and

F .1.n the percent by volume of: solids, water, and any compounds in the product specifically exempted fro m the VOC definition, as listed in Rule 101, Definitions.

F .2 All sales data listed in subsection F .1.a thru F .1.n shall be maintained by the responsible official for a minimum of three years. Sales data submitted by the responsible official to the Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board may be claimed as confidential, and such information shall be handled in accordance with the procedures specified in Title 17, California Code of Regulations Sections 91000

- 91022.

G D

. Compliance Prov isions and Test Methods

G D .1 Calculation of VOC Content: for the purpose of determining compliance

with the VOC content limits in Table 424

- 1, the VOC content of a coating

shall be determined as defined in Rule 101, Definitions. by using the procedures described in D.2. The VOC content of a tint base shall be

determined without colorant that is added after the tint base is

manufactured. If the manufacturer does not recommend thinning , the VOC

C ontent must be calculated for the product as supplied. If the manufacturer recommends thinning, the VOC Content must b e calculated including the maximum amount of thinning solvent recommended by the manufacturer. If the coating is a multi

- component product, the VOC content must be calculated as mixed or catalyzed. If the coating contains silanes, siloxanes, or other ing redients that generate ethanol or other VOCs during the curing process, the VOC content must include the VOCs emitted during curing.

D.2 Calculation for the determination of VOC content per volume of coating:

D.2.a With the exception of low solids coatings, determine the VOCImperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

424

- 8 (W

s - W

w - W

ec )

1s (V

m ) content in grams of VOC per liter of coating thinned to the

manufacturer = s maximum recommendation, excluding the volume of any water and exempt compounds. Determine the VOC content using equation 1 as follows:

(1) = VOC Content

Where:

VOC Content =grams of VOC per liter of coating

W s = weight of volatiles, in grams

W
w = weight of water, in grams

W ec = weight of exempt compounds, in grams

V
m = volume of coating, in liters

V
w = volume of water, in liters

V ec = volume of exempt compounds, in liters

D.2.b For low solids coatings, determine the VOC content in units of grams of VOC per liter of coating thinned to the manufacturer = s maximum recommendation, including the volume of any water and exempt compounds. Determine the VOC content using equation 2

as follows:

VOC Content =

Where: VOC Content = the VOC content of a low solids coating in grams of VOC per liter of coating

W s = weight of volatiles, in grams

W
w = weight of water, in grams

W ec = weight of exempt compounds, in grams

V
m = volume of coating, in liters

G .2 D

. 3 VOC Content of Coatings: To determine the physical properties of a coating in order to perform the calculations found in Rule 101 Definitions

subsection D.2.a , the reference method for VOC content is U.S. EPA Method 24, incorporated by reference in subsection G .5. i D.6.11 , except as provided in subsections G

. 3 D.4 and G

. 4 D.5 . An alternative method to determine the VOC content of coatings is the South Coast Air Quality Management District ( SCAQMD ) Method 304

- 91 (Revised February 1996), incorporated by reference in subsection G .5. j D.6.12 . The exempt compounds content shall be determined by SCAQMD Method 303

- 91 (Revised 1993 August 1996 ), Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Method 43 (Revised 1996), or BAAQMD Method 41 (Revised 1995), as applicable, incorporated by reference in subsection s G .5

. h

, G .5. f , and G .5. g , respectively D.6.10 . To determine the VOC content of a (W
s - W
w - W ec )

(V
m - V
w - V ec )

1sImperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

424

- 9 coating, the manufacturer may use U.S. EPA Method 24, or an alternative method as provided in sub section G .3 D.4 , formulation data, or any other reasonable means for predicting that the coating has been formulated as

intended (e.g., quality assurance checks, record keeping). However, if there are any inconsistencies between the results of a Method 24 test and any other means for determining VOC content, the Method 24 test results will govern, except when an alternative method is approved as specified in

sub section G .3 D.4 . The District Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) may require the manufacturer to conduct a Method 24 analysis.

G D

. 4. 3 Alternative Test Methods: Other test methods demonstrated to provide results that are acceptable for purposes of determining compliance with

sub section G .2 D.3 , after review and approved in writing by the staffs of the District, the ARB, and the U.S. EPA, may also be used.

G D

. 5 4 Methacrylate Traffic Marking Coatings: Analysis of methacrylate multicomponent coatings used as traffic marking coatings shall be conducted according to a modification of U.S. EPA Method 24 (40 CFR 59, subpart D, Appendix A), incorporated by reference in s ubsection G .5.k

D.6.m

. This method has not been approved for methacrylate multicomponent coatings used for other purposes than as traffic marking coatings or for other classes of multicomponent coatings.

G D

. 6 5 Test Methods: The following test methods are incorporated by reference herein, and shall be used to test coatings subject to the provisions of this

rule.

G .5 D .6

. a Flame Spread Index: The flame spread index of a fire

- retardant coating shall be determined by ASTM Designation E 84

- 99 84

- 07

, “Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristi cs of Building Materials” (see r R ule 101

, Fire

- Retardant Coating).

G .5 D .6 .b Fire Resistance Rating: The fire resist ance rating of a fire

resistive coating shall be determined by ASTM Designation E

119

- 07 98 , “Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction Materials” (see r R ule 101, Fire

- Resistive Coating).

G .5 D .6 .c Gloss Determination: The gloss of a coating shall be determined by ASTM Designation D 523

- 89 (1999). “Standard Test Method for Specular Gloss”(see r R ule 101, Flat Coating, Nonflat Coating, Nonflat

- High Gloss Coating and Quick

- Dry

Enamel ).

G .5 D .6 .d Metal Cont ent of Coatings: The metallic content of a coating shall be determined by SCAQMD Method 318

- 95, “DeterminationImperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

424

- 10 of Weight Percent Elemental Metal in Coatings by X

- Ray Diffraction,” SCAQMD Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples (see r R ule 10 1, Aluminum Roof, Faux Finishing, and Metallic Pigmented Coating).

G .5 D .6

. e Acid Content of Coatings: The acid content of a coating shall be determined by ASTM Designation D 1613

- 06 96 , “Standard Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related Products” (see r R ule 101, Pre

- treatment Wash Primer).

D.6.f Drying Times: The set

- to

- touch, dry

- hard, dry

- to

- touch, and dry

- t o

recoat times of a coating shall be determined by ASTM Designation

D 1640

- 95, A Standard Test Methods for Drying, Curing, or Film Formation of Organic Coatings at Room Temperature @ (see rule 101, Quick

- Dry Enamel and Quick

- Dry Primer, Sealer, and

Undercoat er). The tack

- free time of a quick

- dry enamel coating shall be determined by the Mechanical Test Method of ASTM Designation D 1640

- 95.

D.6.g Surface Chalkiness: The chalkiness of a surface shall be determined using ASTM Designation D4214

- 98, A Standard Te st Methods for Evaluating the Degree of Chalking of Exterior Paint

Films @ (see rule 101, Specialty Primer, Sealer, and Undercoater).

G .5 .f D .6. h Exempt Compounds

- Siloxanes: Exempt compounds that are cyclic, branched, or linear completely methylated siloxanes, shall be analyzed as exempt compounds for compliance with section

6 F by BAAQMD Method 43, “Determination of Volatile Methylsiloxanes in Solvent

- Based Coatings , Inks, and Related Materials,” BAAQMD Manual of Procedures , Volume III, adopted 11/6/96 (see r R ule 101, Volatile Organic Compound, and

sub section G .2 D.3 )

G .5 .g D .6. i Exempt Compunds

- Parachlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF): The exempt compound parachlorobenzotri b f luoride, shall be analyzed as an exempt compound for compliance with section F 8 by BAAQMD Method 41, “Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Solvent Based Coatings and Related Materials Containing Parachlorobenzotribluoride.” BAAQMD Manual of
Procedures, v V olume III, adopted 12/20/95 (see r R ule 101, Volatile Organic Compound, and sub section G .2 D.3. )

G .5 .h D .6. j Exempt Compounds: The content of compounds exempt under U.S. EPA Method 24 shall be analyzed by SCAQMDImperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

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- 11 Method 303

- 91 (Revised 1993), “Determination of Exempt Compounds,” ( SCAQMD Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples (see r R ule 101, Volatile Organic Compound, and sub section G .2 D.3 )

G .5 .i D

. 6.k VOC Content of Coatings: The VOC content of a coating shall be determined by U.S. EPA Method 24 as it exists in appendix A

of 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 60, “Determination of Volatile Matter Content, Water Content, Density, Volume Solids, and Weight Solids of Surfa ce Coatings” (see sub section

G .2 D.3 )

G .5 .j D.6.l Alternative VOC Content of Coatings: The VOC content of coatings may be analyzed either by U.S. EPA Method 24 or

SCAQMD Method 304

- 91 (Revised 1996), A Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Various Materials,” SCAQMD Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples (see sub section G .2 D.3 )

G .5 .k D .6.m Methacrylate Traffic Marking Coatings: The VOC content of methacrylate multicomponent coatings used as traffic marking coatings shall be analyzed by the procedures in 40 CFR part 59, subpart D, appendix A, “Determination of Volatile Matter Content of Methacrylate Multicomponent Coatings Used as Traffic Marking Coatings” (September 11, 1998) (see sub section G .4 D.5 ).

G .5.l Hydrostatic Pressure for Basement Specialty Coatings: ASTM

D7088

- 04 “Standard Practice for Resistance to Hydrostatic Pressure for Coatings Used in Below Grade Applications Applied to Masonry” ( see Rule 101 , Basement Special ty Coating).

G .5.m Gonioapparent Characteristics for Coatings: ASTM E

- 284

- 07, “Standard Terminology of Appearances” (see Rule 101, Gonioapparent).

G .5.n Tub and Tile Refinish Coating Adhesion: ASTM D 4585

- 99

, “Standard Practic e for Testing Water Resistance of Coatings Using

Controlled Condensation” and ASTM D3359

- 02, “Standard T est Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test” (see Rule 101, Tub and Tile Refinish Coating).

G .5.o T ub and Tile Refinish Coating Hardness : ASTM D 33 63

- 05, “Standard Test Method for Film Hardness by Pencil Test” (see Rule 101, Tub and Tile Refinish Coating).Imperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

424

- 12 G .5.p Tub and Tile Refinish Coating Abrasion Resistance: ASTM D

4060

- 07, “Standard Test Methods for Abrasion Resistance of Organic Coatings by the Taber Abraser” (Rule 101, Tub and Tile Refinish Coating).

G .5.q Tub and Tile Refinish Coating Water Resistance: ASTM D 4585

- 99, “Standard Practice for Testing Water Resistance of Coatings Using Controlled Condensation” and ASTM D714

- 02e1, “Standard Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Blistering of Paints” (see Rule 101, Tub and Tile Refinish Coating).

G .5.r Waterproofing Membrane: ASTM C836

- 06, “Standard Specificati on for High Solid Content, Cold Liquid

- Applied Elastomeric Waterproofing Membrane for Use with Separate Wearing Course” (see Rule 101, Waterproofing Membrane).

G .5.s Mold and Mildew Growth for Basement Specialty Coatings : ASTM D3273

- 00, “Standard Test Method for Resistance to Growth of Mold on the Surface of Interior Coatings in an Environmental

Chamber” and ASTM D3274

- 95, “Standard Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Surface Disfigurement of Paint Films by Microbial (Fungal or Algal) Growth of Soil an d Dirt Accumulation” (see Rule 101, Basement Specialty Coating).

G .5.t Reactive Penetrating Sealer Water Repellency: ASTM C67

- 07, “Standard Test Method for Sampling and Testing Brick and Structural Clay Tile”; or ASTM C97

- 02, “Standard Test Methods for

Ab sorption and Bulk Specific Gravity of Dimension Stone”, or

ASTM C140

- 06, “Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units” (see Rule 101, Reactive Penetrating Sealer.)

G .5.u Reactive Penetrating Sealer Water Vapor T ransmission: ASTM

E96/E96M

- 05, “Standard Test Method for Water Vapor Transmission of Materials” (see Rule 101, Reactive Penetrating Sealer).

G .5.v Reactive Penetrating Sealer

– Chloride Screening Applications: National Coopera tive Highway Research Report 244 (1981)

, ”Concrete Sealers for the Protection of Bridge Structures” (see Rule 101, Reactive Penetrating Sealer).

G .5.w Stone Consolidants: ASTM E2167

- 01, “Standard Guide for

Selection and Use of St one Consolidants ” (see Rule 101, Stone Consolidant).Imperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

424

- 13 E

. Reporting Requirements

E.1 Clear Brushing Lacquers: Each manufacturer of clear brushing lacquers shall, on or before April 1 of each calendar year, submit an annual report to the Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board (ARB). The report shall specify the number of gallons of clear brushing lacquers sold in the State during the preceding calendar year, and shall de scribe the method used by the manufacturer to calculate State sales.

E.2 Rust Preventative Coatings: Each manufacturer of rust preventative coatings shall, on or before April 1 of each calendar year, submit an annual report to the Executive Officer of the ARB. The report shall specify the number of gallons of rust preventative coatings sold in the State during the preceding calendar year, and shall describe the method by the

manufacturer to calculate State sales.

E.3 Specialty Primers, Sealer, and Under coaters: Each manufacturer of specialty primers, sealers, and undercoaters shall, on or before April 1 of each calendar year, submit an annual report to the Executive Officer of the ARB. The report shall specify the number of gallons of specialty primers, sealers, and undercoaters sold in the State during the preceding calendar years, and shall describe the method used by the manufacturer to

calculate State sales.

E.4 Toxic Exempt Compounds: For each architectural coating that contains perchloroethylene or methylene chloride, the manufacturer shall, on or before April 1 of each calendar year, report to the Executive Officer of the ARB the following information for products sold in the State during the preceding year.

E.4.a the product brand name and a copy of the product label with legible usage instructions;

E.4.b the product category listed in Table 424

- 1 to which the coating belongs;

E.4.c the total sales in California during the calendar year to the nearest gallon;

E.4.d the volume percent, to the n earest 0.10 percent, of perchloroethylene and methylene chloride in the coating.

E.5 Recycled Coatings: Manufacturers of recycled coatings must submit a letter to the Executive Officer of the ARB certifying their status as a Recycled Paint Manufacturer. The manufacturer shall, on or before April 1 of each calendar year, submit an annual report to the Executive Officer of the ARB. The report shall include, for all recycled coatings, the totalImperial County A ir Pollution Control District R ule 424

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distribution.

E.6 Bituminous Coatings: Each manufacturer of bituminous roof coatings or bituminous rood primers shall, on or before April 1 of each calendar year,

submit an annual report to the Executive Officer of the ARB. The report shall specify the number of gallons of bituminous roof coatings or bituminous roof primers sold in the State during the preceding calendar year, and shall describe the method used by the manufa cturer to calculate

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Table of Architectural Coating Standards (grams of VOC per liter of Coating as applied, less water and Exempt Compound and excluding any colorant added to tint bases)

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VOC CONTENT LIMITS FOR ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS

Limits are expressed as VOC Regulatory, thinned to the manufacturer’s maximum thinning recommendation, excluding any colorant added to tint bases.

Coating Category Effective

05/01/2005

0 1 /01/201 1 Effective

1/1/2012

Flat Coatings 100 50 Nonflat Coatings 150 100

Nonflat

- High Gloss Coatings 250 150

Specialty Coating s
Aluminum Roof Coatings 400 Antenna Coatings 530 Antifouling Coatings 400 Basement Specialty Coatings 400

Bituminous Roof Coatings 300 50

Bituminous Roof Primers 350

Bond Breakers 350
Clear Wood Coatings Clear Brushing Lacquers

Varnishes Sanding Sealers (other than lacquer sanding sealers) Lacquers (including lacquer sanding sealers) 680

350

350

550 Concrete Curing Compounds 350 Concrete/Masonry Sealers 100 Driveway Sealers 50 Dry Fog Coatings 400 150 Faux Finishing Coatings 350 Fire Resistive Coatings 350 Fire Retardant Coatings

Clear Opaque 650

350 Floor Coatings 250 100 Flow Coatings 420

Form

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Limits are expressed as VOC Regulatory, thinned to the manufacturer’s maximum thinning recommendation, excluding any colorant added to tint bases.

Coating Category Effective

05/01/2005

0 1 /01/201 1 Effective

1/1/2012

Graphic Arts (Sign) Coatings (Sign Paints) 500 High Temperature Coatings 420 Industrial Maintenance Coatings 250 Low Solids Coatings b a 120 Magnesite Cement Coatings 450 Mastic Texture Coatings 300 100 Metallic Pigmented Coatings 500

Multi

- Color Coatings 250

Pre

- treatment Wash Primers 420

Primers Sealers & Undercoaters 200 100

Quick

- Dry Enamels 250

Quick

- Dry Primers, Sealers, and Undercoaters 200 Reactive Penetrating Sealers 350 Recycled Coatings 250 Roof Coatings 250 50 Rust Preventative Coatings 400 250

Shellac : Clear Opaque 730

550 Specialty Primers, Sealers, and Undercoaters 350 100

Stains 250

Stone Consolidants 450 Swimming Pool Coatings 340 Swimming Pool Repair and Maintenance Coatings 340 Temperature

- Indicator Safety Coatings 550 Traffic Marking Coatings 150 100

Tub and Tile Refinish Coatings 420 Waterproofing Membranes 250 Waterproofing Sealers 250 Waterproofing Concrete/Masonry Sealers 400 Waterproofing Membranes 250 Wood Coatings 275

Wood Preservatives 350

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. a. Limit is expressed as VOC Actual.Imperial County Air Pollutio n Control District Rule 427

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- 1 RULE 427 AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING OPERATIONS

(Adopted 9/14/99 : Revised __/__/__ )

A. General

A.1 Purpose

The purpose of this Rule is to limit the emission of Volatile Organic Compounds from the Finishing or Refinishing of Motor Vehicles, Mobile Equipment and their parts and components.

The pu rpose of this rule is to limit V olatile O rganic C ompound (VOC) emissions from coatings and solv ents associated with the coating of motor vehicles, mobile eq uipment, and associated parts and components

.

A.2 Applicability

A.2.a Except as provided in section A.2.b , this rule is applicable to any

person who supplies, sells, offers for sale, manufactures, or distributes any automotive coating or associated solvent for use within the District, as well as any person who uses, applies, or solicits the use or application of any automotive coating or

associated solvent within the District.

A.2.b This rule does not apply to:

A.2.b.1 Any Automotive coating or associated solvent that is

offered for sale, sold, or manufactured for use outside of the District or for shipment to other manufacturers for reformulation or repackaging.

A.2.b.2 Any aerosol coating product

A.2.b.3 Any automotive coating that is sold, supplied, or

offered for sale in 0.5 fluid o unce or smaller containers intended to be used by the general public to repair tiny surface imperfections.

A.2.b.4 Any coating applied to motor vehicles or mobile

equipment, or their associated parts and components, during manufacture on an assembly line.

This R ule applies to any facility engaged in the assembly of or Refinishing of Group I (buses and Mobile Equipment) and Group II (passenger cars, Large/Heavy Duty Truck cabs and chassis, Light and Medium Duty Trucks and Vans, and motorcycles) vehicles, when the process(es) utilize any ofImperial County Air Pollutio n Control District Rule 427

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B. Definitions

The following terms used in this Rule are defined in Rule 101

- Definitions:

Additive; Anti

- Glare/Safety Coating; Camouflage Coating; Catalyst; Coating; Color Match; Electrostatic Application; Extreme Performance Coating; Finish; Graphic Design Application; Group I Vehicles; Group II Vehicles and Equipment; High

- Volume, Low

- Pressu re (HVLP) Spray; Large/Heavy Duty Trucks; Light and Medium Duty Trucks and Vans; Metallic Topcoat; Mobile Equipment; Multicolored Topcoat; Pretreatment Wash Primer; Primer; Primer Sealer; Primer Surfacer; Reducer; Refinishing; Specialty Coatings; Spot/Pan el Repair; Surface Preparation Solvent; Topcoat; Touch

- up Coating; Transfer Efficiency.

For the purpose of this Rule the following definition s shall apply:

B.1 VOC C ontent

B.1.a “VOC regulatory for Coatings ” means VOC in grams per liter of

coating, excluding water and exempt compounds, and shall be calculated by the following equation:

G VOC VOC regulatory content = W S v - W W - W ES ec V M - V
w - V e s c

B.1.b “VOC actual for Coatings” means VOC in grams per liter of

material shall be calculated using the following equation:

VOC actual content = W
v - W W - W ec V M

B.1.c “VOC content for Solvents” means VOC in grams per liter of

material shall be calculated using the following equation:

VOC content = W
v - W W - W ec

V M

Where : G VOC = Grams VOC/L of Coating less water and Exempt Compounds

VOC content = amount of volatile organic compounds in grams/liter

W
v = weight of volatiles in grams

W
w = weight of water in grams

W ec = weight of exempt compounds in grams

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m = volume of material (coating or solvent, as applicable) in litersImperial County Air Pollutio n Control District Rule 427

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w = volume of water in liters

V ex = volume of exempt compounds in liters

GRAMS OF VOC PER LITER OF C oating LESS WATER AND LESS EXEMPT COMPOUNDS: the weight of VOC per combined volume of VOC and Coating solids is calculated by the following equation:

W S = weight of volatile compounds in grams

W W = weight of water in grams

W ES = weight of Exempt Compounds in grams

V M = volume of material in liters

V W = volume of water in liters

V ES = volume of Exempt Compounds in liters

MULTI

- STAGE TOPCOAT SYSTEM: a Topcoat system composed of either a basecoat/clearcoat, a basecoat/midc oat/clearcoat, or a groundcoat/basecoat/midcoat/clearcoat. The VOC content of a multi

- stage Topcoat system shall be determined according to the following formulas:

For a basecoat/clearcoat system:

VOC bc + 2VOC
c c VOC MS = 3

For a 3 S tage Coating system:

VOC bc + VOC
mc + 2VOC
cc

VOC MS = 4

For a 4 Stage Coating system:

VOC MS = VOC gc + VOC bc + VOC
mc + 2VOC
cc 5

Where VOC MS is the average of the VOC content, as applied, and used to determine compliance with the standards in subsection C.1.a.1.

VOC gc is the VOC content, as applied of a pigmented groundcoat or tinted

Primer Sealer.

VOC bc is the VOC content, as applied, of a pigmented basecoat.

VOC
mc is the VOC content, as applied, of a translucent midcoat.

2VO C
cc is two times the VOC content, as applied, of a transparent

clearcoat

.

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND is any compound containing at least one atom of carbon, except for the following compounds and solvents:
methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, ammonium carbonate, 1, 1,1

- trichloroethane, methylene chloride, trichlorofluoromethane (CFC

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- 4 dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC

- 12), chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC

- 22), trifluoromethane, (HFC

- 23), 1,1,1 2

- trichloro

- 2 1 ,2,2

- trifluoroethane (CFC

113), 1,2

- dichloro

- 1,1,2,2

- tetrafluoroethane (CFC

- 114), chloropentafluoroethane (CFC

- 115), 2,2

- dichloro

- 1.1.1

- trifluoroethane (HCFC

- 123), 2

- chloro

- 1,1,1,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HCFC

- 124), pentafluorethane (HFC

- 125), 1,1,2,2

- tetraflu oroethane (HFC

- 134), 1,1,1,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HFC

- 134a), 1,1

- dichloro

- 1

- fluoroethane (HCFC

- 141b),

1

- chloro

- 1,1

- difluoroethane (HCFC

- 142b), 1,1,1

- trifluoroethane (HFC

143a), 1,1

- difluoroethane (HFC

- 152a), and the following four classes of perfluorocarbon (PFC) compounds:

1. cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated alkanes,

2. cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated ethers with no
unsaturations,

3. cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiary amines

with no unsaturati ons, and

4. saturated perfluorocarbons containing sulfur with sulfur bonds only

to carbon and fluorine.

C. Standards

C.1 Coating Limits

No person shall apply to any motor vehicle, mobile equipment, or associated parts and components, any coating with a VOC regulatory content, as calculated pursuant to subsection B.1.a, in excess of the following limits, except as provided in section C.3 :

C oating Category VOC regulatory limit, as applied, in grams/liter (pounds per gallon*)

Effective April 1, 2010

Adhesion Promoter 540 (4.5)
Clear Coating 250 (2.1)
Color Coating 420 (3.5)

Multi

- Color Coating 680 (5.7)
Pretreatment Coating 660 (5.5)

Primer 250 (2.1)

Primer Sealer 250 (2.1)
Single

- Stage Coating 340 (2.8)
Temporary Protective Coating 60 (0.5)
Truck Bed Liner Coating 310 (2.6)
Underbody Coating 430 (3.6)
Uniform Finish Coating 540 (4.5)

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C.1.a Any Person who applies Coating to Group I or II vehicles, Mobile Equipment, their parts and components, shall comply with

subsections C.1.a.1 or C.1.a.2 below:

C.1.a.1 Group I Vehicles and Mobile Equipment: Any Person shall not Finish or refinish Group I Vehicles and Equipment or their parts and components where Color Match is not required, using any Coating with a VOC content in excess of the following limits, expressed as grams of VOC per liter (or pounds per gallon) of Coating, as applied excluding water and exempt solvents, unless emissions of VOC to the Atmosphere are controlled by air pollution a batement Equipment with combined Capture Efficiency and Control Efficiency of the abatement device of at least 85 percent, and which has been approved in writing by the Air Pollution

Control Officer:

VOC Limits

Pretreatment Wash Primer 780 g/L (6.5 lbs/gal)

Primer 420 g/L (3.5 lbs/gal)

Primer Sealer 420 g/L (3.5 lbs/gal)

Primer Surfacer 420 g/L (3.5 lbs/gal)

TOPCOATS Metallic Topcoat 420 g/L (3.5 lbs/gal)

Extreme Performance 420 g/L (3.5 lbs/gal)

Multicolored 685 g/L (5.7 lbs/gal) Camouflage Coating 420 g/L (3.5 lbs/gal) All Other Topcoats 420 g/L (3.5 lbs/gal)

C.1.a.2 Group II Vehicles: Any Person shall not refinish Group II Vehicles, their parts and components, or Group I Vehicles and Mobile Equipment where Color Match is required, using any Coating with a VOC content in excess of the following limits, expressed as grams of VOC per liter (or pounds per gallon) of Coating as applied, excluding water and exempt
solvents, unle ss emission of VOC to the Atmosphere are controlled by air pollution abatement Equipment with a combined Capture Efficiency and Control Efficiency of the abatement device efficiency of at least 85 percent, and which has been approved in writing by the Air Pollution

Control Officer:

VOC Limits

Pretreatment Wash Primer 780 g/L (6.5 lbs/gal)

Primer/Primer Surfacer 420 g/L (3.5 lbs/gal)Imperial County Air Pollutio n Control District Rule 427

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- 6 Primer Sealer 420 g/L (3.5 lbs/gal)

TOPCOATS Metallic Topcoat 520 g/L (4.3 lbs/gal) Multistage Topcoat System 540 g/L (4.5 lbs/gal)

Multicolor 685 g/L (5.7 lbs/gal) Multicolor Multistage 480 g/L (4.0 lbs/gal) All Other Topcoats 420 g/L (3.5 lbs/gal) Speciality Coating 840 g/L (7.0 lbs/gal)

C.2 Most Restrictive VOC Limit

If anywhere on the container of any automotive coating, or any label or sticker affixed to the container, or in any sales, advertising, or technical literature supplied by a person, any representation is made that indicates that the coating meets th e definition of or is recommended for use for more than one of the coating categories listed in section C.1 , then the lowest VOC content limit shall apply.

C.2 Transfer Efficiency

C.2.a For all Coatings, any Person shall not apply any Coating to any Group I or II vehicles or Mobile Equipment or their parts and components unless one of the following methods is used:

C.2.a.1 Electrostatic Application Equipment, operated in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations;

C.2.a.2 High Volume Low Pre ssure (HVLP) spray Equipment, operated in accordance with the manufacturer's
recommendations;

C.2.a.3 Any other Coating application which has been demonstrated

to the satisfaction of the Air Pollution Control Officer to be capable of achieving at least 65 percent Transfer Efficiency, as per section G.2.c, and for which written approval of the

Air Pollution Control Officer has been obtained.

C.3 Alternative Compliance

Instead of complying with the VOC content limits specified in section C.1,

a person may use an emission control system that has been approved, in writing, by the Executive Officer or Air Pollution Control Officer of the District and which achieves an overall control efficiency of at least 85 percent as determined pursuant to sections E.5 and E.6

. Any approved system emission control must be maintained and used at all times inImperial County Air Pollutio n Control District Rule 427

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C.3 Prohibition of Specification

No Person shall solicit or require for use or specify the application of a Coating on a Group I or II vehicle, Mobile Equipment, or part or component thereof if such use or application results in a violation of the provisions of this Rule. The prohibition of this section shall apply to all written or oral contracts under the terms of which any Coating whi ch is subject to the provisions of this Rule is to be applied to any Motor Vehicle, Mobile Equipment, or part or component at any physical location within the

District.

C.4 Prohibition of Possession

No person shall possess at any automotive refinishing f acility, any automotive coating that is not in compliance with section C.1 or C.3, as applicable. Effective April 1, 2010, no person shall possess at any automotive refinishing facility, any solvent with a VOC content greater than 25 grams per liter.

C.4 Prohibition of Sale

No Person shall offer for sale or sell within the District any Coating that

does not meet the VOC content limits as set forth in subsection C.1.a of this Rule. The prohibition of this section shall apply to the sale of any Coating wh ich will be applied at any physical location within the District.

C.5 Prohibition of Sale or Manufacture

No person shall manufacture, blend, repackage for sale, supply, sell, offer for sale, or distribute within the District any coating with a VOC conten t in excess of the limits specified in section C.1.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a person may manufacture, blend, repackage for sale, supply, sell, offer for sale, or distribute a coating with a VOC content in excess of the limits speci fied in section C.1 under the following circumstances and provided all of the requirements of

section D.6 are also met:

C.5.a The coating is for use exclusively within an emission control

system as allowed in section C.3, or

C.5.b The coating is for use outside the District.

C.5 Compliance Statement RequirementImperial County Air Pollutio n Control District Rule 427

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- 8 The manufacturer of Coatings subject to this Rule shall include a designation of VOC as supplied on data sheets; includ ing Coating components, expressed in gram per liter or pounds per gallon, excluding water and exempt solvents.

C.6 Prohibition of Specification

No person shall solicit or require the use of, or specify the application or use of any coating or solvent on a motor vehicle or mobile equipment, or associated parts and components, if such use or application results in a violation of this rule. This prohibition shall apply to all written or oral contracts, including, but not limited to, job orders, under the te rms of which any coating or solvent that is subject to the provisions of this rule is to be used or applied. This prohibition shall not apply to coatings that meet the criteria specified in section C.5.

C.6 Surface Preparation and Cleanup Solvent

The requirements of this section shall apply to any Person using solvent for surface preparation and cleanup.

C.6.a Any Person shall not use an organic compound(s), or mixture thereof, (excluding Exempt Compounds) for surface preparation

with a VOC content in excess of 200 grams per liter (1.67 pounds per gallon) of material, as applied.

C.6.b Any Person shall use closed, non

- absorbent containers for the storage or disposal of any applicator (including brushes, swabs, cloth or paper) used for solvent surface preparation and cleanup.

C.6.c Any Person shall store fresh or open solvent in closed containers.

C.6.d Any Person shall not use organic compounds for the cleanup of spray Equipment including paint lines unless an enclosed system is used for cleanup. Th e system shall enclose spray guns, cups, nozzles, bowls, and other parts during washing, rinsing and draining procedures. Equipment used shall minimize the evaporation of organic compounds to the Atmosphere.

C.7 Coating Application Methods

No person sha ll apply any coating to any motor vehicle, mobile equipment, or associated parts and components unless one of the following application methods is used:Imperial County Air Pollutio n Control District Rule 427

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- 9 C.7.a Brush, dip or roller.

C.7.b Electrostatic spray.

C.7.c High

- Volume Low

- Pressure (HVLP) spray equipment

C.7.d Use of a spray gun: If a spray gun is used, the end user must

demonstrate that the gun meets the HVLP definition found in Rule 101 Definitions in design and use. A satisfactory demonstration must be based on the manufacturer’s published

technical material on the design of the gun and by a demonstration of the operation of the gun using an air pressure tip gauge from the manufacturer of the gun.

C.7.e Any alternative method that achieves a transfer efficiency

equivalent to, or higher than, the applicatio n methods liste d in

sections C.7.a , C. 7.b , or C. 7.c as determined per section E.9

. Written approval from the Executive Officer or Air Pollution

Control Officer shall be obtained for each alternative method prior to use.

Section C.7 does not apply to underbody coatings, graphic arts operations, truck bed liner coatings, or any coating use of less than one (1) fluid ounce (29.6 milliliters).

C.7 Any Person shall not use any speciality Coating with a VOC content, as applied, in excess of 840 g/L (7.0 lbs/gal), excluding w ater and exempt solvents. Use of all speciality Coating except anAnti

- Glare/Safety Coating glare/safety Coatings shall not exceed 5.0 percent of all Coating, applied, averaged on a monthly basis. The application of Topcoats with a Specialty Coating used as an Additive shall be subject to the Topcoat

limits in subsections C.1.a.1 or C.1.a.2.

C.8 Solvent Limits and Evaporative Loss Minimization

C.8.a Effective April 1, 2010, each solvent present at any automotive

refinishing facility shall not exceed a VOC cont ent of 25 grams per liter as calculated pursuant to section B.1.c.

C.8.b Solvent

- laden materials shall be stored in closed containers.

C.8.c All automotive coating components, automotive coatings, and

solvents shall be stored in closed vapor

- tight containers.

C.8.d No pe rson shall clean spray equipment unless a closed system

is used. However, equivalent control equipment can be used ifImperial County Air Pollutio n Control District Rule 427

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C.8.e All waste automotive coating components, automotive coatings,

and solvents shall be stored in closed vapor

- tight containers, except while adding to or removing them from the containers.

C.8. Any Person seeking to use an Extreme Performance Coating in any Coating operation which is subject to this Rule shall comply with the requirements of subsection E.1.a.

D. Administrative Requirements Exemptions

D.1 Compliance Statement Requirement

D.1.a For each individual automotive coating or automotive coating

component, the manufacturer and repackager shall include the following information on product data sheets, or an equivalent

medium:

D.1.a.1 The VOC actual for coatings and VOC regulatory for

coatings, expressed in grams per liter;

D.1.a.2 The weight percentage of volatiles, water, and exempt

compounds;

D.1.a.3 The vol ume percentage of water and exempt

compounds; and,

D.1.a.4 The density of the material (in grams per liter).

D.1.b For each individual ready to spray mixture (based on the

manufacturer’s and repackager’s stated mix ration), the manufacturer and repackager shall includ e the following information on product data sheets, or an equivalent medium:

D.1.b.1 The VOC actual for coatings and VOC regulatory for

coatings, expressed in grams per liter;

D.1.b.2 The weight percentage of volatiles, water, and exempt

compounds;

D.1.b.3 The volume percentage of water and exempt

compounds; and,

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rule shall include the VOC content as supplied, calculated pursuant to section B.1.c, expressed i n grams per liter, on product data sheets, or an equivalent medium.

D.2 Labeling Requirements

D.2.a The manufacturer and repackager of automotive coatings or

automotive coating components shall include on all containers the applicable use category(ies), and the VO C actual for coatings and VOC regulatory for coatings, as supplied, expressed in grams per liter.

D.2.b The manufacturer and repackager of solvents subject to this

rule shall include on all containers the VOC content for solvents, as supplied, expressed in gram s per liter.

D.3 Maintenance of Records.

Records required by this rule shall be retained for a minimum of three years and made available for inspection by District personnel upon
request.

D.4 Record Keeping Requirements.

Any person who uses coatings or solvents subject to this rule shall maintain and have available at all times, on site, the following:

D.4.a A current list of all coatings and solvents used that are subject

to this rule. This list shall include the following information for each coating and s olvent:

D.4.a.1 Material name and manufacturer

D.4.a.2 Application method

D.4.a.3 Coating type (as listed in section C.1) and mix ratio

specific to the coating

D.4.a.4 VOC actual for coatings and VOC regulatory for

coatings, as applied, or VOC content for solvent.

D.4.a.5 Whether the materi al is a coating or solvent.

D.4.b Current manufacturer specification sheets, material safety dataImperial County Air Pollutio n Control District Rule 427

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- to

- spray coating (b ased on the manufacturer’s stated mix ratio) and automotive coating components, and VOC

content of each solvent.

D.4.c Purchase records identifying the coating type (as listed in

section C.1), name, and volume of coatings and solvents.

D.5 Record Keeping Requirements for Emission Control Systems.

Any person using an emission control system shall maintain daily records of key system operating parameters which will demonstrate continuous operation and compliance of the emission control system during periods of VOC emission producing activities. “Key system operating parameters” are those parameters necessary to ensure or document compliance with section C.3, including, but not limited to, temperatures, pressure drops,

and air flow rates.

D.6 Record Keeping Req uirements for Prohibition of Sale.

Any person claiming an exception specified in section C.5 shall keep a detailed log of each automotive coating component and automotive coating manufactured, blended, repackaged for sale, supplied, sold,

offered for sale , or distributed showing:

D.6.a The quantity manufactured, blended, repackaged for sale,

supplied, sold, offered for sale, or distributed, including size and number of containers;

D.6.b The VOC regulatory for coatings;

D.6.c The VOC actual for coatings;

D.6.d To whom they wer e supplied, sold, offered for sale, or

distributed, or for whom they were manufactured, blended, or repackaged for sale including the name, address, phone number, retail tax license number, and valid district permit number; and,

D.6.e The specific exception bei ng utilized under section C.5.

D.1 The provisions of this Rule shall not apply to:

D.1.a A facility which uses a total of less than one (1) gallon of Coating, including any VOC

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D.1.b Surface Coating operations that emit not more than 3 pounds of VOC's per day and not more than 200 pounds of VOC's per calendar year.

D.1.c Noncommercial Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Refinishing operations performed by any individual at his/her residence for the purpose of Finishing or Refinishing that individual's personal

vehicles.

D.1.d Touch

- Up Coa tings.

D.1.e Graphic Design Applications.

D.1.f Coating applied using non

- refillable hand

- held aerosol spray

containers. D.1.g Body fillers.

D.1.h Bedliner Coatings.

D.2 The limits set forth in subsection C.1.a.1 and C.1.a.2 shall not apply to:

D.2.a automotive Refinishing operations which emit not more than 3 pounds of VOC per hour, before add

- on controls; or

D.2.b automotive Refinishing operations which emit not more than 15 pounds of VOC per day, before add

- on controls; or

D.2.c facilities that do not exceed 10 tons per year theoretical Potential

Emissions. "Theoretical Potential Emissions" is defined as the greater of design capacity, or maximum production (based on 8760 hours/year) before add

- on controls.

D.3 For the purposes of claiming an exe mption pursuant to subsections D.2.a or D.2.b, hourly or daily emissions shall be considered from Date Of Adoption of Rule forward.

D.4 Once a facility exceed 3 pounds of VOC per hour, or 15 pounds of VOC per day, respectively, it will become and remain s ubject to the limits even if its emissions later fall below the applicability threshold.

D.5 Any facility or Person classified as exempt or claiming to be exempt under this section (D), shall meet the record keeping requirements of this Rule

so as to be able to prove the exemption status.

E. Test Methods Administrative RequirementsImperial County Air Pollutio n Control District Rule 427

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- 14 The following test methods are incorporated by reference herein, and shall be used to test coatings and solvents subject to the provisions of this rule. A source

is in violation of this rule if any measurement by any of the listed applicable test

methods exceeds the standards of this rule.

E.1 Methyl Acetate, Acetone, and PCBTF Content.

The quantity of methyl acetate, acetone, and parachlorobenzotrifluoride (as sp ecified in section B.1 and the Exempt Compounds found in Rule 101 Definitions “Volatile Organic Compounds” and “Exempt Compounds” shall be determined by using ASTM Method D6133

- 02: “Standard Test Method for Acetone, p

- Chlorobenzotrifluorid e, Methyl Acetate or t

- Butyl Acetate Content of Solventborne and Waterborne Paints, Coatings, Resins, and Raw Materials by Direct Injection Into a Gas Chromatograph” (February 2003).

E.2 Acid Content.

Measurement of acid content (as specified in the definition of

“Pretreatme nt Coating” found in Rule 101 Definitions) shall be determined by using ASTM D1613

- 03 “Standard Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related Products” (October 2003)

E.3 Alternative Test Methods.

The use of other test methods which are determined to be equivalent or better and approved, in writing, by the Executive Officer o r Air Pollution Control Officer of the District, CARB, and U.S. EPA may be used in place of the test methods specifi ed in this rule.

E.4 VOC Content of Coatings or Solvents.

VOC content (as specified in sections B.1, C.1, and C.8.a) shall be determined by U.S. EPA Method 24 as set forth in Appendix A of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR) Part 60, “Determ ination of Volatile Matter Content, Water Content, Density, Volume Solids, and Weight Solids of Surface Coatings”.

E.5 Control Efficiency

When either U.S. EPA Method 25, 25A, or 25B is used to determine VOC emissions, control device equivalency (as specified in section C.3) shall be determined as specified in U.S. EPA’s “Guidelines for Determining Capture Efficiency,” (January 9, 1995) and 40 CFR 51, Appendix M,

Methods 204

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Alternative compliance (as specified in section C.3) shall be determined by U.S. EPA Method 25, 25A, or 25B, Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 60, Appendix A as applicable. A source is in violation if the measured VOC emissions, as measured by any of the test methods, exceed the standards specified in section C.3.

E.7 Metallic Content.

The metallic content of a coating (as specified in the definition for “Metallic/Iridescent Color Coating” found in Rule 101 Definitions shall be determined by South Coast Air Quality Management District Method 318

- 95, “Determination of Weight Percent Elemental Metal in Coatings by X

ray” (July 1996).

E.8 Exempt Compound Content.

Exempt compound content, other than as determined pursuant to section E.1, (as specified in the definition for “Volatile Organic Compounds” found in Rule 101 Definitions for exempt compounds and section B.1) shall be determined by using CARB Method 432, “Determination of
Dichloromethane and 1,1,1

- Trichloroethane in Paints and Coatings” (September 12, 1998); CARB M ethod 422, “Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Emissions from Stationary Sources” (January 22, 1987); or South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)

Method 303

- 91, “Determination of Exempt Compounds” (February 1993).

E.9 Transfer Efficien cy.

Spray equipment transfer efficiency (as specified in the definition for “Transfer Efficiency” found in Rule 101 Definitions and C.7.e) shall be determined by using South Coast Air Quality Management District “Spray Equipment Transfer Efficiency Test P rocedures for Equipment User” (May 24, 1989).

E.10 HVLP Equivalency.

Spray equipment HVLP equivalency (as specified in section C.7.d) shall be determined by using South Coast Air Quality Management District “Guidelines for Demonstrating Equivalency with Distr ict Approved Transfer Efficient Spray Guns” (September 26, 2002).

E.1 Extreme Performance Coating Petition:Imperial County Air Pollutio n Control District Rule 427

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E.1.a A petition shall be submitted to the Air Pollution Control Officer stating the performance requirements, volume of Coating, and VOC level which is attainable. The petitioner must also, in a written statement, certify that after reasonable inquiry, to their knowledge, no other Coating(s) are available which will meet the requirements of subsection C.1.a of this Rule and of the specified performance requirements for a specific contract.

E1.b If the Air Pollution Control Officer grants written approval, such petition will be repeated on an annual basis.

E.1.c If the Air Pollution Control Officer grants written approval, such approval shall contain volume and VOC limit conditions.

E.1.d Records must be maintained as in S ection F.1.

E.2 Rule 417 Applicability:

Any Coating, Coating operation, or facility which is exempt from all or a portion of the VOC limits of this Rule shall comply with the provisions of

Rule 417.

F. Construction of Headings Monitoring and Records

Section and subsection headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this Rule.

All Persons subject to this Rule and any Person claiming any exemption under subsection D.1 shall comply with the following requireme nts:

F.1 Maintain and have available during an inspection, a current list of Coating in use which provides all of the Coating data necessary to evaluate compliance, including the following information separately for both Group I and II vehicles , as appli cable:

F.1.a Additive, Coating, Catalyst, and Reducer used.

F.1.b Mix ratio of components used

F.1.c VOC content of Coating as applied.

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F.2.b quantity of each Coating applied.

F.2.c Any Person/facility utilizing an add

- on emission Control Device/system as a means of complying with provisions of thi s Rule shall also maintain records of key system operating and maintenance data for the purpose of demonstrating continuous compliance during periods of emission producing activities. The data shall be recorded in a manner a prescribed by the District.

F.3 The Person shall maintain records on a monthly basis showing the type and amount of solvent used for cleanup and surface preparation.

F.4 Such records shall be retained and available for inspection by the Air Pollution Control Officer for the previou s 24 month period.

G. Severability Test Methods

Each part of this Rule shall be deemed severable, and in the event that any part of this Rule is held to be invalid, the remainder of the Rule shall continue in full

force and effect.

G.1 A violation of the l imits contained in this Rule as determined by any one of

these test methods shall constitute a violation of this Rule.

G.2 The following specified test methods shall be used to determine compliance with the provisions of this Rule.

G.2.a Analysis of Samples

- VOC Determination:

Samples of Volatile Organic Compounds (less Exempt Compounds) as specified in Sections C.1.a.1 to C.1.a.2 shall be analyzed as prescribed by EPA Reference Method 24 for VOC content (without correction for Exempt Compounds) and ASTM

Test Method D4457

- 85, or CARB Method 432 for determination of emissions of Exempt Compounds. Perfluorocarbon compounds shall be assumed to be absent from a product or process unless a manufacturer or facility operator identifies the specific individual compounds (from the broad classes of perfluorocarbon compounds) and the amount present in the product or process and provides a validated test method which can be used to quantify the specific compounds.

G.2.b Determination of Emissions:Imperial County Air Pollutio n Control District Rule 427

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G.2.c Determination of Transfer Efficiency:

Transfer Efficiency as required by Section C.2.a.3 shall be determined by procedures as prescribed in the SCAQMD document "South Coast Air Quality Management Distric t Spray Equipment Transfer Efficiency Test Procedure for Equipment User, May 24,

1998".

G.2.d Determination of Percentage of Metal in Metallic Coatings:

Determinations shall be made using SCAQMD Method 311

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"Determination of Percent Metal in Metalli c Coatings by Spectrographic Method", as found in the SCAQMD document Laboratory Methods Of Analysis For Enforcement Samples, The

June 1991 edition.

G.2.e Acidity in volatile Solvents and in Coating Compounds:

Determination of acid strength shall be ma de using ASTM Test

method D1613

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G.2.f Determination of Exempt Compounds Content:

Determination of the content of Exempt Compounds in Coating or solvents or any diluents shall be by ASTM Test Method D4457

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