Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 40 - EXISTING STATIONARY SOURCES › Part II - Emission Standards › Article 59 - Emission Standards for Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products Coating Application Systems in the Northern Virginia Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Control Area, 8-hour Ozone Standard (Rule 4-59) › Section 9VAC5-40-8820 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. For the purpose of this article and subsequent
						amendments or any orders issued by the board, the words or terms shall have the
						meaning given them in subsection C of this section.
B. As used in this article, all terms not defined here
						shall have the meaning given them in 9VAC5-10 (General Definitions), unless
						otherwise required by context.
C. Terms defined.
"Aerospace coatings" means materials that are applied to
						the surface of an aerospace vehicle or component to form a decorative,
						protective, or functional solid film, or the solid film itself at a facility
						that produces, reworks, or repairs in any amount any commercial, civil, or
						military aerospace vehicle or component.
"Air-dried coating" means:
1. For general use, a coating that is cured at a
						temperature below 90°C (194°F).
2. For automotive/transportation and business machine
						use, a coating that is dried by the use of air or forced warm air at
						temperatures up to 90°C (194°F).
"Antifoulant coating" means any coating applied to the
						underwater portion of a pleasure craft to prevent or reduce the attachment of
						biological organisms, and registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection
						Agency (EPA) as a pesticide under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
						Rodenticide Act (7 USC § 136).
"Antifouling sealer/tie coat" means any coating applied
						over biocidal antifouling coating for the purpose of preventing release of
						biocides into the environment or to promote adhesion between an antifouling and
						a primer or other antifoulings.
"Baked coating" means a coating that is cured at a
						temperature at or above 90°C (194°F).
"Biocide" means a chemical substance or microorganism
						that can deter, render harmless, or exert a controlling effect on any harmful
						organism by chemical or biological means.
"Black automotive coating" means a coating that meets
						both of the following criteria:
(i) maximum lightness of 23 unitsand
(ii) saturation of less than 2.8, where saturation
						equals the square root of A² + B². These criteria are based on Cielab
						color space, 0/45 geometry. For spherical geometry, specular included, maximum
						lightness is 33 units.
"Business machine" means a device that uses electronic
						or mechanical methods to process information, perform calculations, print or
						copy information, or convert sound into electrical impulses for transmission,
						including devices listed in National American Industry Classification System
						(NAICS) codes 333318, 334111, 339940, 334112, 334118, 334210, 334418, 334519,
						334613, and photocopying equipment in 333316.
"Camouflage coating" means a coating used, principally
						by the military, to conceal equipment from detection.
"Clear coating" means:
1. For general use, a colorless coating that contains
						binders, but no pigment, and is formulated to form a transparent film.
2. For automotive/transportation and business machine
						use, a coating that lacks color and opacity or is transparent and that uses the
						undercoat as a reflectant base or undertone color.
"Coating unit" means a series of one or more coating
						applicators and any associated drying area or oven wherein a coating is
						applied, dried, or cured. A coating unit ends at the point where the coating is
						dried or cured, or prior to any subsequent application of a different coating.
						It is not necessary for a coating unit to have an oven or flash-off
						area.
"Drum" means any cylindrical metal shipping container
						larger than 12 gallons capacity but no larger than 110 gallons capacity.
"Electric dissipating coating" means a coating that
						rapidly dissipates a high-voltage electric charge.
"Electric-insulating varnish" means a
						nonconvertible-type coating applied to electric motors, components of electric
						motors, or power transformers to provide electrical, mechanical, and
						environmental protection or resistance.
"EMF/RFI shielding" means a coating used on electrical
						or electronic equipment to provide shielding against electromagnetic
						interference, radio frequency interference, or static discharge.
"Etching filler" means a coating that contains less than
						23% solids by weight and at least 0.5% acid by weight and is used instead of
						applying a pretreatment coating followed by a primer.
"Extreme high-gloss coating" means:
1. For general use, a coating that when tested by the
						American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Test Method for
						Specular Gloss (see
						9VAC5-20-21 ) shows a reflectance
						of 75 or more on a 60° meter.
2. For pleasure craft surface coating, any coating that
						achieves at least 95% reflectance on a 60° meter when tested by ASTM
						Standard Test Method for Specular Gloss (see
						9VAC5-20-21 ).
"Extreme performance coating" means a coating used on a
						metal or plastic surface where the coated surface is, in its intended use,
						subject to the following:
1. Chronic exposure to corrosive, caustic, or acidic
						agents, chemicals, chemical fumes, chemical mixtures, or solutions;
2. Repeated exposure to temperatures in excess of
						250°F; or
3. Repeated heavy abrasion, including mechanical wear
						and repeated scrubbing with industrial grade solvents, cleansers, or scouring
						agents.
Extreme performance coatings include, but are not
						limited to, coatings applied to locomotives, railroad cars, farm machinery, and
						heavy duty trucks.
"Fiberglass boat manufacturing materials" means
						materials utilized at facilities that manufacture hulls or decks of boats from
						fiberglass or build molds to make fiberglass boat hulls or decks. Fiberglass
						boat manufacturing materials are not materials used at facilities that
						manufacture solely parts of boats (i.e., hatches, seats, or lockers) or boat
						trailers, but do not (i) manufacture hulls or decks of boats from fiberglass or
						(ii) build molds to make fiberglass boat hulls or decks.
"Finish primer/surfacer" means a coating applied with a
						wet film thickness of less than 10 mils prior to the application of a topcoat
						for purposes of providing corrosion resistance, adhesion of subsequent
						coatings, a moisture barrier, or promotion of a uniform surface necessary for
						filling in surface imperfections.
"Flexible coating" means any coating that is required to
						comply with engineering specifications for impact resistance, mandrel bend, or
						elongation as defined by the original equipment manufacturer.
"Fog coat" means a coating that is applied to a plastic
						part for the purpose of color matching without masking a molded-in texture. A
						fog coat shall not be applied at a thickness of more than 0.5 mils of coating
						solids.
"Heat-resistant coating" means a coating that must
						withstand a temperature of at least 400°F during normal use.
"High bake coating" means a coating that is designed to
						cure only at temperatures of more than 90°C (194°F).
"High build primer/surfacer" means a coating applied
						with a wet film thickness of 10 mils or more prior to the application of a
						topcoat for purposes of providing corrosion resistance, adhesion of subsequent
						coatings, or a moisture barrier, or promoting a uniform surface necessary for
						filling in surface imperfections.
"High gloss" means any coating that achieves at least
						85% reflectance on a 60° meter when tested by ASTM Standard Test Method for
						Specular Gloss (see
						9VAC5-20-21 ).
"High performance architectural coating" means a coating
						used to protect architectural subsections and that meets the requirements of
						the Architectural Aluminum Manufacturer Association's publication number AAMA
						2604-05 (Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures
						for High Performance Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels) or
						2605-05 (Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures
						for Superior Performing Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and
						Panels).
"High temperature coating" means a coating that is
						certified to withstand a temperature of 1000°F for 24 hours.
"Metallic coating" means a coating that contains more
						than five grams of metal particles per liter of coating as applied. "Metal
						particles" are pieces of a pure elemental metal or a combination of elemental
						metals.
"Military specification coating" means a coating that
						has a formulation approved by a United States military agency for use on
						military equipment.
"Miscellaneous metal parts and products" means a varied
						range of metal and plastic parts and products that are constructed either
						entirely or partially from metal or plastic. These miscellaneous metal products
						and plastic parts include, but are not limited to, metal and plastic components
						of the following types of products as well as the products themselves:
						fabricated metal products, molded plastic parts, small and large farm
						machinery, commercial and industrial machinery and equipment, automotive or
						transportation equipment, interior or exterior automotive parts, construction
						equipment, motor vehicle accessories, bicycles and sporting goods, toys,
						recreational vehicles, pleasure craft (recreational boats), extruded aluminum
						structural components, railroad cars, heavier vehicles (as defined in
						40 CFR
						63.3176 ), lawn and garden equipment,
						business machines, laboratory and medical equipment, electronic equipment,
						steel drums, metal pipes, and numerous other industrial and household
						products.
"Miscellaneous metal product and plastic parts coating"
						means coatings that include paints, sealants, caulks, inks, and maskants
						(decorative, protective, or functional materials that consist only of
						protective oils for metal, acids, bases, or any combination of these substances
						are not considered miscellaneous metal or plastic part coatings). The paints
						include several categories of primers, topcoats, and specialty coatings,
						typically defined by the coating's function. The types of coating technologies
						used by miscellaneous metal product and plastic part surface coating facilities
						include higher solids, waterborne, and powder coatings, as well as conventional
						solvent-borne coatings. Decorative, protective, or functional materials that
						consist only of protective oils for metal, acids, bases, or any combination of
						these substances are not considered miscellaneous metal or plastic part
						coatings.
"Miscellaneous metal product and plastic parts surface
						coating operation" means the application of surface coatings by the
						manufacturer of miscellaneous metal and plastic parts to the parts it produces,
						and by facilities that perform surface coating of miscellaneous metal and
						plastic parts on a contract basis.
"Mold seal coating" means the initial coating applied to
						a new mold or a repaired mold to provide a smooth surface that, when coated
						with a mold release coating, prevents products from sticking to the
						mold.
"Motor vehicle bedliner" means a multi-component
						coating, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck
						assembly coating facility, applied to a cargo bed after the application of
						topcoat to provide additional durability and chip resistance.
"Motor vehicle cavity wax" means a coating, used at a
						facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating
						facility, applied into the cavities of the vehicle primarily for the purpose of
						enhancing corrosion protection.
"Motor vehicle deadener" means a coating, used at a
						facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating
						facility, applied to selected vehicle surfaces primarily for the purpose of
						reducing the sound of road noise in the passenger compartment.
"Motor vehicle gasket/sealing material" means a fluid,
						used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly
						coating facility, applied to coat a gasket or replace and perform the same
						function as a gasket. Automobile and light-duty truck gasket/gasket sealing
						material includes room temperature vulcanization (RTV) seal material.
"Motor vehicle lubricating wax/compound" means a
						protective lubricating material, used at a facility that is not an automobile
						or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to vehicle hubs and
						hinges.
"Motor vehicle sealer" means a high viscosity material,
						used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly
						coating facility, generally, but not always, applied in the paint shop after
						the body has received an electrodeposition primer coating and before the
						application of subsequent coatings (e.g., primer-surfacer). The primary purpose
						of automobile and light-duty truck sealer is to fill body joints completely so
						that there is no intrusion of water, gases or corrosive materials into the
						passenger area of the body compartment. Such materials are also referred to as
						sealant, sealant primer, or caulk.
"Motor vehicle trunk interior coating" means a coating,
						used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly
						coating facility, applied to the trunk interior to provide chip
						protection.
"Motor vehicle underbody coating" means a coating, used
						at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating
						facility, applied to the undercarriage or firewall to prevent corrosion or
						provide chip protection.
"Multi-colored coating" means a coating that exhibits
						more than one color when applied, and which is packaged in a single container
						and applied in a single coat.
"Multi-component coating" means a coating requiring the
						addition of a separate reactive resin, commonly known as a catalyst or
						hardener, before application to form an acceptable dry film.
"One-component coating" means a coating that is ready
						for application as it comes out of its container to form an acceptable dry
						film. A thinner, necessary to reduce the viscosity, is not considered a
						component.
"Optical coating" means a coating applied to an optical
						lens.
"Pan-backing coating" means a coating applied to the
						surface of pots, pans, or other cooking implements that are exposed directly to
						a flame or other heating elements.
"Paper, film, and foil coating" means coating that is
						applied to paper, film, or foil surfaces in the manufacturing of several major
						product types for the following industry sectors: pressure sensitive tape and
						labels (including fabric coated for use in pressure sensitive tapes and
						labels); photographic film; industrial and decorative laminates; abrasive
						products (including fabric coated for use in abrasive products); and flexible
						packaging (including coating of nonwoven polymer substrates for use in flexible
						packaging). Paper and film coating also includes coatings applied during
						miscellaneous coating operations for several products including: corrugated and
						solid fiber boxes; die-cut paper paperboard, and cardboard; converted paper and
						paperboard not elsewhere classified; folding paperboard boxes, including
						sanitary boxes; manifold business forms and related products; plastic aseptic
						packaging; and carbon paper and inked ribbons.
"Pleasure craft" means vessels that are manufactured or
						operated primarily for recreational purposes, or leased, rented, or chartered
						to a person or business for recreational purposes. The owner of such vessels
						shall be responsible for certifying that the intended use is for recreational
						purposes.
"Pleasure craft coating" means any marine coating,
						except unsaturated polyester resin (fiberglass) coatings, applied by brush,
						spray, roller, or other means to a pleasure craft.
"Prefabricated architectural component coatings" means
						coatings applied to metal parts and products that are to be used as an
						architectural structure.
"Pretreatment coating" means a coating that contains no
						more than 12% solids by weight, and at least 0.5% acid, by weight, is used to
						provide surface etching, and is applied directly to metal surfaces to provide
						corrosion resistance, adhesion, and ease of stripping.
"Pretreatment wash primer" means a coating that contains
						no more than 12% solids, by weight, and at least 0.5% acids, by weight; is used
						to provide surface etching; and is applied directly to fiberglass and metal
						surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and adhesion of subsequent
						coatings.
"Red automotive coating" means a coating that meets all
						of the following criteria:
1. Yellow limit: the hue of hostaperm scarlet.
2. Blue limit: the hue of monastral red-violet.
3. Lightness limit for metallics: 35% aluminum
						flake.
4. Lightness limit for solids: 50% titanium dioxide
						white.
5. Solid reds: hue angle of -11 to 38 degrees and
						maximum lightness of 23 to 45 units.
6. Metallic reds: hue angle of -16 to 35 degrees and
						maximum lightness of 28 to 45 units.
These criteria are based on Cielab color space, 0/45
						geometry. For spherical geometry, specular included, the upper limit is 49
						units. The maximum lightness varies as the hue moves from violet to orange.
						This is a natural consequence of the strength of the colorants, and real colors
						show this effect.
"Repair coating" means a coating used to re-coat
						portions of a previously coated product that has sustained mechanical damage to
						the coating following normal coating operations.
"Shock-free coating" means a coating applied to
						electrical components to protect the user from electric shock. The coating has
						characteristics of being of low capacitance and high resistance, and having
						resistance to breaking down under high voltage.
"Silicone release coating" means any coating that
						contains silicone resin and is intended to prevent food from sticking to metal
						surfaces such as baking pans.
"Solar-absorbent coating" means a coating that has as
						its prime purpose the absorption of solar radiation.
"Texture coating" means a coating that is applied to a
						plastic part that, in its finished form, consists of discrete raised spots of
						the coating.
"Topcoat" means any final coating applied to the
						interior or exterior of a pleasure craft.
"Touchup coating" means a coating used to cover minor
						coating imperfections appearing after the main coating operation.
"Vacuum-metalizing coating" means:
1. For general use, the undercoat applied to the
						substrate on which the metal is deposited or the overcoat applied directly to
						the metal film. Vacuum metalizing/physical vapor deposition (PVD) is the
						process whereby metal is vaporized and deposited on a substrate in a vacuum
						chamber.
2. For automotive/transportation and business machine
						use, topcoats and basecoats that are used in the vacuum-metalizing process.
"VOC" means volatile organic compound.
"Wood furniture coatings" means protective, decorative,
						or functional films applied in thin layers to a surface used in the manufacture
						of wood furniture or wood furniture components. Such coatings include, but are
						not limited to, paints, topcoats, varnishes, sealers, stains, washcoats,
						basecoats, enamels, inks, and temporary protective coatings.
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-1308 of the Code of
						  Virginia; §§ 110, 111, 123, 129, 171, 172, and 182 of the federal
						  Clean Air Act (40 CFR Parts 51 and 60).