Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 40 - EXISTING STATIONARY SOURCES › Part II - Emission Standards › Article 57 - Emission Standards for Industrial Solvent Cleaning Operations in the Northern Virginia Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Control Area, 8-hour Ozone Standard (Rule 4-57) › Section 9VAC5-40-8520 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. For the purpose
					 of applying this article in the context of the regulations for the control and
					 abatement of air pollution and related uses, the words or terms shall have the
					 meanings given them in subsection C of this section.
B. Unless otherwise required by context, all
					 terms not defined in this section shall have the meanings given them in
					 9VAC5-170 (Regulation for General Administration), 9VAC5-10 (General
					 Definitions), or commonly ascribed to them by recognized authorities, in that
					 order of priority.
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.
"Electrical and electronic components" means components
						and assemblies of components that generate, convert, transmit, or modify
						electrical energy. Electrical and electronic components include, but are not
						limited to, wires, windings, stators, rotors, magnets, contacts, relays,
						printed circuit boards, printed wire assemblies, wiring boards, integrated
						circuits, resistors, capacitors, and transistors but does not include the
						cabinets in which electrical and electronic components are housed.
"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 (such as 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.
"Flexible packaging printing materials" means materials
						used in the manufacture of any package or part of a package the shape of which
						can be readily changed. Flexible packaging includes, but is not limited to,
						bags, pouches, liners, and wraps utilizing paper, plastic, film, aluminum foil,
						metalized or coated paper or film, or any combination of these
						materials.
"High precision optics" means an optical element used in
						an electro-optical device and is designed to sense, detect, or transmit light
						energy, including specific wavelengths of light energy and changes in light
						energy levels.
"Industrial cleaning solvents" means products used to
						remove contaminants such as adhesives, inks, paint, dirt, soil, oil, and grease
						from parts, products, tools, machinery, equipment, vessels, floors, walls, and
						other work production related work areas for reasons such as safety,
						operability, and to avoid product contamination. The cleaning solvents used in
						these operations may be generally available bulk solvents that are used for a
						multitude of applications in addition to cleaning, such as for paint thinner,
						or as an ingredient used in the manufacture of a coating, such as paint.
"Medical device" means an instrument, apparatus,
						implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar
						article, including any component or accessory that is (i) intended for use in
						the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation,
						treatment, or prevention of diseases; or (ii) intended to affect the structure
						or any function of the body.
"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.
"Pharmaceutical product" means a preparation or
						compound, which includes any drug, analgesic, decongestant, antihistamine,
						cough suppressant, vitamin, mineral or herb supplement intended for human or
						animal consumption and used to cure, mitigate or treat disease or improve or
						enhance health.
"Plastic parts coating" means a coating that is applied
						to the surfaces of a varied range of plastic parts and products. Such parts or
						products are constructed either entirely or partially from metal or plastic.
						These 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, lawn and garden equipment, business machines,
						laboratory and medical equipment, electronic equipment, steel drums, metal
						pipes, and numerous other industrial and household products.
"Shipbuilding and repair coating" means material that
						can be applied as a thin layer to a substrate and which cures to form a
						continuous solid film, and is used in the building, repair, repainting,
						converting, or alteration of ships.
"Solvent cleaning operation" means the employment of
						industrial cleaning solvents to remove loosely held uncured adhesives, uncured
						inks, uncured coatings, and contaminants, which include, but are not limited
						to, dirt, soil, and grease, from parts, products, tools, machinery, equipment,
						and general work areas and includes but is not limited to activities such as
						wipe cleaning, solvent flushing, or spraying. Each distinct method of cleaning
						in a cleaning process, which consists of a series of cleaning methods, shall
						constitute a separate solvent cleaning operation.
"Solvent flushing" means the use of a solvent to remove
						uncured adhesives, uncured inks, uncured coatings, or contaminants from the
						internal surfaces and passages of the equipment by flushing solvent through the
						equipment.
"Surface preparation" means the cleaning of surfaces
						prior to coating, further treatment, sale, or intended use.
"VOC" means volatile organic compound.
"Wipe cleaning" means the method of cleaning a surface
						by physically rubbing it with a material such as a rag, paper, sponge, or a
						cotton swab moistened with a solvent.
"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).