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 rule
3745-21-01 of the Administrative
Code titled "referenced materials."]
(A) Paragraphs (B) to (I) of this rule shall
apply to each lithographic printing or letterpress printing facility that meets
all the following criteria:
(1) The facility
is located in Ashtabula, Butler, Clermont,
Cuyahoga, Geauga, Hamilton, Lake, Lorain, Medina,
Portage, Summit,
or Warren county.
(2) The
facility employs letterpress printing or one or more of the following types of
offset lithographic printing processes: heatset web, non-heatset web or
sheetfed.
(3) The facility has
total actual VOC emissions, before the application of control systems and
devices, from all lithographic or letterpress printing operations (including
emissions from cleaning solutions used on lithographic or letterpress printing
presses and fountain solutions) equal to or greater than three tons of VOCs per
rolling twelve-month period.
(B) Exemptions.
(1) The following operations are exempt from
the fountain solution requirements as contained in paragraph (D)(3)(b) of this
rule:
(a) Any sheet-fed press with a maximum
sheet size eleven by seventeen inches or smaller.
(b) Any press with a total fountain solution
reservoir capacity of less than one gallon.
(2) The following operations are exempt from
the requirement to install add-on controls as contained in paragraph (D)(1) of
this rule:
(a) Any heatset web press with a
maximum web width of 22.0 inches or less.
(b) Any heatset web press with potential VOC
emissions from ink oil less than or equal to twenty-five tons per year before
the application of controls.
(c)
Any heatset web press used for book printing.
(C) Definitions.
The definitions applicable to this rule are contained in
paragraphs (W) and (DD) of rule
3745-21-01 of the Administrative
Code.
(D) VOC emissions
control.
(1) Any person who owns or operates
a subject heatset web offset lithographic or heatset web letterpress printing
press with potential VOC ink oil emissions from the press dryer that are
greater than twenty-five tons per year before the application of control
systems and devices shall maintain the dryer air pressure lower than the
pressroom air pressure at all times the press is operating and operate a
control system that meets one of the following for that press:
(a) For a control system first installed
before April 2, 2009 the control system shall reduce VOC emissions from each
dryer by at least ninety per cent or maintain a maximum VOC outlet
concentration of twenty ppmv, as hexane
(C6H14) on a dry basis, whichever
is less stringent.
(b) For a
control system first installed on or after April 2, 2009, the control system
shall reduce VOC emissions from each dryer by at least ninety-five per cent or
maintain a maximum VOC outlet concentration of twenty ppmv as hexane
(C6H14) on a dry basis, whichever
is less stringent.
(2)
Any person who owns or operates a subject heatset web offset lithographic
printing press shall meet one of the following for the fountain solution used
on that press:
(a) If the fountain solution
contains only alcohol substitutes, maintain the as-applied VOC content of the
fountain solution at or below 5.0 per cent, by weight, and use no alcohol in
the fountain solution.
(b) If the
fountain solution contains alcohol, either of the following:
(i) Maintain the as-applied VOC content of
the fountain solution at or below 1.6 per cent, by weight.
(ii) Maintain the as-applied VOC content of
the fountain solution at or below 3.0 per cent, by weight, and refrigerate the
fountain solution to sixty degrees Fahrenheit or less.
(3) Any person who owns
or operates a subject sheet-fed offset lithographic printing press shall meet
one of the following for the fountain solution used on that press:
(a) If the fountain solution contains only
alcohol substitutes, maintain the as-applied VOC content of the fountain
solution at or below 5.0 per cent, by weight.
(b) If the fountain solution contains
alcohol, either of the following:
(i) Maintain
the as-applied VOC content of the fountain solution at or below 5.0 per cent,
by weight.
(ii) Maintain the
as-applied VOC content of the fountain solution at or below 8.5 per cent, by
weight, and refrigerate the fountain solution to sixty degrees Fahrenheit or
less.
(4)
Anyone who owns or operates a subject non-heatset web offset lithographic
printing press shall maintain the as-applied VOC content of the fountain
solution used on that press at or below 5.0 per cent, by weight, and use no
alcohol in the fountain solution.
(5) Where it can be demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the director that a subject offset lithographic printing press
cannot be operated with fountain solutions meeting the limits in paragraph
(D)(2), (D)(3), or (D)(4) of this rule for reasons of technological or economic
feasibility the permitting authority may establish site-specific limits based
upon evidence of technological or economic infeasibility subject to approval by
USEPA as a state implementation plan revision.
(6) Any person who owns or operates a subject
offset lithographic or letterpress printing press shall meet one of the
following for each cleaning solution used for cleaning on that press:
(a) Maintain the as-applied VOC content at or
below seventy per cent, by weight.
(b) Maintain the as-applied VOC composite
partial vapor pressure at or below ten mm Hg at twenty degrees Celsius
(sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit).
The use of cleaning solutions that do not meet paragraphs
(D)(6)(a) and (D)(6)(b) of this rule is permitted provided that the quantity
used does not exceed one hundred ten gallons over any consecutive twelve-month
period.
(7) Any
person who owns or operates a subject offset lithographic or letterpress
printing press shall keep all solvent containers closed at all times unless
filling, draining, or performing cleanup operations.
(8) Any person who owns or operates a subject
offset lithographic or letterpress printing press shall keep all solvent-laden
shop towels in closed containers when not being used.
(E) Compliance dates.
(1) The owner or operator of an offset
lithographic or letterpress printing facility that is subject to this rule
shall comply with this rule no later than the following dates:
(a) For any subject offset lithographic or
letterpress printing press located in Ashtabula,
Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, or Summit county for
which installation commenced before April 2, 2009, the compliance date for the
press is April 2,
2010.
(b)
For any subject offset lithographic or letterpress printing press
located in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain,
Medina, Portage, or Summit county for which installation commenced on or
after April 2, 2009, the compliance date for the press is the initial startup
date of the press.
(c)
For any subject offset lithographic or letterpress
printing press located in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton or Warren county for which
installation commenced before the effective date of this rule, the compliance
date is either March 1, 2023 or the date of initial startup of the press,
whichever is later.
(d)
For any subject offset lithographic or letterpress
printing press located in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton or Warren county for which
installation commenced on or after the effective date of this rule, the
compliance date is the date of initial startup of the
press.
(2) The
owner or operator of an offset lithographic or letterpress printing facility
that is subject to this rule shall demonstrate compliance with paragraph (D)(1)
of this rule by testing the control device on each subject offset lithographic
or letterpress printing press in accordance with paragraph (F)(1) of this rule
according to the following:
(a) For any offset
lithographic or letterpress printing facility subject to paragraph (E)(1)(a) of
this rule, by no later than ninety days after the press's compliance date. In
addition, the Ohio EPA may accept the results of an emission test conducted
prior to April 2, 2009, if the owner or operator provides information and data
to the Ohio EPA which demonstrate that an approved USEPA emission test method
was employed, that the operation of the press was consistent with the current
operating conditions and operating capacity, and that if the Ohio EPA had
requested to witness the test, the test was witnessed by the Ohio EPA or local
air agency.
(b) For any offset
lithographic or letterpress printing facility subject to paragraph (E)(1)(b) of
this rule, within one hundred eighty days after the press's compliance date.
(3) Additional testing
of a subject offset lithographic or letterpress printing press and the VOC
emission control system in accordance with paragraph (F)(1) of this rule may be
required by the director to ensure continued compliance.
(F) Compliance test methods.
(1) For any heatset web offset lithographic
or heatset web letterpress printing press that is subject to paragraph (D)(1)
of this rule, compliance shall be determined by performing emission tests in
accordance with the following:
(a) For the
purpose of demonstrating compliance with the emission control requirements
paragraph (D)(1) of this rule, the affected source shall be run at typical
operating conditions and flow rates compatible with scheduled production during
any emission testing.
(b) The
negative dryer pressure shall be established during the initial test using an
airflow direction indicator, such as a smoke stick or aluminum ribbons, or
differential pressure gauge. Capture efficiency and continuous dryer air flow
monitoring is not required.
(c) The
following USEPA test methods (in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A) shall be used to
demonstrate compliance with the applicable emission control requirement in
paragraph (D)(1) of this rule:
(i) USEPA
method 1 or 1A, as appropriate, shall be used to select the sampling
sites.
(ii) USEPA method 2, 2A, 2C,
or 2D, as appropriate, shall be used to determine the velocity and volumetric
flow rate of the exhaust stream.
(iii) USEPA method 3 or 3A, as appropriate,
shall be used to determine the concentration of O2 and
CO2.
(iv)
USEPA method 4 shall be used to determine moisture content.
(v) USEPA method 18, 25, or 25A shall be used
to determine the VOC concentration of the exhaust stream entering and exiting
the control device, unless the alternate limit of twenty ppmv as specified in
paragraphs (D)(1)(a) and (D)(1)(b) of this rule is being met, in which case
only the VOC concentration of the exit exhaust shall be determined. In cases
where the anticipated outlet VOC concentration of the control device is less
than fifty ppmv as carbon, USEPA method 25A shall be used.
(a) If the average concentrations in the
outlet of a thermal or catalytic oxidizer measured by USEPA method 25A are
found to be greater than fifty ppmv as carbon, USEPA method 18 or 25 may be
used to determine non-VOC components (methane and ethane) to correct the outlet
VOC readings, unless the director determines that the uncorrected USEPA method
25A results are acceptable.
(b) A
compliance test shall consist of up to three separate runs, each lasting a
minimum of sixty minutes, unless the director determines that process variables
dictate shorter sampling times.
(c)
USEPA method 25 specifies a minimum probe temperature of two hundred sixty-five
degrees Fahrenheit. To prevent condensation, the probe should be heated to at
least the gas stream temperature, typically close to three hundred fifty
degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) USEPA
method 25A specifies a minimum temperature of two hundred twenty degrees
Fahrenheit for the sampling components leading to the analyzer. To prevent
condensation when testing heatset web offset presses, the sampling components
and flame ionization detector block should be heated to at least the gas stream
temperature, typically close to three hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit.
(e) The use of an
adaptation to any of the analytical methods specified above shall be approved
by the director and USEPA on a case-by-case basis. The owner or operator shall
submit sufficient documentation for the director and USEPA to find that the
analytical methods specified above will yield inaccurate results and that the
proposed adaptation is appropriate.
(2) For any offset lithographic printing
press that is subject to paragraph (D)(2), (D)(3), or (D)(4) of this rule,
compliance with the VOC content of the as-applied fountain solution shall be
determined by one of the methods in paragraphs (F)(2)(a) to (F)(2)(c) of this
rule except when paragraph (F)(2)(d) is applicable:
(a) USEPA method 24 shall be used to
determine the VOC content of the as-applied fountain solution.
(b) If diluted prior to use, a calculation
shall be performed for VOC content that combines USEPA method 24 analytical
data for the concentrated materials used to prepare the as-applied fountain
solution and the proportions in which they are mixed to make the as-applied
fountain solution. The analysis of the concentrated material may be performed
by the supplier of that material. The analytical data may be derived from a
material safety data sheet (MSDS) or equivalent information from the supplier
as long as it is based on USEPA method 24 results.
(c) If not diluted prior to use, the owner or
operator shall use formulation information provided by the supplier, such as a
MSDS sheet or equivalent information from the supplier. In the event of a
dispute between information provided by the supplier and data obtained by USEPA
method 24, the data obtained by USEPA method 24 shall be employed.
(d) For any offset lithographic printing
press that is subject to paragraph (D)(2)(b) or (D)(3)(b) of this rule, when
adding alcohol to a fountain solution batch previously tested in accordance
with one of the compliance test methods contained in paragraphs (F)(2)(a) to
(F)(2)(c) of this rule, in lieu of the methods in paragraphs (F)(2)(a) to
(F)(2)(c) of this rule, the owner or operator shall determine the VOC (alcohol)
content of the altered fountain solution using a hydrometer.
(3) For any offset
lithographic printing press that is subject to the fountain solution
temperature requirements of paragraph (D)(2)(b)(ii) or (D)(3)(b)(ii) of this
rule, a thermometer or other temperature detection device capable of reading to
0.5 degrees Fahrenheit shall be used to ensure that any refrigerated fountain
solution reservoirs are maintained at or below sixty degrees Fahrenheit at all
times.
(4) For any offset
lithographic or letterpress printing press that is subject to paragraph
(D)(6)(a) of this rule, the VOC content of cleaning solutions shall be
determined by one of the following methods:
(a) USEPA method 24 shall be used to
determine the VOC content of the cleaning solution.
(b) If diluted prior to use, a calculation
shall be performed for VOC content that combines USEPA method 24 analytical
data for the concentrated materials used to prepare the cleaning solution and
the proportions in which they are mixed to make the as-applied cleaning
solution. The analysis of the concentrated material may be performed by the
supplier of that material. The analytical data may be derived from a material
safety data sheet (MSDS) or equivalent information from the supplier as long as
it is based on USEPA method 24 results.
(c) If not diluted prior to use, the owner or
operator shall use formulation information provided by the supplier, such as
MSDS sheet or equivalent information from the supplier. In the event of a
dispute between information provided by the supplier and data obtained by USEPA
method 24, the data obtained by USEPA method 24 shall be employed.
(5) For any offset
lithographic or letterpress printing press that is subject to paragraph
(D)(6)(b) of this rule, the VOC composite partial vapor pressure of cleaning
solutions shall be determined by one of the following methods:
(a) If diluted prior to use, calculate the
VOC composite vapor pressure of the as-applied solvent by using the formula for
"VOC composite vapor pressure" as follows:
(i)
Determine the identity and quantity of each compound in a blended organic
solvent by using ASTM D2306-00, or by using ASTM E260-96(2011) for organics and
ASTM D3792-05(2009) for water content, if applicable, or the manufacturer's
product formulation data.
(ii)
Determine the vapor pressure of each pure VOC component by using ASTM D2879-10
or publications such as "Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook", "CRC Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics", or "Lange's Handbook of Chemistry."
(iii) Calculate the VOC composite partial
pressure of the solvent by using the formula for "VOC composite partial
pressure." For the purpose of this calculation, the blended solvent shall be
assumed to be an ideal solution where "Raoult's Law" applies. The partial vapor
pressures of each compound at twenty degrees Celsius (sixty-eight degrees
Fahrenheit) shall be used in the formula. The VOC composite partial pressure
shall be calculated as follows:
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Where:
Wi = Weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams.
Ww = Weight of water, in grams.
We = Weight of exempt compound, in grams.
MWi = Molecular weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams per
gram-mole.
MWw = Molecular weight of water, in grams per gram-mole.
MWe = Molecular weight of the "e"th exempt compound, in grams
per gram-mole.
PPc= VOC composite partial vapor pressure at twenty degrees
Celsius (sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit), in mmHg.
VPi = Vapor pressure of the "i"th VOC compound at twenty
degrees Celsius (sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit), in mmHg.
(b) If not diluted prior to use,
the owner or operator shall use formulation information provided by the
supplier, such as a material safety data sheet (MSDS) or equivalent information
from the supplier as long as it is based on results determined in accordance
with the procedure under paragraph (F)(5)(a) of this rule.
(G) Monitoring
and recordkeeping.
(1) The owner or operator
of an offset lithographic or letterpress printing press that is subject to the
control requirements specified in paragraph (D)(1) of this rule, shall install
and operate continuous temperature monitoring and recording equipment that
measures and records temperature data at least once every fifteen minutes, and
shall collect and record the following information and maintain the information
at the facility for a period of five years:
(a) A log or record of any time when the
control device or monitoring equipment is not in operation when any associated
press is in operation.
(b) For
thermal oxidizers all three-hour periods of operation during which the average
combustion temperature was more than fifty degrees Fahrenheit below the average
combustion temperature during the most recent emission test that demonstrated
that the press was in compliance.
(c) For catalytic oxidizers all three-hour
periods of operation during which the average temperature of the dryer exhaust
gases immediately before the catalyst bed was more than fifty degrees
Fahrenheit below the average temperature of the dryer exhaust gases during the
most recent emission test that demonstrated that the press was in
compliance.
(d) For catalytic
oxidizers, the catalyst bed material shall be inspected annually for general
catalyst condition and any signs of potential catalyst depletion. The owner or
operator shall also collect a representative sample of the catalyst from the
oxidizer, per manufacturer's recommendations, and have it tested to evaluate
the catalyst's capability to continue to function at or above the required
control efficiency. An evaluation of the catalyst bed material shall be
conducted whenever the results of the inspection indicate signs of potential
catalyst depletion or poor catalyst condition based on manufacturer's
recommendations, but not less than once per year.
(2) The owner or operator of a heatset web or
sheet-fed offset lithographic printing press subject to paragraph (D)(2)(b) or
(D)(3)(b) of this rule shall measure the following:
(a) In accordance with paragraph (F)(2)(d) of
this rule, the VOC (alcohol) content, in per cent by weight, of any altered
fountain solution employed in the press, measured at the time of alteration.
The owner or operator shall maintain records of the results of the measurements
at the facility for a period of five years. The alcohol content of the fountain
solution shall be measured using a hydrometer. The hydrometer shall have a
visual, analog, or digital readout with an accuracy of 0.5 per cent; and a
standard solution shall be used to calibrate the hydrometer for the type of
alcohol used in the fountain solution.
(b) If the owner or operator refrigerates the
fountain solution in accordance with paragraph (D)(2)(b)(ii) or (D)(3)(b)(ii)
of this rule, the temperature of the fountain solution, in degrees Fahrenheit,
measured on a daily basis. The owner or operator shall maintain records of the
results of the measurements at the facility for a period of five years.
(3) The owner or operator
of a subject offset lithographic printing press shall maintain records, for a
period of five years, of one of the following for fountain solution
preparation:
(a) For an owner or operator
maintaining a recipe log for each batch of fountain solution prepared for use
in the press:
(i) A recipe log that
identifies all recipes used to prepare the as-applied fountain solution. Each
recipe shall be maintained in the recipe log for a period of five years from
the date the recipe was last prepared for a press. Each recipe shall clearly
identify the following:
(a) VOC content of
each concentrated alcohol substitute, added to make the batch of fountain
solution, based upon the manufacturer's laboratory analysis using USEPA method
24.
(b) The proportions in which
the fountain solution is mixed, including the addition of alcohol or water. The
proportion may be identified as a volume when preparing a discrete batch or may
be identified as the settings when an automatic mixing unit is
employed.
(c) The calculated VOC
content of the final, mixed recipe.
(ii) Identification of the recipe used to
prepare each batch of fountain solution for use in the press.
(iii) The date and time when the batch was
prepared.
(iv) An affirmation the
batch was prepared in accordance with the recipe.
(b) For an owner or operator not maintaining
a recipe log in accordance with paragraph (G)(3)(a) of this rule, for each
batch of fountain solution prepared for use in the press:
(i) The volume and VOC content of each
concentrated alcohol substitute, added to make the batch of fountain solution,
based upon the manufacturer's laboratory analysis using USEPA method
24.
(ii) The volume of alcohol
added to make the batch of fountain solution.
(iii) The volume of water added to make the
batch of fountain solution.
(iv)
The calculated VOC content of the final, mixed batch.
(v) The date and time the batch was prepared.
For purposes of paragraphs (G)(3)(a) and (G)(3)(b) of this
rule, a fountain solution that is continuously blended with an automatic mixing
unit is considered to be the same batch until such time that the recipe or mix
ratio is changed.
(4) The owner or operator of a subject offset
lithographic or letterpress printing press shall maintain records, for a period
of five years, of one of the following for all cleaning solutions employed in
all the offset lithographic and letterpress printing operations:
(a) For an owner or operator maintaining a
recipe log for each batch of cleaning solution prepared:
(i) A recipe log that identifies all recipes
used to prepare the as-applied cleaning solution. Each recipe shall be
maintained in the recipe log for a period of five years from the date the
recipe was last prepared. Each recipe shall clearly identify one of the
following:
(a) The VOC content of each
cleaning solution, based upon the manufacturer's laboratory analysis using
USEPA method 24.
(b) The VOC
composite partial vapor pressure of each cleaning solution, based upon the
method under paragraph (F)(5) of this rule.
(ii) Identification of the recipe used to
prepare each batch of cleaning solution.
(iii) The date and time when the batch was
prepared.
(iv) An affirmation the
batch was prepared in accordance with the recipe.
(b) For an owner or operator not maintaining
a recipe log in accordance with paragraph (G)(5)(a) of this rule, for each
batch of cleaning solution prepared, records of the VOC content or VOC
composite partial vapor pressure and the date and time the batch was prepared.
(5) The owner or
operator of a subject offset lithographic or letterpress printing press shall
maintain monthly records of the following information:
(a) The total amount, in gallons, of all the
cleaning solutions employed.
(b)
The total amount, in gallons, of all the cleaning solutions employed that
exceeds the allowable VOC content or VOC composite vapor pressure.
(H) Reporting
of monitoring and recordkeeping information.
The owner or operator of an offset lithographic or letterpress
printing facility that is subject to this rule shall notify the director of any
of the following exceedances of applicable requirements. Each notification
shall be submitted to the director within forty-five days after the instance
occurs, and the notification shall include a copy of the record showing the
instance.
(1) If determining alcohol
content via hydrometer measurement, each hydrometer measurement that shows an
exceedance of the applicable alcohol content limitation specified in paragraph
(D)(2)(a), (D)(2)(b), (D)(3)(a), or (D)(3)(b) of this rule.
(2) If complying via refrigerated fountain
solution, each temperature reading that shows an exceedance of the temperature
limitation specified in paragraph (D)(2)(b) or (D)(3)(b) of this
rule.
(3) Each calculated VOC
content that exceeds the VOC content limitation specified in paragraph
(D)(2)(b), (D)(3)(b), or (D)(4) of this rule.
(4) Each instance when an exceedance of the
VOC content or VOC composite partial vapor pressure specified in paragraph
(D)(6) of this rule for cleaning solutions occurs.
(5) All three-hour blocks of time during
which the average combustion temperature within the thermal oxidizer was below
the temperature limitation specified in paragraph (G)(1)(b) of this
rule.
(6) All three-hour blocks of
time when the emissions unit was in operation during which the average
temperature of the exhaust gases immediately before the catalyst bed was below
the temperature limitations specified paragraph (G)(1) (c) of this
rule.
(I) Retention
factors and capture efficiencies.
For purposes of determining VOC emissions from offset
lithographic printing operations, the following retention factors and capture
efficiencies shall be used:
(1) A
portion of the VOC contained in inks and cleaning solution is retained in the
printed web or in the shop towels used for cleaning. The following retention
factors shall be used:
(a) A twenty per cent
VOC retention factor shall be used for heatset inks printed on absorptive
substrates, meaning eighty per cent of the VOC in the ink is emitted during the
printing process and is available for capture and control by an add-on
pollution control device.
(b) A
ninety-five per cent VOC retention factor shall be used for sheet-fed and
non-heatset web inks printed on absorptive substrates, meaning five per cent of
the VOC in the ink is emitted during the printing process.
(c) A fifty per cent VOC retention factor
shall be used for cleaning solution VOC in shop towels for cleaning solutions
with a VOC composite vapor pressure of no more than ten mmHg at twenty degrees
Celsius (sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit) if the contaminated shop towels are
kept in closed containers, meaning fifty per cent of the VOC used on the shop
towels is emitted during the cleaning process.
(2) A portion of the VOC contained in inks,
fountain solutions, and automatic blanket washes on heatset web presses is
captured in the press dryer for control by addon pollution control devices. The
following capture efficiencies shall be used:
(a) A one hundred per cent VOC carry over
efficiency shall be used for inks. All the VOC in the ink that is not retained
is assumed to be volatilized in the press dryer. Capture efficiency testing for
heatset dryers is not required if it is demonstrated that pressure in the dryer
is negative relative to the surrounding press room and the airflow is into the
dryer.
(b) A seventy per cent VOC
carry over efficiency shall be used for fountain solutions containing alcohol
substitutes.
(c) A forty per cent
VOC carry over efficiency shall to be used for automatic blanket wash solutions
with a VOC composite vapor pressure of no more than ten mmHg at twenty degrees
Celsius (sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit).
(J) Applicability notification, compliance
certification, and permit application.
(1)
The owner or operator of an offset lithographic or
letterpress printing facility that is subject to this rule, is located in
located in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, or
Summit county, and has an initial startup of an offset lithographic or
letterpress printing press before April 2, 2009 shall notify the appropriate
Ohio EPA district office or local air agency in writing that the offset
lithographic or letterpress printing press is subject to this rule not later
than June 1, 2009 (or within sixty days after the offset lithographic or
letterpress printing press becomes subject to this rule), providing the
information specified in paragraph (J)(5) of this rule.
(2)
The owner or
operator of an offset lithographic or letterpress printing facility that is
subject to this rule, is located in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain,
Medina, Portage, or Summit county, and has an initial startup of an offset
lithographic or letterpress printing press on or after April 2, 2009 shall
notify the appropriate Ohio EPA district office or local air agency in writing
that the offset lithographic or letterpress printing press is subject to this
rule not later than either the date of initial startup of the offset
lithographic or letterpress printing press or June 1, 2009 (whichever is
later), providing the information specified in paragraph (J)(5) of this rule.
The application for a permit-to-install under rule
3745-31-02 of the Administrative
Code may be used to fulfill the notification requirements of this
paragraph.
(3)
The owner or operator of an offset lithographic or
letterpress printing facility that is subject to this rule, is located in
Butler, Clermont, Hamilton or Warren county, and has an initial startup of an
offset lithographic or letterpress printing press before the effective date of
this rule shall notify the appropriate Ohio EPA district office or local air
agency in writing that the offset lithographic or letterpress printing press is
subject to this rule not later than sixty days after the effective date of this
rule, providing the information specified in paragraph (J)(5) of this
rule.
(4)
The owner or operator of an offset lithographic or
letterpress printing facility that is subject to this rule, is located in
Butler, Clermont, Hamilton or Warren county, and has an initial startup of an
offset lithographic or letterpress printing press on or after the effective
date of this rule shall notify the appropriate Ohio EPA district office or
local air agency in writing that the offset lithographic or letterpress
printing press is subject to this rule not later than either the date of
initial startup of the offset lithographic or letterpress printing press or
sixty days after the effective date of this rule (whichever is later),
providing the information specified in paragraph (J)(5) of this rule. The
application for a permit-to-install under rule
3745-31-02 of the Administrative
Code may be used to fulfill the notification requirements of this
paragraph.
(5)
The notificationrequired in
paragraphs (J)(1) to (J)(4) of this rule shall provide the following
information:
(a) Name and address of the owner
or operator.
(b) Address (i.e.,
physical location) of the offset lithographic printing or letterpress printing
facility.
(c) Equipment description
and Ohio EPA application number (if assigned) of the offset lithographic or
letterpress printing press.
(d)
Identification of the VOC emission requirement, the means of compliance, and
the compliance date for the offset lithographic or letterpress printing
press.
(e) An application for an
operating permit or an application for a modification to an operating permit in
accordance with Chapter 3745-77 of the Administrative Code (for sources subject
to the Title V permit program) or an application for a permit-to-install and
operate or an application for a modification to a permit-to-install and operate
in accordance with Chapter 3745-31 of the Administrative Code (for sources not
subject to the Title V permit program) for each subject process that meets one
of the following:
(i) The process does not
possess an effective operating permit or permit-to-install and
operate.
(ii) The process possesses
an effective operating permit or permit-to-install and operate and the owner or
operator cannot certify in writing to the director that such subject process is
in compliance with this rule. An application for an operating permit or
permit-to-install and operate is not required provided the subject process is
operating under an effective permit and certifies compliance. Such
certification shall include all compliance certification requirements under
paragraph (J)(6) of this rule.
(6) Compliance
certification.
(a) The owner or operator of an
offset lithographic or letterpress printing facility that is subject to this
rule shall notify the Ohio EPA district office or local air agency in writing
within thirty days following the completion of any of the following:
(i) For an offset lithographic or letterpress
printing press subject to the VOC emission requirements in paragraphs (D)(2) to
(D)(8) of this rule, the first documented achievement of compliance with each
of the requirements.
(ii) For an
offset lithographic or letterpress printing press subject to the VOC emission
control requirement in paragraph (D)(1) of this rule, the following:
(a) The completion of installation and
initial use of a VOC emission control system for the offset lithographic or
letterpress printing press.
(b) The
completion of installation and initial use of any monitoring devices required
under paragraph (G) of this rule for the offset lithographic printing
press.
(c) The completion of any
compliance testing conducted in accordance with paragraph (F) of this rule to
demonstrate compliance with the applicable control requirement.
(b) The compliance
certification under paragraph (J)(6)(a) of this rule shall provide the
following, where applicable:
(i) A description
of the requirements.
(ii) A
description of the VOC emission control system.
(iii) A description of the monitoring
devices.
(iv) A description of the
records that document continuing compliance.
(v) The results of any compliance tests,
including documentation of test data.
(vi) The results of any records that document
continuing compliance, including calculations.
(vii) A statement by the owner or operator of
the offset lithographic or letterpress printing facility as to whether the
offset lithographic or letterpress printing press has complied with the
requirements.
(K) Requirements for an owner or operator of
an offset lithographic or letterpress printing facility that determines the
facility is not subject to one or more of the control requirements in paragraph
(D) of this rule.
(1) When establishing that
the facility's total actual VOC emissions, before the application of control
systems and devices, from all lithographic or letterpress printing operations
(including emissions from cleaning solutions used on lithographic or
letterpress printing presses and fountain solutions) are less than three tons
of VOCs per rolling twelve-month period and, therefore, the facility is not
subject to the add-on control, cleaning solvent and fountain solution
requirements in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(8) of this rule, the owner or operator
shall maintain one of the following records:
(a) Monthly records of material usage
demonstrating the following thresholds have not been exceeded:
Type of Letterpress or Offset Lithographic Printing
Operation |
12-Month Rolling Threshold |
Sheet-fed only |
768 gallons of cleaning solvent and fountain solution
additives |
Non-heatset Web only |
768 gallons of cleaning solvent and fountain solution
additives |
Combination of Sheet-fed and Non-heatset
Web |
768 gallons of cleaning solvent and fountain solution
additives. |
Heatset Web only |
5400 pounds of ink, cleaning solvent and fountain
solution additives |
A facility that employs a combination of printing technologies
that includes a heatset web offset lithographic printing press may not use this
option for demonstrating actual emissions are less than three tons of VOCs per
rolling twelve-month period.
(b) The following monthly records and
calculations demonstrating actual emissions did not equal or exceed three tons
of VOCs per rolling twelvemonth period:
(i)
The total gallons of each cleaning solvent used.
(ii) The VOC content of each cleaning
solvent.
(iii) The total gallons of
each fountain solution used.
(iv)
The VOC content of each fountain solution.
(v) The total pounds of each ink
used.
(vi) The VOC content of each
ink.
VOC calculations shall be based on the following formula using
applicable retention factors identified in paragraph (I)(1) of this
rule:
VOC emissions = amount of ink (pounds) x VOC content (weight
fraction) x (1 - retention factor, as a fraction) + amount of fountain solution
(gallons) x VOC content (pounds per gallon) + amount of cleaning solvent
(gallons) x VOC content (pounds per gallon) x (1 -retention factor, as a
fraction).
(2) When establishing that the heatset web
offset lithographic or heatset web letterpress printing press potential VOC ink
oil emissions, before control, from the press dryer of any heatset web offset
lithographic printing press or heatset web letterpress printing press are less
than twenty-five tons per year and, therefore, the facility is not subject to
the add-on control requirements in paragraph (D)(1) of this rule, the owner or
operator shall maintain the following records on a monthly basis for each such
press:
(a) The total pounds of each ink
used.
(b) The VOC content of each
ink.
(c) The hours of operation of
each press.
(3) If an
owner or operator of an offset lithographic or letterpress printing facility
determines they are subject to one or more of the control requirements in
paragraph (D) of this rule based on the records required under paragraph (J) of
this rule, the owner or operator shall comply with said requirements of this
rule.