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12/30/11 RULE 67.11 WOOD PRODUCTS COATIN G OPERATIONS

( Adopted & Effective 3/14/89; Rev. Effective 8/13/97;

Rev. Effective 9/25/02 ; Rev. A dopted ( date of adoption ) & Effective ( 1

year after date of adoption) )

(a) APPLICABILITY

(1) Except as otherwise provided in Section (b), this rule is applicable to all wood products coating operations.

(2) Any coating operation subject to the requirements of Rules 67.0 or 67.18 shall not be subject to this rule.

(3) Rule 66 .1 shall not apply to any wood products coating operation which is

subject to or exempt from this rule.

(b) EXEMPTIONS

(1) The provisions of Sections (d), (e) and (f) shall not apply to the following:

(i) Coatings applied using non

- refillable handheld aerosol spray

containers.

(i i ) A ny wood products coating operation at a A stationary source where

which applies less than 20 500 gallons or less of coatings are applied to wood

products in every per consecutive twelve 12

- month period. It shall be the

responsi bility of any person claiming this exemption to maintain monthly purchase

and monthly or daily usage records. These records shall be maintained onsite for

three years and made available to the District upon request

. The v o lume of

materials applied using non

- refillable handheld aerosol spray containers shall not

be included when determining the applicability of this exemption.

(ii i ) Any wood products coating operation at a stationary source where the

VOC emissions from such operation are 150 pounds or less per consecutive 12

-
month period, excluding surface preparation

, cleanup , and stripping materials

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12/30/11 volume or VOC content of materials applied using non

- refillable handheld aerosol

spray containers shall not be included when determining the applicability of this

exemption.

(ii) Coatings applied using non

- refillable handheld aerosol spray

containers.

( iv) Any wood products coating operation where not more than 20 gallons

of non

- complying coatings are used p er consecutive 12

- months, provided that the

total amount of non

- complying coatings used at the stationary source does not

exceed 20 gallons in any consecutive 12

- month period

.

It i s the responsi bility of any person claiming an exemption pursuant to

Subsections (b)(1)(i i )

, (b)(1)(iii) and (b)(1) (i v i i ) to maintain monthly purchase and

monthly or daily usage records and all records necessary to calculate VOC emissions.

These records shall be maintained onsite for three years and made available to the

D istrict upon reques t.

(2) The provisions of Subsection (d)(1) shall not apply to the following:

(i) Any coatings when applied by the use of air brushes with a coating

capacity of two ounces (59.1 ml) or less.

(ii) Any coatings when applied during touch

- up operations.

(3) The provisions of Subsections (d)(2)

, and (d)(3) and (d)(34) shall not apply

to coatings applied to wooden musical instruments.

(c) DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this rule the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Adhesive" means a material applied to a wood surface for the sole purpose of bonding the wood surface with another wood or non

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12/30/11 (2) “ Application Equipment ” means equipment used to apply coatings, inks,

and adhesives

, including , but not limited to spray guns, rollers, and brushes.

( 2 3 ) "Binder" means a non

- volatile polymeric organic material, such as a resin, which forms a surface film during coating applications.

( 4 ) “ Cleaning Material ” means any VOC containing substance which is liquid

at atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature and which is used as a cleaning agent,

surface preparation agent, or for other similar purposes.

(3) "Clear Sealer" means a coating which contains binders, but not opaque pigments, and is specifically formulated to seal wood surfaces prior to the application of subsequent coatings.

( 4 5 ) "Clear Topcoat" means a final coating which contains binders, but not opaque pigments, and is specifically formulated to form a transparent or translucent solid protective film. Clear topcoats include clear lacquers and varnishes but exclude

conversion varnishes.

( 5 6 ) "Coating" means a VOC containing material containing more than 20 grams

per liter of VOC as applied, less water and exempt comp ounds , which can be applied as

a thin layer to a substrate, and which either dries or cures to form a continuous solid film

or impregnates a substrate for protection, decorative, or functional purposes. Such

materials include, but are not limited to paint s, varnishes, sealers, lacquers, inks, fillers,

washcoats, toners, and stains but exclude adhesives.

( 6 7 ) "Coating Operation" means all steps involved in the application, drying and/or curing of surface coatings, including touch

- up operations, and asso ciated stripping, surface preparation and coating application equipment cleaning.

( 7 8 ) "Conversion Varnish" means a topcoat or sealer which is comprised of an

alkyd or other resin blended with amino resin in a homoge neous liquid that (alkyd

amino resin )

, which when acid catalyzed and applied, hardens by evaporation and

polymerization.

( 8 9 ) "Dip Coat" means a coating application method accomplished by dipping an object into the coating material.R67.11

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12/30/11 ( 9 1 0 ) "Electrostatic Spray" means a coating application method accomplished by charging atomized paint particles for deposition by electrostatic attraction.

( 10 1 1 ) "Exempt Compound" means the same as defined in Rule 2.

( 11 1 2 ) "Filler" means a material used to fill in cracks, gra ins and imperfections of wood before applying a coating.

( 12 1 3 ) "Flow Coat" means a coating application method accomplished by flowing

a stream of coating over an object and draining off any excess coating

.

(13) "Glaze Stain" means a semi

- transparent t inted coating applied on a previously coated surface to produce a decorative effect.

( 14 ) "Hand Application Method" means a coating application method accom

plished by applying a coating by manually held, non

- mechanically operated equipment.

Such equipment includes , but is not limited to

, paintbrushes, hand rollers, rags and

sponges.

( 15 ) "High

- Solids Stain" means a stain containing more than one pound of solids per gallon of material.

( 16 ) "High

- Volume Low

- Pressure (HVLP) Spray" means a coatin g application

method using a spray applicator and which uses pressurized air which is designed to be

operated and which is operated at an atomizing at a permanent pressure between 0.1 and

10.0 psig, not to exceed 10.0 psig, measured dynamically at the center of the

applicator’s air cap and the applicator’s air horns of the coating application system

.

( 17 ) "Ink" means a liquid that contains dyes and/or colorants and is used to make markings, but not to protect surfaces.

( 18 ) "Low

- Solids Coating" mean s a coating containing one pound of solids or

less per gallon of material , as supplied

.

( 19 ) "Low

- Solids Stain" means a stain containing one pound of solids or less per

gallon of materia l

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12/30/11 ( 20 ) "Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) Coating" means the initi al coating

which is applied directly to the surface of MDF

. , which MDF is a wood product

composed of tightly compressed wood fibers bonded with resins, and has a density

greater than 45 pounds per cubic foot.

( 21 ) "Multi

- Colored Coating" means a coating which exhibits more than one color when applied and which is packaged in a single container and applied in a single

coat.

( 22 ) "New Wood Product" means a wood product which has not been previously coated. A wood product from which coatings have been removed to repair flaws in initial coating applications is a new wood product.

( 23 ) "Pigmented Coating" means an opaque coating containing binders a nd

colored pigments, and formulated to hide the wood surfaces either as an undercoat or

topcoat

.

(24) "Pigmented Primer, Sealer, and Undercoat" means opaque coatings which contain binders and colored pigments formulated to hide the wood surface that

are applied prior to the topcoat to provide a firm bond, level the wood product surface, or seal the wood product surface.

(25) "Pigmented Topcoat" means a final opaque coating which contains binders and colored pigments, and is specifically formulated to hi de the wood surface and form a solid protective film.

( 26 2 4 ) "Refinished Wood Product" means a post

- consumer wood product which has had some or all of the coatings removed, and to which new coatings are applied in order to preserve or restore the post

- co nsumer wood product to its original condition. A wood product from which coatings have been removed to repair flaws in initial coatings applications is not a refinished wood product.

( 27 2 5 ) "Roll Coat" means a coating application method accomplished by rolling a coating onto a flat surface using a roll applicator.

( 28 26 ) "Sealer" means a coating which contains binders and which seals wood surfaces prior to the application of subsequent coatings.

( 29 27 ) "Stationary Source" means the same as defined in Rule 2.R67.11

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12/30/11 ( 30 28 ) " Stripper Stripping Material " means a liquid containing VOC and applied

to remove a coating

, or coating residue or adhesives

.

( 31 29 ) "Toner" means a coating which contains not more tha n one pound of binders and dyes or pigments per gallon of coating material and which is used to add tint

to a coated surface.

(32 3 0 ) "Touch

- up Operation" means the portion of a coating operation which is incidental to the main coating process but necessary to cover minor imperfections or minor mechanical damage incurred prior to intended use, or to achieve coverage as required.

( 33 3 1 ) "Transfer Efficienc y" means the ratio of the weight of coating solids adhering to the part being coated to the weight of coating solids used in the application process expressed as a percentage.

(34) “Uncontrolled VOC Emissions” means VOC emissions from a wood products co ating operation, which occurred or would have occurred in the absence of any air pollution control equipment added or process modification made on or after September 25, 2002.

( 35 3 2 ) "Volatile Organic Compound" (VOC) means the same as defined in Rule 2.

(36) "VOC Content Per Pound of Coating Solids" means the weight of VOC per weight of coating solids and can be calculated by the following equation:

Cs = Ws

– Ww

– Wes

W

r where:

C

s = VOC content per pound of coating solids

W
s = Weight of volatile compounds, in pounds

W

w = Weight of water, in pounds

W
es = Weight of exempt compounds, in pounds

W

r = Weight of coating solids, in pounds

( 37 33 ) "VOC Content Per Volume of Coating s , Less Water and Exempt Compounds" means the same as defined in Rule 2.

( 38 34 ) "VOC Content Per Volume of Material" means the weight of VOC per

volume of low

- solids coating

, cleaning or stripping material and is calculated by the

equation provided same as defined in Rule 2.R67.11

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12/30/11 ( 39 35 ) "Washcoat" means a low

- solids coating containing not more than one

pound of solids per gallon of material , which is used to seal wood surfaces, prevent

undesired staining and control penetration. A washcoat may also be used to provide a

barrier coat when paper laminates are applied to the woo d surface, or when glazes are

applied during the coating operation.

( 40 36 ) "Wood Products" means any objects that are made of or primarily

fabricated with solid wood, wood composition, bamboo and/or rattan, including , but not

limited to furnishings, art objects, tables, chairs, beds, sofas, and shutters

, and cabinets

. which are not permanently attached to stationary structures at the time of coating.

(d) STANDARDS

(1) Coating Application Equipment

Except as provided in Subsection (b)( 2), no coatings shall be applied unless one of

the following coating application methods is used:

(i) Hand application method ; or

(ii) Dip coat ; or

(iii) Roll coat ; or

(iv) Flow coat ; or

(v) Electrostatic spray ; or

(vi) High

- volume low

- pressure (HVLP) spray

. Facilities using an HVLP

spray gun shall have available on site pressure gauges in proper operating

condition to measure the air cap pressure or have available manufacturer’s

technical information regarding the correlation betw een the handle air inlet

pressure and the air cap pressure . If the correlation option is used to demonstrate

compliance, a handle air inlet pressure gauge will be required on site in proper

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12/30/11 (vii) Other coating application methods that are demonstrated to have a

transfer efficiency at least equal to one of the above application methods, and

which are used in such a manner that the operating parameters under which they

were demonstrated to ach ieve such transfer efficiency tested are permanent

features of the method. Such coating application methods shall be approved in

writing by the Air Pollution Control Officer prior to use.

(2) VOC Coating Limits for New Wood Products

(i) Except as pro vided in Subsection (d)(2)(ii), a person shall not apply any coating to a new wood product with a VOC content in excess of the following limits expressed as either grams of VOC per liter of coating (g/L) or pounds of VOC per gallon of coating (lb/gal), as applied, less water and exempt compounds:

CATEGORY VOC LIMITS g/L lb/gal Clear Topcoats 680 5.7

Conversion Varnishes 550 4.6

Fillers 500 4.2 High

- Solids Stains 700 5.8

Inks 500 4.2 Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) Coatings 680 5.7

Multi

- Colored Coatings 685 5.7 Pigmented Coatings 600 5.0

Sealers 680 5.7 Any Other Coatings 420 3.5

(ii) A person shall not apply the following low

- solids coatings to a new wood product with a VOC content in excess of the following limit expressed as either grams of VOC per liter of material (g/L) or pounds of VOC per gallon of material (lb/gal), as applied:

CATEGORY VOC LIMITS g/L lb/gal

Low

- Solids Stains, Toners or Washcoats 700 5.8 Any Other Low

- Solids Coatings 480 4.0

(i ii ) Except as provided in Subsection (d)(2)(i i v ) below , on and after July 1,

2005

, a person shall not apply any coating to a new wood product with a VOC

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12/30/11 liter of coating (g/L) or pounds of VOC per gallon of coating (lb/gal), as applied,

less water and exempt compounds:

CATEGORY VOC LIMITS

g/L lb/gal Clear Topcoats 275 2.3

Conversion Varnishes 550 4.6

Fillers 275 500 2.3 4.2

High

- Solids Stains 350 550 2.9 4.6

Inks 500 4.2 Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) Coatings 550 4.6

Multi

- Colored Coatings 275 685 2.3 5.7

Pigmented Coatings 275 2.3

Sealers 275 550 2.3 4.6

Any Other Coatings 275 2.3

(i i v ) On and after July 1, 2005, a A person shall not apply the following a

low

- solids coating s , including toners and washcoats, to a new wood product with a

VOC content in excess of the following limit expressed as either 120 grams of

VOC per liter of material (g/L) or 1. 0 pound s of VOC per gallon of material

(lb/gal) , as applied

. :

CATEGORY VOC LIMITS

g/L lb/gal

Low

- Solids Stains, Toners or Washcoats 480 4.0 Any Other Low

- Solids Coatings 480 4.0

The requirements of Subsection (d)(2) may be met using an Alternative Emission Control Plan (AECP) that has been approved pursuant to Rule 67.1.

(3) VOC Coating Limits for Refinished Wood Products

(i) Except as provided in Subsection (d)(3)(ii) below , a person shall not

apply any coating to a refinished wood product with a VOC content in excess of

the following limits expressed as either grams of VOC per liter of coating (g/L)

or pounds of VOC per gallon of coating (lb/gal), as applied, less water and

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12/30/11 CATEGORY VOC LIMITS g/L lb/gal Clear Topcoats 680 5.7

Conversion Varnishes 550 4.6

Fillers 500 4.2 High

- Solids Stains 700 5.8

Inks 500 4.2 Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) Coatings 680 5.7

Multi

- Colored Coatings 680 685 5.7

Pigmented Coatings 600 5.0

Sealers 680 5.7 Any Other Coatings 420 3.5

(ii) A person shall not apply the following low

- solids coating s to a

refinished wood product with a VOC content in excess of the following limit s

expressed as either grams of VOC per liter of material (g/L) or pounds of VOC per

gallon of material (lb/gal), as applied:

CATEGORY VOC LIMITS g/L lb/gal

Low

- Solids Stains, Toners or Washcoats 700 5.8 Any Other Low

- Solids Coatings 480 4.0

The requirements of Subsection (d)(3) may be met using an Alternative Emission Control Plan (AECP) that has been approved pursuant to Rule 67.1.

(4) VOC Limits for Large Coating Operations for New Wood Products

The requirements of this Subsection shall apply to a stationary source where the combined uncontrolled emissions of VOC from all wood products coating operations, are greater than or equal to 25 tons in a calendar year.

(i) Except as provided in Subsection (d)(4)(ii) and (iii), a person shall not apply any coating to a new wood product with a VOC content in excess of the following limits, expressed as either grams of VOC per liter of coating (g/L), or pounds of VOC per gallon of material (lb/gal), as applied, less water and exempt compounds, or pounds of VOC per pound of solids (lb/lb), as applied:

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12/30/11 Clear Sealers 550 4.6 1.39

Clear Topcoats 550 4.6 1.37
Conversion Varnishes 550 4.6 1.37

Fillers 500 4.2 0.66 High

- Solid Stains 550 4.6 1.23

Inks 500 4.2 0.96 Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) Coatings 635 5.3 1.90

Multi

- Colored Coatings 685 5.7 2.60 Pigmented Primers, Sealers & Undercoats 550 4.6 1.06 Pigmented Topcoats 550 4.6 1.10 Any Other Coatings 420 3.5 0.51

If a person elects to use a coating that complies with a VOC limit expressed in pounds of VOC per pound of solids, the coating’s VOC content, as applied, shall not exceed the VOC limit expressed in grams per liter or pounds per gallon specified for that coating category in Subsection (d)(2)(i).

(ii) A person may add up to 10% by volume of VOC to a topcoat, primer, sealer, or undercoat that contains acetone, if at the time of application the relativ e humidity is greater than 70% and the temperature is below 65 o F, provided that:

(A) The coating is not applied during a period from April 1 to October 31 of any year; and

(B) Prior to the addition of VOC, the coating does not contain more than 550 grams of VOC per liter of coating, less water and exempt compounds; and

(C) After the addition of VOC, the coating’s VOC content, as applied, does not exceed the VOC limit specified for that coating category in Subsection (d)(2)(i).

(iii) A person shall not apply the f ollowing coatings to a new wood product with a VOC content in excess of the following limits expressed as either grams of VOC per liter of material or pounds of VOC per gallon of material, as applied:

CATEGORY VOC LIMITS g/L lb/gal

Low

- Solids Stains, Toners, and Washcoats 480 4.0 Any Other Low

- Solids Coatings 480 4.0

(iv) On or after July 1, 2005, a person shall not apply any coating to a new wood product with a VOC content in excess of the limits specified in (d)(2)(iii)

and (d)(2)(iv).

The requirements of Subsection (d)(4) may be met using an Alternative Emission Control Plan (AECP) that has been approved pursuant to Rule 67.1.R67.11

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12/30/11 ( 5 4 ) Surface Preparation and Stripping Materials

Except as provided in Subsection (d)(6), a A person shall not use VOC containing

materials for surface preparation or stripping unless : (i)T t he material contains 25 200

grams or less of VOC per liter of material

. ; or

(ii) The material has an initial boiling point of 190°C (374°F) or greater; or

(iii) The material has a total VOC vapor pressure of 20 mm Hg or less, at 20°C (68°F).

(5) Stripping Materials

A person shall not use VOC containing materials for stripping unless:

(i) T he material contains 200 grams or less of VOC per liter of material; or

(ii) The material has a total VOC vapor pressure of 2 mm Hg or less, at 20°C (68°F).

( 6 ) Cleaning of Application Equipment

A person shall not use VOC containing materials for the cleaning of coating

application equipment used in operation s subject to this rule unless :

(i) T he cleaning material contains 25 200 grams or less of VOC per liter of

material ; or

(ii) The cleaning material has an initial boiling point of 190° C (374°F) or

greater; or

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12/30/11 ( iv i i ) The cleaning material is flushed or rinsed through the application equip

ment in a contained manner that will minimize evaporation into the atmosphere; o r

( v iii ) The application equipment or equipment parts are cleaned in a container which is open only when being accessed for adding, cleaning, or removing applica

tion equipment or when cleaning material is being added, provided the cleaned equipment or equipment parts are drained to the container until dripping ceases; or

( vi i v ) A system is used that totally encloses the component parts being

cleaned during the washing, rinsing, and draining processes

. ; or

(vii) Other application equipment cleaning methods that are demonstrated to be as effective as any of the equipment described above in minimizing the emissions of VOC to the atmosphere, provided that the device has been tested and approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer prior to use.

( 7 ) N o person shall require for use or specify the application of a coating subject to this rule if such use or application results in a violation of this rule. This prohibition shall apply to all written or oral contracts under the terms of which any coating is applied to any wood product at any location within San Diego County.

( 8 ) Spray application equipment shall not be used to dispose of waste coatings or

solvents into the air.

(e) CONTROL EQUIPMENT

(1) In lieu of complying with the provisions of Subsections (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4),

(d)(5) and/or (d)( 6 ) of this rule, a n owner/operator person may use an air pollution

control system which:

(i) Has been installed in accordance with an Authority to Construct ; and

(ii) Includes an emission collection system which captures organic gaseous

emissions

, including emissions associated with applicable coating, equipment

cleaning, and surface preparation operations, and transports the captured VOC

emissions generat ed by wood products coating operations to an air pollution

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12/30/11 (iii) Has a combined VOC emissions capture and control device efficiency

of at least 85% by weight

. ; and

(iv) For coating operations subject to Subsection (d)(4), has a continuous monitoring system installed, operated, calibrated and maintained, as approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer. The continuous monitoring system shall monitor and record all key system operating parameters necessary to ensure compliance wit h Subsection (e)(1)(iii) above at least every 15 clock minutes or a shorter period of time as determined necessary by the Air Pollution Control Officer. Compliance with (e)(1)(iii) may be determined by VOC emissions source testing and/or evaluating contin uous monitoring data.

(2) A person electing to use control equipment pursuant to S ubs ection Section

(e)(1) shall submit to the Air Pollution Control Officer for approval an Operation and

Maintenance plan for the proposed emission control device and emission collection

system and receive approval prior to operation of the control equipment. Thereafter, t he

plan can be modified, with Air Pollution Control Officer approval, as necessary to ensure

compliance. Such plan shall:

(i) Identify all key system operating parameters. Key system operating

para meters are those necessary to ensure compliance with S ubsection (e)(1)(iii), such as temperature, pressure, and/or flow rate; and

(ii) Include proposed inspection schedules, anticipated ongoing maintenance, and proposed record k e eping practices regarding the key system operating parameters.

(3) Upon appro val of the Air Pollution Control Officer, a person subject to the requirements of Section (e) shall implement the Operation and Maintenance plan and shall comply with the provisions of the approved plan thereafter.

(f) RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS

All records shall be retained onsite for at least three years and shall be made available to the District upon request. All records for a large coating operation subject to the requirements of Subsection (d)(4) shall be retained onsite for at least five years

.

(1) Any person conducting operations subject to the provisions of Subsections

(d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), (d)(5) and/or (d)(6) of this rule shall maintain records in accordance

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12/30/11 (i) Maintain a current list of coatings, strippers and stripping , surface

preparation and cleaning materials in use which provides all of the VOC data

necessary to evaluate compliance, including

, but not limited to:

(A) Manufacturer ’s name and identification for each coating or

coating component for multi

- com ponent coatings ( this includes any

components such as bases, catalysts, thinners or reducers, when supplied in

separate containers), stripper and stripping , surface preparation and cleaning

material; and

(B) Mix ratio of components; and

( C B ) For coatings, other than low

- solid s coatings, the VOC content

expressed in either grams per liter ( or lbs/gal) , as applied, less water and

exempt compound s ; and mix ratio of components, if applicable , pounds per

gallon, as applied, less water and exempt compounds, or pounds per pound of

solids; vapor pressure

, ; and/or initial boiling point, as applic able, for each

coating, or coating component for multi

- component coatings, stripper, surface

preparati on and cleaning material ; and

( C ) For surface preparation, cleaning and stripping materials or for

low

- solid s coatings, the VOC content expressed in grams per liter ( or lbs/gal)

of ma terial

, as used ; and density, mix ratio of components and /or vapor

pressure, if applicable

.

( D ) For each coating or coating component that contains VOCs and water or exempt compounds and that is used in a mixture with other VOC containing materials or is a low

- solids stain, toner, washcoat, or other low

solids coa ting, the weight of VOC per volume of material expressed in either grams per liter or pounds per gallon, volume percent water and exempt compounds. ; andR67.11

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12/30/11 (E) Other information that the Air Pollution Control Officer finds is

necessary to determine complian ce with the VOC content standards of Subsections (d)(2)

, (d)(3), or (d)(4) of this rule.

(ii) Maintain current documentation to demonstrate applicability of any

coating category pursuant to Subsection (d)(2)

, or (d )(3) , or (d)(4) of this rule

.

(iii) At a minimum, m M aintain monthly or daily records of the amount of

each coating or each coating component for multi

- component coatings used.

(iv) At a minimum, m M aintain monthly inventory , purchasing or dispensing

records of the amount of each stripper st ripping , surface preparation and cleaning

material used.

(v) Maintain records of the dates and amounts of material added to coating

dip tanks as applicable

.

(2) Any person using control equipment pursuant to Section (e) of this rule shall:

(i) Maintai n records in accordance with Subsection (f)(1); and

(ii) For all coatings, strippers and s tripping , surface preparation and/or

cleaning materials not in compliance with Subsections (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), (d )(5)

, or (d)(6) of this rule, maintain daily records of the amount of each coating or each

coating component for multi

- component coatings, stripper and stripping , surface

preparation and cleaning material used; and

(iii) Maintain daily records of key system operating p arameters as approved in the Operation and Maintenance plan. Such records shall be sufficient to document continuous compliance with Subsection (e)(1)(iii) during periods of emission producing activities.

(3) All records shall be retained onsite for at l east three years and made available

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12/30/11 (g) TEST METHODS

When more than one test method or set of test methods are specified in this Section, a

violation of any requirement of this rule established by any one of the specifie d test methods

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

(1 ) Measurements of transfer efficiency pursuant to Subsection (d)( 1 )(vii) of this

rule shall be conducted in accordance with the S outh C oast A ir Q uality M anagement

D istrict (SCAQMD) “ Spray Equipment Transfer Efficiency Test Procedure for

Equipment User

, ” approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 24,

1989

. The equivalency of coating application equipm ent pursuant to Subsection

(d)(1 )( vii) shall be determin ed by the SCAQMD “ Guidelines for Demonstrating

Equivalency with District Approved Transfer Efficient Spray Guns

, ” dated September

26, 2002

.

(2 ) The VOC content of coatings containing more than 50 grams of VOC per

liter shall be determined by the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) Reference

Method 24 (40 CFR Pa rt 60, Appendix A) ( Determination of Volatile Matter Content,

Water Content, Density, Volume Solids, and Weight Solids of Surface Coatings )

, dated

September 11, 1995

, or by the SCAQMD Meth od 304

- 91 ( Determination of Volatile

Organic Compounds in Various Materials )

, approved by EPA on February 1, 1996

.

( 3 ) Measurement of the VOC content of ultraviolet radiation

- cured coatings

subject to Subsections (d)(2) or (d)(3) shall be conducted in acc ordance with ASTM

Standard Test Method D5403

- 93 (2007) (Standard Test Methods for Volatile Content of

Radiation Curable Materials) , or its most current version. Measurement of the water

content and exempt compound content, if applicable, shall be conducted and reported in

accordance with ASTM Standard Test Methods D3792

- 05(2009) , D4017

- 02(2008)e1

and D4457

- 02(2008), or their most current versions.R67.11

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12/30/11 ( 4 ) The VOC content of surface preparation, cleaning or stripping materials

containing 50 grams of VOC per lit er or less shall be determined by the SCAQMD

Method 313

- 91 ( Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds by Gas

Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry )

, approved by EPA in July 1991 June 1993

, or by

the SCAQMD Method 308

- 91 ( Quanti ta tion of Compounds by Gas Chromatography )

, approved by EPA in February 1993

.

( 5 ) The content of methyl acetate, acetone and parachlorobenzotrifluoride

shall be determined in accordance with the ASTM Standard Test Method D6133

-
02(2008) ( Standard Test Method for Acetone, p

- Chlorobenzotrifluoride, Methyl Acetate

or t

- Butyl Acetate Content of Solventborne and Waterborne Paints, Coatings, Resins,

and Raw Materials by Direct Injection Into a Gas Chromatograph ) , or its most current

version.

( 6 ) Measurements of exempt compound content, other than determined in

accordance with Subsection (g)( 5 ), shall be conducted in accordance with the SCAQMD

Test Method 303

- 91 ( Determination of Exempt Compounds )

, approved by EPA in

August 1996

.

( 7 ) Calculation o f total VOC vapor pressure for materials subject to Subsection

(d)(5) of this rule shall be conducted in accordance with the District’s “ SD 1, Procedures

for Estimating the Vapor Pressure of VOC Mixtures

, ” dated June 20, 1990. I f the vapor

pressure of the liquid mixture, as calculated by this procedure, exceeds the limits

specified in Subsection (d ) (5), the vapor pressure shall be determined in accordance

with ASTM Standard Test Method D2879

- 10 97(2007) (Standard Test Method for

Vapor Pressure

- Temperature R elationship and Initial Decomposition Temperature of

Liquids by Is o teniscope) , or its most current version

.

( 8 ) The overall control efficiency of air pollution control equipment operated

pursuant to Subsection (e)(1)(iii) shall be determined by multiplying the capture

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12/30/11 control device. The control efficiency of the air pollution control device shall be

determined using EPA Reference Methods 25A and/or 18 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix

A) and in accordance with a protocol approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer.

Capture effici ency of an emission control system shall be determined according to EPA

Test Method s 204 and 204A through 204F (51 CFR Appendix M), as applicable, and

technical document, “Guidelines for Determining Capture Efficiency,” dated January 9,

1995. Subsequent t o the initial compliance demonstration period, appropriate key

system operating parameters as approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer may be

used as indicators of the performance of the emission control system.

( 9 ) Other test methods which are de termined to be equivalent to the test methods

specified in this rule and approved, in writing, by the Air Pollution Control Officer,

California Air Resources Board, and EPA may be used in place of the test methods

specified in this rule.

(1) Perfluoroca rbon (PFC) compounds shall be assumed to be absent from a coat

ing, cleaning, or surface preparation material subject to this rule unless a manufacturer of the material or a facility operator identifies the specific individual compound(s) and the amount(s) present in the material and provides an EPA and Air Resources Board approved test method which can be used to quantify the specific compounds.

(2) Measurements of transfer efficiency subject to Subsection (d)(1)(vii) of this

rule shall be conducted in accordance with the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s "Spray Equipment Transfer Efficiency Test Procedure for Equipment User," as it exists on September 25, 2002.

(3) Measurement of the VOC content of coatings, surface preparation and

cleanin g materials subject to Subsections (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), (d)(5)(i), or (d)(6)(i) of this rule shall be conducted in accordance with EPA Test Method 24 (40 CFR 60, Appendix A).

(4) Measurement of the VOC content of ultraviolet radiation

- cured coatings subject to Subsections (d)(2), (d)(3), or (d)(4) of this rule shall be conducted in

accordance with ASTM Standard Test Method D5403

- 93 (1998), or its most current

version. Measurement of the water content and exempt solvent content, if applicable, shall be conducted and reported in accordance with ASTM Standard Test Methods D

3792

- 99, D 4017

- 02 and D 4457

- 02 , or their most current versions.R67.11

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12/30/11 (5) Measurement of the initial boiling poin t of cleaning and surface preparation materials subject to Subsection (d)( 5 )(ii) or (d)( 6 )(ii) of this rule shall be conducted in

accordance with ASTM Standard Test Method D1078

- 01, or its most current version for distillation range of volatile organic liq uids.

(6) Calculation of total VOC vapor pressure for materials subject to Subsection (d)(5)(iii) or (d)(6)(iii) of this rule shall be conducted in accordance with the District's "Procedures for Estimating the Vapor Pressure of VOC Mixtures," as it exist s on June 27, 1995. If the vapor pressure of the liquid mixture, as calculated by this procedure, exceeds the limits specified in Subsection (d)(5)(iii) or (d)(6)(iii), the vapor pressure

shall be determined in accordance with ASTM Standard Test Method D2 879

- 97, or its most current version. The solvent composition shall be determined using one of the following ASTM standard recommended practices: E 168

- 99, E 169

- 99 or E 260

- 96 (2001), or their most current versions. The fraction of water and exempt compo unds in the liquid phase shall be determined by using ASTM Standard Test Methods D3792

- 99

, or D4017

- 02 and D4457

- 02, or their most current versions, and shall be used to calculate the partial pressure of water and exempt compounds. The results of vapor pr essure measurements obtained using ASTM Test Method D2879

- 97 shall be corrected for partial pressure of water and exempt compounds.

(7) Measurement of solvent losses from alternative application cleaning equipment subject to Subsection (d)(6)(vii) shall be conducted and reported in accordance with the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s "General Test Method for Determining Solvent Losses from Spray Gun Cleaning Systems," as it exists on September 25, 2002.

( 8 ) Measurement of control device effi ciency subject to Subsection (e)(1) of this

rule shall be conducted in accordance with EPA Methods 25A and/or 18 (40 CFR 60) and in accordance with a protocol approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer.

(9) Measurement of the emission collection system capture efficiency subject to Subsection (e)(1)(iii) of this rule shall be determined according to EPA Method 204 and

Method 204A

- F “Capture Efficiency” (40 CFR 51, Appendix M) and EPA’s "Guidelines for Determining Capture Efficiency," dated Januar y 9, 1995, using a protocol approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer. Subsequent to the initial compliance demonstration period, applicable key system operating parameters, as approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer, may be used as verification that capture efficiency has not diminished.

(10) Determination of the solids content of coatings shall be conducted in accordance with EPA Test Method 24 (40 CFR 60, Appendix A).