Amended October 14, 2010 (Effective July 1, 2011) Placer County APCD 234

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### RULE 234 AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING OPERATIONS

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CONTENTS

100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE

102 APPLICABILITY

103 SEVERABILITY

104 EXEMPTION S

200 DEFINITIONS

201 ADHESION PROMOTER

202 AEROSOL COATING PRODUCT

203 ASSSEMBLY LINE

204 ASSOCIATED PARTS AND COMPONENTS

205 AUTOMOTIVE COATING

206 AUTOMOTIVE COATING COMPONENT

207 AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING FACILITY

208 CAPTURE EFFICIENCY

209 CLEANING OPERATIONS

21 0 CLEAR COATING

21 1 COATING

21 2 COLOR COATING

213 CONTROL EFFICIENCY

21 4 ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY APPLICATION

21 5 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM

21 6 EXEMPT COMPOUNDS

21 7 GRAPHIC DESIGN APPLICATION

21 8 HIGH VOLUME, LOW PRESSURE (HVLP) SPRAY EQUIPMENT

2 19 LACQUER

22 0 MOBILE EQUIPMENT

22 1 MOTOR VEHICLE

22 2 MULTI COLOR COATING

22 3 PRETREATMENT COATING

22 4 PRIMER

22 5 PRIMER SEALER

22 6 REDUCER

2 2 7 SINGLE STAGE COATING

2 2 8 SOLVENT

2 29 SPOT REPAIR

23 0 TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE COATING

23 1 TRANSFER EFFICIENCY

23 2 TRUCK BED LINER COATING

23 3 UNDERBODY COATING

23 4 UNIFORM FINISH COATING

23 5 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC)

23 6 VOC CONTENT

300 STANDARDS

301 LIMITSAmended October 14, 2010 (Effective July 1, 2011) Rules and Regulations 234

- 2 Placer County APCD 302 MOST RESTRICTIVE VOC LIMIT

303 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

304 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM

30 5 SOLVENT LIMITS AND EVAPORATIVE LOSS MINIMIZATION

306 TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANT

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

40 1 PROHIBITION OF POSSESSION

402 PROHIBITION OF SPECIFICATION

403 PROHIBITION OF SALE OR MANUFACTURE

404 VOC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT REQUIREMENT

405 LABELING REQUIREMENTS

406 HVLP MARKING

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 USER COATING RECORDS

502 EMISSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT RECORDS

503 SALES RECORDS

504 PROHIBITION OF SALE OR MANUFACTURE RECORDS

505 BURDEN OF PROOF

506 MAINTEN AN CE OF RECORDS

507 TEST METHODSAmended October 14, 2010 (Effective July 1, 2011) Placer County APCD 234

- 3 Rules and Regulations 100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE: To limit the emission of volatile organic compounds from coating and solvent operations associated with motor vehicles, mobile equipment, and associated parts and
components

.

102 APPLICABILITY: The provisions of this rule apply to any person who uses, applies or solicits the use or application of any automotive coating or associated solvent; or any person who supplies, sells, offers for sale, manufacturers or distributes for use or application within the District, any automotive coating or associated solvent

.

10 3 SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this rule is, for any reason, held invalid, unconstitutional or unenforceable by any court of compete nt jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed as a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and the holding shall not affect the validity t o the remaining portions of the rule.

10 4 EXEMPTION S

104.1 Exemption From R ule 219: The provisions of Rule 219, ORGANIC SOLVENTS , shall not apply to the operation s subject to this rule

.

10 4.2 E xemption , S mall Quantity : The provisions of this rule shall not apply to a ny automotive coating that is sol d, supplied, or offered for sale in 0.5 fluid ounce or smaller containers intended to be used by the general public to repair tiny surface imperfections.

10 4.3 E xemption , A ssembly Line : The provisions of this rule shall not apply to a ny coating applied to motor vehicles or mobile equipment , or their associated parts and components during manufacture on an assembly line.

1 04.4 E xemption , A erosol Products Coating : The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the application of aerosol coating products from non

- refillable aerosol containers having a capacity of one li ter (34 fluid ounces), or less.

1 0 4.5 E xemption , U se O utside of D istrict : The provisions of this rule shall not apply to a ny
automotive coating or associated solvent that is offered for sale, sold, or manufactured for use outside of the District or for shipment to other manufacturers for reformulation or packing.

200 DEFINITIONS

201 ADHESION PROMOTER: A coating which is lab e led and formulated to be applied to uncoated plastic surfaces to facilitate bonding of subsequent coatings, and on which, a subsequent coating is applied.

202 AEROSOL COATING PRODUCT: A pressurized coating product containing pigments or resins that dispenses product ingredients by means of a propellant, and is packaged in a

non

- refillable can for hand

- held application , or for use in specialized equipment for ground traffic/marking applications

.

20 3 ASSEMBLY LINE: An arrangement of industrial equipment and workers in which the product pass es from one specialized operation to another until complete, by either automatic

or manual means.

204 ASSOCIATED PARTS AND COMPONENTS : Any structures, devices, pieces, modules,
sections, assemblies, sub

- assemblies, or elements of motor vehicles or mobile equipmentAmended October 14, 2010 (Effective July 1, 2011) Rules and Regulations 234

- 4 Placer County APCD that are designed to be a part of motor vehicles or mobile equipment but which are not attached to motor vehicles or mobile equipment at the time of coating the structure, device, piece, module, section assembly, sub

- assembly, or element. “Assoc iated parts and components” does not include circuit boards.

20 5 AUTOMOTIVE COATING: Any coating or coating component used or recommended for use in motor vehicle or mobile equipment refinishing, service, maintenance, repair, restoration, or modification, except metal plating activities. Any reference to automotive refinishing or

automot ive coating made by a person on the container or in product literature constitutes a recommendation for use in motor vehicle or mobile equipment refinishing.

20 6 AUTOMOTIVE COATING COMPONENT: Any portion of a coating including, but not limited to, a reducer or thinner, toner, hardener, and additive, which is recommended by any person

to distributors or end

- users for use in an automotive coating, or which is supplied for or used

in an automoti ve coating. The raw materials used to produce the components are not considered automotive coating components.

20 7 AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING FACILITY: Any shop, business, location, or parcel of land where motor vehicles or mobile equipment or their associat ed parts and components are

coat ed

, including autobody collision re p a ir shops

. “Automotive Refinishing Facility” does not include the original equipment manufacturing plant where the motor vehicle or mobile equipment is completely assembled.

208 CAPTURE E FFICIENCY: The fraction, in percent, of all VOC's generated by a process that

is directed to an abatement or recovery device.

209 CLEANING OPERATIONS: Involves the removal of loosely held uncured adhesives, inks, coatings, or contaminants, including, but not limited to, dirt, soil, or grease, from motor vehicles, mobile equipment, associated parts and components, substrates, parts, products,
tools, mac hinery, equipment, or general work areas.

2 1 0 CLEAR COATING: Any coating that contains no pigments and is labeled and formulated for application over a color coating or clear coating.

21 1 COATING: A material which is applied to a surface and forms a film in order to beautify

, preserve, repair, and/or protect such surface.

2 1 2 COLOR COATING: Any pigmented coating, excluding adhesion promoters, primers, and

multi

- color coatings, that requires a subsequent clear coating and which is applied over a primer, adhesion promoter, or color coating

. Color coatings include metallic/iridescent color

coa tings.

213 CONTROL EFFICIENCY: The fraction, in percent, of pollution prevented by a control device and the pollution introduced to the control device.

21 4 ELECTROSTATIC SP RA Y APPLICATION: Any method of spray application of coatings

where an electrostatic attraction is created between the part to be coated and the paint particles.

2 1 5 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM: Any combination of capture systems and control devices used to reduce VOC emissions from automotive coating operations.

21 6 EXEMPT CO MPOUNDS: For the purpose of this Rule, exempt compounds are as defined in
Rule 102, DEFINITIONS

.Amended October 14, 2010 (Effective July 1, 2011) Placer County APCD 234

- 5 Rules and Regulations 21 7 GRAPHIC DESIGN APPLICATION: The application of logos, letters, numbers, and graphics to a painted surface, with or without the use of a template by brus h, roller, or airbrush

.

21 8 HIGH VOLUME, LOW PRESSURE (HVLP) SPRAY EQUIPMENT : Sp ra y e quipment

, permanently labeled as such, used to apply coatings by means of a gun which is designed to be operated and which is operated between 0.1 and 10 pounds per square inch, gauge

, (psig) air atomized pressure

, measured dynamically at the center of the air cap and at the air

horns.

2 1 9 LACQUER: A coating that dries primarily by solvent evaporation and is resoluble in its original solvent.

220 METALLIC/IRIDESCENT COLOR COATING: Any coating that contains more than 0.042 pounds per gallon (5 grams per liter) of metal or iridescent particles as applied, where such particles are visible in the dried film.

22 1 MOBILE EQUIPMENT: Equipment which may be drawn or is capable of being driven on rails or on a roadway, including, but not limited to, trains, railcars, truck bodies, truck trailers, camper shells, mobile cranes, bulldozers, street cleaners, golf carts

, and implements of

h usbandry or agriculture

.

22 2 MOTOR VEHICLE: Any self

- propelled vehicle, including , but not limited to cars, trucks, buses, golf carts, vans, motorcycles, tanks, and armored personnel carriers.

22 3 MULTI COLOR COATING: Any coating that exhibits more than one color in the dried film after a single application, is packaged in a single container, and hides surface defects on areas of heavy use, and which is applied over a primer or adhesion promoter.

22 4 PRETREATMENT COATING : A coating which contains a minimum of one

- half ( 0.5 ) percent acid by weight , and not more than 16 percent solids by weight, to provide surface etching,

and which is labeled and formulated to be applied directly to bare metal surfaces to provide

c orrosion resistance and topcoat adhesion.

22 5 PRIMER: Any coating, which is labeled and formulated for application to a substrate to provide: (1) a bond between the substrate and subsequent coats, (2) corrosion resistance, (3) a smooth substrate surface, or (4) resistance to penetration of subsequent coats, and on which a subsequent coating is applied

. Primers m a y be pigmented.

22 6 PRIMER SEALER: A ny coating which is labeled and formulated for application prior to the application of a color coating for the purpose of color uniformity, or to promote the ability of the underlying coating to resist penetration by the color coating

.

22 7 REDUCER: Products used to thin a coating

.

22 8 SINGLE

- STAGE COATING: Any pigmented coating, excluding primers and multi

- color coatings, labeled and formulated for application without a subsequent clear coat

. Single

stage coatings include single

- stage metallic/iridescent coatings.

22 9 SOLVENT: A VOC

- containing fluid used to perform surface preparation and cleaning operatio ns.

2 30 SPOT REPAIR: Repair of an area on a motor vehicle, piece of mobile equipment, or associated parts o r components of less than 1 square foot (929 square centimeters).

23 1 TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE COATING: Any coating which is labeled and formulated for the purpose of temporarily protecting areas from overspray or mechanical damage.Amended October 14, 2010 (Effective July 1, 2011) Rules and Regulations 234

- 6 Placer County APCD 23 2 TRANSFER EFFICIENCY: The ratio of the amount of coating solids adhering to the object being coated to the total amount of coating solids sprayed , expressed as a perc entage.

23 3 TRUCK BED LINER COATING: Any coating, excluding clear, color, multi

- color, and single stage coatings, labeled and formulated for application to a tru c k bed to protect it from surface

abrasion.

23 4 UNDERBODY COATING: Any coating labeled and formulated for application to wheel wells, the inside of door panels or fenders, the underside of a t runk or hood, or the underside of the

motor vehicle.

23 5 UNIFORM FINISH COATING: Any coating labeled and formulated for application to the area around a spot repair for the purpose of blending a repaired area’s color or clear coat to match the appearance of an adjacent area’s existing coating.

23 6 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND S (VOC): Any chemical compound containing at least one atom of carbon except for the Exempt Compounds listed in Rule 102, DEFINITIONS

.

23 7 VOC CONTENT:

23 7

. 1 VOC Regulatory Content: The weight of VOC per combined volume of VOC and coating solids, calculated with the following equation:

VOC Regulatory Content = ( Ws

– Ww

– Wec ) / ( Vm

– Vw

– Vec )

23 7 .2 VOC Actual Content: The weight of VOC per volume of material, calculated with the following equation:

V OC Actual C ontent = ( Ws

– Ww

– Wec ) / Vm

Where:

Ws = Weight of volatile compounds in grams

Ww = Weight of water in grams

Wec = Weight of exempt compounds in grams

Vm = Volume of material in liters

Vw = Volume of water in liters

Vec = Volume of exempt compounds

, as defined in Rule 102,

DEFINITIONS , in liters

300 STANDARDS

301 LIMITS: No person shall apply to any motor vehicle, mobile equipment, or associated parts and components, any coating with a VOC r egulatory content, as calculated pursuant to

Section 23 7 .1 for VOC r egulatory , in excess of the following limits, except as provided in

Section 304.

Coating Category Regulatory VOC Content g/l (lb/gal)

Adhesion Promoter 540 (4.5) Clear Coating 250 (2.1) Color Coating 420 (3.5)

Multi

- C olor Coating 680 (5.7) Pretreatment Coating 660 (5.5)Amended October 14, 2010 (Effective July 1, 2011) Placer County APCD 234

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Primer 250 (2.1)

Primer Sealer 250 (2.1) Single

- Stage Coating 340 (2.8) Temporary Protective Coating 60 (0.5) Truck Bed Liner Coating 310 (2.6) Underbody Coating 430 (3.6) Uniform Finish Coating 540 (4.5) Any Other Coating Type 250 (2.1)

302 MOST RESTRICTIVE VOC LIMIT: If anywhere on the container of any automotive coating, or any label or sticker affixed to the container, or in any sales, advertising or technical literature supplied by a person, any representation is made that indicates that the coating

meets the defi nition of or is recommended for use for more than one of the coating categories

listed in Section 30 1 , then the lowest VOC content limit shall apply.

303 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: No person shall apply a coating to any motor vehicle

, mobile equipment , or associated parts and components unless one of the following application methods is used:

303.1 Brush, dip, or roller;

303. 2 Electrostatic spray application equipment, operated in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations;

303. 3 High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) spray equipment, operated in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations;

303. 4 Spray gun, demonstrated to meet the HVLP definition in Section 21 8 in design and

use;

303. 5 Any other equivalent coating application method which h as been demonstrated to have a transfer efficiency equivalent to or higher than, the application methods listed in this Section, as determined per subs ection 507

. 2 , Determination of Transfer Efficiency, and which has been submitted to and approved in writing prior to use by

the Air Pollution Control Officer.

304 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM: In lieu of complying with VOC content limits of Section
301, a person may use a VOC emission control system that controls emissions from the source operation provided the following conditions are met:

304.1 The VOC emission control system shall be approved in writing by the Air Pollution

Control Officer.

304.2 The VOC emission control system shall be operated with an overall control efficiency (capture and co ntrol), as determined in Sections 50 7

. 3 and 50 7

. 4 , of at least 85 percent by weight, during periods of emission producing activity

. The approved emission control system must be maintained and used at all times in proper working

condition.

304.3 Submit an Operation and Maintenance Plan at least 90 days in advance of the date on which VOC emission control system is to be used in lieu of compliance with VOC

content limitations

. The Plan shall specify operation and maintenance procedures

which will demonstrate continuous operation and compliance of the emissions controlAmended October 14, 2010 (Effective July 1, 2011) Rules and Regulations 234

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- producing operations. The Plan shall also specify which daily records must be kept to document these operations and maintenance procedures

. These records sh all comply with the requirements of

Section 50 2 . The Plan shall be implemented upon approval by the Air Pollution

Control Officer.

304.4 Submittal of an application for Authority to Construct per Rule 501, GENERAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, prior to control sys tem construction.

305 SOLVENT LIMITS AND EVAPORATIVE LOSS MINIMIZATION:

305 .1 C losed, non

- leaking, non

- absorbent containers shall be used for the storage or disposal of VOC

- laden materials, including cloth or paper used for solvent surface preparation and cleanup.

305 .2 F resh or spent solvent, coating, catalyst, thinner, or reducer , shall be stored in closed

vapor

- tight containers when not in use . Containers may only be open when adding or removing contents

. Disposal shall be done in a manner to preven t evaporation of VOCs into the atmosphere at the facility.

305 .3 Solvents shall not be used for the cleanup of spray equipment including paint lines unless an enclosed system or other system

, that has been approved in writing for use by the Air Pollution Control Officer, is used for cleanup. The system must enclose spray guns, cups, nozzles, bowls, and other parts during washing, rinsing

, and draining procedures. Equipment used shall minimize the evaporation of organic compounds to the atmosphere

. Spray equipment may be cleaned without the use of an enclosed system if cleaning solutions are used that do not contain VOCs.

305 .4 For solvent cleaning operations other than for bug and tar removal , solvents must

have VOC content less than 25 g/l , as calculated using the equation listed in Section

23 7 .2 for VOC a ctual content

. For solvents used for bug and tar removal, the VOC

content shall meet requirements for such products under the Consumer Products Regulation (California Code of Regulations Section 94509, with a maximum limit of 40% volatile organic compound by weight )

.

306 TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANT: No person shall apply a coating to any motor vehicle, mobile equipment, or associated parts and components, contai ning cadmium or hexavalent

chro mium.

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 PROHIBITION OF POSSESSION: No person shall possess at any automotive refinishing facility, any VOC

- containing product that is not in compliance with Section 301 or 304 or

30 5. 4, as applicable.

402 PROHIBITION OF SPECIFICATION: No person shall solicit or require for use or specify the application of a ny coating or solvents to a motor vehicle, mobile equipment, or part or component if such use results in a violation o f the provisions of this rule. The prohibition of

this Section will apply to all written or oral contracts , including but not limited to, job orders, under the terms of which any coating which is subject to the provisions of this rule is to be applied to any motor vehicle, mobile equipment, or part or component at an y physical location

within the District.

403 PROHIBITION OF SALE OR MANUFACTURE :Amended October 14, 2010 (Effective July 1, 2011) Placer County APCD 234

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, or
distribute within the District

, any coating with a VOC content in excess of the limits specified in Section 301

. Th is shall apply to the sale of any coating which will be applied at any physical location within the jurisdiction of the District

.

403.2 Th e provision of Section 403.1 shall not apply to the application of coatings where either: (a) T he product is used exc l usively within a emission control systems as

allowed in Section 304 ; or (b) F or coatings for use outside of the District.

404 VOC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT REQUIREMENT: The manufacturer or repackager of

automotive coatings and automotive coating components and solvents subject to this rule

shall provide the following product information to the purchaser, on product data sheets, or equivalent medium (including in electronic or web media format) , for each coating , coating
component, solvent, and ready to spray mixture :

404.1 VOC a ctual content and VOC r egulatory content, expressed in grams per liter or pounds per gallon;

404.2 Weig ht percentage of volatiles, water, and exempt compounds ;

404.3 Volume percentage of water and exempt compounds ;

404.4 Density of the material, in grams per liter.

40 5 LABELING REQUIREMENTS: The manufacturer and repackager of automotive coatings

and automotive coating components and solvents shall include on all containers the material type ( applicable use category(ies) ) , and the VOC a ctual content and VOC r egulatory content for coatings and solvents , as supplied, expressed in grams per liter or pounds per gallon

. For products manufactured prior to July 1, 2011, labeling does not need to identify the material type ( applicable coating category(ies) )

.

40 6 HVLP MARKING: A person shall not sell

, offer for sale , or distribute for use within the District any HVLP gun without a permanent marking , or accurate information provided on company letterhead or in the form of technical literature clearly identif ying the spray gun

manufacturer , salesperson or distributer, denoting the ma ximum inlet air pressure in psig at which the gun will operate within the parameters specified in Section 218.

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 USER COATING RECORDS: Operators of facilities subject to this Rule shall maintain

, a nd

have available at all time s on the site

, the following:

501.1 A current listing of all VOC containing materials in use at their facility

. This listing

shall include , for each product :

501.1.1 M aterial name and manufacturer identification ;

501.1.2 A pplication method ;

501.1.3 M aterial type ( applica ble use category(ies)) , mix ratio, and specific use

instructions ;

501.1.4 S pecific mixing instructions ;

501.1.5 VOC a ctual content and VOC r egulatory content

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- 10 Placer County APCD 501.2 Current manufacturing specification sheets, technical data sheets, material data

sheets

, or current air quality data sheets, which list the VOC a ctual content and VOC

r egulatory content of each material ready to spray coating (based on the

manufacturer ’s state d mix ratio) a nd automotive coating comp onent , and VOC

content of each solvent

.

501.3 R ecor ds on a monthly basis for the q uantity and material type (applicable use category(ies)) of each coating applied , and total facility VOC emissions

. These records shall be summarized for the previous calendar year and submitted to the District by June 1.

501.4 Purchase records identifying the coating or solvent material type (applicable use category(ies))

, product name and/or identification number

, product volume , and name

and address of the seller

, The material type (applicable use category(ies)) may be contained on product data sheets or manufacturer specification sheets

. P urchase records may be stored offsite.

502 EMISSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT RECORDS: Any person using emissions control equipment pursuant to Section 304 as a means of complying with this rule shall maintain such records as required by the Operation and Maintenance Plan in Section 304, Section 501, and also including:

50 2 .1 Monthly usage records of all materials used such as coatings, catalysts, additives,

and reducers.

50 2 .2 Daily records of key operating parameters such as temperatures, pressures, flowrates, and hours of operation of the control device to verify compliance of the capture and control device.

50 2 .3 Maintenance work which interferes with the operation of the control device.

503 SALES RECORDS: Any person within the District selling coatings subject to this Rule shall maintain the following records for on

- site sales , for a three

- year period, and make such records available on request to the Air Pollution Control Officer:

503.1 Business name, street address, phone number, and either busi ness license or drivers
license;

503.2 Product name and volume;

503.3 VOC content and material type ( applicable use category(ies))

. This information must

be available on

- site, and does not need to be included in each sales transaction ;

503.4 Date of sale.

50 4 PROHIBITION OF SALE OR MANUFACTURE RECORDS : Any person claiming an exemption under subs ection 403 .2 shall keep a detailed log of each automotive coating component and automotive coating manufactured, blended, repackaged for sale, supplied, sold, offered for sale, or distributed showing:

50 4 .1 Quantity, inclu ding size

, and number of containers ;

50 4 .2 Regulatory and actual VOC content for coatings ;

50 4

. 3 Purchaser, including name, address, phone number, and retail tax license number ;Amended October 14, 2010 (Effective July 1, 2011) Placer County APCD 234

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. 4 The s pecific exemption being utilized under Section 403.

50 5 BURDEN OF PROOF: Any person claiming an exemption pursuant to Section 10 4 shall

have information available including product data or material data safety sheets or records that allow the Air Pollution Control Officer to verify eligibility of the exemption.

50 6 MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS: Records required by this rule shall be retained for a minimum of three years, except for sources subject to Rule 507, FEDERAL OPERATING

PERMIT PROGRAM , which shall retain records for five (5) years

. Records shall be m ade

available to the Air Pollution Control Officer upon request.

50 7 TEST METHODS: The following test methods are incorporated by reference, and shall be used to test coatings and solvents subject to the provisions of this rule

. A source is in

violation of this rule if any measurement by any of the listed applicable test methods ex c eeds

the standards of this rule.

507.1 Determination of VOC Content: The VOC content of coatings or solvents, subject to the provisions of this Rule, shall be determined by procedures contained in U.S. EPA Reference Test Method 24 (40 CFR 60), “Determination of Volatile Matter Content, Water Content, Density, Volume Solid s, and Weight Solids of Surface Coatings”.

507

. 2 Determination of Transfer Efficiency: Transfer efficiency as required in Section 30 3 of this rule shall be determined in accordance with the South Coast Air Quality Management District T est M ethod "Spray Equipment Transfer Efficiency (TE) Test Procedure for Equipment User, ” May 24, 1989, or other equivalent method which has been approved in writing by the Air Pollution Control Officer and submitted to and

approve d by U.S. EPA.

507

. 3 Determination of Contr ol Efficiency: Control efficiency as required by Section 30 4 of
this rule, shall be determined in accordance with U.S. EPA Method 25 25A , or 25B ; and U.S. EPA Method 2 or 2C (whichever is applicable)

. U.S. EPA Method 18 or

CARB Method 422 “Determination o f Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Stationary Sources” may be used to determine emissions of exempt compounds.

507

. 4 Determination of Capture Efficiency: Capture efficiency as required in Section 30 4

, of this rule shall be determined by and repo rted in accordance with U.S. EPA “Guidelines for Determining Capture Efficiency”, January 9, 1995, and 40 CFR 51

, Appendix M

, Methods 204

- 204f, as applicable

.

507

. 5 Determination of Acid Concentration: Acid concentration in pretreatment wash primer as defined in Section 2 23 , of this rule shall be determined by ASTM Test

Method D

- 1613

- 06 “ Standard Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, an d Related Products”

, 2006

.

50 7

. 6 HVLP Equivalency: Spray equipment HVLP equivalency shall be determined using South Coast Air Quality Management District “Guidelines for Demonstrating Equivalency with District Approved Transfer Efficiency Spray Guns”, Se ptember 26,

2002.

507. 7 Determination of Exempt Compounds : Measurement of exempt compounds shall be determined by using CARB Method 432, “Determination of Dichloromethane and
1,1,1

- Trichloroethane in Paints and Coatin gs,” September 12, 1998”; ARB Method 422 “Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Emission from Stationary Sources”, January 22, 1987; or South Coast Air Quality Management District Method

303

- 91, “Determination of Exempt Compounds”, February 1993.Amended October 14, 2010 (Effective July 1, 2011) Rules and Regulations 234

- 12 Placer County APCD 507. 8 Determination of M ethyl Acetate, Acetone, t

- Butyl Acetate, and parachlorobenzotrifluoride ( PCBTF ) Content : Measurement of methyl acetate,

acetone t

- butyl acetate and PCBTF , shall be determined using ASTM D6133

- 02, “Standard Test Method for Acetone, p

- chlorobenzoftrifluorid e, Methyl Acetate or t

Butyl Acetate Content of Solventborne and Waterborne Paints, Coatings, Resins, and Raw Materials by Direct Injection into a Gas Chromatograph ”, February 2003

.

507. 9 Multiple Test Methods : When more than one test method or a set of test methods is 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

this rule.

507.1 0 Alternative Test Methods: The use of othe r test methods which are determined to be equivalent or better and approved, in writing, by the Air Pollution Control Officer, and U.S. EPA may be used in place of test methods specified in this rule

.