1 2 3 4 15A NCAC 02D .0902 has been amended with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1515-1516 as follows:

15A NCAC 02D .0902 APPLICABILITY (a) The rules in this Section do not apply except as specifically set out in this Rule. 5 (b) This Section applies to sources th at emit greater than or equal to 15 p ounds of volatile organic compounds per 6 day. 7 (c) Rules .0925, .0926, .0927, .0928, . 0931, .0932, .0933, and .0958 of this Section apply regardless of the level of 8 emissions of volatile organic compounds. 9 (b) (d) Reg ardless of any other statement of applicability of this Section, this This Section does not apply to: 10 (1) sources whose emissions of volatile organic compounds are not more than 15 pounds per day, except that this Section does apply to the manufacture an d use of cutback asphalt and to gasoline 11 12 service stations or gasoline dispensing facilities regardless of levels of emissions of volatile 13 organic compounds; 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (2 ) (1) sources whose emissions do not exceed that emit less than 800 pounds of volatile organic compounds per calendar month and that are: (A) bench-scale, on-site equipment used exclus ively for chemical or physical analysis for quality control purposes, staff instruction, water or wastewater analyses, or nonproduction environmental compliance assessments; (B) bench-scale experimentation, chemical or physical analyses, training or instruction from not-for-profit, non-productio n educational laboratories; (C) bench-scale experimentation, chemical or physical analyses, training or instruction from hospitals or health laboratories pursuant to the determination or diagnoses of illness; or (D) research and development laboratory activities provided the activity produces no commercial product or feedstock material; or 25 26 27 28 29 (3) (2) emissions of volatile organic compounds during startup or shutdown operations from sources which use incineration or other types of combustion to control emissions of volatile organic compounds whenever the off-gas contains an explosive mixture during the startup or shutdown operation if the exemption is approved by the Director as meeting the requirements of this Subparagraph. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 (c) (e) The following rules of this Section apply statewide: (1) .0925, Petroleum Liquid Storage in Fixed Roof Tanks, for fixed roof tanks at gasoline bulk plants and gasoline bulk terminals; (2) .0926, Bulk Gasoline Plants; (3) .0927, Bulk Gasoline Terminals; (4) .0928, Gasoline Service Stations Stage I; (5) .0932, Gasoline Truck Tanks and Vapor Collection Systems;

11 2 3 4 5 (6) .0933, Petroleum Liquid Storage in External Floating Roof Tanks, for external floating roof tanks at bulk gasoline plants and bulk gasoline terminals; (7) .0948, VOC Emissions from Transfer Operations; (8) .0949, Storage of Miscellaneous Volatile Organic Compounds; and (9) .0958, Work Practices for Sources of Volatile Organic Compounds. 6 (d) All sources located in Mecklen burg County that were required to comply with any of the Rules in 7 Subparagraphs (d)(1) or (2) of this Rule before July 5, 1995 shall continue to comply with these Rules: 8 (1).0917 throu gh .0937 of this Section, or 9 (2).0943 through .0945 of this Section. 10 11 (e) (f) The Rules in this Section apply to facilities with the potential to emit greater than or equal to 100 tons of volatile organic compounds per year in the following areas: 12 (1) Cabarrus County County; 13 (2) Gaston County County; 14 (3) Lincoln County County; 15 (4) Mecklenburg County County; 16 (5) Rowan County County; 17 (6) Union County County; and 18 (7) Davidson Township and Coddle Creek Township in Iredell County County. 19 (g) If any county or part of a county to which this Section applies is later designated in 40 CFR 81.334 as 20 attainment, all sources in that county subject to this Section before the redesignation to attainment shall continue to comply with this Section. 21 22 (f) If a violation of t he ambient air quality standard for ozone is measured in accordance with 40 CFR 50.9 in 23 Davidson, Forsyth, or Guilford County or that part of Davie County bounded by the Yadkin River, Dutchmans 24 Creek, North Carolina Highway 801, Fulton Creek and back to Ya dkin River, the Director shall initiate analysis to 25 determine the control measures needed to attain and maintain the ambient air quality standard for ozone. By the 26 following May 1, the Director shall implement the specific stationary source control measur es contained in this 27 Section that are required as part of the control strategy necessary to bring the area into compliance and to maintain 28 compliance with the ambient air quality standard for ozone. The Director shall implement the rules in this Section 29 id entified as being necessary by the analysis by notice in the North Carolina Register. The notice shall identify the 30 rules that are to be implemented and shall identify whether the rules implemented are to apply in Davidson, Forsyth, 31 or Guilford County or that part of Davie County bounded by the Yadkin River, Dutchmans Creek, North Carolina 32 Highway 801, Fulton Creek and back to Yadkin River or any combination thereof. At least one week before the 33 scheduled publication date of the North Carolina Register co ntaining the Director's notice implementing rules in this 34 Section, the Director shall send written notification to all pe rmitted facilities within the co unty in which the rules are 35 being implemented that are or may be subject to the requirements of this Se ction informing them that they are or 36 may be subject to the requirements of this Section. (For Forsyth County, "Director" means for the purpose of

23 notifying permitted facilities in Forsyth County, the Director of the Forsyth County local air pollution con trol 1 program.) Compliance shall be in accord ance with Rule .0909 of this Section. 2 (g) If a violation of the ambient air quality standard for ozone is measured in accordance with 40 CFR 50.9 in 3 Durham or Wake County or Dutchville Township in Granville Cou nty, the Director shall initiate analysis to 4 determine the control measures needed to attain and maintain the ambient air quality standard for ozone. By the following May 1, the Director shall implement the specific stationary source control measures cont 5 ained in this 6 Section that are required as part of the control strategy necessary to bring the area into compliance and to maintain 7 compliance with the ambient air quality standard for ozone. The Director shall implement the rules in this Section 8 identifi ed as being necessary by the analysis by notice in th e North Carolina Register. The notice shall identify the 9 rules that are to be implemented and shall identify whether the rules implemented are to apply in Durham or Wake 10 County or Dutchville Township in Granville County or any co mbination thereof. At least one week before the 11 scheduled publication date of the North Carolina Register containing the Director's notice implementing rules in this 12 Section, the Director shall send written notification to all p ermitted facilities within the co unty in which the rules are 13 being implemented that are or may be subject to the requir ements of this Section informing them that they are or 14 may be subject to the requirements of this Section. Compliance shall be in accord ance with Rule .0909 of this 15 Section. 16 17 18 19 (h) If EPA reclassifies the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hi ll ozone nonattainment area as serious for ozone under Section 182 of the federal Clean Air Act, the rules in th is Section shall apply to facilities in Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Union Counties and Davidson and Coddle Creek townships in Iredell County with the potential to emit at least 50 tons but less than 100 tons of volatile organic compounds per year. Within 60 days of the reclassification, the Director shall notice the applicability of these Rules to these facilities in the North Carolina Register and shall send written notification to a ll permitted facilities within the counties in which the rules are being implemented that are or may be subject to the requi rements of this Section informing them that they are or may be subject to the requirements of this Section. (For Mecklenburg County, "Directo r" means for the purpose of notifying permitted facilities in Mecklenburg County, the Di rector of the Mecklenburg County local air pollution control program.) Compliance shall be according to Rule .0909 of this Section. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 (i) Sources whose emissions of volatile organic compounds are not subject to limitation under this Section may still be subject to emission limits on volatile organic compounds in Rules .0524, .1110, or . 1111 of this Subchapter.

History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5); Eff. July 1, 1979; Amended Eff. September 1, 2010; January 1, 2009; July 1, 2007; March 1, 2007; August 1, 2004; July 1, 2000; April 1, 1997; July 1, 1996; July 1, 1995; May 1, 1995; July 1, 1994. 32 331 2 3 4 15A NCAC 02D .0909 has been amended with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1516-1518 as follows:

15A NCAC 02D .0909 COMPLIANCE SCHEDULES FOR SOURCES IN NONATTAINMENT AREAS (a) Applicability. With the exceptions in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, this Rule applies to all sources covered by Paragraph (e), (f), (g), or (h) (f) or (h) of Rule .0902 of this Section. 5 6 (b) Exceptions. This Rule does not apply to: to 7 (1) sources in Mecklenburg County required to comply with the requirements of this Section under 8 Rule .0902(d) of this Section; or (2) sources required to comply with the requirements of this Section under Paragraph (e) of Rule .0902(c) 9 .0902 of this Section. 10 11 (c) Maintenance area and Charlotte ozone nonattainment area contingency plan. The owner or operator of any source subject to this Rule because of the application of Paragraph (f), (g), or (h) (h) of Rule .0902 of this Section shall adhere to the following increments of progress and schedules: 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (1) if compliance is to be achieved by insta lling emission control equipment, replacing process equipment, or modifying existing process equipment: (A) The owner or operator shall submit a permit application and a compliance schedule within six months after the Director notices the implementation of rules in the North Carolina Register that resolves a violation of the ambient air quality standard for ozone; (B) The compliance schedule shall contain the following increments of progress: (i) a date by which contracts for the emission control system and process equipment shall be awarded or orders shall be issued for purchase of component parts; (ii) a date by which on-site construction or installation of the emission control and process equipment shall begin; and (iii) a date by which on-site construction or installation of the emission control and process equipment shall be completed; and 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 (C) Final compliance shall be achieved within three years after the Director notices the implementation of rules in the North Carolina Register that resolves a violation of the ambient air quality standard for ozone. (2) if compliance is to be achieved by using low solvent content coating technology: (A) The owner or operator shall submit a permit application and a compliance schedule within six months after the Director notices the implementation of rules in the North Carolina Register that resolves a violation of the ambient air quality standard for ozone; (B) The compliance schedule shall contain the following increments: (i) a date by which research and development of low solvent content coating shall be completed if the Director determin es that low solven t content coating technology has not been sufficiently researched and developed; developed to 36 37 assure compliance;

11 2 3 4 5 6 (ii) a date by which evaluation of pro duct quality and commercial acceptance shall be completed; (iii) a date by which purchase orders shall be issued for low solvent content coatings and process modifications; (iv) a date by which process modifications shall be initiated; and (v) a date by which process modifications shall be completed and use of low solvent content coatings shall begin; and 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 (C) Final compliance shall be achieved within three years after the Director notices the implementation of rules in the North Carolina Register that resolves a violation of the ambient air quality standard for ozone. (3) The owner or operator shall certify to the Direct or within five days af ter each increment deadline of progress in this Paragraph, whether the required increment of progress has been met. (d) Nonattainment areas. The owner or operator of any source subject to this Rule because of the application of Paragraph (e) (f) of Rule .0902 of this Section shall adhere to th e following increments of progress and schedules: 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (1) if compliance is to be achieved by insta lling emission control equipment, replacing process equipment, or modifying existing process equipment: (A) The owner or operator shall submit a permit application and a compliance schedule by August 1, 2007; (B) The compliance schedule shall contain the following increments of progress: (i) a date by which contracts for the emission control system and process equipment shall be awarded or orders shall be issued for purchase of component parts; (ii) a date by which on-site construction or installation of the emission control and process equipment shall begin; and (iii) a date by which on-site construction or installation of the emission control and process equipment shall be completed. completed; and 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 (C) Final compliance shall be achieved no later than April 1, 2009. (2) if compliance is to be achieved by using low solvent content coating technology: (A) The owner or operator shall submit a permit application and a compliance schedule by August 1, 2007; (B) The compliance schedule shall contain the following increments: (i) a date by which research and development of low solvent content coating shall be completed if the Director determin es that low solven t content coating technology has not been sufficiently researched and developed; (ii) a date by which evaluation of pro duct quality and commercial acceptance shall be completed; (iii) a date by which purchase orders shall be issued for low solvent content coatings and process modifications;

23 1 2 (iv) a date by which process modifications shall be initiated; and (v) a date by which process modifications shall be completed and use of low solvent content coatings shall begin. begin; and 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (C) Final compliance shall be achieved no later than April 1, 2009. (3) The owner or operator shall certify to the Direct or within five days af ter the deadline, for each increment of progress in this Paragraph, whether the required increment of progress has been met. (e) If the Director requires a test to demonstrate that compliance has been achieved, the owner or operator of sources subject to this Rule shall conduct a test and submit a final test report within six months after the stated date of final compliance. (f) Sources already in compliance. (1) Maintenance area and Charlotte ozone nonattainment area contingency plan. Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall does not apply to sources that are in compliance with applicable rules of this Section when the Director notices the implementation of rule s in the North Carolina Register that resolves a violation of the ambient air quality standard for ozone and that have determined and certified compliance to the satisfaction of the Director w ithin six months after the Director notices the implementation of rules in the North Carolina Register that resolves a violation of the ambient air quality standard for ozone. 12 13 14 15 16 17 (2) Nonattainment areas. Paragr aphs (d) of this Rule shall does not apply to sources in an area named in Paragraph (e) 18 (f) of Rule .0902 of this Section that are in compliance with applicable rules of this Section on March 1, 2007. 19 20 21 22 23 24 (g) New sources. (1) Maintenance area and Charlotte ozone nonattainment area contingency plan. The owner or operator of any new source of volatile organic co mpounds not in existence or under construction before the date that the Direct or notices in the North Carolina Register in accordance with Paragraph (f), (g), or (h) (h) of Rule .0902 of this Section the implementation of rules in the North Carolina Register that resolves a violation of the ambient air quality standard for ozone, shall comply with all applicable rules in this Section upon start-up of the source. 25 26 27 28 (2) Nonattainment areas. The owner or operator of any new source of volatile organic compounds not in existence or under construction before March 1, 2007 in an area identified in Paragraph (e) (f) of Rule .0902 shall comply with all applicable ru les in this Section upon start-up of the source. 29 30 31 32 33 History Note Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5); Eff. July 1, 1979; Amended Eff. September 1, 2010; January 1, 2009; July 1, 2007; March 1, 2007; July 1, 2000; April 1, 1997; July 1, 1995; July 1, 1994; July 1, 1988; January 1, 1985. 34 35 3615A NCAC 02D .0917 has been repealed as published in 24:17 NCR 1518-1519 as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 15A NCAC 02D .0917 AUTOMOBILE AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCK MANUFACTURING History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143 215.107(a)(5); Eff. July 1, 1979; Amended Eff. July 1, 1996; July 1, 1991; December 1, 1989; April 1, 1986; January 1, 1985. Repealed Eff. September 1, 2010. 715A NCAC 02D .0920 - .0921 have been repealed as published in 24:17 NCR 1519 as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15A NCAC 02D .0920 PAPER COATINGS 15A NCAC 02D .0921 FABRIC AND VINYL COATING

History Note: Authority G.S. 143 215.3(a)(1); 143 215.107(a)(5); Eff. July 1, 1979; Amended Eff. July 1, 1996; July 1, 1991; December 1, 1989; January 1, 1985. Repealed Eff. September 1, 2010. 9 101 2 3 4 5 6 15A NCAC 02D .0922 has been amended with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1520 as follows:

15A NCAC 02D .0922 METAL FURNITURE COATINGS (a) For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions apply: (1) "Application area" means the area where the coating is applied by spraying, dipping, or flowcoating techniques. 7 (2) "Coating unit" means one or more coati ng areas and any associated drying area[ a nd/or ] or oven 8 wherein a coating is app lied, dried, or cured. 9 (2) (3) "Metal furniture coating" coatings" means the surface coating of any furniture made of metal or 10 any metal part which will be assembled with other metal, wood, fabric, plastic, or glass parts to form a furniture piece. paints, sealants, caulks, inks, adhesives, and maskants. paints, sealants, 11 caulks, inks, adhesives, and maskants. 12 13 (b) This Rule applies to application area(s), flashoff area (s), and oven(s) of metal furniture coating lines involved in 14 prime and topcoat or single coating operations. each metal furniture surface coati ng unit source whose emissions of 15 volatile organic compounds exceeds the threshold established in [15A NCAC 02D .0902(b) ] Paragraph (b) of Rule 16 .0902 of this Section. (c) With the exception stated in Paragraph (d) (f) of this Rule, emissions of all volatile organic compounds from metal furniture coating line 17 unit subject to this Rule shall not exceed: exceed 5.1 pounds of volatile organic 18 19 compounds per gallon of solids delivered to the coating applicator from prime and topcoat or single coat operations: 20 (1) 2.3 pounds of volatile organic compounds per gallon of coating excluding water and exempt compounds (3.3 pounds of volatile organic compounds per gallon of solids) delivered from 21 22 general, one component or general, multi-co mponent types of coa ting operations; and 23 (2) 3.0 pounds of volatile organic compounds per gallon of coating excluding water and exempt 24 compounds (5.1 pounds of volatile organic compounds per gallon of solids) delivered from any 25 other types of coating operations. 26 (d) Any source which has chosen to control emissions of volatile organic compounds under Rule .0518(e) of this 27 Subchapter and which has installed air pollution control equi pment in accordance with an air quality permit in order 28 to comply with this Rule before December 1, 1989, may comply w ith the limits contained in this Paragraph instead 29 of those contained in Paragraph (c) of this Rule. Emissi ons of volatile organic compounds from any metal furniture 30 coating line subject to this Ru le shall not exceed 3.0 pounds of volatile organic compoun ds per gallon of coating, 31 excluding water and exempt compounds, delivered to the coating applicator from prime and topcoat or single coat 32 operations. 33 (d) EPA Method 24 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A-7) shall be used to determine the volatile organic compounds 34 content of coating materials used at metal furniture surface coating units unless the facility maintains records to 35 document the volatile organic compounds content of coating materials from the manufacturer.

12 (e) Emissions limits established in Subparagraph (c)(2) of this Rule do not apply to stencil coatings, safety1 indicating coatings, solid film lubricants, electric-insula ting and thermal-conducting coatings, touch up and repair 2 coatings, coating application utilizing hand- held aerosol cans, or cleaning operations. 3 (f) Any coating unit which has chosen to use add-on contro l for coating operations rather than the emission limits 4 established in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall install co ntrol equipment with an overall control efficiency of 90 5 percent or use a combination of coating and add-on control equipment on a coating unit to meet limits established in 6 Paragraph (c) of this Rule. 7 (g) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this ru le shall comply with the Rules .0903 and .0958 of this 8 Section. 9 10 11 12 History Note: Authority G.S. 143 215.3(a)(1); 143 215.107(a)(5); Eff. July 1, 1979; Amended Eff. September 1, 2010; July 1, 1996; July 1, 1991; December 1, 1989; January 1, 1985. 13 141 15A NCAC 02D .0923 has been amended with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1520-1521 as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 15A NCAC 02D .0923 SURFACE COATING OF LARGE APPLIANCE PARTS (a) For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions apply: (1) "Application area" means the ar ea where the coating is applied by spraying, dipping, or flow coating techniques. (2) "Single coat" means a single film of coating app lied directly to the metal substrate omitting the 7 primer application. 8 (2) "Coating" means paints, sealants, caulks, inks, adhesives, and maskants. 9 [(2) ] (3) "Coating unit" means a unit that consists of a se ries of one or more coating applicators and any 10 associated drying area or oven wh ere a coating is dried, or cured. 11 (3) (4) "Large appliances" appliance part" means do ors, cases, lids, panels, and interior support parts of 12 residential and commercial washers, dryers, ranges, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, 13 dishwashers, trash compactors, air conditioners, and other similar products. any organic surface14 coated metal lid, door, casing, panel, or other inte rior or exterior metal part or accessory that is 15 assembled to form a large appliance product. 16 [( 5 ) ] (5) "Large appliance product" means any organic surface-coated metal range, oven, microwave oven, 17 refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, dishwasher, wa ter heater, or trash compactor manufactured for 18 household, commercial, or recreational use. 19 (b) This Rule applies to application area(s), flashoff area( s), and oven(s) of large appliance coating lines involved in 20 prime, single, or topcoat coating operations. each large appliance coating unit source whose volatile organic 21 compounds emissions exceed th e threshold established in [15A NCAC 02D .0902(b) ] Paragraph (b) of Rule .0902 22 of this Section. 23 (c) This Rule does not a pply to the use of quick

- drying lacquers for repair of scratches and nicks, which occur 24 during assembly, if the volume of coa ting does not exceed one quart in any eight

- hour period. 25 (d) (c) With the exception stated in Para graph (e) of this Rule, emissions Emissions of all volatile organic compounds from any large appliance coating line 26 unit subject to this Rule shall not exceed: exceed 4.5 pounds of volatile 27 organic compounds per gallon of solids delivered to the coating applicator from prime, single, or t opcoat coating 28 operations. 29 (1) 2.3 pounds of volatile organic compounds per gallon of coating, excluding water and exempt 30 compounds (3.3 pounds of volatile organic compounds per gallon of solids) delivered from 31 general, one component coating or general, mu lti-component types of coating operations; and 32 (2) 2.8 pounds of volatile organic compounds per gallon of coating, excluding water and exempt 33 compounds (4.5 pounds of volatile organic compounds per gallon of solids) delivered from any 34 other types of coating operations. 352 (e) Any source which has chosen to control emissions of volatile organic compounds under Rule .0518 (e) of this 1 Subchapter and which has installed air pollution control equi pment in accordance with an air quality permit in order 2 to comply w ith this Rule before December 1, 1989, may comply with the limits contained in this Paragraph instead 3 of those contained in Paragraph (d) of this Rule. Emissions of volatile organic compounds from any large appliance 4 coating line subject to this Rule shal l not exceed 2.8 pounds of volatile orga nic compounds per gallon of coating, 5 excluding water and exempt compounds, delivered to the coating applicator from prime, single, or topcoat any 6 coating operations. 7 (d) EPA Method 24 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A-7) shall be used to determine the volatile organic compounds 8 content of coating materials used at surface coating of large appliances parts facilities un less the facility maintains 9 records to document the volatile organic compounds content of coating materials from the manufacturer. 10 (e) Emissions limits established in Subparagraph (c)(2) of this Rule do not apply to stencil coatings, safety11 indicating coatings, solid film lubricants, electric-insula ting and thermal-conducting coatings, touch up and repair 12 coatings, coating applications utilizing hand- held aerosol cans, or any cleaning material. 13 (f) Any coating unit which has chosen to use add-on controls for coating operations rather than the emission limits 14 established in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall install co ntrol equipment with an overall control efficiency of 90 15 percent or use a combination of coating and add-on control equipment on a coating unit to meet limits established in 16 Paragraph (c) of this Rule. 17 (g) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this Rule shall comply with the Rules .0903 and .0958 of this 18 Section. 19 20 21 22 History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5); Eff. July 1, 1979; Amended Eff. September 1, 2010; July 1, 1996; July 1, 1991; December 1, 1 989; January 1, 1985. 2315A NCAC 02D .0934 has been repealed as published in 24:17 NCR 1521-1522 as follows: 1 2 3 15A NCAC 02D .0934 COATING OF MISCELLANEOUS METAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS 4 History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5); 5 Eff. July 1, 1980; 6 Amended Eff. July 1, 1996; July 1, 1991; December 1, 1989; January 1, 1985. Repealed Eff. September 1, 2010. 7 81 2 3 4 15A NCAC 02D .0935 has been amended with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1522-1523 as follows:

15A NCAC 02D .0935 FACTORY SURFACE COATING OF FLAT WOOD PANELING (a) For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions apply: (1) "Class II hardboard p aneling finishes" means finishes which meet the specifications of Voluntary 5 6 Product Standard PS

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- 73 as approved by the American National Standards Institute. 7 (1) Flat wood paneling coatings means wood paneling product that are any interior, exterior or 8 tileboard (class I hardboard) panel to which a protec tive, decorative, or functional material or layer 9 has been applied. 10 (2) "Hardboard" is a panel manufactured primarily from inter felted lignocellulosic fibers which are 11 consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot-press. 12 (2) "Hardboard" is a panel manufactured primarily fr om inter felted lignocellulosic fibers which are 13 consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot

- press. 14 (3) "Hardwood plywood" means plywood whose surface layer is a veneer of hardwood. (4 ) "Natural finish hardwood plywood panel" means a panel whose original grain pattern is enhanced 15 16 by essentially transparent finishes frequently supplemented by fillers and toners. 17 (5) "Particle board" means a manufactured board made of individual wood part icles which have been 18 coated with a binder and formed into flat sheets by pressure. Thin particleboard has a thickness of 19 one

- fourth inch or less. 20 (6) "Printed panel" means a panel whose grain or natu ral surface is obscured by fillers and basecoats upon w hich a simulated grain or decorative pattern is printed. 21 22 [(7) ] (3) "Tileboard" means paneling that has a colored waterproof surface coating a premium interior wall 23 paneling product made of hardboard that is used in high moisture area of the home. 24 (b) This Rule applies to factory finishing of the following flat wood products: each flat wood paneling coatings source whose volatile organic compounds emissions exceed the threshold established in [15A NCAC 02D .0902(b)] 25 Paragraph (b) of Rule .0902 of this Section at the fac ilities with flat wood paneling coating applications for the 26 27 following products: 28 (1) class II finishes on hardboard panels; 29 (2) exterior siding; 30 (3) natural finish hardwood plywood panels; (1) (4) printed decorative interior wall interior panels made of hardwood plywood hardwood, plywood, 31 and thin particleboard; panels made of ha rdwood, plywood, or thin particleboard; and 32 33 (2) natural finish hardwood plywood panels; and 34 (3) class II finishes of hardboard paneling. 35 [(3) ] (5) tileboard made of hardboard. 36 (c) This Rule does not apply to the following factory finished flat wood products: 37 (1) exterior siding,

12 (2) tileboard, 1 (3) particleboard used in cabinetry or furniture, 2 (4) insulation board, or 3 (5) softwood plywood. 4 (d) (c) Emissions of volatile organic compounds from any factory finished flat wood product operation subject to this Rule shall not exceed: 5 exceed 2.1 pounds of volatile organic compo unds per gallon material excluding water 6 and exempt compounds (2.9 pounds of vo latile organic compounds per gallon solids.) 7 (1) 6.0 pounds of volatile organic compounds per 1,000 square feet of coated finished product of 8 printed interior wall panels made of hardwood plywood and thin particle board, or 9 (2) 12.0 pounds of volatile organic compounds per 1,000 s quare feet of coated finished product of 10 natural finish hardwood plywood panels, or 11 (3) 10.0 pounds of volatile organic compounds per 1,000 square feet of coated finished product of 12 class II finishes on hardboard paneling. 13 (d) EPA Method 24 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A-7) shall be used to determine the volatile organic compounds 14 content of coating materials used at surface coating of flat wood paneling facilities unless the facility maintains 15 records to document the volatile organic compounds content of coating materials from the manufacturer. 16 (e) Any facility that meet definition of Paragraph (b) of this Rule and which has chosen to use add-on controls for 17 flat wood paneling coating operation rather than the emissi on limits established in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall 18 install control equipment with an overall control efficiency of 90 percent or use a combination of coating and add-on 19 control equipment on a flat wood paneling coating operation to meet limits established in Paragraph (c) of this Rule. 20 (f) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this rule shall comply with the Rules .0903 and .0958 of this 21 Section. 22 23 24 25 History Note: Authority G.S. 143 215.3(a)(1); 143 215.107(a)(5); Eff. July 1, 1980; Amended Eff. September 1, 2010; July 1, 1996; December 1, 1989; January 1, 1985. 2615A NCAC 02D .0936 has been repealed as published in 24:17 NCR 1523-1524 as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 15A NCAC 02D .0936 GRAPHIC ARTS History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5); Eff. July 1, 1980; Amended December 1, 1993; December 1, 1989; January 1, 198 5; June 1, 1981 Repealed Eff. September 1, 2010. 7 8 9 1015A NCAC 02D .0951 has been amended as published in 24:17 NCR 1524 as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15A NCAC 02D .0951 MISCELLANEOUS VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS (a) With the exceptions in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, this Rule applies to all facilities that use volatile organic compounds as solvents, carriers, material processing media, or industrial chemi cal reactants, or in other similar uses, or that mix, blend, or manufacture volatile organic compounds for which there is no other applicable emissions control rule in this Section except Rule .0958 of this Section. If the only other applicable emissions control rule for the facility in this Section is Rule .0958, then both this Rule and Rule .0958 apply. (b) This Rule does not apply to architectural or maintenance coating. (c) The owner or operator of any facility to which this Rule applies shall: (1) install and operate reasonable available control technology; or (2) limit emissions of volatile organic compounds from coating lines not covered by Rules .0917 12 through .0922, .0923, .0924, .0934, or .0935 .0935, ,0936, or .0961 through .0968 from this 13 Section to no more than 6.7 pounds of volatile orga nic compounds per gallon of solids delivered to the coating applicator. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (d) If the owner or operator of a facility chooses to install reasonable available control technology under Subparagraph (c)(1) of this Rule, the owner or operator shall submit: (1) the name and location of the facility; (2) information identifying the source for which a reasonable available control technology limitation or standard is being proposed; (3) a demonstration that shows the proposed reas onable available control technology limitation or standard satisfies the requirements for r easonable available control technology; and (4) a proposal for demonstrating compliance with the proposed reasonable control technology limitation or standard.

History Note: Authority G.S. 143 215.3(a)(1); 143 215.107(a)(5); Eff. July 1, 1994; Amended Eff . September 1, 2010; July 1, 2000; July 1, 1996. 281 2 3 15A NCAC 02D .0952 has been amended as published in 24:17 NCR 1524-1525 as follows:

15A NCAC 02D .0952 PETITION FOR ALTERNATIVE CONTROLS FOR RACT 4 (a) With the exception in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, this This Rule applies to all sources covered under this Section. (b) This Rule does not apply to sources in Mecklenburg County to which Rules .0917 through .0937 of this Section 5 6 apply and which are located at a facility where the total potential emissions of volatile organic compounds from all 7 stationary so urces at the facility are greater than or equal to 100 tons per year. 8 9 10 11 (c ) (b) If the owner or operator of any source of volatile organic compounds subject to the requirements of this Section, can demonstrate that compliance with rules in this Section would be technologically or economically infeasible, he may petition the Director to allow the use of alternative operational or equipment controls for the reduction of volatile organic compou nd emissions. Petition shall be made for each source to the Director. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 (d )( c) The petition shall contain: (1) the name and address of the company and the name and telephone number of a company officer over whose signature the petition is submitted; (2) a description of all operations conducted at the location to which the petition applies and the purpose that the volatile organic compound emitting equipment serves within the operations; (3) reference to the specific operational and equipment controls under the rules of this Section for which alternative operational or equipment controls are proposed; (4) a description of the proposed alternative operational or equipment controls, the magnitude of volatile organic compound emission reduction that will be achieved, and the quantity and composition of volatile organic compounds that will be emitted if the alternative operational or equipment controls are instituted; (5) a plan, which will be instituted in addition to the proposed alternative operational or equipment controls, to reduce, where technologically and economically feasible, volatile organic compound emissions from other source operations at the facility, further than that required under the rules of this Section, if these sources exist at the fac ility, such that aggregate volatile organic compound emissions from the facility will in no case be great er through application of the alternative control than would be allowed through conformance with the rules of this Section; (6) a schedule for the installation or institution of the alternative operational or equipment controls in conformance with Rule .0909 of this Section, as applicable; and (7) certification that emissions of all other air cont aminants from the subject source are in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. The petition may include a copy of the permit application and need not duplicate information in the permit application. 35 36 (e ) (d) The Director shall approve a petition for alternative control if: (1) The petition is submitted in accordance with Paragraph (d) of this Rule;

12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (2) The Director determines that the petitioner cannot comply with the rules in ques tion because of technological or economical infeasibility; (3) All other air contaminant emissions from the f acility are in compliance with, or under a schedule for compliance as expeditiously as practicable with, all applicable local, state, and federal regulations; and (4) The petition contains a schedule for achieving and maintaining reduction of volatile organic compound emissions to the maximum extent feasible and as expeditiously as practicable. (f

) (e) When controls different from those specified in the appropriate emission standards in this Section are approved by the Director, the permit shall contain a condition stating such controls. 8 9 10 11 12 History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5); Eff. July 1, 1994; Amended Eff. September 1, 2010; January 1, 2009; April 1, 2003; July 1, 1995; May 1, 1995. 131 2 3 4 15A NCAC 02D .0961 has been adopted with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1508-1539 as follows:

15A NCAC 02D .0961 OFFSET LITHOGRAPH IC PRINTING AND LETTERPRESS PRINTING (a) For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions apply: 5 (1) “Composite partial vapor pressure” means the sum of the partial pressure of the compounds 6 defined as volatile organic compounds. Volatile organic compounds composite partial vapor 7 pressure is calculated as follows: 

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9 Where: 10 W i = Weight of the “ i ” volatile organic compound, in grams 11 W w = Weight of water, in grams 12 W c = Weight of exempt compound, in grams 13 MW i =Molecular weight of the “ i ” volatile organic compound, in g/g-mole 14 MW w = Molecular weight of water, in g/g-mole 15 MW c = Molecular weight of exempt compound, in g/g-mole PP c = Volatile organic compounds composite partial vapor pressure at 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit), in mm Hg 16 17 18 VP i = Vapor pressure of the “ i ” volatile organic compound at 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit), in 19 mm Hg (1 ) (2) "First installation date" means the actual date when this control device becomes operational. This date does not change if the control de vice is later redirected to a new press 20 press. 21 22 23 (2) (3) "Fountain solution" means water-based solution that applies to lithographic plate to render the non-image areas unrece ptive to the ink. 24 (4) “Heatset” means any operation in which heat is required to evaporate ink oils from the printing 25 ink, excluding ultraviolet (UV) curing, electron beam curing and infrared drying. 26 27 (3) ( 5) "Letterpress printing" means a printing process in which the image area is raised relative to the non-image area and the paste ink is transferred to the substrate di rectly from the image surface. 28 ( 6) “Non-heatset” means a lithographic printing pro cess where the printing inks are set by absorption or oxidation of the ink oil, not by evaporation of th e ink oils in a dryer. For the purposes of this 29 30 rule, use of an infrared heater or printing conducted using ultraviolet-cured or electron beam-cured 31 inks is considered non-heatset.

12 (4) (7) "Offset lithography" means an indirect method of printing when ink transferred from the lithographic plate to a rubber-covered intermedia te "blanket" cylinder and then transferred from the blanket cylinder to the substrate. 1 2 3 (8) “Press” means a printing production assembly composed of one or more units used to produce a 4 printed substrate including any as sociated coating, spray powder application, heatset web dryer, 5 ultraviolet or electron beam curing units, or infrared heating units. 6 (5) (9) "Sheet-fed printing" means an indirect met hod of printing when ink transferred from the lithographic plate to a rubber-covered intermedia te "blanket" cylinder and then transferred from the blanket cylinder to the substrate. 7 8 9 (6) (10) "Web printing" means printing when continuous rolls of substrate material are fed to the press and rewound or cut to size after printing. 10 11 12 (b) This Rule applies to any offset lithographic and any letterpress printing operations sources whose emissions of volatile organic compounds exceed the threshold established in Paragraphs 15A NCAC 02D .0902(b). (b) and (f) of 13 Rule .0902 of this Section and is not covered by Su bparagraph (c)(1) of Rule .0966 of this Section. 14 15 (c) Volatile organic compounds content in the fountain solution from on-press (as-applied) for heatset web offset lithographic printing shall not exceed 1.6 percent alcohol (by weight) in the fountain solution or equivalent. This level of control for volatile organic compounds shall be achieved by: 16 17 (1) reducing the on-press (as-applied) alcohol content to 1.6 percent alcohol or less (by weight); or 18 19 (2) use three percent alcohol or less (by weight) the on-press (as-applied) in the fountain solution if the fountain solution is refrigerated to below 60°F; 60 degrees Fahrenheit; or 20 (3) use five percent alcohol substitute or less (by weight) the on-press (as-applied) and no alcohol in the 21 in the fountain solution. 22 23 (d) Volatile organic compounds content in the fountain solution from on-press (as-applied) sheet-fed lithographic printing shall not exceed five percent alcohol (by weight) in the fountain or equivalent. This level of control for volatile organic compounds shall be achieved by: 24 25 (1) reducing the on-press (as-applied) alcohol content to five percent alcohol or less (by weight); or 26 27 (2) use 8.5 percent alcohol or less (by weight) the on-press (as-applied) in the fountain solution if the fountain solution is refrigerated to below 60°F; 60 degrees Fahrenheit; or 28 29 30 (3) use five percent alcohol substitute or less (by weight) the on-press (as-applied) and no alcohol in the in the fountain solution. (e) Volatile organic compounds content in the fountain solution from on-press (as-applied) coldset non-heatset web offset lithographic printing shall not exceed five percent alcohol substitute or less 31 (by weight) and no alcohol in the fountain solution. 32 33 34 35 (f) Emissions of volatile organic compounds from any singl e letterpress printing heatset press subject to this Rule shall not exceed 25 tons per year. This level of control shall be achieved by using petroleum ink oil with volatile3 1 2 organic compounds content 31.25 tons per year volatile organic compounds or less because of the 20 percent ink oil retention. (g) EPA Method 24 Method 25A (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A-7) shall be used to determine the volatile organic compounds content of coating 3 the materials used at offset lithographic printing and letterpress printing facilities unless the facility maintains records to document the volatile organic compounds content of coating 4 the materials from the manufacturer. 5 6 7 8 9 10 (h) Any single letterpress printing heatset dryer owner or operator subject to this Rule, who has chosen to use addon control for letterpress printing operation rather than to comply with the emission limits established in Paragraph (f) of this Rule shall install control equipment with: (1) 90 percent control efficiency for a control device whose first installation date was prior to July 1, 2010; or 11 12 13 (2) 95 percent control efficiency fo r a control device whose first installation date was on or after July 1, 2010. (i) When the inlet of volatile organic compounds concentra tion is low or there is no id entifiable measurable inlet, 14 the control device outlet concentration shall be reduced to 20 parts per million by volume as hexane on a dry basis. 15 (j) Volatile organic compounds capture efficiency can be de monstrated by showing that the dryer is operating at 16 negative pressure relative to the surr ounding pressroom. The capture efficien cy for volatile organic compounds can 17 be assumed to be 100 percent of the volatile organic co mpounds (ink oils) volatilized in the dryer. Capture 18 efficiency test is not required in this situation. 19 (k) The control limits established in: 20 21 (1) Paragraph (d) shall not be applied to sheet-fed presses with maximum sheet size 11x 17 inches or smaller; smaller, or to any press with total fountain solution reservoir of less than one gallon; 22 (2) Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), and (f) shall not be applied to sheet

- fed or coldest w eb inks, sheet

- fed 23 or coldest web varnishes, waterborne coatings or radiation (ultra

- violet light or electron beam) 24 cured materials used on offset lithographic presses or letterpress presses; any press with total 25 fountain solution reservoir of less than one gallon; 26 (3) Paragraph (c) and (d) (f) shall not be applied to a press with a potential to emit below 25 tons per year used for book printing, and presses with maximum web width of 22 inches or less; and 27 28 (4) Paragraph (f) shall not be applied to a headse t heatset press used for book printing, and a headset press with maximum web width of 22 inches or less. 29 30 (l) All cleaning materials used in amount more than 110 gallons per year for cleaning a press, press parts, or to remove dried ink from areas around the press shall contain less than 70 weight percent volatile organic compounds or have volatile organic compounds composite vapor pressure less than 10 mm Hg at 20°C. 31 32 20 degrees Celsius. 33 (m) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this Ru le shall comply with the Rules .0903 and .0958 of this Section. 34 354 1 2 History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5); Eff. September 1 ,2010.

. 3 415A NCAC 02D .0962 has been adopted with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1526-1527 as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15A NCAC 02D .0962 INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SOLVENTS (a) For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions apply: (1) "Organic solvent" means a liquid hydrocarbon, such as methyl ethyl ketone or toluene, used to dissolve paints, varnishes, grease, oil, or other hydrocarbons. (2) "Solvent cleaning" means the process of removing the excess penetrant from the surface or a part by wiping. flushing, or spraying with a solvent for the penetrant. (b) This Rule applies to sources whose volatile organic compound emissions exceed the threshold established in 15A NCAC 02D .0902(b) Paragraph (b) of Rule .0902 of this Section from the following cleaning operations: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 (1) spray gun cleaning; (2) spray booth cleaning; (3) large manufactured components cleaning; (4) parts cleaning; (5) equipment cleaning; (6) line cleaning; (7) floor cleaning; (8) tank cleaning; and (9) small manufactured components cleaning. (c) Cleaning operations covered by Rules .0921, .0923, .0930, .0934, .0935, .0936, .0961, .0962, .0963, .0964, .0965, .0966, .0967, and .0968 of this Section are exempted from the requirements of this Rule. 20 21 22 23 24 (d) Any cleaning material of the nine cleaning operations listed in Paragraph (b) of this Rule shall have: (1) volatile organic compounds content that does not exceed 0.42 pounds per gallon; or (2) composite vapor limit of eight millimeters of mercury (mmHg) at 20 degrees Celsius. (e) EPA Method 24 ( 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A-7) shall be used to determine the volatile organic compounds content of coating materials used in industrial cleaning solvents operations unless the facility maintains records to document the volatile organic compounds content of coating materials from the manufacturer. 25 26 27 28 (f) Facilities which have chosen to use add-on control rath er than to comply with the emission limits established in Paragraph (g) (d) of this Rule shall install control equipment with 85 percent overall efficiency. 29 (h) (g) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this Rule shall comply with the Rules .0903 and .0958 of this Section. 30 31 32 33 34 History Note: Authority G.S. 143 215.3(a)(1); 143 215.107(a)(5); Eff. September 1, 2010.

.1 15A NCAC 02D .0963 has been adopted with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1527-1530 as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15A NCAC 02D .0963 FIBERGLASS BOAT MANUFACTURING MATERIALS (a) For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions apply: (1) "Closed molding" means any fabrication techniques in which pressure is used to distribute the resin through the reinforcing fabric placed between two mold surfaces to either saturate the fabric or fill the mold cavity. (2) "Monomer" means a volatile organic compound that partly combines with itself, or other similar compounds, by a cross-linking reaction to become a part of the cured resin. (3) "Open molding" means the open mold which is first spray-coated with a clear or pigmented polyster polyester resin known as a gel coat. The gel co at will become the outer surface of the finished part. 11 12 (b) This Rule applies to a facility that manufact ures hulls or decks of boats and related parts, build builds molds to make fiberglass boat hulls or decks and related parts from fiberglass, or make 13 makes polyester resin putties for assembling fiberglass parts 14 parts; and whose volatile organic compounds emissions exceed the threshold established in 15A NCAC 02D .0902(b) 15 Paragraph (b) of Rule .0902 of this Section from sources for the following operations: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (1) open molding and gel coat operations (including pigmented gel coat, clear gel coat, production resin, tooling gel coat, and tooling resin); (2) resins and gel coat mixing operations; and (3) resins and gel coat application equipment cleaning operations. (c) The following activities are exempted from the provisions of this Rule: (1) surface coatings applied to fiberglass boats; (2) surface coatings for fiberglass and me tal recreational boats (pleasure craft); and (3) industrial adhesives used in the assembly of fiberglass boats. (d) Volatile organic compounds content limits in resin and ge l coat that are used for any molding operations listed in Paragraph (b) of this Rule and closed molding operations that do not meet the definition of monomer established in Subparagraph (a)(2) of this Rule, such as vacuum baggi ng operations, shall not exceed monomer volatile organic compounds limits established in Table 1: 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 352 1 2 Table 1 Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants Content Requirements for Open Molding Resin and Gel Coat Operations (40 CFR 63, Subpart VVVV.) Material Application Method Limit of Weighted-Average Monomer VOC Content (weight percent) Production resin Atomized (spray) 28 Production resin Nonatomized 35 Pigmented gel coat Any method 33 Clear gel coat Any method 48 Tooling resin Atomized 30 Tooling resin Nonatomized 39 Tooling gel coat Any method 40 The average monomer volatile organic compounds contents listed in the Table 1 shall be determined by using Equation 1: 3 4 5 6 7 n ∑ (M i VOC i )

i=1 Weighted Average Monomer VOC Content = 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 n ∑ (M i )

i=1 Where: M i = mass of open molding resin or gel coat i used in the past 12 month in an operation, megagrams. VOC i = monomer volatile organic compounds content, by weight percent, of open molding resin or gel coat i used in the past 12 month in an operation. n = number of different open molding resins or gel coats used in the past 12 month in an operation. (e) Molding monomer and non-monomer volatile organic compounds limits established in Paragraph (d) of this Rule shall are not be applicable to: 17 (1) production resins (including skin coat resins) that shall meet specifications for use in military vessels or shall be 18

are approved by the U.S. Coast Guard for the use in the construction of lifeboats, rescue boats, and other life saving appliances approved under 46 CFR subchapter 19 20 Subchapter Q, or the construction of small passenger vessels regulated by 46 CFR Subchapter T. Production resins that meet these criteria shall be applied with nonatomizing resin application equipment; 21 22 23 (2) production and tooling resins, resins; and pigmented, clear, and tooling gel coat used for part or mold repair and touch up. Total resin and gel co at materials that meet these criteria shall not exceed one percent by weight of all resin and ge l coat used at a facility on a 12-month rollingaverage basis; or 24 25 26 273 (3) pure, 100-percent vinylester resin used for skin coats that shall be are applied with nonatomizing resin application equipment and with the total amount of the resin materials not exceeding five percent by weight of all resin used at a factory on 12-month rolling-average basis. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 (f) Any molding resin and gel coat operations listed in Para graph (b) of this Rule, that a facility chooses to include into average emissions among different operations to meet numerical monomer volatile organic compounds emission rate limits rather than to comply with the emissi on limits established in Paragraph (d) of this Rule shall

use: (1) Equation 2 to estimate a facility-specific monomer volatile organic compounds mass emission limit (12-month rolling average). Estimations of emissions average shall be determined on 12- month rolling average basis at the end of every month (12 times per year). Equation 2: Monomer VOC Limit= 46(M R ) + 159(M PG ) + 291(M CG ) + 54(M TR ) + 214(M TG ) Where: Monomer VOC Limit = total allowable monomer volatile organic compounds that can be emitted from the open molding operations included in the average, kilograms per 12-month period. M R = mass of production resin used in the past 12 month excluding any materials that are exempt, megagrams. M PG = mass of pigmented gel coat used in the past 12 month, excluding any materials that are exempt, megagrams. M CG = mass of clear gel coat used in the past 12 month, excluding any materials that are exempt, megagrams M TR = mass of tooling resin coat used in the past 12 month, excluding any materials that are exempt, megagrams M TG = mass of tooling gel coat used in the past 12 month, excluding any materials that are exempt, megagrams The numerical coefficients asso ciated with each term on the right hand side of Equation 2 are the allowable monomer volatile organic compounds emission rate for that particular material in units of kilograms of VOC per megagrams of material used. (2) Equation 3 to demonstrate that the monomer volatile organic compounds emissions from the operations included in the average do nor exceed the emission limit calculated using Equation 2 from Subparagraph (f)(1) of this Rule for the same 12-month period. This demonstration shall be conducted at the end of the first 12-month averag ing period and at the end of every subsequent month for only those operations and materials that included in the average. Equation 3: Monomer VOC emissions = (PV R )(M R ) + (PV PG )(M PG ) + (PV CG )(M CG ) + (PV TR )(M TR ) + (PV TG )(M TG )4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Where: Monomer VOC emissions = monomer volatile or ganic compounds emissions calculated using the monomer volatile organic compou nds emission equation for each operation included in the average, kilograms. PV R = weighted-average monomer volatile organic compounds emission rate for production resin used in the past 12 month, kilograms per megagram. M R = Mass of production resin used in the past 12 month, megagrams. PV PG = weighted-average monomer volatile organi c compounds emission rate for pigmented gel coat used in the past 12 month, kilograms per megagram. M PG = mass of pigmented gel coat used in the past 12 month, megagrams. PV CG = weighted-average monomer volatile organic compounds emission rate for clear gel coat used in the past 12 month, kilograms per megagram. M CG = Mass of clear gel coat used in the past 12 month, megagrams. PV TR = Weighted-average monomer volatile organic compounds emission rate for tooling resin used in the past 12 month, kilograms per megagram. M TR = Mass of tooling resin used in the past 12 month, megagrams. PV TG = Weighted-average monomer volatile organic compounds emission rate for tooling gel coat used in the past 12 month, kilograms per megagram. M TG = Mass of tooling gel coat used in the past 12 month, megagrams. (3) Equation 4 to compute the weighted-average monomer volatile organic co mpounds emission rate for the previous 12 month for each open molding resin and gel coat operation included in the average to apply the results in Equation 3. Equation 4:

n ∑ (M i PV i ) i=1 PV OP =

n ∑ (M i ) i=1 Where: PV OP = weighted-average monomer volatile organi c compounds emission rate for each open molding operation (PV R , PV PG , PV CG , PV TR , and PV TG ) included in the average, kilograms of monomer volatile organic compounds pe r megagram of material applied. M i = mass or resin or gel coat i used within an operation in the past 12 month, megagrams.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 n = number of different open molding resins and gel coats used within an operation in the past 12 month. PV i . = the monomer volatile organic compounds emissi on rate for resin or gel coat i used within an operation in the past 12 month, kilograms of monomer volatile organic compounds per megagram of material applied. Equations in Table 2 shall be used to compute PV. Table 2 Compliant Materials Monomer Volatile Organic Compounds Content for Open Molding Resin and Gel Coat.

For this material and this application method Use this formula to calculate the monomer VOC emission rate 1. Production resin, tooling resin a. Atomized 0.014 x (Resin VOC%) 2.425 b. Atomized, plus vacuum bagging with roll-out 0.01185 x (Resin VOC%) 2.425

c. Atomized, plus vacuum bagging without roll-out 0.00945 x (Resin VOC%) 2.425

d. Nonatomized 0.014 x (Resin VOC%) 2.275

e. Nonatomized, plus vacuum bagging with roll-out 0.0110 x (Resin VOC%) 2.275

f. Nonatomized, plus vacuum bagging without roll-out 0.0076 x (Resin VOC%) 2.275

2. Pigmented gel coat, clear gel coat, tooling gel coat All methods 0.445 x (Gel coat VOC%) 1.675

7 (g) If the owner or operator of any facility with molding resin and gel coat operations listed in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, chooses to use of higher-monomer volatile organic compounds materials rather than to comply with the emission limits established in Paragraph (d) of this Rule it 8 9 he shall: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 (1) install control equipment to meet the emission limit determined by Equation 2 in Subparagraph (f)(1) of this Rule, applying the mass of each material used during the control device performance test in Equation 2 to determine the emission limit (in kilogram of monomer VOC) that is applicable during the test, inst ead of using the mass of each material as it established in Subparagraph (f)(1) of this Rule; (2) monitor and record relevant control device and capture system operating parameters during the control device performance test to use the record ed values to establish operating limits for those parameters; and 18 19 (3) monitor the operating parameters for the control device and emissions capture system and maintain the parameters within the established limits; limits. 20 21 22 23 (h) Any molding resin and gel coat operations that use a filled production resin or filled tooling resin shall calculate the emission rate for the filled production resin or filled t ooling resin on as applied basis using Equation 5. If the filled resin:6 (1) is used as a production resin than then the value of PV F calculated by Equation 5 shall not exceed 46 kilograms of monomer VOC per megagram of filled resin applied; 1 2 (2) is used as a tooling resin than then the value of PV F calculated by Equation 5 shall not exceed 54 kilograms of monomer VOC per megagram of filled resin applied; 3 and 4 (3) is included in the emissions averaging procedure than then the facility shall use the value of PV F calculated by Equation 5 for the value PV i in Equation 4 in Subparagraph (f)(3) of this Rule. 5 6 7 Equation 5: PV F = PV U x (100 -%Filler) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 100 Where: PV F = The as-applied monomer volatile organic compounds emission rate for the filled production resin or tooling resin, kilograms monomer VOC per megagram of filled material. PV U =The monomer volatile organic compounds emissi on rate for the neat (unfilled) resin before filler is added, as calculated using the formulas in Table 2 of Subparagraph (f)(3) of this Rule. %Filler = The weight-percent of filler in the as-applied filled resin system. (i) All resins and gel coats included in volatile organi c compounds limits described in Paragraphs (d) through (h) shall meet non-monomer volatile organic com pounds content limit of five percent. (j) If the non-monomer volatile organi c compounds content of a resin or gel coat exceeds five percent, then the excess non-monomer volatile organic compounds over five percent shall be counted to ward the monomer volatile organic compounds content. (k) SCAQMD Method 312-91, Determination of Percent Monomer in Polyester Resins, revised April 1996 shall be used to determine the monomer volatile organic compounds content of resin and gel coat materials unless the facility maintains records to document the volatile organic compounds content of resin and gel coat materials from the manufacturer. (l) All resin and gel coat mixing containers with a capacity equal to or greater than 55 gallons, including those used for on-site mixing of putties and polyputties, shall have a cove r with no visible gaps in place at all times except the following operations: (1) when material is being manually added to or removed from a container; or 27 28 29 30 (2) when mixing or pumping equipment is being placed or removed from a container. (m) Volatile organic compounds cleaning solvents for routine application equipment cleaning shall contain no more than five percent volatile organic compounds by weight, or have a composite vapor pressure of no more than 0.50 mm Hg at 68 0F. 68 degrees Fahrenheit. 31 32 33 34 35 36 (n) Only non-volatile organic compounds solvents shall be used to remove cured resin and gel coat from application equipment. (o) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this Rule shall comply with the Rules .0903 and .0958 of this Section. History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5);7 Eff. September 1, 2010. 1 2 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15A NCAC 02D .0964 has been adopted with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1530-1532 as follows:

15A NCAC 02D .0964 MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ADHESIVES (a) For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions apply: (1) "Air-assisted airless spray" means a system that consists of an airless spray gun with a compressed air jet at the gun tip to atomize the adhesive. (2) "Airless spray" means the application of an adhesive through an atomizing nozzle at high pressure (1,000 to 6,000 pounds per square inch) by a pump forces. (3) "Application process" means a pro cess that consists of a series of one or more adhesive applicators and any associated dryi ng area or oven where an adhesive is applied, dried and cured. (4) "Dip Coating" means applicati on where substrates are dipped into a tank containing the adhesive. The substrates are then withdraw n from the tank and any excess adhesive is allowed to drain. (5) "Electrocoating" means a specialized form of dip coating where opposite electric charges are applied to the waterborne adhesive and the substrate. (6) "Electrostatic spray" means application where th e adhesive and substrate are oppositely charged. (7) "Flow coating" means conveying the substrate ove r an enclosed sink where the adhesive is applied at low pressure as the item pa sses under a series of nozzles. 18 (8) "HVLP" means a system with specialized no zzles that provide better air and fluid flow than 19 20 21 conventional air atomized spray systems at lower low air pressure, shape spray pattern, and guide high volumes of atomized adhesive particles to the substrate using lower air pressure (10 pounds per square inch or less at the spray cap). 22 (9) “Miscellaneous industrial adhesives” means adhesives (including adhesive primers used in 23 conjunction with certain types of adhesives) used at industrial manufacturing and repair facilities 24 for a wide variety of products and equipment that operate adhesives application processes. 25 26 27 (9) (10) "Roll coating", "brush coating", and "hand application" means application of high viscosity adhesives onto small surface area. (b) Control of volatile organic compounds emissions from miscellaneous industrial adhesives product categories covered by Rules .0921, .0923, .0934, .0935, .0936, .0961, .0962, .0963, .0964, .0965, .0966, .0967, and .0968 of this Section are exempted from the requirements of this Rule. 28 29 30 (c) This Rule applies to miscellaneous industrial adhe sive application sources whose volatile organic compounds emissions exceed the threshold established in 15A NCAC 02D .0902(b). Paragraph (b) of Rule .0902 of this Section. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 (d) With the exception established in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, all volatile organic compounds containing materials applied by each miscellaneous industrial adhesive application processes before control shall: (1) not exceed limits established in Table 1 of this Paragraph; and (2) be used in one of the following application methods in conjunction with using low volatile organic compounds adhesives or adhesive primers: (A) electrostatic spray;

11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (B) HVLP spray; (C) flow coat; (D) roll coat or hand application, including non-spray application methods similar to hand or mechanically powered caulking gun, brush, or direct hand application; (E) dip coat (including electrodesposition); (F) airless spray; (G) air-assisted airless spray; or (H) other adhesive application method capable of achieving a transfer efficiency equivalent to or better than that achieved by HVLP spraying. (e) Emission limits established in Subparagraph (d)(1) of this Rule shall be: 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 (1) met by averaging the volatile organic compounds content of materials used oh on a single application unit for each day; and (2) calculated as mass of volatile organic compounds per volume of adhesive primer excluding water and exempt compounds, as applied. (f) If an adhesive is used to bond dissimilar substrates together in general adhesive application process (Table 1), then the applicable substrate category with the highest volatile organic compounds emission limit shall be established as the limit for such application. Table 1. Volatile Organic Compounds Emission Limits for General and Specialty Adhesive Application Process. General Adhesive Application Processes Recommended VOC Emission Limit (lb/gal) Reinforced Plastic Composite 1.7 Flexible vinyl 2.1 Metal 0.3 Porous Material (Except Wood) 1 Rubber 2.1 Wood 0.3 Other Substrates 2.1 Specialty Adhesive Applica tion Processes Recommended VOC Emission Limit (lb/gal) Ceramic Tile Installation 1.1 Contact Adhesive 2.1 Cove Base Installation 1.3 Floor Covering Installation (Indoor) 1.3 Floor Covering Installation (Outdoor) 2.1 Floor Covering Installation (Perimeter Bonded Sheet Vinyl) 5.5 Metal to Urethane/Rubber Molding or Casting 7.1 Motor Vehicle Adhesive 2.1 Motor Vehicle Weatherstrip Adhesive 6.3 Multipurpose Construction 1.7 Plastic Solvent Welding (ABS) 3.3 Plastic Solvent Welding (Except ABS) 4.2 Sheet Rubber Lining Installation 7.1 Single-Ply Roof Membrane Installation/Repair (Except 2.1

23 EPDM) Structural Glazing 0.8 Thin Metal Laminating 6.5 Tire Repair 0.8 Waterproof Resorcinol Glue 1.4 Adhesive Primer Application Processes Recommended VOC Emission Limit1 (lb/gal) Motor Vehicle Glass Bonding Primer 7.5 Plastic Solvent Welding Adhesive Primer 5.4 Single-Ply Roof Membrane Adhesive Primer 2.1 Other Adhesive Primer 2.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 (g) Any miscellaneous industrial adhesive application processes subject to this Rule, which chooses to use add-on control for adhesive application processes rather than to comply with the emission limits established in Paragraph (d) of this Rule, shall install control equipment with overall control efficiency of 85 pe rcent or use a combination of adhesives and add-on control equipment on an application process to meet limits established in Paragraph (d) of this Rule. (h) EPA Method 24 or 25A ( 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A-7) shall be used to determine the volatile organic compounds content of adhesives, other than reactive adhesives, and the procedure established in Appendix A of the NESHAP for surface coating of plastic parts (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart PPPP) shall be used to determine the volatile organic compounds content of reactive adhesives unless the facility maintains records to document the volatile organic compounds content of adhesives from the manufacturer. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 (i) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this Rule shall comply with the Rules .0903 and .0958 of this Section.

History Note: Authority G.S. 143 215.3(a)(1); 143 215.107(a)(5); Eff. September 1, 2010

. 161 15A NCAC 02D .0965 has been adopted with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1532-1533 as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15A NCAC 02D .0965 FLEX IBLE PACKAGE PRINTING (a) For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions apply: (1) "First installation date" means the actual date when the equipment or control device becomes operational. This date does not change if the equipment or control device is later moved to a new location. (2) "Flexible Packaging" means any package or part of a package the shape of which can be readily changed. (3) "Flexographic printing" means a printing process in which an image is raised above the printing plate, and the image carrier is made of rubber or other elastomeric materials. (4) "Rotogravure press" means an unwind or feed section, which may include more than one unwind 12 or feed station (such as on a laminator), series of individual work stations, one or more of which is 13 a rotogravure print station, any dryers associated with the work stations, and a rewind, stack, or 14 collection section. include: 15 (A) more than one unwind or feed station (such as on a laminator); 16 (B) series of individual work stations, one or more of which is a rotogravure print station; 17 (C) any dryers associated w ith the work stations; and 18 (D) a rewind, stack, or collection section. 19 20 21 22 (5) "Rotogravure printing" means a printing process in which an image (type and art) is etched or engraved below the surface of a plate or cylinder. (b) This Rule applies to flexible packaging printing pr ess sources whose emissions of volatile organic compounds exceed the threshold establishe d in 15A NCAC 02D .0902(b). Paragraph (b) of Rule .0902 of this Section. 23 24 (c) Volatile organic compounds content of materials used on any single flexible packaging printing press subject to this Rule shall not exceed 0.8 lb pounds volatile organic compounds per one lb pound of solids applied, or 0.16 lb 25 pounds volatile organic compounds per one lb pound of materials applied limits limits. These volatile organic 26 compounds content limits that are consistent with 80 percent overall emissions reduction level and reflect similar control levels as the capture and control option. 27 28 29 30 (d) Any flexible packaging printing press which has chosen to use add-on control for coa ting operations rather than to comply with the emission limits established in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall install control equipment with:2 1 2 (1) 65 percent overall control based on a capture efficiency of 75 percent and a control device efficiency of 90 percent for a press that was firs t installed prior to March 14, 1995 and that is controlled by an add-on control device whose first installation date prior to July 1. 2010; or 3 4 5 (2) 70 percent overall control based on a capture efficiency of 75 percent and a control device efficiency of 95 percent for a press that was firs t installed prior to March 14, 1995 and that is controlled by an add-on control device whose first installation date was on or after July 1, 2010; or 6 7 8 (3) 75 percent overall control based on a capture efficiency of 85 percent and a control device efficiency of 95 percent for a press that was first installed on or after March 14, 1995 and that is controlled by an add-on control device whose first installation date was prior July 1, 2010; or and 9 10 11 12 (4) 80 percent overall control based on a capture efficiency of 85 percent and a control device efficiency of 95 percent for a press that was first installed on or after March 14, 1995 and that is controlled by an add-on control device whose first installation date was on or after July 1, 2010. (e) EPA Method 24 or 25A ( 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A-7) shall be used to determine the volatile organic compounds content of coating materials used at flexible package printing facilities unless the facility maintains records to document the volatile organic compounds content of coating materials from the manufacturer. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (f) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this Rule shall comply with the Rules .0903 and .0958 of this Section.

History Note: Authority G.S. 143 215.3(a)(1); 143 215.107(a)(5); Eff. September 1, 2010.

.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 15A NCAC 02D .0966 has been adopted with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1533 as follows:

15A NCAC 02D .0966 PAPER, FILM AND FOIL COATINGS (a) For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions apply: (1) "Paper, film, and foil coating line" means 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. 8 (2) "Fabric coating" means applying protective or functional coatings to a text ile substance with a 9 knife, roll, rotogravure, rotary screen, or flat scr een coater to impart properties that are not initially 10 present, such as strength, stability, water or aci d repellency, or appearance. Printing on textile fabric for decorative or oth er purposes is not part of this definition. Saturation operations are 11 12 included in this definition. 13 14 (3) (2) "Flexographic coating" means that the area to be coated is delineated by a raised surface on a flexible plate. (4) (3) "Rotary screen or flat screen coating" means the application of a coating material to a substrate by means of masking the surface and applying a color or finish using a screen either in flat form or rotary form. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 (5) (4) "Rotogravure coating" means the application of a coating material to a substrate by means of a roll coating technique in which the pattern to be applied is etched on the coating roll. The coating material is picked up in these recessed ar eas and is transferred to the substrate. (b) With the exception in Paragraph (c) of this Rule, th is Rule applies to paper, film and foil surface coating operations sources, including related cleaning activity, whose emissions of volatile organic compounds exceed the threshold established in 15A NCAC 02D .0902(b), Paragraph (b) of Rule .0902 of this Section, at the a facility that applies: 23 24 25 26 (1) paper, film, or foil surfaces in the manufacturing of products for pressure sensitive tape and labels (including fabric coated for use in pressure sensitive tapes and labels; photographic film; industrial and decorative laminates; abrasive products (including fabric coated for use in abrasive products) 27 products); and flexible packaging (including coating of non-woven polymer substrates for use in flexible packaging); and 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 (2) coatings during miscellaneou s coating applications for production of corrugated and solid fiber boxes; die-cut paper paperboard, and cardboard; converted paper and paperboard not elsewhere classified; folding paperboard boxes, including sanitary boxes; manifold business forms and related products; plastic asceptic packaging; and carbon paper and inked ribbons. (c) The following types of coatings are not covered by this Rule: (1) coatings performed on or in-line with any offs et lithographic, screen, letterpress, flexographic, rotogravure, or digital printing press; or (2) size presses and on machine coaters that func tion as part of an in- line papermaking system.

12 1 (d) With the exception stated in Paragraph (c) of th is Rule, emissions of volatile organic compounds from: (1) pressure sensitive tape and la bel surface paper, film, and foils coating lines with the potential to emit, prior to controls, less than 25 tons per y ear of volatile organic compounds from coatings shall not exceed 0.20 pounds volatile organic compounds per pound of solids applied (0.067 pounds volatile organic compounds per pound of coating 2 3 4 applied ); 5 6 7 8 (2) paper, film, and foil surface coating lines with th e potential to emit, prior to controls less than 25 tons per year of volatile organic compounds from coatings shall not exceed 0.40 pounds of volatile organic compounds per pound of solids(0.08 pounds volatile or ganic compounds per pound of coating). coating applied); and 9 (3) The volatile organic compounds content limits shall be determined in accordance with 10 Subparagraphs (c)(2) and (c)(3) of Rule .0912 of this Section. 11 (e) EPA Method 24 or 25A ( 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A-7) shall be used to determine the volatile organic compounds content of coating materials used at paper, film and foil coatings facilities unless the facility maintains records to document the volatile organic compounds co ntent of coating materials from the manufacturer. 12 13 14 (f) Any individual paper, film, and foil coating line with the potential to emit, prior to controls, at least 25 tons per year of volatile organic compounds from coatings sha ll apply control with overall volatile organic compounds efficiency of 90 percent rather than the emission limits established in Paragraph (d) of this Rule or use a combination of coating and add-on control equipment on a coating unit to meet limits that are equivalent to 90 percent overall control efficiency. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (g) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this Rule shall comply with the Rules .0903 and .0958 of this Section.

History Note: Authority G.S. 143 215.3(a)(1); 143 215.107(a)(5); Eff. September 1, 2010

.1 15A NCAC 02D .0967 has been adopted with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1533-1537 as follows: 1 2 3 4 15A NCAC 02D .0967 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PARTS COATINGS (a) For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions apply: (1) "Air dried coating" means coatings which are dried by the use of air or a forced air drier. That is 5 cured at a temperature below 90 degrees Celsius (194 degrees Fahrenheit). 6 (2) “Baked coating” means a coating that is cured at a temperature at or above 90 degrees Celsius 7 (194 degrees Fahrenheit). 8 (3) "Clear coat" means a colorless coating which contains binders, but no pigment, and is formulated 9 to form a transparent film. 10 (2) (4) "Coating unit" means series one or more coating applicators and any associ ated drying area and oven wherein a coating is applied, dried, and cured. 11 12 (5) “Drum” means any cylindrical metal shipping container larger than 12 gallons capacity but no 13 larger than 110 gallons capacity. 14 (6) “Electric dissipating coating” means a coating that rapidly dissipates a high voltage electric 15 charge. 16 (7) “Electric-insulating varnish” means a non-conv ertible-type coating applied to electric motors, 17 components of electric motors, or power transformers, to provide electrical, mechanical, and 18 environmental protection or resistance. 19 (8) “Etching filler” means a coating that contains less than 23 percent solids by weight and at least 20 1/2-percent acid by weight, and is used instead of applying a pretreatment coating followed by a 21 primer. 22 (9) “Extreme high-gloss coating” means a coating which, when tested by the American Society for 23 Testing Material Test Method D-523 adopted in 1980, shows a reflectance of 75 or more on a 60 24 degrees meter. 25 (10) “Extreme-performance coating” means a coati ng used on a metal or plastic surface where the 26 coated surface is, in its intended use, subject to the following: 27 (A) Chronic exposure to corrosive, caustic or acidic agents, chemicals, chemical fumes, 28 chemical mixtures or solutions; 29 (B) Repeated exposure to temperatures in excess of 250 degrees Fahrenheit; or 30 (C) Repeated heavy abrasion, including m echanical wear and re peated scrubbing with 31 industrial grade solvents, cleansers or sc ouring agents. Extreme performance coatings 32 include coatings applied to locomotives, ra ilroad cars, farm mach inery, and heavy duty trucks. 33 342 (11) “High-performance architectur al coating” means a coating used to protect architectural 1 subsections and which meets the requirements of the Architect ural Aluminum Manufacturer 2 Association's publication number AAMA 2604-05 (Voluntary Specification, Performance 3 Requirements and Test Procedures for High Performance Organic Coatings on Aluminum 4 Extrusions and Panels) or 2605-05 (Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test 5 Procedures for Superior Performing Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels). 6 (12) “Miscellaneous metal product and plastic part s surface coatings” means the coatings that are 7 applied to the surfaces of a vari ed range of metal and plastic parts and products. Such parts or 8 products are constructed either entirely or par tially from metal or plastic. These miscellaneous 9 metal products and plastic parts include metal and plastic components of the following types of 10 products as well as the products themselves: fabricated metal products, molded plastic parts, small 11 and large farm machinery, comme rcial and industrial machinery and equipment, automotive or 12 transportation equipment, interior or exterior automotive parts, construction equipment, motor 13 vehicle accessories, bicycles and sporting goods, toys, recreational vehicles, pleasure craft 14 (recreational boats), extruded aluminum structural components, railroad cars, heavier vehicles, lawn and garden equipment, business machines , laboratory and medical equipment, electronic 15 16 equipment, steel drums, metal pipes, and other industrial and household products. 17 (13) “Multi-component coating” means a coating re quiring the addition of a separate reactive resin, 18 commonly known as a catalyst or hardener, before application to form a dry film. 19 (14) “One-component coating” means a coating that is ready for application as it comes out of its 20 container to form a dry film. A thinner, necessary to reduce the viscosity, is not considered a component. 21 22 23 (b) This Rule applies to miscellaneous metal and pl astic parts surface coating units whose volatile organic compounds emissions exceed the threshold established in 15A NCAC 02D .0902(b) Paragraph (b) of Rule .0902 of 24 this Section for coating and related cleaning activities of the following types of products: 25 26 27 28 29 30 (1) fabricated metal products, molded plastic part s, small and large farm machinery, commercial and industrial machinery and equipment; (2) automotive or transportation equipment, interi or or exterior automotive parts, construction equipment, motor vehicle accessories , bicycles and sporting goods; (3) toys, recreational vehicles, pl easure craft (recreational boats), extruded aluminum structural components, railroad cars, heavier heavy vehicles, lawn and garden equipment; 31 32 (4) business machines, laboratory and medical equipment; and (5) electronic equipment, steel drums metal pipes, and numerous other industrial and household products. 33 34 35 (c) This Rule does not apply to:3 1 2 3 4 (1) coatings that are applied to test panels and co upons as part of research and development, quality control; (2) performance testing activities at pain t research or manufacturing facility; or (3) sources covered by Rules .0921, .0922, .0923, .0935, .0936, .0961 .0962, .0963, .0964, .0965, .0966, .0967, and .0968 of this Section. 5 6 7 8 9 (d) With the exception stated in Paragraph (c) of this Rule, emissions of volatile organic compounds before control for surface coating of: (1) Metal parts and products shall not exceed limits as established in Table 1; Table 1. Metal Parts and Products Volatile Organic Compounds content Limits Coating Category Air Dried lb VOC/gal coating Baked lb VOC/gal coating General One Component; Gene ral Multi Component; Military Specification 2.8 2.3 Camouflage; Electric-Insulating Va rnish; Etching Filler; High Temperature; Metallic; Mold-Seal; Pan Backing; Pretreatment Coatings; Drum Coating, New, Interior; Drum Coating, Reconditioned, Exterior; Silicone Release; Vacuum-Metalizing 3.5 3.5 Extreme High-Gloss; Extreme Performance; Heat-Resistant; Repair and Touch Up; Solar-Absorbent 3.5 3.0 High Performance Architectural 6.2 6.2 Prefabricated Architectural Multi-Component; Prefabricated Architectural One-Component 3.5 2.3 Drum Coating, New, Exterior 2.8 2.8 Drum Coating, Reconditioned, Interior 4.2 4.2 (2) Plastic parts and products shall not exceed limits as established in Table 2; 10 Table 2.Metal Plastic Parts and Products Volatile Organic Compounds content Limits 11 Coating Category lbs VOC/gal coating General One Component 2.3 General Multi Component; Metallic 3.5Electric Dissipating Coatings and Shock-Free Coatings; Optical Coatings; VacuumMetalizing 6.7 Extreme Performance 3.5 (2-pack coatings) Military Specification 2.8 (1 pack) 3.5 (2 pack) Mold-Seal 6.3 Multi-colored Coatings 5.7 12 13 14 15 (3) automotive/transportation and business machin e plastic parts shall not exceed limits as established in Table 3; Table 3. Automotive/Transportation and Business Machine Plastic Parts Volatile Organic Compounds content Limits Coating Category lbs VOC/gal coating4 Automotive/Transportation Coatings I. High Bake Coatings – Interior and Exterior Parts Non-flexible Primer 3.5 Base Coats; Non-basecoat/clear coat; Flexible Primer 4.3 Clear Coat 4.0 II. Low Bake/Air Dried Coatings – Exterior Parts Primers; Basecoat; Non- basecoat/clearcoat 4.8 Clearcoats 4.5 III. Low Bake/Air Dried Coatings – Interior Parts 5.0 IV. Touchup and Repair Coatings 5.2 Business Machine Coatings Primers; Topcoat Texture Coat; Touchup and repair 2.9 Fog Coat 2.2 1 2 3 (4) pleasure craft shall not exceed limits as established in Table 4; Table 4 Pleasure Craft Surface Coating Volatile Organic Compounds content Limits Coating Category lbs VOC/gal coating Extreme High Gloss Topcoat 4.1 High Gloss Topcoat Finish; Primer/Surfacer; All other pleasure craft surface coatings for metal or plastic 3.5 Pretreatment Wash Primers 6.5 High Build Primer Surfacer; Other Substrate Antifoulant Coating 2.8 Aluminum Substrate Antifoulant Coating 4.7 4 5 6 (5) motor vehicle materials shall not exceed limits as established in Table 5. Table 5 Motor Vehicle Materials Volatile Organic Compounds Content Limits Coating Category lbs VOC/gal coating Motor vehicle cavity wax; Motor vehicle seal er; Motor vehicle deadener; Motor vehicle underbody coating; Motor vehicle trunk interior coating 5.4 Motor vehicle gasket/gasket sealing material; Motor vehicle bedliner 1.7 Motor vehicle lubricating wax/compound 5.8 7 8 (e) With the exception of motor vehicle materials coati ngs, any miscellaneous metal and plastic parts coatings operations facility may choose a combination of low volatile organic compounds coatings and add-on control equipment on a coating unit. Emissions of volatile organic compounds before control with such combination shall not exceed limits for surface coating of: 9 10 11 (1) Metal parts and products as established in Table 1; Table 6; 12 13 14 155 1 2 Table 1. Table 6. Metal Parts and Products Volatile Organic Compounds content Limits 3

Coating Category Air Dried Baked lb VOC/gal solids lb VOC/gal solids General One Component; General Multi Component; Military Specification; 4.52 3.35 Etching Filler; High Temperature; Metallic; Mold-Seal; Pan Backing; Pretreatment Coatings; Silicone Release; Drum Coating,New, Interior; Drum Coating, Reconditioned, Exterior; VacuumMetalizing 6.67 6.67 Extreme High-Gloss; Extreme Performance; Heat-Resistant; SolarAbsorbent 6.67 5.06 High Performance Arch itectural 38.0 38.0 Prefabricated Architectural Multi-Component 6.67 3.35 Prefabricated Architectural One-Component 6.67 3.35 Solar-Absorbent 6.67 6.67 5.06 Drum Coating, New, Exterior 4.52 4.52 Drum Coating, Reconditioned, Interior 6.67 9.78 4 (2) plastic parts and products as established in Table 2; Table 7; 5 Table 2. Table 7. Plastic Parts and Products Volatile Organic Compounds content Limits 6 Coating Category lbs VOC/gal solids General One Component 3.35 General Multi Component; Metallic 6.67 Electric Dissipating Coatings and Shock-Free Coa tings Optical Coatings; Vacuum-Metalizing 74.7 Extreme Performance 6.67(2-pack) Military Specification 4.52 (1 pack) 6.67 (2 pack) Mold-Seal 43.7 Multi-colored Coatings 25.3 7 (3) automotive/transportation and business machin e plastic parts as established in Table 3; Table 8; 8 Table 3. Table 8. Automotive/Transportation and Business Machine Plastic Parts Volatile Organic Compounds content Limits 9 10 Coating Category lbs VOC/gal solids Automotive/Transportation Coatings1 I. High Bake Coatings – Interior and Exterior Parts Flexible Primer 11.58 Non-flexible Primer; Non-ba secoat/clear coat 6.676 Base Coats 10.34 Clear Coat 8.76 II. Low Bake/Air Dried Coatings – Exterior Parts Primers 13.8 Basecoat; Non-basecoat/clearcoat 15.59 Clearcoats: 11.58 III. Low Bake/Air Dried Coa tings – Interior Parts 15.59 IV. Touchup and Repair Coatings 17.72 Business Machine Coatings Primers; Topcoat; Texture Coat; Touchup and repair 4.8 Fog Coat 3.14 1 (4) pleasure craft surface coatings as established in Table 4; Table 9; 2 Table 4. Table 9. Pleasure Craft surface Coatings Volatile Organic Compounds content Limits 3 Coating Category lbs VOC/gal solids Extreme High Gloss Topcoat 9.2 High Gloss Topcoat; Finish Primer/Surfacer; All other pleasure craft surface coatings for metal or plastic 6.7 Pretreatment Wash Primers 55.6 Aluminum Substrate Antifoulant Coating 12.8 High Build Primer Surfacer; Other Substrate Antifoulant Coating 4.4 4 (e) (f) EPA Method 24 or 25A ( 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A-7) shall be used to determine the volatile organic compounds content of coating materials used at miscellaneous metal and plastic part coating facilities unless the facility maintains records to document the volatile organic compounds content of coating materials from the manufacturer. 5 6 7 8 (f) (g) With the exception of motor vehicle materials coatings, any miscellaneous metal and plastic parts coatings operations facility may choose to use add- on control equipment with an overall control efficiency of 90 percent in lieu of using low-VOC coatings and specified application methods. 9 10 11 (g) (h) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this Rule shall comply with the Rules .0903 and .0958 of this Section. 12 13 14 15 16 History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143 215.107(a)(5); Eff. September 1, 2010.1 15A NCAC 02D .0968 has been adopted with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1537-1538 as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 15A NCAC 02D .0968 AUTOMOBILE AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCK ASSEMBLY COATINGS (a) For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions apply: (1) "Automobile" means a motor vehicle designed to carry up to eight passengers, excluding vans, sport utility vehicles, and motor vehicles designed primarily to transport light loads of property. (2) “Automobile Topcoat Protocol” means Protocol For Determining The Daily Volatile Organic 7 Compound Emission Rate Of Automobile and Light-duty Truck Topcoat Operations (EPA-450/3- 8 88-018). 9 (2) (3) "Electrodeposition" means a process of applyi ng a protective, corros ion-resistantwaterborne primer on exterior and interior surfaces that provides thorough 10 coverage of recessed areas. It is a dip coating method that uses an electrical field to apply or deposit the conductive coating onto the part. The object being painted acts as an electrode that is oppositely charged from the particles of paint in the dip tank. 11 12 13 14 (3) (4) "Final repair" means the operations performed and coating(s) applied to completely assembled motor vehicles or to parts that are not yet on a completely assembled vehicle to correct damage or imperfections in the coating. 15 16 17 (4) (5) "Light-duty truck" means vans, sport utility vehicles, and motor vehicles designed primarily to transport light loads of property with gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or less. 18 19 (5) (6) "Primer-surfacer" means an intermediate protective coating applied over the electrodeposition primer (EDP) and under the topcoat. Primer-s urfacer provides adhesion, protection, and appearance properties to the total finish. 20 21 22 (6) (7) "Solids turnover ratio (R T )" means the ratio of total volume of coating solids that is added to the EDP system in a calendar month divided by the total volume design capacity of the EDP system. 23 24 25 (b) This Rule applies to automobile and light-duty truck assembly coating operations and related cleaning activities whose emissions of volatile organic compounds exceed the threshold established in 15A NCAC 02D .0902(b) 26 Paragraph (b) of Rule .0902 of this Section at: 27 28 29 30 (1) automobile or light-duty assembly plants during the vehicle assembly processes with the following primary coating product applications: (A) new automobile or new light-duty truck bodies, or body parts for new automobiles or new light-duty trucks; or 31 32 33 34 35 (B) other parts that are coated along with these bodies or body parts; or (C) additional coatings which include glass bo nding primer, adhesives, cavity wax, sealer, deadener, gasket/gasket sealing material, underbody coating, trunk interior coating, bedliner, weatherstrip adhesive, and lubricating waxes/compounds; and2 (2) coatings used in facilities that perform these coating operations on a contractual basis without 1 coatings used at other than plastic or composites molding facilities. 2 3 (c) This Rule does not apply to: (1) aerosol coatings of automobile and light-truck assembly coatings; or 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 (2) coatings that are applied to other parts intended for use in new automobiles or new light-duty trucks (e.g., application of spray primer, color and clear coat to fascia or bumpers) on coating lines that are not related to the vehicle assembly proc ess at automobile or light-duty assembly plants. They are covered by Rules .0964, and .0967 of this Section; and (3) aftermarket repair or replacement parts for automobiles or light-duty trucks that are covered by Rules .0964, and .0967 of this Section. (d) With the exception of materials supplied in containers w ith a net volume of 16 ounces or less, or a net weight of one pound or less, emissions of volatile organic compounds before control for: (1) automobile and light-duty truck assembly coatings shall not exceed limits established in Table 1 Table 1.Volatile Organic Compounds emission limits for automobile and light-duty truck assembly coatings.

Assembly Coating Process Volatile Organic Compounds Emission Limit Electrodeposition primer (EDP) operations (including application area, spray/rinse stations, and curing oven) When solids turnover ratio (R T ) ≥ 0.16; When 0.040 ≤ R T <0.160; When R T <0.040;

0.07lb/gal 0.7lb/gal coatings solids applied. 0.084 0.160-R x 8.34 lb/gal coating solids applied. No VOC emission limit.

Primer-surfacer operations(including application area, flash-off area, and oven) 12.0 lb VOC/gal deposited solids on a daily weighted average basis as determined by following the procedures in the revised Automobile Topcoat Protocol Topcoat operations (including application area, flash-off area, and oven) 12.0 lb VOC/gal deposited solids on a daily weighted average basis as determined by following the procedures in the revised Automobile Topcoat Protocol Final repair operations 4.8 lb VOC/gallon of coating less water and less exempt solvents on a daily weighted average basis or as an occurrence weighted average. Combined primer-surfacer and topcoat operations 12.0 lb VOC/gal deposited solids on a daily weighted average basis as determined by following the procedures in the revised Automobile Topcoat Protocol 15 (2) miscellaneous materials used at automobile and light-duty truck assembly coatings facilities shall not exceed limits established in Table 2. 16 17 18 Table 2.Volatile Organic Compounds emission limits for miscellaneous materials used at automobile and light-duty Material Recommended VOC Emission Limit Automobile and light-duty truck glass bonding primer 900 Automobile and light-duty truck adhesive 250 Automobile and light-duty truck cavity wax 6503 Automobile and light-duty truck sealer 650 Automobile and light-duty truck deadener 650 Automobile and light-duty truck gasket/gasket sealing material 200 Automobile and light-duty truck underbody coating 650 Automobile and light-duty truck trunk interior coating 650 Automobile and light-duty truck bediner 200 Automobile and light-duty truck weatherstrip adhesive 750 Automobile and light-duty truck lubricating wax/compound 700 1 (e) EPA Method 24 or 25A (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A-7) shall be used to determine the volatile organic compounds content of coatings, other than reactive adhesives used at automobile and light-duty truck coating facilities unless the facility maintains records to docume nt the volatile organic compounds content of coating materials from the manufacturer. 2 3 4 5 (f) The emission limits established in Paragraph (d) of this Rule can may be achieved with a combination of highersolid solvent-borne coatings, efficient application equipment and bake oven exhaust control. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 (g) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this Rule shall comply with the Rules .0903 and .0958 of this Section.

History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143 215.107(a)(5); Eff. September 1, 2010.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15A NCAC 02Q .0306 has been amended with changes as published in 24:17 NCR 1538-1539 as follows:

15A NCAC 02Q .0306 PERMITS REQUIRING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (a) The Director shall provide for public notice for commen ts with an opportunity for the public to request a public hearing on draft permits for the following: (1) any source that may be designated by the Director based on public interest relevant to air quality; (2) a source to which 15A NCAC 02D .0530 or .0531 applies; (3) a source whose emission limitation is based on a good engineering practice stack height that exceeds the height defined in 15A NCAC 02D .0533(a)(4)(A) , (B), or (C); (4) a source required to have controls more stringent than the applicable emission standards in 15A NCAC 02D .0500 according to 15A NCAC 02D .0501 when necessary to comply with an ambient air quality standard under 15A NCAC 02D .0400; (5) alternative controls different than the applicable emission standards in 15A NCAC 02D .0900 according to 15A NCAC 02D .0952; (6) a limitation on the quantity of solvent borne ink that may be used by a printing unit or printing system according to 15A NCAC 02D .0936; .0961 and .0965; 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (7) an allowance of a particulate emission rate of 0.08 grains per dry standard cubic foot for an incinerator constructed before July 1, 1987, in accordance with 15A NCAC 02D .1204(c)(2)(B) and .1208 (b)(2)(B): (8) an alternative mix of controls under 15A NCAC 02D .0501(f); (9) a source that is subject to the requir ements of 15A NCAC 02D .1109 or .1112; (10) a source seeking exemption from the 20-percent opacity standard in 15A NCAC 02D .0521 under 15A NCAC 2D .0521(f); (11) a source using an alternative monitoring procedure or methodology under 15A NCAC 02D .0606(g) or .0608(g); or 26 27 28 29 30 (12) when the owner or operator requests that the draft permit go to public notice with an opportunity to request a public hearing. (b) On the Division's website, the Director shall post a copy of the draft permit that changes classification for a facility by placing a physical or operational limitation in it to avoid the applicability of rules in 15A NCAC 02Q .0500. Along with the draft permit, the Director shall also post a public notice for comments with an opportunity to request a public hearing on that draft permit. The public notice shall contain the inform ation specified in 15A NCAC 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 02Q .0307(c) Paragraph (c) of Rule .0307 of this Section and shall allow at least 30 days for public comment. (c) If EPA requires the State to submit a permit as part of the North Carolina State Implementation Plan for Air Quality (SIP) and if the Commission approves a permit cont aining any of the conditions described in Paragraph (a) of this Rule as a part of the SIP, the Director shall submit the permit to the EPA on behalf of the Commission for inclusion as part of the federally approved SIP.

12 1 2 3 4 5 History Note: Authority G.S. 143 215.3(a)(1),(3); 143 215.108; 143 215.114A; 143 215.114B; 143 215.114C; Temporary Adoption Eff. March 8, 1994 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner; Eff. July 1, 1994; Amended Eff . September 1, 2010; January 1, 2007; August 1, 2004; July 1, 2000; July 1, 1999; July 1, 1998. 6 7