Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Chapter 3745-21 - Carbon Monoxide, Ozone, Hydrocarbon Air Quality Standards, and Related Emission Requirements
Section 3745-21-01 - Definitions and incorporation by reference
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3745-21-01
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of non-regulatory government publications, publications of recognized organizations and associations, federal rules, and federal statutory provisions referenced in this rule, see paragraph (JJ) of this rule titled "referenced materials."]
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, the definitions in rule 3745-15-01 of the Administrative Code apply to this chapter.
(B) As used in this chapter:
(1) "AAMA" means the American architectural
manufacturer association.
(2)
"ASTM" means the American society for testing and materials also known as ASTM
international.
(3) "Btu" means
British thermal unit.
(4) "Btu per
hour-foot-degree-Fahrenheit" means British thermal unit per
hour-foot-degree-Fahrenheit.
(5)
"CTG" means control technique guideline. A CTG is a USEPA guidance document
that triggers a responsibility under Section 182(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act for
states to submit reasonably available control technology (RACT) rules for
stationary sources of VOC emissions as part of their state implementation
plans. Each CTG contains a presumptive norm for RACT for a specific category,
based on USEPA's evaluation of that category. The following rules promulgated
by the Ohio EPA cover categories for which USEPA has issued a CTG:
(a) Paragraphs (C) to
(R), (T), (U) to (Z), (BB) to (EE),
(DDD) and
(EEE) of rule
3745-21-09 of the Administrative
Code.
(b) Rules 3745-21-13,
3745-21-15, 3745-21-19, 3745-21-20, 3745-21-22, 3745-21-23, 3745-21-24, and
3745-21-26 to
3745-21-29 of the Administrative
Code.
(6) "DC" means
direct current.
(7) "Day" means a
period of twenty-four consecutive hours beginning at twelve a.m., or beginning
at a time consistent with a facility's operating schedule.
(8) "Exempt solvent" means any of the
compounds which are specifically identified as not being volatile organic
compounds, as defined in this rule.
(9) "Lb per mmBtu" or "lb/mmBtu" means pound
per million British thermal units.
(10) "Incinerator" means a combustion
apparatus designed for high temperature operation in which solid, semisolid,
liquid, or gaseous combustible wastes are ignited and burned.
(11) "Non-CTG" means all other stationary
sources of VOC emissions for which the USEPA has not developed a control
technique guideline document.
(12)
"Ohio EPA" means Ohio environmental protection agency.
(13) "Organic compound" means any chemical
compound containing carbon excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic
acid, metallic carbides, metallic carbonates, ammonium carbonate, methane
(except methane from landfill gases), and ethane.
(14) "Permit-to-install and operate" or
"PTIO" means a permit-to-install and a permit-to-operate applicable to air
contaminant sources not located at facilities subject to Chapter 3745-77 of the
Administrative Code.
(15)
"Potential to emit" means the maximum capacity of a facility or stationary
source to emit an organic compound or VOC under physical and operational design. Any physical
or operational limitation on the capacity of the facility or stationary source
to emit an organic compound or VOC, including air pollution control equipment
and restrictions on hours of operation or on the type or amount of material
combusted, stored or processed, shall be treated as part of
the design
if the limitation or the effect it would have on emissions is federally
enforceable .
(16) "USEPA"
means United States environmental protection agency.
(17) "Volatile organic compound" or "VOC"
means any organic compound which participates in atmospheric photochemical
reactions. (This includes any organic compound other than the compounds listed
in the following table and any class of perfluorocarbon compounds that consists
of (a) cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated alkanes, (b) cyclic,
branched, or linear, completely fluorinated ethers with no unsaturations, (c)
cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiary amines with no
unsaturations, or (d) sulfur-containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations
and with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine. These compounds have been
determined to have negligible photochemical reactivity. For purposes of
determining compliance with emission limits, VOC will be measured by the
approved test methods. Where such a method also inadvertently measures
compounds with negligible photochemical reactivity, an owner or operator may
exclude these negligibly reactive compounds when determining compliance with an
emission standard.)
Table - Organic compounds that are not a VOC
|
methane |
HFC 43-10mee (1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane) |
|
ethane |
HFC-32 (difluoromethane) |
|
methyl chloroform (1,1,1-trichloroethane) |
HFC-161 (ethylefluoride) |
|
CFC-113 (1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane) |
HFC-236fa (1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane) |
|
methylene chloride |
HFC-245ca (1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane) |
|
CFC-11 (trichlorofluoromethane) |
HFC-245ea (1,1,2,3,3-pentafluoropropane) |
|
CFC-12 (dichlorodifluoromethane) |
HFC-245eb (1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane) |
|
HCFC-22 (chlorodifluoromethane) |
HFC-245fa (1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane) |
|
HFC-23 (trifluoromethane) |
HFC-236ea (1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane) |
|
CFC-114 (1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane) |
HFC-365mfc (1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane) |
|
CFC-115 (chloropentafluoroethane) |
HCFC-31 (chlorofluoromethane) |
|
HCFC-123 (1,1,1-trifluoro-2,2-dichloroethane) |
HCFC-151a (1-chloro-1-fluoroethane) |
|
HFC-134a (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane) |
HCFC-123a (1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane) |
|
HCFC-141b (1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane) |
C4F9OCH3 or HFE-7100 (1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-nonafluoro-4-methoxy-butane) |
|
HCFC-142b (1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane) |
(CF3)2CFCF2OCH3 (2-(difluoromethoxy methyl) -1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane) |
|
HCFC-124 (2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane) |
C4F9OC2H5 or HFE-7200 (1-ethoxy-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutane) |
|
HFC-125 (pentafluoroethane) |
(CF3)2CFCF2OC2H5 (2-(ethoxydifluoro methyl) -1,1,1,2,3,3,3- heptafluoropropane |
|
HFC-134 (1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane) |
methyl acetate |
|
HFC-143a (1,1,1-trifluoroethane) |
n-C3F7OCH3or HFE-7000 (1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoro-3-methoxy-propane) |
|
HFC-152a (1,1-difluoroethane) |
HFE-7500 (3-ethoxy-1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-dodecafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl) hexane) |
|
PCBTF (parachlorobenzotrifluoride) |
HFC 227ea (1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane) |
|
cyclic, branched, or linear completely methylated siloxanes |
methyl formate |
|
acetone |
t-butyl acetate |
|
perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene) |
dimethyl carbonate |
|
HCFC-225ca (3,3-dichloro- 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane) |
propylene carbonate |
|
HCFC-225cb (1,3-dichloro- 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane) |
any organic compound listed in 40 CFR 51.100(s)(1) or (s)(5) |
(C) As used in rule 3745-21-07 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to the control of emissions of organic materials from stationary sources):
(1)
[Reserved.]
(2) "Effluent water
separator" means any tank, box, sump, or other container in which any volatile
photochemically reactive material floating on or entrained or contained in
water entering such tank, box, sump, or other container is physically separated
and removed from such water prior to outfall, drainage, or recovery of such
water.
(3) "Liquid organic
material" means any organic material which is a liquid at standard
conditions.
(4) "Organic material"
means any chemical compound containing carbon, excluding carbon monoxide,
carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides, metallic carbonates, and
ammonium carbonate.
(5)
"Photochemically reactive material" means any liquid organic material with an
aggregate of more than twenty per cent of its total volume composed of the
chemical compounds classified below or which exceed any of the following
individual percentage composition limitations, referred to the total volume of
liquid:
(a) A combination of hydrocarbons,
alcohols, aldehydes, esters, ethers or ketones having an olefinic or
cyclo-olefinic type of unsaturation except perchloroethylene: five per
cent.
(b) A combination of aromatic
hydrocarbons with eight or more carbon atoms to the molecule except
ethylbenzene: eight per cent.
(c) A
combination of ethylbenzene, ketones having branched hydrocarbon structures,
trichloroethylene or toluene: twenty per cent.
Any organic material or any constituent of an organic material that may be classified from its chemical structure into more than one of the above groups of organic compounds, is considered as a member of the most reactive chemical group, that is, that group having the least allowable per cent of the total volume of liquid.
(6) "Submerged fill pipe" means any fill pipe
with the discharge opening entirely submerged when the liquid level is six
inches above the bottom of the tank; or when applied to a tank which is loaded
from the side,
means any fill pipe with the discharge opening
entirely submerged when the liquid level is eighteen inches above the bottom of
the tank.
(7) "Volatile
photochemically reactive material" means any photochemically reactive material
which has a vapor pressure of 1.5 pounds per square inch absolute or greater
under actual storage conditions.
(D) As used in paragraphs (B) to (K), (S), (U), (Y), (FF), (HH), (II), and (PP) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to coating lines and printing lines) and in rules 3745-21-04, 3745-21-10, 3745-21-18, 3745-21-26, and 3745-21-29 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Adhesion primer" means the
following:
(a) For the purpose of paragraph
(HH) of rule
3745-21-09 of the Administrative
Code, a coating used to promote adhesion of a topcoat on surfaces such as trim
moldings, door locks and door sills, where sanding is impractical.
(b) For the purpose of rule
3745-21-26 of the Administrative
Code, a coating that is applied to a polyolefin part to promote the adhesion of
a subsequent coating. An adhesion primer is clearly identified as an adhesion
primer or adhesion promoter on its accompanying material safety data
sheet.
(2) "Adhesive"
means any chemical substance that is applied for the purpose of bonding two
surfaces together other than by mechanical means.
(3) "Air dried coating" means a coating that
is dried by the use of air or forced warm air at temperatures up to one hundred
ninety-four degrees Fahrenheit.
(4)
"Airless spray" means a spray coating method in which the coating is atomized
by being
forced through a small nozzle opening at high pressure. The coating is
not mixed with air before exiting from the nozzle opening.
(5) "Anti-chip coating" means a coating
designed to reduce stone chipping damage. Anti-chip coatings may be applied to
broad areas of the vehicle or to selected vehicle surfaces that are most
vulnerable to impingement by stones and other road debris (e.g., rocker panels,
the bottom edges of doors and fenders, and the leading edge of the roof).
Anti-chip coatings are typically applied after the electrodeposition primer and
before the topcoat and are considered primer-surfacer coatings.
(6) "Antifoulant coating" means any coating
that is applied to the underwater portion of a boat specifically to prevent or
reduce the attachment of biological organisms and that is registered with USEPA
as a pesticide under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
contained in
7 USC
136 to
136y.
(7) "Antique motor vehicle" means a motor
vehicle, but not a reproduction thereof, manufactured more than twenty five
years prior to the current year which has been maintained in or restored to a
condition which is substantially in conformance with manufacturer
specifications.
(8) "Aqueous
coating" means a water-based surface coating applied directly over ink on a
printed substrate for the purpose of enhancing or protecting the printed
surface.
(9) "As applied" means the
formulation of a coating during the application on or impregnation into a
substrate, including any dilution solvents or thinners added at the source
before application of the coating.
(10) "Automobile" means a passenger car or
passenger car derivative capable of seating not more than twelve
passengers.
(11) "Automobile and
light-duty truck adhesive" means an adhesive, including glass bonding adhesive,
used at an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied
for the purpose of bonding two vehicle surfaces together without regard to the
substrates involved.
(12)
"Automobile or light-duty truck assembly plant" means a facility where
automobile or light-duty truck bodies, frames and associated parts, are
assembled for eventual inclusion into a finished product ready for sale to
vehicle dealers. Customizers, body shops and other repainters are excluded from
this definition.
(13) "Automobile
and light-duty truck bedliner" means a multi-component coating, used at an
automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to a cargo
bed after the application of topcoat and outside of the topcoat operation to
provide additional durability and chip resistance.
(14) "Automobile and light-duty truck cavity
wax" means a coating, used at an automobile or light-duty truck assembly
coating facility, applied into the cavities of the vehicle primarily for the
purpose of enhancing corrosion protection.
(15) "Automobile and light-duty truck
deadener" means a coating, used at an automobile or light-duty truck assembly
coating facility, applied to selected vehicle surfaces primarily for the
purpose of reducing the sound of road noise in the passenger
compartment.
(16) "Automobile and
light-duty truck gasket/gasket sealing material" means a fluid, used at an
automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to coat a
gasket or replace and perform the same function as a gasket. Automobile and
light-duty truck gasket/gasket sealing material includes room temperature
vulcanization (RTV) seal material.
(17) "Automobile and light-duty truck glass
bonding primer" means a primer, used at an automobile or light-duty truck
assembly coating facility, applied to windshield or other glass, or to body
openings, to prepare the glass or body opening for the application of glass
bonding adhesives or the installation of adhesive bonded glass. Automobile and
light-duty truck glass bonding primer includes glass bonding/cleaning primers
that perform both functions (cleaning and priming of the windshield or other
glass, or body openings) prior to the application of adhesive or the
installation of adhesive bonded glass.
(18) "Automobile and light-duty truck
lubricating wax/compound" means a protective lubricating material, used at an
automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to vehicle
hubs and hinges.
(19) "Automobile
and light-duty truck sealer" means a high viscosity material, used at an
automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, generally, but not
always, applied in the paint shop after the body has received an
electrodeposition primer coating and before the application of subsequent
coatings (e.g., primer-surfacer). The primary purpose of automobile and
lightduty truck sealer is to fill body joints completely so that there is no
intrusion of water, gases or corrosive materials into the passenger area of the
body compartment. Such materials are also referred to as sealant, sealant
primer, or caulk.
(20) "Automobile
and light-duty truck trunk interior coating" means a coating, used at an
automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility outside of the
primer-surfacer and topcoat operations, applied to the trunk interior to
provide chip protection.
(21)
"Automobile and light-duty truck underbody coating" means a coating, used at an
automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to the
undercarriage or firewall to prevent corrosion or provide chip
protection.
(22) "Automobile and
light-duty truck weatherstrip adhesive" means an adhesive, used at an
automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to
weatherstripping materials for the purpose of bonding the weatherstrip material
to the surface of the vehicle.
(23)
"Automotive elastomeric coating" means a coating designed for application over
surfaces of flexible mobile equipment and mobile equipment components, such as
elastomeric bumpers.
(24)
"Automotive impact-resistant coating" means a coating designed to resist
chipping caused by road debris.
(25) "Automotive jambing clearcoat" means a
fast-drying, ready-to-spray clearcoat applied to surfaces such as door jambs
and trunk and hood edges to allow for quick closure.
(26) "Automotive lacquer" means a
thermoplastic coating applied directly to bare metal surfaces of mobile
equipment and mobile equipment components which dries primarily by solvent
evaporation, and which is resoluble in its original solvent.
(27) "Automotive low-gloss coating" means a
coating which exhibits a gloss reading less than or equal to twenty-five on a
sixty-degree-glossmeter.
(28)
"Automotive multi-colored topcoat" means a topcoat that exhibits more than one
color, is packaged in a single container, and camouflages surface defects on
areas of heavy use, such as cargo beds and other surfaces of trucks and other
utility vehicles.
(29) "Automotive
pretreatment" means a primer that contains a minimum of 0.5 per cent acid, by
weight, that is applied directly to bare metal surfaces of mobile equipment and
mobile equipment components to provide corrosion resistance and to promote
adhesion of subsequent coatings.
(30) "Automotive primer-sealer" means a
coating applied to mobile equipment and mobile equipment components prior to
the application of a topcoat for the purpose of providing corrosion resistance,
promoting adhesion of subsequent coatings, promoting color uniformity, and
promoting the ability of the undercoat to resist penetration by the
topcoat.
(31) "Automotive
primer-surfacer" means a coating applied to mobile equipment and mobile
equipment components prior to the application of topcoat for the purpose of
filling surface imperfections in the substrate; providing corrosion resistance;
or promoting adhesion of subsequent coatings.
(32) "Automotive specialty coating" means
coatings including, but not limited to, elastomeric coatings, adhesion
promoters, low gloss coatings, bright metal trim repair coatings, jambing
clearcoats, impact resistant coatings, rubberized asphaltic underbody coatings,
uniform finish blenders, weld-through primers applied to automotive surfaces
and lacquer topcoats applied to a classic motor vehicle or to an antique motor
vehicle.
(33) "Automotive topcoat"
means a coating or series of coatings applied over an automotive
primer-surfacer, automotive primer-sealer or existing finish on the surface of
mobile equipment and mobile equipment components for the purpose of protection
or beautification.
(34) "Automotive
touch up repair" means the application of automotive topcoat finish materials
to cover minor finishing imperfections equal to or less than one inch in
diameter.
(35)
"Automotive/transportation plastic parts" means the interior and exterior
plastic components of automobiles, trucks, tractors, lawnmowers, and other like
mobile equipment intended for primary use on land, with the exception of the
following: plastic parts coated on the main (body) paint line in automobile and
light duty truck assembly plants and truck assembly plants, and plastic parts
coated during the refinishing or final repair of automobiles, trucks, tractors,
lawnmowers and other like mobile equipment.
(36) "Baked coating" means a coating that is
cured at a temperature at or above one hundred ninety-four degrees
Fahrenheit.
(37) "Basecoat" means,
for can coating lines, the exterior base coating of a two-piece can or the
exterior and interior base coating of a three-piece can or three-piece can end;
and basecoat means, for automotive/transportation plastic parts coating lines,
the highly pigmented, often metallic first coating in a two-step topcoat system
which is followed by a clearcoat, resulting in a finish with high-gloss
characteristics.
(38)
"Basecoat/clearcoat system" means a topcoat system applied to exterior and
selected interior vehicle surfaces primarily to provide an aesthetically
pleasing appearance and acceptable durability performance. It consists of a
layer of pigmented basecoat color coating, followed directly by a layer of a
clear or semitransparent coating. It may include multiple layers of color coats
or tinted clear materials.
(39)
"Black automotive coating" means a coating which meets both of the following
criteria:
(a) Maximum lightness: twenty-three
units.
(b) Saturation: less than
2.8, where saturation equals the square root of A2 +
B2.
These criteria are based on Cielab color space, 0/45 geometry. For spherical geometry, specular included, maximum lightness is thirty-three units.
(40) "Body
part" means exterior parts of motor vehicles such as hoods, fenders, doors,
roof, quarter panels, decklids, tail gates, and cargo beds. Body parts were
traditionally made of sheet metal, but now are also made of plastic. Bumpers,
fascia, and cladding are not body parts.
(41) "Business machine" means a device that
uses electronic or mechanical methods to process information, perform
calculations, print or copy information or convert sound into electrical
impulses for transmission, including devices listed in standard industrial
classification numbers 3572, 3573, 3574, 3579, and 3661 and photocopy machines,
a subcategory of standard industrial classification number 3861.
(42) "Business machine plastic parts" means
the plastic housings and other exterior plastic components of electronic office
equipment and musical equipment, including, but not limited to the following:
computers, monitors, printers and keyboards, facsimile machines, copiers,
microfiche readers, cellular and standard phones, and pencil sharpeners. This
definition excludes internal electrical components of business
machines.
(43) "Camouflage coating"
means a coating, used principally by the military, to conceal equipment from
detection.
(44) "Can" means a
single walled metal container constructed wholly of tin plate, terne plate,
black plate (including tin-free steel), waste plate, aluminum sheet, or impact
extrusions designed for packaging products. It excludes "steel pails" defined
as single walled shipping containers having capacities of one gallon or greater
and which are cylindrically constructed of steel of twenty-nine-gauge or
heavier.
(45) "Capture system"
means all equipment, including but not limited to hoods, ducts, fans, ovens and
dryers, used to contain, collect, and route VOC vapors released from a coating
line or printing line.
(46)
"Classic motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, but not a reproduction thereof,
manufactured at least fifteen years prior to the current year which has been
maintained in or restored to a condition which is substantially in conformity
with manufacturer specifications and appearance.
(47) "Cleaning material" means a solvent used
to remove contaminants and other materials such as dirt, grease, oil, and dried
(e.g., depainting) or wet coating from a substrate before or after coating
application; or from equipment associated with a coating operation, such as
spray booths, spray guns, tanks, and hangers. Thus, it includes any cleaning
material used on substrates or equipment or both.
(48) "Clearcoat" means a transparent coating
usually applied over a colored, opaque coat to improve gloss and provide
protection to the colorcoat below.
(49) "Clear coating" means a
coating which contains binders
and may contain dissolved dyes, but no pigment,
and is formulated to form a transparent film.
(50) "Coating or surface coating" means a
material applied onto or saturated within a substrate for decorative,
protective or functional purposes. Such materials include, but are not limited
to, paints, varnishes, sealers, adhesives and inks.
(51) "Coating applicator" means an apparatus
used to apply a surface coating.
(52) "Coating line" means an operation
consisting of a series of one or more coating applicators and any associated
flash-off areas, drying areas and ovens wherein a surface coating is applied,
dried, or cured. The coating line does not have to include an oven, or
flash-off area, or drying area in order to be included within this
definition.
(53) "Coating of
plastic parts of automobiles and trucks" means the coating of any plastic part
that is or
will be assembled with other parts to form an
automobile or truck.
(54) "Coating
of plastic parts of business machines" means the coating of any plastic part
that is or
will be assembled with other parts to form a business
machine.
(55) "Coil" means a flat
metal sheet or strip that is packaged in a roll and that has a thickness of
0.006 inch or more.
(56)
"Commercial motor vehicle and mobile equipment refinishing operation" means any
company or individual, other than the original manufacturer, that applies a
coating containing a VOC as a pretreatment, primer, sealant, basecoat, clear
coat, or topcoat to mobile equipment for commercial purposes.
(57) "Continuously monitor" means to measure
data values of a parameter at least once every fifteen minutes and to record
either each measured data value or block average values for a fifteen-minute or
shorter time period. A block average value is the average of all measured data
values during the time period; or if data values are measured more frequently
than once per minute, the average of measured data values taken at least once
per minute during the time period.
(58) "Control system" means any device or
combination of devices designed to recover or incinerate VOC vapors received
from a capture system.
(59) "Dip
coating" means a method of applying coatings to a substrate by submersion into
and removal from a coating bath.
(60) "Drum" means any cylindrical metal
shipping container larger than twelve gallons but no larger than one hundred
ten gallons in capacity.
(61)
"Electrostatic application" means a method of applying coating particles or
coating droplets to a grounded substrate by electrically charging
them.
(62) "Electric-dissipating
coating" means a coating that rapidly dissipates a high-voltage electric
charge.
(63) "Electric-insulating
and thermal-conducting coating" means a coating that displays an electrical
insulation of at least one thousand volts DC per mil on a flat test plate and
an average thermal conductivity of at least 0.27 Btu per
hour-foot-degree-Fahrenheit.
(64)
"Electric-insulating varnish" or "electric-insulating coating" means a
nonconvertible-type coating applied to electric motors, components of electric
motors, or power transformers, to provide electrical, mechanical, and
environmental protection or resistance.
(65) "Electrodeposition" or "EDP" means the
application of a surface coating to an object by immersing the object into a
water bath containing the surface coating material and inducing an electric
potential between the object and the bath.
(66) "Electrodeposition primer" or "EDP
primer" means a process of applying a protective, corrosion-resistant
waterborne primer on exterior and interior surfaces that provides thorough
coverage of recessed areas. It is a dip coating method that uses an electrical
field to apply or deposit the conductive coating onto the part. The object
being painted acts as an electrode that is oppositely charged from the
particles of paint in the dip tank. Also referred to as E-coat, Uni- Prime, and
ELPO primer.
(67) "Electromagnetic
interference/radio frequency interference shielding coating" or "EMI/RFI
shielding coating" means a coating used on electrical or electronic equipment
to provide shielding against electromagnetic interference, radio frequency
interference, or static discharge.
(68) "Electrostatic preparation coating"
means a coating that is applied to a plastic part solely to provide
conductivity for the subsequent application of a prime, a topcoat, or other
coating through the use of electrostatic application methods. An electrostatic
prep coat is clearly identified as an electrostatic prep coat on its
accompanying material safety data sheet.
(69) "Enamel" means a type of surface coating
in which drying occurs by evaporation of the solvent and polymerization of the
pigmented drying oils.
(70) "End
sealing compound" means a synthetic rubber or plastic compound which is applied
onto can ends and which functions as a gasket when the end is assembled on the
can.
(71) "Etching filler coating"
means coating that contains less than twenty-three per cent solids by weight
and at least one-half per cent acid by weight, and is used instead of applying
a pretreatment coating followed by a primer.
(72) "Excluding water" means subtracting the
volume of water and other volatile materials which are not VOC.
(73) "Exterior base coating" means a coating
applied to the exterior of a can to provide exterior protection to the metal or
to provide background for the lithographic or printing operation.
(74) "Exterior bottom end" means the outside
surface of the bottom side of a two-piece can.
(75) "Extreme high-gloss coating" means the
following:
(a) For the surface coating of
metal furniture, a coating which, when tested by ASTM
D523,
shows a reflectance of seventy-five or more on a sixty degree meter.
(b) For the surface coating of miscellaneous
metal or plastic parts, a coating which, when tested by ASTM
D523,
shows a reflectance of ninety or more on a sixty degree meter.
(76) "Extreme performance
coating" means the following:
(a) For the
surface coating of metal furniture, a coating designed for exposure to any of
the following: year-round outdoor weather, temperatures consistently above two
hundred three degrees Fahrenheit, detergents, scouring, solvents, corrosive
materials, corrosive atmospheres or similar harsh conditions.
(b) For the surface coating of miscellaneous
metal or plastic parts, a coating used on a metal or plastic surface where the
coated surface is, in its intended use, subject to any of the following:
(i) Chronic exposure to corrosive, caustic or
acidic agents, chemicals, chemical fumes, chemical mixtures or
solutions.
(ii) Repeated exposure
to temperatures in excess of two hundred and fifty degrees
Fahrenheit.
(iii) Repeated heavy
abrasion, including mechanical wear and repeated scrubbing with industrial
grade solvents, cleansers or scouring agents.
Extreme performance coatings include, but are not limited to, coatings applied to locomotives, railroad cars, farm machinery, and heavy duty trucks.
(77) "Extrusion coater" means an apparatus in
which a coating material is applied by means of a slotted die to a moving
substrate, which is fed from an unwinding roll.
(78) "Fabric coating" means a coating applied
to a textile substrate by dipping or by means of a knife or roll
coater.
(79) "Final repair" means
the operations performed and coatings applied to completely-assembled motor
vehicles or to parts that are not yet on a completely assembled vehicle to
correct damage or imperfections in the coating. The curing of the coatings
applied in these operations is accomplished at a lower temperature than that
used for curing primer-surfacer and topcoat. This lower temperature cure avoids
the need to send parts that are not yet on a completely assembled vehicle
through the same type of curing process used for primer-surfacer and topcoat
and is necessary to protect heat sensitive components on completely assembled
vehicles.
(80) "Finish
primer/surfacer coating" means a coating applied with a wet film thickness of
less than ten mils prior to the application of a topcoat for purposes of
providing corrosion resistance, adhesion of subsequent coatings, a moisture
barrier, or promotion of a uniform surface necessary for filling in surface
imperfections.
(81) "Flashoff area"
means the area of a facility through which coated materials travel from the
coating applicator to the oven.
(82) "Flexible coating" means any coating
with the ability to withstand dimensional changes that is required to comply
with engineering specifications for impact resistance, mandrel bend, or
elongation as defined by the original equipment manufacturer.
(83) "Flexographic packaging printing line"
means a means a flexographic printing line in which surface coatings are
applied to paper, paperboard, metal foil, plastic film, or other substrates
which are subsequently formed into packaging products or labels for
articles.
(84) "Flexographic
printing line" means a printing line in which each roll printer uses a roll
with raised areas for applying an image to the substrate. The image carrier on
the roll is made of rubber or other flexible elastomeric material.
(85) "Flow coat" means a non-atomized
technique of applying coatings to a substrate with a fluid nozzle in a fan
pattern with no air supplied to the nozzle.
(86) "Fog coating" means a coating is applied
to a plastic part for the purpose of color matching without masking a molded-in
texture
and that is not applied at a thickness of more
than 0.5 mils of coating solids.
(87) "Food can ends" means can ends used for
cans that store food products other than soft drinks or alcoholic
beverages.
(88) "Fountain solution"
means a surface coating applied to the plate roll of an offset lithographic
printing line for the purpose of wetting only the nonimage areas so that they
are not ink receptive.
(89)
"Glossreducer" means the following:
(a) For miscellaneous metal and plastic
parts
glossreducer
means a low gloss coating formulated to eliminate glare for safety
purposes on interior surfaces of a vehicle, as specified under United States
department of transportation motor vehicle safety standards.
(b) For miscellaneous industrial adhesives
and sealants
glossreducer means a coating that is applied
at a thickness of no more than 0.5 mils of coating
solids to a plastic part solely to reduce the shine of the part
.
(90) "Guidecoat" means a
surface coating applied to the body of an automobile or light-duty truck
between the electrodeposition prime coat and the topcoat.
(91) "Hand application methods" means the
application of coatings by manually held non-mechanically operated equipment.
Such equipment includes paintbrushes, hand rollers, caulking guns, trowels,
spatulas, syringe daubers, rags, and sponges.
(92) "Heat-resistant coating" means a coating
that must withstand a temperature of at least four hundred degrees Fahrenheit
during normal use.
(93) "Heavier
vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle designed for transporting persons or
property on a street or highway that has a gross vehicle weight rating over
eighty-five hundred pounds.
(94)
"Heavier vehicle assembly facility" means a facility where heavier vehicle
bodies, frames and associated parts, are assembled for eventual inclusion into
a finished product ready for sale to vehicle dealers. Customizers, body shops
and other repainters are excluded from this definition.
(95) "High-bake coating" means a coating
designed to cure at temperatures above one hundred ninety-four degrees
Fahrenheit.
(96) "High-build
primer/surfacer coating" means a coating applied with a wet film thickness of
ten mils or more prior to the application of a topcoat for purposes of
providing corrosion resistance, adhesion of subsequent coatings, or a moisture
barrier, or promoting a uniform surface necessary for filling in surface
imperfections.
(97) "High-gloss
coating" means any coating which shows a reflectance of eighty-five on a sixty
degree meter when tested by ASTM D523.
(98)
"High-performance architectural coating" means a coating used to protect
architectural subsections and meets AAMA 2604
"Voluntary specification, performance requirements and test procedures for high
performance organic coatings on aluminum extrusions and panels" or AAMA
2605
"Voluntary specification, performance requirements and test procedures for
superior performing organic coatings on aluminum extrusions and
panels."
(99) "High-performance
architectural aluminum coating" means a coating that is applied to aluminum
used in architectural subsections and meets AAMA 2605,
"Voluntary specification, performance requirements and test procedures for
superior performing organic coatings on aluminum extrusions and
panels."
(100) "High-temperature
coating" means a coating that is certified to with stand a temperature of one
thousand degrees Fahrenheit for twenty-four hours.
(101) "High volume, low pressure sprayer" or
"HVLP sprayer" means an air atomized sprayer that operates at a maximum air
pressure of ten pounds per square inch gauge (psig) as measured at the
nozzle.
(102) "Ink" means a coating
applied by a roll printer.
(103)
"In-line repair" means the operation performed and coating applied to correct
damage or imperfections in the topcoat on parts that are not yet on a
completely assembled vehicle. The curing of the coatings applied in these
operations is accomplished at essentially the same temperature as that used for
curing the previously applied topcoat. Also referred to as high bake repair or
high bake reprocess. In-line repair is considered part of the topcoat
operation.
(104) "Interior base
coating" means a coating applied to the interior of a can.
(105) "Interior body coating" means a coating
applied subsequent to the application of an interior base coating to the
interior of a can body.
(106)
"Knife coater" means an apparatus in which a coating material is applied to a
moving substrate, which is fed from an unwinding roll, by drawing the substrate
beneath a knife (blade) that is designed to spread the coating evenly over the
width of the substrate.
(107)
"Lacquer" means a type of surface coating in which drying occurs by evaporation
of the solvent and deposition of the resin and any pigment.
(108) "Large appliance" means door, case,
lid, panel, interior part, or interior support part of a residential or
commercial washer, dryer, range, refrigerator, freezer, water heater,
dishwasher, trash compactor, air conditioner, ovens, microwave ovens, or other
similar product.
(109) "Light-duty
truck" means a motor vehicle rated at eight thousand five hundred pounds gross
weight or less which is designed primarily for highway use and for the
transportation of property, or is a derivative of such vehicle.
(110) "Line" means the same as "coating
line."
(111) "Lithographic printing
line" means a printing line, except that the substrate is not necessarily fed
from an unwinding roll, in which each roll printer uses a roll where both the
image and nonimage areas are essentially in the same plane
(planographic).
(112) "Low-bake
coatings" means coatings designed to cure at temperatures below one hundred
ninety-four degrees Fahrenheit.
(113) "Magnet wire coating" means a coating
of electrically insulating varnish or enamel which is applied to aluminum or
copper wire prior to formation into an
electromagnetic coil.
(114)
"Magnetic data storage disk coating" mean a coating used on a metal disk which
stores data magnetically.
(115)
"Mask coating" means a thin film coating applied through a template to coat a
small portion of a substrate.
(116)
"Metal furniture" means any metal part of household, business, institutional or
office furniture, excluding hardware. Such furniture includes, but is not
limited to, cabinets, cases, desks, chairs, tables, partitions, shelving,
lockers, storage racks, indoor waste receptacles and fixtures.
(117) "Metallic coating" means a coating
which contains more than five grams of metal particles per liter of coating, as
applied. Metal particles are pieces of a pure elemental metal or a combination
of elemental metals.
(118)
"Military specification coating" means a coating which has a formulation
approved by a United States military agency for use on military
equipment.
(119) "Miscellaneous
metal part or product" means any metal part or metal product except the
following: cans, coils, metal furniture, large appliances, and aluminum or
copper wire prior to formation into an
electromagnetic coil.
(120) "Mobile
equipment" means any equipment that may be drawn or is capable of being driven
on a roadway, including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, truck bodies,
truck trailers, cargo vaults, utility bodies, camper shells, construction
equipment, farming equipment, and motorcycles.
(121) "Mold-seal coating" means the initial
coating applied to a new mold or repaired mold to provide a smooth surface
which, when coated with a mold release coating, prevents products from sticking
to the mold.
(122) "Motor vehicle
bedliner" means a multi-component coating, used at a facility that is not an
automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to a cargo
bed after the application of topcoat to provide additional durability and chip
resistance.
(123) "Motor vehicle
cavity wax" means a coating, used at a facility that is not an automobile or
light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied into the cavities of the
vehicle primarily for the purpose of enhancing corrosion protection.
(124) "Motor vehicle deadener" means a
coating, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck
assembly coating facility, applied to selected vehicle surfaces primarily for
the purpose of reducing the sound of road noise in the passenger
compartment.
(125) "Motor vehicle
gasket/gasket sealing material" means a fluid, used at a facility that is not
an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to coat a
gasket or replace and perform the same function as a gasket. Automobile and
light-duty truck gasket/gasket sealing material includes room temperature
vulcanization (RTV) seal material.
(126) "Motor vehicle lubricating
wax/compound" means a protective lubricating material, used at a facility that
is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to
vehicle hubs and hinges.
(127)
"Motor vehicle sealer" means a high viscosity material, used at a facility that
is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, generally,
but not always, applied in the paint shop after the body has received an
electrodeposition primer coating and before the application of subsequent
coatings (e.g., primer-surfacer). The primary purpose of automobile and
light-duty truck sealer is to fill body joints completely so that there is no
intrusion of water, gases or corrosive materials into the passenger area of the
body compartment. Such materials are also referred to as sealant, sealant
primer, or caulk.
(128) "Motor
vehicle trunk interior coating" means a coating, used at a facility that is not
an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to the
trunk interior to provide chip protection.
(129) "Motor vehicle underbody coating" means
a coating, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck
assembly coating facility, applied to the undercarriage or firewall to prevent
corrosion or provide chip protection.
(130) "Multi-colored coating" means a coating
which exhibits more than one color when applied, and which is packaged in a
single container and applied in a single coat.
(131) "Multi-component coating" means a
coating requiring the addition of a separate reactive resin, commonly known as
a catalyst or hardener, before application to form an acceptable dry
film.
(132) "Non-flexible coating"
means any coating without the ability to withstand dimensional changes that is
not required to comply with engineering specifications for impact resistance,
mandrel bend, or elongation as defined by the original equipment
manufacturer.
(133) "Offset
lithographic printing line" means a lithographic printing line where the image
is applied from a plate roll to an intermediate (blanket) roll and then
transferred onto the substrate.
(134) "One-component coating" means a coating
that is ready for application as the coating comes out of the container to
form an acceptable dry film. A thinner, necessary to reduce the viscosity, is
not considered a component.
(135)
"Optical coating" means a coating applied to an optical lens.
(136) "Oven" means a chamber within which
heat is used for one or more of the following purposes: dry, bake, cure or
polymerize a surface coating or ink.
(137) "Overvarnish" means a surface coating
applied directly over ink on the exterior of a can.
(138) "Packaging rotogravure printing line"
means a rotogravure printing line in which surface coatings are applied to
paper, paperboard, metal foil, plastic film, or other substrates which are
subsequently formed into packaging products or labels for articles.
(139) "Pan backing coating" means a coating
applied to the surface of pots, pans, or other cooking implements that are
exposed directly to a flame or other heating elements.
(140) "Paper coating" means a coating applied
by dipping or by means of a knife, roll or extrusion coater to paper,
paperboard, pressure sensitive tapes or labels, plastic film, or metal foil.
Excluded from this definition are coatings used in substrate formation within a
papermaking system and coatings applied within a printing line which is in
compliance with the emission requirements contained in paragraph (Y) of rule
3745-21-09 of the Administrative
Code.
(141) "Papermaking system"
means all equipment used to convert pulp into paper, paperboard or market pulp,
including the stock storage and preparation systems, the paper or paperboard
machines, and the paper machine white water system, broke recovery systems, and
the systems involved in calendering, drying, on-machine coating, slitting,
winding and cutting.
(142) "Paper
treater" means a coating line in which a uniform layer of phenolic or melamine
resin is applied by dipping a continuously moving paper substrate into the
resin and then using rollers to squeeze the excess resin from the
paper.
(143) "Plastic or composites
molding facility" means a facility where the purchase cost of capital equipment
used for plastic or composites molding, including presses, tooling, and
associated material processing and handling equipment, is greater than the
purchase cost of capital equipment used for the surface coating of new
automobile, new light-duty truck, or new heavier vehicle bodies or body parts
for new automobiles, new light-duty trucks, or new heavier vehicles.
(144) "Plastic part" means a product, or
piece of a product, made from a substance that has been formed from resin
through the application of pressure or heat .
(145) "Pleasure
craft" means vessels which are manufactured or operated primarily for
recreational purposes, or leased, rented, or chartered to a person or business
for recreational purposes
and certified by the owner or operator of such
vessel that the intended use is for recreational
purposes.
(146) "Pleasure craft
surface coating" means any marine coating, except unsaturated polyester resin
(fiberglass) coatings, applied by brush, spray, roller, or other means to a
pleasure craft.
(147)
"Prefabricated architectural component coating" means a coating applied to
metal parts and products which are to be used as an architectural
structure.
(148) "Pretreatment
coating" means a coating which contains no more than twelve per cent solids by
weight, and at least one-half per cent acid, by weight, is used to provide
surface etching, and is applied directly to metal surfaces to provide corrosion
resistance, adhesion, and ease of stripping.
(149) "Pretreatment wash primer coating"
means a coating which meets the following:
(a)
No more than
twelve per cent solids, by weight, and at least one-half per cent acids, by
weight.
(b)
Is used to provide surface etching.
(c)
Is applied
directly to fiberglass and metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and
adhesion of subsequent coatings.
(150) "Primary coating" means
electrodeposition primer, primer-surfacer (including anti-chip coatings),
topcoat (basecoat and clearcoat) and final repair.
(151) "Prime coat" means a surface coating
which is used to aid the adhesion of a topcoat to a surface or prevent
corrosion of the metal being coated. For the purpose of emission limitations,
guidecoat and surfacer are included in the definition of prime coat.
(152) "Primer" means any coating formulated
and applied to a substrate to provide a firm bond between the substrate and
subsequent coats.
(153)
"Primer-surfacer" means an intermediate protective coating applied over the
electrodeposition primer and under the topcoat. Primer-surfacer provides
adhesion, protection, and appearance properties to the total finish.
Primer-surfacer may also be called guidecoat or surfacer. Primer-surfacer
operations may include other coatings (e.g., anti-chip, lower-body anti-chip,
chipresistant edge primer, spot primer, blackout, deadener, interior color,
basecoat replacement coating, etc.) that are applied in the same spray
booth.
(154) "Printing line" means
an operation consisting of a series of one or more roll printers and any
associated in-line roll coaters, in-line extrusion coaters, drying areas and
ovens wherein one or more surface coatings are applied, dried, or cured.
An operation does not
need to have an oven or drying area in order to be included within this
definition.
(155) "Publication
rotogravure printing line" means a rotogravure printing line in which surface
coatings are applied to paper which is subsequently formed into books,
catalogues, brochures, directories, newspaper supplements or other types of
printed materials.
(156) "Reactive
adhesive" means an adhesive system composed, in part, of volatile monomers that
react during the adhesive curing reaction, and, as a result, do not evolve from
the film during use. These volatile components instead become integral parts of
the adhesive through chemical reaction. At least seventy per cent of the liquid
components of the system, excluding water, react during the process.
(157) "Red coating" means a coating which
meets all of the following criteria:
(a)
Yellow limit: the hue of hostaperm scarlet.
(b) Blue limit: the hue of monastral
red-violet.
(c) Lightness limit for
metallics: thirty-five per cent aluminum flake.
(d) Lightness limit for solids: fifty per
cent titanium dioxide white.
(e)
Solid reds: hue angle of negative eleven to positive thirty-eight degrees and
maximum lightness of twenty-three to forty-five units.
(f) Metallic reds: hue angle of negative
sixteen to positive thirty-five degrees and maximum lightness of twenty-eight
to forty-five units.
These criteria are based on Cielab color space, 0/45 geometry. For spherical geometry, specular included, the upper limit is forty-nine units. The maximum lightness varies as the hue moves from violet to orange. This is a natural consequence of the strength of the colorants, and real colors show this effect.
(158)
"Repair coating" means a coating used to re-coat portions of a previously
coated product which has sustained mechanical damage to the coating following
normal painting operations.
(159)
"Resist coating" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part before
metallic plating to prevent deposits of metal on portions of the plastic
part.
(160) "Roll coat" means a
coating method using a machine that applies coating to a substrate by
continuously transferring coating through a pair or set of oppositely rotating
rollers.
(161) "Roll coater" means
an apparatus in which a uniform layer of coating material is applied by means
of a roll or rolls across the entire width of a moving substrate, which is fed
from an unwinding roll.
(162) "Roll
printer" means an apparatus in which a surface coating is applied by means of a
roll or rolls with only partial coverage across the width of a moving
substrate, which is fed from an unwinding roll. The partial coverage results in
the formation of words, designs or pictures on the substrate.
(163) "Rotogravure printing line" means a
printing line in which each roll printer uses a roll with recessed areas for
applying an image to the substrate.
(164) "Safety-indicating coating" means a
coating which changes physical characteristics, such as color, to indicate
unsafe conditions.
(165)
"Shock-free coating" means a coating applied to electrical components to
protect the user from electric shock. The coating has characteristics of being
of low capacitance and high resistance, and having resistance to breaking down
under high voltage.
(166)
"Silicone-release coating" means any coating which contains silicone resin and
is intended to prevent food from sticking to metal surfaces such as baking
pans.
(167) "Single coat" means a
single film of coating applied directly to the substrate omitting the primer
application.
(168) "Side-seam"
means the welded, cemented, or soldered seam of a three-piece can.
(169) "Soft coat" means any coating that
provides a soft tactile feel similar to leather and a rich leather like
appearance when applied to plastic interior automotive parts and exterior
business machine parts.
(170)
"Solar-absorbent coating" means a coating which has as its prime purpose the
absorption of solar radiation.
(171) "Solid-film lubricant" means a very
thin coating consisting of a binder system containing as its chief pigment
material one or more of molybdenum disulfide, graphite, polytetrafluoroethylene
(PTFE) or other solids that act as a dry lubricant between faying
surfaces.
(172) "Solids turnover
ratio" means the ratio of total volume of coating solids that is added to the
EDP system in a calendar month divided by the total volume design capacity of
the EDP system.
(173)
"Sound-proofing material" means a surface coating applied for the primary
purpose of reducing the transmission of noise into or through the coated
object.
(174) "Steel pail or drum"
means any single walled shipping container which has a capacity of one gallon
or greater and which is cylindrically constructed of steel of twenty-nine gauge
or heavier.
(175) "Stencil coating"
means the following:
(a) For the surface
coating of miscellaneous metal and plastic parts, an ink or a pigmented coating
which is rolled or brushed onto a template or stamp in order to add identifying
letters, symbols or numbers.
(b)
For the surface coating of automotive/transportation and business machine
plastic parts, a coating that is applied over a stencil to a plastic part at a
thickness of one mil or less of coating solids. Stencil coats are most
frequently letters, numbers, or decorative designs.
(176) "Surfacer" means a surface coating
applied to the body of an automobile or light-duty truck between the
electrodeposition prime coat and the topcoat.
(177) "Texture coat" or "texture coating"
means a coating applied to a plastic part which, when finished
, consists of discrete raised spots of
coating.
(178) "Topcoat" means the
following:
(a) One or more surface coatings,
excluding final repair, which are applied after the prime coat for desired
aesthetic effects.
(b) For an
automobile or light-duty truck assembly facility and a heavier vehicle assembly
facility, the final coating system applied to provide the final color or a
protective finish. The topcoat may be a monocoat color or basecoat/clearcoat
system. In-line repair and two-tone are part of topcoat. Topcoat operations may
include other coatings (e.g., blackout, interior color, etc.) that are applied
in the same spray booths.
(c) For a
pleasure craft, the final coating applied to the interior or exterior of the
craft.
(179) "Touch-up
coating" means a coating used to cover minor coating imperfections appearing
after the main coating operation.
(180) "Transfer efficiency" means the
percentage of total coating solids employed by a coating applicator which
adheres to the object being coated.
(181) "Translucent coating" means a coating
which contains binders and pigment, and is formulated to form a colored, but
not opaque, film.
(182)
"Two-component coating" means a coating requiring the addition of a separate
reactive resin, commonly known as a catalyst, before application to form an
acceptable dry film.
(183) "Vacuum
metallizing" means a process whereby metal is vaporized and deposited on a
substrate in a vacuum chamber.
(184) "Vacuum metallizing coating" means the
following:
(a) For the surface coating of
miscellaneous metal and plastic parts, the undercoat applied to the substrate
on which the metal is deposited or the overcoat applied directly to the metal
film. Vacuum metallizing/physical vapor deposition (PVD) is the process whereby
metal is vaporized and deposited on a substrate in a vacuum chamber.
(b) For the surface coating of
automotive/transportation and business machine plastic parts, a topcoat or
basecoat that is used in the vacuum metallizing process.
(185) "Varnish coating" means an oil-based
surface coating applied directly over ink on a printed substrate for the
purpose of enhancing or protecting the printed surface.
(186) "Vinyl coating" means a coating or
ink, not including organisol or plastisol
coatings, applied to the surface of vinyl coated fabric, vinyl sheets, or
other vinyl products by means of a knife coater, roll coater, or roll printer.
(187) "Zinc rich primer coating" means any
coating which contains primarily zinc pigment on a weight basis, which is
applied as a prime coat to a metal part or product prior to assembly, and which
is dried at ambient or in-plant temperature.
(E) As used in paragraphs (L), (M), (T) and (Z) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to storage tanks and to petroleum refinery equipment) and in rules 3745-21-04, 3745-21-10 and 3745-21-21 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Component" means any piece of
equipment which has the potential to leak organic compounds into the
atmosphere. Such equipment includes, but is not limited to, pump seals,
compressor seals, seal oil degassing vents, pipeline valves, pressure relief
devices, process drains and open ended pipes.
(2) "Condensate" means any organic compound
separated from natural gas which condenses due to changes in the temperature or
pressure and remains liquid at standard conditions.
(3) "Crude oil" means a naturally occurring
mixture which consists of hydrocarbons or sulfur, nitrogen or oxygen
derivatives of hydrocarbons and which is a liquid at standard
conditions.
(4) "Custody transfer"
means the transfer of produced crude oil or condensate, after processing or
treating in the producing operations, from storage tanks or automatic transfer
facilities to pipelines or any other forms of transportation.
(5) "External floating roof tank" means an
open top storage vessel with a cover, consisting of a double deck or pontoon
single deck, which rests upon and is supported by the contained liquid and
which is equipped with a closure seal or seals to close the space between the
roof edge and tank wall.
(6)
"Firebox" means the chamber or compartment of a boiler or furnace in which
materials are burned, but does not mean the combustion chamber of an
incinerator.
(7) "Fixed roof tank"
means a steel cylindrical shell with a permanently affixed roof.
(8) "Flexible wiper primary seal" means a
continuous sealing device mounted on the floating roof and equipped with an
elastomeric blade which contacts the tank wall. It uses its own stiffness or
other mechanical means to maintain contact with the tank wall.
(9) "Gas service" means equipment which
processes, transfers or contains an organic compound or mixture of organic
compounds in the gaseous phase.
(10) "Internal floating roof" means a cover
or roof in a fixed roof tank which rests upon and is supported by the petroleum
liquid being contained and is equipped with a closure seal or seals to close
the space between the roof edge and tank shell.
(11) "Liquid-mounted primary seal" means a
seal constructed of an elastomeric coated fabric envelope and mounted onto the
floating roof in such a manner that it touches the surface of the stored
liquid.
(12) "Liquid service" means
equipment which processes, transfers or contains an organic compound or mixture
of organic compounds in the liquid phase.
(13) "Maximum true vapor pressure" means the
equilibrium partial pressure exerted by the stored VOL, at the temperature
equal to the highest calendar-month average of the VOL storage temperature for
VOL's stored above or below the ambient temperature or at the local maximum
monthly average temperature as reported by the national weather service for
VOL's stored at the ambient temperature, as determined by one of the following:
(a) In accordance with methods described in
API MPMS Chapter 19.2 "Evaporative loss from external floating-roof
tanks."
(b) As obtained from
standard reference texts.
(c) By
ASTM D2879.
(d)
Any other method approved by the Ohio EPA.
(14) "Mechanical shoe primary seal" means a
seal constructed of metal sheets (shoes) which are joined together to form a
ring, springs or levers which attach the shoes to the floating roof and hold
the shoes against the tank wall, and a coated fabric which is suspended from
the shoes to the floating roof.
(15) "Petroleum liquids" means crude oil,
condensate, and any finished or intermediate products manufactured or extracted
in a petroleum refinery.
(16)
"Petroleum refinery" means any facility engaged in producing gasoline,
kerosene, distillate fuel oils, residual fuel oils, lubricants, or other
products through distillation of crude oil, or through redistillation,
cracking, extraction, or reforming of unfinished crude oil
derivatives.
(17) "Process unit
turnaround" means a work practice or operational procedure that stops
production from a refinery unit or part of a refinery unit. An unscheduled work
practice or operational procedure that stops production from a refinery unit or
part of a refinery unit for less than twenty-four hours is not a process unit
turnaround. The use of spare equipment and technically feasible bypassing of
equipment without stopping production are not process unit
turnarounds.
(18) "Refinery fuel
gas" means any gas which is generated by a petroleum refinery process unit and
which is combusted, including any gaseous mixture of natural gas and fuel
gas.
(19) "Refinery unit" means
equipment assembled to produce intermediate or final products from crude oil,
unfinished crude oil derivatives, or other intermediates. A refinery unit can
operate independently if supplied with sufficient feed or raw materials and
sufficient storage facilities for the product.
(20) "Rim-mounted secondary seal" means a
continuous sealing device located over the primary seal, mounted on the
floating roof and extended to the tank wall. This device is not a weather
shield.
(21) "Shoe-mounted
secondary seal" means a continuous sealing device extending from the top of the
shoe (see the definition of mechanical shoe primary seal) to the tank
wall.
(22) "True vapor pressure"
means the equilibrium partial pressure exerted by a petroleum liquid as
determined in accordance with methods described in API MPMS Chapter 19.2
"Evaporative loss from external floating-roof tanks."
(23) "Vacuum producing system" means any
reciprocating, rotary, or centrifugal blower or compressor, or any jet ejector
or device that takes suction from a pressure below atmospheric and discharges
against atmospheric pressure.
(24)
"Valves not externally regulated" means valves that have no external controls,
such as in-line valves.
(25)
"Vapor-mounted primary seal" means a seal constructed of an elastomeric coated
fabric envelope and mounted onto the floating roof in such a manner that it
does not touch the surface of the stored liquid.
(26) "Volatile organic liquid" or "VOL" means
any organic liquid which can emit VOCs as defined in this rule.
(27) "Wastewater separator" means a device in
which oil- contaminated water is skimmed to remove the floating oil prior to
the discharge or further treatment of the water.
(28) "Weather shield" means a device which is
attached to a floating roof to protect the fabric of a liquid-mounted or
vapor-mounted primary seal from weather and debris, thereby generally providing
a longer primary seal life. The device is usually of leaf-type construction and
has numerous radial joints to allow for roof movement or irregularities in the
tank wall.
(F) As used in paragraph (N) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to the use of cutback asphalts and emulsified asphalts in road construction and maintenance) and in rule 3745-21-04 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Asphalt" means a dark brown to
black cement-like material (solid, semisolid, or liquid in consistency) in
which the predominating constituents are bitumens which occur in nature as such
or which are obtained as residue in refining petroleum.
(2) "Asphalt paving mixture" means a mixture
of mineral aggregate and cutback asphalt, emulsified asphalt, or other
asphaltic material.
(3) "Cutback
asphalt" means a mixture of asphalt and petroleum solvents (distillates),
produced by blending those materials or by distilling petroleum.
(4) "Dense-graded mix" means an asphalt
paving mixture in which the air voids are less than ten per cent when
compacted, as determined by ASTM D3203.
(5) "Emulsified asphalt" means an emulsion of
water and asphalt which may also contain emulsifying agents, special additives,
and petroleum solvents (distillates).
(6) "Maintenance mix" means an asphalt paving
mixture for patching holes, depressions, and distressed areas in existing
pavements.
(7) "Open-graded mix"
means an asphalt paving mixture in which the air voids are equal to or greater
than ten per cent when compacted, as determined by ASTM
D3203.
(8)
"Prime coat" means an application of low-viscosity cutback asphalt or
emulsified asphalt to an absorptive surface, designed to penetrate, bond and
stabilize the existing surface and to promote adhesion between it and the
construction course that follows.
(G) As used in paragraph (O) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to solvent metal cleaning) and in rules 3745-21-04 and 3745-21-10 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Cold cleaner" means a
batch-operated device that employs a solvent for cleaning and removing soils
from metal surfaces by spraying, brushing, flushing, agitation or immersion
while maintaining the solvent below its boiling point. Wipe cleaning is not
included in this definition.
(2)
"Conveyorized degreaser" means a continuous-operated device for cleaning and
removing soils from metal surfaces by the use of either non-vaporized or
vaporized solvents.
(3) "Electronic
component" means all portions of an electronic assembly, including, but not
limited to, circuit board assemblies, printed wire assemblies, printed circuit
boards, soldered joints, ground wires, bus bars, and associated electronic
component manufacturing equipment such as screens and filters.
(4) "Freeboard height" means the following:
(a) For a cold cleaner, the distance from the
solvent surface to the top edge of the degreaser tank.
(b) For an open top vapor degreaser, the
distance from the top of the vapor zone to the top of the degreaser tank.
(5) "Freeboard ratio"
means the freeboard height divided by the width of the degreaser air/solvent
area. The same units of measurement should be used for all
dimensions.
(6) "Open top vapor
degreaser" means a batch-operated device for cleaning and removing soils from
metal surfaces by condensing hot solvent vapor on the colder metal
parts.
(7) "Solvent" means any VOC
which is liquid at standard conditions and which is used as a cleaning
agent.
(8) "Solvent metal cleaning"
means a process that employs a solvent for cleaning and removing soils from
metal surfaces.
(H) As used in paragraphs (P) to (R), (V), (GG), and (DDD) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to bulk gasoline plants, bulk gasoline terminals, gasoline dispensing facilities, and gasoline tank trucks) and in rules 3745-21-04 and 3745-21-10 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Bottom filling" means the filling
of a delivery vessel through an opening that is flush with the bottom of the
delivery vessel's compartment.
(2)
"Bulk gasoline plant" means a gasoline storage and distribution facility which
receives gasoline primarily via delivery vessel, stores the gasoline in one or
more stationary tanks, and subsequently dispenses the gasoline via delivery
vessel.
(3) "Bulk gasoline
terminal" means a gasoline storage and distribution facility which
meets the following:
(a)
Receives gasoline
primarily via pipeline, ship, or barge.
(b)
Stores the
gasoline in one or more stationary tanks.
(c)
Subsequently
dispenses the gasoline primarily via delivery vessel.
(4) "CARB certification"
and "CARB certified" means the following:
(a)
Subject to executive orders, approval letters, equipment advisories, and
equivalent test procedures issued by California air resources board for phase I
and phase II vapor control systems, parts, components, and test procedures used
at gasoline dispensing facilities as follows:
(i) Issued on or before March 31, 2001 under
pre-enhanced vapor recovery (pre-EVR) standards and certification procedures
and issued after March 31, 2001 as a correction or revision, not related to
enhanced vapor recovery (EVR) standards, of phase I and phase II vapor control
systems, parts, components, and test procedures previously approved under
pre-EVR standards, however, gasoline dispensing facilities in Ohio
are
not subject to any provision or statement that specifies an expiration or
decertification due to EVR standards and certification procedures; or
(ii) Issued after March 31, 2001 under EVR
standards and certification procedures for parts and components to be used in
conjunction with pre-EVR systems, however, gasoline dispensing facilities in
Ohio
are not subject to any provision or statement that
specifies an expiration or decertification due to EVR standards and
certification procedures.
Additionally, where an owner or operator of a gasoline dispensing facility elects to use phase I or phase II vapor control systems, parts, components, or test procedures subject to executive orders, approval letters, equipment advisories, and equivalent test procedures issued by California air resources board under EVR standards and certification procedures, "CARB certification" and "CARB certified" also means such executive orders, approval letters, equipment advisories, and equivalent test procedures issued by California air resources board under EVR standards and certification procedures. (Executive orders that begin with "G" generally refer to pre-EVR systems, but may include provisions or statements on expiration or decertification due to EVR standards. Executive orders that begin with "VR" generally refer to EVR systems.)
(b) Subject to executive orders, approval
letters, equipment advisories, and equivalent test procedures issued by
California air resource board that become effective for portable fuel
containers and spouts on or after July 1, 2007.
(5) "E85" means a fuel blend nominally
consisting of eighty five per cent ethanol and fifteen per cent gasoline that
meets the requirements of ASTM D5798 for fuel ethanol.
(6) "Delivery vessel" means a tank truck, a
tank equipped trailer, a railroad tank car, or other mobile source, except ship
or barge, equipped with a storage tank used for the transport of gasoline from
a source of supply to stationary tanks at a gasoline dispensing facility or
bulk gasoline plant.
(7) "External
floating roof" means a storage vessel cover in an open top tank consisting of a
double deck or pontoon single deck which rests upon and is supported by the
petroleum liquid being contained and is equipped with a closure seal or seals
to close the space between the roof edge and tank shell.
(8) "Gasoline" means any petroleum distillate
which is used as a motor fuel and has a Reid vapor pressure of 4.0 pounds or
greater.
(9) "Gasoline dispensing
facility" means any site where gasoline is dispensed to motor vehicle gasoline
tanks from stationary storage tanks.
(10) "Gasoline dispensing pump" means an
individual unit at a gasoline dispensing facility with a dispensing nozzle
where a specific grade of gasoline is dispensed to motor vehicle gasoline
tanks.
(11) "Gasoline tank truck"
means any truck or trailer equipped with a storage tank which is used for the
transport of gasoline to a stationary storage tank at a gasoline dispensing
facility, bulk gasoline plant or bulk gasoline terminal.
(12) "Independent small business marketer"
means any owner of a gasoline dispensing facility engaged in the marketing of
gasoline who would be required to pay for procurement and installation of a
vapor control system pursuant to paragraph (DDD) of rule
3745-21-09 of the Administrative
Code, except as any of the following:
(a) The
owner is a refiner.
(b) The owner
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a
refiner.
(c) The owner is otherwise
directly or indirectly affiliated (as determined under the regulations of the
USEPA) with a refiner or with a person who controls, is controlled by, or is
under a common control with a refiner (unless the sole affiliation referred to
herein is by means of a supply contract or an agreement or contract to use as a
trademark, trade name, service mark, or other identifying symbol or name owned
by such refiner or any such person).
(d) The owner receives less than fifty per
cent of the owner's annual income from refining or marketing of gasoline.
For purposes of this definition, "refiner" means any refiner whose total refinery capacity (including the refinery capacity of any person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such refiner) exceeds sixty-five thousand barrels per day, and the term "control" of a corporation means ownership of more than fifty per cent of the corporation's stock.
(13) "Internal floating
roof" means a cover or roof in a fixed roof tank which rests upon and is
supported by the petroleum liquid being contained and is equipped with a
closure seal or seals to close the space between the roof edge and tank
shell.
(14) "Low permeation hoses"
means hoses that meet UL 330.
(15)
"Reid vapor pressure" means the absolute vapor pressure of volatile crude oil
and volatile nonviscous petroleum liquids except liquefied petroleum gases as
determined by ASTM D6897.
(16) "Submerged fill pipe" means any fill
pipe the discharge opening of which is entirely submerged when the liquid level
is six inches above the bottom of the tank, or when applied to a tank which is
loaded from the side,
means any fill pipe the discharge opening of
which is entirely submerged when the liquid level is eighteen inches above the
bottom of the tank.
(17) "Top
submerged filling" means the filling of a delivery vessel by means of a fill
pipe which descends through an open hatch on the top of the delivery vessel to
within six inches of the bottom of the delivery vessel's compartment.
(18) "Topping off" means attempting to pump
additional gasoline into a motor vehicle fuel tank after the dispensing nozzle
has shut off automatically because the tank is full.
(19) "Ullage" means the maximum storage tank
capacity, in gallons, minus the gallons of gasoline present in the
tank.
(20) "Vapor balance system"
means a combination of pipes or hoses which create a closed system between the
vapor spaces of an unloading tank and a receiving tank such that vapors
displaced from the receiving tank are transferred to the tank being
unloaded.
(21) "Vapor collection
system" means a vapor transport system which forces vapors from a delivery
vessel or storage tank into a vapor control system.
(22) "Vapor control system" means control
equipment designed to recover or incinerate organic compounds received from the
vapor collection system.
(23)
"Vapor tight" means free of any vapor leaks to the extent possible based upon
good engineering design and practice.
(I) As used in paragraph (W) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to synthesized pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities) and in rule 3745-21-04 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Production equipment exhaust
system" means a device for collecting and directing out of the work area any
fugitive emissions of organic compounds from openings on reactors, centrifuges
and other vessels for the purpose of protecting workers from excessive exposure
to such emissions.
(2) "Surface
condenser" means a device which cools a gas stream to a temperature at which
vapors are removed by means of condensation, where the coolant does not
directly contact the condensed vapors.
(3) "Synthesized pharmaceutical manufacturing
facility" means a facility in which drugs are produced by means of chemical
synthesis.
(J) As used in paragraph (X) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to rubber tire manufacturing facilities) and in rules 3745-21-04 and 3745-21-10 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Bead dipping" means the dipping of
an assembled tire bead into a solvent based cement.
(2) "Capture system" means any device or
combination of devices designed to contain, collect, and route VOC vapors
released from an operation at a rubber tire manufacturing facility.
(3) "Control system" means any device or
combination of devices designed to recover or incinerate VOC vapors received
from a capture system.
(4) "Green
tires" means assembled tires before molding and curing have occurred.
(5) "Green tire spraying" means the spraying
of green tires, both inside and outside, with release compounds which help
remove air from the tire during molding and prevent the tire from sticking to
the mold after curing.
(6)
"Recapped tread stock" means vulcanized or unvulcanized rubber which is used
for recapping tire carcasses and which is delivered to a recapping facility
with a cement coating on one side.
(7) "Rubber tire manufacturing facility"
means a facility in which rubber tires or recapped tread stock are manufactured
on a mass production basis.
(8)
"Tread end cementing" means the application of a solvent based cement to the
tire tread ends.
(9) "Undertread
cementing" means the application of a solvent based cement to the underside of
a tire tread.
(K) As used in paragraphs (AA) and (BB) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to dry cleaning facilities) and in rules 3745-21-04 and 3745-21-10 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Cartridge filter" means a discrete
filter unit containing one or more disposable cartridges that contain both
filter paper and activated carbon which trap and remove contaminants from the
cleaning solvent.
(2) "Dry cleaning
facility" means a facility engaged in the cleaning of articles of fabric in an
essentially nonaqueous cleaning solvent by means of one or more washes in
solvent, extraction of excess solvent by spinning, and drying by tumbling in an
air stream. The facility includes, but is not limited to, washers, dryers,
filtration and purification systems, waste disposal systems, holding tanks,
pumps, and attendant piping and ductwork.
(3) "Dryer" means a machine used to remove
cleaning solvent from articles, after washing and removing of excess cleaning
solvent.
(4) "Manufacturer's rated
capacity" means the capacity per load that is typically found on the
manufacturer's name plate located on the equipment or in the manufacturer's
equipment specifications.
(5)
"Perchloroethylene dry cleaning facility" means a dry cleaning facility that
uses perchloroethylene as the cleaning solvent.
(6) "Petroleum dry cleaning facility" means a
dry cleaning facility that uses petroleum solvent as the cleaning
solvent.
(7) "Petroleum solvent"
means a material that is produced by petroleum distillation, that is composed
mainly of hydrocarbons having a range of eight to twelve carbon atoms per
molecule, and that exists as a liquid under standard conditions.
(8) "Solvent filter" means a discrete filter
unit containing a porous medium that traps and removes contaminants from the
cleaning solvent.
(9) "Solvent
recovery dryer" means a class of dryers that employ a condenser to condense and
recover solvent vapors evaporated in a closed-loop stream of heated
air.
(L) As used in paragraph (CC) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to continuous, polystyrene resin manufacturing process) and in rule 3745-21-04 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Continuous, polystyrene resin
manufacturing process" means a process unit in which polystyrene resin is
produced by the continuous polymerization or copolymerization of styrene
monomer.
(2) "Material recovery
section" means the section of the continuous, polystyrene resin manufacturing
process that includes the vacuum devolatizer and its associated condenser and
vacuum system, and the styrene recovery distillation column and its associated
condenser and vacuum system.
(3)
"Styrene recovery distillation column" means a distillation column used to
separate and recover styrene monomer from the vacuum devolatizer stream
containing unreacted styrene monomer and byproducts.
(4) "Vacuum devolatizer" means a device in
which the products from a polystyrene reactor are separated into a stream
containing unreacted styrene monomer and byproducts and a stream containing
molten polystyrene.
(M) As used in paragraph (DD) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to leaks from process units that produce organic chemicals) and in rules 3745-21-04 and 3745-21-10 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Btu/scf" means British thermal unit
per standard cubic feet.
(2)
"Closed vent system" means a system that is not open to the atmosphere and that
is composed of piping, connections, and if necessary, flow inducting devices
that transport gas or vapor from a piece or pieces of equipment to control
equipment.
(3) "Connector" means a
flanged, screwed, welded, or other joined fitting used to connect two pipelines
or a pipeline and a piece of process equipment.
(4) "Distance piece" means an open or
enclosed casing through which the piston rod travels, separating the compressor
cylinder from the crankcase.
(5)
"Double block and bleed system" means two block valves connected in series with
a bleed valve or line that can vent the line between the two block
valves.
(6) "Equipment" means a
pump, compressor, pressure relief device, sampling connection system, openended
valve or line, valve, flange, connector, closed vent system, and any other
device or system within a process unit.
(7) "First attempt at repair" means to take
rapid action for the purpose of stopping or reducing leakage from
equipment.
(8)
[Reserved.]
(9) "In gas/vapor
service" means that the piece of equipment contains or contacts process fluid
that is in the gaseous state at the operating conditions.
(10) "In heavy liquid service" means that the
piece of equipment is not in gas/vapor service or in light liquid
service.
(11) "In light liquid
service" means that the piece of equipment contains or contacts process fluid
that meets the conditions specified in paragraph (O) of rule
3745-21-10 of the Administrative
Code.
(12) "Insitu sampling system"
means a nonextractive sampler or an in-line sampler.
(13) "In vacuum service" means that the piece
of equipment is operating at an internal pressure that is at least 0.7 pound
per square inch below ambient pressure.
(14) "In VOC service" means that the piece of
equipment contains or contacts a process fluid that is at least ten per cent
VOC by weight.
(15) "Liquids
dripping" means any visible leakage from the seal including spraying, misting,
clouding, and ice formation.
(16)
"Open-ended valve or line" means any valve having one side of the valve seat in
contact with the process fluid and one side open to the atmosphere, either
directly or through open piping, but excluding any pressure relief
valve.
(17) "Ppmv" means parts per
million by volume.
(18) "Pressure
release" means the emission of materials resulting from system pressure being
greater than set pressure of the pressure relief device.
(19) "Pressure relief device" means a
pressure relief valve or a rupture disk.
(20) "Pressure relief valve" means any valve
designed to open when the process pressure exceeds a set pressure, allowing the
release of vapors or liquids until the process pressure is reduced to
the normal
operating level.
(21) "Process
unit" means equipment assembled to produce, as intermediate or final products,
one or more organic chemicals. A process unit can operate independently if
supplied with sufficient feed or raw materials and sufficient storage
facilities for the product.
(22)
"Process unit shutdown" means a work practice or operational procedure that
stops production for a process unit or part of a process unit. An unscheduled
work practice or operational procedure that stops production from a process
unit or part of a process unit for less than twenty-four hours is not a process
unit shutdown. The use of spare equipment and technically feasible bypassing of
equipment without stopping production are not process unit shutdowns.
(23) "Repaired" means that leaking equipment
are successfully adjusted, or otherwise altered, in order to eliminate the
leak.
(24) "Rupture disk" means a
disk made of a material that ruptures when the process pressure exceeds a set
pressure, allowing the release of vapors or liquids until the process pressure
is reduced to ambient pressure.
(25) "Sensor" means a device that measures a
physical quantity or the change in a physical quantity such as temperature,
flow rate, "pH," or liquid level.
(N) As used in paragraph (EE) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to air oxidation processes that produce organic chemicals) and in rule 3745-21-04 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Air oxidation process" means a unit
operation or process wherein organic chemicals are produced by reacting one or
more compounds with oxygen which is supplied as air or air enriched with
oxygen.
(2) "Process vent stream"
means any gas stream within the air oxidation process that vents to the ambient
air.
(O) [Reserved.]
(P) As used in paragraph (LL) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to "The Lubrizol Corporation," facility ID 0243000024):
(1) "Air-bearing vent stream" means a process
vent stream that contains a mixture of air and organic vapors.
(2) "Reactor process" means reactor vessel
equipment and associated material recovery equipment that are assembled to
produce an organic chemical.
(3)
"Reactor process vent stream" means any gas stream within the reactor process
that is vented to the ambient air, an enclosed combustion device, or a
flare.
(4) "Wastewater separator"
means a device in which contaminated water is skimmed to remove the floating
organic materials prior to the discharge or further treatment of the
water.
(Q) As used in paragraph (MM) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to "PPG Industries, Inc.," facility ID 1318000101):
(1) "Control system" means any device or
combination of devices designed to recover or incinerate VOC vapors received
from a capture system.
(2)
"Grinding mill" means a device used to grind or disperse pigment throughout a
paint.
(3) "Paint manufacturing
facility" means a facility engaged in the production of paints and includes,
but is not limited to, mixing tanks, paint transfer equipment, grinding mills,
equipment cleaning stations, and process tanks for paint tinting and
thinning.
(R) As used in paragraph (NN) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to "Von Roll Isola USA, Inc., facility ID 1318002663):
(1) "Mica coating or laminating line" means a
series of one or more coating applicators and any associated flash-off areas,
drying areas, and ovens wherein an adhesive coating or binder is applied to
mica.
(2) "Oven" means a chamber
within which heat is used for one or more of the following purposes: dry, bake,
cure or polymerize an adhesive coating or binder.
(S) As used in paragraph (OO) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to "AK Steel Corporation," facility ID 1409010006):
(1) "Aluminum coating operation" means an
operation wherein a layer of aluminum is applied to the surface of metal coil
by immersion into a bath of molten aluminum.
(2) "Anti-galling material" means a coating
material applied directly to metal coil for the purpose of protecting the
surface of the coil from damage during shipment.
(3) "Metal coil treatment operation" means
any operation where coating materials are applied directly to metal coil for
the purpose of lubrication, rust prevention, or galling prevention.
(4) "Rolling oil" means a coating material
which is applied directly to metal coil, for the purpose of lubrication, prior
to processing at any temper mill.
(5) "Rust preventive oil" means a coating
material which is applied directly to metal coil after processing at any temper
mill or shear.
(T) As used in paragraph (YY) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to "PMC Specialties Group," facility ID 1431390137), paragraph (ZZ) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to "Firestone Polymers," facility ID 1677010000), and paragraph (BBB) of rule 3745-21-09 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to "Emerald Performance Materials LLC," facility ID 1677010029):
(1) "Air-bearing vent stream"
means a process vent stream that contains a mixture of air and organic
vapors.
(2) "Reactor process" means
reactor vessel equipment and associated material recovery equipment that are
employed to produce an organic chemical.
(3) "Reactor process vent stream" means any
gas stream within the reactor process that is vented to control equipment or to
the ambient air.
(U) As used in rule 3745-21-12 of the Administrative Code:
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the definitions in rule 3745-15-01 of the Administrative Code and paragraph (B) of rule 3745-21-01 of the Administrative Code apply to rule 3745-21-12 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to control of volatile organic compound emissions from commercial bakery oven facilities).
(1) "Baker's per cent" means, for a given
ingredient, the weight of that ingredient per one hundred pounds of flour,
expressed as a percentage.
(2)
"Bakery oven" means an oven which bakes yeast-leavened products.
(3) "Commercial bakery oven facility'' means
an establishment that is primarily engaged in the manufacture, for sale at
wholesale or retail, of fresh or frozen bread, bread-type rolls, or dry bakery
products, including biscuits, crackers, or cookies, in which the products are
made using yeast leavening.
(4)
"Purge stack" means a bakery oven stack used only for exhausting residual gases
from the bakery oven during burner ignition.
(5) "Spike yeast'' means any yeast added to
the dough beyond the initial yeast added to the dough.
(6) "Spiking time'' means the elapsed time
between the addition of the spike yeast to the dough and the placement of the
dough into the oven.
(7) "Subject
to this rule" means the commercial bakery oven facility has met the
applicability criteria of paragraph (A)(1) of rule
3745-21-12 of the Administrative
Code and is subject to paragraphs (D) to (I) of rule
3745-21-12 of the Administrative
Code.
(8) "Total uncontrolled
potential to emit" means the capability at maximum capacity of a commercial
bakery oven facility to emit VOC under the commercial bakery oven facility's
physical and operational design, excluding air pollution control equipment. Any
physical or operational limitation on the capacity of the commercial bakery
oven facility to emit VOC, including restrictions on the hours of operation or
on the type or amount of material processed, but not including restrictions
pertaining to air pollution control equipment,
are treated as part of
the
physical and operational design if the limitation or the effect the limitation
would have on VOC emissions is federally enforceable.
(9) "Uncontrolled bakery oven" means a bakery
oven in which the oven's VOC emissions are not vented to a VOC emission control
device.
(10) "Yeast action time''
means the elapsed time between the initial addition of the yeast and the
placement of the dough into the oven.
(V) As used in rule 3745-21-13 of the Administrative Code:
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the definitions in rule 3745-15-01 of the Administrative Code and paragraph (B) of this rule apply to rule 3745-21-13 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to control of volatile organic compound emissions from reactors and distillation units employed in SOCMI chemical production).
(1) "Batch operation" means a noncontinuous
operation in which a discrete quantity or batch of feed is charged into a unit
operation within a process unit and distilled or reacted at one time. Batch
operation includes noncontinuous operations in which the equipment is fed
intermittently or discontinuously. Addition of raw material and withdrawal of
product do not occur simultaneously in a batch operation. After each batch
operation, the equipment is generally emptied before a fresh batch is
started.
(2) "Boiler" means any
enclosed combustion device that extracts useful energy in the form of steam and
is not an incinerator or a process heater.
(3) "Btu" means British thermal
unit.
(4) "Car-seal" means a seal
that is placed on a device that is used to change the position of a valve
(e.g., from opened to closed) in such a way that the position of the valve
cannot be changed without breaking the seal.
(5) "Combustion device" means an individual
unit of equipment, such as an incinerator, flare, boiler, or process heater,
used for combustion of a vent stream discharged from the process
vent.
(6) "Compliance test" means
the collection of data resulting from the execution of a test method used to
demonstrate compliance with an emission limit or control requirement based on
the average of three runs.
(7)
"Continuous record" means documentation, either in hard copy or computer
readable form, of data values measured at least once every fifteen minutes and
recorded as any of the following:
(a) Each
measured value.
(b) Block average
values for fifteen-minute or shorter periods calculated from all measured data
values during each period or at least one measured data value per minute if
measured more frequently than once per minute.
(c) Values under an alternative recordkeeping
that is implemented in accordance with paragraph (H)(8) of rule
3745-21-13 of the Administrative
Code.
(8) "Continuous
recorder" means a data recording device that either records an instantaneous
data value at least once every fifteen minutes or records fifteenminute or more
frequent block average values.
(9)
"Control device" means any combustion device or recapture device. A recovery
device is not considered a control device.
(10) "Distillation operation" means an
operation separating one or more feed stream into two or more exit streams,
each exit stream having component concentrations different from those in the
feed stream. The separation is achieved by the redistribution of the components
between the liquid and vaporphase as they approach equilibrium within the
distillation unit.
(11)
"Distillation unit" means a device or vessel in which distillation operations
occur, including all associated internals (such as trays or packing) and
accessories (such as reboiler, condenser, vacuum pump, steam jet, etc.), plus
any associated recovery system.
(12) "Engineering assessment" means best
estimate of a vent stream parameter (e.g., flow rate, VOC concentration, VOC
emission rate, net heating value, etc.) that includes, but is not limited to,
the following:
(a) Previous test results
provided the tests are representative of current operating practices at the
process unit.
(b) Bench-scale or
pilot-scale test data representative of the process under representative
operating conditions.
(c) Maximum
flow rate, VOC emission rate limit, VOC concentration limit, or net heating
value limit specified or implied within a permit applicable to the process
vent.
(d) Design analysis based on
accepted chemical engineering principles, measurable process parameters, or
physical or chemical laws or properties. Examples of analytical methods
include, but are not limited to the following:
(i) Use of material balances based on process
stoichiometry to estimate maximum VOC concentrations.
(ii) Estimation of maximum flow rate based on
physical equipment design such as pump or blower capacities.
(iii) Estimation of VOC concentrations based
on saturation conditions.
(iv)
Estimation of maximum expected net heating value based on the vent stream
concentration of each organic compound or, alternatively, as if all organic
compounds in the vent stream were the organic compound with the highest heating
value.
(13)
"Flame zone" means the portion of the combustion chamber in a boiler or process
heater occupied by the flame envelope.
(14) "Flow indicator" means a device that
indicates whether gas flow is present in a vent stream.
(15) "Fuel gas system" means the off-site and
on-site piping and flow and pressure control system that gathers gaseous
streams generated by on-site operations, may blend them with other sources of
gas, and transports the gaseous stream for use as fuel gas in combustion
devices or in-process combustion equipment such as furnaces and gas turbines
either singly or in combination.
(16) "Group 1 process vent" means a process
vent for which a control device is required due to the TRE index value being
less than or equal to 1.0. Also, monitoring of the control device is required,
except when the control device is a boiler or process heater specified under
paragraph (F)(1)(b) or (F)(1)(c) of rule
3745-21-13 of the Administrative
Code.
(17) "Group 2A process vent"
means a process vent from a recovery system for which monitoring of the
recovery system is required due to the TRE index value being less than or equal
to 4.0, but a control device is not required due to the TRE index value being
greater than 1.0.
(18) "Group 2B
process vent" means a process vent for which a control device and monitoring
are not required due to any of the following:
(a) The VOC concentration is less than five
hundred ppmv.
(b) The flow rate is
less than 0.30 scfm.
(c) The TRE
index value is greater than 1.0 for a vent stream not from a recovery
system.
(d) The TRE index value is
greater than 4.0 for a vent stream from a recovery system.
(19) "Halogenated vent stream" means a vent
stream determined to have a mass emission rate of halogen atoms contained in
organic compounds equal to or greater than 0.99 pound per hour.
(20) "Halogens and hydrogen halides" means
hydrogen chloride (HCl), chlorine (Cl2), hydrogen
bromide (HBr), bromine (Br2), and hydrogen fluoride
(HF).
(21) "Incinerator" means an
enclosed combustion device that is used for destroying organic compounds.
Auxiliary fuel may be used to heat waste gas to combustion temperatures. Any
energy recovery section present is not physically formed into one manufactured
or assembled unit with the combustion section; rather, the energy recovery
section is a separate section following the combustion section and the two are
joined by ducts or connections carrying flue gas. The above energy recovery
section limitation does not apply to an energy recovery section used solely to
preheat the incoming vent stream or combustion air.
(22) "Monitoring device" means the total
equipment used to measure and record (if applicable) process
parameters.
(23) "Nonhalogenated
vent stream" means a vent stream that is not a halogenated vent
stream.
(24) "Organic monitoring
device" means a device used to indicate the concentration level of organic
compounds based on a detection principle such as infrared, photoionization, or
thermal conductivity.
(25) "Permit"
means a permit issued by the director pursuant to Chapter 3745-31 or 3745-77 of
the Administrative Code.
(26)
"Ppmv" means parts per million by volume.
(27) "Primary fuel" mean the fuel that
provides the principal heat input to the device. To be considered primary, the
fuel must be able to sustain operation without the addition of other
fuels.
(28) "Process heater" means
a device that transfers heat liberated by burning fuel to fluids contained in
tubes, including all fluids except water that is heated to produce
steam.
(29) "Process unit" means
equipment assembled and connected by pipes or ducts to produce, as a product
(by-product, co-product, intermediate, or final product), one or more SOCMI
chemicals. A process unit can operate independently if supplied with sufficient
feed or raw materials and sufficient product storage facilities.
(30) "Process vent" means the point of
discharge to the atmosphere (or the point of entry into a control device, if
any) of a gas stream from a distillation unit or reactor. Gas streams excluded
from this definition are the following:
(a) A
relief valve discharge.
(b) A leak
from any device or equipment within a reactor or distillation unit (e.g., a
leak from a pump, compressor, relief valve, or sampling system).
(c) A gas stream going to a fuel gas
system.
(d) A gas stream exiting a
control device used to comply with rule
3745-21-13 of the Administrative
Code.
(e) A gas stream transferred
to other processes (on-site or off-site) for reaction or other use in another
process (i.e., for chemical value as a product, isolated intermediate,
by-product, or co-product, or for heat value).
(f) A gas stream transferred for fuel value
(i.e., net positive heating value), use, reuse, or for sale for fuel value,
use, or reuse.
(g) A gas stream
exiting an analyzer.
(31)
"Product" means any SOCMI chemical which is produced for sale as a final
product as that chemical, or for use in the production of other chemicals or
compounds. By-products, co-products, and intermediates are considered to be
products.
(32) "Reactor" means a
device or vessel in which reactor processes occur, including the product
separator, any associated vacuum pump or steam jet, and any associated recovery
system.
(33) "Reactor process"
means a process in which one or more chemicals, or reactants other than air,
are combined or decomposed in such a way that their molecular structures are
altered and one or more new organic compounds are formed.
(34) "Recapture device" means an individual
unit of equipment capable of and used for recovering chemicals from a gas
stream, but not normally or primarily for use, reuse, or sale. For example, a
recapture device may recover chemicals primarily for disposal or for air
pollution control. Recapture devices include, but are not limited to,
absorbers, carbon adsorbers, and condensers.
(35) "Recovery device" means an individual
unit of equipment, such as an absorber, carbon adsorber, or condenser, capable
of and used for the purpose of recovering chemicals from a gas stream for fuel
value (i.e., net positive heating value), use, reuse, or for sale for fuel
value, use, or reuse.
(36)
"Recovery system" means an individual recovery device or series of such devices
applied to the same vent stream.
(37) "Relief valve" means a valve used only
to release an unplanned, nonroutine discharge. A relief valve discharge results
from an operator error, a malfunction such as a power failure or equipment
failure, or other unexpected cause that requires immediate venting of gas from
process equipment in order to avoid safety hazards or equipment
damage.
(38) "Run" means the net
period of time during which an emission sample is collected or a test method is
conducted.
(39) "Scfm" means
standard cubic feet per minute.
(40) "Sensor" means a device that measures a
physical quantity or the change in a physical quantity, such as temperature,
pressure, flow rate, pH, or liquid level.
(41) "Shutdown" means for purposes including,
but not limited to, periodic maintenance, replacement of equipment, or repair,
the cessation of operation of a reactor, distillation unit, or equipment
required or used to comply with rule
3745-21-13 of the Administrative
Code.
(42) "SOCMI chemical" means a
chemical listed in control of volatile organic compound emissions from reactor
processes and distillation operations processes in the synthetic organic
chemical manufacturing industry, appendix A, list of synthetic organic chemical
manufacturing industry chemicals, Table A-1, list of synthetic organic chemical
manufacturing industry chemicals, in the column titled reactor and
distillation, EPA-450/4-91-031.
(43) "Specific gravity monitoring device"
means a unit of equipment used to monitor specific gravity and having a minimum
accuracy of plus or minus 0.02 specific gravity units.
(44) "Start-up" means the setting into
operation of a reactor, distillation unit, or equipment required or used to
comply with this rule. Start-up includes initial start-up, operation solely for
testing equipment, and transitional conditions due to changes in
product.
(45) "Steam jet ejector"
means a steam nozzle that discharges a high-velocity jet across a suction
chamber that is connected to the equipment to be evacuated.
(46) "Subject to this rule" means the reactor
or distillation unit has met the applicability criteria of paragraph (A)(1) of
rule 3745-21-13 of the Administrative
Code.
(47) "Temperature monitoring
device" means a unit of equipment used to monitor temperature and having a
minimum accuracy of plus or minus one per cent of the temperature being
monitored expressed in degrees Celsius or plus or minus 0.5 degree Celsius,
whichever is greater.
(48) "Total
organic compounds" or "TOC" means those compounds measured according to the
procedures of USEPA method 18.
(49)
"Total resource effectiveness index value" or "TRE index value" means a measure
of the supplemental total resource requirement per unit reduction of VOC
associated with a vent stream, based on vent stream flow rate, emission rate of
VOC, net heating value, and corrosion properties (whether or not the vent
stream contains halogenated compounds) as determined using the equation in
paragraph (E)(8)(a) of rule
3745-21-13 of the Administrative
Code. The TRE index is a decision tool used to determine if the annual cost of
controlling a given gas stream is reasonable when considering the emissions
reduction achieved.
(50) "TRE
determination test" means the collection of data resulting from the execution
of test methods used to demonstrate process vent flow rate and concentration,
that are used to determine the process vent flow rate, net heating value,
emission rates of TOC, VOC, and halogen atoms, each based on the average of
three runs, for the determination of the TRE index value of a process
vent.
(51) "Vent stream" means the
gas stream flowing through the process vent.
(52) "Visible emission" means the observation
of an emission of opacity or optical density above the threshold of
vision.
(W) As used in rule 3745-21-14 of the Administrative Code:
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the definitions in rule 3745-15-01 of the Administrative Code and paragraph (B) of this rule apply to rule 3745-21-14 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to control of volatile organic compound emissions from process vents in batch operations).
(1)
"Aggregate" means the summation of all process vents containing VOC within a
process.
(2) "Batch operation"
means a noncontinuous operation in which a discrete quantity or batch of feed
is charged into a unit operation within a batch process train and processed at
one time. Batch operation includes noncontinuous operations in which the
equipment is fed intermittently or discontinuously. Addition of raw material
and withdrawal of product do not occur simultaneously in a batch operation.
After each batch operation, the equipment is generally emptied before a fresh
batch is started.
(3) "Batch cycle"
means a manufacturing event of an intermediate or product from start to finish
in a batch process train.
(4)
"Batch process train" means the collection of equipment (e.g., reactors,
filters, dryers, distillation columns, extractors, crystallizers, blend tanks,
neutralizer tanks, digesters, surge tanks and product separators) configured to
produce a specific product or intermediate by a batch operation. A batch
process train terminates at the point of storage or product handling of the
product or intermediate being produced in the batch process train. Irrespective
of the product being produced, a batch process train which is independent of
other processes
is considered a single batch process train for
purposes of this definition.
(5) "Boiler" means any enclosed combustion
device that extracts useful energy in the form of steam.
(6) "Continuous recorder" means a data
recording device that either records an instantaneous data value at least once
every fifteen minutes or records fifteenminute or more frequent block average
values.
(7) "Control device" means
any device or combination of devices designed to recover or destroy VOC vapors
received from the process vents. A recovery device which is a required part of
the process, for example, but not limited to, condensers operating under reflux
conditions, is not a control device.
(8) "Emission event"
means a discrete period of venting that is associated
with a unit operation,
for example, a displacement of vapor resulting
from the charging of a unit operation with VOC resulting in a discrete emission
event
lasting
the duration of the charge and
having an average flow rate equal to the rate of the
charge. The expulsion of expanded unit operation vapor space when the vessel is
heated is also an emission event. Both of these examples of emission events and
others may occur in the same unit operation during the course of the batch
cycle. If the flow rate measurement for any discrete period of venting is zero,
then such event is not an emission event for purposes of rule
3745-21-14 of the Administrative
Code.
(9) "Flame zone" means the
portion of the combustion chamber in a boiler occupied by the flame
envelope.
(10) "Incinerator" means
any enclosed combustion device that is used for destroying organic compounds.
Auxiliary fuel may be used to heat waste gas to combustion temperatures. Any
energy recovery section present is not physically formed into one section;
rather, the energy recovery system is a separate section following the
combustion section and the two are joined by ducting or connections that carry
fuel gas.
(11) "MmHg" means
millimeters of mercury.
(12)
"Permit" means a permit issued by the director pursuant to Chapter 3745-31 or
3745-77 of the Administrative Code.
(13) "Ppmv" means parts per million by
volume.
(14) "Process vent" means a
vent gas stream that is discharged from a unit operation or multiple unit
operations within the same batch process train that are manifolded together
into a common header. A process vent begins at the inlet to the control device
prior to mixing with vent gas streams from other process trains or unrelated
operations, or in the absence of a control device, at the point of discharge to
the atmosphere. Not included in this definition are exhaust streams from
exhaust hood and building ventilation fans which are used to provide
ventilation for workers and not to collect and discharge emissions from
specific unit operations. Process vents exclude relief valve discharges, leaks
from equipment, vents from storage tanks, vents from transfer or loading
operations, and vents from wastewater.
(15) "Recovery device" means an individual
unit of equipment, such as an absorber, carbon adsorber, or condenser, capable
of and used for the purpose of recovering chemicals for use, reuse, or
sale.
(16) "Recovery system" means
an individual recovery device or series of such devices applied to the same
vent stream.
(17) "Standard
industrial classification code" or "SIC code" means a series of four-digit
codes devised by the office of management and budget (OMB) of the federal
government to classify establishments according to the type of economic
activity in which they are engaged.
(18) "Scfm" means standard cubic feet per
minute.
(19) "Subject to this rule"
means either the facility or the batch process train has met the applicability
criteria of paragraph (A)(1) of rule
3745-21-14 of the Administrative
Code.
(20) "Unit operation" means
one or more pieces of process equipment used to make a single change to the
physical or chemical characteristics of one or more process streams. Equipment
used for these purposes includes, but is not limited to, reactors, filters,
dryers, distillation columns, extractors, crystallizers, blend tanks,
neutralizer tanks, digesters, surge tanks, and product
separators.
(X) As used in rule 3745-21-15 of the Administrative Code:
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the definitions in rule 3745-15-01 of the Administrative Code and paragraph (B) of this rule apply to rule 3745-21-15 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to control of volatile organic compound emissions from wood furniture manufacturing operations).
(1) "Adhesive" means any chemical substance
that is applied for the purpose of bonding two surfaces together other than by
mechanical means
but does not include products used on humans and
animals, adhesive tape, contact paper, or any other product with an adhesive
incorporated onto or in an inert substrate .
(2) "Aerosol adhesive" means an adhesive that
is dispensed from a pressurized container as a suspension of fine solid or
liquid particles in gas.
(3) "As
applied" means the VOC and solids content of the coating that is actually used
for coating the substrate. This includes the contribution of materials used for
in-house dilution of the coating.
(4) "Basecoat" means a coat of colored
material, usually opaque, that is applied before graining inks, glazing coats,
or other opaque finishing materials, and is usually topcoated for
protection.
(5) "Capture device"
means a hood, enclosed room, floor sweep, or other means of collecting solvent
emissions or other pollutants into a duct so that the pollutant can be directed
to a control device such as an incinerator or carbon adsorber.
(6) "Capture efficiency" means the fraction
of all organic vapors generated by a process that are directed to a control
device.
(7) "Capture system" means
one or more capture devices intended to collect emissions generated by a
finishing operation in the use of finishing materials, both at the point of
application and at subsequent points where emissions from the finishing
materials occur, such as flashoff, drying, or curing. Multiple capture devices
that collect emissions generated by a finishing operation are considered a
single capture system.
(8)
"Car-seal" means a seal that is placed on a device that is used to change the
position of a valve (e.g., from opened to closed) in such a way that the
position of the valve cannot be changed without breaking the seal.
(9) "Certified product data sheet" or "CPDS"
means documentation furnished by a coating supplier or an outside laboratory
that provides the VOC content in percent by weight, the solids content in per
cent by weight, other contents that may be of interest in per cent by weight,
and the density of a coating (finishing material or strippable stray booth
material) or solvent, based on formulation data or measurement methods. For
data based on a measurement method, the measurement method should be identified
within the CPDS. The purpose of the CPDS is to assist the facility in
demonstrating compliance with the emission limitations presented in paragraphs
(D) and (E) of rule
3745-21-15 of the Administrative
Code. Therefore, the VOC content should represent the maximum VOC emission
potential of the coating or solvent. A CPDS includes, but is not limited to,
technical data sheets, material specification sheets, material safety data
sheets, and laboratory test reports pertaining to a coating or
solvent.
(10) "Cleaning operations"
means operations in which organic solvent is used to remove coating materials
from equipment used in wood furniture manufacturing operations.
(11) "Coating" means a protective,
decorative, or functional film applied in a thin layer to a surface. Such
materials include, but are not limited to, paints, topcoats, varnishes,
sealers, stains, washcoats, basecoats, enamels, inks, and temporary protective
coatings. Aerosol spray paints used for touch-up and repair are not considered
coatings under rule
3745-21-15 of the Administrative
Code.
(12) "Coating operation"
means those activities in which a coating is applied to a substrate and is
subsequently air-dried, cured in an oven, or cured by radiation.
(13) "Compliant coating" means a finishing
material or strippable spray booth material that meets the VOC content limits
specified in paragraphs (D) and (E) of rule
3745-21-15 of the Administrative
Code.
(14) "Continuous coater"
means a finishing system that continuously applies finishing materials onto
furniture parts moving along a conveyor. Finishing materials that are not
transferred to the part are recycled to a reservoir. Several types of
application methods can be used with a continuous coater including spraying,
curtain coating, roll coating, dip coating, and flow coating.
(15) "Continuous compliance" means that the
affected source is meeting the emission limitations and other requirements of
the rule at all times and is fulfilling all monitoring and recordkeeping
provisions of the rule in order to demonstrate compliance.
(16) "Continuous recorder" means a data
recording device that either records an instantaneous data value at least once
every fifteen minutes or records fifteenminute or more frequent block average
values.
(17) "Control device" means
any equipment that reduces the quantity of an air pollutant that is emitted to
the air. The device may destroy or secure the pollutant for subsequent recovery
and includes, but is not limited to, thermal oxidizers, catalytic oxidizers,
regenerative carbon adsorbers, and concentrators.
(18) "Control device efficiency" means the
ratio of the pollutant released by a control device and the pollutant
introduced to the control device.
(19) "Conventional air spray" means a spray
coating method in which the coating is atomized by mixing it with compressed
air and applied at an air pressure greater than ten pounds per square inch
(gauge) at the point of atomization. Airless and air assisted airless spray
technologies are not conventional air spray because the coating is not atomized
by mixing it with compressed air. Electrostatic spray technology is also not
considered conventional air spray because an electrostatic charge is employed
to attract the coating to the workpiece.
(20) [Reserved.]
(21) "Dip coater" means a finishing operation
that applies finishing materials by means of dip coating onto furniture
parts.
(22) "Emission" means the
release or discharge, whether directly or indirectly, of VOC into the ambient
air.
(23) "Enamel" means a coat of
colored material, usually opaque, that is applied as a protective topcoat over
a basecoat, primer, or previously applied enamel coat. In some cases, another
finishing material may be applied as a topcoat over the enamel. Under rule
3745-21-15 of the Administrative
Code, an enamel is a topcoat.
(24)
"Finishing material" means a coating used in the wood furniture manufacturing
industry. Such materials include, but are not limited to, stains, basecoats,
washcoats, enamels, sealers, and topcoats
except that adhesives and nonpermanent
final finish materials are not included under rule
3745-21-15 of the Administrative
Code.
(25) "Finishing operation" means those
operations in which a finishing material is applied to a substrate and is
subsequently air-dried, cured in an oven, or cured by radiation.
(26) "Flow indicator" means a device that
indicates whether gas flow is present in a vent stream.
(27) "Gluing operation" means those
operations in which adhesives are used to join components, for example, to
apply a laminate to a wood substrate or foam to fabric.
(28) "Monitoring device" means the total
equipment used to measure and record (if applicable) process
parameters.
(29) "Natural draft
opening" means any opening in a room, building, or total enclosure that remains
open during operation of the finishing operation and that is not connected to a
duct in which a fan is installed. The rate and direction of the natural draft
across such an opening is a consequence of the difference in pressures on
either side of the wall or barrier containing the opening.
(30) "Noncompliant coating" means a finishing
material or strippable spray booth material that has a VOC content greater than
the VOC content limit specified in paragraphs (D) and (E) of rule
3745-21-15 of the Administrative
Code.
(31) "Nonpermanent final
finish material" means a material such as a wax, polish, nonoxidizing oil, or
similar substance that must be periodically reapplied to a surface over its
lifetime to maintain or restore the reapplied material's intended
effect.
(32) "Operating parameter
value" means a minimum or maximum value established for a control device,
capture system, or process parameter that, if achieved by itself or in
combination with one or more other operating parameter values, determines that
an owner or operator has complied with an applicable emission limit.
(33) "Organic monitoring device" means a
device used to indicate the concentration level of organic compounds based on a
detection principle such as infrared, photoionization, or thermal
conductivity.
(34) "Overall control
efficiency" means the efficiency of a VOC emission control system, calculated
as the product of the capture system and control device efficiencies, expressed
as a percentage.
(35) "Permanent
total enclosure" or "PTE" means a permanently installed enclosure that meets
the criteria for a PTE in accordance with USEPA method 204 specified within
paragraph (C)(3)(c) of rule
3745-21-10 of the Administrative
Code, and that directs all the exhaust gases from the enclosure to a control
device.
(36) "Permit" means a
permit issued by the director pursuant to Chapter 3745-31 or 3745-77 of the
Administrative Code.
(37)
"Responsible official" has the same meaning as in rule
3745-77-01 of the Administrative
Code.
(38) "Sealer" means a
finishing material used to seal the pores of a wood substrate before additional
coats of finishing material are applied. Special purpose finishing materials
that are used in some finishing systems to optimize aesthetics are not
sealers.
(39) "Solids" means the
nonvolatile portion of the coating that makes up the dry film.
(40) "Solvent" means a liquid used in a
coating to dissolve or disperse constituents or to adjust viscosity. A solvent
evaporates during drying and does not become a part of the dried
film.
(41) "Stain" means any color
coat having a solids content by weight of no more than 8.0 per cent that is
applied in single or multiple coats directly to the substrate. A stain
includes, but is not limited to, nongrain raising stains, equalizer stains,
prestains, sap stains, body stains, no-wipe stains, penetrating stains, and
toners.
(42) "Strippable spray
booth material" means a coating that meets the following:
(a) Is applied to a spray booth wall to
provide a protective film to receive over spray during finishing
operations.
(b) Is subsequently
peeled off and disposed.
(c)
Reduces or eliminates the need to use VOC solvents to clean spray booth walls
due to achieving paragraphs (X)(42)(a) and (X)(42)(b) of this
rule.
(43) "Subject to
this rule" means the facility has met the applicability criteria of paragraph
(A) of rule
3745-21-15 of the Administrative
Code.
(44) "Substrate" means the
surface onto which a coating is applied (or into which a coating is
impregnated).
(45) "Temperature
monitoring device" means a unit of equipment used to monitor temperature and
having a minimum accuracy of plus or minus one per cent of the temperature
being monitored expressed in degrees Celsius or plus or minus 0.5 degree
Celsius, whichever is greater.
(46)
"Thinner" means a volatile liquid that is used to dilute coatings (to reduce
viscosity, color strength, and solids, or to modify drying
conditions).
(47) "Topcoat" means
the last film-building finishing material that is applied in a finishing
system. Nonpermanent final finishes are not topcoats.
(48) "Touchup and repair" means the
application of finishing materials to cover minor finishing
imperfections.
(49) "VOC emission
control system" means the combination of capture and control devices used to
reduce VOC emissions to the atmosphere.
(50) "VOC solvent" means a VOC liquid used
for dissolving or dispersing constituents in a coating, adjusting the viscosity
of a coating, or cleaning equipment. When used in a coating, the VOC solvent
evaporates during drying and does not become a part of the dried
film.
(51) "Washcoat" means a
transparent special purpose finishing material having a solids content by
weight of 12.0 per cent by weight or less. Washcoats are applied over initial
stains to protect, to control color, and to stiffen the wood fibers in order to
aid sanding.
(52) "Washoff
operations" means those operations in which VOC solvent is used to remove
coating from wood furniture or a wood furniture component.
(53) "Wood furniture" means any product made
of wood, a wood product such as rattan or wicker, or an engineered wood product
such as particleboard that is manufactured under any of the following standard
industrial classification (SIC) codes: 2434, 2511, 2512, 2517, 2519, 2521,
2531, 2541, 2599, or 5712.
(54)
"Wood furniture component" means any part that is used in the manufacture of
wood furniture. Examples include, but are not limited to, drawer sides, cabinet
doors, seat cushions, and laminated tops. However, foam seat cushions
manufactured and fabricated at a facility that does not engage in any other
wood furniture or wood furniture component manufacturing operation are excluded
from this definition.
(55) "Wood
furniture manufacturing operations" means the finishing, gluing, cleaning, and
washoff operations associated with the production of wood furniture or wood
furniture components.
(Y) As used in rule 3745-21-16 of the Administrative Code:
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the definitions in rule 3745-15-01 of the Administrative Code and paragraph (B) of this rule apply to rule 3745-21-16 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to control of volatile organic compound emissions from industrial wastewater).
(1) "Affected
industrial category" means any of the following industrial categories:
(a) Organic chemicals, plastics, and
synthetic fibers manufacturing industry under standard industrial
classification (SIC) codes 2821, 2823, 2824, 2865, and 2869.
(b) Pesticides manufacturing industry under
SIC code 2879.
(c) Pharmaceutical
manufacturing industry under SIC codes 2833, 2834, and 2836.
(d) Hazardous waste treatment, storage, and
disposal facilities industry under SIC codes 4952, 4953, and
4959.
(2) "Affected
residual" means a residual that is removed from an affected VOC wastewater
stream.
(3) "Affected VOC" means
VOC with a Henry's Law Constant greater than or equal to 1.8
x10-6atmosphere-cubic meter/mole
(atm-m3/mole) (0.1 y/x) at twenty-five degrees
Celsius.
(4) "Affected VOC
wastewater stream" means a process wastewater stream from a process unit at an
affected industrial category with either an annual average concentration of
affected VOC greater than or equal to ten thousand parts per million by weight
(ppmw) or an annual average concentration of affected VOC greater than or equal
to one thousand ppmw and an annual average flow rate greater than or equal to
10.0 liters per minute (2.64 gallons per minute), as determined in accordance
with paragraph (I) of rule
3745-21-16 of the Administrative
Code (relating to "Determination of wastewater characteristics"). The following
are excluded from this definition:
(a)
Maintenance wastewaters.
(b)
Stormwater from segregated sewers.
(c) Water from fire-fighting and deluge
systems, including testing of such systems.
(d) Spills.
(e) Water from safety showers.
(f) Samples of a size not greater than
reasonably necessary for the method of analysis that is used.
(g) Equipment leaks.
(h) Wastewater drips from procedures such as
disconnecting hoses after cleaning lines.
(i) Noncontact cooling water.
(5) "Annual average
concentration" means the flow-weighted annual average concentration, as
determined according to the procedures specified 40 CFR 60.782(b).
(6) "Annual average flow rate" means the
annual average flow rate, as determined according to the procedures specified
in paragraph (I) of rule
3745-21-16 of the Administrative
Code.
(7) "Closed biological
treatment process" means a tank or surface impoundment where biological
treatment occurs and VOC emissions from the treatment process are routed either
to a control device by means of a closed vent system or to a fuel gas system by
means of hard-piping. The tank or surface impoundment has a fixed roof, as
defined in this rule, or a floating flexible membrane cover that meets the
requirements specified in paragraph (I) of rule
3745-21-16 of the Administrative
Code.
(8) "Closed-vent system"
means a system that is not open to the atmosphere and is composed of
hard-piping, ductwork, connections, and, if necessary, flow inducing devices
that transport gas or vapor from an emission point to a control
device.
(9) "Combustion device"
means an individual unit of equipment, such as a flare, incinerator, process
heater, or boiler, used for the combustion of volatile organic compound
emissions.
(10) "Continuous seal"
means a seal that forms a continuous closure that completely covers the space
between the wall of the storage vessel and the edge of the floating roof. A
continuous seal may be a vapor-mounted, liquid-mounted, or metallic shoe seal.
A continuous seal may be constructed of fastened segments so as to form a
continuous seal.
(11) "Continuously
monitor and record" means to measure data values of a parameter at least once
every fifteen minutes and to record either each measured data value or block
average values for a fifteen-minute or shorter time period. A block average
value is the average of all measured data values during the time period; or if
data values are measured more frequently than once per minute, the average of
measured data values taken at least once per minute during the time
period.
(12) "Control device means"
any combustion device, recovery device for vapor vents, or recapture device.
Such equipment includes, but is not limited to, absorbers, carbon adsorbers,
condensers, incinerators, flares, boilers, and process heaters. For a steam
stripper, a primary condenser is not considered a control device.
(13) "Cover" means a device or system which
is placed on or over a waste management unit containing wastewater or residuals
so that the entire surface area is enclosed to minimize air VOC emissions. A
cover may have openings necessary for operation, inspection, and maintenance of
the waste management unit such as access hatches, sampling ports, and gauge
wells provided that each opening is closed when not in use. Examples of covers
include a fixed roof installed on a wastewater tank, a lid installed on a
container, and an airsupported enclosure installed over a waste management
unit.
(14) "Ductwork" means a
conveyance system such as those commonly used for heating and ventilation
systems. Ductwork is often made of sheet metal and often has sections connected
by screws or crimping. Hard-piping is not ductwork.
(15) "Enhanced biological treatment process"
means an aerated, thoroughly mixed treatment unit that contains biomass
suspended in water followed by a clarifier that removes biomass from the
treated water and recycles recovered biomass to the aeration unit. The mixed
liquor volatile suspended solids (biomass) is greater than one kilogram per
cubic meter throughout each aeration unit. The biomass is suspended and aerated
in the water of the aeration unit by either submerged air flow or mechanical
agitation. A thoroughly mixed treatment unit is a unit that is designed and
operated to approach or achieve uniform biomass distribution and organic
compound concentration throughout the aeration unit by quickly dispersing the
recycled biomass and the wastewater entering the unit.
(16) "External floating roof" means a
pontoon-type or double-deck-type cover that rests on the liquid surface in a
storage vessel or waste management unit with no fixed roof.
(17) "Fixed roof" means a cover that is
mounted on a waste management unit or storage vessel in a stationary manner and
that does not move with fluctuations in liquid level.
(18) "Floating roof" means a cover consisting
of a double deck, pontoon single deck, internal floating cover or covered
floating roof, which rests upon and is supported by the liquid being contained,
and is equipped with a closure seal or seals to close the space between the
roof edge and waste management unit.
(19) "Fbio" means site-specific fraction of
VOC biodegraded, unitless.
(20)
"Fe" means fraction emitted value, unitless.
(21) "Fm" means compound-specific fraction
measured factor, unitless.
(22)
"Fr" means fraction removed value for VOC, unitless.
(23) "Fuel gas system" means the off-site and
on-site piping and control system that gathers gaseous stream generated by
on-site operations, may blend them with other sources of gas, and transports
the gaseous stream for use as fuel gas in combustion devices or in in-process
combustion equipment such as furnaces and gas turbines, either singly or in
combination.
(24) "Hard-piping"
means pipe or tubing that is manufactured and properly installed using good
engineering judgment and standards, such as ANSI B31-3.
(25) "Incinerator" means an enclosed
combustion device that is used for destroying organic compounds. Auxiliary fuel
may be used to heat waste gas to combustion temperatures. Any energy recovery
section present is not physically formed into one manufactured or assembled
unit with the combustion section; rather, the energy recovery section is a
separate section following the combustion section and the two are joined by
ducts or connections carrying flue gas. The above energy recovery section
limitation does not apply to an energy recovery section used solely to preheat
the incoming vent stream or combustion air.
(26) "Individual drain system" means the
stationary system used to convey wastewater streams or residuals to a waste
management unit or to discharge or disposal. The term includes hard-piping, all
process drains and junction boxes, together with their associated sewer lines
and other junction boxes, manholes, sumps, and lift stations, conveying
wastewater streams or residuals. A segregated storm water sewer system, which
is a drain and collection system designed and operated for the sole purpose of
collecting rainfall-runoff at a facility, and which is segregated from all
other individual drain systems, is excluded from this definition.
(27) "Internal floating roof" means a cover
that rests or floats on the liquid surface (but not necessarily in complete
contact with the liquid surface) inside a waste management unit that has a
fixed roof.
(28) "Junction box"
means a manhole or a lift station, or access point to a wastewater sewer
line.
(29) "Liquid-mounted seal"
means a foam or liquid-filled seal mounted in contact with the liquid between
the wall of the storage vessel or waste management unit and the floating roof.
The seal is mounted continuously around the circumference of the vessel or
unit.
(30) "Maintenance wastewater"
means wastewater generated by the draining of process fluid from components in
the process unit into an individual drain system prior to or during maintenance
activities. Maintenance wastewater can be generated during planned and
unplanned shutdowns and during periods not associated with a shutdown. Any
generation of wastewater that is routine or is generated by designed
manufacturing processes is not maintenance wastewater. Examples of activities
that can generate maintenance wastewaters include descaling heat exchanger
tubing bundles, cleaning of distillation column traps, draining of low legs and
high point bleeds, draining of pumps into an individual drain system and
draining of portions of the process unit for repair.
(31) "Maximum true vapor pressure" means the
equilibrium partial pressure exerted by the organics in the stored or
transferred liquid at the temperature equal to the highest calendar-month
average of the liquid storage or transfer temperature for liquids stored or
transferred above or below the ambient temperature or at the local maximum
monthly average temperature as reported by the national weather service for
liquids stored or transferred at the ambient temperature, as determined by any
of the following:
(a) In accordance with
methods described in API MPMS Chapter 19.2 "Evaporative loss from external
floating-roof tanks."
(b) As
obtained from standard reference texts.
(c) As determined by ASTM
D2879.
(d)
Any other method approved by the director.
(32) "Mechanical shoe seal" means metal
sheets that are held vertically against the wall of the storage vessel by
springs, weighted levers, or other mechanisms and connected to the floating
roof by braces or other means. A flexible coated fabric (envelope) spans the
annular space between the metal sheet and the floating roof.
(33) "Oil-water separator" or "organic-water
separator" means a waste management unit, used to separate oil or organics from
water. An oil-water or organic-water separator consists of not only the
separation unit but also the forebay and other separator basins, skimmers,
weirs, grit chambers, sludge hoppers, and bar screens that are located directly
after the individual drain system and prior to additional treatment units such
as an air flotation unit, clarifier, or biological treatment unit. Examples of
an oil-water or organic-water separator include, but are not limited to, an
American Petroleum Institute separator, parallelplate interceptor, and
corrugated-plate interceptor with the associated ancillary equipment.
(34) "Open biological treatment process"
means a biological treatment process that is not a closed biological treatment
process as defined in this rule.
(35) "Plant" means the same as
facility.
(36) "Point of
generation" means the location where process wastewater exits a process
unit.
(37) "Point of determination"
means each point where process wastewater exits a process unit.
(38) "Pressure relief valve" means a valve
used only to release an unplanned, nonroutine discharge. A relief valve
discharge can result from an operator error, a malfunction such as a power
failure or equipment failure, or other unexpected cause that requires immediate
venting of gas from process equipment in order to avoid safety hazards or
equipment damage.
(39) "Process
drain" means any opening (including a covered or controlled opening) that is
installed or used to receive or convey wastewater into the wastewater
system.
(40) "Process unit" means
the smallest set of process equipment that can operate independently and
includes all operations necessary to achieve the process objective.
(41) "Process wastewater" means wastewater
which, during manufacturing or processing, comes into direct contact with or
results from the production or use of any raw material, intermediate product,
finished product, by-product, or waste product. Examples are product tank
drawdown or feed tank drawdown; water formed during a chemical reaction or used
as a reactant; water used to wash impurities from organic products or
reactants; water used to cool or quench organic vapor streams through direct
contact; and condensed steam from jet ejector systems pulling vacuum on vessels
containing organics.
(42) "RCRA"
means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
(43) "Recapture device" means an individual
unit of equipment capable of and used for the purpose of recovering chemicals,
but not normally for use, reuse, or sale. For example, a recapture device may
recover chemicals primarily for disposal. Recapture devices include, but are
not limited to, absorbers, carbon adsorbers, and condensers.
(44) "Recovery device" means an individual
unit of equipment capable of and normally used for the purpose of recovering
chemicals for fuel value (i.e., net positive heating value), use, reuse or for
sale for fuel value, use, or reuse. Examples of equipment that may be recovery
devices include absorbers, carbon adsorbers, condensers, oil-water separators
or organic-water separators, or organic removal devices such as decanters,
strippers, or thin-film evaporation units. For purposes of the monitoring,
recordkeeping, and reporting requirements of this subpart, recapture devices
are considered recovery devices.
(45) "Residual" means any liquid or solid
material containing VOC that is removed from a wastewater stream by a waste
management unit or treatment process that does not destroy organic compounds
(nondestructive unit). Examples of residuals from nondestructive wastewater
management units are: the organic layer and bottom residue removed by a
decanter or organic-water separator and the overheads from a steam stripper or
air stripper. Examples of materials which are not residuals are: silt; mud;
leaves; bottoms from a steam stripper or air stripper; and sludges, ash, or
other materials removed from wastewater being treated by destructive devices
such as biological treatment units and incinerators.
(46) "Sewer line" means a lateral, trunk
line, branch line, or other conduit including, but not limited to, grates and
trenches, used to convey wastewater streams or residuals to a downstream waste
management unit.
(47) "Single-seal
system" means a floating roof having one continuous seal that completely covers
the space between the wall of the storage vessel and the edge of the floating
roof. This seal may be a vapor-mounted, liquid-mounted, or metallic shoe
seal.
(48) "Steam jet ejector"
means a steam nozzle which discharges a high-velocity jet across a suction
chamber that is connected to the equipment to be evacuated.
(49) "Steam stripper" means a column
(including associated stripper feed tanks, condensers, or heat exchangers) used
to remove compounds from wastewater.
(50) "Surface impoundment" means a waste
management unit which is a natural topographic depression, manmade excavation,
or diked area formed primarily of earthen materials (although it may be lined
with manmade materials), which is designed to hold an accumulation of liquid
wastes or waste containing free liquids. A surface impoundment is used for the
purpose of treating, storing, or disposing of wastewater or residuals, and is
not an injection well. Examples of surface impoundments are equalization,
settling, and aeration pits, ponds, and lagoons.
(51) "Tank drawdown" means any material or
mixture of materials discharged from a product tank, feed tank, or intermediate
tank for the purpose of removing water or other contaminants from the
tank.
(52) "Temperature monitoring
device" means a unit of equipment used to monitor temperature and having a
minimum accuracy of (a) plus or minus one per cent of the temperature being
monitored expressed in degrees Celsius or (b) plus or minus 0.5 degree Celsius,
whichever number is greater (i.e., has the highest absolute value).
(53) "Treatment process" means a specific
technique that removes or destroys the organics in a wastewater or residual
stream such as a steam stripping unit (steam stripper), thin-film evaporation
unit, waste incinerator, biological treatment unit, or any other process
applied to wastewater streams or residuals to comply with paragraph (D)(8) or
(E) of rule
3745-21-16 of the Administrative
Code. Most treatment processes are conducted in tanks. Treatment processes are
a subset of waste management units.
(54) "Vapor-mounted seal" means a continuous
seal that completely covers the annular space between the wall of the storage
vessel or waste management unit and the edge of the floating roof and is
mounted such that there is a vapor space between the stored liquid and the
bottom of the seal.
(55) "Waste
management unit" means the equipment, structure, or device used to convey,
store, treat, or dispose of wastewater streams or residuals. Examples of waste
management units include: wastewater tanks, surface impoundments, individual
drain systems, and biological wastewater treatment units. Examples of equipment
that may be waste management units include containers, air flotation units,
oil-water separators or organic-water separators, or organic removal devices
such as decanters, strippers, or thin-film evaporation units. If such equipment
is used for recovery then the equipment is part of a process unit and is not a
waste management unit.
(56)
"Wastewater stream" means a stream that contains process wastewater.
(57) "Wastewater tank" means a stationary
waste management unit that is designed to contain an accumulation of wastewater
or residuals and is constructed primarily of non-earthen materials (e.g., wood,
concrete, steel, plastic) which provide structural support. Wastewater tanks
used for flow equalization are included in this definition.
(58) "Water seal controls" means a seal pot,
p-leg trap, or other type of trap filled with water (e.g., flooded sewers that
maintain water levels adequate to prevent air flow through the system) that
creates a water barrier between the water level of the seal and the atmosphere.
The water level of the seal must be maintained in the vertical leg of a drain
in order to be considered a water seal.
(59) "Wet weather retention basin" means an
impoundment or tank that is used to store rainfall runoff that would exceed the
capacity of the wastewater treatment system until the runoff can be
returned to the wastewater treatment system or, if the water meets the
applicable discharge limits, discharged without treatment. The wet weather
retention basins may also be used to store wastewater during periods when the
wastewater treatment system is shut down for maintenance or
emergencies.
(Z) As used in rule 3745-21-17 of the Administrative Code:
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the definitions in rule 3745-15-01 of the Administrative Code and paragraph (B) of this rule apply to rule 3745-21-17 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to portable fuel containers).
(1) "Fuel" means all gasoline,
gasoline-alcohol mixtures or blends, diesel, kerosene or petroleum derivatives,
having a true vapor pressure within the range of 1.5 to eleven pounds per
square in absolute (psia) (10.3 to 75.6) for use in internal combustion engines
or aircraft.
(2) "Manufacturer"
means any person who imports, manufactures, assembles, packages, repackages, or
re-labels a portable fuel container or spout or both portable fuel container
and spout.
(3) "Nominal capacity"
means the volume indicated by the manufacturer that represents the maximum
recommended filling level.
(4)
"Outboard engine" means a spark-ignition marine engine that, when properly
mounted on a marine water-craft in the position to operate, houses the engine
and drive unit external to the hull of the marine water-craft.
(5) "Person" means any individual, public or
private corporation, political subdivision, government agency, department or
bureau of the State, municipality, industry, co-partnership, association, firm,
estate or any legal entity whatsoever.
(6) "Portable fuel container" means any
container or vessel with a nominal capacity of ten gallons or less intended for
reuse that is designed, or used, sold, advertised or offered for sale primarily
for receiving, transporting, storing, and dispensing fuel or kerosene. Portable
fuel containers do not include containers permanently embossed, or affixed with
a permanent durable label with wording indicating such containers are solely
intended for use with non-fuel or non-kerosene products.
(7) "Spout" means any device that can be
firmly attached to a portable fuel container for conducting pouring or fueling
through which the contents of a portable fuel container can be
dispensed.
(8) "Target fuel tank"
means any receptacle that receives fuel from a portable fuel
container.
(AA) As used in rule 3745-21-19 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Ablative coating" means a coating
that chars when exposed to open flame or extreme temperatures, as would occur
during the failure of an engine casing or during aerodynamic heating. The
ablative char surface serves as an insulative barrier, protecting adjacent
components from the heat or open flame.
(2) "Adhesion promoter" means a very thin
coating applied to a substrate to promote wetting and form a chemical bond with
the subsequently applied material.
(3) "Adhesive bonding primer" means a primer
applied in a thin film to aerospace components for the purpose of corrosion
inhibition and increased adhesive bond strength by attachment. There are two
categories of adhesive bonding primers: primers with a design cure at two
hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit or below and primers with a design cure above
two hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit.
(4) "Adhesive primer" means a coating that
conforms to one of the following:
(a) Inhibits
corrosion and serves as a primer applied to bare metal surfaces or prior to
adhesive application.
(b) Is
applied to surfaces that can be expected to contain fuel, however, fuel tank
coatings are excluded from this definition.
(5) "Aerosol coating" means a coating
expelled from a handheld, pressurized, non-refillable container in a finely
divided spray when a valve on the container is depressed.
(6) "Aerospace manufacturing or rework
facility" means any facility that produces, reworks, or repairs in any amount
any commercial, civil, or military aerospace vehicle or component.
(7) "Aerospace vehicle or component" means
any fabricated part, processed part, assembly of parts, or completed unit, with
the exception of electronic components, of any aircraft including but not
limited to airplanes, helicopters, missiles, rockets, and space
vehicles.
(8) "Aircraft fluid
systems" means those systems that handle hydraulic fluids, fuel, cooling
fluids, or oils.
(9) "Aircraft
transparency" means the aircraft windshield, canopy, passenger windows, lenses
and other components which are constructed of transparent materials.
(10) "Antichafe coating" means a coating
applied to areas of moving aerospace components that may rub during normal
operations or installation.
(11)
"Antique aerospace vehicle or component" means an aircraft or component thereof
that was built at least thirty years ago. An antique aerospace vehicle would
not routinely be in commercial or military service in the capacity for which
the vehicle was designed.
(12)
"Aqueous cleaning solvent" means a solvent in which water is at least eighty
per cent of the solvent as applied. Detergents, surfactants, and bioenzyme
mixtures and nutrients may be combined with the water along with a variety of
additives, such as organic solvents (e.g., high boiling point alcohols),
builders, saponifiers, inhibitors, emulsifiers, pH buffers, and antifoaming
agents. Aqueous solutions must have a flash point greater than ninety-three
degrees Celsius (two hundred degrees Fahrenheit) (as reported by the
manufacturer), and the solution must be miscible with water.
(13) "Bearing coating" means a coating
applied to an antifriction bearing, a bearing housing, or the area adjacent to
such a bearing in order to facilitate bearing function or to protect base
material from excessive wear
but is not
classified as a bearing coating if the
material can also be classified as a dry lubricative material or a solid film
lubricant.
(14) "Bonding maskant"
means a temporary coating used to protect selected areas of aerospace parts
from strong acid or alkaline solutions during processing for bonding.
(15) "Caulking and smoothing compounds" means
semi-solid materials which are applied by hand application methods and are used
to aerodynamically smooth exterior vehicle surfaces or fill cavities such as
bolt hole accesses, but does not include materials that
may also be classified as a sealant.
(16) "Chemical agent-resistant coating" or
"CARC" means an exterior topcoat designed to withstand exposure to chemical
warfare agents or the decontaminants used on these agents.
(17) "Chemical milling maskant" means a
coating that is applied directly to aluminum components to protect surface
areas when chemical milling the component with a Type I or Type II etchant.
Type I chemical milling maskants are used with a Type I etchant and Type II
chemical milling maskants are used with a Type II etchant. This definition does
not include bonding maskants, critical use, line sealer maskants, and seal coat
maskants. Additionally, maskants that must be used with a combination of Type I
or II etchants and any of the above types of maskants (i.e., bonding, critical
use and line sealer, and seal coat) are also exempt from this subpart. (See
also Type I and Type II etchant definitions.)
(18) "Cleaning operation" means collectively
spray gun, hand wipe, and flush cleaning operations.
(19) "Cleaning solvent" means a liquid
material used for hand wipe, spray gun, or flush cleaning. This definition does
not include solutions that contain VOC at concentrations less than 0.1 per cent
by weight for carcinogens and less than 1.0 per cent by weight for
non-carcinogens, as determined from manufacturer's representations.
(20) "Clear coating" means a transparent
coating usually applied over a colored opaque coating, metallic substrate, or
placard to give improved gloss and protection to the color coat. A clearcoat
refers to any transparent coating without regard to substrate.
(21) "Coating" means a material that is
applied to the surface of an aerospace vehicle or component to form a
decorative or functional solid film, or the solid film itself.
(22) "Coating line" means an operation
consisting of a series of one or more coating applicators and any associated
flash-off areas, drying areas and ovens wherein a coating is applied, dried, or
cured. The coating line does not have to include an oven, or flash-off area, or
drying area in order to be included within this definition.
(23) "Coating operation" means the use of a
spray booth, tank, or other enclosure or any area, such as a hangar, for the
application of a single type of coating (e.g., primer). The use of the same
spray booth, tank, or other enclosure or area for the application of another
type of coating (e.g., topcoat) constitutes a separate coating operation for
which compliance determinations are performed separately.
(24) "Commercial exterior aerodynamic
structure primer" means a primer used on aerodynamic components and structures
that protrude from the fuselage, such as wings and attached components, control
surfaces, horizontal stabilizers, vertical fins, wing-to-body fairs, antennae,
and landing gear and doors, for the purpose of extended corrosion protection
and enhanced adhesion.
(25)
"Commercial interior adhesive" means materials used in the bonding of passenger
cabin interior components. These components must meet the FAA fire worthiness
requirements.
(26) "Compatible
epoxy primer" means a primer that is compatible with the filled elastomeric
coating and is epoxy based. This compatible substrate primer is an
epoxy-polyamide primer used to promote adhesion of elastomeric coatings such as
impact-resistant coatings.
(27)
"Compatible substrate primer" means a primer that is either a compatible epoxy
primer or an adhesive primer.
(28)
"Confined space" means a space that conforms to the following:
(a) Is large enough and so configured that an
employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work.
(b) Has limited or restricted means for entry
or exit (for example, fuel tanks, fuel vessels, and other spaces that have
limited means of entry).
(c) Is not
suitable for continuous employee occupancy.
(29) "Corrosion prevention compound" means a
coating that provides corrosion protection by displacing water and penetrating
mating surfaces, forming a protective barrier between the metal surface and
moisture. Coatings containing oils or waxes are excluded from this
definition.
(30) "Critical use and
line sealer maskant" means a temporary coating, not covered under other maskant
categories, used to protect selected areas of aerospace parts from strong acid
or alkaline solutions such as those used in anodizing, plating, chemical
milling and processing of magnesium, titanium, or high strength steel, high
precision aluminum chemical milling of deep cuts, and aluminum chemical milling
of complex shapes. Materials used for repairs or to bridge gaps left by
scribing operations (i.e., line sealer) are also included in this
category.
(31) "Cryogenic flexible
primer" means a primer designed to provide corrosion resistance, flexibility,
and adhesion of subsequent coating systems when exposed to loads up to and
surpassing the yield point of the substrate at cryogenic temperatures (minus
two hundred seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit and below).
(32) "Cryoprotective coating" means a coating
that insulates cryogenic or subcooled surfaces to limit propellant boil-off,
maintain structural integrity of metallic structures during ascent or re-entry,
and prevent ice formation.
(33)
"Cyanoacrylate adhesive" means a fast-setting, single component adhesive that
cures at room temperature. Cyanoacrylate adhesive is also known by the
tradename "super glue."
(34) "DOD"
means the United States department of defense, including military departments
and defense agencies, acting through either the secretary of defense or the
designee of the secretary.
(35)
"Dry lubricative material" means a coating consisting of lauric acid, cetyl
alcohol, waxes, or other non-cross linked or resin-bound materials which act as
a dry lubricant.
(36) "Electric or
radiation-effect coating" means a coating or coating system engineered to
interact, through absorption or reflection, with specific regions of the
electromagnetic energy spectrum, such as the ultraviolet, visible, infrared, or
microwave regions. Uses include, but are not limited to, lightning strike
protection, electromagnetic pulse protection, and radar avoidance. Coatings
that have been designated "classified" by the department of defense are
exempt.
(37) "Electrostatic
discharge and electromagnetic interference coating" or "EMI coating" means a
coating applied to space vehicles, missiles, aircraft radomes, and helicopter
blades to disperse static energy or reduce electromagnetic
interference.
(38) "Electrostatic
spray" means a method of applying a spray coating in which an electrical charge
is applied to the coating and the substrate is grounded. The coating is
attracted to the substrate by the electrostatic potential between the coating
and the substrate.
(39) "Elevated
temperature Skydrol-resistant commercial primer" means a primer applied
primarily to commercial aircraft (or commercial aircraft adapted for military
use) that must withstand immersion in phosphate-ester hydraulic fluid (Skydrol
500b or equivalent) at the elevated temperature of one hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit for one thousand hours.
(40) "Epoxy polyamide topcoat" means a
coating used where harder films are required or in some areas where engraving
is accomplished in camouflage colors.
(41) "Exterior primer" means the first layer
and any subsequent layers of identically formulated coating applied to the
exterior surface of an aerospace vehicle or component where the component is
used on the exterior of the aerospace vehicle. Exterior primers are typically
used for corrosion prevention, protection from the environment, functional
fluid resistance, and adhesion of subsequent exterior topcoats. Coatings that
are defined as specialty coatings are not included under this
definition.
(42) "FAA" means the
federal aviation administration, department of transportation, United
States.
(43) "Fire-resistant
(interior) coating" means the following:
(a)
For civilian aircraft, a coating used on passenger cabin interior parts that
are subject to the FAA fireworthiness requirements;
(b) For military aircraft, a coating used on
parts that are subject to the flammability requirements of MIL-STD-1330C(SH)
and MIL-A-87721.
(c) For space
applications, a coating used on parts that are subject to the flammability
requirements of SE-R-0006 and SSP 30233F.
(44) "Flexible primer" means a primer that
meets flexibility requirements such as those needed for adhesive bond primed
fastener heads or on surfaces expected to contain fuel. The flexible coating is
required because it provides a compatible, flexible substrate over bonded sheet
rubber and rubber-type coatings as well as a flexible bridge between the
fasteners, skin, and skin-to-skin joints on outer aircraft skins. This flexible
bridge allows more topcoat flexibility around fasteners and decreases the
chance of the topcoat cracking around the fasteners. The result is better
corrosion resistance.
(45) "Flight
test coating" means a coating applied to aircraft other than missiles or
single-use aircraft prior to flight testing to protect the aircraft from
corrosion and to provide required marking during flight test
evaluation.
(46) "Fuel tank
adhesive" means an adhesive used to bond components exposed to fuel and must be
compatible with fuel tank coatings.
(47) "Fuel tank coating" means a coating
applied to fuel tank components for the purpose of corrosion or bacterial
growth inhibition and to assure sealant adhesion in extreme environmental
conditions.
(48) "General aviation"
or "GA" means that segment of civil aviation that encompasses all facets of
aviation except air carriers, commuters, and military. General aviation
includes charter and corporate-executive transportation, instruction, rental,
aerial application, aerial observation, business, pleasure, and other special
uses.
(49) "General aviation rework
facility" means any aerospace facility with the majority of revenues resulting
from the reconstruction, repair, maintenance, repainting, conversion, or
alteration of general aviation aerospace vehicles or components.
(50) "Hand wipe cleaning operation" means
removing contaminants such as dirt, grease, oil, and coatings from an aerospace
vehicle or component by physically rubbing the contaminant with a material such
as a rag, paper, or cotton swab that has been moistened with a cleaning
solvent.
(51) "High temperature
coating" means a coating designed to withstand temperatures of more than three
hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit.
(52) "High volume low pressure spray
equipment" or "HVLP spray equipment" means spray equipment that is used to
apply coating by means of a spray gun that operates at 10.0 pounds per square
inch gauge of atomizing air pressure or less at the air cap.
(53) "Insulation covering" means material
that is applied to foam insulation to protect the insulation from mechanical or
environmental damage.
(54)
"Intermediate release coating" means a thin coating applied beneath topcoats to
assist in removing the topcoat in depainting operations and generally to allow
the use of less hazardous depainting methods.
(55) "Lacquer" means a clear or pigmented
coating formulated with a nitrocellulose or synthetic resin to dry by
evaporation without a chemical reaction. Lacquers are resoluble in
the
original solvent.
(56) "Large
commercial aircraft" means an aircraft of more than one hundred ten thousand
pounds, maximum certified take-off weight manufactured for nonmilitary
use.
(57) "Leak" means any visible
leakage, including misting and clouding.
(58) "Limited access space" means internal
surfaces or passages of an aerospace vehicle or component that cannot be
reached without the aid of an airbrush or a spray gun extension for the
application of coatings.
(59)
"Metalized epoxy coating" means a coating that contains relatively large
quantities of metallic pigmentation for appearance or added
protection.
(60) "Mold release"
means a coating applied to a mold surface to prevent the molded piece from
sticking to the mold during removal.
(61) "Nonstructural adhesive" means an
adhesive that bonds nonload bearing aerospace components in noncritical
applications and is not covered in any other specialty adhesive
categories.
(62) "Operating
parameter value" means a minimum or maximum value established for a control
equipment or process parameter that, if achieved by itself or in combination
with one or more other operating parameter values, determines that an owner or
operator has complied with an applicable emission limitation.
(63) "Optical anti-reflection coating" means
a coating with a low reflectance in the infrared and visible wavelength ranges
that is used for antireflection on or near optical and laser
hardware.
(64) "Part marking
coating" means coatings or inks used to make identifying markings on materials,
components, or assemblies. These markings may be either permanent or
temporary.
(65) "Pretreatment
coating" means an organic coating that contains at least 0.5 per cent acids by
weight and is applied directly to metal surfaces to provide surface etching,
corrosion resistance, adhesion, and ease of stripping.
(66) "Primer" means the first layer and any
subsequent layers of identically formulated coating applied to the surface of
an aerospace vehicle or component. Primers are typically used for corrosion
prevention, protection from the environment, functional fluid resistance, and
adhesion of subsequent coatings. Primers that are defined as specialty coatings
are not included under this definition.
(67) "Radome" means the nonmetallic
protective housing for electromagnetic transmitters and receivers (e.g., radar,
electronic countermeasures, etc.).
(68) "Rain erosion-resistant coating" means a
coating or coating system used to protect the leading edges of parts such as
flaps, stabilizers, radomes, engine inlet nacelles, etc. against erosion caused
by rain impact during flight.
(69)
"Research and development operation" means an operation whose purpose is for
research and development of new processes and products, that is conducted under
the close supervision of technically trained personnel and is not involved in
the manufacture of final or intermediate products for commercial purposes,
except in a de minimis manner.
(70)
"Rocket motor bonding adhesive" means an adhesive used in rocket motor bonding
applications.
(71) "Rocket motor
nozzle coating" means a catalyzed epoxy coating system used in elevated
temperature applications on rocket motor nozzles.
(72) "Rubber-based adhesive" means a quick
setting contact cement that provide a strong, yet flexible bond between two
mating surfaces that may be of dissimilar materials.
(73) "Scale inhibitor" means a coating that
is applied to the surface of a part prior to thermal processing to inhibit the
formation of scale.
(74) "Screen
print ink" means a inks used in screen printing processes during fabrication of
decorative laminates and decals.
(75) "Seal coat maskant" means an overcoat
applied over a maskant to improve abrasion and chemical resistance during
production operations.
(76)
"Sealant" means a material used to prevent the intrusion of water, fuel, air,
or other liquids or solids from certain areas of aerospace vehicles or
components. There are two categories of sealants: extrudable/rollable/brushable
sealants and sprayable sealants.
(77) "Self-priming topcoat" means a topcoat
that is applied directly to an uncoated aerospace vehicle or component for
purposes of corrosion prevention, environmental protection, and functional
fluid resistance. More than one layer of identical coating formulation may be
applied to the vehicle or component.
(78) "Semiaqueous cleaning solvent" means a
solution in which water is a primary ingredient (greater than sixty per cent of
the solvent solution as applied must be water.)
(79) "Silicone insulation material" means an
insulating material applied to exterior metal surfaces for protection from high
temperatures caused by atmospheric friction or engine exhaust. These materials
differ from ablative coatings in that the materials are
not "sacrificial."
(80) "Solids"
means the nonvolatile portion of the coating that after drying makes up the dry
film.
(81) "Solid film lubricant"
means a very thin coating consisting of a binder system containing a chief
pigment material containing one or more of the following: molybdenum, graphite,
polytetrafluoroethylene, or other solids that act as a dry lubricant between
faying surfaces.
(82) "Space
vehicle" means a man-made device, either manned or unmanned, designed for
operation beyond earth's atmosphere. This definition includes integral
equipment such as models, mock-ups, prototypes, molds, jigs, tooling, hardware
jackets, and test coupons. Also included is auxiliary equipment associated with
test, transport, and storage, which through contamination can compromise the
space vehicle performance.
(83)
"Specialty coating" means a coating that, even though the coating meets the
definition of a primer, topcoat, or self-priming topcoat, has additional
performance criteria beyond those of primers, topcoats, and self-priming
topcoats for specific applications. These performance criteria may include, but
are not limited to, temperature or fire resistance, substrate compatibility,
antireflection, temporary protection or marking, sealing, adhesively joining
substrates, or enhanced corrosion protection. A listing of specialty coatings
is found in paragraph (D)(1)(b) of rule
3745-21-19 of the Administrative
Code.
(84) "Specialized function
coating" means a coating that fulfills extremely specific engineering
requirements that are limited in application and are characterized by low
volume usage. This category excludes coatings covered in other specialty
coating categories.
(85) "Spray
gun" means a device that atomizes a coating or other material and projects the
particulates or other material onto a substrate.
(86) "Structural autoclavable adhesive" means
an adhesive used to bond load carrying aerospace components that is cured by
heat and pressure in an autoclave.
(87) "Structural non-autoclavable adhesive"
means an adhesive cured under ambient conditions that is used to bond load
carrying aerospace components or other critical functions, such as
nonstructural bonding in the proximity of engines.
(88) "Surface preparation" means the removal
of contaminants from the surface of an aerospace vehicle or component or the
activation or reactivation of the surface in preparation for the application of
a coating.
(89) "Temporary
protective coating" means a coating applied to provide scratch or corrosion
protection during manufacturing, storage, or transportation. Two types include
peelable protective coatings and alkaline removable coatings. These materials
are not intended to protect against strong acid or alkaline solutions. Coatings
that provide this type of protection from chemical processing are not included
in this category.
(90) "Thermal
control coating" means a coatings formulated with specific thermal conductive
or radiative properties to permit temperature control of the
substrate.
(91) "Topcoat" means a
coating that is applied over a primer on an aerospace vehicle or component for
appearance, identification, camouflage, or protection. Topcoats that are
defined as specialty coatings are not included under this definition.
(92) "Touchup and repair coating" means a
coating used to cover minor coating imperfections appearing after the main
coating operation.
(93) "Type II
etchant" means a chemical milling etchant that is a strong sodium hydroxide
solution containing amines.
(94)
"Type I etchant" means a chemical milling etchant that contains varying amounts
of dissolved sulfur and does not contain amines.
(95) "VOC composite vapor pressure" means the
sum of the partial pressures of the compounds defined as VOC in this rule, as
determined according to the procedures specified in paragraph (S) of rule
3745-21-10 of the Administrative
Code.
(96) "Waterborne
(water-reducible) coating" means a coating which contains more than five per
cent water by weight as applied in its volatile fraction.
(97) "Wet fastener installation coating"
means a primer or sealant applied by dipping, brushing, or daubing to fasteners
that are installed before the coating is cured.
(98) "Wing coating" means a
corrosion-resistant topcoat that is resilient enough to withstand the flexing
of the wings.
(BB) As used in rule 3745-21-20 of the Administrative Code:
(1) "Add-on control system" means an
air pollution control device such as a carbon adsorber or incinerator that
reduces pollution in an air stream by destruction or removal prior to discharge
to the atmosphere.
(2) "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.
(3) "Antenna coating" means any coating
applied to equipment through which electromagnetic signals must pass for
reception or transmission.
(4)
"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 USEPA as a pesticide under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
(5) "As applied" means the condition of a
coating at the time of application to the substrate, including any thinning
solvent.
(6) "As supplied" means
the condition of a coating before any thinning, as sold and delivered by the
coating manufacturer to the user.
(7) "Batch" means the product of an
individual production run of a coating manufacturer's process. A batch may vary
in composition from other batches of the same product.
(8) "Bitumens" mean black or brown materials
that are soluble in carbon disulfide and consist mainly of
hydrocarbons.
(9) "Bituminous resin
coating" means any coating that incorporates bitumens as a principal component
and is formulated primarily to be applied to a substrate or surface to resist
ultraviolet radiation or water.
(10) "Chemical Agent Resistant Coating" or
"CARC" means a military exterior coating.
(11) "Coating" means any material that can be
applied as a thin layer to a substrate and which cures to form a continuous
solid film.
(12) "Cold-weather time
period" means any time during which the ambient temperature is below 4.5
degrees Celsius (forty degrees Fahrenheit) and coating is to be
applied.
(13) "Container of
coating" means the container from which the coating is applied, including but
not limited to a bucket or pot.
(14) "Cure volatiles" means reaction products
which are emitted during the chemical reaction which takes place in some
coating films at the cure temperature. These emissions are other than those
from the solvents in the coating and may, in some cases, comprise a significant
portion of total VOC emissions.
(15) "Epoxy coating" means any thermoset
coating formed by reaction of an epoxy resin (i.e., a resin containing a
reactive epoxide with a curing agent).
(16) "General use coating" means any coating
that is not a specialty coating.
(17) "Heat resistant coating" means any
coating that during normal use must withstand a temperature of at least two
hundred four degrees Celsius (four hundred degrees Fahrenheit).
(18) "High-gloss coating" means any coating
that achieves at least eighty-five per cent reflectance on a sixty-degree meter
when tested by ASTM D523.
(19)
"High-temperature coating" means any coating that during normal use must
withstand a temperature of at least four hundred twenty-six degrees Celsius
(eight hundred degrees Fahrenheit).
(20) "Inorganic zinc (high-build) coating"
means a coating that contains eight pounds per gallon (nine hundred sixty grams
per liter) or more elemental zinc incorporated into an inorganic silicate
binder that is applied to steel to provide galvanic corrosion
resistance.
(21) "Interior coating"
means any coating used on interior surfaces aboard United States military
vessels pursuant to a coating specification that requires the coating to meet
specified fire retardant and low toxicity requirements, in addition to the
other applicable military physical and performance requirements.
(22) "Marine coating" means any coating that
is applied to ships.
(23) "Maximum
allowable thinning ratio" means the maximum volume of thinner that can be added
per volume of coating without violating the VOC content limits of paragraph
(D)(1) of rule
3745-21-20 of the Administrative
Code.
(24) "Military exterior
coating" means any exterior topcoat applied to military or USCG vessels that
are subject to specific chemical, biological, and radiological washdown
requirements.
(25) "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.
(26) "Navigational aids coating" means any
coating applied to USCG buoys or other USCG waterway markers when they are
recoated aboard ship at the usage site and immediately returned to the
water.
(27) "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.
(28) "Nonvolatiles" means
substances that do not evaporate readily. This term refers to the film-forming
material of a coating.
(29)
"Normally closed" means a container or piping system is closed unless an
operator is actively engaged in adding or removing material.
(30) "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), relatively easy to decontaminate (ASTM
D4256), and resistant to various chemicals to which
the coatings are likely to be exposed (ASTM D3912). [For
nuclear coatings, see the general protective requirements outlined by the
United States nuclear regulatory commission in a report entitled "Regulatory
guide 1.54 - service level I, II and
III protective coatings applied to nuclear plants."]
(31) "Operating parameter value" means a
minimum or maximum value established for a control device or process parameter
that, if achieved by itself or in combination with one or more other operating
parameter values, determines that an owner or operator has complied with an
applicable emission limitation.
(32) "Organic zinc coating" means any coating
derived from zinc dust incorporated into an organic binder that contains more
than eight pounds of elemental zinc per gallon (nine hundred sixty grams per
liter) of coating, as applied, and that is used for the expressed purpose of
corrosion protection.
(33)
"Pleasure craft" means any marine or fresh-water vessel used by individuals for
noncommercial, nonmilitary, and recreational purposes that is less than twenty
meters in length
including vessels rented exclusively to or
chartered by individuals for such purposes .
(34) "Pretreatment wash primer" means any
coating that contains a minimum of 0.5 per cent acid, by mass, and is applied
only to bare metal to etch the surface and enhance adhesion of subsequent
coatings.
(35) "Repair and
maintenance of thermoplastic coating" 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. This
definition does not include coal tar epoxy coatings, which are considered
"general use" coatings.
(36)
"Rubber camouflage coating" means any specially formulated epoxy coating used
as a camouflage topcoat for exterior submarine hulls and sonar domes.
(37) "Sealant coating for thermal spray
aluminum" means any epoxy coating applied to thermal spray aluminum surfaces at
a maximum thickness of one dry mil.
(38) "Ship" means any marine or fresh-water
vessel used for military or commercial operations, including self-propelled
vessels, those propelled by other craft (barges), and navigational aids
(buoys). This definition includes, but is not limited to, all military and USCG
vessels, commercial cargo and passenger (cruise) ships, ferries, barges,
tankers, container ships, patrol and pilot boats, and dredges. Pleasure crafts
and offshore oil and gas drilling platforms are not included in this
definition.
(39) "Shipbuilding or
ship repair operations" means any building, repair, repainting, converting, or
alteration of ships.
(40) "Solids"
means nonvolatiles.
(41) "Special
marking coating" means any coating that is used for safety or identification
applications, such as markings on flight decks and ships' numbers.
(42) "Tack coating" means any thin film epoxy
coating applied at a maximum thickness of two 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.
(43) "Thinner" means a liquid that is used to
reduce the viscosity of a coating and that evaporates before or during the cure
of a film.
(44) "Thinning ratio"
means the volumetric ratio of thinner to coating, as supplied.
(45) "Thinning solvent" means
thinner.
(46) "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.
(47) "USCG" means the United States coast
guard.
(48) "Weld-through
preconstruction primer" means a coating that provides corrosion protection for
steel during inventory, is typically applied at less than one mil dry film
thickness, does not require removal prior to welding, is temperature resistant
(burn back from a weld is less than 1.25 centimeters (0.5 inch)), and does not
normally require removal before applying film-building coatings, including
inorganic zinc high-build coatings. When constructing new vessels, there may be
a need to remove areas of weld-through preconstruction primer due to surface
damage or contamination prior to application of film-building
coatings.
(CC) [Reserved.]
(DD) As used in rule 3745-21-22 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to the control of VOC emissions from lithographic and letterpress printing operations):
(1)
"Alcohol" means any of the following compounds, when used as a fountain
solution additive for offset lithographic printing: ethanol, n-propanol, and
isopropanol.
(2) "Alcohol
substitutes" means nonalcohol additives that contain VOCs and are used in the
fountain solution. Some additives are used to reduce the surface tension of
water; others are added to prevent piling (ink build-up).
(3) "Automatic blanket wash system" means
equipment used to clean lithographic blankets which can include, but is not
limited to those utilizing a cloth and expandable bladder, brush, spray, or
impregnated cloth system.
(4)
"Cleaning material" means with respect to a surface coating operation or
graphic arts operation, a liquid solvent or solution used to clean the
operating surfaces of a printing press and its parts. For purposes of this
standard, cleaning solutions include, but are not limited to blanket wash,
roller wash, metering roller cleaner, plate cleaner, impression cylinder
washes, rubber rejuvenators, and other cleaners used for cleaning a press,
press parts, or to remove dried ink or coating from areas around the
press.
(5) "Capture system" means
all equipemnt, including but not limited to hoods, ducts, fans, ovens and
dryers, used to contain, collect, and route VOC vapors released from a coating
line or printing line.
(6) "Control
system" means any device or combination of devices designed to recover or
incinerate VOC vapors received from a capture system.
(7) "Composite partial pressure" means the
sum of the partial pressures of the VOC compounds in a solvent.
(8) "Dampening system" means equipment used
to deliver the fountain solution to the lithographic plate.
(9) "Fountain solution" means a mixture of
water and other volatile and non-volatile chemicals and additives used in
lithographic printing operations that maintains the quality of the printing
plate including preventing debris build up (e.g., spray power, paper fiber,
coating particles, dried ink particles, and other materials), and increases
viscosity and reduces the surface tension of the water so that
the
solution spreads easily across the printing plate surface. The fountain
solution wets the nonimage area so that the ink is maintained within the image
areas. Non-volatile additives include mineral salts and hydrophilic gums.
Alcohol and alcohol substitutes are the most common VOC additives used to
reduce the surface tension of the fountain solution.
(10) "Fountain solution batch" means a supply
of fountain solution that is prepared and used without alteration until
completely used or removed from the printing process. For the purposes of this
rule, this term may apply to solutions prepared in either discrete batches or
solutions that are continuously blended with automatic mixing units.
(11) "Fountain solution reservoir" means the
collection tank that accepts fountain solution recirculated from printing
units. In some cases, the tanks are equipped with cooling coils for
refrigeration of the fountain solution.
(12) "Heatset" means a lithographic printing
process where the printing inks are set by the evaporation of the ink oils in a
heatset dryer.
(13) "Heatset dryer"
means a hot air dryer used in heatset lithography to heat the printed substrate
and to promote the evaporation of ink oils.
(14) "Inking system" means a series of
rollers used to meter ink onto the lithographic plate. The system can include
agitators, pumps, totes, and other types of ink containers.
(15) "Lithographic printing" or "lithographic
printing operation" means a planographic printing process where the image and
nonimage areas are chemically differentiated; the image area is oil receptive
and the nonimage area is water receptive. This method differs from other
printing methods, where the image is typically printed from a raised or
recessed surface. A lithographic printing operation includes, but is not
limited to, a heatset web lithographic printing operation, a coldset web offset
lithographic printing operation, and a sheet-fed offset lithographic printing
operation.
(16) "Non-heatset
lithographic printing" means a lithographic printing process where the printing
inks are set by absorption or oxidation of the ink oil, not by evaporation of
the ink oils in a dryer. Use of an infrared heater or printing conducted using
ultraviolet-cured or electron beam-cured inks is considered
non-heatset.
(17) "Offset
lithography" means a printing process that transfers the ink film from the
lithographic plate to an intermediary surface (blanket), which, in turn,
transfers the ink film to the substrate.
(18) "Press" means a printing production
assembly composed of one or more units used to produce a printed substrate
including any associated coating, spray powder application, heatset web dryer,
ultraviolet or electron beam curing units, or infrared heating units.
(19) "Sheet-fed lithographic printing" means
a non-heatset lithographic printing process where individual sheets of
substrate are fed into the press sequentially.
(20) "Unit" means the smallest complete
printing component, composed of inking and dampening systems, of a printing
press.
(21) "Web" means a
lithographic printing process where a continuous roll of substrate is fed into
a press.
(22) "Letterpress
printing" means a printing method where the image area is raised relative to
the non-image area and the ink is transferred to the paper directly from the
image surface.
(23) "Raoults Law"
means the vapor pressure of the solvent in an ideal solution is equal to the
mole fraction of the solvent times the vapor pressure of the pure
solvent.
(EE) As used in rule 3745-21-23 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to the control of VOC emissions from industrial cleaning solvents):
(1) "Composite partial pressure"
means the sum of the partial pressures of the VOC compounds in a
solvent.
(2) "Digital printing"
means a print-on-demand method of printing in which an electronic output device
transfers variable data, in the form of an image, from a computer to a variety
of substrates. Digital printing methods include, but are not limited to, inkjet
printing, electrophotographic printing, dye sublimation printing, thermal wax
printing and solid ink printing.
(3) "Screen printing" means a process in
which the printing ink passes through a web or a fabric to which a refined form
of stencil has been applied. The stencil openings determine the form and
dimensions of the imprint.
(FF) As used in rule 3745-21-24 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to the control of VOC emissions from flat wood paneling coatings):
(1) "Class 2 hardboard paneling
finishes" means finishes which meet the specifications of ANSI
A
135.5.
(2) "Flat wood
paneling" means a printed interior panel made of hardwood plywood and thin
particle board, natural finish hardwood plywood, hardwood paneling, baseboard,
wood flat stock, veneers, doors, door skins, wood flat product skins, tileboard
and wallboard.
(3) "Hardboard"
means a panel manufactured primarily from inter-felted lignocellulosic fibers
which are consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot press.
(4) "Hardwood plywood" means a plywood whose
surface layer is a veneer of hardwood.
(5) "Natural finish hardwood plywood panel"
means a panel whose original grain pattern is enhanced by essentially
transparent finishes frequently supplemented by fillers and toners.
(6) "Panel" means a flat piece of wood or
wood product usually rectangular and used inside homes and mobile homes for
wall decorations.
(7) "Printed
interior panel" means a panel whose grain or natural surface is obscured by
fillers and basecoats upon which a simulated grain or decorative pattern is
printed.
(8) "Thin particleboard"
means a manufactured board one-quarter inch or less in thickness made of
individual wood particles which have been coated with a binder and formed into
flat sheets by pressure.
(9)
"Tileboard" means a paneling that has a colored waterproof surface
coating.
(10) "Wood flat stock"
means an interior panel containing wood including but not limited to redwood
stocks, plywood panels, particle boards, composition hardboards, and any other
panels containing solid wood or wood product.
(GG) As used in rule 3745-21-25 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to control of VOC emissions from reinforced plastic composites production operations):
(1) "Add-on control
device" means an air pollution control device, such as a thermal oxidizer or
carbon adsorber that reduces pollution in an air stream by destruction or
removal before discharge to the atmosphere.
(2) "AP-42" means the USEPA document
"Compilation of Air Pollutant Emissions Factors, Volume I: Stationary Point and
Area Sources."
(3) "Atomized
mechanical application means" application of resin or gel coat with spray
equipment that separates the liquid into a fine mist. This fine mist may be
created by forcing the liquid under high pressure through an elliptical
orifice, bombarding a liquid stream with directed air jets, or a combination of
these techniques.
(4) "Bulk molding
compound" or "BMC" means a putty-like molding compound containing resins in a
form that is ready to mold. In addition to resins, BMC may contain catalysts,
fillers, and reinforcements. Bulk molding compound can be used in compression
molding and injection molding operations to manufacture reinforced plastic
composites products.
(5) "BMC
manufacturing" means a process that involves the preparation of BMC.
(6) "Centrifugal casting" means a process for
fabricating cylindrical composites, such as pipes, in which composite materials
are positioned inside a rotating hollow mandrel and held in place by
centrifugal forces until the part is sufficiently cured to maintain its
physical shape.
(7) "Charge" means
the amount of SMC or BMC that is placed into a compression or injection mold
necessary to complete one mold cycle.
(8) "Cleaning" means removal of composite
materials, such as cured and uncured resin from equipment, finished surfaces,
floors, hands of employees, or any other surfaces.
(9) "Clear production gel coat" means an
unpigmented, quick-setting resin used to improve the surface appearance or
performance of composites. The clear production gel coat can be used to form
the surface layer of any composites other than those used for molds in tooling
operations.
(10) "Closed molding"
means a grouping of processes for fabricating composites in a way that
VOC-containing materials are not exposed to the atmosphere except during the
material loading stage (e.g., compression molding, injection molding, and resin
transfer molding). Processes where the mold is covered with plastic (or
equivalent material) prior to resin application, and the resin is injected into
the covered mold are also considered closed molding.
(11) "Composite" means a shaped and cured
part produced by using composite materials.
(12) "Composite materials" means the raw
materials used to make composites. The raw materials include styrene-containing
resins. Composite materials may also include gel coat, monomer, catalyst,
pigment, filler, and reinforcement.
(13) "Compression molding" means a closed
molding process for fabricating composites in which composite materials are
placed inside matched dies that are used to cure the materials under heat and
pressure without exposure to the atmosphere. The addition of mold paste or
in-mold coating is considered part of the closed molding process. The composite
materials used in this process are generally SMC or BMC.
(14) "Compression/injection molding" means a
grouping of processes that involves the use of compression molding or injection
molding.
(15) "Continuous casting"
means a continuous process for fabricating composites in which composite
materials are placed on an in-line conveyor belt to produce cast sheets that
are cured in an oven.
(16)
"Continuous lamination" means a continuous process for fabricating composites
in which composite materials are typically sandwiched between plastic films,
pulled through compaction rollers, and cured in an oven. This process is
generally used to produce flat or corrugated products on an in-line
conveyor.
(17) "Continuous
lamination/casting" means a grouping of processes that involves the use of
continuous lamination or continuous casting.
(18) "Controlled oven VOC emissions" means
VOC emissions emitted to the atmosphere from an oven's control
device.
(19) "Controlled wet-out
area VOC emissions" means VOC emissions emitted to the atmosphere from a
wet-out area's control device.
(20)
"Corrosion-resistant gel coat" means a gel coat used on a product made with a
corrosion-resistant resin that has a corrosion-resistant end-use
application.
(21)
"Corrosion-resistant end-use applications" means applications where the product
is manufactured specifically for an application that requires a level of
chemical inertness or resistance to chemical attack above that required for
typical reinforced plastic composites products. These applications include, but
are not limited to, chemical processing and storage; pulp and paper production;
sewer and wastewater treatment; power generation; potable water transfer and
storage; food and drug processing; pollution or odor control; metals production
and plating; semiconductor manufacturing; petroleum production, refining, and
storage; mining; textile production; nuclear materials storage; swimming pools;
and cosmetic production, as well as end-use applications that require high
strength resins.
(22)
"Corrosion-resistant industry standard" means any of the following standards:
ANSI/ASME RTP-1; ASME BPVC-X;
ASTM D5364, D3299,
D4097, D2996, D2997, D3262,
D3517, D3754,
D3840, D4024,
D4161, D3982, or
D3839; ANSI/AWWA C950; UL 2215,
1316 or 1746, IAPMO/ANSI Z1000, or written customer requirements for resistance
to specified chemical environments.
(23) "Corrosion-resistant product" means a
product made with a corrosion-resistant resin and is manufactured to a
corrosion-resistant industry standard, or a food contact industry standard, or
is manufactured for corrosion-resistant end-use applications involving
continuous or temporary chemical exposures.
(24) "Corrosion-resistant resin" means a
resin that does either of the following:
(a)
Displays substantial retention of mechanical properties when undergoing ASTM
C581 coupon testing, where the resin is exposed for
six months or more to one of the following materials: material with a pH equal
to or greater than 12.0 or a pH less than or equal to 3.0, oxidizing or
reducing agents, organic solvents, or fuels or additives as defined in
40
CFR 79.2. In the coupon testing, the exposed
resin needs to demonstrate a minimum of fifty per cent retention of the
relevant mechanical property compared to the same resin in unexposed condition.
In addition, the exposed resin needs to demonstrate an increased retention of
the relevant mechanical property of at least twenty percentage points when
compared to a similarly exposed general-purpose resin. For example, if the
generalpurpose resin retains forty-five per cent of the relevant property when
tested as specified above, then a corrosion-resistant resin needs to retain at
least sixty-five per cent (forty-five per cent plus twenty per cent) of its
property. The general-purpose resin used in the test needs to have an average
molecular weight of greater than one thousand, be formulated with a one to two
ratio of maleic anhydride to phthalic anhydride and one hundred per cent
diethylene glycol, and a styrene content between forty-three to forty-eight per
cent.
(b) Complies with industry
standards that require specific exposure testing to corrosive media, such as UL
1316, UL 1746, or ASTM F1216.
(25) "CR/HS" means corrosion-resistant and/or
high strength.
(26) "Doctor box"
means the box or trough on an SMC machine into which the liquid resin paste is
delivered before being metered onto the carrier film.
(27) "Fiberglass boat" means a vessel in
which either the hull or deck is built from a composite material consisting of
a thermosetting resin matrix reinforced with fibers of glass, carbon, aramid,
or other material.
(28) "Filament
application" means an open molding process for fabricating composites in which
reinforcements are fed through a resin bath and wound onto a rotating mandrel.
The materials on the mandrel may be rolled out or worked by using nonmechanical
tools prior to curing. Resin application to the reinforcement on the mandrel by
means other than the resin bath, such as spray guns, pressure-fed rollers, flow
coaters, or brushes is not considered filament application.
(29) "Filled resin" means that fillers have
been added to a resin such that the amount of inert substances is at least ten
per cent by weight of the total resin plus filler mixture. Filler putty made
from a resin is considered a filled resin.
(30) "Fillers" means inert substances
dispersed throughout a resin, such as calcium carbonate, alumina trihydrate,
hydrous aluminum silicate, mica, feldspar, wollastonite, silica, and talc.
Materials that are not considered to be fillers are glass fibers or any type of
reinforcement and microspheres.
(31) "Fire retardant gel coat" means a gel
coat used for low-flame spread/low-smoke products for which resin is
used.
(32) "Fluid impingement
technology" means a spray gun that produces an expanding non-misting curtain of
liquid by the impingement of low-pressure uninterrupted liquid
streams.
(33) "Food contact
industry standard" means a standard related to food contact application
contained in food and drug administration's regulations at
21 CFR
177.2420.
(34) "Gel coat" means a quick-setting resin
used to improve surface appearance or performance of composites. The gel coat
can be used to form the surface layer of any composites other than those used
for molds in tooling operations.
(35) "Gel coat application" means a process
where either clear production, pigmented production, white/off-white or tooling
gel coat is applied.
(36) "High
performance gel coat" means a gel coat used on products for which national
sanitation foundation, United States department of agriculture, ASTM,
durability, or other property testing is required.
(37) "High strength gel coat" means a gel
coat applied to a product that requires high strength resin.
(38) "High strength resin" means a polyester
resin which has a casting tensile strength of ten thousand pounds per square
inch or more and which is used for manufacturing products that have high
strength requirements such as structural members and utility poles.
(39) "Injection molding" means a closed
molding process for fabricating composites in which composite materials are
injected under pressure into a heated mold cavity that represents the exact
shape of the product. The composite materials are cured in the heated mold
cavity.
(40) "Low flame spread/low
smoke products" means products that meet the following:
(a)
For all products, both the
applicable flame spread requirements and the applicable smoke
requirements.
(b)
For
interior or exterior building application products,
an
ASTM E84 flame spread index of less than or equal to
twenty-five, and smoke developed index of less than or equal to four hundred
fifty, or pass national fire protection association 286 room corner burn test
with no flash over and total smoke released not exceeding one thousand meters
square.
(c)
For mass
transit application products,
an ASTM
E162
flame spread index of less than or equal to thirty-five and ASTM
E662
smoke density Ds at 1.5 minutes less than or equal to one hundred and Ds at
four minutes less than to equal to two hundred.
(d)
For duct
application products,
an ASTM
E84
flame spread index less than or equal to twenty-five and smoke developed index
less than or equal to fifty on the interior or exterior of the duct.
(41) "Manual resin
application" means an open molding process for fabricating composites in which
composite materials are applied to the mold by pouring or by using hands and
nonmechanical tools, such as brushes and rollers. Materials are rolled out or
worked by using nonmechanical tools prior to curing. The use of pressure-fed
rollers and flow coaters to apply resin is not considered manual resin
application.
(42) "Mechanical resin
application" means an open molding process for fabricating composites in which
composite materials (except gel coat) are applied to the mold by using
mechanical tools such as spray guns, pressure-fed rollers, and flow coaters.
Materials are rolled out or worked by using nonmechanical tools prior to
curing.
(43) "Mixing" means the
blending or agitation of resin or gel coat in vessels that are 5.00 gallons
(18.9 liters) or larger, and includes the mixing of putties or polyputties.
Mixing may involve the blending of resin or gel coat with filler,
reinforcement, pigments, catalysts, monomers, and any other
additives.
(44) "Mold" means a
cavity or matrix into or onto which the composite materials are placed and from
which the product takes its form.
(45) "Monomer" means an organic compound that
combines with itself or other similar compounds by a cross-linking reaction to
become a part of a cured thermoset resin.
(46) "Monomer content" means the per cent, by
weight, of monomer (styrene, methyl methacrylate, and any other monomer)
contained in the resin or gel coat prior to the addition of fillers, catalyst,
and promoters.
(47) "Neat gel coat"
means the gel coat as purchased from the supplier, but not including any inert
fillers.
(48) "Neat gel coat plus"
means neat gel coat plus any VOC-containing materials that are added to the gel
coat by the supplier or the facility, excluding catalysts and promoters. Neat
gel coat plus does include any additions of styrene or methyl methacrylate
monomer in any form, including in catalysts and promoters.
(49) "Neat resin" means the resin as
purchased from the supplier, but not including any inert fillers.
(50) "Neat resin plus" means neat resin plus
any VOC-containing materials that are added to the resin by the supplier or the
facility. Neat resin plus does not include any added filler, reinforcements,
catalysts, or promoters. Neat resin plus does include any additions of styrene
or methyl methacrylate monomer in any form, including in catalysts and
promoters.
(51) "Nonatomized
mechanical application" means the use of application tools other than brushes
to apply resin and gel coat where the application tool has documentation
provided by its manufacturer or user that this design of the application tool
has been VOC emissions tested, and the test results showed that use of this
application tool results in VOC emissions that are no greater than the VOC
emissions predicted by the applicable nonatomized application equation in table
1 of 40 CFR part 63, subpart WWWW
and, the device
is
operated according to the manufacturer's directions, including instructions to
prevent the operation of the device at excessive spray pressures. Examples of
nonatomized application include flow coaters, pressure fed rollers, and fluid
impingement spray guns.
(52)
"Noncorrosion-resistant resin" means any resin other than a corrosion-resistant
resin or a tooling resin.
(53)
"Noncorrosion-resistant product" means any product other than a
corrosionresistant product or a mold.
(54) "Non-routine manufacture" means that the
facility manufactures parts to replace worn or damaged parts of a reinforced
plastic composites product, or a product containing reinforced plastic
composite parts, that was originally manufactured in another facility.
To qualify as non-routine manufacture,
the part
shall be used for repair or replacement, and the manufacturing schedule
based on the current or
anticipated repair needs of the reinforced plastic composites product, or a
product containing reinforced plastic composite parts.
(55) "Operation" means a specific process
typically found at a reinforced plastic composites facility. Examples of
operations are noncorrosion-resistant manual resin application,
corrosion-resistant mechanical resin application, pigmented gel coat
application, mixing and VOC-containing materials storage.
(56) "Open molding" means a process for
fabricating composites in a way that VOC-containing materials are exposed to
the atmosphere. Open molding includes processes such as manual resin
application, mechanical resin application, filament application, and gel coat
application. Open molding also includes application of resins and gel coats to
parts that have been removed from the open mold.
(57) "Pigmented gel coat" means a gel coat
that has a color, but does not contain ten per cent of more titanium dioxide by
weight. It can be used to form the surface layer of any composites other than
those used for molds in tooling operations.
(58) "Plastic composite" has the same meaning
as composite.
(59) "Polymer
casting" means a process for fabricating composites in which composite
materials are ejected from a casting machine or poured into an open, partially
open, or closed mold and cured. After the composite materials are poured into
the mold, they are not rolled out or worked while the mold is open, except for
smoothing the material or vibrating the mold to remove bubbles. The composite
materials may or may not include reinforcements. Products produced by the
polymer casting process include cultured marble products and polymer
concrete.
(60) "Preform injection"
means a form of pultrusion where liquid resin is injected to saturate
reinforcements in an enclosed system containing one or more chambers with
openings only large enough to admit reinforcements. Resin, which drips out of
the chamber during the process, is collected in closed piping or covered
troughs and then into a covered reservoir for recycle. Resin storage vessels,
reservoirs, transfer systems, and collection systems are covered or shielded
from the ambient air. Preform injection differs from direct die injection in
that the injection chambers are not directly attached to the die.
(61) "Prepreg materials" means reinforcing
fabric received precoated with resin which is usually cured through the
addition of heat.
(62) "PTE" means
permanent total enclosure as defined in paragraph (X) of this rule.
(63) "Pultrusion" means a continuous process
for manufacturing composites that have a uniform cross-sectional shape. The
process consists of pulling a fiber-reinforcing material through a resin
impregnation chamber or bath and through a shaping die, where the resin is
subsequently cured. There are several types of pultrusion equipment, such as
open bath, resin injection, and direct die injection equipment.
(64) "Reinforced plastic composites
production" means operations in which reinforced or nonreinforced plastic
composites or plastic molding compounds are manufactured using thermoset resins
or gel coats that contain styrene to produce plastic composites. The resins and
gel coats may also contain materials designed to enhance the chemical,
physical, or thermal properties of the product. Reinforced plastic composites
production also includes cleaning, mixing, VOC-containing materials storage,
and repair operations associated with the production of plastic
composites.
(65) "Repair" means
application of resin or gel coat to a part to correct a defect, where the resin
or gel coat application occurs after the part has gone through all the steps of
its typical production process, or the application occurs outside the normal
production area. Rerouting a part back through the normal production line, or
part of the normal production line, is not considered repair.
(66) "Resin" means any of a class of organic
polymers of natural or synthetic origin used in reinforced plastic composite
products to surround and hold fibers, and is solid or semi-solid in the cured
state.
(67) "Resin transfer
molding" means a process for manufacturing composites whereby catalyzed resin
is transferred or injected into a closed mold in which fiberglass reinforcement
has been placed.
(68) "Sheet
molding compound" or "SMC" means a ready-to-mold putty-like molding compound
that contains resin processed into sheet form. The molding compound is
sandwiched between a top and a bottom film. In addition to resin, the SMC may
also contain catalysts, fillers, chemical thickeners, mold release agents,
reinforcements, and other ingredients. Sheet molding compound can be used in
compression molding to manufacture reinforced plastic composites
products.
(69) "Shrinkage
controlled resin" means a resin that when promoted, catalyzed, and filled
according to the resin manufacturer's recommendations demonstrates less than
0.3 per cent linear shrinkage when tested according to ASTM D2566-93.
(70) "SMC manufacturing" means a process
which involves the preparation of SMC.
(71) "Thermoset resin" means a resin that
does not become soft or return to a liquid state when heated.
(72) "Tooling gel coat" means a gel coat that
is used to form the surface layer of molds. Tooling gel coats generally have
high heat distortion temperatures, low shrinkage, high barcol hardness, and
high dimensional stability.
(73)
"Tooling resin" means a resin that is used to produce molds. Tooling resins
generally have high heat distortion temperatures, low shrinkage, high barcol
hardness, and high dimensional stability.
(74) "Uncontrolled oven VOC emissions" means
those VOC emissions emitted from the oven through closed vent systems to the
atmosphere and not to a control device. These VOC emissions do not include VOC
emissions that may escape into the workplace through the opening of panels or
doors on the ovens or other similar fugitive VOC emissions in the
workplace.
(75) "Uncontrolled
wet-out area VOC emissions" means any or all of the following:
(a) VOC emissions from wet-out areas that do
not have any capture and control.
(b) VOC emissions that escape from wet-out
area enclosures.
(c) VOC emissions
from wet-out areas that are captured by an enclosure, but are vented to the
atmosphere and not to an add-on control device.
(76) "Unfilled" means that there has been no
addition of fillers to a resin or that less than ten per cent of fillers by
weight of the total resin plus filler mixture has been added.
(77) "Vapor suppressant" means an additive,
typically a wax, that migrates to the surface of the resin during curing and
forms a barrier to seal in the styrene and reduce styrene emissions.
(78) "Vapor-suppressed resin" means a resin
containing a vapor suppressant added for the purpose of reducing styrene
emissions during curing.
(79)
"VOC-containing materials storage" means an ancillary process within reinforced
plastic composites production that involves keeping VOC-containing materials,
such as resins, gel coats, catalysts, monomers, and cleaners, in containers or
bulk storage tanks for any length of time. Containers may include small tanks,
totes, vessels, and buckets.
(80)
"Wet-out area" means the area within a continuous lamination process or
continuous casting process where the resin is applied extending to the point
prior to entering the oven.
(81)
"White and off-white gel coat" means a gel coat that contains ten per cent or
more titanium dioxide by weight.
(HH) As used in rule 3745-21-27 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to boat manufacturing operations):
(1) "Application equipment cleaning" means
the process of flushing or removing resins and gel coats from the interior or
exterior of equipment that is used to apply resin or gel coat in the
manufacture of fiberglass parts.
(2) "Atomized application method" means a
resin application technology in which the resin leaves the application
equipment and breaks into droplets or an aerosol as it travels from the
application equipment to the surface of the part. Atomized application methods
include, but are not limited to, resin spray guns and resin chopper spray
guns.
(3) "Boat" means any type of
vessel, other than a seaplane, that can be used for transportation on the
water.
(4) "Boat manufacturing
facility" means a facility that manufactures the hulls or decks of boats from
fiberglass or builds molds to make fiberglass hulls or decks. A facility that
manufactures only parts of boats (such as hatches, seats, or lockers) or boat
trailers, but does not manufacture boat hulls, decks or molds for fiberglass
boat hulls or decks, is not considered a boat manufacturing facility.
(5) "Clear gel coat" means gel coats that are
clear or translucent so that underlying colors are visible. Clear gel coats are
used to manufacture parts for sale. Clear gel coats do not include tooling gel
coats used to build or repair molds.
(6) "Closed molding" means any molding
process in which pressure is used to distribute the resin through the
reinforcing fabric placed between two mold surfaces to either saturate the
fabric or fill the mold cavity. The pressure may be clamping pressure, fluid
pressure, atmospheric pressure, or vacuum pressure used either alone or in
combination. The mold surfaces may be rigid or flexible.
Closed molding includes, but is not limited to, compression molding with sheet molding compound, infusion molding, resin injection molding (RIM), vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM), resin transfer molding (RTM), and vacuum-assisted compression molding. Processes in which a closed mold is used only to compact saturated fabric or remove air or excess resin from the fabric (such as in vacuum bagging), are not considered closed molding. Open molding steps, such as application of a gel coat or skin coat layer by conventional open molding prior to a closed molding process, are not closed molding.
(7) "Cured resin"
or "cured gel coat" means resin or gel coat that has changed irreversibly from
a liquid to a solid.
(8)
"Fiberglass boat" means a vessel in which either the hull or deck is built from
a composite material consisting of a thermosetting resin matrix reinforced with
fibers of glass, carbon, aramid, or other material.
(9) "Fiberglass hull and deck coatings" means
coatings applied to the exterior or interior surface of fiberglass boat hulls
and decks on the completed boat. Polyester and vinylester resins and gel coats
used in building fiberglass parts are not fiberglass hull and deck
coatings.
(10) "Filled resin" or
"filled production resin" means a resin to which an inert material has been
added to change viscosity, density, shrinkage, or other physical
properties.
(11) "Flowcoater" means
a nonatomizing application method of applying resins and gel coats to an open
mold with a fluid nozzle in a fan pattern with no air supplied to the
nozzle.
(12) "Gel coat" means a
polyester resin surface coating, either pigmented or clear, that provides a
cosmetic enhancement and improves resistance to degradation from exposure to
the elements.
(13) "Hand lay-up"
means a hand application technique of composite materials using a bucket and a
paint brush or a paint roller, or other hand held method of
application.
(14) "Mixing" means
any operation in which resin or gel coat, including the mixing of putties or
polyputties, is combined with additives that include, but are not limited to,
fillers, promoters, or catalysts.
(15) "Mold" means the cavity or surface into
or on which gel coat, resin, and fibers are placed and from which finished
fiberglass parts take form.
(16)
"Mold sealing and release agents" means materials applied to a mold to seal,
polish, and lubricate the mold to prevent parts from sticking to the mold. Mold
sealers, waxes, and glazing and buffing compounds are considered mold sealing
and release agents.
(17) "Monomer"
means a relatively low-molecular-weight organic compound such as styrene that
combines with itself, or other similar compounds, by a crosslinking reaction to
become a cured thermosetting resin.
(18) "Monomer per cent by weight of a resin"
means the weight of the monomer, divided by the weight of the
polymer.
(19) "Nonatomized
application method" means any application technology in which the resin is not
broken into droplets or an aerosol as it travels from the application equipment
to the surface of the part. Nonatomized application methods include, but are
not limited to, flowcoaters, chopper flowcoaters, pressure-fed resin rollers,
resin impregnators, and hand application (for example, paint brush or paint
roller).
(20) "Open molding resin
and gel coat operation" means any process in which the reinforcing fibers and
resin are placed in the mold and are open to the surrounding air while the
reinforcing fibers are saturated with resin. Open molding includes operations
in which a vacuum bag or similar cover is used to compress an uncured laminate
to remove air bubbles or excess resin, or to achieve a bond between a core
material and a laminate.
(21)
"Pigmented gel coat" means opaque gel coats used to manufacture parts for sale.
Pigmented gel coats do not include tooling gel coats used to build or repair
molds.
(22) "Polyester resin
materials" means unsaturated polyester resins, such as isophthalic,
orthophthalic, halogenated, bisphenol A, vinyl ester, or furan resins;
cross-linking agents; catalysts; gel coats; inhibitors; accelerators;
promoters; and any other material containing VOC used in polyester resin
operations.
(23) "Polyester resin
operations" means fabricate, rework, repair, or touchup products for
commercial, military, or industrial use by mixing, pouring, hand laying-up,
impregnating, injecting, forming, winding, spraying, or curing by using
unsaturated polyester resin materials.
(24) "Pressure-fed roller" means a fabric
roller that is fed with continuous supply of catalyzed resins from a mechanical
fluid pump.
(25) "Production resin"
means any resin used to manufacture parts for sale. Production resins do not
include tooling resins used to build or repair molds, or assembly adhesives as
defined in this rule.
(26) "Repair"
means that portion of the fabrication process that requires the addition of
polyester resin materials to portions of a previously fabricated product in
order to mend damage.
(27) "Resin"
means any thermosetting resin with or without pigment containing styrene (CAS
No. 100-42-5) or methyl methacrylate (CAS No. 80-62-6) and used to encapsulate
and bind together reinforcement fibers in the construction of fiberglass
parts.
(28) "Resin impregnator"
means a mechanical nonatomizing composite materials application method in which
fiber reinforcement is saturated with resins in a controlled ratio for each
specific composite product.
(29)
"Roll-out" means the process of using rollers, squeegees, or similar tools to
compact reinforcing materials saturated with resin to remove trapped air or
excess resin.
(30) "Skin coat"
means a layer of resin and fibers applied over the gel coat to protect the gel
coat from being deformed by the next laminate layers.
(31) "Tooling gel coat" means the gel coat
used to build or repair molds (also known as tools) or prototypes (also known
as plugs) from which molds will be made.
(32) "Tooling resin" means the resin used to
build or repair molds (also known as tools) or prototypes (also known as plugs)
from which molds will be made.
(33)
"Touch-up" means that portion of the process that is necessary to cover minor
imperfections.
(34) "Vacuum
bagging" means any molding technique in which the reinforcing fabric is
saturated with resin and then covered with a flexible sheet that is sealed to
the edge of the mold and where a vacuum is applied under the sheet to compress
the laminate, remove excess resin, or remove trapped air from the laminate
during curing. Vacuum bagging does not include processes that meet the
definition of closed molding.
(35)
"Vinylester resin" means a thermosetting resin containing esters of acrylic or
methacrylic acids and having double-bond and ester linkage sites only at the
ends of the resin molecules.
(II) As used in rule 3745-21-28 of the Administrative Code (pertaining to miscellaneous industrial adhesives and sealants):
(1) "Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene welding"
or "ABS welding" means any process to weld acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
pipe.
(2) "Adhesive" means any
chemical substance that is applied for the purpose of bonding two surfaces
together other than by mechanical means.
(3) "Adhesive primer" means any product
intended by the manufacturer for application to a substrate, prior to the
application of an adhesive, to provide a bonding surface.
(4) "Aerospace component" means the
fabricated part, assembly of parts or completed unit of any aircraft,
helicopter, missile, or space vehicle, including passenger safety
equipment.
(5) "Aerosol adhesive"
means an adhesive packaged as an aerosol product in which the spray mechanism
is permanently housed in a non-refillable can designed for handheld application
without the need for ancillary hoses or spray equipment.
(6) "Application process" means a series of
one or more adhesive applicators and any associated drying area or oven, or
both, wherein an adhesive is applied, dried or cured, or both. An application
process ends at the point where the adhesive is dried or cured, or prior to any
subsequent application of a different adhesive. The application process does
not have to include an oven or flash-off area to be included with this
definition.
(7) "Architectural
sealant or sealant primer" means any sealant or sealant primer intended by the
manufacturer to be applied to stationary structures, including mobile homes,
and their appurtenances. Appurtenances to an architectural structure include,
but are not limited to: hand railings, cabinets, bathroom and kitchen fixtures,
fences, rain gutters and downspouts, and windows.
(8) "Automotive glass adhesive primer" means
an adhesive primer labeled by the manufacturer to be applied to automotive
glass prior to installation of the glass using an adhesive/sealant. This primer
improves the adhesion to pinch weld and blocks ultraviolet light.
(9) "CARB" means the California air resources
board.
(10) "Ceramic tile
installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use
in the installation of ceramic tiles.
(11) "Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride plastic"
or "CPVC plastic" means a polymer of the vinyl chloride monomer that contains
sixty-seven per cent chlorine and is normally identified with a CPVC
marking.
(12) "Chlorinated
polyvinyl chloride welding adhesive" or "CPVC welding adhesive" means an
adhesive labeled for welding of chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
plastic.
(13) "Cleanup solvent"
means a VOC-containing material used to remove a loosely held uncured (i.e.,
not dry to the touch) adhesive or sealant from a substrate, or clean equipment
used in applying a material.
(14)
"Computer diskette jacket manufacturing adhesive" means any adhesive intended
by the manufacturer to glue the fold-over flaps to the body of a vinyl computer
diskette jacket.
(15) "Contact bond
adhesive" means an adhesive that conforms to the following:
(a) Is designed for application to both
surfaces to be bonded together.
(b)
Is allowed to dry before the two surfaces are placed in contact with each
other.
(c) Forms an immediate bond
that is impossible, or difficult, to reposition after both adhesive-coated
surfaces are placed in contact with each other.
(d) Does not need sustained pressure or
clamping of surfaces after the adhesive-coated surfaces have been brought
together using sufficient momentary pressure to establish full contact between
both surfaces.
Contact adhesive does not include rubber cements that are primarily intended for use on paper substrates. Contact adhesive also does not include vulcanizing fluids that are designed and labeled for tire repair only.
(16) "Cove
base" means a flooring trim unit, generally made of vinyl or rubber, having a
concave radius on one edge and a convex radius on the opposite edge that is
used in forming a junction between the bottom wall course and the floor or to
form an inside corner.
(17) "Cove
base installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to
be used for the installation of cove base or wall base on a wall or vertical
surface at floor level.
(18)
"Cyanoacrylate adhesive" means any adhesive with a cyanoacrylate content of at
least ninety-five per cent by weight.
(19) Digital printing" means a
print-on-demand method of printing in which an electronic output device
transfers variable data, in the form of an image, from a computer to a variety
of substrates. Digital printing methods include, but are not limited to, inkjet
printing, electrophotographic printing, dye sublimation printing, thermal wax
printing and solid ink printing.
(20) "Flexible vinyl" means non-rigid
polyvinyl chloride plastic with at five per cent by weight plasticizer
content.
(21) "Fiberglass" means a
material consisting of extremely fine glass fibers.
(22) "Indoor floor covering installation
adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the
installation of wood flooring, carpet, resilient tile, vinyl tile, vinyl backed
carpet, resilient sheet and roll, or artificial grass. Adhesives used to
install ceramic tile and perimeter bonded sheet flooring with vinyl backing
onto a non-porous substrate, such as flexible vinyl, are excluded from this
definition.
(23) "Laminate" means a
product made by bonding together two or more layers of material.
(24) "Marine deck sealant" or "marine deck
sealant primer" means any sealant or sealant primer labeled for application to
wooden marine decks.
(25) "Medical
equipment manufacturing" means the manufacture of medical devices, such as, but
not limited to, catheters, heart valves, blood cardioplegia machines,
tracheostomy tubes, blood oxygenators, and cardiatory reservoirs.
(26) "Metal to urethane/rubber molding or
casting adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to bond metal
to high density or elastomeric urethane or molded rubber materials, in heater
molding or casting processes, to fabricate products such as rollers for
computer printers or other paper handling equipment.
(27)
"Motor vehicle
adhesive" means an adhesive, including glass bonding adhesive, used at a
facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating
facility, applied for the purpose of bonding two vehicle surfaces together
without regard to the substrates involved.
(28) "Multipurpose
construction adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use
in the installation or repair of various construction materials including but
not limited to drywall subfloor, panel, fiberglass reinforced plastic, ceiling
tile and acoustical tile.
(29) "Non-membrane
roof installation/repair adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the
manufacturer for use in the installation or repair of nonmembrane roofs and
that is not intended for the installation of prefabricated single-ply flexible
roofing membrane, including but not limited to plastic or asphalt roof cement,
asphalt roof coating and cold application cement.
(30) "Outdoor floor
covering installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer
for use in the installation of floor covering that is not in an enclosure and
that is exposed to ambient weather conditions during normal use.
(31)
"Panel installation" means the installation of plywood, pre-decorated hardboard
(or tileboard), fiberglass reinforced plastic, and similar pre-decorated or
non-decorated panels to studs or solid surfaces using an adhesive formulated
for that purpose.
(32) "Perimeter bonded
sheet flooring installation" means the installation of sheet flooring with
vinyl backing onto a nonporous substrate using an adhesive designed to be
applied only to a strip of up to four inches wide around the perimeter of the
sheet flooring.
(33) "Plastic cement
welding adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use to
dissolve the surface of plastic to form a bond between mating
surfaces.
(34) "Plastic cement
welding adhesive primer" means any primer intended by the manufacturer for use
to prepare plastic substrates prior to bonding or welding.
(35)
"Plastic foam" means foam constructed of plastics.
(36) "Plastics" means
synthetic materials chemically formed by the polymerization of organic
(carbon-based) substances. Plastics are usually compounded with modifiers,
extenders, or reinforcers and are capable of being molded, extruded, cast into
various shapes and films or drawn into filaments.
(37) "Polyvinyl
chloride plastic" or "PVC plastic" means a polymer of the chlorinated vinyl
monomer that contains fifty-seven per cent chlorine.
(38) "Polyvinyl
chloride welding adhesive" or "PVC welding adhesive" means any adhesive
intended by the manufacturer for use in the welding of PVC plastic
pipe.
(39) "Porous material"
means a substance that has tiny openings, often microscopic, in which fluids
may be absorbed or discharged, including but not limited to, wood, paper and
corrugated paperboard.
(40) "Reactive
diluent" means a liquid that is a reactive organic compound during application
and one in that, through chemical or physical reactions, such as
polymerization, twenty per cent or more of the reactive organic compound
becomes an integral part of a finished material.
(41) "Roadway sealant"
means any sealant intended by the manufacturer for application to public
streets, highways and other surfaces, including but not limited to curbs,
berms, driveways and parking lots.
(42) "Rubber" means
any natural or manmade rubber substrate, including but not limited to,
styrene-butadiene rubber, polychloroprene (neoprene), butyl rubber, nitrile
rubber, chlorosulfonated polyethylene and ethylene propylene diene
terpolymer.
(43) "SCAQMD" means
the south coast air quality management district, a part of the California air
resources board, which is responsible for the regulation of air quality in the
state of California.
(44) "Sealant primer"
means any product intended by the manufacturer for application to a substrate,
prior to the application of a sealant, to enhance the bonding
surface.
(45) "Sealant" means
any material with adhesive properties that is formulated primarily to fill,
seal, waterproof or weatherproof gaps or joints between two surfaces. Sealants
include sealant primers and caulks.
(46) "Sheet-applied
rubber installation" means the process of applying sheet rubber liners by hand
to metal or plastic substrates to protect the underlying substrate from
corrosion or abrasion. These operations also include laminating sheet rubber to
fabric by hand.
(47) "Single-ply roof
membrane" means a prefabricated single sheet of rubber, normally
ethylene-propylenediene terpolymer, that is field applied to a building roof
using one layer of membrane material.
(48) "Single-ply roof
membrane installation/repair adhesive" means any adhesive labeled for use in
the installation or repair of single-ply roof membrane. Installation includes,
as a minimum, attaching the edge of the membrane to the edge of the roof and
applying flashings to vents, pipes and ducts that protrude through the
membrane. Repair includes gluing the edges of torn membrane together, attaching
a patch over a hole and reapplying flashings to vents, pipes or ducts installed
through the membrane.
(49) "Single-ply roof
membrane adhesive primer" means any primer labeled for use to clean and promote
adhesion of the single-ply roof membrane seams or splices prior to
bonding.
(50) "Single-ply roof
membrane sealant" means any sealant labeled for application to single-ply roof
membrane.
(51) "Solvent" means
organic compounds that are used as diluents, thinners, dissolvers, viscosity
reducers, cleaning agents or other related uses.
(52) "Structural
glazing adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to apply
glass, ceramic, metal, stone or composite panels to exterior building
frames.
(53) "Subfloor
installation" means the installation of subflooring material over floor joists,
including the construction of any load bearing joists. Subflooring is covered
by a finish surface material.
(54) "Surface
preparation solvent" means a solvent used to remove dirt, oil and other
contaminants from a substrate prior to the application of a primer, adhesive or
sealant.
(55) "Thin metal
laminating adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in
bonding multiple layers of metal to metal or metal to plastic in the production
of electronic or magnetic components in which the thickness of the bond line is
less than 0.25 millimeters.
(56) "Tire repair"
means a process that includes expanding a hole, tear, fissure or blemish in a
tire casing by grinding or gouging, applying adhesive and filling the hole or
crevice with rubber.
(57) "Tire tread
adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for application to
the back of precure tread rubber and to the casing and cushion rubber. Tire
tread adhesive may also be used to seal buffed tire casings to prevent
oxidation while the tire is being prepared for a new tread.
(58)
"Traffic marking tape" means preformed reflective film intended by the
manufacturer for application to public streets, highways and other surfaces,
including but not limited to curbs, berms, driveways and parking
lots.
(59) "Traffic marking
tape adhesive primer" means any primer intended by the manufacturer for
application to surfaces prior to installation of traffic marking
tape.
(60) "Undersea-based
weapons systems components" means the fabrication of parts, assembly of parts
or completed units of any portion of a missile launching system used on
undersea ships.
(61) "Waterproof
resorcinol glue" means a two-part resorcinol-resin-based adhesive designed for
applications where the bond line must be resistant to conditions of continuous
immersion in fresh or salt water.
(JJ) Referenced materials. This chapter includes references to certain matter or materials. The text of the referenced materials is not included in the rules contained in this chapter. Information on the availability of the referenced materials as well as the date of, or the particular edition or version of the material is included in this rule. For materials subject to change, only the specific versions specified in this rule are referenced. Material is referenced as it exists on the effective date of this rule. Except for subsequent annual publication of existing (unmodified) Code of Federal Regulation compilations, any amendment or revision to a referenced document is not applicable unless and until this rule has been amended to specify the new dates.
(1)
Availability. The referenced materials are available as follows:
(a) "American Architectural Manufacturers
Association" (AAMA). Information and copies of documents may be obtained by
writing to: "AAMA, 1827 Walden Office Square, Suite 550, Schaumburg, IL 60173."
These documents area also available for purchase at
www.aamanet.org. AAMA documents are
also available for inspection and
use at most public libraries and "The State
Library of Ohio."
(b) "American
National Standards Institute" (ANSI). Information and copies of publications
may be obtained by writing to: "ANSI, Attn: Customer Service Department, 25 W
43rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10036." Publications are also available
for ordering at http://webstore.ansi.org . The ANSI
publications are also available for inspection and
use at most
public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(c) "American Petroleum Institute" (API).
Information and copies of publications may be obtained by writing to:
"Techstreet, 3916 Ranchero dr., Ann Arbor, MI, USA 48108." Publications are
also available for ordering at
http://www.techstreet.com/apigate.html.
The API publications are also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(d) "American Society for Testing Materials"
(ASTM). Information and copies of documents may be obtained by writing to:
"ASTM International, 100 Bar Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania 19426-2959." These documents are also available for purchase at
www.astm.org. ASTM documents are also
available for inspection and
use at most public libraries and "The State
Library of Ohio."
(e) "American
Society of Mechanical Engineers" (ASME). Information and copies of documents
may be obtained by writing to: "ASME, Two Park Avenue, New York, NY
10016-5990." These documents are also available for purchase at
www.asme.org . ASME documents are also
available for inspection and
use at most public libraries and "The State
Library of Ohio."
(f) "American
Water Works Association" (AWWA). Information and copies of documents may be
obtained by writing to: "AWWA, 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver, CO 80235." These
documents are also available for purchase at www.awwa.org. AWWA documents are also
available for inspection and
use at most public libraries and "The State
Library of Ohio."
(g) "California
air resources board (CARB) certification". Information and copies of executive
orders, approval letters, equipment advisories, certification procedures and
equivalent test procedures may be obtained by writing to: "California Air
Resources Board, Monitoring and Laboratory Division, P.O. Box 2815, Sacramento,
CA, 95812-2815" or by calling (916) 327-0900. The full text of all CARB
certification documents are also available in electronic format at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/vapor/vapor.htm.
(h) "California Code of Regulations." Copies
of regulations may be obtained by writing to: " West Customer Service, P.O. Box
64833, St. Paul, MN 55164-0833" or by calling 1-800-888-3600. The full text of
regulations are also available in electronic format at
http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/ .
(i) Chemical abstract service (CAS).
Information can be obtained by writing to: "Chemical Abstract Service, 2540
Olentangy River road, Columbus, Ohio, 43202," or by visiting the web site at
www.cas.org.
(j) Clean Air Act. Information and copies may
be obtained by writing to: "U.S. government printing office, P.O. Box 979050,
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000." The full text of the Act as amended in 1990 is also
available in electronic format at www.epa.gov/oar/caa/. A copy of the
Act is also available for inspection and
use at most
public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(k) "Code of Federal Regulations" (CFR).
Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: "U.S. government printing
office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000." The full text of the CFR is
also available in electronic format at www.ecfr.gov/. The CFR compilations are also
available for inspection and
use at most public libraries and "The State
Library of Ohio."
(l) "Compilation
of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, Volume I: Stationary Point and Area Sources"
(AP-42). Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: "U.S. Government
Printing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000." The full text of
AP-42 is also available in electronic format at
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/index.html.
AP-42is also available for inspection and
use at most
public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(m) "Control of Volatile Organic Compound
Emissions from Coating Operations at Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework
Operations." Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: "U.S. EPA/
NSCEP, P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-0419." This document is also
available for ordering at http://www.epa.gov/nscep/?OpenForm.
A copy of this document is also
available for inspection and
use at most public libraries and "The State
Library of Ohio."
(n) "Control of
Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Reactor Processes and Distillation
Operations Processes in the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry."
Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: "U.S. EPA/NSCEP, P.O. Box
42419, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-0419." This document is also available for
ordering at http://www.epa.gov/nscep/?OpenForm.
A copy of this document is also
available for inspection and
use at most public libraries and "The State
Library of Ohio."
(o) "CRC Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics." Information and copies may be ordered by writing to:
"CRC Press, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487" or
by calling (800) 272-7737. A copy of the document is also available for
inspection and
use at most public libraries and "The State
Library of Ohio."
(p) "Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act." Information and copies may be
obtained by writing to: "U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St.
Louis, MO 63197-9000." The full text of the Act is also available in electronic
format at http://www.epa.gov/oecaagct/lfra.html.
A copy of the Act is also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(q) "Federal Register" (FR). Information and
copies may be obtained by writing to: "Superintendent of Documents, Attn: New
Orders, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954." Online access to the
Federal Register is available at https://www.federalregister.gov/.
A copy of the Federal Register is also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(r)
"Guidelines for determining capture efficiency." Information and copies may be
obtained by writing to: "Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS),
TTN EMCwebmaster, Mail Code E143-02, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27711." This
document is also available in electronic format at
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/guidlnd/gd-035.pdf.
A copy of the document is also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(s)
"International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials" (IAPMO).
Information and copies of documents may be obtained by writing to: "IAPMO, 4755
East Philadelphia Street, Ontario, California 91761-2816." These documents are
also available for purchase at www.iapmo.org. IAPMO documents are also
available for inspection and
use at most public libraries and "The State
Library of Ohio."
(t) "Lange's Handbook
of Chemistry." Information and copies may be ordered by writing to:
"McGraw-Hill, 860 Taylor Station Road, Blacklick, OH 43004" or by calling (877)
833-5524. A copy of the document is also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(u)
"Methods and Guidance for Analysis of Water." Information and copies may be
ordered by writing to: "National Technical Information Service, 5301 Shawnee
Road, Alexandria, Virginia, 22312." or by calling 703-605-6000. This document
is also available for ordering at https://www.epa.gov/nscep . A copy of
the document is also available for inspection and
use at most
public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio".
(v) "MIL-A-87721" and
"MIL-STD-1330C(SH)." Information and copies may be ordered by writing to: "DLA
Land and Maritime Freedom of Information Act Office, 3990 E. Broad Street,
Columbus, Ohio 43218-3990." These documents are also available in electronic
format at http://www.everyspec.com/library.php.
(w)
"Motor Vehicle Safety Standards." Information and copies may be obtained by
writing to: "NHTSA Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building,
Washington, DC 20590." These documents are also available in electronic format
at http://www.nhtsa.gov/Laws-Regs. A
copy of the documents are also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(x)
"National Fire Protection Association" (NFPA). Information on the National Fire
Protection Association codes may be obtained by contacting the association at
"NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471" or by calling 617-770-3000.
Codes may be ordered on line at
https://www.nfpa.org/. Copies of the
code are available at most public libraries and "The State Library of
Ohio."
(y) "Perry's Chemical
Engineer's Handbook." Information and copies may be ordered by writing to:
"McGraw-Hill, 860 Taylor Station Road, Blacklick, OH 43004" or by calling (877)
833-5524. A copy of the document is also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(z)
"Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI)". Information and copies of documents may
be obtained by writing to "P.O. Box 2380, Tulsa, OK 74101-2380 or 6514 E. 69
Street, Tulsa, OK 74133-1729", by calling 918-494-9696 (telephone),
918-491-9895 (fax) or electronically on their website at:
http://www.pei.org/. This document is
also available for review and
use at most public libraries and "The State
Library of Ohio."
(aa) "Protocol for
Determining the Daily Volatile Organic Compound Emission Rate of Automobile and
Light-Duty Truck Topcoat Operations." EPA-453/R-08-002 Information and copies
may be ordered by writing to: "State and Local Programs Group, US EPA Mail Code
C539-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711" or by calling 919-541-5208. A copy
of this protocol is also available electronically at:
https://www3.epa.gov/airquality/ctg_act/200809_voc_epa453_r-08-002_auto_ldtruck_vocemisrate_protocol.pdf.
A copy of the document is also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(bb)
"Regulatory Guide 1.54 - Service Level I, II and
III Protective Coatings Applied to Nuclear Plants." Information and copies may
be obtained by writing to: "U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001" or by calling (301)415-7000. A copy of this guide is also available
in electronic format at:
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/power-reactors/rg/division-1/division-1-41.html.
A copy of the manual is also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(cc)
"South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Test Methods."
Information and copies of documents may be obtained by writing to: "South Coast
AQMD, Public Records Coordinator/Public Records Unit, 21865 Copley Dr., Diamond
Bar, CA, 91765." These documents are also available at
https://www.aqmd.gov/home/research/methods-procedures.
SCAQMD documents are also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(dd)
"Standard Industrial Classification Manual" (SICM). Information and copies may
be ordered by writing to: "U.S. Department of Commerce, Technology
Administration, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia,
22161." or by calling 1-800-553-6847. This document is also available in
electronic format at http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sic_manual.html .
A copy of the manual is also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(ee)
"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater." Information and
copies may be ordered by writing to: "Water Environment Federation, 601 Wythe
Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1994" or by calling 571-830-1545. This document is
also available for ordering at http://www.standardmethods.org/
or https://www.e-wef.org/Default.aspx?TabId=192&ProductId=17997.
A copy of the document is also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(ff)
"SW-846 Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/ Chemical Methods."
Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: "National Technical
Information Service, 5301 Shawnee Rd., Alexandria, VA 22312." These documents
are also available in electronic format at
https://www.epa.gov/hw-sw846.
SW-846 methods are also available for inspection and
use at most
public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(gg) "Underwriters
Laboratories" (UL). Information and copies of documents may be obtained by
writing to: "UL, 2600 N.W. Lake Rd., Camas, WA 98607-8542." These documents are
also available for purchase at www.ul.com. UL documents are also available for
inspection and
use at most public libraries and "The State
Library of Ohio."
(hh) USEPA-approved
alternative test methods. Information and copies may be obtained by writing to:
"USEPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), TTN EMC Webmaster,
Mail Code E143-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711." These documents area also
available in electronic format at
https://www.epa.gov/emc .
Alternative test methods are also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(ii)
USEPA conditional test method. Information and copies may be obtained by
writing to: "USEPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), TTN
EMC Webmaster, Mail Code E143-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711." These
documents area also available in electronic format at
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/ctm.html.
Conditional test methods are also available for inspection and
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(jj)
"WATER9" is a Windows based computer wastewater treatment model. A copy of the
program can be obtained by writing to: "US EPA Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards (OAQPS), Info CHIEF Help Desk, Mail Code D243-05, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711."
This model is also available for downloading at
(2) Referenced materials.
(a) 29 CFR 1926, subpart F; "Fire Protection
and Prevention"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(b)
40
CFR 51.100; "Definitions"; as published in
the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(c)
40 CFR 60.8;
"Performance tests"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(d)
40 CFR
60.13; "Monitoring requirements"; as
published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(e)
40 CFR
60.18; "General control device requirements";
as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(f)
40 CFR
60.485; "Test methods and procedures"; as
published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(g)
40 CFR
60.503; "Test methods and procedures";
as published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal
Regulations.
(h)
40
CFR 63.115; "Process vent provisions--methods
and procedures for process vent group determination";
as published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal
Regulations.
(i)
40 CFR
63.134; "Process wastewater
provisions--surface impoundments";
as published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal
Regulations.
(j)
40 CFR
63.750; "Test methods and procedures";
as published in the July 1, 2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(k)
40
CFR 63.801; "National Emission Standards for
Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations, Definitions"; as published in the July
1, 2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(l)
40 CFR
63.803; "National Emission Standards for Wood
Furniture Manufacturing Operations, Work practice standards"; as published in
the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(m)
40 CFR
63.3165; "How do I determine the emission
capture system efficiency?"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(n)
40
CFR 63.3166; "How do I determine the add-on
control device emission destruction or removal efficiency?"; as published in
the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(o)
40
CFR 63.3167; "How do I establish the add-on
control device operating limits during the performance test?"; as published in
the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(p)
40
CFR 63.3168; "What are the requirements for
continuous parameter monitoring system installation, operation, and
maintenance?"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(q)
40
CFR 79.2; "Definitions"; as published in the
July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(r)
40 CFR
82.4; "Prohibitions for class I controlled
substances"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(s)
40 CFR
264.228; "Closure and post-closure care";
as published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal
Regulations.
(t)
40 CFR
268.4; "Treatment surface impoundment
exemption"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(u) 40 CFR
part 50, appendix C; "Measurement Principle and Calibration Procedure for the
Measurement of Carbon Monoxide in the Atmosphere (Non-Dispersive Infrared
Photometry)"; as published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal
Regulations.
(v) 40 CFR part 50,
appendix D; "Measurement Principle and Calibration Procedure for the
Measurement of Ozone in the Atmosphere";
as published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal
Regulations.
(w)40 CFR part
50, appendix H; "Interpretation of the 1-Hour Primary and Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone";
as published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal
Regulations.
(x)40 CFR part
50, appendix I; "Interpretation of the 8-Hour Primary and Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone";
as published in the July
1, 2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(y) 40 CFR part 53 ; "Ambient Air Monitoring
Reference and Equivalent Methods"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(z) 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources";
as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(aa) 40 CFR part 60, appendix J;
as published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal
Regulations.
(bb)40 CFR part
60, subpart GG; "Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines"; as
published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(cc) 40 CFR part 60, subpart VV; "Standards
of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Manufacturing Industry for which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification
Commenced After January 5, 1981, and on or Before November 7, 2006"; as
published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(dd) 40 CFR part 60, subpart VVa; "Standards
of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic Organic Chemicals
Manufacturing Industry for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification
Commenced After November 7, 2006"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(ee) 40
CFR part 60, subpart BBB; "Standards of Performance for the Rubber Tire
Manufacturing Industry";
as
published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(ff) 40 CFR part 60, subpart GGG; "Standards
of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries for which
Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After January 4, 1983,
and on or Before November 7, 2006"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(gg)
40 CFR part 60, subpart GGGa; "Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of
VOC in Petroleum Refineries for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or
Modification Commenced After November 7, 2006"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(hh)
40 CFR part 60, subpart III; "Standards of Performance for New Stationary
Sources, Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions
From the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Air
Oxidation Unit Processes";
as published
in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(ii) 40 CFR part 60, subpart NNN; "Standards
of Performance for New Stationary Sources, Standards of Performance for
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions From Synthetic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Distillation Operations";
as
published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(jj) 40 CFR part 60, subpart QQQ; "Standards
of Performance for VOC Emissions From Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems";
as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(kk) 40 CFR part 60, subpart RRR; "Standards
of Performance for New Stationary Sources, Standards of Performance for
Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Synthetic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Reactor Processes";
as published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal
Regulations.
(ll)40 CFR part
63; "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source
Categories"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(mm) 40 CFR
part 63, appendix A; "Test Methods Pollutant Measurement Methods from Various
Waste Media"; as published in the July 1, 2021 Code of Federal
Regulations.
(nn) 40 CFR part 63,
subpart G; "National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry for Process Vents, Storage
Vessels, Transfer Operations, and Wastewater"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(oo)
40 CFR part 63, subpart H; "National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous
Air Pollutants for Equipment Leaks"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(pp)
40 CFR part 63, subpart T; "National Emission Standards for Halogenated Solvent
Cleaning"; as published in the July
1, 2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(qq) 40 CFR part 63, subpart CC; "National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Petroleum Refineries"; as
published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(rr) 40 CFR part 63, subpart SS; "National
Emission Standards for Closed Vent Systems, Control Devices, Recovery Devices
and Routing to a Fuel Gas System or a Process"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(ss)
40 CFR part 63, subpart JJJ; "National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants: Group IV Polymers and Resins"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(tt)
40 CFR part 63, subpart FFFF; "National "; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(uu)
40 CFR part 63, subpart PPPP, appendix A; "Determination of Weight Volatile
Matter Content and Weight Solids Content of Reactive Adhesives,"; as published
in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(vv) 40 CFR part 63, subpart VVVV; "National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Boat Manufacturing"; as
published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(ww) 40 CFR part 63, subpart WWWW; "National
Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Reinforced Plastic Composites
Production"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(xx) 40 CFR
part 122 ; "EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(yy) 40 CFR
part 136 ; "Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of
Pollutants"; as published in the July 1, 2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(zz) 40 CFR
part 144 ; "Underground Injection Control Program"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(aaa)
40 CFR part 261 ; "Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste"; as published
in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(bbb) 40 CFR part 264, subpart O; "Standards
for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal
Facilities; Incinerators"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(ccc)
40 CFR part 265, subpart O; "Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators
of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities; Incinerators";
as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(ddd) 40 CFR part 266, subpart H; "Standards
for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous
Waste Management Facilities; Hazardous Waste Burned in Boilers and Industrial
Furnaces"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(eee) 40 CFR part 270 ; "EPA Administered
Permit Programs: The Hazardous Waste Permit Program"; as published in the July
1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(fff)
46 CFR subchapter Q containing parts 159 to 165; "Equipment, construction, and
materials: specifications and approval"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(ggg)
46 CFR subchapter T containing parts 175 to 187; "Small passenger vessels
(under 100 gross tons)"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(hhh) AAMA
2604-13; "Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures
for High Performance Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels";
published 2013.
(iii) AAMA 2605-13;
"Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for
Superior Performing Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels";
published 2011.
(jjj) ANSI A 135.5
-2012; "Prefinished Hardboard Paneling Standard"; 2012.
(kkk) ANSI B31-3; "Process Piping"; February
14, 2002.
(lll) ANSI/ASME
RTP-1-2011; "Reinforced Thermoset Plastic CorrosionResistant Equipment";
2011.
(mmm) ANSI/AWWA C950-07;
"Fiberglass Pressure Pipe"; approved June 1, 2007.
(nnn) "API MPMS Chapter 19.2 "; "Evaporative
Loss from External Floatingroof Tanks"; API, October 2012.
(ooo) ASME BPVC-X-2013; "ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), Section X: Fiber-reinforced Plastic Pressure
Vessels"; approved July 1, 2013.
(ppp) ASTM C581-03(2008)e1; "Standard
Practice for Determining Chemical Resistance of Thermosetting Resins Used in
Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Structures Intended for Liquid Service"; approved May 1,
2008.
(qqq) ASTM D97-11; "Standard
Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products"; approved June 1,
2011.
(rrr) ASTM D244-09; "Standard
Test Methods and Practices for Emulsified Asphalt"; approved June 1,
2009.
(sss) ASTM D322-97(2012);
"Standard Test Method for Gasoline Diluent in Used Gasoline Engine Oils by
Distillation"; approved November 1, 2012.
(ttt) ASTM D323-08; "Standard Test Method for
Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method)"; approved December 15,
2008.
(uuu) ASTM D523-08; "Standard
Test Method for Specular Gloss"; approved June 1, 2008.
(vvv) ASTM D1475-98(2012); "Standard Test
Method for Density of Liquid Coatings, Inks, and Related Products"; approved
October 10, 1998, reapproved November 1, 2012.
(www) ASTM D1946-90(2011); "Standard practice
for analysis of reformed gas by gas chromatography"; approved 1990, reapproved
November 1, 2011.
(xxx) ASTM
D1979-97; "Standard Test Method for Free Formaldehyde Content of Amino Resins";
approved November 10, 1997.
(yyy)
ASTM D2306-00; "Standard Test Method for C8 Aromatic Hydrocarbon Analysis by
Gas Chromatography"; approved June 10, 2000.
(zzz) ASTM D2369-04; "Standard test method
for volatile content of coatings"; approved March 1, 2004.
(aaaa) ASTM D2566-93; "Test Method for Linear
Shrinkage of Cured Thermosetting Casting Resins During Cure"; approved
1993.
(bbbb) ASTM D2879-10;
"Standard Test Method for Vapor PressureTemperature Relationship and Initial
Decomposition Temperature of Liquids by Isoteniscope"; approved October 1,
2010.
(cccc) ASTM D2996-01(2007)e1;
"Standard Specification for Filament Wound "Fiberglass" (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced
Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe"; approved March 1, 2007.
(dddd) ASTM D2997-01(2007)e1; "Standard
Specification for Centrifugally Cast "Fiberglass" (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced
Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe"; approved March 15, 2007.
(eeee) ASTM D3203/D3203M-11; "Standard Test
Methods for Percent Air Voids in Compacted Dense and Open Bituminous Paving
Mixtures"; approved June 1, 2005.
(ffff) ASTM D3262-11; "Standard Specification
for "Fiberglass" (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Sewer Pipe";
approved September 1, 2011.
(gggg)
ASTM D3299-10; "Standard Specification for Filament-Wound GlassFiber-Reinforced
Thermoset Resin Corrosion-Resistant Tanks"; April 1, 2010.
(hhhh) ASTM D3517-11; "Standard Specification
for "Fiberglass" (GlassFiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pressure Pipe";
September 1, 2011.
(iiii) ASTM
D3754-11; "Standard Specification for "Fiberglass" (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced
Thermosetting-Resin) Sewer and Industrial Pressure Pipe"; Approved September 1,
2011.
(jjjj) ASTM D3792-05(2009);
"Standard Test Method for Water Content of Coatings by Direct Injection Into a
Gas Chromatograph"; approved June 1, 2009.
(kkkk) ASTM D3839-08; "Standard Guide for
Underground Installation of "Fiberglass" (Glass-FiberReinforced
Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe"; approved April 1, 2008.
(llll) ASTM D3840-10; "Standard Specification
for "Fiberglass" (GlassFiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe Fittings for
Nonpressure Applications"; approved September 1, 2011.
(mmmm) ASTM D3912-10; "Standard Test Method
for Chemical Resistance of Coatings and linings for use in Nuclear Power
Plants"; approved 1980, reapproved May 15, 2010.
(nnnn) ASTM D3982-08; "Standard Specification
for Contact Molded "Fiberglass" (Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermosetting Resin)
Ducts"; approved November 1, 2008.
(oooo) ASTM D4024-12; "Standard Specification
for Machine Made "Fiberglass" (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting Resin)
Flanges"; approved May 1, 2012.
(pppp) ASTM D4082-10; "Standard Test Method
for Effects of Gamma Radiation on Coatings for Use in Nuclear Power Plants";
approved 1989, reapproved May 15, 2010.
(qqqq) ASTM D4097-01(2010); "Standard
Specification for Contact-Molded Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermoset Resin
Corrosion-Resistant Tanks"; approved 2001, reapproved January 1,
2010.
(rrrr) ASTM D4161-01(2010);
"Standard Specification for "Fiberglass" (GlassFiber-Reinforced
Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe Joints Using Flexible Elastomeric Seals"; approved
2001, reapproved September 1, 2010.
(ssss) ASTM D4256-89(1994)e1; "Test Method
for Determination of the Decontaminability of Coatings Used in Light-Water
Nuclear Power Plants"; approved 1994.
(tttt) ASTM D4457-02(2008); "Standard Test
Method for Determination of Dichloromethane and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane in Paints
and Coatings by Direct Injection into a Gas Chromatograph"; approved February
1, 2008.
(uuuu) ASTM ASTM
D4953-06(2012); "Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Gasoline and
Gasoline-Oxygenate Blends (Dry Method)"; approved November 1, 2012.
(vvvv) ASTM D5190-07; "Standard Test Method
for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Automatic Method)"; approved November
1, 2007.
(wwww) ASTM D5191-12;
"Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini Method)";
approved September 1, 2012.
(xxxx)
ASTM D5364-08e1; "Standard Guide for Design, Fabrication, and Erection of
Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Chimney Liners with Coal-Fired Units"; approved
November 1, 2008.
(yyyy) ASTM
D5798-12; "Standard Specification for Ethanol Fuel Blends for Flexible-Fuel
Automotive Spark-Ignition Engines"; approved December 1, 2012.
(zzzz) ASTM D5910-12; "Standard Test Method
for Determination of Free Formaldehyde in Emulsion Polymers by Liquid
Chromatography"; approved November 1, 2012.
(aaaaa) ASTM D6191-97(2008)e1; "Standard Test
Method for Measurement of Evolved Formaldehyde from Water Reducible Air-Dry
Coatings"; approved November 1, 2008.
(bbbbb) ASTM D6897-09; "Standard Test Method
for Vapor Pressure of Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) (Expansion Method)";
approved April 15, 2009.
(ccccc)
ASTM D6902-04(2011); "Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of
Formaldehyde Evolved During the Curing of Melamine-Formaldehyde-Based
Coatings"; approved June 1, 2011.
(ddddd) ASTM E84-12c; "Standard Test Method
for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials"; approved November
15, 2012.
(eeeee) ASTM E162-12a;
"Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Materials Using a Radiant
Heat Energy Source"; approved January 15, 2012.
(fffff) ASTM E168-06; "Standard Practices for
General Techniques of Infrared Quantitative Analysis"; approved March 1,
2006.
(ggggg) ASTM E169-04(2009);
"Standard Practices for General Techniques of Ultraviolet-Visible Quantitative
Analysis"; approved October 1, 2009.
(hhhhh) ASTM E260-96(2011); "Standard
Practice for Packed Column Gas Chromatography"; approved November 1,
2011
(iiiii) ASTM E662-13;
"Standard Test Method for Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid
Materials"; approved January 1, 2013.
(jjjjj) ASTM F852-08; "Standard Specification
for Portable Gasoline Containers for Consumer Use"; approved July 1,
2008.
(kkkkk) ASTM F976-08;
Standard Specification for Portable Kerosene Containers for Consumer Use";
approved July 1, 2008.
(lllll) ASTM
F1216-09; "Standard Practice for Rehabilitation of Existing Pipelines and
Conduits by the Inversion and Curing of a Resin-Impregnated Tube"; approved
March 1, 2009.
(mmmmm) ASTM
F2234-08; "Standard Specification for Portable Gasoline and Kerosine Spill
Resistant Fueling Systems for Consumer Use"; approved March 1, 2008.
(nnnnn) California Code of Regulations Title
13, Division 3, Chapter 9, Article 6; "Portable Containers and Spouts";
effective January 31, 2014.
(ooooo)
Clean Air Act; contained in
42 USC
7401 to
7671q;
"The Public Health and Welfare-Air Pollution Prevention and Control";
as published in the 2018 edition of
the United States Code.
(ppppp)
"Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Coating Operations at
Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Operations"; EPA-453/R-97-004; December
1997.
(qqqqq) "Control of Volatile
Organic Compound Emissions from Reactor Processes and Distillation Operations
Processes in the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry";
EPA-450/4-91-031; August 1993.
(rrrrr)
"Control
Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry"; EPA-453/B-16-001;
October 2016.
(sssss) "CRC
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics."; 95th Edition, June 14, 2014.
(ttttt) "Early
Reduction Program"; 57 Federal Register 61970; December 29, 1992.
(uuuuu) "Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act"; contained in
7 USC
136 to
136y;
"Environmental Pesticide Control;"
as
published in the 2018 edition of the United States Code.
(vvvvv) "Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards"; contained in 49 CFR part 571 ; as published in
the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(wwwww) "Guidelines for Determining Capture
Efficiency"; USEPA office of air and radiation, policy and guidance; February
7, 1995.
(xxxxx) IAPMO/ANSI
Z1000-2007; "American National Standard for Prefabricated Septic Tanks";
approved January 1, 2007.
(yyyyy)
"Lange's Handbook of Chemistry"; 70th Edition, January 10, 2005.
(zzzzz) "Methods for the "; EPA 821/C-99-004;
published May 1, 1999.
(aaaaaa)
MIL-A-87721; reference contained in "Control of Volatile Organic Compound
Emissions from Coating Operations at Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework
Operations."
(bbbbbb)
MIL-STD-1330C(SH); "Military Standard: Cleaning and Testing of Shipboard
Oxygen, Nitrogen and Hydrogen Gas Piping Systems"; approved February 1,
1985.
(cccccc) NFPA 30B; "Code for
the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products"; 2011 edition, approved June
21, 2010.
(dddddd) "Perry's Chemical
Engineer's Handbook"; eighth edition, November 13, 2007.
(eeeeee) "Protocol for Determining the Daily
Volatile Organic Compound Emission Rate of Automobile and Light-Duty Truck
Topcoat Operations"; EPA-453/R-08-002 September 2008.
(ffffff) "Recommended Practices for
Installation and Testing of Vapor Recovery Systems at Vehicle Refueling Sites";
PEI/RP300-09; fourth edition.
(gggggg) "Regulatory Guide
1.54 - Service Level I, II and
III Protective Coatings Applied to Nuclear Plants"; issued July,
2000.
(hhhhhh) SE-R-0006; "General
Specification Space Shuttle System Requirements for Materials and Processes";
revision C; April 26, 1990.
(iiiiii) Section 182 of the Clean Air Act;
contained in
42 USC
7511a; "Plan submissions and requirements";
as published in the 2018 edition of
the United States Code.
(jjjjjj)
Section 193 of the Clean Air Act; contained in
42 USC
7515; "General savings clause";
as published in the 2018 edition of
the United States Code.
(kkkkkk)
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Method 312-91;
"Determination of Percent Monomer in Polyester Resins"; approved June 1, 1991,
revised April, 1996.
(llllll) South
Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Method 316A; "Determination of
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Materials Used for Pipes and Fittings";
approved September 9, 1992, revised October 1996.
(mmmmmm) SSP 30233F; "Space Station
Requirements for Materials and Processes - International Space Stations"; March
6, 1998.
(nnnnnn) "Standard
Industrial Classification Manual." United States Office of Management and
Budget, last amended 1988.
(oooooo)
Standard method 5310D; contained in "Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water and Wastewater"; twenty-second edition, 2012.
(pppppp) "Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater; twenty-second edition, 2012.
(qqqqqq) SW-846; "Test Methods for Evaluating
Solid Waste, Physical/ Chemical Methods"; last updated February 2007.
(rrrrrr) SW-846 method 5021; "Volatile
Organic Compounds in Soils and Other Solid Matrices Using Equilibrium Headspace
Analysis"; revision 0, December 1996.
(ssssss) SW-846 method 5030B; "Purge-and-trap
for Aqueous Samples"; revision 2, December 1996.
(tttttt) SW-846 method 8015C; "Nonhalogenated
Organics Using GC/FID"; revision 3, February 2007.
(uuuuuu) SW-846 method 8021B; "Aromatic and
Halogenated Volatiles by Gas Chromatography Using Photoionization and/or
Electrolytic Conductivity Detectors"; revision 2, December 1996.
(vvvvvv) SW-846 method 8260B; "Volatile
Organic Compounds by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)"; revision 2,
December 1996.
(wwwwww) SW-846
method 9060A; "Total Organic Carbon"; revision 1, November 2004.
(xxxxxx) UL 1316; "Glass-Fiber-Reinforced
Plastic Underground Storage Tanks for Petroleum Products, Alcohols, and
Alcohol-Gasoline Mixtures"; second edition, January 7, 1994.
(yyyyyy) UL 1746; "Standard for External
Corrosion Protection Systems for Steel Underground Storage Tanks"; third
edition, January 17, 2007.
(zzzzzz)
UL 2215; "Outline of Investigation for Oil/Water Separators"; second edition,
June 23, 2000.
(aaaaaaa) UL 330;
"Underwriters Laboratories' Standard for Hose and Hose Assemblies for
Dispensing Flammable Liquids"; seventh edition, December 16, 2009.
(bbbbbbb) USEPA-approved alternative test
method ALT-020; "Negative Pressure Enclosure Qualitative Test Method for Bakery
Ovens"; posted November 15, 2000.
(ccccccc) USEPA conditional test method
CTM-042; "Use of Flame Ionization Detector-Methane Cutter Analysis Systems for
VOC Compliance Testing of Bakeries"; revised August 18, 2004; posted September
3, 2004.
(ddddddd) USEPA method 1;
contained in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A; "Sample and velocity traverses for
stationary sources"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(eeeeeee) USEPA
method 1A; contained in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A; "Sample and velocity
traverses for stationary sources with small stacks or ducts"; as published in
the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(fffffff) USEPA method 2; contained in 40 CFR
part 60, appendix A; "Determination of stack gas velocity and volumetric flow
rate (Type S pitot tube)"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(ggggggg) USEPA method 2A; contained in 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Direct measurement of gas volume through pipes and
small ducts"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(hhhhhhh) USEPA
method 2B; contained in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of exhaust
gas volume flow rate from gasoline vapor incinerators"; as published in the
July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(iiiiiii) USEPA method 2C; contained in 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of gas velocity and volumetric flow
rate in small stacks or ducts (standard pilot tube)"; as published in the July
1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(jjjjjjj) USEPA method 2D; contained in 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Measurement of gas volume flow rates in small pipes
and ducts"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(kkkkkkk) USEPA
method 3; contained in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A; "Gas analysis for the
determination of dry molecular weight"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(lllllll) USEPA method 3A; contained in 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of oxygen and carbon dioxide
concentrations in emissions from stationary sources (instrumental analyzer
procedure)"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(mmmmmmm) USEPA
method 3B; contained in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A; "Gas analysis for the
determination of emission rate correction factor or excess air"; as published
in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(nnnnnnn) USEPA method 4; contained in 40 CFR
part 60, appendix A; "Determination of moisture content in stack gases"; as
published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(ooooooo) USEPA method 18; contained in 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Measurement of gaseous organic compound emissions by
gas chromatograph"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(ppppppp) USEPA
method 21; contained in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of volatile
organic compound leaks"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(qqqqqqq) USEPA
method 22; contained in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A; "Visual determination of
fugitive emissions from material sources and smoke emissions from flares"; as
published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(rrrrrrr) USEPA method 24; contained in 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of volatile matter content, water
content, density, volume solids, and weight solids of surface coatings"; as
published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(sssssss) USEPA method 24A; contained in 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of volatile matter content and density
of publication rotogravure inks and related publication rotogravure coatings";
as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(ttttttt) USEPA method 25; contained in 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of total gaseous nonmethane organic
emissions as carbon"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(uuuuuuu) USEPA
method 25A; contained in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of total
gaseous organic concentration using a flame ionization analyzer"; as published
in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(vvvvvvv) USEPA method 25B; contained in 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of total gaseous organic concentration
using a nondispersive infrared analyzer"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(wwwwwww) USEPA method 25D; contained in 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of the volatile organic concentration
of waste samples"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(xxxxxxx) USEPA
method 26; contained in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of hydrogen
halide and halogen emissions from stationary sources - non-isokinetic method";
as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(yyyyyyy) USEPA method 26A; contained in 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of hydrogen halide and halogen
emissions from stationary sources-isokinetic method"; as published in the July
1, 2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(zzzzzzz) USEPA method 27; contained in 40
CFR part 60, appendix A; "Determination of vapor tightness of gasoline delivery
tank using pressure-vacuum test"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(aaaaaaaa) USEPA method 160.2 contained in
"Methods for chemical analysis of water and wastes"; EPA 821/C-99-004;
published May 1, 1999.
(bbbbbbbb)
USEPA method 204; contained in 40 CFR part 51, appendix M; "Criteria for and
verification of a permanent or temporary total enclosure"; as published in the
July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(cccccccc) USEPA method 204A; contained in 40
CFR part 51, appendix M; "Volatile organic compounds content in liquid input
stream"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(dddddddd) USEPA method 204B; contained in 40
CFR part 51, appendix M; "Volatile organic compounds emissions in captured
stream"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(eeeeeeee) USEPA method 204C; contained in 40
CFR part 51, appendix M; " Volatile organic compounds emissions in captured
stream (dilution technique)"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(ffffffff) USEPA method 204D; contained in 40
CFR part 51, appendix M; " Volatile organic compounds emissions in uncaptured
stream from temporary total enclosure"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(gggggggg) USEPA method 204E; contained in 40
CFR part 51, appendix M; " Volatile organic compounds emissions in uncaptured
stream from building enclosure"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(hhhhhhhh) USEPA method 204F; contained in 40
CFR part 51, appendix M; " Volatile organic compounds content in liquid input
stream (distillation approach)"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(iiiiiiii) USEPA method 301; contained in 40
CFR part 63, appendix A; "Field validation of pollutant measurement methods
from various waste media"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(jjjjjjjj) USEPA method 305; contained in 40
CFR part 63, appendix A; "Measurement of emission potential of individual
volatile organic compounds in waste"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(kkkkkkkk) USEPA method 602; contained in 40
CFR part 136, appendix A; "Purgeable aromatics"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(llllllll) USEPA method 624; contained in 40
CFR part 136, appendix A; "Purgeables"; as published in the July 1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(mmmmmmmm) USEPA method 625; contained in 40
CFR part 136, appendix A; "Base/neutrals and acids"; as published in the July
1,
2021
Code of Federal Regulations.
(nnnnnnnn) USEPA method 1624; contained in 40
CFR part 136, appendix A; "Volatile organic compounds by isotope dilution
GC/MS"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
(oooooooo) USEPA method 1625; contained in 40
CFR part 136, appendix A; "Semivolatile organic compounds by isotope dilution
GC/MS"; as published in the July 1,
2021 Code of Federal Regulations.
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29, 2006.
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