Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Except as provided in subsections C
through H of this section, the affected facility to which the provisions of
this article apply is each miscellaneous metal product and plastic parts
surface coating operation at a facility where the total actual emissions of
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from all miscellaneous metal product and
plastic parts surface coating operations, including related cleaning
activities, at that facility are equal to or exceed 6.8 kilograms per day (15
pounds per day), or an equivalent level of 2.7 tons per 12-month rolling
period, before consideration of controls.
B. The provisions of this article apply only
to affected facilities located in the Northern Virginia VOC Emissions Control
Area designated in subdivision 1 a of
9VAC5-20-206.
C. Facilities that coat bodies or body parts
for new heavier vehicles (including all vehicles that meet the definition of
the term "other motor vehicles" as defined in
40 CFR
63.3176 of the National Emission Standards
for Surface Coating of Automobile and Light-Duty Trucks) may, in lieu of
complying with the provisions of this article, opt to comply with Article 28
(Emission Standards for Automobile and Light Duty Truck Coating Application
Systems, 9VAC5-40-3860 et seq.) of 9VAC5-40
(Existing Stationary Sources).
D.
The provisions of this article do not apply to the following:
1. Miscellaneous metal product and plastic
parts surface coating operations subject to Article 26 ( Emissions Standards
for Large Appliance Coating Application Systems,
9VAC5-40-3560 et seq.), Article 27
(Emission Standards for Magnet Wire Coating Application Systems,
9VAC5-40-3710 et seq.), Article 29
(Emission Standards for Can Coating Application Systems,
9VAC5-40-4010 et seq.), Article 30
(Emission Standards for Metal Coil Coating Application Systems,
9VAC5-40-4160) , Article 31
(Emission Standards for Paper and Fabric Coating Application Systems,
9VAC5-40-4310) , Article 33 (
Emissions Standards for Metal Furniture Coating Application Systems,
9VAC5-40-4610 et seq.), and Article
48 (Emission Standards for Mobile Equipment Repair and Refinishing Operations,
9VAC5-40-6970 et seq.) of 9VAC5-40
(Existing Stationary Sources); and Article 5 (Emission Standards for
Architectural and Industrial Maintenance Coatings,
9VAC5-45-520 et seq.) of 9VAC5-45
(Consumer and Commercial Products).
2. Coating application systems used
exclusively for determination of product quality and coatings that are applied
to test panels and coupons as part of research and development, quality
control, or performance testing activities at paint research or manufacturing
facilities.
3. Coatings applied
using a handheld, pressurized, nonrefillable container that expels coatings
from the container in a finely divided spray when a valve on the container is
depressed.
4. Miscellaneous metal
product and plastic parts surface coating operations associated with the
following product categories or processes: aerospace coatings; wood furniture
coatings; fiberglass boat manufacturing materials; and paper, film, and foil
coatings not otherwise regulated under Article 31 (Emission Standards for Paper
and Fabric Coating Application Systems,
9VAC5-40-4310) of 9VAC5-40
(Existing Stationary Sources).
5.
Recommended VOC limits and application methods do not apply to aerosol coating
products or powder coatings.
E. For metal coatings:
1. Recommended work practices still apply;
however, the VOC limits and application methods for provisions of this article
do not apply to the following:
a. Stencil
coatings;
b. Safety-indicating
coatings;
c. Solid-film
lubricants;
d. Electric-insulating
and thermal conducting coatings;
e.
Magnetic data storage disk coatings; and
f. Plastic extruded onto metal parts to form
a coating.
2.
Recommended VOC limits and work practices still apply to these coatings and
coating operations; however, the application methods for provisions of this
article do not apply to the following:
a.
Touch-up coatings;
b. Repair
coatings; and
c. Textured
finishes.
F.
For plastic coatings:
1. Recommended
application and work practices still apply to these coatings and coating
operations; however, the VOC limits for provisions of this article do not apply
to the following:
a. Touch-up and repair
coatings;
b. Stencil coatings
applied on clear or transparent substrates;
c. Clear or translucent coatings;
d. Coatings applied at a paint manufacturing
facility while conducting performance tests on the coatings;
e. Any individual coating category used in
volumes less than 50 gallons in any one year, if substitute complaint coatings
are not available, provided that the total usage of all such coatings does not
exceed 200 gallons per year, per facility;
f. Reflective coating applied to highway
cones;
g. Mask coatings that are
less than 0.5 millimeter thick (dried) and the area coated is less than 25
square inches;
h. EMI/RF shielding
coatings; and
i.
Heparin-benzalkonium chloride (HBAC)-contained coatings applied to medical
devices, provided that the total usage of all such coatings does not exceed 100
gallons per year, per facility.
2. The application methods for provisions of
this article do not apply to airbrush methods using five gallons or less per
year of coating; however, VOC limits and work practices do apply.
G. For automotive/transportation
and business machine plastic part coatings:
1.
The VOC limits for provisions of this article do not apply to the following:
a. Texture coatings;
b. Vacuum metalizing coatings;
c. Gloss reducers;
d. Texture topcoats;
e. Adhesion primers;
f. Electrostatic preparation
coatings;
g. Resist coatings;
and
h. Stencil coatings.
2. Recommended application and
work practices still apply to these coatings and coating operations.
H. For pleasure craft surface
coating operations, VOC limits and work practices do apply to extreme high
gloss coatings; however, recommended application methods do not
apply.
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-1308 of the Code of
Virginia; §§ 110, 111, 123, 129, 171, 172, and 182 of the federal
Clean Air Act (40 CFR Parts 51 and 60).
