Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 44 - Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 44, 'Control of VOC from Adhesives and Sealants' › Section 250-RICR-120-05-44.6 - Applicability and Exemptions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Except as
				  provided in §§
										44.6(B) and
				  (C) of this Part, the provisions of this
				  regulation apply to any person who sells, offers for sale, supplies or
				  manufactures any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer for use
				  within the State of Rhode Island, as well as any person who uses or solicits
				  the use of any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer within the
				  State of Rhode Island.
B. The
				  provisions of this regulation do not apply to the following:
1. Testing or evaluation of adhesives,
				  sealants, adhesive primers or sealant primers in a research and development,
				  quality assurance or analytical laboratory, provided that records are
				  maintained as specified in §
											44.9(C) of
				  this Part;
2. Adhesives, sealants,
				  adhesive primers and sealant primers that are subject to Part 31 of this
				  Subchapter (Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products), or
				  Part 33 of this Subchapter (Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from
				  Architectural Coatings and Industrial Maintenance Coatings);
3. Adhesives and sealants that contain less
				  than twenty (20) grams of VOC per liter of product, less water, as
				  applied;
4. Cyanoacrylate
				  adhesives;
5. Aerosol
				  adhesives;
6. Adhesives, sealants,
				  adhesive primers or sealant primers, except plastic cement welding adhesives
				  and contact bond adhesives, that are sold or supplied by the manufacturer or
				  supplier in containers with a net volume of sixteen (16) fluid ounces or less
				  or a net weight of one (1) pound or less;
7. Contact bond adhesives that are sold or
				  supplied by the manufacturer or supplier in containers with a net volume of one
				  (1) gallon or less.
8. The use of
				  adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers, sealant primers, surface preparation and
				  cleanup solvents in the following operations:
a. Tire repair, provided that the product
				  label states "For tire repair only;"
b. Assembly, repair and manufacture of
				  aerospace or undersea-based weapon systems;
c. Manufacture of medical equipment; and
d. Metal cleaning operations
				  regulated by and performed in accordance with Part 36 of this Subchapter
				  (Control of Emissions from Organic Solvent Cleaning);
9. The use of adhesives, sealants, adhesive
				  primers and sealant primers at a facility, if the total VOC emissions from all
				  adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers and sealant primers used at the facility
				  are less than two hundred (200) pounds in any consecutive twelve-month period.
				  Any person claiming an exemption pursuant to this paragraph shall record and
				  maintain monthly operational records sufficient to document rolling twelvemonth
				  VOC emissions in accordance with the specifications in §
											44.9 of this
				  Part.
10. Adhesives, sealants,
				  adhesive primers and sealant primers that are sold, offered for sale or
				  manufactured in Rhode Island for shipment and use outside of Rhode
				  Island.
11. The use of any
				  adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer, cleanup solvent or surface
				  preparation solvent at a private residence for non-commercial
				  purposes.
12. The use of adhesives,
				  cleanup solvents and surface preparation solvents in the repair and manufacture
				  of submarines, when the use of noncomplying material is necessary to meet
				  military performance specifications, provided that records of the use of such
				  noncompliant materials are maintained in accordance with the specifications in
				  §
											44.9
				  of this Part.