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40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0600; FRL–9453–3]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland; Adoption of Plastic Parts
and Business Machines Coating
Standards
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is proposing to approve
a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the State of
Maryland (Maryland). This SIP revision
includes amendments to the Code of
Maryland (COMAR) 26.11.19.07,
Volatile Organic Compounds from
Specific Processes, Paper, Fabric, Film
and Foil Coating, and adds new COMAR
26.11.19.07–2, Plastic Parts and
Business Machines Coating. Maryland’s
SIP revision meets the requirement to
adopt Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT) for sources covered
by EPA’s Control Techniques
Guidelines (CTG) for Miscellaneous
Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings and
will help Maryland attain and maintain
the National Ambient Air Quality
Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. This
action is being taken under the Clean
Air Act (CAA).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before September 19,
2011.
SUMMARY:
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section 1001 of the Internal Revenue
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Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
R03–OAR–2011–0600 by one of the
following methods:
A. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
B. E-mail:
fernandez.cristina@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0600,
Cristina Fernandez, Associate Director,
Office of Air Program Planning,
Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. 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–R03–OAR–2011–
0600. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change, and may be
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made available online at https://
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 https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://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.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
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, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the
electronic docket are listed in the
https://www.regulations.gov index.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
i.e., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
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Publicly available docket materials are
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www.regulations.gov or in hard copy
during normal business hours at the Air
Protection Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103. Copies of the State submittal are
available at the Maryland Department of
the Environment, 1800 Washington
Boulevard, Suite 705, Baltimore,
Maryland 21230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Irene Shandruk, (215) 814–2166, or by
e-mail at shandruk.irene@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
22, 2011, the Maryland Department of
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the Environment (MDE) submitted to
EPA a SIP revision concerning the
adoption of the plastic parts and
business machines coating standards
found in the Miscellaneous Metal and
Plastic Parts CTG.
I. Background
Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides
that SIPs for nonattainment areas must
include reasonably available control
measures (RACM), including RACT for
sources of emissions. Section
182(b)(2)(A) provides that for certain
nonattainment areas, states must revise
their SIPs to include RACT for sources
of volatile organic compound (VOC)
emissions covered by a CTG document
issued after November 15, 1990 and
prior to the area’s date of attainment.
CTGs are intended to provide state
and local air pollution control
authorities information that should
assist them in determining RACT for
VOCs from various sources, including
plastic parts and business machines
coatings. In developing these CTGs,
EPA, among other things, evaluated the
sources of VOC emissions from this
industry and the available control
approaches for addressing these
emissions, including the costs of such
approaches. Based on available
information and data, EPA provided
recommendations for RACT for VOCs
from plastic parts and business
machines coatings.
In June 1978, EPA published a CTG
for controlling VOC emissions from
surface coating of miscellaneous metal
and plastic products (EPA–450/2–78–
015), which includes plastic parts and
business machines coatings. This CTG
discusses the nature of VOC emissions
from this industry, available control
technologies for addressing such
emissions, the costs of available control
options, and other items. EPA
promulgated national standards of
performance for new stationary sources
New Source Performance Standards for
miscellaneous metal and plastic
products industry and EPA also
published a national emission standard
for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP)
for this industry.
In 2008, after conducting a review of
currently existing state and local VOC
emission reduction approaches for the
plastic parts and business machines
industry, reviewing the 1978 CTG and
the NESHAP for this industry, and
taking into account the information that
has become available since then, EPA
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developed a new CTG for miscellaneous
metal and plastic parts, entitled Control
Techniques Guidelines for
Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts
Coatings (Publication No. EPA 453/R–
08–003).
The miscellaneous metal product and
plastic parts surface coatings categories
under section 183(e) of the CAA
includes the coatings that are applied to
the surfaces of a varied range of metal
and plastic parts and products. Such
parts or products are constructed either
entirely or partially from metal or
plastic. The VOC emissions from
miscellaneous metal product and plastic
parts surface coating processes result
from the evaporation of the volatile
components of the coatings and
cleaning materials used in these
operations.
II. Summary of SIP Revision
On June 22, 2011, MDE submitted to
EPA a SIP revision (#11–03) concerning
the adoption of the emission limits for
plastic parts and business machines
coatings, part of the EPA miscellaneous
metal and plastic parts coatings CTG.
EPA develops CTGs as guidance on
control requirements for source
categories. States can follow the CTGs or
adopt more restrictive standards.
Maryland has adopted EPA’s CTG
standards for plastic parts and business
machine coating processes. These
regulations are in COMAR 26.11.19,
Volatile Organic Compounds from
Specific Processes. Specifically, this
revision amends the existing regulation
in Section 26.11.19.07 by moving
existing VOC coating standards for
plastic parts and vinyl from this section
to new a Section, COMAR 26.11.19.07–
2, Plastic Parts and Business Machines
Coating. Additionally, coating standards
for plastic parts and business machines
from EPA’s CTG are being adopted into
COMAR 26.11.19.07–2, as well as new
definitions and application methods.
Tables 1–3 below outline the emission
standards adopted by Maryland for
plastic parts coatings, business
machines coatings, and printing
standards. A detailed summary of EPA’s
review of and rationale for proposing to
approve this SIP revision may be found
in the Technical Support Document
(TSD) for this action which is available
on line at https://www.regulations.gov,
Docket number EPA–R03–OAR–2011–
0600.
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TABLE 1—PLASTIC PARTS COATING STANDARDS
Applicability
(pounds of
VOC per day)
Coating installation
Pounds of
VOC per gallon of coating
(as applied
minus water)
Kilograms of
VOC per liter
of coating (as
applied minus
water)
20
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
20
15
20
5.9
2.3
3.5
6.7
3.5
3.5
2.8
3.5
6.3
5.7
6.7
3.0
6.7
3.8
0.70
0.28
0.42
0.80
0.42
0.42
0.34
0.42
0.76
0.68
0.80
0.36
0.80
0.45
Pounds of
VOC per gallon of coating
(as applied
minus water)
Kilograms of
VOC per liter
of coating (as
applied minus
water)
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.26
0.35
Pounds of
VOC per gallon of coating
(as applied
minus water)
Kilograms of
VOC per liter
of coating (as
applied minus
water)
5.8
3.8
3.8
0.69
0.45
0.45
Decorative coating of other plastic parts .....................................................................................
General, one-component .............................................................................................................
General, multi-component ...........................................................................................................
Electric dissipating coatings and shock-free coatings .................................................................
Extreme performance ..................................................................................................................
Metallic .........................................................................................................................................
Military specification, one-component .........................................................................................
Military specification, multi-component ........................................................................................
Mold seal .....................................................................................................................................
Multi-colored coatings ..................................................................................................................
Optical coatings ...........................................................................................................................
Plastic vehicle parts .....................................................................................................................
Vacuum-metalizing ......................................................................................................................
Vinyl .............................................................................................................................................
TABLE 2—BUSINESS MACHINES COATING STANDARDS
Applicability
(lbs of VOC
per day)
Coating installation
Prime coat ....................................................................................................................................
Topcoat ........................................................................................................................................
Texture coat .................................................................................................................................
Fog coat .......................................................................................................................................
Touchup and repair .....................................................................................................................
15
15
15
15
15
TABLE 3—PRINTING STANDARDS
Printing installation
Applicability (lbs of VOC per day)
Plastic other than vinyl .................................................
Plastic other than vinyl .................................................
Vinyl ..............................................................................
Non-major source .........................................................
Major source as defined in COMAR 26.11.19.01B(4)
20 ..................................................................................
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III. Proposed Action
EPA is proposing to approve
Maryland’s SIP revision for adoption of
the CTG standards for plastic parts and
business machines coatings. EPA is
soliciting public comments on the
issues discussed in this document.
These comments will be considered
before taking final action.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
that complies with the provisions of the
CAA and applicable Federal regulations.
42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,
EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the CAA. Accordingly, this action
merely proposes to approve state law as
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meeting Federal requirements and does
not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law. For
that reason, this proposed action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993);
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• Does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
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in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the CAA; and
• Does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
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health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this proposed rule
concerning Maryland’s adoption of CTG
standards for plastic parts and business
machines coatings does not have Tribal
implications as specified by Executive
Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000), because the SIP is not approved
to apply in Indian country located in the
state, and EPA notes that it will not
impose substantial direct costs on Tribal
governments or preempt Tribal law.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: August 3, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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[EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0491; EPA–R03–
OAR–2011–0570; FRL–9453–5]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland; Adhesives and Sealants
Rule
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is proposing to approve
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the State of
Maryland. These SIP revisions pertain
to amendments to Maryland’s rule for
the control of volatile organic
compound (VOC) emissions from
chemical production and
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
operations, from paint, resin, and
adhesive manufacturing, and from
adhesive and sealant application. These
SIP revisions also pertain to an addition
of a new regulation for the control of
VOC emissions from adhesives and
sealants. This action is being taken
under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before September 19,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID Numbers EPA–
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R03–OAR–2011–0491 and EPA–R03–
OAR–2011–0570 by one of the following
methods:
A. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
B. E-mail:
fernandez.cristina@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0491
and EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0570,
Cristina Fernandez, Associate Director,
Office of Air Program Planning,
Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. 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 Nos. EPA–R03–OAR–2011–
0491 and EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0570.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change, and may be
made available online at https://
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 https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://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.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
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, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the
electronic docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
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not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy
during normal business hours at the Air
Protection Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103. Copies of the State submittal are
available at the Maryland Department of
the Environment, 1800 Washington
Boulevard, Suite 705, Baltimore,
Maryland 21230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose
Quinto, (215) 814–2182, or by e-mail at
quinto.rose@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
18, 2008, the Maryland Department of
the Environment (MDE) submitted
revisions to its SIP (Maryland SIP #08–
02) regarding the control of VOC
emissions from PTFE operations
(amending Regulation .30 under
COMAR 26.11.19) and from adhesives
and sealants operations (adding
Regulations .01–.07 under a new
chapter, COMAR 26.11.35). On May 28,
2009, MDE submitted another revision
to its SIP (Maryland SIP #09–01)
amending Regulation .01 under COMAR
26.11.35. In addition, on April 23, 2010,
EPA received a SIP revision (Maryland
SIP #10–06) amending the control of
VOC emissions from paint, resin, and
adhesive manufacturing and adhesive
and sealant application (Regulations
.15A and .15C(4) under COMAR
26.11.19).
The SIP revisions consist of the
following:
A. Amendments to Regulation .30,
Control of Volatile Organic Compounds
From Chemical Production and
Polytetrafluoroethylene Operations
Under COMAR 26.11.19 (Volatile
Organic Compounds From Specific
Processes)
COMAR 26.11.19.30 (Control of
Volatile Organic Compounds from
Chemical Production and
Polytetrafluoroethylene Operations) is
in the Maryland SIP. (See 40 CFR
52.1070(c) and 68 FR 33000, June 3,
2003). COMAR 26.11.19.30 sets
reasonably available control technology
(RACT) for: (1) Organic chemical
installations which are process
equipment that operate independently
or in combination with other equipment
reactors, distillation columns,
evaporators, strippers and other similar
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0600; FRL-9453-3]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland; Adoption of Plastic Parts and Business Machines Coating
Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the State of Maryland (Maryland). This SIP
revision includes amendments to the Code of Maryland (COMAR)
26.11.19.07, Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes, Paper,
Fabric, Film and Foil Coating, and adds new COMAR 26.11.19.07-2,
Plastic Parts and Business Machines Coating. Maryland's SIP revision
meets the requirement to adopt Reasonably Available Control Technology
(RACT) for sources covered by EPA's Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG)
for Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings and will help
Maryland attain and maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standard
(NAAQS) for ozone. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act
(CAA).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 19,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2011-0600 by one of the following methods:
A. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
B. E-mail: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0600, Cristina Fernandez, Associate
Director, Office of Air Program Planning, Mailcode 3AP30, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address.
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-R03-OAR-
2011-0600. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change, and may be
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personal information provided, unless the comment includes information
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information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit
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Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the
State submittal are available at the Maryland Department of the
Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 705, Baltimore, Maryland
21230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Shandruk, (215) 814-2166, or by
e-mail at shandruk.irene@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 22, 2011, the Maryland Department of
the Environment (MDE) submitted to EPA a SIP revision concerning the
adoption of the plastic parts and business machines coating standards
found in the Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts CTG.
I. Background
Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides that SIPs for nonattainment
areas must include reasonably available control measures (RACM),
including RACT for sources of emissions. Section 182(b)(2)(A) provides
that for certain nonattainment areas, states must revise their SIPs to
include RACT for sources of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions
covered by a CTG document issued after November 15, 1990 and prior to
the area's date of attainment.
CTGs are intended to provide state and local air pollution control
authorities information that should assist them in determining RACT for
VOCs from various sources, including plastic parts and business
machines coatings. In developing these CTGs, EPA, among other things,
evaluated the sources of VOC emissions from this industry and the
available control approaches for addressing these emissions, including
the costs of such approaches. Based on available information and data,
EPA provided recommendations for RACT for VOCs from plastic parts and
business machines coatings.
In June 1978, EPA published a CTG for controlling VOC emissions
from surface coating of miscellaneous metal and plastic products (EPA-
450/2-78-015), which includes plastic parts and business machines
coatings. This CTG discusses the nature of VOC emissions from this
industry, available control technologies for addressing such emissions,
the costs of available control options, and other items. EPA
promulgated national standards of performance for new stationary
sources New Source Performance Standards for miscellaneous metal and
plastic products industry and EPA also published a national emission
standard for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for this industry.
In 2008, after conducting a review of currently existing state and
local VOC emission reduction approaches for the plastic parts and
business machines industry, reviewing the 1978 CTG and the NESHAP for
this industry, and taking into account the information that has become
available since then, EPA developed a new CTG for miscellaneous metal
and plastic parts, entitled Control Techniques Guidelines for
Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings (Publication No. EPA
453/R-08-003).
The miscellaneous metal product and plastic parts surface coatings
categories under section 183(e) of the CAA includes the coatings that
are applied to the surfaces of a varied range of metal and plastic
parts and products. Such parts or products are constructed either
entirely or partially from metal or plastic. The VOC emissions from
miscellaneous metal product and plastic parts surface coating processes
result from the evaporation of the volatile components of the coatings
and cleaning materials used in these operations.
II. Summary of SIP Revision
On June 22, 2011, MDE submitted to EPA a SIP revision (11-
03) concerning the adoption of the emission limits for plastic parts
and business machines coatings, part of the EPA miscellaneous metal and
plastic parts coatings CTG. EPA develops CTGs as guidance on control
requirements for source categories. States can follow the CTGs or adopt
more restrictive standards. Maryland has adopted EPA's CTG standards
for plastic parts and business machine coating processes. These
regulations are in COMAR 26.11.19, Volatile Organic Compounds from
Specific Processes. Specifically, this revision amends the existing
regulation in Section 26.11.19.07 by moving existing VOC coating
standards for plastic parts and vinyl from this section to new a
Section, COMAR 26.11.19.07-2, Plastic Parts and Business Machines
Coating. Additionally, coating standards for plastic parts and business
machines from EPA's CTG are being adopted into COMAR 26.11.19.07-2, as
well as new definitions and application methods. Tables 1-3 below
outline the emission standards adopted by Maryland for plastic parts
coatings, business machines coatings, and printing standards. A
detailed summary of EPA's review of and rationale for proposing to
approve this SIP revision may be found in the Technical Support
Document (TSD) for this action which is available on line at https://www.regulations.gov, Docket number EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0600.
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Table 1--Plastic Parts Coating Standards
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Pounds of VOC Kilograms of
Applicability per gallon of VOC per liter
Coating installation (pounds of VOC coating (as of coating (as
per day) applied minus applied minus
water) water)
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Decorative coating of other plastic parts....................... 20 5.9 0.70
General, one-component.......................................... 15 2.3 0.28
General, multi-component........................................ 15 3.5 0.42
Electric dissipating coatings and shock-free coatings........... 15 6.7 0.80
Extreme performance............................................. 15 3.5 0.42
Metallic........................................................ 15 3.5 0.42
Military specification, one-component........................... 15 2.8 0.34
Military specification, multi-component......................... 15 3.5 0.42
Mold seal....................................................... 15 6.3 0.76
Multi-colored coatings.......................................... 15 5.7 0.68
Optical coatings................................................ 15 6.7 0.80
Plastic vehicle parts........................................... 20 3.0 0.36
Vacuum-metalizing............................................... 15 6.7 0.80
Vinyl........................................................... 20 3.8 0.45
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Table 2--Business Machines Coating Standards
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Pounds of VOC Kilograms of
Applicability per gallon of VOC per liter
Coating installation (lbs of VOC coating (as of coating (as
per day) applied minus applied minus
water) water)
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Prime coat...................................................... 15 2.9 0.35
Topcoat......................................................... 15 2.9 0.35
Texture coat.................................................... 15 2.9 0.35
Fog coat........................................................ 15 2.9 0.26
Touchup and repair.............................................. 15 2.9 0.35
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Table 3--Printing Standards
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Pounds of VOC Kilograms of
per gallon of VOC per liter
Printing installation Applicability (lbs of VOC per coating (as of coating (as
day) applied minus applied minus
water) water)
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Plastic other than vinyl...................... Non-major source................ 5.8 0.69
Plastic other than vinyl...................... Major source as defined in COMAR 3.8 0.45
26.11.19.01B(4).
Vinyl......................................... 20.............................. 3.8 0.45
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III. Proposed Action
EPA is proposing to approve Maryland's SIP revision for adoption of
the CTG standards for plastic parts and business machines coatings. EPA
is soliciting public comments on the issues discussed in this document.
These comments will be considered before taking final action.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely proposes to approve state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action:
Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human
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health or environmental effects, using practicable and legally
permissible methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February
16, 1994).
In addition, this proposed rule concerning Maryland's adoption of
CTG standards for plastic parts and business machines coatings does not
have Tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply in
Indian country located in the state, and EPA notes that it will not
impose substantial direct costs on Tribal governments or preempt Tribal
law.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: August 3, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2011-21279 Filed 8-18-11; 8:45 am]
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