Current through August 26, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY. Beginning on June 1, 2022,
this section applies to all plastic parts coating operations at a facility that
meets all of the following criteria:
(a) The
facility is located in any of the following areas:
1. An area that is classified as a moderate,
serious, severe, or extreme ozone nonattainment area.
2. Any area that meets all the following
criteria:
a. The area had been classified as a
moderate, serious, severe, or extreme ozone nonattainment area for a National
Ambient Air Quality Standard, as defined in s.
NR 489.02(21), for ozone promulgated in
or after 2008.
b. The area was
subsequently reclassified as a marginal ozone nonattainment area or
redesignated to an attainment area for ozone.
(b) The facility has actual VOC emissions,
before consideration of controls, from all miscellaneous metal parts and
products coating operations, plastic parts coating operations, and related
cleaning activities equal to or greater than 2.7 tons per year based on any
consecutive 12-month period.
(2) DEFINITIONS. Notwithstanding the
definitions contained in s.
NR 422.02, the following definitions apply in this
section:
(a) "Electromagnetic
interference/radio frequency interference shielding coating" means a coating
used on electrical or electronic equipment to provide shielding against
electromagnetic interference, radio frequency interference, or static
discharge.
(b) "Mask coating" means
a thin film coating applied through a template to coat a small portion of a
substrate.
(c) "Pretreatment wash
primer" means a coating that contains no more than 12 percent solids, by
weight, and at least 0.50 percent acid, by weight, as measured according to
ASTM D1613-02, incorporated by reference under s.
NR 484.10(25m), and that is used to
provide surface etching, corrosion resistance, and adhesion of subsequent
coatings.
(d) "Stencil coating"
means an ink or a pigmented coating that is rolled or brushed onto a template
or stamp in order to add identifying letters, symbols, or numbers.
(e) "Texture coating" means a coating applied
to a plastic part that, in its finished form, consists of discrete raised spots
of the coating.
(3)
EXEMPTIONS.
(a) The following activities,
materials, and coating lines are exempt from this section:
1. Aerospace coatings.
2. Shipbuilding and repair
coatings.
3. Coatings for
fiberglass boat manufacturing.
4.
Aerosol coating operations.
5.
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.
6. Coating operations regulated under s.
NR 422.095, 422.11, or 422.115 for large appliance
coatings.
7. Use of adhesives
regulated under s.
NR 422.127 or 422.128.
(b) Plastic
part coating operations using any of the following types of coatings are exempt
from the VOC content limitations specified under sub. (4):
1. Touch-up and repair coatings.
2. Stencil coatings applied on clear or
transparent substrates.
3. Clear
coats or translucent coatings, except for clear coats or translucent coatings
applied to automotive and transportation parts.
4. Coatings applied at a paint manufacturing
facility while conducting performance tests on the coatings.
5. Any individual coating category used in
volumes less than 50 gallons in any one year, if substitute compliant coatings
are not available, provided that the total usage of all such coatings does not
exceed 200 gallons per year, per facility.
6. Reflective coatings applied to highway
cones.
7. Mask coatings that are
less than 0.5 millimeter thick when dried and the area coated is less than 25
square inches.
8. Electromagnetic
interference/radio frequency interference shielding coatings.
9. Heparin-benzalkonium chloride containing
coatings applied to medical devices, provided that the total usage of all such
coatings does not exceed 100 gallons per year, per plastic parts coating
operation.
(c) All of
the following types of coatings for automotive, transportation, or business
machines are exempt from the VOC content limitations specified under sub. (4):
1. Texture coatings for automotive or
transportation parts.
2. Vacuum
metalizing coatings.
3. Gloss
reducers.
4. Texture topcoats for
automotive or transportation parts.
5. Adhesion primers.
6. Electrostatic prep coatings.
7. Resist coatings.
8. Stencil coatings.
(d) All of the following types of coating
operations are exempt from the coating application method requirements
specified under sub. (5):
1. Airbrush
operations using 5 gallons or less per year of coating.
2. The use of extreme high-gloss coatings for
pleasure craft coating.
(4) EMISSION LIMITS.
(a) Except as specified under par. (b), the
owner or operator of a plastic parts coating operation located at an affected
facility under this section shall use the low-VOC coatings that meet the VOC
content limits in Table 1C for the affected plastic parts coating operations.
If more than one VOC content limit applies to a specific coating, the most
stringent VOC content limit shall be applied.
Table 1C
VOC Content Limitations for Coatings Used in Plastic
Parts Coating - Low VOC Coatings
[kilogram/liter (pounds/gallons) of coating, excluding water
and exempt compounds listed in s.
NR 400.02(162) (a), as applied]
|
Coating Application and
Type |
Maximum VOC
Content |
|
1. Plastic parts and products coatings - general (see
Note)
a. General one-component |
0.28 (2.3) |
|
b. General multi-component |
0.42 (3.5) |
|
c. Electric dissipating coatings and shock-free
coatings |
0.80 (6.7) |
|
d. Extreme performance - 2 pack |
0.42 (3.5) |
|
e. Metallic |
0.42 (3.5) |
|
f. Military specification - 1 pack |
0.34 (2.8) |
|
g. Military specification - 2 pack |
0.42 (3.5) |
|
h. Mold-seal |
0.76 (6.3) |
|
i. Multi-colored coatings |
0.68 (5.7) |
|
j. Optical coatings |
0.80 (6.7) |
|
k. Vacuum metalizing |
0.80 (6.7) |
|
2. Automotive and transportation
a. High bake coatings - interior and exterior
parts
Flexible primer |
0.54 (4.5) |
|
Non-flexible primer |
0.42 (3.5) |
|
Base coat |
0.52 (4.3) |
|
Clear coat |
0.48 (4.0) |
|
Non-basecoat/clear coat |
0.52 (4.3) |
|
b. Low bake/air dried coatings - exterior
parts
Primer |
0.58 (4.8) |
|
Base coat |
0.60 (5.0) |
|
Clear coat |
0.54 (4.5) |
|
Non-basecoat/clear coat |
0.60 (5.0) |
|
c. Low bake/air dried coatings - interior
parts |
0.60 (5.0) |
|
d. Touchup and repair coatings |
0.62 (5.2) |
|
3. Business machine coatings
a. Primers |
0.35 (2.9) |
|
b. Topcoat |
0.35 (2.9) |
|
c. Texture coat |
0.35 (2.9) |
|
d. Fog coat |
0.26 (2.2) |
|
e. Touch and repair |
0.35 (2.9) |
|
4. Pleasure craft surface coating
a. Extreme high-gloss topcoat |
0.49 (4.1) |
|
b. High gloss topcoat |
0.42 (3.5) |
|
c. Pretreatment wash primers |
0.78 (6.5) |
|
d. Finish primer surfacer |
0.42 (3.5) |
|
e. High build primer surfacer |
0.34 (2.8) |
|
f. Aluminum substrate antifoulant
coating |
0.56 (4.7) |
|
g. Other substrate antifoulant
coating |
0.33 (2.8) |
|
h. All other pleasure craft surface
coatings |
0.42 (3.5) |
|
5. Motor vehicle materials
a. Motor vehicle cavity wax |
0.65 (5.4) |
|
b. Motor vehicle sealer |
0.65 (5.4) |
|
c. Motor vehicle deadener |
0.65 (5.4) |
|
d. Motor vehicle gasket/gasket sealing
material |
0.20 (1.7) |
|
e. Motor vehicle underbody coating |
0.65 (5.4) |
|
f. Motor vehicle trunk interior
coating |
0.65 (5.4) |
|
g. Motor vehicle bed liner |
0.20 (1.7) |
|
h. Motor vehicle lubricating wax/compound
|
0.70 (5.8) |
Note: The VOC content limits for the coating and
application types under Table 6 rows 1. a. to 2. y. apply to any coating that
does not meet the definitions for the specific coatings listed under Table 6
rows 3. a. to 4. h.
(b) If
the low-VOC coatings that meet the VOC content limits required under par. (a)
are not used at an affected facility, the owner or operator shall use add-on
control equipment that achieves a minimum overall emission reduction efficiency
of 90 percent for VOC.
(5) APPLICATION METHODS. An owner or operator
of an affected facility under this section, except for a facility that uses
add-on control equipment as described under sub. (4) (b), shall use one or a
combination of the following application methods for the affected coating
operations:
(a) Electrostatic
application.
(b) High-volume,
low-pressure spray equipment.
(c)
Flow coating.
(d) Roll
coating.
(e) Dip coating, including
electrodeposition.
(f) Airless
spray.
(g) Air-assisted airless
spray.
(h) Other coating
application methods that are capable of achieving a transfer efficiency
equivalent to or better than achieved by high-volume, low-pressure spraying and
are approved by the department in writing.
(6) ADD-ON CONTROL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS. An
owner or operator that uses add-on control equipment as described under sub.
(4) (b) shall comply with the applicable monitoring, testing, and recordkeeping
requirements specified under ss.
NR 439.04(5) (e), 439.055, and 439.075.
(7) WORK PRACTICES FOR
COATING-RELATED ACTIVITIES. The owner or operator of an affected facility under
this section shall do all of the following for coating-related activities:
(a) Store all VOC-containing coatings,
thinners, and coating-related waste materials in closed containers.
(b) Ensure that mixing and storage containers
used for VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coating-related waste materials
are kept closed at all times, except when depositing or removing those
materials.
(c) Minimize spills of
VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coating-related waste
materials.
(d) Convey
VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coating-related waste materials from one
location to another in closed containers or pipes.
(8) CLEANING MATERIAL WORK PRACTICES. The
owner or operator of an affected facility under this section shall do all of
the following for cleaning materials:
(a)
Store all VOC-containing cleaning materials and used shop towels in closed
containers.
(b) Ensure that storage
containers used for VOC-containing materials are kept closed at all times
except when depositing or removing those materials.
(c) Convey VOC-containing cleaning materials
from one location to another in closed containers or pipes.
(d) Minimize spills of VOC-containing
cleaning materials.
(e) Minimize
emissions of VOCs during cleaning of coating application, storage, mixing, and
conveying equipment by ensuring that cleaning is performed without atomizing
any VOC-containing cleaning material and that the used material is captured and
contained.
(9)
RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) An owner or
operator subject to the VOC content limitations under sub. (4) (a) shall
maintain records as described under s.
NR 439.04(5) (a).
(b) Records required under this subsection
shall be kept for the time period specified under s.
NR 439.04(2).
(10) COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE AND CERTIFICATION.
(a)
Compliance schedule. The
owner or operator of a facility with plastic parts coating operations shall
comply with the applicable requirements of this section upon the facility
becoming subject to this section as provided under sub. (1), except for any of
the following:
1. The owner or operator of a
facility with plastic parts coating operations subject to this section that
commenced construction before June 1, 2022, shall comply with applicable
requirements of this section by November 28, 2022. Any facility that was
subject to s.
NR 422.083
before June 1, 2022, shall continue to comply with the requirements in s.
NR 422.083
until the date when the facility is in compliance with the applicable
requirements of this section or until November 28, 2022, whichever is
sooner.
2. The owner or operator of
a facility with plastic parts coating operations that becomes subject to this
section due to either the designation or the reclassification of a
nonattainment area that occurs after June 1, 2022, shall comply with applicable
requirements of this section 180 days after the effective date of the
nonattainment designation or reclassification, as indicated by the relevant
Federal Register publication.
(b)
Certification. No later
than 60 days after the compliance deadline specified under par. (a), the owner
or operator of a facility with plastic parts coating operations subject to this
section shall submit to the department written certification that all affected
plastic parts coating operations are in compliance with the applicable
requirements of this section. The owner or operator of a facility subject to s.
NR 422.083
before June 1, 2022, that is required to have an operation permit under ch. NR
407 shall submit to the department a permit application or a permit revision or
renewal application that meets the requirements of s.
NR 407.05
to meet this certification requirement, except that no application shall be
required for a source operating under a general operation permit or a
registration operation permit issued under s.
NR 407.10 or 407.105.
