COPY OF THE ACTUAL RULE 

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CHAPTER Env-A 1200 PREVENTION, ABATEMENT, AND CONTROL OF STATIONARY SOURCE 

AIR POLLUTION 

Statutory Authority : RSA 125-C:4, RSA 125-C :6, II, XIV, RSA 125-C:11, I, RSA 125-C :12, IV 

PART Env-A 1201 RESERVED - This part moved to Env-A 1900 

Source. #120, eff 8-31-73 ; ss by #458 ; ss by #721 .6, eff 12-7-75; 

amd by #1037, eff 10-15-77; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84 ; ss by #5033, eff 

12-27-90; EXPIRED 12-27-96 

New. #6422, INTERIM, eff 1-9-97; EXPIRED 5-9-97 

PART Env-A 1202 RESERVED - This part moved to Env-A 2000 

Source. #120, eff 8-31-73; ss by #457 ; ss by #721 .4, eff 12-27-75 ; 

amd by #1717, eff 2-19-81; ss by #2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2939, 

eff 12-27-84 ; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90; EXPIRED 12-27-96 

New. #6425, INTERIM, eff 1-9-97 ; EXPIRED 5-9-97 

PART Env-A 1203 - RESERVED - This part moved to Env-A 2100 

Source. #120, eff 8-31-73 ; ss by #464 ; ss by #721 .17, eff 12-27-

75; ss by #1347, eff 4-30-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84; ss by #5033, eff 

12-27-90; EXPIRED 12-27-96 

PART Env-A 1204 STATIONARY SOURCES OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs) 

Env-A 1204.01 Purpose . The purpose of this part is to describe provisions regarding the 

implementation of reasonably available control technology (RACT) on certain VOC-emitting sources located 

in New Hampshire . This is required to comply with sections 172(c)(1) and 182(b)(2) of the Act. 

Source . #1376, eff 7-1-79 ; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by #2332, 

eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2459, eff 8-31-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84; 

amd by #4703, eff 11-16-89; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90; ss by 

#5505, eff 11-15-92; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, 

EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.02 Scope. 

(a) The requirements in Env-A 1204, as effective on January 1, 2003, shall not relieve any source that 

was subject to Env-A 1204, as effective on August 31, 1995, from its obligation to have been in compliance 

with applicable rules in the previously effective part. 

(b) This part shall apply to processes and devices in the following source categories which have the 

potential to emit certain amounts of VOC compounds: 

(1) Can coating ; 

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(2) Paper, fabric, film, or foil substrate coating; 

(3) Vinyl or urethane substrate coating ; 

(4) Metal furniture coating; 

(5) Magnetic wire insulation coating ; 

(6) Metal coil coating; 

(7) Miscellaneous metal parts and products coating; 

(8) Plastic parts coating; 

(9) Wood furniture, burial caskets, and gunstock coating ; 

(10) Rotogravure and flexographic printing; 

(11) Offset lithographic printing ; 

(12) Fixed-roof storage tanks; 

(13) External floating roof tanks; 

(14) Bulk gasoline loading terminals; 

(15) Bulk gasoline plants; 

(16) Cutback and emulsified asphalt plants; 

(17) Solvent metal cleaning; 

(18) Miscellaneous stationary VOC sources ; and 

(19) Multicategory stationary VOC sources. 

(c) Sources with coating, printing, or miscellaneous devices or processes that meet or exceed the 

relevant RACT applicability criteria in the applicable section within this part, or that are unclassifiable, shall 

be exempt from the provisions of the applicable compliance section in this part provided that all of the 

following conditions are met: 

(1) The combined theoretical potential VOC emissions from all process operations: 

a. Do not exceed the relevant RACT applicability threshold for any consecutive 12-month 

period ; and 

b . Are subject to an enforceable permit ; 

(2) The source has been and remains in full compliance with the conditions of the permit since 

the date of issuance or the terms of any consent decree entered into by the division or by EPA, or 

pursuant to any court order; 

(3) The actual VOC emissions of the source, or from all operations associated with the 

applicable VOC category, have not exceeded the relevant RACT applicability threshold in any 

calendar year since December 31, 1988, except as specified in (g), below; 

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(4) The enforceable permit contains testing provisions as necessary to demonstrate compliance 

with permit restrictions, pursuant to Env-A 800; and 

(5) The enforceable permit contains recordkeeping and reporting provisions as necessary to 

demonstrate compliance with the permit restrictions, pursuant to Env-A 903, Env-A 904, and 

Env-A 908, respectively . 

(d) Minor core activities of VOCs at a stationary source, having total aggregate emissions of not more 

than 5 tons per year, combined for all classifiable and unclassifiable processes or devices, shall be exempt 

from the provisions of this part. 

(e) Testing and research activities performed at coating, printing, or miscellaneous sources shall be 

exempt from the provisions of this part provided that the combined VOC emissions from such activities do 

not exceed 5 tons per calendar year. 

(f) Once a stationary source becomes subject to the specific requirements of a source category listed in 

(b), above, the source shall remain subject to those requirements even if its emissions later fall below the 

relevant RACT applicability threshold, except as provided in (g), below. 

(g) Any stationary coating, printing, miscellaneous, or multicategory source which has reduced its 

actual VOC emissions below the RACT applicability threshold prior to May 31, 1995, shall be eligible for 

exemption from the provision of (f), above, provided that both of the following conditions are met: 

(1) The owner or operator can demonstrate that the actual VOC emissions occurring in the 

consecutive 12-month period after the reduction was implemented are no more than 80% of the 

relevant RACT applicability threshold; and 

(2) The owner or operator accepts an enforceable permit containing restrictions which limit the 

combined actual VOC emissions, during any 12-month period, from the source, or all process 

operations associated with a specific classifiable process, below the specified percentage of the 

RACT applicability threshold. 

(h) This part shall also apply to any person who sells or offers for sale any solvent for use in a cold 

cleaning machine. 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#2332, eff 4-29-83 ; amd by #2381, eff 6-17-83 ; ss by #2938, 

eff 12-27-84; amd by #4703, eff 11-16-89 ; ss by #5033, eff 

12-27-90; amd by #5309, eff 1-17-92; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-

92; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02; amd by 

#8293, eff 2-26-05 

Env-A 1204 .03 Definitions . For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply: 

(a) "Actual VOC emissions" means the total VOCs actually emitted by a source, process, or device in 

a specified time period; 

(b) "Actual VOC emission rate" means the mass of VOCs actually emitted by a source, process, or 

device per unit throughput, where the throughput is stated in terms of either solvent usage or other 

quantifiable production variable ; 

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(c) "Add-on controls" means equipment or techniques, such as incineration, which is used to collect, 

remove, and/or destroy organic vapors from a gas stream before the vapors are released into the ambient air; 

(d) "Adhesion promoter" means a coating applied to a plastic substrate to facilitate the adhesion of 

subsequent coatings; 

(e) "As applied" means the VOC and solids content, including any diluent solvents, of the material 

that is actually used for coating the substrate ; 

(f) "Asphalt" means a dark-brown to black cementitious solid, semisolid, or liquid, which is 

predominately comprised of various mixtures of hydrocarbons, including bitumens, crude petroleum, or tars, 

which occur naturally or which are obtained as residues from refining petroleum; 

(g) "Asphalt cement" means asphalt that is refined to meet specifications for paving and industrial 

purposes; 

(h) "Automotive" means that which pertains to roadway vehicles with enclosed driver/passenger 

compartments, including automobiles, trucks, buses, vans, and limousines; 

(i) "Basecoat" means a coat of colored material, usually opaque, that is applied before graining inks, 

glazing coats, or other opaque finishing materials and is usually topcoated for protection; 

(j) "Bubble" means a technique of aggregating certain emissions so as to impose controls that are 

more stringent than RACT-level on certain emitting units at a particular source, while simultaneously 

imposing controls that are less stringent than RACT-level on other emitting units, including the option of no 

controls on such units; 

(k) "Bulk gasoline loading terminal" means a gasoline storage facility which: 

(1) Receives gasoline from refineries primarily by pipeline, ship, or barge; 

(2) Delivers gasoline to bulk gasoline plants, to commercial or retail accounts within or outside 

New Hampshire, primarily by tank truck; and 

(3) Has a daily throughput of 76,000 liters (20,000 gallons) or more of gasoline based on any 

consecutive 30-day period during the ozone season ; 

(1) "Bulk gasoline plant" means a gasoline storage and distribution facility with a daily throughput of 

less than 76,000 liters (20,000 gallons) which receives gasoline from bulk terminals by trailer transport, 

which gasoline is stored in tanks and subsequently delivered by trucks to local farms, businesses and service 

stations; 

(m) "Business machine" means "business machine" as defined in 40 CFR 60.721(a), namely "a device 

that uses electronic or mechanical methods to process information, perform calculations, print or copy 

information, or convert sound into electrical impulses for transmission, such as : 

(1) Products classified as typewriters under SIC Code 3572 ; 

(2) Products classified as electronic computing devices under SIC Code 3573 ; 

(3) Products classified as calculating and accounting machines under SIC Code 3574; 

(4) Products classified as telephone and telegraph equipment under SIC Code 3661 ; 

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(5) Products classified as office machines, not elsewhere classified, under SIC Code 3579; and 

(6) Photocopy machines, a subcategory of products classified as photographic equipment under 

SIC code 3861" ; 

(n) "Capture and control system" means a system to capture and convey VOC emissions released from 

VOC-emitting devices to add-on control equipment that destroys, recovers, or otherwise removes VOC, to 

permanently reduce the emission of VOC to the air ; 

(o) "Classifiable process or device" means any process or device covered under one of the VOC 

categories listed in Env-A 1204.02; 

(p) "Clear coat" means a coating that is transparent and uses the surface to which it is applied as a 

reflectant base or undertone color; 

(q) "Coating" means a protective, decorative, or functional film applied in a thin layer to a surface or 

impregnated into a substrate . This term includes but is not limited to paints, varnishes, sealants, adhesives, 

inks, maskants, and temporary protective coatings such as lacquers or enamels and films applied to paper, 

plastics, or foil ; 

(r) "Coating line" means a series of one or more apparatus or operations which include a coating 

applicator, any associated drying area, flash-off area, or oven wherein a surface coating is applied, dried, or 

cured; 

(s) "Cold cleaning" means the batch process of degreasing metal surfaces by spraying, brushing, 

flushing, or immersion in a cold VOL solvent . Wipe cleaning is not included in this definition; 

(t) "Cold VOL solvent" means a VOL solvent maintained below its boiling point during use in solvent 

metal cleaning ; 

(u) "Color coat" means a coating that is pigmented to impart a desired color to a product; 

(v) "Compliant coating" means a coating material that meets the applicable VOC RACT emission rate 

standard in this part; 

(w) "Condensate" means any VOL, separated from the gas or vapor phase, that condenses due to 

changes in temperature, pressure, or both and remains liquid at standard conditions; 

(x) "Continuous coater" means a finishing system that continuously applies finishing materials onto 

furniture or burial casket parts moving along a conveyor system, and finishing materials that are not 

transferred to the part are recycled to the finishing reservoir; 

(y) "Conventional air spray" means a spray coating method in which the coating is atomized by 

mixing it with compressed air at an air pressure greater than 10 pounds per square inch gauge (psig) at the 

point of atomization ; 

(z) "Conversion varnish" means a special water-resistant varnish used primarily for wood cabinets and 

trim installed in kitchens, bathrooms, and other environments where water resistance is important ; 

(aa) "Conveyorized degreasing" means the continuous process of cleaning and removing soils or 

grease from metal surfaces by operating a conveyor system with either cold or vaporized VOL solvents ; 

(ab) "Core activities" means operations which are central to the manufacturing or business of the 

source and exclude all non-core activities listed in (bp), below; 

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(ac) "Cutback asphalt" means asphalt cement which has been liquefied by blending with petroleum 

solvents, which solvents evaporate upon exposure to atmospheric conditions leaving the asphalt cement to 

perform its function; 

(ad) "Determination of insufficiency" means a written determination by the division that the 

documentation submitted by a source applicant, pursuant to the requirement for a feasibility study of RACT 

options as required by Env-A 1204.05(a) and (b), is inadequate for the division to issue a RACT order; 

(ae) "Determination of sufficiency" means a written determination by the division that the 

documentation submitted by a source applicant, pursuant to the requirements for a feasibility study of RACT 

options as required by Env-A 1204.05(a) and (b), is adequate for the division to issue a RACT order; 

(af) "Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding coating" means a coating used in plastic business 

machine housing to attenuate electromagnetic signals that would otherwise pass through the plastic housing; 

(ag) "Electrostatic prep coating" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part solely to provide 

conductivity for the subsequent application of a prime coating, a topcoat, or other coating by a spray that uses 

electrically charged particles, and which is clearly identified as an electrostatic prep coat on its accompanying 

material safety data sheet; 

(ah) "Emulsified asphalt" means an emulsion of asphalt cement and water which contains a small 

amount of an emulsifying agent, forming a heterogeneous, or normally immiscible, system in which the water 

forms the continuous phase of the emulsion, and minute globules of asphalt form the discontinuous phase; 

(ai) "External floating roof' means a storage vessel cover in an open top tank consisting of a double 

deck or pontoon single deck which rests upon and is supported by the VOL being contained and is equipped 

with a closure seal to close the space between the roof edge and tank shell; 

(aj) "Fabric coating" means the coating of a textile substrate including, but not limited to, application 

by impregnation or saturation by the use of a knife, roll, or rotogravure coater to impart properties that are not 

initially present, such as strength, . stability, water or acid repellency, or appearance. The definition of fabric 

coating does not include fabric printing ; 

(ak) "Federally-enforceable document" means: 

(1) A federally-approved division rule as defined in 40 CFR 51 ; 

(2) A permit, license, or order issued by the division pursuant to a federally-approved rule; 

(3) A permit or order issued by the EPA; or 

(4) A regulation promulgated by EPA and codified under 40 CFR 60, 40 CFR 61, or 40 CFR 63 ; 

(al) "Finishing application station" means the part of a finishing operation where the finishing material 

is applied, such as a spray booth; 

(am) "Finishing material" means a coating other than an adhesive . For the wood furniture and burial 

casket manufacturing industry, such materials include, but are not limited to, basecoats, stains, washcoats, 

sealers, topcoats, and enamels; 

(an) "Finishing operation" means those activities in which a finishing material is applied to a substrate 

and is subsequently air-dried, cured in an oven, or cured by radiation ; 

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(ao) "Flexible coating" means a coating with the ability to withstand dimensional changes resulting 

from mechanical or thermal distortion of its substrate ; 

(ap) "Flexographic printing" means the application of ink in the form of characters, designs, pictures, 

or any combination thereof to a substrate by means of a roll printing technique in which the pattern to be 

applied is raised above the printing roll and the image carrier is made of rubber or other elastomeric 

materials ; 

(aq) "Freeboard height" means: 

(1) For a cold cleaner, the distance from the liquid solvent level in the degreaser tank to the lip of 

the tank; 

(2) For an open top vapor degreaser tank, the distance from the solvent vapor level in the tank 

during idling to the lip of the tank; 

(3) For a conveyorized cold degreaser, the distance from the liquid solvent level to the bottom of 

the entrance or exit opening, whichever is lower; or 

(4) For a conveyorized vapor degreaser, the distance from the vapor level to the bottom of the 

entrance or exit opening, whichever is lower; 

(ar) "Freeboard ratio" means a ratio of the freeboard height to the smallest interior dimension, such as 

length or width, of a degreaser tank; 

(as) "Gasoline" means any petroleum distillate or petroleum distillate alcohol blend having a Reid 

vapor pressure of 27 .6 kilopascals (kPa) (4 pounds per square inch (psi)) or greater that is used as a fuel for 

internal combustion engines; 

(at) "Gloss reducer" means a coating formulated to eliminate glare for safety purposes on interior 

surfaces of a vehicle ; 

(au) "Gunstock coating" means the surface coating of wooden components of firearms, which 

components are exposed to the environment and subject to functional handling by the end user; 

(av) "High bake coating" means a coating designed to cure at temperatures above 90°C (194°F); 

(aw) "Hot VOL solvent" means a VOL solvent maintained above its boiling point during use in 

solvent metal cleaning; 

(ax) "Knife coating" means the application of a coating material to a substrate by means of drawing 

the substrate beneath a knife or other type of blade that spreads the coating evenly over the entire width of the 

substrate ; 

(ay) "Lease custody transfer" means the transfer of produced crude oil or condensate, after processing, 

treating, or both in the producing operations, from storage tanks or automatic transfer facilities to pipelines or 

any other forms of transportation ; 

(az) "Limited at all times" means that the VOC emissions from a source or device, as measured or 

calculated in accordance with the applicable method(s) and associated averaging times prescribed in Env-A 

804, does not exceed the specified emission rate limit for the subject VOC category or subcategory during the 

RACT-applicable life of the source or device; 

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(ba) "Lithography" means a planar printing process where the image and non-image areas are 

chemically differentiated and where the image area is oil receptive and the non-image area is typically water 

receptive ; 

(bb) "Low bake coating" means a coating designed to cure at temperatures no higher than 90°C (194° 

F); 

(bc) "Low solvent coating" means coatings which contain less organic solvent than the conventional 

coatings used by the industry and which include water-borne, higher solids, electro deposition, and powder 

coatings ; 

(bd) "Low-VOC emitting process" means a process that results in VOC emission rate reductions 

equivalent to a RACT level add-on control system; 

(be) "Magnetic wire insulation coating" means a coating in which an electrically insulated varnish or 

enamel is applied onto the surface of wire for use in electrical machinery; 

(bf) "Metal coil coating" means the surface coating of any continuous metal strip with thickness of 

0.15 millimeter (mm) (0.006 in.) or more that is packaged in a roll or in helical form; 

(bg) "Metal degreasing" means the removal of grease, grease-bearing soils, or both from metal 

surfaces using liquid or vapor means; 

(bh) "Metal furniture coating" means the surface coating of any furniture made of metal or any metal 

part which will be assembled with other metal, wood, fabric, plastic, or glass parts to form a furniture piece; 

(bi) "Minor core activity" means any core activity at a stationary source for which the aggregate actual 

VOC emissions from all processes and devices associated with the activity do not exceed either of the 

following : 

(1) The RACT applicability emissions threshold for any category listed in Env-A 1204.02(b)(1) 

through (9); or 

(2) A total of 5 tons per year; 

(bj) "Miscellaneous metal parts coating" means the coating of any metal substrate except for the 

following products: 

(1) Automobiles and light-duty trucks, including automobile refinishing and customized top 

coating ; 

(2) Metal cans; 

(3) Flat metal sheets and strips in the form of rolls or coils; 

(4) Magnet wire for use in electrical machinery; 

(5) Metal furniture ; 

(6) Exterior portions of airplanes ; and 

(7) Exterior portions of marine vessels ; 

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(bk) "Miscellaneous stationary VOC source" means any stationary source of VOCs which has at least 

one unclassifiable core process or device but which might also include any number of classifiable core 

processes or devices ; 

(bl) "Modified control techniques" means techniques for reducing VOC emissions to the atmosphere 

that are less stringent than the control techniques prescribed in the applicable section of this part; 

(bm) "Modified emission rate limits" means VOC RACT emission rate limits that are less stringent 

than the limits on actual emission rates prescribed in the applicable section of this part; 

(bn) "Multicategory stationary VOC source" means any stationary source of VOCs which, excluding 

non-core activities as enumerated in (bp), below, has either : 

(1) At least 2 classifiable processes or devices in dissimilar VOC categories ; or 

(2) At least one classifiable process or device and at least one unclassifiable process or device; 

(bo) "Non-compliant coating" means a coating material that exceeds the applicable VOC RACT 

emission rate standard for a category listed in Env-A 1204.02(b)(1) through (9); 

(bp) "Non-core activities" means activities conducted at the source that are not directly related to the 

central manufacturing or business purpose of the source, including but not limited to : 

(1) Use of an office machine, including copying and duplication activities; 

(2) An interior maintenance activity and the devices and supplies used therein, such as: 

a. Janitorial and general building maintenance ; 

b. Welding, gluing, and soldering related to building and machine maintenance ; and 

c. Painting and cleaning process devices, except: 

1 . A VOL metal degreasing operation subject to regulation under this part; or 

2. Any process equipment cleaning or maintenance activity subject to regulation 

under this part; 

(3) An exterior maintenance activity and the equipment and supplies used therein, such as 

repainting, roofing, and blasting, and general grounds maintenance, including lawncare; and 

(4) Non-commercial maintenance and operation of non-commercial laboratory and other 

activities to the extent that such activities are not directly related to the primary production 

process or commercial business activities normally conducted at the source . 

(bq) "Non-flexible coating" means a coating without the ability to withstand dimensional changes and 

designed for substrates that remain rigid during normal use; 

(br) "Normally closed container" means a container that is closed unless an operator is actively 

engaged in activities such as emptying or filling the container; 

(bs) "Offset" means a printing process that transfers the ink film to an intermediary surface, which in 

turn transfers the ink film to a printing substrate ; 

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(bt) "Open top vapor degreaser" means the batch process for degreasing metal surfaces by condensing 

hot VOL solvent vapor onto colder metal parts ; 

(bu) "Ozone season" means the period between May 1 and September 30, inclusive . 

(bv) "Paper coating" means: 

(1) Coating of paper or pressure sensitive tape, regardless of substrate material, by means of: 

a. Direct surface application; or 

b. Impregnation or saturation by the use of roll, knife, or rotogravure coating; 

(2) Coating processes on a continuous roll of plastic film; or 

(3) Decorative coatings on metal foil ; 

(bw) "Plastic part coating" means the surface coating of a component of an end-use product, which 

component is made from a substance that has been formed from resin through the application of pressure, 

heat, or both; 

(bx) "Prime coating" means the first of 2 or more films of coating applied to a substrate ; 

(by) "Radio frequency interference (RFI) shielding coating" means a coating used in plastic business 

machine housing to attenuate radio frequency signals that would otherwise pass through the plastic housing; 

(bz) "RACT applicability criteria" means the design, operational, or other characteristics of a source, 

process, or device which define the conditions at which the source, process, or device becomes subject to the 

RACT requirements of this part; 

(ca) "RACT applicability emissions threshold" means the theoretical potential emissions of VOCs at 

which a coating, printing, miscellaneous, or multicategory source, process, or device becomes subject to the 

RACT requirements of this part; 

(cb) "RACT-applicable classifiable process or device" means any classifiable process or device 

meeting the applicability provisions of the relevant VOC category listed in Env-A 1204.02(b)(1) through 

(19); 

(cc) "RACT-applicable miscellaneous stationary VOC source" means any miscellaneous stationary 

VOC source meeting the applicability criteria of Env-A 1204.48(a) ; 

(cd) "RACT-applicable multicategory stationary VOC source" means any multicategory stationary 

VOC source meeting the applicability criteria of Env-A 1204.48(a) ; 

(ce) "Refinishing" means the repainting of used equipment; 

(cf) "Reflexive argent coating" means a silver-colored coating that will reflect light; 

(cg) "Refrigerated chiller" means a device which is mounted above the water jacket and primary 

condenser coils, consisting of secondary coils which carry a refrigerant to provide a chilled air blanket above 

the solvent vapor to reduce emissions from the degreaser bath; 

(ch) "Resist coating" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part prior to metallic plating to 

prevent deposits of metal from forming on the part; 

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(ci) "Roll coating" means the application of a coating material to a substrate by means of hard rubber, 

elastomeric, or metal rolls ; 

(C) "Roll printing" means the application of words, designs, and pictures to a substrate usually by 

means of a series of rolls each with only partial coverage; 

(ck) "Rotogravure coating" means the application of a coating material to a substrate by means of a 

roll coating technique in which the pattern to be applied is etched on the coating roll, and the coating material 

is picked up in these recessed areas and is transferred to the substrate ; 

(cl) "Rotogravure printing" means the application of ink in the form of characters, designs, or pictures 

to a substrate by means of a roll printing technique in which the image area is recessed relative to the nonimage area; 

(cm) "Sealer" means a finishing material used to seal the pores of a wood substrate before additional 

coats of finishing material are applied but does not include special purpose finishing materials that are used in 

some finishing systems to optimize aesthetics; 

(cn) "Soft coating" means any coating that provides a soft tactile feel similar to leather and a rich 

leather-like appearance when applied to plastic interior automotive parts and exterior business machine parts; 

(co) "Solvent" means those volatile organic compounds used in the liquid or vapor form for the 

removal of soils from fibrous, non-fibrous, woven, non-woven, metallic, and non-metallic articles, materials 

or surfaces . 

(cp) "Solvent metal cleaning" means the process of degreasing metal using cold cleaning, open top 

vapor, or conveyorized degreasing methods ; 

(cq) "Specialty coating" means a coating used for products required to meet non-standard performance 

specifications and includes: 

(1) Adhesion primers; 

(2) Resist coatings; 

(3) Soft coatings; 

(4) Reflective coatings; 

(5) Electrostatic prep coatings ; 

(6) Headlamp lens coatings; 

(7) Ink pad printing coatings ; 

(8) Stencil coatings; 

(9) Vacuum metalizing coatings ; and 

(10) Gloss reducers ; 

(cr) "Stain" means any color coat that is applied in single or multiple coats directly .to a wood 

substrate . The term includes non-grainraising stains, equalizer stains, sap stains, body stains, no-wipe stains, 

penetrating stains, and toners ; 

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(cs) "Stencil coating" means a coating that is applied over a stencil to a plastic part at a thickness of 

not more than one mil. of coating solids, generally forming letters, numbers, or decorative designs ; 

(ct) "Strippable booth coating" means a coating that is : 

(1) Applied to a booth wall to provide a protective film to receive overspray during finishing 

operations; and 

(2) Subsequently peeled off and disposed; 

(cu) "Submerged fill" means the method of filling a delivery tank truck or storage tank where product 

enters within 150 mm (5 .9 inches) of the bottom of the tank truck or storage tank. Bottom filling of delivery 

tank trucks and storage tanks is included in this definition; 

(cv) "Substrate" means the surface onto which a coating is applied or into which a coating is 

impregnated; 

(cw) "Testing and research activities" means activities that are : 

(1) Conducted for the purpose of: 

a. Determining product quality or customer acceptance; 

b . Improving product quality ; or 

c. Improving an existing process; 

(2) Not conducted for the direct manufacture of products for commercial sale; and 

(3) Conducted at the same site as the source's core activities ; 

(cx) "Texture coating" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part which, in its finished form, 

consists of discrete raised spots of the coating; 

(cy) "Theoretical potential VOC emissions" (TPEs) means the emissions of VOCs that would have 

occurred prior to the application of add-on controls required by a federally enforceable rule or document 

issued prior to January 1, 1990, based on one of the following : 

(1) Continuous operation of 8760 hours per year under maximum production capacity, which for 

coating and graphic arts sources includes coatings and inks with the highest VOC content used in 

practice by the source during 1993 and 1994 or the 2-year period most representative of normal 

production rates; or 

(2) Hours of operation, process conditions, or both that are limited by federally enforceable 

permit conditions; 

(cz) "Toner" means a coating applied to wood to minimize color differences on the unfinished wood 

and to allow the subsequent coating to color the wood evenly; 

(da) "Topcoat" means the final film or series of films of coating applied to a substrate in an operation 

consisting of 2 or more coats; 

(db) "Touch-up and repair" means the application of finishing materials to cover minor imperfections ; 

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(dc) "Unclassifiable process or device" means a VOC-emitting process or device which does not meet 

the definitional criteria of at least one of the categories listed in Env-A 1204.02(b)(1) through (17); 

(dd) "Vacuum metallizing" means a process whereby metal is vaporized and deposited on a substrate 

in a vacuum chamber; 

(de) "Vacuum metallizing coating" means a topcoat or basecoat that is used in the vacuum metalizing 

process; 

(df) "Vinyl or urethane substrate coating" means applying a decorative, protective, or functional 

coating or ink on vinyl or urethane substrates, including vinyl or urethane coated fabric ; 

(17); 

(dg) "VOC category" means any process, device, or operation listed in Env-A 1204.02(b)(1) through 

(dh) "VOC-emitting device" means any equipment, building, or activity that results in the emission of 

VOCs, either through a duct or stack or as fugitive emissions ; 

(di) "VOC subcategory" means any process, device, or operation subordinate to one of the categories 

listed in Env-A 1204.02(b)(1) through (17), above, for which a VOC RACT standard has been prescribed in 

the applicable category; 

(dj) "Volatile organic compound" (VOC) means any compound of carbon, excluding carbon monoxide, 

carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbonates or carbides, and ammonium carbonate, which participates in 

atmospheric photochemical reactions and which is not listed in 40 CFR 51 .100(s)(1); 

(dk) "Volatile organic liquid" (VOL) means any organic liquid which is capable of emitting VOC 

compounds into the atmosphere; 

(dl) "Washcoat" means a transparent special purpose coating that is applied over an initial stain to 

protect and control color and to stiffen the wood fibers in order to aid sanding and to which a topcoat is 

applied; 

(dm) "Washoff operations" means those operations in which organic solvent is used to remove coating 

from a substrate ; 

(dn) "Water jacket" means an outer casing that holds water or through which water circulates to cool 

the interior; 

(do) "Web coating line" means all of the coating applicator(s), drying area(s), or oven(s), located 

between an unwind station and a rewind station, that are used to apply coating onto a continuous strip of 

substrate ; 

(dp) "Wood furniture coating operation" means the surface coating of products that belong to the same 

wood furniture industrial grouping and which are identified in the North American Industry Classification 

System Manual, 2002, by the following codes : 

(1) 33711 ; 

(2) 337215 ; 

(3) 337121 ; 

(4) 337129; 

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(5) 337125 ; 

(6) 337211 ; 

(7) 337127; 

(8) 337212; 

(9) 339111 ; 

(10) 337122; and 

(11) 44211 ; and 

(dq) "Working day" means a 24-hour period beginning at 12:00 a.m., or any part of such period, in 

which a facility is engaged in manufacturing. 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; 

paragraphs (a)(6) & (c), amd by #1734, eff 3-25-81 ; ss by 

#2332, eff 4-29-83; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84; amd by #4703, 

eff 11-16-89; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90; ss by #5505, eff 11-

15-92; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 

8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95; amd by #7060, eff 7-22-99; ss by 

#7812, eff 12-31-02; amd by #8293, eff 2-26-05 

Env-A 1204 .04 Determination of Emissions . 

(a) The determination of TPEs shall include all emissions from core activities. 

(b) The determination of actual emissions for the purpose of determining compliance with the 

applicable rule or establishing exceptions to applicability, as provided in Env-A 1204.02, shall be as 

prescribed in Env-A 616 . 

(c) For a coating source that uses add-on control equipment or a bubble to achieve compliance, the 

emission rate limit shall be determined on a solids basis, as specified in (d), below, using the following terms: 

(1) "S" means the VOC emission rate limit in terms of kg/1 (lb/gal) of coating solids ; 

(2) "dA" means the actual mass density of VOC in the applied surface coating formulation in 

terms of kg/1 (lb/gal), but in the case where multiple coatings are used, d means the weighted 

average actual mass density of VOC in the applied surface coatings in terms of kg/1 (lb/gal) ; and 

(3) "Ec" means the emission rate limit prescribed for the applicable coating category, 

subcategory, or process as calculated on a coatings basis, in terms of kg VOC/1 (lb VOC/gal) of 

coating, as applied to the substrate . 

(d) To calculate the emission rate limit S, the quotient of E, amd d,, shall be subtracted from one and 

the result shall be divided into E, ., as in the formula below: 

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S= E, 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84; amd by #4703, 

eff 11-16-89 ; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90; amd by #5309, eff 1-

17-92; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 

4-14-95, EXPIRED : 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.05 RACT Order Application . 

(a) The following persons shall comply with the applicable provisions of (b), below, and obtain a 

RACT order from the division in accordance with the provisions of (c), (d), or Env-A 1204 .06(a), below, 

whichever paragraphs are applicable: 

(1) Owners or operators of classifiable and RACT-applicable stationary sources seeking 

modified VOC RACT emission limits or control technology; and 

(2) Owners or operators of RACT-applicable miscellaneous or multicategory stationary VOC 

sources seeking RACT compliance by adopting control option 5 as set forth in Env-A 

1204.49(a)(5) . 

(b) The owner or operator of any stationary source meeting the criteria of either (a)(1) or (a)(2), 

above, shall submit the following to the division: 

(1) An inventory of all VOC-emitting devices and processes at the stationary source not exempt 

under the applicable provisions of this chapter ; 

(2) The TPEs of each VOC-emitting device or process identified pursuant to (b)(1), above; 

(3) The actual amount of VOCs emitted, based on solvent throughput or units of production, 

from each VOC-emitting device or process at the stationary source not exempt under the 

applicable provisions of this chapter, for the following time periods: 

a. Daily average for calendar year 1990, or other year or consecutive 12-month period as 

required pursuant to (d), below; and 

b . Daily average during the ozone season for calendar year 1990, or other calendar year as 

required pursuant to (d), below; 

(4) A study of RACT control options consisting of the following : 

a. A detailed examination of the technical and economical feasibility of available VOC 

control techniques, including the technique of using ERCs or DERs as a compliance option, 

for all VOC-emitting devices or processes not exempt under the applicable provisions of 

this part; and 

b. The control option selected, stating emission limits, monitoring, recordkeeping and 

reporting procedures, and test methods to be used to demonstrate compliance; 

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(5) The amount of VOC that is proposed to be controlled from each VOC-emitting device or 

process identified in (b)(1), above; 

(6) A schedule for implementation, containing the major increments of progress toward 

compliance, including: 

a. Completion of engineering; 

b. Awarding of contract; 

c. Initiation of construction; 

d. Completion of construction; and 

e . Final compliance with emission or control requirements of this part; and 

(7) A demonstration of compliance consistent with the requirements of this part. 

' (c) For any source submitting a RACT order application pursuant to the applicable provisions(s) of 

(a), above, the division shall: 

(1) Issue to the source owner or operator within 60 days of receipt of documentation submitted 

pursuant to (b), above, an initial determination of sufficiency ; or 

(2) Issue to the source owner or operator within 60 days of receipt of documentation submitted 

pursuant to (b), above, an initial determination of insufficiency, together with a request for all 

additional information necessary to issue a RACT determination for a modified emission rate 

limit or modified control technique, as applicable. 

(d) The director shall approve an alternative time period pursuant to (b)(3)a . or (b)(3)b ., above, for 

which the source provides a demonstration that the applicable time periods specified therein are 

unrepresentative of the operation of the facility due to one or more of the following reasons : 

(1) Add-on controls were installed during the calendar year 1990, or during the 1990 ozone 

season, as applicable, that resulted in VOC emission rate reductions of 40% or more of the 

average emission rate during the applicable time period immediately preceding the specified time 

period; 

(2) Process or product changes were implemented during the calendar year 1990, or during the 

1990 ozone season, as applicable, that resulted in VOC emission rate reductions of 40% or more 

of the average emission rate during the applicable time period immediately preceding the 

specified time period; 

(3) The facility was not in existence or the applicable VOC-emitting processes or devices were 

not operational during any portion of calendar year 1990, or during any portion of the 1990 ozone 

season, as applicable; or 

(4) Any other reason that the division, using EPA-approved methods and procedures as specified 

in 40 CFR § 51 .165, determines is adequate to demonstrate that VOC emissions for calendar year 

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1990, or the 1990 ozone season, whichever is applicable, were unrepresentative of normal VOCemitting facility operations. 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84 ; amd by #4703, 

eff 11-16-89; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90; amd by #5309,eff 1-

17-92 ; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 

4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; amd #6838, eff 8-27-98; ss by 

#7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204 .06 RACT Order Issuance Procedures. 

(a) In the event that an initial determination of sufficiency is made, the division shall issue a final 

determination of sufficiency and present to EPA and the owner or operator of the affected source a proposed 

RACT order within 60 days of the initial determination of sufficiency containing : 

(1) An inventory of all affected VOC-emitting devices or processes not exempt under the 

applicable provisions of this chapter; 

(2) Emission limits for all affected VOC-emitting devices or processes not exempt under the 

applicable provisions of this chapter; 

(3) A schedule requiring compliance with the RACT emission limits that contains the elements 

described in Env-A 1204.05(b)(6) ; 

(4) Procedures for determining initial compliance with the approved modified emission rate 

limits or control technology; 

(5) Procedures for assessing continuous compliance with the emission limits, if applicable; and 

(6) Recordkeeping and reporting requirements in accordance with the provisions of Env-A 903, 

Env-A 904, and Env-A 908. 

(b) In the event that an initial determination of insufficiency is made, the division shall: 

(1) Issue a final determination of sufficiency and present to EPA and the owner or operator of 

the affected source a proposed RACT order containing those items listed in (a)(1) through (a)(6), 

above, within 60 days of the receipt of those items submitted pursuant to Env-A 1204.05(c)(2) ; or 

(2) Terminate the permit process and issue a final determination of insufficiency if a complete 

response to the initial determination of insufficiency is not received from the owner or operator 

of the affected facility within 60 days of receipt of notification of the division's initial 

determination of insufficiency . 

(c) Within 30 days of the issuance of a proposed RACT order, the division shall issue a public notice 

of an oral hearing on a proposed RACT order, once in a newspaper of daily statewide circulation and once in 

a newspaper in the general locality of the affected source . 

(d) The public notice specified in (c), above, shall include the date, time, and place of the oral hearing 

and a summary of the substantive terms of the proposed RACT order. 

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(e) The division shall conduct an oral hearing on the proposed RACT order not less than 30 days after 

the issuance of the public notice. 

(f) The division shall issue a final RACT order to the owner or operator of the affected facility within 

60 days of the date of the public hearing on the proposed RACT order. 

(g) The division shall submit to EPA a revision to the state implementation plan (SIP) within 60 days 

of the issuance of a final RACT order. 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84; amd by #4703, 

eff 11-16-89; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90; amd by #5309, eff 1-

17-92 ; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 

4-14-95, EXPIRED : 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.07 Emissions Monitoring Requirements . A source subject to this part shall comply with 

the applicable testing requirements as listed for each source category pursuant to Env-A 804. When 

compliance with the applicable emission standards is achieved by using a capture and control system, a 

capture efficiency test shall be performed according to the procedures in Env-A 805 . 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81; ss by 

#2332, eff 4-29-83; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84; amd by #4703, 

eff 11-16-89 ; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90; amd by #5309, eff 1-

17-92; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92 ; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 

4-14-95, EXPIRED : 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.08 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements . A source subject to this part shall 

comply with the applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements as specified for each source category in 

Env-A 900 . 

Source . #1376, eff 7-1-79 ; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#2332, eff 4-29-83; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84; amd by #4703, 

eff 11-16-89 ; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90; amd by #5309, eff 1-

17-92; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92 ; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 

4-14-95, EXPIRED : 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.09 At~plicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for Coatiniz of Metal Cans. 

(a) A source whose metal can coating operations have combined TPEs during any consecutive 12-

month period after December 31, 1989 which equal or exceed 10 tons of VOCs shall be subject to the 

provisions of this section . 

(b) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 

(1) "End sealing compound" means a synthetic rubber compound which is coated onto metal can 

ends and which functions as a gasket when the end is assembled on the can; 

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(2) "Exterior base coating" means a coating applied to the exterior of the body of a 2-piece can 

to provide exterior protection to the metal or to provide background for the lithographic or 

printing operation; 

(3) "Interior base coating" means a coating applied by roller coater or spray to the metal sheets 

for 3-piece cans to provide a protective lining between the can metal and product; 

(4) "Interior body spray" means a coating sprayed on the interior of the metal can body to 

provide a protective film between the product and the can; 

(5) "Over-varnish" means a coating applied directly over a design coating or directly over ink to 

reduce the coefficient of friction, to provide gloss, and to protect the finish against abrasion and 

corrosion; 

(6) "Side seam spray" means a coating applied to the seam of a 3-piece can; 

(7) "3-piece can" means a metal can that is made by rolling a rectangular sheet of metal into a 

cylinder that is welded, cemented, or soldered at the seam and attaching 2 ends; 

(8) "2-piece can" means a metal can whose body and one end are formed from a shallow cup and 

to which the other end is later attached; and 

(9) "2-piece can exterior end coating" means a coating applied by roller coating or spraying to 

the exterior end of a metal can to provide protection to the metal. 

(c) A metal can coating source shall be limited at all times to the emission rates specified below: 

(1) For use in interior or exterior sheet base-coating or over-varnish, or a 2-piece can exterior 

basecoat or over-varnish, 0.34 kg VOC/1 (2.8 lb VOC/gallon) of coating as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds or, for a source implementing add-on controls or a bubble to 

achieve compliance, the solids-based emission rate determined by the procedure described in 

Env-A 1204 .04(d) ; 

(2) For use in a 2-piece or 3-piece can interior body spray coating, or a 2-piece can exterior end 

spray or roll coating, 0 .51 kg VOC/1 (4.2 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding water 

and exempt compounds; 

(3) For use in 3-piece can side-seam spray operations, 0 .66 kg VOC/1 (5.5 lb VOC/gallon) of 

coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds; or 

(4) For use in end sealing compound operations, 0.44 kg VOC/1 (3 .7 Ib VOC/gallon) of coating, 

as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds. 

(d) As an alternative to the applicable emission rate limit(s) specified in (c), above, a metal can 

coating operation meeting the applicability criteria of this section may satisfy the requirements of this section 

either by: 

(1) Implementing add-on control techniques or a bubble and complying with the solids-based 

emission rate limits calculated using the procedures of Env-A 1204.04(d) ; or 

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(2) Meeting either a coatings-based or solids-based modified emission rate limit as approved by 

the director and EPA in accordance with the RACT order provisions of Env-A 1204.05 and EnvA 1204.06 in the event that the source owner or operator demonstrates that the specified emission 

rate limits in (c) or (d)(1), above, cannot be met because of technological or economic reasons. 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#1734, eff 3-25-81 ; ss by #2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 

12-27-84; amd by #4703, eff 11-16-89 ; ss by #5033, eff 12-

27-90; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 

4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204 .10 Applicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for Coating of Pgper Fabric Film 

and Foil Substrates . 

(a) All sources whose paper, fabric, film, and foil coating operations, including specialty printing, 

have combined TPEs during any consecutive 12-month period after December 31, 1989 which equal or 

exceed 10 tons of VOCs shall be subject to the provisions of this section . 

(b) Those processes applying a coating to vinyl or urethane coated fabric, or vinyl or urethane sheets, 

shall be exempt from the provisions of this section . 

(c) Those processes applying a coating to any woven or non-woven, fibrous or non-fibrous substrate, 

including paper, fabric, glass matting, plastic film, ribbon, and magnetic tapes, shall be limited at all times to 

an emission rate of 0.35 kg VOC/1 (2.9 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt 

compounds. 

(d) As an alternative to the applicable emission rate limit specified in (c), above, paper, fabric, film, 

and foil substrate coating operations meeting the applicability criteria of this section may satisfy the 

requirements of this section either by: 

(1) Implementing add-on control techniques or a bubble and complying with the solids-based 

emission rate limit calculated using the procedures of Env-A 1204.04(d) ; or 

(2) Meeting either a coatings-based or solids-based modified emission rate limit as approved by 

the director and EPA in accordance with the RACT order provisions of Env-A 1204.05 and EnvA 1204.06 in the event that the source owner or operator demonstrates that the specified emission 

rate limit in (c) or (d)(1), above, cannot be met because of technological or economic reasons. 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; 

paragraph (b), amd by #1734, eff 3-25-81 ; ss by #2332, eff 4-

29-83; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84; amd by #4703, eff 11-16-

89; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss 

by #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

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Env-A 1204.11 Applicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for Vinyl and Urethane Substrate 

Coating. 

(a) A source whose vinyl or urethane substrate coating operations have combined TPEs during any 

consecutive 12-month period after December 31, 1989 which equal or exceed 10 tons of VOCs shall be 

subject to the provisions of this section . 

(b) A process applying a coating onto vinyl or urethane coated fabric, or vinyl or urethane sheets shall 

be limited at all times to an emission rate of 0 .45 kg VOC/1 (3 .8 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, 

excluding water and exempt compounds. 

(c) As an alternative to the applicable emission rate limit specified in (b), above, a vinyl or urethane 

substrate coating operation meeting the applicability criteria of this section may satisfy the requirements of 

this section either by: 

(1) Implementing add-on control techniques or a bubble and complying with the solids-based 

emission rate limit calculated using the procedures of Env-A 1204.04(d) ; or 

(2) Meeting either a coatings-based or solids-based modified emission rate limit as approved by 

the director and EPA in accordance with the RACT order provisions of Env-A 1204.05 and EnvA 1204 .06 in the event that the source owner or operator demonstrates that the specified emission 

rate limit in (b) or (c)(1), above, cannot be met because of technological or economic reasons. 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; 

paragraph (d), amd by #1734, eff 3-25-81 ; ss by #2332, eff 4-

29-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84 ; amd by #4703, eff 11-16-

89; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss 

by #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.12 AMlicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for Metal Furniture Coating. 

(a) A source whose metal furniture coating operations have combined TPEs during any consecutive 

12-month period after December 31, 1989 which equal or exceed 10 tons of VOCs shall be subject to the 

provisions of this section . This section shall also apply to the emissions from application area(s), flash-off 

area(s), and oven(s) of metal furniture coating lines involved in prime and topcoat or single coating 

operations. 

(b) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 

(1) "Application area" means the area within a facility where the coating is applied by spraying, 

dipping, or flowcoating techniques; and 

(2) "Flash-off area" means the space between the coating application area and the oven. 

(c) Those processes applying a coating onto metal furniture or parts of metal furniture, including but 

not limited to tables, benches, chairs, file cabinets, and waste baskets, shall be limited at all times to an 

emission rate of 0.36 kg VOC/1 (3 .0 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt 

compounds. 

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(d) As an alternative to the applicable emission rate limit specified in (c), above, a metal furniture 

coating operation meeting the applicability criteria of this section may satisfy the requirements of this section 

either by: 

(1) Implementing add-on control techniques or a bubble and complying with the solids-based 

emission rate limit calculated using the procedures of Env-A 1204.04(d) ; or 

(2) Meeting either a coatings-based or solids-based modified emission rate limit as approved by 

the director and EPA in accordance with the RACT order provisions of Env-A 1204.05 and EnvA 1204.06 in the event that the source owner or operator demonstrates that the specified emission 

rate limit in (c) or (d)(1), above, cannot be met because of technological or economic reasons . 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81, 

paragraph (e); paragraphs (a-d), ss by #1734, eff 3-25-81 ; ss 

by #2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84; amd by 

#4703, eff 11-16-89; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90; amd by 

#5309, eff 1-17-92; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss by #6016, 

INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.13 Applicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for Magnetic Wire Insulation 

Coating. 

(a) A source whose magnetic wire insulation coating operations have combined TPEs during any 

consecutive 12-month period after December 31, 1989 which equal or exceed 10 tons of VOCs shall be 

subject to the provisions of this section . 

(b) A process applying a coating of electrically insulating varnish or enamel onto copper or aluminum 

wire or foil shall be limited at all times to an emission rate of 0 .20 kg VOC/1 (1 .7 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, 

as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds. 

(c) As an alternative to the applicable emission rate limit specified in (b), above, a magnetic wire 

insulation coating operation meeting the applicability criteria of this section may satisfy the requirements of 

this section either by: 

(1) Implementing add-on control techniques or a bubble and complying with the solids-based 

emission rate limit calculated using the procedures of Env-A 1204.04(d) ; or 

(2) Meeting either a coatings-based or solids-based modified emission rate limit as approved by 

the director and EPA in accordance with the RACT order provisions of Env-A 1204.05 and EnvA 1204.06 in the event that the source owner or operator demonstrates that the specified emission 

rate limit in (b) or (c)(1), above, cannot be met because of technological or economic reasons. 

Source. #1734, eff 3-25-81 ; ss by #2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by 

#2938, eff 12-27-84; amd by #4703, eff 11-16-89; ss by 

#5033, eff 12-27-90; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss by #6016, 

INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED : 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

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Env-A 1204.14 Applicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for Coating of Metal Coils. 

(a) A source whose metal coil coating operations have combined TPEs during any consecutive 12-

month period after December 31, 1989 which equal or exceed 10 tons of VOCs shall be subject to the 

provisions of this section . 

(b) A process applying a coating onto a metal coil substrate shall be limited at all times to an emission 

rate of 0.31 kg VOC/1 (2.61b VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds. 

(c) As an alternative to the applicable emission rate limit specified in (b), above, a metal coil coating 

operation meeting the applicability criteria of this section may satisfy the requirements of this section either 

by: 

(1) Implementing add-on control techniques or a bubble and complying with the solids-based 

emission rate limit calculated using the procedures of Env-A 1204.04(d) ; or 

(2) Meeting either a coatings-based or solids-based modified emission rate limit as approved by 

the director and EPA in accordance with the RACT order provisions of Env-A 1204 .05 and EnvA 1204.06 in the event that the source owner or operator demonstrates that the specified emission 

rate limit in (b) or (c)(1), above, cannot be met because of technological or economic reasons. 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#1734, eff 3-25-81 ; ss by #2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 

12-27-84; amd by #4703, eff 11-16-89 ; ss by #5033, eff 12-

27-90; amd by #5309, eff 1-17-92; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92 ; 

ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204 .15 Applicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for Coating of Miscellaneous Metal 

Parts and Products: 

(a) A source whose miscellaneous metal parts and products coating operations have combined TPEs 

during any consecutive 12-month period after December 31, 1989 which equal or exceed 10 tons of VOCs 

shall be subject to the provisions of this section . 

(b) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 

(1) "Air dried coating" means coatings which are dried by the use of air or forced warm air at 

temperatures up to 90°C (194°F); 

(2) "Coating application system" means all operations and equipment that apply, convey, and dry 

a coating, including, but not limited to, spray booths, flow coaters, flash-off areas, air dryers, and 

ovens; 

(3) "Exposure to extreme environmental conditions" means constant exposure to weather, or 

exposure to either ambient temperatures frequently above 95°C (203°F), detergents, abrasive and 

scouring agents, solvents, corrosive atmospheres, or similar environmental conditions; 

(4) "Extreme performance coating" means a coating designed for exposure to extreme 

environmental conditions; 

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(5) "Heat sensitive material" means a material which cannot consistently be exposed to 

temperatures greater than 95°C (203°F); and 

(6) "Single coat" means one film of coating applied to a metal surface . 

(c) Those processes applying a protective, decorative, or functional coating onto metal parts and 

products, such as tractors, fans, pumps, meters, doors frames, and shelves, shall be limited at all times to the 

emission rates specified below: 

(1) For a coating that is a clear or transparent top coat, 0 .52 kg VOC/1 (4.3 lb VOC/gallon) of 

coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds; 

(2) For a coating that is air dried, 0 .42 kg VOC/1 (3 .5 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, 

excluding water and exempt compounds; 

(3) For a coating that is used in extreme environmental conditions, 0.42 kg VOC/1 (3 .5 lb 

VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds; and 

(4) For all other coatings, 0.36 kg VOC/1 (3 .0 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds. 

(d) If more than one emission limitation in (c), above, applies to a specific coating, then the least 

stringent emission limitation shall apply. 

(e) All VOC emissions from solvent washing shall be considered in the emission limitations unless the 

solvent is directed into containers that prevent evaporation into the atmosphere. 

(f) As an alternative to the applicable emission rate limit specified in (c), above, as qualified by (d) 

and (e), above, a miscellaneous metal parts coating operation meeting the applicability criteria of this section 

may satisfy the requirements of this section either by: 

(1) Implementing add-on control techniques or a bubble and complying with the solids-based 

emission rate limits calculated using the procedures of Env-A 1204.04(d) ; or 

(2) Meeting either a coatings-based or solids-based modified emission rate limit as approved by 

the director and EPA in accordance with the RACT order provisions of Env-A 1204.05 and EnvA 1204.06 in the event that the source owner or operator demonstrates that the specified emission 

rate limits in (c) or (f)(1), above, cannot be met because of technological or economic reasons. 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#1734, eff 3-25-81 ; ss by #2332, eff 4-29-83; ss by #2938, eff 

12-27-84; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90 ; amd by #5309, eff 1-17-

92; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-

14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.16 Applicability Criteria for Plastic Parts Coating. A source whose plastic parts coating 

operations have combined TPEs during any consecutive 12-month period after December 31, 1989 which 

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equal or exceed 50 tons of VOCs shall be subject to the provisions of Env-A 1204.17 through Env-A 1204.24, 

as applicable. 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#1734, eff 3-25-81 ; ss by #2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 

12-27-84; amd by #4703, eff 11-16-89; ss by #5033, eff 12-

27-90 ; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 

4-14-95, EXPIRED : 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.17 Compliance Standards for Coating Plastic Components of Automotive Interiors . 

Those processes applying a non-specialty protective, decorative, or functional coating onto plastic 

components of automotive interiors shall be limited at all times to the emission rates specified below: 

(a) For a high bake prime coating, 0.46 kg VOC/1(3 .81b VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds ; 

(b) For a high bake color coating, 0.49 kg VOC/1 (4.1 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds ; 

(c) For a low bake prime coating, 0 .42 kg VOC/1 (3 .5 Ib VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds ; and 

(d) For a low bake color coating, 0 .38 kg VOC/1 (3.2 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds . 

Source. #1734, eff 3-25-81 ; ss by #2332, eff 4-29-83; ss by 

#2938, eff 12-27-84; amd by #4703, eff 11-16-89; ss by 

#5033, eff 12-27-90; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss by #6016, 

INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204 .18 Compliance Standards for Coating Plastic Components of Automotive Exteriors. 

Those processes applying a non-specialty protective, decorative, or functional coating onto plastic 

components of automotive exteriors shall be limited at all times to the VOC RACT emission rates specified 

below: 

(a) For a high bake flexible prime coating, 0 .60 kg VOC/1 (5 .0 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, 

excluding water and exempt compounds; 

(b) For a high bake nonflexible prime coating, 0.54 kg VOC/1 (4.5 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as 

applied, excluding water and exempt compounds; 

(c) For a high bake color coating, 0.55 kg VOC/1 (4.6 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds ; 

(d) For a high bake clear coating, 0 .52 kg VOC/1 (4.3 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds ; 

(e) For a low bake prime coating, 0.66 kg VOC/1 (5 .5 Ib VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds ; 

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(f) For a red or black low bake color coating, 0.67 kg VOC/1 (5.6 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as 

applied, excluding water and exempt compounds; 

. (g) For a low bake color coating, except for red or black colors, 0.61 kg VOC/1 (5 .1 lb VOC/gallon) of 

coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds; and 

(h) For a low bake clear coating, 0.54 kg VOC/1 (4.5 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds. 

Source. #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#1734, eff 3-25-81 ; ss by #2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 

12-27-84; amd by #4703, eff 11-16-89; ss by #5033, eff 12-

27-90 ; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 

4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.19 Compliance Standards for Specialty Coatings on Automotive Components . The 

following processes applying specialty coatings onto plastic automotive components shall be limited at all 

times to the VOC RACT emission rates specified below, per specialty coating class : 

(a) For a black or reflective argent coating, soft specialty coating, air bag cover coating, vacuum 

metalizing basecoat, and texture coating, 0.66 kg VOC/1(5 .5 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds; 

(b) For a gloss reducer, vacuum metalizing topcoat, and texture topcoat, 0.77 kg VOC/1 (6.4 lb 

VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds ; 

(c) For a stencil coating, adhesion primer, ink pad printing coating, electrostatic prep coat, and resist 

coating, 0.82 kg VOC/1 (6.8 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds; 

and 

(d) For a coating of headlamp lenses, 0.89 kg VOC/1 (7 .4 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, 

excluding water and exempt compounds. 

Source . #1376, eff 7-1-79; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by 

#1734, eff 3-25-81 ; ss by #2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2938, eff 

12-27-84; ss by #4703, eff 11-16-89; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-

90; ss by #5505, eff 11-15-92; ss by #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-

14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.20 Compliance Standards for Non-Automotive Nons ecialtv Coatings. Those processes 

applying a nonspecialty protective, decorative, or functional coating onto plastic substrates, except for 

automotive plastic components, shall be limited at all times to the VOC RACT emission rates specified 

below: 

(a) For a prime coating, 0.14 kg VOC/1(1 .2 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding water and 

exempt compounds; 

(b) For a nontexture color coating, 0.28 kg VOC/1 (2.3 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, 

excluding water and exempt compounds; 

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(c) For a texture color coating, 0.28 kg VOC/1 (2.3 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds ; and 

(d) For electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) shielding, 0 .48 kg 

VOC/1(4.0 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds. 

Source. #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204 .21 Compliance Standards for Non-Automotive Specialty Coatings. Those processes. 

applying a specialty protective, decorative, or functional coating onto plastic substrates, except for 

automotive plastic components, shall be limited at all times to the emission rates specified below, per 

specialty class: 

(a) For a soft coating, 0.52 kg VOC/1 (4 .3 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding water and 

exempt compounds; 

(b) For a plating resist, 0.71 kg VOC/1 (5.91b VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding water and 

exempt compounds; and 

(c) For a plating sensitizer, 0.85 kg VOC/1 (7.1 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding water 

and exempt compounds . 

Source. #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.22 General Compliance Standards for Plastic~Parts Coating. 

(a) If more than one emission limitation in Env-A 1204 .17 through Env-A 1204.21, above, applies to a 

specific coating, then the least stringent emission limitation shall apply. 

(b) For a plastic parts coating operation, except a touch-up and repair activity, one of the 

control techniques shall be used: 

(1) High volume-low pressure (HVLP) spray; 

(2) Electrostatic spray; 

(3) Zinc-arc spray; 

(4) Air-assisted airless spray; 

(5) Airless spray; or 

(6) A flow coating technique . 

following 

Source. #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED : 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.23 Compliance Standards for Coating Touch-Up and Repair Activities . A touch-up and 

repair activity, excluding such activities that employ only compliant coating materials and one or more of the 

application techniques listed in Env-A 1204.22(b), shall conform to the following requirements : 

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(a) Total VOC consumption associated with a touch-up and repair activity involving the use of 

conventional air spray shall not exceed 5 gallons per day per facility ; and 

(b) The touch-up and repair activity shall not exceed 10 gallons per day where such activity: 

(1) Involves the use of aerosol containers; or 

(2) Employs one or more non-compliant coating materials in conjunction with any of the 

application techniques listed in Env-A 1204.22(b) . 

Source. #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED : 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.24 Alternatives to Requirements for Plastic Parts Coating. As an alternative to the 

applicable emission rate limits or technological controls specified in Env-A 1204.17 through Env-A 1204.23, 

a plastic parts coating operation meeting the applicability criteria of Env-A 1204.16 may satisfy those 

requirements either by: 

(a) For emission rate limits, implementing add-on control techniques or a bubble and complying with 

the solids-based emission rate limits calculated using the procedures of Env-A 1204.04(d) ; 

(b) Meeting either a coatings-based or solids-based modified emission rate limit as approved by the 

director and EPA in accordance with the RACT order provisions of Env-A 1204.05 and Env-A 1204.06 in the 

event that the source owner or operator demonstrates that the applicable specified emission rate limits cannot 

be met because of technological or economic reasons; or 

(c) Complying with a modified control technique approved by the director and EPA in accordance with 

the RACT order provisions of Env-A 1204.05 and Env-A 1204.06 in the event that the source owner or 

operator demonstrates that the applicable specified control technique cannot be met because of technological 

or economic reasons . 

Source. #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.25 Applicability Criteria for the Coating of Wood Furniture, Burial Caskets, and 

Gunstock. A source whose wood furniture, wood burial casket, or gunstock coating and finishing operations 

have combined TPEs during any consecutive 12-month period after December 31, 1989, that equal or exceed 

the following VOC RACT applicability emissions thresholds shall be subject to the provisions of Env-A 

1204.26 through Env-A 1204.35, as applicable: 

(a) Wood furniture coating, 25 tons VOCs; 

(b) Wood burial casket coating, 50 tons VOCs; or 

(c) Gunstock coating, 50 tons VOCs. 

Source. #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

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Env-A 1204.26 RACT Emission Rates for Wood Furniture and Burial Casket Finishing Operations. 

(a) A wood furniture or burial casket finishing operation, except as specified in (b), below, shall be 

limited at all times to the VOC RACT emission rates specified below : 

(1) Using a topcoat with a VOC content no greater than 0 .8 kg VOC/kg solids (0.8 lb VOC/lb 

solids), as applied ; or 

(2) Using a finishing system of topcoats and sealers with a VOC content no greater than the 

limits specified below: 

a. For topcoats, 1 .8 kg VOC/kg solids (1 .81b VOC/lb solids), as applied; and 

b. For sealers, 1 .9 kg VOC/kg solids (1 .9 lb VOC/lb solids), as applied. 

(b) A wood furniture finishing operation using either acid-cured alkyd amino vinyl sealers or acidcured alkyd amino conversion varnish topcoats shall be limited at all times to the VOC RACT emission rates 

specified below: 

(1) Using a finishing system of topcoats and sealers consisting exclusively of acid-cured alkyd 

amino vinyl sealers and acid-cured alkyd amino conversion varnish topcoats with a VOC content 

no greater than the following : 

a. For the sealers, 2.3 kg VOC/kg solids (2 .3 lb VOC/lb solids), as applied; and 

b. For the topcoats, 2 .0 kg VOC/kg solids (2 .O lb VOC/lb solids), as applied; 

(2) Using a finishing system of topcoats and sealers consisting of acid-cured alkyd amino 

conversion varnish topcoats and sealers other than acid-cured alkyd amino vinyl sealers with a 

VOC content no greater than the limits specified below: 

a. For the sealers, 1 .9 kg VOC/kg solids (1 .91b VOC/lb solids), as applied ; and 

b. For the topcoats, 2.0 kg VOC/kg solids (2 .O lb VOC/lb solids), as applied; or 

(3) Using a finishing system of topcoats and sealers consisting of acid-cured alkyd amino vinyl 

sealers and topcoats other than acid-cured alkyd amino conversion varnish topcoats with a VOC 

content no greater than the limits specified below: 

a. For the sealers, 2 .3 kg VOC/kg solids (2 .3 lb VOC/lb solids), as applied; and 

b. For the topcoats, 1 .8 kg VOC/kg solids (1 .8 lb VOC/lb solids), as applied . 

Source. #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED : 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204 .27 RACT Emission Rates for Gunstock Coating. Those processes applying a protective, 

decorative, or functional coating onto the wood surfaces of gunstock shall be limited at all times to using a 

finishing system of topcoats and sealers with a VOC content no greater than the limits specified below: 

(a) For topcoats, 2.0 kg VOC/kg solids (2.0 lb VOC/lb solids), as applied, averaged over any 24-hour 

period; and 

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(b) For sealers, 2.3 kg VOC/kg solids (2 .3 lb VOC/lb solids), as applied, averaged over any 24-hour 

period. 

Source. #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95 ; amd #6838, eff 8-27-98 

Env-A 1204.28 VOC Content Limits for Spray Booth Cleaning Operations in Wood Furniture, Wood 

Burial Casket Finishing Operations and Gunstock Coating Processes . 

(a) The VOC content or amount of organic solvents and strippable booth coatings associated with a 

spray booth cleaning operation for a spray booth used in a wood furniture or wood burial casket finishing 

operation or gunstock coating process shall not, at any time, exceed the following limits : 

(1) For organic solvents used to clean spray booth components other than conveyors, continuous 

coaters and their enclosures, or metal filters of spray booths that are not being refurbished, 8.0% 

by weight of VOC; 

(2) For organic solvents used to clean a spray booth that is being refurbished, 1 .0 gallon of 

organic solvent ; and 

(3) For strippable booth coatings, 0.8 kg VOC/kg solids (0 .81b VOC/lb solids), as applied. 

(b) In addition to the requirements of (a), above, VOC emissions associated with materials storage or 

solvent cleaning operations applicable to wood furniture or burial casket finishing operations, or gunstock 

coating, shall be controlled as follows : 

(1) All finishing and cleaning materials shall be stored in a normally closed container; 

(2) All organic solvent used for line cleaning shall be pumped or drained into a normally closed 

container; 

(3) All organic solvent used to clean spray guns shall be collected into a normally closed 

container; and 

(4) Emissions from washoff operations shall be controlled by: 

a. Using normally closed containers for washoff; and 

b. Minimizing dripping by tilting or rotating the part to drain as much organic solvent as 

possible . 

Source. #6016, INTERIM, eff 4-14-95, EXPIRED: 8-12-95 

New. #6087, eff 8-31-95; ss by #7812, eff 12-31-02 

Env-A 1204.29 Control Techniques for Wood Furniture, Wood Burial Casket, and Gunstock Coating 

Facilities. 

(a) For a wood furniture, wood burial casket, or gunstock coating operation, one or more of the 

following control techniques shall be used: 

(1) High volume-low pressure (HVLP) spray; 

(2) Airless spray; 

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(3) Air-assisted airless spray; 

(4) Flow coating techniques; or 

(5) Conventional air spray under any one or more of the following circumstances : 

a. The finishing materials have a VOC content not greater than 1 .0 kg VOC/kg solids (1 .0 

Ib VOC/lb solids), as applied; 

b . The spray is automated; 

c. The emissions from the finishing application station are directed to add-on control 

equipment; 

d. The conventional air spray gun is used to apply finishing materials and the cumulative 

total usage of that finishing material is less than 5.0% of the total gallons of finishing 

material used during the applicable semi-annual reporting period; 

e. The conventional air gun is used to apply stain on a part for which it is technically or 

economically infeasible to use any other spray application technology, as demonstrated in 

accordance with the provisions of (b), below; or 

f. Touch-up and repair activities are conducted in accordance with the provisions of Env-A 

1204.30 . 

(b) Any source intending to use conventional air spray pursuant to (a)(5)e ., above, shall demonstrate 

technical or economic infeasibility by submitting to the division a videotape, a technical report, or other 

documentation that supports the affected source's claim of technical or economic feasibility, to be determined 

in accordance with (c), below. 

(c) The following criteria shall be used, either independently or in combination, to support the affected 

source's claim of technical or economic infeasibility pursuant to (b), above: 

(1) The production speed is too high or the part shape is too complex for a single operator to coat 

the part and the application station is not large enough to accommodate an additional operator ; or 

(2) The excessively large vertical spray area of the part makes it difficult to avoid runs in the 

stain or sagging of the part. 

Source. #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.17(i)) 

Env-A 1204 .30 Compliance Standards for Touch-Up and Repair Activities at Wood Furniture, Wood 

Burial Casket and Gunstock Coating Facilities . Touch-up and repair activities, excluding such activities that 

employ only compliant coating materials and one or more of the application techniques listed in Env-A 

1204.29(a), above, shall conform to the following requirements: 

(a) Touch-up and repair activities using conventional air spray shall conform to one or more of the 

following requirements : 

(1) The touch-up and repair finishing materials shall be applied after the completion of the 

finishing operation; or 

(2) The touch-up and repair finishing materials shall be: 

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a. Applied after the application of the stain and prior to the application of any other types 

of finishing material; and 

b. Applied from a container with a capacity of not more than 2 gallons ; 

(3) Total VOC consumption associated with touch-up and repair activities using conventional air 

spray shall not exceed 5 gallons per day at a stationary source; and 

(b) Consumption of touch-up and repair finishing materials shall not exceed 10 gallons per day where 

such activities employ: 

(1) The use of aerosol containers; or 

(2) One or more non-compliant coating materials in conjunction with any of the application 

techniques listed in Env-A 1204.29(a), above. 

Source. #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.17(j)) 

Env-A 1204.31 Training Requirements for Wood Furniture Coating Operations. Owners or operators 

of RACT-applicable wood furniture coating sources shall prepare an initial training course and an annual 

refresher course to be given to all source personnel, including contract personnel, who are directly involved 

in the implementation of this part meeting the requirements specified below: 

(a) The personnel training courses shall consist of, at a minimum, all of the following elements: 

(1) A list of all personnel, including contract personnel, by name and job description ; 

(2) An outline of the subjects to be covered, for each person or group of personnel, in the initial 

training course and each refresher course; 

(3) Lesson plans for the initial training course and each refresher course that include, at a 

minimum: 

a. Application techniques; 

b. Cleaning procedures, including appropriate management of cleanup wastes; and 

c. Appropriate equipment assembly and adjustment to minimize coating and finishing 

material usage and overspray; and 

(4) A description of the personnel examination methods to be used at the completion of the 

initial and refresher training to demonstrate and document successful completion; and 

(b) The source owner or operator shall maintain at the source a copy of all course materials developed 

pursuant to (a), above. 

Source . #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.17(k)) 

Env-A 1204.32 Leak Inspection and Maintenance Plan for Wood Furniture Coating Sources. Each 

owner or operator of a wood furniture coating source shall prepare, maintain, and implement a leak inspection 

and maintenance plan that contains the following : 

(a) A minimum visual inspection frequency of once per month for all equipment used to transfer or 

apply finishing materials or organic solvents; 

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(b) An inspection schedule ; 

(c) Methods for documenting the date and results of each inspection and any repairs that were made; 

and 

(d) The timeframe between identifying the leak and making the repair, in accordance with the 

following schedule: 

(1) The first repair attempt, such as tightening of packing glands, shall be made no later than 5 

working days after the leak is initially detected; and 

(2) Final repairs shall be made within the following time periods: 

a. If the leaking equipment is to be replaced by a new purchase, not later than 90 calendar 

days after initial leak detection; or 

b. If the leaking equipment is not to be replaced by a new purchase, not later than 15 

working days after initial leak detection. 

Source . #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.17(1)) 

Env-A 1204.33 Accounting Form Requirements for Wood Furniture Coating Sources. Each owner or 

operator of a wood furniture coating source shall develop an organic solvent accounting form to record the 

following for each calendar month: 

(a) The quantity and type of organic solvent used for washoff and cleaning; 

(b) The number of pieces washed off, and the reason for the washoff; and 

(c) The quantity of spent organic solvent generated from each activity and the quantity of said solvent 

that is recycled on-site or disposed off-site. 

Source. #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204 .17(m)) 

Env-A 1204.34 Alternatives to Requirements for Wood Furniture, Wood Burial Casket, and Gunstock 

Coating and Finishing Operations. As an alternative to the applicable emission rate limits, technological 

controls, operation and maintenance controls, and work practice standards specified in Env-A 1204.26 

through Env-A 1204.33, whichever requirements are applicable, wood furniture, wood burial casket, or 

gunstock coating and finishing operations meeting the applicability criteria of Env-A 1204.25 may implement 

one or more of the following methods: 

(a) Install and use an add-on control system that results in emissions to the atmosphere that do not 

numerically exceed the applicable VOC content limits, validated by the procedure described in Env-A 

1204.35; 

(b) Meet either a coatings-based or solids-based modified emission rate or VOC content limit as 

approved by the director and EPA in accordance with the RACT order provisions in Env-A 1204.05 and EnvA 1204 .06 in the event that the source owner or operator demonstrates that, because of technological or 

economic reasons, the source owner or operator cannot meet one or more of the following : 

(1) The applicable specified emission rate limit(s) in Env-A 1204.26 or Env-A 1204.27 ; or 

(2) The applicable VOC content limit prescribed in Env-A 1204 .28(a) ; or 

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(c) Comply with one or more modified control techniques approved by the director and EPA in 

accordance with the RACT order provisions in Env-A 1204.05 and Env-A 1204.06 in the event that the 

source owner or operator demonstrates that the applicable specified control technique in Env-A 1204.28(b), 

Env-A 1204.29, Env-A 1204 .30, Env-A 1204.31, Env-A 1204 .32, or Env-A 1204 .33 cannot be met because of 

technological or economic reasons. 

Source . #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.17(n)) 

Env-A 1204 .35 Validation Procedure for An Alternative Add-On Control System. A source selecting 

an alternative compliance technique pursuant to Env-A 1204.34(a) shall demonstrate, in accordance with the 

procedures of Env-A 804 .09, that the overall percentage reduction R. achieved by the add-on control system 

exceeds the percentage reduction required to meet the applicable VOC content limit, determined as follows: 

(a) "C " means the VOC content of the coating, in kg VOC/kg solids (lb VOC/lb solids), as applied ; 

(b) "C,P" means the applicable maximum allowable VOC content prescribed in Env-A 1204.26 or EnvA 1204.27 ; 

(c) "RoP" means the overall percentage reduction R~ achieved by the add-on control system; and 

(d) Rop shall be greater than or equal to the difference between C,, and C,p, divided by C,, and 

multiplied by 100, as in the following equation: 

100*(C -C n) RoP >_ 

C, 

Source. #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.17(o)) 

Env-A 1204.36 Applicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for Rotogravure and Flexogrgphic 

Printin . 

(a) A source whose rotogravure or flexographic printing operations have combined TPEs during any . 

con§ecutive 12-month period after December 31, 1989 which equal or exceed 50 tons of VOCs shall be 

subject to the provisions of this section . 

(b) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 

(1) "Packaging rotogravure printing" means rotogravure printing upon paper, paper board, metal 

foil, plastic film, and other substrates, which are, in subsequent operations, formed into 

packaging products and other non-publication products; and 

(2) "Publication rotogravure printing" means rotogravure printing upon paper which is 

subsequently formed into books, magazines, catalogues, brochures, directories, newspaper 

supplements, pamphlets, periodicals, direct mail advertisements, display advertisements, and 

other printed materials . 

(c) Those processes using packaging rotogravure, publication rotogravure, or flexographic printing 

shall be subject to one of the following, except as noted: 

(1) Each ink, as it is applied to the .substrate, less water and non-volatile organic compounds, 

shall contain no more than 40% by volume of VOCs; 

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(2) The volatile fraction of each ink, as it is applied to the substrate, shall contain no more than 

25% by volume of VOCs and at least 75% by volume of water and non-volatile organic 

compounds; 

(3) For packaging rotogravure and flexographic printing only, each ink, as it is applied to the 

substrate, shall have a VOC content that is less than or equal to 0.5 kg VOC/kg (0 .5 lb VOC/lb) 

coating solids ; or 

(4) The owner or operator of such processes shall install and operate : 

a. A carbon adsorption system which reduces the rate of VOC emissions delivered from the 

capture system to the control equipment by at least 90% by weight over the adsorption cycle 

or 24 hours, whichever is less; or 

b. Incineration control equipment which reduces the rate of VOC emissions delivered from 

the capture system to the incineration inlet by at least 90% by weight. 

(d) A capture system shall be used in conjunction with the emission control system selected pursuant 

to (c), above, and subject to the requirements of (e), below. 

(e) The design and operation of a capture system installed pursuant to (d), above, shall provide for an 

overall reduction in VOC emissions from each printing press of: 

(1) At least 75% where a publication rotogravure process is employed; 

(2) At least 65% where a packaging rotogravure process is employed; or 

(3) At least 60% where a flexographic printing process is employed. 

(f) As an alternative to the applicable VOC limits and technological control standards specified in (c), 

(d), or (e), above, whichever requirements are applicable, a rotogravure or flexographic printing operation 

meeting the applicability criteria of this section may satisfy the requirements of this section by complying 

with the RACT order provisions in Env-A 1204 .05 and Env-A 1204.06 . 

Source . #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.18) 

Env-A 1204 .37 Applicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for Offset Lithographic Printing. 

(a) A source whose offset lithographic printing operations have combined TPEs during any 

consecutive 12-month period after December 31, 1989 which equal or exceed 50 tons of VOCs shall be 

subject to the provisions of this section . 

(b) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 

(1) "Alcohol substitute" means any non-alcohol additive that contains VOCs and is used in the 

fountain solution; 

(2) "Blanket" means the intermediary surface referred to in the definition of offset lithography in 

Env-A 1204.03; 

(3) "Cleaning solution" means any liquid used to remove ink and debris from the surfaces of the 

printing press and its parts ; 

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(4) "Dampening system" means equipment used to deliver the fountain solution to the 

lithographic plate; 

(5) "Fountain solution" means a mixture of water, volatile and non-volatile printing chemicals, 

and additives which maintains the quality of the printing plate and reduces the surface tension of 

the water so that it spreads easily across the printing surfaces; 

(6) "Heatset" means any operation where heat is required to set the printing ink; 

(7) "Heatset dryer" means any device used in heatset web offset lithographic printing to heat the 

printed substrate and to promote the evaporation of ink oils ; 

(8) "Non-heatset" means any operation where the printing inks are set without the use of heat. 

This term includes ultraviolet-cured inks; 

(9) "Press" means a printing production assembly that can be made up of one or more units to 

produce a finished product; 

(10) "Sheet-fed" means any operation where paper is fed to the press in individual sheets ; 

(11) "Unit" means the smallest complete component of a printing press which is capable of 

printing only one color; 

(12) "VOC composite pressure" means the sum of the pressures of the solvent compounds 

defined as VOCs; and 

(13) "Web" means a continuous roll of paper used as the printing substrate . 

(c) The owner or operator of an offset lithographic printing press shall comply with the control 

requirements described below: 

(1) Cleaning solution, used for blanket and ink roller washes shall not exceed the following VOC 

RACT limits : 

a. VOC content of 30.0% by weight, as applied ; or 

b. VOC content of 0 .9 kg/liter (7.43 lb/gallon) of cleaning solution, as applied, with a VOC 

composite pressure of 10 mm Hg (0.19 psi) or less at 20°C (68°F) ; 

(2) All cleaning materials and soiled towels used for manual cleaning shall be kept in closed 

containers; 

(3) The VOC emissions from the dryer exhaust of heatset inks: 

a. Shall be reduced by at least 90.0%, by weight, of total organics, less methane and ethane; 

or 

b. Shall not exceed 20 parts per million (ppm), by volume, prior to dilution; and 

(4) The fountain solution: 

a. Used in a heatset web offset lithographic printing press, shall be limited to one of the 

following : 

1 . VOC content of 1 .6% or less, by weight; 

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2 . VOC content of 3 .0% or less, by weight, if the fountain solution is refrigerated to a 

temperature below 16°C (60°F); or 

3 . VOC content of 5.0% or less, by weight, if the fountain solution contains no 

alcohol ; 

b. Used in a sheet-fed offset lithographic facility, shall be limited to either of the following : 

1 . VOC content of 5 .0% or less, by weight ; or 

2 . VOC content of 8.5% or less, by weight, if the fountain solution is refrigerated to a 

temperature below 16°C (60°F); and 

c . Used in a non-heatset web-fed offset lithographic printing process, including both 

newspaper and non-newspaper facilities, shall contain no alcohol and the concentration of 

total VOCs shall not exceed 5 .0%, by weight, in the final solution . 

(d) As an alternative to the applicable VOC limits and operational control standards specified in (c), 

above, whichever requirements are applicable, an offset lithographic operation meeting the applicability 

criteria of this section may satisfy the requirements of this section by complying with the RACT order 

provisions in Env-A 1204 .05 and Env-A 1204.06 . 

Source . #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.19) 

Env-A 1204.38 Applicability Criteria and CoMpliance Standards for Fixed-Roof Tank VOL Storage . 

(a) This section shall not apply to the following vertical fixed-roof VOL storage tanks : 

(1) Any such tank having a storage capacity between 150,000 and 1,600,000 liters (between 

40,000 and 420,000 gallons), which is used to store produced crude oil and condensate prior to 

lease custody transfer ; and 

(2) Any such tank used to store a VOL with a maximum true vapor pressure of less than 10.5 

kPa (1 .52 pounds per square inch atmospheric (psia)) under actual storage conditions, as verified 

by records maintained consistent with the provisions of Env-A 903 . 

(b) Except as provided in (a), above, this section shall apply to any vertical fixed-roof VOL storage 

tank with a storage capacity greater than 150,000 liters (40,000 gallons) . 

(c) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 

(1) "Equilibrium partial pressure" means the pressure attributable to one of the several 

components of a gaseous or vapor mixture at which the number of molecules leaving the gaseous 

phase of the component is equal to the number entering it ; 

(2) "Internal floating roof' means a cover or roof in a fixed roof tank which rests upon or is 

floated upon the petroleum liquid being contained, and is equipped with a closure seal or seals to 

close the space between the roof edge and tank shell; and 

(3) "True vapor pressure" means the equilibrium partial pressure exerted by a VOL as 

determined in accordance with methods described in American Petroleum Institute (API) Chapter 

19.2, "Evaporative Loss From Floating Roof Tanks", first edition, April 1997 . 

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(d) An above-ground, vertical, fixed roof tank meeting the applicability criteria of this section shall 

use the following control techniques: 

(1) The tank shall be retrofitted with an internal floating roof equipped with a closure seal, or 

seals, to close the space between the roof edge and tank wall; 

(2) Closure seals shall be maintained such that there are no visible holes, tears, or other openings 

in the seal(s) or any seal fabric or materials ; 

(3) All openings, except stub drains, shall be equipped with covers, seals, or lids that are kept 

closed at all times except when in actual use; 

(4) Automatic bleeder vents shall remain closed at all times except when the roof is floated off 

or being landed on the roof leg supports ; 

(5) Rim vents, if provided, shall be set to open when the roof is being floated off the roof leg 

supports or at the manufacturer's recommended setting ; 

(6) For a tank equipped with a single-seal system, visual inspections shall be conducted : 

a. Of the internal floating roof and its closure seal(s) through roof hatches at least once 

every 12 months; and 

b . Of the internal floating roof, seal(s), gaskets, slotted membranes, and sleeve seals at 

least once every 10 years or each time the tank is emptied and degassed, whichever occurs 

first; and 

(7) For a tank equipped with a double-seal system, visual inspections shall be conducted either : 

a. As specified in (6) above; or 

b. Of the internal floating roof, seal(s), gaskets, slotted membranes, and sleeve seals at 

least once every 5 years or each time the tank is emptied and degassed; whichever occurs 

first . 

(e) As an alternative to the control techniques specified in (d), above, above-ground, vertical fixed 

roof tanks meeting the applicability criteria of this section may satisfy the requirements of this section by 

complying with the RACT order provisions in Env-A 1204.05 and Env-A 1204.06 . 

Source. #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.20) 

Env-A 1204.39 Applicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for External Floating Roof Tanks. 

(a) This section shall not apply to the following external floating roof tanks: 

(1) Any such tank having a storage capacity between 150,000 and 1,600,000 liters (between 

40,000 and 420,000 gallons), which is used to store produced crude oil and condensate prior to 

lease custody transfer; 

(2) Any such tank used to store a VOL with a maximum true vapor pressure of less than 10.5 

kPa (1 .52 psia) under actual storage conditions, as determined by methods described in API 

Chapter 19 .2, "Evaporative Loss From Floating Roof Tanks", first edition, April 1997, and as 

verified by records maintained consistent with the provisions of Env-A 903 ; 

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(3) Any such tank used to store waxy, heavy-pour crude oil ; 

(4) Any such tank used to store VOL which : 

a. Has a maximum true vapor pressure of less than 27.6 kPa (4 .0 psia) ; 

b. Is of welded construction ; and 

c. Was equipped with one of the following prior to August 31, 1995 : 

1 . A metallic shoe seal; 

2. A liquid-mounted foam seal; 

3 . A liquid-mounted liquid-filled type seal; or 

4. An EPA-approved closure equipment of demonstrated equivalence ; or 

(5) Any such tank that: 

a. Is of welded construction ; and 

b. Was equipped with the following prior to August 31, 1995 : 

1 . A metallic-type shoe primary seal ; and 

2. A shoe-mounted secondary seal . 

(b) Except as provided in (a), above, this section shall apply to an external floating roof VOL storage 

tank with a storage capacity greater than 150,000 liters (40,000 gallons) . 

(c) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 

(1) "Liquid-mounted seal" means a primary seal mounted around the circumference of the 

cylindrical tank in continuous contact with the liquid between the tank wall and the floating roof; 

(2) "Rim-mounted secondary seal" means a continuous seal extending from the floating roof to 

the tank wall; 

(3) "Shoe-mounted secondary seal" means a secondary seal that extends circumferentially from 

the top of the shoe seal to the tank wall ; 

(4) "Shoe seal" means a seal consisting of a metal sheet connected by braces to the floating roof 

and held tight against the wall of a vertical tank by springs or weighted levers ; 

(5) "Vapor-mounted seal" means a primary seal mounted so there is an annular vapor space 

underneath the seal, which space is bounded by the bottom of the primary seal, the tank wall, the 

liquid surface, and the floating roof; and 

(6) "Waxy, heavy-pour crude oil" means a crude oil with a pour point of 10°C (50°F) or higher 

as determined by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard D97-96a, 

"Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products" . 

(d) An external floating roof tank meeting the applicability criteria of this section shall use the 

following VOC control techniques : 

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(1) The tank shall be fitted with: 

a. A rim-mounted secondary seal; or 

b. A closure or other device that: 

1 . Controls VOC emissions with an effectiveness equal to or greater than a rimmounted secondary seal; and 

2. Is approved by the EPA Administrator as a SIP or federal implementation plan 

revision ; ' 

(2) All seal closure equipment shall be maintained such that there are no visible holes, tears, or 

other openings in the seal or seal fabric ; 

(3) The seal shall remain intact and uniformly in place around the circumference of the floating 

roof between the floating roof and the tank wall; 

(4) For a floating roof equipped with a vapor-mounted primary seal, the accumulated area of 

gaps exceeding 0 .32 cm (0.125 in.) in width between the secondary seal and the tank wall shall 

not exceed 21 .2 sq. cm. per m. (1 .0 sq. in. per ft .) of tank diameter, as determined by the method 

referenced in Env-A 804.19 ; 

(5) All openings in the external floating roof, except for automatic bleeder vents, rim space 

vents, and leg sleeves, shall be equipped with covers, seals, or lids in the closed position, except 

when the openings are in actual use; 

(6) All openings in the external floating roof, except for automatic bleeder vents, rim space 

vents, and leg sleeves, shall have projections into the tank that remain below the liquid surface at 

all times; 

(7) Automatic bleeder vents shall remain closed at all times except when the roof is being floated 

off or being landed on the roof leg supports ; 

(8) Rim vents shall be set to open when the roof is being floated off the leg supports or at the 

manufacturer's recommended setting; 

(9) Emergency roof drains shall be provided with slotted membrane fabric covers or equivalent 

covers which cover at least 90% of the area of the opening; 

(10) Inspections in accordance with the provisions of Env-A 804.19 shall be performed at least 

semi-annually to ensure compliance with (2), (3), (5), and (6), above; and 

(11) The secondary seal gap shall be measured at least annually in accordance with (4), above, 

and Env-A 804.19 when the floating roof is equipped with a vapor-mounted primary seal. 

(e) As an alternative to the control techniques specified in (d), above, an external floating roof tank 

meeting the applicability criteria of this section may satisfy the requirements of this section by complying 

with the RACT order provisions in Env-A 1204.05 and Env-A 1204 .06. 

Source . #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.21) 

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Env-A 1204 .40 Applicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for Bulk Gasoline Loading 

Terminals . 

(a) A bulk gasoline loading terminal meeting the definition of Env-A 1204.03(k) as of January 1, 

1990 shall comply with the requirements of this section . 

(b) A bulk gasoline loading terminal operation shall use the following control techniques : 

(1) VOC vapor emitted from tank truck loading operations at a bulk gasoline loading terminal 

shall be collected and controlled by equipment limiting the total VOC emission rate from the 

controlled operations over any one-hour period to 80 mg of VOC per liter (0.08 ounces per cubic 

foot) of gasoline loaded; 

(2) All equipment such as pumps, tanks, couplings, hoses, and seals, used in loading gasoline 

trucks and controlling VOC emissions during loading, shall be maintained in leak-tight condition, 

as determined through test and maintenance procedures specified in the following document 

published by EPA: 

EVALUATION OF VAPOR LEAKS AND DEVELOPMENT OF MONITORING 

PROCEDURES FOR GASOLINE TANK TRUCKS AND VAPOR PIPING 

Document number EPA-450/3-79-018 

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 

April, 1979; 

(3) The bulk gasoline loading terminal shall be equipped with a vapor control system capable of 

complying with (b)(1), above, and consisting of one of the following : 

a. An adsorber or condensation system which processes and recovers at least 90% by 

weight of all vapors and gases from the devices being controlled; 

b . A vapor collection system which directs all vapors to a fuel gas system and destroys at 

least 90% by weight all vapors and gases from the devices being controlled; or 

c. A control system demonstrated to have control efficiency equivalent to or greater than a. 

or b. above, and approved by the director in accordance with the procedures of Env-A 

809.01 ; 

(4) All displaced vapors and gases shall be vented only to the vapor control system; 

(5) An operation to which (b), above, applies shall not: 

a. Allow gasoline to be discarded in sewers or stored in open containers or handled in any 

manner that would-result in evaporation ; or 

b. Allow the pressure in the vapor collection system to exceed the tank truck or trailer 

pressure relief settings; 

(6) Liquid product shall be loaded only into vapor-tight gasoline trucks; 

(7) During a loading operation, the terminal owner or operator shall: 

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a. Obtain the vapor tightness documentation from the tank truck driver for each gasoline 

tank truck that is to be loaded at the bulk gasoline terminal loading rack; 

b. Require the tank identification number to be recorded as each gasoline tank truck is 

loaded at the terminal ; 

c . Cross-check each tank identification number obtained in b., above, with the file of tank 

vapor tightness documentation within 2 weeks after the corresponding tank is loaded; 

d. Notify the owner or operator of each non-vapor-tight gasoline tank truck loaded at the 

bulk gasoline terminal loading rack within 3 weeks after the loading has occurred that the 

truck is not vapor-tight; and 

e. Develop and follow procedures to assure that no gasoline tank truck deemed to be nonvapor-tight under a., b. and c., above, will be reloaded until vapor tightness documentation 

for that tank is obtained; 

(8) The terminal owner or operator shall take measures to ensure that: 

a. Loadings of gasoline tank trucks at the bulk gasoline terminal loading rack are made only 

into tanks equipped with vapor collection equipment that is compatible with the terminal's 

vapor collection system; and 

b. The vapor collection systems of the terminal and tank truck are connected at the bulk 

gasoline tank truck at the bulk gasoline terminal loading racks during each loading; 

(9) The vapor collection and liquid loading equipment shall be designed and operated to prevent 

gauge pressure in the delivery tank from exceeding 4,500 Pa, equivalent to 0.65 psi or 18 in. of 

water, during product loading; 

(10) Measurement of the gauge pressure shall be as follows: 

a. A pressure measuring instrument, such as a liquid manometer or equivalent, capable of 

measuring up to 500 mm mercury (20 in. water) gauge pressure, with a precision of _+2.5 

mm mercury (+20 in. water) shall be calibrated and installed; 

b. The pressure measuring instrument shall be connected to a pressure tap in the vapor 

collection system of the terminal, located as close as possible to the connection with the 

gasoline tank truck; and 

c. During the performance test, gauge pressures shall be recorded at . least once for each 

loading position according to the following procedure: 

1 . The pressure shall be recorded every 5 minutes during the loading of a gasoline 

tank truck; and 

2. The highest instantaneous pressure that occurs during each loading shall be 

recorded; 

(11) No pressure-vacuum vent in the bulk gasoline loading terminal's vapor collection system 

shall begin to open at a system pressure less than 4500 Pa, or 0.65 psi ; 

(12) At least once each calendar month, the vapor collection system, vapor control system, and 

each loading rack handling gasoline shall be inspected by visual, sound, or odor detection ...~ 

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methods for total liquid or vapor organic compound leaks during the loading of gasoline tank 

trucks ; 

(13) Each detection of a leak shall be recorded and the source of the leak repaired within 15 

calendar days after it is detected ; and 

(14) Loading of outgoing gasoline tank trucks shall be restricted to the use of submerged fill . 

(c) As an alternative to the control techniques specified in (b), above, a bulk gasoline loading terminal 

meeting the definition of Env-A 1204.03(k) may satisfy the requirements of this section by complying with 

the RACT order provisions in Env-A 1204.05 and Env-A 1204.06 . 

Source. #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.22) 

Env-A 1204 .41 Applicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for Bulk Gasoline Plants. 

(a) A source with a bulk gasoline plant meeting the definition of Env-A 1204.03(1) as of January 1, 

1990 shall comply with the requirements of this section . 

(b) "Stage I vapor balance system," for the purpose of this section, means a closed system that allows 

the transfer of balancing of vapors, displaced during the loading or unloading of gasoline at a bulk gasoline 

plant, from the tank being loaded to the tank being unloaded. 

(c) A bulk gasoline plant, regardless of storage capability or average daily throughput, shall use the 

following VOC control techniques : 

(1) The filling of a storage tank shall be restricted to the use of submerged fill ; 

(2) The loading of an outgoing gasoline tank truck shall be restricted to the use of submerged 

fill ; and 

(3) The bulk plant owner or operator and the owner or operator of each tank truck engaged in 

transfer operations at the bulk plant shall: 

a. Observe all transfer operations involving the subject tank truck; and 

b. Discontinue transfer immediately upon the observation of any vapor or liquid leaks 

associated with the transfer operation; 

(d) A bulk gasoline plant having an average daily throughput of 15,000 liters (4,000 gallons) or more 

based on any consecutive 30-day period during the ozone season for the calendar year 1989 or any 

subsequent year shall be equipped with the following VOC control equipment: 

(1) A Stage I vapor balance system between each incoming gasoline tank truck and any gasoline 

storage tank having a capacity of more than 2,082 liters (550 gallons) ; and 

(2) A Stage I vapor balance system between each outgoing gasoline tank truck and any gasoline 

storage tank having a capacity of more than 2,082 liters (550 gallons) ; 

(e) A Stage I vapor balance system installed pursuant to (d), above, shall be as follows: 

(1) A Stage I vapor balance system installed pursuant to (d)(1), above, shall be equipped with 

line fittings that: 

a. Are vapor-tight; and 

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b. Automatically close upon disconnection ; and 

(2) A Stage I vapor balance system installed pursuant to (d)(2), above, shall be designed to 

prevent any transfer of collected vapors between loading racks; and 

(f) The owner or operator of any bulk gasoline plant having an average daily throughput of 15,000 

liters (4,000 gallons) or more based on any consecutive 30-day period during the ozone season for the 

calendar year 1989 or any subsequent year shall ensure that the following VOC control procedures are 

observed during all transfer and storage operations : 

(1) The Stage I vapor balance system required in (d), above, shall remain connected between the 

tank truck and storage tank; 

(2) For a storage tank with a capacity of more than 2,082 liters (550 gallons), tank openings, 

including inspection hatches and gauging and sampling devices, shall remain vapor-tight when 

not in use ; 

(3) The gasoline tank truck compartment hatch cover shall remain closed during product 

transfer; 

(4) Gauge pressure shall not: 

a. Exceed 450 mm (18 in.) of water in the gasoline tank truck; or 

b. Exceed 150 mm (5 .9 in.) of water in the vapor balance system vacuum during product 

transfer operations; 

(5) Compliance with (4), above, shall be determined by means of a pressure measuring device, 

such as a liquid manometer, magnehelic gauge, or equivalent instrument, as follows : 

a. The device shall be capable of measuring 500 mm (20 in.) of water gauge pressure with 

a precision of +2 .5 mm (±0.098 in.) ; and 

b. The device shall be calibrated and installed on the bulk gasoline plant vapor balance 

system at a pressure tap that is located as close as possible to the connection with the 

gasoline tank truck; 

(6) No pressure vacuum relief valve in the bulk gasoline plant vapor balance system shall begin 

to open at: 

a. A system pressure of less than 450 mm (18 in.) of water; or 

b . A vacuum of less than 150 mm (5.9 in.) of water; 

(7) Loading of liquid product into gasoline tank trucks shall be limited to vapor-tight tank trucks ; 

(8) At least once each calendar month, the vapor balance systems required by (d), above, and 

each loading rack used in loading gasoline tank trucks shall be inspected by visual, sound, or 

odor detection methods for liquid or vapor leaks during product transfer operations; and 

(9) Each detection of a leak shall be recorded and the source of the leak repaired within 16 

calendar days after it is detected . 

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(g) As an alternative to the control techniques and equipment specified in (c) through (f), above, bulk 

plants meeting the definition of Env-A 1204.03(1) may satisfy the requirements of this section by complying 

with the RACT order provisions in Env-A 1204.05 and Env-A 1204.06 . 

Source. #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.23) 

Env-A 1204.42 Ap plicability Criteria and Compliance Standards for Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt . 

(a) A source using cut-back asphalt or emulsified asphalt in the paving of public roads or highways 

shall comply with the requirements of this section . 

(b) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 

(1) "Medium curing cutback asphalt" means a material which meets the specifications of the 

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) designation 

M82-75 (1993); and 

(2) "Penetrating prime coat" means an application of low-viscosity liquid asphalt to an absorbent 

surface used to prepare an untreated base for an asphalt surface . 

(c) Cutback asphalt shall not be used in the paving and maintenance of public roads and highways 

during the months of June through September with the following exceptions: 

(1) The use of medium curing cutback asphalts solely as penetrating primecoat for aggregate 

bases prior to paving; 

(2) The use of medium curing cutback asphalts for the manufacture of long-term storage or 

stockpiling of patching mixes used in pavement maintenance ; or 

(3) The use of cutback asphalts for which the user can demonstrate, in accordance with (d), 

below, that minimal emissions shall occur under conditions of normal use . 

(d) For a cutback asphalt user seeking an application permit during the months of June through 

September, an acceptable demonstration of minimal emissions shall be the submittal of distillation test data in 

accordance with ASTM D402-97, "Standard Test Method for Distillation of Cutback Asphaltic (Bituminous) 

Products", showing that less than 5% of the total solvent has evaporated at temperatures up to and including 

260°C (500°F). 

(e) Emulsified asphalt used in the paving and maintenance of public roads and highways shall contain 

no petroleum solvents except for uses and with maximum solvent contents (MSC's) as follows: 

(1) For use as seal coats, the MSC shall be 3%; 

(2) For use as chip seals when dusty or dirty aggregate is used, the MSC shall be 3%; 

(3) For use as seal coats or chip seals when good particle coating cannot be attained with 

emulsions containing 3% or less solvent, by weight, when tested according to the ASTM D244-

00 "Standard Test Methods for Emulsified Asphalts", Coatability Test, Sections 52 through 57, 

by the New Hampshire department of transportation (NHDOT) or an independently owned 

laboratory designated by the NHDOT, the MSC shall be 5% ; 

(4) For use as mixing with open graded aggregate that is not well washed, the MSC shall be 8% ; 

or 

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(5) For use as mixing with dense graded aggregate, the MSC shall be 12%. 

(f) As an alternative to the control techniques specified in (c) and (e), above, whichever is applicable, 

a cutback and emulsified asphalt paving operation meeting the applicability criteria of this section may satisfy 

the requirements of this section by complying with the RACT order provisions in Env-A 1204.05 and Env-A 

1204 .06. 

Source . #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.25) 

Env-A 1204.43 Applicability Criteria for Solvent Metal Cleanine. 

(a) A cold cleaning machine that has an operating capacity of one liter (0.26 gallon) or less of VOC 

shall be exempt from Env-A 1204.44 . 

(b) An open top vapor degreaser with an open top area less than 1 .0 square meter (in) (10.8 square 

feet (ft2)) shall be exempt from Env-A 1204 .45 if the owner or operator uses appropriate work practices to 

reduce VOC emission and prevent solvent spillage including, but not limited to, keeping the cover closed on 

the machine at all times except when processing work loads through the degreaser and storing waste solvent 

in closed containers. 

(c) A conveyorized degreaser with an air/solvent interface area less than 2 .0 m2 (21 .6 ft2) shall be 

exempt from Env-A 1204.46(a) . 

Source . #7812, eff 12-31-02 ; ss by #8293, eff 2-26-05 

Env-A 1204.44 Compliance Standards for Cold Cleaning. 

(a) The owner or operator of a cold cleaning process shall control such process by using the control 

techniques, operating requirements, and equipment described below: 

(1) Control techniques shall include the following : . 

a. To prevent spillage, either : 

1 . A freeboard height that gives a freeboard ratio greater than or equal to 0.75 unless 

the machine is equipped with a cover that is kept closed except when parts are being 

placed into or being removed from the machine; or 

2. A water cover at least 2.54 centimeter (cm) (1 inch (in)) deep, where the solvent is 

insoluble in and heavier than water; 

b . If a solvent spray is used, the spray nozzle shall be capable of delivering a cohesive 

fluid stream, rather than a fine, atomized or shower type spray, operated according to (2)£, 

below; and 

c. A permanent, legible, and conspicuous label, summarizing the operating requirements 

specified in (2), below, affixed to each solvent container or other location where it can be 

easily seen by the operator; 

(2) Operating requirements shall be as follows: 

a. Waste solvent shall be stored only in covered containers; 

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b. The degreaser cover shall be closed whenever parts in the cleaner are not being handled 

manually; 

c . Cleaned parts shall be drained for at least 15 seconds or until dripping ceases, whichever 

is longer; 

d. Solvent leaks shall be repaired immediately or the degreaser shall be shut down; 

e. Drafts across the top of each cold cleaning unit shall be minimized; 

f. Where a solvent spray is used, such spraying shall be: 

1 . Operated at a pressure which does not exceed 10 psig as measured at the pump 

outlet ; and 

2 . Performed only within the confines of the degreasing unit; 

g. Sponges, fabric, wood, leather, paper products, and other absorbent materials shall not 

be cleaned in a cold cleaning machine; 

h. After March 1, 2007, the owner or operator of a cold cleaning machine shall not use in 

the machine any solvent with a vapor pressure of 1 .0 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or 

greater, measured at 20°C (68°F) ; and 

i . The operator of a cold cleaning machine shall maintain for not less than 2 years and 

shall provide to the department, on request: 

1 . The information specified in (c)(1), below, in the form of an invoice, bill of sale, or 

certificate that corresponds to a number of sales; and 

2. The material safety data sheet (MSDS) as specified in (c)(2), below; and 

(3) If the cold cleaning machine can hold more than 7.5 liters, control equipment shall include 

the following: 

a. A tank cover that is easily operated with one hand; and 

b . An internally mounted drainage device that operates such that parts to be cleaned are 

enclosed under the cover while draining, except that the drainage device may be external 

for applications where an internal type cannot fit into the cleaning system. 

(b) After March 1, 2006, a person shall not sell or offer for sale for use in a cold cleaning machine in 

New Hampshire any solvent with a vapor pressure of 1 .0 mm Hg or greater, measured at 20°C (68°F) . 

(c) After March 1, 2006, a person who sells or offers for sale any solvent for use in a cold cleaning 

machine in New Hampshire shall provide, to the purchaser, the following written information: 

(1) The name and address of the solvent supplier; and 

(2)~ A MSDS listing the type of solvent, the product or vendor identification number, and the 

vapor pressure of the solvent measured in mm Hg at 20°C (68°F) . 

Source . #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204 .26(c)) ; ss 

by #8293, eff 2-26-05 

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Env-A 1204.45 Compliance Standards for Open Top Vapor Degreasers. Open top vapor degreasers 

shall be -controlled using the control equipment, techniques, and operating requirements described below: 

(a) Control equipment shall consist of the following : 

(1) A cover, located below the lip exhaust, if any, that can be opened and closed easily without 

disturbing the vapor zone; 

(2) Safety switches, as follows: 

a. Equipment preventing heat input to the sump when the condenser coolant is not 

circulating or when the liquid solvent level drops down to the height of the sump heater 

coils; 

b. Equipment preventing spraying outside the vapor level; and 

c . Equipment that shuts off the sump heat if the upper vapor level rises above the height of 

the primary condenser; 

(b) Control techniques shall consist of the following : 

(1) For degreasers with an open area equal to or greater than one m2 (10 .8 ft2), at least one of 

the following techniques or combination of techniques: 

a. The combination of: 

1 . A freeboard ratio greater than or equal to 0.75 ; and 

2. A powered cover; 

b. An enclosed design, such as a cover or door which opens only when the dry part is 

actually entering or exiting the degreaser ; 

c . A refrigerated chiller that is capable of maintaining the chilled air blanket temperature, 

measured at the centroid of the degreaser at the coldest point, at no more than 30% of the 

solvent's boiling point (°F); or 

d. A carbon adsorption system meeting the requirements of (c), below; and 

(2) For degreasers with an open area less than one m2 (10 .8 ft2), at least one of the following 

techniques: 

a. A freeboard ratio greater than or equal to 0.75 ; or 

b . An enclosed design, such as a cover or door which opens only when the dry part is 

actually entering or exiting the degreaser; 

(c) A carbon adsorption system installed pursuant to (b)(1)d ., above, shall comply with the following 

operational requirements : 

(1) Ventilation greater than or equal to 15 m3/min per m2 (50 cfm/ft2) of air/vapor area when 

cover is open; and 

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, 

(2) Exhausting less than 25 ppm solvent averaged over one complete adsorption cycle or 24 

hours, whichever is less; and 

(d) Operating requirements shall be as follows: 

(1) The cover shall be kept closed at all times except when processing work loads through the 

degreaser; 

(2) Solvent carry-out shall be minimized by using the following measures: 

a. Racking parts to allow full drainage ; 

b. Moving parts in and out of the degreaser at less than 3 .3 m/min (11 ft/min) ; 

c. Degreasing the work load in the vapor zone at least 30 seconds or until condensation 

ceases, whichever is longer; 

d. Tipping out any pools of solvent on the cleaned parts before removal ; and 

e. Allowing parts to dry within the freeboard zone of the degreaser for at least 15 seconds 

or until visually dry, whichever is longer; 

(3) The unit shall not be used to degrease porous or absorbent materials, such as cloths, leather, 

wood, or rope; 

(4) Work loads shall not occupy more than half of the degreaser's open top area; 

(5) The degreaser shall not be loaded to the point where the vapor level would drop more than 10 

centimeters (4 inches) when the workload is removed from the vapor zone; 

(6) No spraying shall occur above the vapor level; 

(7) Solvent leaks shall be repaired immediately, or the degreaser shut down; 

(8) The evaporation of waste solvent into the ambient air shall not exceed 20% of the weight of 

the waste during the process of: 

a. Disposing of the waste solvent; or 

b. Transferring the waste solvent to another person; 

(9) Waste solvent shall be stored only.in closed containers; 

(10) Exhaust ventilation shall not exceed 20 m3/min per m2 (65 cfm per ft2) of degreaser open 

area, unless necessary to meet OSHA requirements ; 

(11) Drafts shall be minimized across the top of each degreasing unit such that whenever the 

cover is open, the unit is not exposed to drafts greater than 40 meters (131 feet) per minute, as 

measured between 1 and 2 meters (3 .3 and 6.6 feet) upwind and at the same elevation as the tank 

lip ; 

(12) Water shall not be visually detectable in solvent exiting the water separator; and 

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(13) A permanent, legible, and conspicuous label, summarizing the operating requirements listed 

above, shall be affixed to each solvent container or other location where it can be easily seen by 

the operator . 

Source . #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.26(d)) 

Env-A 1204.46 Compliance Standards for Conveyorized Degreasers. Conveyorized degreasers shall 

be controlled using the control equipment, techniques, and operating requirements described below: 

(a) The degreaser shall be controlled by one of the following major control techniques: 

(1) Refrigerated chiller ; or 

(2) Carbon adsorption system meeting the operational requirements of (c)(10), below; 

(b) Control equipment shall consist of the following: 

(1) A drying tunnel, or another means to prevent cleaned parts from carrying out solvent liquid 

or vapor, such as a rotating or tumbling basket; 

(2) Safety switches, as follows: 

a. Equipment preventing heat input to the sump when the liquid solvent level drops down 

to the height of the sump heater coils or the condenser coolant is not circulating ; 

b. Equipment preventing spraying outside the vapor level; and 

c . A vapor level control thermostat which shuts off the sump heat if the vapor level rises 

above the height of the primary condenser; 

(3) Entrances and exits that silhouette work loads so that the average clearance between parts 

and the edge of the degreaser opening is either less than 10 cm (4 in.) or less than 10% of the 

width of the opening; and 

(4) Covers for closing off the entrance and exit during shut-down hours; and 

(c) Operating requirements shall be as follows : 

(1) Exhaust ventilation shall not exceed 20 m3/min per m2 (65 cfm per ft2) of degreaser open 

area, unless necessary to meet OSHA requirements; 

(2) Drafts shall be minimized across the top of each degreasing unit such that whenever the 

cover is open, the unit is not exposed to drafts greater than 40 meters per minute, as measured 

between 1 and 2 meters upwind and at the same elevation as the tank lip ; 

(3) Draft velocity shall be determined by the testing method prescribed in Env-A 804.21 ; 

(4) Carry-out emissions shall be minimized by: 

a. Racking parts for best drainage; and 

b. Maintaining vertical conveyor speed at less than 3 .3 m/min (11 ft/min) ; 

(5) The evaporation of waste solvent into the ambient air shall not exceed 20% of the weight 

of the waste during the process of: 

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a. Disposing of the waste solvent; or 

b. Transferring the waste solvent to another person ; 

(6) Waste solvent shall be stored only in covered containers; 

(7) Solvent leaks shall be repaired immediately, or the degreaser shut down; 

(8) Water shall not be visibly detectable in the solvent exiting the water separator; 

(9) Down-time covers shall : 

a. Be placed over entrances and exits of conveyorized degreasers immediately after the 

conveyor and exhaust are shutdown; and 

b. Be removed just before the conveyor and exhaust are started up; and 

(10) All carbon adsorption systems installed pursuant to (a)(2), above, shall: 

a. Provide ventilation greater than or equal to 15 m3/min per m2 (50 cfm/ft2) of the 

air/solvent interface area when down-time covers are open; and 

b. Exhaust less than 25 ppm of solvent by volume averaged over the length of one 

complete adsorption cycle or 24 hours, whichever is less. 

Source. #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.26(e)) 

Env-A 1204.47 Alternative to Requirements for Solvent Metal Cleaning Operations. As an alternative 

to the control system options specified in Env-A 1204.44, Env-A 1204.45, or Env-A 1204.46, whichever is 

applicable, solvent metal cleaning operations may satisfy those requirements by complying with the RACT 

order provisions in Env-A 1204 .05 and Env-A 1204 .06 . 

Source. ~#7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.26(f)) 

Env-A 1204 .48 Applicabiliry Criteria for Miscellaneous and Multicategory Stationary VOC Sources. 

(a) Any miscellaneous or multicategory stationary VOC source whose combined TPEs for all 

processes and devices equal or exceed 50 tons of VOC in any consecutive 12-month period at any time after 

December 31, 1989, shall be subject to Env-A 1204 .49 and Env-A 1204.50, except as specified in (b) through 

(e), below. 

(b) The following processes and devices shall be exempt from the provisions of Env-A 1204.49 and 

Env-A 1204.50: 

(1) VOC-emitting processes and devices that are subject to regulation under 40 CFR 61 or 40 

CFR 63, in accordance with Env-A 600, subject to the provisions of (c), below; 

(2) VOC-emitting processes and devices that have been determined to be achieving Best 

Available Control Technology (BACT) for VOC or the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate 

(LAER) for VOC imposed in a enforceable permit or license that contains specific emission 

limitations, work practice standards, or both for all affected VOC-emitting processes and devices 

and which was issued pursuant to federally enforceable permitting rules; 

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(3) VOC-emitting processes and devices that have been determined to be achieving RACT 

pursuant to a federally enforceable rule or permit; 

(4) Incomplete combustion, except where material is heated, burned, combusted, or otherwise 

chemically changed under oxygen-deficient conditions by design ; 

(5) VOC emissions from non-core activities listed in Env-A 1204.03(bp) ; 

(6) VOC emissions from minor core activities having aggregate total actual VOC emissions of 

not more than 5 tons per year; and 

(7) Testing and research activities excluded under Env-A 1204.02(e) . 

(c) VOC-emitting processes and devices, unless a prior extension of compliance as provided in 40 

CFR 63, Subpart D, has been granted, shall be exempt from the provisions of Env-A 1204.49 and Env-A 

1204.50 provided that the total VOC emissions to the atmosphere from such equipment are reduced, on a 

daily basis, to a percentage equal to or greater than the percentage of hazardous air pollutants, excluding 

particulate matter hazardous air pollutants, required to be reduced in the applicable subpart under 40 CFR 61 

or 40 CFR 63 . 

(d) Control option 3 in Env-A 1204.49(a)(3) shall be applicable only to the unclassifiable coating 

processes of RACT-applicable multicategory or miscellaneous stationary VOC sources . 

(e) Control option 4 in Env-A 1204.49(a)(4) shall be applicable only to the classifiable components of 

RACT-applicable multicategory stationary VOC sources. 

Source . #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.27(a)-(c)) 

Env-A 1204.49 Compliance Options for Miscellaneous and Multicateaory Stationary VOC Sources. 

(a) VOC emissions from miscellaneous or multicategory stationary VOC sources meeting the 

applicability criteria in Env-A 1204.48 and not explicitly exempted by that section shall be controlled using 

one of the following control options : 

(1) Control option 1 shall consist of the installation and operation of capture and control systems 

that result in a facility-wide reduction in the actual uncontrolled VOC emission rate to the 

atmosphere, calculated on a daily basis, of at least 81 %, as determined by dividing the difference 

between the facility-wide uncontrolled VOC emissions from non-exempt core devices and 

processes and the facility-wide emissions from all VOC-emitting devices and processes utilizing 

capture and control systems by the facility-wide uncontrolled VOC emissions; 

(2) Control option 2 shall consist of a program to reduce VOC use and emissions that is 

implemented such that the actual VOC emission rate does not exceed 20% of the actual VOC 

emission rate in calendar year 1990, or alternative year required pursuant to Env-A 1204.51, 

below, calculated on either : 

a. A mass of VOC per mass of solids basis if the affected VOC-emitting process(es) or 

device(s) applies surface coatings ; or 

b. A mass of VOC per unit of production basis; 

(3) Control option 3 shall consist of: 

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a. Limiting the daily weighted average VOC emission rate from any unclassifiable coating 

process or device to 0 .40 kg VOC/1 (3 .5 lb VOC/gallon) of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds, as calculated using the procedure described in Env-A 804 .06; 

and 

b . Complying with the provisions of (1) or (2) above, or (4) or (5) below, where applicable, 

for the unclassifiable non-coating and classifiable components of the source; 

(4) Control option 4 shall consist of: 

a. Complying with the provision(s) in Env-A 1204.09 through Env-A 1204.47 for each 

classifiable component of a multicategory source, whichever provision(s) are relevant, 

irrespective of whether the component meets the relevant applicability criteria for the 

relevant classifiable category; 

b. Complying with the provisions of (1), (2), or (3) above, or (5) below, where applicable, 

for the unclassifiable components of the source; 

c. Complying with the applicable provisions of Env-A 1204.09 through Env-A 1204.47, 

regardless of the option in this paragraph chosen by the source owner of operator, for all 

RACT-applicable classifiable components of the source; or 

(5) Control option 5 shall consist of the implementation of a division and EPA-approvable plan, 

issued as a RACT order, pursuant to the provisions of Env-A 1204.05 and Env-A 1204.06 . 

(b) VOC emissions from RACT-applicable classifiable processes or devices at miscellaneous 

stationary VOC sources meeting the applicability criteria of Env-A 1204.48 shall be subject to the control 

requirements of the particular sections of this part pertaining to the appropriate classifiable process or device. 

(c) VOC emissions from RACT-applicable classifiable processes or devices at multicategory 

stationary VOC sources adopting control option 4 shall be subject to the control requirements of the 

particular sections of this part pertaining to the appropriate classifiable process or device . 

Source . #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.27(d)-(f)) 

Env-A 1204.50 Documentation Required for Miscellaneous and Multicategory Stationary VOC 

Sources. 

(a) The following documentation shall be submitted to the division by the owner or operator of all 

applicable sources subject to the requirements of Env-A 1204.49(a), above, regardless of the control option 

selected : 

(1) An inventory of all VOC-emitting processes or devices at the source; 

(2) An inventory of all VOC-emitting processes or devices at the source not exempt under the 

applicable provisions of Env-A 1204.02 ; 

(3) The maximum capacity of each affected VOC-emitting process or device to emit VOCs at the 

source not exempt under the applicable provisions of Env-A 1204.02 ; and 

(4) The daily average of actual VOCs emitted, based on solvent throughput or units of 

production, for each RACT-applicable VOC-emitting process or device at the source for the 

following time periods : 

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a. Calendar year 1990, or alternative calendar year or consecutive 12-month period required 

pursuant to Env-A 1204.51, below; and 

b. The ozone season of calendar year 1990, or alternative calendar year required pursuant 

to Env-A 1204.51, below. 

(b) The owner or operator of a source that adopts control option 1 shall submit to the division, in 

addition to the documentation required in (a), above, a detailed description of the capture and control system 

proposed. 

(c) The owner or operator of a source that adopts control option 2 shall submit the following to the 

division: 

(1) A calculation of the daily weighted average amount of VOCs emitted to the atmosphere each 

day during which the facility or VOC-emitting process or device operated, stated in terms of 

either : 

a. A mass of VOC emitted per quantity of solids basis; or 

b. A mass of VOC emitted on a per unit of production basis; and 

(2) A calculation of the average amount of VOCs anticipated to be emitted to the atmosphere 

each day during which the VOC-emitting process(es) or device(s) operates upon implementation 

of control option 1, stated in terms of either : 

a. A mass of VOC emitted per quantity of solids basis; or, 

b . A mass of VOC emitted on a per unit of production basis . 

(d) The owner or operator of a source that adopts control option 3 shall submit to the division a 

calculation of the daily weighted average amount of VOCs anticipated to be emitted to the atmosphere each 

day during which VOC-emitting processes or devices operate upon implementation of the control option. 

The daily weighted average VOC shall be stated in terms of a mass of VOC emitted per quantity of liquid 

coating, as applied and calculated in accordance with the procedure described in Env-A 804.06 . 

(e) The owner or operator of a source that adopts control option 5 shall submit to the division 

documentation pursuant to the RACT order process, as specified in Env-A 1204.05(c) and (d) . 

Source. #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204.27(g), (i), 

(j), (k), and (1) 

Env-A 1204.51 Alternative Time Periods for Miscellaneous and Multicategory Stationary VOC 

Sources. The director shall approve an alternative time period pursuant to Env-A 1204.49(a)(2) or Env-A 

1204.50(a)(4) for which the source provides a demonstration that the applicable time periods specified 

therein are unrepresentative of the operation of the facility due to one or more of the following reasons: 

(a) Add-on controls were installed during the calendar year 1990, or during the 1990 ozone season, 

whichever is applicable, that resulted in VOC emission rate reductions of 40% or more of the average 

emission rate during the applicable time period inunediately preceding the specified time period ; 

(b) Process or product changes were implemented during the calendar year 1990, or during the 1990 

ozone season, whichever is applicable, that resulted in VOC emission rate reductions of 40% or more of the 

average emission rate during the applicable time period immediately preceding the specified time period; 

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(c) The facility was not in existence or the applicable VOC-emitting processes or devices were not 

operational during any portion of calendar year 1990, or during any portion of the 1990 ozone season, 

whichever is applicable; or 

(d) Any other reason that the division, using EPA-approved methods and procedures as specified in 40 

CFR § 51 .165, determines is adequate to demonstrate that VOC emissions for calendar year 1990, or the 1990 

ozone season, whichever is applicable, were unrepresentative of normal VOC-emitting facility operations . 

Source. #7812, eff 12-31-02 (formerly Env-A1204 .27(h)) 

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PART Env-A 1205 - RESERVED 

REVISION NOTE: 

Document #5446, effective 8-17-92, adopted a new rule numbered as Part Env-A 1205 . The existing 

rules Env-A 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, and 1209 were renumbered by Document #5446 as, respectively, Env-A 

1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, and 1210. The texts of these 5 rules now numbered as Env-A 1206 through Env-A 

1210 were not part of Document #5446, and the effective dates of these 5 rules were therefore not changed by 

Document #5446. Thus Document #5446 does not supersede prior filings for the 5 rules now numbered as 

Env-A 1206 through Env-A 1210. 

Subsequent filings affecting Env-A 1205 are : 

#6188, effective 2-22-96, EXPIRED 2-22-04 

#8048, INTERIM, effective 2-25-04 

#8141, effective 8-21-04 

Document #8141 readopted with amendments and renumbered Env-A 1205 as Env-Wm 1404. See 

Env-Wm 1404 for further filings in this area. 

PART Env-A 1206 - RESERVED 

Source. #120, as in eff 8-31-73 ; ss by #460; ss by #721 .10, 

eff 12-7-75; ss by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by #2332, eff 4-29-

83 ; ss by #2938, eff 12-27-84; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90 ; 

EXPIRED 12-27-96 

PART Env-A 1207 - RESERVED 

Revision Note: 

Document #5264, effective 10-31-91, repealed Env-A 1206.03 and adopted a new rule numbered Part 

Env-A 1207. The former rules Env-A 1207 and Env-A 1208 were renumbered by Document #5264 as Env-A 

1208 and Env-A 1209, but the text of these two rules was not part of Document #5264, and the effective date 

for these two rules was therefore not changed by Document #5264. Thus Document #5264 does not 

supersede prior filings for Env-A 1208 and Env-A 1209 . Document #5264 also changed the title of Part EnvA 1206 from "Pulp and Paper Industry" to "Pulp and Paper Industry : Particulate Emissions ." 

Source. #120, as in eff 8-31-73 ; ss by #721 .15, eff 12-7-75 ; ss 

by #1717, eff 2-19-81 ; ss by #2332, eff 4-29-83 ; ss by #2938, 

eff 12-27-84; ss by #5033, eff 12-27-90 ; EXPIRED 12-27-96 

PART Env-A 1208 - RESERVED 

Source . (See Revision Note at part heading for Env-A 1207) 

#5264, eff 10-31-91 ; ss by #6618, INTERIM, eff 10-31-97, 

EXPIRED : 2-28-98; moved by #6724-B to Env-A 2600, eff 

3-28-98 

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