Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-17-3-4
Affected: IC 13-12
Sec. 3.
The following definitions apply throughout this rule:
(1) "Add-on control system" means an air
pollution control device, such as a carbon absorber or incinerator, that
reduces pollution in an air stream by destruction or removal prior to discharge
to the ambient air.
(2) "As
applied" means the condition of a coating at the time of application to the
substrate, including any thinning solvent.
(3) "As supplied" means the condition of a
coating before any thinning, as sold and delivered by the coating manufacturer
to the user.
(4) "Batch" means the
product of an individual production run of a coating manufacturer's process. A
batch is characterized by uniform composition that may vary slightly from other
batches of the same product.
(5)
"Capture efficiency" means the weight per unit time of VOC entering a capture
system and delivered to a control device divided by the weight per unit time of
VOC generated by a source of VOC, expressed as a percentage.
(6) "Capture system" means all equipment,
including, but not limited to:
(A)
hoods;
(B) ducts;
(C) fans;
(D) booths;
(E) ovens; and
(F) dryers;
that contains, collects, and transports an air pollutant to a
control device.
(7) "Certify" means, in reference to the VOC
content of a coating, to attest to the VOC content as determined through
analysis by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Method 24 in 40
CFR 60, Appendix A*, or through use of the forms and procedures outlined in the
U.S. EPA Publication EPA 450/ 3-84-019, revised June 1986*. In the case of
conflicting results, the U.S. EPA Method 24* shall be the reference
method.
(8) "Cleaning materials"
means materials with a VOC content exceeding zero (0), used to remove
contaminants, such as paints and coatings, from paint guns, hoses, and
containers by flushing and spraying.
(9) "Commercial vessel" means any vessel not
owned and operated by the United States military or the United States Coast
Guard.
(10) "Container of coating"
means, for purposes of demonstrating compliance under section 5(3) and 5(4) of
this rule, the container from which the coating is applied, such as a bucket or
pot.
(11) "Control device" means
equipment, such as an incinerator or carbon adsorber, used to reduce, by
destruction or removal, the amount of air pollutant or pollutants in an air
stream prior to discharge to the ambient air.
(12) "Control system" means a combination of
one (1) or more capture systems and control devices working in concert to
reduce discharge of pollutants to the ambient air.
(13) "Destruction or removal efficiency"
means the amount of VOC destroyed or removed by a control device expressed as a
percent of the total amount of VOC entering the device.
(14) "Epoxy" means any thermoset coating
formed by reaction of an epoxy resin, that is, a resin containing a reactive
epoxide or oxirane function, such as the condensation product of
epichlorohydrin and bisphenol A, with a curing agent, such as a polyamide or
polyamine.
(15) "Exempt compounds"
has the meaning of nonphotochemical reactive hydrocarbon as established in 326
IAC 1-2-48.
(16) "General use
coating" means a coating that is applied over the preconstruction primer to
provide long term protection for both the substrate and the underlying coating
and that is not a specialty coating.
(17) "Normally closed" means a container or
piping system is closed unless an operator is actively engaged in adding or
removing material.
(18) "Operating
day" means a twenty-four (24) hour period between midnight (12:00 a.m.) and the
following midnight during which a facility is engaged in manufacturing or
repair operations. It is not necessary for the facility to operate continuously
for the entire twenty-four (24) hour period.
(19) "Overall emission reduction efficiency"
means the weight per unit time of VOC removed or destroyed by a control system
divided by the weight per unit time of VOC generated by a source, expressed as
a percentage. The overall emission reduction efficiency is the product of the
capture efficiency and the control device destruction or removal
efficiency.
(20) "Ship" means any
marine or freshwater vessel made of steel and used for military or commercial
operations, including self-propelled vessels, those propelled by other craft
(barges), and navigational aids (buoys). The term includes, but is not limited
to, all of the following:
(A) Military and
United States Coast Guard vessels.
(B) Commercial cargo and passenger (cruise)
ships.
(C) Ferries.
(D) Barges.
(E) Tankers.
(F) Container ships.
(G) Patrol and pilot boats.
(H) Dredges.
As used in this rule, offshore oil and gas drilling platforms
are not considered ships.
(21) "Shipbuilding or ship repair facility"
means any facility that builds, repairs, repaints, converts, or alters
ships.
(22) "Specialty coating"
means any coating that is manufactured and used for one (1) of the following
specialized applications:
(A) "Air flask
coating" means any special composition coating applied to interior surfaces of
high pressure breathing air flasks to provide corrosion resistance and that is
certified safe for use with breathing air supplies.
(B) "Antenna coating" means any coating
applied to equipment through which electromagnetic signals must pass for
reception or transmission.
(C)
"Antifoulant coating" means any coating that is applied to the underwater
portion of a vessel to prevent or reduce the attachment of biological organisms
and that is registered with the U.S. EPA as a pesticide under the federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
(D) "Heat resistant coating" means any
coating that, during normal use, must withstand a temperature of at least two
hundred four (204) degrees Centigrade (four hundred (400) degrees
Fahrenheit).
(E) "High-gloss
coating" means any coating that achieves at least eighty-five percent (85%)
reflectance on a sixty (60) degree meter when tested by ASTM Method
D-523**.
(F) "High-temperature
coating" means any coating that, during normal use, must withstand a
temperature of at least four hundred twenty-six (426) degrees Centigrade (eight
hundred (800) degrees Fahrenheit).
(G) "Inorganic zinc (high-build) coating"
means a coating that contains eight (8) pounds or more elemental zinc
incorporated into an inorganic silicate binder that is applied to steel to
provide galvanic corrosion resistance. These coatings are typically applied at
more than two (2) mil dry film thickness.
(H) "Military exterior coating" means any
exterior topcoat applied to military or United States Coast Guard vessels that
are subject to specific chemical, biological, and radiological washdown
requirements. These are also referred to as chemical agent resistant coatings
(CARC).
(I) "Mist coating" means
any low viscosity, thin film, epoxy coating applied to an inorganic zinc
primer, that penetrates the porous zinc primer and allows the occluded air to
escape through the paint film prior to curing, thus acting as a sealer coat and
preventing formation of blisters or pinholes in the final coating
system.
(J) "Navigational aids
coating" means any coating applied to United States Coast Guard buoys or other
United States Coast Guard waterway markers when they are recoated aboard ship
at their usage site and immediately returned to the water.
(K) "Nonskid coating" means any coating
applied to the horizontal surfaces of a marine vessel for the specific purpose
of providing slip resistance for personnel, vehicles, or aircraft.
(L) "Nuclear coating" means any protective
coating used to seal porous surfaces, such as steel or concrete, that otherwise
would be subject to intrusion by radioactive materials. These coatings must be
resistant to long term (service life) cumulative radiation exposure (ASTM
D4082-83**), relatively easy to decontaminate (ASTM D4256-83**), and resistant
to various chemicals to which the coatings are likely to be exposed (ASTM
3912-80**). General protective requirements are outlined by the Department of
Energy (formerly United States Atomic Energy Commission Regulatory Guide
1.54**).
(M) "Organic zinc coating"
means any coating derived from zinc dust incorporated into an organic binder
that contains more than eight (8) pounds of elemental zinc per gallon of
coating, as applied, and that is used for the express purpose of corrosion
protection.
(N) "Pretreatment wash
primer coating" means any coating that contains a minimum of five-tenths
percent (0.5%) acid, by weight, and is applied only to bare metal to etch the
surface and enhance adhesion of subsequent coatings.
(O) "Repair and maintenance of thermoplastic
coating of commercial vessels" means any vinyl, chlorinated rubber, or
bituminous resin coating that is applied over the same type of existing coating
to perform the partial recoating of any in-use commercial vessel. The term does
not include coal tar epoxy coatings, which are considered general use
coatings.
(P) "Rubber camouflage
coating" means any specially formulated epoxy coating used as a camouflage
topcoat for exterior submarine hulls and sonar domes.
(Q) "Sealant coating for thermal spray
aluminum" means any epoxy coating applied to thermal spray aluminum surfaces at
a maximum thickness of one (1) dry mil.
(R) "Special marking coating" means any
coating that is used for safety or identification applications, such as
markings on flight decks and ships' numbers.
(S) "Specialty interior coating" means any
coating used on interior surfaces aboard vessels according to a coating
specification that requires that the coating have specified fire retardant
properties and a toxicity index of less than three-hundredths (0.03), in
addition to the otherwise applicable physical and performance
requirements.
(T) "Tack coating"
means any thin film epoxy coating applied at a maximum thickness of two (2) dry
mils to prepare an epoxy coating that has dried beyond the time limit specified
by the manufacturer for the application of the next coat.
(U) "Undersea weapons systems coating" means
any coating applied to any component of a weapons system intended to be
launched or fired from under the sea.
(V) "Waterbased weld-through (shop)
preconstruction primer" means either of the following:
(i) A waterbased primer, having a VOC content
of zero (0) consisting of water and liquid potassium silicate manufactured by
the International Zinc, Coatings and Chemical Corporation and 330LL zinc dust
manufactured by Meadowbrook Company.
(ii) An equivalent waterbased primer, having
a VOC content of zero (0), that, when subject to testing under facility
production conditions at inland river shipyards in Indiana, meets the same
unique operational and performance criteria listed in clause (W), and
characteristics and specifications of the waterbased primer in item
(i).
(W) "Weld-through
(shop) preconstruction primer" means a coating that:
(i) provides temporary corrosion protection
for steel during inventory;
(ii) is
typically applied at less than one (1) mil dry film thickness;
(iii) does not require removal prior to
welding;
(iv) is temperature
resistant, burn back from a weld is less than five-tenths (0.5) inch;
and
(v) does not require removal
before application of the film building primers including inorganic zinc
high-build coatings.
(23) "Thinner" means a liquid used to reduce
the viscosity of a coating that will evaporate before or during the cure of a
film.
(24) "Volatile organic
compound (VOC)" has the meanings set forth in 326 IAC 1-2-90.
(25) "VOC content" means the weight of VOC,
per unit volume of any general use or specialty coating or cleaning material,
less water and less exempt compounds.
*These documents are incorporated by reference. Copies may be
obtained from the Government Printing Office, 732 North Capitol Street NW,
Washington, D.C. 20401 or are available for review and copying at the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management, Office of Air Quality, Indiana
Government Center-North, Tenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis,
Indiana 46204.
**These documents are incorporated by reference. Copies are
available for review and copying at the Indiana Department of Environmental
Management, Office of Air Quality, Indiana Government Center-North, Tenth
Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
