ACTION: Final DATE: 05/02/2011 3:49PM 

3745-21-01 Definitions. 

[Comment: For dates of non-regulatory government publications of recognized 

organizations and associations, federal rules, and federal statutory provisions referenced 

in this rule, see tfte last paragraph Q!l of this rule titled "lflOOJ'flOffitiOfl ey 

refereReeReference to materials".] 

(A) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, the definitions in rule 3745-15-01 of the 

Administrative Code shall apply to this chapter. 

(B) As used in Chapter 3745-21 of the Administrative Code: 

(1) "AAMA" means the american architectural manufacturer association. 

f8ill "ASTM" means the American society for testing and materials also known as 

ASTM international. 

(3) "Btu" means British thermal unit. 

(4) "Btu per hour-foot-degree-Fahrenheit" means British thermal unit per 

hour-foot-degree-Fahrenheit. 

(5) "CTG" means control teehnelegytechnique guideline. A CTG is a USEPA 

guidance document that triggers a responsibility under Section 182(b)(2) of 

the Clean Air Act for states to submit reasonably available control technology 

(RACT) rules for stationary sources of VOC emissions as part of their state 

implementation plans. Each CTG contains a presumptive norm for RACT for 

a specific category, based on USEPA's evaluation of that category. The 

following rules promulgated by the Ohio environmental protection agency 

cover categories for which USEP A has issued a CTG: 

(a) Paragraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (L), (M), (0), (P), (Q), 

(R), (T), (U), (W), (X), (Y), (Z), (BB), (CC), (DD), (EE), and (DDD) of 

rule 3745-21-09 ofthe Administrative Code; and 

(b) Rules 3745-21-13, 3745-21-15, 3745-21-19, ftfld 3745-21-20, 3745-21-22. 

3745-21-23. 3745-21-24. 3745-21-26. 3745-21-27. 3745-21-28. and 

3745-21-29 of the Administrative Code. 

( 6) "DC" means direct current. 

(7) "Day" means a period of twenty-four consecutive hours beginning at midnight 

local time, or beginning at a time consistent with a facility's operating 
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schedule. 

(8) "Exempt solvent" means any of the compounds which are specifically identified 

in paragraph ~(B)(16) of this rule as not being volatile organic 

compounds. 

(9) "Lb per mmBtu" or "lb/mmBtu" means pound per million British thermal units. 

(1 0) "Incinerator" means a combustion apparatus designed for high temperature 

operation in which solid, semisolid, liquid, or gaseous combustible wastes are 

ignited and burned. 

(11) "Non-CTG" means all other stationary sources of VOC emissions for which 

the USEP A has not developed a control teelffielegytechnique guideline 

document. 

(12) "Organic compound" means any chemical compound containing carbon 

excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides, 

metallic carbonates, ammonium carbonate, methane (except methane from 

landfill gases), and ethane. 

(13) "Permit-to-install and operate" or "PTIO" means a permit-to-install and a 

permit-to-operate applicable to air contaminant sources not located at 

facilities subject to Chapter 3 7 45-77 of the Administrative Code. 

(14) "Potential to emit" means the maximum capacity of a facility or stationary 

source to emit an organic compound or VOC under its physical and 

operational design. Any physical or operational limitation on the capacity of 

the facility or stationary source to emit an organic compound or VOC, 

including air pollution control equipment and restrictions on hours of 

operation or on the type or amount of material combusted, stored or 

processed, shall be treated as part of its design if the limitation or the effect it 

would have on emissions is federally enforceable or legally and practicably 

enforceable by the state. 

(15) "USEPA" means United States environmental protection agency. 

(16) "Volatile organic compound" or "VOC" means any organic compound which 

participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions. (This includes any 

organic compound other than the following compounds: methane, ethane, 

methyl chloroform (1,1,1-trichloroethane), CFC-113 

(1, 1 ,2-trichloro-1 ,2,2-trifluoroethane ), methylene chloride, CFC-11 

(trichlorofluoromethane ), CFC-12 ( dichlorodifluoromethane ), HCFC-22 
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( chlorodifluoromethane ), HFC-23 ( trifluoromethane ), CFC-114 

(1 ,2-dichloro-1, 1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane ), CFC-115 ( chloropentafluoroethane ), 

HCFC-123 (1, 1, 1-trifluoro-2,2-dichloroethane ), HFC-134a 

(1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane), HCFC-141 b (1, 1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane), 

HCFC-142b (1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane), HCFC-124 

(2-chloro-1, 1,1 ,2-tetrafluoroethane ), HFC-125 (pentafluoroethane ), HFC-134 

(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane), HFC-143a (1,1,1-trifluoroethane), HFC-152a 

(1, 1-difluoroethane ), PCBTF (parachlorobenzotrifluoride ), cyclic, branched, 

or linear completely methylated siloxanes, acetone, perchloroethylene 

(tetrachloroethylene), HCFC-225ca 

(3 ,3-dichloro-1, 1,1 ,2,2-pentafluoropropane ), HCFC-225cb 

( 1 ,3-dichloro-1, 1 ,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane ), HFC 43-1 Omee 

(1 ,1, 1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane), HFC-32 ( difluoromethane ), HFC-161 

(ethylefluoride), HFC-236fa (1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane), HFC-245ca 

(1, 1 ,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane ), HFC-245ea ( 1,1 ,2,3,3-pentafluoropropane ), 

HFC-245eb (1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane), HFC-245fa 

(1, 1,1 ,3 ,3-pentafluoropropane ), HFC-236ea (1, 1,1 ,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane ), 

HFC-365mfc (1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane), HCFC-31 

( chlorofluoromethane ), HCFC-151 a ( 1-chloro-1-fluoroethane ), HCFC-123a 

(1 ,2-dichloro-1, 1 ,2-trifluoroethane ), C l pcH3 or HFE-7100 

(1, 1,1 ,2,2,3,3,4,4-nonafluoro-4-methoxy-butane ), 

(CF 3

)

2 CFCF OCHp-C difluoromethoxymethyl) 

-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane), Cl?OC2

H5 or HFE-7200 

(1-ethoxy-1, 1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutane ), ( CF

3

)

2 

CFCF 

2 

OC

2

H

5 (2-( ethoxydifluoromethyl) -1,1, 1 ,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane ), methyl acetate, 

n-C3F70CH3 or HFE-7000 (1 ,1, 1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoro-3-methoxy-propane ), 

HFE-7 500 (3-ethoxy-1, 1,1 ,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-dodecafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl) 

hexane), HFC 227ea (1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane), methyl formate, 

t-butyl acetate, dimethyl carbonate, propylene carbonate, any organic 

compound listed in 40 CFR 51.100(s)(l) or (s)(5), and any class of 

perfluorocarbon compounds that consists of (a) cyclic, branched, or linear, 

completely fluorinated alkanes, (b) cyclic, branched, or linear, completely 

fluorinated ethers with no unsaturations, (c) cyclic, branched, or linear, 

completely fluorinated tertiary amines with no unsaturations, or (d) 

sulfur-containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and with sulfur 

bonds only to carbon and fluorine. These compounds have been determined 

to have negligible photochemical reactivity. For purposes of determining 

compliance with emission limits, VOC will be measured by the approved test 

methods. Where such a method also inadvertently measures compounds with 

negligible photochemical reactivity, an owner or operator may exclude these 

negligibly reactive compounds when determining compliance with an 

emission standard.) 

(C) As used in rule 3745-21-07 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to the control of 

emissions of organic materials from stationary sources): 
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( 1) (Reserved) 

(2) "Effluent water separator" means any tank, box, sump, or other container in 

which any volatile photochemically reactive material floating on or entrained 

or contained in water entering such tank, box, sump, or other container is 

physically separated and removed from such water prior to outfall, drainage, 

or recovery of such water. 

(3) "Liquid organic material" means any organic material which is a liquid at 

standard conditions. 

(4) "Organic material" means any chemical compound containing carbon, 

excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides, 

metallic carbonates, and ammonium carbonate. 

(5) "Photochemically reactive material" means any liquid organic material with an 

aggregate of more than twenty per cent of its total volume composed of the 

chemical compounds classified below or which exceed any of the following 

individual percentage composition limitations, referred to the total volume of 

liquid: 

(a) A combination of hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, esters, ethers or 

ketones having an olefmic or cyclo-olefinic type of unsaturation except 

perchloroethylene: five per cent; 

(b) A combination of aromatic hydrocarbons with eight or more carbon atoms 

to the molecule except ethylbenzene: eight per cent; 

(c) A combination of ethylbenzene, ketones having branched hydrocarbon 

structures, trichloroethylene or toluene: twenty per cent. 

Whenever any organic material or any constituent of an organic 

material may be classified from its chemical structure into more than 

one of the above groups of organic compounds, it shall be considered as 

a member of the most reactive chemical group, that is, that group 

having the least allowable per cent of the total volume ofliquid. 

(6) "Submerged fill pipe" means any fill pipe with the discharge opening entirely 

submerged when the liquid level is six inches above the bottom ofthe tank; or 

when applied to a tank which is loaded from the side, shall mean any fill pipe 

with the discharge opening entirely submerged when the liquid level is 

eighteen inches above the bottom of the tank. 
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(7) "Volatile photochemically reactive material" means any photochemically 

reactive material which has a vapor pressure of 1.5 pounds per square inch 

absolute or greater under actual storage conditions. 

(D) As used in paragraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (S), (U), (Y), 

(FF), (HH), (II) and (PP) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining 

to coating lines and printing lines) and in rules 3745-21-04, 3745-21-10, ftfltl 

3745-21-18. 3745-21-26. and 3745-21-29 of the Administrative Code: 

(1) "Adhesion primer" means~ a eeatiag HseEl te flFell'!eie aElfiesiea ef a iefleeat ea 

SHFfaees SHSfl as kill'! ll'!e!Eliags, d88f lee!ES aHG 008f sills, vffiere saatli&g is 

ill'lflffiSHeal. 

(a) For the purpose of paragraph (HH) of rule 3745-21-09 of the 

Administrative Code. a coating used to promote adhesion of a topcoat 

on surfaces such as trim moldings. door locks and door sills. where 

sanding is impractical. 

(b) For the purpose of rule 3745-21-26 of the Administrative Code. a coating 

that is applied to a polyolefin part to promote the adhesion of a 

subsequent coating. An adhesion primer is clearly identified as an 

adhesion primer or adhesion promoter on its accompanying material 

safetv data sheet. 

(2) "Adhesive" means any chemical substance that is applied for the purpose of 

bonding two surfaces together other than by mechanical means. 

(3\ "Air dried coating" means a coating that is dried by the use of air or forced 

warm air at temperatures up to one hundred ninety-four degrees Fahrenheit. 

~@ "Airless spray" means a spray coating method in which the coating is 

atomized by forcing it through a small nozzle opening at high pressure. The 

coating is not mixed with air before exiting from the nozzle opening. 

(5) "Anti-chip coating" means a coating designed to reduce stone chipping damage. 

Anti-chip coatings may be applied to broad areas of the vehicle or to selected 

vehicle surfaces that are most vulnerable to impingement by stones and other 

road debris (e.g .. rocker panels. the bottom edges of doors and fenders. and 

the leading edge of the roo fl. Anti-chip coatings are typically applied after the 

electrodeposition primer and before the topcoat and are considered 

primer-surfacer coatings. 

( 6) "Antifoulant coating" means any coating that is applied to the underwater 

portion of a boat specifically to prevent or reduce the attachment of biological 
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organisms and that is registered with USEP A as a pesticide under the federal 

insecticide. fungicide. and rodenticide act contained in 7 USC 136 to 136y. 

f31Q), "Antique motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, but not a reproduction 

thereof, manufactured more than twenty five years prior to the current year 

which has been maintained in or restored to a condition which is substantially 

in conformance with manufacturer specifications. 

f4f.Clll "Aqueous coating" means a water-based surface coating applied directly over 

ink on a printed substrate for the purpose of enhancing or protecting the 

printed surface. 

tB® "As applied" means the formulation of a coating during the application on or 

impregnation into a substrate, including any dilution solvents or thinners 

added at the source before application of the coating. 

W.C.UU "Automobile" means a passenger car or passenger car derivative capable of 

seating not more than twelve passengers. 

(11) "Automobile and light-duty truck adhesive" means an adhesive. including 

glass bonding adhesive. used at an automobile or light-duty truck assembly 

coating facility. applied for the J)!Ul!OSe of bonding two vehicle surfaces 

together without regard to the substrates involved. 

f7:)(ill "Automobile or light-duty truck assembly plant" means a facility where 

automobile and/or light-duty truck bodies, frames and associated parts, are 

assembled for eventual inclusion into a fmished product ready for sale to 

vehicle dealers. Customizers, body shops and other repainters are excluded 

from this definition. 

(13) "Automobile and light-duty truck bedliner" means a multi-component coating. 

used at an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. applied to 

a cargo bed after the application of topcoat and outside of the topcoat 

operation to provide additional durability and chip resistance. 

(14) "Automobile and light-duty truck cavity wax" means a coating. used at an 

automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. applied into the 

cavities of the vehicle primarily for the purpose of enhancing corrosion 

protection. 

(15) "Automobile and light-duty truck deadener" means a coating. used at an 

automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. applied to selected 

vehicle surfaces primarily for the purpose of reducing the sound of road noise 

in the passenger compartment. 
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(16) "Automobile and light-duty truck gasket/gasket sealing material" means a 

fluid. used at an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. 

annlied to coat a gasket or renlace and nerform the same function as a gasket. 

Automobile and light-duty truck gasket/gasket sealing material includes room 

temnerature vulcanization (RT\0 seal material. 

(17) "Automobile and light-duty truck glass bonding nrimer" means a nrimer. used 

at an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. annlied to 

windshield or other glass. or to body onenings. to nrenare the glass or body 

qpening for the annlication of glass bonding adhesives or the installation of 

adhesive bonded glass. Automobile and light-duty truck glass bonding nrimer 

includes glass bonding/cleaning nrimers that nerform both functions (cleaning 

and nriming of the windshield or other glass. or body onenings) nrior to the 

annlication of adhesive or the installation of adhesive bonded glass. 

(18) "Automobile and light-duty truck lubricating wax/comnound" means a 

nrotective lubricating material. used at an automobile or light-duty truck 

assembly coating facility. annlied to vehicle hubs and hinges. 

(19) "Automobile and light-duty truck sealer" means a high viscosity material. used 

at an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. generally. but 

not always. annlied in the naint shon after the body has received an 

electrodenosition wimer coating and before the annlication of subsequent 

coatings (e.g .. nrimer-surfacer). The nrimary JW!llOSe of automobile and 

light-duty truck sealer is to fill body joints comnletely so that there is no 

intrusion of water. gases or corrosive materials into the nassenger area of the 

body comnartment. Such materials are also referred to as sealant. sealant 

nrimer. or caulk. 

(20) "Automobile and light-duty truck trunk interior coating" means a coating. used 

at an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility outside of the 

nrimer-surfacer and toncoat onerations. annlied to the trunk interior to 

nrovide chin nrotection. 

(21) "Automobile and light-duty truck underbody coating" means a coating. used at 

an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. apnlied to the 

undercarriage or firewall to nrevent corrosion and/or nrovide chin nrotection. 

(22) "Automobile and light-duty truck weatherstrip adhesive" means an adhesive. 

used at an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. annlied to 

weatherstrinning materials for the nUJ;pose of bonding the weatherstrin 

material to the surface of the vehicle. 

f%1(23) "Automotive elastomeric coating" means a coating designed for application 

over surfaces of flexible mobile equipment and mobile equipment 
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components, such as elastomeric bumpers. 

(9t(24) "Automotive impact-resistant coating" means a coating designed to resist 

chipping caused by road debris. 

EW)@ "Automotive jambing clearcqat" means a fast-drying, ready-to-spray 

clearcoat applied to surfaces such as door jambs and trunk and hood edges to 

allow for quick closure. 

~ "Automotive lacquer" means a thermoplastic coating applied directly to 

bare metal surfaces of mobile equipment and mobile equipment components 

which dries primarily by solvent evaporation, and which is resoluble in its 

original solvent. 

~(27) "Automotive low-gloss coating" means a coating which exhibits a gloss 

reading less than or equal to twenty-five on a sixty-degree-glossmeter. 

~ "Automotive multi-colored topcoat" means a topcoat that exhibits more 

than one color, is packaged in a single container, and camouflages surface 

defects on areas of heavy use, such as cargo beds and other surfaces of trucks 

and other utility vehicles. 

fl-41(29) "Automotive pretreatment" means a primer that contains a minimum of 

0.5 per cent acid, by weight, that is applied directly to bare metal surfaces of 

mobile equipment and mobile equipment components to provide corrosion 

resistance and to promote adhesion of subsequent coatings. 

f:1:§1QQl "Automotive primer-sealer" means a coating applied to mobile equipment 

and mobile equipment components prior to the application of a topcoat for the 

purpose of providing corrosion resistance, promoting adhesion of subsequent 

coatings, promoting color uniformity, and promoting the ability of the 

undercoat to resist penetration by the topcoat. 

fl-et.Q.ll "Automotive primer-surfacer" means a coating applied to mobile 

equipment and mobile equipment components prior to the application of 

topcoat for the purpose of filling surface imperfections in the substrate; 

providing corrosion resistance; or promoting adhesion of subsequent 

coatings. 

f±-+1(ill "Automotive specialty coating" means coatings including, but not limited 

to, elastomeric coatings, adhesion promoters, low gloss coatings, bright metal 

trim repair coatings, jambing clearcoats, impact resistant coatings, rubberized 
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asphaltic underbody coatings, uniform fmish blenders, weld-through primers 

applied to automotive surfaces and lacquer topcoats applied to a classic motor 

vehicle or to an antique motor vehicle. 

~ "Automotive topcoat" means a coating or series of coatings applied over 

an automotive primer-surfacer, automotive primer-sealer or existing finish on 

the surface of mobile equipment and mobile equipment components for the 

purpose of protection or beautification. 

fl-91(34) "Automotive touch up repair" means the application of automotive topcoat 

finish materials to cover minor finishing imperfections equal to or less than 

one inch in diameter. 

~.Q.il "Automotive/transportation plastic parts" means the interior and exterior 

plastic components of automobiles, trucks, tractors, lawnmowers, and other 

like mobile equipment intended for primary use on land, with the exception 

of the following: plastic parts coated on the main (body) paint line in 

automobile and light duty truck assembly plants and truck assembly plants, 

and plastic parts coated during the refinishing or final repair of automobiles, 

trucks, tractors, lawmnowers and other like mobile equipment. 

(36) "Baked coating" means a coating that is cured at a temperature at or above one 

hundred nine1y-four degrees Fahrenheit. 

t2-B(ill "Basecoat" means, for can coating lines, the exterior base coating of a 

two-piece can or the exterior and interior base coating of a three-piece can or 

three-piece can end; and basecoat means, for automotive/transportation 

plastic parts coating lines, the highly pigmented, often metallic first coating in 

a two-step topcoat system which is followed by a clearcoat, resulting in a 

finish with high-gloss characteristics. 

(38) "Basecoat/clearcoat zystem" means a topcoat system applied to exterior and 

selected interior vehicle surfaces primarily to provide an aesthetically 

pleasing appearance and acceptable durability performance. It consists of a 

layer of pigmented basecoat color coating. followed directly by a layer of a 

clear or semitransparent coating. It may include multiple layers of color coats 

or tinted clear materials. 

(39) "Black automotive coating" means a coating which meets both of the 

following criteria: 

(a) Maximum lightness: twen1y-three units: and 

(b) Saturation: less than 2.8. where saturation equals the square root of A2 ± 
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These criteria are based on Cielab color space. 0/45 geometry. For spherical 

geometry. specular iucluded. maximum lightness is thirty-three units. 

( 40) "Body part" means exterior parts of motor yehicles such as hoods. fenders. 

doors. roof. quarter panels. decklids. tail gates. and cargo beds. Body parts 

were traditionally made of sheet metal. but now are also made of plastic. 

Bumpers. fascia. and cladding are not body parts. 

(41) "Business machine" means a device that uses electronic or mechanical 

methods to process information. perfonn calculations. print or copy 

infounation or convert sound into electrical impulses for transmission. 

including devices listed in standard industrial classification numbers 3572. 

3573. 3574. 3579. and 3661 and photocopy machines. a subcategory of 

standard industrial classification number 3861. 

~ "Busine.ss machine plastic parts" means the plastic housiugs and other 

exterior plastic components of electronic office equipment and musical 

equipment, iucluding, but not limited to the following: computers, monitors, 

printers and keyboards, facsimile machines, copiers, microfiche readers, 

cellular and standard phones,. and pencil sharpeners. This defmition excludes 

iuternal electrical components of busiuess machiues. 

( 43) "Camouflage coating" means a coating, used principally by the military. to 

conceal equipment from detection. 

~ "Can" means a siugle walled metal contaiuer constructed wholly of tiu 

plate, terne plate, black plate (includiug tiu-free steel), waste plate, aluminum 

sheet, or impact extrusions designed for packaging products. It excludes 

"steel pails" defined as single walled shipping containers having capacities of 

one gallon or greater and which are cylindrically constructed of steel of 

twenty-nine-gauge or heavier. 

~( 45) "Capture system" means all equipment, including but not limited to hoods, 

ducts, fans, ovens and dryers, used to contaiu, collect, and route VOC vapors 

released from a coatiug liue or printing liue. 

~( 46) "Classic motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, but not a reproduction 

thereof, manufactured at least fifteen years prior to the current year which has 

been maintained iu or restored to a condition which is substantially m 

conformity with manufacturer specifications and appearance. 

(47) "Cleaning material" means a solvent used to remove contaminants and other 

materials such as dirt. grease, oil. and dried ( e.g .. depainting) or wet coating 
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from a substrate before or after coating application; or from equipment 

associated with a coating operation. such as spray booths. spray guns. tanks. 

and hangers. Thus. it includes any cleaning material used on substrates or 

equipment or both. 

~( 48) "Clearcoat" means a transparent coating usually applied over a colored, 

opaque coat to improve gloss and provide protection to the colorcoat below. 

~( 49) "Clear coating" means a ¥Rffiisfi er Rf!Y colorless coating which is' 

ti'Rf!SfJareB:t er lacks j'liglf!eftt.contains binders. but no pigment. and 1s 

formulated to form a transparent film. 

~.(W "Coating or surface coating" means a material applied onto or saturated 

within a substrate for decorative, protective or functional purposes. Such 

materials include, but are not limited to, paints, varnishes, sealers, adhesives 

and inks. 

f.t9t!ill "Coating applicator" means an apparatus used to apply a surface coating. 

~ "Coating line" means an operation consisting of a series of one or more 

coating applicators and any associated flash-off areas, drying areas and ovens 

wherein a surface coating is applied, dried, and/or cured. It is not necessary 

for an operation to have an oven, or flash-off area, or drying area in order to 

be included within this definition. 

(53) "Coating of plastic parts of automobiles and trucks" means the coating of any 

plastic part that is or shall be assembled with other parts to form an 

automobile or truck. 

(54) "Coating of plastic parts of business machines" means the coating of any 

plastic part that is or shall be assembled with other parts to form a business 

machine. 

«'BJi22 "Coil" means a flat metal sheet or strip that is packaged in a roll and that 

has a thickness of 0.006 inch or more. 

~00 "Commercial motor vehicle and mobile equipment refinishing operation" 

means any company or individual, other than the original manufacturer, that 

applies a coating containing a VOC as a pretreatment, primer, sealant, 

basecoat, clear coat, or topcoat to mobile equipment for commercial 

purposes. 

(57) "Continuously monitor" means to measure data values of a parameter at least 

once every fifteen minutes and to record either each measured data value or 
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block average values for a fifteen-minute or shorter time period. A block 

average value is the average of all measured data values during the time 

period: or if data values are measured more frequently than once per minute. 

the average of measured data values taken at least once per minute during the 

time period. 

f.H:IOO "Control system" means any device or combination of devices designed to 

recover or incinerate VOC vapors received from a capture system. 

(59) "Dip coating" means a method of applying coatings to a substrate by 

submersion into and removal from a coating bath. 

(60) "Drum" means any cylindrical metal shipping container larger than twelve 

gallons capaci1y but no larger than one hundred and ten gallons capaci1y. 

( 61) "Electrostatic application" means a method of applying coating particles or 

coating droplets to a grounded substrate by electrically charging them. 

(62) "Electric-dissipating coating" means a coating that rapidly dissipates a 

high-voltage electric charge. 

(63) "Electric-insulating and thermal-conducting coating" means a coating that 

displays an electrical insulation of at least one thousand volts DC per mil on a 

flat test plate and an average thermal conductivity of at least 0.27 Btu per 

hour-foot-degree-Fahrenheit. 

(64) "Electric-insulating varnish" or "electric-insulating coating" means a 

non-convertible-we coating a.m>lied to electric motors. components of 

electric motors. or power transformers. to provide electricaL mechanicaL and 

environmental protection or resistance. 

(48) "Eftamel" IHe!ffis a type ef sl:H'faee eeatiftg ifl w4lieh tiryiflg eeel'lf'S by 

e'\'af'Bl'atien ef the se\>veflt !ffia f'BlyiHeri:oatiea ef the l"igiHefltea tlfyiag ails. 

(49) "Eaa sealffig eBIHf'Bl:lllti" IHe!IHs a syathetie fl:lllaer er f'lastie eBffil"Btll'la whieh 

is fl!'lf'liea efltB eaa eaas !ffia whieh fttnetieas as a gasltet whea the eHa is 

asse!Hblea ea the e!ffi. 

(65) "Electrodeposition" or "EDP" means the application of a surface coating to an 

object by immersing the object into a water bath containing the surface 

coating material and inducing an electric potential between the object and the 

bath. 

(66) "Electrodeposition primer" or "EDP primer" means a process of applying a 

protective. corrosion-resistant waterborne primer on exterior and interior 
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surfaces that provides thorough coverage of recessed areas. It is a dip coating 

method that uses an electrical field to apply or deposit the conductive coating 

onto the part. The object being painted acts as an electrode that is oppositely 

charged from the particles of paint in the dip tank. Also referred to as E-coat. 

Uni- Prime. and ELPO primer. 

( 67) "Electromagnetic interference/radio frequency interference shielding 

eeatiflgscoating" or "EMI/RFI shielding eelltiflgscoating" means l! 

eelltiflgscoating used on electrical or electronic equipment to provide 

shielding against electromagnetic interference. radio frequency interference. 

or static discharge. IJHSifleSS ffittehifle p!ttstie hettsiflgs te . llttef!HIIte 

eleeffilfflttgfletie ttfla rtt<lie fref!Hefley ifltedereflee sigattls thllt vtettla 

ethef'lvise pass tlli'ettgh the plastie hettsiflg. 

( 68) "Electrostatic preparation coating" means a coating that is applied to a plastic 

part solely to provide conductiviiy for the subsequent application of a prime. 

a topcoat. or other coating through the use of electrostatic application 

methods. An electrostatic prep coat is clearly identified as an electrostatic 

prep coat on its acco!IlJ;lanying material safely data sheet. 

(69) "Enamel" means a iype of surface coating in which drying occurs by 

evaporation of the solvent and polymerization ofthe pigmented drying oils. 

(70) "End sealing CO!IlJ;lOund" means a synthetic rubber or plastic CO!IlJ;lound which 

is applied onto can ends and which functions as a gasket when the end is 

assembled on the can. 

(71) "Etching filler coating" means coating that contains less than twenty-three per 

cent solids by weight and at least one-half per cent acid by weight. and is 

used instead of applying a pretreatment coating followed by a primer. 

(72) "Excluding water" means subtracting the volume of water and other volatile 

materials which are not VOC. 

(73) "Exterior base coating" means a coating applied to the exterior of a can to 

provide exterior protection to the metal and/or to provide background for the 

lithographic or printing operation. 

(74) "Exterior bottom end" means the outside surface of the bottom side of a 

two-piece can. 

(7 5) "Extreme high-gloss coating" means~ a eelltiflg vffiieh, 't¥ftefl teste a ey ASTM 

D523 80, shews a refleetttflee ef seveflty fi¥e er ffiere efl a sil;ty <Iegree 

meter. 
3745-21-01 14 

(a) For the surface coating of metal furniture. a coating which. when tested by 

ASTM D523-890999), shows a reflectance of seventy-five or more on 

a sixty degree meter: or 

(b) For the surface coating of miscellaneous metal or plastic parts. a coating 

which. when tested by ASTM D523-89(1999). shows a reflectance of 

ninety or more on a sixty degree meter. 

(76) "Extreme performance coating" means~ a eeatffig Elesi!;ftecl fer eJtpeSttre te f:lflY 

ef the fellewiag: year relf!lEI ettteleer weather, te!Hjlerateres eeasisteady 

al:le\'e twe ffilaEireEI three Elegrees Fahre!!fleif, Eletergeffis, seettr'.ng, selveflts, 

eerreswe materials, eerresive atmesrheres er similar harsh eeaEittieas. 

(a) For the surface coating of metal furniture. a coating designed for exposure 

to any of the following: year-round outdoor weather. temperatures 

consistently above two hundred three degrees Fahrenheit. detergents. 

scouring. solvents corrosive materials, corrosive atmospheres or 

similar harsh conditions: or 

(b) For the surface coating of miscellaneous metal or plastic parts. a coating 

used on a metal or plastic surface where the coated surface is. in its 

intended use. subject to the following: 

(i) Chronic exposure to corrosive. caustic or acidic agents. chemicals, 

chemical fumes. chemical mixtures or solutions: or 

(ii) Repeated exposure to temperatures in excess of two hundred and 

fifty degrees Fahrenheit: or 

(iii) Repeated heayy abrasion. including mechanical wear and repeated 

scrubbing with industrial grade solvents. cleansers or scouring 

agents. 

Extreme performance coatings include but are not limited to. coatings 

applied to locomotives. railroad cars, farm machinery, and heayy duty 

trucks. 

(77) "Extrusion coater" means an apparatus in which a coating material is applied 

by means of a slotted die to a moving substrate, which is fed from an 

unwinding roll. 

(78) "Fabric coating" means a coating applied to a textile substrate by dipping or by 

means of a knife or roll coater. 
3745-21-01 15 

(79) "Final repair" means a slfl'faee eeatffig whieh is !lf'f!liee eff the H!!liH 

preel!etiea liRe er after triffl assell'll9ly te repair tepeeat iH~perfeetisas. the 

operations performed and coating(s) applied to completely-assembled motor 

vehicles or to parts that are not yet on a completely assembled vehicle to 

correct damage or imperfections in the coating. The curing of the coatings 

applied in these operations is accomplished at a lower temperature than that 

used for curing primer-surfacer and topcoat. This lower temperature cure 

avoids the need to send parts that are not yet on a completely assembled 

vehicle through the same type of curing process used for primer-surfacer and 

topcoat and is necessazy to protect heat sensitive components on completely 

assembled vehicles. 

(80) "Finish primer/surfacer coating" means a coating applied with a wet film 

thickness of less than ten mils prior to the application of a topcoat for 

purposes of providing corrosion resistance. adhesion of subsequent coatings. 

a moisture barrier. or promotion of a uniform surface necessazy for filling in 

surface imperfections. 

(81) "Flashoff area" means the area of a facility through which coated materials 

travel from the coating applicator to the oven. 

(82) "Flexible coating" means any coating with the abili1y to withstand dimensional 

changes t1 pttiRt with the ttlliliF)' te withstt!RS eiffleRsieaaJ ehBHgeS that is 

reguired to comply with engineering specifications for impact resistance. 

mandrel bend. or elongation as defined by the original equipment 

manufacturer. 

(83) "Flexographic packaging printing line" means a means a flexographic printing 

line in which surface coatings are applied to paper, paperboard, metal foil, 

plastic film, or other substrates which are subsequently formed into 

packaging products or labels for articles. 

(84) "Flexographic printing line" means a printing line in which each roll printer 

uses a roll with raised areas for applying an image to the substrate. The image 

carrier on the roll is made of rubber or other flexible elastomeric material. 

(85) "Flow coat" means a non-atomized technique of applying coatings to a 

substrate with a fluid nozzle in a fan pattern with no air supplied to the 

nozzle. 

(86) "Fog coating" means a coating is applied to a plastic part for the pm;pose of 

color matching without masking a molded-in texture. A fog coat shall not be 

applied at a thic)mess of more than 0.5 mils of coating solids. 
3745-21-01 16 

(87) "Food can ends" means can ends used for cans that store food products other 

than soft drinks or alcoholic beverages. 

(88) "Fountain solution" means a surface coating applied to the plate roll of an 

offset lithographic printing line for the purpose of wetting only the nonimage 

areas so that they are not ink receptive. 

(89) "Gloss reeltleers"reducer" means~ lew gless eeatffigs feffilfliatea te eliffiiRate 

glllfe fer safety Jltifj3SSes sR iRterisr surfaees ef a veftiele, as SJleeifieEll:IHEler 

tfie URiteEl States Eler!lltffieRt sf traRsrsrtatisR .mstsr vefiiele safety 

staRa!lfEls~. 

(a) For miscellaneous metal and plastic parts. a low gloss coating formulated 

to eliminate glare for safety pw:poses on interior surfaces of a vehicle. 

as specified under United States department of transportation motor 

vehicle safety standards. 

(h) For miscellaneous industrial adhesives and sealants. a coating that is 

applied to a plastic part solely to reduce the shine of the part and such 

gloss reducer shall not be applied at a thickness of more than 0.5 mils of 

coating solids. 

(90) "Guidecoat" means a surface coating applied to the body of an automobile or 

light-duty truck between the electrodeposition prime coat and the topcoat. 

(91) "Hand application methods" means the application of coatings by manually 

held non-mechanically operated equipment. Such equipment includes 

paintbrushes, hand rollers, caulking guns, trowels, spatulas, syringe daubers, 

rags, and sponges. 

(92) "Heat-resistant coating" means a coating that must withstand a temperature of 

at least four hundred degrees Fahrenheit during normal use. 

(93) "Heavier vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle designed for transporting 

persons or property on a street or highway that has a gross vehicle weight 

rating over eighty-five hundred pounds. 

(94) "Heavier vehicle assembly facility" means a facility where heavier vehicle 

bodies. frames and associated parts. are assembled for eventual inclusion into 

a fmished product ready for sale to vehicle dealers. Customizers. body shops 

and other repainters are excluded from this definition. 

(95) "Higfi eak:eHigh-bake esatffigscoating" means 1! eeatiH:gsecoating designed to 
3745-21-01 17 

cure at temperatures above one hundred ninety-four degrees Fahrenheit. 

(96) "High-build primer/surfacer coating" means a coating applied with a wet film 

thickness of ten mils or more prior to the application of a topcoat for pumoses 

of providing corrosion resistance. adhesion of subsequent coatings. or a 

moisture barrier. or promoting a uniform surface necessary for filling in 

surface imperfections. 

(97) "High-gloss coating" means any coating which shows a reflectance of 

eighty-five on a sixty degree meter when tested by ASTM D523-89(1999). 

(98) "High-performance architectural coating" means a coating used to protect 

architectural subsections and which meets the requirements of the 

architectural aluminum manufacturer association's publication number 

AAMA 2604-04 "Voluntary Specification. Performance Requirements and 

Test Procedures for High Performance Organic Coatings on Aluminum 

Extrusions and Panels" or MMA 2605-05 "Voluntary Specification. 

Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for Superior Performing 

Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels" of the Architectural 

Aluminum Manufacturer's Association. 

(99) "High JlerfeHHttReeHigh-performance architectural aluminum coating" means 

a coating that is applied to aluminum used in architectural subsections and 

that meets the requirements of publication number AAMA 2605-02, 

"Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for 

Superior Performing Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels," 

of the Architectural Aluminum Manufacturer's Association. 

(100) "High-temperature coating" means a coating that is certified to with stand a 

temperature of one thousand degrees Fahrenheit for twenty-four hours. 

( 101) "High volume, low pressure sprayer" or "HVLP sprayer" means an air 

atomized sprayer that operates at a maximum air pressure of ten pounds per 

square inch gauge (psig) as measured at the nozzle. 

(I 02) "Ink" means a coating applied by a roll printer. 

(1 03) "In-line repair" means the operation performed and coating(s) applied to 

correct damage or imperfections in the topcoat on parts that are not yet on a 

completely assembled vehicle. The curing of the coatings applied in these 

operations is accomplished at essentially the same temperature as that used 

for curing the previously anPlied topcoat. Also referred to as high bake repair 

or high bake reprocess. In-line repair is considered part of the topcoat 

operation. 
3745-21-01 18 

(104) "Interior base coating" means a coating applied to the interior of a can. 

(I 05) "Interior body coating" means a coating applied subsequent to the application 

of an interior base coating to the interior of a can body. 

(I 06) "Knife coater" means an apparatus in which a coating material is applied to a 

moving substrate, which is fed from an unwinding roll, by drawing the 

substrate beneath a knife (blade) that is designed to spread the coating evenly 

over the width of the substrate. 

(1 07) "Lacquer" means a type of surface coating in which drying occurs by 

evaporation of the solvent and deposition of the resin and any pigment. 

(108) "Large appliance" means door, case, lid, panel, interior part, and/or interior 

support part of a residential or commercial washer, dryer, range, refrigerator, 

freezer, water heater, dishwasher, trash compactor, air conditioner, ovens, 

microwave ovens, or other similar product. 

(109) "Light-duty truck" means a motor vehicle rated at eight thousand five 

hundred pounds gross weight or less which is designed primarily for highway 

use and for the transportation of property, or is a derivative of such vehicle. 

(110) "Line" means the same as "coating line." 

(111) "Lithographic printing line" means a printing line, except that the substrate is 

not necessarily fed from an unwinding roll, in which each roll printer uses a 

roll where both the image and nonimage areas are essentially in the same 

plane (planographic ). 

(112) "Lew eflkeLow-bake coatings" means coatings designed to cure at 

temperatures below one hundred ninety-four degrees Fahrenheit. 

( 113) "Magnet wire coating" means a coating of electrically insulating varnish or 

enamel which is applied to aluminum or copper wire prior to its formation 

into an electromagnetic coil. 

(114) "Magnetic data storage disk coating" mean a coating used on a metal disk 

which stores data magnetically. 

(115) "Mask coating" means a thin film coating applied through a template to coat 

a small portion of a substrate. 
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(116) "Metal furniture" means any metal part of household, business, institutional 

or office furniture, excluding hardware. Such furniture includes, but is not 

limited to, cabinets, cases, desks, chairs, tables, partitions, shelving, lockers, 

storage racks, indoor waste receptacles and fixtures. 

(117) "Metallic coating" means a coating which contains more than five grams of 

metal particles per liter of coating, as applied. Metal particles are pieces of a 

pure elemental metal or a combination of elemental metals. 

( 118) "Military specification coating" means a coating which has a formulation 

approved by a United States military agency for use on military equipment. 

(119) "Miscellaneous metal part or product" means any metal part or metal product 

except the following: cans, coils, metal furniture, large appliances, and 

aluminum or copper wire prior to its formation into an electromagnetic coil. 

(120) "Mobile equipment" means any equipment that may be drawn or is capable of 

being driven on a roadway, including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, 

truck bodies, truck trailers, cargo vaults, utility bodies, camper shells, 

construction equipment, farming equipment, and motorcycles. 

(121) "Mold-seal coating" means the initial coating applied to a new mold or 

repaired mold to provide a smooth surface which. when coated with a mold 

release coating, prevents products from sticking to the mold. 

(122) "Motor vehicle bedliner" means a multi-component coating. used at a facility 

that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. aru>lied 

to a caxgo bed after the application of topcoat to provide additional durability 

and chip resistance. 

(123) "Motor vehicle cavity wax" means a coating. used at a facility that is not an 

automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. aru>lied into the 

cavities of the vehicle primarily for the purpose of enhancing corrosion 

protection 

(124) "Motor vehicle deadener" means a coating. used at a facility that is not an 

automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, ap;plied to selected 

vehicle surfaces primarily for the purpose of reducing the sound of road noise 

in the passenger compartment. 

(125) "Motor vehicle gasket/gasket sealing material" means a fluid. used at a 

facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. 

applied to coat a gasket or replace and perform the same function as a gasket. 

Automobile and light-duty truck gasket/gasket sealing material includes room 
3745-21-01 20 

temperature vulcanization (RTV) seal material. 

(126) "Motor vehicle lubricating wax/compound" means a protective lubricating 

material. used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck 

assembly coating facility. applied to vehicle hubs and hinges. 

(127) "Motor vehicle sealer" means a high viscosity material. used at a facility that 

is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. generally. 

but not always. applied in the paint shop after the body has received an 

electrodeposition primer coating and before the application of subsequent 

coatings (e.g .. primer-surfacer). The primary pm:pose of automobile and 

light-duty truck sealer is to fill body joints completely so that there is no 

intrusion of water. gases or corrosive materials into the passenger area of the 

body compartment. Such materials are also referred to as sealant. sealant 

primer. or caulk. 

(128) "Motor vehicle trunk interior coating" means a coating. used at a facility that 

is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. applied to 

the trunk interior to provide chip protection. 

(129) "Motor vehicle underbody coating" means a coating. used at a facility that is 

not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility. applied to the 

undercarriage or firewall to prevent corrosion and/or provide chip protection. 

( 130) "Multi-colored coating" means a coating which exhibits more than one color 

when applied. and which is packaged in a single container and applied in a 

single coat. 

(131) "Multi-component coating" means a coating reqmnng the addition of a 

separate reactive resin, commonly known as a catalyst or hardener, before 

application to form an acceptable dry film. 

(132) "Non-flexible coating" means a J3aiflt any coating without the ability to 

withstand dimensional changes that is not required to comply with 

engineering specifications for impact resistance. mandrel bend. or elongation 

as defined by the original equipment manufacturer. 

(133) "Offset lithographic printing line" means a lithographic printing line where 

the image is applied from a plate roll to an intermediate (blanket) roll and 

then transferred onto the substrate. 

(134) "One-component coating" means a coating that is ready for application as it 

comes out of its container to form an acceptable dry film. A thinner, 

necessary to reduce the viscosity, is not considered a component. 
3745-21-01 21 

(135) "Optical coating" means a coating applied to an optical lens. 

(136) "Oven" means a chamber within which heat is used for one or more of the 

following purposes: dry, bake, cure or polymerize a surface coating or ink. 

(137) "Overvarnish" means a surface coating applied directly over ink on the 

exterior of a can. 

(138) "Packaging rotogravure printing line" means a rotogravure printing line in 

which surface coatings are applied to paper, paperboard, metal foil, plastic 

film, or other substrates which are subsequently formed into packaging 

products or labels for articles. 

(139) "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. 

(140) "Paper coating" means a coating applied by dipping or by means of a knife, 

roll or extrusion coater to paper, paperboard, pressure sensitive tapes or 

labels, plastic film, or metal foil. Excluded from this definition are coatings 

used in substrate formation within a papermaking system and coatings 

applied within a printing line which is in compliance with the emission 

requirements contained in paragraph (Y) of rule 3745-21-09 of the 

Administrative Code. 

(141) "Papermaking system" means all equipment used to convert pulp into paper, 

paperboard or market pulp, including the stock storage and preparation 

systems, the paper or paperboard machines, and the paper machine white 

water system, broke recovery systems, and the systems involved m 

calendering, drying, on-machine coating, slitting, winding and cutting. 

(142) "Paper treater" means a coating line in which a uniform layer of phenolic or 

melamine resin is applied by dipping a continuously moving paper substrate 

into the resin and then using rollers to squeeze the excess resin from the 

paper. 

(143) "Plastic or composites molding facilitv" means a facilitv where the purchase 

cost of capital equipment used for plastic or composites molding. including 

presses. tooling. and associated material processing and handling equipment. 

is greater than the purchase cost of capital equipment used for the surface 

coating of new automobile. new light-duty truck. or new heavier vehicle 

bodies or body parts for new automobiles. new light-duty trucks. or new 

heavier vehicles. 
3745-21-01 22 

044) "Plastic part" means a product. or piece of a product. made from a substance 

that has been formed from resin through the application of pressure or heat or 

both. 

(145) "Pleasure craft" means vessels which are manufactured or operated primarily 

for recreational pw;poses. or leased. rented. or chartered to a person or 

business for recreational pw;poses. The owner or operator of such vessels 

shall be responsible for certifying that the intended use is for recreational 

purposes. 

(146) "Pleasure craft surface coating" means any marine coating. except 

unsaturated polyester resin (fiberglass) coatings. applied by brush. spray. 

roller. or other means to a pleasure craft. 

04 7) "Prefabricated architectural component coating" means a coating applied to 

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

(148) "Pretreatment coating" is means a coating which contains no more than 

twelve per cent solids by weight, and at least one-half per cent acid, by 

weight, is used to provide surface etching, and is applied directly to metal 

surfaces to provide corrosion resistance, adhesion, and ease of stripping. 

049) "Pretreatment wash primer coating" means a coating which contains no more 

than twelve per cent solids. by weight. and at least one-half per cent acids. 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. 

( 14 9) "Piast:ie flaR" !lle!lf!s a j'lfeffitet, ef j'lieee ef a j'lfeffitet, ffiade ifeffi a sttllstaaee 

that fias eeeH fef!Tlea ffSffi feSiH thfStlgft the aj'lj'liieatieH sf j'lfeSStlfS Sf fieat Sf 

eetfr.. 

050) "Primary coating" means electrodeposition primer. primer-surfacer (including 

anti-chip coatings), topcoat (basecoat and clearcoat) and final repair. 

(151) "Prime coat" means a surface coating which is used to aid the adhesion of a 

topcoat to a surface and/or prevent corrosion of the metal being coated. For 

the purpose of emission limitations, guidecoat and surfacer are included in the 

defmition of prime coat. 

(152) "Primer" means any coating formulated and applied to a substrate to provide 

a firm bond between the substrate and subsequent coats. 

(153) "Primer-surfacer" means an intermediate protective coating applied over the 
3745-21-01 23 

electrodeposition primer and under the topcoat. Primer-surfacer provides 

adhesion. protection. and appearance properties to the total finish. 

Primer-surfacer may also be called guidecoat or surfacer. Primer-surfacer 

operations may include other coating(s) (e.g .. anti-chip. lower-body anti-chip. 

chjp-resistant edge primer. spot primer. blackout. deadener. interior color. 

basecoat replacement coating. etc.) that is (are) applied in the same spray 

booth(s) 

(154) "Printing line" means an operation consisting of a series of one or more roll 

printers and any associated in-line roll coaters, in-line extrusion coaters, 

drying areas and ovens wherein one or more surface coatings are applied, 

dried, and/or cured. It is not necessary for an operation to have an oven or 

drying area in order to be included within this definition. 

(155) "Publication rotogravure printing line" means a rotogravure printing line in 

which surface coatings are applied to paper which is subsequently formed 

into books, catalogues, brochures, directories, newspaper supplements or 

other types of printed materials. 

(156) "Reactive adhesive" means an adhesive system composed. in part. of volatile 

monomers that react during the adhesive curing reaction. and. as a result. do 

not evolve from the film during use. These volatile components instead 

become integral parts of the adhesive through chemical reaction. At least 

seventv per cent of the liquid components of the system. excluding water. 

react during the process. 

(157) "Red coating" means a coating which meets all of the following criteria: 

(a) Yell ow limit: the hue of hostaperm scarlet. 

(b) Blue limit: the hue of monastral red-violet. 

(c) Lightness limit for metallics: thirty-five per cent aluminum flake. 

(d) Lightness limit for solids: fifty per cent titanium dioxide white. 

(e) Solid reds: hue angle of negative eleven to positive thirty-eight degrees 

and maximum lightness of twenty-three to forty-five units. 

CD Metallic reds: hue angle of negative sixteen to positive thirty-five degrees 

and maximum lightness of twenty-eight to forty-five units. 

These criteria are based on Cielab color space. 0/45 geometry. For spherical 

geometry. specular included. the upper limit is forty-nine units. The 

maximum lightness varies as the hue moves from violet to orange. This is a 

natural consequence of the strength of the colorants. and real colors show this 
3745-21-01 24 

(]58) "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 painting operations. 

· (!59) "Resist eefficoating" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part before 

metallic plating to prevent deposits of metal on portions of the plastic part. 

(160) "Roll coat" means a coating method using a machine that applies coating to a 

substrate by continuously transferring coating through a pair or set of 

oppositely rotating rollers. 

(161) "Roll coater" means an apparatus in which a uniform layer of coating 

material is applied by means of a roll or rolls across the entire width of a 

moving substrate, which is fed from an unwinding roll. 

(162) "Roll printer" means an apparatus in which a surface coating is applied by 

means of a roll or rolls with only partial coverage across the width of a 

moving substrate, which is fed from an unwinding roll. The partial coverage 

results in the formation of words, designs or pictures on the substrate. 

(163) "Rotogravure printing line" means a printing line in which each roll printer 

uses a roll with recessed areas for applying an image to the substrate. 

(164) "Safety-indicating coati.l)g" means a coating which changes physical 

characteristics, such as color, to indicate unsafe conditions. 

(165) "Shock-free coating" means a coating applied to electrical components to 

protect the user from electric shock. The coating has characteristics of being 

of low capacitance and high resistance. and having resistance to breaking 

down under high voltage. 

(166) "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. 

(167) "Single coat" means a single film of coating applied directly to the substrate 

omitting the primer application. 

(168) "Side-seam" means the welded, cemented, or soldered seam of a three-piece 

can. 
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(169) "Soft coat" 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. 

(170) "Solar-absorbent coating" means a coating which has as its prime purpose the 

absorption of solar radiation. 

(171) "Solid-film lubricant" means a very thin coating consisting of a binder system 

containing as its chief pigment material one or more of molybdenum 

disulfide, graphite, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or other solids that act as 

a dry lubricant between faying surfaces. 

(172) "Solids turnover ratio" means the ratio of total volume of coating solids that 

is added to the EDP system in a calendar month divided by the total volume 

design capacity of the EDP system. 

(173) "Sound-proofing material" means a surface coating applied for the primary 

purpose of reducing the transmission of noise into or through the coated 

object. 

(174) "Steel pail or drum" means any single walled shipping container which has a 

capacity of one gallon or greater and which is cylindrically constructed of 

steel of twenty-nine gauge or heavier. 

(175) "Stencil coating" means: 

(a) For the surface coating of miscellaneous metal and plastic pa1ts. an ink or 

a pigmented coating which is rolled or brushed onto a template or 

stamp in order to add identizying letters symbols and/or numbers: or 

(b) For the surface coating of automotive/transportation and business machine 

plastic parts. a coating that is applied over a stencil to a plastic part at a 

thickness of one mil or less of coating solids. Stencil coats are most 

frequently letters. numbers. or decorative designs. 

is !lfl ink er a eeaiiH:g ·.vl!iel! is relies er l!rttsl!ee eHte a template er stll:ffijl iH 

erEler te aee iaeHtieyiHg letters !!Heier Httml! ers te metal parts !lfle preElttets 

(!51) "SteHei! eeatiHg" is !lfl iHk er a eeaiiHg w!;ie!i is rei! eEl er l'lfl:w!iee eHte a 

terfijllate er s!Rffijl iH ereer te aee iaeHtifyiHg letters !lfle/er Hllfi'll9ers te metal 

parts aHa prefittets . 

(176) "Surfacer" means a surface coating applied to the body of an automobile or 
3745-21-01 26 

light-duty truck between the electrodeposition prime coat and the topcoat. 

(177) "Texture coat" or "texture coating" means a coating applied to a plastic part 

which, in its fmished form: consists of discrete raised spots of coating. 

(178) "Topcoat" means~ Bfte sr mere sttrfaee esfltmgs, eJteltttiiftg ffftfli fej:lflir, w:l!ieh 

ttre flj'lfJliea after the fJrime esflt fer aesirea aesthei:ie effeets. 

fa) One or more surface coatings. excluding final repair. which are applied 

after the prime coat for desired aesthetic effects: or 

(b) For an automobile or light-duty truck assembly facility and a heavier 

vehicle assembly facility. the final coating system applied to provide 

the final color and/or a protective finish. The topcoat may be a 

monocoat color or basecoat/clearcoat system. In-line repair and 

two-tone are part of topcoat. Topcoat operations may include other 

coatings (e.g .. blackout. interior color. etc.) that are applied in the same 

spray booths· or 

(c) For a pleasure craft. the fmal coating applied to the interior or exterior of 

the craft. 

(179) "Touch-up coating" means a coating used to coyer mmor coating 

imperfections appearing after the main coating operation. 

(180) "Transfer efficiency" means the percentage of total coating solids employed 

by a coating applicator which adheres to the object being coated. 

(18]) "Translucent coating" means a coating which contains bjnders and pigment. 

and is formulated to form a colored. but not opaque. film. 

(182) "Two-component coating" means a coating requiring the addition of a 

separate reactive resin. commonly known as a catalyst. before application to 

form an acceptable dry film. 

(183) "Vacuum metallizing" means a process whereby metal is vaporized and 

deposited on a substrate in a vacuum chamber. 

(184) "Vacuum metallizing coating" means: 

(a) For the surface coating of miscellaneous metal and plastic parts. the 

undercoat applied to the substrate on which the metal is deposited or the 

overcoat applied directly to the metal film. Vacuum 

metallizing/physical vapor deposition CPVD) is the process whereby 

metal is vaporized and deposited on a substrate in a vacuum chamber: 
3745-21-01 27 

(b) For the surface coating of automotive/transportation and business machine 

plastic parts. a topcoat and/or basecoat that is used in the vacuum 

metallizing process. 

(185) "Varnish coating" means an oil-based surface c,oating applied directly over 

ink on a printed substrate for the purpose of enhancing or protecting the 

printed surface. 

(186) "Vinyl coating" means a coating or ink applied to the surface of vinyl coated 

fabric, vinyl sheets, or other vinyl products by means of a knife coater, roll 

coater, or roll printer. For purposes of this rule, "vinyl coating" shall not 

include organisol or plastisol coatings. 

(187) "Zinc rich primer coating" means any coating which contains primarily zinc 

pigment on a weight basis, which is applied as a prime coat to a metal part or 

product prior to assembly, and which is dried at ambient or in-plant 

temperature. 

(E) As used in paragraphs (L), (M), (T) and (Z) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative 

Code (pertaining to storage tanks and to petroleum refinery equipment) and in rules 

3745-21-04, 3745-21-10 and 3745-21-21 of the Administrative Code: 

( 1) "Component" means any piece of equipment which has the potential to leak 

organic compounds into the atmosphere. Such equipment includes, but is not 

limited to, pump seals, compressor seals, seal oil degassing vents, pipeline 

valves, pressure relief devices, process drains and open ended pipes. 

(2) "Condensate" means any organic compound separated from natural gas which 

condenses due to changes in the temperature and/or pressure and remains 

liquid at standard conditions. 

(3) "Crude oil" means a naturally occurring mixture which consists of hydrocarbons 

and/or sulfur, nitrogen and/or oxygen derivatives of hydrocarbons and which 

is a liquid at standard conditions. 

(4) "Custody transfer" means the transfer of produced crude oil and/or condensate, 

after processing and/or treating in the producing operations, from storage 

tanks or automatic transfer facilities to pipelines or ariy other forms of 

transportation. 

(5) "External floating roof tank" means an open top storage vessel with a cover, 
3745-21-01 28 

consisting of a double deck or pontoon single deck, which rests upon and is 

supported by the contained liquid and which is equipped with a closure seal 

or seals to close the space between the roof edge and tank wall. 

(6) "Firebox" means the chamber or compartment of a boiler or furnace in which 

materials are burned, but does not mean the combustion chamber of an 

incinerator. 

(7) "Fixed roof tank" means a steel cylindrical shell with a permanently affixed 

roof. 

(8) "Flexible wiper primary seal" means a continuous sealing device mounted on 

the floating roof and equipped with an elastomeric blade which contacts the 

tank wall. It uses its own stiffuess or other mechanical means to maintain 

contact with the tank wall. 

(9) "Gas service" means equipment which processes, transfers or contains an 

organic compound or mixture of organic compounds in the gaseous phase. 

( 1 0) "Internal floating roof' means a cover or roof in a fixed roof tank which rests 

upon and is supported by the petroleum liquid being contained and is 

equipped with a closure seal or seals to close the space between the roof edge 

and tank shell. 

(11) "Liquid-mounted primary seal" means a seal constructed of an elastomeric 

coated fabric envelope and mounted onto the floating roof in such a manner 

that it touches the surface of the stored liquid. 

(12) "Liquid service" means equipment which processes, transfers or contains an 

organic compound or mixture of organic compounds in the liquid phase. 

(13) "Maximum true vapor pressure" means the equilibrium partial pressure exerted 

by the stored VOL, at the temperature equal to the highest calendar-month 

average of the VOL storage temperature for VOL's stored above or below the 

ambient temperature or at the local maximum monthly average temperature 

as reported by the national weather service for VOL's stored at the ambient 

temperature, as determined: 

(a) In accordance with methods described in American petroleum institute 

bulletin 2517, "Evaporation Loss From External Floating Roof Tanks"; 

(b) As obtained from standard reference texts; 
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(c) As determined by ASTM method D2879-83; or 

(d) Any other method approved by the agency. 

(14) "Mechanical shoe primary seal" means a seal constructed of metal sheets 

(shoes) which are joined together to form a ring, springs or levers which 

attach the shoes to the floating roof and hold the shoes against the tank wall, 

and a coated fabric which is suspended from the shoes to the floating roof. 

(15) "Petroleum liquids" means crude oil, condensate, and any finished or 

intermediate products manufactured or extracted in a petroleum refmery. 

(16) "Petroleum refinery" means any facility engaged in producing gasoline, 

kerosene, distillate fuel oils, residual fuel oils, lubricants, or other products 

through distillation of crude oil, or through redistillation, cracking, extraction, 

or reforming of unfmished crude oil derivatives. 

( 17) "Process unit turnaround" means a work practice or operational procedure that 

stops production from a refinery unit or part of a refinery unit. An 

unscheduled work practice or operational procedure that stops production 

from a refinery unit or part of a refmery unit for less than twenty-four hours is 

not a process unit turnaround. The use of spare equipment and technically 

feasible bypassing of equipment without stopping production are not process 

unit turnarounds. 

(18) "Refinery fuel gas" means any gas which is generated by a petroleum refinery 

process unit and which is combusted, including any gaseous mixture of 

natural gas and fuel gas. 

(19) "Refmery unit" means equipment assembled to produce intermediate or final 

products from crude oil, unfinished crude oil derivatives, or other 

intermediates. A refinery unit can operate independently if supplied with 

sufficient feed or raw materials and sufficient storage facilities for the 

product. 

(20) "Rim-mounted secondary seal" means a continuous sealing device located over 

the primary seal, mounted on the floating roof and extended to the tank wall. 

This device is not a weather shield. 

(21) "Shoe-mounted secondary seal" means a continuous sealing device extending 

from the top of the shoe (see the definition of mechanical shoe primary seal) 
3745-21-01 30 

to the tank wall. 

(22) "True vapor pressure" means the equilibrium partial pressure exerted by a 

petroleum liquid as determined in accordance with methods described in 

American petroleum institute publication 2517, "Evaporation Loss from 

External Floating-Roof Tanks." 

(23) "Vacuum producing system" means any reciprocating, rotary, or centrifugal 

blower or compressor, or any jet ejector or device that takes suction from a 

pressure below atmospheric and discharges against atmospheric pressure. 

(24) "Valves not externally regulated" means valves that have no external controls, 

such as in-line valves. 

(25) "Vapor-mounted primary seal" means a seal constructed of an elastomeric 

coated fabric envelope and mounted onto the floating roof in such a manner 

that it does not touch the surface of the stored liquid. 

(26) "Volatile organic liquid" or "VOL" means any organic liquid which can emit 

VOCs as defmed in this rule. 

(27) "Wastewater separator" means a device in which oil- contaminated water is 

skimmed to remove the floating oil prior to the discharge or further treatment 

of the water. 

(28) "Weather shield" means a device which is attached to a floating roofto protect 

the fabric of a liquid-mounted or vapor-mounted primary seal from weather 

and debris, thereby generally providing a longer primary seal life. The device 

is usually of!eaf-type construction and has numerous radial joints to allow for 

roof movement or irregularities in the tank wall. 

(F) As used in paragraph (N) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining 

to the use of cutback asphalts and emulsified asphalts in road construction and 

maintenance) and in rule 3745-21-04 of the Administrative Code: 

(!) "Asphalt" means a dark brown to black cement-like material (solid, semisolid, 

or liquid in consistency) in which the predominating constituents are 

bitumens which occur in nature as such or which are obtained as residue in 

refining petroleum. 

(2) "Asphalt paving mixture" means a mixture of mineral aggregate and cutback 

asphalt, emulsified asphalt, or other asphaltic material. 
3745-21-01 31 

(3) "Cutback asphalt" means a mixture of asphalt and petroleum solvents 

(distillates), produced by blending those materials or by distilling petroleum. 

( 4) "Dense-graded mix" means an asphalt paving mixture in which the air voids are 

less than ten per cent when compacted, as determined by ASTM D32G3 94 

D3203-05. 

( 5) "Emulsified asphalt" means an emulsion of water and asphalt which may also 

contain emulsifying agents, special additives, and petroleum solvents 

(distillates). 

(6) "Maintenance mix" means an asphalt paving mixture for patching holes, 

depressions, and distressed areas in existing pavements. 

(7) "Open-graded mix" means an asphalt paving mixture in which the air voids are 

equal to or greater than ten per cent when compacted, as determined by 

ASTM D32G3 94 D3203-05. 

(8) "Prime coat" means an application of low-viscosity cutback asphalt or 

emulsified asphalt to an absorptive surface, designed to penetrate, bond and 

stabilize the existing surface and to promote adhesion between it and the 

construction course that follows. 

(G) As used in paragraph (0) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining 

to solvent metal cleaning) and in rules 3745-21-04 and 3745-21-10 of the 

Administrative Code: 

(1) "Cold cleaner" means a batch-operated device that employs a solvent for 

cleaning and removing soils from metal surfaces by spraying, brushing, 

flushing, agitation or immersion while maintaining the solvent below its 

boiling point. Wipe cleaning is not included in this definition. 

(2) "Conveyorized degreaser" means a continuous-operated device for cleaning and 

removing soils from metal surfaces by the use of either non-vaporized or 

vaporized solvents. 

(3) "Electronic component" means all portions of an electronic assembly, 

including, but not limited to, circuit board assemblies, printed wire 

assemblies, printed circuit boards, soldered joints, ground wires, bus bars, and 

associated electronic component manufacturing equipment such as screens 

and filters. 
3745-21-01 32 

( 4) "Freeboard height" means: 

(a) For a cold cleaner, the distance from the solvent surface to the top edge of 

the de greaser tank; and 

(b) For an open top vapor de greaser, the distance from the top of the vapor 

zone to the top of the degreaser tank. 

(5) "Freeboard ratio" means the freeboard height divided by the width of the 

degreaser air/solvent area. The same units of measurement should be used for 

all dimensions. 

(6) "Open top vapor degreaser" means a batch-operated device for cleaning and 

removing soils from metal surfaces by condensing hot solvent vapor on the 

colder metal parts. 

(7) "Solvent" means any VOC which is liquid at standard conditions and which is 

used as a cleaning agent. 

(8) "Solvent metal cleaning" means a process that employs a solvent for cleaning 

and removing soils from metal surfaces. 

(H) As used in paragraphs (P), (Q), (R), (V), (GG), and (DDD) of rule 3745-21-09 of the 

Administrative Code (pertaining to bulk gasoline plants, bulk gasoline terminals, 

gasoline dispensing facilities, and gasoline tank trucks) and in rules 3745-21-04 and 

3745-21-10 of the Administrative Code: 

(1) "Bottom filling" means the filling of a delivery vessel through an opening that is 

flush with the bottom of the delivery vessel's compartment. 

(2) "Bulk gasoline plant" means a gasoline storage and distribution facility which 

receives gasoline primarily via delivery vessel, stores it in one or more 

stationary tanks, and subsequently dispenses it via delivery vessel. 

(3) "Bulk gasoline terminal" means a gasoline storage and distribution facility 

which receives gasoline primarily via pipeline, ship, or barge; stores it in one 

or more stationary tanks; and subsequently dispenses it primarily via delivery 

vessel. 

(4) "CARB certification" and "CARB certified" means: 
3745-21-01 33 

(a) Subject to executive orders, approval letters, equipment advisories, and 

equivalent test procedures issued by California air resources board for 

phase I and phase II vapor control systems, parts, components, and test 

procedures used at gasoline dispensing facilities as follows: 

(i) Issued on or before March 31, 2001 under pre-enhanced vapor 

recovery (pre-EVR) standards and certification procedures and 

issued after March 31, 2001 as a correction or revision, not 

related to enhanced vapor recovery (EVR) standards, of phase I 

and phase II vapor control systems, parts, components, and test 

procedures previously approved under pre-EVR standards, 

however, gasoline dispensing facilities in Ohio shall not be 

subject to any provision or statement that specifies an expiration 

or decertification due to EVR standards and certification 

procedures; or 

(ii) Issued after March 31, 2001 under EVR standards and certification 

procedures for parts and components to be used in conjunction 

with pre-EVR systems, however, gasoline dispensing facilities in 

Ohio shall not be subject to any provision or statement that 

specifies an expiration or decertification due to EVR standards 

and certification procedures. 

Additionally, where an owner or operator of a gasoline dispensing 

facility elects to use phase I or phase II vapor control systems, 

parts, components, or test procedures subject to executive orders, 

approval letters, equipment advisories, and equivalent test 

procedures issued by California air resources board under EVR 

standards and certification procedures, "CARB certification" and 

"CARB certified" shall also mean such executive orders, approval 

letters, equipment advisories, and equivalent test procedures 

issued by California air resources board under EVR standards and 

certification procedures. (Executive orders that begin with "G" 

generally refer to pre-EVR systems, but may include provisions 

or statements on expiration or decertification due to EVR 

standards. Executive orders that begin with "VR" generally refer 

to EVR systems.) 

(b) Subject to executive orders, approval letters, equipment advisories, and 

equivalent test procedures issued by California air resource board that 

become effective for portable fuel containers and spouts on or after July 

1, 2007. 
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(5) "E85" means a fuel blend nominally consisting of eighty five per cent ethanol 

and fifteen per cent gasoline that meets the requirements of ASTM 

05798-99(2004) for fuel ethanol. 

(6) "Delivery vessel" means a tank truck, a tank equipped trailer, a railroad tank 

car, or other mobile source, except ship or barge, equipped with a storage 

tank used for the transport of gasoline from a source of supply to stationary 

tanks at a gasoline dispensing facility or bulk gasoline plant. 

(7) "External floating roof" means a storage vessel cover in an open top tank 

consisting of a double deck or pontoon single deck which rests upon and is 

supported by the petroleum liquid being contained and is equipped with a 

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

(8) "Gasoline" means any petroleum distillate which is used as a motor fuel and has 

a Reid vapor pressure of 4.0 pounds or greater. 

(9) "Gasoline dispensing facility" means any site where gasoline is dispensed to 

motor vehicle gasoline tanks from stationary storage tanks. 

(10) "Gasoline dispensing pump" means an individual unit at a gasoline dispensing 

facility with a dispensing nozzle where a specific grade of gasoline is 

dispensed to motor vehicle gasoline tanks. 

( 11) "Gasoline tank truck" means any truck or trailer equipped with a storage tank 

which is used for the transport of gasoline to a stationary storage tank at a 

gasoline dispensing facility, bulk gasoline plant or bulk gasoline terminal. 

(12) "Independent small business marketer" means any owner of a gasoline 

dispensing facility engaged in the marketing of gasoline who would be 

required to pay for procurement and installation of a vapor control system 

pursuant to paragraph (DDD) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code, 

except any owner that: 

(a) Is a refiner; 

(b) Controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a refiner; 

(c) Is otherwise directly or indirectly affiliated (as determined under the 

regulations of the USEPA) with a refiner or with a person who controls, 

is controlled by, or is under a common control with a refiner (unless the 
3745-21-01 35 

sole affiliation referred to herein is by means of a supply contract or an 

agreement or contract to use as a trademark, trade name, service mark, 

or other identifying symbol or name owned by such refiner or any such 

person); or 

(d) Receives less than fifty per cent of his annual income from refining or 

marketing of gasoline. 

For purposes of this definition, the term "refiner" shall not include any 

refiner whose total refinery capacity (including the refinery capacity of 

any person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control 

with, such refiner) does not exceed sixty-five thousand barrels per day, 

and the term "control" of a corporation means ownership of more than 

fifty per cent of its stock. 

(13) "Internal floating roof" means a cover or roof in a fixed roof tank which rests 

upon and is supported by the petroleum liquid being contained and is 

equipped with a closure seal or seals to close the space between the roof edge 

and tank shell. 

(14) "Reid vapor pressure" means the absolute vapor pressure of volatile crude oil 

and volatile nonviscous petroleum liquids except liquefied petroleum gases as 

determined by ASTM D6897-03a. 

(15) "Submerged fill pipe" means any fill pipe the discharge opening of which is 

entirely submerged when the liquid level is six inches above the bottom of the 

tank, or when applied to a tank which is loaded from the side, shall mean any 

fill pipe the discharge opening of which is entirely submerged when the liquid 

level is eighteen inches above the bottom of the tank. 

(16) "Top submerged filling" means the filling of a delivery vessel by means of a 

fill pipe which descends through an open hatch on the top of the delivery 

vessel to within six inches of the bottom of the delivery vessel's compartment. 

(17) "Topping off" means attempting to pump additional gasoline into a motor 

vehicle fuel tank after the dispensing nozzle has shut off automatically 

because the tank is full. 

(18) "Ullage" means the maximum storage tank capacity, in gallons, minus the 

gallons of gasoline present in the tank. 

(19) "Vapor balance system" means a combination of pipes or hoses which create a 

closed system between the vapor spaces of an unloading tank and a receiving 
3745-21-01 36 

tank such that vapors displaced from the receiving tank are transferred to the 

tank being unloaded. 

(20) "Vapor collection system" means a vapor transport system which forces vapors 

from a delivery vessel or storage tank into a vapor control system. 

(21) "Vapor control system" means control equipment designed to recover or 

incinerate organic compounds received from the vapor collection system. 

(22) "Vapor tight" means free of any vapor leaks to the extent possible based upon 

good engineering design and practice. 

(I) As used in paragraph (W) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining 

to synthesized pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities) and in rule 3745-21-04 of 

the Administrative Code: 

(1) "Production equipment exhaust system" means a device for collecting and 

directing out of the work area any fugitive emissions of organic compounds 

from openings on reactors, centrifuges and other vessels for the purpose of 

protecting workers from excessive exposure to such emissions. 

(2) "Surface condenser" means a device which cools a gas stream to a temperature 

at which vapors are removed by means of condensation, where the coolant 

does not directly contact the condensed vapors. 

(3) "Synthesized pharmaceutical manufacturing facility" means a facility in which 

drugs are produced by means of chemical synthesis. 

(J) As used in paragraph (X) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining 

to rubber tire manufacturing facilities) and in rules 3745-21-04 and 3745-21-10 of 

the Administrative Code: 

(1) "Bead dipping" means the dipping of an assembled tire bead into a solvent 

based cement. 

(2) "Capture system" means any device or combination of devices designed to 

contain, collect, and route VOC vapors released from an operation at a rubber 

tire manufacturing facility. 

(3) "Control system" means any device or combination of devices designed to 

recover or incinerate VOC vapors received from a capture system. 
3745-21-01 37 

(4) "Green tires" means assembled tires before molding and curing have occurred. 

( 5) "Green tire spraying" means the spraying of green tires, both inside and outside, 

with release compounds which help remove air from the tire during molding 

and prevent the tire from sticking to the mold after curing. 

( 6) "Recapped tread stock" means vulcanized or unvulcanized rubber which is used 

for recapping tire carcasses and which is delivered to a recapping facility with 

a cement coating on one side. 

(7) "Rubber tire manufacturing facility" means a facility in which rubber tires or 

recapped tread stock are manufactured on a mass production basis. 

(8) "Tread end cementing" means the application of a solvent based cement to the 

tire tread ends. 

(9) "Undertread cementing" means the application of a solvent based cement to the 

underside of a tire tread. 

(K) As used in paragraphs (AA) and (BB) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code 

(pertaining to dry cleaning facilities) and in rules 3745-21-04 and 3745-21-10 of the 

Administrative Code: 

(1) "Cartridge filter" means a discrete filter unit containing one or more disposable 

cartridges that contain both filter paper and activated carbon which trap and 

remove contaminants from the cleaning solvent. 

(2) "Dry cleaning facility" means a facility engaged in the cleaning of articles of 

fabric in an essentially nonaqueous cleaning solvent by means of one or more 

washes in solvent, extraction of excess solvent by spinning, and drying by 

twnbling in an air stream. The facility includes, but is not limited to, washers, 

dryers, filtration and purification systems, waste disposal systems, holding 

tanks, pwnps, and attendant piping and ductwork. 

(3) "Dryer" means a machine used to remove cleaning solvent from articles, after 

washing and removing of excess cleaning solvent. 

( 4) "Manufacturer's rated capacity" means the capacity per load that is typically 

found on the manufacturer's name plate located on the equipment or in the 

manufacturer's equipment specifications. 
3745-21-01 38 

(5) "Perch1oroethylene dry cleaning facility" means a dry cleaning facility that uses 

perchloroethylene as the cleaning solvent. 

( 6) "Petroleum dry cleaning facility" means a dry cleaning facility that uses 

petroleum solvent as the cleaning solvent. 

(7) "Petroleum solvent" means a material that is produced by petroleum distillation, 

that is composed mainly of hydrocarbons having a range of eight to twelve 

carbon atoms per molecule, and that exists as a liquid under standard 

conditions. 

(8) "Solvent filter" means a discrete filter unit containing a porous medium that 

traps and removes contaminants from the cleaning solvent. 

(9) "Solvent recovery dryer" means a class of dryers that employ a condenser to 

condense and recover solvent vapors evaporated in a closed-loop stream of 

heated air. 

(L) As used in paragraph (CC) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining 

to continuous, polystyrene resin manufacturing process) and in rule 3745-21-04 of 

the Administrative Code: 

(1) "Continuous, polystyrene resin manufacturing process" means a process unit in 

which polystyrene resin is produced by the continuous polymerization or 

co-polymerization of styrene monomer. 

(2) "Material recovery section" means the section of the continuous, polystyrene 

resin manufacturing process that includes the vacuum devolatizer and its 

associated condenser and vacuum system, and the styrene recovery 

distillation colunm and its associated condenser and vacuum system. 

(3) "Styrene recovery distillation colunm" means a distillation colunm used to 

separate and recover styrene monomer from the vacuum devolatizer stream 

containing unreacted styrene monomer and byproducts. 

( 4) "Vacuum devolatizer" means a device in which the products from a polystyrene 

reactor are separated into a stream containing unreacted styrene monomer and 

byproducts and a stream containing molten polystyrene. 

(M) As used in paragraph (DD) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code 

(pertaining to leaks from process units that produce organic chemicals) and in rules 
3745-21-01 39 

3745-21-04 and 3745-21-10 of the Administrative Code: 

(1) "Btu/scf" means British thermal unit(s) per standard cubic feet. 

(2) "Closed vent system" means a system that is not open to the atmosphere and 

that is composed of piping, connections, and if necessary, flow inducting 

devices that transport gas or vapor from a piece or pieces of equipment to 

control equipment. 

(3) "Connector" means a flanged, screwed, welded, or other joined fitting used to 

connect two pipelines or a pipeline and a piece of process equipment. 

(4) "Distance piece" means an open or enclosed casing through which the piston 

rod travels, separating the compressor cylinder from the crankcase. 

(5) "Double block and bleed system" means two block valves connected in series 

with a bleed valve or line that can vent the line between the two block valves. 

(6) "Equipment" means a pump, compressor, pressure relief device, sampling 

connection system, openended valve or line, valve, flange, counector, closed 

vent system, and any other device or system within a process unit. 

(7) "First attempt at repair" means to take rapid action for the purpose of stopping 

or reducing leakage from equipment. 

(8) (Reserved) 

(9) "In gas/vapor service" means that the piece of equipment contains or contacts 

process fluid that is in the gaseous state at the operating conditions. 

(1 0) "In heavy liquid service" means that the piece of equipment is not in gas/vapor 

service or in light liquid service. 

(11) "In light liquid service" means that the piece of equipment contains or contacts 

process fluid that meets the conditions specified in paragraph (0)(3) of rule 

3745-21-10 of the Administrative Code. 

(12) "lnsitn sampling system" means a nonextractive sampler or an in-line sampler. 

(13) "In vacuum service" means that the piece of equipment is operating at an 

internal pressure that is at least 0. 7 pound per square inch below ambient 
3745-21-01 40 

pressure. 

(14) "In VOC service" means that the piece of equipment contains or contacts a 

process fluid that is at least ten per cent VOC by weight. 

(15) "Liquids dripping" means any visible leakage from the seal including spraying, 

misting, clouding, and ice formation. 

(16) "Open-ended valve or line" means any valve having one side of the valve seat 

in contact with the process fluid and one side open to the atmosphere, either 

directly or through open piping, but excluding any pressure relief valve. 

(17) "Ppmv" means parts per million by volume. 

(18) "Pressure release" means the emission of materials resulting from system 

pressure being greater than set pressure of the pressure relief device. 

(19) "Pressure relief device" means a pressure relief valve or a rupture disk. 

(20) "Pressure relief valve" means any valve designed to open when the process 

pressure exceeds a set pressure, allowing the release of vapors or liquids until 

the process pressure is reduced to its normal operating level. 

(21) "Process unit" means equipment assembled to produce, as intermediate or final 

products, one or more organic chemicals. A process unit can operate 

independently if supplied with sufficient feed or raw materials and sufficient 

storage facilities for the product. 

(22) "Process unit shutdown" means a work practice or operational procedure that 

stops production for a process unit or part of a process unit. An unscheduled 

work practice or operational procedure that stops production from a process 

unit or part of a process unit for less than twenty-four hours is not a process 

unit shutdown. The use of spare equipment and technically feasible bypassing 

of equipment without stopping production are not process unit shutdowns. 

(23) "Repaired" means that leaking equipment are successfully adjusted, or 

otherwise altered, in order to eliminate the leak. 

(24) "Rupture disk" means a disk made of a material that ruptures when the process 

pressure exceeds a set pressure, allowing the release of vapors or liquids until 

the process pressure is reduced to ambient pressure. 
3745-21-01 41 

(25) "Sensor" means a device that measures a physical quantity or the change in a 

physical quantity such as temperature, flow rate, "pH," or liquid level. 

(N) As used in paragraph (EE) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining 

to air oxidation processes that produce organic chemicals) and in rule 3745-21-04 

ofthe Administrative Code: 

(1) "Air oxidation process" means a unit operation or process wherein organic 

chemicals are produced by reacting one or more compounds with oxygen 

which is supplied as air or air enriched with oxygen. 

(2) "Process vent stream" means any gas stream within the air oxidation process 

that vents to the ambient air. 

(0) (Reserved). 

(P) As used in paragraph (LL) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining 

to "The Lubrizol Corporation"): 

(1) "Air-bearing vent stream" means a process vent stream that contains a mixture 

of air and organic vapors. 

(2) "Reactor process" means reactor vessel equipment and associated material 

recovery equipment that are assembled to produce an organic chemical. 

(3) "Reactor process vent stream" means any gas stream within the reactor process 

that is vented to the ambient air, an enclosed combustion device, or a flare. 

(4) "Wastewater separator" means a device in which contaminated water is 

skimmed to remove the floating organic materials prior to the discharge or 

further treatment of the water. 

(Q) As used in paragraph (MM) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code 

(pertaining to "PPG Industries, Inc."): 

(1) "Control system" means any device or combination of devices designed to 

recover or incinerate VOC vapors received from a capture system. 

(2) "Grinding mill" means a device used to grind or disperse pigment throughout a 

paint. 
3745-21-01 42 

(3) "Paint manufacturing facility" means a facility engaged in the production of 

paints and includes, but is not limited to, mixing tanks, paint transfer 

equipment, grinding mills, equipment cleaning stations, and process tanks for 

paint tinting and thinning. 

(R) As used in paragraph (NN) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code 

(pertaining to "Midwest Mica and Insulation Company"): 

(I) "Mica coating or laminating line" means a series of one or more coating 

applicators and any associated flash-off areas, drying areas, and ovens 

wherein an adhesive coating or binder is applied to mica. 

(2) "Oven" means a chamber within which heat is used for one or more of the 

following purposes: dry, bake, cure or polymerize an adhesive coating or 

binder. 

(S) As used in paragraph (00) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining 

to "Armco Inc.- Middletown Works"): 

(1) "Aluminum coating operation" means an operation wherein a layer of aluminum 

is applied to the surface of metal coil by immersion into a bath of molten 

aluminum. 

(2) "Anti-galling material" means a coating material applied directly to metal coil 

for the purpose of protecting the surface of the coil from damage during 

shipment. 

(3) "Metal coil treatment operation" means any operation where coating materials 

are applied directly to metal coil for the purpose of lubrication, rust 

prevention, or galling prevention. 

(4) "Rolling oil" means a coating material which is applied directly to metal coil, 

for the purpose oflubrication, prior to processing at any temper mill. 

(5) "Rust preventive oil" means a coating material which is applied directly to 

metal coil after processing at any temper mill or shear. 

(T) As used in paragraph (YY) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining 

to "PMC Specialties Group"), paragraph (ZZ) of rule 3745-21-09 of the 

Administrative Code (pertaining to "Firestone Synthetic Rubber & Latex 

Company"), and paragraph (BBB) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code 
3745-21-01 43 

(pertaining to "BF Goodrich Company Akron Chemical Plant"): 

(1) "Air-bearing vent stream" means a process vent stream that contains a mixture 

of air and organic vapors. 

(2) "Reactor process" means reactor vessel equipment and associated material 

recovery equipment that are employed to produce an organic chemical. 

(3) "Reactor process vent stream" means any gas stream within the reactor process 

that is vented to control equipment or to the ambient air. 

(U) As used in rule 3745-21-12 of the Administrative Code: 

Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the definitions in rule 3745-15-01 

of the Administrative Code and paragraph (B) of rule 3745-21-01 of the 

Administrative Code shall apply to rule 3745-21-12 of the Administrative Code 

(pertaining to "Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Commercial 

Bakery Oven Facilities"). 

(1) "Baker's per cent" means, for a given ingredient, the weight of that ingredient 

per 100 pounds of flour, expressed as a percentage. 

(2) "Bakery oven" means an oven which bakes yeast-leavened products. 

(3) "Commercial bakery oven facility" means an establishment that is primarily 

engaged in the manufacture, for sale at wholesale or retail,. of fresh or frozen 

bread, bread-type rolls, or dry bakery products, including biscuits, crackers, 

or cookies, in which the products are made using yeast leavening. 

( 4) "Purge stack" means a bakery oven stack used only for exhausting residual 

gases from the bakery oven during burner ignition. 

(5) "Spike yeast" means any yeast added to the dough beyond the initial yeast 

added to the dough. 

(6) "Spiking time" means the elapsed time between the addition of the spike yeast 

to the dough and the placement of the dough into the oven. 

(7) "Subject to this rule" means the commercial bakery oven facility has met the 

applicability criteria of paragraph (A)(l) of rule 3745-21-12 of the 

Administrative Code and is subject to the requirements of paragraphs (D) to 
3745-21-01 44 

(I) of rule 3745-21-12 of the Administrative Code. 

(8) "Total uncontrolled potential to emit" means the capability at maximum 

capacity of a commercial bake:ry oven facility to emit VOC under its physical 

and operational design, excluding air pollution control equipment. Any 

physical or operational limitation on the capacity of the commercial bake:ry 

oven facility to emit VOC, including restrictions on the hours of operation or 

on the type or amount of material processed, but not including restrictions 

pertaining to air pollution control equipment, shall be treated as part of its 

physical and operational design if the limitation or the effect it would have on 

VOC emissions is federally enforceable. 

(9) "Uncontrolled bake:ry oven" means a bake:ry oven in which the e¥ea'soven's 

VOC emissions are not vented to a VOC emission control device. 

( 1 0) "Yeast action time" means the elapsed time between the initial addition of the 

yeast and the placement of the dough into the oven. 

(V) As used in rule 3745-21-13 of the Administrative Code: 

Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the defmitions in rule 3745-15-01 

of the Administrative Code and paragraph (B) of rule 3745-21-01 of the 

Administrative Code shall apply to rule 3745-21-13 of the Administrative Code 

(pertaining to "Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Reactors 

and Distillation Units Employed in SOCMI Chemical Production"). 

(1) "Batch operation" means a noncontinuous operation in which a discrete quantity 

or batch of feed is charged into a unit operation within a process unit and 

distilled or reacted at one time. Batch operation includes noncontinuous 

operations in which the equipment is fed intermittently or discontinuously. 

Addition of raw material and withdrawal of product do not occur 

simultaneously in a batch operation. After each batch operation, the 

equipment is generally emptied before a fresh batch is started. 

(2) "Boiler" means any enclosed combustion device that extracts useful energy in 

the form of steam and is not an incinerator or a process heater. 

(3) "Btu" means British thermal unit. 

( 4) "Car-seal" means a seal that is placed on a device that is used to change the 

position of a valve (e.g., from opened to closed) in such a way that the 

position of the valve cannot be changed without breaking the seal. 
3745-21-01 45 

( 5) "Combustion device" means an individual unit of equipment, such as an 

incinerator, flare, boiler, or process heater, used for combustion of a vent 

stream discharged from the process vent. 

(6) "Compliance test" means the collection of data resulting from the execution of a 

test method used to demonstrate compliance with an emission limit or control 

requirement based on the average of three runs. 

(7) "Continuous record" means documentation, either in hard copy or computer 

readable form, of data values measured at least once every fifteen minutes 

and recorded as follows: 

(a) Each measured value; or 

(b) Block average values for fifteen-minute or shorter periods calculated from 

all measured data values during each period or at least one measured 

data value per minute if measured more frequently than once per 

minute; or 

(c) Values under an alternative recordkeeping that is implemented in 

accordance with paragraph (H)(8) of rule 3745-21-13 of the 

Administrative Code. 

(8) "Continuous recorder" means a data recording device that either records an 

instantaneous data value at least once every fifteen minutes or records 

fifteen-minute or more frequent block average values. 

· (9) "Control device" means any combustion device or recapture device. A recovery 

device is not considered a control device. 

(I 0) "Distillation operation" means an operation separating one or more feed 

stream( s) into two or more exit stream( s ), each exit stream having component 

concentrations different from those in the feed stream( s ). The separation is 

achieved by the redistribution of the components between the liquid and 

vapor-phase as they approach equilibrium within the distillation unit. 

(11) "Distillation unit" means a device or vessel in which distillation operations 

occur, including all associated internals (such as trays or packing) and 

accessories (such as reboiler, condenser, vacuum pump, steam jet, etc.), plus 

any associated recovery system. 
3745-21-01 46 

(12) "Engineering assessment" means best estimate of a vent stream parameter 

(e.g., flow rate, VOC concentration, VOC emission rate, net heating .value, 

etc.) that includes, but is not limited to, the following: 

(a) Previous test results provided the tests are representative of current 

operating practices at the process unit. 

(b) Bench-scale or pilot-scale test data representative of the process under 

representative operating conditions. 

(c) Maximum .flow rate, VOC emission rate limit, VOC concentration limit, 

or net heating value limit specified or implied within a permit 

applicable to the process vent. 

(d) Design analysis based on accepted chemical engineering principles, 

measurable process parameters, or physical or chemical laws or 

properties. Examples of analytical methods include, but are not limited 

to: 

(i) Use of material balances based on process stoichiometry to estimate 

maximum VOC concentrations. 

(ii) Estimation of maximum flow rate based on physical equipment 

design such as pump or blower capacities. 

(iii) Estimation of VOC concentrations based on saturation conditions. 

(iv) Estimation of maximum expected net heating value based on the 

vent stream concentration of each organic compound or, 

alternatively, as if all organic compounds in the vent stream were 

the organic compound with the highest heating value. 

(13) "Flame zone" means the portion of the combustion chamber in a boiler or 

process heater occupied by the flame envelope. 

(14) "Flow indicator" means a device that indicates whether gas flow is present in a 

vent stream. 

(15) "Fuel gas system" means the off-site and on-site piping and flow and pressure 

control system that gathers gaseous stream(s) generated by on-site operations, 
3745-21-01 47 

may blend them with other sources of gas, and transports the gaseous stream 

for use as fuel gas in combustion devices or in-process combustion equipment 

such as furnaces and gas turbines either singly or in combination. 

( 16) "Group 1 process vent" means a process vent for which a control device is 

required due to the TRE index value being less than or equal to 1.0. Also, 

monitoring of the control device is required, except when the control device 

is a boiler or process heater specified under paragraph (F)(l )(b) or (F)(l )(c) 

of rule 3745-21-13 of the Administrative Code. 

( 17) "Group 2A process vent" means a process vent from a recovery system for 

which monitoring of the recovery system is required due to the TRE index 

value being less than or equal to 4.0, but a control device is not required due 

to the TRE index value being greater than 1.0. 

(18) "Group 2B process vent" means a process vent for which a control device and 

monitoring are not required due to any of the following: 

(a) the VOC concentration is less than five hundred ppmv; or 

(b) the flow rate is less than 0.30 scfm; or 

(c) the TRE index value is greater than 1.0 for a vent stream not from a 

recovery system; or 

(d) the TRE index value is greater than 4.0 for a vent stream from a recovery 

system. 

(19) "Halogenated vent stream" means a vent stream determined to have a mass 

emission rate of halogen atoms contained in organic compounds equal to or 

greater than 0.99 pound per hour. 

(20) "Halogens and hydrogen halides" means hydrogen chloride (HCl), chlorine 

(~Q), hydrogen bromide (HBr), bromine (Br2-B!), and hydrogen fluoride 

(HF). 

(21) "Incinerator" means an enclosed combustion device that is used for destroying 

organic compounds. Auxiliary fuel may be used to heat waste gas to 

combustion temperatures. Any energy recovery section present is not 

physically formed into one manufactured or assembled unit with the 

combustion section; rather, the energy recovery section is a separate section 

following the combustion section and the two are joined by ducts or 
3745-21-01 48 

connections carrying flue gas. The above energy recovery section limitation 

does not apply to an energy recovery section used solely to preheat the 

incoming vent stream or combustion air. 

(22) "Monitoring device" means the total equipment used to measure and record (if 

applicable) process parameters. 

(23) "Nonhalogenated vent stream" means a vent stream that is not a halogenated 

vent stream. 

(24) "Organic monitoring device" means a device used to indicate the concentration 

level of organic compounds based on a detection principle such as infrared, 

photo ionization, or thermal conductivity. 

(25) "Permit" means a permit issued by the director pursuant to Chapter 3745-31 or 

3 7 45-77 of the Administrative Code. 

(26) "Ppmv" means parts per million by volume. 

(27) "Primary fuel" mean the fuel that provides the principal heat input to the 

device. To be considered primary, the fuel must be able to sustain operation 

without the addition of other fuels. 

(28) "Process heater" means a device that transfers heat liberated by burning fuel to 

fluids contained in tubes, including all fluids except water that is heated to 

produce steam. 

(29) "Process unit" means equipment assembled and connected by pipes or ducts to 

produce, as a product (by-product, co-product, intermediate, or final product), 

one or more SOCMI chemicals. A process unit can operate independently if 

supplied with sufficient feed or raw materials and sufficient product storage 

facilities. 

(30) "Process vent" means the point of discharge to the atmosphere (or the point of 

entry into a control device, if any) of a gas stream from a distillation unit or 

reactor. Gas streams excluded from this definition are the following: 

(a) A relief valve discharge. 

(b) A leak from any device or equipment within a reactor or distillation unit 

(e.g., a leak from a pump, compressor, relief valve, or sampling 
3745-21-01 49 

system). 

(c) A gas stream going to a fuel gas system. 

(d) A gas stream exiting a control device used to comply with rule 

3745-21-13 of the Administrative Code. 

(e) A gas stream transferred to other processes (on-site or off-site) for 

reaction or other use in another process (i.e., for chemical value as a 

product, isolated intermediate, by-product, or co-product, or for heat 

value). 

(f) A gas stream transferred for fuel value (i.e., net positive heating value), 

use, reuse, or for sale for fuel value, use, or reuse. 

(g) A gas stream exiting an analyzer. 

(31) "Product" means any SOCMI chemical which is produced for sale as a final 

product as that chemical, or for use in the production of other chemicals or 

compounds. By-products, co-products, and intermediates are considered to be 

products. 

(32) "Reactor" means a device or vessel in which reactor processes occur, including 

the product separator, any associated vacuum pump or steam jet, and any 

associated recovery system. 

(33) "Reactor process" means a process in which one or more chemicals, or 

reactants other than air, are combined or decomposed in such a way that their 

molecular structures are altered and one or more new organic compounds are 

formed. 

(34) "Recapture device" means an individual m1it of equipment capable of and used 

for recovering chemicals from a gas stream, but not normally or primarily for 

use, reuse, or sale. For example, a recapture device may recover chemicals 

primarily for disposal or for air pollution control. Recapture devices include, 

but are not limited to, absorbers, carbon adsorbers, and condensers. 

(35) "Recovery device" means an individual unit of equipment, such as an 

absorber, carbon adsorber, or condenser, capable of and used for the purpose 

of recovering chemicals from a gas stream for fuel value (i.e., net positive 

heating value), use, reuse, or for sale for fuel value, use, or reuse. 
3745-21-01 50 

(36) "Recovery system" means an individual recovery device or series of such 

devices applied to the same vent stream. 

(37) "Relief valve" means a valve used only to release an unplanned, nomoutine 

discharge. A relief valve discharge results from an operator error, a 

malfunction such as a power failure or equipment failure, or other unexpected 

cause that requires immediate venting of gas from process equipment in order 

to avoid safety hazards or equipment damage. 

(38) "Run" means the net period of time during which an emission sample is 

collected or a test method is conducted. 

(39) "Scfm" means standard cubic feet per minute. 

( 40) "Sensor" means a device that measures a physical quantity or the change in a 

physical quantity, such as temperature, pressure, flow rate, pH, or liquid 

level. 

(41) "Shutdown" means for purposes including, but not limited to, periodic 

maintenance, replacement of equipment, or repair, the cessation of operation 

of a reactor, distillation unit, or equipment required or used to comply with 

rule 3745-21-13 of the Administrative Code. 

( 42) "SOCMI chemical" means a chemical listed in "Control of Volatile Organic 

Compound Emissions from Reactor Processes and Distillation Operations 

Processes in the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry, 

Appendix A List of Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry 

Chemicals, Table A-1 List of Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 

Industry Chemicals" in the column titled reactor and distillation CTG, 

EPA-450/4-91-031. 

( 43) "Specific gravity monitoring device" means a unit of equipment used to 

monitor specific gravity and having a minimum accuracy of+/- 0.02 specific 

gravity units. 

( 44) "Start-up" means the setting into operation of a reactor, distillation unit, or 

equipment required or used to comply with this rule. Start-up includes initial 

start-up, operation solely for testing equipment, and transitional conditions 

due to changes in product. 

( 45) "Steam jet ejector" means a steam nozzle that discharges a high-velocity jet 
3745-21-01 51 

across a suction chamber that is connected to the equipment to be evacuated. 

( 46) "Subject to this rule" means the reactor or distillation unit has met the 

applicability criteria of paragraph (A)(l) of rule 3745-21-13 of the 

Administrative Code. 

(47) "Temperature monitoring device" means a unit of equipment used to monitor 

temperature and having a minimum accuracy of plus or minus one per cent of 

the temperature being monitored expressed in degrees Celsius or plus or 

minus 0.5 degree Celsius, whichever is greater. 

(48) "Total organic compounds" or "TOC'' means those compounds measured 

according to the procedures of USEP A method 18. 

( 49) ::Total resource effectiveness index value" or "TRE index value" means a 

measure of the supplemental total resource requirement per unit reduction of 

VOC associated with a vent stream, based on vent stream flow rate, emission 

rate of VOC, net heating value, and corrosion properties (whether or not the 

vent stream contains halogenated compounds) as determined using the 

equation in paragraph (E)(8)(a) of rule 3745-21-13 of the Administrative 

Code. The TRE index is a decision tool used to determine if the annual cost 

of controlling a given gas stream is reasonable when considering the 

emissions reduction achieved. 

(50) "TRE determination test" means the collection of data resulting from the 

execution of test methods used to demonstrate process vent flow rate and 

concentration, that are used to determine the process vent flow rate, net 

heating value, emission rates of TOC, VOC, and halogen atoms, each based 

on the average of three runs, for the determination of the TRE index value of 

a process vent. 

(51) "Vent stream" means the gas stream flowing through the process vent. 

(52) "Visible emission" means the observation of an emission of opacity or optical 

density above the threshold of vision. 

(W) As used in rule 3745-21-14 of the Administrative Code: 

Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the definitions in rule 3745-15-01 

of the Administrative Code and paragraph (B) of rule 3745-21-01 of the 

Administrative Code shall apply to rule 3745-21-14 of the Administrative Code 

(pertaining to "Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Batch 

Operations"). 
3745-21-01 52 

(1) "Aggregate" means the summation of all process vents containing VOC within 

a process. 

(2) "Batch operation" means a noncontinuous operation in which a discrete quantity 

or batch of feed is charged into a unit operation within a batch process train 

and processed at one time. Batch operation includes noncontinuous 

operations in which the equipment is fed intermittently or discontinuously. 

Addition of raw material and withdrawal of product do not occur 

simultaneously in a batch operation. After each batch operation, the 

equipment is generally emptied before a fresh· batch is started. 

(3) "Batch cycle" means a manufacturing event of an intermediate or product from 

start to fmish in a batch process train. 

(4) "Batch process train" means the collection of equipment (e.g., reactors, filters, 

dryers, distillation coluruns, extractors, crystallizers, blend tanks, neutralizer 

tanks, digesters, surge tanks and product separators) configured to produce a 

specific product or intermediate by a batch operation. A batch process train 

terminates at the point of storage or product handling of the product or 

intermediate being produced in the batch process train. Irrespective of the 

product being produced, a batch process train which is independent of other 

processes shall be considered a single batch process train for purposes this 

rule. 

(5) "Boiler" means any enclosed combustion device that extracts useful energy in 

the form of steam. 

( 6) "Continuous recorder" means a data recording device that either records an 

instantaneous data value at least once every fifteen minutes or records 

fifteen-minute or more frequent block average values. 

(7) "Control device" means any device or combination of devices designed to 

recover or destroy VOC vapors received from the process vents. A recovery 

device which is a required part of the process, for example, but not limited to, 

condensers operating under reflux conditions, is not a control device. 

(8) "Emission event" shall be defined as a discrete period of venting that is 

associated with a unit operation. For example, a displacement of vapor 

resulting from the charging of a unit operation with VOC will result in a 

discrete emission event that will last through the duration of the charge and 

will have an average flow rate equal to the rate of the charge. The expulsion 

of expanded unit operation vapor space when the vessel is heated is also an 
3745-21-01 53 

emission event. Both of these examples of emission events and others may 

occur in the same unit operation during the course of the batch cycle. If the 

flow rate measurement for any discrete period of venting is zero, then such 

event is not an emission event for purposes of rule 3745-21-14 of the 

Administrative Code. 

(9) "Flame zone" means the portion of the combustion chamber in a boiler occupied 

by the flame envelope. 

(1 0) "Incinerator" means any enclosed combustion device that is used for 

destroying organic compounds. Auxiliary fuel may be used to heat waste gas 

to combustion temperatures. Any energy recovery section present is not 

physically formed into one section; rather, the energy recovery system is a 

separate section following the combustion section and the two are joined by 

ducting or connections that carry fuel gas. 

(11) "MmHg" means millimeters .of mercury. 

(12) "Permit" means a permit issued by the director pursuant to Chapter 3745-31 or 

3 7 45-77 of the Administrative Code. 

(13) "Ppmv" means parts per million by volume. 

(14) "Process vent" means a vent gas stream that is discharged from a unit 

operation or multiple unit operations within the same batch process train that 

are manifolded together into a common header. A process vent begins at the 

inlet to the control device prior to mixing with vent gas streams from other 

process trains or unrelated operations, or in the absence of a control device, at 

the point of discharge to the atmosphere. Not included in this defmition are 

exhaust streams from exhaust hood and building ventilation fans which are 

used to provide ventilation for workers and not to collect and discharge 

emissions from specific unit operations. Process vents exclude relief valve 

discharges, leaks from equipment, vents from storage tanks, vents from 

transfer or loading operations, and vents from wastewater. 

(15) "Recovery device" means an individual unit of equipment, such as an 

absorber, carbon adsorber, or condenser, capable of and used for the purpose 

of recovering chemicals for use, reuse, or sale. 

( 16) "Recovery system" means an individual recovery device or series of such 

devices applied to the same vent stream. 
3745-21-01 54 

(17) "Standard industrial classification code" or "SIC code" means a series of 

four-digit codes devised by tbe office of management and budget (OMB) of 

the federal govermnent to classifY establishments according to tbe type of 

economic activity in which they are engaged. 

(18) "Scfm" means standard cubic feet per minute. 

(19) "Subject to this rule" means the facility has met the applicability criteria of 

paragraph (A)(1) of rule 3745-21-14 of the Administrative Code, or the batch 

process train is at a facility tbat has met the applicability criteria of paragraph 

(A)(l) of rule 3745-21-14 of the Administrative Code. 

(20) "Unit operation" means one or more pieces of process equipment used to make 

a single change to the physical or chemical characteristics of one or more 

process streams. Equipment used for these purposes includes, but is not 

limited to, reactors, filters, dryers, distillation columns, extractors, 

crystallizers, blend tanks, neutralizer tanks, digesters, surge tanks, and 

product separators. 

(X) As used in rule 3745-21-15 of the Administrative Code: 

Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, tbe defmitions in rule 3745-15-01 

of tbe Administrative Code and paragraph (B) of rule 3745-21-01 of tbe 

Administrative Code shall apply to rule 3 745-21-15 of tbe Administrative Code 

(pertaining to "Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Wood 

Furniture Manufacturing Operations"). 

( 1) "Adhesive" means any chemical substance that is applied for tbe purpose of 

bonding two surfaces together other tban by mechanical means. Products 

used on humans and animals, adhesive tape, contact paper, or any otber 

product with an adhesive incorporated onto or in an inert substrate shall not 

be considered adhesives. 

(2) "Aerosol adhesive" means an adhesive that is dispensed from a pressurized 

container as a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in gas. 

(3) "As applied" means the VOC and solids content of tbe coating tbat is actually 

used for coating the substrate. It includes the contribution of materials used 

for in-house dilution of tbe coating. 

( 4) "Basecoat" means a coat of colored material, usually opaque, that is applied 

before graining inks, glazing coats, or other opaque finishing materials, and is 
3745-21-01 55 

usually topcoated for protection. 

(5) "Capture device" means a hood, enclosed room, floor sweep, or other means of 

collecting solvent emissions or other pollutants into a duct so that the 

pollutant can be directed to a control device such as an incinerator or carbon 

adsorber. 

( 6) "Capture efficiency" means the fraction of all organic vapors generated by a 

process that are directed to a control device. 

(7) "Capture system" means one or more capture devices intended to collect 

emissions generated by a finishing operation in the use of finishing materials, 

both at the point of application and at subsequent points where emissions 

from the finishing materials occur, such as flashoff, drying, or curing. 

Multiple capture devices that collect emissions generated by a finishing 

operation are considered a single capture system. 

(8) "Car-seal" means a seal that is placed on a device that is used to change the 

position of a valve (e.g., from opened to closed) in such a way that the . 

position of the valve cannot be changed without breaking the seal. 

(9) "Certified product data sheet" or "CPDS "t means documentation furnished by a 

coating supplier or an outside laboratory that provides the VOC content in 

percent by weight, the solids content in per cent by weight, other contents that 

may be of interest in per cent by weight, and the density of a coating 

(finishing material or strippable stray booth material) or solvent, based on 

formulation data or measurement methods. For data based on a measurement 

method, the measurement method should be identified within the CPDS. The 

purpose of the CPDS is to assist the facility in demonstrating compliance 

with the emission limitations presented in paragraphs (D) and (E) of rule 

3745-21-15 of the Administrative Code. Therefore, the VOC content should 

represent the maximum VOC emission potential of the coating or solvent. A 

CPDS includes, but is not limited to, technical data sheets, material 

specification sheets, material safety data sheets, and laboratory test reports 

pertaining to a coating or solvent. 

(1 0) "Cleaning operations" means operations in which organic solvent is used to 

remove coating materials from equipment used in wood furniture 

manufacturing operations. 

(11) "Coating" means a protective, decorative, or functional film applied in a thin 

layer to a surface. Such materials include, but are not limited to, paints, 

topcoats, varnishes, sealers, stains, washcoats, basecoats, enamels, inks, and 
3745-21-01 56 

temporary protective coatings. Aerosol spray paints used for touch-up and 

repair are not considered coatings under rule · 3745-21-15 of the 

Administrative Code. 

(12) "Coating operation" means those activities in which a coating is applied to a 

substrate and is subsequently air-dried, cured in an oven, or cured by 

radiation. 

(13) "Compliant coating" means a finishing material or strippable spray booth 

material that meets the VOC content limits specified in paragraphs (D) and 

(E) of rule 3745-21-15 of the Administrative Code. 

(14) "Continuous coater" means a finishing system that continuously applies 

finishing materials onto furniture parts moving along a conveyor. Finishing 

materials that are not transferred to the part are recycled to a reservoir. 

Several types of application methods can be used with a continuous coater 

including spraying, curtain coating, roll coating, dip coating, and flow 

coating. 

(15) "Continuous compliance" means that the affected source is meeting the 

emission limitations and other requirements of the rule at all times and is 

fulfilling all monitoring and recordkeeping provisions of the rule in order to 

demonstrate compliance. 

( 16) "Continuous recorder" means a data recording device that either records an 

instantaneous data value at least once every fifteen minutes or records 

fifteen-minute or more frequent block average values. 

(17) "Control device" means any equipment that reduces the quantity of an air 

pollutant that is emitted to the air. The device may destroy or secure the 

pollutant for subsequent recovery and includes, but is not limited to, thermal 

oxidizers, catalytic oxidizers, regenerative carbon adsorbers, and 

concentrators. 

( 18) "Control device efficiency" means the ratio of the pollutant released by a 

control device and the pollutant introduced to the control device. 

( 19) "Conventional air spray" means a spray coating method in which the coating is 

atomized by mixing it with compressed air and applied at an air pressure 

greater than ten pounds per square inch (gauge) at the point of atomization. 

Airless and air assisted airless spray technologies are not conventional air 

spray because the coating is not atomized by mixing it with compressed air. 
3745-21-01 57 

Electrostatic spray technology is also not considered conventional air spray 

because an electrostatic charge is employed to attract the coating to the 

workpiece. 

(20) "Day" means a period of twenty-four consecutive hours beginning at midnight 

local time, or beginning at a time consistent with a facility's operating 

schedule. 

(21) "Dip coater" means a finishing operation that applies fmishing materials by 

means of dip coating onto furniture parts. 

(22) "Emission" means the release or discharge, whether directly or indirectly, of 

VOC into the ambient air. 

(23) "Enamel" means a coat of colored material, usually opaque, that is applied as a 

protective topcoat over a basecoat, primer, or previously applied enamel coat. 

In some cases, another finishing material may be applied as a topcoat over the 

enamel. Under rule 3745-21-15 of the Administrative Code, an enamel is a 

topcoat. 

(24) "Finishing material" means a coating used in the wood furniture manufacturing 

industry. Such materials include, but are not limited to, stains, basecoats, 

washcoats, enamels, sealers, and topcoats. Under rule 3745-21-15 of the 

Administrative Code, adhesives and nonpermanent final finish materials shall 

not be considered finishing materials. 

(25) "Finishing operation" means those operations in which a finishing material is 

applied to a substrate and is subsequently air-dried, cured in an oven, or cured 

by radiation. 

(26) "Flow indicator" means a device that indicates whether gas flow is present in a 

vent stream. 

(27) "Gluing operation" means those operations in which adhesives are used to join 

components, for example, to apply a laminate to a wood substrate or foam to 

fabric. 

(28) "Monitoring device" means the total equipment used to measure and record (if 

applicable) process parameters. 

(29) "Natural draft opening" means any opening in a room, building, or total 

enclosure that remains open during operation of the finishing operation and 
3745-21-01 58 

fuat is not connected to a duct in which a fan is installed. The rate and 

direction of fue natural draft across such an opening is a consequence of the 

difference in pressures on either side of the wall or barrier containing fue 

opening. 

(30) "Noncompliant coating" means a fmishing material or strippable spray boofu 

material that has a VOC content greater fuan the VOC content limit specified 

in paragraphs (D) and (E) of rule 3745-21-15 offue Administrative Code. 

(31) "Nonpermanent fmal fmish material" means a material such as a wax, polish, 

nonoxidizing oil, or similar substance that must be periodically reapplied to a 

surface over its lifetime to maintain or restore the reapplied material's 

intended effect. 

(32) "Operating parameter value" means a minimum or maximum value established 

for a control device, capture system, or process parameter that, if achieved by 

itself or in combination with one or more oilier operating parameter values, 

determines that an owner or operator has complied with an applicable 

emission limit. 

(33) "Organic monitoring device" means a device used to indicate the concentration 

level of organic compounds based on a detection principle such as infrared, 

photo ionization, or thermal conductivity. 

(34) "Overall control efficiency" means the efficiency of a VOC emission control 

system , calculated as fue product of the capture system and control device 

efficiencies, expressed as a percentage. 

(35) "Permanent total enclosure" or "PTE" means a permanently installed enclosure 

that meets the criteria for a PTE in accordance with USEP A mefuod 204 

specified within paragraph (C)(3)(c) of rule 3745-21-10 offue Administrative 

Code, and that directs all the exhaust gases from the enclosure to a control 

device. 

(36) "Permit" means a permit issued by the director pursuant to Chapter 3745-31 or 

3745-77 of the Administrative Code. 

(37) "Responsible official" has the meaning given to it in rule 3745-77-01 of the 

Administrative Code. 

(38) "Sealer" means a finishing material used to seal the pores of a wood substrate 

before additional coats of fmishing material are applied. Special purpose 
3745-21-01 59 

finishing materials that are used in some finishing systems to optimize 

aesthetics are not sealers. 

(39) "Solids" means the nonvolatile portion of the coating that makes up the dry 

film. 

(40) "Solvent" means a liquid used in a coating to dissolve or disperse constituents 

and/or to adjust viscosity. It evaporates during drying and does not become a 

part of the dried film. 

(41) "Stain" means any color coat having a solids content by weight of no more 

than 8.0 per cent that is applied in single or multiple coats directly to the 

substrate. It includes, but is not limited to, nongrain raising stains, equalizer 

stains, prestains, sap stains, body stains, no-wipe stains, penetrating stains, 

and toners. 

( 42) "Strippable spray booth material" means a coating that: 

(a) is applied to a spray booth wall to provide a protective film to receive over 

spray during finishing operations; 

(b) is subsequently peeled off and disposed; and 

(c) reduces or eliminates the need to use VOC solvents to clean spray booth 

walls due to achieving the other two provisions of this definition. 

( 43) "Subject to this rule" means the facility has met the applicability criteria of 

paragraph (A) of rule 3745-21-15 of the Administrative Code.· 

( 44) "Substrate" means the surface onto which a coating is applied (or into which a 

coating is impregnated). 

( 45) "Temperature monitoring device" means a unit of equipment used to monitor 

temperature and having a minimum accuracy of plus or minus one per cent of 

the temperature being monitored expressed in degrees Celsius or plus or 

minus 0.5 degree Celsius, whichever is greater. 

( 46) "Thi1111er" means a volatile liquid that is used to dilute coatings (to reduce 

viscosity, color strength, and solids, or to modify drying conditions). 

(47) "Topcoat" means the last film-building finishing material that is applied in a 
3745-21-01 60 

fmishing system. Nonpermanent final fmishes are not topcoats. 

( 48) "Touch up and repair" means the application of finishing materials to cover 

minor fmishing imperfections. 

( 49) "VOC emission control system " means the combination of capture and control 

devices used to reduce VOC emissions to the atmosphere. 

(50) "VOC solvent" means a VOC liquid used for dissolving or dispersing 

constituents in a coating, adjusting the viscosity of a coating, or cleaning 

equipment. When used in a coating, the VOC solvent evaporates during 

drying and does not become a part of the dried film. 

(51) "Washcoat" means a transparent special purpose finishirig material having a 

solids content by weight of 12.0 per cent by weight or less. Washcoats are 

applied over initial stains to protect, to control color, and to stiffen the wood 

fibers in order to aid sanding. 

(52) "Washoff operations" means those operations in which VOC solvent is used to 

remove coating from wood furniture or a wood furniture component. 

(53) "Wood furniture" means any product made of wood, a wood product such as 

rattan or wicker, or an engineered wood product such as particleboard that is 

manufactured under any of the following standard industrial classification 

(SIC) codes : 2434, 2511, 2512, 2517, 2519, 2521, 2531, 2541, 2599, or 

5712. 

(54) "Wood furniture component" means any part that is used in the manufacture of 

wood furniture. Examples include, but are not limited to, drawer sides, 

cabinet doors, seat cushions, and laminated tops. However, foam seat 

cushions manufactured and fabricated at a facility that does not engage in any 

other wood furniture or wood furniture component manufacturing operation 

are excluded from this defmition. 

(55) "Wood furniture manufacturing operations" means the fmishing, gluing, 

cleaning, and washoff operations associated with the production of wood 

furniture or wood furniture components. 

(Y) As used in rule 3745-21-16 of the Administrative Code: 

Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the definitions in rule 3745-15-01 

of the Administrative Code and paragraph (B) of rule 3745-21-01 of the 
3745-21-01 61 

Administrative Code shall apply to rule 3745-21-16 of the Administrative Code 

(pertaining to "Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Industrial 

Wastewater"). 

(1) "Affected industrial category" means any of the following industrial categories: 

(a) Organic chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers manufacturing industry 

under standard industrial classification (SIC) codes 2821, 2823, 2824, 

2865, and 2869. 

(b) Pesticides manufacturing industry under SIC code 2879. 

(c) Pharmaceutical manufacturing industry under SIC codes 2833, 2834, and 

2836. 

(d) Hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities industry under 

SIC codes 4952, 4953, and 4959. 

(2) "Affected residual" means a residual that is removed from an affected VOC 

wastewater stream. 

(3) "Affected VOC" means VOC with a Henry's Law Constant greater than or equal 

to 1.8x10·6 atrn-m3

/mole (0.1 y/x) at twenty-five degrees Celsius. 

(4) "Affected VOC wastewater stream" means a process wastewater stream from a 

process unit at an affected industrial category with either an annual average 

concentration of affected VOC greater than or equal to ten thousand parts per 

million by weight (ppmw) or an annual average concentration of affected 

VOC greater than or equal to one thousand ppmw and an annual average flow 

rate greater than or equal to 10.0 liters per minute (2.64 gallons per minute), 

as determined in accordance with paragraph (I) of rule 3745-21-16 of the 

Administrative Code (relating to "Determination of Wastewater 

Characteristics"). The following are excluded from this definition: 

(a) Maintenance wastewaters; 

(b) Stormwater from segregated sewers; 

(c) Water from fire-fighting and deluge systems, including testing of such 

systems; 
3745-21-01 62 

(d) Spills; 

(e) Water from safety showers; 

(f) Samples of a size not greater than reasonably necessary for the method of 

analysis that is used; 

(g) Equipment leaks; 

(h) Wastewater drips from procedures such as disconnecting hoses after 

cleaning lines; and 

(i) Noncontact cooling water. 

(5) "Annual average concentration" means the flow-weighted annual average 

concentration, as determined according to the procedures specified 40 CFR 

60.782(b). 

(6) "Annual average flow rate" means the annual average flow rate, as determined 

according to the procedures specified in paragraph (I) of rule 3745-21-16 of 

the Administrative Code. 

(7) "Closed biological treatment process" means a tank or surface impoundment 

where biological treatment occurs and VOC emissions from the treatment 

process are routed either to a control device·by means of a closed vent system 

or to a fuel gas system by means of hard-piping. The tank or surface 

impoundment has a fixed roof, as defined in this rule, or a floating flexible 

membrane cover that meets the requirements specified in paragraph (I) of rule 

3745-21-16 of the Administrative Code. 

(8) "Closed-vent system" means a system that is not open to the atmosphere and is 

composed of hard-piping, ductwork, connections, and, if necessary, flow 

inducing devices that transport gas or vapor from an emission point to a 

control device. 

(9) "Combustion device" means an individual unit of equipment, such as a flare, 

incinerator, process heater, or boiler, used for the combustion of volatile 

organic compound emissions. 

(1 0) "Continuous seal" means a seal that forms a continuous closure that 
3745-21-01 63 

completely covers the space between the wall of the storage vessel and the 

edge of the floating roof. A continuous seal may be a vapor-mounted, 

liquid-mounted, or metallic shoe seal. A continuous seal may be constructed 

of fastened segments so as to form a continuous seal. 

(11) "Continuously monitor and record" means to measure data values of a 

parameter at least once every fifteen minutes and to record either each 

measured data value or block average values for a fifteen-minute or shorter 

time period. A block average value is the average of all measured data values 

during the time period; or if data values are measured more frequently than 

once per minute, the average of measured data values taken at least once per 

minute during the time period. 

(12) "Control device means" any combustion device, recovery device for vapor 

vents, or recapture device. Such equipment includes, but is not limited to, 

absorbers, carbon adsorbers, condensers, incinerators, flares, boilers, and 

process heaters. For a steam stripper, a primary condenser is not considered a 

control device. 

(13) "Cover" means a device or system which is placed on or over a waste 

management unit containing wastewater or residuals so that the entire surface 

area is enclosed to minimize air VOC emissions. A cover may have openings 

necessary for operation, inspection, and maintenance of the waste 

management unit such as access hatches, sampling ports, and gauge wells 

provided that each opening is closed when not in use. Examples of covers 

include a fixed roof installed on a wastewater tank, a lid installed on a 

container, and an air-supported enclosure installed over a waste management 

unit. 

(14) "Ductwork" means a conveyance system such as those commonly used for 

heating and ventilation systems. It is often made of sheet metal and often has 

sections connected by screws or crimping. Hard-piping is not ductwork. 

(15) "Enhanced biological treatment process" means an aerated, thoroughly mixed 

treatment unit(s) that contains biomass suspended in water followed by a 

clarifier that removes biomass from the treated water and recycles recovered 

biomass to the aeration unit. The mixed liquor volatile suspended solids 

(biomass) is greater than one kilogram per cubic meter throughout each 

aeration unit. The biomass is suspended and aerated in the water of the 

aeration unit(s) by either submerged air flow or mechanical agitation. A 

thoroughly mixed treatment unit is a unit that is designed and operated to 

approach or achieve uniform biomass distribution and organic compound 

concentration throughout the aeration unit by quickly dispersing the recycled 

biomass and the wastewater entering the unit. 
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(16) "External floating roof' means a pontoon-type or double-deck-type cover that 

rests on the liquid surface in a storage vessel or waste management unit with 

no fixed roof. 

( 17) "Fixed roof' means a cover that is mounted on a waste management unit or 

storage vessel in a stationary manner and that does not move with fluctuations 

in liquid level. 

(18) "Floating roof' means a cover consisting of a double deck, pontoon single 

deck, internal floating cover or covered floating roof, which rests upon and is 

supported by the liquid being contained, and is equipped with a closure seal 

or seals to close the space between the roof edge and waste management unit. 

(19) "Fbio" means site-specific fraction ofVOC biodegraded, unitless. 

(20) "Fe" means fraction emitted value, unitless. 

(21) "Fm" means compound-specific fraction measured factor, unitless. 

(22) "Fr" means fraction removed value for VOC, unitless. 

(23) "Fuel gas system" means the off-site and on-site piping and control system that 

gathers gaseous stream( s) generated by on-site operations, may blend them 

with other sources of gas, and transports the gaseous stream for use as fuel 

gas in combustion devices or in in-process combustion equipment such as 

furnaces and gas turbines, either singly or in combination. 

(24) "Hard-piping" means pipe or tubing that is manufactured and properly 

installed using good engineering judgment and standards, such as ANSI 

B31-3. 

(25) "Incinerator" means an enclosed combustion device that is used for destroying 

organic compounds. Auxiliary fuel may be used to heat waste gas to 

combustion temperatures. Any energy recovery section present is not 

physically formed into one manufactured or assembled unit with the 

combustion section; rather, the energy recovery section is a separate section 

following the combustion section and the two are joined by ducts or 

connections carrying flue gas. The above energy recovery section limitation 

does not apply to an energy recovery section used solely to preheat the 

incoming vent stream or combustion air. 
3745-21-01 65 

(26) "Individual drain system" means the stationary system used to convey 

wastewater streams or residuals to a waste management unit or to discharge 

or disposal. The term includes hard-piping, all process drains and junction 

boxes, together with their associated sewer lines and other junction boxes, 

manholes, sumps, and lift stations, conveying wastewater streams or 

residuals. A segregated storm water sewer system, which is a drain and 

collection system designed and operated for the sole purpose of collecting 

rainfall-runoff at a facility, and which is segregated from all other individual 

drain systems, is excluded from this defmition. 

(27) "Internal floating roof" means a cover that rests or floats on the liquid surface 

(but not necessarily in complete contact with it) inside a waste management 

unit that has a fixed roof. 

(28) "Junction box" means a manhole or a lift station, or access point to a 

wastewater sewer line. 

(29) "Liquid-mounted seal" means a foam or liquid-filled seal mounted in contact 

with the liquid between the wall of the storage vessel or waste management 

unit and the floating roof. The seal is mounted continuously around the 

circumference of the vessel or unit. 

(30) "Maintenance wastewater" means wastewater generated by the draining of 

process fluid from components in the process unit into an individual drain 

system prior to or during maintenance activities. Maintenance wastewater can 

be generated during planned and unplanned shutdowns and during periods not 

associated with a shutdown. Any generation of wastewater that is routine or is 

generated by designed manufacturing processes is not maintenance 

wastewater. Examples of activities that can generate maintenance 

wastewaters include descaling heat exchanger tubing bundles, cleaning of 

distillation column traps, draining of low legs and high point bleeds, draining 

of pumps into an individual drain system and draining of portions of the 

process unit for repair. 

(31) "Maximum true vapor pressure" means the equilibrium partial pressure exerted 

by the organics in the stored or transferred liquid at the temperature equal to 

the highest calendar-month average of the liquid storage or transfer 

temperature for liquids stored or transferred above or below the ambient 

temperature or at the local maximum monthly average temperature as 

reported by the national weather service for liquids stored or transferred at the 

ambient temperature, as determined: 
3745-21-01 66 

(a) In accordance with methods described in American Petroleum Institute 

Bulletin 2517, "Evaporation Loss From External Floating Roof Tanks;" 

or 

(b) As obtained from standard reference texts; or 

(c) As determined by ASTM D2879-97; or 

(d) Any other method approved by the director. 

(32) "Mechanical shoe seal" means metal sheets that are held vertically against the 

wall of the storage vessel by springs, weighted levers, or other mechanisms 

and connected to the floating roof by braces or other means. A flexible coated 

fabric (envelope) spans the annular space between the metal sheet and the 

floating roof. 

(33) "Oil-water separator" or "organic-water separator" means a waste management 

unit, used to separate oil or organics from water. An oil-water or 

organic-water separator consists of not only the separation unit but also the 

forebay and other separator basins, skimmers, weirs, grit chambers, sludge 

hoppers, and bar screens that are located directly after the individual drain 

system and prior to additional treatment units such as an air flotation unit, 

clarifier, or biological treatment unit. Examples of an oil-water or 

organic-water separator include, but are not limited to, an American 

Petroleum Institute separator, parallel-plate interceptor, and corrugated-plate 

interceptor with the associated ancillary equipment. 

(34) "Open biological treatment process" means a biological treatment process that 

is not a closed biological treatment process as defined in this rule. 

(35) "Plant" means the same as facility. 

(36) "Point of generation" means the location where process wastewater exits a 

process unit. 

(37) "Point of determination" means each point where process wastewater exits a 

process unit. 

(38) "Pressure relief valve" means a valve used only to release an unplanned, 

non-routine discharge. A relief valve discharge can result from an operator 

error, a malfunction such as a power failure or equipment failure, or other 
3745-21-01 67 

unexpected cause that requires immediate venting of gas from process 

equipment in order to avoid safety hazards or equipment damage. 

(39) "Process drain" means any opening (including a covered or controlled 

opening) that is installed or used to receive or convey wastewater into the 

wastewater system. 

( 40) "Process unit" means the smallest set of process equipment that can operate 

independently and includes all operations necessary to achieve its process 

objective. 

( 41) "Process wastewater" means wastewater which, during manufacturing or 

processing, comes into direct contact with or results from the production or 

use of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product, 

or waste product. Examples are product tank drawdown or feed tank 

drawdown; water formed during a chemical reaction or used as a reactant; 

water used to wash impurities from organic products or reactants; water used 

to coo I or quench organic vapor streams through direct contact; and 

condensed steam from jet ejector systems pulling vacuum on vessels 

containing organics. 

( 42) "RCRA" means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. 

( 43) "Recapture device" means an individual unit of equipment capable of and used 

for the purpose of recovering chemicals, but not normally for use, reuse, or 

sale. For example, a recapture device may recover chemicals primarily for 

disposal. Recapture devices include, but are not limited to, absorbers, carbon 

adsorbers, and condensers. 

( 44) "Recovery device" means an individual unit of equipment capable of and 

normally used for the purpose of recovering chemicals for fuel value (i.e., net 

positive heating value), use, reuse or for sale for fuel value, use, or reuse. 

Examples of equipment that may be recovery devices include absorbers, 

carbon adsorbers, condensers, oil-water separators or organic-water 

separators, or organic removal devices such as decanters, strippers, or 

thin-film evaporation units. For purposes of the monitoring, recordkeeping, 

and reporting requirements of this subpart, recapture devices are considered 

recovery devices. 

( 45) "Residual" means any liquid or solid material containing VOC that is removed 

from a wastewater stream by a waste management unit or treatment process 

that does not destroy organic compounds (nondestructive unit). Examples of 

residuals from nondestructive wastewater management units are: the organic 
3745-21-01 68 

layer and bottom residue removed by a decanter or organic-water separator 

and the overheads from a steam stripper or air stripper. Examples of materials 

which are not residuals are: silt; mud; leaves; bottoms from a steam stripper 

or air stripper; and sludges, ash, or other materials removed from wastewater 

being treated by destructive devices such as biological treatment units and 

incinerators. 

( 46) "Sewer line" means a lateral, trunk line, branch line, or other conduit 

including, but not limited to, grates, trenches, etc., used to convey wastewater 

streams or residuals to a downstream waste management unit. 

(47) "Single-seal system" means a floating roof having one continuous seal that 

completely covers the space between the wall of the storage vessel and the 

edge of the floating roof. This seal may be a vapor-mounted, liquid-mounted, 

or metallic shoe seal. 

( 48) "Steam jet ejector" means a steam nozzle which discharges a high-velocity jet 

across a suction chamber that is connected to the equipment to be evacuated. 

( 49) "Steam stripper" means a column (including associated stripper feed tanks, 

condensers, or heat exchangers) used to remove compounds from wastewater. 

(50) "Surface impoundment" means a waste management unit which is a natural 

topographic depression, manmade excavation, or diked area formed primarily 

of earthen materials (although it may be lined with manmade materials), 

which is designed to hold an accumulation of liquid wastes or waste 

containing free liquids. A surface impoundment is used for the purpose of 

treating, storing, or disposing of wastewater or residuals, and is not an 

injection well. Examples of surface impoundments are equalization, settling, 

and aeration pits, ponds, and lagoons. 

(51) "Tank draw down" means any material or mixture of materials discharged from 

a product tank, feed tank, or intermediate tank for the purpose of removing 

water or other contaminants from the tank. 

(52) "Temperature monitoring device" means a unit of equipment used to monitor 

temperature and having a minimum accuracy of (a) plus or minus one per 

cent of the temperature being monitored expressed in degrees Celsius or (b) 

plus or minus 0.5 degree Celsius, whichever number is greater (i.e., has the 

highest absolute value). 

(53) "Treatment process" means a specific technique that removes or destroys the 
3745-21-01 69 

organics in a wastewater or residual stream such as a steam stripping unit 

(steam stripper), thin-film evaporation unit, waste incinerator, biological 

treatment unit, or any other process applied to wastewater streams or 

residuals to comply with paragraph (D)(8) or (E) of rule 3745-21-16 of the 

Administrative Code. Most treatment processes are conducted in tanks. 

Treatment processes are a subset of waste management units. 

(54) "Vapor-mounted seal" means a continuous seal that completely covers the 

annular space between the wall of the storage vessel or waste management 

unit and the edge of the floating roof and is mounted such that there is a vapor 

space between the stored liquid and the bottom of the seaL 

(55) "Waste management unit" means the equipment, structure(s), or device(s) used 

to convey, store, treat, or dispose of wastewater streams or residuals. 

Examples of waste management units include: wastewater tanks, surface 

impoundments, individual drain systems, and biological wastewater treatment 

units. Examples of equipment that may be waste management units include 

containers, air flotation units, oil-water separators or organic-water 

separators, or organic removal devices such as decanters, strippers, or 

thin-film evaporation units. If such equipment is used for recovery then it is 

part of a process unit and is not a waste management unit. 

(56) "Wastewater stream" means a stream that contains process wastewater. 

(57) "Wastewater tank" means a stationary waste management unit that is designed 

to contain an accumulation of wastewater or residuals and is constructed 

primarily of non-earthen materials (e.g., wood, concrete, steel, plastic) which 

provide structural support. Wastewater tanks used for flow equalization are 

included in this definition. 

(58) "Water seal controls" means a seal pot, p-leg trap, or other type of trap filled 

with water (e.g., flooded sewers that maintain water levels adequate to 

prevent air flow through the system) that creates a water barrier between the 

water level of the seal and the atmosphere. The water level of the seal must be 

maintained in the vertical leg of a drain in order to be considered a water seaL 

(59) "Wet weather retention basin" means an impoundment or tank that is used to 

store rainfall runoff that would exceed the capacity of the wastewater 

treatment system until it can be returned to the wastewater treatment system 

or, if the water meets the applicable discharge limits, discharged without 

treatment. These units may also be used to store wastewater during periods 

when the wastewater treatment system is shut down for maintenance or 

emergencies. 
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(Z) As used in rule 3745-21-17 of the Administrative Code: 

Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the definitions in rule 3 7 45-15-01 

of the Administrative Code and paragraph (B) of rule 3745-21-01 of the 

Administrative Code shall apply to rule 3745-21-17 of the Administrative Code 

(pertaining to portable fuel containers). 

(1) "Fuel" means all gasoline, gasoline-alcohol mixtures or blends, diesel, kerosene 

or petroleum derivatives, having a true vapor pressure within the range of 1.5 

to eleven pounds per square in absolute (psia) (10.3 to 75.6) for use in 

internal combustion engines or aircraft. 

(2) "Manufacturer" means any person who imports, manufactures, assembles, 

packages, repackages, or re-labels a portable fuel container or spout or both 

portable fuel container and spout. · 

(3) "Nominal capacity" means the volume indicated by the manufacturer that 

represents the maximum recommended filling level. 

( 4) "Outboard engine" means a spark-ignition marine engine that, when properly 

mounted on a marine water-craft in the position to operate, houses the engine 

and drive unit external to the hull of the marine water-craft. 

(5) "Person" means any individual, public or private corporation, political 

subdivision, government agency, departruent or bureau of the State, 

municipality, industry, co-partnership, association, finn, estate or any legal 

entity whatsoever. 

(6) "Portable fuel container" means any container or vessel with a nominal capacity 

of ten gallons or less intended for reuse that is designed, or used, sold, 

advertised or offered for sale primarily for receiving, transporting, storing, 

and dispensing fuel or kerosene. Portable fuel containers do not include 

containers permanently embossed, or affixed with a permanent durable label 

with wording indicating such containers are solely intended for use with 

non-fuel or non-kerosene products. 

(7) "Spout" means any device that can be firmly attached to a portable fuel 

container for conducting pouring or fueling through which the contents of a 

portable fuel container can be dispensed. 

(8) "Target fuel tank" means any receptacle that receives fuel from a portable fuel 

container. 
3745-21-01 71 

(AA) As used in rule 3745-21-19 of the Administrative Code: 

(1) "Ablative coating" means a coating that chars when exposed to open flame or 

extreme temperatures, as would occur during the failure of an engine casing 

or during aerodynamic heating. The ablative char surface serves as an 

insulative barrier, protecting adjacent components from the heat or open 

flame. 

(2) "Adhesion promoter" means a very thin coating applied to a substrate to 

promote wetting and form a chemical bond with the subsequently applied 

material. 

(3) "Adhesive bonding primer" means a primer applied in a thin film to aerospace 

components for the purpose of corrosion inhibition and increased adhesive 

bond strength by attachment. There are two categories of adhesive bonding 

primers: primers with a design cure at two hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit 

or below and primers with a design cure above two hundred fifty degrees 

Fahrenheit. 

( 4) "Adhesive primer" means a coating that: 

(a) inhibits corrosion and serves as a primer applied to bare metal surfaces or 

prior to adhesive application; or 

(b) Is applied to surfaces that can be expected to contain fuel, however, fuel 

tank coatings are excluded from this category. 

(5) "Aerosol coating" means a coating expelled from a handheld, pressurized, 

non-refillable container in a finely divided spray when a valve on the 

container is depressed. 

( 6) "Aerospace manufacturing or rework facility" means any facility that produces, 

reworks, or repairs in any amount any commercial, civil, or military 

aerospace vehicle or component. 

(7) "Aerospace vehicle or component" means any fabricated part, processed part, 

assembly of parts, or completed unit, with the exception of electronic 

components, of any aircraft including but not limited to airplanes, helicopters, 

missiles, rockets, and space vehicles. 

(8) "Aircraft fluid systems" means those systems that handle hydraulic fluids, fuel, 
3745-21-01 72 

cooling fluids, or oils. 

(9) "Aircraft transparency" means the aircraft windshield, canopy, passenger 

windows, lenses and other components which are constructed of transparent 

materials. 

(10) "Antichafe coating" means a coating applied to areas of moving aerospace 

components that may rub during normal operations or installation. 

(11) "Antique aerospace vehicle or component" means an aircraft or component 

thereof that was built at least thirty years ago. An antique aerospace vehicle 

would not routinely be in commercial or military service in the capacity for 

which it was designed. 

(12) "Aqueous cleaning solvent" means a solvent in which water is at least eighty 

percent of the solvent as applied. Detergents, surfactants, and bioenzyme 

mixtures and nutrients may be combined with the water along with a variety 

of additives, such as organic solvents (e.g., high boiling point alcohols), 

builders, saponifiers, inhibitors, emulsifiers, pH buffers, and antifoaming 

agents. Aqueous solutions must have a flash point greater than ninety-three 

degrees Celsius (two hundred degrees Fahrenheit) (as reported by the 

manufacturer), and the solution must miscible with water. 

(13) "Bearing coating" means a coating applied to an antifriction bearing, a bearing 

housing, or the area adjacent to such a bearing in order to facilitate bearing 

function or to protect base material from excessive wear. A material shall not 

be classified as a bearing coating if it can also be classified as a dry 

lubricative material or a solid film lubricant. 

(14) "Bonding maskant" means a temporary coating used to protect selected areas 

of aerospace parts from strong acid or alkaline solutions during processing for 

bonding. 

(15) "Caulking and smoothing compounds" means semi-solid materials which are 

applied by hand application methods and are used to aerodynamically smooth 

exterior vehicle surfaces or fill cavities such as bolt hole accesses. A material 

shall not be classified as a caulking and smoothing compound if it can also be 

classified as a sealant. 

(16) "Chemical agent-resistant coating" or "CARC" means an exterior topcoat 

designed to withstand exposure to chemical warfare agents or the 

decontaminants used on these agents. 
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(17) "Chemical milling maskant" means a coating that is applied directly to 

aluminum components to protect surface areas when chemical milling the 

component with a Type I or Type II etchant. Type I chemical milling 

maskants are used with a Type I etchant and Type II chemical milling 

maskants are used with a Type II etchant. This definition does not include 

bonding maskants, critical use, line sealer maskants, and seal coat maskants. 

Additionally, maskants that must be used with a combination of Type I or II 

etchants and any of the above types of maskants (i.e., bonding, critical use 

and line sealer, and seal coat) are also exempt from this subpart. (See also 

Type I and Type II etchant definitions.) 

( 18) "Cleaning operation" means collectively spray gun, hand wipe, and flush 

cleaning operations. 

(19) "Cleaning solvent" means a liquid material used for hand wipe, spray gun, or 

flush cleaning. This definition does not include solutions that contain VOC at 

concentrations less than 0.1 per cent by weight for carcinogens and less than 

1.0 per cent by weight for non-carcinogens, as determined from 

manufacturer's representations. 

(20) "Clear coating" means a transparent coating usually applied over a colored 

opaque coating, metallic substrate, or placard to give improved gloss and 

protection to the color coat. A clearcoat refers to any transparent coating 

without regard to substrate. 

(21) "Coating" means a material that is applied to the surface of an aerospace 

vehicle or component to form a decorative or functional solid film, or the 

solid film itself. 

(22) "Coating line" means an operation consisting of a series of one or more 

coating applicators and any associated flash-off areas, drying areas and ovens 

wherein a coating is applied, dried, and/or cured. It is not necessary for an 

operation to have an oven, or flash-off area, or drying area in order to be 

included within this definition. 

(23) "Coating operation" means the use of a spray booth, tank, or other enclosure or 

any area, such as a hangar, for the application of a single type of coating (e.g., 

primer). The use of the same spray booth, tank, or other enclosure or area for 

the application of another type of coating (e.g., topcoat) constitutes a separate 

coating operation for which compliance determinations are performed 

separately. 
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(24) "Commercial exterior aerodynamic structure primer" means a primer used on 

aerodynamic components and structures that protrude from the fuselage, such 

as wings and attached components, control surfaces, horizontal stabilizers, 

vertical fins, wing-to-body fairs, antennae, and landing gear and doors, for the 

purpose of extended corrosion protection and enhanced adhesion. 

(25) "Commercial interior adhesive" means materials used in the bonding of 

passenger cabin interior components. These components must meet the FAA 

fire worthiness requirements. 

(26) "Compatible epoxy primer" means a primer that is compatible with the filled 

elastomeric coating and is epoxy based. This compatible substrate primer is 

an epoxy-polyamide primer used to promote adhesion of elastomeric coatings 

such as impact-resistant coatings. 

(27) "Compatible substrate primer" means a primer that is either a compatible 

epoxy primer or an adhesive primer. 

(28) "Confined space" means a space that: 

(a) Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and 

perform assigned work; 

(b) Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit (for example, fuel tanks, 

fuel vessels, and other spaces that have limited means of entry); and 

(c) Is not suitable for continuous employee occupancy. 

(29) "Corrosion prevention compound" means a coating that provides corrosion 

protection by displacing water and penetrating mating surfaces, forming a 

protective barrier between the metal surface and moisture. Coatings 

containing oils or waxes are excluded from this category. 

(30) "Critical use and line sealer maskant" means a temporary coating, not covered 

under other maskant categories, used to protect selected areas of aerospace 

parts from strong acid or alkaline solutions such as those used in anodizing, 

plating, chemical milling and processing of magnesium, titanium, or high 

strength steel, high precision aluminum chemical milling of deep cuts, and 

aluminum chemical milling of complex shapes. Materials used for repairs or 

to bridge gaps left by scribing operations (i.e., line sealer) are also included in 

this category. 
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(31) "Cryogenic flexible primer" means a primer designed to provide corrosion 

resistance, flexibility, and adhesion of subsequent coating systems when 

exposed to loads up to and surpassing the yield point of the substrate at 

cryogenic temperatures (minus two hundred seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit 

and below). 

(32) "Cryoprotective coating" means a coating that insulates cryogenic or 

subcooled surfaces to limit propellant boil-off, maintain structural integrity of 

metallic structures during ascent or re-entry, and prevent ice formation. 

(33) "Cyanoacrylate adhesive" means a fast-setting, single component adhesive that 

cures at room temperature. It is also known by the tradename "super glue." 

(34) "DOD" means the United States department of defense, including military 

departments and defense agencies, acting through either the secretary of 

defense or the designee of the secretary. 

(35) "Dry lubricative material" means a coating consisting of lauric acid, cetyl 

alcohol, waxes, or other non-cross linked or resin-bound materials which act 

as a dry lubricant 

(36) "Electric or radiation-effect coating" means a coating or coating system 

engineered to interact, through absorption or reflection, with specific regions 

of the electromagnetic energy spectrum, such as the ultraviolet, visible, 

infrared, or microwave regions. Uses include, but are not limited to, lightning 

strike protection, electromagnetic pulse protection, and radar avoidance. 

Coatings that have been designated "classified" by the department of defense 

are exempt. 

(3 7) "Electrostatic discharge and electromagnetic interference coating" or "EMI 

coating" means a coating applied to space vehicles, missiles, aircraft radomes, 

and helicopter blades to disperse static energy or reduce electromagnetic 

interference. 

(38) "Electrostatic spray" means a method of applying a spray coating in which an 

electrical charge is applied to the coating and the substrate is grounded. The 

coating is attracted to the substrate by the electrostatic potential between 

them. 

(39) "Elevated temperature Skydrol-resistant commercial primer" means a primer 

applied primarily to commercial aircraft (or commercial aircraft adapted for 

military use) that must withstand immersion in phosphate-ester hydraulic 
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fluid (Skydrol 500b or equivalent) at the elevated temperature of one hundred 

fifty degrees Fahrenheit for one thousand hours. 

( 40) "Epoxy polyamide topcoat" means a coating used where harder films are 

required or in some areas where engraving is accomplished in camouflage 

colors. 

( 41) "Exterior primer" means the first layer and any subsequent layers of identically 

formulated coating applied to the exterior surface of an aerospace vehicle or 

component where the component is used on the exterior of the aerospace 

vehicle. Exterior primers are typically used for corrosion prevention, 

protection from the environment, functional fluid resistance, and adhesion of 

subsequent exterior topcoats. Coatings that are defined as specialty coatings 

are not included under this defmition. 

(42) "FAA" means the federal aviation administration, department of 

transportation, United States. 

( 43) "Fire-resistant (interior) coating" means: 

(a) For civilian aircraft, a coating used on passenger cabin interior parts that 

are subject to the FAA frreworthiness requirements; 

(b) For military aircraft, a coating used on parts that are subject to the 

flammability requirements ofMIL-STD-1630A and MIL-A-87721; and 

(c) For space applications, a coating used on parts that are subject to the 

flammability requirements of SE-R-0006 and SSP 30233. 

( 44) "Flexible primer" means a primer that meets flexibility requirements such as 

those needed for adhesive bond primed fastener heads or on surfaces 

expected to contain fuel. The flexible coating is required because it provides a 

compatible, flexible substrate over bonded sheet rubber and rubber-type 

coatings as well as a flexible bridge between the fasteners, skin, and 

skin-to-skin joints on outer aircraft skins. This flexible bridge allows more 

topcoat flexibility around fasteners and decreases the chance of the topcoat 

cracking around the fasteners. The result is better corrosion resistance. 

( 45) "Flight test coating" means a coating applied to aircraft other than missiles or 

single-use aircraft prior to flight testing to protect the aircraft from corrosion 

and to provide required marking during flight test evaluation. 
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( 46) "Fuel tank adhesive" means an adhesive used to bond components exposed to 

fuel and must be compatible with fuel tank coatings. 

( 47) "Fuel tank coating" means a coating applied to fuel tank components for the 

purpose of corrosion and/or bacterial growth inhibition and to assure sealant 

adhesion in extreme environmental conditions. 

( 48) "General aviation" or "GA" means that segment of civil aviation that 

encompasses all facets of aviation except air carriers, commuters, and 

military. General aviation includes charter and corporate-executive 

transportation, instruction, rental, aerial application, aerial observation, 

business, pleasure, and other special uses. 

( 49) "General aviation rework facility" means any aerospace facility with the 

majority of its revenues resulting from the reconstruction, repair, 

maintenance, repainting, conversion, or alteration of general aviation 

aerospace vehicles or components. 

(50) "Hand wipe cleaning operation" means removing contaminants such as dirt, 

grease, oil, and coatings from an aerospace vehicle or component by 

physically rubbing it with a material such as a rag, paper, or cotton swab that 

has been moistened with a cleaning solvent. 

(51) "High temperature coating" means a coating designed to withstand 

temperatures of more than three hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit. 

(52) "High volume low pressure spray equipment" or "HVLP spray equipment" 

means spray equipment that is used to apply coating by means of a spray gun 

that operates at 10.0 pounds per square inch gauge of atomizing air pressure 

or less at the air cap. 

(53) "Insulation covering" means material that is applied to foam insulation to 

protect the insulation from mechanical or environmental damage. 

(54) "Intermediate release coating" means a thin coating applied beneath topcoats 

to assist in removing the topcoat in depainting operations and generally to 

allow the use of less hazardous depainting methods. 

(55) "Lacquer" means a clear or pigmented coating formulated with a nitrocellulose 

or synthetic resin to dry by evaporation without a chemical reaction. Lacquers 

are resoluble in their original solvent. 
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(56) "Large commercial aircraft" means an aircraft of more than one hundred ten 

thousand pounds, maximum certified take-off weight manufactured for 

non-military use. 

(57) "Leak" means any visible leakage, including misting and clouding. 

(58) "Limited access space" means internal surfaces or passages of an aerospace 

vehicle or component that cannot be reached without the aid of an airbrush or 

a spray gun extension for the application of coatings. 

(59) "Metalized epoxy coating" means a coating that contains relatively large 

quantities of metallic pigmentation for appearance and/or added protection. 

(60) "Mold release" means a coating applied to a mold surface to prevent the 

molded piece from sticking to the mold as it is removed. 

(61) "Nonstructural adhesive" means an adhesive that bonds nonload bearing 

aerospace components in noncritical applications and is not covered in any 

other specialty adhesive categories. 

(62) "Operating parameter value" means a minimum or maximum value established 

for a control equipment or process parameter that, if achieved by itself or in 

combination with one or more other operating parameter values, determines 

that an owner or operator has complied with an applicable emission 

limitation. 

(63) "Optical anti-reflection coating" means a coating with a low reflectance in the 

infrared and visible wavelength ranges that is used for antireflection on or 

near optical and laser hardware. 

(64) "Part marking coating" means coatings or inks used to make identifying 

markings on materials, components, and/or assemblies. These markings may 

be either permanent or temporary. 

(65) "Pretreatment coating" means an organic coating that contains at least 0.5 

percent acids by weight and is applied directly to metal surfaces to provide 

surface etching, corrosion resistance, adhesion, and ease of stripping. 

( 66) "Primer" means the first layer and any subsequent layers of identically 

formulated coating applied to the surface of an aerospace vehicle or 

component. Primers are typically used for corrosion prevention, protection 
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from the environment, functional fluid resistance, and adhesion of subsequent 

coatings. Primers that are defmed as specialty coatings are not included under 

this defmition. 

( 67) "Radome" means the nonmetallic protective housing for" electromagnetic 

transmitters and receivers (e.g., radar, electronic countermeasures, etc.). 

(68) "Rain erosion-resistant coating" means a coating or coating system used to 

protect the leading edges of parts such as flaps, stabilizers, radomes, engine 

inlet nacelles, etc. against erosion caused by rain impact during flight. 

(69) "Research and development operation" means an operation whose purpose is 

for research and development of new processes and products, that is 

conducted under the close supervision of technically trained personnel and is 

not involved in the manufacture of final or intermediate products for 

commercial purposes, except in a de minimis manner. 

(70) "Rocket motor bonding adhesive" means an adhesive used in rocket motor 

bonding applications. 

(71) "Rocket motor nozzle coating" means a catalyzed epoxy coating system used 

in elevated temperature applications on rocket motor nozzles. 

(72) "Rubber-based adhesive" means a quick setting contact cement that provide a 

strong, yet flexible bond between two mating surfaces that may be of 

dissimilar materials. 

(73) "Scale inhibitor" means a coating that is applied to the surface of a part prior to 

thermal processing to inhibit the formation of scale. 

(74) "Screen print ink" means a inks used in screen printing processes during 

fabrication of decorative laminates and decals. 

(75) "Seal coat maskant" means an overcoat applied over a maskant to improve 

abrasion and chemical resistance during production operations. 

(76) "Sealant" means a material used to prevent the intrusion of water, fuel, air, or 

other liquids or solids from certain areas of aerospace vehicles or 

components. There are two categories of sealants: 

extrudable/rollablelbrushable sealants and sprayable sealants. 
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(77) "Self-priming topcoat" means a topcoat that is applied directly to an uncoated 

aerospace vehicle or component for purposes of corrosion prevention, 

environmental protection, and functional fluid resistance. More than one layer 

of identical coating formulation may be applied to the vehicle or component. 

(78) "Semiaqueous cleaning solvent" means a solution in which water is a primary 

ingredient (greater than sixty per cent of the solvent solution as applied must 

be water.) 

(79) "Silicone insulation material" means an insulating material applied to exterior 

metal surfaces for protection from high temperatures caused by atmospheric 

friction or engine exhaust. These materials differ from ablative coatings in 

that they are not "sacrificial." 

(80) "Solids" means the nonvolatile portion of the coating that after drying makes 

up the dry film. 

(81) "Solid film lubricant" means a very thin coating consisting of a binder system 

containing as its chief pigment material one or more of the following: 

molybdenum, graphite, polytetrafluoroethylene, or other solids that act as a 

dry lubricant between faying surfaces. 

(82) "Space vehicle" means a man-made device, either manned or unmanned, 

designed for operation beyond earth's atmosphere. This definition includes 

integral equipment such as models, mock-ups, prototypes, molds, jigs, 

tooling, hardware jackets, and test coupons. Also included is auxiliary 

equipment associated with test, transport, and storage, which through 

contamination can compromise the space vehicle performance. 

(83) "Specialty coating" means a coating that, even though it meets the definition of 

a primer, topcoat, or self-priming topcoat, has additional performance criteria 

beyond those of primers, topcoats, and self-priming topcoats for specific 

applications. These performance criteria may include, but are not limited to, 

temperature or fire resistance, substrate compatibility, antireflection, 

temporary protection or marking, sealing, adhesively joining substrates, or 

enhanced corrosion protection. A listing of specialty coatings is found in 

paragraph (D)(l)(b) of rule 3745-21-19 of the Administrative Code. 

(84) "Specialized function coating" means a coating that fulfills extremely specific 

engineering requirements that are limited in application and are characterized 

by low volume usage. This category excludes coatings covered in other 

specialty coating categories. 
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(85) "Spray gun" means a device that atomizes a coating or other material and 

projects the particulates or other material onto a substrate. 

(86) "Structural autoclavable adhesive" means an adhesive used to bond load 

carrying aerospace components that is cured by heat and pressure in an 

autoclave. 

(87) "Structural non-autoclavable adhesive" means an adhesive cured under 

ambient conditions that is used to bond load carrying aerospace components 

or other critical functions, such as nonstructural bonding in the proximity of 

engines. 

(88) "Surface preparation" means the removal of contaminants from the surface of 

an aerospace vehicle or component or the activation or reactivation of the 

surface in preparation for the application of a coating. 

(89) "Temporary protective coating" means a coating applied to provide scratch or 

corrosion protection during manufacturing, storage, or transportation. Two 

types include peelable protective coatings and alkaline removable coatings. 

These materials are not intended to protect against strong acid or alkaline . 

solutions. Coatings that provide this type of protection from chemical 

processing are not included in this category. 

(90) "Thermal control coating" means a coatings formulated with specific thermal 

conductive or radiative properties to permit temperature control of the 

substrate. 

(91) "Topcoat" means a coating that is applied over a primer on an aerospace 

vehicle or component for appearance, identification, camouflage, or 

protection. Topcoats that are defined as specialty coatings are not included 

under this definition. 

(92) "Touchup and repair coating" means a coating used to cover minor coating 

imperfections appearing after the main coating operation. 

(93) "Type II etchant" means a chemical milling etchant that is a strong sodium 

hydroxide solution containing amines. 

(94) "Type I etchant" means a chemical milling etchant that contains varying 

amounts of dissolved sulfur and does not contain amines. 
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(95) "VOC composite vapor pressure" means the sum of the partial pressures of the 

compounds defmed as VOC in this rule, as determined according to the 

procedures specified in paragraph (S) of rule 3745-21-10 of the 

Administrative Code. 

(96) "Waterborne (water-reducible) coating" means a coating which contains more 

than five per cent water by weight as applied in its volatile fraction. 

(97) "Wet fastener installation coating" means a primer or sealant applied by 

dipping, brushing, or daubing to fasteners that are installed before the coating 

is cured. 

(98) "Wing coating" means a corrosion-resistant topcoat that is resilient enough to 

withstand the flexing of the wings. 

(BB) As used in rule 3745-21-20 ofthe Administrative Code. 

(1) "Add-on control system" means an air pollution control device such as a carbon 

adsorber or incinerator that reduces pollution in an air stream by destruction 

or removal prior to discharge to the atmosphere. 

(2) "Air flask coating" means any special composition coating applied to interior 

surfaces of high pressure breathing air flasks to provide corrosion resistance 

and that is certified safe for use with breathing air supplies. 

(3) "Antenna coating" means any coating applied to equipment through which 

electromagnetic signals must pass for reception or transmission. 

( 4) "Antifoulant coating" means any coating that is applied to the underwater 

portion of a vessel to prevent or reduce the attachment of biological 

organisms and that is registered with the USEP A as a pesticide under the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. 

( 5) "As applied" means the condition of a coating at the time of application to the 

substrate, including any thinning solvent. 

(6) "As supplied" means the condition of a coating before any thinning, as sold and 

delivered by the coating manufacturer to the user. 

(7) "Batch" means the product of an individual production run of a coating 
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manufacturer's process. A batch may vary in composition from other batches 

of the same product. 

(8) "Bitumens" mean black or brown materials that are soluble in carbon disulfide 

and consist mainly of hydrocarbons. 

(9) "Bituminous resin coating" means any coating that incorporates bitumens as a 

principal component and is formulated primarily to be applied to a substrate 

or surface to resist ultraviolet radiation and/or water. 

(10) "Chemical Agent Resistant Coating" or "CARC" means a military exterior 

coating. 

(II) "Coating" means any material that can be applied as a thin layer to a substrate 

and which cures to fonn a continuous solid film. 

(12) "Cold-weather time period" means any time during which the ambient 

temperature is below 4.5 degrees Celsius (forty degrees Fahrenheit) and 

coating is to be applied. 

(13) "Container of coating" means the container from which the coating is applied, 

including but not limited to a bucket or pot. 

(14) "Cure volatiles" means reaction products which are emitted during the 

chemical reaction which takes place in some coating films at the cure 

temperature. These emissions are other than those from the solvents in the 

coating and may, in some cases, comprise a significant portion of total VOC 

emissions. 

(15) "Epoxy coating" means any thermoset coating formed by reaction of an epoxy 

resin (i.e., a resin containing a reactive epoxide with a curing agent). 

(16) "General use coating" means any coating that is not a specialty coating. 

(17) "Heat resistant coating" means any coating that during normal use must 

withstand a temperature of at least two hundred four degrees Celsius (four 

hundred degrees Fahrenheit). 

(18) "High-gloss coating" means any coating that achieves at least eighty-five per 

cent reflectance on a sixty-degree meter when tested by ASTM 

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(19) "High-temperature coating" means any coating that during normal use must 

withstand a temperature of at least four hundred twenty-six degrees Celsius 

(eight hundred degrees Fahrenheit). 

(20) "Inorganic zinc (high-build) coating" means a coating that contains eight 

pounds per gallon (nine hundred sixty grams per liter) or more elemental zinc 

incorporated into an inorganic silicate binder that is applied to steel to provide 

galvanic corrosion resistance. 

(21) "Interior coating" means any coating used on interior surfaces aboard United 

States military vessels pursuant to a coating specification that requires the 

coating to meet specified fire retardant and low toxicity requirements, in 

addition to the other applicable military physical and performance 

requirements. 

(22) "Marine coating" means any coating that is applied to ships. 

(23) "Maximum allowable thinning ratio" means the maximum volume of thinner 

that can be added per volume of coating without violating the VOC content 

limits of paragraph (D)( I) of rule 3745-21-20 of the Administrative Code. 

(24) "Military exterior coating" means any exterior topcoat applied to military or 

USCG vessels that are subject to specific chemical, biological, and 

radiological washdown requirements. 

(25) "Mist coating" means any low viscosity, thin film, epoxy coating applied to an 

inorganic zinc primer that penetrates the porous zinc primer and allows the 

occluded air to escape through the paint film prior to curing. 

(26) "Navigational aids coating" means any coating applied to USCG buoys or 

other USCG waterway markers when they are recoated aboard ship at their 

usage site and immediately returned to the water. 

(27) "Nonskid coating" means any coating applied to the horizontal surfaces of a 

marine vessel for the specific purpose of providing slip resistance for 

personnel, vehicles, or aircraft. 

(28) "Nonvolatiles" means substances that do no.t evaporate readily. This term 

refers to the film-forming material of a coating. 

(29) "Normally closed" means a container or piping system is closed unless an 
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operator is actively engaged in adding or removing material. 

(30) "Nuclear coating" means any protective coating used to seal porous surfaces 

such as steel (or concrete) that otherwise would be subject to intrusion by 

radioactive materials. These coatings must be resistant to long-term (service 

life) cumulative radiation exposure (ASTM 04082-89), relatively easy to 

decontaminate (ASTM 04256-89(1994)el), and resistant to various 

chemicals to which the coatings are likely to be exposed (ASTM 03912-80). 

[For nuclear coatings, see the general protective requirements outlined by the 

United States nuclear regulatory commission in a report entitled "Regulatory 

Guide 1.54 - Service Level I, II and III Protective Coatings Applied to 

Nuclear Plants" 

(31) "Operating parameter value" means a minimum or maximum value established 

for a control device or process parameter that, if achieved by itself or in 

combination with one or more other operating parameter values, determines 

that an owner or operator has complied with an applicable emission 

limitation. 

(32) "Organic zinc coating" means any coating derived from zinc dust incorporated 

into an organic binder that contains more than eight pounds of elemental zinc 

per gallon (nine hundred sixty grams per liter) of coating, as applied, and that 

is used for the expressed purpose of corrosion protection. 

(33) "Pleasure craft" means any marine or fresh-water vessel used by individuals 

for noncommercial, nonmilitary, and recreational purposes that is less than 

twenty meters in length. A vessel rented exclusively to or chartered by 

individuals for such purposes shall be considered a pleasure craft. 

(34) "Pretreatment wash primer" means any coating that contains a minimum of 0.5 

per cent acid, by mass, and is applied only to bare metal to etch the surface 

and enhance adhesion of subsequent coatings. 

(35) "Repair and maintenance of thermoplastic coating" means any vinyl, 

chlorinated rubber, or bituminous resin coating that is applied over the same 

type of existing coating to perform the partial recoating of any in-use 

commercial vessel. (This definition does not include coal tar epoxy coatings, 

which are considered "general use" coatings.) 

(36) "Rubber camouflage coating" means any specially formulated epoxy coating 

used as a camouflage topcoat for exterior submarine hulls and sonar domes. 
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(3 7) "Sealant coating for thermal spray aluminum" means any epoxy coating 

applied to thermal spray aluminum surfaces at a maximum thickness of one 

dry mil. 

(38) "Ship" means any marine or fresh-water vessel used for military or commercial 

operations, including self-propelled vessels, those propelled by other craft 

(barges), and navigational aids (buoys). This defmition includes, but is not 

limited to, all military and USCG vessels, commercial cargo and passenger 

(cruise) ships, ferries, barges, tankers, container ships, patrol and pilot boats, 

and dredges. For purposes of rule 3745-21-20 of the Administrative Code, 

pleasure crafts and offshore oil and gas drilling platforms are not considered 

ships. 

(39) "Shipbuilding and/or ship repair operations" means any building, repair, 

repainting, converting, or alteration of ships. 

( 40) "Solids" means nonvolatiles. 

( 41) "Special marking coating" means any coating that is used for safety or 

identification applications, such as markings on flight decks and ships' 

numbers. 

( 42) "Tack coating" means any thin film epoxy coating applied at a maximum 

thickness of two dry mils to prepare an epoxy coating that has dried beyond 

the time limit specified by the manufacturer for the application of the next 

coat. 

( 43) "Thinner" means a liquid that is used to reduce the viscosity of a coating and 

that evaporates before or during the cure of a film. 

(44) "Thinning ratio" means the volumetric ratio of thinner to coating, as supplied. 

( 45) "Thinning solvent" means thinner. 

( 46) "Undersea weapons systems coating" means any coating applied to any 

component of a weapons system intended to be launched or fired from under 

the sea. 

( 4 7) "USCG" means the United States coast guard. 
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( 48) "Weld-through preconstruction primer" means a coating that provides 

corrosion protection for steel during inventory, is typically applied at less 

than one mil dry film thickness, does not require removal prior to welding, is 

temperature resistant (burn back from a weld is less than 1.25 centimeters 

(0.5 inch)), and does not normally require removal before applying 

film-building coatings, including inorganic zinc high-build coatings. When 

constructing new vessels, there may be a need to remove areas of 

weld-through preconstruction primer due to surface damage or contamination 

prior to application of film-building coatings. 

(CC) (Reserved) 

(DD) As used in rule 3745-21-22 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to the control of 

VOC emissions from lithographic and letterpress printing operations). 

(1) "Alcohol" means any of the following compounds,. when used as a fountain 

solution additive for offset lithographic printing: ethanol, n-propanol, and 

isopropanol. 

(2) "Alcohol substitutes" means nonalcohol additives that contain VOCs and are 

used in the fountain solution. Some additives are used to reduce the surface 

tension of water; others are added to prevent piling (ink build-up). 

(3) "Automatic blanket wash system" means equipment used to clean lithographic 

blankets which can include, but is not limited to those utilizing a cloth and 

expandable bladder, brush, spray, or impregnated cloth system. 

(4) "Cleaning material" means with respect to a surface coating operation or 

graphic arts operation, a liquid solvent or solution used to clean the operating 

surfaces of a printing press and its parts. For purposes of this standard, 

cleaning solutions include, but are not limited to blanket wash, roller wash, 

metering roller cleaner, plate cleaner, impression cylinder washes, rubber 

rejuvenators, and other cleaners used for cleaning a press, press parts, or to 

remove dried ink or coating from areas around the press. 

(5) "Capture system" means all equipenmt, including but not limited to hoods, 

ducts, fans, ovens and dryers, used to contain, collect, and route VOC vapors 

released from a coating line or printing line. 

(6) ~Control system" means any device or combination of devices designed to 

recover or incinerate VOC vapors received from a capture system. 
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(7) "Composite partial pressure" means the sum of the partial pressures of the VOC 

compounds in a solvent. 

(8) "Dampening system" means equipment used to deliver the fountain solution to 

the lithographic plate. 

(9) "Fountain solution" means a mixture of water and other volatile and 

non-volatile chemicals and additives used in lithographic printing operations 

that maintains the quality of the printing plate including preventing debris 

build up (e.g., spray power, paper fiber, coating particles, dried ink particles, 

and other materials), and increases viscosity and reduces the surface tension 

of the water so that it spreads easily across the printing plate surface. The 

fountain solution wets the nonimage area so that the ink is maintained within 

the image areas. Non-volatile additives include mineral salts and hydrophilic 

gums. Alcohol and alcohol substitutes are the most courmon VOC additives 

used to reduce the surface tension ofthe fountain solution. 

(1 0) "Fountain solution batch" means a supply of fountain solution that is prepared 

and used without alteration until completely used or removed from the 

printing process. For the purposes of this rule, this term may apply to 

solutions prepared in either discrete batches or solutions that are continuously 

blended with automatic mixing units. 

(11) "Fountain solution reservoir" means the collection tank that accepts fountain 

solution recirculated from printing unit(s). In some cases, the tanks are 

equipped with cooling coils for refrigeration of the fountain solution. 

(12) "Heatset" means a lithographic printing process where the printing inks are set 

by the evaporation of the ink oils in a heatset dryer. 

(13) "Heatset dryer" means a hot air dryer used in heatset lithography to heat the 

printed substrate and to promote the evaporation of ink oils. 

(14) "Inking system" means a series of rollers used to meter ink onto the 

lithographic plate. The system can include agitators, pumps, totes, and other 

types of ink containers. 

(15) "Lithographic printing: or :lithographic printing operation" means a 

planographic printing process where the image and nonimage areas are 

chemically differentiated; the image area is oil receptive and the nonimage 

area is water receptive. This method differs from other printing methods, 

where the image is typically printed from a raised or recessed surface. A 
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lithographic printing operation includes, but is not limited to, a heatset web 

lithographic printing operation, a coldset web offset lithographic printing 

operation, and a sheet-fed offset lithographic printing operation. 

(16) "Non-heatset lithographic printing" means a lithographic printing process 

where the printing inks are set by absorption and/or oxidation of the ink oil, 

not by evaporation of the ink oils in a dryer. Use of an infrared heater or 

printing conducted using ultraviolet-cured or electron beam-cured inks is 

considered non-heatset. 

(17) "Offset lithography" means a printing process that transfers the ink film from 

the lithographic plate to an intermediary surface (blanket), which, in turn, 

transfers the ink film to the substrate. 

(18) "Press" means a printing production assembly composed of one or more units 

used to produce a printed substrate including any associated coating, spray 

powder application, heatset web dryer, ultraviolet or electron beam curing 

units, or infrared heating units. 

(19) "Sheet-fed lithographic printing" means a non-heatset lithographic printing 

process where individual sheets of substrate are fed into the press 

sequentially. 

(20) "Unit" means the smallest complete printing component, composed of inking 

and dampening systems, of a printing press. 

(21) "Web" means a lithographic printing process where a continuous roll of 

substrate is fed into a press. 

(22) "Letterpress printing" means a printing method where the image area is raised 

relative to the non-image area and the ink is transferred to the paper directly 

from the image surface. 

(23) "Raoults Law" means the vapor pressure of the solvent in an ideal solution is 

equal to the mole fraction of the solvent times the vapor pressure of the pure 

solvent. 

(EE) As used in rule 3745-21-23 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to the control of 

VOC emissions from industrial cleaning solvents). 

(1) "Composite partial pressure" means the sum of the partial pressures of the VOC 

compounds in a solvent. 
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(2) "Digital printing" means a print-on-demand method of printing in which an 

electronic output device transfers variable data. in the form of an image. from 

a computer to a varie1y of substrates. Digital printing methods include. but are 

not limited to. inkjet printing. electrophotographic printing. dye sublimation 

printing. thermal wax printing and solid ink printing. 

(3) "Screen printing" means a process in which the printing ink passes through a 

web or a fabric to which a refined form of stencil has been applied. The 

stencil openings determine the form and dimensions of the imprint. 

(1) "CeffijleSite j'lffi'ti&! J'lfSSiffife" f!le!lfls file stlf!l efffie j'larti&i j'lfessi:H'es efffie VOC 

eeffijlel:Hlas Hi a sel·veffi. 

(FF) As used in rule 3745-21-24 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to the control of 

VOC emissions from flat wood paneling coatings). 

(1) "Class 2 hardboard paneling finishes" means finishes which meet the 

specifications of Voluntary Product Standard PS-59-73 as approved by the 

American national standards institute. 

(2) "Flat wood paneling" means a printed interior panel made of hardwood 

plywood and thin particle board, natural finish hardwood plywood, hardwood 

paneling, baseboard, wood flat stock, veneers, doors, door skins, wood flat 

product skins, tileboard and wallboard. 

(3) "Hardboard" means a panel manufactured primarily from inter-felted 

ligno-cellulosic fibers which are consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot 

press. 

(4) "Hardwood plywood" means a plywood whose surface layer is a veneer of 

hardwood. 

(5) "Natural finish hardwood plywood panel" means a panel whose original grain 

pattern is enhanced by essentially transparent finishes frequently 

supplemented by fillers and toners. 

(6) "Panel" means a flat piece of wood or wood product usually rectangular and 

used inside homes and mobile homes for wall decorations. 

(7) "Printed interior panel" means a panel whose grain or natural surface is 

obscured by fillers and basecoats upon which a simulated grain or decorative 

pattern is printed. 
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(8) "Thin particleboard" means a manufactured board one-quarter inch or less in 

thickness made of individual wood particles which have been coated with a 

binder and formed into flat sheets by pressure. 

(9) "Tileboard" means a paneling that has a colored waterproof surface coating. 

(I 0) "Wood flat stock" means an interior panel containing wood including but not 

limited to redwood stocks, plywood panels, particle boards, composition 

hardboards, and any other panels containing solid wood or wood product. 

(GG) As used in rule 3745-21-25 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to control of 

VOC emissions from reinforced plastic composites production operations). 

(I) "Add-on control device" means an air pollution control device, such as a 

thermal oxidizer or carbon adsorber that reduces pollution in an air stream by 

destruction or removal before discharge to the atmosphere. 

(2) "AP-42" means the USEPA document "Compilation of Air Pollutant Emissions 

Factors, Volume I: Stationary Point and Area Sources." 

(3) "Atomized mechanical application means" application of resin or gel coat with 

spray equipment that separates the liquid into a fine mist. This fine mist may 

be created by forcing the liquid under high pressure through an elliptical 

orifice, bombarding a liquid stream with directed air jets, or a combination of 

these techniques. 

(4) "Bulk molding compound" or "BMC" means a putty-like molding compound 

containing resin(s) in a form that is ready to mold. In addition to resins, BMC 

may contain catalysts, fillers, and reinforcements. Bulk molding compound 

can be used in compression molding and injection molding operations to 

manufacture reinforced plastic composites products. 

(5) "BMC manufacturing" means a process that involves the preparation ofBMC. 

(6) "Centrifugal casting" means a process for fabricating cylindrical composites, 

such as pipes, in which composite materials are positioned inside a rotating 

hollow mandrel and held in place by centrifugal forces until the part is 

sufficiently cured to maintain its physical shape. 

(7) "Charge" means the amount of SMC or BMC that is placed into a compression 

or injection mold necessary to complete one mold cycle. 
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(8) "Cleaning" means removal of composite materials, such as cured and uncured 

resin from equipment, fmished surfaces, floors, hands of employees, or any 

other surfaces. 

(9) "Clear production gel coat" means an unpigmented, quick-setting resin used to 

improve the surface appearance and/or performance of composites. It can be 

used to form the surface layer of any composites other than those used for 

molds in tooling operations. 

(I 0) "Closed molding" means a grouping of processes for fabricating composites in 

a way that VOC-containing materials are not exposed to the atmosphere 

except during the material loading stage (e.g., compression molding, injection 

molding, and resin transfer molding). Processes where the mold is covered 

with plastic (or equivalent material) prior to resin application, and the resin is 

injected into the covered mold are also considered closed molding. 

(11) "Composite means" a shaped and cured part produced by using composite 

materials. 

(12) "Composite materials" means the raw materials used to make composites. The 

raw materials include styrene-containing resins. They may also include gel 

coat, monomer, catalyst, pigment, filler, and reinforcement. 

(13) "Compression molding" means a closed molding process for fabricating 

composites in which composite materials are placed inside matched dies that 

are used to cure the materials under heat and pressure without exposure to the 

atmosphere. The addition of mold paste or in-mold coating is considered part 

of the closed molding process. The composite materials used in this process 

are generally SMC or BMC. 

(14) "Compression/injection molding" means a grouping of processes that involves 

the use of compression molding and/or injection molding. 

(15) "Continuous casting" means a continuous process for fabricating composites in 

which composite materials are placed on an in-line conveyor belt to produce 

cast sheets that are cured in an oven. 

(16) "Continuous lamination" means a continuous process for fabricating 

composites in which composite materials are typically sandwiched between 

plastic films, pulled through compaction rollers, and cured in an oven. This 

process is generally used to produce flat or corrugated products on an in-line 

conveyor. 
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(17) "Continuous lamination/casting" means a grouping of processes that involves 

the use of continuous lamination and/or continuous casting. 

(18) "Controlled oven VOC emissions" means VOC emissions emitted to the 

atmosphere from an oven's control device. 

(19) "Controlled wet-out area VOC emissions" means VOC emissions emitted to 

the atmosphere from a wet-out area's control device. 

(20) "Corrosion-resistant gel coat" means a gel coat used on a product made with a 

corrosion-resistant resin that has a corrosion-resistant end-use application. 

(21) "Corrosion-resistant end-use applications" means applications where the 

product is manufactured specifically for an application that requires a level of 

chemical inertness or resistance to chemical attack above that required for 

typical reinforced plastic composites products. These applications include, 

but are not limited to, chemical processing and storage; pulp and paper 

production; sewer and wastewater treatment; power generation; potable water 

transfer and storage; food and drug processing; pollution or odor control; 

metals production and plating; semiconductor manufacturing; petroleum 

production, refining, and storage; mining; textile production; nuclear 

materials storage; swimming pools; and cosmetic production, as well as 

end-use applications that require high strength resins. 

(22) "Corrosion-resistant industry standard" means any of the following standards: 

ASME RTP-1 or Sect. X; ASTM D5364, D3299, D4097, D2996, D2997, 

D3262, D3517, D3754, D3840, D4024, D416Q, D4161, D41e2, D4184, 

D3982, or D3839; ANSI/AWWA C950; UL 215, 1316 or 1746, IAPMO 

PS-199, or written customer requirements for resistance to specified chemical 

environments. 

(23) "Corrosion-resistant product" means a product made with a corrosion-resistant 

resin and is manufactured to a corrosion-resistant industry standard, or a food 

contact industry standard, or is manufactured for corrosion-resistant end-use 

applications involving continuous or temporary chemical exposures. 

(24) "Corrosion-resistant resin" means a resin that either: 

(a) Displays substantial retention of mechanical properties when undergoing 

ASTM G-§.8+ C581-03(2008)e1 coupon testing, where the resin is 

exposed for six months or more to one of the following materials: 

material with a pH equal to or greater than 12.0 or a pH less than or 
3745-21-01 94 

equal to 3.0, oxidizing or reducing agents, organic solvents, or fuels or 

additives as defined in 40 CFR 79 .2. In the coupon testing, the exposed 

resin needs to demonstrate a minimum of fifty per cent retention of the 

relevant mechanical property compared to the same resin in unexposed 

condition. In addition, the exposed resin needs to demonstrate an 

increased retention of the relevant mechanical property of at least 

twenty percentage points when compared to a similarly exposed 

general-purpose resin. For example, if the general-purpose resin retains 

forty-five per cent of the relevant property when tested as specified 

above, then a corrosion-resistant resin needs to retain at least sixty-five 

per cent (forty-five per cent plus twenty per cent) of its property. The 

general-purpose resin used in the test needs to have an average 

molecular weight of greater than one thousand, be formulated with a 

one to two ratio of maleic· anhydride to phthalic anhydride and one 

hundred per cent diethylene glycol, and a styrene content between 

forty-three to forty-eight per cent; or 

(b) Complies with industry standards that require specific exposure testing to 

corrosive media, such as UL 1316, UL 1746, or ASTM F1216 

Fl216-09. 

(25) "CRJHS: means.!! corrosion-resistant and/or high strength. 

(26) "Doctor box" means the box or trough on an SMC machine into which the 

liquid resin paste is delivered before it is metered onto the carrier film. 

(27) "Fiberglass boat" means a vessel in which either the hull or deck is built from 

a composite material consisting of a thermosetting resin matrix reinforced 

with fibers of glass, carbon, aramid, or other material. 

(28) "Filament application" means an open molding process for fabricating 

composites in which reinforcements are fed through a resin bath and wound 

onto a rotating mandrel. The materials on the mandrel may be rolled out or 

worked by using nonmechanicai tools prior to curing. Resin application to the 

reinforcement on the mandrel by means other than the resin bath, such as 

spray guns, pressure-fed rollers, flow coaters, or brushes is not considered 

filament application. 

(29) "Filled resin" means that fillers have been added to a resin such that the 

amount of inert substances is at least ten per cent by weight of the total resin 

plus filler mixture. Filler putty made from a resin is considered a filled resin. 

(30) "Fillers" means inert substances dispersed throughout a resin, such as calcium 
3745-21-01 95 

carbonate, alumina trihydrate, hydrous aluminum silicate, mica, feldspar, 

wollastonite, silica, and talc. Materials that are not considered to be fillers are 

glass fibers or any type of reinforcement and microspheres. 

(31) "Fire retardant gel coat" means a gel coat used for low-flame 

spread/low-smoke products for which resin is used. 

(32) "Fluid impingement technology" means a spray gun that produces an 

expanding non-misting curtain of liquid by the impingement of low-pressure 

uninterrupted liquid streams. 

(33) "Food contact industry standard" means a standard related to food contact 

application contained in food and drug administration's regulations at 21 CFR 

177.2420. 

(34) "Gel coat" means a quick-setting resin used to improve surface appearance 

and/or performance of composites. It can be used to form the surface layer of 

any composites other than those used for molds in tooling operations. 

(35) "Gel coat application" means a process where either clear production, 

pigmented production, white/off-white or tooling gel coat is applied. 

(36) "High performance gel coat" means a gel coat used on products for which 

national sanitation foundation, United States department of agriculture, 

ASTM, durability, or other property testing is required. 

(3 7) "High strength gel coat" means a gel coat applied to a product that requires 

high strength resin. 

(38) "High strength resin" means a polyester resin which has a casting tensile 

strength of ten thousand pounds per square inch or more and which is used 

for manufacturing products that have high strength requirements such as 

structural members and utility poles. 

(39) "Injection molding" means a closed molding process for fabricating 

composites in which composite materials are injected under pressure into a 

heated mold cavity that represents the exact shape of the product. The 

composite materials are cured in the heated mold cavity. 

( 40) "Low flame spread/low smoke products" means products that meet the 

following requirements: 
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(a) The products shall meet both the applicable flame spread requirements 

and the applicable smoke requirements. 

(b) Interior or exterior building application products shall meet an ASTM 

B-84E84-l 0 flame spread index of less than or equal to twenty-five, 

and smoke developed index of less than or equal to four hundred fifty, 

or pass national fire protection association 286 room corner burn test 

with no flash over and total smoke released not exceeding one thousand 

meters square. 

(c) Mass transit application products shall meet an ASTM ~El62-09 

flame spread index of less than or equal to thirty-five and ASTM ~ 

E662-09smoke density Ds @ 1.5 minutes less than or equal to one 

hundred and Ds @ four minutes less than to equal to two hundred. 

(d) Duct application products shall meet ASTM :gg&4E84-l 0 flame spread 

index less than or equal to twenty-five and smoke developed index less 

than or equal to fifty on the interior and/or exterior of the duct. 

(41) "Manual resin application" means an open molding process for fabricating 

composites in which composite materials are applied to the mold by pouring 

or by using hands and nonmechanical tools, such as brushes and rollers. 

Materials are rolled out or worked by using nonmechanical tools prior to 

curing. The use of pressure-fed rollers and flow coaters to apply resin is not 

considered manual resin application. 

(42) "Mechanical resin application" means an open molding process for fabricating 

composites in which composite materials (except gel coat) are applied to the 

mold by using mechanical tools such as spray guns, pressure-fed rollers, and 

flow coaters. Materials are rolled out or worked by using nonmechanical tools 

prior to curing 

( 43) "Mixing" means the blending or agitation of resin or gel coat in vessels that are 

5.00 gallons (18.9 liters) or larger, and includes the mixing of putties or 

polyputties. Mixing may involve the blending of resin or gel coat with filler, 

reinforcement, pigments, catalysts, monomers, and any other additives 

( 44) "Mold" means a cavity or matrix into or onto which the composite materials 

are placed and from which the product takes its form. 

( 45) "Monomer" means an organic compound that combines with itself or other 

similar compounds by a cross-linking reaction to become a part of a cured 
3745-21-01 97 

thermoset resin. 

(46) "Monomer content" means the per cent, by weight, of monomer (styrene, 

methyl methacrylate, and any other monomer) contained in the resin or gel 

coat prior to the addition of fillers, catalyst, and promoters. 

(47) "Neat gel coat" means the gel coat as purchased from the supplier, but not 

including any inert fillers. 

( 48) "Neat gel coat plus" means neat gel coat plus any VOC-containing materials 

that are added to the gel coat by the supplier or the facility, excluding 

catalysts and promoters. Neat gel coat plus does include any additions of 

styrene or methyl methacrylate monomer in any form, including in catalysts 

and promoters. 

(49) "Neat resin" means the resin as purchased from the supplier, but not including 

any inert fillers. 

(50) "Neat resin plus" means neat resin plus any VOC-containing materials that are 

added to the resin by the supplier or the facility. Neat resin plus does not 

include any added filler, reinforcements, catalysts, or promoters. Neat resin 

plus does include any additions of styrene or methyl methacrylate monomer 

in any form, including in catalysts and promoters. 

(51) "Nonatomized mechanical application" means the use of application tools 

other than brushes to apply resin and gel coat where the application tool has 

documentation provided by its manufacturer or user that this design of the 

application tool has been VOC emissions tested, and the test results showed 

that use of this application tool results in VOC emissions that are no greater 

than the VOC emissions predicted by the applicable nonatomized application 

equation(s) in table 1 to subpart WWWW of 40 CFR 63. In addition, the 

device shall be operated according to the manufacturer's directions, including 

instructions to prevent the operation of the device at excessive spray 

pressures. Examples of nonatomized application include flow coaters, 

pressure fed rollers, and fluid impingement spray guns. 

(52) "Noncorrosion-resistant resin" means any resin other than a corrosion-resistant 

resin or a tooling resin. 

(53) "Noncorrosion-resistant product" means any product other than a 

corrosion-resistant product or a mold. 
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(54) "Non-routine manufacture" means that the facility manufactures parts to 

replace worn or damaged parts of a reinforced plastic composites product, or 

a product containing reinforced plastic composite parts, that was originally 

manufactured in another facility. For a part to qualifY as non-routine 

manufacture, it shall be used for repair or replacement, and the manufacturing 

schedule shall be based on the current or anticipated repair needs of the 

reinforced plastic composites product, or a product containing reinforced 

plastic composite parts. 

(55) "Operation" means a specific process typically found at a reinforced plastic 

composites facility. Examples of operations are noncorrosion-resistant 

manual resin application, corrosion-resistant mechanical resin application, 

pigmented gel coat application, mixing and VOC-containing materials 

storage. 

(56) "Open molding" means a process for fabricating composites in a way that 

VOC-containing materials are exposed to the atmosphere. Open molding 

includes processes such as manual resin application, mechanical resin 

application, filament application, and gel coat application. Open molding also 

includes application of resins and gel coats to parts that have been removed 

from the open mold. 

(57) "Pigmented gel coat" means a gel coat that has a color, but does not contain 

ten per cent of more titanium dioxide by weight. It can be used to form the 

surface layer of any composites other than those used for molds in tooling 

operations. 

(58) "Plastic composite" means the same as composite. 

(59) "Polymer casting" means a process for fabricating composites in which 

composite materials are ejected from a casting machine or poured into an 

open, partially open, or closed mold and cured. After the composite materials 

are poured into the mold, they are not rolled out or worked while the mold is 

open, except for smoothing the material and/or vibrating the mold to remove 

bubbles. The composite materials may or may not include reinforcements. 

Products produced by the polymer casting process include cultured marble 

products and polymer concrete. 

(60) "Preform injection" means a form of pultrusion where liquid resin is injected 

to saturate reinforcements in an enclosed system containing one or more 

.chambers with openings only large enough to admit reinforcements. Resin, 

which drips out of the chamber(s) during the process, is collected in closed 
3745-21-01 99 

piping or covered troughs and then into a covered reservoir for recycle. Resin 

storage vessels, reservoirs, transfer systems, and collection systems are 

covered or shielded from the ambient air. Preform injection differs from 

direct die injection in that the injection chambers are not directly attached to 

the die. 

(61) "Prepreg materials" means reinforcing fabric received precoated with resin 

which is usually cured through the addition of heat. 

( 62) "PTE" means permanent total enclosure as defined in paragraph (X) of rule 

3745-21-01 ofthe Administrative Code. 

(63) "Pultrusion" means a continuous process for manufacturing composites that 

have a uniform cross-sectional shape. The process consists of pulling a 

fiber-reinforcing material through a resin impregnation chamber or bath and 

through a shaping die, where the resin is subsequently cured. There are 

several types of pultrusion equipment, such as open bath, resin injection, and 

direct die injection equipment. 

(64) "Reinforced plastic composites production" means operations in which 

reinforced and/or nonreinforced plastic composites or plastic molding 

compounds are manufactured using thermoset resins and/or gel coats that 

contain styrene to produce plastic composites. The resins and gel coats may 

also contain materials designed to enhance the chemical, physical, and/or 

thermal properties of the product. Reinforced plastic composites production 

also includes cleaning, mixing, VOC-containing materials storage, and repair 

operations associated with the production of plastic composites. 

( 65) "Repair" means application of resin or gel coat to a part to correct a defect, 

where the resin or gel coat application occurs after the part has gone through 

all the steps of its typical production process, or the application occurs 

outside the nonnal production area. For the purpose of rule 3745-21-25 of the 

Administrative Code, rerouting a part back through the normal production 

line, or part of the normal production line, is not considered repair. 

( 66) "Resin" means any of a class of organic polymers of natural or synthetic origin 

used in reinforced plastic composite products to surround and hold fibers, and 

is solid or semi-solid in the cured state. 

( 67) "Resin transfer molding" means a process for manufacturing composites 

whereby catalyzed resin is transferred or injected into a closed mold in which 

fiberglass reinforcement has been placed. 
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(68) "Sheet molding compound" or "SMC" means a ready-to-mold putty-like 

molding compound that contains resin(s) processed into sheet form. The 

molding compound is sandwiched between a top and a bottom film. In 

addition to resin(s), it may also contain catalysts, fillers, chemical thickeners, 

mold release agents, reinforcements, and other ingredients. Sheet molding 

compound can be used in compression molding to manufacture reinforced 

plastic composites products. 

(69) "Shrinkage controlled resin" means a resin that when promoted, catalyzed, and 

filled according to the resin manufacturer's recommendations demonstrates 

less than 0.3 per cent linear shrinkage when tested according to ASTM 

02566 D2566-93. 

(70) "SMC manufacturing" means a process which involves the preparation of 

SMC. 

(71) "Thermoset resin" means a resin that does not become soft or return to a liquid 

state when it is heated. 

(72) "Tooling gel coat" means a gel coat that is used to form the surface layer of 

molds. Tooling gel coats generally have high heat distortion temperatures, 

low shrinkage, high barco! hardness, and high dimensional stability. 

(73) "Tooling resin" means a resin that is used to produce molds. Tooling resins 

generally have high heat distortion temperatures, low shrinkage, high barco! 

hardness, and high dimensional stability. 

(74) "Uncontrolled oven VOC emissions" means those VOC emissions emitted 

from the oven through closed vent systems to the atmosphere and not to a 

control device. These VOC emissions do not include VOC emissions that 

may escape into the workplace through the opening of panels or doors on the 

ovens or other similar fugitive VOC emissions in the workplace. 

(75) "Uncontrolled wet-out area VOC emissions" means any or all of the following: 

(a) VOC emissions from wet-out areas that do not have any capture and 

control; 

(b) VOC emissions that escape from wet-out area enclosures; and 

(c) VOC emissions from wet-out areas that are captured by an enclosure, but 
3745-21-01 101 

are vented to the atmosphere and not to an add-on control device. 

(76) "Unfilled" means that there has been no addition of fillers to a resin or that less 

than ten per cent of fillers by weight of the total resin plus filler mixture has 

been added. 

(77) "Vapor suppressant" means an additive, typically a wax, that migrates to the 

surface of the resin during curing and forms a barrier to seal in the styrene 

and reduce styrene emissions. 

(78) "Vapor-suppressed resin" means a resin containing a vapor suppressant added 

for the purpose of reducing styrene emissions during curing. 

(79) "VOC-containing materials storage" means an ancillary process within 

reinforced plastic composites production that involves keeping 

VOC-containing materials, such as resins, gel coats, catalysts, monomers, and 

cleaners, in containers or bulk storage tanks for any length of time. 

Containers may include small tanks, totes, vessels, and buckets. 

(80) "Wet-out area" means the area within a continuous lamination process or 

continuous casting process where the resin is applied extending to the point 

prior to entering the oven. 

(81) "White and off-white gel coat" means a gel coat that contains ten per cent or 

more titanium dioxide by weight. 

CHH) As used in rule 3745-21-27 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to the control of 

VOC emissions from boat manufacturing operations). 

(!) "Application equipment cleaning" means the process of flushing or removing 

resins and gel coats from the interior or exterior of equipment that is used to 

apply resin or gel coat in the manufacture of fiberglass parts. 

(2) "Atomized application method" means a resin application technology in which 

the resin leaves the application equipment and breaks into droplets or an 

aerosol as it travels from the application equipment to the surface of the part. 

Atomized application methods include. but are not limited to. resin spray 

guns and resin chopper spray guns. 

(3) "Boat" means any 1ype of vessel. other than a seaplane. that can be used for 

transportation on the water. 

( 4) "Boat manufacturing facilizy" means a facili1y that manufactures the hulls or 

decks of boats from fiberglass or builds molds to make fiberglass hulls or 
3745-21-01 102 

decks. A facility that manufactures only parts of boats (such as hatches. seats. 

or lockers) or boat trailers. but does not manufacture boat hulls. decks or 

molds for fiberglass boat hulls or decks. is not considered a boat 

manufacturing facility for the pm;pose of rule 3745-21-27 of the 

Administrative Code. 

(5) "Clear gel coat" means gel coats that are clear or translucent so that underlying 

colors are visible. Clear gel coats are used to manufacture parts for sale. Clear 

gel coats do not include tooling gel coats used to build or repair molds. 

(6) "Closed molding" means any molding process in which pressure is used to 

distribute the resin through the reinforcing fabric placed between two mold 

surfaces to either saturate the fabric or fill the mold cavity. The pressure may 

be clamping pressure. fluid pressure. atmospheric pressure. or vacuum 

pressure used either alone or in combination. The mold surfaces may be rigid 

or flexible. Closed molding includes. but is not limited to. compression 

molding with sheet molding compound. infusion molding. resin injection 

molding (RIM). vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (V ARTM). resin 

transfer molding (RTM). and vacuum-assisted compression molding. 

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). are 

not considered closed molding. Open molding steps. such as application of a 

gel coat or skin coat layer by conventional open molding prior to a closed 

molding process. are not closed molding. 

(7) "Cured resin" or "cured gel coat" means resin or gel coat that has changed 

irreversibly from a liquid to a solid. 

(8) "Fiberglass boat" means a vessel in which either the hull or deck is built from a 

composite material consisting of a thermosetting resin matrix reinforced with 

fibers of glass. carbon. aramid. or other material. 

(9) "Fiberglass hull and deck coatings" means coatings applied to the exterior or 

interior surface of fiberglass boat hulls and decks on the completed boat. 

Polyester and vinylester resins and gel coats used in building fiberglass parts 

are not fiberglass hull and deck coatings for the purpose of this rule. 

(10) "Filled resin" or "filled production resin" means a resin to which an inert 

material has been added to change viscosity. density. shrinkage. or other 

physical properties. 

( 11) "Flowcoater" means a nonatomizing application method of applying resins and 

gel coats to an open mold with a fluid nozzle in a fan pattern with no air 

Sl!PJ)lied to the nozzle. 

(12) "Gel coat" means a polyester resin surface coating. either pigmented or clear. 

that provides a cosmetic enhancement and improves resistance to degradation 
3745-21-01 103 

from exposure to the elements. 

(13) "Hand lay-up" means a hand application technique of composite materials 

using a bucket and a paint brush or a paint roller. or other hand held method 

of aj)j)lication. 

(14) "Mixing" means any operation in which resin or gel coat. including the mixing 

of putties or polyputties. is combined with additives that include. but are not 

limited to. fillers. promoters. or catalysts. 

(15) "Mold" means the cavitv or surface into or on which gel coat. resin. and fibers 

are placed and from which finished fiberglass parts take their form. 

(16) "Mold sealing and release agents" means materials applied to a mold to seal. 

polish. and lubricate the mold to prevent parts from sticking to the mold. 

Mold sealers. waxes. and glazing and buffing compounds are considered 

mold sealing and release agents for the pm;poses of this rule. 

(17) "Monomer" means a relatively low-molecular-weight organic compound such 

as styrene that combines with itsel£ or other similar compounds. by a 

cross-linking reaction to become a cured thermosetting resin. 

(18) "Monomer per cent by weight of a resin" means the weight of the monomer. 

divided by the weight of the polymer. 

Cl9) "Nonatomized application method" means any application technology in 

which the resin is not broken into droplets or an aerosol as it travels from the 

application equipment to the surface of the part. Nonatomized application 

methods include. but are not limited to. flowcoaters. chopper flowcoaters. 

pressure-fed resin rollers. resin impregnators. and hand application (for 

example. paint brush or paint roller). 

(20) "Open molding resin and gel coat operation" means any process in which the 

reinforcing fibers and resin are placed in the mold and are open to the 

surrounding air while the reinforcing fibers are saturated with resin. For the 

puqmses of this rule. open molding includes operations in which a vacuum 

bag or similar cover is used to compress an uncured laminate to remove air 

bubbles or excess resin. or to achieve a bond between a core material and a 

laminate. 

(21) "Pigmented gel coat" means opaque gel coats used to manufacture parts for 

sale. Pigmented gel coats do not include tooling gel coats used to build or 

repair molds. 

(22) "Polyester resin materials" means unsaturated polyester resins. such as 

isophthalic. orthophthalic. halogenated. bisphenol A. vinyl ester. or furan 

resins: cross-linking agents; catalysts; gel coats; inhibitors: accelerators; 
3745-21-01 104 

promoters: and any other material containing VOC used in polyester resin 

operations. 

(23) "Polyester resin operations" means fabricate. rework. repair. or touchup 

products for commercial. military. or industrial use by mixing. pouring. hand 

laying-up. impregnating. injecting. forming. winding. spraying. and/or curing 

by using unsaturated polyester resin materials. 

(24) "Pressure-fed roller" means a fabric roller that is fed with continuous supply of 

catalyzed resins from a mechanical fluid pump. 

(25) "Production resin" means any resin used to manufacture parts for sale. 

Production resins do not include tooling resins used to build or repair molds. 

or assembly adhesives as defined in this section. 

(26) "Repair" means that portion of the fabrication process that requires the 

addition of polyester resin materials to portions of a previously fabricated 

product in order to mend damage. 

(27) "Resin" means any thermosetting resin with or without pigment containing 

s1yrene (CAS No. 100-42-5) or methyl methacrylate (CAS No. 80-62-6) and 

used to encapsulate and bind together reinforcement fibers in the construction 

of fiberglass parts. 

128) "Resin impregnator" means a mechanical nonatomizing composite materials 

application method in which fiber reinforcement is saturated with resins in a 

controlled ratio for each specific composite product. 

(29) "Roll-out" means the process of using rollers. squeegees. or similar tools to 

compact reinforcing materials saturated with resin to remove trapped air or 

excess resin. 

(30) "Skin coat" means a layer of resin and fibers applied over the gel coat to 

protect the gel coat from being deformed by the next laminate layers. 

(31) "Tooling gel coat" means the gel coat used to build or repair molds (also 

known as tools) or prototypes (also known as plugs) from which molds will 

be made. 

132) "Tooling resin" means the resin used to build or repair molds (also known as 

tools) or prototypes (also known as plugs) from which molds will be made. 

(33) "Touch-up" means that portion of the process that is necessary to cover minor 

imperfections. 

(34) "Vacuum bagging" means any molding technique in which the reinforcing 

fabric is saturated with resin and then covered with a flexible sheet that is 
3745-21-01 105 

sealed to the edge of the mold and where a vacuum is applied under the sheet 

to compress the laminate. remove excess resin. or remove trapped air from 

the laminate during curing. Vacuum bagging does not include processes that 

meet the definition of closed molding. 

(35) "Vinylester resin" means a thermosetting resin containing esters of acrvlic or 

methacrylic acids and having double-bond and ester linkage sites only at the 

ends ofthe resin molecules. 

(II) As used in rule 3745-21-28 of the Administrative Code (!lertaining to the control of 

VOC emissions from miscellaneous industrial adhesives and sealants). 

(1) "Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene welding" or "ABS welding" means any process 

to weld acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene pipe. 

(2) "Adhesive"means any chemical substance that is aw1ied for the pumose of 

bonding two surfaces together other than by mechanical means. 

(3) "Adhesive primer" means any product intended by the manufacturer for 

awlication to a substrate. prior to the awlication of an adhesive. to provide a 

bonding surface. 

(4) "Aerospace component" means the fabricated part. assembly of parts or 

completed unit of any aircraft. helicopter. missile. or space vehicle. including 

passenger safety equipment 

(5) "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 

(6) "Awlication process" means a series of one or more adhesive applicators and 

any associated drying area or oven. or both. wherein an adhesive is applied. 

dried or cured. or both. An application process ends at the point where the 

adhesive is dried or cured. or prior to ·any subsequent application of a 

different adhesive. It is not necessa1y for an application process to have an 

oven or flash-off area. 

(7) "Architectural sealant or sealant primer" means any sealant or sealant primer 

intended by the manufacturer to be applied to stationary structures. including 

mobile homes. and their appurtenances. Appurtenances to an architectural 

structure include. but are not limited to: hand railings. cabinets. bathroom and 

kitchen fixtures. fences. rain gutters and downspouts. and windows. 

(8) "Automotive glass adhesive primer" means an adhesive primer labeled by the 

manufacturer to be applied to automotive glass prior to installation of the 

glass using an adhesive/sealant This primer improves the adhesion to pinch 
3745-21-01 106 

weld and blocks ultraviolet light. 

(9) "CARB" means the California Air Resources Board. 

(1 0) "Ceramic tile installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the 

manufacturer for use in the installation of ceramic tiles. 

(11) "Chlorinated polvvinyl chloride plastic" or "CPVC plastic" means a polymer 

of the vinyl chloride monomer that contains sixtv-seven per cent chlorine and 

is normally identified with a CPVC marking. 

(12) "Chlorinated polyyinyl chloride welding adhesive" or "CPVC welding 

adhesive" means an adhesive labeled for welding of chlorinated polyyinyl 

chloride plastic. 

(13) "Cleanup solvent" means a VOC-containing material used to remove a loosely 

held uncured (i.e .. not dry to the touch) adhesive or sealant from a substrate. 

or clean equipment used in applying a material. 

(14) "Computer diskette jacket manufacturing adhesive" means any adhesive 

intended by the manufacturer to glue the fold-over flaps to the body of a vinyl 

computer diskette jacket. 

(15) "Contact bond adhesive" means an adhesive that: 

(a) Is designed for application to both surfaces to be bonded together: 

(b) Is allowed to dry before the two surfaces are placed in contact with each 

other: 

(c) Forms an immediate bond that is impossible. or difficult. to reposition 

after both adhesive-coated surfaces are placed in contact with each 

other: and 

(d) Does not need sustained pressure or clamping of surfaces after the 

adhesive-coated surfaces have been brought together using sufficient 

momentazy pressure to establish full contact between both surfaces. 

Contact adhesive does not include rubber cements that are primarily intended 

for use on paper substrates. Contact adhesive also does not include 

vulcanizing fluids that are designed and labeled for tire repair only. 

(16) "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 forroing a junction between the bottom wall course and 

the floor or to form an inside comer. 
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(17) "Cove base installation adhesive" means any adbesive intended by the 

manufacturer to be used for the installation of cove base or wall base on a 

wall or vertical surface at floor level. 

(18) "Cyanoacrylate adhesive" means any adhesive with a cyanoacrylate content of 

at least ninety-five per cent by weight. 

(19) Digital printing" means a print-on-demand method of printing in which an 

electronic output device transfers variable data. in the form of an image. from 

a computer to a variety of substrates. Digital printing methods include. but are 

not limited to. inkjet printing. electrophotographic printing. dye sublimation 

printing. thermal wax printing and solid ink printing. 

(20) "Flexible vinyl" means non-rigid polyyinyl chloride plastic with at five per 

cent by weight plasticizer content. 

(21) "Fiberglass" means a material consisting of extremely fine glass fibers. 

(22) "Indoor floor covering installation adhesive" means any adbesive intended by 

the manufacturer for use in the installation of wood flooring. carpet. resilient 

tile. vinyl tile. vinyl backed carpet. resilient sheet and roll. or artificial grass. 

Adhesives used to install ceramic tile and perimeter bonded sheet flooring 

with vinyl backing onto a non-porous substrate. such as flexible vinyl. are 

excluded from this category. 

(23) "Laminate" means a product made by bonding together two or more layers of 

material. · 

(24) "Marine deck sealant" or "marine deck sealant primer" means any sealant or 

sealant primer labeled for application to wooden marine decks. 

(25) "Medical equipment manufacturing" means the manufacture of medical 

devices. such as. but not limited to. catheters. heart valves. blood cardioplegia 

machines. tracheostomy tubes. blood oxygenators. and cardiatory reservoirs. 

(26) "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. 

(27) "Multipurpose construction adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the 

manufacturer for use in the installation or repair of various construction 

materials including but not limited to drywall subfloor. panel. fiberglass 

reinforced plastic. ceiling tile and acoustical tile. 
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(28) "Non-membrane roof installation/repair adhesive" means any adhesive 

intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation or repair of 

nomnembrane roofs and that is not intended for the installation of 

prefabricated single-ply flexible roofing membrane. including but not limited 

to plastic or asphalt roof cement. asphalt roof coating and cold application 

cement. 

(29) "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 

~ 

(30) "Panel installation" means the installation of plywood. pre-decorated 

hardboard (or tileboard). fiberglass reinforced plastic. and similar 

pre-decorated or non-decorated panels to studs or solid surfaces using an 

adhesive formulated for that pumose. 

(31) "Perimeter bonded sheet flooring installation" means the installation of sheet 

flooring with vinyl backing onto a nonporous substrate using an adhesive 

designed to be applied only to a strip of up to four inches wide around the 

perimeter of the sheet flooring. 

(32) "Plastic cement welding adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the 

manufacturer for use to dissolve the surface of plastic to form a bond between 

mating surfaces. 

(33) "Plastic cement welding adhesive primer" means any primer intended by the 

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

(34) "Plastic foam" means foam constructed of plastics. 

(35) "Plastics" means synthetic materials chemically formed by the polymerization 

of organic (carbon-based) substances. Plastics are usually compounded with 

modifiers. extenders. and/or reinforcers and are capable of being molded. 

extruded. cast into various shapes and films or drawn into filaments. 

(36) "Polyyinyl chloride plastic" or "PVC plastic" means a polymer of the 

chlorinated vinyl monomer that contains fifty-seven per cent chlorine. 

(37) "Polyyinyl chloride welding adhesive" or "PVC welding adhesive" means any 

adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the welding of PVC plastic 

~ 

(38) "Porous material" means a substance that has tiny openings. often microscopic. 

in which fluids may be absorbed or discharged. including but not limited to. 

wood. paper and corrugated paperboard. 
3745-21-01 109 

(39) "Reactive diluent" means a liquid that is a reactive organic compound during 

application and one in that. through chemical and! or physical reactions. such 

as polymerization. twentv per cent or more of the reactive organic compound 

becomes an integral part of a finished material. 

( 40) "Roadway sealant" means any sealant intended by the manufacturer for 

application to public streets. highways and other surfaces. including but not 

limited to curbs. beuns. driveways and parking lots. 

( 41) "Rubber" means any natural or manmade rubber substrate. including but not 

limited to. styrene-butadiene· rubber. polychloroprene (neoprene). bu1yl 

rubber. nitrile rubber. chlorosulfonated polyethylene and ethylene propylene 

diene terpolymer. 

( 42) "SCAOMD" means the south coast air quali1y management district. a part of 

the California air resources board. which is responsible for the regulation of 

air quali1y in the state of California. 

( 43) "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. 

(44) "Sealant" means any material with adhesive properties that is formulated 

primarily to filL seaL waterproof or weatherproof gaps or joints between two 

surfaces. Sealants include sealant primers and caulks. 

( 45) "Sheet-applied rubber 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. These operations also include laminating sheet 

rubber to fabric by hand. 

( 46) "Single-ply roof membrane" means a prefabricated single sheet of rubber. 

normally ethylene-propylenediene terpolymer. that is field applied to a 

building roo fusing one layer of membrane mate1ial. 

( 47) "Single-ply roof membrane installation/repair adhesive" means any adhesive 

labeled for use in the installation or repair of single-ply roof membrane. 

Installation includes. as a minimum. attaching the edge of the membrane to 

the edge of the roof and applying flashings to vents. pipes and ducts that 

protrude through the membrane. Repair includes gluing the edges of torn 

membrane together. attaching a patch over a hole and reapplying flashings to 

vents. pipes or ducts installed through the membrane. 

( 48) "Single-ply roof membrane adhesive primer" means any primer labeled for use 

to clean and promote adhesion of the single-ply roof membrane seams or 

splices prior to bonding. 
3745-21-01 110 

( 49) "Single-ply roof membrane sealant" means any sealant labeled for application 

to single-ply roof membrane. 

(50) "Solvent" means organic compounds that are used as diluents. thinners. 

dissolvers. viscosity reducers. cleaning agents or other related uses. 

(51) "Structural glazing adhesive" means anY adhesive intended by the 

manufacturer to apply glass. ceramic. metal. stone or composite panels to 

exterior building frames. 

(52) "Subfloor instailation" means the instaiiation of subflooring material over floor 

joists. including the construction of any load bearing joists. Subflooring is 

covered by a finish surface material. 

(53) "Surface preparation solvent" means a solvent used to remove dirt. oil and 

other contaminants from a substrate prior to the application of a primer. 

adhesive or sealant. 

(54) "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 the bond line(s) is less than 0.25 millimeters. 

(55) "Tire repair" means a process that includes expanding a hole. tear. fissure or 

blemish in a tire casing by grinding or gouging. applying adhesive and filling 

the hole or crevice with rubber. 

(56) "Tire tread adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for 

application to the back of precure tread rubber and to the casing and cushion 

rubber. Tire tread adhesive may also be used to seal buffed tire casings to 

prevent oxidation while the tire is bejng prepared for a new tread. 

(57) "Traffic marking tape" means preformed reflective film intended by the 

manufacturer for application to public streets. highways and other surfaces. 

including but not limited to curbs. berms. driveways and parking lots. 

(58) "Traffic marking tape adhesive primer" means any primer intended by the 

manufacturer for application to surfaces prior to instaiiation of traffic marking 

tape. 

(59) "Undersea-based weapons systems components" means the fabrication of 

parts. assembly of parts or completed units of any portion of a missHe 

launching system used on undersea ships. 

(60) "Watemroofresorcinol glue" means a two-part resorcinol-resin-based adhesive 

designed for applications where the bond line must be resistant to conditions 
3745-21-01 111 

of continuous immersion in fresh or salt water. 

(JJ) Reference to materials. This chapter includes references to certain matter or 

materials. The text of the referenced materials is not included in the rules contained 

in this chapter. Information on the availability of the referenced materials as well as 

the date of, and/or the particular edition or version of the material is included in this 

rule. For materials subject to change, only the specific versions specified in this rule 

are referenced. Material is referenced as it exists on the effective date of this rule. 

Except for subsequent annual publication of existing (unmodified) Code of Federal 

Regulation compilations, any amendment or revision to a referenced document is 

not applicable unless and until this rule has been amended to specify the new dates. 

(1) Availability. The referenced materials are available as follows: 

(a) "American National Standards Institute" (ANSI). Information and copies 

of publications may be obtained by writing to: "Global Engineering 

Documents 15 Inverness Way, East Englewood, CO 80112." 

Publications are also available for ordering at 

http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/default.asp. The ANSI 

publications are also available for inspection and copying at most 

public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." 

(b) "American Petroleum Institute" (API). Information and copies of 

publications may be obtained by writing to: "API Publications Global 

Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness Way East, MIS C303B, 

Englewood, CO 80112-5776." Publications are also available for 

ordering at www.global.ihs.com. The API publications are also 

available for inspection and copying at most public libraries and "The 

State Library of Ohio." 

(c) "American Society for Testing Materials" (ASTM). Information and 

copies of documents may be obtained by writing to: "ASTM 

International, 100 Bar Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West 

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19426-2959." These documents are also 

available for purchase at www.astm.org. ASTM documents are also 

available for inspection and copying at most public libraries and "The 

State Library of Ohio." 

(d) "American Architectural AffiffiiRum Manufacturers Association" 

(AAMA). Information and copies of documents may be obtained by 

writing to: "AAMA, 1827 Walden Office Square, Suite 550 

Schaumburg, IL 60173." These documents area also available for 

purchase at www.aamanet.org. AAMA documents are also available for 

inspection and copying at most public libraries and "The State Library 
3745-21-01 112 

of Ohio." 

(e) "California air resources board" (CARB) certification. Information and 

copies of executive orders, approval letters, equipment advisories, 

certification procedures and equivalent test procedures may be obtained 

by writing to: "California Air Resources Board, Monitoring and 

Laboratory Division, P.O. Box 2815, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2815" or 

by calling (916) 327-0900. The full text of all CARB certification 

documents are also available in electronic format at 

http://www.arb.ca.gov/vapor/vapor.htm." 

(f) "California Code of Regulations." Copies of regulations may be obtained 

by writing to: "West Customer Service, P.O. Box 64833, St. Paul, MN 

55164-0833" or by calling 1-800-888-3600. The full text of regulations 

are also available in electronic format at http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/." 

(g) Clean Air Act. Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: 

"Superintendent of Documents, Attn: New Orders, PO Box 371954, 

Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954." The full text of the Act as amended in 

1990 is also available in electronic format at www.epa.gov/oar/caal. A 

copy of the Act is also available for inspection and copying at most 

public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." 

(h) "Code of Federal Regulations" (CFR). Information and copies may be 

obtained by writing to: "Superintendent of Documents, Attn: New 

Orders, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954." The full text of 

the CFR is also available in electronic format at 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara!cfr/. The CFR compilations are also 

available for inspection and copying at most public libraries and "The 

State Library of Ohio." 

(i) Compilation of air pollutant emission factors, AP-42. Information and 

copies may be obtained by writing to: "Superintendent of Documents, 

Attn: New Orders, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954." The 

full text of the compilation of air pollutant emission factors, AP-42, is 

also available in electronic format at 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chiefi'ap42/index.htrul. The compilation of air 

pollutant emission factors, AP-42, are also available for inspection and 

copying at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." 

G) "Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Reactor 

Processes and Distillation Operations Processes in the Synthetic 

Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry." Information and copies 
3745-21-01 113 

may be obtained by writing to: "U.S. EPA/NSCEP, P.O. Box 42419, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-0419." This document is also available for 

ordering at 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/ncepihom/nsCatalog.ns£'SearchPubs?OpenForm. 

A copy of the this document is also available for inspection and 

copying at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." 

(k) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Information and 

copies may be obtained by writing to: "Superintendent of Documents, 

Attn: New Orders, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954." The 

full text of the Act is also available in electronic format at 

www.epa.gov/oar/caaf. A copy of the Act is also available for 

inspection and copying at most public libraries and "The State Library 

of Ohio." 

(I) "Federal Register" (FR). Information and copies may be obtained by 

writing to: "Superintendent of Documents, Attn: New Orders, PO Box 

371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954." Online access to the Federal 

Register is available at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/narafindex.htrnl. A 

copy of the Federal Register is also available for inspection and copying 

at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." 

(m) "Guidance for estimating capital and annual costs of air pollution 

systems." Information and copies may be ordered by writing to the 

Ohio EPA at: "122 Selith Freffi Sweet50 West Town St.. Suite 700, 

Columbus, Ohio, 43215". This document is also available in electronic 

format at !tftr:.l'www.efla.state.eh.ttsh:l!lj'leleftgil!een(egttities.hfl'l!l 

http://www.epa.ohio.gov/dapc/engineer/eguides.aspx. A copy of the 

document is also available for inspection and copying at most public 

libraries and "The State Library of Ohio .... 

(n) "Guidelines for determining capture efficiency." Information and copies 

may be obtained by writing to: "Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards (OAQPS), TTN/OAR P&G Webmaster, Mail Code D143-02, 

Research Triangle Park, NC, 27711." This document is also available in 

electronic format at http://www.epa.gov/ttncaaal/tl/meta/m28508.htrnl. 

A copy of the document is also available for inspection and copying at 

most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." 

( o) "Methods and Guidance for Analysis of Water." Information and copies 

may be ordered by writing to: "National Technical Information Service, 

Springfield, Virginia, 22161." or by calling 1-703-605-6000. This 

document is also available for ordering at 

http://www.ntis.gov/index.asp. A copy of the document is also available 
3745-21-01 114 

for inspection and copying at most public libraries and "The State 

Library of Ohio". 

(p) "Motor Vehicle Safety Standards." Information and copies may be 

obtained by writing to: "U.S. Government Printing Office, 

Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 

20402-9328." These documents are also available in electronic format 

at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.htrnl. A copy of the documents 

are also available for inspection and copying at most public libraries 

and "The State Library of Ohio." 

(q) "National Fire Protection Association" (NFPA). Information on the 

National Fire Protection Association codes may be obtained by 

contacting the association at " I Batterymarch Park, Quincy, 

Massachusetts 02169-7471," or by calling 617-770-3000. Codes may be 

ordered on line at www.nfpa.org/catalogfhome/index.asp. Copies of the 

code are available at most public libraries and "The State Library of 

Ohio." 

(r) "Protocol for Determining the Daily Volatile Organic Compound 

Emission Rate of Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Topcoat 

Operations." EPA 450 3 88 018YEPA-453/R-08-002 Information and 

copies may be ordered by writing to: "US EPA Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards (OAQPS) TTN EMC, Research Triangle Park, 

NC 27711 "or by calling 1-919-541-5233. A copy of this protocol is 

also available electronically at: 

hti;p://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg!tl/ctg/autotruck primer_topcoat..nrotocol_ 

093008.pdf A copy of protocol is also available for inspection and 

copying at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." 

(s) "Regulatory Guide 1.54 - Service Level I, II and III Protective Coatings 

Applied to Nuclear Plants;" Information and copies may be obtained by 

writing to: "Distribution Services Section, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;" or by fax at 

(301)415-2289, A copy of this guide is also available in electronic 

format at: 

http://www .nrc. gov /reading -rm/ doc-collections/reg -guides/power 

reactors/active/. A copy of the manual is also available for inspection 

and copying at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." 

(t) "South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)". Information 

and copies of documents may be obtained by writing to: "South Coast 

AQMD. Public Records Coordinator/Public Records Unit. 21865 

Copley Dr .. Diamond Bar. CA. 91765." These documents are also 
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available at. http://www.aqmd.gov/tao!rnethods/labmethtoc.httnl. 

SCAOMD documents are also available for inspection and copying at 

most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." 

fttll!l "Standard Industrial Classification Manual" (SICM). Information and 

copies may be ordered by writing to: "U.S. Depar1ment of Commerce, 

Technology Administration, National Technical Information Service, 

Springfield, Virginia, 22161." or by calling 1-800-553-6847. A copy of 

the manual is also available for inspection and copying at most public 

libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." 

ftl1.(il "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater." 

Information and copies may be ordered by writing to: "American Public 

Health Association, Publications Sales, PO Box 753, Waldorf, MD 

20604-0753," or by calling 1-301-893-1894. This document is also 

available for ordering at www.apha.org. A copy of the document is also 

available for inspection and copying at most public libraries and "The 

State Library of Ohio." 

fyt(w) "SW-846 Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, 

Physical/Chemical Methods." Information and copies may be obtained 

by writing to: "Superintendent of Documents, Attn: New Orders, PO 

Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954." These documents ffi'tlft are 

also available in electronic format at 

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswerlhazwaste/testlmain.httn. SW-846 

methods are also available for inspection and copying at most public 

libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." 

tw1W USEPA-approved alternative test methods. Information and copies 

may be obtained by writing to: "Source Measurement Technology 

Group Emission Measurement Center, U.S. EPA (D205-02), Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27711." These documents area also available in 

electronic format at http://www.epa.gov/ttnemcOllapproalt.html. 

Alternative test methods are also available for inspection and copying at 

most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio." 

WCil USEPA conditional test method. Information and copies may be 

obtained by writing to: "Source Measurement Technology Group 

Emission Measurement Center, U.S. EPA (D205-02), Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27711." Conditional test methods are also available 

for inspection and copying at most public libraries and "The State 

Library of Ohio." 

b'tfil "W A TER9" is a Windows based computer wastewater treatment 
3745-21-01 116 

model. A copy of the program can be obtained by writing to: "US EPA 

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Info CHIEF 

Help Desk, Mail Code D205-0l, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;" 

or calling 1-919-541-5610. This model is also available for 

downloading at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chie£1software/water/. 

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1996; 63 FR 33469, June 18, 1998. 

(b) 40 CFR 50.100; "Definitions;" 51 FR 40661, Nov. 7, 1986, as amended at 

52 FR24712, July 1, 1987; 57 FR 3945, Feb. 3, 1992; 61 FR 4590, Feb. 

7, 1996; 61 FR 16060, Apr. 11, 1996; 61 FR 30162, June 14, 1996; 61 

FR 52850, Oct. 8, 1996; 62 FR 44903, Aug. 25, 1997; 63 FR 9151, Feb. 

24, 1998; 63 FR 17333, Apr. 9, 1998; 69 FR 69298, 69304, Nov. 29, 

2004; 70 FR 53935, Sept. 13, 2005. 

(c) 40 CFR 60.8; "Performance tests;" 36 FR 24877, Dec. 23, 1971, as 

amended at 39 FR 9314, Mar. 8, 1974; 42 FR 57126, Nov. 1, 1977; 44 

FR 33612, June 11, 1979; 54 FR 6662, Feb. 14, 1989; 54 FR 21344, 

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(d) 40 CFR 60.13; "Monitoring requirements;" 40 FR 46255, Oct. 6, 1975; 40 

FR 59205, Dec. 22, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 35185, Aug. 20, 1976; 

48 FR 13326, Mar. 30, 1983; 48 FR 23610, May 25, 1983; 48 FR 

32986, July 20, 1983; 52 FR 9782, Mar. 26, 1987; 52 FR 17555, May 

11, 1987; 52 FR 21007, June 4, 1987; 64 FR 7463, Feb. 12, 1999; 65 

FR 48920, Aug. 10, 2000; 65 FR 61749, Oct. 17, 2000; 66 FR 44980, 

Aug. 27, 2001. 

(e) 40 CFR 60.18; "General control device requirements;" 51 FR 2701, Jan. 

21, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 24444, May 4, 1998; 65 FR 61752, Oct. 

17,2000. 

(f) 40 CFR 60.485; "Test methods and procedures;" 54 FR 6678, Feb. 14, 

1989, as amended at 54 FR 27016, June 27, 1989; 65 FR 61763, Oct. 

17,2000. 

(g) 40 CFR 60.503; "Test methods and procedures;" 54 FR 6678, Feb. 14, 
3745-21-01 117 

1989; 54 FR 21344, Feb. 14, 1989, as amended at 68 FR 70965, Dec. 

19,2003. 

(h) 40 CFR 63.115; "Process vent provisions--methods and procedures for 

process vent group determination;" 59 FR 19468, Apr. 22, 1994, as 

amended at 62 FR 2746, Jan. 17, 1997; 66 FR 6931, Jan. 22,2001. 

(i) 40 CFR 63.134; "Process wastewater provisions--surface impoundments;" 

62 FR 2754, Jan. 17, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 20191, Apr. 26, 1999. 

(j) 40 CFR 63.750; "Test methods and procedures;" 60 FR 45956, Sept. 1, 

1996, as amended at 63 FR 15021, Mar. 27, 1998; 63 FR 46534, Sept. 

1, 1998; 65 FR 62215, Oct. 17,2000. 

(k) 40 CFR 63.801; "National Emission Standards for Wood Furniture 

Manufacturing Operations, Definitions;" 60 FR 62936, Dec. 7, 1995, as 

amended at 62 FR 30260, June 3, 1997; 62 FR 31363, June 9, 1997; 63 

FR 71380, Dec. 28, 1998. 

(1) 40 CFR 63.803; "National Emission Standards for Wood Furniture 

Manufacturing Operations, Work Practice Standards;" 60 FR 62936, 

Dec. 7, 1995, as amended at 63 FR 71380, Dec. 28, 1998; 68 FR 37353, 

June 23, 2003. 

(m) 40 CFR 63.3165: "How do I determine the emission capture system 

efficiency?:" as published in the July 1. 2010 Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

(n) 40 CFR 63.3166: "How do I determine the add-on control device emission 

destruction or removal efficiency?:" as published in the July 1. 2010 

Code of Federal Regulations. 

(o) 40 CFR 63.3167: "How do I establish the add-on control device operating 

limits during the performance test?:" as published in the July 1. 2010 

Code of Federal Regulations. 

(p) 40 CFR 63.3168: "What are the requirements for continuous parameter 

monitoring system installation. operation. and maintenance?:" as 

published in the July 1. 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

B'Htlll}40 CFR 82.4; "Prohibitions for class I controlled substances;" 60 FR 

24986, May 10, 1995, 
3745-21-01 118 

W.W 40 CFR 264.228; "Closure and post-closure care;" 47 FR 32357, July 

26, 1982, as amended at 50 FR 28748, July 15, 1985; 57 FR 3488, Jan. 

29, 1992. 

WW 40 CFR 268.4; "Treatment surface impoundment exemption;" 51 FR 

40638, Nov. 7, 1986; 52 FR 21016, June 4, 1987, as amended at 52 FR 

25788, July 8, 1987; 53 FR 31212, Aug. 17, 1988; 62 FR 26019, May 

12, 1997; 63 FR 28639, May 26, 1998. 

ftl?ill40 CFR Part 50, Appendix C; "Measurement Principle and Calibration 

Procedure for tbe Measurement of Carbon Monoxide in the Atmosphere 

(Non-Dispersive Infrared Photometry);" 47 FR 54922, Dec. 6, 1982; 48 

FR 17355, Apr. 22, 1983. 

WM 40 CFR Part 50, Appendix D; "Measurement Principle and Calibration 

Procedure for tbe Measurement of Ozone in the Atmosphere;" 44 FR 

8224, Feb. 8, 1979, as amended at 62 FR 38895, July 18, 1997. 

(¥161 40 CFR Part 50, Appendix H; "Interpretation of the !-Hour Primary 

and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone;" 44 

FR 8220, Feb. 8, 1979, as amended at 62 FR 38895, July 18, 1997. 

WUY:l40 CFR Part 50, Appendix I; "Interpretation of the 8-Hour Primary and 

Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone;" 62 FR 

38895, July 18, 2008. 

B100 40 CFR Part 53; "Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent 

Methods;" as published in tbe July 1, ~ 2010 Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

~ 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A; "Standards of Performance for New 

Stationary Sources;" as published in the July 1, ~ 2010 Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

M.W 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix J; proposed December 9, 1998; 63 FR 

67988. 

~ 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BBB; "Standards of Performance for the 

Rubber Tire Manufacturing Industry;" 52 FR 34874, Sept. 15, 1987, as 

amended at 52 FR 37874, Oct. 9, 1987; 54 FR 38635-38638, Sept. 19, 

1989; 65 FR 61764-61765, Oct. 17, 2000. 
3745-21-01 119 

f*t(bb) 40 CPR Part 60, Subpart GG; "Standards of Performance for 

Stationary Gas Turbines;" as published in the July I,~ 2010 Code 

of Federal Regulations. 

64(cc) 40 CPR Part 60, Subpart VV; "Standards of Performance for 

Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic Organic Chemicals 

Manufacturing Industry;" as published in the July 1, ~ 2010 Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

(dd) 40 CPR Part 60. Subpart BBB: "Standards of Performance for the 

Rubber Tire Manufacturing Industry;" 52 FR 34874. Sept. 15. 1987. as 

amended at 52 FR 37874. Oct. 9. 1987: 54 FR 38635-38638. Sept. 19. 

1989: 65 FR 61764-61765. Oct. 17. 2000. 

W(ee) 40 CPR Part 60, Subpart III; "Standards of Performance for New 

Stationary Sources, Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic 

Compound (VOC) Emissions From the Synthetic Organic Chemical 

Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Air Oxidation Unit Processes;" 55 

FR 26922, June 29, 1990; as amended at 55 FR 26922, June 29, 1990; 

55 FR 36932, Sept. 7, 1990; 65 FR 61769-61773, Oct. 17, 2000; 65 FR 

78278, Dec. 14, 2000. 

(aa1Ji!) 40 CPR Part 60, Subpart NNN; "Standards of Performance for New 

Stationary Sources, Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic 

Compound (VOC) Emissions From Synthetic Organic Chemical 

Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Distillation Operations;" 55 FR 

26922-26942, June 29, 1990 as amended at; 55 FR 36932, Sept. 7, 

1990; 60 FR 58237, Nov. 27, 1995; 55 FR 26942, June 29, 2000; 65 FR 

61774-61778, Oct. 17, 2000; 65 FR 78279, Dec. 14,2000. 

fhllj(gg) 40 CPR Part 60, Subpart RRR; "Standards of Performance for New 

Stationary Sources, Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic 

Compound Emissions From Synthetic Organic Chemical 

Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Reactor Processes;" 58 FR 45962, 

Aug. 31, 1993 as amended at 60 FR 58238, Nov. 27, 1995; 65 FR 

61778, Oct. 17, 2000; 65 FR 78279, Dec. 14, 2000. 

(eej(hh) 40 CPR Part 63; "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 

Pollutants for Source Categories;" as published in the July 1, ~ 20 I 0 

Code of Federal Regulations. 

~ 40 CPR Part 63, Appendix A; "Test methods;" as published in the 
3745-21-01 120 

July 1, ;tOO& 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

feej.(ill 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart G; "National emissions standards for 

hazardous air pollutants from the synthetic organic chemical 

manufacturing industry for process vents, storage vessels, transfer 

operations, and wastewater;" as published in the July 1, ;tOO& 2010 

Code of Federal Regulations. 

ff!1(kk) 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart H; "National Emission Standards for 

Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants for Equipment Leaks;" as published 

in the July 1, ;tOO& 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

~.all 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart T; "National Emission Standards for 

Halogenated Solvent Cleaning;" 59 FR 61805-61818, Dec. 2, 1994; 59 

FR 67750, Dec. 30, 1994, as amended at 60 FR 29485, June 5, 1995; 63 

FR 24751, May 5, 1998; 63 FR 68400, Dec. 11, 1998; 64 FR 

67798-67802, Dec. 3, 1999; 64 FR 69643, Dec. 14, 1999; 65 FR 

54422-54423, Sept. 8, 2000; 68 FR 37349, June 23, 2003. 

~ 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart CC; "National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants From Petroleum Refmeries;" as published in 

the July 1, ;tOO& 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

W(nn) 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart JJJ; "National emissions standards for 

hazardous air pollutants: group IV polymers and resins;" as published in 

the July 1, ;tOO& 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

@(oo) 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart FFFF; " National emission standards for 

hazardous air pollutants: miscellaneous organic chemical 

manufacturing;" as published in the Juiy 1, ;tOO& 2010 Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

(P.P) 40 CFR Part 63. Subpart PPPP. Awendix A: "Determination of Weight 

Volatile Matter Content and Weight Solids Content of Reactive 

Adhesives." 69 FR 20990. Apr. 19.2004. 

(qq) 40 CFR Part 63. Subpart VVVV: "National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants for Boat Manufacturing:" as published in the 

July 1. 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

(rr) 40 CFR Part 63. Subpart WWWW: "National Emissions Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production:" 

as published in the July 1. 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 
3745-21-01 121 

~J!s,l 40 CFR Part 122; "EPA Administered Permit Programs: The 

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System;" as published in the 

July 1, ;;oo& 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

0000 40 CFR Part 136; "Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the 

Analysis ofPollutauts;" as published in the July 1, ;;oo& 2010 Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

~(uu) 40 CFR Part 144; "Underground Injection Control Program;" as 

published in the July 1, ;;oo& 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

~(vv) 40 CFR Part 261; "Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste;" 

as published in the July 1, ;;oo& 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

feej(ww) 40 CFR Part 264, Subpart 0; "Standards for Owners and Operators 

of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities; 

Incinerators;" as published in the July 1, ;;oo& 2010 Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

~W) 40 CFR Part 265, Subpart 0; "Interim Status Standards for Owners 

and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal 

Facilities; Incinerators;" as published in the July 1, ;;oo& 2010 Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

~_em 40 CFR Part 266, Subpart H; "Hazardous Waste Burned in Boilers 

and Industrial Furnaces;" as published in the July 1, ;;oo& 2010 Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

f!Tj(zz) 40 CFR Part 270; "EPA Administered Permit Programs: The 

Hazardous Waste Permit Program;" as published in the July 1, ;;oo& 

2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

(aaa) 46 CFR Subchapter 0 containing Parts 159 to 165: "Equipment. 

construction. and materials: specifications and approval:" as published 

in the July 1. 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

(bbb) 46 CFR Subchapter T containing Parts 175 to 187: "Small passenger 

vessels (under 100 gross tons):" as published in the July 1. 2010 Code 

of Federal Regulations. 

B'ts1(ccc) "American Petroleum Institute Publication 2517;" "Evaporation 

Loss from External Floating-Roof Tanks;" second edition, 2003. 
3745-21-01 122 

(ddd) AAMA 2604-05: "Voluntary Specification. Performance Requirements 

and Test Procedures for Superior Performing Organic Coatings on 

Aluminum Extrusions and Panels:" published 2005. 

~ AAMA 2605 02 2605-05; "Voluntary Specification, Performance 

Requirements and Test Procedures for Superior Performing Organic 

Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels;" published 

2005tlfld1Hed. 

(t!H1(fiD. ANSI B31-3; "Process Piping;" February 14,2002. 

f¥¥1.(gggl APHA method 2540D; contained in "Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater;" 20th Edition, 1998. 

fww1Chhh) APHA Method 5310D; contained in "Standard Methods for the 

Examination of Water and Wastewater;" 20th Edition, 1998. 

(iii) ASTM C581-03(2008)el: "Standard Practice for Determining Chemical 

Resistance of Thermosetting Resins Used in Glass-Fiber-Reinforced 

Structures Intended for Liquid Service:" approved May 1. 2008. 

f!e!7(jjj). ASTM D97-05a; "Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum 

Products"; approved July 1, 2005. 

W(kkk) ASTM D244-04; "Standard Test Methods for Testing Emulsified 

Asphalt"; approved December 1, 2004. 

~(ill) ASTM D322-97(2002)el; "Standard Test Method for Gasoline 

Diluent in Used Gasoline Engine Oils by Distillation;" approved 

December 10,2002. 

fetta1(mmm) ASTM D323-99a; "Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of 

Petroleum Products (Reid Method);" approved AprillO, 1999. 

~(nnn) ASTM D523-89(1999); "Standard Test Method for Specular 

Gloss;" approved May 10, 1999. 

~ ASTM Dl475-98; "Standard test method for density of liquid 

coatings, inks, and related products;" approved October 10, 1998, 

reapproved December I, 2003. 
3745-21-01 123 

~!l:ll;m). ASTM 01946-90(2000); "Standard practice for analysis of 

reformed gas by gas chromatography;" approved 1990, reapproved, 

January 1, 2000. 

~(!wll ASTM D1979-97; "Standard Test Method for Free Formaldehyde 

Content of Amino Resins;" approved November 10, 1997. 

(rrr) ASTM D2306-00: "Standard Test Method for C8 Aromatic Hydrocarbon 

Analysis by Gas Chromatography:" approved June 10. 2000. 

~ ASTM D2369-04; "Standard test method for volatile content of 

coatings;" approved March 1, 2004. 

fggg)(ttt) ASTM D2879 97(2992)el D2879-97(2007l; "Standard Test 

Method for Vapor Pressure-Temperature Relationship and Initial 

Decomposition Temperature of Liquids by Isoteniscope;" approved 

April10, 1997, reapproved~ May 1. 2007. 

(uuu) ASTM D2996-01(2007)e1: "Standard Specification for 

Filament-Wound "Fiberglass" (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced 

Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe:" f!PProved March 1. 2007. 

(vvv) ASTM D2997-0H2007)e1: "Standard Specification for Centrifugally 

Cast "Fiberglass" (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe:" 

approved March 15. 2007. 

~(www) ASTM D3203-05; "Standard Test Methods for Percent Air 

Voids in Compacted Dense and Open Bituminous Paving Mixtures;" 

approved June I, 2005. 

(xxx) ASTM D3262-06: "Standard Specification for "Fiberglass" 

(Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Sewer Pipe:" approved 

November 1. 2006. 

(yyy) ASTM D3299-10: "Standard Specification for Filament-Wound 

Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermoset Resin Corrosion-Resistant Tanks:" 

April!. 2010. 

(zzz) ASTM D3517-06: "Standard Specification for "Fiberglass" 

(Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pressure Pipe:" 

November 1. 2006. 

(aaaa) ASTM D3754-06: "Standard Specification for "Fiberglass" 

(Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Sewer and Industrial 
3745-21-01 124 

Pressure Pipe:" Approved November 1. 2006. 

(bbbb) ASTM D3792-05: "Standard Test Method for Water Content of 

Coatings by Direct Injection Into a Gas Chromatograph:" approved 

January 1. 2005. 

(ecce) ASTM 03839-08: "Standard Guide for Underground Installation of 

"Fiberglass" (Glass-FiberReinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe:" 

approved April 1. 2008. 

(dddd) ASTM 03840-0 1(2005): "Standard Specification for "Fiberglass" 

(Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe Fittings for 

Nonpressure Applications:" approved November 1. 2005. 

tffi1~ ASTM 03912-80; "Standard Test Method for Chemical Resistance 

of Coatings Used in Light-Water Nuclear Power Plants;" approved 

1980, reapproved January 1, 2001. 

(ffft) ASTM D3982-08: "Standard Specification for Contact Molded 

"Fiberglass" (Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermosetting Resin) Ducts:" 

approved November 1. 2008. 

(gggg) ASTM D4024-05: "Standard Specification for Machine Made 

"Fiberglass" (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting Resin) Flanges:" 

approved March 1. 2005. 

(ili)(hhhh) ASTM D4082-89; "Standard Test Method for Effects of Gamma 

Radiation on Coatings for Use in Light-Water Nuclear Power Plants;" 

approved 1989, reapproved January 10, 2002. 

(iiii) ASTM D4097-01(2010): "Standard Specification for Contact-Molded 

Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermoset Resin Corrosion-Resistant Tanks:" 

approved 2001. reapproved January 1. 2010. 

(jjjj) ASTM D4161-01(2005): "Standard Specification for "Fiberglass" 

(Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe Joints Using 

Flexible Elastomeric Seals:" approved 2001. reapproved November 1. 

2005. 

~(kkkk) ASTM D4256-89(1994)e1; "Test Method for Determination of 

the Decontaminability of Coatings Used in Light-Water Nuclear Power 

Plants;" approved 1994. 

(Ill]) ASTM D4457-02(2008): "Standard Test Method for Determination of 

Dichloromethane and 1.1.1-Trichloroethane in Paints and Coatings by 
3745-21-01 125 

Direct Injection into a Gas Chromatograph:" approved February 1. 

2008. 

f:H!t(mmmm) ASTM D4953-99a; "Standard Specification for Low Silicate 

Ethylene Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Heavy Duty Engines 

Requiring a Pre-Charge of Supplemental Coolant Additive (SCA);" 

approved April 10, 1999. 

~(nnnn) ASTM D5190-01; "Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure 

of Petroleum Products (Automatic Method);" approved January 10, 

1999. 

~ ASTM D5191-04a; "Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure 

of Petroleum Products (Mini Method);" approved October 4, 2004. 

(pppp) ASTM D5364-08el: "Standard Guide for Design. Fabrication. and 

Erection of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Chimney Liners with 

Coal-Fired Units:" approved November 1. 2008. 

~(QQQQ) ASTM D5798-99(2004); "Standard Specification for Fuel 

Ethanol (Ed75-Ed85) for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engines;" 

approved July 1, 2004. 

~(rrrr) ASTM D5910-05; "Standard Test Method for Determination of 

Free Formaldehyde in Emulsion Polymers by Liquid Chromatography;" 

approved October 1, 2005. 

~(ssss) ASTM D6191-97(2003); "Standard Test Method for 

Measurement of Evolved Formaldehyde from Water Reducible Air-Dry 

Coatings;" approved March 10, 2003. 

~Ctttt) ASTM D6897-03a; "Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of 

Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) (Expansion Method);" approved 

December 1, 2003. 

~(uuuu) ASTM D6902-04el; "Standard Test Method for Laboratory 

Measurement of Formaldehyde Evolved During the Curing of 

Melamine-Formaldehyde-Based Coatings;" approved July 1, 2004. 

(vvvv) ASTM E84-10: "Standard Test Method for Surface Burning 

Characteristics of Building Materials:" approved January 1. 2010. 

(wwww) ASTM E162-09: "Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability 
3745-21-01 126 

of Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source;" approved August 1. 

2009. 

f*j(xxxx) ASTM El68-99(2004); "Standard practices for general techniques 

of infrared quantitative analysis;" approved February 1, 2004. 

~(yyyy) ASTM El69-04; "Standard practices for general techniques of 

ultraviolet-visible quantitative analysis;" approved November 1, 2004. 

~(zzzz) ASTM E260-96(200 1 ); "Standard practice for packed colunm gas 

chromatography;" approved January 1, 2001. 

(aaaaa) ASTM E662-09; "Standard Test Method for Specific Optical Density 

of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials:" a1212roved March 1. 2009. 

(wvr.v)(bbbbb) ASTM F852-99el; "Standard Specification for Portable 

Gasoline Containers for Consumer Use;" approved July 15, 1999. 

~(ccccc) ASTM F976-02; "Standard Specification for Portable Kerosene 

Containers for Consumer Use;" approved May 10, 2002. 

(ddddd) ASTM F1216-09: "Standard Practice for Rehabilitation of Existing 

Pipelines and Conduits by the Inversion and Curing of a 

Resin-Im12regnated Tube:" a1212roved March 1. 2009. 

~(eeeee) ASTM F2234-03; "Standard Specification for Portable Gasoline 

and Kerosine Spill Resistant Fueling Systems for Consumer Use;" 

approved July 10, 2003. 

~(fffff) California Code of Regulations Title 13, Division 3, Chapter 9, 

Article 6; "Portable Containers and Spouts;" effective October 11, 

2006. 

~ Clean Air Act, as ameaaetl J>ls¥. 15, 1990; PHB.L. 101 549~ 

contained in 42 USC 7401 to 767lq; "The Public Health and 

Welfare-Air Pollution Prevention and Control;" published January 5. 

2009 in Suwlement II of the 2006 Edition of the United States Code. 

(lleee)(hhhhh) "Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from 

Reactor Processes and Distillation Operations Processes in the 

Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry;" 

EPA-450-/4-91-03l;August 1993. 
3745-21-01 127 

feeee}(iiiii) "Early Reduction Program;" 57 Federal Register 61970; 

December 29, 1992. 

(ddda).(jjjjj.) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; contained in 

7 USC 136 to 136y; "Environmental Pesticide Control;" published 

January 3, 2GIH ef !he 8. 2008 in Su~mlement I of the 2006 Edition of 

the United States Code. 

~ "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards;" contained in 49 

CFR Part 571; as published in the July 1, ~ 2Qlll Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

~ "Guidance for Estimating Capital and Annual Costs of Air 

Pollution Systems;" Ohio environmental protection agency Engineering 

Guide 46; March 1983. 

(gggg)(mmmmm) "Guidelines for determining capture efficiency;" USEP A 

Office of Air and Radiation, Policy and Guidance; February 7, 1995. 

(l!hllll:)(pnnnn) "Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes;" 

EPA Report Number: EP A/821/C-99/004; published 5/01199. 

fiii:i:t(ooooo) NFPA 30B; "Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol 

Products;" 2002 Edition. 

tti:i:if(Pm>PP) "Protocol for Determining the Daily Volatile Organic 

Compound Emission Rate of Automobile and Light-Duty Truck 

Topcoat Operations;" EEPA §G 3 88 Gl8EPA-453/R-08-002 

DDeeeml3er 988.September 2008. 

(lckklc)(QQQQW "Regulatory Guide 1.54 - Service Level I, II and III Protective 

Coatings Applied to Nuclear Plants;" issued July, 2000. 

(rrrrr) South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) method 

321-91: "Determination of percent monomer in polyester resins:" 

approved June 1. 1991. revised April. 1996. 

(sssss) South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) method 

316A; "Determination of volatile organic compounds CVOC) in 

materials used for pipes and fittings;" approved September 9. 1992. 

revised October 1996. 
3745-21-01 128 

fHIBClttttl Section 182 of the Clean Air Act; contained in 42 USC 7511a; 

"Plan submissions and requirements;" published January 2, 2006 iH 

Sttflrleffieffi IV af the 2000 5. 2009 in Suwlement II of the 2006 

Edition ofthe United States Code. 

(fllffifllffi)(uuuuu) Section 193 of the Clean Air Act; contained in 42 USC 

7515; "General savings clause;" published January 3, 2005 iH 

SuMJlemeHt IV ef the 2000 5, 2009 in Supplement II of the 2006 

Edition of the United States Code. 

(a."lflff)(vvvvv) "Standard Industrial Classification ManuaL" United States 

Office of Management and Budget, last amended 1988. 

(eeee)(wwwww) "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and 

Wastewater;" 20th Edition, published 1998. 

Eflflflfl)(xxxxx) SW-846; "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, 

Physical/Chemical Methods;" last updated December 1996. 

(fl:fl:fl:i:J:)(yyyyy) SW-846 method 3810; "Headspace;" Revision 0, September 

1986. 

(frfrJ(zzzzz) SW -846 method 5030B; "Purge-and-trap for Aqueous Samples;" 

Revision 2, December 1996. 

~(aaaaaa) SW-846 method 8015B; "Nonhalogenated Organics Using 

GC/FID;" Revision 2, December 1996. 

~(bbbbbb) SW-846 method 8021B; "Aromatic and Halogenated Volatiles 

by Gas Chromatography Using Photoionization and/or Electrolytic 

Conductivity Detectors;" Revision 2, December 1996. 

(ttulili)(cccccc) SW-846 method 8260B; "Volatile Organic Compounds by 

Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS);" Revision 2, 

December 1996. 

(vvvv)(dddddd) SW-846 method 9060; "Total Organic Carbon;" Revision 0, 

September 1986. 

(vn;ww)(eeeeee) USEPA-approved alternative test method ALT-020; 
3745-21-01 129 

"Negative Pressure Enclosure Qualitative Test Method for Bakery 

Ovens;" posted November 15, 2000. 

(mDet)(ffffffl USEPA conditional test method CTM-042; "Use of Flame 

Ionization Detector-Methane Cutter Analysis Systems for VOC 

Compliance Testing of Bakeries;" revised August 18, 2004; posted 

September 3, 2004. 

(yyyy)(gggggg) USEPA method 1; contained in 40 CPR Part 60, Appendix 

A; "Sample and velocity traverses for stationary sources;" as published 

in the July 1, ~ 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

~(bhhhhh) USEPA method 1A; contained in 40 CPR Part 60, Appendix 

A; "Sample and velocity traverses for stationary sources with small 

stacks or ducts;" as published in the July 1, ~ 2010 Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

(aooaa)(iiiiii) USEPA method 2; contained in 40 CPR Part 60, Appendix A; 

"Determination of stack gas velocity and volumetric flow rate (Type S 

pitot tube);" as published in the July 1, ~ 2010 Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

(hllbbb)Uiliii). USEPA method 2A; contained in 40 CPR Part 60, Appendix 

A; "Direct measurement of gas volume through pipes and small ducts;" 

as published in the July 1, ~ 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

(eeeee)(k.kkkkk) USEPA method 2B; contained in 40 CPR Part 60, Appendix 

A; "Determination of exhaust gas volume flow rate from gasoline vapor 

incinerators;" as published in the July I, ~ 2010 Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

(ddaae)(llllll) USEPA method 2C; contained in 40 CPR Part 60, Appendix A; 

"Determination of gas velocity and volumetric flow rate in small stacks 

or ducts (standard pilot tube);" as published in the July 1, ~ 2010 

Code ofF ederal Regulations. 

(eeeee)(mmmmmm) USEPA method 2D; contained in 40 CPR Part 60, 

Appendix A; "Measurement of gas volume flow rates in small pipes 

and ducts;" as published in the July 1, ~ 2010 Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

tffffB(nnnnnn) USEPA method 3; contained in 40 CPR Part 60, Appendix A; 
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"Gas analysis for the determination of dry molecular weight;" as 

published in the July 1, i\008 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

(ggggg)(oooooo) USEPA method 3B; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, 

Appendix A; "Gas analysis for the determination of emission rate 

correction factor or excess air;" as published in the July 1, i\008 2010 

Code ofF ederal Regulations. 

(hllhllft)(pppppp) USEPA method 4; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix 

A; "Determination of moisture content in stack gases;" as published in 

the July 1, i\008 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

~ USEPA method 18; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix 

A; "Measurement of Gaseous Organic Compound Emissions By Gas 

Chromatograph;" as published in the July 1, i\008 2010 Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

Ei:i:i:i:i)(mm) USEPA method 21; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A; 

"Determination of volatile organic compound leaks;" as published in 

the July 1, i\008 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

(kkkkk)(ssssss) USEPA method 22; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix 

A; "Visual determination of fugitive emissions from material sources 

and smoke emissions from flares;" as published in the July 1, i\008 

2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

~ USEPA method 24; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A; 

"Determination of volatile matter content, water content, density, 

volume solids, and weight solids of surface coatings;" as published in 

the July 1, ~ 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

(HIIf!HlffiHl)(uuuuuu) USEPA method 24A; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, 

Appendix A; "Determination of volatile matter content and density of 

printing inks and related coatings;" as published in the July 1, i\008 

2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

(nnfu<H)(vvvvvv) USEPA method 25; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix 

A; "Determination of total gaseous nonmethane organic emissions as 

carbon;" as published in the July 1, i\008 2010 Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

(eeeee)(wwwwww) USEPA method 25A; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, 
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Appendix A; "Determination of volatile matter content and density of 

printing inks and related coatings;" as published in the July 1, ;!00% 

2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

Eflflj9j9j9)(xxxxxx) USEPA method 25B; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, 

Appendix A; "Determination of total gaseous organic concentration 

using a nondispersive infrared analyzer;" as published in the July 1, 

;!00% 2QlQ Code of Federal Regulations. 

(EtEtf¥!'l:)(yyyyyy) USEPA method 25D; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, 

Appendix A; "Determination of the Volatile Organic Concentration of 

Waste Samples;" as published in the July 1, ~ 2010 Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

~(zzzzzz) USEPA method 26; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A; 

"Determination of Hydrogen Chloride Emissions From Stationary 

Sources;" as published in the July 1, ;!00% 2010 Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

~(aaaaaaa) USEPA method 26A; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, 

Appendix A; "Determination of hydrogen halide and halogen emissions 

from stationary sources-isokinetic method;" as published in the July 1, 

~ 2010 Code of Federal Regulations. 

~(bbbbbbb) USEPA method 27; contained in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix 

A; "Determination of vapor tightness of gasoline delivery tank using 

pressure-vacuum test;" as published in the July 1, ;!00% 2010 Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

(Httuuti)(ccccccc) USEPA method 160.2 contained in "Methods for Chemical 

Analysis of Water and Wastes;" contained in "Methods and Guidance 

for Analysis of Water;" EPA Report Number: EPA/821/C-99/004; 

published 5/Q 1/99 May 1. 1999. 

(wvvv)(ddddddd) USEPA method 204; contained in 40 CFR Part 51, 

Appendix M; "Criteria for and Verification of a Permanent or 

Temporary Total Enclosure;" 59 FR 16715, Apr. 7, 1994. 

('.vvr.vww)(eeeeeee) USEPA method 204A; contained in 40 CFR Part 51, 

Appendix M; "Volatile organic compounds content in liquid input 

stream;" 55 FR 14249, Apr. 17, 1990; 55 FR 24687, June 18, 1990, as 

amended at 55 FR 37606, Sept. 12, 1990; 56 FR 6278, Feb. 15, 1991; 
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56 FR 65435, Dec. 17, 1991; 60 FR 28054, May 30, 1995; 62 FR 

32502, June 16, 1997. 

(Juuum)(ffffffJ) USEPA method 204B; contained in 40 CFR Part 51, 

Appendix M; "Volatile organic compounds emissions in captnred 

stream;" 55 FR 14249, Apr. 17, 1990; 55 FR 24687, June 18, 1990, as 

amended at 55 FR 37606, Sept. 12, 1990; 56 FR 6278, Feb. 15, 1991; 

56 FR 65435, Dec. 17, 1991; 60 FR 28054, May 30, 1995; 62 FR 

32502, June 16, 1997. 

(yyyyy)(ggggggg) USEP A method 204C; contained in 40 CFR Part 51, 

Appendix M; " Volatile organic compounds emissions in captured 

stream (dilution technique);" 55 FR 14249, Apr. 17, 1990; 55 FR 

24687, June 18, 1990, as amended at 55 FR 37606, Sept. 12, 1990; 56 

FR 6278, Feb. 15, 1991; 56 FR 65435, Dec. 17, 1991; 60 FR 28054, 

May 30, 1995; 62 FR 32502, June 16, 1997. 

(Z'i2ffil)Chhhhhhh) USEP A method 204D; contained in 40 CFR Part 51, 

Appendix M; " Volatile organic compounds emissions in uncaptured 

stream from temporary total enclosure;" 55 FR 14249, Apr. 17, 1990; 

55 FR 24687, June 18, 1990, as amended at 55 FR 37606, Sept. 12, 

1990; 56 FR 6278, Feb. 15, 1991; 56 FR 65435, Dec. 17, 1991; 60 FR 

28054, May 30, 1995; 62 FR 32502, June 16, 1997. 

(aaaaaa)(iiiiiii) USEP A method 204E; contained in 40 CFR Part 51, 

Appendix M; " Volatile organic compounds emissions in uncaptured 

stream from building enclosure;" 55 FR 14249, Apr. 17, 1990; 55 FR 

24687, June 18, 1990, as amended at 55 FR 37606, Sept. 12, 1990; 56 

FR 6278, Feb. 15, 1991; 56 FR 65435, Dec. 17, 1991; 60 FR 28054, 

May 30, 1995; 62 FR 32502, June 16, 1997. 

(beeeea)(jjjjjjj) USEPA method 204F; contained in 40 CFR Part 51, 

Appendix M; " Volatile organic compounds content in liquid input 

stream (distillation approach).;" 55 FR 14249, Apr. 17, 1990; 55 FR 

24687, June 18, 1990, as amended at 55 FR 37606, Sept. 12, 1990; 56 

FR 6278, Feb. 15, 1991; 56 FR 65435, Dec. 17, 1991; 60 FR 28054, 

May 30, 1995; 62 FR 32502, June 16, 1997. 

(eeeeee)(kkl<kkkk) USEPA method 301; contained in 40 CFR Part 63, 

Appendix A; "Field Validation of Pollutant Measurement Methods 

from Various Waste Media;" as published in the July 1, WG8- 2010 

Cpde of Federal Regulations. 
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(aaeaEia)(lllllll) USEP A method 305; contained in 40 CFR Part 63, Appendix 

A; "Measurement of Emission Potential of Individual Volatile Organic 

Compounds in Waste;" as published in the July 1, ~ 2010 Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

(eeeeee)(mmmmmmm) USEPA method 602; contained in 40 CFR Part 136, 

Appendix A; "Purgeable Aromatics;" 49 FR 43261, Oct. 26, 1984; 50 

FR 692, 695, Jan. 4, 1985, as amended at 51 FR 23702, June 30, 1986; 

62 FR 48405, Sept. 15, 1997; 65 FR 3044, Jan. 19, 2000; 65 FR 81295, 

81298, Dec. 22, 2000. 

(ffffff)(nnnnnnn) USEP A method 624; contained in 40 CFR Part 136, 

Appendix A; "Purgeables;" 49 FR 43261, Oct. 26, 1984; 50 FR 692, 

695, Jan. 4, 1985, as amended at 51 FR 23702, June 30, 1986; 62 FR 

48405, Sept. 15, 1997; 65 FR 3044, Jan. 19, 2000; 65 FR 81295, 81298, 

Dec. 22, 2000. 

(gggggg)(ooooooo) USEPA method 625; contained in 40 CFR Part 136, 

Appendix A; "Base/Neutrals and Acids;" 49 FR 43261, Oct. 26, 1984; 

50 FR 692, 695, Jan. 4, 1985, as amended at 51 FR 23702, June 30, 

1986; 62 FR 48405, Sept. 15, 1997; 65 FR 3044, Jan. 19, 2000; 65 FR 

81295, 81298, Dec. 22,2000. 

(flflilhl1fi)(ppppP.PJ?) USEPA method 1624; contained in 40 CFR Part 136, 

Appendix A; "Volatile Organic Compounds by Isotope Dilution 

GC/MS;" 49 FR 43261, Oct. 26, 1984; 50 FR 692, 695, Jan. 4, 1985, as 

amended at 51 FR 23702, June 30, 1986; 62 FR 48405, Sept. 15, 1997; 

65 FR 3044, Jan. 19, 2000; 65 FR 81295, 81298, Dec. 22,2000. 

~(QQQSlQQQ) USEPA method 1625; contained in 40 CFR Part 136, 

Appendix A; "Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Isotope Dilution 

GC/MS;" 49 FR 43261, Oct. 26, 1984; 50 FR 692, 695, Jan. 4, 1985, as 

amended at 51 FR 23702, June 30, 1986; 62 FR 48405, Sept. 15, 1997; 

65 FR 3044, Jan. 19, 2000; 65 FR 81295, 81298, Dec. 22, 2000. 

f:i:i:i:ili)(rrrrrrr) WATER9; version 2.0.0, August 16, 2001. 
3745-21-01 

Effective: 

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY 

Certification 

05/02/2011 

Date 

Promulgated Under: 

Statutory Authority: 

Rule Amplifies: 

Prior Effective Dates: 

05/12/2011 

08/25/2013 

119.03 

3704.03(E) 

3704.03(A), 3704.03(E) 

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5/25/88, 8/22/90, 6/14/91, 3/3111993, 1115/02, 

5/27/05, 2/10/2006. 8/25/08, 4/2/09