GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

District Department of the Environment 

Office of the Director 

March 24, 2011 

Mr. Shawn M. Garvin 

Regional Administrator, Region 3 

U.S Environmental Protection Agency 

Mail Code 3RAOO 

1650 Arch Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Subject: Negative Declaration 

Dear~.9o,J-V 

*** 

This submits a negative declaration for the following categories of sources of volatile organic 

compounds (VOCs) for which EPA issued a control technique guideline (CTG) document in 

calendar years 2006, 2007 and 2008: 

• Auto and light-duty truck assembly coatings; 

• Fiberglass boat manufacturing materials; 

• Paper, film and foil coatings; and 

• Flatwood paneling. 

This negative declaration is being submitted to fulfill the requirement that, in the absence of 

sources in these source categories, the District of Columbia revise its State hnplementation Plan 

(SIP) or submit a negative declaration for these categories pursuant to Section 182(b )(2)(A) of 

the Clean Air Act. 

The District of Columbia provided the public with a 30-day period to comment from August 13, 

2010, to September 13,2010, and held a public hearing on September 13,2010, for this negative 

declaration. The following documents are enclosed: 

• Two copies of the Negative Declarations 

• D. C. Register Notice of Public Hearing 

• Copy of the affidavit of publication 

• Copy of the hearing officer's certification 

A revised regulation on VOCs was proposed at the same time as the negative declaration. The 

original affidavit and hearing officer's certification will be submitted with the final VOC 

rulemaking. No public comments were received on the negative declaration. 

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1200 First Street, NE, 5th Fl., Washington, DC 20002 • Phone: (202) 535-2600; Facsimile: (202) 535-2881 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 110 of the Clean Air Act, we are officially requesting 

that EPA take any action necessary to amend the District of Columbia's SIP to reflect this quasiregulatory or non-regulatory amendment to 40 CFR Part 52, subpart J (40 CFR 52.470 to 

52.515). 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Cecily Beall at 

(202) .5 -2626 or cecily.beall@dc.Qo 

Cc: Diana Esher, Director, Air Protection Division, EPA Region 3 

Cecily Beall, Associate Director, Air Quality Division, DDOE 
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

District Department of the Environment 

Office of the Director 

Mr. Shawn M. Garvin 

Regional Administrator, Region 3 

U.S Environmental Protection Agency 

Mail Code 3RAOO 

1650 Arch Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

*** 

Subject: Negative Declarations for Four CTG Categories: Auto and Light-Duty Truck Assembly 

Coatings; Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials; Paper, Film and Foil Coatings; and 

Flatwood Paneling 

Dear Mr. Garvin: 

Pursuant to the requirements of the State Implementation Plans, General Preamble for the Implementation 

ofTitle I ofthe Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (57 FR 13498, April 16, 1992), the District 

Department of the Environment (DDOE) is officially certifying that there are no sources located in the 

District of Columbia subject to the reasonably available control technology (RACT) control techniques 

guidelines (CTGs) for the following source categories: ( 1) auto and light-duty truck assembly coatings; 

(2) fiberglass boat manufacturing materials; (3) paper, film and foil coatings; and (4) tlatwood paneling. 

In view of the above, the District of Columbia will not be adopting the CTG RACT regulations for four 

source categories as would otherwise be required by § 182(b )(2)(A) of the Clean Air Act. 

The District is in nonattainment of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ground-level 

ozone. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are precursors to ozone. Pursuant to§ 183(e)(3)(C) of the 

Clean Air Act, EPA has determined that CTGs are substantially as effective as national regulations in 

reducing emissions of VOCs in ozone nonattainment areas from Group II, III and IV product categories 

(October 7, 2008, 73 FR 58481), which include these four source categories. 

In order to identify sources in the District of Columbia potentially subject to regulations based upon the 

CTGs, databases such as the U.S. Census Bureau's County Business Patterns and Dun & Bradstreet were 

queried using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes provided in the Federal 

Register notice for the subject CTGs. Business addresses were identified for several source categories, 

and staff inspected locations to ensure that CTG-related activities were not taking place. The Air Quality 

Division's Permitting and Enforcement Branch staff was solicited for knowledge of sources. As a result, 

no sources potentially affected by the four CTGs in the District of Columbia were identified. 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Cecily Beall at (202) 535-

2626 or cecily.beall@dc.gov. 

fiflly, ry}j(2 JJ ~ 

. 

Interim 

~~u~~~o~~l Director ~ 

Cc: David Arnold, Acting Director, Air Protection Division, EPA Region 3 

Cecily Beall, Associate Director, Air Quality Division, DDOE 

DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OFT! IE ENVIRONMENT 

51 N Street, NE, 5th Fl., Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 535-2250 Facsimile: (202) 481-3771 
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

District Department of the Environment 

Office of the Director 

Mr. Shawn M. Garvin 

Regional Administrator, Region 3 

U.S Environmental Protection Agency 

Mail Code 3RAOO 

1650 Arch Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

*** 

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JAN 26 mJ 1 

Subject: Negative Declarations for Four CTG Categories: Auto and Light-Duty Truck Assembly 

Coatings; Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials; Paper, Film and Foil Coatings; and 

Flatwood Paneling 

Dear Mr. Garvin: 

Pursuant to the requirements of the State Implementation Plans, General Preamble for the Implementation 

ofTitle I ofthe Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (57 FR 13498, April16, 1992), the District 

Department of the Environment (DDOE) is officially certifying that there are no sources located in the 

District of Columbia subject to the reasonably available control technology (RACT) control techniques 

guidelines (CTGs) for the following source categories: ( 1) auto and light-duty truck assembly coatings; 

(2) fiberglass boat manufacturing materials; (3) paper, film and foil coatings; and ( 4) tlatwood paneling. 

In view of the above, the District of Columbia will not be adopting the CTG RACT regulations for four 

source categories as would otherwise be required by§ 182(b)(2)(A) of the Clean Air Act. 

The District is in nonattainment of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ground-level 

ozone. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are precursors to ozone. Pursuant to § 183(e)(3)(C) of the 

Clean Air Act, EPA has determined that CTGs are substantially as effective as national regulations in 

reducing emissions ofVOCs in ozone nonattainment areas from Group II, III and IV product categories 

(October 7, 2008, 73 FR 58481), which include these four source categories. 

In order to identify sources in the District of Columbia potentially subject to regulations based upon the 

CTGs, databases such as the U.S. Census Bureau's County Business Patterns and Dun & Bradstreet were 

queried using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes provided in the Federal 

Register notice for the subject CTGs. Business addresses were identified for several source categories, 

and staff inspected locations to ensure that CTG-related activities were not taking place. The Air Quality 

Division's Permitting and Enforcement Branch staff was solicited for knowledge of sources. As a result, 

no sources potentially affected by the four CTGs in the District of Columbia were identified. 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Cecily Beall at (202) 535-

2626 or cecily.beall@dc.gov. 

7frt' ry)jC N ~ 

Interim 

Mau~~o:v~l Director ~ 

Cc: David Arnold, Acting Director, Air Protection Division, EPA Region 3 

Cecily Beall, Associate Director, Air Quality Division, DDOE 

DISTRICJ' DI'.PARTMP.NT OPTIIE ENVIRON.\IENT 

51 N Street, NE, 5th Fl., Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 535-2250 Facsimile: (202) 481-3771 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REGISTER VOL. 57 • NO. 33 AUGUST 13 2010 

DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AIR QUALITY ISSUES 

Proposed Rulemaking on Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs) 

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on Monday, September 13, at 6:00p.m. 

in Room 512 at 1200 First Street, N.E., 5th Floor, in Washington, D.C. This hearing provides 

interested parties an opportunity to comment on the District's proposed rulemaking on Volatile 

Organic Compounds (VOCs) and negative declaration for four CTG categories. 

The District has revised Title 20 (Environment) of the District of Columbia Municipal 

Regulations (DCMR), Subtitle A, Air Quality, Chapter 7, sections 700, 707, 708, 710, 714 

through 717, 719 through 778, and 799. The proposed regulations are necessary to further reduce 

volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the District. VOCs are precursors to ground-level 

ozone, a principal component of smog that is formed in the atmosphere in the presence of 

sunlight. Ground-level ozone is a criteria pollutant under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA). The 

Washington metropolitan area, which includes the District, is in nonattainment of the National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for eight-hour ground-level ozone. Therefore, the 

District is required to adopt measures to reduce ozone levels, including precursor emissions of 

VOCs. 

The proposed regulations incorporate Phase II amendments to model rules designed to reduce 

ozone in the eastern United States and promulgated by the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC), 

an entity created by the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506a). Since VOCs are precursors to 

ozone, all members of the OTC (Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 

Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New 

Hampshire, and Maine) have drafted similar rules as part of a regional strategy to attain and 

maintain the eight-hour ozone NAAQS. 

In addition to incorporating the OTC model rules, this proposed rulemaking adopts the 

requirements of several control techniques guidelines (CTGs) published by EPA. In accordance 

with sections 182(b)(2)(A) and 183(e) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), CTGs contain reasonably 

available control technology (RACT) level controls for specified product categories. The 

categories addressed in this rulemaking are: flexible packaging and printing (§§ 710, 770 and 

771); large appliance coatings, metal furniture coatings, and miscellaneous metal products and 

plastic parts coatings (§714); lithographic and letterpress printing (§716); miscellaneous 

industrial adhesives(§§ 743 to 749); and industrial cleaning solvents(§§ 770 and 771). 

The District is also submitting a negative declaration (a letter of certification) for the four 

remaining CTG categories because no sources in the District were identified: flatwood paneling; 

paper, film, and foil coatings; auto and light-duty truck assembly coatings; and fiberglass boat 

manufacturing. 

The proposed regulation and negative declaration are available for public review during normal 

business hours at the offices ofthe District Department of the Environment (DDOE), 1200 First 

007200 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REGISTER VOL. 57 - NO. 33 AUGUST 13 2010 

Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002, and on-line at http://ddoe.dc.gov/ddoe. A hard copy of each 

is also available for review at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library at 901 G Street, NW, 

Washington, DC 20001-4531. 

Interested parties wishing to testify at this hearing must submit in writing their names, addresses, 

telephone numbers, and affiliation, if any, to Mr. William Bolden at DDOE by 4:00 p.m. on 

September 13, 2010. Interested parties may also submit written comments to Ms. Cecily Beall, 

DDOE Air Quality Division, at 1200 First Street, NE, 51

h Floor, Washington, DC 20002, or 

submit comment to her by email at cecily.beall@dc.gov. No written or email comments will be 

accepted after September 13, 2010. For more information, call Ms. Jessica Daniels at 202-741-

0862 or email her at jessica.daniels@dc.gov. 

007201 
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ss, 

Personally appeared before me, CHIZUKO CARTER, 

a Notary Public in and for the District of Columbia, 

AD# 14559739 

CARLS. JOHNSON, who is being duly sworn according to law, an oath says that he is 

an AUTHORIZED AGENT of THE WASHINGTON TIMES, L.L.C., publisher of 

DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON 

AIR QUALITY ISSUES 

Proposed Rulema!dng on Volatile Organic Chemrcals (VOCs) 

Circulated daily, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, 

and that the advertisement, of which the annexed is a true copy, 

NotL~e lsd hereby ~l"cn that a public hearing will b~ held on on ,BY. SeptombN ll aJ 6:00 n.m. Jn Room ill at ~200 nrs, Str~et, N.E., >th Floor, rn Washington n c This ear ng provrdcs Interested panrcs an onportt;nliy to commcont on th~ D•Slntt~r. proposed ruremaliing on Vol· atllc Organrc Compounds (VOCs) and negative d('Cia- ratron lor four Cl G cMegom~~-

was published in said newspaper _1_ time(s) on the following dates: 6he f'"F llas revised Till~ 20 (Environment) ol the ostr c o Colombra Mtnrlc:Jnal Rogulalionsc {DCMR) Subll!le "-· Air Ouolrty, Chapter 7, sections 700 101 708' 71ll. 714 thr-ough 717. 119 urrouah 778 and 799 • The ~reposed regul.ttlons arc necessary to' further reductr 'o,latrle organrc compound (\ICC) fmlsslons In tho Dis· 2010 AUGUST 12 tr ct . . VOCs c ~>rr' rrwrs to ground·lcoel 

at the rate of $ 2.91 per line 

Total Cost $ 541.26 Dollars 

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/ 

Subscribed and sworn to before me 

AUGUST 16, 2010 

Notary Public WA..__ ~: 

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My Commission expires 

prlnc~al component of smog that Is formed lno~~·;; ,." m,osp ere rn till! presence ul sunlighL Ground-level 

~·n~~A~ criteria poiiiitant urrdcr the lcdc•ral Clean Air 

1 c • The Washington metropolitan area which fc1~de1tne Dl5trlc~ Is In nonattainment of rhe Natlnn~ l m en A r Quallt~ Standards (NAAQSl lor er hl·h • . 9,'?und lcY~ I owne. Therefore. the District is rogulred~6 

~u~;, ':,~~o;,s5 ~~ ~~gi" ozone levels. Including preThe proposed r~gula!lons lncorporat~ Phase 11 amend· ments to model rules des1gncd to reduCll ozonc In the ~astern Unlt~d St~tes and prnmuloaled by lhe Ozone 

fc~~;f,o~ ComAml lssron COTC). an entity created by tire can r 4tl (Q u.s.c. 7506a). Since \IOCs are 

fh~Wsotr rs to

1 ~!one. all members or rnc ore cvirylnia. s Cl o .. olumbla, Maryland. Pennsylvania, t5eta· ware, New Jersey, New York, Conn-ectic:uc, Massar:llu- sefis. Rhode l~l~n , Vermont New t;~mpshlre and M,llne) hnve draHcd S<mllar rules liS pan Of a renional 

~JJ.W~~ to attarn and maintain the elght·hour ozo~e 

In addition t

1

o lncurpurattn9 the OTC model rule> this prorosed ru emaking adopts the requirements or 'so era control II!chnlques guidelines (CTGs) publishoo b ~:fc· ) lnf ac,ordance wlttr sectJons 162(b)(2)(A) an~ e o Ute Clean Air Aol CCAA), C1Gs COIItllln rca· f::,~•b/y av&lla~le control !e<:hnology (RACT) level con- s or spectfred pmduct c.Jtegorres. The categor'cs 

~~~lr~~~w.~· fr~~~~~tr flaxrble packagln~ a

1

nd 

met41 furnl tur.> contrngs. a'njrg~~~~/::;.~g~oa~~Y~ g~~d ui{' and Plashc pnrts coatlnY,'> (§71~); lithographic 

adJ cirv~P[~\~)'~"f ~fl6~ r;n gcell~ncous lndustrra! vrnt.s (§§ 770 and 771l. • an rn USlriiol cleaning SOl· 

rhf Ols;rict I~ also submiUrng a negatlve deciarnUort (a ct cr o certlflcauon) for the lour remaining CTG cate. Rorles bdccause no sources'" the Dlstnct were Identified· arwoo paneling; Dilj)cr. film, ond loll coati ngs· aiito 

g~t ~~:~~:!tu~~~~ J55em!Jiy coatlnos: ond fiberglass 

ThP. llrtiPCSed regulation and ne!'gLltir.'e dect11rarlon r 

avrulable for public revlc~ during normal business ho~r~ at the offices or the Dl.strrct Oopanment of the Environ· !;"Cnt (DOOEJ, 1100 frrst Street. NE, Woshln ton 0 C. .0002, and on-line ol lmll:16P,dp,~dc.~v dif'? . A. h1

ird 

copy ol each Is ilJso avarliil e or rev ew a th M Luthhe1

r King Jr. Memorial Library at 901 G Str:~t t'U.n Was ngton, DC 201)()1·45"31. • • 

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rs11h!1ng to rcstlf>· at th15 hear1ng must ~ wn ng c r names. address.~ telephcne g~E {;.• ~:!if, affihatio~ If any, to Mr. William Bolden ar ' p.m. on.~~Pt~mbar 13, 20t0. Interested ~1l~g'ay also subm1t wrrttcn commc11ts toM>. ceclly 

0 ~ Fi OE Air Qu~ilty Dt•ls lan. a1 1200 first Street NE. bt boor, W1

ashlngroo. DC ~0002 . or submit comment to er Y ema1 cu ~UJ!!d't.tl~. No wrluen or (!mall comments y.rrll be a~e<faller Sepromber 11 2010 ~Oo~ 7m41o~~o~noformatlllohn. atll Ms. Jessica Daniels ai ' •• ~' r•mo era ltl>i~;;~. 

Ad #14559739 
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

District Department of the Environment 

Air Quality Division *** 

MEMORANDUM ~ 

TO: Christophe A. G. TulouO ~ '£.a. J.. LO 

Acting Director, Distric~artment ohhe Environment 

i1V~ \ u\IJ FROM: Cecily Beall v / Ci1 \ 

Associate Director, AQD, DDOE 

DATE: September 16,2010 

SUBJECT: Hearing Officer's Certification for the Public Hearing on Proposed Revised 

Volatile Organic Compound Regulations and Proposed Negative Declarations for 

Four Control Technique Guidelines 

This is to certify that, pursuant to the attached Notice of Public Hearing published in the 

Washington Times, a hearing was held at approximately 6:00p.m. on September 13, 2010 to 

give the public the opportunity to comment on the proposed revisions to the volatile organic 

compound regulations and the proposed negative declarations for four control technique 

guidelines. 

Cecily Beall of the Department of the Environment, Air Quality Division, represented the 

District. There was one attendee, who was also a speaker. 

Testimony was provided by one person, who completed the attached speaker sign-in sheet: 

1. Joseph Yost 

Consumer Specialty Products Association 

900 1 ih Street, NW #300 

Washington, DC 20006 

~ Do~~~~-------------- 1200 I" Street, NE, .S.1h Floor, Washingt@, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 535-2250 Facsimile: ---- (202) 481-3771 
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

Department of the Environment 

Environmental Protection Administration 

Air Quality Division 

SEPEMBER 13, 2010 

Public Hearing on Proposed ProposedVolatile Organic Compound Regulations and 

Negative Declarations for Four Control Technique Guidelines 

Speakers 

As of the published deadline, September 13, 2010, the Air Quality Division received one request for the opportunity to testify. Should 

there be any other persons at the public hearing interested in making presentations who had missed the filing deadline, we will allow 

up to five (5) minutes for each person to testify. All presenters please sign in below: 

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