**STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT** 

**OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES** 

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

Effective 31 M

arch 1994 Last Amended 19 July 2007

AUTHORI TY: These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I . Gen. Laws § 42
- 17.1
- 2(s) and 23

- 23 , as amended, and have been promulgated pursuant to the procedures set forth in the R.I . Administrative Procedure s Act, R.I . Gen. Laws Chapter 42
- 35.RHODE I SLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 30 CONTROLOF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM AUTOMOBILE REFINISHING OPERATIONS

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**
30.1 Definitions
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30.2 Applicability
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30.3 Emission Limitations
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TABLE 1
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TABLE 2
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30.4 Equipment Specifications
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30.5 Recordkeeping and Reporting
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30.6 Registration
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30.7 Compliance Demon stration/Testing
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30.8 Compliance Schedule
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30.9 General Provisions
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**RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMEN T OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT**  **OFFICE O**  **F AIR RESOURCES AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 30**  **CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM AUTOMOBILE REFINISHING OPERATIONS**  **30.1 Definitions** Unless otherwise expressly defined in this section, the terms u sed in this regulation shall be defined by

reference to the Rhode I sland Air Pollution Control General Definitions Regulation. As used in this regulation , the following terms shall, where the context permits, be construed as follows: 30.1.1 **"Automobile R efinishing"**  means any coating of Group Ior Group I I vehicles, their parts and components, or mobile equipment, including partial body collision repairs, for the purpose of protection or beautification and which is subsequent to the original coating applie d at the plant coating assembly line. 30.1
. 2 **"Anti -**  **glare/Safety Coating"** means a low gloss coating formulated to eliminate glare for safety

purposes on interior surfaces of a vehicle, as specified under the U.S. Department of Transportation Motor Vehicl e Standards. 30.1
. 3 **"Basecoat/Clearcoat System"** means a 2
- stage topcoat system composed of a colored basecoat and a transparent final coat. For compliance purposes, the VOC content of basecoat/clearcoat systems is calculated according to the following f ormula: VOC T bc/cc = (VOC bc +2VOC cc )/3 Where: VOC T bc/cc is the weighted average of the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallon of coating, as applied, minus water, in the basecoat and clearcoat system. VOC bc is the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallon s of coating, as applied, minus water, of any

given basecoat. VOC cc is the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallons of coating, as applied, minus water, of any

given clearcoat.
30.1. 4 **"Catalyst"** means a substance whose presence initiates the reaction betw een chemical compounds.Page 2 of 13

30.1. 5 **"Certified Product Data Sheet"** means documentation furnished by a coating supplier that provides the VOC content of an automobile refinishing coating in pounds of VOC per gallon of coating, as applied, minus water or of a s urface preparation product, in pounds of VOC per gallon of material, as applied, including water, when mixed and used according to the manufacturer's recommendations. VOC content shall be measured using EPA Methods 24 and 311, or an equivalent or alternat ive method. The purpose of the Certified Product Data Sheet is to assist the facility in demonstrating compliance with the emission limitations presented in Section 30.3 of this regulation. Therefore, the VOC content should represent the maximum VOC emis sion potential of the automobile refinishing coating or surface preparation product. Charts provided by a manufacturer listing the VOC content, as applied, of several of the manufacturer's products will be considered acceptable Certified Product Data Shee ts provided that they include the information specified in this definition. 30.1. 6 **"Coating applicator"** means a device, mechanism, or apparatus used to apply a surface coating. Common ty pes of application techniques include knife, roll, spray or dip. 30.1. 7 **"Coating line"** means an operation or manufacturing process or device which may be comprised of one or more coating applicators, one or more flash

- off areas and/or one or more ovens wherein a surface coating is dried and/or cured. 30.1. 8 **"Color Mat ch"**  means the ability of a repair coating to blend into an existing coating so that color difference is not visible. 30.1. 9 **"Electrostatic Application"** means the application of charged atomized paint droplets which are deposited by electrostatic attracti on. 30.1. 1 0 **"Extreme performance coatings"** means coatings intended for exposure to any of the following; outdoor weather conditions all of the time, temperatures frequently

above 95 E C (203 E F), detergents, abrasive and scouring agents, solvents, corrosive atmospheres, or similar environmental conditions. 30.1. 11 **"Four Stage Coating System"** means a topcoat system composed of a colored basecoat, two semi

- transparent midcoats and a final transparent clearcoat. For compliance purposes, the VOC content of four stage coating systems is calculated according to the following formula: VOC T 4
- stage = (VOC bc + VOC mc1 + VOC mc2 + 2VOC cc )/5 Where: VOC T 4
- stage is the weighted average of the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallonPage 3 of 13 of coating, as applied, minus water, in a basecoat, midcoat and clearcoat system. VOC bc is the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallon of coating, as applied, minus water, of any

given basecoat. VOC mc1 is the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallon of coating, as applied, minus water, of the first midco at. VOC mc2 is the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallon of coating, as applied, minus water, of the second midcoat. VOC cc is the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallon of coating, as applied, minus water, of any

given clearcoat. 30.1. 12 **"Group I vehicles"** me ans passenger cars, large/heavy duty truck cabs and chassis, light and medium duty trucks and vans, and motorcycles. 30.1. 13 **"Group II vehicles and equipment"** means public transit buses and mobile equipment. 30.1. 14 **"High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) spray "**  means equipment used to apply coatings by

means of a spray

gun which operates at between 0.1 and 10 psig air pressure. 30.1. 15 **"Lacquer"** means coating that dries primarily by solvent evaporation and is resoluble in its original solvent. 30.1. 16 " **Large/ Heavy Duty Trucks"**  means any truck having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of over 10,000 pounds. 30.1. 17 **"Light and Medium Trucks and Vans"** means any truck or van having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less. 3 0.1. 18 **"Mobile Equipment"** means any equipment which may

be drawn or is capable of being driven on a roadway , including, but not limited to, truck bodies, truck trailers, utility

bodies, camper shells, mobile cranes, bulldozers, street cleaners, golf carts and implements of husbandry
. 30.1. 19 **"Oven"** means a chamber within which heat is used to bake, cure or poly merize and/or dry

a surface coating. 30.1
. 20 **"Pretreatment"** means any coating which contains a minimum of 0.5 percent acid by weight, is necessary to provide surface etching, and is applied directly to bare metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and adhesion.Page 4 of 13

30.1. 21 **"Primer"** means any coating applied prior to the application of a topcoat for the purpose of corrosion resistance or adhesion. 30.1. 22 **"Primer Sealer"** means a coating that improves the adhesion of the topcoat, provides corrosion resistance, promotes color uniformity , and that resists penetration by

the topcoat. "Primer Sealer" includes a first coat applied to bare metal primaril y for the purpose of preventing corrosion. 30.1. 23 **"Primer Surfacer"** means a coating that fills in surface imperfections and builds a film thickness in order to allow sanding. 30.1. 24 **"Reducer"** means a solvent used to thin enamel. 30.1. 25 **"Specialty Co ating"**  means a product which is necessary due to unusual job performance requirements. These coatings or additives include, but are not limited to, adhesion promoters, uniform finish blenders, elastomeric materials, gloss flatteners, bright metal trim rep air, and anti

- glare coatings. 30.1. 26 **"Surface Preparation Product"** means a product formulated to dissolve and remove tar, grease, wax, and other hydrophobic contaminants from a surface to be refinished. 30.1. 27 **"Three Stage Coating System"** means a topco at sy stem composed of a colored basecoat, a semi

- transparent midcoat and a final transparent clearcoat. For compliance purposes, the VOC content of three stage coating systems is calculated according to the following formula: VOC T 3
- stage = (VOC bc + VO C mc + 2VOC cc )/4 Where: VOC T 3
- stage is the weighted average of the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallon of coating, as applied, minus water, in a basecoat, midcoat and clearcoat system. VOC bc is the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallon of coating, as ap plied, minus water, of any

given basecoat. VOC mc is the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallon of coating, as applied, minus water, of any

given midcoat. VOC. cc is the VOC content, in pounds VOC/gallon of coating, as applied, minus water, of any

given cle arcoat. 30.1. 28 **"Topcoat"** means the final film or series of films of coating applied to a surface and includes basecoat/clearcoat systems.Page 5 of 13

30.1. 29 **"Transfer Efficiency"** means the portion of coating solids which adhere to the substrate during the applicat ion process, expressed as a percentage of the total volume of coating solids delivered by the applicator. 30.1. 30 **"Utility Body"** means a special service compartment or unit that will be bolted, welded, or affixed onto an existing cab and chassis. The co mpartment may serve as storage for equipment or parts. **30.2 Applicability** 30.2.1 The provisions of this regulation apply to any person who owns, leases, operates or controls an automobile refinishing facility . The provisions of Section 30.3 shall also a pply to any person who sells or offers for sale in Rhode I sland any automobile refinishing coating or surface preparation product. 30.2.2 Wherever the term Volatile Organic Compound or VOC is used in Sections 30.2 through 30.8 and Subsections 30.1. 3, 30.1
. 5 , 30.1. 11 and 30.1. 27 , this term should be read as Volatile Organic Compound and Halogenated Organic Compound or VOC and HOC
. **30.3 Emission Limitations**  30.3.1 Group IVehicles All coatings used for refinishing Group I vehicles, their parts and comp onents, or Group II vehicles and mobile equipment where color match is required, must meet the emission limitations listed in Table 1:Page 6 of 13

TABLE 1 TYPE OF COATI

NG EMI SSI ON LIMITATION lb VOC/gallon coating applied minus water lb VOC/gallon solids

applied Pretreatment 6.5 55.6 Primer/Primer Surfacer 4.8 13.8 Primer Sealer 4.6 12.3 Topcoat 5.0 15.6 Three or Four Stage Coating 5.2 17.7 Specialty Coating 7.0 143.1 For facilities complying without using add

- on control equipment, the poun ds of VOC per gallon of coating (minus water) limit must be met. For facilities which use add

- on control equipment, the pounds of VOC/gallon of solids emission limit must be met. 30.3.2 Group I I Vehicles All used for refinishing Group I I vehicles or their parts and components where color match is not required, must meet the emission limitations listed in Table 2:Page 7 of 13

TABLE 2 TYPE OF COATI

NG EMI SSI ON LIMITATION lb VOC/gallon coating applied minus water lb VOC/gallon of

solids applied Pretreatment 6.5 55.6 Primer/Primer Surfacer 2.8 4.5 Primer Sealer 3.5 6.7 Topcoat 3.5 6.7 Extreme Performance Coating 6.2 39.3 Specialty Coating 7.0 143.1 For facilities complying without using add

- on control equipment, the pounds of VOC per ga llon of coating (minus water) limit must be met. For facilities which use add

- on control equipment, the pounds of VOC/gallon of solids emission limit must be met. 30.3.3 Compliance with the emission limitations of Subsections 30.3.1 and 30.3.2 shall be a chieved through: (a) Use of coatings which comply with the applicable emission limitations listed in Subsection 30.3.1 and 30.3.2 for all coatings used, or (b) In stallation of a control system which has been approved by the Department and which reduc es the total VOC emissions from the facility by 95 percent or greater as compared to uncontrolled VOC emissions, or (c) In stallation of a control system which has been approved by the Department and which reduces VOC emissions to the equivalent of the e mission limitations of Subsections 30.3.1 and 30.3.2 as calculated on a solids applied basis, or (d) An alternative equivalent method of control as approved by the Director. Any alternative method approved by the Director must also be approved by EPA a s a source specific State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision.
30.3.4 All surface preparation products, except for surface preparation products which are used exclusively

on plastic surfaces, shall have a VOC content which does not exceed 1.4 pounds VOC/ gallon of material as applied including water. Surface preparation products which are used exclusively on plastic surfaces shall have aPage 8 of 13 VOC content which does not exceed 6.5 pounds VOC/gallon of material as applied including water. 30.3.5 No person shal l sell or offer for sale in Rhode I sland any automobile refinishing coating or surface preparation product that does not comply with the applicable emission limitations in Subsections 30.3.1, 30.3.2, and 30.3.4. This provision does not apply

to the follow ing: (a) Sale of automobile refinishing coatings and surface preparation products supplied in containers having capacities less than one pint, (b) Sale of automobile refinishing coatings or surface preparation products for use in applications other than automobile refinishing, (c) Sale of automobile refinishing coatings or surface preparation products for use outside of the State of Rhode I sland, (d) Sale of automobile refinishing coatings to facilities which are equipped with and are operating a control sy stem provided that: (1) The control system is in compliance with the specifications in Paragraph (c) of Subsection 30.3.3, and (2) The buyer provides the seller with a copy of the Department’s approval of the control system, and (3) The seller maintains the copy of the approval for a period of three ye ars and makes it available for inspection by the Department o r the EPA upon request. 30.3.6 Any

person selling an automobile refinishing coating or surface preparation product in Rhod e I sland shall provide the buyer with a copy of a Certified Product Data Sheet for that material, as defined in Subsection 30.1. 5
. **30.4 Equipment Specifications**  30.4.1 No person shall engage in automobile refinishing unless one of the following methods is used: (a) Electrostatic application equipment, operated in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations; or (b) High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) spray equipment, operated in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations; orPage 9 of 13 (c) Anoth er ty

pe of application which achieves a transfer efficiency of at least 65% and has been approved by the Director. 30.4.2 All spray

guns must be cleaned in a device that meets the following specifications: (a) Solvent must be recirculated during the c leaning process so that the solvent is used until it no longer cleans guns satisfactorily ; and (b) Spent solvent must be collected so it is available for disposal; and (c) The device must be vapor tight during cleaning, rinsing and draining operation s or must achieve equivalent emissions reductions and be approved by

the Director. 30.4.3 Fresh and spent solvent, cloth or paper which has been used for solvent surface preparation and cleanup, waste paint, and sludge must be stored in closed containers . Disposal of such materials must be in accordance with applicable hazardous waste and solid waste regulations. **30.5 Recordkeeping and Reporting**  30.5.1 On and after the compliance dates specified in Subsection 30.8.1, the owner or operator of an automo bile refinishing facility shall collect and record all of the following information and maintain the information at the facility for a period of 3 ye ars. These records shall be made available to the Department and EPA upon request. (a) The name, identi fication number and manufacturer of each coating, reducer, catalyst surface preparation product, and cleanup solvent used at the facility ; (b) The volume of each coating, reducer, surface preparation product, and cleanup solvent used at the facility ea ch month; (c) Certified Product Data Sheets showing the VOC content, in pounds of VOC/gallon of coating, excluding water, as applied, of each coating used at the facility ; (d) Certified Product Data Sheets showing the VOC content, in pounds of VOC/ga llon of material, including water, as applied, of each surface preparation product used at the facility ; (e) For each basecoat/clearcoat, three stage coating, and four stage coating sy stem used, the weighted average VOC content of the coating, calculate d as specified in Subsections 30.1. 7 , 30.1. 11 and 30.1. 27 ;Page 10 of 13 (f) A daily

log of operating time for any capture sy stem, control device, monitoring equipment, and the associated coating line or operation; (g) A maintenance log for any capture sy stem, control device, and monitoring equipment detailing all routine and non

- routine maintenance performed including dates and duration of any outages; (h) For thermal incinerators: (1) All 3

- hour periods of operation in which the average combustion temperature was more than 28 E C (50 E F) below the average combustion temperature during the most recent performance test that demonstrated that the facility was in compliance, and (2) The operating temperature. (i) For cataly

tic incinerators: (1) All peri ods where the temperature increase across the catalyst bed is less than 80% of the temperature increase recorded during the most recent performance test that demonstrated that the facility was in compliance, and (2) The inlet and outlet temperatures an d temperature rise across the cataly st bed. (j) For carbon adsorbers: (1) All 3

- hour periods of operation during which the average VOC concentration or reading of organics in the exhaust gases is more than 20 percent greater than the average exhaust gas concentration or reading measured by

the organics monitoring device during the most recent determination of the recovery efficiency

of the carbon adsorber that demonstrated that the facility was in compliance, and (2) The pressure drop across the adsorber and the hydrocarbon levels for breakthrough.Page 11 of 13

**30.6 Registration**  30.6.1 All facilities which perform automobile refinishing must register annually with the Office of Air Resources. No later than 45 days following the end of a calendar ye ar, the following information must be submitted on forms supplied by the Department : (a) The name and address of the facility and the name and telephone number of a responsible corporate official submitting the registration, and (b) A description of all ope rations in the facility from which volatile organic compounds are emitted, and (c) Quantities of coatings, solvents, dissolvers, viscosity reducers, diluents, thinners, reagents, cleaning agents, enamels, lacquers, or paints consumed during the calendar year of record, and (d) The amount of volatile organic compound per gallon of coating solution (pounds per gallon) for each coating, enamel, lacquer, or paint consumed at the facility

during the calendar year of record. **30.7 Compliance Demonstration/**  **Testing** 30.7.1 Compliance with emission limitations of Subsections 30.3.1, 30.3.2 and 30.3.4 shall be demonstrated upon request of the Director in accordance with 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, Methods 24, 24A, 25 as amended or any other EPA approved method whic h has been accepted by the Director. A one hour bake time must be used for Methods 24 and 24A. Methods 24 and 24A apply to multicomponent coatings. 30.7.2 (Reserved for stack exhaust sampling techniques.) 30.7.3 Facilities using control equipment to comply with the emission limitations of Subsections 30.3.1 and 30.3.2 must show that the equipment meets specific capture and control efficiency limits which will be set in an enforceable document. Compliance must be demonstrated upon equipment start up a nd thereafter upon request of the Director. Control efficiency of the equipment shall be determined using EPA

- approved test methods. Calculations shall be done on a solids applied basis. Compliance averaging times shall be met according to the control d evice chosen and EPA test methods (as codified in 40 CFR 60), as follows:Page 12 of 13

Compliance Method EPA Reference Test Method Test Averaging Time
Solvent destruction or solvent recovery

except carbon adsorption 25 3 hours

Carbon adsor

ption 25 or other test method as

appropriate The length of adsorption cycle or 24

- hours, which

ever is less. or other methods approved by the Department and EPA. Once the control efficiency has been determined for any control device by

Reference Method 25, or any alternative method approved by the Department and EPA, compliance shall be determined on an instantaneous basis time period (e.g. determined control efficiency shall be used to calculate whether samples from the process meet the applicable emis sions limit.) Continuous compliance will be maintained at all times. 30.7.4 Compliance with transfer efficiency requirements specified in Subsection 30.4.1(c) shall be demonstrated using a method acceptable to the Department and EPA. **30.8 Compliance Sc**  **hedule** 30.8.1 Persons owning, leasing or controlling the operation of any automobile refinishing facility shall achieve compliance with the requirements of this regulation no later than July 1, 1995. All automobile refinishing operations commencing operation after July 1, 1994 must be in compliance with the emission limits specified in Subsection 30.3.1 and 30.3.2 upon commencing operation. 30.8.2 Within fifteen (15) days of achieving compliance with sections 30.3 and 30.4 the owner or operator of the facility shall certify

to the Director in writing that compliance has been achieved. Such certification shall be signed by the owner or operator of the facility , and shall include the date that compliance was achieved. **30.9 General Provisions**  30.9.1 Purpose

The purpose of this regulation is to limit volatile organic compound emissions from automobile refinishing operations.
30.9.2 AuthorityPage 13 of 13 These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I . Gen. Laws § 42
- 17.1
- 2(s) and 23

- 23 , as amended, and have been promulgated purs uant to the procedures set forth in the R.I . Administrative Procedures Act, R.I . Gen. Laws Chapter 42

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30.9.3 Application

The terms and provisions of this regulation shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of state la w, goals and policies. 30.9.4 Severability

If any provision of this regulation or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulation shall not be affected thereby
. 30.9.5 Effective Date

The foregoing regulation, "Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Automobile Refinishing Operations”, as amended, after due notice, is hereby adopted and filed with the Secretary of State this ___29th

__ day of

_______June

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_, 20 07 _ to become effective twenty (20) days thereafter, in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 23

- 23, 42
- 35, 42
- 17.1, 42
- 17.6, of the General Laws of Rhode I sland of 1956, as amended. W. Michael Sullivan, PhD., Director Department of Environment al Management

**Notice Given on: February 21, 2007**  **Public Hearing held: March 23, 2007**  **Filing Date: June 29, 2007**  **Effective Date: July 19, 2007**