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Change the heading for CHAPTER Env-A 1200 as follows: 

CHAPTER Env-A 1200 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs) REASONABLY AVAILABLE 

CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (RACT) 

Statutory Authority: RSA 125-C:4, RSA 125-C:6, Il, XIV, RSA 125-C:11,1, RSA 125-C:12, IV 

Insert a heading for PART Env-A 1201 as follows: 

PART Env-A 1201 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.01 and Env-A 1204.02, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and 

renumber as Env-A 1201.01 through Env-A 1201.04, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1201.01 Purpose . The purpose of this chapter is to establish requirements for the 

implementation of reasonably available control technology (RACT) on certain stationary sources located 

in New Hampshire which emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), as required to comply with sections 

172(c)(1) and 182(b)(2) of the Act. 

Env-A 1201 .02 Effect on Prior Rules. The requirements in Env-A 1200, as effective in 2011, shall 

not relieve any source that was subject to any previous version of Env-A 1204 from its obligation to have 

been in compliance with applicable rules as then in effect. 

Env-A 1201 .03 Applicability. 

(a) This chapter shall apply to processes and devices in the following stationary source categories 

which emit or have the potential to emit the threshold amounts of VOCs specified in the cited part: 

(1) Metal can coating, Env-A 1206; 

(2) Paper, fabric, film, and foil substrates coating, Env-A 1207; 

(3) Vinyl or urethane substrate coating, Env-A 1208; 

(4) Metal furniture coating, Env-A 1209; 

(5) Magnetic wire insulation coating, Env-A 1210; 

(6) Metal coils coating, Env-A 1211; 

(7) Miscellaneous metal parts and products coating, Env-A 1212; 

(8) Miscellaneous plastic parts and products coating, Env-A 1212; 

(9) Wood furniture, burial caskets, and gunstock coating, Env-A 1213 ; 

(10) Flat wood paneling coating, Env-A 1214; 

(11) Rotogravure and flexographic printing, Env-A 1215; 

(12) Offset lithographic and letterpress printing, Env-A 1216; 

(13) Fixed-roof VOL storage tanks, Env-A 1217.01 and Env-A 1217 .02; 

(14) External floating roof tanks, Env-A 1217.04 and Env-A 1217.05 ; 

(15) Bulk gasoline loading terminals, Env-A 1217 .08 and Env-A 1217.09; 

(16) Bulk gasoline plants, Env-A 1217.11 and Env-A 1217.12 ; 

(17) Cutback and emulsified asphalt, Env-A 1218; 

(18) Fiberglass boat manufacturing, Env-A 1219; 

(19) Miscellaneous industrial adhesives, Env-A 1220; 

(20) Industrial cleaning solvents, Env-A 1221 .06 

(21) Solvent metal cleaning, Env-A 1221 .01 through Env-A 1221.04 ; 
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(22) Miscellaneous stationary VOC sources, Env-A 1222; and 

(23) Multicategory stationary VOC sources, Env-A 1222. 

(b) Any stationary source that first becomes subject to the requirements of a source category listed in (a), above, after the 2011 effective date of this chapter, whether through new source construction or 

modification of an existing source, shall meet those requirements upon startup of the new or modified 

source. 

(c) Once a stationary source becomes subject to the requirements of a source category listed in (a), above, the source shall remain subject to those requirements even if its emissions later fall below the 

relevant RACT applicability threshold . 

(d) This chapter shall apply to any person who sells or offers for sale any solvent for use in a cold cleaning machine . 

Env-A 1201.04 Exemptions : Conditions . 

(a) Any source with coating, printing, or miscellaneous devices or processes that meets or exceeds the relevant RACT applicability criteria in Env-A 1206.01, Env-A 1208.01, Env-A 1210.01, Env-A 

1211 .01, Env-A 1213.01, Env-A 1215.01, or Env-A 1222.01, or that are unclassifiable, shall be exempt 

from the applicable compliance requirements in this chapter only if all of the following conditions are met: 

(1) The source accepts an enforceable permit containing restrictions that limit the combined 

actual VOC emissions during any consecutive 12-month period from all process operations 

associated with a specific classifiable process or device to below the relevant applicability 

threshold for that classifiable process or device ; 

(2) The source has been and remains in full compliance with the conditions of the permit since 

the date of issuance or the terms of any consent decree entered into by the division or by EPA, or 

pursuant to any court order; 

(3) The actual VOC emissions of the source, or from all operations associated with the 

applicable VOC category, have not exceeded the relevant RACT applicability threshold in any 

calendar year since May 31, 1995; 

(4) The enforceable permit contains testing provisions as necessary to demonstrate compliance 

with permit restrictions, pursuant to Env-A 800; and 

(5) The enforceable permit contains recordkeeping and reporting provisions as necessary to 

demonstrate compliance with the permit restrictions, pursuant to Env-A 903, Env-A 904, and 

Env-A 908, respectively. 

(b) If a classifiable process or device that was not subject to this chapter prior to the 2011 effective 

date of this chapter, meets or exceeds the applicability threshold for its VOC category as specified in EnvA 1207.01, Env-A 1209.01, Env-A 1212.01, Env-A 1214.01, Env-A 1215.06, Env-A 1216.01, Env-A 

1219.01, Env-A 1220.01, or Env-A 1221 .06 on the 2011 effective date of this chapter, the classifiable 

process or device shall be exempt from the applicable compliance provisions only if all of the following 

conditions are met: 

(1) The owner or operator files an application for a permit or permit modification within one 

year after the 2011 effective date of this chapter; 

(2) The owner or operator accepts an enforceable permit containing restrictions that limit the 

combined actual VOC emissions during any consecutive 12-month period from all process 
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operations associated with a specific classifiable process or device below the relevant 

applicability threshold for that process or device; 

(3) The enforceable permit contains testing provisions as necessary to demonstrate compliance 

with permit restrictions, pursuant to Env-A 800; and 

(4) The enforceable permit contains recordkeeping and reporting provisions as necessary to 

demonstrate compliance with the permit restrictions, pursuant to Env-A 903, Env-A 904, and 

Env-A 908. 

(c) Minor core activities of VOCs at a stationary source having total aggregate emissions of not 

more than 5 tons per year or the threshold for the relevant VOC category, whichever is less, combined for 

all classifiable and unclassifiable processes or devices, shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter . 

(d) Testing and research activities performed at coating, printing, or miscellaneous sources shall be 

exempt from the provisions of this chapter provided that the combined VOC emissions from such activities 

do not exceed 5 tons per consecutive 12-month period. 

(e) For purposes of demonstrating that a source is not subject to this chapter, the owner or operator 

of such source shall maintain, for 5 years and for each process chemical used, monthly purchase records 

and material safety data sheets (MSDS), as used to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration's hazard communication standard at 29 CFR 1910.1200, sufficient to show that VOC 

emissions are below the applicability threshold for that source's category . 

Insert a heading for PART Env-A 1202 as follows : 

PART Env-A 1202 DEFINITIONS : A THROUGH F 

Adopt Env-A 1202.01 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.01 "Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene welding (ABS welding)" means any process to weld 

acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene pipe. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03 intro and (a) through (d), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), 

and renumber as Env-A 1202.02 through Env-A 1202.05, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.02 "Actual VOC emissions" means the total VOCs actually emitted by a source, process, 

or device in a specified time period. 

Env-A 1202.03 "Actual VOC emission rate" means the mass of VOCs actually emitted by a source, 

process, or device per unit throughput, where the throughput is stated in terms of either solvent usage or 

other quantifiable production variable. 

Env-A 1202.04 "Add-on controls" means equipment or techniques, such as incineration, which is 

used to collect, remove, and/or destroy organic vapors from a gas stream before the vapors are released 

into the ambient air. 

Env-A 1202.05 "Adhesion promoter" means a coating applied to a plastic substrate to facilitate the 

adhesion of subsequent coatings . 

Adopt Env-A 1202.06 through Env-A 1202.08 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.06 "Adhesive" means any chemical substance that is applied for the purpose of bonding 

2 surfaces together other than by mechanical means. 

Env-A 1202.07 "Adhesive primer" means any product intended by the manufacturer for application 

to a substrate, prior to the application of an adhesive, to provide a bonding surface. 
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Env-A 1202.08 "Aerosol adhesive" means an adhesive packaged as an aerosol product in which the 

spray mechanism is permanently housed in a non-refillable can designed for handheld application without 

the need for ancillary hoses or spray equipment. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.15(b)(1), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1202.09, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.09 "Air dried coating" means coatings which are dried by the use of air or forced warm 

air at temperatures up to 90°C, equivalent to 194°F. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.37(b)(1), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1202. 10, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.10 "Alcohol substitute" means any non-alcohol additive that contains VOCs and is used 

in a fountain solution. 

Adopt Env-A 1202.11 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.11 "Antifouling sealer/tie coat" means a coating applied over biocidal antifouling 

coating for the purpose of preventing release of biocides into the environment and/or to promote adhesion 

between an antifouling and a primer or other antifoulings. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.12(b)(1), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1202.12, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.12 "Application area" means the area within a facility where the coating is applied by 

spraying, dipping, or flowcoating techniques. 

Adopt Env-A 1202.13 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.13 "Architectural" means, when used to describe a coating, a coating intended by the 

manufacturer to be applied to stationary structures or the components thereof. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(e)-(g), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1202.14 

through Env-A 1202.16, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.14 "As applied" means the VOC and solids content, including any diluent solvents, of 

the material that is actually used for coating the substrate . 

Env-A 1202.15 "Asphalt" means a dark-brown to black cementitious solid, semisolid, or liquid, 

which is predominately comprised of various mixtures of hydrocarbons, including bitumens, crude 

petroleum, or tars, which occur naturally or which are obtained as residues from refining petroleum. 

Env-A 1202.16 "Asphalt cement" means asphalt that is refined to meet specifications for paving and 

industrial purposes. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(h), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1202.17, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.17 "Automotive" means pertaining to roadway vehicles with enclosed driver/passenger 

compartments, including automobiles, trucks, buses, vans, and limousines . 

Adopt Env-A 1202.18 and Env-A 1202.19 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.18 "Automotive/transportation coating" means the surface coating of interior and 

exterior plastic components of automobiles, trucks, tractors, lawnmowers, and other mobile equipment. 

Env-A 1202.19 "Baked coating" means a coating that is cured at a temperature that is at or above 

90°C, equivalent to 194°F. 
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Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(i)-(m), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1202.20 through Env-A 1202.24, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.20 "Basecoat" means a coat of colored material, usually opaque, that is applied before 

graining inks, glazing coats, or other opaque finishing materials, and which is usually topcoated for 

protection. 

Env-A 1202.21 "Bubble" means a technique of aggregating certain emissions so as to impose controls 

that are more stringent than RACT-level on certain emissions units at a particular source, while 

simultaneously imposing controls that are less stringent than RACT-level on other emissions units, 

including the option of no controls on such units. 

Env-A 1202.22 "Bulk gasoline loading terminal" means a gasoline storage facility which: 

(a) Receives gasoline from refineries primarily by pipeline, ship, or barge; 

(b) Delivers gasoline to commercial or retail bulk gasoline plants within or outside New Hampshire, 

primarily by tank truck; and 

(c) Has a daily throughput of at least 76,000 liters, equivalent to 20,000 gallons, of gasoline in any 

consecutive 30-day period during the ozone season. 

Env-A 1202.23 "Bulk gasoline plant" means a gasoline storage and distribution facility with a daily 

throughput of less than 76,000 liters, equivalent to 20,000 gallons, which receives gasoline from bulk 

terminals by trailer transport, which gasoline is stored in tanks and subsequently delivered by trucks to 

local end users and retailers . 

Env-A 1202.24 "Business machine" means "business machine" as defined in 40 CFR 60.721(a), as 

reprinted in Appendix B . 

Adopt Env-A 1202.25 and Env-A 1202.26 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.25 "Business machine coating" means the surface coating of plastic housings for 

electronic business machines and for medical and musical equipment . 

Env-A 1202.26 "Camouflage coating" means a coating used principally by the military to conceal 

equipment from detection . 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(n), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1202.27, to read 

as follows : 

Env-A 1202.27 "Capture and control system" means a system to capture and convey VOC emissions 

released from VOC-emitting devices to add-on control equipment that destroys, recovers, or otherwise 

removes VOC, to permanently reduce the emission of VOC to the air . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(o), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1202.28, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.28 "Classifiable process or device" means any process or device covered under one of 

the VOC categories listed in Env-A 1201 .03(a). 

Adopt Env-A 1202.29 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.29 "Cleaning materials" means a VOC-containing material used to remove a looselyheld cured adhesive or sealant from a substrate, or to clean equipment used in applying a material . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.37(b)(3), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1202.30, to read as follows: 
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Env-A 1202.30 "Cleaning solution" means any liquid used to remove ink and debris from the 

surfaces of a printing press and its parts. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(p), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1202.31, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.31 "Clear coat" means a colorless coating which contains binder, but no pigment, and is 

formulated to form a transparent film. 

Adopt Env-A 1202.32 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.32 "Closed molding" means a fiberglass boat manufacturing process by which pressure 

is used to distribute a resin through reinforcing fabric placed between 2 mold surfaces to either saturate the 

fabric or fill the mold cavity . The term includes, but is not limited to, compression molding with sheet 

molding compound, infusion molding, resin injection molding, vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding, 

resin transfer molding, and vacuum-assisted compression molding. The term does not include any 

processes in which a closed mold is used only to compact saturated fabric or remove air or excess resin 

from the fabric, such as in vacuum bagging. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(q), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1202.33, to read 

as follows : 

Env-A 1202.33 "Coating" means a protective, decorative, or functional film applied in a thin layer to 

a surface or impregnated into a substrate . This term includes but is not limited to paints, varnishes, 

sealants, adhesives, inks, maskants, and temporary protective coatings such as lacquers or enamels and 

films applied to paper, plastics, or foil . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(r)-(t), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1202.34 through Env-A 1202.36, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.34 "Coating line" means a series of operations wherein a surface coating is applied and 

dried or cured. 

Env-A 1202.35 "Cold cleaning" means the batch process of degreasing metal surfaces using a cold 

VOC solvent, whether by spraying, brushing, flushing, or immersion. The term does not include wipe 

cleaning . 

Env-A 1202.36 "Cold VOL solvent" means a volatile organic liquid (VOL) solvent maintained below 

its boiling point during use in solvent metal cleaning . 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(u), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1202.37, to read 

as follows: 

Env-A 1202.37 "Color coat" means a coating that is pigmented to impart a desired color to a product. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(v) and (w), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as 

Env-A 1202.38 and through Env-A 1202.39, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.38 "Compliant coating" means a coating material that meets the applicable VOC RACT 

emission rate standard in this chapter. 

Env-A 1202.39 "Condensate" means any VOL, separated from the gas or vapor phase, that condenses 

due to changes in temperature or pressure, or both, and remains liquid at standard conditions. 

Adopt Env-A 1202.40 to read as follows: 
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Env-A 1202.40 "Contact bond adhesive" means an adhesive that is designed for application to both 

surfaces to be bonded together, is allowed to dry before the two surfaces are placed in contact with each 

other, forms an immediate bond that is impossible, or difficult, to reposition after both adhesive-coated 

surfaces are placed in contact with each other, and does not need sustained pressure or clamping of surfaces 

after the adhesive-coated surfaces have been brought together using sufficient momentary pressure to 

establish full contact between both surfaces. The term does not include rubber cements that are primarily 

intended for use on paper substrates or vulcanized fluids that are designed and labeled for tire repair only. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(x), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1202.41, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.41 "Continuous coater" means a finishing system that continuously applies finishing 

materials onto furniture or burial casket parts moving along a conveyor system, wherein finishing materials 

that are not transferred to the parts are recycled to the finishing reservoir. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(y)-(aa), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1202.42 

through Env-A 1202.44, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.42 "Conventional air spray" means a spray coating method in which the coating is 

atomized by mixing it with compressed air at an air pressure greater than 10 pounds per square inch gauge 

(psig) at the point of atomization. 

Env-A 1202.43 "Conversion varnish" means a special water-resistant varnish used primarily for wood 

cabinets and trim installed in kitchens, bathrooms, and other environments where water resistance is 

important. 

Env-A 1202.44 "Conveyorized degreasing" means the continuous process of cleaning and removing 

soils or grease from metal surfaces by operating a conveyor system with either cold or vaporized VOL 

solvents . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(ab), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1202.45, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.45 "Core activities" means operations that are central to the manufacturing or business 

of the source. The term excludes all non-core activities as defined in Env-A 1203.53 . 

Adopt Env-A 1202.46 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.46 "Cove base" means a flooring trim unit, generally made of vinyl or rubber, having a 

concave radius on one edge and a convex radius on the opposite edge, that is used in forming a junction 

between the bottom wall course and the floor or to form an inside corner . 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(ac), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1202.47, to read 

as follows: 

Env-A 1202.47 "Cutback asphalt" means asphalt cement which has been liquefied by blending with 

petroleum solvents, which solvents evaporate upon exposure to atmospheric conditions leaving the asphalt 

cement to perform its function . 

Adopt Env-A 1202.48 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.48 "Cyanoacrylate adhesive" means any adhesive with a cyanoacrylate content of at 

least 95 percent by weight. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.37(b)(4), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1202.49, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.49 "Dampening system" means equipment used to deliver fountain solution to a 
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lithographic plate. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(ad) and (ae), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber 

as Env-A 1202.50 and Env-A 1202.51, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.50 "Determination of insufficiency" means a written determination by the department 

that the documentation submitted by an applicant, pursuant to Env-A 1203.03(a) and (b), is inadequate for 

the department to issue a VOC RACT order. 

Env-A 1202.51 "Determination of sufficiency" means a written determination by the department that 

the documentation submitted by an applicant pursuant to Env-A 1205 .03(a) and (b), is adequate for the 

department to issue a VOC RACT order. 

Adopt Env-A 1202.52 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.52 "Digital printing" means a method of printing in which an electronic output device 

transfers variable data, in the form of an image, from a computer to a substrate . The term includes inkjet 

printers. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(af), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1202.53, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.53 "Electric-dissipating coating" means a coating that rapidly dissipates a high-voltage 

electric charge. 

Adopt Env-A 1202.54 and Env-A 1202.55 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.54 "Electric-insulating varnish" means a non-convertible-type coating applied to electric 

motors, components of electric motors, or power transformers, to provide electrical, mechanical, and 

environmental protection or resistance. 

Env-A 1202.55 "Electrical and electronic components" means components and assemblies of 

cabinets, components, wires, windings, stators, rotors, magnets, contacts, relays, printed circuit boards, 

printed wire assemblies, wiring boards, integrated circuits, resistors, capacitors, and transistors that house, 

generate, convert, transmit, or modify electrical energy. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(ag), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1202.56, to read 

as follows : 

Env-A 1202.56 "Electrostatic prep coating" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part solely to 

provide conductivity for the subsequent application of a prime coating, a topcoat, or other coating by a 

spray that uses electrically charged particles, and which is clearly identified as an electrostatic prep coat on 

its accompanying material safety data sheet. 

Adopt Env-A 1204.57 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.57 "EMI/RFI shielding" means a coating used on electrical or electronic equipment to 

provide shielding against electromagnetic interference (EMI), radio frequency interference (RFI), or static 

discharge . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(ah), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1202.58, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.58 "Emulsified asphalt" means an emulsion of asphalt cement and water that contains a 

small amount of an emulsifying agent, forming a heterogeneous, or normally immiscible, system in which 

the water forms the continuous phase of the emulsion, and minute globules of asphalt form the 

discontinuous phase. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.09(b)(1), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env- 
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A 1202.59, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.59 "End sealing compound" means a synthetic rubber compound that is coated onto 

metal can ends and which functions as a gasket when the end is assembled on the can. 

Adopt Env-A 1202.60 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.60 "EPDM roof membrane" means a prefabricated single sheet of elastomeric material 

composed of ethylene propylenediene monomer (EPDM) that is field-applied to the roof of a building 

using one layer of membrane material . 

Readopt Env-A 1204.38(c)(1), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1202.61, to 

read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.61 "Equilibrium partial pressure" means the pressure attributable to one of the several 

components of a gaseous or vapor mixture at which the number of molecules leaving the gaseous phase of 

the component is equal to the number entering it . 

Adopt Env-A 1202.62 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.62 "Etching filler" means a coating that contains less than 23 percent solids by weight 

and at least 0.5-percent acid by weight, which is used instead of applying a pretreatment coating followed 

by a primer. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.09(b)(2), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1202.63, to 

read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.63 "Exterior base-coating" means a coating applied to the exterior of the body of a 2-

piece can to provide exterior protection to the metal or to provide background for the lithographic or 

printing operation. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(ai), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1202.64, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.64 "External floating roof" means a the cover of an open-top storage tank, which 

consists of a double deck or pontoon single deck that rests upon and is supported by the VOL being 

contained, and that is equipped with a closure seal to close the space between the roof edge and tank shell . 

Adopt Env-A 1202.65 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.65 "Extreme high-gloss coating" means a coating which, when tested by ASTM 

standard D523-08, shows a reflectance of 90 or more on a 60° meter. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.15(b)(4), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1202.66, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.66 "Extreme performance coating" means a coating used on a metal or plastic surface 

where the coated surface is, in its intended use, exposed to extreme environmetal conditions such as those 

listed below. The term includes, but is not limited to, coatings applied to locomotives, railroad cars, farm 

machinery, and heavy duty trucks . Extreme environmental conditions include, but are not limited to, any 

of the following: 

(a) Chronic exposure to corrosive, caustic, or acidic agents, chemicals, chemical fumes, chemical 

mixtures, or solutions; 

(b) Repeated exposure to temperatures in excess of 121°C, equivalent to 250°F; or 

(c) Repeated heavy abrasion, including mechanical wear and repeated scrubbing with industrial 

grade solvents, cleansers, or scouring agents . 
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Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(aj) and (ak), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber 

as Env-A 1202.67 and Env-A 1202.68, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.67 "Fabric coating" means the coating of a textile substrate including, but not limited to, 

application by impregnation or saturation by the use of a knife, roll, or rotogravure coater to impart 

properties that are not initially present, such as strength, stability, water or acid repellency, or appearance. 

The term does not include fabric printing. 

Env-A 1202.68 "Federally-enforceable document" means: 

(a) A federally-approved department rule as defined in 40 CFR 51; 

(b) A permit, license, or order issued by the department pursuant to a federally-approved rule; 

(c) A permit or order issued by the EPA; or 

(d) A regulation promulgated by EPA and codified under 40 CFR 60,40 CFR 61, or 40 CFR 63. 

Adopt Env-A 1202.69 through Env-A 1202.71 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.69 "Fiberglass" means a material consisting of extremely fine glass fibers. 

Env-A 1202.70 "Fiberglass boat manufacturing facility" means any facility that manufactures hulls, 

decks, or boats from fiberglass, or builds molds to make fiberglass boat hulls or decks . 

Env-A 1202.71 "Filled resin" means a resin to which fillers have been added to achieve certain 

physical properties, particularly for building fiberglass boat molds . 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(al)-(an), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1202.72 

through Env-A 1202.74, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.72 "Finishing application station" means the part of a finishing operation where the 

finishing material is applied, such as a spray booth. 

Env-A 1202.73 "Finishing material" means a coating other than an adhesive . For the wood furniture 

and burial casket manufacturing industry, such materials include, but are not limited to, basecoats, stains, 

washcoats, sealers, topcoats, and enamels . 

Env-A 1202.74 "Finishing operation" means those activities in which a finishing material is applied 

to a substrate and is subsequently air-dried, cured in an oven, or cured by radiation . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.12(b)(2), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1202.75, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.75 "Flash-off area" means the space between a coating application area and an oven. 

Adopt Env-A 1202.76 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.76 "Flat wood paneling" means any rectangular interior, exterior, or tileboard piece of 

construction material made from trees to which a protective, decorative, or functional material or layer has 

been applied . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(ao), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1202.77, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.77 "Flexible coating" means any coating that is required to comply with engineering 

specifications for impact resistance, mandrel bend, or elongation, as defined by the original equipment 

manufacturer. 
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Adopt Env-A 1202.78 and Env-A 1202.79 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1202.78 "Flexible packaging" means any container, or part of a container, that can be readily 

changed, such as bags, pouches, liners, or wraps, made from paper, plastic, film, aluminum foil, or 

metalized or coated paper or film. The term does not include folding cartons, gift wraps, wall coverings, 

vinyl products, decorative laminates, floor covering, tissue products, self-adhesive labels, or miscellaneous 

specialty products. 

Env-A 1202.79 "Flexible vinyl" means non-rigid polyvinyl chloride plastic with 5 percent by weight 

plasticizer content. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(ap), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1202.80, to read 

as follows: 

Env-A 1202.80 "Flexographic printing" means the application of ink in the form of characters, 

designs, pictures, or any combination thereof to a substrate by means of a roll printing technique in which 

the pattern to be applied is raised above the printing roll and the image carrier is made of rubber or other 

elastomeric materials . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.37(b)(5), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1202.81, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.81 "Fountain solution" means a mixture of water, volatile and non-volatile printing 

chemicals, and additives, which maintains the quality of the printing plate and reduces the surface tension 

of the water so that it spreads easily across the printing surfaces. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(aq) and (ar), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber 

as Env-A 1202.82 and Env-A 1202.83, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1202.82 "Freeboard height" means: 

(a) For a cold cleaner, the distance from the liquid solvent level in a degreaser tank to the lip of the 

tank; 

(b) For an open top vapor degreaser tank, the distance from the solvent vapor level in the tank during 

idling to the lip of the tank; 

(c) For a conveyorized cold degreaser, the distance from the liquid solvent level to the bottom of the 

entrance or exit opening, whichever is lower; or 

(d) For a conveyorized vapor degreaser, the distance from the vapor level to the bottom of the 

entrance or exit opening, whichever is lower. 

Env-A 1202.83 "Freeboard ratio" means the ratio of the freeboard height to the smallest interior 

dimension, such as length or width, of a degreaser tank. 

Insert a heading for PART Env-A 1203 as follows: 

PART Env-A 1203 DEFIN1TIONS: G THROUGH P 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(as), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1203.01, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.01 "Gasoline" means any petroleum distillate or blend of petroleum distillate and 

alcohol that has a Reid vapor pressure of 27.6 kilopascals (kPa), equivalent to 4 pounds per square inch 

(psi), or greater, that is used as a fuel for internal combustion engines . 

Adopt Env-A 1203.02 to read as follows: 
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Env-A 1203 .02 "Gel coat" means a clear or pigmented polyester resin that, when mixed with a 

hardening catalyst, is applied so that it becomes the outer surface of the finished part or mold. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(at), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1203.03, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.03 "Gloss reducer" means a coating that is applied at a thickness of 0.5 mils or less 

solely to reduce the shine of a plastic part. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(au), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1203.04, to read 

as follows : 

Env-A 1203 .04 "Gunstock coating" means the surface coating of wooden components of firearms, 

which components are exposed to the environment and subject to functional handling by the end user. 

Adopt Env-A 1203.05 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.05 "Heat-resistant coating" means a coating intended to withstand a temperature of at 

least 204°C, equivalent to 400'F, during normal use. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.37(b)(6) and (b)(7), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1203.06 and Env-A 1203.07, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.06 "Heatset" means any operation where heat is required to set printing ink. 

Env-A 1203 .07 "Heatset dryer" means any device used in heatset web offset lithographic printing to 

heat the printed substrate and to promote the evaporation of ink oils . 

Adopt Env-A 1203.08 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.08 "Heavier vehicles" means "other motor vehicles" as defined in the National Emission 

Standards for Surface Coating of Automobile and Light-Duty Trucks at 40 CFR 63.3176, namely "a selfpropelled vehicle designed for transporting persons or property on a street or highway that has a gross 

vehicle weight rating over 8,500 pounds." 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(av), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1203.09, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.09 "High bake coating" means a coating designed to cure at temperatures above 90°C, 

equivalent to 194°F. 

Adopt Env-A 1203.10 through Env-A 1203.12 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203 .10 "High-performance architectural coating" means a coating used to protect architectural 

subsections, which meets the requirements of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association's 

publication number AAMA 2604-05, Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test 

Procedures for High Performance Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels, or 2605-05, 

Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for Superior Performing Organic 

Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels. 

Env-A 1203.11 "High-precision optic" means an optical element used in an electro-optical device 

which is designed to sense, detect, or transmit light energy, including specific wavelengths of light energy 

and changes in light energy levels. 

Env-A 1203 .12 "High-temperature coating" means a coating that is certified by its manufacturer to 

withstand a temperature of 538°C, equivalent to 1,000°F, for 24 hours. 
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Readopt Env-A 1204.03(aw), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1203.13, to read 

as follows : 

Env-A 1203.13 "Hot VOL solvent" means a VOL solvent maintained above its boiling point during 

use in solvent metal cleaning. 

Adopt Env-A 1203.14 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.14 "Indoor floor covering installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the 

manufacturer for use in the installation of wood flooring, carpet, resilient tile, vinyl tile, vinyl-backed 

carpet, resilient sheet and roll vinyl, or artificial grass. The term does not include adhesives used to install 

ceramic tile or perimeter bonded sheet flooring with vinyl backing onto a non-porous substrate such as 

flexible vinyl. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.09(b)(3) and (b)(4), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and 

renumber as Env-A 1203.15 and Env-A 1203.16, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.15 "Interior base-coating" means a coating applied by roller coater or spray to metal 

sheets used to make 3-piece cans to provide a protective lining between the can metal and product. 

Env-A 1203 .16 "Interior body spray" means a coating sprayed on the interior of a metal can body to 

provide a protective film between the product and the can. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.38(c)(2), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1203.17, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203 .17 "Internal floating roof" means the cover or roof of a fixed-roof tank, which rests upon 

or is floated upon the petroleum liquid contained in the tank, and that is equipped with a closure seal or 

seals to close the space between the roof edge and tank shell. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(ax), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1203.18, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203 .18 "Knife coating" means the application of a coating material to a substrate by means 

of drawing the substrate beneath a knife or other type of blade, to spread the coating evenly over the entire 

width of the substrate . 

Adopt Env-A 1203.19 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.19 "Laminate" means a product made by bonding together 2 or more layers of material. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(ay), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1203.20, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.20 "Lease custody transfer" means the transfer of produced crude oil or condensate, after 

processing and/or treating in the producing operations, from storage tanks or automatic transfer facilities to 

pipelines or any other forms of transportation . 

Adopt Env-A 1203.21 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.21 "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. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(az), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1203.22, to read 

as follows: 

Env-A 1203.22 "Limited at all times" means that the VOC emissions from a source or device, as 

measured or calculated in accordance with the applicable method(s) and associated averaging times 
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prescribed in Env-A 804, does not exceed the specified emission rate limit for the subject VOC category or 

subcategory during the RACT-applicable life of the source or device. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.39(c)(1), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1203.23, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203 .23 "Liquid-mounted seal" means a primary seal mounted around the circumference of a 

cylindrical tank having a floating roof, which stays in continuous contact with the liquid between the tank 

wall and the floating roof. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(ba)-(be), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as 

Env-A 1203.24 through Env-A 1203.28, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.24 "Lithography" means a planar printing process where the image and non-image areas 

are chemically differentiated, such that the image area is oil receptive and the non-image area is typically 

water receptive . 

Env-A 1203.25 "Low bake coating" means a coating designed to cure at temperatures no higher than 

90°C, equivalent to 194°F. 

Env-A 1203.26 "Low solvent coating" means a coating that contains a smaller percentage, by weight 

or volume, of organic solvent than conventional coatings used by an industry and which can be used by 

that industry in lieu of the conventional coatings . The term includes water-borne, higher solids-content, 

electro deposition, and powder coatings . 

Env-A 1203 .27 "Low-VOC emitting process" means a process that has a VOC emission rate 

equivalent to a VOC RACT-level add-on control system. 

Env-A 1203 .28 "Magnetic wire insulation coating" means a coating in which an electrically-insulated 

varnish or enamel is applied onto the surface of wire for use in electrical machinery . 

Adopt Env-A 1203.29 and Env-A 1203.30 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203 .29 "Mask coating" means a thin film coating applied through a template, or mask, to 

coat only a portion of a substrate . 

Env-A 1203.30 "Medical equipment manufacturing" means the manufacture of medical devices 

including, but not limited to, catheters, heart valves, blood cardioplegia machines, tracheostomy tubes, 

blood oxygenators, and cardiatory reservoirs. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.42(b)(1), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1203.31, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.31 "Medium curing cutback asphalt" means a material which meets the specifications of 

ASTM Standard D2027/D2027M-10 . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(bf), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1203.32, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203 .32 "Metal coil coating" means the surface coating of any continuous metal strip with 

thickness of not less, than 0.15 millimeter (mm), equivalent to 0.006 in., that is packaged in a roll or in 

helical form. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(bg), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1203.33, to read 

as follows: 

Env-A 1203 .33 "Metal degreasing" means the removal of grease, grease-bearing soils, or both from 

metal surfaces using liquid or vapor means. 
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Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(bh), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1203.34, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.34 "Metal furniture coating" means the surface coating of: 

(a) Any furniture made of metal; or 

(b) Any metal part that will be assembled with other metal, wood, fabric, plastic, or glass parts to 

form a furniture piece. 

Adopt Env-A 1203.35 through Env-A 1203.37 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.35 "Metal to urethane/rubber molding or casting adhesive" means any adhesive intended 

by the manufacturer to bond metal to high density or elastomeric urethane or molded rubber materials, in 

heater molding or casting processes, to fabricate products such as rollers for computer printers or other 

paper handling equipment. 

Env-A 1203 .36 "Metallic coating" means a coating that contains more than 5 grams total of pure 

elemental metal or a combination of elemental metals per liter of coating as applied . 

Env-A 1203 .37 "Military specification coating" means a coating that has a formulation approved by a 

United States military agency for use on military equipment. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(bi) and (bj), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber 

as Env-A1203.38 and Env-A 1203.39, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.38 "Minor core activity" means any core activity at a stationary source for which the 

aggregate actual VOC emissions from all processes and devices associated with the activity do not exceed 

either of the following: 

(a) The RACT applicability emissions threshold for any category listed in Env-A 1201 .02(b)(1) 

through (9); or 

(b) A total of 5 tons per consecutive 12-month period. 

Env-A 1203.39 "Miscellaneous metal and plastic parts and products" means metal and plastic 

components other than those parts and products for which the coating is specifically regulated under this 

chapter, whether or not pre-assembled, of any kind of industrial or commercial machinery, equipment, or 

vehicles and any kind of indoor or outdoor machinery, equipment, vehicles, or other products for use by 

the general population, including but not limited to : 

(a) Fabricated metal products; 

(b) Molded plastic parts; 

(c) Farm machinery; 

(d) Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment ; 

(e) Automotive or transportation equipment; 

(f) Interior or exterior automotive parts; 

(g) Construction equipment; 

(h) Motor vehicle accessories ; 

(i) Bicycles and sporting goods ; 

(j) Toys ; 

(k) Recreational vehicles ; 

(1) Watercraft; 
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(m) Extruded aluminum structural components; 

(n) Railroad cars; 

(o) Heavier vehicles ; 

(p) Lawn and garden equipment; 

(q) Business machines; 

(r) Laboratory and medical equipment; 

(s) Electronic equipment; 

(t) Steel drums ; and 

(u) Metal pipes. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(bk)-(bm), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1203.40 

through Env-A 1203.42, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.40 "Miscellaneous stationary VOC source" means any stationary source of VOCs which 

has at least one unclassifiable core process or device but which might also include any number of 

classifiable core processes or devices . 

Env-A 1203.41 "Modified control techniques" means techniques for reducing VOC emissions to the 

atmosphere that are less stringent than the control techniques prescribed in the applicable provisions, of this 

chapter. - 

Env-A 1203.42 "Modified emission rate limits" means VOC RACT emission rate limits that are less 

stringent than the limits on actual emission rates prescribed in the applicable provisions of this chapter. 

Adopt Env-A 1203.43 through Env-A 1203.48 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.43 "Mold" means a form in which a substance is shaped in order to produce a part or 

product, typically created with frames or by forming a cavity in a solid. 

Env-A 1203.44 "Mold-seal coating" means the initial coating applied to a new mold or a repaired 

mold to provide a smooth surface which, when coated with a mold release coating, prevents products from 

sticking to the mold. 

Env-A 1203.45 "Monomer" means a VOC that partially combines with itself, or with other similar 

compounds, by a cross-linking reaction to become a part of the cured resin. 

Env-A 1203.46 "Motor vehicle adhesive" means an adhesive, including glass-bonding adhesive, used 

at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied for the purpose 

of bonding 2 vehicle surfaces together without regard to the substrates involved. 

Env-A 1203.47 "Motor vehicle glass bonding primer" means a primer, used at a facility that is not an 

automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to windshield or other glass, or to body 

openings, to prepare the glass or body opening for the application of glass-bonding adhesives or the 

installation of adhesive bonded glass. Motor vehicle glass bonding primer includes glass bonding/cleaning 

primers that both clean and prime the windshield or other glass or body openings prior to the application of 

adhesive or the installation of adhesive bonded glass. 

Env-A 1203.48 "Motor vehicle weatherstrip adhesive" means an adhesive, used at a facility that is 

not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to weatherstripping materials for 

the purpose of bonding the weatherstrip material to the surface of the vehicle . 
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Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(bn), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1203.49, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203 .49 "Multicategory stationary VOC source" means any stationary source of VOCs which, 

excluding non-core activities as enumerated in Env-A 1203.53, has either: 

(a) At least 2 classifiable processes or devices in dissimiliar VOC categories ; or 

(b) At least one classifiable process or device and at least one unclassifiable process or device. 

Adopt Env-A 1203.50 and Env-A 1203.51 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.50 "Multi-colored coating" means a coating which exhibits more than one color when 

applied, but which is packaged in a single container and applied in a single coat. 

Env-A 1203.51 "Multi-component coating" means a coating requiring the addition, before 

application, of a separate reactive resin, commonly known as a catalyst or hardener, in order to form an 

acceptable dry film. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(bo)-(bq), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as 

Env-A 1203.52 through Env-A 1203.54, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.52 "Non-compliant coating" means a coating material that exceeds the applicable VOC 

RACT emission rate standard for a category listed in Env-A 1201 .02(b)(1) through (10). 

Env-A 1203.53 "Non-core activities" means activities conducted at the source that are not directly 

related to the central manufacturing or business purpose of the source, including but not limited to: 

(a) Use of an office machine, including copying and duplication activities ; 

(b) An interior maintenance activity and the devices and supplies used therein, such as: 

(1) Janitorial and general building maintenance; 

(2) Welding, gluing, and soldering related to building and machine maintenance; and 

(3) Painting and cleaning process devices, except: 

a. A VOL metal degreasing operation subject to regulation under this chapter ; or 

b. Any process equipment cleaning or maintenance activity subject to regulation under this 

chapter ; 

(c) An exterior maintenance activity and the equipment and supplies used therein, such as 

repainting, roofing, and blasting, and general grounds maintenance, including lawncare ; and 

(d) Non-commercial maintenance and operation of non-commercial laboratory and other activities to 

the extent that such activities are not directly related to the primary production process or commercial 

business activities normally conducted at the source. 

Env-A 1203.54 "Non-flexible coating" means a coating without the ability to withstand dimensional 

changes, which is designed for substrates that remain rigid during normal use. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.37(b)(8), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1203.55, to 

read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.55 "Non-heatset" means any operation where the printing inks are set without the use of 

heat. The term includes curing operations that use ultraviolet light. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(br), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as 1203.56, to read as 

follows : 
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Env-A 1203 .56 "Normally closed container" means a container that is closed unless an operator is 

actively engaged in activities such as emptying or filling the container. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(bs), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as 

1203.57, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.57 "Offset" means a printing process that transfers an ink film to an intermediary 

surface, which in turn transfers the ink film to a printing substrate . 

Adopt Env-A 1203.58 and Env-A 1203.59 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.58 "One-component coating" means a coating that is ready for application to form an 

acceptable dry film as it comes out of its container, with or without the addition of a thinner to reduce its 

viscosity . 

Env-A 1203.59 "Open molding" means a family of techniques for composite fabrication which makes 

use of single-cavity molds and requires little or no external pressure. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(bt), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1203.60, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203 .60 "Open top vapor degreaser" means a batch process for degreasing metal surfaces by 

condensing hot VOL solvent vapor onto colder metal parts . 

Adopt Env-A 1203.61 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.61 "Optical coating" means a coating applied to an optical lens. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.09(b)(5), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1203.62, to 

read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.62 "Over-varnish" means a coating applied directly over a design coating or directly over 

ink to reduce the coefficient of friction, to provide gloss, and to protect the finish against abrasion and 

corrosion. 

Adopt Env-A 1203.63 and Env-A 1203.64 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203 .63 "Outdoor floor covering installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the 

manufacturer for use in the installation of floor covering that is not in an enclosure and that is exposed to 

ambient weather conditions during normal use. . 

Env-A 1203 .64 "Overall control efficiency" means the reduction of VOC emissions achieved through 

a combination of the capture and elimination of the emissions, expressed as a percentage. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(bu), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1203.65, to read 

as follows: - 

Env-A 1203.65 "Ozone season" means the period between May 1 and September 30, inclusive. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.36(b)(1), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1203.66, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.66 "Packaging rotogravure printing" means rotogravure printing on paper, paper board, 

metal foil, plastic film, and other substrates, which are, in subsequent operations, formed into rigid 

packaging products and other non-publication products. 

Adopt Env-A 1203.67 to read as follows: 
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Env-A 1203.67 "Pan-backing coating" means a coating applied to the surface of pots, pans, or other 

cooking implements that are exposed directly to a flame or other heating elements. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(bv), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1203.68, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.68 "Paper coating" means: 

(a) Coating of paper or pressure sensitive tape, regardless of substrate material, by means of: 

(1) Direct surface application; or 

(2) Impregnation or saturation by the use of roll, knife, or rotogravure coating ; 

(b) Coating processes on a continuous roll of plastic film; or 

(c) Decorative coatings on metal foil . 

Adopt Env-A 1203.69 to read as follows : 

coating to any woven or non-woven, fibrous or non-fibrous substrate, including but not limited to the 

following: 

(a) Paper; 

(b) Fabric; 

(c) Glass matting; 

(d) Plastic film; 

(e) Ribbon; 

(f) Magnetic tapes; 

(g) Pressure sensitive tapes and labels ; 

(h) Photographic film; 

(i) Industrial and decorative laminates; 

(j) Abrasive products ; 

(k) Corrugated and solid fiber boxes; 

(1) Die-cut paper paperboard and cardboard ; 

(m) Converted paper and paperboard; 

(n) Folding paperboard boxes; 

(o) Manifold business forms and related products; 

(p) Plastic asceptic packaging ; and 

(q) Carbon paper and inked ribbons . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.42(b)(2), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA Env-A 1203.70, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.70 "Penetrating prime coat" means an application of low-viscosity liquid asphalt to an 

absorbent surface to prepare an untreated base for an asphalt surface . 

Adopt Env-A Env-A 1203.71 and Env-A 1203.72 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203 .69 "Paper, fabric, film, and foil coating operations" means those processes that apply a 

Env-A 1203.71 "Perimeter-bonded sheet flooring installation" means the installation of sheet 

flooring with vinyl backing onto a non-porous substrate using an adhesive designed to be applied only to a 

strip of up to 4 inches wide around the perimeter of the sheet flooring. 
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Env-A 1203 .72 "Pharmaceutical product" means a substance that includes any drug, analgesic, 

decongestant, antihistamine, cough suppressant, vitamin, mineral, or herb supplement intended for human 

or animal consumption and used to cure, mitigate, or treat disease, or improve or enhance health . 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(bw), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1203.73, to read 

as follows : 

Env-A 1203.73 "Plastic part coating" means the surface coating of a component of an end-use 

product, which component is made from a substance that has been formed from resin through the 

application of pressure, heat, or both. 

Adopt Env-A 1203.74 through Env-A 1203.80 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.74 "Plastic solvent welding adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer 

for use to dissolve the surface of plastic to form a bond between mating surfaces . 

Env-A 1203 .75 "Plastic cement welding adhesive primer" means any primer intended by the 

manufacturer for use to prepare plastic substrates prior to bonding or welding. 

Env-A 1203.76 "Plasticizer" means a material, such as a high boiling point organic solvent, that is 

incorporated into a vinyl to increase its flexibility, workability, or distensibility. 

Env-A 1203 .77 "Plastics" means synthetic materials chemically formed by the polymerization .of 

carbon-based substances, usually compounded with modifiers, extenders, or reinforcers, and capable of 

being molded, extruded, cast into various shapes and films, or drawn into filaments . 

Env-A 1203.78 "Pleasure craft" means a fiberglass or metal recreational boat. 

Env-A 1203.79 "Porous material" means a substance that has tiny openings, often microscopic, in 

which fluids may be absorbed or discharged, including but not limited to paper and corrugated paperboard. 

The term does not include wood. 

Env-A 1203.80 "Prefabricated architectural component coatings" means coatings applied to metal 

parts and products that are to be used as an architectural structure . 

Readopt Env-A 1204.37(b)(9), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1203.81, to 

read as follows: 

Env-A 1203 .81 "Press" means a printing production assembly that can be made up of one or more 

units to produce a finished product. 

Adopt Env-A 1203.82 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1203.82 "Pretreatment wash primer" means a coating which contains no more than 25 percent 

solids, by weight, and at least 0.1 percent acid, by weight, is used to provide surface etching, and is applied 

directly to fiberglass and metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and adhesion of subsequent 

coatings. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(bx), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1203.83, to read 

as follows: 

Env-A 1203 .83 "Prime coating" means the first of 2 or more films of coating applied to a substrate . 

Adopt Env-A 1203.84 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.84 "Production resin or gel coat" means a resin or gel coat that is used to fabricate 

fiberglass boat hulls or decks. 
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Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.36(b)(2), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1203.85, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1203.85 "Publication rotogravure printing" means rotogravure printing on paper which is 

subsequently formed into books, magazines, catalogues, brochures, directories, newspaper supplements, 

pamphlets, periodicals, direct mail advertisements, display advertisements, and other printed materials . 

Insert a heading for PART Env-A 1204 to read as follows: 

PART Env-A 1204 DEFINITIONS : R THROUGH Z 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(by) and (bz), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.01 

and Env-A 1204.02, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.01 "Radio frequency interference (RFI) shielding coating" means a coating used in 

plastic business machine housing to attenuate radio frequency signals that would otherwise pass through 

the plastic housing. 

Env-A 1204.02 "RACT applicability criteria" means the design, operational, or other characteristics 

of a source, process, or device which define the conditions at which the source, process, or device becomes 

subject to the RACT requirements of this part. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(ca) through (cg), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and 

renumber as Env-A 1204.03 through Env-A 1204.07, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.03 "RACT applicability emissions threshold" means the actual or theoretical potential 

emissions of VOCs at which a coating, printing, miscellaneous, or multicategory source, process, or device 

becomes subject to the RACT requirements of this part. 

Env-A 1204.04 "RACT-applicable classifiable process or device" means any classifiable process or 

device meeting the applicability provisions of the relevant VOC category listed in Env-A 1201 .02(b)(1) 

through (23). 

Env-A 1204.05 "RACT-applicable miscellaneous stationary VOC source" means any miscellaneous 

stationary VOC source meeting the applicability criteria of Env-A 1222.01(a) . 

Env-A 1204.06 "RACT-applicable multicategory stationary VOC source" means any multicategory 

stationary VOC source meeting the applicability criteria of Env-A 1222.01(a). 

Env-A 1204.07 "Refrigerated chiller" means a device that is mounted above a water jacket and 

primary condenser coils, consisting of secondary coils which carry a refrigerant to provide a chilled air 

blanket above the solvent vapor to reduce emissions from a degreaser bath. 

Adopt Env-A 1204.08 and Env-A 1204.09 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.08 "Reinforced plastic composite" means a composite material consisting of plastic 

reinforced with fibers. 

Env-A 1204.09 "Repair coating" means a coating used to re-coat portions of a previously coated 

product which has sustained mechanical damage to the coating following normal coating operations. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(ch), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204. 10, to read 

as follows: 

Env-A 1204.10 "Resist coating" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part prior to metallic 

plating to prevent deposits of metal from forming on the part. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.39(c)(2), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env- 
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A 1204. 11, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.11 "Rim-mounted secondary seal" means a continuous seal extending from a floating 

roof to the tank wall. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(ci)-(cl), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.12 

through Env-A 1204.15, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.12 "Roll coating" means the application of a coating material to a substrate by means of 

hard rubber, elastomeric, or metal rolls . 

Env-A 1204.13 "Roll printing" means the application of words, designs, and pictures to a substrate 

usually by means of a series of rolls each with only partial coverage . 

Env-A 1204.14 "Rotogravure coating" means the application of a coating material to a substrate by 

means of a roll coating technique in which the pattern to be applied is etched on the coating roll, and the 

coating material is picked up in these recessed areas and is transferred to the substrate . 

Env-A 1204.15 "Rotogravure printing" means the application of ink in the form of characters, 

designs, or pictures to a substrate by means of a roll printing technique in which the image area is recessed 

relative to the non-image area. 

Adopt Env-A 1204.16 through Env-A 1204.18 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.16 "Rubber" means any natural or manmade rubber substrate, including but not limited 

to styrene-butadiene rubber, polychloroprene (neoprene), butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, chlorosulfonated 

polyethylene, and ethylene propylene diene terpolymer. 

Env-A 1204.17 "Sealant" means any material with adhesive properties that is formulated primarily to 

fill, seal, waterproof or weatherproof gaps or joints between 2 surfaces, including sealant primers and, 

caulks . 

Env-A 1204.18 "Sealant primer" means any product intended by the manufacturer for application to a 

substrate, prior to the application of a sealant, to enhance the bonding surface . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(cm), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1204.19, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.19 "Sealer" means a finishing material used to seal the pores of a wood substrate before 

additional coats of finishing material are applied. The term does not include special purpose finishing 

materials that are used in some finishing systems to optimize aesthetics. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.37(b)(10), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.20, to 

read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.20 "Sheet-fed" means any operation where paper is fed to the press in individual sheets . 

Adopt Env-A 1204.21 and Env-A 1204.22 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.21 "Sheet rubber lining installation" means the process of applying sheet rubber liners 

by hand to metal or plastic substrates to protect the underlying substrate from corrosion or abrasion. The 

term also includes the process of laminating sheet rubber to fabric by hand. 

Env-A 1204.22 "Shock-free coating" means a coating having characteristics of low capacitance and 

high resistance and resistance to breaking down under high voltage, which is applied to electrical 

components to protect the user from electric shock. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.39(c)(3) and (c)(4), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 
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1204.23 and Env-A 1204.24, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.23 "Shoe-mounted secondary seal" means a secondary seal that extends 

circumferentially from the top of a shoe seal to the tank wall. 

Env-A 1204.24 "Shoe seal" means a seal consisting of a metal sheet connected by braces to a floating 

roof and held tight against the wall of a vertical tank by springs or weighted levers. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.09(b)(6), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.25, to 

read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.25 "Side-seam spray" means a coating applied to the seam of a 3-piece can. 

Adopt Env-A 1204.26 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.26 "Silicone-release coating" means any coating which contains silicone resin and is 

intended to prevent food from sticking to metal surfaces such as baking pans . 

Readopt Env-A 1204.15(b)(6), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.27, to 

read as follows : 

Env-A 1204 .27 "Single coat" means one film of coating applied to a metal surface . 

Adopt Env-A 1204.28 through Env-A 1204.30 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.28 "Single-ply roof membrane" means a prefabricated single sheet of rubber, normally 

ethylene-propylenediene terpolymer, that is field-applied to a building roof using one layer of membrane 

material . The term does not include membranes prefabricated from EPDM. 

Env-A 1204.29 "Single-ply roof membrane installation and repair adhesive" means any adhesive 

labeled for use for attaching the edge of a membrane to the edge of a roof; applying or reapplying flashings 

to vents, pipes, and ducts that protrude through a membrane; repairing single-ply roof membrane; gluing 

the edges of torn membrane together; and/or attaching a patch over a hole in a membrane. 

Env-A 1204.30 "Single-ply roof membrane adhesive primer" means any primer labeled for use to 

clean and promote adhesion of single-ply roof membrane seams or splices prior to bonding. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(cn), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.31, to read 

as follows: 

Env-A 1204.31 "Soft coating" means any coating that provides a soft tactile feel similar to leather 

and a rich leather-like appearance when applied to plastic interior automotive parts and exterior business 

machine parts. 

Adopt Env-A 1204.32 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.32 "Solar-absorbent coating" means a coating which has as its prime purpose the 

absorption of solar radiation. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(co) - (ct), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as 

Env-A 1204.33 through Env-A 1204.37, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.33 "Solvent" means any volatile organic compound used in its liquid or vapor form as a 

diluent, thinner, dissolver, viscosity reducer, or cleaning agent, including to remove soils from fibrous, 

non-fibrous, woven, non-woven, metallic, and non-metallic articles, materials or surfaces. 

Env-A 1204.34 "Solvent metal cleaning" means the process of degreasing metal using cold cleaning, 

open top vapor, or conveyorized degreasing methods. 
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Env-A 1204.35 "Stain" means any color coat that is applied in single or multiple layers directly to a wood substrate . The term includes non-grainraising stains, equalizer stains, sap stains, body stains, no- wipe stains, penetrating stains, and toners . 

Env-A 1204.36 "Stencil coating" means an ink or pigmented coating that is rolled or brushed onto a template or stamp at a thickness of not more than one mil of coating solids, typically used to form letters, numbers, or decorative designs . 

Env-A 1204.37 "Strippable booth coating" means a coating that is : 

(a) Applied to a booth wall to provide a protective film to receive overspray during finishing 

operations ; and 

(b) Subsequently peeled off and disposed. 

Adopt Env-A 1204.38 and Env-A 1204.39 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.38 "Stripping" means the removal of cured coatings, inks, adhesives, photoresists, 

maskants, or other previously applied coatings. 

Env-A 1204.39 "Structural glazing" means the application of adhesive to bond glass, ceramic, metal, 

stone, or composite panels to exterior building frames. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(cu)-(cy), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.40 through Env-A 1204.44, to read as follows: - - - 

Env-A 1204.40 "Submerged fill" means the method of filling a delivery tank truck or storage tank 

whereby product enters within 150 nun, equivalent to 5 .9 inches, of the bottom of the tank truck or storage tank. The term includes bottom filling of delivery tank trucks and storage tanks. 

Env-A 1204.41 "Substrate" means a surface onto which a coating is applied or into which a coating is 

impregnated . 

Env-A 1204.42 "Testing and research activities" means activities that are : 

(a) Conducted for the purpose of: 

(1) Determining product quality or customer acceptance; 

(2) Improving product quality ; or 

(3) Improving an existing process ; 

(b) Not conducted for the direct manufacture of products for commercial sale; and 

(c) Conducted at the same site as the source's core activities . 

Env-A 1204.43 "Texture coating" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part so as to create 

discrete raised spots of the coating. 

Env-A 1204.44 "Theoretical potential VOC emissions (TPEs)" means the emissions of VOCs that would have occurred prior to the application of add-on controls required by a federally enforceable rule or document issued prior to January 1, 1990, based on one of the following: 

(a) Continuous operation of 8760 hours per year under maximum production capacity, which for coating and graphic arts sources includes coatings and inks with the highest VOC content used in practice by the source during 1993 and 1994 or the 2-year period most representative of normal production rates ; or 

(b) Hours of operation, process conditions, or both that are limited by federally enforceable permit 

conditions . 
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Adopt Env-A 1204.45 and Env-A 1204.46 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.45 "Thin metal laminating adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer 

for use in bonding multiple layers of metal to metal or metal to plastic in the production of electronic or 

magnetic components in which the thickness of each bond line is less than 0.25 millimeters . 

Env-A 1204.46 "Tire repair" means a process that includes expanding a hole, tear, fissure, or blemish 

in a tire casting by grinding or gouging, applying adhesive, and filling the hole or crevice with rubber. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.09(b)(7), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.47, to 

read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.47 "3-piece can" means a metal can that is made by rolling a rectangular sheet of metal 

into a cylinder that is welded, cemented, or soldered at the seam and attaching 2 ends. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(cz), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1204.48, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.48 "Toner" means a coating applied to wood to minimize color differences on the 

unfinished wood and to allow a subsequent coating to color the wood evenly. 

Adopt Env-A 1204.49 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.49 "Tooling resin or gel coat" means a resin or gel coat used to build molds and which is 

normally harder, more heat-resistant, and more dimensionally stable than production materials . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(da)-(db), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as 

Env-A 1204.50 and Env-A 1204.51, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.50 "Topcoat" means the final coating system applied to provide the final color or 

protective finish, or both. The term includes a monocoat color or basecoat/clearcoat system, in-line repair, 

and 2-tone coatings, and include other coating(s), such as blackout or interior color, applied in the same 

spray booth(s). 

Env-A 1204.51 "Touch-up coating" means a coating used to cover minor coating imperfections that 

appear after the main coating operation is completed. 

Adopt Env-A 1204.52 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204 .52 "Translucent coating" means a coating that contains binders and pigment, and is 

formulated to form a colored, but not opaque, film. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.38(c)(3), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1204.53, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204 .53 "True vapor pressure" means the equilibrium partial pressure exerted by a VOL as 

determined in accordance with methods described in American Petroleum Institute (API) Chapter 19.2, 

"Evaporative Loss From Floating Roof Tanks", second edition, September 2003 . 

Readopt Env-A 1204.09(b)(8) and (9), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1204.54 and Env-A 1204.55, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.54 "2-piece can" means a metal can whose body and one end are formed from a shallow 

cup and to which the other end is later attached. 

Env-A 1204.55 "2-piece can exterior end coating" means a coating applied by roller coating or 

spraying to the exterior end of a metal can to provide protection to the metal. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(dc), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 
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1204.56, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204 .56 "Unclassifiable process or device" means a VOC-emitting process or device which 

does not meet the definitional criteria of at least one of the VOC categories listed in Env-A 1201 .03(a)(1) 

through (21). 

Readopt Env-A 1204.37(b)(11), eff.'12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.57, to 

read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.57 "Unit" means the smallest complete component of a printing press which is capable 

of printing only one color. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(dd)-(de), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.58 and 

Env-A 1204.59, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.58 "Vacuum metallizing" means a process whereby metal is vaporized and deposited on 

a substrate in a vacuum chamber . 

Env-A 1204.59 "Vacuum-metallizing coating" means: 

(a) The undercoat applied to a substrate on which the metal is deposited; or 

(b) The overcoat applied directly to the metal film. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.39(c)(5), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1204.60, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.60 "Vapor-mounted seal" means a primary seal mounted so there is an annular vapor 

space underneath the seal, which space is bounded by the bottom of the primary seal, the tank wall, the 

liquid surface, and the floating roof. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(df)-(dg), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as 

Env-A 1204.61 and Env-A 1204.62, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.61 "Vinyl or urethane substrate coating" means a decorative, protective, or functional 

coating or ink that is applied to vinyl or urethane substrates, including vinyl or urethane coated fabric . 

Env-A 1204.62 "VOC category" means any process, device, or operation listed in Env-A 

1201 .03(a)(1) through (21). 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.37(b)(12), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as 

Env-A 1204.63, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204 .63 "VOC composite pressure" means the sum of the pressures of the solvent compounds 

defined as VOCs. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(dh)-(dk), eff. 12-31-10 (doe. #9838, Interim), and renumber as 

Env-A 1204.64 through Env-A 1204.67, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.64 "VOC-emitting device" means any equipment or activity that results in the emission 

of VOCs, whether through a duct or stack, as fugitive emissions, or otherwise. 

Env-A 1204.65 "VOC subcategory" means any process, device, or operation subordinate to one of 

the categories listed in Env-A 1201 .03(a)(1) through (21), above, for which a VOC RACT standard has 

been prescribed in the applicable category. 

Env-A 1204.66 "Volatile organic compound (VOC)" means "volatile organic compound" as defined 

in Env-A 101 . 
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Env-A 1204.67 "Volatile organic liquid (VOL)" means any organic liquid which is capable of 

emitting VOCs into the atmosphere. 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(dl), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.68, to read 

as follows: 

Env-A 1204.68 "Washcoat" means a transparent special purpose coating that is applied over an initial 

stain to protect and control color and to stiffen the wood fibers in order to aid sanding and to which a 

topcoat is applied. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.03(dm), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1204.69, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.69 "Washoff operations" means those operations in which a solvent is used to remove 

coating from a substrate . 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(dn), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.70, to read 

as follows : 

Env-A 1204.70 "Water jacket" means an outer casing that holds water or through which water 

circulates to cool the interior . 

Adopt Env-A 1204.71 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.71 "Waterproof resorcinol glue" means a 2-part resorcinol-resin-based adhesive 

designed for applications where the bond line must be resistant to conditions of continuous immersion in 

fresh or salt water. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.39(c)(6), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as EnvA 1204.71, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204.71 "Waxy, heavy-pour crude oil" means a crude oil with a pour point of 10°C, 

equivalent to 50°F, or higher as determined by the ASTM Standard D97-09, "Standard Test Method for 

Pour Point of Petroleum Products" . 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 1204.37(b)(13), eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as 

Env-A 1204.72, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1204 .72 "Web" means a continuous roll of paper used as a printing substrate . 

Readopt Env-A 1204.03(do)-(dq), eff. 12-31 -10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1204.73 

through Env-A 1204.75, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1204.73 "Web coating line" means all of the coating applicator(s), drying area(s), or oven(s), 

located between an unwind station and a rewind station, that are used to apply coating onto a continuous 

strip of substrate . 

Env-A 1204.74 "Wood furniture coating operation" means the surface coating of products that belong 

to the same wood furniture industrial grouping and which are identified in the North American Industry 

Classification System Manual, 2002, by the following codes : 

(a) 33711 ; 

(b) 337215; 

(c) 337121 ; 

(d) 337129; 

(e) 337125 ; 
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(f) 337211 ; 

(g) 337127; 

(h) 337212; 

(i) 339111 ; 

0) 337122; and 

(k) 44211 . 

Env-A 1204.75 "Working day" means a 24-hour period beginning at 12:00 a.m., or any part of such 

period, in which a facility is engaged in manufacturing . 

Insert a heading for PART Env-A 1205 to read as follows: 

PART Env-A 1205 RACT PROCEDURES 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.04, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1205.01, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1205.01 Determination of Emissions. 

(a) The determination of TPEs shall include all emissions from core activities . 

(b) The determination of actual emissions for the purpose of determining compliance with the - -

applicable rule or establishing exceptions to applicability, as provided in Env-A 1201 .03 and Env-A~~~ "` 

1201 .04, respectively, shall be as prescribed in Env-A 705 .02 . 

(c) For a coating source that uses add-on control equipment or a bubble to achieve compliance, the 

emission rate limit shall be determined on a solids basis, as specified in (d), below, using the following 

terms : 

(1) "S" means the VOC emission rate limit in terms of kg/1 (lb/gal) of coating solids ; 

(2) "dA" means the actual mass density of VOC in the applied surface coating formulation in 

terms of kg/1 (lb/gal), but in the case where multiple coatings are used, dA means the weighted 

average actual mass density of VOC in the applied surface coatings in terms of kg/1 (lb/gal) ; and 

(3) "Ej means the emission rate limit prescribed for the applicable coating category, 

subcategory, or process as calculated on a coatings basis, in terms of kg VOC/1 (lb VOC/gal) of 

coating, as applied to the substrate . 

(d) To calculate the emission rate limit S, the quotient of Ec amd dA shall be subtracted from one and 

the result shall be divided into Ec, as in the formula below: 

S 

~ 

= 

E 

1- E` 

dA 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.24, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1205.02, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1205 .02 Alternative Compliance Procedures. 

(a) The owner or operator of a coating operation that meets any of the applicability criteria stated in 

Env-A 1206 through Env-A 1212 may satisfy the applicable emission rate limits by implementing add-on 
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control techniques or a bubble and complying with the solids-based emission rate limits calculated using 

the procedures of Env-A 1205 .01(d) . 

(b) As an alternative to the applicable emission rate limits or technological controls specified in this 

chapter in cases where the owner or operator of a source cannot meet the applicable requirements due to 

technological or economic reasons, the owner or operator shall satisfy those requirements by obtaining and 

complying with a modified control technique approved by the department and EPA in accordance with the 

RACT order provisions of Env-A 1205.03 through Env-A 1205.06. 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.05 through Env-A 1204.08, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and 

renumber as Env-A 1205.03 through Env-A 1205.06, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1205.03 Requests for VOC RACT Orders; Initial Determinations Regarding Sufficiency . 

(a) Owners or operators of the following sources shall comply with the applicable provisions of (b), 

below, and obtain a RACT order from the department in accordance with the provisions of (c), (d), or EnvA 1205.04(a), below, as applicable: 

(1) Owners or operators of classifiable and RACT-applicable stationary sources seeking 

modified VOC RACT emission limits or control technology; and 

(2) Owners or operators of RACT-applicable miscellaneous or multicategory stationary VOC 

sources seeking RACT compliance by adopting control option 5 as set forth in Env-A 

1222.02(a)(5) . 

(b) The owner or operator of any stationary source meeting the criteria of either (a)(1) or (a)(2), 

above, shall submit the following to the department: 

(1) An inventory of all VOC-emitting devices and processes at the stationary source not exempt 

under the applicable provisions of this chapter ; 

(2) The TPEs of each VOC-emitting device or process identified pursuant to (b)(1), above; 

(3) The actual amount of VOCs emitted, based on solvent throughput or units of production, 

from each VOC-emitting device or process at the stationary source not exempt under the 

applicable provisions of this chapter, for the following time periods : 

a. Daily average for calendar year 1990, or other year or consecutive 12-month period as 

required pursuant to (d), below; and 

b. Daily average during the ozone season for calendar year 1990, or other calendar year as 

required pursuant to (d), below; 

(4) A study of RACT control options consisting of the following: 

a. A detailed examination of the technical and economical feasibility of available VOC 

control techniques, including the technique of using ERCs or DERs as a compliance option, 

for all VOC-emitting devices or processes not exempt under the applicable provisions of 

this chapter; and 

b. The control option selected, stating emission limits, monitoring, recordkeeping and 

reporting procedures, and test methods to be used to demonstrate compliance; 

(5) The amount of VOC that is proposed to be controlled from each VOC-emitting device or 

process identified in (b)(1), above; 
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(6) A schedule for implementation, containing the major increments of progress toward 

compliance, including : 

(a), above, the department shall: 

a. Completion of engineering ; , 

b. Awarding of contract; 

c. Initiation of construction ; 

d. Completion of construction ; and 

e. Final compliance with emission or control requirements of this chapter ; and 

(7) A demonstration of compliance consistent with the requirements of this chapter . 

(c) For any source submitting a RACT order application pursuant to the applicable provisions(s) of 

(1) Issue to the source owner or operator within 60 days of receipt of documentation submitted 

pursuant to (b), above, an initial determination of sufficiency ; or 

(2) Issue to the source owner or operator within 60 days of receipt of documentation submitted 

pursuant to (b), above, an initial determination of insufficiency, together with a request for all 

additional information necessary to issue a RACT determination for a modified emission rate 

limit or modified control technique, as applicable. 

(d) The director shall approve an alternative time period pursuant to (b)(3)a . or (b)(3)b., above, for 

which the source provides a demonstration that the applicable time periods specified therein are 

unrepresentative of the operation of the facility due to one or more of the following reasons : 

(1) Add-on controls were installed during the calendar year 1990, or during the 1990 ozone 

season, as applicable, that resulted in VOC emission rate reductions of 40% or more of the 

average emission rate during the applicable time period immediately preceding the specified time 

period; 

(2) Process or product changes were implemented during the calendar year 1990, or during the 

1990 ozone season, as applicable, that resulted in VOC emission rate reductions of 40% or more 

of the average emission rate during the applicable time period immediately preceding the 

specified time period ; 

(3) The facility was not in existence or the applicable VOC-emitting processes or devices were 

not operational during any portion of calendar year 1990, or during any portion of the 1990 

ozone season, as applicable; or 

(4) Any other reason that the department, using EPA-approved methods and procedures as 

specified in 40 CFR § 51 .165, determines is adequate to demonstrate that VOC emissions for 

calendar year 1990, or the 1990 ozone season, whichever is applicable, were unrepresentative of 

normal VOC-emitting facility operations . 

Env-A 1205.04 Final Determinations Regarding Sufficiency' Proposed VOC RACT Orders. 

(a) In the event that an initial determination of sufficiency is made, the department shall issue a final 

determination of sufficiency and present to EPA and the owner or operator of the affected source a 

proposed RACT order within 60 days of the initial determination of sufficiency containing: 

(1) An inventory of all affected VOC-emitting devices or processes not exempt under the 

applicable provisions of this chapter ; 
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(2) Emission limits for all affected VOC-emitting devices or processes not exempt under the 

applicable provisions of this chapter; 

(3) A schedule requiring compliance with the RACT emission limits that contains the elements 

described in Env-A 1205 .03(b)(6) ; 

(4) Procedures for determining initial compliance with the approved modified emission rate 

limits or control technology; 

(5) Procedures for assessing continuous compliance with the emission limits, if applicable; and 

(6) Recordkeeping and reporting requirements in accordance with the provisions of Env-A 903, 

Env-A 904, and Env-A 908 . 

(b) In the event that an initial determination of insufficiency is made, the department shall : 

(1) Issue a final determination of sufficiency and present to EPA and the owner or operator of the 

affected source a proposed RACT order containing those items listed in (a)(1) through (a)(6), 

above, within 60 days of the receipt of those items submitted pursuant to Env-A 1205.03(c)(2) ; or 

(2) Terminate the permit process and issue a final determination of insufficiency if a complete 

response to the initial determination of insufficiency is not received from the owner or operator 

of the affected facility within 60 days of receipt of notification of the department's initial 

determination of insufficiency . 

Env-A 1205.05 Public Notice ; Opportunitv for Comment. 

(a) Within 30 days of the issuance of a proposed RACT order, the department shall issue a public 

notice of the proposed RACT order, once in a newspaper of daily statewide circulation and once in a 

newspaper in the general locality of the affected source. 

(b) The public notice specified in (a), above, shall : 

(1) Briefly describe the proposed RACT order; 

(2) Offer the opportunity for a bearing; 

(3) State where the full proposal is available for inspection, including whether the proposal can 

be accessed electronically ; and 

(4) Identify the name and contact information for the individual at the department to whom a 

request for a hearing should be directed. 

(c) If a public hearing on the proposal is requested, the department shall : 

(1) Publish a notice in a newspaper of daily statewide circulation, stating the the place, date, 

and time of the hearing at least 30 days prior to conducting the hearing ; and 

(2) Conduct the hearing on the proposed RACT order in accordance with the non-adjudicative 

hearing procedures specified in Env-C 200; 

Env-A 1205.06 Issuance of VOC RACT Order. 

(a) After considering all public comment received and within 60 days of the date of the public 

hearing on the proposed VOC RACT order, the department shall issue a final RACT order to the owner or 

operator of the affected facility . 

(b) Within 60 days of the issuance of a final VOC RACT order, the department shall submit to EPA 

a revision to the state implementation plan (SIP). 
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Env-A 1205 .07 Emissions Testing and Monitoring Requirements. A source subject to this chapter shall comply with the applicable testing requirements as listed for each source category pursuant to Env-A 804. When compliance with the applicable emission standards is achieved by using a capture and control system, a capture efficiency test shall be performed according to the procedures in Env-A 805. 

Env-A 1205.08 Recordkeening and Reporting Requirements. A source subject to this chapter shall comply with the applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements as specified for each source category in Env-A 900. 

Insert a heading of PART Env-A 1206 as follows : 

PART Env-A 1206 METAL CAN COATING 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.09, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 1206.01 and Env-A 1206.02, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1206.01 Applicability Criteria for Coating of Metal Cans. A source whose metal can coating operations have combined TPEs during any consecutive 12-month period after December 31, 1989 which equal or exceed 10 tons of VOCs shall be subject to the provisions of this part. 

Env-A 1206.02 Comnliance Standards for Coating of Metal Cans. A metal can coating source shall be limited at all times to the emission rates specified below: 

(a) For use in interior or exterior sheet base-coating or over-varnish, or a 2-piece can exterior base 

coat or over-varnish, 0.34 kg VOC/1, equivalent to 2.81b VOC/gallon, of coating as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds or, for a source implementing add-on controls or a bubble to achieve 

compliance, the solids-based emission rate determined by the procedure described in Env-A 1205.01(d) ; 

(b) For use in a 2-piece or 3-piece can interior body spray coating, or a 2-piece can exterior end 

spray or roll coating, 0.51 kg VOC/1, equivalent to 4.21b VOC/gallon, of coating, as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds; 

(c) For use in 3-piece can side-seam spray operations, 0.66 kg VOC/1, equivalent to 5 .5 lb 

VOC/gallon, of coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds ; or 

(d) For use in end sealing compound operations, 0 .44 kg VOC/l, equivalent to 3.71b VOC/gallon, of 

coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds . 

Insert a heading for PART Env-A 1207 to read as follows: 

PART Env-A 1207 PAPER, FABRIC, FILM AND FOIL SUBSTRATES COATING 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.10, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), to read as follows: 

Env-A 1207.01 Applicability and Exemptions for Coating of Paper Fabric Film and Foil Substrates. 

(a) Subject to (b), below, any source at which paper, fabric, film, and foil coating operations, 

including related cleaning activities, have combined actual emissions, before controls, during any 

consecutive 12-month period of 3 .0 tons of VOCs or more shall be subject to this part. 

(b) The following processes shall be exempt from this part: 

(1) The application of a coating to vinyl or urethane coated fabric, or vinyl or urethane sheets ; 

(2) Coating performed on or in-line with any offset lithographic, screen, letterpress, 

flexographic, rotogravure, or digital printing press ; and 
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(3) Size presses and on-machine coaters on papermaking machines that apply sizing, such as 

starch or water-based clays. 

Adopt Env-A 1207.02 and Env-A 1207.03 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1207.02 Work Practice Standards for Cleaning -Materials Used in Coating of Paper, Fabric, 

Film and Foil Substrates. A paper, fabric, film, or foil coating operation that uses VOC-containing 

cleaning materials shall control VOC emissions from the cleaning materials using the following work 

practices : 

(a) Storing VOC-containing cleaning materials in closed containers; 

(b) Keeping mixing and storage containers closed at all times except when depositing or removing 

VOC-containing materials ; 

(c) Minimizing spills of VOC-containing cleaning materials ; 

(d) Conveying VOC-containing cleaning materials from one location to another in closed containers 

or pipes; and 

(e) Minimizing VOC emissions from the cleaning of storage, mixing, and conveying equipment . 

Env-A 1207.03 Emission Rate Limits for Coating of Paper, Fabric, Film and Foil Substrates. 

(a) A paper, fabric, film, or foil coating operation that has a TPE equal to or greater than 10 tons per 

consecutive 12-month period, but less than 25 tons per consecutive 12-month period, shall be limited at all 

times to an emission rate of 0.35 kg VOC/1, equivalent to 2.91b VOC/gallon, of coating, as applied, 

excluding water and exempt compounds. 

(b) A paper, fabric, film, or foil coating operation that has a TPE equal to or greater than 25 tons per 

consecutive 12-month period, as applied, shall be limited at all times before January 1, 2016, to an 

emission rate of 0.35 kg VOC/1, equivalent to 2.91b VOC/gallon, of coating, as applied, excluding water 

and exempt compounds. 

(c) A paper, fabric, film, or foil coating operation that has a TPE equal to or greater than 25 tons per 

consecutive 12-month period, as applied, shall be limited at all times on and after January 1, 2016 to either 

the emission rates or control efficiency, as applied, as specified in table 1207-1, below: 

Table 1207-1 : VOC Limits for Sources with a TPE of 25 tons per consecutive 12-month period or Greater 

Units Pressure Sensitive Tape and Paper, Film, and Foil Surface Coating 

Label Surface Coating (Not including Pressure Sensitive Tape 

and Label Coating) 

Control Efficiency (%) 90 90 

kg VOC/kg solids 0.20 0.40 

(lb VOC/lb solids) (0.20) (0.40) 

kg VOC/kg coating 0.067 0.08 

(lb VOC/lb coating) (0.067) (0.08) 

Insert a heading for PART Env-A 1208 as follows: 

PART Env-A 1208 VINYL AND URETHANE SUBSTRATE COATING 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.11, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1208.01 and Env-A 1208.02, to read as follows: 
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Env-A 1208.01 Applicability for Vinyl and Urethane Substrate Coating. Any source at which vinyl 

or urethane substrate coating operations have combined TPEs during any consecutive 12-month period of 10 tons of VOCs or more shall be subject to this part. 

Env-A 1208.02 Compliance Standards for Vinyl and Urethane Substrate Coating. Any process 

applying a coating onto vinyl or urethane coated fabric, or vinyl or urethane sheets shall be limited at all times to an emission rate of 0.45 kg VOC/1, equivalent to 3.81b VOC/gallon, of coating, as applied, 

excluding water and exempt compounds. 

Insert a heading for PART Env-A 1209 as follows: 

PART Env-A 1209 METAL FURNITURE COATING 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.12, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1209.01 and Env-A 1209.02, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1209.01 Applicability and Exemptions for Metal Furniture Coating. 

(a) This part shall apply to: 

(1) Any source at which metal furniture coating operations have combined actual emissions, 

before controls, during any consecutive 12-month period of 3 .0 tons of VOCs or more; and 

(2) The emissions from coating preparation application area(s), flash-off area(s), and oven(s) of 

metal furniture coating lines involved in prime and topcoat or single coating operations . - 

(b) The following processes shall be exempt from the provisions of Env-A 1209 .02: 

(1) Decorative, protective, or functional materials that consist only of protective oils for metal, 

acids, bases, or any combination of these substances ; and 

(2) Stencil coatings, safety-indicating coatings, solid-film lubricants, electric-insulating and 

thermal-conducting coatings, touch-up and repair coatings, and coating application using handheld aerosol cans. 

(c) Env-A 1209 .02 shall apply on and after January 1, 2016 to any source that first becomes subject 

to this part on the 2011 effective date of this chapter . 

Env-A 1209.02 Compliance Standards for Metal Furniture Coating. Those processes applying any 

coating, including but not limited to paints, sealants, caulks, inks, adhesives, and maskants, onto metal 

furniture or parts of metal furniture, including but not limited to tables, benches, chairs, file cabinets, and 

waste baskets, shall comply with one or more of the following control options : 

(a) Subject to (b) and (c), below, control option 1 shall consist of emission limits expressed in terms 

of mass of VOC per volume of coating as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds, as specified in 

table 1209-1, below: 

Table 1209-1 VOC Emission Rates for Metal Furniture Coating 

Ba ked Air Dried 

Coating Type kg VOC/1 

coating 

lb VOC/gal 

coatin g 

kg VOC/1 

coating 

lb VOC/gal 

coatin 

General, One Component 0.275 2.3 0.275 2.3 

General, Multi-Component 0.275 2.3 0.340 2.8 

Extreme High Gloss 0.360 3.0 0.340 2 .8 

I Extreme Performance 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5 
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Heat Resistant 0.360 3.0 0.420 3 .5 

Metallic 0.420 3.5 0.420 3.5 

Pretreatment Coatings 0.420 3.5 0.420 3 .5 _ 

Solar Absorbent 0.360 3.0 0.420 3 .5 

(b) If a specific coating is subject to more than one emission limit, the least stringent emission limit 

shall apply. 

(c) Until January 1, 2016, the emission rate for both general, one component and general, multicomponent coatings shall be 0.36 kg VOC/1, equivalent to 3.0 lb VOC/gallon, for existing sources ; 

(d) Subject to (e), below, control option 2 shall consist of equivalent emission limits expressed in 

terms of mass of VOC per volume of solids as applied, using an assumed VOC density of 7 .36 pounds per 

gallon, as specified in table 1209-2, below: 

Table 1209-2 VOC Emission Rates for Metal Furniture Coating 

Assuming VOC density of 7 .36 pounds per gallon 

Ba ked Air Dried ' 

Coating Type kg VOC/1 

solids 

lb VOC/gal 

solids 

kg VOC/1 

solids 

lb VOC/gal 

solids 

General, One Component 0.40 3.3 0.40 3 .3 

General, Multi-Component 0.40 3.3 0.55 4.5 I 

Extreme High Gloss 0 .61 5.1 0.55 4 .5 

Extreme Performance 0 .61 5.1 0.80 6 .7 

Heat Resistant 0.61 5.1 0.80 6.7 

Metallic 0.80 6.7 0.80 6.7 

Pretrea tment Coatings 0.80 6.7 0.80 6.7 

~ Solar Absorbent 0.61 5.1 0.80 6.7 

shall 

(e) If a specific coating is subject to more than one emission limit, the least stringent emission limit 

apply. 

(f) Control option 3 shall consist of the use of one or more add-on controls capable of achieving an 

overall VOC control efficiency of 90 percent . 

Adopt Env-A 1209.03 through Env-A 1209.05 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1209.03 Application Methods for Metal Furniture Coating. A metal furniture coating 

operation shall use one or more of the following application methods : 

(a) Electrostatic application; 

(b) HVLP spray; 

(c) Flow coat; 

(d) Roller coat; 

(e) Dip coat, including electrodeposition; or 

(f) A coating application method capable of achieving a transfer efficiency equivalent or better than 

that achieved by HPLV spraying. 
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Env-A 1209.04 Work Practices for Waste Materials from Metal Furniture Coating. A metal furniture coating operation shall control VOC emissions from VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coatings- related waste materials by using the following work practices : 

(a) Storing all VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coatings-related waste materials in closed 

containers ; 

(b) Keeping mixing and storage containers closed at all times except when depositing or removing VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coatings-related waste materials ; 

(c) Minimizing spills of VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coatings-related waste materials ; and 

(d) Conveying VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coatings-related waste materials from one 

location to another in closed containers or pipes. 

Env-A 1209.05 Work Practices for Cleaning Materials Used in Metal Furniture Coatine. A metal 

furniture coating operation shall control VOC emissions from cleaning materials by using the following 

work practices : 

(a) Storing VOC-containing cleaning materials and used shop towels in closed containers; 

(b) Keeping mixing and storage containers closed at all times except when depositing or removing 

VOC-containing materials ; _. 

(c) Minimizing spills of VOC-containing cleaning materials ; 

(d) Conveying VOC-containing cleaning materials from one location to another in closed containers 

or pipes; and 

(e) Minimizing VOC emissions from the cleaning of storage, mixing, and conveying equipment. 

Insert a heading for PART Env-A 1210 as follows: 

PART Env-A 1210 MAGNETIC WIRE INSULATION COATING 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.13, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1210.01 and Env-A 1210.02, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1210.01 Applicability Criteria for Magnetic Wire Insulation Coating . Any source at which 

magnetic wire insulation coating operations have combined TPEs during any consecutive 12-month period 

of 10 tons of VOCs or more shall be subject to his part. 

Env-A 1210.02 Compliance Standards for Magnetic Wire Insulation Coating. A process applying a 

coating of electrically insulating varnish or enamel onto copper or aluminum wire or foil shall be limited at 

all times to an emission rate of 0.20 kg VOC/1, equivalent to 1 .71b VOC/gallon, of coating, as applied, 

excluding water and exempt compounds . 

Add a heading for PART Env-A 1211 as follows: 

PART Env-A 1211 METAL COILS COATING 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.14, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1211.01 and Env-A 1211.02, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1211 .01 Applicability Criteria for Coating of Metal Coils . Any source whose at which metal 

coil coating operations have combined TPEs during any consecutive 12-month period of 10 tons of VOCs 

or more shall be subject to this part. 
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Env-A 1211 .02 Compliance Standards for Coating of Metal Coils. A process applying a coating onto 

a metal coil substrate shall be limited at all times to an emission rate of 0.31 kg VOC/l, equivalent to 2.61b 

VOC/gallon, of coating, as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds. 

Add a heading for PART Env-A 1212 as follows: 

PART Env-A 1212 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PARTS AND PRODUCTS COATING 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.15, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1212.01, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1212.01 Applicability and Exemptions for Coating of Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts 

and Products. 

(a) Any source at which miscellaneous metal and plastic parts and products coating operations have 

combined actual emissions, before controls, during any consecutive 12-month period of 3 tons of VOCs or 

more shall be subject to sections Env-A 1212.02 through Env-A 1212.07, as applicable. 

(b) This part also shall apply to : 

(1) Any manufacturer of metal or plastic parts and products that surface-coats the products or 

parts it produces ; and 

(2) Facilities that perform surface coating of miscellaneous metal and plastic parts on a contract 

basis. 

(c) This part shall apply on and after January 1, 2016 to any miscellaneous metal and plastic parts 

and products coating operation that first becomes subject to this part on the 2011 effective date of this 

chapter . 

(d) This part shall not apply to the surface coating of a metal product or plastic part that is 

specifically regulated pursuant to any other part of this chapter . 

Adopt Env-A 1212.02 through Env-A 1212.05 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1212.02 Application Methods for Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts and Products 

Coating. 

(a) Except as provided in (b), below, the owner or operator of a miscellaneous metal and plastic 

parts and products coating operation shall control VOC emissions by using one or more of the following 

coating application methods : 

(1) High volume-low pressure (HVLP) spray; 

(2) Electrostatic spray; 

(3) Zinc-arc spray; 

(4) Air-assisted airless spray; 

(5) Airless spray; 

(6) A flow coating technique; 

(7) Dip coat, including electrodeposition; or 

(8) Any other method with a transfer efficiency equivalent to or better than that achieved by 

HVLP spraying. 

(b) The requirement in (a), above, shall not apply to: 

(1) A miscellaneous metal products coating operation when: 

a. Applying touchup or repair coatings ; 
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b. Applying textured finishes ; or 

c. Implementing control option 3 as specified in Env-A 1212.04 ; 

(2) Airbrush operations using 5 gallons or less per year of coating at a miscellaneous plastic 

parts coating operation ; or 

(3) A pleasure craft surface coating operation when applying extreme high-gloss coatings . 

Env-A 1212.03 Work Practice Standards for Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts and Products Coating. 

(a) The owner or operator of a miscellaneous metal and plastic parts and products coating operation shall control VOC emissions from VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coatings-related waste materials by using the following work practices : 

(1) Storing all VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coatings-related waste materials in 

closed containers; 

(2) Keeping mixing and storage containers closed at all times except when depositing or 

removing VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coatings-related waste materials ; 

(3) Minimizing spills of VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coatings-related waste 

materials ; and 

(4) Conveying VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coatings-related waste materials from 

one location to another in closed containers or pipes. 

(b) The owner or operator of a miscellaneous metal and plastic parts and products coating operation shall control VOC emissions from cleaning materials by using the following work practices : 

(1) Storing VOC-containing cleaning materials and used shop towels in closed containers;, 

(2) Keeping mixing and storage containers closed at all times except when depositing or 

removing VOC-containing materials ; 

(3) Minimizing spills of VOC-containing cleaning materials ; 

(4) Conveying VOC-containing cleaning materials from one location to another in closed 

containers or pipes; and 

(5) Minimizing VOC emissions from the cleaning of storage, mixing, and conveying equipment 

by ensuring that : 

a. Cleaning solvents are not atomized; and 

b. All spent solvent is captured in closed containers . 

Env-A 1212.04 VOC Limits for Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products Coating. Except as 

specified in Env-A 1212.05, the owner or operator of a miscellaneous metal parts and products coating operation subject to this part shall control VOC emissions by one of the following control options, 

provided that if a specific coating is subject to more than one emission limit, the least stringent emission limit shall apply: 

(a) Subject to (b), below, control option 1 shall consist of the use of low-VOC content coatings as applied, excluding water and exempt compounds, as specified in table 1212-1, below: 

Table 1212-1 : VOC Content Limits Based on Low-VOC Coatings 

Coating Category I Air Dried Baked 
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kg VOC/1 

coatin g 

lb VOC/gal 

coating 

kg VOC/1 

coating 

lb VOC/gal ' 

coating 

General, One-Component 0.34 2.8 0.28 2.3 

General, Multi-Component 0.34 2.8 0.28 2.3 

Camouflage 0.42 3.5 0.42 3.5 

Electric-Insulating Varnish 0.42 3.5 0.42 3 .5 

Etching Filler 0.42 3.5 0.42 3 .5 

Extreme High-Gloss 0.42 3.5 0.36 3 .0 

Extreme Performance 0.42 3.5 0.36 3 .0 ' 

Heat-Resistant 0.42 3.5 0.36 3 .0 

High Performance Architectural 0.74 6.2 0.74 6.2 

High Temperature 0.42 3.5 0.42 3.5 

Metallic 0.42 3 .5 0.42 3.5 

Military Specification 0.34 2.8 0.28 2.3 

Mold-Seal 0.42 3 .5 0.42 3 .5 

Pan-Backing 0.42 3 .5 0.42 3 .5 

Prefabricated Architectural Multi-Component 0.42 3 .5 0.28 2.3 

Prefabricated Architectural One-Component 0.42 3 .5 0.28 2.3 

Pretreatment Coatings 0.42 3 .5 0.42 3 .5 

Repair and Touch U 0.42 3 .5 0.36 3 .0 

Silicone-Release 0.42 3 .5 0.42 3 .5 

Solar-Absorbent 0.42 3 .5 0.36 3 .0 

Vacuum-Metalizin 0.42 3 .5 0.42 3 .5 

Drum Coatin g, New, Exterior 0.34 2.8 0.34 2.8 

Drum Coating, New, Interior 0.42 3 .5 0.42 3 .5 

Drum Coatin g, Reconditioned, Exterior 0.42 3 .5 0.42 3 .5 

~ Drum Coating, Reconditioned, Interior 0.50 4.2 0.50 4.2 

(b) Until January 1, 2016, the content limit for the following coatings shall be as specified : 

(1) For air-dried general, one component and general, multi-component coatings, 0.42 kg 

VOC/l, equivalent to 3.51b VOC/gallon; and 

(2) For baked general, one component and general, multi-component coatings shall be 0.36 kg 

VOC/1, equivalent to 3.0 lb VOC/gallon; 

(c) Control option 2 shall consist of using a combination of low-VOC content coatings and one or more 

add-on controls to meet the limits calculated pursuant to Env-A 1205.01 or specified in table 1212-2, below: 

Table 1212-2 VOC Content Limits Per Volume Solids 

Coating Category Air Dried Baked 

kg VOC/1 

solids 

lb VOC/gal 

solids 

kg VOC/1 

solids 

lb VOC/gal 

solids 

General, One-Comp onent 0.54 4.52 0.40 3.35 

General, Multi-Component 0.54 4.52 0.40 3.35 

Camouflage 0.80 6.67 0.80 6.67 

Electric-Insulating Varnish 0.80 6.67 0.80 6.67 

Etching Filler 0.80 6.67 0.80 6.67 

Extreme High-Gloss 0.80 6.67 0.61 5 .06 

Extreme Performance 0.80 6.67 0.61 5 .06 

~ Heat-Resistant 0.80 6.67 0.61 5 .06 
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High Performance Architectural 4.56 38 .0 4.56 38 .0 High Temperature 0.80 6.67 0.80 6.67 Metallic 0.80 6.67 0.80 6.67 

Military Specification 0.54 4 .52 0.40 3 .35 Mold-Seal 0.80 6.67 0.80 6.67 Pan Backing 0.80 6.67 0.80 6.67 Prefabricated Architectural Multi-Component 0.80 6.67 0.40 3 .35 Prefabricated Architectural One-Com onent 0.80 6 .67 0 .40 3 .35 

Pretreatment Coatings 0.80 6.67 0.80 6 .67 Silicone Release 0.80 6.67 0.80 6.67 Solar-Absorbent 0.80 6.67 0.61 5 .06 

Vacuum-Metalizin 0.80 6.67 0.80 6 .67 

Drum Coating, New, Exterior 0.54 4.52 0.54 4.52 

Drum Coating, New, Interior 0.80 6.67 0.80 6.67 

Drum Coatin g, Reconditioned, Exterior 0.80 6.67 0.80 6.67 

Drum Coatin g, Reconditioned, Interior 1 .17 9.78 1 .17 9.78 

(d) Control option 3 shall consist of the use of one or more add-on controls capable of achieving an 

overall VOC capture and control efficiency of 90 percent . 

Env-A 1212.05 Exceptions to Env-A 1212.04. The VOC limits specified in Env-A 1212.04 shall-not 

apply to the following types of coatings and coating operations: 

(a) Stencil coatings ; 

(b) Safety-indicating coatings ; 

(c) Solid-film lubricants; 

(d) Electric-insulating and thermal-conducting coatings ; 

(e) Magnetic data storage disk coatings ; and 

(f) Plastic extruded onto metal parts to form a coating . 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.16, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1212.06, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1212.06 VOC Limits for Miscellaneous Plastic Parts and Products Coating. 

(a) Except as specified in (b), below, the owner or operator of a miscellaneous plastic parts and products 

coating operation shall control VOC emissions by one of the following control options, provided that if a 

specific coating is subject to more than one emission limit, the least stringent emission limit shall apply: 

(1) Control option 1 shall consist of the use of low-VOC content coatings as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds, as specified in table 1212-3, below: 

Table 1212-3 VOC Content Limits Based on Low-VOC Coatings 

Coating Category k VOC/1 coatin g lb VOC/ al coatin 

General, One-Component 0.28 2.3 

General, Multi-Component 0.42 3.5 

Electric Dissipating Coatings and Shock-Free Coatings 0.80 6,7 

Extreme Performance 0.42 

(2- ack coatings) 

3 .5 

(2- pack coatin gs) 

Metallic 0.42 3.5 

Military Specification 0.34 (1 pack) 

0.42 (2 pack) 

2.8 (1 pack) 

3.5 (2 pack) 
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Mold-Seal 0.76 6.3 

Multi-Colored Coatings 0.68 5.7 

Optical Coatings 0.80 6.7 

Vacuum-Metalizin 0.80 6.7 

(2) Control option 2 shall consist of the use of one or more add-on controls capable of achieving 

an overall VOC control efficiency of 90 percent ; or 

(3) Control option 3 shall consist of using a combination of low-VOC content coatings and one 

or more add-on controls to meet the limits calculated pursuant to Env-A 1205.01 or specified in 

table 1212-4, below: 

Table 1212-4 VOC Content Limits Per Volume Solids 

Coating Category k VOC/1 solids lb VOC/ al solids 

General, One-Component 0.40 3.35 

General, Multi-Component 0.80 6.67 

Electric Dissipating Coatings and Shock-Free Coatings 8.96 74.7 

Extreme Performance 0.80 

(2-pack coatings) 

6.67 

(2-pack coatin s) 

Metallic 0.80 6.67 

Military Specification 0.54 (1 pack) 

0.80 (2 pack) 

4.52 (1 pack) 

6.67 (2 pack) 

Mold-Seal 5 .24 43.7 

Multi-Colored Coatings 3 .04 25.3 

Optical Coatings 8 .96 74.7 

~ Vacuum-Metalizing 8.96 74.7 

(b) The VOC limits specified in (a), above, shall not apply to the following types of coatings and 

coating operations: 

(1) Touch-up and repair coatings ; 

(2) Stencil coatings applied on clear or translucent substrates; 

(3) Clear or translucent coatings ; 

(4) Coatings applied at a paint manufacturing facility while conducting performance tests on the 

coatings; 

(5) Any individual coating category used in volumes less than 50 gallons in any one year, if 

substitute compliant coatings are not available, provided that the total usage of all such coatings 

does not exceed 200 gallons per year, per facility; 

(6) Reflective coating applied to highway cones; 

(7) Mask coatings that are less than 0.5 millimeter thick when dried and the area coated is less 

than 25 square inches; 

(8) EMI/RFl shielding coatings ; and 

(9) Heparin-benzalkonium chloride (HBAC)-containing coatings applied to medical devices, 

provided that the total usage of all such coatings does not exceed 100 gallons per year, per 

facility. 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.17 through Env-A 1204.23, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and 

renumber as Env-A 1212.07 through Env-A 1212.09, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1212.07 VOC Limits for Automotive/Transportation and Business Machine Plastic Part 

Coating. 
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(a) Except as specified in (b) and (c), below, the owner or operator of an automotive/ transportation 

or business machine plastic part coating operation subject to this section shall control VOC emissions by 

using one of the following control options, provided that if a specific coating is subject to more than one 

emission limit, the least stringent emission limit shall apply: 

(1) Control option 1 shall consist of the use of low-VOC content coatings as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds, as specified in table 1212-5, below: _ 

Table 1212-5 VOC Content Limits Based on Low-VOC Coatings 

Coating Category k VOC/1 coating lb VOC/ al coatin g 

Automotive/Trans ortation Coatings 

I. High Bake Coatings - Interior and Exterior Parts 

Flexible Primer 0.54 4.5 

Non-Flexible Primer 0.42 3 .5 

Basecoat 0.52 4.3 

Clear Coat 0.48 4.0 

Non-Basecoat/Clear Coat 0.52 4.3 

II . Low Bake/Air Dried Coatings - Exterior Parts 

Primers 0.58 4.8 

Basecoat 0.60 5 .0 

Clear Coat 0.54 4.5 

Non-Basecoat/Clear Coat 0.60 5 .0 

III. Low Bake/Air Dried Coatings - Interior Parts 0.60 5 .0 

IV . Touchup and Repair Coatings 0.62 5 .2 

Business Machine Coatings 

I. Primers 0.35 2.9 

II. Topcoat 0.35 2.9 

III . Texture Coat 0.35 2.9 

IV. Fog Coat 0.26 2.2 

V. Touchup and Repair 0.35- - -- 

_ 

2.9 - 

(2) Control option 2 shall consist of the use of one or more add-on controls capable of achieving 

an overall VOC control efficiency of 90 percent ; or 

(3) Control option 3 shall consist of using a combination of low-VOC content coatings and one 

or more add-on controls to meet the limits calculated pursuant to Env-A 1205.01 or specified in 

table 1212-6, below: 

Table 1212-6 VOC Content Limits Per Volume Solids 

Coating Category k VOC/1 solids lb VOC/ al solids 

Automotive/Trans ortation Coatings 

1 . High Bake Coatings - Interior and Exterior Parts 

Flexible Primer 1 .39 11 .58 

Non-Flexible Primer 0.80 6.67 

Basecoat 1 .24 10.34 

Clear Coat 1 .05 8.76 I 

Non-Basecoat/Clear Coat 1 .24 10.34 I 

II . Low Bake/Air Dried Coatings - Exterior Parts 

Primers 1 .66 13 .80 

Basecoat 1 .87 15.59 

Clearcoat 1 .39 11 .58 
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Non-Basecoat/Clear Coat 1 .87 15.59 

III . Low Bake/Air Dried Coatings - Interior Parts 1 .87 15 .59 

IV. Touchup and Repair Coatings 2.13 17.72 I 

Business Machine Coatings 

I . Primers 0.57 4.80 I 

Il. Topcoat 0.57 4.80 

III . Texture Coat 0.57 4.80 

IV. Fog Coat 0.38 3.14 

V. Touchup and Repair ~ 0.57 ~ 4.80 

(b) For red, yellow, and black automotive/transportation coatings other than touch up and repair 

coatings, the limit shall be determined by multiplying the appropriate limit in table 1212-5 or 1212-6, as 

applicable, by 1 .15. 

(c) The VOC limits specified in (a), above, shall not apply to the following types of coatings and 

coating operations: 

(1) Texture coatings ; 

(2) Vacuum-metalizing coatings ; 

(3) Gloss reducers ; 

(4) Texture topcoats; 

(5) Adhesion primers ; 

(6) Electrostatic preparation coatings ; 

(7) Resist coatings; and 

(8) Stencil coatings . 

Env-A 1212.08 VOC Limits for Pleasure Craft Surface CoatiM. The owner or operator of a pleasure 

craft surface coating operation subject to this part shall control VOC emissions by using one of the 

following control options, provided that if a specific coating is subject to more than one emission limit, the 

least stringent emission limit shall apply : 

(a) Control option 1 shall consist of the use of low-VOC content coatings as applied, excluding 

water and exempt compounds, as specified in table 1212-7, below: 

Table 1212-7 VOC Content Limits Based on Low-VOC Coatius 

Coating Category kg VOC/1 coating lb VOC/gal 

coating 

Extreme High-Gloss Topcoat 0.60 5 .1 

Hi h-Gloss Topcoat 0.42 3 .5 

Pretreatment Wash Primer 0.78 6 .5 

Finish Primer/Surfacer 0.42 3.5 

High Build Primer Surfacer 0.34 2.8 

Aluminum Substrate Antifoulant Coating 0.56 4.7 

Antifoulin Sealer/Tie Coating 0.42 3.5 

Other Substrate Antifoulant Coating 0.40 3 .3 

~ All Other Pleasure Craft Surface Coatings for Metal or Plastic 0.42 3 .5 

(b) Control option 2 shall consist of using a combination of tow-VOC content coatings and one or more 

add-on controls to meet the limits calculated pursuant to Env-A 1205.01 or specified in table 1212-8, below: 

Table 1212-8 VOC Content Limits Per Volume Solids 
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Coating Cate or k VOC/1 solids Ib VOC/ al solids Extreme Hi h-Gloss Topcoat 1 .10 9,2 

High-Gloss Topcoat 0.80 6.7 

Pretreatment Wash Primers 6.67 55 .6 

Finish Primer/Surfacer 0.80 6.7 

High Build Primer Surface 0.55 4.6 Aluminum Substrate Antifoulant Coating 1 .53 12.8 

Other Substrate Antifoulant Coating 0.53 4.4 

All other pleasure craft surface coatings for metal or lastic 0.80 6,7 

(c) Control option 3 shall consist of the use of one or more add-on controls capable of achieving an overall VOC control efficiency of 90 percent. 

Env-A 1212.09 VOC Limits for Motor Vehicle Materials . The owner or operator of a coating 

operation subject to this part, located at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly 

coating facility, shall control VOC emissions by using motor vehicle coatings as applied, excluding water and 

exempt compounds, that do not exceed the VOC limits specified in table 1212-9, below, provided that if a 

specific coating is subject to more than one emission limit, the least stringent emission limit shall apply: 

Table 1212-9 VOC Content Limits Based on Low-VOC Coatings 

Coating Category k VOC/1 coatin g lb VOC/ al coatin g 

Motor vehicle cavity wax 0.65 5 .4 

Motor vehicle sealer 0.65 5 .4 

Motor vehicle deadener 0.65 5 .4 

Motor vehicle gasket/ gasket sealing material 0,20 1,7 

Motor vehicle underbod coatin g 0.65 5.4 

Motor vehicle trunk interior coatin g 0.65 5 .4 

Motor vehicle bedliner 0.20 1 .7 

~ Motor vehicle lubricating wax/compound ~ 

_ 

0.70 5. 8 

Add a heading for PART Env-A 1213 as follows: 

PART Env-A 1213 WOOD FURNITURE, BURIAL CASKETS, AND GUNSTOCK COATING 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.25 through Env-A 1204.35, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and 

renumber as Env-A 1213.01 through Env-A 1213. 11, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1213.01 Applicability Criteria for the Coating of Wood Furniture Burial Caskets and 

Gunstock. The following sources shall be subject to this part: 

(a) Any source at which wood furniture coating and finishing operations have combined TPEs 

during any consecutive 12-month period of 25 tons of VOCs or more; 

(b) Any source at which wood burial casket coating and finishing operations have combined TPEs 

during any consecutive 12-month period of 50 tons of VOCs or more; and 

(c) Any source at which gunstock coating and finishing operations have combined TPEs during any 

consecutive 12-month period of 50 tons of VOCs or more. 

Env-A 1213.02 RACT Emission Rates for Wood Furniture and Burial Casket Finishing Operat ions. 

(a) Except as specified in (b), below, a wood furniture or burial casket finishing operation, shall be 

limited at all times to the VOC RACT emission rates specified below: 
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(1) Using a topcoat with a VOC content no greater than 0.8 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent to 0.8 

lb VOC/lb solids, as applied ; or 

(2) Using a finishing system of topcoats and sealers with a VOC content no greater than the 

limits specified below: 

a. For topcoats, 1 .8 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent to 1 .81b VOC/lb solids, as applied ; and 

b. For sealers, 1 .9 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent to 1 .9 lb VOC/lb solids, as applied. 

(b) A wood furniture finishing operation using either acid-cured alkyd amino vinyl sealers or acidcured alkyd amino conversion varnish topcoats shall be limited at all times to the VOC RACT emission 

rates specified below: 

(1) Using a finishing system of topcoats and sealers consisting exclusively of acid-cured alkyd 

amino vinyl sealers and acid-cured alkyd amino conversion varnish topcoats with a VOC content 

no greater than the following: 

a. For the sealers, 2.3 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent to 2.31b VOC/lb solids, as applied ; and 

b. For the topcoats, 2.0 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent to 2.0 lb VOC/lb solids, as applied ; 

(2) Using a finishing system of topcoats and sealers consisting of acid-cured alkyd amino 

conversion varnish topcoats and sealers other than acid-cured alkyd amino vinyl sealers with a 

VOC content no greater than the limits specified below: 

a. For the sealers, 1 .9 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent to 1.9 lb VOC/lb solids, as applied ; and 

b. For the topcoats, 2.0 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent to 2.0 lb VOC/lb solids, as applied ; or 

(3) Using a finishing system of topcoats and sealers consisting of acid-cured alkyd amino vinyl 

sealers and topcoats other than acid-cured alkyd amino conversion varnish topcoats with a VOC 

content no greater than the limits specified below: 

a. For the sealers, 2.3 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent to 2.31b VOC/lb solids, as applied ; and 

b. For the topcoats, 1 .8 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent to 1 .81b VOC/lb solids, as applied . 

Env-A 1213.03 RACT Emission Rates for Gunstock Coating . Those processes applying a protective, 

decorative, or functional coating onto the wood surfaces of gunstock shall be limited at a11 times to using a 

finishing system of topcoats and sealers with a VOC content no greater than the limits specified below: 

(a) For topcoats, 2.0 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent to 2 .0 lb VOC/lb solids, as applied, averaged over 

any 24-hour period; and 

(b) For sealers, 2.3 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent to 2.3 lb VOC/lb solids, as applied, averaged over 

any 24-hour period. 

Env-A 1213 .04 VOC Content Limits for Spray Booth Cleaning Operations in Wood Furniture Wood 

Burial Casket Finishing Operations and Gunstock Coating Processes. 

(a) The VOC content or amount of organic solvents and strippable booth coatings associated with a 

spray booth cleaning operation for a spray booth used in a wood furniture or wood burial casket finishing 

operation or gunstock coating process shall not, at any time, exceed the following limits: 

(1) For organic solvents used to clean spray booth components other than conveyors, 

continuous coaters and their enclosures, or metal filters of spray booths that are not being 

refurbished, 8.0% by weight of VOC; 
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(2) For organic solvents used to clean a spray booth that is being refurbished, 1 .0 gallon of 

organic solvent ; and 

(3) For strippable booth coatings, 0.8 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent to 0.81b VOC/lb solids, as 

applied . 

(b) In addition to the requirements of (a), above, VOC emissions associated with materials storage or 

solvent cleaning operations applicable to wood furniture or burial casket finishing operations, or gunstock 

coating, shall be controlled as follows : 

(1) All finishing and cleaning materials shall be stored in a normally closed container ; 

(2) All organic solvent used for line cleaning shall be pumped or drained into a normally closed 

container ; 

(3) All organic solvent used to clean spray guns shall be collected into a normally closed 

container ; and 

(4) Emissions from washoff operations shall be controlled by: 

a. Using normally closed containers for washoff; and 

b. Minimizing dripping by tilting or rotating the part to drain as much organic solvent as 

possible . 

Env-A 1213 .05 Control Techniques for Wood Furniture, Wood Burial Casket, and Gunstock Coating 

Facilities . 

(a) For a wood furniture, wood burial casket, or gunstock coating operation, one or more of the 

following control techniques shall be used: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

High volume-low pressure (HVLP) spray; 

Airless spray; 

Air-assisted airless spray; 

Flow coating techniques ; or 

Conventional air spray under any one or more of the following circumstances : 

a. The finishing materials have a VOC content not greater than 1 .0 kg VOC/kg solids, equivalent 

to 1 .0 lb VOC/lb solids, as applied ; 

b. The spray is automated ; 

c. The emissions from the finishing application station are directed to add-on control equipment; 

d. The conventional air spray gun is used to apply finishing materials and the cumulative 

total usage of that finishing material is less than 5 .0% of the total gallons of finishing 

material used during the applicable semi-annual reporting period; 

e. The conventional air gun is used to apply stain on a part for which it is technically or 

economically infeasible to use any other spray application technology, as demonstrated in 

accordance with the provisions of (b), below; or 

f . Touch-up and repair activities are conducted in accordance with the provisions of Env-A 

1213 .06. 

(b) Any source intending to use conventional air spray pursuant to (a)(5)e., above, shall demonstrate 

technical or economic infeasibility by submitting to the department a videotape, a technical report, or other 

documentation that supports the affected source's claim of technical or economic feasibility, to be 

determined in accordance with (c), below. 
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(c) The following criteria shall be used, either independently or in combination, to support the 

affected source's claim of technical or economic infeasibility pursuant to (b), above: 

(1) The production speed is too high or the part shape is too complex for a single operator to coat 

the part and the application station is not large enough to accommodate an additional operator ; or 

(2) The excessively large vertical spray area of the part makes it difficult to avoid runs in the 

stain or sagging of the part. 

Env-A 1213.06 Compliance Standards for Touch-Up and Repair Activities at Wood Furniture, Wood 

Burial Casket, and Gunstock Coating Facilities. Touch-up and repair activities, excluding such activities 

that employ only compliant coating materials and one or more of the application techniques listed in EnvA 1213.05(a), shall conform to the following requirements : 

(a) Touch-up and repair activities using conventional air spray shall conform to one or more of the 

following requirements : 

(1) The touch-up and repair finishing materials shall be applied after the completion of the 

finishing operation; or 

(2) The touch-up and repair finishing materials shall be: 

a. Applied after the application of the stain and prior to the application of any other types of 

finishing material ; and 

b. Applied from a container with a capacity of not more than 2 gallons ; 

(b) Total VOC consumption associated with touch-up and repair activities using conventional air 

spray shall not exceed 5 gallons per day at a stationary source; and 

(c) Consumption of touch-up and repair finishing materials shall not exceed 10 gallons per day 

where such activities employ: 

(1) The use of aerosol containers ; or 

(2) One or more non-compliant coating materials in conjunction with any of the application 

techniques listed in Env-A 1213.05(a) . 

Env-A 1213 .07 Training Requirements for Wood Furniture Coating Operations. 

(a) Owners or operators of RACT-applicable wood furniture coating sources shall : 

(1) Prepare an initial training course and an annual refresher course as specified in (b), below; and 

(2) Present the training courses to all source personnel, including contract personnel, who are 

directly involved in the implementation of this part. 

(b) The personnel training courses shall consist of the following elements : 

(1) A list of all personnel, including contract personnel, who are required to attend the courses, 

by name and job description ; 

(2) An outline of the subjects to be covered, for each individual or group of personnel, in the 

initial training course and each refresher course; 

(3) Lesson plans for the initial training course and each refresher course that include, at a minimum: 
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a. Application techniques ; 

b. Cleaning procedures, including appropriate management of cleanup wastes ; and 

c. Appropriate equipment assembly and adjustment to minimize coating and finishing 

material usage and overspray; 

(4) A description of the personnel examination methods to be used at the completion of the 

initial and refresher training to demonstrate and document successful completion; and 

(5) Any additional information deemed necessary by the owner or operator to ensure that 

personnel understand the requirements of this part and how to comply with them. 

(c) The source owner or operator shall maintain at the source a copy of all course materials 

developed pursuant to (b), above. 

Env-A 1213 .08 Leak Inspection and Maintenance Plan for Wood Furniture Coating Sources. Each 

owner or operator of a wood furniture coating source shall prepare, maintain, and implement a leak inspection 

and maintenance plan that contains the following: 

(a) A minimum visual inspection frequency of once per month for all equipment used to transfer or 

apply finishing materials or organic solvents; 

(b) An inspection schedule ; 

(c) Methods for documenting the date and results of each inspection and any repairs that were made 

and any maintenance that was performed ; and 

(d) The timeframe between identifying a leak and repairing the leak, in accordance with the 

following schedule: 

(1) The first repair attempt, such as tightening of packing glands, shall be made no later than 5 

working days after the leak is initially detected; and 

(2) Final repairs shall be made within the following time periods : 

a. If the leaking equipment is to be replaced by a new purchase, not later than 90 calendar 

days after initial leak detection ; or 

b. If the leaking equipment is not to be replaced by a new purchase, not later than 15 

working days after initial leak detection . 

Env-A 1213.09 Accounting Form Requirements for Wood Furniture Coating Sources. Each owner or 

operator of a wood furniture coating source shall develop an organic solvent accounting form to record the 

following for each calendar month: 

(a) The quantity and type of organic solvent used for washoff and cleaning; 

(b) The number of pieces washed off, and the reason for the washoff; and 

(c) The quantity of spent organic solvent generated from each activity and the quantity of said 

solvent that is recycled on-site or disposed off-site . 

Env-A 1213 .10 Alternatives to Requirements for Wood Furniture, Wood Burial Casket, and 

Gunstock CoatinQ and Finishing Operations. As an alternative to the applicable emission rate limits, 

technological controls, operation and maintenance controls, and work practice standards specified in EnvA 1213 .02 through Env-A 1213 .09, as applicable, wood furniture, wood burial casket, or gunstock coating 
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and finishing operations meeting the applicability criteria of Env-A 1213.01 may implement one or more 

of the following methods: 

(a) Install and use an add-on control system that results in emissions to-the atmosphere that do not 

numerically exceed the applicable VOC content limits, validated by the procedure described in Env-A 1213.11 ; 

(b) Meet either a coatings-based or solids-based modified emission rate or VOC content limit as 

approved by the director and EPA in accordance with the RACT order provisions in Env-A 1205.03 through 

Env-A 1205 .06 in the event that the source owner or operator demonstrates that, because of technological or 

economic reasons, the source owner or operator cannot meet one or more of the following : 

(1) The applicable specified emission rate limit(s) in Env-A 1213.02 or Env-A 1213 .03 ; or 

(2) The applicable VOC content limit prescribed in Env-A 1213 .04(a); or 

(c) Comply with one or more modified control techniques approved by the director and EPA in 

accordance with the RACT order provisions in Env-A 1205.03 and Env-A 1205.06 in the event that the 

source owner or operator demonstrates that the applicable specified control technique in Env-A 

1213.04(b), Env-A 1213 .05, Env-A 1213 .06, Env-A 1213.07, Env-A 1213.08, or Env-A 1213.09 cannot be 

met because of technological or economic reasons . 

Env-A 1213.11 Validation Procedure for An Alternative Add-On Control System. A source selecting 

an alternative compliance technique pursuant to Env-A 1213 .10(a) shall demonstrate, in accordance with 

the procedures of Env-A 804.09, that the overall percentage reduction achieved by the add-on control 

system equals or exceeds the percentage reduction required to meet the applicable VOC content limit. 

Adopt PART Env-A 1214 to read as follows: 

PART Env-A 1214 FLAT WOOD PANELING COATINGS 

Env-A 1214.01 Applicability Criteria for Flat Wood Paneling Coatings. A source whose flat wood 

paneling coatings operation has combined actual emissions, before controls, during any consecutive 12-

month period of 3 tons of VOCs or more shall be subject to this part. 

Env-A 1214.02 Compliance Standards for Flat Wood Paneling Coatings. The owner or operator of a 

source subject to this part shall limit VOC emissions on and after January 1, 2016 to one of the following 

standards : 

(a) An overall control efficiency of 90 percent when using an add-on control device; 

(b) An emission limit of 2.9 pounds of VOC per gallon of solids, equivalent to 350 grams of VOC 

per liter of solids; or 

(c) An emission limit of 2.1 pounds of VOC per gallon of material, equivalent to 250 grams of VOC 

per liter of material, excluding water and exempt compounds. 

Env-A 1214.03 Work Practices for Flat Wood Paneling Coatings . The owner or operator of a source 

subject to this part shall control VOC emissions from VOC-containing coatings, thinners, cleaning 

materials, and coatings-related waste materials by using the following work practices : 

(a) Storing all VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and cleaning materials in closed containers; 

(b) Keeping mixing and storage containers closed at all times except when depositing or removing 

VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coatings-related waste materials ; 

(c) Minimizing and immediately cleaning up spills of VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coatingsrelated waste materials; 
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(d) Conveying VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and cleaning materials from one location to another 

in closed containers or pipes; and 

(e) Minimizing emissions of VOC during cleaning of storage, mixing, and conveying equipment . 

Add a heading for PART Env-A 1215 as follows: 

PART 1215 ROTOGRAVURE AND FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.36, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1215.01 through Env-A 1215.04, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1215 .01 Applicability Criteria for Rotogravure and Flexographic Printing. Except for 

flexible-packaging printing, a source whose rotogravure or flexographic printing operations have combined 

TPEs during any consecutive 12-month period which equal or exceed 50 tons of VOCs shall be subject to 

the provisions of sections Env-A 1215 .02 through Env-A 1215 .04. 

Env-A 1215.02 VOC Content Standards for Rotogravure and Flexographic Printing . Except as 

provided in Env-A 1215 .03, those processes using packaging rotogravure, publication rotogravure, or 

flexographic printing shall be subject to one of the following: 

(a) Each ink, as it is applied to the substrate, less water and non-volatile organic compounds, shall 

contain no more than 40% by volume of VOCs; 

. 

(b) The volatile fraction of each ink, as it is applied to the substrate, shall contain no more than. 25% 

by volume of VOCs and at least 75% by volume of water and non-volatile organic compounds; or 

(c) For packaging rotogravure and flexographic printing only, each ink, as it is applied to the 

substrate, shall have a VOC content that is less than or equal to 0.5 kg VOC/kg, equivalent to 0.51b 

VOC/lb, coating solids . 

Env-A 1215.03 Control~Equipment Standards for Rotogravure and Flexographic Printing . In lieu of the 

requirements in Env-A 1215.02, the owner or operator of such processes shall install and operate one of the 

following: 

(a) A carbon adsorption system which reduces the rate of VOC emissions delivered from the capture 

system to the control equipment by at least 90% by weight over the adsorption cycle or 24 hours, 

whichever is less ; or 

(b) Incineration control equipment which reduces the rate of VOC emissions delivered from the 

capture system to the incineration inlet by at least 90% by weight. 

Env-A 1215.04 Capture System Standards for Rotogravure and Flexographic Printing. 

(a) A capture system shall be used in conjunction with the emission control system selected pursuant 

to Env-A 1215 .03 and subject to the requirements of (b), below. 

(b) The design and operation of a capture system installed pursuant to (a), above, shall provide for 

an overall reduction in VOC emissions from each printing press of: 

(1) At least 75% where a publication rotogravure process is employed ; 

(2) At least 65% where a packaging rotogravure process is employed ; or 

(3) At least 60% where a flexographic printing process is employed . 

Adopt Env-A 1215.06 through Env-A 1215.08 to read as follows : 
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Env-A 1215.06 Applicability Criteria for Flexible-Packaging Printing. A source whose flexiblepackaging printing operations have combined actual emissions, before controls, during any consecutive 12-

month period which equal or exceed 3 tons of VOCs shall be subject to the provisions of sections Env-A 

1215.07 and Env-A 1215 .08. 

Env-A 1215.07 Compliance Standards for Flexible-Packaging Printing. On and after January 1, 2016, 

the owner or operator of an individual flexible-packaging printing press with a TPE of 25 tons or more per 

year of VOCs from inks, coatings, and adhesives combined, shall comply with one of the following control 

options : 

(a) Control option 1 shall consist of the use of low-VOC content materials or a combination of lowVOC content materials and add-on controls so as to comply with one of the following equivalent VOC 

content limits : 

(1) 0.8 kg VOC/kg solids applied ; or 

(2) 0.16 kg VOC/kg materials applied ; 

(b) Control option 2 shall consist of averaging the VOC content of materials used on a single press 

within one line ; or 

(c) Control option 3 shall consist of the use of one or more add-on controls capable of achieving an 

overall VOC control efficiency, as specified in table 1215-1, below: 

Table 1215-1 Overall VOC Control Efficiency 

Press First Installed Prior Press First Installed On or 

To March 14, 1995 After March 14, 1995 

Add-on control device first installed prior to 

the 2011 effective date of rule 65% 75% 

Add-on control device first installed on or 

after the 2011 effective date of rule 70% 80% 

Env-A 1215.08 Work Practice Standards for Flexible-Packaging Printing. The owner or operator of 

a flexible-packaging printing operation shall control VOC emissions from cleaning materials by using the 

following work practices : 

(a) Storing VOC-containing cleaning materials and used shop towels in closed containers; and 

(b) Conveying VOC-containing cleaning materials from one location to another in closed containers 

or pipes. 

Add a heading for PART Env-A 1216 as follows: 

PART 1216 OFFSET LITHOGRAPHIC AND LETTERPRESS PRINTING 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.37, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9&38, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1216.01 through Env-A 1216.03, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1216.01 Avplicabilitv Criteria for Offset Litho 

(a) This part shall apply to any offset lithographic or letterpress printing operation: 

(1) Whose combined actual emissions, before controls, during any consecutive 12-month period 

equal or exceed 3 tons of VOCs; 
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(2) For a non-heatset printing operation, whose total volume of cleaning solution, fountain 

solution additives, and alcohol substitutes, purchased or used in any 30-day rolling period is 

greater than 64 gallons per month, or equivalently, 768 gallons in any 12-month rolling period; or 

(3) For a heatset printing operation, whose total weight of heatset inks, cleaning solution, 

alcohol, and fountain solution additives purchased or used in any 30-day rolling period is greater 

than 450 pounds per month, or equivalently, 5400 pounds per 12-month rolling period. 

(b) The provisions of Env-A 1216.03(a) shall apply on and after January 1, 2016 to any offset 

lithographic or letterpress printing operation that first becomes subject to this part on the 2011 effective 

date of this chapter . 

Env-A 1216.02 Cleaning Material Control Requirements for Offset Lithographic and Letterpress 

Printing. The owner or operator of an offset lithographic printing press or letterpress shall comply with the 

cleaning material control requirements described below: 

(a) Except for 110 gallons per consecutive 12-month period, blanket and ink roller washes, plate 

cleaners, metering roller cleaners, impression cylinder cleaners, rubber rejuvenators, and other cleaners 

used for cleaning a press, press parts, or to remove dried ink from areas around a press, shall not exceed 

the following VOC RACT limits: 

(1) VOC content of less than 70.0% by weight, as applied ; or 

(2) VOC content of 0.9 kg/liter, equivalent to 7.43 lb/gallon, of cleaning solution, as applied, 

with a VOC composite vapor pressure of not more than 10 mm Hg, equivalent to 0.19 psi, at 20° 

C, equivalent to 68°F; and 

(b) All cleaning materials and soiled towels used for manual cleaning shall be kept in closed containers. 

Env-A 1216.03 Emission Standards for Offset Lithographic and Letterpress Printing. 

(a) Except as provided in (b), below, the owner or operator of an individual press with a TPE from 

the dryer of at least 25 tons per consecutive 12-month period, shall comply with one of the following 

control options : 

(1) Control option 1 shall consist of the use of an add-on control with an overall control efficiency 

of at least 90.0%, by weight, for a dryer whose first installation date was prior to the 2011 effective 

date of this rule; 

(2) Control option 2 shall consist of the use of an add-on control with an overall control efficiency 

of at least 95%, by weight, for a dryer whose first installation date was on or after the 2011 effective 

date of this rule; or 

(3) Control option 3 shall consist of the use of an add-on control to reduce the outlet VOC 

concentration to less than or equal to 20 parts per million (ppm), by volume, as hexane on a dry basis, 

prior to dilution, where there is no identifiable measurable inlet, or the inlet VOC concentration is so 

low that the applicable control efficiency in either (1) or (2), above, can not be achieved . 

(b) The following heatset ink presses shall be exempt from the requirements of (a), above: 

(1) Book printing; and 

(2) Presses with a maximum web width of 22 inches . 

(c) The fountain solution used in a heatset web offset lithographic printing press shall be limited to 

one of the following : 
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(1) VOC content of 1 .6% or less, by weight; 

(2) VOC content of 3.0% or less, by weight, if the fountain solution is refrigerated to a 

temperature below 16°C, equivalent to 60°F; or 

(3) VOC content of 5.0% or less, by weight, if the fountain solution contains no alcohol . 

(d) The fountain solution used in a sheet-fed offset lithographic printing press shall be limited to 

either of the following: 

(1) VOC content of 5.0% or less, by weight; or 

(2) VOC content of 8.5% or less, by weight, if the fountain solution is refrigerated to a 

temperature below 16°C, equivalent to 60°F. 

(e) The fountain solution used in a non-heatset web-fed offset lithographic printing process, 

including both newspaper and non-newspaper facilities, shall contain no alcohol and the concentration of 

total VOCs shall not exceed 5.0%, by weight, in the final solution . 

(f) The control requirements for fountain solution in (c), (d), and (e), above, shall not be applied to 

sheet-fed presses with a maximum sheet size of 11 by 17 inches or smaller, or to any press with a total 

fountain solution reservoir of less than one gallon. 

Adopt Env-A 1216.04 to read as follows: 

Env-A 1216.04 Recordkeeying . 

(a) Any source subject to this part shall keep records in accordance with Env-A 900. 

(b) To prove that a source is not subject to this part, the owner or operator shall maintain for 5 years 

monthly purchase records and Material Safety Data Sheets for each process chemical, as used to comply with 

the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's hazard communication standard at 29 CFR 1910.1200. 

Add a heading for PART Env-A 1217 as follows: 

PART 1217 VOL STORAGE AND TRANSFER 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.38, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1217.01 and Env A 1217.02, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1217.01 Applicability Criteria for Fixed-Roof Tank VOL Storage . 

(a) Env-A 1217.02 shall not apply to the following vertical fixed-roof VOL storage tanks : 

(1) Any such tank having a storage capacity between 150,000 and 1,600,000 liters (between 

40,000 and 420,000 gallons), which is used to store produced crude oil and condensate prior to 

lease custody transfer ; and 

(2) Any such tank used to store a VOL with a maximum true vapor pressure of less than 10.5 

kPa (1 .52 pounds per square inch atmospheric (psia)) under actual storage conditions, as verified 

by records maintained consistent with the provisions of Env-A 903. 

(b) Except as provided in (a), above, Env-A 1217 .02 shall apply to any vertical fixed-roof VOL 

storage tank with a storage capacity greater than 150,000 liters, equivalent to 40,000 gallons . 

Env-A 1217.02 Control Techniques for Fixed-Roof Tank VOL Storage. An above-ground, vertical, 

fixed roof tank meeting the applicability criteria of Env-A 1217.01 shall use the following control techniques : 
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(a) The tank shall be retrofitted with an internal floating roof equipped with a closure seal, or seals, 

to close the space between the roof edge and tank wall ; 

(b) Closure seals shall be maintained such that there are no visible holes, tears, or other openings in 

the seal(s) or any seal fabric or materials ; 

(c) All openings, except stub drains, shall be equipped with covers, seals, or lids that are kept closed 

at all times except when in actual use; 

(d) Automatic bleeder vents shall remain closed at all times except when the roof is floated off or 

being landed on the roof leg supports ; 

(e) Rim vents, if provided, shall be set to open when the roof is being floated off the roof leg 

supports or at the manufacturer's recommended setting; 

(f) 

(g) 

For a tank equipped with a single-seal system, visual inspections shall be conducted: 

(1) Of the internal floating roof and its closure seal(s) through roof hatches at least once every 

12 months; and 

(2) Of the internal floating roof, seal(s), gaskets, slotted membranes, and sleeve seals at least 

once every 10 years or each time the tank is emptied and degassed, whichever occurs first ; and 

For a tank equipped with a double-seal system, visual inspections shall be conducted either:- . 

(1) As specified in (f) above; or 

(2) Of the internal floating roof, seal(s), gaskets, slotted membranes, and sleeve seals at least 

once every 5 years or each time the tank is emptied and degassed; whichever occurs first . 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.39, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1217.03 and Env-A 1217.04, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1217.03 Applicability Criteria for External Floating Roof Tanks. 

(a) Env-A 1217.04 shall not apply to the following external floating roof tanks : 

(1) Any external floating roof tank having a storage capacity between 150,000 and 1,600,000 liters, 

equivalent to between 40,000 and 420,000 gallons, which is used to store produced crude oil and 

condensate prior to lease custody transfer ; 

(2) Any such tank used to store a VOL with a maximum true vapor pressure of less than 10.5 kPa, 

equivalent to 1.52 psia, under actual storage conditions, as determined by methods described in API 

Chapter 19.2, "Evaporative Loss From Floating Roof Tanks", first edition, April 1997, and as 

verified by records maintained consistent with the provisions of Env-A 903; 

(3) Any such tank used to store waxy, heavy-pour crude oil ; 

(4) Any such tank used to store VOL which: 

a. Has a maximum true vapor pressure of less than 27.6 kPa, equivalent to 4.0 psia; 

b. Is of welded construction; and 

c. Was equipped with one of the following prior to August 31, 1995 : 

1 . A metallic shoe seal; 

2. A liquid-mounted foam seal; 
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3. A liquid-mounted liquid-filled type seal; or 

4. An EPA-approved closure equipment of demonstrated equivalence ; or 

(5) Any such tank that: 

a. Is of welded construction ; and 

b. Was equipped with the following prior to August 31, 1995 : 

1 . A metallic-type shoe primary seal; and 

2. A shoe-mounted secondary seal. 

(b) Except as provided in (a), above, Env-A 1217.04 shall apply to an external floating roof VOL 

storage tank with a storage capacity greater than 150,000 liters, equivalent to 40,000 gallons . 

Env-.A 1217.04 Control Techniques for External Floating Roof Tanks. An extern al floating roof tank 

meeting the applicability criteria of Env-A 1217.03 shall use the following VOC control techniques: 

(a) The tank shall be fitted with: 

(1) A rim-mounted secondary seal; or 

(2) A closure or other device that: 

a. Controls VOC emissions with an effectiveness equal to or greater than a rim-mounted 

secondary seal; and 

b. Is approved by the EPA Administrator as a SIP or federal implementation plan revision ; 

(b) A11 seat closure equipment shall be maintained such that there are no visible holes, tears, or other 

openings in the seal or seal fabric; 

(c) The seal shall remain intact and uniformly in place around the circumference of the floating roof 

between the floating roof and the tank wall; 

(d) For a floating roof equipped with a vapor-mounted primary seal, the accumulated area of gaps 

exceeding 0.32 cm, equivalent to 0.125 in., in width between the secondary seal and the tank wall shall not 

exceed 21 .2 sq . cm. per m., equivalent to 1 .0 sq. in. per ft ., of tank diameter, as determined by the method 

referenced in Env-A 804.19; 

(e) All openings in the external floating roof, except for automatic bleeder vents, rim space vents, 

and leg sleeves, shall be equipped with covers, seals, or lids in the closed position, except when the 

openings are in actual use; 

(f) All openings in the external floating roof, except for automatic bleeder vents, rim space vents, 

and leg sleeves, shall have projections into the tank that remain below the liquid surface at all times; 

(g) Automatic bleeder vents shall remain closed at all times except when the roof is being floated off 

or being landed on the roof leg supports ; 

(h) Rim vents shall be set to open when the roof is being floated off the leg supports or at the 

manufacturer's recommended setting ; 

(i) Emergency roof drains shall be provided with slotted membrane fabric covers or equivalent 

covers which cover at least 90% of the area of the opening; 

(j) Inspections in accordance with the provisions of Env-A 804.19 shall be performed at least semiannually to ensure compliance with (b), (c), (e), and (f), above; and 
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(k) The secondary seal gap shall be measured at least annually in accordance with (d), above, and 

Env-A 804.19 when the floating roof is equipped with a vapor-mounted primary seal. 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.40, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1217.05 through Env-A 1217.07, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1217.05 Applicability Criteria for Bulk Gasoline Loading Terminals . A bulk gasoline loading 

terminal meeting the definition of Env-A 1202.22 on or after January 1, 1990 shall comply with the 

requirements of Env-A 1217.06 and Env-A 1217.07 . 

Env-A 1217 .06 Control Techniques for Bulk Gasoline Loading Terminals . A bulk gasoline loading 

terminal operation shall use the following control techniques: 

(a) VOC vapor emitted from tank truck loading operations at a bulk gasoline loading terminal shall 

be collected and controlled by equipment limiting the total VOC emission rate from the controlled 

operations over any one-hour period to 80 mg of VOC per liter, equivalent to 0.08 ounces per cubic foot, 

of gasoline loaded; 

(b) All equipment such as pumps, tanks, couplings, hoses, and seals, used in loading gasoline trucks 

and controlling VOC emissions during loading, shall be maintained in leak-tight condition, as determined 

through test and maintenance procedures specified in the following document published by EPA: 

EVALUATION OF VAPOR LEAKS AND DEVELOPMENT OF MONITORING 

PROCEDURES FOR GASOLINE TANK TRUCKS AND VAPOR PIPING 

Document number EPA-450/3-79-018 

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 

U.S . Environmental Protection Agency 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 

April, 1979; 

(c) The bulk gasoline loading terminal shall be equipped with a vapor control system capable of 

complying with (a), above, and consisting of one of the following: 

(1) An adsorber or condensation system which processes and recovers at least 90% by weight of 

all vapors and gases from the devices being controlled; 

(2) A vapor collection system which directs all vapors to a fuel gas system and destroys at least 

90% by weight all vapors and gases from the devices being controlled; or 

(3) A control system demonstrated to have control efficiency equivalent to or greater than (1) or 

(2) above, and approved by the director in accordance with the procedures of Env-A 809.01 ; 

Env-A 1217.07 Work Practice Standards for Bulk Gasoline Loading, Terminals . 

(a) All displaced vapors and gases shall be vented only to the vapor control system. 

(b) The terminal owner or operator shall not: 

(1) Allow gasoline to be discarded in sewers or stored in open containers or handled in any 

manner that would result in evaporation ; or 

(2) Allow the pressure in the vapor collection system to exceed the tank truck or trailer pressure 

relief settings . 

(c) Liquid product shall be loaded only into vapor-tight gasoline trucks . 

(d) During a loading operation, the terminal owner or operator shall: 
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(1) Obtain the vapor tightness documentation from the tank truck driver for each gasoline tank 

truck that is to be loaded at the bulk gasoline terminal loading rack; 

(2) Require the tank identification number to be recorded as each gasoline tank truck is loaded 

at the terminal ; 

(3) Cross-check each tank identification number obtained in b., above, with the file of tank 

vapor tightness documentation within 2 weeks after the corresponding tank is loaded; 

(4) Notify the owner or operator of each non-vapor-tight gasoline tank truck loaded at the bulk 

gasoline terminal loading rack within 3 weeks after the loading has occurred that the truck is not 

vapor-tight ; and 

(5) Develop and follow procedures to assure that no gasoline tank truck deemed to be nonvapor-tight under a., b. and c., above, will be reloaded until vapor tightness documentation for 

that tank is obtained. 

(e) The terminal owner or operator shall take measures to ensure that : 

(1) Loadings of gasoline tank trucks at the bulk gasoline terminal loading rack are made only 

into tanks equipped with vapor collection equipment that is compatible with the terminal's vapor 

collection system ; and 

(2) The vapor collection systems of the terminal and tank truck are connected at the bulk 

gasoline tank truck at the bulk gasoline terminal loading racks during each loading . 

(f) The vapor collection and liquid loading equipment shall be designed and operated to prevent 

gauge pressure in the delivery tank from exceeding 4,500 Pa, equivalent to 0.65 psi or 18 in. of water, 

during product loading . 

(g) Measurement of the gauge pressure shall be as follows : 

(1) A pressure measuring instrument, such as a liquid manometer or equivalent, capable of 

measuring up to 500 mm mercury, equivalent to 20 in. water, gauge pressure, with a precision of 

±2.5 mm mercury, equivalent to ±20 in. water, shall be calibrated and installed; 

(2) The pressure measuring instrument shall be connected to a pressure tap in the vapor 

collection system of the terminal, located as close as possible to the connection with the gasoline 

tank truck; and 

(3) During the performance test, gauge pressures shall be recorded at least once for each 

loading position according to the following procedure: 

a. The pressure shall be recorded every 5 minutes during the loading of a gasoline tank 

truck; and 

b. The highest instantaneous pressure that occurs during each loading shall be recorded. 

(h) No pressure-vacuum vent in the bulk gasoline loading terminal's vapor collection system shall 

begin to open at a system pressure less than 4500 Pa, equivalent to 0.65 psi. 

(i) At least once each calendar month, the vapor collection system, vapor control system, and each 

loading rack handling gasoline shall be inspected by visual, sound, or odor detection methods for total 

liquid or vapor organic compound leaks during the loading of gasoline tank trucks . 

(j) Each detection of a leak shall be recorded and the source of the leak repaired within 15 calendar 

days after it is detected. 
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(k) Loading of outgoing gasoline tank trucks shall be restricted to the use of submerged fill . 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.41, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1217.08 and Env-A 1217.09, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1217.08 Applicability Criteria for Bulk Gasoline Plants . 

(a) A source with a bulk gasoline plant meeting the definition of Env-A 1202.23 on or after January 

1, 1990 shall comply with the requirements of Env-A 1217.09 . 

(b) "Stage I vapor balance system," for the purpose of Env-A 1217.09, means a closed system that 

allows the transfer of balancing of vapors, displaced during the loading or unloading of gasoline at a bulk 

gasoline plant, from the tank being loaded to the tank being unloaded. 

Env-A 1217.09 Control Techniques for Bulk Gasoline Plants . 

(a) A bulk gasoline plant, regardless of storage capability or average daily throughput, shall use the 

following VOC control techniques : 

(1) The filling of a storage tank shall be restricted to the use of submerged fill ; 

(2) The loading of an outgoing gasoline tank truck shall be restricted to the use of submerged 

fill ; and _ __ :.. . 

(3) The bulk plant owner or operator and the owner or operator of each tank truck engaged in 

transfer operations at the bulk plant shall : 

a. Observe all transfer operations involving the subject tank truck; and 

b. Discontinue transfer immediately upon the observation of any vapor or liquid leaks 

associated with the transfer operation . 

(b) A bulk gasoline plant having an average daily throughput of 15,000 liters, equivalent to 4,000 

gallons, or more based on any consecutive 30-day period during the ozone season for the calendar year 

1989 or any subsequent year shall be equipped with the following VOC control equipment: 

(1) A Stage I vapor balance system between each incoming gasoline tank truck and any gasoline 

storage tank having a capacity of more than 2,082 liters, equivalent to 550 gallons,; and 

(2) A Stage I vapor balance system between each outgoing gasoline tank truck and any gasoline 

storage tank having a capacity of more than 2,082 liters, equivalent to 550 gallons . 

(c) A Stage I vapor balance system installed pursuant to (b), above, shall be as follows : 

(1) A Stage I vapor balance system installed pursuant to (b)(1), above, shall be equipped with 

line fittings that: 

a. Are vapor-tight ; and 

b. Automatically close upon disconnection ; and 

(2) A Stage I vapor balance system installed pursuant to (b)(2), above, shall be designed to 

prevent any transfer of collected vapors between loading racks. 

(d) The owner or operator of any bulk gasoline plant having an average daily throughput of 15,000 

liters, equivalent to 4,000 gallons, or more based on any consecutive 30-day period during the ozone 

season for the calendar year 1989 or any subsequent year shall ensure that the following VOC control 

procedures are observed during all transfer and storage operations: 
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(1) The Stage I vapor balance system required in (b), above, shall remain connected between 

the tank truck and storage tank; 

(2) For a storage tank with a capacity of more than 2,082 liters, equivalent to 550 gallons, tank 

openings, including inspection hatches and gauging and sampling devices, shall remain vaportight when not in use ; 

(3) The gasoline tank truck compartment hatch cover shall remain closed during product transfer; 

(4) Gauge pressure shall not: 

a. Exceed 450 mm, equivalent to 18 in., of water in the gasoline tank truck; or 

b. Exceed 150 mm, equivalent to 5.9 in ., of water in the vapor balance system vacuum 

during product transfer operations; 

(5) Compliance with (4), above, shall be determined by means of a pressure measuring device, 

such as a liquid manometer, magnehelic gauge, or equivalent instrument, as follows : 

a. The device shall be capable of measuring 500 mm, equivalent to 20 in., of water gauge 

pressure with a precision of ±2.5 mm, equivalent to ±0.098 in. ; and 

b. The device shall be calibrated and installed on the bulk gasoline plant vapor balance system at 

a pressure tap that is located as close as possible to the connection with the gasoline tank truck; 

(6) No pressure vacuum relief valve in the bulk gasoline plant vapor balance system shall begin 

to open at: 

a. A system pressure of less than 450 mm, equivalent to 18 in., of water; or 

b. A vacuum of less than 150 nun, equivalent to 5 .9 in., of water; 

(7) Loading of liquid product into gasoline tank trucks shall be limited to vapor-tight tank 

trucks; 

(8) At least once each calendar month, the vapor balance systems required by (b), above, and 

each loading rack used in loading gasoline tank trucks shall be inspected by visual, sound, or 

odor detection methods for liquid or vapor leaks during product transfer operations; and 

(9) Each detection of a leak shall be recorded and the source of the leak repaired within 16 

calendar days after it is detected. 

Add a heading for PART Env-A 1218 as follows: 

PART 1218 CUTBACK AND EMULSIFIED ASPHALT 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.42, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and renumber as Env-A 

1218.01 and Env-A 1218.02, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1218.01 Applicability Criteria for Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt. A source using cut-back 

asphalt or emulsified asphalt in the paving of public roads or highways shall comply with the requirements 

of this part. 

Env-A 1218.02 Comnliance Standards for Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt. 

(a) Cutback asphalt shall not be used in the paving and maintenance of public roads and highways 

during the months of June through September with the following exceptions : 
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(1) The use of medium curing cutback asphalts solely as penetrating primecoat for aggregate 

bases prior to paving; 

(2) The use of medium curing cutback asphalts for the manufacture of long-term storage or 

stockpiling of patching mixes used in pavement maintenance ; or 

(3) The use of cutback asphalts for which the user can demonstrate, in accordance with (b), 

below, that minimal emissions shall occur under conditions of normal use. 

(b) For a cutback asphalt user seeking an application permit during the months of June through 

September, an acceptable demonstration of minimal emissions shall be the submittal of distillation test 

data in accordance with ASTM D402-97, "Standard Test Method for Distillation of Cutback Asphaltic 

(Bituminous) Products", showing that less than 5% of the total solvent has evaporated at temperatures up 

to and including 260°C, equivalent to 500°F. 

(c) Emulsified asphalt used in the paving and maintenance of public roads and highways shall 

contain no petroleum solvents except for uses and with a maximum solvent content (MSC) as follows : 

(1) For use as seal coats, the MSC shall be 3% ; 

(2) For use as chip seals when dusty or dirty aggregate is used, the MSC shall be 3%; 

(3) For use as seal coats or chip seals when good particle coating cannot be attained with 

emulsions containing 3% or less solvent, by weight, when tested according to the ASTM D241-

00 "Standard Test Methods for Emulsified Asphalts", Coatability Test, Sections 52 through 57, 

by the New Hampshire department of transportation (NHDOT) or an independently owned 

laboratory designated by the NHDOT, the MSC shall be 5% ; 

(4) For use as mixing with open graded aggregate that is not well washed, the MSC shall be 8% ; or 

(5) For use as mixing with dense graded aggregate, the MSC shall be 12% . 

Adopt PART Env-A 1219 to read as follows : 

PART 1219 FIBERGLASS BOAT MANUFACTURING 

Env-A 1219.01 Applicabilty Criteria for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials. 

(a) On and after January 1, 2016, a source whose fiberglass boat manufacturing operations have 

combined actual emissions, before controls, during any consecutive 12-month period, which equal or 

exceed 3 tons of VOCs from the use of gel coats, resins, and materials used to clean application 

equipment, shall be subject to the provisions of this part. 

(b) This part shall not apply to the following: 

(1) Any facility that solely manufactures parts of boats, such as hatches, seats, or lockers, or 

boat trailers, but does not manufacture hulls or decks of boats from fiberglass or build molds to 

make fiberglass boat hulls or decks; 

(2) Surface coating applied to fiberglass boats and metal recreational boats or pleasure crafts; and 

(3) Industrial adhesives used in the assembly of fiberglass boats, with the exception of polyester 

resin putties used to assemble fiberglass parts, which are not considered adhesives for the purpose 

of this chapter. 

Env-A 1219.02 Control Options for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials. Except as specified in 

Env-A 1219.05, the owner or operator of a fiberglass boat manufacturing facility subject to this part shall 
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limit VOC emissions from molding operations other than closed molding by one or more of the following 

control options : 

(a) Control option 1 shall consist of using resins and gel coats that meet the applicable individual 

monomer VOC content limits as specified in table 1219-1, below: 

Table 1219-1 Compliant Materials Monomer VOC Content Limits for Open Molding Resin and Gel Coat 

Material Used Application Method Weighted Average Monomer VOC Content Limit 

(in weight percent) 

Production resin Atomized (spray) 28 

Production resin Nonatomized 35 

Pigmented gel coat Any method 33 

Clear gel coat Any method 48 

Tooling resin Atomized 30 

Tooling resin Nonatomized 39 

Tooling gel coat I Any method ~ 40 

(b) Control option 2 shall consist of using resins and gel coats of a certain type that meet the 

applicable monomer VOC content limit for a specific application method specified in table 1219-1, above, 

on a 12-month weighted-average basis, as calculated using the following formula: 

(1) "M;" means the mass of open molding resin or gel coat i used in the past 12 consecutive 

months in an operation, in megagrams; 

(2) "VOC;" means monomer VOC content, by weight percent, of open molding resin or gel coat 

i used in the past 12 consecutive months in an operation; 

(3) "n" means number of different open molding resins or gel coats used in the 

past 12 consecutive months in an operation ; and 

(4) The weighted average monomer VOC content shall equal the sum of the products of Mi and 

VOC; for open molding resin or gel coats one through n, divided by M; one through n, as in the 

following equation : 

n 

Weighted average monomer VOC content = 

DM; VOC; ) 

n 

Y(M;) 

(c) Control option 3 shall consist of meeting a facility-specific monomer VOC mass emission limit 

on a consecutive 12-month period that is determined using the formulas specified in Env-A 1219.03; or 

(d) Control option 4 shall consist of using add-on controls to achieve a numerical monomer VOC 

emission limit that is determined for each facility in accordance with the equation in Env-A 1219.03(a), 

based on the mix of application methods and materials used at that facility, except that instead of using the 

mass of each material used over the past 12 consecutive months, the facility shall use the mass of each 

material used during the control device performance test . 

Env-A 1219 .03 Determining Compliance with Option 3 . 

(a) A facility choosing option 3 in Env-A 1219.02(c) for any of its operations shall determine a 

facility-specific monomer VOC mass emission limit, calculated on a consecutive 12-month period at the 

end of every month, by using the following formula: 
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(1) "Monomer VOC Limit" means total allowable monomer VOC that can be emitted from the 

open molding operations included in the average, kilograms per 12-month period; 

(2) "MR" means mass of production resin used in the past 12 months, excluding any materials 

that are exempt, in megagrams ; 

(3) "MPr," means the mass of pigmented gel coat used in the past 12 months, excluding any 

materials that are exempt, in megagrams; 

(4) "McG" means the mass of clear gel coat used in the past 12 months, excluding any materials 

that are exempt, in megagrams; 

(5) "MTR" means the mass of tooling resin used in the past 12 months, excluding any materials 

that are exempt, in megagrams ; 

(6) "MTG" means the mass of tooling gel coat used in the past 12 months, excluding any 

materials that are exempt, in megagrams; and 

(7) The monomer VOC limit shall equal the sum of the products of 46 times MR, 159 times 

MPG, 291 times McG, 54 times MTg, and 214 times MTO, as in the following equation: 

Monomer VOC Limit = 46(MR) + 159(MPG) + 291(MCG) + 54(MTR) + 214(MTC) 

(b) At the end of the first 12-month averaging period and at the end of every subsequent month, a .~? 

facility choosing option 3 shall use the following equation to show that the monomer VOC emissions from 

the operations included in the average do not exceed the emission limit calculated using the equation in (a), 

above, for the same 12-month period: 

(1) "Monomer VOC emissions" means monomer VOC emissions calculated using the monomer 

VOC emission equations for each operation included in the average, in kilograms; 

(2) "PVR" means weighted-average monomer VOC emission rate for production resin used in 

the past 12 months, in kilograms per megagram; 

(3) "MR" means mass of production resin used in the past 12 months, in megagrams ; 

(4) "PVPG" means weighted-average monomer VOC emission rate for pigmented gel coat used 

in the past 12 months, in kilograms per megagram; 

(5) "MPG" means mass of pigmented gel coat used in the past 12 months, in megagrams; 

(6) "PVco" means weighted-average monomer VOC emission rate for clear gel coat used in the 

past 12 months, in kilograms per megagram; 

(7) "McG" means mass of clear gel coat used in the past 12 months, in megagrams ; 

(8) "PVTR" means weighted-average monomer VOC emission rate for tooling resin used in the 

past 12 months, in kilograms per megagram; 

(9) "MTR" means mass of tooling resin used in the past 12 months, in megagrams ; 

(10) "PVTO" means weighted-average monomer VOC emission rate for tooling gel coat used in 

the past 12 months, in kilograms per megagram; 

0 1) "MTG" means mass of tooling gel coat used in the past 12 months, in megagrams ; and 
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(12) Monomer VOC emissions shall equal the sum of the products of PVR times MR, PVPG times 

MPG, PVcG times McG, PVTR times MTR, and PVTG times MTG, as in the following equation: 

Monomer VOC emissions = (PVR)( MR) + (PVPG)( MPG) + (PVcG)( McG) + 

(PVTR)( MTR) + (PVTG)( MTG) 

(c) A facility choosing option 3 shall use the following equation to compute the weighted-average 

monomer VOC emission rate for the previous 12 consecutive months for each open molding resin and gel 

coat operation included in the average: 

(1) "PVoP" means the weighted-average monomer VOC emission rate for each open molding 

operation (PVR, PVPG, PVCG, PVTR, and PVTG) included in the average, in kilograms of monomer 

VOC per megagram of material applied ; 

(2) "M;" means the mass of resin or gel coat i used within an operation in the past 12 months, in 

megagrams; 

(3) "n" means the number of different open molding resins and gel coats used within an 

operation in the past 12 months; 

(4) "PV;" means the monomer VOC emission rate for resin or gel coat i used within an 

operation in the past 12 months, in kilograms of monomer VOC per megagram of material 

applied . Use the formulas in table 1219-2 to compute PV; ; and 

(5) PVGP shall equal the sum of the products of Mi and PV; for open molding resin or gel coats 

one through n, divided by Mi one through n, as in the following equation: 

n 

PVop 

~ (M PV) ) 

n 

Table 1219-2 Monomer VOC Emission Rate Formulas for Open Molding Operations 

Formula to Calculate the Monomer VOC 

Material Used Application Method Emission Rate or PVi 

1 . Production resin, a. Atomized 0.014 x (Resin VOC%)2.42s 

tooling resin b. Atomized, plus vacuum bagging 0.01185 x (Resin VOC%)2.4zs 

with roll-out 

c. Atomized, plus vacuum bagging 0.00945 x (Resin VOC%)2.425 

without roll-out 

d. Nonatomized 0.014 x (Resin VOC%)Z.Z'5 

e. Nonatomized, plus vacuum bagging 0.0110 x (Resin VOC%)2'275 

with roll-out 

f . Nonatomized, plus vacuum bagging 0.0076 x (Resin VOC%)Z.275 

without roll-out 

2. Pigmented gel coat, 

clear gel coat, All methods 0.445 x (Gel coat VOC%)'6's 

tooling gel coat 

Env-A 1219.04 Non-monomer VOC Content. 
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(a) Up to 5 percent of the non-monomer VOC content of a resin or gel coat shall be exempt from the 

VOC content limits of this part. 

(b) If the non-monomer VOC content of a resin or gel coat exceeds 5 percent, then the excess nonmonomer VOC over 5 percent shall be added to the monomer VOC content . 

Env-A 1219.05 Controls for Specified Resins, Gel Coats, and Operations. 

(a) The control options specified in Env-A 1219.02 shall not apply to the following: 

(1) Production resins, including skin coat resins, that must meet specifications for use in 

military vessels or must be approved by the U.S . Coast Guard for use in the construction of 

lifeboats, rescue boats, and other life-saving appliances approved under 46 CFR subchapter Q, or 

the construction of small passenger vessels regulated by 46 CFR subchapter T; 

(2) Production and tooling resins, and pigmented, clear, and tooling gel coats used for part or 

mold repair and touch up ; 

(3) Pure, 100-percent vinylester resin used for skin coats ; and 

(4) Closed molding operations. 

(b) The resins specified in (a)(1) and (a)(3), above, shall be applied with nonatomizing resin 

application equipment . 

(c) The total resin and gel coat materials specified in (a)(2), above, shall not exceed one percent by 

weight of all resins and gel coats used at that fiberglass boat manufacturing facility during any 12 

consecutive month period . 

(d) The total resin materials specified in (a)(3), above, shall not exceed 5 percent by weight of all 

resins and gel coats used at that fiberglass boat manufacturing facility on a 12 consecutive month period. 

Env-A 1219.06 Calculating Emission Rates for Filled Resins. 

(a) When using a filled production resin or filled tooling resin, the owner or operator shall calculate 

the emission rate for the filled material on an as-applied basis using the following formula: 

(1) "PVF" means the as-applied monomer VOC emission rate for the filled production resin or 

tooling resin, kilograms monomer VOC per megagram of filled material ; 

(2) "PVU" means the monomer VOC emission rate for the neat or unfilled resin, before filler is 

added, as calculated using the formulas in table 1219-2; 

(3) "% filler" means the weight-percent of filler in the as-applied filled resin system ; and 

(4) PVFshall be equal to 100 minus the weight-percent of filler, divided by 100, the entire 

quantity multiplied by PVU, as in the following equation: 

pV - (100 - %Filler) 

x PV 

100 " 

(b) If the filled resin is used as a production resin, the value of PVF calculated by the equation in (a), 

above, shall not exceed 46 kilograms of monomer VOC per megagram of filled resin applied . 

(c) If the filled resin is used as a tooling resin, the value of PVF calculated by the equation in (a), 

above, shall not exceed 54 kilograms of monomer VOC per megagram of filled resin applied . 
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(d) If the facility is including a filled resin in the emissions averaging procedure specified in Env-A 

1219 .03, the facility shall use the value of PVF calculated using the equation in (a), above, for the value of 

PVi in the equation specified in Env-A 1219.03(c)(4). 

Env-A 1219.07 Work Practice Standards. 

(a) All resin and gel coat mixing containers with a capacity equal to or greater than 208 liters, 

equivalent to 55 gallons, including those used for on-site mixing of putties and polyputties, shall have a 

cover with no visible gaps in place at all times, except when material is being manually added to or 

removed from a container, or when mixing or pumping equipment is being placed in or removed from a 

container . 

(b) VOC cleaning solvents for routine application equipment cleaning shall contain no more than 5 

percent VOC, by weight, or have a composite vapor pressure of no more than 0.50 mm Hg at 68 °F. 

(c) Only non-VOC solvents shall be used to remove cured resin and gel coat from application 

equipment. 

Adopt PART Env-A 1220 to read as follows: 

PART 1220 MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ADHESIVES 

Env-A 1220.01 Applicability Criteria for Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives . 

(a) On and after January 1, 2016, a source whose miscellaneous industrial adhesive and adhesive 

primer application processes, including related cleaning activities, have combined actual emissions, before 

controls, during any consecutive 12-month period which equal or exceed 3 tons of VOCs shall be subject 

to this part. 

(b) Any source that is subject to this chapter and whose use of industrial adhesives is associated with 

a category listed below shall be exempt from this part: 

(1) Metal furniture coatings ; 

(2) Flat wood paneling coatings; 

(3) Paper, film, and foil coatings ; 

(4) Offset lithographic printing and letterpress printing; 

(5) Flexible package printing; 

(6) Coil coating ; and 

(7) Fabric coating. 

Env-A 1220.02 Compliance Standards for Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives . 

(a) Except as provided in (d) or (e), below, and Env-A 1220.03, those processes using general or 

specialty adhesive applications or adhesive primer applications shall control VOC emissions by using 

adhesives that meet the limits specified in table 1220-1, below, subject to (b) and (c), below: 

Table 1220-1 VOC Content Limits for Adhesive and Adhesive Primer Application Processes 

VOC Emission Limit 

General Adhesive Application Processes (gn) (lb/gal) 

Reinforced plastic composite 200 1 .7 

Flexible vin yl 250 2.1 

Metal 30 0.3 

Porous material (except wood) 120 1 .0 ' 
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Rubber 250 2.1 

Wood 30 0.3 

Other substrates 250 2.1 

S ecialt Adhesive A lication Processes VOC Emission Limit p y pp 

(9/1) (lb/ al) 

Ceramic tile installation 130 1 .1 

Contact bond adhesive 250 2.1 

Cove base installation 150 1 .3 

Floor coverin g installation (Indoor) 150 1 .3 

Floor coverin g installation (Outdoor) 250 2.1 

Perimeter-bonded sheet vin yl flooring installation 660 5.5 

Metal to urethane/rubber moldin g or casting 850 7.1 

Motor vehicle adhesive 250 2.1 

Motor vehicle weatherstri adhesive 750 6.3 

Multipurpose construction 200 1 .7 

Plastic solvent welding (ABS) 400 3 .3 

Plastic solvent welding (Except ABS) 500 4.2 

Sheet rubber lining installation 850 7.1 

Single-ply roof membrane installation/re air (except EPDM) 250 2.1 

Structural glazing 100 0.8 

Thin metal laminating 780 6.5 

Tire repair 100 0.8 

Waterproof resorcinol glue 170 1 .4 

Adh i P i A li ti P VOC Emission Limit es ve r mer pp ca on rocesses 

( 9/1) (lb/ al) 

Motor vehicle lass bondin g primer 900 7.5 

Plastic solvent welding adhesive primer 650 5.4 

Sin g_roof le-pl y membrane adhesive primer 250 2.1 

~ Other adhesive primer 250 2.1 

(b) "VOC emission limit" means the mass of VOC per volume of adhesive or adhesive primer, 

excluding water and exempt compounds, as applied . 

(c) If an adhesive is used to bond dissimilar substrates together, then the applicable substrate 

category with the least stringent VOC emission limit shall be the limit for such application . 

(d) To meet the limits in table 1220-1, above, a source may combine low-VOC content adhesives, 

the application methods specified in Env-A 1220.04, and add-on control equipment. 

(e) As an alternative to the VOC emission limits table 1220-1, above, a source shall achieve an 

overall control efficiency of at least 85% . 

Env-A 1220.03 Excluded Adhesives and Processes . The standards specified in Env-A 1220.02 shall 

not apply to the following types of adhesives and adhesives primer application processes : 

(a) Adhesives or adhesive primers being tested or evaluated in any research and development, 

quality assurance, or analytical laboratory ; 

(b) Adhesives or adhesive primers used in the assembly, repair, or manufacture of aerospace or 

undersea-based weapon systems; 

(c) Adhesives or adhesive primers used in medical equipment manufacturing operations ; 

(d) Cyanoacrylate adhesive application processes; 
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(e) Aerosol adhesive and aerosol adhesive primer application processes ; 

(f) Processes using polyester bonding putties to assemble fiberglass parts at fiberglass boat 

manufacturing facilities and at other reinforced plastic composite manufacturing facilities ; and 

(g) Processes using adhesives and adhesive primers that are supplied to the manufacturer in 

containers with a net volume of 16 ounces or less, or a net weight of one pound or less . 

Env-A 1220.04 _Application Methods. A source that is subject to Env-A 1220.02 shall use one of the 

following application methods: 

(a) Electrostatic spray; 

(b) HVLP spray; 

(c) Flow coat, roll coat, or hand application, including non-spray application methods similar to 

hand or mechanically powered caulking gun, brush, or direct hand application ; 

(d) Dip coat, including electrodeposition; 

(e) Airless spray; 

(f) Air-assisted airless spray; or 

(g) Other adhesive application methods capable of achieving a transfer efficiency equivalent to or 

better than that achieved by HVLP spraying. 

Env-A 1220.05 Work Practices for Waste Materials . A source shall implement the following work 

practices for adhesives, thinners and adhesive-related waste materials, including those specified in Env-A 

1220.03 : 

(a) Store all VOC-containing adhesives, adhesive primers, and process-related waste materials in 

closed containers; 

(b) Ensure that mixing and storage containers used for VOC-containing adhesives, adhesives 

primers, and process-related waste materials are kept closed at all times except when depositing or 

removing these materials ; 

(c) Minimize spills of VOC-containing adhesives, adhesive primers, and process-related waste 

materials ; and 

(d) Convey VOC-containing adhesives, adhesive primers, and process-related waste materials from 

one location to another in closed containers or pipes. 

Env-A 1220.06 Work Practices for Cleaning Materials. A source shall implement the following work 

practices for cleaning materials used for surface preparation or for application equipment cleaning : 

(a) Store all VOC-containing cleaning materials and used shop towels in closed containers ; 

(b) Ensure that storage containers used for VOC-containing cleaning materials are kept closed at all 

times except when depositing or removing these materials ; 

(c) Minimize spills of VOC-containing cleaning materials ; 

(d) Convey VOC-containing cleaning materials from one location to another in closed containers or 

pipes; and 

(e) Minimize VOC emissions from the cleaning of application, storage, mixing, and conveying 

equipment by ensuring that equipment cleaning is performed without atomizing the cleaning solvent and 

that all spent solvent is captured in closed containers . 
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Add a heading for PART Env-A 1221 as follows: 

PART 1221 INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SOLVENTS 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.43 and Env-A 1204.44, eff. 2-26-OS (doc. #8293) and renumber as 

Env-A 1221.01 and Env-A 1221.02, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1221 .01 Applicability Criteria for Solvent Metal Cleaning. 

(a) A cold cleaning machine that has an operating capacity of not more than one liter, equivalent to 

0.26 gallon, of VOC shall be exempt from Env-A 1221 .02. 

(b) An open top vapor degreaser with an open top area less than 1 .0 square'meter (m) , equivalent to 

10.8 square feet (ft2), shall be exempt from Env-A 1221.03 if the owner or operator uses appropriate work 

practices to reduce VOC emission and prevent solvent spillage including, but not limited to, keeping the 

cover closed on the machine at all times except when processing work loads through the degreaser and 

storing waste solvent in closed containers . 

(c) A conveyorized degreaser with an air/solvent interface area less than 2.0 m2, equivalent to 21 .6 

ft2, shall be exempt from Env-A 1221 .04(a). 

Env-A 1221.02 Compliance Standards for Cold Cleaning. 

(a) The owner or operator of a cold cleaning process shall control such process by using the control:_ _ 

techniques, operating requirements, and equipment described below: 

(1) Control techniques shall include the following: 

a. To prevent spillage, either: 

1 . A freeboard height that gives a freeboard ratio greater than or equal to 0.75 unless the 

machine is equipped with a cover that is kept closed except when parts are being placed 

into or being removed from the machine ; or 

2. A water cover at least 2.54 centimeter (cm) , equivalent to 1 inch (in), deep, where 

the solvent is insoluble in and heavier than water; 

b. If a solvent spray is used, the spray nozzle shall be capable of delivering a cohesive fluid 

stream, rather than a fine, atomized or shower type spray, operated according to (2)f., 

below; and 

c. A permanent, legible, and conspicuous label, summarizing the operating requirements 

specified in (2), below, affixed to each solvent container or other location where it can be 

easily seen by the operator; 

(2) Operating requirements shall be as follows : 

a. Waste solvent shall be stored only in covered containers ; 

b. The degreaser cover shall be closed whenever parts in the cleaner are not being handled 

manually ; 

c. Cleaned parts shall be drained for at least 15 seconds or until dripping ceases, whichever 

is longer ; 

d. Solvent leaks shall be repaired immediately or the degreaser shall be shut down; 

e. Drafts across the top of each cold cleaning unit shall be minimized; 

f. Where a solvent spray is used, such spraying shall be: 
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1 . Operated at a pressure which does not exceed 10 psig as measured at the pump outlet; 

and 

2. Performed only within the confines of the degreasing unit; 

g. Sponges, fabric, wood, leather, paper products, and other absorbent materials shall not be 

cleaned in a cold cleaning machine; 

h. No solvent shall be used if it has a vapor pressure of 1 .0 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) 

or greater, measured at 20°C, equivalent to 68°F; and 

i . The operator of a cold cleaning machine shall maintain for not less than 2 years and shall 

provide to the department, on request: 

1 . The information specified in (c)(1), below, in the form of an invoice, bill of sale, or 

certificate that corresponds to a number of sales; and 

2. The material safety data sheet (MSDS) as specified in (c)(2), below; and 

(3) If the cold cleaning machine can hold more than 7.5 liters, control equipment shall include 

the following: 

a. A tank cover that is easily operated with one hand; and 

b. An internally mounted drainage device that operates such that parts to be cleaned are 

enclosed under the cover while draining, except that the drainage device may be external for 

applications where an internal type cannot fit into the cleaning system. 

(b) No person shall sell or offer for sale for use in a cold cleaning machine in New Hampshire any 

solvent having a vapor pressure of 1 .0 mm Hg or greater, measured at 20°C, equivalent to 68°F. 

(c) Any person who sells or offers for sale any solvent for use in a cold cleaning machine in New 

Hampshire shall provide, to the purchaser, the following written information : 

(1) The name and address of the solvent supplier; and 

(2) A MSDS listing the type of solvent, the product or vendor identification number, and the 

vapor pressure of the solvent measured in mm Hg at 20°C, equivalent to 68°F. 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.45 through Env-A 1204.47, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and 

renumber as Env-A 1221.03 and Env-A 1221 .04, to read as follows : 

Env-A 1221 .03 Compliance Standards for Open Top Vapor Degreasers. Open top vapor degreasers 

shall be controlled using the control equipment, techniques, and operating requirements described below: 

(a) Control equipment shall consist of the following: 

(1) A cover, located below the lip exhaust, if any, that can be opened and closed easily without 

disturbing the vapor zone; 

(2) Safety switches, as follows : 

a. Equipment preventing heat input to the sump when the condenser coolant is not 

circulating or when the liquid solvent level drops down to the height of the sump heater 

coils ; 

b. Equipment preventing spraying outside the vapor level; and 

c. Equipment that shuts off the sump heat if the upper vapor level rises above the height of 

the primary condenser; 
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(b) Control techniques shall consist of the following: 

(1) For degreasers with an open area equal to or greater than one m2, equivalent to 10.8 ft2, at 

least one of the following techniques or combination of techniques: 

a. The combination of: 

1 . A freeboard ratio greater than or equal to 0.75; and 

2. A powered cover; 

b. An enclosed design, such as a cover or door which opens only when the dry part is 

actually entering or exiting the degreaser; 

c. A refrigerated chiller that is capable of maintaining the chilled air blanket temperature, 

measured at the centroid of the degreaser at the coldest point, at no more than 30% of the 

solvent's boiling point (°F) ; or 

d. A carbon adsorption system meeting the requirements of (c), below; and 

(2) For degreasers with an open area less than one m2, equivalent to 10 .8 ft2, at least one of the 

following techniques: 

a. A freeboard ratio greater than or equal to 0.75 ; or 

b. An enclosed design, such as a cover or door which opens only when the dry part 

actually entering or exiting the degreaser ; ``- 

(c) A carbon adsorption system installed pursuant to (b)(1)d ., above, shall comply with the following 

operational requirements : 

(1) Ventilation greater than or equal to 15 m3/min per m2, equivalent to 50 cfm/ft2 of air/vapor 

area when cover is open; and 

(2) Exhausting less than 25 ppm solvent averaged over one complete adsorption cycle or 24 

hours, whichever is less; and 

(d) Operating requirements shall be as follows : 

(1) The cover shall be kept closed at all times except when processing work loads through the 

degreaser ; 

(2) Solvent carry-out shall be minimized by using the following measures: 

a. Racking parts to allow full drainage ; 

b. Moving parts in and out of the degreaser at less than 3.3 m/min, equivalent to 11 ft/min ; 

c. Degreasing the work load in the vapor zone at least 30 seconds or until condensation 

ceases, whichever is longer; 

d. Tipping out any pools of solvent on the cleaned parts before removal ; and 

e. Allowing parts to dry within the freeboard zone of the degreaser for at least 15 seconds 

or until visually dry, whichever is longer ; 

(3) The unit shall not be used to degrease porous or absorbent materials, such as cloths, leather, 

wood, or rope; 

(4) Work loads shall not occupy more than half of the degreaser's open top area; 

(5) The degreaser shall not be loaded to the point where the vapor level would drop more than 

10 centimeters, equivalent to 4 inches, when the workload is removed from the vapor zone; 
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(6) No spraying shall occur above the vapor level; 

(7) Solvent leaks shall be repaired immediately, or the degreaser shut down; 

(8) The evaporation of waste solvent into the ambient air shall not exceed 20% of the weight of 

the waste during the process of: 

a. Disposing of the waste solvent ; or 

b. Transferring the waste solvent to another person; 

(9) Waste solvent shall be stored only in closed containers; 

(10) Exhaust ventilation shall not exceed 20 m3/min per m2, equivalent to 65 cfm per ft2, of 

degreaser open area, unless necessary to meet OSHA requirements ; 

(11) Drafts shall be minimized across the top of each degreasing unit such that whenever the 

cover is open, the unit is not exposed to drafts greater than 40 meters, equivalent to 131 feet, per 

minute, as measured between I and 2 meters, equivalent to 3.3 and 6.6 feet, upwind and at the 

same elevation as the tank lip ; 

(12) Water shall not be visually detectable in solvent exiting the water separator ; and 

(13) A permanent, legible, and conspicuous label, summarizing the operating requirements listed 

above, shall be affixed to each solvent container or other location where it can be easily seen by 

the operator. 

Env-A 1221 .04 Comgliance Standards for Conveyorized De -greasers . Conveyorized degreasers shall 

be controlled using the control equipment, techniques, and operating requirements described below: 

(a) The degreaser shall be controlled by one of the following major control techniques : 

(1) Refrigerated chiller; or 

(2) Carbon adsorption system meeting the operational requirements of (c)(10), below; 

(b) Control equipment shall consist of the following: 

(1) A drying tunnel, or another means to prevent cleaned parts from carrying out solvent liquid 

or vapor, such as a rotating or tumbling basket; 

(2) Safety switches, as follows : 

a. Equipment preventing heat input to the sump when the liquid solvent level drops down to 

the height of the sump heater coils or the condenser coolant is not circulating ; 

b. Equipment preventing spraying outside the vapor level ; and 

c . A vapor level control thermostat which shuts off the sump heat if the vapor level rises 

above the height of the primary condenser ; 

(3) Entrances and exits that silhouette work loads so that the average clearance between parts 

and the edge of the degreaser opening is either less than 10 cm, equivalent to 4 in ., or less than 

10% of the width of the opening; and 

(4) Covers for closing off the entrance and exit during shut-down hours; and 

(c) Operating requirements shall be as follows : 

(1) Exhaust ventilation shall not exceed 20 m3/min per m2, equivalent to 65 cfm per ft2, of 

degreaser open area, unless necessary to meet OSHA requirements ; 

(2) Drafts shall be minimized across the top of each degreasing unit such that whenever the 

cover is open, the unit is not exposed to drafts greater than 40 meters per minute, as measured 

between 1 and 2 meters upwind and at the same elevation as the tank lip; 
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(3) Draft velocity shall be determined by the testing method prescribed in Env-A 804.21 ; 

(4) Carry-out emissions shall be minimized by: 

a. Racking parts for best drainage ; and 

b. Maintaining vertical conveyor speed at less than 3.3 m/min, equivalent to 11 ft/min ; 

(5) The evaporation of waste solvent into the ambient air shall not exceed 20% of the weight of 

the waste during the process of: 

a. Disposing of the waste solvent ; or 

b. Transferring the waste solvent to another person; 

(6) Waste solvent shall be stored only in covered containers; 

(7) Solvent leaks shall be repaired immediately, or the degreaser shut down; 

(8) Water shall not be visibly detectable in the solvent exiting the water separator; 

(9) Down-time covers shall: 

a. Be placed over entrances and exits of conveyorized degreasers immediately after the 

conveyor and exhaust are shutdown; and 

b. Be removed just before the conveyor and exhaust are started up; and 

(10) All carbon adsorption systems installed pursuant to (a)(2), above, shall: 

a. Provide ventilation greater than or equal to 15 m3/min per m2, equivalent to 50 cfriAi2; ` 

of the air/solvent interface area when down-time covers are open; and 

b . Exhaust less than 25 ppm of solvent by volume averaged over the length of one complete 

adsorption cycle or 24 hours, whichever is less . 

Adopt Env-A 1221.05 through Env-A 1221.07 to read as follows : 

Env-A 1221 .05 Applicability Criteria for the Use of Industrial Cleaning Solvents. Except as 

provided in Env-A 1221 .06, the owner or operator of a source that uses organic solvents in its cleaning 

activities and which has actual emissions, before controls, during any consecutive 12-month period of 3 

tons of VOCs from the cleaning activities shall comply with the requirements in Env-A 1221 .07 on and 

after January 1, 2016 . 

Env-A 1221 .06 Exemptions. The use of industrial cleaning solvents at the following sources or in 

conjunction with the following activities shall be exempt from Env-A 1221.07 : 

(a) Any source that is subject to this chapter and whose cleaning activities are associated with a 

category listed below: 

(1) Paper, fabric, film, and foil coating; 

(2) Metal furniture coating; 

(3) Wood furniture coating ; 

(4) Flexible packaging printing ; 

(5) Offset lithographic and letterpress printing ; 

(6) Flat wood paneling coating ; 

(7) Miscellaneous metal products coating ; 

(8) Plastic parts coating ; 

(9) Fiberglass boat manufacturing materials ; and 

(10) Miscellaneous industrial adhesives; 
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(b) Solvent metal cleaning activities performed pursuant to Env-A 1221.02, Env-A 1221.03, or EnvA 1221.04, as applicable; 

(c) Any aerospace manufacturing and rework facility, provided that the cleaning solvent is used in 

accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 63 .744, inclusive of exemptions; 

(d) A cleaning activity, including surface preparation prior to coating, necessary to meet a standard 

or specification issued or approved by the United States Department of Defense, Federal Aviation 

Administration or other federal government entity, provided that any person claiming exemption pursuant 

to this paragraph shall maintain records of the standard or specification ; 

(e) Quality control or laboratory testing ; 

(f) Medical device manufacturing; 

(g) Pharmaceutical manufacturing ; 

(h) Any source that exceeds the applicable limit of Env-A 1221 .07(b) where the quantity used does 

not exceed 55 gallons per any 12-month rolling aggregate, provided that any person claiming exemption 

pursuant to this paragraph shall record and maintain monthly records sufficient to demonstrate compliance 

with this exemption; 

(i) A digital printing press; 

(j) The cleaning of screen printing equipment, if the cleaning solvent used has an as-applied VOC 

content that does not exceed 500 grams per liter, equivalent to 4.2 pounds per gallon; 

(k) Stripping ; 

(1) Cleaning of electrical and electronic components; 

(m) Cleaning of high-precision optics ; and 

(n) Cleaning of resin, coating, ink, and adhesive mixing, molding, and application equipment by 

applicators of those substances. 

Env-A 1221.07 Compliance Standards for the Use of Industrial Cleaning Solvents. 

(a) . The owner or operator of a source subject to this section shall limit VOC emissions from the use, 

handling, storage, and disposal of cleaning solvents and shop towels by implementing the following work 

practices : 

(1) Covering open containers and used applicators ; 

(2) Minimizing air circulation around cleaning operations; 

(3) Properly disposing of used solvents and shop towels ; and 

(4) Maintaining cleaning equipment to prevent and repair solvent leaks. 

(b) Except as provided in (c) or (d), below, the owner or operator of a source subject to this section 

shall limit VOC emissions by using cleaning solvents with a maximum VOC content limit of 50 grams 

VOC per liter, equivalent to 0.421b/gal . 

(c) As an alternative to the content limit in (b), above, an owner or operator shall either: 

(1) Use a cleaning solvent with a composite vapor pressure of 8.0 millimeters or less of mercury 

(mm Hg), measured at 20°C, equivalent to 68°F; or 

(2) Comply with the RACT order provisions in Env-A 1205 .03 through Env-A 1205.06 . 
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(d) As an alternative to the content limit in (b), above, a manufacturer of coatings, inks, resin, or 

adhesives shall control VOC emissions when cleaning portable or stationary mixing vats, high dispersion 

mills, grinding mills, tote tanks, and roller mills by: 

(1) Collecting and venting the emissions to a VOC emission control system that has an overall 

capture and control efficiency of at least 80 percent, by weight, for the VOC emissions, provided 

that where the reduction is achieved by incineration, at least 90 percent of the organic carbon 

shall be oxidized to carbon dioxide ; 

(2) Using a cleaning solvent that contains less than 200 g/1 VOC, equivalent to 1 .671b/gal ; or 

(3) Using organic solvents other than those allowed in (b) or (c)(1), above, provided that: 

a. No more than 60 gallons of fresh cleaning solvent shall be used per month ; and 

b. The owner or operator shall maintain records for 5 years on the total volume of fresh 

cleaning solvent used and the total volume of cleaning solvent recovered for on-site or offsite recycling . 

Add a heading for PART Env-A 1222 as follows: 

PART 1222 MISCELLANEOUS AND MULTICATEGORY STATIONARY VOC SOURCES 

Readopt with amendments Env-A 1204.48 through Env-A 1204.51, eff. 12-31-10 (doc. #9838, Interim), and 

renumber as Env-A 1222.01 through Env-A 1222.04, to read as follows: 

Env-A 1222.01 Applicability Criteria for Miscellaneous and Multicategory Sta tionarv VOC Sources: 

(a) Any miscellaneous or multicategory stationary VOC source whose combined TPEs for all 

processes and devices equal or exceed 50 tons of VOC in any consecutive 12-month period shall be subject 

to Env-A 1222.02 and Env-A 1222.03, except as specified in (b) through (e), below . 

(b) The following processes and devices shall be exempt from the provisions of Env-A 1222.02 and 

Env-A 1222.03 : 

(1) VOC-emitting processes and devices that are subject to regulation under 40 CFR 61 or 40 

CFR 63, in accordance with Env-A 600, subject to the provisions of (c), below; 

(2) VOC-emitting processes and devices that have been determined to be achieving Best 

Available Control Technology (BACT) for VOC or the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate 

(LAER) for VOC imposed in a enforceable permit or license that contains specific emission 

limitations, work practice standards, or both for all affected VOC-emitting processes and devices 

and which was issued pursuant to federally enforceable permitting rules; 

(3) VOC-emitting processes and devices that have been determined to be achieving RACT 

pursuant to a federally enforceable rule or permit; 

(4) Incomplete combustion, except where material is heated, burned, combusted, or otherwise 

chemically changed under oxygen-deficient conditions by design; 

(5) VOC emissions from non-core activities listed in Env-A 1203 .53; 

(6) VOC emissions from minor core activities having aggregate total actual VOC emissions of 

not more than 5 tons per consecutive 12-month period; and 

(7) Testing and research activities excluded under Env-A 1201 .04(d) . 

(c) VOC-emitting processes and devices, unless a prior extension of compliance as provided in 40 

CFR 63, Subpart D, has been granted, shall be exempt from the provisions of Env-A 1222.02 and Env-A 

1222.03 provided that the total VOC emissions to the atmosphere from such equipment are reduced, on a 

daily basis, to a percentage equal to or greater than the percentage of hazardous air pollutants, excluding 
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particulate matter hazardous air pollutants, required to be reduced in the applicable subpart under 40 CFR 

61 or 40 CFR 63. 

(d) Control option 3 in Env-A 1222.02(a)(3) shall be applicable only to the unclassifiable coating 

processes of RACT-applicable multicategory or miscellaneous stationary VOC sources . 

(e) Control option 4 in Env-A 1222.02(a)(4) shall be applicable only to the classifiable components 

of RACT-applicable multicategory stationary VOC sources . 

Env-A 1222.02 Compliance Options for Miscellaneous and Multicategory Stationarv VOC Sources_ . 

(a) VOC emissions from miscellaneous or multicategory stationary VOC sources meeting the 

applicability criteria in Env-A 1222.01 and not explicitly exempted by that section shall be controlled 

using one of the following control options : 

(1) Control option 1 shall consist of the installation and operation of capture and control 

systems that result in a facility-wide reduction in the actual uncontrolled VOC emission rate to 

the atmosphere, calculated as a 24-hour calendar day average, of at least 81%, as determined by 

dividing the difference between the facility-wide uncontrolled VOC emissions from all nonexempt processes and the facility-wide VOC emissions after controls from all non-exempt 

processes by the facility-wide uncontrolled VOC emissions from all non-exempt processes ; 

(2) Control option 2 shall consist of a program to reduce VOC use and emissions that is 

implemented such that the actual VOC emission rate does not exceed 20% of the actual VOC 

emission rate in calendar year 1990, or alternative year required pursuant to Env-A 1222.04, 

below, calculated on either : 

a. A mass of VOC per mass of solids basis if the affected VOC-emitting process(es) or 

device(s) applies surface coatings ; or 

b. A mass of VOC per unit of production basis ; 

(3) Control option 3 shall consist of: 

a. Limiting the daily weighted average VOC emission rate from any unclassifiable coating 

process or device to 0.40 kg VOC/l, equivalent to 3 .51b VOC/gallon, of coating, as applied, 

excluding water and exempt compounds, as calculated using the procedure described in 

Env-A 804.06; and 

b. Complying with the provisions of (1) or (2) above, or (4) or (5) below, where applicable, 

for the unclassifiable non-coating and classifiable components of the source; 

(4) Control option 4 shall consist of: 

a. Complying with the provision(s) in Env-A 1206.01 through Env-A 1221 .06 for each 

classifiable component of a multicategory source, whichever provision(s) are relevant, 

irrespective of whether the component meets the relevant applicability criteria for the 

relevant classifiable category; 

b. Complying with the provisions of (1), (2), or (3) above, or (5) below, where applicable, 

for the unclassifiable components of the source ; 

c. Complying with the applicable provisions of Env-A 1206.01 through Env-A 1221 .06, 

regardless of the option in this paragraph chosen by the source owner of operator, for all 

RACT-applicable classifiable components of the source ; or 

(5) Control option 5 shall consist of the implementation of a department and EPA-approvable 

plan, issued as a RACT order, pursuant to the provisions of Env-A 1205 .03 and Env-A 1205.06. 
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(b) VOC emissions from RACT-applicable classifiable processes or devices at miscellaneous 

stationary VOC sources meeting the applicability criteria of Env-A 1222.01 shall be subject to the control 

requirements of the particular sections of this chapter pertaining to the appropriate classifiable process or 

device. 

(c) VOC emissions from RACT-applicable classifiable processes or devices at multicategory 

stationary VOC sources adopting control option 4 shall be subject to the control requirements of the 

particular sections of this chapter pertaining to the appropriate classifiable process or device. 

Env-A 1222.03 Documentation Required for Miscellaneous and Multicateg_ory Stationary VOC 

Sources . 

(a) The following documentation shall be submitted to the department by the owner or operator of all 

applicable sources subject to the requirements of Env-A 1222 .02, regardless of the control option selected: 

(1) An inventory of all VOC-emitting processes or devices at the source; 

(2) An inventory of all VOC-emitting processes or devices at the source not exempt under the 

applicable provisions of Env-A 1201 .04; 

(3) The maximum capacity of each affected VOC-emitting process or device to emit VOCs at 

the source not exempt under the applicable provisions of Env-A 1201 .04; and 

(4) The daily average of actual VOCs emitted, based on solvent throughput or units of production, for 

each RACT-applicable VOC-emitting process or device at the source for the following time periods : 

a. Calendar year 1990, or alternative calendar year or consecutive 12-month period required 

pursuant to Env-A 1222.04; and 

b. The ozone season of calendar year 1990, or alternative calendar year required pursuant 

to Env-A 1222.04 . 

(b) The owner or operator of a source that adopts control option 1 shall submit to the department, in 

addition to the documentation required in (a), above, a detailed description of the capture and control 

system proposed. 

(c) The owner or operator of a source that adopts control option 2 shall submit the following to the 

department: 

(1) A calculation of the daily weighted average amount of VOCs emitted to the atmosphere each 

day during which the facility or VOC-emitting process or device operated, stated in terms of either: 

a. A mass of VOC emitted per quantity of solids basis; or 

b. A mass of VOC emitted on a per unit of production basis; and 

(2) A calculation of the average amount of VOCs anticipated to be emitted to the atmosphere 

each day during which the VOC-emitting process(es) or device(s) operates upon implementation 

of control option 1, stated in terms of either: 

a. A mass of VOC emitted per quantity of solids basis; or 

b. A mass of VOC emitted on a per unit of production basis. 

(d) The owner or operator of a source that adopts control option 3 shall submit to the department a 

calculation of the daily weighted average amount of VOCs anticipated to be emitted to the atmosphere 

each day during which VOC-emitting processes or devices operate upon implementation of the control 

option . The daily weighted average VOC shall be stated in terms of a mass of VOC emitted per quantity 

of liquid coating, as applied and calculated in accordance with the procedure described in Env-A 804.06. 
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(e) The owner or operator of a source that adopts control option 5 shall submit to the department 

documentation pursuant to the RACT order process, as specified in Env-A 1205.03(c) and (d) . 

Env-A 1222.04 Alternative Time Periods for Miscellaneous and Multicategory Stationary VOC 

Sources. The department shall approve an alternative time period pursuant to Env-A 1222.02(a)(2) or EnvA 1222.03(a)(4) for which the source provides a demonstration that the applicable time periods specified 

therein are unrepresentative of the operation of the facility due to one or more of the following reasons : 

(a) Add-on controls were installed during the calendar year 1990, or during the 1990 ozone season, 

whichever is applicable, that resulted in VOC emission rate reductions of 40% or more of the average 

emission rate during the applicable time period immediately preceding the specified time period ; 

(b) Process or product changes were implemented during the calendar year 1990, or during the 1990 

ozone season, whichever is applicable, that resulted in VOC emission rate reductions of 40% or more of 

the average emission rate during the applicable time period immediately preceding the specified time 

period; 

(c) The facility was not in existence or the applicable VOC-emitting processes or devices were not 

operational during any portion of calendar year 1990, or during any portion of the 1990 ozone season, 

whichever is applicable; or 

(d) Any other reason that the department, using EPA-approved methods and procedures as specified 

in 40 CFR § 51 .165, determines is adequate to demonstrate that VOC emissions for calendar year 1990, or 

the 1990 ozone season, whichever is applicable, were unrepresentative of normal VOC-emitting facility 

operations. 

Appendix A: State Statute(s) and Federal Statute(s) and Regulation(s) Implemented 

Rule Section(s) State Statute(s) Implemented Federal Statute(s) and Regulation(s) 

Implemented 

Env-A 1201 .01 - 1201 .03(c) RSA 125-C:4, I(a) 42 U.S .C. §7410, §7502(c) & §7511c 

Env-A 1201 .04 - 1204.32 RSA 125-C:6, II 

Env-A 1204.34 - 1220 

Env-A 1221 .03 - 1222 

Env-A 1201 .03(d) RSA 125-C:4, I(a) & (n); 42 U.S .C. §7410, §7502(c), & §7511c 

Env-A 1204.33 RSA 125-C:6, II 

Env-A 1221.01 & 1221 .02 

Appendix B: Federal Definitions 

40 CFR 60.721 a : 

Business machine means a device that uses electronic or mechanical methods to process information, 

perform calculations, print or copy information, or convert sound into electrical impulses for transmission, 

such as: 

(1) Products classified as typewriters under SIC Code 3572; 

(2) Products classified as electronic computing devices under SIC Code 3573 ; 

(3) Products classified as calculating and accounting machines under SIC Code 3574; 

(4) Products classified as telephone and telegraph equipment under SIC Code 3661 ; 

(5) Products classified as office machines, not elsewhere classified, under SIC Code 3579; and 
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(6) Photocopy machines, a subcategory of products classified as photographic equipment under 

SIC code 3861 .