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(a) The rules in this Section do not apply except as specifically set out in this Rule. 

(b) This Section applies to sources that emit greater than or equal to 15 pounds of volatile organic compounds per 

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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. compounds unless provisions specified in Paragraph (d)(1) of this Rule 

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(d) This Section does not apply to: 

(1) sources that emit less than 800 pounds of volatile organic compounds per calendar month and that 

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(A) bench-scale, on-site equipment used exclusively 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-production 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 activities, provided the activity produces 

no commercial product or feedstock material; or 

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(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. 

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(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; 

(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 

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1 (9) .0958, Work Practices for Sources of Volatile Organic Compounds. 

2 (f) Except as provided in Paragraph (e) of this Rule, Thethe Rules in this Section apply to facilities subject to 

3 Section 182(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act with potential to emit 100 or more tons per year of VOC and to facilities with 

4 potential to emit less than 100 tons per year of volatile organic compounds in categories for which the United States 

5 Environmental Protection Agency has issued Control Technique Guidelines with the potential to emit greater than or 

6 equal to 100 tons of volatile organic compounds per yearthat are located in the following moderate nonattainment 

7 areas:areas for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard as designated in 40 CFR 81.334: 

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(1) Cabarrus County; 

(2) Gaston County; 

(3) Lincoln County; 

(4) Mecklenburg County; 

(5) Rowan County; 

(6) Union County; and 

(7) Davidson Township and Coddle Creek Township in Iredell County. 

15 These facilities are subject to reasonably available control technology requirements under this Section and shall 

16 comply with these requirements in accordance with Rule .0909 of this Section through use of Rule .0951 of this 

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18 (g) If any county or part of a county to which this Section applies is later designated in 40 CFR 81.334 as 

attainment, attainment and becomes a maintenance area for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard, all sources in that 

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20 or part of county subject to Paragraph (f) of this Rule that achieved compliance in accordance with Rule 

.0909 of this Section subject to this Section before the redesignation to attainment shall continue to comply with this 

Section. 

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22 Facilities with potential to emit less than 100 tons of volatile organic compounds per year for which the 

23 compliance date in Rule .0909 of this Section has not passed before redesignation of the area to attainment for the 

24 1997 ozone standard shall comply in accordance with Paragraph (h) of this Rule. 

25 (h) If EPA reclassifies a violation of the 1997 ambient air quality standard for ozone occurs [in ]when the Charlotte26 Gastonia-Rock Hill areas listed in Paragraph (f) become ozone nonattainment maintenance area as serious for ozone 

27 under Section 182 of the federal Clean Air Act, the rules in this Section shall apply to facilities in Cabarrus, Gaston, 

28 Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Union Counties and Davidson and Coddle Creek townships in Iredell County 

29 with the potential to emit at least 50 tons of volatile organic compounds per year. Within 60 days of the 

30 reclassification, area, no later than ten days after the violation occurs, the Director shall initiate technical analysis to 

31 determine the control measures needed to attain and maintain the 1997 8-hour ambient air quality standard for 

32 ozone. By the following May 1, the Director shall implement the specific stationary source control measures 

33 contained in this Section that are required as part of the control strategy necessary to bring the area into compliance 

34 and to maintain compliance with the 1997 8-hour ambient air quality standard for ozone. The Director shall 

35 implement the Rules in this Section identified as being necessary by the analysis by notice in the North Carolina 

Register. The notice shall identify the rules that are to be implemented and shall identify whether the [rules] Rules

implemented are to apply in the areas listed in Paragraph (f) of this Rule. At least one week before the scheduled 

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1 publication date of the North Carolina Register containing the Director's notice implementing [rules] Rules in this 

2 Section, the Director shall notice the applicability of these Rules to these facilities in the North Carolina Register 

3 and shall send written notification to all permitted facilities within the counties in which the rules Rules of this 

4 Section are being implemented that are or may be subject to the requirements of this Section informing notifying

5 them that they are or may be subject to the requirements of this Section. defined in Rule .0909 of this Section. 

6 (For For Mecklenburg County, "Director" means means, for the purpose of notifying permitted facilities in 

7 Mecklenburg County, the Director of the Mecklenburg County local air pollution control program. program.)

8 Compliance shall be according to Rule .0909 of this Section.

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(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. May 1, 2013; 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, 

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(a) The owner or operator of any volatile organic compound emission source or control equipment shall: 

(1) install, operate, and maintain process and control equipment monitoring instruments or procedures 

as necessary to comply with the requirements of this Section; and 

(2) maintain, in writing, data and reports relating to monitoring instruments or procedures which will, 

upon review, document the compliance status of the volatile organic compound emission source or 

control equipment; equipment. suchSuch data and reports shall, as a minimum, shall be 

maintained daily.

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(b) The owner or operator of any volatile organic compound emission source or control equipment subject to the 

requirements of this Section shall comply with the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements in Section 

.0600 of this Subchapter. 

History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5); 

Eff. July 1, 1979; 

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5 (a) Applicability. With the exceptions in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, This Rule applies to all sources located at any 

6 facility covered by Paragraph Paragraphs (f) or and (h) of Rule .0902 of this Section. 

7 (b) Exceptions. This Rule does not apply to sources facilities required to comply with the requirements subject to 

8 the rules listed of this Section under Paragraph (e) of in Rule .0902 of this Section. Facilities subject to the Rules 

9 listed in Paragraph (e) of Rule .0902 shall comply in accordance with the provisions [defined in] of those [rules]

10 Rules rather than the schedule in Paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Rule. 

11 (c) Maintenance area and Charlotte ozone nonattainment area contingency plan. The owner or operator of any 

12 source subject to this Rule because of the application of Paragraph (h) of Rule .0902 of this Section [Paragraph (a) 

13 in] this Rule shall adhere to the following increments of progress and schedules: 

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(1) if If compliance with applicable rules in this Section is to be achieved by installing 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 

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(C) Final compliance with applicable rules in this Section 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. 

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(2) if If compliance with applicable rules in this Section 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; 

34 (B) The compliance schedule shall contain the following increments: increments of progress:

35 (i) a date by which research and development of low solvent content coating shall 

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(iii)(i) a date by which purchase orders shall be issued for low solvent content coatings 

and process modifications; 

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(v)(iii) a date by which process modifications shall be completed and use of low solvent 

content coatings shall begin; and 

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Carolina Register that resolves a violation of the ambient air quality standard for ozone. 

(3) The owner or operator shall certify to the Director within five days after each increment deadline 

12 of progress defined in this Paragraph, whether the required increment of progress has been met. 

13 (d) Moderate Nonattainment nonattainment areas. The owner or operator of any source subject to this Rule because 

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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; and 

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year, Finalfinal compliance with applicable rules in this Section shall be achieved no later 

than April 1, 2009;

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31 year, final compliance with applicable rules in this Section shall be achieved no later than 

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content coating technology: 

(A) The owner or operator shall submit a permit application and a compliance schedule by 

August 1, 2007; 

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1 (i) a date by which research and development of low solvent content coating shall 

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content coatings shall begin; and 

(C) Final compliance with applicable rules in this Section shall be achieved no later than 

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14 year, final compliance with applicable rules in this Section shall be achieved no later than 

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16 (3) The owner or operator shall certify to the Director within five days after the deadline, for each 

increment of progress defined in this Paragraph, whether the required increment of progress has 

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(e) If the Director requires a test in accordance with Section .2600 of this Subchapter 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. 

23 (1) Maintenance area and Charlotte ozone nonattainment area contingency plan. Paragraph (c) of this 

Rule shall not apply to sources any source subject to [Paragraph (a) of] this Rule that is in 

compliance with applicable rules of this Section when the Director notices the implementation of 

rules 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 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. 

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[Paragraph (a) of] this Rule if they are in compliance with applicable rules of this Section on 

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35 (1) Maintenance area and Charlotte ozone nonattainment area contingency plan. The owner or 

operator of any new source of volatile organic compounds subject to [Paragraph (a) of] this Rule

not in existence or under construction before the date that the Director notices in the North 

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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. 

5 (2) Moderate and Nonattainment nonattainment areas. The owner or operator of any new source of 

volatile organic compounds subject to [Paragraph (a) of] this Rule not in existence or under 

construction before March 1, 2007 in an area identified in Paragraph (f) of Rule .0902 shall 

comply with all applicable rules in this Section upon start-up of the source. 

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History Note Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5); 

Eff. July 1, 1979; 

Amended Eff. May 1, 2013; 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. 

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4 COMPOUNDSMISCELLANEOUS VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS

5 (a) Facilities required to install [RACT]reasonably available control technology (RACT) pursuant to Rule .0902 of 

6 this Section shall determine the emissions control level according to this Rule. With the exceptions in Paragraph (b) 

7 of this Rule, this Rule applies to all facilities that use volatile organic compounds as solvents, carriers, material 

8 processing media, or industrial chemical reactants, or in other similar uses, or that mix, blend, or manufacture 

9 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. 

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13 (c) The owner or operator of any facility to which this Rule applies shall:shall comply by either of the following:

14 (1) install and operate reasonable reasonably available control technology;technology as [defined]set 

15 forth by category specific emission standards defined in this Section; or 

16 (2) limit emissions of volatile organic compounds from coating lines not covered by Rules .0922, 

17 .0923, .0924, .0934, .0935, .0936, or .0961 through .0968 from this Section to no more than 6.7 

18 pounds of volatile organic compounds per gallon of solids delivered to the coating 

19 applicator.install and operate alternative [reasonable] reasonably available control technology 

20 [demonstrated to the Director and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to advance 

21 attainment.]based on the Division’s technical analysis of the information provided in Paragraph 

22 (d) of this Rule. All reasonably available control technology demonstrations, and any 

23 modifications or changes to those determinations, approved or determined by the Division 

24 pursuant to this Subparagraph and Paragraph (d) of this Rule shall be submitted by the Division to 

25 the U.S. EPA as a revision to the state implementation plan. No reasonably available control 

26 technology demonstration, nor any modification or change to a demonstration, approved or 

27 determined by the Division pursuant to this subsection shall revise the state implementation plan 

28 or be used as a state implementation plan credit, until it is approved by the U.S. EPA as a state 

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30 (d) If the owner or operator of a facility chooses to install reasonable reasonably available control technology under 

31 Subparagraph (c)(1) (c)(2) of this Rule, the owner or operator shall submit:submit to the Director:

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(2) information identifying the source for which a reasonable reasonably available control technology 

limitation or standard is being proposed; 

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4 (a) For the purpose purposes of this Rule, the following definitions listed in this Paragraph and Rules .0101, and

5 0902 of this [Section] Subchapter apply: [and in Paragraph (a)(1) through (10) of this rule] shall apply. 

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degrees Fahrenheit), in mm Hg 

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Fahrenheit), in mm Hg 

(2) "First installation date" means the actual date when this control device becomes operational. This 

date does not change if the control device is later redirected to a new press. 

(3) "Fountain solution" means water-based solution that applies to lithographic plate to render the 

non-image areas unreceptive to the ink. 

(4) "Heatset" means any operation in which heat is required to evaporate ink oils from the printing 

ink, excluding ultraviolet (UV) curing, electron beam curing and infrared drying. 

(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 directly from the image surface. 

(6) "Non-heatset" means a lithographic printing process where the printing inks are set by absorption 

or oxidation of the ink oil, not by evaporation of the ink oils in a dryer. For the purposes of this 

Rule, use of an infrared heater or printing conducted using ultraviolet-cured or electron beamcured inks is considered non-heatset. 

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printed substrate including any associated coating, spray powder application, heatset web dryer, 

ultraviolet or electron beam curing units, or infrared heating units. 

6 (9) "Sheet-fed printing" means indirect method of offset lithographic printing when ink transferred 

7 from the lithographic plate to a rubber-covered intermediate "blanket" cylinder and then 

8 transferred from the blanket cylinder to the substrate. individual sheets of paper or other substrate 

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fed to the press and rewound or cut to size after printing. 

12 (b) This Rule applies to any offset lithographic and any letterpress printing operations sources that are not covered 

13 by Subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule .0966 of this Section and whose emissions of volatile organic compounds exceed the 

14 threshold established in Paragraphs (b) and (f) of Rule .0902 of this Section and is not covered by Subparagraph 

15 (c)(1) of Rule .0966 of this Section. Section exceed:

16 (1) the threshold established in Paragraphs (b) and (f) of Rule .0902 of this Section; or

17 (2) an equivalent level of three tons per 12-consecutive month rolling period.

18 (c) Volatile organic compounds content in the fountain solution fromfor on-press (as-applied) for heatset web offset 

19 lithographic printing shall not exceed 1.6 percent alcohol (by weight) in the fountain solution or equivalent. This 

20 level of control for volatile organic compounds shall be achieved by:meet one of the following requirements or 

21 equivalent level of control as determined in permit conditions:

22 (1) reducing the on-press (as-applied) alcohol content tocontain 1.6 percent alcohol or lessless, (by 

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the fountain solution if the fountain solution is refrigerated to below 60 degrees Fahrenheit; or 

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(d) Volatile organic compounds content in the fountain solution fromfor on-press (as-applied) sheet-fed lithographic 

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non-heatset web offset lithographic printing shall not exceed five percent alcohol substitute (by weight) 

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4 (f) Emissions of volatile organic compounds from any single letterpress printing heatset press subject to this Rule 

5 shall not exceed 25 tons per year. This level of control shall be achieved by using petroleum ink oil with volatile 

6 organic compounds content 31.25 tons per year volatile organic compounds or less because of the 20 percent ink oil 

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8 (g) EPA Method 25A (40CFR Part 60, Appendix A-7) shall be used to determine the volatile organic compounds 

9 content of the materials used at offset lithographic printing and letterpress printing facilities unless the facility 

10 maintains records to document the volatile organic compounds content of the materials from the manufacturer.

11 (h) Any single letterpress printing heatset dryer owner or operator subject to this Rule, who has chosen to use add-on

12 control for letterpress printing operation rather than to comply with the emission limits established in Paragraph (f) 

13 of this Rule shall install control equipment with:

14 (1) 90 percent control efficiency for a control device whose first installation date was prior to July 1,

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20 the control device outlet concentration shall be reduced to 20 parts per million by volume as hexane on a dry basis.

21 (j) Volatile organic compounds capture efficiency can be demonstrated by showing that the dryer is operating at 

22 negative pressure relative to the surrounding pressroom. The capture efficiency for volatile organic compounds can 

23 be assumed to be 100 percent of the volatile organic compounds (ink oils) volatilized in the dryer. Capture 

24 efficiency test is not required in this situation.

25 (f) An owner or operator of an individual web offset lithographic printing press dryer or letterpress printing heatset 

26 press subject to this Rule that emits 25 or more tons per year potential emissions of volatile organic compounds 

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28 (1) use an enforceable limitation on potential emissions to keep individual heatset press below 25 tons 

29 per year potential to emit volatile organic compounds (petroleum ink oil) threshold, which can be 

30 achieved by using inks and coatings that contain less than 31.25 tons per year volatile organic 

31 compound (petroleum ink oil) where 20 percent retention factor of petroleum ink oil applies, or by 

32 using other methods established by permit conditions; or

(2) use an add-on control system for web offset lithographic printing or letterpress printing operations

that meets one of the following requirements:

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36 volatile organic compounds emissions control efficiency established by procedures 

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1 whose first installation date was prior to July 1, [2010;] 2010, at facilities with potential 

2 to emit 100 tons or more of volatile organic compounds per year and May 1, 2013, at 

3 facilities with potential to emit less than 100 tons of volatile organic compounds per year;

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5 (B) reduce volatile organic compounds emissions from each dryer by at least 95 percent 

6 volatile organic compounds emissions control efficiency established by procedures 

7 defined in Paragraph (h) of this rule Rule for a control device from heatset dryers whose 

8 first installation date was on or after July 1, 2010; 2010, at facilities with potential to emit 

9 100 tons or more of volatile organic compounds per year and May 1, 2013, at facilities 

10 with potential to emit less than 100 tons of volatile organic compounds per year; or

11 (C) maintain a maximum volatile organic compounds outlet concentration of 20 parts per 

12 million by volume (ppmv), as hexane (C6H14) on a dry basis.

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(k)(g) The control limits established in: 

(1) Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), shall not be applied to any press with total fountain solution reservoir 

of less than one gallon; and 

(2) Paragraph (d) shall not be applied to sheet-fed presses with maximum sheet size 11x 17 inches or 

smaller; and 

(3) Paragraph (f) (f)(2) shall not be applied to a heatset press used for book printing, andor to a 

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20 (h) If the owner or operator of a printing press is required by permit conditions to determine:

21 (1) the volatile organic compounds content, the EPA test Method 24 or approved alternative methods 

22 shall be used;

23 (2) the control efficiency by measuring volatile organic compounds at the control device inlet and 

24 outlet, the EPA test Methods 18, 25, 25A, or approved alternative methods shall be used.

25 (l) All cleaning materials used in amount more than 110 gallons per year for cleaning a press, press parts, or to 

26 remove dried ink from areas around the press shall contain less than 70 weight percent volatile organic compounds 

27 or have volatile organic compounds composite vapor pressure less than 10 mm Hg at 20 degrees Celsius.

28 (i) All test methods defined in Paragraph (h) of this [Rule,] Rule shall be conducted at typical operating conditions 

29 and flow rates.

30 (j) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this Rule shall demonstrate compliance with RACT applicability 

31 requirements by calculating volatile organic compounds emissions and keep records of the basis of the calculations 

32 required by the Rules .0605 and .0903 of this Subchapter. Volatile organic compounds emissions from offset 

33 lithographic printing and letterpress printing shall be determined by permit condition requirements or by using the 

34 following retention and capture efficiency factors:

35 (1) the retention factors are:

36 (A) 20 percent for heatset petroleum ink oils; 

37 (B) 100 percent for heatset vegetable ink oils;

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1 (C) 95 percent for sheet-fed and coldset web petroleum ink oils; 

2 (D) 100 percent for sheet-fed and coldset web vegetable ink oils.

3 (2) the retention factor is 50 percent for low volatile organic compounds composite vapor pressure 

4 cleaning materials in shop towels where:

5 (A) volatile organic compounds composite vapor pressure of the cleaning material is less than 

6 10 mm Hg at 20 oC; and

7 (B) cleaning materials and used shop towels are kept in closed containers.

8 (3) [Carryover] carryover (capture) factors of volatile organic compounds from automatic blanket 

9 wash and fountain solution to offset lithographic heatset dryers are:

10 (A) 40 percent VOC carryover (capture) factor for automatic blanket washing when the 

11 volatile organic compounds composite vapor pressure of the cleaning material is less than 

12 10mm Hg at 20°C.

13 (B) 70 percent VOC carryover (capture) factor for alcohol substitutes in fountain solution.

14 (4) [Capture] capture efficiency for volatile organic compounds (petroleum ink oils) from oil-based

15 paste inks and oil-based paste varnishes (coatings) in heatset web offset lithographic presses and 

16 heatset web letterpress presses shall be demonstrated by showing that the dryer is operating at 

17 negative pressure relative to the surrounding pressroom. As long as the dryer is operated at 

18 negative pressure, the capture efficiency for VOC from the heatset lithographic inks and varnishes 

19 (coatings) formulated with low volatility ink oils is 100 percent of the VOC (ink oils) volatilized 

20 in the dryer. Capture efficiency test is not required in this situation.

21 (k) Except as specified in this Paragraph, all cleaning materials used for cleaning a press, press parts, or to remove 

22 dried ink from areas around the press shall meet one of the following requirements:

23 (1) [The] the volatile organic compounds content shall be less than 70 percent by weight, or; 

24 (2) [Composite] composite partial vapor pressure of volatile organic compounds shall be less than 10 

25 mm Hg at 20 degrees Celsius.

26 (3) [No] no more than 110 gallons per year of cleaning materials that do not meet the requirements of 

27 Subparagraph (1) or (2) of this Paragraph shall be used during any twelve consecutive months. 

28 (l) The owner or operator of any facility subject to this Rule shall maintain the following records for a minimum of 

29 five years:

30 (1) parametric monitoring for processes and control devices as determined and at the frequency 

31 specified in the permit or by Paragraph (f) of this Rule; and

32 (2) the total amount of each individual or class of fountain solution and ink used monthly for the 

33 printing operations and the percentage of volatile organic compounds, alcohol, and alcohol 

34 substitute as applied in it; and

35 (3) the total amount of each individual or class of cleaning solutions used monthly with vapor 

36 pressure and the percentage of volatile organic compounds as applied in it; and

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1 (4) the total amount of cleaning solutions used monthly with vapor pressure and the percentage of 

2 volatile organic compounds as applied which does not meet the vapor pressure or percentage of 

3 volatile organic compounds requirements of Paragraph (k) of this Rule; and

4 (5) temperature of fountain solutions for lithographic printing presses using alcohol at the frequency 

5 specified in the permit; and

6 (6) any other parameters required by the permit in accordance with the Rules .0903 and .0605 of this 

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History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5); 

Eff. September 1, 2010. 

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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. 

(3) “Wipe cleaning” [The] means the method of cleaning [which] that utilizes a material such as a rag

wetted with a solvent, prior to a physical rubbing process to remove contaminants from surfaces.

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(b) This Rule applies applies, with exemptions defined in Paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Rule, to sources whose 

volatile organic compound emissions exceed the threshold established in Paragraph (b) of Rule .0902 of this Section 

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(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. 

23 (c) Paragraph (e) of this Rule does not apply to any cleaning material used [for:]for cleaning operations covered by 

24 Rules .0918, .0919, .0921, .0923, .0924, .0930, .0934, .0935, .0936, .0961, .0963, .0964, .0965, .0966, .0967, and 

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26 [(1) cleaning operations covered by Rules .0918, .0919, .0921, .0923, .0924, .0930, .0934, .0935, 

27 .0936, .0961, .0963, .0964, .0965, .0966, .0967, and .0968 of this Section.] 

28 (d) Cleaning operations of portable or stationary mixing vats, high dispersion mills, grinding mills, tote tanks and 

29 roller mills for manufacturing of coating, ink, or adhesive shall apply one or more of the following methods:

30 (1) use industrial cleaning solvents that either contains less than 1.67 pounds VOC per gallon or has 

31 an initial boiling point greater than 120 degrees Celsius, and where the initial boiling point 

32 exceeds the maximum operating temperature by at least 100 degrees Celsius. The industrial 

33 cleaning solvents shall be collected and stored in closed containers; [or] 

34 (2) implement the following work practices:

35 (A) maintain the equipment being cleaned as leak free; and

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1 (C) store or dispose of volatile organic compounds containing cleaning materials, including 

2 waste solvent, in a manner that will prevent evaporation into atmosphere; and

3 (D) store all volatile organic containing cleaning materials in closed containers; [or] 

4 (3) collect and vent the emissions from equipment cleaning to an add-on control system [defined] as 

5 set forth in Paragraph (g) of this Rule; or

6 (4) use organic solvents other than [those defined] listed in Paragraph (d)(1) of this Rule if no more 

7 than 60 gallons of fresh solvent shall be used per [month (organic] month. Organic solvent that is 

8 reused or recycled either onsite or offsite for further use in equipment cleaning or the manufacture 

9 of coating, ink, or adhesive shall not be included in this [limit).]limit.

10 (c) Cleaning operations covered by Rules .0918, .0919, .0921, .0923, .0924, .0930, .0934, .0935, .0936, .0961, 

11 .0963, .0964, .0965, .0966, .0967, and .0968 of this Section are exempted from the requirements of this Rule. 

12 (d)(e) Any cleaning material of the nine cleaning operations listed in Paragraph (b) of this Rule shall have: 

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(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)(f) EPA Method 24 [(40CFR] 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. 

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in Paragraph (e) of this Rule shall install control equipment with 85 percent overall efficiency. 

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History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5); 

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