STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AL MANAGEMENT OFFICE OFAIR RESOURCES 

### AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 30 CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM AUTOMOBILE REFINISHING OPERATIONS

Effective 31 March 1994 LastAmended 19July 2007

AUTHORITY: These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws§ 42

- 17.1-2(s) and 23-23 , as amended, and have been promulga ted pursuant to the procedures set forth inthe RI. Administrative Procedures Act, RI. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 30 CONTROLOFVOLATILEORGANICCOMPOUNDSFROM AUTOMOBILE REFINISHING OPERATIONS 

### TABLE OF CONTENTS

30.l Definitions
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30.2 Applicability
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30.3 Emission Lirnitations
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TABLE 1
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TABLE2
.......................................................................................... ......... ...................................................... 7 30.4Equipment Specifications......................... ....... .. .......... ..... ............................................................... .................... ... 8
30.5 Recordkeeping and Reporting
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30.6 Registration
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.7 Compliance Demonstration/Testing
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30.8 Compliance Schedule
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30.9 General Provisions
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### RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF AIRRESOURCES AIRPOLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 30 CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM AUTOMOBILE REFINISIDNG OPERATIONS 30
. 1 Definitions Unless othernrise expressly defined inthis section, the terms used inthis regulation shall be defined by reference 

### fo the Rhode Island Air Pollution Control General Definitions Regulation. As used inthis regulation, the following terms shall, where the context permits, be construed as follows: 30.l.l 

### "Automobile Refinishing" means any coating ofGroup I or Group 

### II vehicles, their parts and components, or

_ mobile equipment, including partial body collision repairs, for the purpose ofprotection or beautification and which is subsequent to the original coating applied at the plant coating assembly line. 30.1.2 

### "Anti-glare/Safety Coating" means a low gloss coating formulated to eliminate glare for safety purposes on interior surfaces ofa vehicle, as specified under the U.S. Department ofTransportation Motor Vehicle Standards. 30.1.3 

### "Basecoat/Clearcoat System" means a 2

-stage topcoat system composed ofa colored basecoat and a transparent final coat. Forcompliance purposes, the voe content ofbasecoat/clearcoat systems is calculated according to the following formula:

Where:voe Tbc1cc = (VOebc+2VOecc)/3

voe Tbc!cc is the weighted average ofthe VOe content, inpounds voe/gallon ofcoating, as applied, minus water, in the basecoat and clearcoat system. VOebc is the VOC content, in pounds voe/gallons ofcoating, as applied, minus water, ofany given basecoat. VOecc is the VOC content, in pounds voe/gallons ofcoating, as applied, minus water, ofany given clearcoat.
30.1.4 

### "Catalyst" means a substance whose presence initiates the reaction between chemical compounds. Page I of 1330.1.5 

### "Certified Product Data Sheet" means documentation furnished by a coating supplier that provides the 

## voe content of an automobile refinishing coating inpounds ofVOC per gallon ofcoating, as applied, minus water or ofa surface preparation product, in pounds ofVOC per gallon ofmaterial, as applied, including water, when mixed and used according to the manufacturer's recommendations
. VOC content shall be measured using EPA Methods 24 and 311, or an equivalent or alternative method. The purpose ofthe Certified Product Data Sheet is to assist the facility in demonstrating compliance with the emission limitations presented in Section 30.3 ofthis regulation
. Therefore, the VOC content should represent the maximum

## voe emission potential ofthe automobile refinishing coating or surface preparation product. Charts provided by a manufacturer listing the VOC content, as applied, ofseveral ofthe manufacturer's products will be considered acceptable Certified Product Data Sheets provided that they include the information specified in this definition. 30.1.6 

### "Coating applicator" means a device, mechanism, or apparatus used to apply a surface coating. Common types ofapplication techniques include knife, roll, spray or dip. 30.1.7 

### "Coating line" means an operation or manufacturing process or device which may be comprised ofone or more coating applicators, one or more flashoffareas and/or one or more ovens wherein a surface coating is dried and/or cured. 30.1.8 

### "Color Match" means the ability ofa repair coating to blend into an existing coating so that color difference is not visible. 30.1
.9 

### "Electrostatic Application" means the application ofcharged atomized paint droplets which are deposited by electrostatic attraction. 30.1.10 

### "Extreme performance coatings" means coatings intended for exposure to any ofthe following; outdoor weather conditions all ofthe time, temperatures frequently above 95EC (203EF), detergents, abrasive and scouring agents, solvents, corrosive atmospheres, or similar environmental conditions. 30.1.11 

### "Four Stage Coating System" means a topcoat system composed ofa colored basecoat, two semi-transparent midcoats and a final transparent clearcoat. For compliance purposes, the

## voe content offour stage coating systems is calculated according to the following formula: VOC T4-stage = (VOCbc 

### + VOCmc1 

### + VOCmc2 

### + 2VOCcc)/5 Where: VOC T4-stage is the weighted average ofthe VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallon ofcoating, as applied, minus water, in a basecoat, midcoat and clearcoat system. Page 2of13VOebc is the voe content, inpounds voe/gallon ofcoating, as applied, minus water, ofany given basecoat. VOemc1 is the VOe content, inpounds VOe/gallon ofcoating, as applied, minus water, ofthe first midcoat. VOemc2 is the voe content, inpounds voe/gallon ofcoating, as applied, minus water, ofthe second midcoat. VOeccis the voe content, in pounds voe/gallon ofcoating, as applied, minus water, ofany given clearcoat. 

### 30.1.12 "Group I 

### vehicles" means passenger cars, large/heavy duty truck cabs and chassis, light and medium duty trucks and vans, and motorcycles. 

### 30.1.13 "Group II

### vehicles and equipment" means public transit buses and mobile equipment. 

### 30.1.14 "High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) spray" means equipment used to apply coatings by means ofa spray gun which operates atbetween 

### 0.1 and 

### I0 psig 

### air pressure. 

### 30.1.15 "Lacquer" means coating that dries primarily by solvent evaporation and is resoluble in its original solvent. 

### 30.1.16 "Large/Heavy Duty Trucks" means any truck having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating ofover 

### 10,000 pounds. 

### 30.l.17"Light and Medium Trucks and Vans" means any truck or van having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 

### 10,000 pounds or less. 

### 30.1.18 "Mobile Equipment" means any equipment which may be drawn oris capable ofbeing driven on a roadway, including, but not limited to, truck bodies, truck · trailers, utility bodies, camper shells, mobile cranes, bulldozers, street cleaners, golfcarts and implements ofhusbandry. 

### 30.1.19 "Oven" means a chamber within which heat is used to bake, cure orpolymerize and/or dry a surface coating. 

### 30.1.20 "Pretreatment" means any coating which contains a minimum of

### 0.5 percent acid by weight, is necessary to provide surface etching, and is applied directly to bare metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and adhesion. 

### 30.1.21 "Primer" means any coating applied prior to the application ofa topcoat for the purpose ofcorrosion resistance or adhesion. Page 3of1330.1.22 "Primer Sealer" means a coating that improves the adhesion ofthe topcoat, provides corrosion resistance, promotes color uniformity, and that resists penetration by the topcoat. "Primer Sealer" includes a first coat applied to bare metal primarily for the purpose ofpreventing corrosion. 30.1.23 "Primer Surfacer" means a coating that fills in surface imperfections and builds a film thickness in order to allow sanding. 30.1.24 "Reducer" means a solvent used to thin enamel. 30.1.25 "Specialty Coating" means a product which is necessary due to unusualjob performance requirements. These coatings or additives include, but are not limited to, adhesion promoters, uniform finish blenders, elastomeric materials, gloss flatteners, bright metal trim repair, and anti-glare coatings. 30.1.26 "Surface Preparation Product" means a product formulated to dissolve and remove tar,**grease~** wax, and other hydrophobic contaminants from a surface to be refinished. 30.1
.27 "Three Stage Coating System" means a topcoat system composed ofa colored basecoat, a semi-transparent midcoat and a final transparent clearcoat. For compliance purposes, the voe content ofthree stage coating systems is calculated according to the following formula: VOe TJ.stage= (VOebc 

### + VOemc 

### + 2VOCcc)/4 Where: voe TJ-stage is the weighted average ofthe voe content, inpounds VOe/gallon ofcoating, as applied, minus water, in a basecoat, midcoat and clearcoat system. VOebc is the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallon ofcoating, as applied, minus water, ofany given basecoat. VOemc is the voe content, in pounds voe /gallon ofcoating, as applied, minus water, ofany given midcoat.
voe.cc is the VOe content, inpounds voe/gallon ofcoating, as applied, minus water, ofany given clearcoat. 30.1.28 "Topcoat" means the final film or series offilms ofcoating applied to a surface and includes basecoat/clearcoat systems. 30.1.29 "Transfer Efficiency" means the portion ofcoating solids which adhere to the substrate during the application process, expressed as a percentage ofthe total volume ofcoating solids delivered bythe applicator. Page 4of1330.1. 30 "Utility Body" means a special service compartment orunit that will be bolted, welded, or affixed onto an existing cab and chassis. The compartment may serve as storage for equipment or parts. 30.2 Applicability 30.2.1 The provisions ofthis regulation apply to any person who owns, leases, operates or controls an automobile refinishing facility. The provisions ofSection 30.3 shall also apply to any person who sells or offers for sale inRhode Island any automobile refinishing coating or surface preparation product. 

### 30.2.2 Where·rer the term Volatile Organic CompoWld orVOC is Hsed in 

### Seetioas 30.2 throt:igh 30.8 and Sueseetioas 30.1.3, 30.1.5, 30.1.11 and 30.1. 27, this term shot:ild be read as Volatile Organic CompoWld and Halogenated Organic Compol:l:Bd or VOC and HOC. 30.3 Emission Limitations 30.3.l Group I Vehicles All coatings used for refinishing Group I vehicles, their parts and components, or Group II vehicles and mobile equipment where color match is required, must meet the emission limitations listed inTable 1:

Page 5 ofl3TABLE 1 TYPE OF COATING EMISSION LIMITATION lb VOC/gallon lb VOC/gallon solids coating applied applied minus water Pretreatment 6.5 55.6 Primer/Primer Surfacer 4.8 13.8 Primer Sealer 4.6 12.3 Topcoat 5.0 15.6 Three orFour Stage Coating 5.2 17.7 Specialty Coating 7.0 143.l
For facilities complying without using add-on control equipment, the pounds ofVOC per gallon ofcoating (minus water) limit must be met. For facilities which use add-on control equipment, the pounds ofVOC/gallon ofsolids emission limit must bemet. 30.3.2 Group II Vehicles All used for refinishing Group II vehicles ortheir parts and components where color match is not required, must meet the emission limitat ions listed in Table 2:

Page 6of13TABLE2 TYPE OF COATING EMISSION LIMITATION lb VOC/gallon lb VOC/gallon of coating applied solids applied minus water Pretreatment 

### 6.5 55.6 Primer/Primer Surfacer 

### 2.8 4.5 Primer Sealer 

### 3.5 6.7 Topcoat 

### 3.5 6.7 Extreme Performance Coating 

### 6.2 39.3 Specialty Coating 

### 7.0 143.l
For facilities complying without using add-on control equipment, the pounds ofVOC per gallon ofcoating (minus water) limit must be met. Forfacilities which use add-on control equipment, the pounds ofVOC/gallon ofsolids emission limit must be met. 30.3.3 Compliance with the emission limitations ofSubsections 30.3.1 and 30.3.2 shall be achieved through: (a) Use ofcoatings which comply with the applicable emission limitations listed in Subsection 30.3.l and 30.3.2 for all coatings used, or 

### (b) Installation ofa control system which has been approved by the Department and which reduces the total VOC emissions from the facility by 

### 95 percent or greater as compared to uncontrolled 

## voe emissions, or (c) Installation ofa control system which has been approved by the Department and which reduces VOC emissions to the equivalent ofthe emission limitations ofSubsections 30.3.1 and 30.3.2 as calculated on a solids applied basis, or ' (d) An alternative equivalent method ofcontrol as approved bythe Director. Any alternative method approved by the Director must also be approved by EPA as a source specific State Implementation Plan (SIP) rev1s1on.
30.3.4 All surface preparation products, except for surface preparation products which are used exclusively onplastic surfaces, shall have a VOC content which does not exceed 

### 1.4 pounds VOC/gallon ofmaterial as applied including water. Page 7of13Surface preparation products which are used exclusively on plastic surfaces shall have a VOC content which does not exceed 6.5 pounds VOC/gallon ofmaterial as applied including water. 30.3.5 No person shall sell or offer for sale in Rhode Island any automobile refinishing coating or surface preparation product that does not comply with the applicable emission limitations in Subsections 30.3.l, 30.3.2, and 30.3.4. This provision does not apply to the following: (a) Sale ofautomobile refinishing coatings and surface preparation products supplied in containers having capacities less than one pint, 

### (b) Sale ofautomobile refinishing coatings or surface preparation products for use in applications other than automobile refinishing, (c) Sale ofautomobile refinishing coatfogs or surface preparation products for use outside ofthe State ofRhode Island, (d) Sale ofautomobile refinishing coatings to facilities which are equipped with and are operating a control system provided that: ( 1) The control system is in compliance with the specifications in Paragraph (c) ofSubsection 30.3.3, and (2) The buyerprovides the seller with a copy ofthe Department's approval ofthe control system, and (3) The seller maintains the copy ofthe approval for a period ofthree years and makes it available for inspection by the Department or the EPA upon request. 30.3.6 Any person selling an automobile refinishing coating or surface preparation product 

### in Rhode Island shall provide the buyer with a copy ofa Certified Product Data Sheet for that material, as defined in Subsection 30. l. 5. 

### 30.4 Equipment Specifications 30.4.l No person shall engage in automobile refinishing unless one ofthe following methods is used: (a) Electrostatic application equipment, operated in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations; or 

### (b) High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) spray equipment, operated in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations; or Page 8of13

### (c) Another type ofapplication which achieves a transfer efficiency of at least 65% and has been approved by the Director. 30.4.2 All spray guns must be cleaned in a device that meets the following specifications: (a) Solvent must be recirculated during the cleaning process so that the solvent is used until itno longer cleans guns satisfactorily; and (b) Spent solvent must be collected so it is available for disposal; and (c) The device must be vapor tight during cleaning, rinsing and draining operations or must achieve equivalent emissions reductions and be approved by the Director. 30.4.3 Fresh and spent solvent, cloth orpaper which has been used for solvent surface preparation and cleanup, waste paint, and sludge must be stored in closed containers. Disposal ofsuch materials must be in accordance with applicable hazardous waste and solid waste regulations. 

### 30.5 Recordkeeping and Reporting 30.5.l On and after the compliance dates specified in Subsection 30.8.1, the owner oroperator ofan automobile refinishing facility shall collect and record all ofthe following information and maintain the information at the facility for a period of3 years. These records shall be made available to the Department and EPA upon request. (a) The name, identification number and manufacturer ofeach coating, reducer, catalyst surface preparation product, and cleanup solvent used at the facility; (b) The volume ofeach coating, reducer, surface preparation product, and cleanup solvent used at the facility each month; (c) Certified Product Data Sheets showing the VOC content, in pounds ofVOC/gallon ofcoating, excluding water, as applied, ofeach coating used at the facility; (d) Certified Product Data Sheets showing the VOC content, 

### inpounds ofVOC/gallon ofmaterial, including water, as applied, ofeach surface preparation product used at the facility; (e) Foreach basecoat/clearcoat, three stage coating, and four stage coating system used, the weighted average VOC content ofthe coating, calculated as specified in Subsections 30.1.7, 30.1.11and30.1.27; Page 9of13(f) A daily log ofoperating time for any capture system, control device, monitoring equipment, and the associated coating line or operation; (g) A maintenance log for any capture system, control device, and monitoring equipment detailing all routine and non-routine maintenance performed including dates and duration ofany outages; (h) For thermal incinerators: (1) All 3-hourperiods ofoperation in which the average combustion temperature was more than 28EC (50EF) below the average combustion temperature during the most recent performance test that demonstrated that the facility was in compliance, and (2) The operating temperature. (i) For catalytic incinerators: 

### (1) All periods where the temperature increase across the catalyst bed is less than 80% ofthe temperature increase recorded during the most recent performance test that demonstrated that the facility was in compliance, and (2) The inlet and outlet temperatures and temperature rise across the catalyst bed. G) For carbon adsorbers: (1) All 3

-hour periods ofoperation during which the average 

# voe concentration orreading oforganics in the exhaust gases is more than 20 percent greater than the average exhaust gas concentration orreading measured bythe organics monitoring device during the most recent determination ofthe recovery efficiency ofthe carbon adsorber that demonstrated that the facility was in compliance, and (2) The pressure drop across the adsorber and the hydrocarbon levels for breakthrough.

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### 30.6 Registration 30.6. l All facilities which perform automobile refinishing must register annually with the Office ofAir Resources. No later than 45 days following the end ofa calendar year, the following information must be submitted on forms supplied by the Department: (a) The name and address ofthe facility and the name and telephone number ofa responsible corporate official submitting the registration, and (b) A description ofall operations 

### in the facility from which volatile organic compounds are emitted, and (c) Quantities ofcoatings, solvents, dissolvers, viscosity reducers, diluents, thinners, reagents, cleaning agents, enamels, lacquers, orpaints consumed during the calendar year ofrecord, and (d) The amount ofvolatile organic compound per gallon ofcoating solution (pounds per gallon) for each coating, enamel, lacquer, orpaint consumed at the facility during the calendar year ofrecord. 

### 30.7 Compliance Demonstrationff esting 30.7.l Compliance with emission limitations of Subsections 30.3.1, 30.3.2 and 30.3.4 shall be demonstrated upon request ofthe Director in accordance with 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, Methods 24, 24A, 25 as amended or any other EPA approved method which has been accepted bythe Director. A one hour bake time must be used for Methods 24 and 24A. Methods 24 and 24A apply to multicomponent coatings. 30.7.2 (Reserved for stack exhaust sampling techniques.) 30.7.3 Facilities using control equipment to comply with the emission limitations ofSubsections 30.3.l and 30.3.2 must show that the equipment meets specific capture and control efficiency limits which will be set in an enforceable document. Compliance must be demonstrated upon equipment start up and thereafter upon request ofthe Director. Control efficiency ofthe equipment shall be determined using EPA-approved test methods. Calculations shall be done on a solids applied basis. Compliance averaging times shall be met according to the control device chosen and EPA test methods (as codified in 40 CFR 60), as follows:

Page II of 13Compliance Method
Solvent destruction or solvent recovery except carbon adsorption Carbon adsorption EPA Reference Test Method 25

25 or other test method as appropriate Test Averaging Time
3 hours

The length ofadsorption cycle or 24-hours, whichever is less.

or other methods approved by the Department and EPA. Once the control efficiency has been determined for any control device by Reference Method 25 , or any alternative method approved bythe Department and EPA, compliance shall be determined on an instantaneous basis time period (e.g. determined control efficiency shall be used to calculate whether samples from the process meet the applicable emissions limit.) Continuous compliance will be maintained at all times. 30.7.4 Compliance with transfer efficiency requirements specified in Subsection 30.4.l(c) shall be demonstrated using a method acceptable to the Department and EPA. 

### 30.8 Compliance Schedule 30.8.1 Persons owning, leasing or controlling the operation ofany automobile refinishing facility shall achieve compliance with the requirements ofthis regulation no later than July 1, 1995. All automobile refinishing operations commencing operation after July 

### 1, 1994 must be in compliance with the emission limits specified in Subsection 30.3.1 and 30.3.2 upon commencing operation. 30.8.2 Within fifteen (15) days ofachieving compliance with sections 30.3 and 30.4 the owner or operator ofthe facility shall certify to the Director in writing that compliance has been achieved. Such certification shall be signed by the owner or operator ofthe facility, and shall include the date that compliance was achieved. 

### 30.9 General Provisions 30.9.l Purpose The purpose ofthis regulation isto limit volatile organic compound emissions from automobile refinishing operations.

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### 30.9.2 Authority These regulations are authorized pursuant to RI. 

### Gen. Laws§ 42

-l 7.l

-2(s) and 23-23, as amended, and have been promulgated pursuant to

### the procedures set forth in the 

### RI. Administrative Procedures Act, 

### RI. Gen. Laws Chapter42-35
30.9.3**~lication** 

### The terms B:B:d provisions ofthis reg:tliation shall be libeFally construed to 

### permit the Departmeat to effeeteate the pl:lf)9eses efstate 11¥1+', goals and policies. 30.9.4 Severability If

### any provision ofthis regulation or the application thereofto any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court ofcompetentjurisdiction, the validity ofthe remainder ofthe regulation shall not be affected thereby.
30.9.5 Effective Date
The for egoing regulation, "Control ofVolatile Organic Compounds from Automobile Refinishing Operations'', as amended, after due notice, is hereby adopted and filed with the Secretary ofState 

### this 29th day of June , 2007 to become effective twenty (20) days thereafter, in accordance with

### the provisions ofChapters 23-23, 42-35, 42-17.l, 42-17.6, ofthe General Laws ofRhode Island of 1956, as amended.
W
. Michael Sullivan, PhD., Director Department ofEnvironmental Management



### Notice Given on: February 21, 2007 Public Hearing held: March 23, 2007 Filing Date: June 29, 2007 Effective Date: 

### July 19, 2007

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