(Adopted: 10/03/80; Amended: 02/01/85; Amended: 05/05/89; 

Amended: 02/02/90; Amended: 03/02/90; Amended: 05/06/90; 

Amended: 06/01/90; Amended: 11/02/90; Amended: 12/07/90; 

Amended: 08/02/91; Amended: 03/06/92; Amended: 07/09/93; 

Amended: 09/08/95; Amended: 03/08/96; Amended: mm/dd/yy)

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RULE 1130 

Graphic Arts1

(aA) General 

(1) Purpose and Applicability

(a) The purpose of this rule is tTo reduce emissions of Vvolatile Oorganic 

Ccompounds (VOC) from Ggraphic Aarts Ooperations and Digital Printing 

Operations, and Paper, Film, Foil or Fabric Coating Operations. The rule 

applies to persons performing graphic arts operations or who solicit, specify, 

offer for sale, sell, or distribute graphic arts materials for use in the District. 

[Moved applicability to (A)(2). Incorporated Rule provisions from AVAQMD 

Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric and Film Coating Operations.]

(2) Applicability [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §2.0]

(a) This rule is applicable to any Graphic Arts Printing Operations, Digital Printing 

Operations, Paper, Film, Foil or Fabric Coating Operations and to the Solvent 

Cleaning materials and processes associated with such operations in the District. 

(b) The drying and curing processes applicable to Paper, Film, Foil or Fabric 

Operations include, but are not limited to, heated, forced-air dried, and nonheated processes. Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric and 

Film Coating Operations.]

(c) This rule is applicable to any person who solicits, specifies or manufactures any 

Ink, Coating or Adhesive containing VOC which is sold, offered for sale, or 

supplied for use in Graphic Arts and Paper, Film, Foil and Fabric Coating 

Operations in the District.

(d) This rule does not apply to screen printing operations subject to the provisions 

of Rule 1130.1 – Screen Printing. 

(e) This Rule does not apply to the application of coatings to any plastic, rubber or 

glass products subject to the provisions of Rule 1145 – Plastic, Rubber and 

Glass Coatings. 

 

1

 Effective date of new VOC limits will be 12 months from date of rule amendment. 
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(bB) Definitions 

For the purpose of this rule, the following definitions shall apply: [New rule definitions are 

derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 or incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, 

Fabric and Film Coating Operations unless otherwise indicated.]

(1) “Adhesive” – A material that is applied for the primary purpose of bonding two surfaces 

together by surface attachment. Adhesives may be used to facilitate the attachment of 

two surfaces or substances in varying degrees of permanence. [Derived from BAAQMD 

Rule 8-20 §8-20-237]

(21) “Aerosol Coating Product” –is a A pressurized Ccoating product containing pigments or 

resins that dispenses product ingredients by means of a Ppropellant, and is packaged in 

a disposable can for hand-held application, or for use in specialized equipment for 

ground traffic/marking applications.

(3) “Application Equipment” – A device, including, but not limited to, a spray gun, brush, 

roller, and a Printing press, used to apply Adhesives, Coatings or Inks. 

(4) “Application Process” – Any process where surface Coatings are applied and/or cured 

to paper, fabric, foil and/or film on a Coating Line. Such coating line shall include 

coating applicators, heating or drying ovens, any dryers, and any other equipment where 

VOC emissions occur. [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric, and 

Film Coating Operations.] 

(5) “Bench Scale Project” – A project (other than at a Research and Development Facility) 

that is operated on a small scale, such as one capable of being located on a laboratory 

bench top. 

(6) “Blanket” – A synthetic rubber mat used to transfer or ”offset” an image from a Printing 

plate to paper or other substrate, commonly used in Offset Lithography. 

(7) “Blanket Repair Material” – The material used in Offset Lithographic Printing to 

correct low spots in the press Blanket. 

(8) “Blanket Wash” – A Solvent used to remove Ink from the Blanket of a press. 

(9) “California Air Resources Board (CARB)” – The California State Air Resources Board, 

the Executive Officer of CARB and his or her authorized representative, the powers and 

duties of which are described in Part 2 of Division 26 of the California Health & Safety 

Code (commencing with section 39500). [Derived from AVAQMD Rule 1113.]

(2) Coating is a layer of material applied to a substrate in a relatively unbroken film. 

[Updated and alphabetized definition.]
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(103) “Capture Efficiency”, – in In percent, is the ratio of the weight of the VOC in the 

effluent stream entering the Ccontrol Ddevice to the weight of VOC emitted from 

graphic arts operations, both measured simultaneously, and can be calculated by the 

following equation: 

×100 















=

e

c

W

W

Capture Efficiency

Where: Wc = 

weight of VOC entering Ccontrol 

Ddevice 

 We = weight of VOC emitted 

(11) “Coating” – The application of a uniform layer of material across the entire width of a 

substrate. Those machines which have both Coating and Printing units should be 

considered as performing a Printing Operation. Coating applications that are not 

performed in association with a Printing Operation are considered Coating Operations 

and are not Graphic Arts Printing Operations. 

(12) “Coating Line” –A series of Coating applicators, flash-off areas, and any associated 

curing/drying equipment between one or more unwind/feed stations and one or more 

rewind/cutting stations. 

(13) “Control Device” – Equipment such as an incinerator or adsorber, or cooler/condenser 

filtration used to prevent air pollutants from being emitted into the atmosphere. 

(414) “Control Device Efficiency”, – in In percent, is the ratio of the weight of the VOC 

removed by the Ccontrol Ddevice from the effluent stream entering the Ccontrol 

Ddevice to the weight of the VOC in the effluent stream entering the Ccontrol Ddevice, 

both measured simultaneously, and can be calculated by the following equation: 

×100 













 −

=

c

c a

W

W W

Control Device Efficiency

Where: Wc = weight of VOC entering Ccontrol Ddevice 

 Wa = 

Weight of VOC discharged from the Ccontrol 

Ddevice 

(15) “Conventional Printing Operations” – Those Printing Operations that utilize physical 

masters, stencils, screens or plates during the Printing process. Conventional Printing 

Operations use technologies including, but not limited to, Offset Lithographic, 

Flexographic, Gravure, and Letterpress Printing. 

(16) “Cured Adhesive, Cured Coating, or Cured Ink” – An Adhesive, Coating, or Ink that is 

dry to the touch. 
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(17) “Die Coater (or Slit Coater)” – A type of Application Equipment that coats an object by 

flowing Coatings through a slit directly onto the object moving past the slit. 

[Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating 

Operations.]

(18) “Digital Printer” – A Printing device that uses a computer-driven machine to transfer an 

electronic image to a substrate through the use of Inks, toners, or other graphic 

materials. Digital Printing technologies include, but are not limited to, various forms of 

Ink-Jet, Thermography, Electrophotography, Ionography, and Magnetography. 

(19) “Digital Printing Operation” – Those Printing Operations that do not use a physical 

master, stencils, or plates but use digital data to control the deposition of Ink, toner or 

dye to create images. [Derived from MDAQMD Rule 1117. Term modified for 

clarification pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 09/04/13.] 

(20) “Dip Coater” – A TYPE of Application Equipment that coats objects by submerging 

the object in a vat of Coating, and subsequently withdrawing the object and draining off 

the excess Coating. [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric, and Film 

Coating Operations.]

(21) “Doctor Blade” – A steel blade used to scrape excess Ink from a Printing plate or inking 

cylinder.

(22) “Dryer”– A hot air, high velocity system used to dry Inks on a printed or coated 

substrate. 

(23) “Dye Sublimation” – An imaging process that vaporizes colorant with heat and 

pressure, and deposits it onto a substrate in order to simulate a continuous tone image. 

Dye Sublimation is a Digital Printing technology.

(24) “Electron Beam Ink” – Ink that, when exposed to electron energy, crosslinks or 

solidifies in milliseconds. [Derived from MDAQMD Rule 1117.]

(25) “Electron Charge Deposition Printing” –See Ionography. 

(26) “Electrophotography” – A Digital Printing technology that works by recording an 

image on a drum in the form of an electrostatic charge, which is then transferred to the 

substrate. Electrophotography includes such technologies as laser printers, xerography, 

and Liquid Electrophotography. [Derived from MDAQMD Rule 1117.] 

(27) “Electrostatic Application” – A method of applying Coating whereby atomized paint 

droplets are charged and subsequently deposited on the substrate by electrostatic 

attraction. [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating 

Operations.] 

(528) “End-User” –is a A person who performs graphic arts operations. 
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(629) “Exempt Compounds” – A compound identified as exempt in 40 CFR 51.100(s)(1)(See 

Rule 102-Definition of Terms). [Updated for consistency with the current definition 

being used. Derived from AVAQMD Rule 1168.] 

(30) “Fabric Coating” – Any decorative or protective coating or reinforcing material applied 

on or impregnated into textile fabric, vinyl coated textile fabric, or vinyl sheets. 

[Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating 

Operations.]

(731) “Facility” –is any Any permit unit or grouping of permit units or other air-contaminantemitting activities which are located on one or more contiguous properties within the 

District, in actual physical contact or separated solely by a public roadway or other 

public right-of-way, and are owned or operated by the same person (or by persons under 

common control). Such above-described groupings, if non-contiguous, but connected 

only by land carrying a pipeline, shall not be considered one Ffacility.

(32) “Film Coating” – Any coating applied in a web coating process on any film substrate 

other than paper or fabric, including, but not limited to typewriter ribbons, photographic 

film, magnetic tape, and metal foil gift wrap, but excluding coatings applied to 

packaging used exclusively for food and health care products for human or animal 

consumption. [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric, and Film 

Coating Operations.]

(33) “Fine Arts Painting” – Any unique visual representation, consisting of paint, Ink, or 

other media, hand applied to a substrate of canvas, wood, paper, metal, or other 

material. 

(34) “Flexible Packaging” – Any package or part of a package, the shape of which can 

readily be changed. Flexible Packaging includes, but is not limited to, bags, pouches, 

liners and wraps utilizing paper, plastic, film, aluminum foil, metalized or coated paper 

or film, or any combination of these materials.

(835) “Flexographic Printing” –is a The application of words, designs, or pictures to a 

substrate by means of a roll Printing technique in which the pattern is applied to an 

image carrier made of rubber or other elastomeric material. The image to be printed is 

raised above the carrier surface, while the non-image area is not raisedprinting method 

utilizing a flexible rubber or other elastomeric plate in which the image area is raised 

relative to the nonimage area. [Derived from MDAQMD Rule 1117.] 

(36) “Flow Coater” – A Coating application system with no air supplied to the nozzle and 

where paint flows over the part and the excess Coating drains back into the collection 

system. [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating 

Operations.]

(37) “Foam Coater” – A Coating application system that coats an object by flowing foam 

through holes or a slit directly onto the object moving underneath it. [Incorporated from 

AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating Operations.]
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(38) “Foil Coating” – A Coating applied in a Web Coating process on any foil substrate 

other than paper or fabric, including, but not limited to typewriter ribbons, photographic 

film, magnetic tape, and metal foil gift wrap, but excluding Coatings applied to 

packaging used exclusively for food and health care products for human and animal 

consumption. [Derived from MDAQMD Rule 1117.]

(939) “Fountain Solution” –is the The solution used in Llithographic Pprinting which is 

applied to the image plate to maintain the hydrophilic properties of the nonimage areas. 

It is primarily water and contains at least one of the following materials: etchants such 

as mineral salts; hydrophilic gums; or VOC additives to reduce the surface tension of 

the solution.

(40) “Fugitive Emissions” – Uncollected emissions of VOC from any portion of the Printing, 

Coating or Laminating Operation other than from the Dryer.

(1041) “Grams of VOC pPer Liter of Adhesive, Coating, (or Ink or Adhesive)Wash Primer, 

Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds (VOC Content)” – , is the The weight of 

VOC per combined volume of VOC and coating (or ink or adhesive) solidsemitted 

during use, Coating, curing or drying per combined volume of VOC and of Adhesive, 

Coating Ink or Wash Primer solids and can be calculated by the following equation:

Grams of VOC per Liter of Coating (or Ink or Adhesive), 

Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds 

Where: Ws = 

weight of volatile 

compoundVOCs, in grams 

Ww = weight of water, in grams 

Wes = 

weight of Eexempt Ccompounds,

in grams 

Vm = volume of material, in liters 

Vw = volume of water, in liters 

Ves = 

volume of Eexempt Ccompounds,

in liters 

For Ccoatings that contain Rreactive Ddiluents, the Ggrams of VOC per Liter of 

Coating (or Iink or Aadhesive), Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds, shall be 

calculated by the following equation: 

Grams of VOC per Liter of Coating, (or Ink or Adhesive) 

Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds 

Where: Ws = 

weight of volatile compoundVOCs evolved 

during curing and analysis, in grams 

 Ww = 

weight of water evolved during curing and 

analysis, in grams 

 Wes = weight of Eexempt Ccompounds evolved 

m w es

s w es

V V- VW - W - W =

m w es

s w es

V V V

W W W

− −

− −

=
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during curing and analysis, in grams 

 Vm = volume of material prior to reaction, in liters 

 Vw = 

volume of water evolved during curing and 

analysis, in liters 

 Ves = 

volume of Eexempt Ccompounds evolved 

during curing and analysis, in liters 

(1142) “Grams of VOC pPer Liter of Material” – is the The weight of VOC per volume of 

material and can be calculated by the following equation: 

m

s w es

V

W W W

Grams of VOC per Liter of Material − −=

Where: Ws = weight of volatile compoundVOCs, in grams 

 Ww = weight of water, in grams 

 Wes = weight of Eexempt Ccompounds, in grams 

 Vm = volume of material, in liters 

(43) “Graphic Arts Coating” – The application of a uniform layer of material across the 

entire width of a substrate. Those machines which perform both Coating and Printing 

should be considered as performing a Printing Operation. For purposes of this rule, 

Digital Printing is not considered a Graphic Arts Coating Operation. 

(12) Graphic Arts Operations are gravure, letterpress, flexographic, and lithographic printing 

processes or related coating or laminating processes.

(1344) “Graphic Arts Materials” – are aAny Adhesives, Coatings or Iinks, coatings, or 

adhesives, including added Tthinners or retarders, used in Pprinting or related Ccoating 

or Llaminating processes.

(45) “Graphic Arts Printing Operations” – Those Operations employing Conventional 

Printing Operations, or any Coating or Laminating process associated with 

Conventional Printing Operations to produce published products and packages. Solvent 

Cleaning Operations performed in order to produce published products and packages 

are considered to be part of Graphic Arts Printing Operations.

(1446) “Gravure Printing” – is aAn Iintaglio Pprinting process in which the Iink is carried in 

minute etched or engraved wells on a roll or cylinder, excess Iink being removed from 

the surface by a Ddoctor Bblade. 

(47) “Hand Application Method” – A method of applying a Coating to a substrate using 

manually held, non-mechanically operated equipment. Such equipment includes paint 

brushes, hand rollers, caulking guns, trowels, spatulas, syringe daubers, rags and 

sponges. [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating 

Operations.]
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(48) “Heatset Web Ink” – A quick-drying Ink in which the Solvents are vaporized by passing 

the printed surface through a heater or Oven. 

(49) “High-Volume, Low-Pressure (HVLP) Spray Equipment” – Equipment used to apply 

materials by means of a spray gun which is designed and intended to be operated, and 

which is operated, between 0.1 and 10.0 psig of air atomizing pressure, measured 

dynamically at the center of the air cap and the air horns. 

(50) “Ink” – A pigmented and/or dyed liquid or paste used in a Graphic Arts Printing 

Operation typically for Printing, impressing, or transferring an image onto a substrate. 

[Derived from BAAQMD Rule 8-20 § 8-20-239]

(51) “Ink-Jet” – A Digital Printing technology in which Ink is ejected through printheads 

onto a substrate to create an image. [Derived from MDAQMD Rule 1117.] 

(52) “Intaglio Printing” – Printing done from a plate or cylinder in which the image is sunk 

below (etched or engraved into) the surface. 

(53) “Ion Deposition Printing” – See Ionography. 

(54) “Ionography” – A Digital Printing technology that utilizes a directed array of ions to 

create a charge on a nonconductive surface to create an image. Ionography can also be 

known as Ion Deposition or Electron Charge Deposition Printing. [Derived from 

MDAQMD Rule 1117.] 

(55) “Key System Operating Parameters” – Those parameters necessary to ensure 

compliance with (C)(6), including, but not limited to, temperature, pressure drop, and 

air flow rate. 

(1556) “Lamination” – is aA process of composing two or more layers of material to form a 

single, multiple-layer sheet by using an Aadhesive. 

(1657) “Letterpress Printing” –is a A Pprinting process in which the image area is raised 

relative to the nonimage area and the ink is transferred to the substrate directly from the 

image surface.

(58) “Line” – The minimum equipment which is required for the application, drying, and/or 

curing of Inks, UV Inks, and/or Coatings on a substrate, including the Ink and/or 

Coating applicators and drying systems, and associated Ink and Coating agitation and 

delivery systems. 

(59) “Liquid Electrophotography (LEP)” – A Digital Printing technology that records a 

latent electrostatic image on a photoconductive surface, such as a drum or belt. The 

image created by applying toner to the charged areas of the photoconductor is 

electrically transferred to an intermediate surface. In the second transfer process, the 

image is released from the Blanket surface to the final substrate cooling rapidly as the 

substrate passes between the Blanket and the impression drum, causing the image to 
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“peel off” the Blanket and be affixed to the substrate. This Operation repeats itself on 

the one Printing station for every color separation in the image. [Derived from 

MDAQMD Rule 1117.] 

(60) “Liquid Leak” – A visible Solvent leak from a container at a rate of more than three 

drops per minute, or a visible liquid mist. 

(1761) “Lithographic Printing” – is aA planographic Pprinting process in which the image and 

nonimage areas are on the same plane and are chemically differentiated. This Pprinting 

process differs from other Pprinting processes where the image is typically printed from 

a raised or recessed surface.

(62) “Magnetography” – A Digital Printing technology whereby an image is printed using a 

magnetic toner, electromagnetic write heads, and magnetic fields on an imaging drum. 

[Derived from MDAQMD Rule 1117.] 

(63) “Maintenance Cleaning” – A Solvent Cleaning Operation or activity carried out to keep 

tools, machinery, equipment (excluding Adhesive, Coating, or Ink Application 

Equipment) or general work areas in clean and good operational condition. 

(64) “Manufacturing Process” – The process of making goods or articles by hand or by 

machine. 

(1865) “Matte Finish Ink” – is aA printing Specialty Iink which is applied on Nnon-Pporous 

substrates in Fflexographic Pprinting Ooperations and contains at least five (5) percent 

by weight silicon dioxide flattening agent. 

(1966) “Metallic Ink” – is aA printing inkSpecialty Ink which is applied on Nnon-Pporous 

substrates in Fflexographic Pprinting Ooperations and which contains at least 28 

percent by weight elemental metal particlespowder, by weight. [Modified for 

consistency with the definition of Specialty Ink.] 

(67) “Non-Absorbent Container” – A container made of Non-Porous material that does not 

allow the migration of Solvents through it.

(68) “Non-Atomized Solvent Flow” – Solvents in the form of a liquid stream without the 

introduction of any Propellant. 

(69) “Non-Heatset Web Ink” – An Ink which dries by oxidation and/or absorption into the 

substrate without use of heat from Dryers or Ovens.

(70) “Non-Leaking Container” – A container without Liquid Leak. 

(71) “Non-Porous” – Any substrate whose surface prevents penetration by water, including 

but not limited to foil, polyethylene, polypropylene, cellophane, metalized polyester, 

nylon, and polyethylene terephthalate (mylar), paper or paperboard coated with NonPorous surface. Clay coated Printing paper as defined by the American Paper Institute 
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Classification System, and paperboard coated with clay to prevent water penetration, 

shall be considered Non-Porous. 

(72) “Offset Lithographic Printing” – A planographic method in which the image and nonimage areas are on the same plane and where the Ink is transferred from an image plate 

on one cylinder to an image Blanket on a different cylinder. The Ink is finally 

transferred from the image Blanket to the surface to be printed. [Derived from 

MDAQMD Rule 1117.] 

(73) “On-Press Component” – A part, component, or accessory of a press that is cleaned 

while still being physically attached to the press.

(74) “Operation” – Any physical action resulting in a change in the location, form, or 

physical properties of a material, or any chemical action resulting in a change in the 

chemical composition or the chemical or physical properties of a material. 

(75) “Operator” – Includes, but is not limited to, any person who owns, leases, supervises, or 

operates a Facility and/or equipment. 

(76) “Oven” – A heating chamber which uses heat, UV radiation, or electron beam (EB) 

radiation to bake, cure, polymerize, or dry a surface Coating. [AVAQMD Rule 1128 – 

Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating Operations has definition for Heating Oven. The 

proposed definition is taken from MDAQMD Rule 1117 and includes the terms of the 

1128 definition, but is more comprehensive. Clarification of explanatory material 

pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 09/04/13.]

(2077) “Overall Capture and Control Efficiency (E)” – , in In percent, is the ratio of the weight 

of the VOC removed by the emission control system from the effluent stream entering 

the Ccontrol Ddevice to the total VOC emitted from Ggraphic Aarts Printing 

Ooperations, both measured simultaneously, and can be calculated by the following 

equations: [Updated to reflect usage of term as indicated by EPA review preliminary 

comments 09/04/13.]

×100 













 −

=

e

c a

W

W W

Control Device Efficiency [Not needed. Defined above.]

( ) ( )











 ×

=

100

..

Capture Efficiency Control Device Efficiency O C E

Where: Wc = Weight of VOC entering control device

Wa = Weight of VOC discharged from the control device

We =

Weight of VOC emitted [Defined in definitions of 

Capture Efficiency and Control Device Efficiency.]

(2178) Packaging Gravure – is gGravure Pprinting on paper, paperboard, foil, film or other 

substrates used to produce containers or packages.
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(79) “Pantone Ink” – An Ink created for color matching by combination of Process Inks. 

(80) “Paper Coating” – Any Coating applied on or impregnated into paper, including, but not 

limited to, adhesive tapes and labels, book covers, post cards, office copier paper, 

drafting paper, and pressure sensitive tapes. [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – 

Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating Operations.] 

(81) “Plastisizer” – A material used to keep plastic material soft and viscous. [Incorporated 

from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating Operations. Definitions 

for Plastisol and Plastisizer properly alphabetized pursuant to EPA review preliminary 

comments 09/04/13.] 

(82) “Plastisol” – A Coating that is a liquid dispersion of small particles of resins and 

plastisizers that are fused to become a plastic. [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 

– Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating Operations. Definitions for Plastisol and Plastisizer 

properly alphabetized pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 09/04/13]

(83) “Porous” – A substrate whose surface does not prevent penetration by water, including 

but not limited to, paper, paperboard, and any paper product coated with a Porous 

material.

(2284) “Potential to Emit” – is tThe maximum capacity of a stationary source to emit a 

regulated air pollutant based on its physical or operational design. Any physical or 

operational limitation on the capacity of the stationary source to emit a pollutant, 

including air pollution control equipment and restrictions on hours of operations or on 

the type of material combusted, stored, or processed, shall be treated as part of the 

design only if the limitation is federally enforceable.

(2385) “Printing” – in In the graphic arts, is any operation that imparts color, design, alphabet, 

or numerals on a substrate. 

(24) Printing Ink is a pigmented fluid or viscous material used in printing. [See definition of 

“ink.”] 

(86) “Process Ink” – The hues yellow, magenta, and cyan, plus black used in the four-color 

print process.

(2587) “Proof Press” – is aA press used only for printing a sample copy of a graphic art 

product to check the quality of print, color reproduction, and editorial content.

(88) “Propellant” – Any gas, including air, in a pressure container for expelling the contents 

when the pressure is released. 

(2689) “Publication Gravure” – is gGravure printing on paper subsequently formed into books, 

magazines, catalogues, brochures, directories, newspaper supplements or other types of 

printed materials not classified as Ppackaging Ggravure. 
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(2790) “Reactive Diluent” – is aA liquid which is a VOC during application and one in which, 

through chemical reaction or physical actions, such as adsorption or retention in the 

substrate, 20 percent or more of the VOC becomes an integral part of a finished 

product.

(91) “Recycled Solvent” – Spent solvent that has been regenerated and which 

contains VOC levels comparable or lower than analogous un-used solvent, is 

stored in non-leaking containers, has documentation verifying the recycling 

legitimacy factors are met, and is pure enough for use in this application. The 

used solvent shall not have been used for cleaning or degreasing. [Definition 

provided by USEPA.]

(92) “Removable Press Component” – A part, component, or accessory of a press that is 

physically attached to the press but is disassembled and removed from the press prior to 

being cleaned. Rollers, Blankets, metering rollers, fountains, impression cylinders and 

plates shall not be considered as Removable Press Components. 

(93) “Repair” – The process of returning a damaged object or an object not operating 

properly to good condition. 

(94) “Research and Development” – A Facility or portion thereof used to further the 

development of useful materials, devices, systems, or methods, including, but not 

limited to, design, development, and improvement of prototypes and processes. 

Research and Development does not include the Manufacturing Process itself. 

(95) “Roll Coater” – A type of Application Equipment in which a series of mechanical 

rollers form a thin Coating film on the surface of a roller, which is subsequently applied 

to a substrate by moving the substrate underneath the roller. [Incorporated from 

AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating Operations.]

(96) “Roller Wash” – A Solvent used to remove Ink from the rollers of a press. 

(97) “Slit Coater” – See Die Coater. 

(98) “Solvent” – Any liquid containing a VOC or combination of VOCs, which is used as a 

diluent, Thinner, dissolver, viscosity reducer, cleaning agent, or for other similar uses. 

[Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4663 §3.36]

(2899) “Solvent Cleaning” – is tThe use of a Solvent to removeal of loosely held uncured 

Aadhesives, uncured Coatingsinks, uncured Inkscoatings, and contaminants from the 

internal surfaces and packaging passages of equipment including, but not limited to, 

dirt, soil, and grease from parts, products, tools, machinery, equipment and general 

work areas by flushing Solvent, by a Non-Atomized Solvent Flow, through the 

equipment.

(100) “Specialty Ink” – An Ink that is applied only on Non-Porous Substrates in Flexographic 

Printing Operations, and is either: 
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(a) A Metallic Ink that contains at least 28 percent elemental metallic powder, by 

weight; or 

(b) A Matte Finish Ink containing at least five (5) percent silicon dioxide flattening 

agent, by weight.

(29101) “Sterilization Indicating Inks” – are iInks that change color to indicate that 

sterilization has occurred. Such inks are used to monitor the sterilization of medical 

instruments, autoclave efficiency, and the thermal processing of foods for prevention of 

spoilage.

(102) “Stripping” – The use of Solvent to remove material such as Cured Adhesives, Cured 

Coatings, Cured Inks, cured or dried paint, cured or dried paint residue or temporary 

protective Coating. 

(103) “Substrate Retention Factor” – A fraction, expressed in percent, of VOCs in 

lithographic Inks which is retained in the substrate when the Inks dry by adsorption or 

absorption. 

(104) “Surface Preparation” – The removal of contaminants from a surface prior to the 

application of Adhesives, Coatings or Inks before proceeding to the next step of a 

Manufacturing Process. 

(105) “Thermography” – A Digital Printing technology that creates an image via a chemical 

reaction that occurs when portions of a thermal-coated substrate are subjected to heat. 

Thermographic technologies include but are not limited to thermal wax transfer, multibit thermal wax transfer, and Dye Sublimation. 

(106) “Thin Film Ultraviolet (UV) Ink” – A UV Ink for which <0.2 g will cover an area of 

≥225 cm2 (35 in2), using the following formula: [Derived from EPA Method 24] 

C = F × A× Dc

Where: 

A = area of substrate, in cm2 (or in2) 

C = amount of Ink added to the substrate, in g 

Dc = density of Ink, in g/cm3 (or g/in3) 

F = manufacturer’s recommended film thickness, in cm (or in) 

(107) “Thinner” – A Solvent that is used to dilute Coatings or Inks to reduce viscosity, color 

strength, and/or solids, or to modify drying conditions. 

(108) “Transfer Efficiency” – Ratio of the weight or volume of Coating solids adhering to an 

object to the total weight or volume, respectively, of coating solids used in the 

application process expressed as a percentage. [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 

1128 – Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating Operations.]
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(109) “Ultraviolet (UV) Ink” – An Ink which dries by polymerization reaction by UV or 

electron beam radiation. 

(110) “United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)” – The United States 

Environmental Protection Agency, the Administrator of the USEPA and his or her 

authorized representative.

(30111) “Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)” – Any compound of carbon, excluding 

carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, and 

ammonium carbonate, which participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions and 

those compounds listed in 40 CFR 51.100(s)(1).is any volatile compound that contains 

the element carbon, excluding methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic 

acid, metallic carbonates and carbides, ammonium carbonate and exempt compounds. 

[Derived from AVAQMD Rule 1168.] 

(112) “Wash Primer” – A material used to clean and/or to activate surfaces of paper or fabric 

that contains no more than five (5) percent, by weight, solid materials. [Incorporated 

from AVAQMD Rule 1128 – Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating Operations.]

(113) “Waste Solvent Material” – Any Solvent which may contain dirt, oil, metal particles, 

sludge, and/or waste products, or wiping material containing VOCs including, but not 

limited to, paper, cloth, sponge, rag, or cotton swab used in Solvent cleaning. 

(114) “Web” – A continuous sheet of substrate. 

 (31) Web-Feed is an automatic system which supplies substrate from a continuous roll, or 

from an extrusion process 

(115) “Web Splicing Adhesive” – An adhesive used to join two (2) continuous rolls of 

substrate material. [Derived from MDAQMD Rule 1117.] 

(116) “Wipe Cleaning” – A Solvent cleaning activity performed by hand rubbing an absorbent 

material such as a rag, paper, sponge, brush or cotton swab containing Solvent.

(cC) Requirements 

(1) VOC Content of Graphic Arts Materials [Limits derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 

§5.1. Effective date will be 12 months from date of amendment.]

No An Operator performing a Graphic Arts Operation, not subject to (C)(2) or (C)(3), 

person shall not apply any Ggraphic Aarts Mmaterial, including any VOC-containing 

materials added to the original Ggraphic Aarts Mmaterials supplied by the 

manufacturer, which contains a total VOC in excess of the limits specified belowin 

Table 1 and Table 2 in accordance with the specified date:

Table 1
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VOC Content Limits for Adhesives, Coatings and Inks

GRAPHIC ARTS 

Material 

VOC Limit 

Grams of VOC per Liter 

(lb/gal) of 

Coating (or Ink or adhesive), 

Less Water and Less Exempt 

Compounds, as applied, 

effective through 

mm/dd/yyyy

Grams of VOC per 

Liter (lb/gal), Less 

Water and Less Exempt 

Compounds, as applied, 

effective on and after 

mm/dd/yyyy 

Flexographic Ink on 

Porous Substrates 

225 (1.88) 

Printing Ink 300 (2.5) 300 (2.5) 

Coating 300 (2.5) 300 (2.5) 

Adhesive 300 (2.5) 150 (1.25) 

Web Splicing 

Adhesive 

150 (1.25) 

Table 2 

VOC Content Limits for Fountain Solutions 

Fountain Solution 

used in: 

Total Grams of VOC per 

Liter (lb/gal) including any 

VOC containing materials 

added to the original 

Fountain Solution, effective 

through mm/dd/yyyy

Percent VOC by 

volume, effective on 

and after mm/dd/yyyy 

Heatset Web Offset 

Lithographic Printing 

100 (0.83) 1.6 

Non-Heatset Web 

Offset Lithographic 

Printing 

100 (0.83) 5.0 

Sheet-fed Offset 

Lithographic Printing 

with maximum sheet 

size no greater than 11 

x 17 inches 

100 (0.83) 5.0 

All other presses 100 (0.83) 8.0 

[Added lb/gal to Table 2 pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 09/04/13.] 

(a) On and after mm/dd/yyyy, an Operator performing Non-Heatset Web Offset 

Lithographic Printing shall use Fountain Solution that is five percent (5%) 

alcohol substitute or less, by weight, and shall have no alcohol in the Fountain 

Solution. [Limits derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §5.3. Effective date will 

be 12 months from date of amendment.]
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(2) Flexographic Specialty Ink [Limits derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §5.2. Effective 

date will be 12 months from date of amendment.]

(a) An Operator using a Flexographic Printing Operation shall not use a Specialty 

Ink in excess of the VOC limit in Table 3, and shall not use more than two (2) 

gallons of Specialty Inks in a calendar day and 120 gallons of Specialty Ink in a 

calendar year. 

Table 3 

VOC Content Limits for Flexographic Specialty Ink 

Material Grams of VOC per Liter (lb/gal), Less Water and 

Less Exempt Compounds, as applied, effective on 

and after mm/dd/yyyy

Metallic Ink 460 (3.8) 

Matte Finish Ink 535 (4.5) 

Metallic Ink and Matte 

Finish Ink on Flexible 

Package Printing 

383 (3.2) 

(b) On and after mm/dd/yyyy, facilities with the Potential to Emit or with actual 

emissions of at least 10 tons VOC in any calendar year shall not use Specialty 

Inks with VOC content greater than 300 grams VOC per liter, less water and 

less Exempt Compounds, as applied. 

VOC Content of Fountain Solution 

No person shall use in any graphic arts operation any fountain solution, including any 

VOC-containing materials added to the original fountain solution supplied by 

the manufacturer, which contains a total VOC in excess of 100 grams per liter of 

material. [Limit incorporated into Table 2 above.] 

(3) Solvent Cleaning Operations; Storage and Disposal of VOC-containing Materials. 

Solvent cleaning of application equipment, parts, products, tools, machinery, 

equipment, general work areas, and the storage and disposal of VOC-containing 

materials used in cleaning operations shall be carried out pursuant to Rule 1171 - 

Solvent Cleaning Operations. [Incorporated with (C)(6).] 

(3) Paper, Film, Foil or Fabric Coating Operations [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 

1128 (C)(1), (C)(2), (C)(3) and (C)(5). Foil added for consistency with CTG.] 

(a) An Operator shall not use any Coating in any Paper, Film, Foil or Fabric 

Coating Application Process, with or without Ovens, unless: 

(i) The Coating contains less than 265 Grams of VOC Per Liter (2.2 lb/gal), 

Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds, as applied, as applied; or 
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(ii) VOC emissions are collected and reduced by an approved emission 

control system pursuant to (C)(4). 

(b) An Operator shall not use or apply any Plastisol to any paper, film, foil or fabric 

substrate unless the Coating contains less than 20 Grams of VOC Per Liter (0.16 

lb/gal), Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds, as applied. 

(c) An Operator shall not use any Wash Primer on any paper, film, foil or fabric 

used in any Paper, Fabric, Foil or Fabric Coating Application Process, with or 

without Ovens, unless: 

(i) The Wash Primer contains less than 265 Grams of VOC Per Liter (2.2 

lb/gal) of Material used; or 

(ii) VOC emissions are collected and reduced by an approved emission 

control system pursuant to (C)(4). 

(4) Approved VOC Emission Control System [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §5.6.]

(a) A person may comply with the provisions of paragraphs In lieu of the 

requirements of subsections (Cc)(1), (C)(2) or (Cc)(23), emissions of VOC may 

be controlled by using an emission capture and control system, consisting of a 

collection and a control device, which is approved, in writing, by the Executive 

Officer forwhich reducesing emissions of VOCs to the atmosphere, provided 

that:volatile organic compounds. [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §5.6.2.

(i) The VOC emission control system is approved by the APCO. 

(ii) During continuous operation, not to exceed 24 hours, the VOC emission 

control system shall have a minimum Overall Capture and Control 

Efficiency as specified in Table 4, in accordance with the corresponding 

effective date. 

(iii) The collection system shall vent all drying Oven exhaust to the Control 

Device and shall have one or more inlets for collection of Fugitive 

Emissions. 

(iv) During any period of operation of a thermal incinerator, combustion 

temperature shall be continuously monitored. 

(v) During any period of operation of a catalytic incinerator, exhaust Gas 

temperature shall be continuously monitored. 

(vi) Appropriate permit(s) for the emission capture and control system are 

obtained pursuant to District regulations. 

(vii) The VOC emission control system shall reduce VOC emissions, at all times, to 

a level that is not greater than the emissions which would have been 

achieved through the use of compliant materials, compliant equipment or 

compliant work practices in subsections (C)(1), (C)(2), (C)(3) and(C)(7). 

(A) Graphic Arts Materials 
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The Executive Officer shall approve an emission control system to be used in 

conjunction with graphic arts materials only if its overall control efficiency will 

reduce the VOC emissions from the use of non-compliant graphic arts materials 

to a level equal to or lower than that which would have been achieved through 

compliance with the terms of paragraphs (c)(1) or meets the applicable limits 

listed below, whichever results in lower emissions.

Table 4 

VOC Emission Control System Overall Capture and Control Efficiency 

Process or Solution Overall VOC Capture and 

Control Efficiency %, by 

weight, effective through 

mm/dd/yyyy

Overall VOC Capture 

and Control Efficiency 

%, by weight, effective 

on and after 

mm/dd/yyyy 

Flexography 67% (See Flexible Package 

Printing) 

Publication Gravure 75% 85% 

Packaging Gravure 67% 75% 

Lithography 67% 75% 

Letterpress 67% 75% 

Flexible Package 

Printing (All 

Technologies) 

n/a 80% 

Fountain Solution 67% 75% 

[Updated headings pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 09/04/13. 

Flexography process in Table 4 is modified to refer it to the Flexible Package Printing 

category with 80%, effective the year after amendment. Process category for flexography 

will be retained since the existing 67% does not indicate it applies to all flexible 

packaging technologies. Correction made pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 

09/04/13.]

Type of Printing Overall Efficiency

Flexography 67%

Publication gravure 75%

Packaging gravure 67%

Lithography 67%

Letterpress 67%

[Combined with information in Table 4 above.]

The required minimum overall efficiency of an emission control system at

which an equivalent VOC emission will be achieved, compared to the emissions 

achieved through compliance with paragraphs subsections (cC)(1), (C)(2) and/or 

(C)(3), shall be calculated by the following equation: 
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( )

( ) ( )





























×









































































−

















−

= − × 100

880 /

1

1

... . 1

,

,

,

g L

VOC

D

VOC

VOC

VOC

M C E

LWc

Maxn

LWn Max

LWn Max

LWc

Where: M.C.E = Overall Minimum Control Device Efficiency, 

percent.

VOCLWc = VOC Limit of Rule 1130, less water and less 

Eexempt Ccompounds, pursuant to 

paragraphs (Cc)(1), (C)(2) and/or (C)(3)= 300 

grams per liter (g/L). 

VOCLWn,Max = Maximum VOC content of non-compliant 

Ggraphic Aarts Mmaterials used in 

conjunction with a Ccontrol Ddevice, less 

water and Eexempt Ccompounds, g/L.

Dn,Max = Density of VOC Ssolvent, reducer, or 

Tthinner contained in the non-compliant 

graphic arts materials containing the 

maximum VOC, g/L.

Dc = Density of corresponding VOC solvent, 

reducer, or thinner used in the compliant 

graphic arts materials = 880 g/L. 

 (b) The APCO shall approve an emission control system to be used in conjunction 

with Graphic Arts Materials only if its Overall Capture and Control Efficiency 

will reduce the VOC emissions from the use of non-compliant Graphic Arts 

Materials to a level equal to or lower than that which would have been achieved 

through compliance with the terms of subsections (C)(1), (C)(2) and/or (C)(3) or 

meets the applicable limits listed in Table 4, whichever results in lower 

emissions. [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §5.6.2.4.] See (C)(4)(a)(vii) 

above]

(b) Paper, Film, Foil or Fabric [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 §(D). Not 

incorporated into Table 4 because Rule 1128 specified separate collection and 

reduction percentages.] 

An Operator may comply with the requirements (C)(3)(a), (C)(3)(c) or (C)(4)(a) 

through (C)(4)(c) by using an Approved VOC Emission Control System 

consisting of collection and control devices, which are approved, in writing, by 

the APCO and operated subject to the following: 

(i) The emission collection system shall collect at least 90 percent, by 

weight, of the emissions generated by the source of emissions. 
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(ii) The control device shall reduce emissions from an emission collection 

system by at least 95 percent, by weight, or the output of the control 

device is 50 ppm, by volume, calculated as carbon, with no dilution. 

(B) Fountain Solution 

The Executive Officer shall approve an emission control system to be used in 

conjunction with fountain solutions only if its overall control efficiency is at 

least 67%. [Incorporated into Table 4 above.] 

(c) Heatset Web Offset Lithographic or Letterpress [Derived from SJVUAPCD 

Rule 4607 §5.6.1.] 

On or after mm/dd/yy, an Operator performing Heatset Web Offset Lithographic 

or Letterpress Printing that has a greater than 25 ton per year Potential to Emit 

prior to controls shall use an add-on Control Device on the Dryers as follows: 

(i) Heatset Web Offset Lithographic or Letterpress printer Control Devices 

installed on or prior to mm/dd/yy shall have an Overall Capture and 

Control Efficiency of 90 percent. 

(ii) Heatset Web Offset Lithographic or Letterpress printer Control Devices 

installed on or after mm/dd/yy shall have an Overall Capture and Control 

Efficiency of 95 percent. 

[Provisions of (C)(4)(e) thru (i) have been relocated as subsections of (C)(4)(a).] 

(5) Coating Application Equipment [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 § 5.7.] 

No Operator shall apply Coatings unless Coatings are applied with equipment operated 

according to manufacturer’s specifications, and only by the use of one of the following 

types of Coating Application Equipment: 

(a) Flow Coater; 

(b) Roll Coater; 

(c) Dip Coater; 

(d) Foam Coater; 

(e) Die Coater; 

(f) Hand Application Methods; or 

(g) HVLP spray for air dried coatings.

(i) For HVLP spray guns manufactured prior to January 1, 1996, the EndUser shall demonstrate that the gun meets HVLP spray equipment 
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standards. Satisfactory proof will be either in the form of manufacturer’s 

published technical material or by a demonstration using a certified air 

pressure tip gauge, measuring the air atomizing pressure dynamically at 

the center of the air cap and at the air horns. 

(ii) A person shall not sell or offer for sale for use within the District any 

HVLP spray gun without a permanent marking denoting the maximum 

inlet air pressure in psig at which the gun will operate within the 

parameters specified in (B)(49). 

(h) Such other alternative spray application methods as are demonstrated in 

accordance with the provisions of (H)(8), to be capable of achieving equivalent 

or better Transfer Efficiency than the application method in subsection 

(C)(5)(g), and for which written approval of the APCO has been obtained. 

[Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 § (c)(6)(H). Cross reference updated to 

(H)(8).] 

(i) Other Coating application methods which are demonstrated to the APCO to be 

capable of achieving at least 65 percent transfer efficiency as determined in 

accordance with Section (H)(8). Prior written approval from the APCO shall be 

obtained for each alternative method used. [(H)(8) more specifically describes 

the test for transfer efficiency pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 

09/04/13. Cross reference updated to (H)(8).] 

(j) In lieu of complying with subsections (C)(5)(a) through (C)(5)(i), an Operator 

may control emissions from the Coating Application Equipment with a VOC 

emission control system that meets the requirements of subsection (C)(4). 

[(C)(5)(h) has been changed to (C)(5)(i) pursuant to EPA review preliminary 

comments 09/04/13.]

(56) Alternative Emission Control Plan 

A person may comply with the provisions of paragraphs subsection (cC)(1), (C)(2) or 

(cC)(23) by means of an Alternative Emission Control Plan (AECP) pursuant to District 

Rule 108 – Alternative Emission Control Plans. [Updated for consistency.] 

(7) Solvent Cleaning Operations; Storage and Disposal of VOC-containing Materials. 

Solvent cleaning of Application Equipment, parts, products, tools, machinery, 

equipment, general work areas, and the storage and disposal of VOC-containing 

materials used in cleaning operations exempt from all or a portion of this rule shall 

comply with the provisions of Rule 1171 – Solvent Cleaning Operations. [Rule 1171 

applicability modified to limit the applicability to those operations exempt from all or a 

portion of this rule.] 
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(a) An Operator shall not use Solvents for cleaning Operations that exceed the VOC 

content limits specified in Table 5 in accordance with the corresponding 

effective date. [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §5.8.1.] 

Table 5 

VOC Content Limits for Solvent Cleaning 

(Type of Solvent Cleaning Operation VOC Content Limit 

Grams of VOC/liter of 

material (Lb/gal), effective on 

and after mm/dd/yy 

A. Product cleaning during 

Manufacturing Process; or Surface 

Preparation for Adhesive, Coating or Ink 

application 

25 (0.21) 

B. Repair and Maintenance Cleaning 25 (0.21) 

C. Cleaning of Adhesive or Coating 

Application Equipment 25 (0.21) 

D. Cleaning of Ink Application 

Equipment 25 (0.21) 

 1. General 25 (0.21) 

 2. Flexographic Printing 25 (0.21) 

 3. Specialty Flexographic Printing 100 (0.83) 

 4. Gravure Publication 

 a. Publication 100 (0.83) 

 b. Packaging 25 (0.21) 

 5. Lithographic (Offset) or 

 Letterpress Printing 

 a. Roller Wash – Step 1 100 (0.83) 

 b. Roller Wash – Step 2; Roller 

 wash – not specified; Blanket 

 Wash, and On _press 

 components 

100 (0.83) 

 c. Removable Press Components 25 (0.21) 
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 6. UV Ink/Electron Beam Ink 

 Application Equipment 

100 (0.83) 

(b) The following cleaning Operations may be performed outside of an APCOapproved VOC emission control system and using a Solvent with VOC content 

greater than 25 g/L, so long as the VOC content is not greater than the limit in 

Table 5: [Derived from MDAQMD Rule 1117 (C)(8)(b). Additionally modified 

to include SJVUAPCD 5.8.2 provision pursuant to EPA review preliminary 

comments 09/04/13.] 

(i) Wipe Cleaning; 

(ii) Application of Solvent from hand-held spray bottles from which 

Solvents are dispensed without a propellant induced force; 

(iii) Non-Atomized Solvent Flow method in which the cleaning Solvent is 

collected in a container or a collection system which is closed except for 

Solvent collection openings and, if necessary, openings to avoid 

excessive pressure build-up inside the container; or 

(iv) Solvent Cleaning method in which the Cleaning Solvent is discharged 

into a container that is closed except for Solvent collection openings and, 

if necessary, openings to avoid excessive pressure build-up inside the 

container. The discharge Solvent from the equipment must be collected 

into containers without atomizing into the open air. The Solvent may be 

flushed through the system by air or hydraulic pressure, or by pumping. 

(c) Solvent shall not be atomized into the open air unless it is vented to a VOC 

emission control system that complies with subsection (C)(4). This provision 

shall not apply to printing Operations where the roller of Blanket Wash is 

applied automatically and the cleaning of nozzle tips of automated spray 

equipment systems, except for robotic systems, and cleaning with spray bottles 

or containers described in subsection (C)(7)(b)(ii). [Derived from SJVUAPCD 

Rule 4607 §5.8.4.]

(d) An Operator shall not use VOC-containing materials to clean spray equipment 

used for the application of Adhesives, Coatings or Ink unless an enclosed system 

or equipment that is proven to be equally effective at controlling emissions is 

used for cleaning. If an enclosed system is used, it must totally enclose spray 

guns, cups, nozzles, bowls and other parts during washing, rinsing and draining 

procedures, and it must be used according to the manufacturer’s 

recommendations and must be closed when not in use. [Derived from 

SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §5.8.5.]

(e) In lieu of complying with the provisions of subsection (C)(7)(a) through 

(C)(7)(d), an Operator may control emissions from cleaning Operations with an 

APCO-approved VOC emission control system that meets the requirements of 

subsection (C)(4). [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §5.8.6.]
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(8) An Operator shall store or dispose of fresh or spent Solvents, Waste Solvent Materials, 

Coatings, Adhesives, catalysts, Thinners and Ink in Non-Absorbent, Non-Leaking 

Containers, which shall be kept closed except when adding or removing material, 

during cleaning Operations, or when the container is empty. [Derived from SJVUAPCD 

Rule 4607 §5.9.]

(9) VOC material wastes (including but not limited to liquid wastes, rags and packaging) 

shall be disposed of in a manner consistent with federal, state and local hazardous waste 

regulations. [Derived from MDAQMD Rule 1117 §(C)(10.]

(10) The manufacturer of any Coating, Adhesive or Ink, except Thin Film UV Ink, which is 

sold, offered for sale or supplied for use in Packaging Gravure, Publication Gravure or 

Flexographic Printing Operations in the District shall include the following information 

on the product container or Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) supplied with the 

product: [Thin Film UV inks are exempted because there is no method for determining 

VOC content. ASTM D 5403-93, Standard Test Methods for Volatile Content of 

Radiation Cuable Materials is not applicable.] 

(a) Material name, manufacturer identification, specific mixing instructions, 

density, and VOC content, as applied. 

(b) The VOC content of Inks (except Thin Film UV Ink), Coatings and Adhesives 

expressed as defined in subsection (B)(41). 

(11) Work Practices [Specific work practices derived from EPA-453/R-06-002, CTG for 

Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing (September 2006) and EPA 

453/R-06-003, CTG for Flexible Packaging Printing (September 2006.] 

(a) An Operator shall properly use and properly operate all graphic arts printing 

technologies as directed and/or specified by the manufacturer of the printer or 

graphic arts material. 

(b) Solvent containers and mixing tanks must be kept closed or covered except 

when filling, draining, or conducting cleaning operations. 

(c) Used shop towels, rags and wipes shall be kept in closed containers. 

(d) Spray guns shall be cleaned in an enclosed system. 

(e) Recycled Solvents shall be used for cleaning if available and practical. 

(f) Cleaning materials shall be conveyed from one location to another in closed 

containers or pipes.

(dD) Prohibition of Specification and Sale [Updated for consistency and proper cross 

references.]
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(1) No person shall solicit from, or require any other person to use in the District any 

graphic arts material which, when applied as supplied or thinned or reduced according 

to the manufacturer's recommendation for application, does not meet the applicable 

VOC limits in paragraph subsection (cC)(1), (C)(2), (C)(3) or subparagraph subsection 

(iI)(123)(Cs)(iii) for the specific application. 

(2) On and after January 1, 1996mm/dd/yy, no person shall offer for sale, sell, or distribute 

directly to an Eend-Uuser for use in the District any graphic arts material which, when 

applied as supplied or thinned or reduced according to the manufacturer's 

recommendation for application, does not meet the applicable VOC limits in paragraph 

subsection (cC)(1), (C)(2), (C)(3) or subparagraph subsection (iI)(123)(Cs)(iii) for the 

specific application. 

(eE) Recordkeeping Requirements

Unless otherwise noted or as required pursuant to District Rule 109 – Recordkeeping for 

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions, all VOC content and density values recorded pursuant 

to the requirements of this rule shall be for the material as applied. Graphic Arts Coating 

Operations subject to this rule shall maintain the following records and information: [Derived 

from MDAQMD Rule 1117 §(E)(1).] 

(1) For each Ink, Coating, and Adhesive, Fountain Solution, Wash Primer, and Solvent in 

use and in storage: 

(a) A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) or product data sheet giving material 

name, manufacturer identification, specific mixing instructions, and density; and 

(b) VOC content as applied. 

(2) Compliant Materials Records [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.1.2.] 

If only Inks, Coatings, and Adhesives meeting the specification found in Section (C) are 

used: 

(a) Records on a daily basis showing the amount of Ink used. Ink use records shall 

be maintained using one of the following options: 

(i) Group the quantity of all Inks used and identify the maximum VOC 

content figure and use the minimum density of 1,010 gm/liter (8.44 

lb/gal) ; 

(ii) Itemize Process Inks and Pantone Inks separately and use the specific 

VOC content and density value for each Process Ink, and the highest 

VOC content and the maximum density of 1,010 gm/liter (8.44 lb/gal) 

for Pantone Inks; 

(iii) Report Process Inks and Pantone Inks separately and use the maximum 

VOC content and minimum density value for both process and Pantone 
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Inks, or use the density of 1,010 gm/liter (8.44 lb/gal) for Pantone Inks; 

or 

(iv) Itemize each Ink and Pantone Ink and use the specific VOC content and 

density value for each. 

(b) Records on a daily basis showing the amount of Coating, Adhesive, Wash 

Primer, and Solvent (including cleaning Solvent) used. Itemize each Coating, 

Adhesive, Wash Primer, and Solvent and use the specific VOC content and 

density value for each. 

(c) Record, on a daily basis, the type, amount, and percent VOC by volume of 

Fountain Solution used. 

(3) Non-Compliant Materials Records [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.1.3.]

If Inks, Coatings, Adhesives, Fountain Solutions, Wash Primers, and Solvents 

(including non-compliant cleaning Solvent) which do not meet the specifications found 

in Subsection (C) are used and compliance is achieved through the use of add-on 

emission control equipment pursuant to (C)(4): 

(a) Records on a daily basis showing the type and amount of Inks, Coatings, 

Adhesives, Fountain Solutions, Wash Primers, and Solvents (including noncompliant cleaning Solvent) used and itemized using the specific VOC content 

and density value for each. 

(b) Daily records of Key System Operating Parameters which will demonstrate 

continuous Operation and compliance of the emission Control Device during 

periods of emission producing activities. Key System Operating Parameters are 

those necessary to ensure compliance with VOC capture and control 

requirements pursuant to (C)(4) (including but not limited to temperatures, 

pressures, and flow rates). Such records shall be kept in the form and manner as 

prescribed by the APCO. 

(4) Records for Flexographic Specialty Inks [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.1.4.]

If flexographic Specialty Inks are used pursuant to Section (C)(2), record, on a daily 

basis, the type and amount of each Specialty Ink used. 

(5) Digital Printing Records [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.1.6.]

(a) On or after mm/dd/yyyy, Digital Printing Operations shall keep records in 

accordance with (E)(5)(b) for each Digital Printer that: 

(i) Uses Solvent-based Inks and has a print capacity of 1,000 ft

2

/hr or more; 

or 
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(ii) Uses water-based Inks, or UV Inks and has a print capacity of 10,000 

ft

2

/hr or more, 

(b) Operators with printers Subject to Section (E)(5)(a) shall keep the following 

records: 

(i) A current file of Inks, Coatings, Adhesives, and Solvents in use and in 

storage. The file shall include a MSDS or product data sheet showing 

the material name, manufacturer's name, VOC content as applied, 

specific mixing instructions, and density. 

(ii) Monthly records of the type, and amount of each Ink, Coating, and/or 

Adhesive used. 

(iii) Monthly records of the type, and amount of Solvent used for thinning the 

Ink, Coating, or Adhesive, and for cleaning. 

(6) If the Facility is claiming exempt status pursuant to Section (I), the Facility shall 

maintain adequate records on a daily or as-used basis to demonstrate the exempt status. 

The Operator who becomes subject to the emission limits/standards of this rule through 

loss of exemption in Section (I) shall not operate the subject equipment, except as 

required for obtaining a new or modified Permit-to-Operate, until the Operator 

demonstrates that the Operation is in full compliance with the requirements of this rule. 

[Portion derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §7.0. Record keeping requirement 

changed from monthly to daily per “Little Bluebook,” pursuant to EPA review 

preliminary comments 09/04/13] 

(7) Any record required or produced pursuant to this rule shall be retained on site for a 

minimum of five (5) years and shall be made available to the APCO, CARB, or USEPA 

upon request. [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.1.] 

(8) Determination of VOC Emissions from Inks Used in a Lithographic Printing Operation 

[Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.3.]

For the purposes of determining compliance with emissions limits, and determining 

eligibility for exemption under subsections (I)(1), (I)(3)(h) and (I)(3)(m) of this rule, the 

amount of VOC emitted from Heatset Web and Non-Heatset Web Inks used shall be 

discounted by the following Substrate Retention Factors: 20 percent for Heatset Web 

Inks and 95 percent for Non-Heatset Web Inks. These Substrate Retention Factors shall 

not be used when determining compliance of Inks with applicable VOC content limits 

specified in this rule, and Heatset Web and Non-Heatset Web Inks shall meet the VOC 

content limits specified in Section (C)(1), Table 2. [(I)(2) changed to (I)(1), (I)(3)(h) 

and (I)(3)(m) for consistency with SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §4.1., pursuant to EPA review 

preliminary comments 9/04/13.] 

 Records shall be maintained pursuant to Rule 109. 
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(fF) Rule 442 Applicability 

Any graphic arts operations subject to this rule which is exempt from all or a portion of the 

VOC limits of this rule shall comply with the provisions of Rule 442 – Usage of Solvents. 

(gG) Emission Reduction Credits 

The calculations for emission reduction credits issued pursuant to District Rule 1309 for 

Mmatte Ffinish and Mmetallic Iinks shall be based on a maximum VOC limits of 300 grams 

per liter specified in subsection (C)(2) Table 3 (less water and less Eexempt Ccompounds) 

irrespective of the VOC limits specified in paragraph subsection (Ii)(123)(s)(iii). [Updated 

pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 9/04/13.]

(hH) Test Methods [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.4.]

The VOC content of materials subject to the provisions of this rule and Overall Capture and 

Control Efficiency of VOC emission control systems shall be determined by the following test 

methods specified in Sections (H)(1) through (H)(9), District Rule 109 – Recordkeeping for 

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions, or alternative test methods approved by the APCO,

USEPA, and CARB. [Cross reference corrected.]

(1) Except for UV Inks, the VOC content of Inks, Adhesives, Fountain Solutions, Solvents 

and Coatings shall be determined by using EPA Method 24 or 24A as applicable; or 

South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Laboratory Methods of 

Analysis for Enforcement Samples, February 1997, Method 304-91 – Determination of 

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Various Materials, February 1, 1996. [Derived 

from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.4.1. SCAQMD method from SCAQMD Laboratory Methods of 

Analysis for Enforcement Samples, February 1997. SCAQMD Test method reference changed 

pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 9/04/13.] 

(2) The VOC content of UV Inks, except for Thin Film UV Inks, shall be determined by 

using American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) D5403-93 (2013) (Test 

Methods for Volatile Content of Radiation Curable Materials). VOC Content of Graphic 

Arts Materials [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.4.1. ASTM Method updated to 2013 

version pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 9/04/13.]

The VOC content of graphic arts materials except publication rotogravure inks shall be 

determined by: 

(A) United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Reference Method 24, (Title 

40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 60, Appendix A). The exempt compounds' 

content shall be determined by District Method 303 (Determination of Exempt 

Compounds) contained in the District "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for 

Enforcement Samples" manual; or 
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(B) District Method 304 [Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in 

Various Materials] contained in the District "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for 

Enforcement Samples" manual.

(23) Exempt Compound Content: Exempt compound content shall be determined by using 

ARB Method 432, “Determination of Dichloromethane and 1,1,1-Trichlorethane in 

Paints and Coatings,” September 12, 1989; ARB Method 422 “Determination of 

Volatile Organic Compounds in Emission from Stationary Sources,” September 12, 

1990; or, SCAQMD Method 303-91 “Determination of Exempt Compounds,” August 

1, 1996. VOC Content and Density of Publication Rotogravure Ink: [Derived from 

SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.4.2. SCAQMD method included from AVAQMD Rule 1128 

§(f)(1)(A). Test method dates revised as suggested pursuant to EPA review preliminary 

comments 9/04/13. SCAQMD test methods 19 and 22 removed as method 303.91 is the 

applicable method.]

The VOC content and density of publication rotogravure inks shall be determined by: 

(A) United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Reference Method 24A, 

(Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 60, Appendix A). The exempt compounds' 

content shall be determined by District Method 303 (Determination of Exempt 

Compounds) contained in the District "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for 

Enforcement Samples" manual; or 

(B) District Method 304 [Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in 

Various Materials] contained in the District "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for 

Enforcement Samples" manual.

(34) Exempt Perfluorocarbon Compounds 

The following classes of compounds: cyclic, branched, or linear, completely 

fluorinated alkanes; cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated ethers with no 

unsaturations; cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiary amines with no 

unsaturations; and sulfur-containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and with 

sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine, will be analyzed as Eexempt Ccompounds for 

compliance with subdivision Section (cC) and subparagraph subsection 

(iI)(123)(Cs)(iii), only at such time as manufacturers specify which individual 

compounds are used in the Ccoating formulations and identify the test methods, which, 

prior to such analysis, have been approved by the USEPA and the District, that can be 

used to quantify the amounts of each Eexempt Ccompound.

(5) The content of silicon dioxide as a flattening agent in a Matte Finish Ink shall be 

determined by using ASTM D717-86 (2008) (Standard Test Methods for Analysis of 

Magnesium Silicate Pigment). [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.4.3. ASTM Test 

method updated from “the latest EPA approved revision” to 2008 version pursuant to EPA 

review preliminary comments 9/04/13.]
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(6) The metal content of Metallic Inks shall be determined by SCAQMD Test Method 318-

95 -- Determination of Weight Percent Elemental Metal In Coatings by X-Ray 

Diffraction, July 1, 1996. [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.4.4. Test method 

name/date updated pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 9/04/13.]

(7) Determination of emissions of VOC from spray gun cleaning systems shall be made 

using SCAQMD method "General Test Method for Determining Solvent Losses from 

Spray Gun Cleaning Systems," October 3, 1989. Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 

§6.4.5.

(8) The transfer efficiency of alternative Coating application methods shall be determined 

in accordance with the SCAQMD method “Spray Equipment Transfer Efficiency Test 

Procedure for Equipment User,” May 24, 1989. [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 

§6.4.6. Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 §(f)(4).] 

(49) Determination of Overall Capture and Control Efficiency of VOC Emission Control 

Systems Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.4.7.

(aA) The Capture Efficiency of a VOC emission control system’s collection device(s) 

shall be determined according to EPA’s “Guidelines for Determining Capture 

Efficiency,” January 9, 1995 and 40 CFR 51, Appendix M, Test Methods 204-

204F, as applicable.The capture efficiency of an emission control system as 

defined in paragraph (b)(2) shall be determined by a minimum of three sampling 

runs subject to the data quality objective (DQO) presented in the USEPA 

technical guideline document, "Guidelines for Determining Capture Efficiency, 

January 9, 1995". Individual Ccapture Eefficiency test runs subject to the 

USEPA technical guidelines shall be determined by: 

(i) Applicable USEPA Methods 204, 204A, 204B, 204C, 204E, and/or 

204F; or [These test methods are contained in (H)(9)(a) and redundant. 

Removed pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 9/04/13.]

(ii) The DistrictSCAQMD “"Protocol for Determination of Volatile Organic 

Compounds (VOC) Capture Efficiency, May 1995”"; ; or Correctly cited 

SCAQMD rather than the AVAQMD as the source of this protocol 

pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 9/04/13.]

(iii) any Any other method approved by the USEPA, the California Air 

Resources BoardCARB, and the District Executive OfficerAPCO. 

(bB) The Ccontrol Ddevice Eefficiency of an VOC emission control system’s VOC 

Control Device(s) as defined in paragraph (b)(3) and the VOC content in the 

Ccontrol Ddevice exhaust gases, measured and calculated as carbon, shall be 

determined by USEPA Test Methods 2, 2A, or 2D for measuring flow rates and 

EPA Method 25, 25A, 25B or SCAQMDDistrict Method 25.1 – 

“(Determination of Total Gaseous Non-Methane Organic Emissions as Carbon, 

February 26, 1991”) as applicable. USEPA Test Method 18, or ARB Method

422 shall be used to determine emissions of Eexempt Ccompounds. [Updated 
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with provisions derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §6.4.7.2. Test method name/date 

updated pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 9/04/13.]

(c) For VOC emission control systems that consist of a single VOC emission 

collection device connected to a single VOC emission Control Device, the 

Ooverall Ccapture and Ccontrol Eefficiency shall be calculated by using the 

following equation: 

[ ]/ 100 CECapture ,Control = CECapture ×CEControl

Where: 

CE

Capture,Control

= Overall Capture and Control Efficiency, in percent 

CE

Capture 

= Capture Efficiency of the collection device, in 

percent, as determined in Section subsection 

(FH)(79)(a)

CE

Control 

= Control Efficiency of the Control Device, in percent, 

as determined in Section subsection (FH)(79)(b).

(d) The following equation shall be used to determine if the minimum required 

Ooverall Ccapture and Ccontrol Eefficiency of an emission control system is at 

an equivalent or greater level of VOC reduction as would be achieved using 

compliant materials, equipment, or work practices, as stated in Section 

subsection (C)(64)(ga). [Cross reference corrected pursuant to EPA review 

preliminary comments 9/04/13.]

100

1

1

1

,

,

,

×





























































−













−

= − ×

c

LWC

Maxn

LWn Max

LWn Max

LWc

D

VOC

D

VOC

VOC

VOC

CE
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Where: 

CE = Minimum Required Overall Capture and Control 

Efficiency, percent 

VOC

LWc

= VOC Limit, less water and less Exempt 

Compounds 

VOC

LWn,Max

= Maximum VOC content of noncompliant Ink (or 

Coating or Adhesive) used in conjunction with a 

Control Device, less water and less Exempt 

Compounds 

D

n,Max

= Density of Solvent, reducer, or Thinner contained

in the noncompliant Ink (or Coating or 

Adhesive), containing the maximum VOC 

content of the multi-component Ink (or Coating, 

or Adhesive) printing Line 

Dc

= Density of corresponding Solvent, reducer, or 

Thinner used in the compliant Ink (or Coating, or 

Adhesive) system = 880 gm/liter. 

(510) Equivalent Test Methods 

Other test methods determined by the staffs of the District, ARB, and USEPA, to be 

equivalent to the test methods specified in this rule, and approved in writing by the 

District Executive OfficerAPCO may also be used. 

(611) Multiple Test Methods 

When more than one test method or set of test methods are specified for any testing, a 

violation of any requirement of this rule established by any one of the specified test 

methods or set of test methods shall constitute a violation of the rule. 

(712) Test Methods Dates 

All test methods referenced in this section shall be the most recent approved versions. 

The Executive OfficerAPCO may update test methods as necessary to reflect the most 

accurate method available, provided the method does not affect the stringency of the 

rule. 

(iI) Exemptions
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(1) The requirements of this rule, except for the recordkeeping requirements of subsection 

(E)(6), shall not apply to the following Operations except for Paper, Film, Foil or Fabric 

Coating Operations: [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §4.1 and §4.2.]

(a) Effective through mm/dd/yyyy, any Graphic Arts Printing Operation which 

emits less than 400 pounds of VOC per calendar month. 

(b) On or after mm/dd/yyyy, any Graphic Arts Printing Operation that emits less 

than 200 pounds of VOC per 12 rolling consecutive calendar months. 

(2) The following exemptions apply to Paper, Film, Foil or Fabric Coating Operations only: 

(a) The provisions of (C)(5) shall not apply to the application of materials that 

contain less than 20 g/L of VOC per liter of material. [Incorporated from 

AVAQMD Rule 1128 §(i)(3).] 

(b) The provisions of subsection (C)(3) shall not apply to laboratories which apply 

less than two (2) gallons per day of coatings to test specimens for purposes of 

testing for production-related operations, research, development or quality 

control. [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 §(i)(4).] 

(c) The provisions of subsection (C)(3) shall not apply to laboratories located at 

facilities that manufacture reinforced plastic, structural materials which apply 

less than three (3) gallons per day of coatings to test specimens for either testing 

for production-related operations, research, development or quality control. 

[Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 §(i)(6).] 

(13) The requirements of this rule shall not apply to: 

(a) All Pproof ppresses. 

(2b) Any Ffacility which emits eight (8) pounds or less of VOC per day from graphic 

arts operations and related Ssolvent Ccleaning Ooperations subject to Rule 1171 

- Solvent Cleaning Operations. 

(3c) Coating operations subject to other rules of Regulation XI. 

(4d) Solar-control window film. 

(5e) Heat-applied transfer decals. 

(6f) Graphic arts on ceramic materials. 

(7g) Circuitry printing. 

(8h) Blanket Rrepair Mmaterial used in containers of four (4) ounces or less. 

(9i) Sterilization Iindicating Iinks.
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(j) The application of Coatings and use of cleaning Solvents in creating Fine Art 

Paintings, or to scenic or theatrical backgrounds for motion pictures, television 

and theater. [Incorporated from AVAQMD Rule 1128 §(i)(5).]

(k) Stripping of Cured Adhesives, Cured Coatings, and Cured Inks, except the 

Stripping of such materials from spray Application Equipment. [Derived from 

MDAQMD Rule 1117 §(D)(2)(c).] 

(l) Cleaning Operations in printing pre-press or graphic arts pre-press areas, 

including the cleaning of film processors, color scanners, plate processors, films, 

and plates. [Derived from MDAQMD Rule 1117 §(D)(2)(d).]

(m) Digital Printers and Digital Printing Operations except for recordkeeping 

requirements in Section (E)(5). [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 §4.1.4.]

(n) This rule shall not apply to laboratory tests or analyses, Bench Scale, or 

Research and Development Projects. [Derived from SJVUAPCD Rule 4607 

§4.5.]

(o) This rule shall not limit the VOC content of Thin Film UV Inks. [Derived from 

MDAQMD Rule 1117 §(D)(5).]

(p) Cleaning materials with a VOC composite vapor pressure less than 8 mm Hg at 

20o C are exempt from subsection (C)(7)(a) of this rule. [Derived from EPA453/R-06-001, Control Techniques Guidelines: Industrial Cleaning Solvents 

(September 2006).] 

(10q) The prohibition specified in paragraphs subsections (dD)(1) or (dD)(2) shall not 

apply to persons offering Ggraphic Aarts Mmaterials for sale to, selling 

Ggraphic Aarts Mmaterials to, distributing Ggraphic Aarts Mmaterials to, or 

requiring the use of Ggraphic Aarts Mmaterials from, persons who are operating 

an approved emission control system under paragraph subsection (cC)(4), or 

complying under paragraph subsection (cC)(56). , or operating pursuant to 

paragraphs (i)(1), (i)(2), (i)(3), (i)(4), (i)(5), (i)(6), (i)(7), (i)(8), or (i)(9). 

[Removed (I) references pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 

09/04/13.] 

(11r) The prohibition specified in subdivision Section (dD) shall not apply to 

Ggraphic Aarts Mmaterials which will be used solely outside of the District. 

(12s) The provisions of paragraph subsection (cC)(12) shall not apply to metallic and

Mmatte Ffinish and Metallic Iinks provided that: 

(Ai) The usage of Mmatte Ffinish or Mmetallic Iinks each shall not exceed 

two (2) gallons per day and 125 120 gallons per calendar year at a 

Ffacility; and [Gallons changed for consistency with (C)(2)(a) pursuant 

to EPA review preliminary comments 9/04/13.]
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(Bii) The Ppotential to Eemit and the actual VOC emissions from a Ffacility 

which applies Mmatte Ffinish or Mmetallic Iinks does not exceed ten 

(10) tons per calendar year from all VOC emission sources, but 300 

grams per liter after (mm/dd/yy); and [Updated for consistency with 

(C)(2)(b) requirements pursuant to EPA review preliminary comments 

9/04/13.]

(Ciii) The VOC content of Mmatte Ffinish and Mmetallic Iinks on non-flexible 

substrates do not exceed 535 and 460 grams per liter (less water and less 

Eexempt Ccompounds) respectively; and [Updated for consistency with 

(C)(2)(a) Table 3 requirements pursuant to EPA review preliminary 

comments 9/04/13.]

(Div) The owner or Ooperator of the Ffacility certifies in writing to the 

Executive Officer that they shall not emit VOCs in excess of ten (10) 

tons per calendar year. Such a certification shall be considered an 

agreement by the Ffacility to limit the Ffacility's Ppotential to Eemit; and 

(Ev) Facilities operating under the provisions of paragraph subsection 

(iI)(123) whose actual emissions exceed ten (10) tons in any calendar 

year shall henceforth be subject to the requirements of paragraph 

subsection (cC)(12); and 

(Fvi) In addition to the requirements of subdivision Section (eE), Ffacilities 

shall retain records of purchase orders and invoices of VOC-containing 

materials for a minimum of two five (25) years. 

(13t) The provisions of this rule shall not apply to aerosol Aerosol Ccoating 

Pproducts. 

See SIP Table at http://www.avaqmd.ca.gov/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=921[SIP: 

Submitted as amended 3/8/96 on 7/23/96; Approved 10/31/95, 60 FR 55312, 40 CFR 

52.220(c)(225)(i)(A)(1); Approved 4/14/94, 59 FR 17698, 40 CFR 52.220(c)(193)(i)(A)(2); 

Approved 7/8/82, 47 FR 29668, 40 CFR 52.220(c)(85)(viii)(A)]