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RULE 229 FIBERBOARD MANUFACTURING

Adopted 06-28-94

CONTENTS

100 GENERAL

101 APPLICABILITY

200 DEFINITIONS

201 FIBER DRYER

202 FIBERBOARD PRESS

203 MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD PLANT

204 PRESS LINE

205 PRESS VENT

206 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC)

300 STANDARDS

301 LIMITATIONS

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE

402 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 CONTROL EQUIPMENT RECORDS

502 DURATION OF RECORDS

503 TEST METHODS FOR CAPTURE AND CONTROL EFFICIENCY
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100 GENERAL

101 APPLICABILITY: The provisions of this rule shall apply to Medium Density Fiberboard 

(MDF) plants.

200 DEFINITIONS

201 FIBER DRYER: A device that uses steam-generated heat to reduce the moisture content of 

wood fibers.

202 FIBERBOARD PRESS: A device that uses heat and pressure to form fiberboard from a 

preformed mat of wood fiber and resin.

203 MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD PLANT: A plant that manufactures medium density

fiberboard consisting of a composite wood product created from digested and refined wood 

fibers bonded with urea-formaldehyde resin.

204 PRESS LINE: A series of operations occurring within the press building including mat 

forming, fiberboard pressing, board unloading, and board cooling.

205 PRESS VENT: A building opening through which emissions from fiberboard press lines are 

exhausted from the press line building.

206 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC): Any compound that contains at least one atom 

of carbon, except:

206.1 Methane

206.2 Carbon dioxide

206.3 Carbon monoxide

206.4 Carbonic acid

206.5 Metallic carbides or carbonates

206.6 Ammonium carbonate

206.7 1,1,1-trichloroethane

206.8 Methylene chloride

206.9 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123)

206.10 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124)

206.11 Trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11)

206.12 Dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12)

206.13 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (CFC-113)

206.14 1-chloro-1,1-difluoro-2-chloro-2,2-difluoroethane (CFC-114)

206.15 Chloropentafluoroethane (CFC-115)

206.16 Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125)

206.17 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134)

206.18 Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a)

206.19 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-141b)

206.20 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane (HCFC-142b)

206.21 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a)

206.22 Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)

206.23 Trifluoromethane (HFC-23)

206.24 Difluoroethane (HFC-152a)

206.25 The following four classes of perfluorocarbon compounds:

a. Cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated alkanes.

b. Cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated ethers with no 

unsaturations.

c. Cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiary amines with no 

unsaturations.
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d. Sulfur-containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and with sulfur 

bonds only to carbon and fluorine.

Perfluorocarbon compounds will be assumed to be absent from a product or process unless 

a manufacturer or facility operator identifies the specific individual compounds (from the 

broad classes of perfluorocarbon compounds) and the amounts present in the product or 

process and provides a validated test method which can be used to quantify the specific 

compounds.

300 STANDARDS

301 LIMITATIONS: Any person operating an affected MDF plant shall meet the following VOC 

emission limits:

301.1 Wood Fiber Dryers: A capture and control system shall be in operation to reduce 

VOC emissions from wood fiber dryers. The capture and control system shall be 

maintained and operated at all times during the operation of the wood fiber dryers. 

The overall efficiency of the system (capture efficiency multiplied by control 

efficiency) shall not be less than 50% by weight in reducing VOC emissions.

301.2 Press Vents: A capture and control system shall be in operation to reduce VOC 

emissions from press vents. The capture and control system shall be maintained and 

operated at all times during the operation of the press vents. The overall efficiency of 

the system (capture efficiency multiplied by control efficiency) shall not be less than 

57% by weight in reducing VOC emissions.

301.3 Maximum Achieved Reduction Limitation: In the event that the overall efficiency of 

the control systems for the Wood Fiber Dryers and/or the Press Vents result in actual 

efficiencies equal to or greater than the minimum required efficiencies of Section 

301.1 or Section 301.2 for the Wood Fiber Dryers and the Press Vents, respectively, 

the required emission limitation shall be equal to the highest overall control system 

efficiency demonstrated.

301.4 Allowable Emission Rate: The VOC emission limits satisfying the requirements of 

Sections 301.1, 301.2, or 301.3, shall be incorporated into the permit to operate of 

the stationary source and shall be a limiting condition of operation. The emission 

limitation represented by the application of the overall control system efficiency to the 

source emissions at the maximum permitted process rate may be expressed in the 

permit to operate as an emission rate or emission concentration limit.

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE: The limits specified in Sections 301.1 and 301.2 shall be 

achieved on or before May 31, 1995.

402 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN: A person shall submit an Operation and 

Maintenance Plan for the emission control device with the application for Authority to 

Construct or by May 31, 1995, for existing facilities permitted by the District prior to June 

28, 1994.

402.1 The Operation and Maintenance Plan shall specify:

a. Operation and maintenance procedures that will demonstrate continuous 

operation of the emission control device during emission-producing operations; 

and
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b. Records that must be kept to document the operation and maintenance 

procedures.

402.2 The records must comply with Sections 501 and 502.

402.3 The Operation and Maintenance Plan shall be implemented upon approval by the Air 

Pollution Control Officer.

402.4 After completing the construction of the emission control device, the Operation and 

Maintenance Plan shall be resubmitted annually, or as otherwise requested by the Air 

Pollution Control Officer, for approval.

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 CONTROL EQUIPMENT RECORDS:

501.1 Any person using an emission control device shall maintain such records as required 

by the Operation and Maintenance Plan specified in Section 402 on a daily basis.

501.2 Compliance with the standards of Sections 301.1 and 301.2 shall be demonstrated 

by conducting annual source testing of the emission control equipment as specified 

in Section 503.

501.3 An annual certification of compliance shall be submitted to the Air Pollution Control 

Officer on or before February 1 of each year. The certification of compliance shall 

include:

a. A declaration that the facility is in compliance with all applicable requirements of 

this rule.

b. The results of any compliance testing performed during the previous year.

c. A description of any process upsets that occurred during the previous year that 

resulted in noncompliance with an emission limit or proper combustion 

conditions.

502 DURATION OF RECORDS: All records maintained pursuant to this rule shall be retained 

for at least two years from the date of entry, with the exception that sources subject to the 

requirements of Rule 507, FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAM, shall retain 

records at least five years. Records shall be made available for inspection by the Air 

Pollution Control Officer upon request.

503 TEST METHODS FOR CAPTURE AND CONTROL EFFICIENCY:

503.1 Capture efficiency of the emission control system, as specified in Sections 301.1 and 

301.2, shall be conducted and reported in accordance with U.S. EPA protocols 

referenced in 50 CFR 52.741(a)(4)(iii).

503.2 Control efficiency, as specified in Sections 301.1 and 301.2, shall be determined by 

U.S. EPA Reference Methods 25 or 25A as found in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A.
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