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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 30 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Automobile Refinishing Operations (250-RICR-120-05-30) › Section 250-RICR-120-05-30.11 - Compliance Demonstration/Testing

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Compliance with
				  emission limitations of §§
										30.7(A),
				  30.7(A)(1),
				  and 30.7(B) of
				  this Part shall be demonstrated upon request of the Director in accordance with
				  40 C.F.R. §
											60, Appendix A, Methods 24, 24A, 25 or any
				  other EPA approved method which has been accepted by the Director. A one hour
				  bake time must be used for Methods 24 and 24A. Methods 24 and 24A apply to
				  multicomponent coatings.
B.
				  (Reserved for stack exhaust sampling techniques.)
C. Facilities using control equipment to
				  comply with the emission limitations of §§
										30.7(A) 
				  and 30.7(A)(1)
				  of this Part must show that the equipment meets specific capture and control
				  efficiency limits which will be set in an enforceable document. Compliance must
				  be demonstrated upon equipment start up and thereafter upon request of the
				  Director. Control efficiency of the equipment shall be determined using
				  EPA-approved test methods. Calculations shall be done on a solids applied
				  basis. Compliance averaging times shall be met according to the control device
				  chosen and EPA test methods (as codified in
				  40 C.F.R. §
											60), as follows:
TABLE 3
Compliance Method
EPA Reference Test Method
Test Averaging Time
Solvent destruction or solvent recovery except
								carbon adsorption
25
3 hours
Carbon adsorption
25 or other test method as appropriate
The length of adsorption cycle or 24-hours,
								which-ever is less.
1. or other
				  methods approved by the Department and EPA. Once the control efficiency has
				  been determined for any control device by Reference Method 25, or any
				  alternative method approved by the Department and EPA, compliance shall be
				  determined on an instantaneous basis time period (e.g. determined control
				  efficiency shall be used to calculate whether samples from the process meet the
				  applicable emissions limit.) Continuous compliance will be maintained at all
				  times.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 30 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Automobile Refinishing Operations (250-RICR-120-05-30) › Section 250-RICR-120-05-30.12 - Compliance Schedule

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Persons owning,
				  leasing or controlling the operation of any automobile refinishing facility
				  shall achieve compliance with the requirements of this regulation no later than
				  July 1, 1995. All automobile refinishing operations commencing operation after
				  July 1, 1994 must be in compliance with the emission limits specified in
				  §§
										30.7(A) 
				  and 30.7(A)(1)
				  of this Part upon commencing operation.
B. Within fifteen (15) days of achieving
				  compliance with §§
										30.7 and
				  30.8 of this Part, the
				  owner or operator of the facility shall certify to the Director in writing that
				  compliance has been achieved. Such certification shall be signed by the owner
				  or operator of the facility, and shall include the date that compliance was
				  achieved.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 31 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products › Section 250-RICR-120-05-31.1 - Purpose and Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
31.1.1
Purpose
The purpose of this regulation is to limit the emissions of
					 volatile organic compounds from consumer products.
31.1.2
Authority
These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §
											42-17.1-2(19) and
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-23, and have been promulgated pursuant to the
					 procedures set forth in the Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act, R.I.
					 Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 31 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products › Section 250-RICR-120-05-31.2 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of this regulation shall be
					 liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of
					 state laws, goals and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 31 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products › Section 250-RICR-120-05-31.3 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of this regulation or the application
					 thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent
					 jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulation shall not be
					 affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 31 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products › Section 250-RICR-120-05-31.4 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These regulations
				  hereby adopt and incorporate the American Society of Testing and Material's
				  "ASTM D 4359-90(2012) " "ASTM 4236-94(2016)," and "ASTM D 86-17(2017)," "ASTM E
				  260-96(2011) " by reference, not including any further editions or amendments
				  thereof, and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not
				  inconsistent with these regulations.
B. These regulations hereby adopt and
				  incorporate the California Air Resources Board's "Method 310: Determination of
				  Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Consumer Products (2005)," 17 California
				  Code of Regulations, Section 93000(2018) by reference, not including any
				  further editions or amendments thereof, and only to the extent that the
				  provisions therein are not inconsistent with these regulations.
C. These regulations hereby adopt and
				  incorporate the South Coast Air Quality Management District" Rule 1174 I
				  gnition Method Compliance Certification Protocol, (1991)" by reference, not
				  including any further editions or amendments thereof, and only to the extent
				  that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
				  regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 31 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products › Section 250-RICR-120-05-31.6 - Applicability and Exemptions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Except as
				  provided in §§
										31.6(B) through
				  (E) of this Part, the provisions of this
				  regulation apply to any person who sells, supplies, offers for sale,
				  distributes for sale or manufactures for sale within Rhode Island any consumer
				  products on or after the applicable date identified in §
										31.7 of this
				  Part.
B. The provisions of this
				  regulation do not apply to the following:
1.
				  Any product that is sold, offered for sale or manufactured in Rhode Island for
				  shipment and use outside of Rhode Island;
2. A manufacturer or distributor who sells,
				  supplies, or offers for sale in Rhode Island a consumer product that does not
				  comply with the VOC standards specified in §
											31.7 of this Part, as long
				  as the manufacturer or distributor can demonstrate both that the consumer
				  product is intended for shipment and use outside of Rhode Island, and that the
				  manufacturer or distributor has taken reasonable prudent precautions to assure
				  that the consumer product is not distributed to Rhode Island.
3. Insecticides which contain at least
				  ninety-eight percent (98%) para-dichlorobenzene;
4. Air fresheners comprised entirely of
				  fragrance, less compounds not defined as VOCs in Part 0 of this Subchapter
				  (General Definitions) and LVP-VOCs;
5. Fragrances contained in a consumer product
				  up to a combined level of two percent (2%) by weight of the product and
				  colorants up to a combined level of two percent (2%) by weight in an
				  antiperspirant or deodorant;
6.
				  Ethanol in antiperspirant and deodorant products shall not be considered a MVOC
				  for the purposes of this regulation;
7. In antiperspirants and deodorants,
				  compounds that contain more than ten (10) carbon atoms per molecule and for
				  which the vapor pressure is unknown or that have a vapor pressure of two (2) mm
				  Hg or less at twenty degrees Celsius (20°C);
8. LVP-VOCs;
9. Adhesives sold in containers of one (1)
				  fluid ounce or less;
10. Contact
				  adhesives sold in units of product, less packaging, of more than one (1)
				  gallon;
11. Construction, panel and
				  floor covering adhesives, general purpose adhesives, and sealants and caulking
				  compounds sold in units of product, less packaging, which weigh more than one
				  (1) pound and consist of more than sixteen (16) fluid ounces. This exemption
				  does not apply to aerosol adhesives; and
12. Bait station insecticides.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 31 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products › Section 250-RICR-120-05-31.8 - Labeling Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No person shall
				  sell, supply, offer for sale in Rhode Island, or manufacture for use in Rhode
				  Island any product specified in §
										31.7 of this Part, unless
				  the date of manufacture of the contents or a code indicating the date of
				  manufacture of the contents is displayed on the product. The following
				  requirements apply to the date or date-code:
1. The date or date-code information shall be
				  readily observable or obtainable without disassembling any part of the
				  container or packaging.
2. No
				  person shall erase, alter, deface or otherwise remove or make illegible any
				  date or date-code indicating the date of manufacture from any regulated product
				  without the express authorization of the manufacturer.
3. The manufacturer shall supply an
				  explanation of each code to the Director within thirty (30) days of written
				  request.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 31 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products › Section 250-RICR-120-05-31.9 - Reporting Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each manufacturer
				  of a consumer product subject to the requirements of this regulation shall
				  submit to the Director, within ninety (90) days of notice, the following
				  information:
1. The name and address of the
				  responsible party and the name, address and telephone number of a designated
				  contact person;
2. Any claims of
				  confidentiality;
3. Consumer
				  product brand name, category, form and label (note that information about each
				  product form should be provided separately);
4. An identification of the product as a
				  household product, industrial and institutional product, or both, according to
				  the definitions in §
											31.5 of this
				  Part;
5. Rhode Island sales of the
				  product in pounds per year, to the nearest pound, and the method used to
				  calculate Rhode Island sales;
6.
				  For information submitted by two (2) companies, an identification of the
				  company which is submitting relevant data separate from that submitted by the
				  responsible party;
7. For each
				  product name and form, the net percent by weight of the total product, less
				  container and packaging, comprised of the following, rounded to the nearest
				  one-tenth of a percent (0.1%):
a. Total
				  exempt compounds;
b. Total LVP-VOCs
				  that are not fragrances;
c. Total
				  all other carbon-containing compounds that are not fragrances;
d. Total all non-carbon-containing
				  compounds;
e. Total
				  fragrances;
f. For products
				  containing greater than two percent (2%) by weight fragrance:
(1) The percent of fragrances that are
				  LVP-VOCs;
(2) The percent of
				  fragrances that are all other carbon-containing compounds;
g. For deodorants and antiperspirants:
(1) Total HVOC and total MVOC content of
				  deodorants and antiperspirants (percent by weight);
(2) Total ethanol content;
h. Total para-dichlorobenzene
				  content (percent by weight) of air fresheners and insecticides;
8. For each product brand name and
				  form, the identity, including the specific chemical name and associated
				  Chemical Abstract Services (CAS) number of the following:
a. Each exempt compound; and
b. Each LVP-VOC that is not a
				  fragrance
9. For products
				  which use propellants:
a. The weight percent
				  of the product comprised of propellant;
b. An identification of the type of
				  propellant (Type A, Type B, Type C or a blend of the different types) in each
				  product;
10. The net
				  percent by weight of each ozone-depleting compound listed in §
											31.7(I) of
				  this Part, that is present in a consumer product subject to this regulation in
				  any amount greater than 0.1 percent by weight; and.
11. The net percent by weight of
				  perchloroethylene, methylene chloride and trichloroethylene in the
				  product.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 31 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products › Section 250-RICR-120-05-31.10 - Test Methods

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Compliance with
				  the VOC content limits in this regulation shall be determined by one of the
				  following methods:
1. CARB Method 310,
				  Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Consumer Products,
				  incorporated in §
											31.4(B) of
				  this Part;
2. Alternative testing
				  methods approved by the Department and EPA;
3. Calculation of the VOC content from
				  records of the amounts of constituents used to make the product, pursuant to
				  the following criteria:
a. Compliance
				  determinations based on these records may not be used unless the manufacturer
				  of a consumer product keeps accurate records for each day of production of the
				  amount and chemical composition of the individual product constituents. These
				  records must be kept for at least three (3) years.
b. Except for charcoal lighter materials, VOC
				  content shall be calculated according to the following equation:
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				  charcoal lighter materials, VOC content shall be calculated according to the
				  following equation:
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d.If product
				  records appear to demonstrate compliance with the VOC content limits, but these
				  records are contradicted by product testing performed using CARB Method 310,
				  incorporated in §
												31.4(B) of
				  this Part the results of CARB Method 310 shall take precedence over the product
				  records and may be used to establish a violation of the requirements of this
				  regulation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 32 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Marine Vessel Loading Operations (250-RICR-120-05-32) › Section 250-RICR-120-05-32.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this regulation is to limit volatile organic
					 compound emissions from marine vessel loading operations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 32 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Marine Vessel Loading Operations (250-RICR-120-05-32) › Section 250-RICR-120-05-32.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §
										42-17.1-2(19) and
					 Chapter 23-23, and have been promulgated pursuant to the procedures set forth
					 in the R.I. Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
					 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 32 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Marine Vessel Loading Operations (250-RICR-120-05-32) › Section 250-RICR-120-05-32.3 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of this regulation shall be
					 liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of
					 state laws, goals and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 32 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Marine Vessel Loading Operations (250-RICR-120-05-32) › Section 250-RICR-120-05-32.4 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of this regulation or the application
					 thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent
					 jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulation shall not be
					 affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 32 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Marine Vessel Loading Operations (250-RICR-120-05-32) › Section 250-RICR-120-05-32.6 - Applicability

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The provisions of this regulation apply to
				  any loading event in which organic liquid is loaded into marine tank vessels
				  and to loading events in which any liquid is loaded into a marine vessel's
				  cargo tanks if the most recent cargo held in those tanks was an organic liquid.
				  This regulation does not apply to segregated ballasting operations.
B. Wherever the term Volatile Organic
				  Compound or VOC is used in §§
										32.6 through
				  32.10 of this Part, this
				  term should be read as Volatile Organic Compound and Halogenated Organic
				  Compound or VOC and HOC.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 32 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Marine Vessel Loading Operations (250-RICR-120-05-32) › Section 250-RICR-120-05-32.7 - Emission Limitations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A loading event
				  shall not be conducted unless one of the following conditions is met:
1. Volatile organic compounds emissions do
				  not exceed 5.7 grams per cubic meter (2 pounds per 1000 barrels) of liquid
				  loaded into the marine tank vessel, or,
2. The emissions of volatile organic
				  compounds are reduced by at least 95 percent by weight from uncontrolled
				  conditions if a recovery device is used and by at least 98 percent by weight
				  from uncontrolled conditions if a combustion device is used.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 32 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Marine Vessel Loading Operations (250-RICR-120-05-32) › Section 250-RICR-120-05-32.8 - Recordkeeping and Recording

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The owner or
				  operator of a marine terminal loading facility shall record the following
				  information about each loading event and maintain this information at the
				  facility for a period of five years:
1. The
				  location of the loading event,
2.
				  The company responsible for conducting the loading event,
3. The date and time at which the marine
				  vessel arrived and departed from the location of the loading event,
4. The name, registry of vessels and name and
				  address of the legal owner of the marine tank vessel participating in the
				  loading event,
5. The prior cargo
				  carried by the receiving marine tank vessel,
6. The type and amount of liquid cargo loaded
				  into the receiving marine tank vessel,
7. The condition of the receiving tanks prior
				  to being loaded (i.e. cleaned, crude oil, washed, gas freed, etc.),
8. The amount of ballast water added to a
				  marine vessel's tanks, except for ballast water used in segregated ballasting
				  operations, and,
9. A description
				  of procedures used to prevent venting.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 32 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Marine Vessel Loading Operations (250-RICR-120-05-32) › Section 250-RICR-120-05-32.9 - Compliance Demonstration/Testing

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Compliance with
				  the emission limitations of §
										32.7(A) of
				  this Part shall be demonstrated upon startup of the emission control equipment
				  and thereafter upon request of the Director in accordance with
				  40 C.F.R. §
											60, Appendix A, Method 25 as amended or
				  another EPA approved method which has been accepted by the Director. This test
				  shall be conducted so that at least 50% of the total liquid loaded is
				  included.
B. Leak free
				  determinations at marine terminals shall be made upon startup of the emission
				  control equipment and monthly thereafter. Gaseous leaks shall be measured in
				  accordance with EPA Reference Method 21 or another method which has been
				  accepted by the Director and by EPA.
C. Any leak test or pressure test used to
				  demonstrate that a marine vessel is vapor tight shall utilize a method which
				  has been accepted by the Director and by EPA.
D. The owner or operator of a marine terminal
				  shall notify the Director of the date of any test demonstrating the control
				  efficiency of emission control equipment at least 90 days in advance of that
				  date. If required by the Department, a sampling protocol shall be submitted at
				  least 60 days in advance of the testing date. Testing results shall be
				  submitted to the Office of Air Resources within 30 days of completion of the
				  test.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 32 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Marine Vessel Loading Operations (250-RICR-120-05-32) › Section 250-RICR-120-05-32.10 - Compliance Schedules

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any marine
				  terminal at which a loading event subject to this regulation is conducted shall
				  be in compliance with the provisions of §§
										32.7 and
				  32.8 of this Part on and
				  after January 1, 1996.
B. The owner
				  or operator of any marine terminal at which loading events subject to this
				  regulation are conducted shall, by July 30, 1994, submit to the Director a
				  compliance plan which describes the steps and schedule that will be taken to
				  achieve compliance with this regulation.
C. Any compliance plan which includes
				  equipment replacement or modification or installation of emission control
				  equipment shall provide for periodic increments of progress, including but not
				  limited to:
1. Date by which engineering
				  plans and permit applications will be submitted,
2. Date by which equipment will be
				  ordered,
3. Installation date after
				  confirmation of order by the manufacturer, and,
4. Date by which the applicable regulatory
				  emission limitations will be achieved after equipment is in satisfactory
				  operation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 33 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Architectural Coatings and Industrial Maintenance Coatings › Section 250-RICR-120-05-33.1 - Purpose and Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
33.1.1
Purpose
The purpose of this regulation is to limit the emissions of
					 volatile organic compounds from architectural coatings and industrial
					 maintenance coatings.
33.1.2
Authority
These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §
											42-17.1-2(19) and
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-23, and have been promulgated pursuant to the
					 procedures set forth in the Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act, R.I.
					 Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 33 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Architectural Coatings and Industrial Maintenance Coatings › Section 250-RICR-120-05-33.2 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of this regulation shall be
					 liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of
					 state laws, goals and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 33 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Architectural Coatings and Industrial Maintenance Coatings › Section 250-RICR-120-05-33.3 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of this regulation or the application
					 thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent
					 jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulation shall not be
					 affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 33 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Architectural Coatings and Industrial Maintenance Coatings › Section 250-RICR-120-05-33.4 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				  regulations hereby adopt and incorporate 40 C.F.R. Part 60 Appendix A-7 Method
				  24 and 40 C.F.R. Part 59 Subpart D Appendix A; (2020) by reference, not
				  including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent
				  that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
				  regulations.
B. These regulations
				  hereby adopt and incorporate the American Society for Testing and Materials' "E
				  119-19 " (2019), "E 84-20 " (2020), "D 523-14 " (2018), "D 4082-10 " (2017), "D
				  3912-10 " (2017), "D 1613-17 " (2017), "D1640/D 1640M-18 " (2018), "D 4214-07 "
				  (2015), "D 7088-17 " (2017), "D 3273-16 " (2016), "D 3274-09 " (2017), "C67/ C
				  67M-19 " (2019), "C97/C 97M-18 " (2018), "C140/C 140M-20 " (2020), "E96/E
				  96M-16 " (2016), "D 3363-05e2 " (2011), "D 4060-19 " (2019), "D4585/D 4585M-18
				  " (2018), "D 714-02 " (2017), "D 3359-17 " (2017), and "C836/C 836M-18 " (2018)
				  by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only
				  to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
				  regulations.
C. These regulations
				  hereby adopt and incorporate the South Coast Air Quality Monitoring District's
				  "Method 318-95 " (1996), and "Method 304-91 " (1996) by reference, not
				  including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent
				  that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
				  regulations.
D. These regulations
				  hereby adopt and incorporate the National Cooperative Highway Research Report
				  244 (1981), by reference, not including any further editions or amendments
				  thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent
				  with these regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 33 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Architectural Coatings and Industrial Maintenance Coatings › Section 250-RICR-120-05-33.6 - Applicability and Exemptions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Except as
				  provided in §
										33.6(B) of
				  this Part, the provisions of this regulation apply to any person who sells,
				  offers for sale, supplies or manufactures an architectural coating for use
				  within the State of Rhode Island, as well as any person who applies any
				  architectural coating for compensation or who solicits the application of any
				  architectural coating within the State of Rhode Island.
B. The provisions of this regulation do not
				  apply to the following:
1. Architectural
				  coatings and industrial maintenance coatings that are sold, offered for sale or
				  manufactured in Rhode Island for shipment and use outside of Rhode Island or
				  for shipment to other manufacturers for reformulation or repackaging;
2. Architectural coatings sold in containers
				  having capacities of one (1) liter (1.057 quart) or less; and
3. Any aerosol coating product.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 33 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Architectural Coatings and Industrial Maintenance Coatings › Section 250-RICR-120-05-33.7 - Emission Limitations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Except as
				  provided in §§
										33.7(C),
				  (D), and (I) of this Part, no person shall:
1. Sell, offer for sale, or supply within the
				  State of Rhode Island;
2.
				  Manufacture, blend or repackage for sale within the State or Rhode Island;
				  or
3. Solicit for application or
				  apply for compensation within the State of Rhode Island any architectural
				  coating which has a VOC content, expressed in grams of VOC per liter of
				  coating, when thinned to the manufacturer's maximum recommendation, minus
				  water, exempt compounds and any colorant added to tint bases, in excess of the
				  limits in §
											33.7(B) of
				  this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 33 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Architectural Coatings and Industrial Maintenance Coatings › Section 250-RICR-120-05-33.8 - Labeling Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No person shall
				  sell, offer for sale, or supply within the State of Rhode Island any
				  architectural coating specified in §
										33.7 of this Part, unless
				  the coating's container (or label affixed thereto) displays the following
				  information:
1. Date or date code
a. The manufacturing date of the contents of
				  the container, or a date code indicating the manufacturing date of the
				  contents. If the manufacturer uses a date code for any coating, the
				  manufacturer shall supply an explanation of each date code to the Director
				  within thirty (30) days of request;
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 33 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Architectural Coatings and Industrial Maintenance Coatings › Section 250-RICR-120-05-33.9 - Reporting Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each
				  manufacturer of architectural coatings subject to the requirements of this
				  regulation shall maintain records demonstrating that the coatings comply with
				  the VOC content limits in §
										33.7(B) of
				  this Part. Such records shall be kept for a period of not less than five (5)
				  years and shall be made available to the Department within ninety (90) days of
				  request unless an extension of time is granted by the Director. Such records
				  shall clearly list the following information for each product:
1. Product name (and identifying number, if
				  applicable), as shown on the product label and in applicable sales and
				  technical literature;
2. The VOC
				  content, as determined using the equations specified in §
											33.10(A) 
				  of this Part, or as determined using the test methods specified in §
											33.10(B) 
				  of this Part and the date that the VOC content was determined;
3. The names(s) and chemical abstract service
				  (CAS) number of the VOC constituents in the product; and
4. The applicable coating category and VOC
				  content limit, as listed in §
											33.7(B) of
				  this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 33 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Architectural Coatings and Industrial Maintenance Coatings › Section 250-RICR-120-05-33.10 - Compliance Provisions and Test Methods

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Calculation of
				  VOC content
1. Compliance with the VOC
				  content limits in §
											33.7(B) of
				  this Part shall be determined using the procedures described in §§
											33.10(A)(1)(a) and
				  (b) of this Part, as appropriate. The VOC
				  content of a tint base shall be determined prior to the addition of the
				  colorant.
a. With the exception of low solids
				  coatings, determine the VOC content in grams of VOC per liter of coating
				  thinned to the manufacturer's maximum recommendation, excluding the volume of
				  any water and exempt compounds. Determine the VOC content using the following
				  equation:
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b. For low
				  solids coatings, determine the VOC content in units of grams of VOC per liter
				  of coating thinned to the manufacturer's maximum recommendation, including the
				  volume of any water and exempt compounds. Determine the VOC content using the
				  following equation:
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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 34 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program › Section 250-RICR-120-05-34.1 - Purpose and Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
34.1.1
Purpose
The purpose of this regulation is to specify the
					 requirements for Rhode Island's Motor Vehicle Inspection/Maintenance
					 Program.
34.1.2
Authority
These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §
											42-17.1-2(19) and
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-23, and have been promulgated pursuant to the
					 procedures set forth in the Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act, R.I.
					 Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 34 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program › Section 250-RICR-120-05-34.2 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of this regulation shall be
					 liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of
					 state laws, goals and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 34 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program › Section 250-RICR-120-05-34.3 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of this regulation or the application
					 thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent
					 jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulation shall not be
					 affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 34 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program › Section 250-RICR-120-05-34.4 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate
					 40 C.F.R. §
											85.2222 (2018) by reference, not including
					 any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent that the
					 provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
					 regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 34 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program › Section 250-RICR-120-05-34.6 - Applicability

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations apply to all motor vehicles subject to
					 the inspection requirements of the Rhode Island Motor Vehicle
					 Inspection/Maintenance Program, Safety and Emissions Control Regulation No. 1
					 (280-RICR- 30-15-1 ).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 34 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program › Section 250-RICR-120-05-34.7 - Inspection Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Vehicles subject
				  to the Rhode Island I/M Program shall be inspected for compliance with the
				  vehicle emissions standards using an evaporative emissions inspection, an
				  on-board diagnostic inspection, and a visual emissions control component
				  inspection.
1. For gasoline-powered vehicles,
				  all 1996 and newer vehicles should be tested with OBD. If a gasoline powered
				  vehicle not originally designed to have OBD is presented, it will be tested by
				  performing an emissions control component inspection.
2. OBD-equipped diesel vehicles should be
				  tested with OBD. If the vehicle is diesel and cannot be tested using OBD, it
				  will be tested by performing an emissions control component
				  inspection.
3. Gas-powered vehicles
				  Model Year (MY) 1995) and older and diesel-powered vehicles MY 1996 and older
				  shall be subjected to an emission control component inspection.
4. The evaporative emissions inspection shall
				  be performed by means of a visual fuel cap inspection to determine if the fuel
				  cap is present and free of defects.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 34 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program › Section 250-RICR-120-05-34.8 - Vehicle Emission Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. On-Board
				  Diagnostic Test Standards
1. OBD inspection
				  shall occur through the connection of the OBD-II SAE standardized vehicle port
				  to the RIVIP workstation. Inspectors shall follow the inspection procedures as
				  defined in 40 C.F.R. §
												85.2222, incorporated in §
											34.4 of this
				  Part.
2. An on-board diagnosis
				  system inspection failure shall occur when:
a. For MY 2001 and newer vehicles, more than
				  one monitor in a vehicle's on-board computer is not set as ready; or,
b. For MY 1996-2000 vehicles, more than two
				  monitors in a vehicle's on-board computer are not set as ready; or,
c. The malfunction indicator light (MIL) does
				  not illuminate at all when the vehicle is in the key-on/engine-off condition,
				  even if no diagnostic trouble codes are present and the MIL has not been
				  commanded on.
3. If the
				  vehicle OBD system is not communicating with the RIVIP analyzer, the vehicle
				  shall undergo the emissions control component inspection in §
											34.8(C) of
				  this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 34 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program › Section 250-RICR-120-05-34.9 - Inspection Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
The AIRS shall conduct emissions or OBD inspections using
					 the inspection procedures programmed into the RIVIP analyzers by the Rhode
					 Island I/M Program Manager. OBD inspection procedures shall comply with OBD
					 procedures defined in 40
					 C.F.R. §
											85.2222, incorporated in §
										34.4 of this
					 Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 34 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program › Section 250-RICR-120-05-34.10 - Audits

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Rhode Island I/M Program Manager shall
				  cooperate with the Department in conjunction with the conducting of audits of,
				  records, equipment and computer data, by providing, in a timely manner, access,
				  documentation and computer information which may be required to complete any
				  Rhode Island I/M Program audits including, but not limited to, the following
				  audits:
1. Equipment audits a. Quality
				  control evaluations shall be conducted at a minimum of two overt audits per
				  year, per inspection bay on emissions test equipment, with additional audits as
				  needed. The audits may be conducted electronically using the centralized
				  computer. The evaluations shall include:
(1) A
				  check for the optimization of the analyzer;
(2) A check of on-board diagnostics testing
				  equipment.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 34 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program › Section 250-RICR-120-05-34.11 - Reporting

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Rhode Island I/M Program Manager shall
				  assist in the collection of general information detailing analysis and
				  evaluation of test data, quality assurance, quality control, enforcement and
				  other areas of the Rhode Island Vehicle Inspection Program.
B. Quality control data collected may consist
				  of video and still images obtained from the analyzer during the
				  inspection.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 35 - Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 35- Control of Volatile Organic Compounds and Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants from Wood Products Manufacturing Operations › Section 250-RICR-120-05-35.1 - Purpose and Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
35.1.1
Purpose
The purpose of this regulation is to limit emissions of
					 volatile organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants from wood products
					 manufacturing operations.
35.1.2
Authority
These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §
											42-17.1-2(19) and
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-23, and have been promulgated pursuant to the
					 procedures set forth in the Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act, R.I.
					 Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 35 - Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 35- Control of Volatile Organic Compounds and Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants from Wood Products Manufacturing Operations › Section 250-RICR-120-05-35.2 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of this regulation shall be
					 liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of
					 state law, goals and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 35 - Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 35- Control of Volatile Organic Compounds and Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants from Wood Products Manufacturing Operations › Section 250-RICR-120-05-35.3 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of this regulation or the application
					 thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent
					 jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulation shall not be
					 affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 35 - Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 35- Control of Volatile Organic Compounds and Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants from Wood Products Manufacturing Operations › Section 250-RICR-120-05-35.4 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				  regulations hereby adopt and incorporate
				  40 C.F.R. §
											51 Method 204,
				  40 C.F.R. §
											63 Appendix A Method 311;
				  40 C.F.R. §
											60 Appendix A-1 Methods 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2C, and
				  2D; 40 C.F.R. §
											60 Appendix A-2 Method 3;
				  40 C.F.R. §
											60 Appendix A-3 Method 4;
				  40 C.F.R. §
											60 Appendix A-6 Method 18;
				  40 C.F.R. §
											60 Appendix A-7 Methods 24, 25, and 25A
				  (2018) by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof
				  and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with
				  these regulations.
B. These
				  regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the Environmental Protection Agency's
				  "Standard Procedures for Collection of Coating and Ink Samples for VOC Content
				  Analysis by Reference Method 24 and Reference Method 24A" EPA-340/
				  1-91-010(1991) by reference, not including any further editions or amendments
				  thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent
				  with these regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 35 - Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 35- Control of Volatile Organic Compounds and Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants from Wood Products Manufacturing Operations › Section 250-RICR-120-05-35.7 - Emission Limitations for Finishing Operations

Current through June 14, 2024
35.7.1
VOC Emission Limitations for Finishing Operations
A. The owner or operator of a facility
				  subject to this regulation which has the potential to emit greater than or
				  equal to twenty-five (25) tons per year of volatile organic compounds (VOC)
				  shall limit VOC emissions from wood products finishing operations by:
1. Using finishing materials which comply
				  with the emissions limitations listed in §35.7.1(B)(1) of this Part for
				  coatings used prior to January 1, 2020 or §35.7.1(C)(1) of this Part for
				  coatings used after January 1, 2020; or
2. Using a control system that achieves the
				  emissions limitations in pounds of VOC per pound of solids listed in
				  §35.7.1(B)(1) of this Part for coatings used prior to January 1, 2020 or
				  §35.7.1(C)(1) of this Part for coatings used after January 1, 2020;
				  or
3. Using finishing materials
				  with a weighted average VOC content, within a particular category of coatings,
				  as identified in §35.7.1(B)(1) of this Part for coatings used prior to
				  January 1, 2020 or §35.7.1(C)(1) of this Part, for coatings used after
				  January 1, 2020, which conforms with the provisions specified in
				  §35.10.2(A) and (B) of this Part; or
4. Using a combination of the methods
				  presented in §§35.7.1(A)(1) through (3) of this Part which is
				  approved by the Department.