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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: South Coast Air Quality Management District

Rule No(s): 1171 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: February 1, 2008

Rule Title(s): Solvent Cleaning Operations

Date Submitted to ARB: April 9, 2008

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): July 14, 2006

Is the Rule Intended to be Sent to the U.S. EPA as a SIP Revision? Yes No (If No, do not complete remainder of form)

District Contact: Louis Yuhas Phone Number: (909) 396-2475 E-mail Address: lyuhas@aqmd.gov

Narrative Summary of New Rule or Rule Changes: New Rule Amended Rule 

The rule amendment delays to January 1, 2009 the compliance date for the use of low-VOC (100 g/l) solvents for 

cleaning of ultraviolet or electron beam inks from lithographic printing ink application equipment, for the clean up of 

on-press screens and screen reclamation using automatic cleaning equipment. The amendment also expands the 

rule's applicability and proposes new requirements for solvent suppliers. 

 

 

Pollutant(s) Regulated by the Rule (Check): ROG (NOx) SO2 

 (CO) PM TAC (name): 

II. EFFECT ON EMISSIONS

Complete this section ONLY for rules that, when implemented, will result in quantifiable changes in emissions. Attach reference(s) for emission 

factor(s) and other information. Attach calculation sheet showing how the emission information provided below was determined. 

Net Effect on Emissions: Increase* Decrease** N/A 

Emission Reduction Commitment in SIP for this Source Category: 2.3 tons/day in 2008 

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: 2007 (based on year 2004 currency) Area Affected: 

Future Year Control Profile Estimate (Provide information on as many years as possible): 

Amended Rule 1171 reduces future VOC emissions from solvent cleaning operations by 2.30 tons/day in 2008 (based on 

annual average inventory) by implementing solvent VOC limits beginning January 1 2008 for lithographic printing using 

conventional inks and manual cleaning of screens during screen reclamation. However, the amended rule also delays 

0.21 ton/day of VOC emissions as a result of extending the compliance date for clean up of ultraviolet/electron beam ink 

application equipment , on-press cleaning of screens and screen reclamation using automatic cleaning equipment. 

 
 

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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: 16.0 tons/day for year 2010 Summer Planning Inventory (2003CM 

#CTS-10 - Miscellaneous Industrial Coatings and Solvent Operations) 

 

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: NA (fulfillment of technology assessment obligation

of ADV-CLNG reductions committed in 1997/1999 SIP) 

 

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): VOC emissions of 8.01 tons/day in 2007 (based on annual average inventory) from 

solvent cleaning operations. 

 

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): 2.30 tons/day in 2008 and an additional 0.21 ton/day in 2009, for a 

total VOC emission reduction of 2.51 tons/day for this amendment (based on annual average inventory). However, the 

0.21 ton/day reduction in 2009 from ultraviolet/electron beam ink application equipment and certain screen printing clean 

up applications is not being submitted yet as part of the SIP, pending review and evaluation of the results of the test 

program for these applications. 

 

Note that the district’s input to the Rule Evaluation Form will not be used as input to the ARB’s emission forecasting and 

planning. 

III. SOURCES/ATTAINMENT STATUS

District is: Attainment Nonattainment Split 

Approximate Total Number of Small (<100 TPY) Sources Affected by this Amendment: 3000

Percent in Nonattainment Area: 100% 

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: N/A Percent in Nonattainment Area: N/A% 

Name(s) and Location(s) (city and county) of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled by Rule (Attach additional sheets as 

necessary): N/A

IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Does the Rule Include Emission Limits that are Continuous? Yes No 

If Yes, Those Limits are in Section(s) (c)(1) of the Rule. 

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: Use of control equipment in section (c)(5)

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains: 

Emission Limits in Section(s): (c)(1) Work Practice Standards in Section(s): (c)(2); (c)(3); (c)(4)

Recordkeeping Requirements in Section(s): (c)(6) Reporting Requirements in Section(s): N/A
 

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VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment 

Discussion: Amended Rule 1171 is expected to reduce VOC emissions by 2.30 tons/day beginning in January 1, 2008. 

The equivalent reductions in the 2007 AQMP currency for 2014 and 2023 are calculated as follows: 

 2014: 2.25 tpd in 2002 x 1.12 GF = 2.52 tpd in annual average 

 2023: 2.25 tpd in 2002 x 1.24 GF x 1.25 planning inv./annual average = 3.49 tpd in planning inventory