STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 19

CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FROM SURFACE COATING OPERATION 

Effective 13 November 1979

Last Amended  19 July 2007

AUTHORITY:	These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
§ 42-17.1-2(s) and 23-23, as amended, and have been promulgated
pursuant to the procedures set forth in the R.I. Administrative
Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 19 

CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FROM SURFACE COATING OPERATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 19

CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM

SURFACE COATING OPERATIONS

19.1 Definitions

Unless otherwise expressly defined in this section, the terms used in
this regulation shall be defined by reference to the Rhode Island Air
Pollution Control General Definitions Regulation. As used in this
regulation, the following terms shall, where the context permits, be
construed as follows:

19.1.1	"Actual Emissions" means the quantity of volatile organic
compounds emitted from a source during a particular time period.

19.1.2	"Air-dried coating" means a coating that is dried by the use of
air or forced warm air at temperatures up to 90EC (194EF).

19.1.3	"Class II hardboard paneling finish" means finishes that meet the
specifications of Voluntary Product Standard PS-59-73 as approved by the
American National Standards Institute.

19.1.4	"Clear coating" means a coating that (1) either lacks color and
opacity or is transparent and (2) uses the surface to which it is
applied as a reflective base or undertone color.

19.1.5	"Coating applicator" means a device, mechanism, or apparatus used
to apply a surface coating.  Common types of application techniques
include knife, roll, spray or dip.

19.1.6	"Coating line" means an operation or manufacturing process or
device which may be comprised of one or more coating applicators, one or
more flash-off areas and/or one or more ovens wherein a surface coating
is dried and/or cured.

19.1.7	"Drum" means any cylindrical metal shipping container of 13- to
110-gallon capacity.

	19.1 8	"Emission Baseline" means a level of emissions calculated by
multiplying two factors:

		(a)	the lowest of the source's actual or allowable emission rate in
emissions per unit of production; and

		(b)	the source's actual capacity utilization, or units of production,
over some representative time period.  Generally, the time period is the
preceding two year average unless the source can demonstrate that those
years were not representative of historical production.

19.1.9	"Extreme performance coatings" means coatings intended for
exposure to any of the following; outdoor weather conditions all of the
time, temperatures frequently above 95EC (203EF), detergents, abrasive
and scouring agents, solvents, corrosive atmospheres, or similar
environmental conditions.

	19.1.10 "Hardboard" is a panel manufactured primarily from inter-felted
ligno-

 cellulosic fibers that are consolidated under heat and pressure in a
hot press.

19.1.11 "Hardwood plywood" is plywood whose surface layer is a veneer of
hardwood.

19.1.12 "Metal Cans" means any cylindrical single walled container, with
or without a top, cover, spout, and/or handle that is manufactured from
metal sheets thinner than 29 gauge (0.0141 inches) and into which solid
or liquid materials are packaged.

19.1.13 "Multicomponent coating" means a coating which is packaged in
two or more parts, which parts are combined before application, and
where a coreactant from one part of the coating chemically reacts, at
ambient conditions, with a coreactant from another part of the coating.

19.1.14 "Natural finish hardwood plywood panels" means panels whose
original grain pattern is enhanced by essentially transparent finishes
frequently supplemented by fillers and toners.

19.1.15 "Oven" means a chamber within which heat is used to bake, cure
or polymerize and/or dry a surface coating.

19.1.16 "Pail" means any cylindrical metal shipping container with a
capacity of greater than or equal to 1 and less than 13 gallons and
constructed of 29-gauge and heavier material.

	19.1.17 "Prime Coat" means the first of two or more coatings applied to
a surface.

19.1.18 "Printed interior panels" means panels whose grain or natural
surface is obscured by fillers and basecoats upon which a simulated
grain or decorative pattern is printed.

	19.1.19 "Refinishing" means the repainting of used equipment.

19.1.20 "Surface coating" means a process whereby a layer of one or more
substances containing VOC and solids are deposited on another material
(substrate) in a uniform manner across the surface of the substrate. 
The layer of coating may be used for appearance, to decorate, bond,
protect, strengthen, functionalize and/or impart stability, water or
acid repellence or mildew resistance.  For purposes of this regulation
only, types of coating processes are defined as follows:

		(a)	Paper coating - the application of a coating or coatings on paper,
pressure-sensitive tapes, plastic film or metal foil to impart any or
all qualities above.

		(b)	Fabric coating - the application of a coating or coatings on a
textile substrate to impart any or all qualities above.

		(c)	Vinyl coating - the application of a coating or coatings on a
vinyl coated paper, vinyl coated fabric, or vinyl substrate or printing
on vinyl-coated fabric or vinyl sheets to impart any or all qualities
above.

		(d)	Miscellaneous metal parts and products (MMP) coating means the
application of a coating or coatings, including but not limited to
adhesives, on any metal part or metal product, even if attached to or
combined with a nonmetal part or product.  Miscellaneous metal parts and
products include, but are not limited to:

			(1)	Large farm machinery (harvesting, fertilizing and planting
machines, tractors, combines, etc.);

			(2)	Small farm machinery (lawn and garden tractors, lawn mowers,
rototillers, etc.);

			(3)	Small appliances (fans, mixers, blenders, crock pots,
dehumidifiers, vacuum cleaners, etc.);

			(4)	Commercial machinery (office equipment, computers and auxiliary
equipment, typewriters, calculators, vending machines, etc.);

			(5)	Industrial machinery (pumps, compressors, conveyor components,
fans, blowers, transformers, etc.);

			(6)	Fabricated metal products (metal covered doors, frames, etc.);

			(7)	Any other industrial category that coats metal parts or products
under the Standard Industrial Classification Codes of Major Group 33
(primary metal industries), Major Group 34 (fabricated metal products),
Major Group 35 (non-electric machinery), Major Group 36 (electrical
machinery), Major Group 37 (transportation equipment), Major Group 38
(miscellaneous instruments), and Major Group 39 (miscellaneous
manufacturing industries); and

			(8)	Application of underbody antic hip materials (e.g., underbody
plastisol) and coating application operations other than prime,  primer
surface, topcoat, and final repair operations at automobile  and
light-duty truck assembly plants.

			(9)	Miscellaneous metal parts coating does not include the
application of a coating or coatings to the following:

				(i)	Automobiles and light-duty trucks;

				(ii)	Automobile and light duty truck refinishing;

				(iii)	Customized top coating of automobiles and trucks, if
production is less than 35 vehicles per day;

				(iv)	Metal cans;

				(v)	Flat metal sheets and strips in the form of rolls or coils;

				(vi)	Magnet wire for use in electrical machinery;

				(vii)	Metal furniture; and

				(viii)	Large appliances.

				(ix)	Exterior of completely assembled aircraft;

				(x)	Exterior of major aircraft subassemblies, if approved by the
Director, and approved by EPA, as a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) or
State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision;

				(xi)	Exterior of completely assembled marine vessels; or

				(xii)	Exterior of major marine vessel subassemblies if approved by
the Director, and approved by EPA, as a FIP or SIP revision; or

				(xiii)	Exterior of tanks used for bulk storage of chemicals at the
facility.

		(e)	Magnet wire coating - the application of a coating in which an
electrically insulating varnish or enamel is applied onto the surface of
a wire for use in electrical machinery.

		(f)	Coil coating - the application of a coating to any continuous
metal strip with thickness of 0.006 inch or more that is packaged in a
roll or coil.

		(g)	Flat wood paneling coating - the application of a coating to flat
wood panels including:  printed interior panels made of hardboard
plywood and thin particle board (i.e., less than or equal to
0.25 inches in thickness) natural finish hardboard plywood panels; and
hardboard paneling with Class II finishes.

			(1)	Flat wood paneling does not include:  Class I hardboard panels,
particle board used in furniture or wood products, insulation board,
exterior siding, tile board, and soft wood plywood coating lines.

		(h)	Metal furniture coating - the application of a coating to any
furniture piece made of metal or any metal part that will be assembled
with other metal, wood, fabric, plastic, or glass parts to form a
furniture piece including, but not limited to, tables, chairs, waste
baskets, beds, desk, locker, benches, shelving, file cabinets, and room
dividers.

		(i)	Large appliance coating - the application of a coating to the
surface of component metal parts (including, but not limited to, doors,
cases, lids,  panels and interior parts) of any residential or
commercial washer, dryer, freezer, range, refrigerator, water heater,
dishwasher, trash compactor, air conditioner, or other similar products
under Standard Industrial Classification Code 363.

			(1)	Large appliance coating does not include the use of quick drying
lacquers for repair of scratches and nicks that occur during assembly,
provided that the volume of coating does not exceed 0.25 gallons in any
one 8 hour period.

19.1.21	"Thin particleboard" is a manufactured board that is 0.25 inch
or less

in thickness made of individual wood particles that have been coated
with a binder and formed into flat sheets by pressure.

19.1.22	"Tile board" means paneling that has a colored, waterproof
surface coating.

19.1.23	"Topcoat" means the final film or series of films of coating
applied to a surface;

19.2	Applicability

	19.2.1	The provisions of this regulation apply to all surface coating
facilities for which actual uncontrolled emissions from all operations
in any one of the surface coating categories listed as Subsections
19.1.20 (a)-(i) have been greater than 15 pounds of volatile organic
compounds in any one day after December 31, 1989.

	19.2.2	Where ever the term Volatile Organic Compound or VOC is used in
Sections 19.2 through 19.8 and Subsection 19.1.1 this term should be
read as Volatile Organic Compound and Halogenated Organic Compound or
VOC and HOC.  

	19.2.3	An owner or operator of a surface coating facility whose
emissions are below the applicability threshold in Subsection 19.2.1
shall comply with the certification, recordkeeping, and reporting
requirements of Subsection 19.5.1.

	19.2.4	Any facility that was subject to the provisions of this
regulation on or before November 19, 1992 by having or having had the
potential to emit 100 tons of VOC per year from paper, fabric, or vinyl
coating or becomes subject to the provisions of this regulation after
November 19, 1992 by exceeding the applicability threshold in Section
19.2.1 will remain subject to these provisions even if its emissions
later fall below the applicability threshold.

	19.2.5	Any surface coating facility which has actual emissions of 15
lbs VOC/day or more in any one day from all operations in any one of the
surface coating categories listed as Subsections 19.1.20 (a)-(i), but
has not had total actual VOC emissions from surface coating operations
exceeding 1,666 pounds in any calendar month since December 31, 1989,
may apply to the Director for exemption from Section 19.3 of this
regulation. Exemption will be given in the form of an enforceable
document, and will include the following conditions:

	(a)	The total emissions from all surface coating operations shall not
exceed 1,666 pounds in any one calendar month,

		(b)	The facility shall maintain the following records at the facility
for a period of five years.  This information shall be made available to
DEM and EPA upon request:

			(1)	The name, identification number and amount used each month of
each coating, as applied, on each coating line or operation;

			(2)	The mass of VOC per volume (excluding water), as applied, for
each coating	 used on each coating line or operation;

			(3)	The type and amount of solvent used for diluents and cleanup
operations;

		(c)	If the limit in (a) is exceeded, the emission limitations
specified in Subsection 19.3.1 will immediately apply.

19.3	Emission Limitations

	19.3.1	As outlined in the following table, surface coating lines must
meet the emission limitations given below in either pounds of VOC per
gallon of coating (minus water) or in pounds of VOC per gallon of
solids, depending on the method of compliance:

 PRIVATE  TYPE OF SURFACE	EMISSION LIMITATION

	lbs VOC/gallon of coating minus water	lbs VOC/gallon of solids

Paper	2.9	4.79

Fabric	2.9	4.79

Vinyl	3.8	7.86

Flat wood Paneling*



		Printed Interior Wall Panels Made of Hardwood Plywood and Thin
Particleboard	6.0*

			Natural Finish Hardwood Plywood Panels	12.0*

			Class II Finishes for Hardboard Paneling	10.0*

	Miscellaneous Metal Parts**



		Clear Coating	4.3	10.34

		Steel Pail and Drum Interiors	4.3	10.34

		Air Dried Coating	3.5	6.67

		Extreme Performance Coating	3.5	6.67

		All other coating on misc. metal parts	3.0	5.06

Metal Furniture	3.0	5.06

Coil	2.6	4.02

Large Appliances	2.8	4.52

Magnet Wire	1.7	2.21

	*Emission limits for flat wood paneling are expressed in terms of lbs
VOC/1000    square feet coated.

	**For miscellaneous metal parts coating, if more than one emission
limitation applies to a specific coating, then 

	the least stringent emission limitation shall be applied.

For facilities complying without using add-on control equipment, the
pounds of VOC per gallon of coating (minus water) limit must be met. 
For facilities which bubble or use add-on control equipment, the pounds
of VOC/gallon of solids emission limit must be met.

19.3.2	 Compliance with the emission limitations of Subsection 19.3.1
shall be achieved, through:

		(a)	Installation of an approved control system such that the total
emission reduction from the controlled coating line is 95 percent or
greater over uncontrolled volatile organic compound emissions, or

		(b)	Coating reformulation such that the emission limitation of
Subsection 19.3.1 is met for all coatings on any coating lines using
this method of compliance, or

		(c)	Installation of control equipment to reduce emissions to the
equivalent of the emission limitations of Subsection 19.3.1 as
calculated on a solids applied basis, or

		(d)	Use of daily-weighted averaging, as determined by the procedures
in Appendix A of this regulation, to achieve the emissions limitations
in Subsection 19.3.1 for all surface coating operations except the
coating of flat wood paneling;

		(e)	An alternative equivalent method of control as approved by the
Director.  Approval of an alternative method must be approved by EPA as
a source specific State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision.

	19.3.3	The emission limitations set forth in Subsection 19.3.1 may be
relaxed on a case-by-case basis as provided below:

		(a)	The emission limitations set forth in Subsection 19.3.1 shall not
apply to surface coating facilities that comply with the following, if 6
months prior to the final compliance date the owner or operator of the
facility submits for approval by the Director:

			(1)	Economic and/or technical documentation to the satisfaction of
the Department and EPA that the applicable emission limitations set
forth in Subsection 19.3.1 cannot feasibly be met, and

			(2)	A proposal to set emission limitations different from those of
Subsection 19.3.1 that will represent an Alternative Reasonably
Available Control Technology; and

			(3)	A schedule for attaining the Alternative Reasonably Available
Control Technology emission limitations within two years of its being
approved.

		(b)	All compliance date and emission limitation relaxations made under
Subsections 19.3.3 (a) will not be final until approved by EPA as a SIP
revision.

		(c)	A relaxation of the emissions limitations in 19.3.1 will be
approved only if the facility can demonstrate that economically,
technically or both that neither coating reformulation nor the
installation of a control system is feasible or even partially feasible.

		(d)	The facility will undergo Reasonably Available Control Technology
review every three years after the compliance date as determined in
19.3.3(a)(3) until the final emission limitation is achieved as defined
in subsection 19.3.1.

19.4	Alternative Standards Allowing Internal Offsets for Surface Coating
Facilities (The Bubble Concept)

	19.4.1	The Director may approve alternative volatile organic compound
emission standards in an applicable compliance schedule if:

		(a)	the facility as a whole complies in a 24 hour period with the
applicable emission limitations of Subsection 19.3.1 by the applicable
compliance date, and

		(b)	the requirements of Subsections 19.4.2 through 19.4.7 are met, and

		(c)	the state is designated by EPA as Attainment or as Non-Attainment
With Approved Demonstration of Attainment for Ozone.

	19.4.2	(a)	The facility owner or operator specifies an emission
limitation which defines the alternative maximum allowable emission rate
in pounds per hour for each surface coating line which is part of the
surface coating facility, and which is eligible under the criteria in
Subsection 19.4.2 (b), and

		(b)	To be eligible for consideration under this section the
construction or modification of the coating line must have commenced
prior to the effective date of the regulation, and

		(c)	The combined actual emissions over a 24-hour period from all
surface coating in the bubble used at surface coating lines which are a
part of the surface coating facility and which are eligible as per
subsection 19.4.2(b) must be less than or equal to the allowable
emission total (E) determined by the following equation:

				E = A1 x B1 + A2 x B2 + ... + An x Bn where:

		E = the allowable emissions from the surface coating facility in
pounds per day, A1, A2, ..., An = the applicable emission limitation for
each coating line as determined in Subsection 19.3.1 in pounds per
gallon of solids applied; B1, B2, ..., Bn = the amount of gallons of
solids applied for each coating in that 24-hour period.

(d)	All surface coating lines at the surface coating facility which are
not included in the internal offset must comply with other applicable
portions of this regulation.  Non reactive VOC may not generate credit
in a trade against reactive VOC in a bubble.

	19.4.3	In order for a facility to demonstrate compliance with the
emission limitations that were approved pursuant to Subsection 19.3.1,
it is required that records shall be maintained.  The records shall be:

		(a)	kept on a daily basis for each installation being bubbled; and

		(b)	follow record keeping requirements of Subsection 19.5.2; and

(c)	maintained for a five-year period and be accessible for review by
the Director or the designated personnel of the Director.

19.4.4	Facilities applying to bubble will be assigned an emission
baseline, as described in Subsection 19.1.8 Capacity utilization will be
based on the average production during the two-year period prior to
application to bubble. Facilities' annual emissions may not exceed the
limit set by the emission baseline. Emissions will be reported monthly
and compliance with the emission baseline will be met every consecutive
12 month period or some shorter period approved by the Director.

19.4.5	The provisions and emission limitations of any emissions bubble
shall be incorporated in an approval, which must include source specific
emission limits, recordkeeping requirements, and test methods used to
demonstrate compliance.  Facilities which are subject to an enforcement
action need EPA approval to bubble.

19.4.6	The ERC's used in an emissions bubble must be calculated on a
solids applied basis.

	19.4.7	An approvable bubble must meet the following requirements:

	(a)	Emissions must be surplus.  The reductions must not have been
included in those anticipated in the SIP for the affected source. 
Credit cannot be taken for reductions made prior to the base year of the
State's Approved SIP.  This is accomplished by not including any
coatings that were in compliance prior to the base year of the State's
Approved SIP in the daily calculation of actual emissions and the daily
calculation of allowable emissions in subsection 19.4.2 (c).  Emissions
reductions shown must not have been required by current state
regulations, and must not be used by the source to meet any other
regulatory requirement.

(b)	Emission reductions must be permanent.  The amount and duration of
the reductions must be shown.

(c)	Emission reductions must be quantifiable.  A reliable basis for
calculating the amount and rate of reductions must be used.  Emission
rates before and after the reductions must be demonstrated.

(d)	Emission reductions must be enforceable.  An approval containing
enforceable emissions rates will be issued.  Demonstration of emission
reductions must follow recordkeeping guidelines listed in subsection
19.5.2.

(e)		All of the requirements of EPA's final Emission Trading Policy (51
FR 43814) must be met.

19.4.8	The Department shall not approve any emissions bubble without
first giving public notice at least 30 days prior to approval, and
affording all interested persons opportunity to comment.  The public may
request a hearing.  Upon a demonstration of significant public interest,
the Director, in his discretion, may hold a hearing. EPA shall be
provided with the public notice, proposed approval order, and technical
support by the first day of the public comment period.  Public (and EPA)
comments will be considered prior to final approval of the bubble
application.  Upon issuance of final approval of the bubble, EPA will be
mailed a copy of the approval, new technical support, and response to
public comments.

19.5	Compliance Certification, Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

19.5.1	Any owner or operator of a coating line or operation that is
exempt from the emission limitations in Section 19.3 because the
facility's VOC emissions from all operations in any one of the surface
coating categories listed as Subsections 19.1.20 (a)-(i) have not
exceeded 15 lbs/day, before the application of capture systems and
control devices, on any day since 31 December 1989, shall comply with
the following:

		(a)	Certification.  By November 19, 1993, the owner or operator of a
facility referenced in Subsection 19.5.1 shall certify to the Director
that the facility is exempt by providing the following:

			(1)	Name and location of the facility;

		(2)	Name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for
the facility;

			(3)	A declaration that the facility is exempt from the emission
limitations of Section 19.3 because the facility's VOC emissions from
all operations on each of the surface coating categories listed as
Subsections 19.1.20 (a) - (i) have not exceeded 15 lbs/day, before the
application of capture systems and control devices, on any day since 31
December 1989;

			(4)	Calculations that demonstrate that the combined VOC emissions 
from all coating lines and operations at the facility for each of the
surface coating categories listed as Subsections 19.1.20 (a) - (i) for a
day representative of current maximum production levels are 15 pounds
or less before the application of capture systems and control devices. 
The following equation shall be used to calculate total VOC emissions
for that day for each surface coating category:

			Where:

	T =	Total VOC emissions from coating lines and operations at the
facility associated with any one of the surface coating categories
listed as Subsections 19.1.20 (a) - (i), before the application of
capture systems and control devices, in units of lb/day;

	n  =	The number of different coatings applied on each coating line or
each operation at the facility associated with the surface coating
category;

	i  =	Subscript denoting an individual coating;

	Ai  =	Mass of VOC per volume of coating (i) (excluding water), as
applied, used at the facility in units of pounds VOC per gallon; and

	Bi  =	Volume of coating (I) (excluding water), as applied, associated
with the surface

		Coating category, used at the facility in units of gallons per day. 
The instrument or method by which the owner or operator accurately
measured or calculated the volume of each coating, as applied, used
shall be described in the certification to the Director.

		(b)	Recordkeeping.  On and after November 19, 1993, the owner or
operator of a facility referenced in Subsection 19.5.1 shall collect and
record all of the following information each year and maintain the
information at the facility for a period of 5 years:

			(1)	The name and identification number of each coating, as applied;

			(2)	The mass of VOC per volume (excluding water) and the volume of
coating

		(excluding water), as applied, used each year;

			(3)	The total VOC emissions from coating lines and operations at the
facilityassociated with each of the surface coating categories listed as
Subsections 19.1.20 (a) - (i), before the application of capture systems
and control devices, as calculated using the equation in Section
19.5.1(a)(5), and

			(4)	The type and amount of solvent used for diluents and cleanup
operations.

		(c)	Reporting.  On and after November 19, 1993, the owner or operator
of a facility referenced in Subsection 19.5.1 of this regulation shall
notify the Director of any record

	showing that the facility's VOC emissions from all operations in any
one of the surface

	coating categories listed as Subsections 19.1.20 (a) - (i), before the
application of

	capture systems and control devices, exceed 15 pounds on any day.

19.5.2 Any owner or operator of a coating line or operation that meets
the applicability

	threshold in Subsection 19.2.1 and complies with or intends to comply
with Subsection

19.3.1 by the use of daily-weighted averaging shall comply with the
following:

		(a)	Initial Compliance Certification Plan: By November 19, 1993, or
upon startup of a new coating line or operation, or upon changing the
method of compliance for an existing subject coating line or operation
from control devices or complying coatings to the use of daily-weighted
averaging, the owner or operator of a coating line or operation
referenced in Subsection 19.5.2 shall certify to the Director that the
coating line or operation is or will be in compliance with the
requirements of Subsection 19.3.1 on and after the compliance dates
specified in Subsection 19.8.5.  Such certification shall include:

(1)	The name and location of the facility;

(2)	The name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for
the facility;

(3)	An identification of subject sources;

(4)	The name and identification number of each coating line or operation
which will comply by means of daily-weighted averaging;

(5)	The instrument or method by which the owner or operator will
accurately measure or calculate the volume of each coating (excluding
water), as applied,used each day on each coating line or operation;

(6)	The method by which the owner or operator will create and maintain
records each day as required by Subsection 19.5.2(b);

(7)	The time at which the facility's day begins if a time other than
midnight local time is used to define a day.

			(b)	Final Compliance Certification:  By the compliance dates
specified in Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator of sources
identified in Subsection 19.5.2 shall certify to the Director that the
facility is in compliance with the emission limitations in Subsection 
19.3.1 by the use of daily-weighted averaging.  This certification shall
include:

(1)	The name, identification number, mass of VOC per volume (minus
water) and the volume of each coating (minus water), as applied, on each
coating line or operation and the calculation of the daily-weighted
average for each day of the previous month using the procedure outlined
in Appendix A of this regulation, or

(2)	The name, identification number, mass of VOC per volume (minus
water) and the volume of each coating (minus water), as applied, on each
coating line or operation, the density of each coating as applied, and
the volume fraction solids content of each coating, as applied and the
calculation of the daily-weighted average for each day of the previous
month using the procedure outlined in Appendix A of this regulation, and

(3)	An identification of any changes from the initial compliance
certification plan.

	(c)	Recordkeeping.  On and after the compliance dates specified in
Subsection

		19.8.5, the owner or operator of a coating line or operation
referenced in Subsection 19.5.2 and complying by the means of daily-
weighted averaging shall collect and record all of the following
information each day for each coating line or operation and maintain the
information at the facility for a period of 5 years:

(1)	The name and identification number of each coating, as applied, on

	each coating line or operation,

(2)	The mass of VOC per volume coating (excluding water) and the volume
of each coating (excluding water), as applied, used each day on each
coating line or operation,

(3)	The daily-weighted average VOC content of all coatings, as applied
on each coating line or operation calculated according to the procedure
in Appendix A of this regulation

(4)	The type and amount of solvent used for diluents and cleanup
operations.

		(d)	Reporting.  On and after the compliance dates specified in
Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator of a subject coating line or
operation referenced in Subsection 19.5.2 shall:

(1)	Notify the Director of any record showing noncompliance with the
applicable daily weighted average requirements by sending a copy of the
record to the Director within 30 calendar days following the occurrence,
and,

(2)	At least 30 calendar days before changing the method of  compliance
from daily-weighted averaging to the use of complying coatings or
control devices, comply with all requirements of Subsections 19.5.3 or
19.5.4, respectively.  Upon changing the method of compliance from the
use of daily-weighted averaging to complying coatings or control
devices, the owner or operator shall comply with all requirements of the
sections of this regulation applicable to that compliance method.

19.5.3	Any owner or operator of a coating line which meets the
applicability threshold in Subsection 19.2.1 of this regulation and
complies with or intends to comply with Subsection 19.3.1 by the use of
complying coatings shall comply with the following:

		(a)	Initial Compliance Certification Plan:  By November 19, 1993, or
upon startup of a new coating line or operation, or upon changing the
method of compliance for an existing subject coating line or operation
from daily-weighted averaging or control devices to the use of complying
coatings, the owner or operator of a coating line or operation
referenced in Subsection 19.5.3 shall certify to the Director that the
coating line or operation is or will be in compliance with the
applicable emission limitations in this regulation on and after the
compliance dates specified in Subsection 19.8.5.  Such certification
shall include:

(1)	The name and location of the facility;

(2)	The name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for
the 	facility;

(3)	Identification of subject sources;

(4)	The name and identification number of each coating, as applied, on
each coating line or operation;

(5)	The mass of VOC per volume coating (excluding water) and the volume
of each coating (excluding water), as applied, and

(6)	The time at which the facility's day begins if a time other than
midnight local time is used to define a day.

		(b)	Final Compliance Certification:  By the compliance dates specified
in Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator of sources identified in
Subsection 19.5.2 shall certify to the Director that the facility is in
compliance with the emission limitations in Subsection 19.3.1 by the use
of complying coatings.  This certification shall include:

(1)	The name, identification number, mass of VOC per volume (minus
water) and the volume of each coating (minus water), as applied, on each
coating line or operation and

(2)	An identification of any changes from the initial compliance
certification plan.

(c)	Recordkeeping.  On and after the compliance dates specified in
Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator of a coating line or operation
referenced in Subsection 19.5.3 shall collect and record all of the
following information each month for each coating line or operation and
maintain the information at the facility for a period of 5 years:

(1)	The name and identification number of each coating, as applied, on
each coating line or operation, and

(2)	The mass of VOC per volume of each coating (excluding water), as
applied, used each month on each coating line or operation.

(3)	The type and amount of solvent used for diluents and cleanup
operations.

(d)	Reporting.  On and after the compliance dates specified in
Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator of a subject coating line or
operation referenced Subsection 19.5.3 shall:

(1)	Notify the Director of any record showing use of any non-complying
coatings by sending a copy of such record to the Director within
30 calendar days following that use, and,

(2)	At least 30 calendar days before changing the method of compliance
from the use of complying coatings to daily-weighted averaging or
control devices, comply with all requirements of Subsections 19.5.2 or
19.5.4, respectively.  Upon changing the method of compliance from the
use of complying coatings to daily-weighted averaging or control
devices, the owner or operator shall comply with all requirements of the
section of this regulation applicable to that compliance method.

19.5.4	Any owner or operator of a coating line or operation that meets
the applicability threshold in subsection 19.2.1 and complies with or
intends to comply with subsection 19.3.1 by means of control devices
shall comply with the following:

		(a)	Initial Compliance Certification Plan:  By November 19, 1993, or
upon startup of a new coating line or operation, or upon changing the
method of compliance for an existing coating line or operation from the
use of complying coatings or daily-weighted averaging to control
devices, the owner or operator of the subject coating line or operation
shall certify to the Director that the coating line will be in
compliance with the applicable emission limits in this regulation on and
after the compliance dates specified in Subsection 19.8.5.  Such
certification shall include:

			(1)	The name and location of the facility;

			(2)	The name, address and telephone number of the person responsible
for the facility;

			(3)	Identification of subject sources;

			(4)	The name and identification number of each coating, as applied,
on each coating line or operation;

			(5)	The mass of VOC per volume coating solids applied and the gallons
of solids of each coating applied;

			(6)	Identification of each control device which will be or has been
installed pursuant to the requirements in this regulation and date of
installation;

			(7)	Identification of coating lines which will be controlled by each
control device and documentation of expected capture and destruction
efficiency or reduction efficiency;

			(8)	Control device design information;

				(i)	For thermal incinerators - design combustion temperature (oF);

				(ii)	For catalytic incinerators - design exhaust gas temperature
(oF), design temperature rise across catalyst bed (oF), anticipated
frequency of catalyst change, and catalyst changes;

				(iii)	For condensers - design inlet  temperature of cooling medium
(oF),  design exhaust gas temperature (oF);

				(iv)	For carbon adsorbers - design pressure  drop across the
adsorber, VOC  concentration at breakthrough.

		(b)	Final Compliance Certification:  By the compliance dates specified
in Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator of sources identified in
Subsection 19.5.4 shall certify to the Director that control devices
have been installed which reduce emissions from subject lines.  This
certification shall include:

(1)	An identification of each control device installed, including the
identification number, model number, installation date and coating lines
controlled.

(2)	Results of compliance tests and associated calculations
demonstrating a 95% overall reduction of VOC emissions from subject
lines or reduction of emissions to the equivalent of the emission
limitations of Subsection 19.3.1 as calculated on a solids applied
basis.  Overall reduction efficiency shall be calculated as the product
of the capture efficiency and the control device destruction or removal
efficiency.  Testing shall be performed according to Section 19.7. 
Capture efficiency shall be determined by methods approved by the
Department and EPA.

(3)	An identification of any changes from the initial compliance
certification plan.

		(c)	Recordkeeping.  On and after the compliance dates specified in
Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator of a coating line or operation
referenced in Subsection 19.5.4 shall collect and record all of the
following information each month for each coating line or operation and
maintain the information at the facility for a period of 5 years:

(1)	The name and identification number of each coating used on each
coating line or operation;

(2)	For sources complying with Subsection 19.3.2 (a):

(i)	The mass of VOC per unit volume of coating solids, as applied, the
volume solids content, as applied, and the volume, as applied, of each
coating used each month on each coating line or operation;

(3)	For sources complying with Subsection 19.3.2 (c):

(i) The maximum VOC content (mass of VOC per unit volume of coating
solids, as applied) or the daily-weighted average VOC content (mass of
VOC per unit volume of coating solids, as applied) of the coatings used
each day on each coating line or operation;

(4)	The type and amount of solvent used for diluents and clean up
operations;

(5)	A log of operating time for the capture system, control device,
monitoring equipment, and the associated coating line or operation;

(6)	A maintenance log for the capture system, control device, and
monitoring equipment detailing all routine and non-routine maintenance
performed including

dates and duration of any outages;

(7)	For thermal incinerators:

All 3-hour periods of operation in which the average combustion
temperature was more than 28EC (50EF) below the average combustion
temperature during the most recent performance test that demonstrated
that the facility was in compliance, and

				(ii) The operating temperature.

(8)	For catalytic incinerators:

(i)	All periods where the temperature increase across the catalyst bed
is less than 80% of the temperature increase recorded during the most
recent performance test that demonstrated that the facility was in
compliance, and

(ii)	The inlet and outlet temperatures and temperature rise across the
catalyst bed.

(9)	For carbon adsorbers:

(i)	All 3-hour periods of operation during which the average VOC
concentration or reading of organics in the exhaust gases is more than
20 percent greater than the average exhaust gas concentration or reading
measured by the organics monitoring device during the most recent
determination of the recovery efficiency of the carbon adsorber that
demonstrated that the facility was in compliance, and

(ii)	The pressure drop across the adsorber and the hydrocarbon levels
for breakthrough.

		(d)	Reporting.  On and after the compliance dates specified in
Subsection 19.8.5, the owner or operator of a subject coating line or
operation referenced in Subsection 19.5.4 shall:

			(1)	Notify the Director of any record showing noncompliance with the
applicable requirements for control devices by sending a copy of the
record to the Director within 30 calendar days following the
occurrence, and

			(2)	At least 30 calendar days before changing the method of
compliance from control devices to the use of complying coatings or
daily- weighted averaging, comply with all requirements of
Subsections 19.5.3 or 19.5.2, respectively.  Upon changing the method
of compliance from control devices to the use of complying coatings or
daily-weighted averaging, the owner or operator shall comply with all
requirements of the section of this regulation applicable to the coating
line or operation referenced in Subsection 19.5.4

19.6	Registration

19.6.1	Any person who meets the applicability threshold in Subsection
19.2.1 must register annually with the Office of Air Resources.  No
later than 45 days following the end of a calendar year, the following
information must be submitted on forms supplied by the Director:

		(a)	The name and address of the company and the name and telephone
number of a responsible corporate official submitting the registration,
and

		(b)	A description of all operations in the facility where volatile
organic compounds are emitted, and

		(c)	Quantities of coatings, solvents, dissolvers, viscosity reducers,
diluents, thinners, reagents, cleaning agents,  enamels, lacquers, or
paints consumed during the calendar year of record, and

		(d)	The amount of volatile organic compound per gallon of coating
solution (pounds per gallon) for each coating,  enamel, lacquer, or
paint consumed at the facility during the calendar year of record.

19.7	Compliance Demonstration/Testing

19.7.1	Compliance with emission limitations of Subsections 19.3.1 and
19.3.3 and Section 19.4 shall be demonstrated in accordance with 40 CFR
60, Appendix A, Methods 24, 24A, 25 as amended or any other EPA approved
method which has been accepted by the Director.  A one hour bake time
must be used for Methods 24 and 24A and, further, Methods 24 and 24A
apply to multicomponent coatings.

	19.7.2	(Reserved for stack exhaust sampling techniques.)

19.7.3 Facilities using add on controls to comply with RACT must show
that the

 equipment meets specific capture and control efficiency limits which
will be set in an enforceable document.  Control efficiency of the
equipment will be determined using EPA-approved test methods. 
Calculations will be done on a solids applied basis.   Continuous
compliance will be maintained at all times.  Compliance averaging times
will be met according to the control device chosen and EPA test methods
(as codified in 40 CFR 60), as follows:

 PRIVATE  Compliance Method	EPA Reference Test Method	Test Averaging
Time

 PRIVATE  Reformulation	24	instantaneous

 PRIVATE  Solvent destruction or solvent recovery except carbon
adsorption 	25	3 hours

 PRIVATE  Carbon adsorption	25 or other test method as appropriate	The
length of adsorption cycle or 24-hours, which-ever is less.

	or other methods approved by the Director and EPA.  Once the control
efficiency has been determined for any add-on control device by
Reference Method 25, or any alternative method approved by the
Department and EPA, compliance shall be determined on an instantaneous
basis time period (e.g. determined control efficiency shall be used to
calculate whether samples from the process meet the applicable emissions
limit.)

19.8	Compliance Schedules

	19.8.1	Persons owning, leasing or controlling the operation of any
surface coating facility and subject to the emission limitations set
forth in Subsection 19.3.1 shall achieve compliance according to the
dates set forth in Subsection 19.8.5. Proposed plans and compliance
schedules for paper, fabric, and vinyl coating facilities which have or
have had actual emission of 100 tons of VOC per year will be submitted
to the Director no later than 1 March 1980.  The Director may require
other subject facilities to submit compliance schedules after review of
initial compliance certification.

	19.8.2	All compliance schedules for process equipment replacement or
modification or installation of control equipment shall provide for
periodic increments of progress to document such, including but not
limited to:

		(a)	Submittal of engineering plans,

		(b)	Ordering of equipment plan approval,

		(c)	Installation date after confirmation of order by the manufacturer,
and

(d)	Date by which the applicable regulatory emission limitations will be
achieved after equipment is in satisfactory operation.

19.8.3	All compliance schedules based upon reformulation shall provide
for periodic increments of progress to document such, including but not
limited to:

		(a)	Submittal of research, engineering plans, and formulation,

		(b)	Operating and maintenance procedures,

		(c)	Schedules for research and development,

		(d)	Purchase orders for reformulations,

(e)	Commencement and completion of process modifications, product
marketability testing, and

		(f)	Date by which regulatory emission limitations will be achieved.

19.8.4	Any compliance schedule based on the provisions of Sections 19.3
and Section 19.4 shall not allow a facility to supersede any applicable
emission limitations including but not limited to:

		(a)	Best Available Control Technology determinations, or

		(b)	Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate determinations, or

	(c)	Federal New Source Performance Standards, or National Emission
Standards of Hazardous Air Pollutants, or

	(d)	Any other condition or standard that is specifically required by
the Clean Air Act (as amended) for new or modified sources.

	(e)	In the case of a bubble issued under Section 19.4, the emission
baseline as defined by Subsection 19.1.8

19.8.5	Compliance schedules submitted in accordance with the
requirements of Subsection 19.8.1 are subject to review and approval by
the Director.  Compliance shall be achieved as follows:

			(a)	For paper, vinyl, and fabric coating facilities with actual
emissions in excess of 100 tons per year prior to 1985, no later than
July 1, 1985.

			(b)	For paper, fabric, and vinyl coating facilities having actual
emissions of 100 tons per year or more between July 1, 1985 and December
10, 1989, no later than one year after having become an actual 100 ton
per year source.

			(c)	For paper, fabric and vinyl coating facilities having potential
emissions in excess of 100 tons per year or more prior to 1990, no later
than December 10, 1990.

			(d)	For any surface coating facility covered by this regulation,
which exceeds the applicability threshold in Subsection 19.2.1 on or
after November 19, 1992 and which does not come under Subsections (a)
through (c) above, no later than May 31, 1995.  All coating lines
commencing operation after November 19, 1992 must be in compliance with
the emission limits specified in Section 19.3 upon commencing operation.

General Provisions

Purpose

The purpose of this regulation is to limit the emissions of volatile
organic compounds from surface coating operations.

Authority

These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
42-17.1-2(s) and 23-23, as amended, and have been promulgated pursuant
to the procedures set forth in the R.I. Administrative Procedures Act,
R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35

Application

The terms and provisions of this regulation shall be liberally construed
to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of state law, goals
and policies.

Severability

If any provision of this regulation or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulation shall not
be affected thereby.

Effective Date

The foregoing regulation, "Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from
Surface Coating Operations”, as amended, after due notice, is hereby
adopted and filed with the Secretary of State this ____29th_ day of
___June _______, 2007_ to become effective twenty (20) days thereafter,
in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 23-23, 42-35, 42-17.1,
42-17.6, of the General Laws of Rhode Island of 1956, as amended.

W. Michael Sullivan, PhD., Director

Department of Environmental Management

Notice Given on:  February 21, 2007

Public Hearing held:	  March 23, 2007]

Filing Date:	June 29, 2007

Effective Date:   July 19, 2007

APPENDIX A

Procedure for Calculating the Daily-Weighted Averages

The daily-weighted average VOC content, in units of mass of VOC per unit
volume of coating, excluding water and exempt compounds, as applied, of
the coatings used on a day on a coating line or operation shall be
calculated using the following equation:

 

		where:

VOCw   =  	The daily-weighted average VOC content of the coatings, as
applied, used on a coating line or operation in units of pounds of VOC
per gallon of coating, excluding water and exempt compounds;

n           =	The number of different coatings, as applied, each day on
a coating line or operation;

Vi         =	The volume of each coating (i), as applied, used in a day
on a coating line or operation in units of gallons, excluding water and
exempt compounds; 

Ci         =	The VOC content of each coating (i), as applied, used in a
day on a coating line or operation in units of pounds VOC per gallon of
coating, excluding water and exempt compounds; and 

VT        =	The total volume of all coating, as applied, used in a day
on a coating line or operation in units of gallons, excluding water and
exempt compounds.



The daily-weighted average VOC content, as applied, of the coatings used
on a coating line or operation in units of mass of VOC per unit volume
of coating solids shall be calculated by the following equation:

 

where:

VOCws   =  	The daily-weighted average VOC content, as applied, of the
coatings used on a coating line or operation in units of mass of VOC per
unit volume of coating solids;

n           =	The number of different coatings, as applied, used in a
day on a coating line or operation;

Vi         =	The volume of each coating (i), as applied, used in a day
on a coating line or operation in units of gallons, 

WVOCi  =   	The weight fraction of VOC in each coating (i), as applied,
used in a day on a coating line or operation in units of pounds VOC per
pound of coating;

Di        =	The density of each coating (i) as applied, used in a day on
a coating line or operation in units of pounds VOC per gallon of coating
(lb/gal); and 

VSi        =	The volume fraction solids content of each coating (i), as
applied, used in a day on a coating line or operation in units of
gallons solids/gallons coating.

 

 

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