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- 1 (Adopted October 3, 1980)(Amended February 1, 1985)(Amended May 5, 1989) (Amended February 2, 1990)(Amended March 2, 1990)(Amended April 6, 1990) (Amended June 1, 1990)(Amended November 2, 1990)(Amended December 7, 1990) (Amended August 2, 1991)(Amended Ma rch 6, 1992)(Amended July 9, 1993) (Amended September 8, 1995)(Amended March 8, 1996)(Amended October 8, 1999) (Amended May 2, 2014)

RULE 1130. GRAPHIC ARTS

(a) Purpose and Applicability The purpose of this rule is to reduce Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions from graphic arts operations. This rule applies to any person performing graphic arts operations or who supplies, sells, offers for sale, markets, manufactures, blends, repackages, stores at a worksite, distributes, applies or solicits the appl ication of graphic arts materials for use in the District.

(b) Definitions For the purpose of this rule, the following definitions shall apply: (1) AEROSOL COATING PRODUCT is a pressurized coating product containing pigments or resins that dispenses produ ct ingredients by means of a propellant, and is packaged in a disposable can for hand

- held application, or for use in specialized equipment for ground marking and traffic marking applications. (2) ALCOHOL is an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl (OH ) group
and is used in the fountain solution to reduce the surface tension and increase the viscosity of water to prevent piling (ink build

- up). For purposes of this rule, alcohol includes, but is not limited to, isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol), n

- propano l and ethanol. (3) ALCOHOL SUBSTITUTE is an additive that contains VOCs but no
alcohol and is used in the fountain solution to reduce the surface tension and increase the viscosity of water to prevent piling (ink build

- up). (4) COATING is a material which is applied to a surface in order to beautify

, protect or provide a barrier to such surface in a relatively unbroken film. (5) CAPTURE EFFICIENCY, in percent, is the ratio of the weight of the VOC in the effluent stream entering the control device to the we ight of VOC emitted from graphic arts operations, both measured simultaneously, and can be calculated by the following equation:

Capture Efficiency = [W c /W e ] x 100Rule 1130 (Cont.) (Amended May 2, 2014)

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- 2 Where: W c = weight of VOC entering control device

W e = weight of VOC emitted
(6) CONTRO L DEVICE EFFICIENCY, in percent, is the ratio of the weight of the VOC removed by the control device from the effluent stream entering the control device to the weight of the VOC in the effluent stream entering the control device, both measured simultaneou sly, and can be calculated by the following equation:

Control Device Efficiency =
Where: W c = Weight of VOC entering control device

W a = Weight of VOC discharged from the control device (7) END

- USER is a person who performs gra phic arts operations.

(8) ENERGY CURABLE COATINGS, INKS AND ADHESIVES are single

component reactive products that cure upon exposure to visible

- light,
ultra

- violet light or to an electron beam. The VOC content of thin film Energy Curable Coatings, Inks An d Adhesives may be determined by manufacturers using ASTM Test Method 7767

- 11 “Standard Test Method to Measure Volatiles from Radiation Curable Acrylate Monomers, Oligomers, and Blends and Thin Coatings Made from Them. ” (9) EXEMPT COMPOUNDS (See Rule 102

- D efinition of Terms). (10) FACILITY is any permit unit or grouping of permit units or other air

contaminant

- emitting activities which are located on one or more contiguous properties within the District, in actual physical contact or separated solely by a p ublic roadway or other public right

- of

- way, and are owned or operated by the same person (or by persons under common control). Such above

- described groupings, if non

- contiguous, but connected only by land carrying a pipeline, shall not be considered one
f acility. (11) FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING is a printing method utilizing a flexible rubber or other elastomeric plate in which the image area is raised relative
to the non

- image area. (12) FLUORESCENT INK is a printing ink that emits electromagnetic
radiation as a result of the absorption of energy from radiation.Rule 1130 (Cont.) (Amended May 2, 2014)

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- 3 (13) FOUNTAIN SOLUTION is the solution used in offset lithographic printing which is applied to the image plate to maintain the hydrophilic properties of the non

- image areas. It is primarily water and contains at least one of the following materials: etchants such as mineral salts; hydrophilic gums; or VOC additives to reduce the surface tension of the
solution. (14) GRAMS OF VOC PER LITER OF COATING (OR INK OR ADHESIVE), LESS WATER AND LESS EXEMPT COMP OUNDS, is the weight of VOC per combined volume of VOC and coating (or ink or adhesive) solids and can be calculated by the following equation:

Where: W s = weight of volatile compounds in grams

W w = weight of water in grams

W es = weight of exempt compounds in grams

V m = volume of material in liters

V w = volume of water in liters

V es = volume of exempt compounds in liters
For coatings that contain reactive diluents, the grams of VOC per Liter of Coating (or ink or adhesive), Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds, shall be calculated by the following equation:

Where: W s = weight of volatile compounds evolved during curing

and analysis in grams

W w = weight of water evolved during curing and analysis in
grams
W es = weight of exempt compounds evolved during curing and analysis in grams

V m = volume of material prior to reaction in liters

V w = volume of water evolved during curing and analysis in litersRule 1130 (Cont.) (Amended May 2, 2014)

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- 4 V es = volume of exempt compounds ev olved during curing and analysis in liters
(15) GRAMS OF VOC PER LITER OF MATERIAL is the weight of VOC per volume of material and can be calculated by the following equation:

Where: W s = weight of volatile compounds in grams

W w = weight of water in grams

W es = weight of exempt compounds in grams

V m = volume of material in liters
(16) GRAPHIC ARTS OPERATI ONS are gravure, letterpress, flexographic, and offset lithographic printing processes or related coating or laminating

p rocesses. (17) GRAPHIC ARTS MATERIA LS are any inks, coatings, or adhesives, including added thinners or retarders, used in printing or related coating or laminating processes. (18) GRAVURE PRINTING is an intaglio printing process in which the ink is
carrie d in minute etched or engraved wells on a roll or cylinder, excess ink being removed from the surface by a doctor blade. (19) HEATSET INK is an offset lithographic printing ink used on continuous
web

- fed printing presses that are equipped with hot air high velocity dryers. The ink dries or sets by heat induced evaporation of the ink oils and subsequent chilling of the ink by chill rolls. (20) LAMINATION is a process of composing two or more layers of material to form a single, multiple

- layer sheet by using an adhesive. (21) LETTERPRESS PRINTING is a printing process in which the image area
is raised relative to the non

- image area and the ink is transferred to the substrate directly from the image surface. (22) MATTE FINISH INK is a flexographic printing ink which is used on non

porous substrates in flexographic printing operations and contains at least five (5) percent by weight silicon dioxide flattening agent. (23) METALLIC INK is a flexographic printing ink which is used on non

porous substrates in flexog raphic printing operations and contains at least 28 percent by weight elemental metal particles.Rule 1130 (Cont.) (Amended May 2, 2014)

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- 5 (24) NON

- HEATSET INK is an offset lithographic printing ink that sets and dries by absorption into the substrate, and hardens by ambient air oxidation that may be accelerated by the use of infrared light sources. For the purposes of this definition energy curable inks are examples of non

heatset inks. (25) NON

- POROUS SUBSTRATE is a substrate whose surface prevents penetration by water, including but not limited to foil, polyethylene, polypropylene, cellophane, paper or paperboard coated with a non

- porous material, metalized polyester, nylon, and mylar. (26) OFFSET LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTIN G is a planographic printing process in which the image and non

- image areas are on the same plane of a thin lithographic plate and are chemically differentiated. The ink film is transferred from the lithographic plate to an intermediary surface, a rubber covered cylinder called a blanket, which, in turn, transfers the ink to the
sub strate. This printing process differs from other printing processes where the image is typically printed from a raised or recessed surface. (27) OVERALL CONTROL EFFICIENCY (C.E.), in percent, is the ratio of the weight of the VOC removed by the emission c ontrol system from the effluent stream entering the control device to the total VOC emitted from graphic arts operations, both measured simultaneously, and can be calculated by the following equations:

Where: W c = Weight of VOC entering control device

W a = Weight of VOC discharged from the control device

W e = Weight of VOC emitted
(28) PACKAGING GRAVURE is gravure printing on paper, paperboard, foil, film or other substrates used to produce container s or packages. (29) POROUS SUBSTRATE is a substrate whose surface does not prevent the penetration by water, including but not limited to paper, paperboard, and any paper product that is coated with a porous material. (30) POTENTIAL TO EMIT is the maximum capacity of a stationary source to emit a regulated air pollutant based on its physical or operational design. Any physical or operational limitation on the capacity of the stationaryRule 1130 (Cont.) (Amended May 2, 2014)

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- 6 source to emit a pollutant, including air pollution control equipment and restrictions on hours of operations or on the type of material combusted, stored, or processed, shall be treated as part of the design only if the limitation is federally enforceable. (31) PRINTING in the graphic arts is any operation that imparts colo r, design, alphabet, or numerals on a substrate. (32) PRINTING INK is a pigmented fluid or viscous material used in printing. (33) PROOF PRESS is a press used only to check the quality of print, color reproduction, and editorial content. (34) PUBLICATION G RAVURE is gravure printing on paper subsequently formed into books, magazines, catalogues, brochures, directories, newspaper supplements or other types of printed materials not classified as packaging gravure. (35) REACTIVE DILUENT is a liquid which is a V OC during application and one in which, through chemical reaction or physical actions, such as adsorption or retention in the substrate, 20 percent or more of the VOC becomes an integral part of a finished product. (36) REFRIGERATED CHILLER is a device tha t continuously maintains and supplies fountain solution to a holding tray at a temperature of 55 degrees Fahrenheit or less measured at the supply tank, thereby reducing evaporative emissions of VOCs in fountain solutions. (37) SOLVENT CLEANING is as defin ed in Rule 1171

– Solvent Cleaning Operations. (38) STERILIZATION INDICA TING INKS are inks that change color to
indicate that sterilization has occurred. Such inks are used to monitor the sterilization of medical instruments, autoclave efficiency, and the thermal processing of foods for prevention of spoilage. (39) VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) is as defined in Rule 102

– Definition of Terms. (40) WEB

- FED is an automatic system which supplies substrate from a continuous roll, or from an extrusion process

.
(c) Requirements (1) VOC Content of Graphic Arts Materials No person shall supply, sell, offer for sale, market, manufacture, blend, package, repackage, distribute, apply or solicit the application of anyRule 1130 (Cont.) (Amended May 2, 2014)

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- 7 graphic arts material, including any VOC

- containi ng materials added to the original graphic arts materials, for use in the District, which contains
VOC in excess of the VOC content limits set

- forth in the Table of
Standards I below:

TABLE OF STANDARDS I

VOC CONTENT LIMITS Grams of VOC Per Liter of Coatin g, Ink, and Adhesive, Less

Water And Less Exempt Compounds

GRAPHIC ART MATERIAL Current Limit ( g/L )
Adhesive 150 Coating 300 Flexographic Fluorescent Ink 300 Flexographic Ink: Non

- Porous Substrate 300 Flexographic Ink: Porous Substrate 225

Gravure Ink 300 Letterpress Ink 300 Offset Lithographic Ink 300

(2) VOC Content of Fountain Solution (A) No person shall apply any fountain solution, including any VOC

containing materials added to the original fountain solution for use in a graphic arts oper ation within the District unless the VOC content in the fountain solution, as applied, complies with the applicable VOC limits set

- forth in the Table of Standards II below.Rule 1130 (Cont.) (Amended May 2, 2014)

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- 8 TABLE OF STANDARDS II

VOC CONTENT LIMITS Grams of VOC Per Liter of Material

FOUNTA IN SOLUTION 1/1/2000 7/1/2014 g/L g/L
Heatset Web

- Fed Using Alcohol without Refrigerated Chiller 80 16 Using Alcohol with Refrigerated Chiller 100 30 Using Alcohol Substitute 80 50
Sheet

- Fed Using Alcohol without Refrigerated Chiller 80 50 Using Alcohol with Refrigerated Chiller 100 85 Using Alcohol Substitute 80 50

Non

- Heatset Web

- Fed Using Alcohol Substitute without Refrigerated Chiller 80 50 Using Alcohol Substitute with Refrigerated Chiller

(B) The use of alcohol containing fountain solutions is prohibited for
use in non

- heatset web

- fed operations. (3) Solvent Cleaning Operations; Storage and Disposal of VOC

- containing
Materials Solvent cleaning operations and the storage and disposal of VOC

containing materials used in clea ning operations are subject to the provisions of Rule 1171

- Solvent Cleaning Operations. (4) Prohibition of Storage Effective July 1, 2014, a person shall not store any graphic arts material at
a worksite for use in the District which contains VOC in the excess of the
VOC

- content limits specified in paragraph (c)(1). (5) Approved Emission Control System A person may comply with the provisions of paragraph (c)(1) or (c)(2) by using an emission control system to reduce VOC emissions provided such system is f

irst approved in writing by the Executive Officer and meets the following requirements:Rule 1130 (Cont.) (Amended May 2, 2014)

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- 9 (A) The control device reduces VOC emissions from an emissions collection system by at least 95 percent, by weight, or the output of the air pollution control device is no more than 50 PPM by volume calculated as carbon with no dilution; and (B) The owner/operator demonstrates that the emission collection system collects at least 90 percent, by weight, of the VOC emissions generated by the sources of emissions. (6) Alter native Emission Control Plan A person may comply with the provisions of paragraphs (c)(1) or (c)(2) by means of an approved Alternative Emission Control Plan pursuant to Rule
108

- Alternative Emission Control Plans.

(d) Prohibition of Specification and Sa le (1) No person shall solicit from, or require any other person to use in the District any graphic arts material which, when applied as supplied or thinned or reduced according to the manufacturer's recommendation for application, does not meet the applic able VOC limits in paragraph (c)(1) or subparagraph (i)(4)(C) for the specific application. (2) No person shall supply, offer for sale, sell, market, blend, package, repackage, manufacture or distribute, to an end

- user any graphic arts
material for use i n the District which, when applied as supplied or thinned or reduced according to the manufacturer's recommendation for application, does not meet the applicable VOC limits in paragraph (c)(1) or subparagraph (i)(4)(C) for the specific application. (3) Th e prohibition of sales and use as specified in paragraphs (d)(1) and (d)(2) shall not apply to any manufacturer of graphic arts materials, provided that the manufacturer has complied with the labeling requirements of Rule 443.1

– Labeling of Materials Cont aining Organic Solvents, and the product is not sold directly to a user located in the District, or the product was sold to an independent distributor or a sales outlet located in the District that is not a subsidiary of, or under the control
of the manufa cturer, and was informed in writing by the manufacturer about the compliance status of the product with Rule 1130.Rule 1130 (Cont.) (Amended May 2, 2014)

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- 10 (e) Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Records shall be maintained pursuant to Rule 109. For emissions reporting purposes, the followi ng substrate retention factors shall be applied to the lithographic oil content of the inks: 20 percent retention for heatset inks and 95 percent retention for non

- heatset inks.

(f) Rule 442 Applicability Any graphic arts operations exempted from all or a portion of the VOC limits of this rule shall comply with the provisions of Rule 442

– Usage of Solvents

.
(g) Emission Reduction Credits
Facilities that use matte finish and metallic inks shall not receive emission reduction credit(s) pursuant to SCAQMD Rul e 1309 above those emission reduction credit(s) that the facility would have received if it was operated with coatings having a VOC content of no more than 300 grams per liter, less water and less exempt compounds irrespective of the VOC limits specified i n paragraph ( i )( 4 ) (C)

.
(h) Test Methods (1) VOC Content of Graphic Arts Materials The VOC content of graphic arts materials except publication rotogravure inks shall be determined by: (A) United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
Reference Test Method 24, (Determination of Volatile Matter Content, Water Content, Density, Volume Solids, and Weight Solids of Surface Coatings, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 60, Appendix A). The exempt compounds' content shall be determined by Sout h Coast Air Quality Management’s (SCAQMD) Laboratory Test Method 302 (Distillation of Solvents from Paints, Coatings and Inks) and 303 (Determination of Exempt Compounds) contained in SCAQMD’s "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples" manual ; or (B) SCAQMD Test Method 304 [Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Various Materials] contained in SCAQMD’s "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples" manual.Rule 1130 (Cont.) (Amended May 2, 2014)

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- 11 (2) VOC Content and Density of Publication Rotogravure Ink:
Th e VOC content and density of publication rotogravure inks shall be determined by: (A) U.S. EPA Reference Test Method 24A, (Determination of Volatile Matter Content and Density of Publication Rotogravure Inks and Related Publication Rotogravure Coatings, Co de of Federal Regulations Title 40, Part 60, Appendix A). The exempt compounds' content shall be determined by SCAQMD’s Laboratory Test Method 303 (Determination of Exempt Compounds) contained in SCAQMD’s "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Sa mples" manual; or (B) SCAQMD Test Method 304 [Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Various Materials] contained in SCAQMD’s "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples" manual. (3) Exempt Perfluorocarbon Compounds The following classes of compounds: Cyclic , branched, or linear, completely fluorinated alkanes; Cyclic , branched, or linear, completely fluorinated ethers with no unsaturations; Cyclic , branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiary amines with
no unsaturatio ns; and
Sulfur

- containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine, will be analyzed as exempt compounds for compliance with subdivision (c) and subparagraph (i)(4)(C) , only when manufacturers specify which individual compounds are used in the ink and coating formulations. In addition, the manufacturers must identify U.S. EPA, CARB, and SCAQMD approved test methods, which can be used to quantify the amount of each exempt compound. (4) Determination of Effic iency of Emission Control Systems (A) The capture efficiency of an emission control system as specified in paragraph (b)( 5 ) shall be determined by the procedures presented in U.S. EPA technical guideline document, "Guidelines for Determining Capture Effici ency, January 9, 1995". Notwithstanding the test methods specified by the Guidelines, anyRule 1130 (Cont.) (Amended May 2, 2014)

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- 12 other method approved by the U.S. EPA, CARB and the SCAQMD Executive Officer may be substituted.

(B) The efficiency of the control device of the emission control sys tem as specified in paragraph (b)( 6 ) and the VOC content in the control device exhaust gases, measured and calculated as carbon, shall be determined by U.S. EPA Test Methods 25, 25A, SCAQMD Method 25.1 (Determination of Total Gaseous Non

- Methane Organic Em issions as Carbon) or SCAQMD Method 25.3 (Determination of Low Concentration Non

- Methane Non

- Ethane Organic Compound Emissions from Clean Fueled Combustion Sources) as applicable. U.S. EPA Test Method 18, or CARB
Method 422 shall be used to determine emis sions of exempt compounds. (5) Equivalent Test Methods Other test methods determined to be equivalent by the Executive Officer, CARB, and the U.S. EPA, and approved in writing by the District Executive Officer may also be used. (6) Multiple Test Methods When more than one test method or set of test methods are specified for any testing, a violation of any requirement of this rule established by any one of the specified test methods or set of test methods shall constitute a
violation of the rule. (7) Test Methods Dates All test methods referenced in this subdivision shall be the most recently approved version by the appropriate governmental entities.

(i) Exemptions (1) The provisions of this rule shall not apply to: (A) Fountain solutions used on proof p resses. (B) Coating operations subject to other rules of Regulation XI. (C) Solar

- control window film. (D) Heat

- applied transfer decals. (E) Graphic arts on ceramic materials. (F) Circuitry printing. (G) Blanket repair material used in containers of four o unces or less. (H) Sterilization indicating inks.Rule 1130 (Cont.) (Amended May 2, 2014)

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- 13 (I) Aerosol coating products. (J) Graphic arts materials that have a VOC content of no more than 10 g/L or its equivalent , less water and less exempt compounds, as applied.

(2) The prohibition specified in paragraphs (d)(1) or (d)(2) shall not apply to persons offering graphic arts materials for sale to, selling graphic arts materials to, distributing graphic arts materials to, or requiring the use of graphic arts materials from, persons who are operating an approved emission control system under paragraph (c)(5), or complying under paragraph (c)(6), or operating pursuant to paragraphs (i)(1), (i)(4), (i)(5) or (i)(6).

(3) The prohibition specified in subdivision (d) shall not apply to graphic arts
materials which will be used solely outside of the District. (4) The provisions of paragraph (c)(1) shall not apply to metallic and matte finish inks provided that: (A) The usage of matte finish or metallic inks each as supplied shall not exceed two (2) gallons on a ny one day and 125 gallons per calendar year at a facility; and (B) The potential to emit and the actual VOC emissions from a facility which applies matte finish or metallic inks does not exceed ten (10) tons per calendar year from all VOC emission sources ; and (C) The VOC content of matte finish and metallic inks do not exceed 535 and 460 grams per liter (less water and less exempt compounds) respectively, including any VOC containing materials added to the original ink, as applied; and (D) The owner or op erator of the facility certifies in writing to the Executive Officer that they shall not emit VOCs in excess of ten (10) tons per calendar year. Such a certification shall be considered an agreement by the facility to limit the facility's potential to emi t. (5) Facilities operating under the provisions of paragraph (i)(4) whose actual emissions exceed ten (10) tons in any calendar year shall: (A) henceforth be subject to the requirements of paragraph (c)(1)

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- 14 ( B ) In addition to the requirements of subdivisi on (e), facilities shall retain records of purchase orders and invoices of VOC

- containing
materials for a minimum of five ( 5 ) years. ( 6 ) The pro vis ion of paragraph (c)(4) shall not apply to a worksite that stores graphic arts materials provided such graphi c arts materials are vented exclusively to printing systems equipped with an approved emission control system pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (c)(5). (7) The provisions of paragraph (c)(1) shall not apply to postal cancellation inks provided the VOC emissions from these inks, at a facility, do not exceed 60 pounds per calendar month. (8) The provisions of paragraph (c)(2) shall not apply to sheet

- fed offset presses that have a sheet size no larger than 11 inches by 17 inches, or any offset press i f the total solution reservoir capacity is one gallon or less, provided the VOC content of the fountain solution used contains no more than 80 grams per liter of material, as applied, or if using a refrigerated chiller, no more than 100 grams per liter of material, as applied.