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### 1. Applicability SUMMARY: This regulation lim its emission s ofvolatile organic compounds from flexible package printers.

A. This r egulation app lies to any flexible package printing press that has the potential to emit from the dryer, prior to controls , of at least 25 tons per year ofVOC from the use of inks, coatings and adhesives combined
. B. Facilities with flexible package printing presses with a potential to emit of less than 25 toris per year ofVOC from the use of inks, coatings and adhesives combined , are required to meet only the work practice requirements in Section 4 and the recordkeeping r equirements in Section 5 ofthis Chapter. 

### C. Facilities with flexible package printing presses with a potential to emit of less than 25 tons per year ofVOC from the use ofinks, coatings and adhesives combined that are used sole l y for qual i ty control /qual i ty assurance and for research and development purposes are required to meet only the recordkeeping requirements in Section 5 ofthis Chapter. 2
. Definitions A
. Air pollution control equipment efficiency. "Air pollution control equipment effic i ency" means the ratio ofVOC emissions r ecovered or destroyed by the air pollution control equipment to the total VOC emissions that are introduced into the air pollution control equipment, expressed as a percentage. B
. Capture efficiency. " Capture efficiency" the ratio of VOC emissions delivered to the air pollution control equipment to the total VOC emissions resulting from flexible package printing act ivities, expressed as a percentage. C
. Cleaning. "Cleaning" means , with respect to a flexible package printing press or presses, cleaning of a press or press parts or the removal of dried ink from areas around the press. ·'Cleaning" does not include cleaning ofe lectronic components, cleaning in platemaking or binding operations, housekeeping activity near a press or the use of a parts washer or cold cleaner. D. Flexible package. "Flexible package" means any package or part of a package the shape of which may be readily changed
. A " flexible package" may be in the form of a bag, pouch , liner or wrap made ofpaper, plastic , film , aluminum foil , or metalized or coated film or paper, alone or in combination. None ofthe following are considered a "flexible package": a folding carton, self -adhesive l abels , gift wrap, wall covering, vinyl products , decorative lami nates, floor coverings or tissue products. E. Flexographic print station. " Fiexographic print station " means a work station on wh i ch a flexographic printing operation is conducted. A flexographic print station
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i ncludes a tlexographic printing plate, which is an image made ofrubber or other elastomeric material. The image to be printed is raised above the printing plate. 

### F. Installation date
. ..Installation date " means the first date on which a piece of equipment is in place and prepared to operate. The "insta llation date" does not change ifthc equ ipment is moved to a new location at the same premises. G
. Overall control efficiency. "Overall control efficiency" means the product ofthe capture efficiency and the air pollution control equipment efficiency
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. Press. " Press" means a printing production assembly that is composed of one or more work stations, one or more of which is a tlexograph i c or rotogravure print station, that produces a printed product. 

### I. Quality control /quality assurance and research and development. "Quality control/quality assurance" means the testing ofproducts to ensure that they meet performance requirements and that the product and/or service is reproducible. "Research and development" means a process intended to create new or improved products or technology
. The products produced as a resul t ofquality control/quality assurance and/or research and development activities are not directly sold or marketed as a product. 

### J. Rotogravure print station. " Rotogravure print station" means a work station on which a rotogravure printing operation is conducted. A rotogravure print station includes a rotogravure cylinder and 

### ink supply. The image to be printed is etched or engraved below the surface ofthe rotogravure cylinder
. K. Work station. "Work station" means a unit o n a press where material is deposited onto a substrate
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### 3. Requirements.**Beginn~ng** January 

### l, 2011, flexible package printing presses that have the potential to emit from t he dryer, prior to controls, of at least 25 tons per yea r ofVOC from the use of inks, coatings and adhesives combined must use one ofthe following methods to control VOC emissions: A. Use only inks, coatings and adhesives with an as applied VOC content that does not exceed 0.8 kg VOC/kg of sol ids (0.8 lb VOC/lb of solids) or 0.16 kg VOC/kg of materials (0
. 16lb VOC/lb ofmaterials)
. The VOC content limits may be met by averaging the VOC content of materials used on a single printing line in a single day ; or B
. Install, operate and maintain in accordance with the manufacturer' s recommendation s, an emiss ions control system, consisting of a capture and a control device, which meets the following overall control efficiency leve ls :


### Installation date of press Installation date of air Overall pollution control device control efficiency (%) Pr i or to March 14, 1995 Prior to January 1, 2011 65 Chapter 154: Control ofVolatile Organic Compounds from Flexible Package Print ing

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Prior to March 14, 1995 On or after January 1, 2011 70 On or after March 14, 1995 Prior to January 1, 20 11 75 On or after March 14, 1995 On or after January 1, 2011 80 4. Work Practice Requirements. Beginning January 1, 2011, the owner or operator of any flexible package printing press must use the following work practices: A. New and used VOC

-containi ng ink, adhes ive s, coating or cleaning solvent, including i nk or coating mixed on the premises, shall be stored in a nonabsorbent, non-leaking, vapor-tight container. Such a container shall be kept closed at all times except when the container is being filled, emptied or is otherwise actively in use; B. Spills and leaks ofVOC-containing ink, adhesives, coating or cleaning solvent shall be minimized. Any leaked or spilled VOC-containing ink, coating or cleaning solvent shall be absorbed and removed immediately; C
. Absorbent applicato· rs, such as cloth and paper, which are moistened with VOC containing ink, adhesives , coating or solvent, s h all be stored in a closed, nonabsorbent, nonleaking container for disposal or recycling; D
. VOC-containing ink, adhesives, coating and cleaning solvent shall be conveyed from one location to another in a closed container or pipe ; and 

### E. Cleaning shall be performed to minimize associated VOC emissions. NOTE: The handling, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes, including waste VOCs and cloth or paper impr egnated with such waste are subject to hazardous waste management standards as set forth in Maine's Haza rdous Waste Management Rules, 06- 096 CMR Chapters 850-857. 5
. Recordkeeping Requirements A. By January l , 2011, or upon initial startup of a new flexible package printing press, or upon changing the met hod of compliance for an existing flexible package printing press from use ofcomplying coatings or daily-weighted averaging to control devices, the owner or operator of the subject printing press shall perform all tests and submit to the Department the results of all tests and calculations necessary to demonstrate that the subject flexible package printing press will be in compliance with the emissions reductions required by Section 3 of this Chapter on and after January 1, 2011, or on and after the initia l start up date. Testing shall be performed according to Procedures A, B, C, E, and F as specified in Appendix A to Chapter 132 of the Department's regulations. B. Beginning January 1, 2011, the owner or operator of any flexible package printing press must maintain records ofthe information necessary to demonstrate compliance with the applicable requirements ofthis Chapter, including but not limited to: ( l) Name and quantity of any ink, adhesives, coating or cleaning solvent used; (2) VOC content of each ink, adhesives, coating or cleaning solvent used, as applied; Chapter 154 : Control ofVolatile Organic Compounds from Flexible Package Printing



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(3) A catalog of Material Safety Data S heets for all inks , adhes i ves, coatings and cleaning solvents used; (4) Documentation of air pollution control equipment efficiency o r capture efficiency, if app licable; (5) Date and type ofmaintenance performed on air pollution control or capture equipment, i f applicable; and (6) Calcu la tio ns demonstrating that the potential emission s ofVOC from all flexible package printing presses at the fac il ity are and will be l ess than 25 tons per ca l endar year before the application ofcapture systems and control devices. Total potential emiss ions ofVOC for a flex i b l

e package printing faci lity is the sum of potential emissions ofVOC from each flexible package printing press at the facil i ty. The fo llowing equation shall be used to calculate total potential emissions ofVOC per calendar year before the application ofcapture systems and con trol devices for each flexible package printing press at the facility:

where: 

# E 

# = p 

# A X 

# B

Ep=Total potential emissions ofVOC from o ne flexible package printing press in units ofpounds per year (lb /yr). A= Weight ofVOC per volume of so lids ofthe coating or ink with the hi ghest VOC content, as applied, each year on the printing press in units of pounds of VOC per gallon (lb VOC/gal) of coating or ink sol ids. B=Total volume of sol ids for all coatings and ink s that can potentially be appl i ed each year on the printing press in units of gallons per year (gal/yr.). The instrument and/or method by which the owner or operator accuratel y measured or calculated the volume ofcoating and ink solids applied and the amount that can potentially be applied each year on the printing pre ss. (7) The actual overall emission reduction efficiency achieved for each day for each flexible package printing press as determined using Pr ocedure E of Appendi.'<. A. (8) Control device monitor ing data; (9) A log of operating time for the capture sys tem, control device, monitoring equipment and the associated flexible package printing press; and (I 0) A maintenance log for the capture system, control device, and monitoring equipment detailing all routine and non-routine maintenance performed, including dates and duration of any o u tages.
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### - 4 -06-096 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECITON (11) For thermal incinerators, all continuous 3

-hour periods of operation in which the average combustion temperature was more than 28 degrees C (50 degrees F) below the average combustion temperature during the most recent performance test that demonstrated that the faci lity was in compliance; ( 12) For catal ytic incinerators , all continuous 3

- hour periods of operation in which the average temperature of the process vent stream immediately before the catalyst bed is more than 28 degrees C (50 de grees F) below the average temperature recorded during the most recent performance test that demonstrated that the facility was in compliance; and (13). For carbon adsorbers, all continuous 3-hour periods of operati on during which e i ther the average VOC concentration or the reading of organics in the exhaust gases i s more than 20 percent greater than the average exhaust gas concentration or reading measured by the organi cs moni toring device during the most recent determination of the recovery efficiency of the carbon adsorber that demonstrated that the facility was in compliance . C
. All required record s shall be maintained for a period of at least six (6) years and made available to the Department or US EPA to inspect and copy upon request.
AUTHORITY : 38 M.R.S.A. , Section 585-A EFFECTNE DATE: July 20, 2010



### BASIS STATEMENT Section 184 ofthe C lean Air Act requires states to implement or update reasonably available control technology (RACT) cont ro ls o n all major VOC and NOx emission sources and on source categories covered by a Control Technique Guideline (CTG) document. EPA defines RACT as the lowest emi· ssion limit that a particular source is capable of meeting by the application of control technology that is reasonably available considering technological and econom i c feasibility
. In September 2006, EPA publi shed a CTG for Flexible Package Printing that recommends control options for this source category. In addition to the Basis Statement above, the Department has filed with the Secretary of State response to representative comments rec eived during the comment period.

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