Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0053-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing
Posted Date: 2009-06-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 103)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 26142-26159]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0053; FRL-8910-9]
RIN 2060-AN47

 
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area 
Source Standards for Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing national emission standards for control of 
hazardous air pollutants (HAP) for the Paints and Allied Products 
Manufacturing area source category. The proposed emissions standards 
for new and existing sources are based on EPA's proposed determination 
as to what constitutes the generally available control technology or 
management practices (GACT) for the area source category.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 1, 2009, unless a 
public hearing is requested by June 11, 2009. If a hearing is requested 
on this proposed rule, written comments must be received by July 16, 
2009. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the information 
collection provisions must be received by the Office of Management and 
Budget on or before July 1, 2009.

ADDRESSES: EPA will accept comment on the proposal for 30 days after 
publication in the Federal Register. Submit your comments, identified 
by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0053, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov: 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Agency Web site: http://www.epa.gov/oar/docket.html. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the EPA Air and 
Radiation Docket Web site.
     E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. Include Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2008-0053 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: Send comments to (202) 566-9744, Attention Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0053.
     Mail: Area Source NESHAP for Paints and Allied Products 
Manufacturing Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total 
of two copies. In addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the 
information collection provisions to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk 
Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
     Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA 
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2008-0053. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available Online at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site 
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment.

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If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through 
http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically 
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 
public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an 
electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other 
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or 
CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical 
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be 
able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of 
special characters or any form of encryption, and be free of any 
defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy 
form. Publicly available docket materials are available either 
electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 
the Area Source NESHAP for Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing 
Docket, at the EPA Docket and Information Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 
1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room 
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 
566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Payne, Regulatory Development 
and Policy Analysis Group, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 
(C404-05), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, 
North Carolina 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-3609; fax number: 
(919) 541-0242; e-mail address: payne.melissa@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The supplementary information in this 
preamble is organized as follows:

I. General Information
    A. Does This Action Apply to Me?
    B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments to EPA?
    C. Where can I get a copy of this document?
    D. When would a public hearing occur?
II. Background Information for Proposed Area Source Standards
    A. What is the statutory authority and regulatory approach for 
the proposed standards?
    B. What source category is affected by the proposed standards?
    C. What are the production processes, emissions sources, 
baseline emissions, and available controls?
III. Summary of Proposed Standards
    A. Do the proposed standards apply to my source?
    B. When must I comply with the proposed standards?
    C. What are the proposed standards?
    D. What are the compliance requirements?
    E. What are the notification, recordkeeping, and reporting 
requirements?
IV. Rationale for this Proposed Rule
    A. How did we select the source category?
    B. How did we select the affected source?
    C. How are the Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing metal 
and volatile HAP addressed by this rule?
    D. How did we determine GACT?
    E. How did we select the compliance requirements?
    F. How did we decide to propose to exempt this area source 
category from title V permit requirements?
V. Summary of Impacts of the Proposed Standards
    A. What are the air impacts?
    B. What are the cost impacts?
    C. What are the economic impacts?
    D. What are the non-air health, environmental, and energy 
impacts?
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
    A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review
    B. Paperwork Reduction Act
    C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
    D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
    E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
    F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination with 
Indian Tribal Governments
    G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children from 
Environmental Health and Safety Risks
    H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations that 
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
    I. National Technology Transfer Advancement Act
    J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income 
Populations.

I. General Information

A. Does This Action Apply to Me?

    The regulated categories and entities potentially affected by this 
proposed action are shown in the table below. You are subject to this 
subpart if you own or operate a facility that performs paints and 
allied products manufacturing that is an area source of hazardous air 
pollutant (HAP) emissions and processes, uses, or generates materials 
containing the following HAP: benzene, methylene chloride, and 
compounds of cadmium, chromium, lead, and nickel. If the proposed 
standards are applicable to a paints and allied product manufacturing 
area source, the standards apply to all organic HAP emissions and all 
metal HAP emissions from all paints and allied products manufacturing 
operations at the area source.
    The paints and allied products manufacturing area source rule 
(CCCCCCC) would cover all coatings, but does not include resin 
manufacturing, which is covered by the chemical manufacturing area 
source standard (VVVVVV). Facilities that manufacture both resins and 
coatings would be required to comply with both rules. Paints and allied 
products are defined in Sec. 63.11606 as any material such as a paint, 
ink, or adhesive that is intended to be applied to a substrate and 
consists of a mixture of resins, pigments, solvents, and/or other 
additives. Typically, these materials are described by Standard 
Industry Classification (SIC) codes 285 or 289 and North American 
Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 3255 and 3259 and are 
produced by physical means, such as blending and mixing, as opposed to 
chemical synthesis means, such as reactions and distillation. The 
source category does not include the following: (1) The manufacture of 
products that do not leave a dried film of solid material on the 
substrate, such as thinners, paint removers, brush cleaners, and mold 
release agents; (2) the manufacture of electroplated and electroless 
metal films; and (3) the manufacture of raw materials, such as resins, 
pigments, and solvents used in the production of paints and allied 
products. \1\
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    \1\ Paint thinners and paint remover are covered under the 
Industrial Organic Chemical Manufacturing Area Source NESHAP, and 
electroplated and electroless metal films are covered under the 
Plating and Polishing Operations Area Source NESHAP. Resins 
manufacturing is covered under the Plastic Materials and Resins 
Manufacturing Area Source NESHAP and pigments manufacturing is 
covered under the Inorganic Pigment Manufacturing Area Source 
NESHAP.

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                   Category                     NAICS code \2\           Examples of regulated entities
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Paint & Coating Manufacturing.................          325510  Area source facilities engaged in mixing
                                                                 pigments, solvents, and binders into paints and
                                                                 other coatings, such as stains, varnishes,
                                                                 lacquers, enamels, shellacs, and water
                                                                 repellant coatings for concrete and masonry.
Adhesive Manufacturing........................          325520  Area source facilities primarily engaged in
                                                                 manufacturing adhesives, glues, and caulking
                                                                 compounds.
Printing Ink Manufacturing....................          325910  Area source facilities primarily engaged in
                                                                 manufacturing printing inkjet inks and inkjet
                                                                 cartridges.
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and            325998  Area source facilities primarily engaged in
 Preparation Manufacturing.                                      manufacturing indelible ink, India ink writing
                                                                 ink, and stamp pad ink.
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    This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. To determine whether your facility would be regulated by this 
action, you should examine the applicability criteria in 40 CFR 
63.11599, subpart CCCCCCC (NESHAP for Area Sources: Paints and Allied 
Products Manufacturing). If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult either the 
State delegated authority or the EPA regional representative as listed 
in 40 CFR 63.13 of subpart A (General Provisions).
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B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments to EPA?

    Do not submit information containing CBI to EPA through http://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Send or deliver information identified 
as CBI only to the following address: Roberto Morales, OAQPS Document 
Control Officer (C404-02), Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research Triangle Park, North 
Carolina 27711, Attention Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0053. Clearly mark 
the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI 
information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside 
of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within 
the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In 
addition to one complete version of the comment that includes 
information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain 
the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the 
public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in 
accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

C. Where Can I Get a Copy of This Document?

    In addition to being available in the docket, an electronic copy of 
this proposed action will also be available on the Worldwide Web (WWW) 
through EPA's Technology Transfer Network (TTN). A copy of this 
proposed action will be posted on the TTN's policy and guidance page 
for newly proposed or promulgated rules at the following address: 
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg. The TTN provides information and 
technology exchange in various areas of air pollution control.

D. When Would a Public Hearing Occur?

    If anyone contacts EPA requesting to speak at a public hearing 
concerning this proposed rule by June 11, 2009, we will hold a public 
hearing on June 16, 2009. Persons interested in presenting oral 
testimony at the hearing, or inquiring as to whether a hearing will be 
held, should contact Ms. Christine Adams at (919) 541-5590 at least two 
days in advance of the hearing. If a public hearing is held, it will be 
held at 10 a.m. at the EPA's campus located at 109 T.W. Alexander Drive 
in Research Triangle Park, NC, or an alternate site nearby.

II. Background Information for Proposed Area Source Standards

A. What Is the Statutory Authority and Regulatory Approach for the 
Proposed Standards?

    Section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires EPA to establish 
national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for 
both major and area sources of HAP that are listed for regulation under 
CAA section 112(c). A major source emits or has the potential to emit 
10 tons per year (tpy) or more of any single HAP or 25 tpy or more of 
any combination of HAP. An area source is a stationary source that is 
not a major source.
    Section 112(k)(3)(B) of the CAA calls for EPA to identify at least 
30 HAP which, as the result of emissions from area sources, pose the 
greatest threat to public health in the largest number of urban areas. 
EPA implemented this provision in 1999 in the Integrated Urban Air 
Toxics Strategy, (64 FR 38715, July 19, 1999). Specifically, in the 
Strategy, EPA identified 30 HAP that pose the greatest potential health 
threat in urban areas, and these HAP are referred to as the ``30 urban 
HAP.'' Section 112(c)(3) requires EPA to list sufficient categories or 
subcategories of area sources to ensure that area sources representing 
90 percent of the emissions of the 30 urban HAP are subject to 
regulation. We implemented these requirements through the Integrated 
Urban Air Toxics Strategy (64 FR 38715, July 19, 1999). A primary goal 
of the Strategy is to achieve a 75 percent reduction in cancer 
incidence attributable to HAP emitted from stationary sources.
    Under CAA section 112(d)(5), we may elect to promulgate standards 
or requirements for area sources ``which provide for the use of 
generally available control technologies or management practices (GACT) 
by such sources to reduce emissions of hazardous air pollutants.'' 
Additional information on GACT is found in the Senate report on the 
legislation (Senate Report Number 101-228, December 20, 1989), which 
describes GACT as:

* * * methods, practices and techniques which are commercially 
available and appropriate for application by the sources in the 
category considering economic impacts and the technical capabilities 
of the firms to operate and maintain the emissions control systems.

Consistent with the legislative history, we can consider costs and 
economic impacts in determining GACT. This is particularly important 
when developing regulations, like this one, that may include many small 
businesses, as defined by the Small Business Administration.
    Determining what constitutes GACT involves considering the control 
technologies and management practices that are generally available to 
the area sources in the source category. We also consider the standards 
applicable to major sources in the same industrial sector to determine 
if the control technologies and management practices are transferable 
and generally available to area sources. In appropriate

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circumstances, we may also consider technologies and practices at area 
and major sources in similar categories to determine whether such 
technologies and practices could be considered generally available for 
the area source category at issue. Finally, as noted above, in 
determining GACT for a particular area source category, we consider the 
costs and economic impacts of available control technologies and 
management practices on that category.
    We are proposing these national emission standards in response to a 
court-ordered deadline that requires EPA to issue standards for 
categories listed pursuant to section 112(c)(3) and (k) by August 17, 
2009 (Sierra Club v. Johnson, no. 01-1537, D.D.C., March 2006). Other 
rulemakings will include standards for the remaining source categories 
that are due in June 2009.

B. What Source Category Is Affected by the Proposed Standards?

    These proposed standards would affect any facility that 
manufactures paints, inks, adhesives, stains, varnishes, shellacs, 
putties, sealers, caulks, and other coatings, the intended use of which 
is to leave a dried film of solid material on a substrate. The paints 
and allied products manufacturing process may include, but is not 
limited to, any one or combination of the following steps: weighing, 
mixing, grinding, tinting, thinning, heating, cooking, flushing, and 
packaging. The paints and allied products may be manufactured in liquid 
or solid form.
    We listed the Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing area source 
category under CAA section 112(c)(3) in one of a series of amendments 
(November 22, 2002, 67 FR 70427) to the original source category list 
included in the 1999 Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy. EPA listed 
this area source category for regulation pursuant to section 112(c)(3), 
based on emissions of the following six urban HAP: benzene, methylene 
chloride, and compounds of cadmium, chromium, lead, and nickel.
    The definition of containing HAP is identical to the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) definitions specified in 29 CFR 
1910.1200(d)(4), i.e. a concentration of 0.1 percent by mass or more 
for carcinogens, as shown in formulation data provided by the 
manufacturer or supplier, such as the Material Safety Data Sheet for 
the material. The six Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing HAP are 
classified as carcinogens.
    Throughout this proposed rule, we refer to compounds of cadmium, 
chromium, lead, and nickel as the ``Paints and Allied Products 
Manufacturing metal HAP.'' We refer to benzene and methylene chloride 
as the ``Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing volatile HAP.''
    Based on 2002 U.S. Census data, we estimate that 2,510 paints and 
allied products manufacturing facilities are currently operating in the 
U.S. Independent estimates by the industry trade association confirm 
our calculations. Nearly all (97 percent) of the paints and allied 
products manufacturing facilities are in urban areas. Our analyses also 
indicate that the 2,190 facilities that comprise the Paints and Allied 
Products Manufacturing area source category are small businesses, which 
the Small Business Administration generally defines as facilities with 
less than 500 employees. The 2002 Census data also show that nearly 50 
percent of the facilities in this source category have less than 10 
employees.

C. What Are the Production Processes, Emission Sources, Baseline 
Emissions, and Available Controls?

1. Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing Processes
    Paints and allied products manufacturing can be classified as a 
batch process and generally involves the blending and mixing of resins, 
pigments, solvents, and additives. Traditional coatings manufacturing 
consists of four major steps:
     Preassembly and premix;
     Pigment grinding, milling, and dispersing;
     Product finishing and blending; and
     Product filling and packaging.
    The Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing volatile HAP emissions 
are a result of solvents that evaporate during the manufacturing 
process, and include benzene and methylene chloride. The Paints and 
Allied Products Manufacturing metal HAP emissions occur from the 
handling of solid materials such as pigments and resins during the 
manufacturing process. The metal HAP for this listing are cadmium, 
chromium, lead, and nickel compounds.
    The preassembly and premix step involves the collection of raw 
materials that will be used to produce the desired coating product. 
These materials are added to a high speed dispersion or mixing vessel. 
The types of raw materials that are used for solvent-based coatings 
include resins, organic solvents, plasticizers, dry pigment, and 
pigment extenders; water, ammonia, dispersant, pigment, and pigment 
extenders are used for water-based coatings.
    Pigment grinding or milling entails the incorporation of the 
pigment into the paint or ink vehicle to yield fine particle 
dispersion. The three stages of this process include wetting, grinding, 
and dispersion, which may overlap in any grinding operation. The 
wetting agent, normally a surfactant, wets the pigment particles by 
displacing air, moisture, and gases that are adsorbed on the surface of 
the pigment particles. Grinding is the mechanical breakup and 
separation of pigment clusters into isolated particles and may be 
facilitated by the use of grinding media such as pebbles, balls, or 
beads. Finally, dispersion is the movement of wetted particles into the 
body of the liquid vehicle to produce a particle suspension.
    A wide array of milling equipment is used, depending on the types 
of pigments being handled. Commonly-used equipment includes the 
following: Roller mills, ball and pebble mills, attritors, sand mills, 
bead and shot mills, high-speed stone and colloid mills, high-speed 
dispersers, high-speed impingement mills, and horizontal media mills. 
Roller and ball mills are considered somewhat outdated methods and are 
usually associated with elevated volatile organic compound (VOC) 
emissions due to their more open design. Lids are commonly used on 
milling and mixing vessels to reduce product loss; the types of lids 
used range from plywood boards to plastic elasticized covers and, less 
often, steel lids.
    High-speed dispersers, using disk-type impellers, are the most 
common method of mixing, or dispersion, in the industry. Because no 
grinding media are present in the mixing vat, pigment disperses on 
itself and against the surfaces of the rotor. While high-speed disk 
dispersion may work well for products such as undercoats and primers, 
it may not be appropriate for high-quality paints and inks, which 
instead use the other types of milling equipment as described above.
    The finishing step involves adding small amounts of pigments, 
solids, or liquids to achieve the required color or consistency of the 
final product. The filling step involves packaging the final product 
for shipment to the buyer.
    The process operations that generate HAP emissions include: 
emissions from loading of materials into the mixing tanks; heat-up 
losses during operation of the mixers; surface evaporation during 
mixing and blending; and filling losses

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that occur during transfer into the receiving container. In addition, 
miscellaneous operations generating HAP emissions can include: solvent 
reclamation during the purification of dirty or spent solvent; cleaning 
of the process equipment; wastewater conveyance and treatment used to 
handle and treat contaminated water generated during the manufacturing 
process; material storage of solvents, pigments, and resins; leaks from 
the transport of stored materials to the process; and emissions from 
accidental spills during manufacturing and cleaning activities.
2. Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing Area Source HAP Emission 
Sources
    The National Emissions Inventory (NEI) database was used to 
determine the sources of HAP emissions and to estimate the amount of 
HAP emissions produced from these sources. A summary of the data is 
presented in the following table. Total HAP emissions presented in the 
NEI database for the source category are 1,500 Tons per year (tons/yr), 
or 1,400 Megagrams per year (Mg/yr). The table shows that over 90 
percent of the HAP emissions occur during the paints and allied 
products manufacturing process. Product manufacturing generally 
includes the addition of raw materials to the process vessels, grinding 
of solids, mixing, and packaging of the final product.

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                                       HAP Tons/year     Percentage of
              Category                   (Mg/year)           total
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Product Manufacturing..............     1,406 (1,275)             90.7
Combustion Processes...............       1.60 (1.45)              0.103
Raw Material Storage...............       14.9 (13.5)              0.961
Equipment Cleaning and Fugitive           40.5 (36.7)              2.61
 Emissions.........................
Other Miscellaneous Processes......       63.8 (57.9)              4.12
Coating Application Testing........       22.0 (20.0)              1.42
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Source: 2002 NEI Database.

3. Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing Baseline HAP Emissions
    Baseline HAP emissions were calculated using the HAP emissions from 
the 2002 NEI database and extrapolating the emissions data to estimate 
the emissions for all paints and allied products manufacturing area 
sources. Using this approach, we estimated the 2002 nationwide baseline 
HAP emissions (including total metal HAP and volatile HAP) to be 4,800 
tons/yr (4,300 Mg/yr).
    The total nationwide baseline emissions of the six listed urban HAP 
was estimated to be 221 tons/yr. This total includes 213 tons/yr of the 
listed urban volatile HAP (benzene, methylene chloride), and 8 tons/yr 
of the listed urban metal HAP (cadmium, chromium, lead, nickel).
4. Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing HAP Emission Controls
    Emissions reduction approaches were reviewed for the Paints and 
Allied Products Manufacturing volatile and metal HAP. The data indicate 
that add-on controls to reduce volatile HAP are not commonly used on 
process vessels in the paints and allied products manufacturing 
industry. An absence of prior Federal regulation or specific State or 
local rules, along with the generally high capital investment needed 
for add-on control devices, may contribute to these findings. 
Management practices currently used by the paints and allied products 
manufacturing industry to control volatile HAP emissions include 
coating substitution or reformulation from conventional solvent-based 
coatings, solvent substitution, use of process vessel covers, and other 
measures (e.g., covered storage of cleaning rags). Water-based and 
higher solids content coatings have been developed to reduce volatile 
HAP emissions.
    For the Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing metal HAP, our 
analysis showed that add-on controls for such emissions from process 
vessels are widespread throughout the industry. Particulate controls 
are used to capture metal HAP, which are included in particulate 
emissions. Typical particulate collection devices used by the industry 
include: baghouses, cyclones, and venturi scrubbers. Each of these 
mechanical collectors can achieve 98 percent reduction in particulate 
emissions. According to our data, 79 percent of facilities use 
particulate matter control technology. Along with dust collectors and 
other fabric filters, they are used to control airborne dust and 
particulate matter, primarily in the pigment loading area and during 
the mixing process. Generally, fabric filters and vent systems are used 
at facilities that use powdered or dry pigments in their coatings 
formulations to protect workers from exposure to hazardous materials in 
the pigments. Management practices used to abate particulate emissions 
of the Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing metal HAP include lower 
HAP content coatings, better materials management, use of sandmills 
instead of ballmills, and equipment modifications.

III. Summary of Proposed Standards

A. Do the Proposed Standards Apply to My Source?

    The proposed subpart CCCCCCC standards would apply to new and 
existing affected sources of paints and allied products manufacturing. 
The affected source is the new or existing paints and allied products 
manufacturing operation that processes, uses, or generates any of the 
following urban HAP: benzene, methylene chloride, and compounds of 
cadmium, chromium, lead, and nickel. An existing source is a paints and 
allied products manufacturing operation that processes, uses, or 
generates any of the following urban HAP: compounds of cadmium, 
chromium, lead, and nickel and benzene and methylene chloride. A new 
source is a paints and allied products manufacturing operation that 
processes, uses, or generates any of the following urban HAP: compounds 
of cadmium, chromium, lead, and nickel and benzene and methylene 
chloride, and that commences construction or reconstruction of the 
affected source on or after the date that this proposed rule is 
published in the Federal Register.
    We recognize that standards limited to the emission points of the 
listed urban HAP in this area source category would be sufficient to 
satisfy the requirement in section 112(c)(3) and (k)(3)(B) that EPA 
regulate sufficient source categories to account for 90 percent of the 
urban HAP emissions. However, section 112 of the CAA does not prohibit 
EPA from regulating other HAP emitted from area sources listed pursuant 
to section 112(c)(3). Section

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112(d)(5) states that for area sources listed pursuant to section 
112(c), the Administrator may, in lieu of section 112(d)(2) ``MACT'' 
standards, promulgate standards or requirements ``applicable to 
sources'' which provide for the use of GACT or management practices 
``to reduce emissions of hazardous air pollutants.'' This provision 
does not limit EPA's authority to regulate only those urban HAP 
emissions for which the category is needed to achieve the 90 percent 
requirement in section 112(c)(3). Finally, we do not expect this 
requirement to cause significant additional cost to the regulated 
facilities, while it will have added environmental benefit.

B. When Must I Comply With the Proposed Standards?

    All existing area source facilities subject to this proposed rule 
would be required to comply with the rule requirements no later than 
two years after the date of publication of the final rule in the 
Federal Register. New sources would be required to comply with the rule 
requirements upon date of publication of the final rule in the Federal 
Register or upon startup of the facility, whichever is later.

C. What Are the Proposed Standards?

    We are proposing use of a particulate control device as GACT for 
metal HAP and management practices as GACT for volatile HAP emissions. 
The standards apply when any operation is being performed that 
processes, uses, or generates any HAP.
    For metal HAP, this proposed rule would require owners or operators 
of all existing and new affected facilities to operate a particulate 
control device at all times during the manufacturing process that metal 
HAP emissions could be present, based on the Material Safety Data 
Sheet, and visible emissions from the particulate control device shall 
not exceed 5 percent opacity when averaged over a six-minute period. 
The Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing metal HAP emissions can be 
present during the preassembly/premix and pigment grinding and milling 
manufacturing processes.
    New and existing affected sources will be required to comply with 
the following management practices for the control of all volatile HAP 
emissions during the preassembly/premix and grinding/milling 
manufacturing steps:
    (1) Process and storage vessels, except for process vessels which 
are mixing vessels, must be equipped with covers or lids meeting the 
requirements of paragraphs (1)(i) through (iii) of this section. These 
vessels must be kept covered when not in use.
    (i) The covers or lids can be of solid or flexible construction, 
provided they do not warp or move around during the manufacturing 
process.
    (ii) The covers or lids must maintain contact along at least 90 
percent of the vessel rim.
    (iii) The covers or lids must be maintained in good condition.
    (2) Mixing vessels must be equipped with covers that completely 
cover the vessel, except for safe clearance of the mixer shaft. The 
vessels must be kept covered during the manufacturing process, except 
for operator access for quality control testing of the product, and 
during the addition of pigments or other materials used to meet the 
final product specifications.
    (3) Leaks and spills of materials containing volatile HAP must be 
immediately minimized and cleaned up.
    (4) Waste solvent rags or other materials used for cleaning must be 
kept in closed storage vessels.
    If the proposed standards are applicable to your paints and allied 
products manufacturing area source, then the proposed standards would 
apply to all organic HAP emissions from the manufacturing operation and 
all metal HAP emissions from the preassembly/premix and grinding/
milling manufacturing steps at the area source, not just the Paints and 
Allied Products Manufacturing volatile and metal HAP. We are proposing 
that the standards for each type of emission point apply to all of the 
emission points of that type in an affected source, including those 
that do not emit Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing volatile or 
metal HAP. For example, an area source may have two process vessels, 
one containing tetrachloroethylene and the other containing methylene 
chloride, and, under the proposed rule, both would be part of the 
affected source and subject to the process vessel standards.

D. What Are the Compliance Requirements?

    To demonstrate initial compliance, this proposed rule would require 
a new or existing source to certify that the required control 
technologies and management practices have been implemented and that 
all equipment associated with the processes will be properly operated 
and maintained. In addition, a visual emission test using EPA Method 9 
will be required to be performed on the particulate control device on 
or before the compliance date and every six months thereafter.
    To demonstrate on-going compliance, the proposed rule requires 
owners and operators of affected facilities to inspect the particulate 
control device monthly to ensure that the unit is operating as 
specified in the manufacturer's operating instructions, and to perform 
a visual emission test using EPA Method 9 on the particulate control 
device every 6 months.

E. What Are the Notification, Recordkeeping, and Reporting 
Requirements?

    We are proposing notification, reporting, and recordkeeping 
requirements to ensure compliance with this proposed rule. The owner or 
operator of a new or existing affected source would be required to 
comply with certain requirements of the General Provisions (40 CFR part 
63, subpart A), which are identified in Table 1 of this proposed rule. 
Each facility would be required to submit an Initial Notification and a 
Notification of Compliance Status according to the requirements in 40 
CFR 63.9, General Provisions to part 63. These notifications are needed 
for EPA to determine applicability and initial compliance with specific 
rule requirements.
    The Initial Notification would be required within 120 days of the 
effective date of the NESHAP. That report serves to alert appropriate 
agencies (State agencies and EPA Regional Offices) of the existence of 
each affected source and puts them on notice for future compliance 
actions. The notification of compliance status (NOCS) report, which is 
due 150 days after the compliance date of the NESHAP, is a more 
comprehensive report that describes the affected source, the associated 
emissions points, and the strategy being used to comply.
    Under this proposed rule, each facility would prepare an annual 
compliance certification for the previous calendar year. The annual 
compliance certification must be completed no later than January 31 of 
each year and kept for five years. Facilities would be required to 
submit this annual compliance report if there is any deviation from the 
requirements or visual emissions testing during the year, and would 
include these deviation reports with their compliance report. We 
recognize that most of these facilities are small businesses; therefore 
we are requiring the submission of this annual compliance certification 
only if deviations occur during the year, so that there is not an undue 
economic burden on small businesses.

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    The facility must generate a monthly record for the implemented 
management practices and the particulate control device inspections 
(daily, weekly, monthly and Method 9, as applicable), listed in 
Sections C and D above, respectively. For demonstrating ongoing 
compliance, the proposed requirements include daily, weekly, and annual 
inspections, semi-annual visible emission testing, monthly checklists 
and annual certifications that the management practices are being 
followed and the particulate control device is being properly operated 
according to manufacturer instructions.
    A responsible official at the facility must sign off by the 15th 
day of the following month that all requirements were met in the 
previous month. In implementing the requirements of this rule, sources 
can consider including procedures from their existing Standard 
Operating Procedures provided the procedures are relevant to 
implementing the required management practices.
    Owners and operators would be required to maintain all records and 
annual certifications that demonstrate initial and ongoing compliance 
with this proposed rule, including records of all required 
notifications and reports, with supporting documentation; and records 
showing compliance with the control technology and management 
practices. The records must be kept readily accessible on site for two 
years, and may be kept at an offsite location for the remaining three 
years.

IV. Rationale for This Proposed Rule

A. How Did We Select the Source Category?

    As described in section II.B, we listed the Paints and Allied 
Products Manufacturing source category under CAA section 112(c)(3) on 
November 22, 2002 (67 FR 70427). The inclusion of this source category 
on the area source category list was based on its contributions to the 
urban HAP emissions in the 1990 CAA section 112(k) inventory (benzene, 
methylene chloride, and compounds of cadmium, chromium, lead, and 
nickel).
    For this source category, we collected information on the 
production operations, emission sources, and available controls for 
both area and major sources using reviews of published literature, 
information gathered during the major source NESHAP, and reviews of 
operating permits. We also held discussions with industry 
representatives and EPA experts. This research confirmed that the 
Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing source category continues to 
emit the Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing volatile and metal 
HAP. We found that current emissions of such HAP have been 
significantly reduced from the amounts estimated in the section 112(k) 
1990 base year inventory due to product reformulation, OSHA controls, 
and a shift in end-use and consumer preferences.
    Consistent with the record supporting the listing of the Paints and 
Allied Products Manufacturing source category, we are proposing that 
the category include those area source paints and allied product 
manufacturing facilities that process, use, or generate paints and 
allied product manufacturing HAP or materials containing these HAP. We 
are defining materials containing HAP in a manner consistent with the 
definitions used in other area source categories, e.g., plating and 
polishing (73 FR 14126) and metal fabrication (73 FR 42977). Therefore, 
materials containing the Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing 
volatile and metal HAP, for the purposes of this category, means a 
material containing methylene chloride, benzene and compounds of 
cadmium, chromium, lead, and/or nickel in amounts greater than or equal 
to 0.1 percent by weight, as shown in formulation data provided by the 
manufacturer or supplier, such as in the Material Safety Data Sheet.

B. How Did We Select the Affected Source?

    Affected source, as defined in 40 CFR 63.2, means the collection of 
equipment, activities, or both within a single contiguous area and 
under common control that is included in a section 112(c) source 
category or subcategory for which a section 112(d) standard is 
established. In selecting the affected source for regulation for the 
paints and allied products manufacturing area source category, we 
identified the sources of HAP emissions, which include HAP-emitting 
colorants and cleaning products. We also identified the quantity of HAP 
emissions from the individual or groups of emissions points. We are 
proposing to designate all of the blending and mixing processes in the 
manufacturing operation, within a single contiguous area and under 
common control, as the affected source. This proposed designation is 
consistent with the approach EPA employed for other paints and allied 
product manufacturing regulations, i.e., the major source NESHAP and 
the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). This proposed rule 
includes requirements for the control of primary and fugitive emissions 
from paints and allied products manufacturing operations.

C. How Are the Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing Metal and 
Volatile HAP Addressed by This Rule?

    For this proposed rule, we have selected particulate matter (PM) as 
a surrogate for paints and allied products manufacturing metal HAP. 
When emitted, each of the metal HAP compounds behaves as PM. The 
control technologies used for the control of PM emissions achieve 
comparable levels of performance for these metal HAP emissions, i.e. 
when PM is captured, HAP metals are captured non-preferentially as part 
of the PM. We also determined that it was not practical to establish 
individual standards for each specific type of metal HAP that could be 
present in the emissions, e.g., separate standards for compounds of 
cadmium, chromium, lead, and nickel, because the types and quantities 
of metal HAP can vary widely in the raw materials. Therefore, emission 
standards requiring control of PM would also achieve comparable control 
of metal HAP emissions.

D. How Did We Determine GACT?

    As provided in CAA section 112(d)(5), we are proposing standards 
representing GACT for the Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing area 
source HAP emissions. As noted in section II of this preamble, the 
statute requires the Agency to establish standards for area sources 
listed pursuant to section 112(c). The statute does not set any 
condition precedent for issuing standards under section 112(d)(5), 
other than that the area source category or subcategory at issue must 
be one that EPA listed pursuant to section 112(c), which is the case 
here.
    Most of the facilities in this source category have good 
operational controls in place for particulate matter. Furthermore, we 
believe that almost all of the area source paints and allied products 
manufacturing facilities are small businesses. Below, we explain in 
detail our proposed GACT determinations.
 1. GACT for New and Existing Sources
    We gathered background information on paints and allied products 
manufacturing facilities from a review of operating permits, the NEI 
database, and discussions with industry representatives to identify the 
emission controls and management practices that are currently used to 
control volatile and metal HAP emissions. We identified the control 
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emissions from paints and allied products during the manufacturing 
process and that are commonly used in the industry.
a. Management Practices for Volatile HAP
    The data indicate that add-on controls to reduce volatile HAP are 
used only sparingly on process vessels, as reported in both the State 
permits and the NEI database. This is probably due to the absence of 
Federal regulation of this industry and a lack of specific State or 
local rules. We believe that in the time since the data were collected 
for the 2002 NEI, most facilities have begun to produce low-VOC and low 
volatile HAP paints. This is a result of a shift in market demand due 
to the recent Federal paint and coating rules for other sources, such 
as the Boat Manufacturing, Fabric Surface Coating, Large Appliance 
Surface Coating, Metal Can Surface Coating, Metal Furniture Surface 
Coating, Plastic Parts, Aerospace, and Wood Furniture NESHAPs. Consumer 
demand for low-VOC paints may also be a factor.
    A common management practice that is used to reduce volatile HAP 
emissions is through the use of process vessel covers. The 
Miscellaneous Organic NESHAP estimated that 95 percent of the major 
source facilities in the paints and allied products manufacturing NAICS 
code use process vessel covers. We believe that the same percentage of 
the area source facilities in the paints and allied products 
manufacturing category are currently using process vessel covers; this 
information agrees with estimates provided by industry. Therefore, we 
propose the use of process vessel covers as GACT for volatile HAP in 
the paints and allied products manufacturing industry according to the 
following requirements:
    (1) During the preassembly/premix and grinding/milling 
manufacturing steps, process and storage vessels, except for process 
vessels which are mixing vessels, must be equipped with covers or lids 
meeting the requirements of paragraphs (A)(1)(i) through (iii) of this 
section. These vessels must be kept covered when not in use.
    (i) The covers or lids can be of solid or flexible construction, 
provided they do not warp or move around during the manufacturing 
process.
    (ii) The covers or lids must maintain contact along at least 90 
percent of the vessel rim.
    (iii) The covers or lids must be maintained in good condition.
    (2) During the preassembly/premix and grinding/milling 
manufacturing steps, mixing vessels must be equipped with covers that 
completely cover the vessel, except for safe clearance of the mixer 
shaft. The vessels must be kept covered during the manufacturing 
process, except for operator access for quality control testing of the 
product, and during the addition of pigments or other materials used to 
meet the final product specifications.
    (3) Leaks and spills of materials containing volatile HAP must be 
immediately minimized and cleaned up.
    (4) Waste solvent rags or other materials used for cleaning must be 
kept in closed storage vessels.
    The facility must use a monthly checklist as a record for the 
implemented work practices as listed above. A responsible official at 
the facility must sign off that all work practice requirements have 
been met. Existing written standard operating procedures may be used as 
the work practices plan if those procedures include the activities 
required by the final rule for a work practices plan.
b. Technology Control for Metal HAP
    Paints and allied products manufacturing operating permits were 
obtained from State agency Web sites to determine the prevalence of 
add-on controls for metal HAP. The permit information, as well as 
discussions with the industry, show that add-on controls for metal HAP 
emissions from process vessels are commonly used throughout the 
industry. We believe that particulate control devices are primarily 
used because of concerns with workplace safety and, in some cases, to 
satisfy OSHA regulations. Information from the operating permits 
indicates that 23 of 29 (79 percent) area source facilities use add-on 
controls for particulate emissions. Based on this permit information, 
we determined that the use of controls to reduce particulate emissions 
during the preassembly/premix and grinding/milling steps of the paints 
and allied products manufacturing process commonplace.
    To determine an applicable particulate matter standard, we reviewed 
the State operating permits for facilities in this source category. 
Most of the permits listed a concentration or mass emission particulate 
limit that requires testing using an appropriate particulate test 
method, in most cases EPA Method 5. We have concerns about the economic 
impact of particulate matter emissions testing for smaller facilities. 
The typical EPA Method 5 particulate matter emissions test on a stack 
costs between $3,000 and $10,000, which would be a significant economic 
burden for these area sources. Other area source rules and the States 
have used opacity as an effective surrogate for assessing mass 
emissions and to assure effective particulate emissions control. The 
use of visual emissions or opacity testing, as opposed to emission 
testing, is a lower cost method to determine compliance, and 
accommodates the different levels of activity that can occur from 
facility to facility, from product to product, and day to day within 
the same facility. This also reduces the cost impact on small 
businesses. There is a correlation between particulate matter 
concentration and opacity in the particulate matter control device 
outlet stream, and studies have shown that particulate concentrations 
are approximately zero at an opacity of zero.\3\ For example, a test at 
a wet cement kiln with a fabric filter showed that when outlet 
concentrations were less than 0.009 grains/dry standard cubic feet (gr/
dscf), opacity was less than 2 percent. This opacity is low enough that 
it would probably be observed as zero under most conditions. This in 
turn would result in a very low incidence of visible emissions during 
any observation period. A review of area source NESHAP opacity limits 
found several examples of particulate control devices being subject to 
zero or very low visible emission tests. Therefore, we believe that 
establishing a 5 percent opacity limit averaged over a six-minute 
period is an appropriate standard to effectively measure the 
effectiveness of a source's particulate emission control.
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    \3\ Study of Benefits of Opacity Monitors Applied to Portland 
Cement Kilns. Prepared by Ronald Meyers, U.S. EPA, May 15, 1991, pp. 
3-1-3-6.
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    Section 112(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act gives the Administrator 
discretion to distinguish among classes, types, and sizes of sources in 
a category when establishing emissions standards under section 112(d). 
EPA is not proposing to subcategorize the paints and allied products 
manufacturing source category for purposes of the standards proposed in 
today's action based on our conclusion that there are no 
distinguishable differences in the grinding and mixing processes, which 
produce most of the HAP at paints and allied products manufacturing 
facilities. EPA solicits comments on its proposal to establish GACT 
standards for this source category without distinguishing among the 
sources based on class, type, or size. Commenters who believe EPA 
should establish subcategories for this source category should provide 
data to support their position.
    Another consideration of GACT is the cost of compliance. To 
estimate the cost impacts, we used the permit

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information to estimate the percentage of the industry that already 
uses an add-on particulate control device. The most prevalent 
particulate control device used was a fabric or cartridge-type filter. 
Therefore, we used these technologies to estimate the annual cost of 
adding a particulate control device to a paints and allied products 
manufacturing facility, which was calculated to be $6,700. The total 
cost of requiring fabric filters on the estimated number of facilities 
that currently do not operate a particulate control device would be $3 
million and would reduce metal HAP emission by 4.2 tons/yr (3.8 Mg/yr). 
In addition, this regulation as proposed would reduce particulate 
matter emissions by 6,300 tons/yr (5,700 Mg/yr), and fine particulate 
emissions (PM2.5) by 3,000 tons per year (2,700 Mg/yr).
    For metal HAP, this rule proposes that all owners or operators of 
existing facilities route emissions from their pigment and solids 
addition processes to a particulate control device and that visible 
emissions from the particulate control device shall not exceed 5 
percent opacity when averaged over a six-minute period. The 
manufacturing processes include the addition of pigments and other 
solids to the process vessels, and grinding and milling of pigments and 
solids. After the addition processes, the pigment and associated metal 
HAP are in solution, and metal HAP emissions are minimal.
    The manufacturer's specifications for maintenance and all other 
functioning parameters must be followed. The particulate control device 
must be designed and operated so that visible emissions from the unit 
shall not exceed 5 percent opacity when averaged over a six-minute 
period.
c. Reduction of All HAP Emissions in the Paints Manufacturing Process
    The control technology and management practices proposed in this 
rule are equally effective at controlling emissions of HAP other than 
the Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing volatile and metal HAP. 
Applying the proposed standards to only the Paints and Allied Products 
Manufacturing HAP would require the facility to speciate HAP, as 
opposed to measuring total HAP when demonstrating compliance. This 
would require the facility to measure only the Paints and Allied 
Products Manufacturing metal HAP, which is mixed in with the other 
particulate matter emissions, and is a small percentage of the total. 
Applying the proposed standards to only the Paints and Allied Products 
Manufacturing urban HAP would require the facility to use different 
test methods to quantify these HAP emissions, which would increase 
compliance costs with no environmental benefits.
    We are proposing to apply the standard to all HAP, as many of the 
area sources emit a significant amount of HAP in addition to the paints 
and allied products manufacturing urban HAP (for example, the listed 
HAP are only four percent of total HAP emissions at paints and allied 
products manufacturing facilities). Facilities that process, use, or 
generate HAP, but do not process, use, or generate any of the Paints 
and Allied Products volatile and metal HAP are not subject to the 
requirements of this NESHAP.
    We have determined that sources would not have to install different 
controls or implement different management practices to implement the 
proposed standards for all HAP. Also, as part of the GACT analysis, we 
have found that the costs of applying the proposed standards to all HAP 
emissions from this source category are reasonable. For all of these 
reasons, we propose to apply these standards to all volatile HAP 
emissions in the manufacturing process and all metal HAP emissions from 
the preassembly/premix and grinding/milling steps of the manufacturing 
operations at paints and allied products manufacturing area sources, 
once the applicability criteria set forth in CCCCCCC are met. We 
request comment on the environmental, cost, and economic impacts of 
this approach.

E. How Did We Select the Compliance Requirements?

    We are proposing notification, reporting, and recordkeeping 
requirements to ensure compliance with this proposed rule. We are 
requiring an Initial Notification and Notification of Compliance Status 
because these requirements are consistent with Sec.  63.9 of the 
General Provisions of this part.
    For demonstrating ongoing compliance, the proposed requirements 
include daily, weekly, and annual inspections, semi-annual visible 
emission testing, monthly checklists and annual certifications that the 
management practices are being followed and the particulate control 
device is being properly operated according to manufacturer 
instructions. Based on our data, most facilities currently operate at 
the GACT level of control and almost all of the affected facilities are 
small businesses. Therefore, we are proposing a requirement that would 
ensure compliance without placing an undue burden on the affected 
facilities. We believe the proposed requirements for monthly 
checklists, particulate control device inspections, visible emissions 
testing, and annual certifications achieve that objective, and can be 
adequately done by facility employees.
    Under this proposed rule, each facility would prepare an annual 
compliance certification and keep it on site in a readily-accessible 
location. Facilities would be required to submit this annual compliance 
certification as a report only if there are any deviations from the 
work practice requirements during the year, and would include a 
description of the deviation with their compliance certification 
report. Deviations may include, but are not limited to, exceeding the 
opacity standard or failure to meet any requirements or management 
practices established in this proposed rule. We recognize that most of 
these facilities are small businesses; therefore we are requiring the 
submission of this annual compliance certification report only if 
deviations occur during the year so that there is not an undue economic 
burden.
    We are proposing that existing affected sources must achieve 
compliance two years after the final rule is published in the Federal 
Register. Because some facilities may be subject to EPA rules for the 
first time and because most of these facilities are small businesses, 
with 50 percent of them having less than 10 employees, we believe the 
2-year period would provide ample time for facilities to identify any 
changes that are needed to comply with the control technology, 
management practices, and recordkeeping and reporting requirements and 
institute those changes. All new affected sources would be required to 
comply upon the date of publication of the final rule, or startup, 
whichever is later.

F. How Did We Decide To Propose To Exempt This Area Source Category 
From Title V Permitting Requirements?

    We are proposing to exempt affected facilities in the Paint and 
Allied Products Manufacturing area source category from title V 
permitting requirements for the reasons described below.
    Section 502(a) of the CAA provides that the Administrator may 
exempt an area source category from title V if he determines that 
compliance with title V requirements is ``impracticable, infeasible, or 
unnecessarily burdensome'' on an area source category. See CAA section 
502(a). In December 2005, in a national rulemaking, EPA interpreted the 
term ``unnecessarily burdensome'' in CAA

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section 502 and developed a four-factor balancing test for determining 
whether title V is unnecessarily burdensome for a particular area 
source category, such that an exemption from title V is appropriate. 
See 70 FR 75320, December 19, 2005 (``Exemption Rule'').
    The four factors that EPA identified in the Exemption Rule for 
determining whether title V is ``unnecessarily burdensome'' on a 
particular area source category include: (1) Whether title V would 
result in significant improvements to the compliance requirements, 
including monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting that are proposed 
for an area source category (70 FR 75323); (2) whether title V 
permitting would impose significant burdens on the area source category 
and whether the burdens would be aggravated by any difficulty the 
sources may have in obtaining assistance from permitting agencies (70 
FR 75324); (3) whether the costs of title V permitting for the area 
source category would be justified, taking into consideration any 
potential gains in compliance likely to occur for such sources (70 FR 
75325); and (4) whether there are implementation and enforcement 
programs in place that are sufficient to assure compliance with the 
proposed NESHAP for the area source category, without relying on title 
V permits (70 FR 75326).
    In discussing these factors in the Exemption Rule, we further 
explained that we considered on ``a case-by-case basis the extent to 
which one or more of the four factors supported title V exemptions for 
a given source category, and then we assessed whether considered 
together those factors demonstrated that compliance with title V 
requirements would be `unnecessarily burdensome' on the category, 
consistent with section 502(a) of the Act.'' See 70 FR 75323. Thus, in 
the Exemption Rule, we explained that not all of the four factors must 
weigh in favor of exemption for EPA to determine that title V is 
unnecessarily burdensome for a particular area source category. 
Instead, the factors are to be considered in combination, and EPA 
determines whether the factors, taken together, support an exemption 
from title V for a particular source category.
    In the Exemption Rule, in addition to determining whether 
compliance with title V requirements would be unnecessarily burdensome 
on an area source category, we considered, consistent with the guidance 
provided by the legislative history of section 502(a), whether 
exempting the area source category would adversely affect public 
health, welfare or the environment. See 70 FR 15254-15255, March 25, 
2005. We propose that requiring compliance with title V for this area 
source category would be unnecessarily burdensome. We further propose 
that the exemption from title V would not adversely affect public 
health, welfare or the environment. Our rationale for this decision 
follows.
    In considering the proposed exemption from title V requirements for 
sources in the category affected by this proposed rule, we first 
compared the title V monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting 
requirements (factor one) to the requirements in this proposed NESHAP 
for the Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing area source category. 
Title V requires periodic testing or monitoring to ensure compliance. 
One way that title V may improve compliance is by requiring monitoring 
(including recordkeeping designed to serve as monitoring) to assure 
compliance with the emissions limitations and control technology 
requirements imposed in the standard. This proposed standard would 
provide for monitoring in the form of visual emissions and opacity 
testing that would assure compliance with the requirements of this 
proposed rule. This proposed NESHAP would also require the preparation 
of an annual compliance certification report and submission of this 
report if there are any deviations during the year, which will identify 
for the agency implementing this rule those facilities with compliance 
issues, in the same way as a title V permit. Records would be required 
to ensure that the compliance requirements are followed and any needed 
corrective actions are taken, including such records as results of the 
visual emissions and opacity tests and the resulting corrective actions 
such as replacing a torn fabric filter bag. Therefore, this proposed 
rule contains monitoring sufficient to assure compliance with the 
requirements of this proposed rule.
    In addition, title V imposes a number of recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements that may be important for assuring compliance. 
These include requirements for a monitoring report at least every 6 
months, prompt reports of deviations, and an annual compliance 
certification. See 40 CFR 70.6(a)(3) and 40 CFR 71.6(a)(3), 40 CFR 
70.6(c)(1) and 40 CFR 71.6(c)(1), and 40 CFR 70.6(c)(5) and 40 CFR 
71.6(c)(5). This proposed NESHAP would also require an annual 
compliance certification report and submission of this report if there 
are any deviations during the year, which should call attention to 
those facilities in need of supervision to the State agency in the same 
way as a title V permit. Records would be required to ensure that the 
control technology requirements and management practices are followed, 
including records about particulate matter control maintenance and 
Material Safety Data Sheets for all HAP and materials containing HAP as 
processed, used, or generated in the manufacturing process.
    We also considered the extent to which title V could potentially 
enhance compliance for area sources covered by this NESHAP through 
recordkeeping or reporting requirements. For any affected paints and 
allied products manufacturing area source facility, the proposed NESHAP 
would require an initial notification and a compliance status report, 
which would include certifications by responsible officials that the 
facilities are in compliance and will continue to comply with the 
NESHAP. In addition, the affected facilities must maintain records 
showing compliance. The required records are similar to the information 
that must be provided in the deviation reports required under 40 CFR 
70.6(a)(3) and 40 CFR 71.6(a)(3).
    We believe the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting 
requirements in this proposed rule are sufficient to assure compliance 
with the requirements of this proposed rule. Therefore, we conclude 
that title V would not result in significant improvements to the 
compliance requirements we are proposing for this area source category.
    Under the second factor, we determined whether title V permitting 
would impose a significant burden on the area sources in the category 
and whether that burden would be aggravated by any difficulty the 
source may have in obtaining assistance from the permitting agency. 
Subjecting any source to title V permitting imposes certain burdens and 
costs that do not exist outside of the title V program. EPA estimated 
that the average cost of obtaining and complying with a title V permit 
was $65,700 per source for a 5-year permit period, including fees. See 
Information Collection Request for Part 70 Operating Permit 
Regulations, June 2007, EPA ICR Number 1587.07.
    EPA does not have specific estimates for the burdens and costs of 
permitting Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing area sources; 
however, there are certain activities associated with the part 70 and 
71 rules. These activities are mandatory and impose burdens on any 
facility subject to title V. They include reading and understanding 
permit program guidance and regulations; obtaining and understanding 
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answering follow-up questions from permitting authorities after the 
application is submitted; reviewing and understanding the permit; 
collecting records; preparing monitoring reports on a 6-month or more 
frequent basis; preparing and submitting prompt deviation reports, as 
defined by the State, which may include a combination of written, 
verbal, and other communications methods; collecting information, 
preparing, and submitting the annual compliance certification; 
preparing applications for permit revisions every 5 years; and, as 
needed, preparing and submitting applications for permit revisions. In 
addition, although not required by the permit rules, many sources 
obtain the contractual services of consultants to help them understand 
and meet the permitting program's requirements. The ICR for part 70 
provides additional information on the overall burdens and costs, as 
well as the relative burdens of each activity described here. Also, for 
a more comprehensive list of requirements imposed on part 70 sources 
(hence, burden on sources), see the requirements of 40 CFR 70.3, 70.5, 
70.6, and 70.7.
    We found that almost all of the approximately 2,190 paints and 
allied products manufacturing facilities that would be affected by this 
proposed rule are small entities; over half have nine or fewer 
employees. As discussed previously, title V permitting would impose 
significant costs on these area sources, and, accordingly, we conclude 
that title V is a significant burden for sources in this category. More 
than 90 percent of the facilities that would be subject to this 
proposed rule are small entities with limited resources, and under 
title V they would be subject to numerous mandatory activities with 
which they would have difficulty complying, whether they were issued a 
standard or a general permit. Furthermore, given the number of sources 
in the category and the relatively small size of many of those sources, 
it would likely be difficult for them to obtain sufficient assistance 
from the permitting authority. Thus, we conclude that factor two 
supports title V exemption for paints and allied products manufacturing 
facilities.
    The third factor, which is closely related to the second factor, is 
whether the costs of title V permitting for these area sources would be 
justified, taking into consideration any potential gains in compliance 
likely to occur for such sources. We explained above under the second 
factor that the economic and non-economic costs of compliance with 
title V would impose a significant burden on many paint and allied 
products manufacturing facilities. We also conclude in considering the 
first factor that, while title V might impose additional requirements, 
the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements in the 
proposed NESHAP are adequate to assure compliance with the control 
technology and management practices proposed in the NESHAP. In 
addition, in our consideration of the fourth factor as discussed below, 
we find that there are adequate implementation and enforcement programs 
in place to assure compliance with the NESHAP. Because the costs, both 
economic and non-economic, of compliance with title V are high, and the 
potential for gains in compliance is low, title V permitting is not 
justified for this source category. Accordingly, the third factor 
supports title V exemptions for paints and allied products 
manufacturing area sources.
    The fourth factor we considered in determining whether title V 
permitting for this area source category is unnecessarily burdensome is 
whether there are implementation and enforcement programs in place that 
are sufficient to assure compliance with this NESHAP without relying on 
title V permits. EPA has implemented regulations that provide States 
the opportunity to take delegation of area source NESHAP, and we 
believe that State-delegated programs are sufficient to assure 
compliance with this NESHAP. See 40 CFR part 63, subpart E; States must 
have adequate programs to enforce the section 112 regulations and 
provide assurances that they will enforce all NESHAP before EPA will 
delegate the program. Furthermore, EPA retains authority to enforce 
this NESHAP at any time under CAA sections 112, 113 and 114. In 
addition, small business assistance programs required by CAA section 
507 may be used to assist area sources that have been exempted from 
title V permitting. Also, States and EPA often conduct voluntary 
compliance assistance, outreach, and education programs (compliance 
assistance programs), which are not required by statute. These 
additional programs would supplement and enhance the success of 
compliance with this area source NESHAP. We believe that the statutory 
requirements for implementation and enforcement of this NESHAP by the 
delegated States and EPA and the additional assistance programs 
described above together are sufficient to assure compliance with this 
area source NESHAP without relying on title V permitting.
    In applying the fourth factor in the Exemption Rule, where EPA had 
deferred action on the title V exemption for several years, we had 
enforcement data demonstrating that States were not only enforcing the 
provisions of the area source NESHAP that we exempted, but that the 
States were also providing compliance assistance to assure that the 
area sources were in the best position to comply with the NESHAP. See 
70 FR 75325-75326. Although we do not have similar data in this case 
because the paints and allied products manufacturing area source NESHAP 
has yet to be promulgated and enforced, we have no reason to think that 
States will be less diligent in enforcing this NESHAP. In fact, States 
must have adequate programs to enforce the section 112 regulations and 
provide assurances that they will enforce all NESHAP before EPA will 
delegate the program. See 40 CFR part 63, General Provisions, subpart 
E.
    In light of all of the information presented here, we conclude that 
there are implementation and enforcement programs in place that are 
sufficient to assure compliance with the paint and allied products 
manufacturing NESHAP without relying on title V permitting. Balancing 
the four factors for this area source category strongly supports the 
proposed finding that title V is unnecessarily burdensome. While title 
V might add additional compliance requirements if imposed, we believe 
that there would not be significant improvements to compliance with the 
NESHAP, because the requirements in this proposed rule are sufficient 
to assure compliance with the standards and management practices 
imposed on this area source category. Thus, we propose that title V 
permitting is ``unnecessarily burdensome'' for the paints and allied 
products manufacturing area source category.
    In addition to evaluating whether compliance with title V 
requirements is ``unnecessarily burdensome,'' EPA also considered, 
consistent with guidance provided by the legislative history of section 
502(a), whether exempting this area source category from title V 
requirements would adversely affect public health, welfare, or the 
environment. Exemption of the paints and allied products manufacturing 
category from the title V requirements would not have an adverse affect 
on public health, welfare, or the environment because the level of 
control would remain the same if a permit were required. The title V 
permit program does not impose new substantive air quality control 
requirements on sources, but instead requires that certain procedural 
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respect to determining compliance with applicable requirements. As 
stated in our consideration of factor one for this category, title V 
would not lead to significant improvements in the compliance 
requirements applicable to existing or new area sources.
    One of the primary purposes of the title V permitting program is to 
clarify, in a single document, the various and sometimes complex 
regulations that apply to sources in order to improve understanding of 
these requirements and to help sources to achieve compliance with the 
requirements. In this case, however, we do not believe that a title V 
permit is necessary to understand the requirements that would be 
applicable to these area sources because the requirements of the rule 
are not difficult to implement. The vast majority of NSPS and NESHAP 
standards apply only to major sources, with only a small number of such 
standards regulating any activities at area sources. Because there are 
so few standards that regulate areas sources, the likelihood that 
multiple NSPS or NESHAP would apply to these area sources is low. We 
also have no reason to think that new sources would be substantially 
different from the existing sources. In addition, we explained in the 
Exemption Rule that requiring permits could, at least in the first few 
years of implementation, potentially adversely affect public health, 
welfare, or the environment by shifting State agency resources away 
from ensuring compliance for major sources with existing permits to 
issuing new permits for these area sources, potentially reducing 
overall air program effectiveness. We therefore conclude that title V 
exemptions for the paints and allied products manufacturing area 
sources will not adversely affect public health, welfare, or the 
environment for all of the reasons explained above.
    For the reasons stated here, we are proposing to exempt the Paints 
and Allied Products Manufacturing area source category from title V 
permitting requirements.

V. Summary of Impacts of the Proposed Standards

A. What Are the Air Impacts?

    Area sources in the paints and allied products manufacturing 
category have made significant emission reductions since 1990 through 
product reformulation, process and cleaning changes, installation of 
control equipment, and as a result of OSHA regulations. Affected 
sources appear to be well-controlled, and our proposed GACT 
determination reflects such controls. For the sources that would be 
required to install emission controls to meet the emission limits 
specified in this proposed rule, we estimated the 2002 nationwide 
emissions of all of the paints and allied products manufacturing HAP 
(including total metal HAP and volatile HAP) to be 4,800 tons/yr (4,300 
Mg/yr).
    Based on our data, we estimate that 21 percent of the facilities, 
or 460 area sources, do not have particulate controls installed. 
Through compliance with this rule as proposed, these facilities would 
reduce total PM emissions by 6,300 tons/yr (5,700 Mg/yr), total metal 
HAP emissions by 4.2 tons/yr (3.8 Mg/yr), and listed urban metal HAP 
(cadmium, chromium, lead, nickel) emissions by 0.13 tons/yr (0.11 Mg/
yr).
    We estimate that requiring the use of covers on process vessels as 
proposed in this rule would reduce nationwide volatile HAP emissions of 
the paints and allied products manufacturing area source category by 
about 169 tons/yr (153 Mg/yr), and listed urban volatile HAP (benzene, 
methylene chloride) emissions by 5.1 tons/yr (4.6 Mg/yr). These 
emission reduction estimates are based on the assumption that 5 percent 
of the existing paints and allied products manufacturing facilities 
would add covers to their process vessels, and that the covers will 
achieve a 40 percent reduction in volatile HAP emissions.
    We do not anticipate any indirect or secondary air impacts of this 
rule as proposed. The use of process vessel covers does not require any 
energy to be employed at existing paints and allied products 
manufacturing facilities.

B. What Are the Cost Impacts?

    In this analysis, two types of control options were investigated. 
The first type looked at potential control options for controlling 
volatile HAP. The second type looked at potential control options for 
controlling metal HAP. Costs for these options were developed for two 
model plants that are typical of the paints and allied products 
manufacturing industry.
    Based on the cost effectiveness calculations, process covers are 
the most cost effective option of reducing volatile HAP emissions from 
process vessels. The cost effectiveness of applying covers to the 
process vessels was calculated to be $34 per ton of volatile HAP 
reduced for a small model plant and $28 per ton of volatile HAP reduced 
for a large model plant. These costs were conservatively estimated 
assuming that 15 percent of the process vessels would be required to be 
covered. When all VOC emissions are taken into account, the total cost 
was considerably lower at $3 per ton of VOC removed for both small and 
large model plants.
    Per industry feedback, we know that 2-percent of the product will 
evaporate during the manufacturing process if the vessels are not 
covered. We estimated that it would cost $38,000 in total capital costs 
and $5,500 annually for the 110 facilities that will be required to 
install process vessel covers to meet the requirements of this rule. 
However the rule would also provide a cost savings to these same 
facilities, because they will have more coatings product at the end of 
the manufacturing process.
    We determined that a particulate control device is GACT for 
reducing metal HAP emissions. The cost effectiveness was calculated to 
be $1.6 million per ton of metal HAP removed for a small model plant, 
and $330,000 per ton of metal HAP removed for the large model plant. 
For particulate emissions, the cost effectiveness for a small model 
plant was calculated to be $1,200 per ton of PM removed, and $200 per 
ton of PM removed for the large model plant. For fine particulate 
emissions, the cost effectiveness was determined to be $2,500 per ton 
of PM2.5 removed for small model plants, and $500 per ton of 
PM2.5 removed for large model plants. Even though the metal 
HAP cost effectiveness values are high, we believe that the PM and 
PM2.5 cost effectiveness values are reasonable. 
Additionally, the reduction of particulate matter would improve 
workplace safety and reduce the cross contamination of coating 
products.
    The estimated total capital costs of this proposed rule for 
existing sources are $8.1 million for installing particulate control 
devices. The estimated annualized cost of the proposed rule for 
existing sources would be $3.1 million per year. The annualized costs 
account for the annualized capital costs of purchasing disposable 
process vessel covers for the existing facilities that would be 
required to install new emission controls, and the annualized cost of 
installing a particulate control device to facilities that currently do 
not have particulate control. The other affected facilities would incur 
costs only for submitting the notifications and for annual control 
device inspections because those facilities already meet the control, 
monitoring, and recordkeeping requirements that would be required under 
the proposed rule. The cost associated with recordkeeping and the one-
time reporting requirements is estimated to be $147 per facility.

C. What Are the Economic Impacts?

    Both the magnitude of costs needed to comply with the rule and the

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distribution of these costs among affected facilities can have a role 
in determining how the market will change in response to a rule. Total 
annualized costs for the rule are estimated to be $3.1 million. Four 
hundred and sixty facilities are projected to incur costs because of 
the proposed rule (79% of the 2,190 facilities are projected to incur 
no costs because they already meet the control requirements).
    The cost to sales ratio is estimated to assess the impact on the 
affected facilities. Two sizes were used for the facilities and high, 
average, and low prices were used for the product. Cost to sales ratios 
range from 0.19 percent for the small model plant with the lowest 
($3.50 per gallon price) to 0.001 percent for the large model plant 
with the highest price ($19.91 per gallon). Thus all of the 2,190 
facilities are projected to have a cost to sales ratio below 1.0 
percent. The average cost to sales ratio is expected to be around 0.13 
percent. Thus this regulation is not expected to have significant 
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The costs are so 
small that the impact is not expected to be significant. These small 
costs are not expected to result in a significant market impact whether 
they are passed on to the purchaser or absorbed.
    In terms of economic impacts, this proposed standard is estimated 
to impact a total of 2,190 area source facilities, which are all small 
entities. Our analysis indicates that this proposed rule would not 
impose a significant adverse impact on any facilities, large or small.

D. What are the non-air health, environmental, and energy impacts?

    To comply with the rule as proposed, we expect that affected 
facilities would control emissions by installing, operating, and 
maintaining a particulate control device, and using process vessel 
covers; none of these controls generate wastewater. Therefore, we 
project that this rule as proposed would have no impact on water 
emissions.
    There were few data available on the amount of solid and hazardous 
waste disposed of from the paints and allied products manufacturing 
industry. The main source of solid waste comes from the collected 
particulate from the particulate control device. Other sources of solid 
waste include rags used for cleaning and coatings that do not meet 
customer specifications. If facilities switch to producing low HAP 
coatings or use low HAP cleaning materials, the amount of hazardous 
waste would greatly decrease. The actual amount depends on several 
variables, including the type of manufactured coatings, the cleaners 
used, and number of facilities switching to low HAP or wetted pigments. 
It was assumed that there would be no significant waste disposal 
impacts because many of the facilities are producing low HAP coatings. 
The few facilities required to install and operate monitoring devices 
or systems would collect small amounts of metal HAP. Therefore, minimal 
additional solid waste would be generated as a result of the metal HAP 
emissions collected. If a facility switches from solvent-based coating 
to a water-based coating there should be a reduction in the amount of 
solid waste produced due to the use of nonvolatile materials.
    Energy impacts consist of the fuel (natural gas) needed to operate 
the combustion-based control device (thermal oxidizer) that is used to 
comply with the regulatory alternatives. It also includes the amount of 
electricity to operate the control devices. The estimated electricity 
and fuel impacts are already included in the annual cost of the control 
technologies. No additional energy is required for the process vessel 
covers or other management practices.
    No detrimental secondary impacts are expected to occur because 79 
percent of all existing facilities are currently achieving the GACT 
level of control. There are no additional energy impacts associated 
with operation of the control devices or monitoring systems.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this 
action is a ``significant regulatory action'' because it may raise 
novel legal or policy issues. Accordingly, EPA submitted this action to 
the OMB for review under Executive Order 12866 and any changes made in 
response to OMB recommendations have been documented in the docket for 
this action.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The information collection requirements in this proposed rule have 
been submitted for approval to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
44 U.S.C. 501 et seq. The Information Collection Request (ICR) document 
prepared by EPA has been assigned EPA ICR number 2348.01.
    The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in this proposed rule 
are based on the requirements in EPA's NESHAP General Provisions (40 
CFR part 63, subpart A). The recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
in the General Provisions are mandatory pursuant to section 114 of the 
CAA (42 U.S.C. 7414). All information other than emissions data 
submitted to EPA pursuant to the information collection requirements 
for which a claim of confidentiality is made is safeguarded according 
to CAA section 114(c) and the Agency's implementing regulations at 40 
CFR part 2, subpart B.
    This proposed NESHAP would require Paints and Allied Product 
Manufacturing area sources to submit an Initial Notification and a 
Notification of Compliance Status according to the requirements in 40 
CFR 63.9 of the General Provisions (subpart A). The annual burden for 
this information collection averaged over the first three years of this 
ICR is estimated to be a total of 2,887 labor hours per year at a cost 
of $322,009 or approximately $147 per facility.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's 
regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
    To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy 
of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for 
minimizing respondent burden, EPA has established a public docket for 
this rule, which includes this ICR, under Docket ID number [EPA-HQ-OAR-
2008-0053]. Submit any comments related to the ICR to EPA and OMB. See 
ADDRESSES section at the beginning of this notice for where to submit 
comments to EPA. Send comments to OMB at the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Since OMB is 
required to make a decision concerning the ICR between 30 and 60 days 
after June 1, 2009, a comment to OMB is best assured of having its full 
effect if OMB receives it by July 1, 2009. The final rule will respond 
to any OMB or public comments on the information collection 
requirements contained in this proposal.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act generally requires an agency to 
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice 
and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative Procedure 
Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the rule 
would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities.

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Small entities include small businesses, small not-for-profit 
enterprises, and small governmental jurisdictions.
    For the purposes of assessing the impacts of this proposed rule on 
small entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A small business that 
meets the Small Business Administration size standards for small 
businesses found at 13 CFR 121.201; (2) a small governmental 
jurisdiction that is a government of a city, county, town, school 
district, or special district with a population of less than 50,000; 
and (3) a small organization that is any not-for-profit enterprise 
which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its 
field.
    After considering the economic impacts of this proposed rule on 
small entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This 
proposed rule is estimated to impact a total of almost 2,200 area 
source paints and allied products manufacturing facilities; over ninety 
percent of these facilities are estimated to be small entities. We have 
determined that small entity compliance costs, as assessed by the 
facilities' cost-to-sales ratio, are expected to be approximately 0.13 
percent for the estimated 460 facilities that would not initially be in 
compliance. Although this proposed rule contains requirements for new 
area sources, we are not aware of any new area sources being 
constructed now or planned in the next 3 years, and consequently, we 
did not estimate any impacts for new sources.
    Although this proposed rule would not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities, EPA nonetheless has 
tried to reduce the impact of this rule on small entities. The 
standards represent practices and controls that are common throughout 
the paints and allied products industry. The standards also require 
only the essential recordkeeping and reporting needed to demonstrate 
and verify compliance. These standards were developed in consultation 
with small business representatives on the State and national level and 
the trade associations that represent small businesses.
    We continue to be interested in the potential impacts of this 
proposed action on small entities and welcome comments on issues 
related to such impacts.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    This proposed rule does not contain a Federal mandate that may 
result in expenditures of $100 million or more for State, local, and 
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or to the private sector in any 
one year. This proposed rule is not expected to impact State, local, or 
tribal governments. The nationwide annualized cost of this proposed 
rule for affected industrial sources is $3.1 million/yr. Thus, this 
proposed rule would not be subject to the requirements of sections 202 
and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA).
    This proposed rule would also not be subject to the requirements of 
section 203 of UMRA because it contains no regulatory requirements that 
might significantly or uniquely affect small governments. The proposed 
rule would not apply to such governments and would impose no 
obligations upon them.

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999) requires EPA 
to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely 
input by State and local officials in the development of regulatory 
policies that have federalism implications.'' ``Policies that have 
federalism implications'' is defined in the Executive Order to include 
regulations that have ``substantial direct effects on the States, on 
the relationship between the national government and the States, or on 
the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels 
of government.''
    This proposed rule does not have federalism implications. It will 
not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship 
between the national government and the States, or on the distribution 
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government, 
as specified in Executive Order 13132. This proposed rule does not 
impose any requirements on State and local governments. Thus, Executive 
Order 13132 does not apply to this proposed rule.
    In the spirit of Executive Order 13132, and consistent with EPA 
policy to promote communications between EPA and State and local 
governments, EPA specifically solicits comment on this proposed rule 
from State and local officials.

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian 
Tribal Governments

    Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 6, 2000), requires EPA 
to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely 
input by Tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies 
that have Tribal implications.'' This proposed rule does not have 
Tribal implications, as specified in Executive Order 13175. This 
proposed rule imposes no requirements on Tribal governments. Thus, 
Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this proposed rule. EPA 
specifically solicits additional comment on this proposed rule from 
Tribal officials.

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental 
Health and Safety Risks

    EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) 
as applying to those regulatory actions that concern health or safety 
risks, such that the analysis required under section 5-501 of the Order 
has the potential to influence the regulation. This action is not 
subject to EO 13045 because it is based solely on technology 
performance.

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That 
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This proposed rule is not a ``significant energy action'' as 
defined in Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it 
is not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, 
distribution, or use of energy. Further, we have concluded that this 
rule is not likely to have any adverse energy effects. Existing energy 
requirements for this industry would not be significantly impacted by 
the additional controls or other equipment that may be required by this 
rule.

I. National Technology Transfer Advancement Act

    Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement 
Act of 1995 (``NTTAA''), Public Law 104-113 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) 
directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its regulatory 
activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with applicable law or 
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical 
standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods, sampling 
procedures, and business practices) that are developed or adopted by 
voluntary consensus standards bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to provide 
Congress, through OMB, explanations when the Agency decides not to use 
available and applicable voluntary consensus standards.
    This rulemaking involves technical standards. Therefore, the Agency 
conducted a search to identify potentially applicable voluntary 
consensus standards. However, we

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identified no such standards, and none were brought to our attention in 
comments. Therefore, EPA has decided to use EPA Method 9.
    EPA welcomes comments on this aspect of the proposed rulemaking 
and, specifically, invites the public to identify potentially-
applicable voluntary consensus standards and to explain why such 
standards should be used in this regulation.

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) establishes 
Federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision 
directs Federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and 
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission 
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high 
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs, 
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income 
populations in the United States.
    EPA has determined that this proposed rule would not have 
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental 
effects on minority or low-income populations because it increases the 
level of environmental protection for all affected populations without 
having any disproportionately high and adverse human health or 
environmental effects on any population, including any minority or low-
income population. This proposed rule would establish national 
standards for the Paints and Allied Products area source category. The 
nationwide standards would reduce HAP emissions and thus decrease the 
amount of emissions to which all affected populations are exposed.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hazardous 
substances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: May 22, 2009.
Lisa P. Jackson,
Administrator.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, title 40, chapter I, part 
63 of the Code of Federal Regulations is proposed to be amended as 
follows:

PART 63--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 63 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart A--[AMENDED]

    2. Part 63 is amended by adding subpart CCCCCCC to read as follows:
Subpart CCCCCCC--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for Area Sources: Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing

Applicability and Compliance Dates

Sec.
63.11599 Am I subject to this subpart?
63.11600 What are my compliance dates?

Standards, Monitoring, and Compliance Requirements

63.11601 What are the standards for new and existing paints and 
allied products manufacturing facilities?
63.11602 What are the performance test and compliance requirements 
for new and existing sources?
63.11603 What are the notification, reporting, and recordkeeping 
requirements?
63.11604 [RESERVED]

Other Requirements and Information

63.11605 What General Provisions apply to this subpart?
63.11606 Who implements and enforces this subpart?
63.11607 What definitions apply to this subpart?
63.11608--63.11638 [RESERVED]

Tables to Subpart CCCCCCC of Part 63

Table 1 to Subpart CCCCCCC of Part 63--Applicability of General 
Provisions to Subpart CCCCCCC

Subpart CCCCCCC--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for Area Sources: Paints and Allied Products 
Manufacturing

Applicability and Compliance Dates

Sec.  63.11599  Am I subject to this subpart?

    (a) You are subject to this subpart if you own or operate a 
facility that performs paints and allied products manufacturing that is 
an area source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions and 
processes, uses, or generates materials containing one or more of the 
following HAP: benzene, methylene chloride, and compounds of cadmium, 
chromium, lead, and nickel.
    (b) The affected source consists of all paints and allied products 
manufacturing processes at the facility.
    (1) An affected source is existing if you commenced construction or 
reconstruction of the affected source on or before June 1, 2009.
    (2) An affected source is new if you commenced construction or 
reconstruction of the affected source after June 1, 2009.
    (c) You are exempt from the obligation to obtain a permit under 40 
CFR part 70 or 40 CFR part 71, provided you are not otherwise required 
by law to obtain a permit under 40 CFR 70.3(a) or 40 CFR 71.3(a). 
Notwithstanding the previous sentence, you must continue to comply with 
the provisions of this subpart.

Sec.  63.11600  What are my compliance dates?

    (a) If you own or operate an existing affected source, you must 
achieve compliance with applicable provisions in this subpart by 2 
years after the date of publication of the final rule in the Federal 
Register.
    (b) If you start up a new affected source on or before the date of 
publication of the final rule in the Federal Register, you must achieve 
compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart by no later 
than the date of publication of the final rule in the Federal Register.
    (c) If you start up a new affected source after the date of 
publication of the final rule in the Federal Register, you must achieve 
compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart upon startup 
of your affected source.

Standards, Monitoring, and Compliance Requirements

Sec.  63.11601  What are the standards for new and existing paints and 
allied products manufacturing facilities?

    (a) For each new and affected source, you must capture particulate 
emissions and route them to a particulate control device meeting the 
requirements of this section during the addition of pigments and other 
solids and during the grinding and milling of pigments and solids.
    (1) For new and existing affected sources, visible 5 percent 
opacity when averaged over a six-minute period.
    (2) [RESERVED]
    (b) For each new and existing affected source, you must comply with 
the requirements in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section.
    (1) Process and storage vessels, except for process vessels which 
are mixing vessels, must be equipped with covers or lids meeting the 
requirements of paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section. 
These vessels must be kept covered when not in use.
    (i) The covers or lids can be of solid or flexible construction, 
provided they do not warp or move around during the manufacturing 
process.
    (ii) The covers or lids must maintain contact along at least 90 
percent of the vessel rim.
    (iii) The covers or lids must be maintained in good condition.
    (2) Mixing vessels must be equipped with covers that completely 
cover the vessel, except for safe clearance of the

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mixer shaft. The vessels must be kept covered during the manufacturing 
process, except for operator access for quality control testing of the 
product, and during the addition of pigments or other materials used to 
meet the final product specifications.
    (3) Leaks and spills of materials containing volatile HAP must be 
immediately minimized and cleaned up.
    (4) Waste solvent rags or other materials used for cleaning must be 
kept in closed storage vessels.

Sec.  63.11602  What are the performance test and compliance 
requirements for new and existing sources?

    (a) For each new and existing affected source, you must demonstrate 
initial compliance by conducting the inspection and monitoring 
activities in paragraph (a)(1) of this section and ongoing compliance 
by conducting the inspection and testing activities in paragraph (a)(2) 
of this section.
    (1) Initial particulate control device inspections and tests. You 
must conduct an initial inspection of each particulate control device 
according to the requirements in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (iii) of 
this section and perform a visible emissions test according to the 
requirements of paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of this section. You must record 
the results of each inspection and test according to paragraph (b) of 
this section and perform corrective action where necessary. You must 
conduct each inspection no later than 60 days after your applicable 
compliance date for each control device which has been operated within 
60 days following the compliance date. For a control device which has 
not been installed or operated within 60 days following the compliance 
date, you must conduct an initial inspection prior to startup of the 
control device.
    (i) For each wet particulate control system, you must verify the 
presence of water flow to the control equipment. You must also visually 
inspect the system ductwork and control equipment for leaks and inspect 
the interior of the control equipment (if applicable) for structural 
integrity and the condition of the control system.
    (ii) For each dry particulate control system, you must visually 
inspect the system ductwork and dry particulate control unit for leaks. 
You must also inspect the inside of each dry particulate control unit 
for structural integrity and condition.
    (iii) An initial inspection of the internal components of a wet or 
dry particulate control system is not required if there is a record 
that an inspection has been performed within the past 12 months and any 
maintenance actions have been resolved.
    (iv) For each particulate control device, you must conduct an 
initial 30 minute visible emission test using Method 9 (40 CFR part 60, 
appendix A-4). If the results of the visible emissions test indicate an 
opacity greater than the applicable limitation in Sec.  63.11601(a), 
you must take corrective action according to the equipment 
manufacturer's specifications or instructions and retest within 15 
days.
    (2) Ongoing particulate control device inspections and tests. 
Following the initial inspections, you must perform periodic 
inspections of each PM control device according to the requirements in 
paragraphs (a)(2)(i) or (ii) of this section. You must record the 
results of each inspection according to paragraph (b) of this section 
and perform corrective action where necessary. You must also conduct 
tests according to the requirements in paragraph (a)(2)(iii) of this 
section and record the results according to paragraph (b) of this 
section.
    (i) You must inspect and maintain each wet control system according 
to the requirements in paragraphs (a)(2)(i)(A) through (C) of this 
section.
    (A) You must conduct a daily inspection to verify the presence of 
water flow to the wet particulate control system.
    (B) You must conduct weekly visual inspections of the system 
ductwork and wet particulate control equipment for leaks.
    (C) You must conduct inspections of the interior of the wet control 
system (if applicable) to determine the structural integrity and 
condition of the control equipment every 12 months.
    (ii) You must inspect and maintain each dry particulate control 
unit according to the requirements in paragraphs (a)(2)(ii)(A) and (B) 
of this section.
    (A) You must conduct weekly visual inspections of the system 
ductwork for leaks.
    (B) You must conduct inspections of the interior of the dry 
particulate control unit for structural integrity and to determine the 
condition of the fabric filter (if applicable) every 12 months.
    (iii) For each particulate control device, you must conduct a 30 
minute visible emission test every 6 months using Method 9 (40 CFR part 
60, appendix A-4). If the results of the visible emissions test 
indicate an opacity greater than the applicable limitation in Sec.  
63.11601(a), you must take corrective action according to the equipment 
manufacturer's specifications or instructions and retest within 15 
days.
    (b) You must record the information specified in paragraphs (b)(1) 
through (6) of this section for each inspection and testing activity.
    (1) The date, place, and time;
    (2) Person conducting the activity;
    (3) Technique or method used;
    (4) Operating conditions during the activity;
    (5) Results; and
    (6) Description of correction actions taken.

Sec.  63.11603  What are the notification, reporting, and recordkeeping 
requirements?

    (a) Notifications. You must submit the notifications identified in 
paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section.
    (1) Initial Notification of Applicability. If you own or operate an 
existing affected source, you must submit an initial notification of 
applicability required by Sec.  63.9(b)(2) no later than 120 days after 
the date of publication of the final rule in the Federal Register. If 
you own or operate a new affected source, you must submit an initial 
notification of applicability required by Sec.  63.9(b)(2) no later 
than 120 days after initial start-up of the operations or 120 days 
after the date of publication in the Federal Register, whichever is 
later. The notification of applicability must include the information 
specified in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section.
    (i) The name and address of the owner or operator;
    (ii) The address (i.e., physical location) of the affected source; 
and
    (iii) An identification of the relevant standard, or other 
requirement, that is the basis of the notification and the source's 
compliance date.
    (2) Notification of Compliance Status. If you own or operate an 
existing affected source, you must submit a Notification of Compliance 
Status in accordance with Sec.  63.9(h) of the General Provisions 
within 2 years and 120 days after the date of publication of the final 
rule in the Federal Register. If you are the owner of a new affected 
source, you must submit a Notification of Compliance Status within 120 
days after initial start-up, or by 120 days after the date of 
publication of the final rule in the Federal Register, whichever is 
later. This Notification of Compliance Status must include the 
information specified in paragraphs (a)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section.
    (i) Your company's name and address;
    (ii) A statement by a responsible official with that official's 
name, title, phone number, e-mail address and

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signature, certifying the truth, accuracy, and completeness of the 
notification, a description of the method of compliance (i.e., 
compliance with management practices, installation of a wet or dry 
scrubber) and a statement of whether the source has complied with all 
the relevant standards and other requirements of this subpart.
    (b) Annual Compliance Certification Report. You must prepare an 
annual compliance certification report according to the requirements in 
paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this section. This report does not 
need to be submitted unless a deviation from the requirements of this 
subpart has occurred. When a deviation from the requirements of this 
subpart has occurred, the annual compliance certification report must 
be submitted along with the deviation report.
    (1) Dates. You must prepare and, if applicable, submit each annual 
compliance certification report according to the dates specified in 
paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section.
    (i) The first annual compliance report must cover the first annual 
reporting period which begins the day of the compliance date and ends 
on December 31.
    (ii) Each subsequent annual compliance report must cover the annual 
reporting period from January 1 through December 31.
    (iii) Each annual compliance report must be prepared no later than 
January 31 and kept in a readily-accessible location for inspector 
review. If a deviation has occurred during the year, each annual 
compliance report must be submitted along with the deviation report, 
and postmarked no later than February 15.
    (2) General Requirements. The annual compliance certification 
report must contain the information specified in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) 
through (iii) of this section.
    (i) Company name and address;
    (ii) A statement in accordance with Sec.  63.9(h) of the General 
Provisions that is signed by a responsible official with that 
official's name, title, phone number, e-mail address and signature, 
certifying the truth, accuracy, and completeness of the notification 
and a statement of whether the source has complied with all the 
relevant standards and other requirements of this subpart; and
    (iii) Date of report and beginning and ending dates of the 
reporting period. The reporting period is the 12-month period beginning 
on January 1 and ending on December 31.
    (3) Deviation Report. If a deviation has occurred during the 
reporting period, you must include a description of deviations from the 
applicable requirements, the time periods during which the deviations 
occurred, and the corrective actions taken. This deviation report must 
be submitted along with your annual compliance report, as required by 
paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section.
    (c) Records. You must maintain the records specified in paragraphs 
(c)(1) through (4) of this section in accordance with paragraphs (c)(5) 
through (7) of this section, for five years after the date of each 
recorded action.
    (1) As required in Sec.  63.10(b)(2)(xiv), you must keep a copy of 
each notification that you submitted in accordance with paragraph (a) 
of this section, and all documentation supporting any Notification of 
Applicability and Notification of Compliance Status that you submitted.
    (2) You must keep a copy of each Annual Compliance Certification 
Report prepared in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section.
    (3) You must keep a copy of the particulate control device 
manufacturer specifications and recommendations on site at all times.
    (4) You must keep records of all inspections and tests as required 
by Sec.  63.11602(b).
    (5) Your records must be in a form suitable and readily available 
for expeditious review, according to Sec.  63.10(b)(1).
    (6) As specified in Sec.  63.10(b)(1), you must keep each record 
for 5 years following the date of each recorded action.
    (7) You must keep each record onsite for at least 2 years after the 
date of each recorded action according to Sec.  63.10(b)(1). You may 
keep the records offsite for the remaining 3 years.

Sec.  63.11604  [RESERVED]

Other Requirements and Information

Sec.  63.11605  What General Provisions apply to this subpart?

    Table 1 of this subpart shows which parts of the General Provisions 
in Sec. Sec.  63.1 through 63.16 apply to you.

Sec.  63.11606  Who implements and enforces this subpart?

    (a) This subpart can be implemented and enforced by the U.S. EPA or 
a delegated authority such as a State, local, or tribal agency. If the 
U.S. EPA Administrator has delegated authority to a State, local, or 
tribal agency pursuant to 40 CFR part 63, subpart E, then that Agency 
has the authority to implement and enforce this subpart. You should 
contact your U.S. EPA Regional Office to find out if this subpart is 
delegated to your State, local, or tribal agency.
    (b) In delegating implementation and enforcement authority of this 
subpart to a State, local, or tribal agency under 40 CFR part 63, 
subpart E, the authorities contained in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) 
of this section are retained by the Administrator of the U.S. EPA and 
are not transferred to the State, local, or tribal agency.
    (1) Approval of an alternative nonopacity emissions standard under 
Sec.  63.6(g).
    (2) Approval of a major change to test methods under Sec.  
63.7(e)(2)(ii) and (f). A ``major change to test method'' is defined in 
Sec.  63.90
    (3) Approval of a major change to monitoring under Sec.  63.8(f). A 
''major change to monitoring'' is defined in Sec.  63.90.
    (4) Approval of a major change to recordkeeping/reporting under 
Sec.  63.10(f). A ``major change to recordkeeping/reporting'' is 
defined in Sec.  63.90. As required in Sec.  63.11432, you must comply 
with the requirements of the NESHAP General Provisions (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart A) as shown in the following table.

Sec.  63.11607  What definitions apply to this subpart?

    Terms used in this subpart are defined in the Clean Air Act, Sec.  
63.2, and in this section as follows:
    Deviation means any instance in which an affected source subject to 
this subpart, or an owner or operator of such a source:
    (1) Fails to meet any requirement or management practices 
established by this subpart;
    (2) Fails to meet any term or condition that is adopted to 
implement a requirement in this subpart and that is included in the 
operating permit for any affected source required to obtain such a 
permit; or
    (3) Fails to meet any emissions limitation or management practice 
in this subpart during startup, shutdown, or malfunction, regardless of 
whether or not such failure is permitted by this subpart.
    Fabric filter means an air collection and control system that that 
utilizes a bag filter to reduce the emissions of metal HAP and other 
particulate matter.
    Material containing HAP means a material containing benzene, 
methylene chloride, or compounds of cadmium, chromium, lead, and/or 
nickel, in amounts greater than or equal to 0.1 percent by weight, as 
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manufacturer or supplier, such as the Material Safety Data Sheet for 
the material.
    Paints and allied product means a material such as paint, ink, or 
adhesive that is intended to be applied to a substrate and consists of 
a mixture of resins, pigments, solvents, and/or other additives.
    Paints and allied product manufacturing means the production of 
paints, inks, adhesives, stains, varnishes, shellacs, putties, sealers, 
caulks, and other coatings, the intended use of which is to leave a 
dried film of solid material on a substrate. Paints and allied product 
manufacturing does not include the manufacture of:
    (1) Products that do not leave a dried film of solid material on 
the substrate, such as thinners, paint removers, brush cleaners, and 
mold release agents;
    (2) Electroplated and electroless metal films; and
    (3) Raw materials, such as resins, pigments, and solvents used in 
the production of paints and coatings.
    Paints and allied product manufacturing process means all the 
equipment which collectively function to produce a paints or allied 
product. A process may consist of one or more unit operations. For the 
purposes of this subpart, the manufacturing process includes any, all, 
or a combination of, weighing, blending, mixing, grinding, tinting, 
dilution or other formulation. Cleaning operations are considered part 
of the manufacturing process. Quality assurance and quality control 
laboratories are not considered part of a paints and allied product 
manufacturing process.
    Particulate control device means the air pollution control 
equipment used to remove PM from the effluent gas stream generated by a 
reaction vessel.
    Process vessel means any stationary or portable tank or other 
vessel of any capacity and in which mixing, blending, diluting, 
dissolving, temporary holding, and other processing steps occur in the 
manufacturing of a coating.
    Storage vessel means a tank, container or other vessel that is used 
to store organic liquids that contain one or more of the listed HAP as 
raw material feedstocks or products. It also includes objects, such as 
rags or other containers which are stored in the vessel. The following 
are not considered storage vessels for the purposes of this subpart:
    (1) Vessels permanently attached to motor vehicles such as trucks, 
railcars, barges, or ships;
    (2) Pressure vessels designed to operate in excess of 204.9 
kilopascals and without emissions to the atmosphere;
    (3) Vessels storing organic liquids that contain HAP only as 
impurities;
    (4) Wastewater storage tanks; and
    (5) Process vessels.

Sec.  63.11608-63.11638  [RESERVED]

Table 1 to Subpart CCCCCCC of Part 63--Applicability of General 
Provisions to Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing Area Sources

    As required in Sec.  63.11599, you must meet each requirement in 
the following table that applies to you.
    Part 63 General Provisions to be incorporated for Paints and Allied 
Products Manufacturing Area Sources:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Applies to
            Citation                     Subject         subpart CCCCCCC
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63.1 \1\.......................  Applicability.........  Yes.
63.2...........................  Definitions...........  Yes.
63.3...........................  Units and               Yes.
                                  abbreviations.
63.4...........................  Prohibited activities.  Yes.
63.5...........................  Preconstruction review  No.
                                  and notification
                                  requirements.
63.6(a),(b)(1)-(b)(5),(c),       Compliance with         Yes.
 (e)(1),(f)(2), (f)(3),(g),(i),   standards and
 (j).                             maintenance
                                  requirements.
63.7...........................  Performance testing     No.
                                  requirements.
63.8...........................  Monitoring              No.
                                  requirements.
63.9(a)-(d),(i), and (j).......  Notification            Yes.
                                  requirements.
63.10(a),(b)(1),(d)(1).........  Recordkeeping and       Yes.
                                  reporting.
63.11..........................  Control device and      No.
                                  work practice
                                  requirements.
63.12..........................  State authority and     Yes.
                                  delegations.
63.13..........................  Addresses of State air  Yes.
                                  pollution control
                                  agencies and EPA
                                  regional offices.
63.14..........................  Incororation by         Yes.
                                  reference.
63.15..........................  Availability of         Yes.
                                  information and
                                  confidentiality.
63.16..........................  Performance track       Yes.
                                  provisions.
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\1\ Sec.   63.11599(c), ``Am I subject to this subpart?'' exempts
  affected sources from the obligation to obtain title V operating
  permits.

 [FR Doc. E9-12563 Filed 5-29-09; 8:45 am]

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