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percent of Carrier Route volume,’’ and
that Carrier Route letter costs are
unreliable. Petition at 2–3. The
Commission discussed the reliability
issue in the 2011 Annual Compliance
Determination Report. FY2011 ACD at
120–121. In the ACD, the Commission
recognized the possibility of merging
unit cost data for Carrier Route letters
and flats, but did not discuss unit costs
of Carrier Route parcels. Id. at 121.
Proposal Two. Calculation of City
Carrier Scanning Costs for All NonAccountable Delivery Scans. Last year,
the Postal Service introduced the USPS
Tracking Barcode to better track parcels.
However, the Postal Service states that
the costs of USPS Tracking Barcode
delivery scans performed by city
carriers during street activities are not
calculated. The Postal Service proposes
to extend the established methodology
for calculating the city carrier street
scanning costs to all non-accountable
delivery scans performed by city
carriers during street activities (Cost
Segment 7). The methodology would
also apply to other non-accountable
delivery scans that the Postal Service
may introduce in the future. Petition at
4. According to the Postal Service,
Proposal Two would increase the
attributable costs of domestic market
dominant parcels by between 1.7 and
3.2 percent, increase the attributable
costs of domestic competitive products
by 1.9 percent, reduce the attributable
costs of domestic market dominant
ancillary services by between 0.3 and
0.6 percent, and reduce the attributable
costs of International Mail by 0.2
percent. Id. at 5–6.
Proposal Three. Changes in IOCS
Encirclement Rules. Currently, all
Registered mail, both domestic and
International, is encircled in all
operations.2 According to the Postal
Service, this is consistent with
operations for domestic Registered and
outbound International Registered,
because such pieces receive hand-tohand transfers. However, in 2009, the
Postal Service says that it changed the
operating procedures for inbound
Registered mail such that those pieces
now travel in the regular letters and flats
mailstreams rather than in the
Registered mailstream. The Postal
Service proposes to update the
encirclement rules for inbound
Registered mail and for certain other
Extra Services to reflect changes in
operations and to correct
2 Encirclement is the process of allocating the cost
of handling a mailpiece with an Extra Service to the
Extra Service rather than to the host mailpiece.
Encirclement is appropriate when an Extra Service
is the main reason that an employee handles a
mailpiece. Id. at 7.
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inconsistencies. For the C.O.D.,
Certified, Insured, and Signature
Confirmation Extra Services,
encirclement would be added for certain
mail processing and window operations.
Petition at 7–8.
Proposal Three would affect
attributable costs in Cost Segment 3.
Inbound Registered mail attributable
costs would decline by 38.3 percent.
Attributable costs of competitive
products would decline by 0.1 percent.
Attributable costs of First-Class mail
would decline by 0.7 percent.
Attributable costs of Parcel Post would
decline by 0.4 percent. Attributable
costs of Inbound LC/AO would increase
by between 6.5 and 13.8 percent.
Attributable costs of certain Extra
Services would increase by between 1.7
and 64.8 percent. Id. at 9.
Proposal Four. Changes in IOCS
Reporting Codes. The Postal Service
proposes to make changes to In-Office
Cost System activity codes and
operation codes. These changes are:
1. Streamline activity codes by
eliminating codes that are no longer
used for costing;
2. Combine the operation codes for
Outgoing Primary Distribution and
Outgoing Secondary Distribution into
one code;
3. Add a code for Managed Mail
Distribution; and
4. Add or change codes to account for
the recent transfers of Parcel Select
Lightweight and First-Class Package
Service to the competitive product list.
Id. at 10–12. The Postal Service asserts
that Proposal Four will have no impact
on product costs. Id. at 13.
Proposal Five. Changes to
Methodology of Distributing Costs
Incurred by Vehicle Service Drivers. The
Postal Service proposes a new
distribution key for allocating the
attributable costs of Vehicle Service
Drivers (Cost Segment 8). The new
distribution key is derived from a new
subsystem of the Transportation Cost
System (TRACS) called TRACS–VSD.
The current distribution key relies on
the costs of intra-sectional center facility
purchased highway transportation in
Cost Segment 14. The Postal Service
believes that it has developed a
sampling frame that enables the
development of a statistical system
similar to the four TRACS subsystems
representing purchased highway
transportation. Id. at 14–15.
For most classes of mail, the Postal
Service shows a change in unit
attributable cost in mills (tenths of a
cent). However, the unit attributable
cost of Media and Library Mail declines
by 4.5 cents and the unit attributable
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cost of International Mail rises by 1.7
cents. Id. at 16.
The Petition, and an accompanying
Appendix, are available for review on
the Commission’s Web site, https://
www.prc.gov.
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James
Callow is designated as Public
Representative to represent the interests
of the general public in this proceeding.
Comments are due no later than July 31,
2012.
It is ordered:
1. The Petition of the United States
Postal Service Requesting Initiation of a
Proceeding To Consider Proposed
Changes in Analytical Principles
(Proposals One through Five), filed June
26, 2012, is granted.
2. The Commission establishes Docket
No. RM2012–5 to consider the matters
raised by the Postal Service’s Petition.
3. Interested persons may submit
comments on Proposals One through
Five no later than July 31, 2012. Reply
comments are due no later than August
10, 2012.
4. James Callow is appointed to serve
as the Public Representative to represent
the interests of the general public in this
proceeding.
5. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R03–OAR–2010–0847; FRL–9697–8]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Delaware; Control Technique
Guidelines for Plastic Parts, Metal
Furniture, Large Appliances, and
Miscellaneous Metal Parts
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is proposing to approve
revisions to the Delaware State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by
the Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control
(DNREC) on April 1, 2010 and March 9,
2012. These SIP revisions consist of
amendments to Delaware’s regulation
for the Control of Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOC) and meet the
SUMMARY:
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requirement to adopt reasonably
available control technology (RACT) for
sources covered by EPA’s Control
Techniques Guidelines (CTG) standards
for the following categories: Plastic
Parts, Metal Furniture, Large
Appliances, and Miscellaneous Metal
Parts. These amendments will reduce
emissions of VOC from these source
categories and help Delaware 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 August 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
R03–OAR–2010–0847 by one of the
following methods:
A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
B. Email: mastro.donna@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2010–0847,
Donna Mastro, Acting 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–2010–
0847. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change, and may be
made available online at
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 www.regulations.gov
or email. The 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 email
comment directly to EPA without going
through www.regulations.gov, your
email 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
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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
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 available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically in 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 Delaware Department of
Natural Resources and Environmental
Control, 89 Kings Highway, P.O. Box
1401, Dover, Delaware 19903.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Becoat, (215) 814–2036, or by
email at becoat.gregory@epa.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA.
I. What action is EPA taking?
II. What is the background for this action?
III. Description of the SIP Revisions
Submitted by the State of Delaware
IV. What is EPA’s evaluation of the State
submittal?
V. Proposed Action
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Review
I. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is proposing to approve revisions
to the Delaware SIP submitted by
DNREC on April 1, 2010 and March 9,
2012, adopting the requirements of
EPA’s CTGs for the coating of plastic
parts, metal furniture, large appliances,
and miscellaneous metal parts, as RACT
for these source categories. Specifically,
DNREC is amending its Regulation No.
1124, Control of Volatile Organic
Compounds, to incorporate the
requirements of EPA’s CTGs for the
above mentioned source categories.
CTGs are documents issued by EPA that
provide guidance to States concerning
what types of controls could constitute
RACT for VOC from various sources,
including plastic parts, metal furniture,
large appliances, and miscellaneous
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metal parts. EPA requires all ozone
nonattainment areas to update
regulations for emission sources covered
in an EPA CTG and to submit the
regulations to EPA for approval as SIP
revisions. The revisions to Delaware’s
Regulation 1124 include amendments to
sections 2.0, ‘‘Definitions,’’ 12.0,
‘‘Surface Coating of Plastic Parts,’’ 19.0,
‘‘Coating of Metal Furniture,’’ 20.0,
‘‘Coating of Large Appliances,’’ and
22.0, ‘‘Coating of Miscellaneous Metal
Parts.’’ These amendments will reduce
the VOC content of currently regulated
coatings, regulate additional coating
categories, require the use of coating
application equipment that provides for
high transfer efficiency, and require that
clean-up solvent emissions be included
in regulatory applicability
determinations.
II. What is the background for this
action?
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) of the CAA provides that
for certain nonattainment areas, states
must revise their SIPs to include RACT
for VOC sources covered by any CTG
document issued after November 15,
1990 and prior to the area’s date of
attainment. Section 183(e) of the CAA
provides that states may issue a CTG in
lieu of a national regulation for a
product category where EPA determines
that a CTG will be substantially as
effective as regulations in reducing
emissions of VOC in ozone
nonattainment areas. In developing
these CTGs, EPA, among other things,
evaluates the sources of VOC emissions
from these categories, and the available
control approaches for addressing these
emissions, including the cost of such
approaches. Based on available
information and data, EPA provides
recommendations for RACT for VOC
from these categories. States can follow
the CTGs and adopt State regulations to
implement the recommendations
contained therein, or they can adopt
alternative approaches. In either case,
states must submit their RACT rules to
EPA for review and approval as part of
the SIP process. EPA will evaluate the
rules and determine, through notice and
comment rulemaking in the SIP
approval process, whether the
submitted rules meet the RACT
requirements of the CAA and EPA’s
regulations.
In September 2007, EPA published
new CTGs for Metal Furniture Coatings
(EPA–453/R–07–005) and Large
Appliance Coatings (EPA 453/R–07–
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004). In September 2008, EPA published
a new CTG for Miscellaneous Metal and
Plastic Parts Coatings (EPA–453/R–08–
003). These CTGs discuss the nature of
VOC emissions from these industries,
the available control technologies for
addressing such emissions, the costs of
available control options, and other
information. EPA developed the new
CTGs for these industries after
reviewing existing state and local VOC
emission reduction approaches, new
source performance standards (NSPS),
previously issued CTGs, and national
emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants (NESHAP) for these source
categories.
A. Metal Furniture Coatings
Metal furniture coatings include the
coatings that are applied to the surfaces
of metal furniture. A metal furniture
substrate is the furniture or components
of furniture constructed either entirely
or partially from metal. Metal furniture
includes, but is not limited to, the
following types of products: Household,
office, institutional, laboratory, hospital,
public building, restaurant, barber and
beauty shop, and dental furniture, as
well as components of these products.
Metal furniture also includes office and
store fixtures, partitions, shelving,
lockers, lamps and lighting fixtures, and
wastebaskets. Metal furniture coatings
include paints and adhesives and are
typically applied without a primer.
Higher solids and powder coatings are
used extensively in the metal furniture
surface coating industry. Metal furniture
coatings provide a covering, finish, or
functional or protective layer, and can
also provide a decorative finish to metal
furniture.
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B. Large Appliance Coatings
Large appliance coatings include, but
are not limited to, materials referred to
as paint, topcoats, basecoats, primers,
enamels, and adhesives used in the
manufacture of large appliance parts or
products. A large appliance part is
defined as any organic surface-coated
metal lid, door, casing, panel, or other
interior or exterior metal part or
accessory that is assembled to form a
large appliance product. A large
appliance product is also defined as any
organic surface-coated metal range,
oven, microwave oven, refrigerator,
freezer, washer, dryer, dishwasher,
water heater, or trash compactor
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manufactured for household,
commercial, or recreational use.
C. Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts
Coatings
Miscellaneous metal product and
plastic parts surface coating categories
include the coatings that are applied to
the surfaces of a varied range of metal
and plastic parts and products. These
parts or products are constructed either
entirely or partially from metal or
plastic. They 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, 1 lawn
and garden equipment, business
machines, laboratory and medical
equipment, electronic equipment, steel
drums, metal pipes, and numerous other
industrial and household products
(hereinafter collectively referred to as
‘‘miscellaneous metal and plastic
parts.’’) The CTG applies to
manufacturers of miscellaneous metal
and plastic parts that surface-coat the
parts they produce. Miscellaneous metal
products and plastic parts coatings do
not include coatings that are a part of
other product categories listed under
section 183(e) of the CAA for which
CTGs have been published or coatings
addressed by other CTGs.
III. Description of the SIP Revisions
Submitted by the State of Delaware
On April 1, 2010 and March 9, 2012
DNREC submitted SIP revisions
adopting the recommendations
contained in EPA’s new CTGs for the
control of VOC from the coating of
plastic parts, metal furniture, large
appliances, and miscellaneous metal
parts, as RACT for these source
categories. The March 9, 2012 SIP
revision amended the submission of
1 Heavier vehicles includes all vehicles that meet
the definition of the term ‘‘other motor vehicles,’’
as defined in the National Emission Standards for
Surface Coating of Automobile and Light-Duty
Trucks at 40 CFR 63.3176.
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April 1, 2010 to include EPA as well as
DNREC approval for any alternative
coating method not explicitly specified
in the regulation. The revision also
corrected minor typographical errors
which were non-substantive in nature.
As a result of these SIP revisions, the
following sections of 7 DE
Administrative Code 1124, Control of
Volatile Organic Compounds, are being
revised to reflect Delaware’s adoption of
the new CTGs: section 2.0,
‘‘Definitions,’’ section 12.0, ‘‘Surface
Coating of Plastic Parts,’’ section 19.0,
‘‘Coating of Metal Furniture,’’ section
20.0, ‘‘Coating of Large Appliances,’’
and section 22.0, ‘‘Coating of
Miscellaneous Metal Parts.’’
A. Regulation 1124, Section 2.0—
Definitions
The revisions to section 2.0,
‘‘Definitions,’’ add the following
definitions: Adhesion primer, aerosol
coating product, air-dried coating, baked
coating, dip coating, electric-insulating
and thermal-conducting coating,
electrostatic spray, extreme high-gloss
coating, extreme performance coating,
flow coating, hand application, heat
resistant coating, high-volume, low
pressure (HVLP) spray equipment,
metallic coating, mold-seal coating, onecomponent coating, pretreatment
coating, repair coating, safety-indicating
coating, solar-absorbent coating, solidfilm lubricant, stencil coating, touch-up
coating, two-component paint, and
vacuum-metalizing coating.
B. Regulation 1124, Section 12.0—
Surface Coating of Plastic Parts
The revisions to section 12.0,
‘‘Surface Coating of Plastic Parts,’’
establish (1) Applicability for every
owner or operator of any plastic parts or
products coating units; (2) add, revise,
and delete definitions; (3) specify
standards for owners or operators of any
plastic parts or products coating units;
(4) specify exemptions; and (5) specify
control devices, test methods,
compliance certification, recordkeeping,
and reporting requirements. More
detailed information on these provisions
can be found in the docket prepared for
this rulemaking action.
Section 12.0 requires that the VOC
contents of a plastic part or products
coating unit subject to the provisions of
this section, be less than or equal to the
limits listed in Table 1 below.
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TABLE 1—PLASTIC PARTS COATING VOC CONTENT LIMITS—VOC CONTENT LIMITS ARE EXPRESSED AS MASS (kg OR lb)
PER VOLUME (LITER (l) OR GALLON (GAL)) OF COATING LESS WATER AND EXEMPT COMPOUNDS, AS APPLIED
Coating category
kg VOC/l coating
lb VOC/gal coating
General*
One component coating ...............................................................
Multi-component coating ...............................................................
Electric dissipating coatings and shock-free coatings ..................
Extreme performance ...................................................................
Metallic ..........................................................................................
Military specification ......................................................................
Mold-seal ......................................................................................
Multicolored coatings ....................................................................
Optical coatings ............................................................................
Vacuum-metalizing .......................................................................
0.28
0.42
0.36
0.42
0.42
0.34
0.42
0.76
0.68
0.80
0.80
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
(2 pack) .......................................
.....................................................
(1 pack) .......................................
(2 pack) .......................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
2.3.
3.5.
3.0.
3.5 (2 pack).
3.5.
2.8 (1 pack)
3.5 (2 pack).
6.3.
5.7.
6.7.
6.7.
Business Machine Parts
Primers ..........................................................................................
Topcoat .........................................................................................
Texture coat ..................................................................................
Fog coat ........................................................................................
Touchup and repair ......................................................................
Clearcoats .....................................................................................
EMI/RFI coatings ..........................................................................
Soft coatings .................................................................................
Plating resist coatings ...................................................................
Plating sensitizer coatings ............................................................
0.14
0.28
0.28
0.26
0.28
0.28
0.48
0.52
0.71
0.85
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
1.2.
2.3.
2.3.
2.2.
2.3.
2.3.
4.0.
4.3.
5.9.
7.1.
Automotive/Transportation Parts
High bake coatings
Flexible primer ..............................................................................
Non-flexible primer ........................................................................
Base coats ....................................................................................
Clear coat .....................................................................................
Non-basecoat/clear coat ...............................................................
Interior colorcoat ...........................................................................
Exterior colorcoat ..........................................................................
0.46
0.42
0.52
0.48
0.52
0.49
0.55
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
3.8.
3.5.
4.3.
4.0.
4.3.
4.1.
4.6.
Low bake/air dried coatings-exterior
Primers ..........................................................................................
Basecoat .......................................................................................
Clearcoats .....................................................................................
Non-basecoat/clearcoat ................................................................
Red and black colorcoats .............................................................
All other colorcoats .......................................................................
0.58
0.60
0.54
0.60
0.67
0.61
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
4.8.
5.0.
4.5.
5.0.
5.6.
5.1.
Low bake/air dried coatings
Interior primers ..............................................................................
Colorcoats .....................................................................................
Touchup and repair coatings ........................................................
0.42 .....................................................
0.38 .....................................................
0.62 .....................................................
3.5.
3.2.
5.2.
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Vacuum metalizing basecoats ......................................................
Texture coatings ...........................................................................
Reflective argent coatings ............................................................
Soft specialty coatings ..................................................................
Air bag cover coatings ..................................................................
Gloss flatteners .............................................................................
Vacuum metalizing topcoats .........................................................
Texture topcoats ...........................................................................
Stencil coatings .............................................................................
Adhesion primers ..........................................................................
Ink pad printing coatings ..............................................................
Electrostatic prep coats ................................................................
Resist coatings .............................................................................
Headlamp lens coatings ...............................................................
0.66
0.66
0.71
0.71
0.71
0.77
0.77
0.77
0.81
0.81
0.81
0.81
0.81
0.89
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
5.5.
5.5.
5.9.
5.9.
5.9.
6.4.
6.4.
6.4.
6.8.
6.8.
6.8.
6.8.
6.8.
7.4.
* General refers to those parts or products which are not Business Machine Parts or Automotive/Transportation Parts.
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C. Regulation 1124, Section 19.0—
Coating of Metal Furniture
The revisions to section 19.0,
‘‘Coating of Metal Furniture,’’ establish
(1) Applicability to every owner or
operator of any metal furniture coating
unit; (2) revise a definition; (3) specify
standards for owners or operators of any
metal furniture coating unit; (4) specify
exemptions; and (5) specify control
devices, test methods, compliance
certification, recordkeeping, and
reporting requirements. More detailed
information on these provisions can be
found in the docket prepared for this
rulemaking.
Section 19.0 of this regulation
requires that the VOC content of a metal
furniture coating unit subject to the
provisions of this section, be less than
or equal to the limits listed in Table 2
below.
TABLE 2—METAL FURNITURE COATING VOC CONTENT LIMITS—VOC CONTENT LIMITS ARE EXPRESSED AS MASS (kg OR
lb) PER VOLUME (L OR GAL) OF COATING LESS WATER AND EXEMPT COMPOUNDS, AS APPLIED
Baked
Coating category
kg VOC/l
coating
General, one-component .................................................................................
General, multi-component ...............................................................................
Extreme high-gloss ..........................................................................................
Extreme performance ......................................................................................
Heat-resistant ...................................................................................................
Metallic .............................................................................................................
Pretreatment ....................................................................................................
Solar-absorbent ...............................................................................................
D. Regulation 1124, Section 20.0—
Coating of Large Appliances
The revisions to section 20.0,
‘‘Coating of Large Appliances,’’ establish
(1) Applicability to every owner or
operator of any large appliance coating
unit; (2) revise a definition; (3) specify
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found in the docket prepared for this
rulemaking action.
Section 20.0 of this regulation
requires that the VOC content of a large
appliance coating unit subject to the
provisions of this section, be less than
or equal to the limits listed in Table 3
below.
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Extreme performance ......................................................................................
Heat-resistant ...................................................................................................
Metallic .............................................................................................................
Pretreatment ....................................................................................................
Solar-absorbent ...............................................................................................
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The revisions to section 22.0,
‘‘Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts,’’
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owner or operator of any miscellaneous
metal parts and products coating unit;
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General, multi-component ...............................................................................
Camouflage ......................................................................................................
Electric insulating varnish ................................................................................
Electric insulating and thermal conducting coatings .......................................
Etching filler .....................................................................................................
Extreme high gloss ..........................................................................................
Extreme performance ......................................................................................
Heat resistant ...................................................................................................
High performance architectural .......................................................................
High temperature .............................................................................................
Magnetic data storage disc coatings ...............................................................
Metallic .............................................................................................................
Military specification .........................................................................................
Mold seal .........................................................................................................
Pan Backing .....................................................................................................
Prefabricated architectural multi-component ...................................................
Prefabricated architectural one component .....................................................
Pretreatment coatings ......................................................................................
Repair and touch up ........................................................................................
Safety indicating coatings ................................................................................
Silicone release ...............................................................................................
Solar absorbent ...............................................................................................
Solid-film lubricant ...........................................................................................
Stencil coatings ................................................................................................
Vacuum metalizing ..........................................................................................
Drum coating, new, exterior ............................................................................
Drum coating, new, interior .............................................................................
Drum coating, reconditioned, exterior .............................................................
Drum coating, reconditioned, interior ...............................................................
V. Proposed Action
EPA is proposing to approve the State
of Delaware’s SIP revisions submitted
on April 1, 2010 and March 9, 2012,
adopting the requirements of EPA’s
CTGs for the coating of plastic parts,
metal furniture, large appliances, and
miscellaneous metal parts, as RACT for
these source categories. EPA is soliciting
public comments on the issues
discussed in this document. These
comments will be considered before
taking final action.
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VI. 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:
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• 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);
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• 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
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,
pertaining to Delaware’s adoption of
EPA’s CTGs for the coating of plastic
parts, metal furniture, large appliances,
and miscellaneous metal parts, 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, Ozone, Reporting and
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Colorado 80202–1129.
• Hand Delivery: Carl Daly, Director,
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Air Program, Environmental Protection
Dated: June 26, 2012.
Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P–
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AR, 1595 Wynkoop St., Denver,
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Instructions: Direct your comments to
AGENCY
Docket ID No. EPA–R08–OAR–2012–
40 CFR Part 52
0299. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
[EPA–R08–OAR–2012–0299, FRL–9700–2]
docket without change and may be
made available online at
Approval and Promulgation of
www.regulations.gov, including any
Implementation Plans; North Dakota:
Prevention of Significant Deterioration; personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
Greenhouse Gas Permitting Authority
claimed to be Confidential Business
and Tailoring Rule; PM2.5 NSR
Information (CBI) or other information
Implementation Rule
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Do not submit information that you
Agency (EPA).
consider to be CBI or otherwise
ACTION: Proposed rule.
protected through www.regulations.gov
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web
SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve
site is an anonymous access system,
a revision to the North Dakota State
which means EPA will not know your
Implementation Plan (SIP) relating to
identity or contact information unless
regulation of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)
you provide it in the body of your
and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) under comment. If you send an email
North Dakota’s Prevention of Significant comment directly to EPA, without going
Deterioration (PSD) program. This
through www.regulations.gov your email
revision was submitted by the North
address will be automatically captured
Dakota Department of Health Division of and included as part of the comment
Air Quality (ND DOH DAQ) to EPA on
that is placed in the public docket and
April 18, 2011. It is intended to align
made available on the Internet. If you
North Dakota’s regulations with the
submit an electronic comment, EPA
‘‘PSD and Title V Greenhouse Gas
recommends that you include your
Tailoring Final Rule’’ and the final rule
name and other contact information in
for ‘‘Implementation of the New Source
the body of your comment and with any
Review (NSR) Program for PM2.5.’’ EPA
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
is proposing to approve the revision
cannot read your comment due to
because the Agency has made the
technical difficulties and cannot contact
preliminary determination that the SIP
you for clarification, EPA may not be
revision, already adopted by North
able to consider your comment.
Dakota as a final effective rule, is in
Electronic files should avoid the use of
accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA special characters, any form of
or Act) and EPA regulations regarding
encryption, and be free of any defects or
PSD permitting for GHGs and PM2.5.
viruses. For additional information
DATES: Comments must be received on
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
or before August 13, 2012.
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
For additional instructions on
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08–
submitting comments, go to Section I.
OAR–2012–0299, by one of the
General Information of the
following methods:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
• www.regulations.gov. Follow the
this document.
on-line instructions for submitting
Docket: All documents in the docket
comments.
are listed in the www.regulations.gov
• Email: ostendorf.jody@epa.gov.
index. Although listed in the index,
• Fax: (303) 312–6064 (please alert
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information
INFORMATION CONTACT if you are faxing
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
comments).
Certain other material, such as
• Mail: Carl Daly, Director, Air
copyrighted material, will be publicly
Program, Environmental Protection
available only in hard copy. Publicly
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available docket materials are available
either electronically in
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air Program, Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8,
1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, Colorado
80202–1129. EPA requests that if at all
possible, you contact the individual
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section to view the hard copy
of the docket. You may view the hard
copy of the docket Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody
Ostendorf, Air Program, Mailcode 8P–
AR, Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop St.,
Denver, Colorado 80202–1129, (303)
312–7814, ostendorf.jody@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information is organized as follows:
Table of Contents
I. What action is EPA proposing in today’s
notice?
II. What is the background for the PSD SIP
approval proposed by EPA in today’s
notice?
A. GHG-Related Actions
B. PM2.5-Related Actions
C. North Dakota’s Actions
III. What is EPA’s analysis of North Dakota’s
proposed SIP revision?
IV. Proposed Action
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What action is EPA proposing in
today’s notice?
On April 18, 2011, ND DOH
submitted a request to EPA to approve
revisions to the State’s SIP and Title V
program to incorporate recent rule
amendments adopted by the ND DOH
DAQ. These adopted rules became
effective in the North Dakota
Administrative Code on that date.
Among other things, the amendments
establish thresholds for GHG emissions
in North Dakota’s PSD and Title V
regulations at the same emissions
thresholds and in the same time-frames
as those specified by EPA in the ‘‘PSD
and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring
Final Rule’’ (75 FR 31514, June 3, 2010),
hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Tailoring
Rule,’’ ensuring that smaller GHG
sources emitting less than these
thresholds will not be subject to
permitting requirements for GHGs that
they emit. The requested revisions to
the SIP will clarify the applicable
thresholds in the North Dakota SIP and
incorporate state rule changes adopted
at the state level into the federallyapproved SIP.
The revisions to the SIP also address
requirements for PSD programs with
regard to emissions of PM2.5. These
requirements were specified by EPA in
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0847; FRL-9697-8]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Delaware; Control Technique Guidelines for Plastic Parts, Metal
Furniture, Large Appliances, and Miscellaneous Metal Parts
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Delaware State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Delaware Department of
Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) on April 1, 2010
and March 9, 2012. These SIP revisions consist of amendments to
Delaware's regulation for the Control of Volatile Organic Compounds
(VOC) and meet the
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requirement to adopt reasonably available control technology (RACT) for
sources covered by EPA's Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) standards
for the following categories: Plastic Parts, Metal Furniture, Large
Appliances, and Miscellaneous Metal Parts. These amendments will reduce
emissions of VOC from these source categories and help Delaware 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 August 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2010-0847 by one of the following methods:
A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
B. Email: mastro.donna@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0847, Donna Mastro, Acting 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-
2010-0847. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change, and may be made available online
at 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 www.regulations.gov or email. The
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 email comment
directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email
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
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 available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in 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 Delaware Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control, 89 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 1401, Dover, Delaware
19903.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Becoat, (215) 814-2036, or by
email at becoat.gregory@epa.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
I. What action is EPA taking?
II. What is the background for this action?
III. Description of the SIP Revisions Submitted by the State of
Delaware
IV. What is EPA's evaluation of the State submittal?
V. Proposed Action
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Review
I. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Delaware SIP submitted
by DNREC on April 1, 2010 and March 9, 2012, adopting the requirements
of EPA's CTGs for the coating of plastic parts, metal furniture, large
appliances, and miscellaneous metal parts, as RACT for these source
categories. Specifically, DNREC is amending its Regulation No. 1124,
Control of Volatile Organic Compounds, to incorporate the requirements
of EPA's CTGs for the above mentioned source categories. CTGs are
documents issued by EPA that provide guidance to States concerning what
types of controls could constitute RACT for VOC from various sources,
including plastic parts, metal furniture, large appliances, and
miscellaneous metal parts. EPA requires all ozone nonattainment areas
to update regulations for emission sources covered in an EPA CTG and to
submit the regulations to EPA for approval as SIP revisions. The
revisions to Delaware's Regulation 1124 include amendments to sections
2.0, ``Definitions,'' 12.0, ``Surface Coating of Plastic Parts,'' 19.0,
``Coating of Metal Furniture,'' 20.0, ``Coating of Large Appliances,''
and 22.0, ``Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts.'' These amendments
will reduce the VOC content of currently regulated coatings, regulate
additional coating categories, require the use of coating application
equipment that provides for high transfer efficiency, and require that
clean-up solvent emissions be included in regulatory applicability
determinations.
II. What is the background for this action?
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) of the
CAA provides that for certain nonattainment areas, states must revise
their SIPs to include RACT for VOC sources covered by any CTG document
issued after November 15, 1990 and prior to the area's date of
attainment. Section 183(e) of the CAA provides that states may issue a
CTG in lieu of a national regulation for a product category where EPA
determines that a CTG will be substantially as effective as regulations
in reducing emissions of VOC in ozone nonattainment areas. In
developing these CTGs, EPA, among other things, evaluates the sources
of VOC emissions from these categories, and the available control
approaches for addressing these emissions, including the cost of such
approaches. Based on available information and data, EPA provides
recommendations for RACT for VOC from these categories. States can
follow the CTGs and adopt State regulations to implement the
recommendations contained therein, or they can adopt alternative
approaches. In either case, states must submit their RACT rules to EPA
for review and approval as part of the SIP process. EPA will evaluate
the rules and determine, through notice and comment rulemaking in the
SIP approval process, whether the submitted rules meet the RACT
requirements of the CAA and EPA's regulations.
In September 2007, EPA published new CTGs for Metal Furniture
Coatings (EPA-453/R-07-005) and Large Appliance Coatings (EPA 453/R-07-
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004). In September 2008, EPA published a new CTG for Miscellaneous
Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings (EPA-453/R-08-003). These CTGs discuss
the nature of VOC emissions from these industries, the available
control technologies for addressing such emissions, the costs of
available control options, and other information. EPA developed the new
CTGs for these industries after reviewing existing state and local VOC
emission reduction approaches, new source performance standards (NSPS),
previously issued CTGs, and national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for these source categories.
A. Metal Furniture Coatings
Metal furniture coatings include the coatings that are applied to
the surfaces of metal furniture. A metal furniture substrate is the
furniture or components of furniture constructed either entirely or
partially from metal. Metal furniture includes, but is not limited to,
the following types of products: Household, office, institutional,
laboratory, hospital, public building, restaurant, barber and beauty
shop, and dental furniture, as well as components of these products.
Metal furniture also includes office and store fixtures, partitions,
shelving, lockers, lamps and lighting fixtures, and wastebaskets. Metal
furniture coatings include paints and adhesives and are typically
applied without a primer. Higher solids and powder coatings are used
extensively in the metal furniture surface coating industry. Metal
furniture coatings provide a covering, finish, or functional or
protective layer, and can also provide a decorative finish to metal
furniture.
B. Large Appliance Coatings
Large appliance coatings include, but are not limited to, materials
referred to as paint, topcoats, basecoats, primers, enamels, and
adhesives used in the manufacture of large appliance parts or products.
A large appliance part is defined as any organic surface-coated metal
lid, door, casing, panel, or other interior or exterior metal part or
accessory that is assembled to form a large appliance product. A large
appliance product is also defined as any organic surface-coated metal
range, oven, microwave oven, refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer,
dishwasher, water heater, or trash compactor manufactured for
household, commercial, or recreational use.
C. Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings
Miscellaneous metal product and plastic parts surface coating
categories include the coatings that are applied to the surfaces of a
varied range of metal and plastic parts and products. These parts or
products are constructed either entirely or partially from metal or
plastic. They 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, \1\ lawn and garden equipment,
business machines, laboratory and medical equipment, electronic
equipment, steel drums, metal pipes, and numerous other industrial and
household products (hereinafter collectively referred to as
``miscellaneous metal and plastic parts.'') The CTG applies to
manufacturers of miscellaneous metal and plastic parts that surface-
coat the parts they produce. Miscellaneous metal products and plastic
parts coatings do not include coatings that are a part of other product
categories listed under section 183(e) of the CAA for which CTGs have
been published or coatings addressed by other CTGs.
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\1\ Heavier vehicles includes all vehicles that meet the
definition of the term ``other motor vehicles,'' as defined in the
National Emission Standards for Surface Coating of Automobile and
Light-Duty Trucks at 40 CFR 63.3176.
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III. Description of the SIP Revisions Submitted by the State of
Delaware
On April 1, 2010 and March 9, 2012 DNREC submitted SIP revisions
adopting the recommendations contained in EPA's new CTGs for the
control of VOC from the coating of plastic parts, metal furniture,
large appliances, and miscellaneous metal parts, as RACT for these
source categories. The March 9, 2012 SIP revision amended the
submission of April 1, 2010 to include EPA as well as DNREC approval
for any alternative coating method not explicitly specified in the
regulation. The revision also corrected minor typographical errors
which were non-substantive in nature. As a result of these SIP
revisions, the following sections of 7 DE Administrative Code 1124,
Control of Volatile Organic Compounds, are being revised to reflect
Delaware's adoption of the new CTGs: section 2.0, ``Definitions,''
section 12.0, ``Surface Coating of Plastic Parts,'' section 19.0,
``Coating of Metal Furniture,'' section 20.0, ``Coating of Large
Appliances,'' and section 22.0, ``Coating of Miscellaneous Metal
Parts.''
A. Regulation 1124, Section 2.0--Definitions
The revisions to section 2.0, ``Definitions,'' add the following
definitions: Adhesion primer, aerosol coating product, air-dried
coating, baked coating, dip coating, electric-insulating and thermal-
conducting coating, electrostatic spray, extreme high-gloss coating,
extreme performance coating, flow coating, hand application, heat
resistant coating, high-volume, low pressure (HVLP) spray equipment,
metallic coating, mold-seal coating, one-component coating,
pretreatment coating, repair coating, safety-indicating coating, solar-
absorbent coating, solid-film lubricant, stencil coating, touch-up
coating, two-component paint, and vacuum-metalizing coating.
B. Regulation 1124, Section 12.0-- Surface Coating of Plastic Parts
The revisions to section 12.0, ``Surface Coating of Plastic
Parts,'' establish (1) Applicability for every owner or operator of any
plastic parts or products coating units; (2) add, revise, and delete
definitions; (3) specify standards for owners or operators of any
plastic parts or products coating units; (4) specify exemptions; and
(5) specify control devices, test methods, compliance certification,
recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. More detailed information on
these provisions can be found in the docket prepared for this
rulemaking action.
Section 12.0 requires that the VOC contents of a plastic part or
products coating unit subject to the provisions of this section, be
less than or equal to the limits listed in Table 1 below.
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Table 1--Plastic Parts Coating VOC Content Limits--VOC Content Limits
Are Expressed as Mass (kg or lb) per Volume (Liter (l) or Gallon (gal))
of Coating Less Water and Exempt Compounds, as Applied
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Coating category kg VOC/l coating lb VOC/gal coating
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General*
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One component coating........... 0.28.............. 2.3.
Multi-component coating......... 0.42.............. 3.5.
Electric dissipating coatings 0.36.............. 3.0.
and shock-free coatings.
Extreme performance............. 0.42 (2 pack)..... 3.5 (2 pack).
Metallic........................ 0.42.............. 3.5.
Military specification.......... 0.34 (1 pack)..... 2.8 (1 pack)
0.42 (2 pack)..... 3.5 (2 pack).
Mold-seal....................... 0.76.............. 6.3.
Multicolored coatings........... 0.68.............. 5.7.
Optical coatings................ 0.80.............. 6.7.
Vacuum-metalizing............... 0.80.............. 6.7.
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Business Machine Parts
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Primers......................... 0.14.............. 1.2.
Topcoat......................... 0.28.............. 2.3.
Texture coat.................... 0.28.............. 2.3.
Fog coat........................ 0.26.............. 2.2.
Touchup and repair.............. 0.28.............. 2.3.
Clearcoats...................... 0.28.............. 2.3.
EMI/RFI coatings................ 0.48.............. 4.0.
Soft coatings................... 0.52.............. 4.3.
Plating resist coatings......... 0.71.............. 5.9.
Plating sensitizer coatings..... 0.85.............. 7.1.
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Automotive/Transportation Parts
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High bake coatings
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Flexible primer................. 0.46.............. 3.8.
Non-flexible primer............. 0.42.............. 3.5.
Base coats...................... 0.52.............. 4.3.
Clear coat...................... 0.48.............. 4.0.
Non-basecoat/clear coat......... 0.52.............. 4.3.
Interior colorcoat.............. 0.49.............. 4.1.
Exterior colorcoat.............. 0.55.............. 4.6.
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Low bake/air dried coatings-exterior
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Primers......................... 0.58.............. 4.8.
Basecoat........................ 0.60.............. 5.0.
Clearcoats...................... 0.54.............. 4.5.
Non-basecoat/clearcoat.......... 0.60.............. 5.0.
Red and black colorcoats........ 0.67.............. 5.6.
All other colorcoats............ 0.61.............. 5.1.
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Low bake/air dried coatings
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Interior primers................ 0.42.............. 3.5.
Colorcoats...................... 0.38.............. 3.2.
Touchup and repair coatings..... 0.62.............. 5.2.
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Auto Specialty
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Vacuum metalizing basecoats..... 0.66.............. 5.5.
Texture coatings................ 0.66.............. 5.5.
Reflective argent coatings...... 0.71.............. 5.9.
Soft specialty coatings......... 0.71.............. 5.9.
Air bag cover coatings.......... 0.71.............. 5.9.
Gloss flatteners................ 0.77.............. 6.4.
Vacuum metalizing topcoats...... 0.77.............. 6.4.
Texture topcoats................ 0.77.............. 6.4.
Stencil coatings................ 0.81.............. 6.8.
Adhesion primers................ 0.81.............. 6.8.
Ink pad printing coatings....... 0.81.............. 6.8.
Electrostatic prep coats........ 0.81.............. 6.8.
Resist coatings................. 0.81.............. 6.8.
Headlamp lens coatings.......... 0.89.............. 7.4.
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* General refers to those parts or products which are not Business
Machine Parts or Automotive/Transportation Parts.
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C. Regulation 1124, Section 19.0--Coating of Metal Furniture
The revisions to section 19.0, ``Coating of Metal Furniture,''
establish (1) Applicability to every owner or operator of any metal
furniture coating unit; (2) revise a definition; (3) specify standards
for owners or operators of any metal furniture coating unit; (4)
specify exemptions; and (5) specify control devices, test methods,
compliance certification, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements.
More detailed information on these provisions can be found in the
docket prepared for this rulemaking.
Section 19.0 of this regulation requires that the VOC content of a
metal furniture coating unit subject to the provisions of this section,
be less than or equal to the limits listed in Table 2 below.
Table 2--Metal Furniture Coating VOC Content Limits--VOC Content Limits Are Expressed as Mass (kg or lb) per
Volume (l or gal) of Coating Less Water and Exempt Compounds, as Applied
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Baked Air dried
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Coating category kg VOC/l lb VOC/gal kg VOC/l lb VOC/gal
coating coating coating coating
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General, one-component.......................... 0.275 2.3 0.275 2.3
General, multi-component........................ 0.275 2.3 0.340 2.8
Extreme high-gloss.............................. 0.360 3.0 0.340 2.8
Extreme performance............................. 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5
Heat-resistant.................................. 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5
Metallic........................................ 0.420 3.5 0.420 3.5
Pretreatment.................................... 0.420 3.5 0.420 3.5
Solar-absorbent................................. 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5
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D. Regulation 1124, Section 20.0--Coating of Large Appliances
The revisions to section 20.0, ``Coating of Large Appliances,''
establish (1) Applicability to every owner or operator of any large
appliance coating unit; (2) revise a definition; (3) specify standards
for owners or operators of any large appliance coating unit; (4)
specify exemptions; and (5) specify control devices, test methods,
compliance certification, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements.
More detailed information on these provisions can be found in the
docket prepared for this rulemaking action.
Section 20.0 of this regulation requires that the VOC content of a
large appliance coating unit subject to the provisions of this section,
be less than or equal to the limits listed in Table 3 below.
Table 3--Large Appliance Coating VOC Content Limits--VOC Coating Content Limits Are Expressed as Mass (kg or lb)
per Volume (l or gal) of Coating Less Water and Exempt Compounds, as Applied
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Baked Air dried
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Coating category kg VOC/l lb VOC/gal kg VOC/l lb VOC/gal
coating coating coating coating
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General, one-component.......................... 0.275 2.3 0.275 2.3
General, multi-component........................ 0.275 2.3 0.340 2.8
Extreme high-gloss.............................. 0.360 3.0 0.340 2.8
Extreme performance............................. 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5
Heat-resistant.................................. 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5
Metallic........................................ 0.420 3.5 0.420 3.5
Pretreatment.................................... 0.420 3.5 0.420 3.5
Solar-absorbent................................. 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5
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E. Regulation 1124, Section 22.0--Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts
The revisions to section 22.0, ``Coating of Miscellaneous Metal
Parts,'' establish (1) Applicability to every owner or operator of any
miscellaneous metal parts and products coating unit; (2) add, revise,
and delete definitions; (3) specify standards for owners or operators
of any miscellaneous metal parts and products coating unit; (4) specify
exemptions; and (5) specify control devices, test methods, compliance
certification, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. More detailed
information on these provisions can be found in the docket prepared for
this rulemaking action.
Section 22.0 of this regulation requires that the VOC content of a
miscellaneous metal parts and products coating unit subject to the
provisions of this section, be less than or equal to the limits listed
in Table 4 below.
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Table 4--Metal Parts and Products Coating VOC Content Limits--VOC Coating Content Limits Are Expressed as Mass
(kg or lb) per Volume (l or gal) of Coating Less Water and Exempt Compounds, as Applied
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Air dried Baked
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Coating category kg VOC/l lb VOC/gal kg VOC/l lb VOC/gal
coating coating coating coating
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General, one-component.......................... 0.34 2.8 0.28 2.3
General, multi-component........................ 0.34 2.8 0.28 2.3
Camouflage...................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Electric insulating varnish..................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Electric insulating and thermal conducting 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
coatings.......................................
Etching filler.................................. 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Extreme high gloss.............................. 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Extreme performance............................. 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Heat resistant.................................. 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
High performance architectural.................. 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
High temperature................................ 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Magnetic data storage disc coatings............. 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Metallic........................................ 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Military specification.......................... 0.34 2.8 0.28 2.3
Mold seal....................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Pan Backing..................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Prefabricated architectural multi-component..... 0.42 3.5 0.28 2.3
Prefabricated architectural one component....... 0.42 3.5 0.28 2.3
Pretreatment coatings........................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Repair and touch up............................. 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Safety indicating coatings...................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Silicone release................................ 0.42 3.5 0.42 3.5
Solar absorbent................................. 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Solid-film lubricant............................ 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Stencil coatings................................ 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Vacuum metalizing............................... 0.42 3.5 0.42 3.5
Drum coating, new, exterior..................... 0.34 2.8 0.34 2.8
Drum coating, new, interior..................... 0.42 3.5 0.42 3.5
Drum coating, reconditioned, exterior........... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0
Drum coating, reconditioned, interior........... 0.50 4.2 0.50 4.2
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V. Proposed Action
EPA is proposing to approve the State of Delaware's SIP revisions
submitted on April 1, 2010 and March 9, 2012, adopting the requirements
of EPA's CTGs for the coating of plastic parts, metal furniture, large
appliances, and miscellaneous metal parts, as RACT for these source
categories. EPA is soliciting public comments on the issues discussed
in this document. These comments will be considered before taking final
action.
VI. 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 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, pertaining to Delaware's adoption of
EPA's CTGs for the coating of plastic parts, metal furniture, large
appliances, and miscellaneous metal parts, 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, Ozone, Reporting
and
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recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: June 26, 2012.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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