Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-17-3-4; IC 13-17-3-11
Affected: IC 13-12-3-1; IC 13-14-8-3; IC 13-14-8-7; IC
13-17-1-1
Sec. 10.
(a) This
section establishes the emission limitations for flat wood manufacturing and
surface finishing of the following:
(1)
Printed interior panels made of hardwood plywood and thin particle board.
"Printed interior panels" means panels whose grain or natural surface is
obscured by fillers and basecoats upon which a simulated grain or decorative
pattern is printed. "Hardwood particleboard" means a manufactured board
one-fourth (1/4) inch or less in thickness made of individual wood particles
that have been coated with a binder and formed into flat sheets by
pressure.
(2) Natural finish
hardwood plywood panels. "Natural finish hardwood plywood panels" means panels
whose original grain pattern is enhanced by essentially transparent finishes
frequently supplemented by fillers and toners.
(3) Hardboard paneling with Class II
finishes. "Hardboard" means a panel manufactured primarily from inter-felted
ligno-cellulosic fibers that are consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot
press. "Class II finish" means finishes that meet the specifications of
Voluntary Product Standard PS-59-73 as approved by the American National
Standards Institute.
(4) Exterior
siding. Exterior siding may be made of solid wood, hardboard, or
waferboard.
(5) Tileboard.
"Tileboard" means a premium interior wall paneling product made of hardboard
that is used in high moisture areas of the home, such as kitchens and
bathrooms.
(b) This
section does not apply to coating lines used solely in the manufacture of
exterior siding, tileboard, or particleboard used as a furniture
component.
(c) If a coating line is
used both for coating paneling subject to this section as described in
subsection (a) and for paneling exempt from this section as described in
subsection (b) then any control equipment installed on the line shall be
operated at all times when the line is in use.
(d) No owner or operator of a flatwood
manufacturing facility subject to this section shall emit VOC from a coating
line in excess of the following:
(1) Two and
nine-tenths (2.9) kg per one hundred (100) square meters of coated finished
product (6.0 lb/1,000 sq ft) from printed interior panels, regardless of the
number of coats applied.
(2) Five
and eight-tenths (5.8) kg per one hundred (100) square meters of coated
finished product (12.0 lb/1,000 sq ft) from natural finish hardwood plywood
panels, regardless of the number of coats applied.
(3) Four and eight-tenths (4.8) kg per one
hundred (100) square meters of coated finished product (10.0 lb/1,000 sq ft)
from Class II finishes on hardboard panels, regardless of the number of coats
applied.
(e) On and
after April 1, 2011, the owner or operator of a flatwood manufacturing facility
in which the total actual VOC emissions from all flatwood paneling coating
lines, including related cleaning activities, are equal to or exceed fifteen
(15) pounds per day, before add-on controls, located in Lake County or Porter
County, shall comply with the following:
(1)
VOC emission limitations as follows:
| Paneling Category |
lb of VOC per gallon (grams VOC per liter) of surface
coating, ink, or adhesive (excluding water and exempt compounds) |
lb VOC per gallon solids (grams VOC per liter solids)
|
| Printing interior panels made of hardwood, plywood, or
thin particleboard |
2.1 (250) |
2.9 (350) |
| Natural finish hardwood plywood panels |
2.1 (250) |
2.9 (350) |
| Class II finishes on hardboard panels |
2.1 (250) |
2.9 (350) |
| Tileboard |
2.1 (250) |
2.9 (350) |
| Exterior siding |
2.1 (250) |
2.9 (350) |
(2)
An owner or operator may achieve compliance with this subsection by using a
capture and control device that achieves a minimum overall VOC control
efficiency of ninety percent (90%).
(3) As an alternative to subdivision (1), an
owner or operator may also achieve compliance by using a combination of
subdivisions (1) and (2). The required overall add-on control efficiency, when
combining add-on control with low VOC coatings, must be determined using 326
IAC 8-1-2(c).
(4) Work practices
shall be used to minimize VOC emissions from mixing operations, storage tanks,
and other containers, and handling operations for coatings, thinners, cleaning
materials, and waste materials. Work practices shall include the following, at
a minimum:
(A) Store all VOC containing
materials in closed containers.
(B)
Ensure that mixing and storage containers used for VOC containing materials are
kept closed at all times except when depositing or removing these
materials.
(C) Minimize spills of
VOC containing cleaning materials.
(D) Convey VOC containing cleaning materials
from one (1) location to another in closed containers or pipes.
(E) Minimize VOC emissions from the cleaning
of storage, mixing, and conveying equipment.
