Section 326IAC8-17-2. Exemptions

   (a) This rule does not apply to cleaning operations in the following source categories listed for regulation under Section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act:

(1) Aerospace coatings.

(2) Flexible packaging printing materials.

(3) Lithographic printing materials.

(4) Letterpress printing materials.

(5) Flat wood paneling coatings.

(6) Large appliance coatings.

(7) Metal furniture coatings.

(8) Paper, film, and foil coatings.

(9) Wood furniture coatings.

(10) Shipbuilding and repair coatings.

(11) Plastic parts coatings.

(12) Miscellaneous metal parts coatings.

(13) Miscellaneous industrial adhesives.

(14) Auto and light duty truck assembly coatings.

  (b) The following solvent cleaning operations are exempt from all the requirements of this rule:

(1) Any solvent cleaning operation that is subject to 326 IAC 8-3 (Organic Solvent Degreasing Operations).

(2) Janitorial cleaning, including graffiti removal.

(3) Stripping of cured coatings, cured ink, or cured adhesives.

(4) Cleaning operations in printing prepress or graphic arts prepress areas, including the cleaning of film processors, color scanners, plate processors, film cleaning, and plate cleaning.

(5) Cleaning operations at digital printing presses.

  (c) The following solvent cleaning operations are exempt from the VOC content limitations in section 4 of this rule:

(1) Cleaning of the following:

(A) Solar cells.

(B) Laser hardware.

(C) Scientific instruments.

(D) High-precision optics.

(2) Cleaning conducted as part of the following:

(A) Performance laboratory tests on coatings, adhesives, or inks.

(B) Research and development programs.

(C) Laboratory tests in quality assurance laboratories.

(3) Cleaning of paper-based gaskets and clutch assemblies where the rubber is bonded to metal by means of an adhesive.

(4) Cleaning of cotton swabs to remove cottonseed oil before cleaning of high precision optics.

(5) Medical device and pharmaceutical sources using up to one and one-half (1.5) gallons per day of solvents.

(6) Cleaning of adhesive application equipment used for thin metal laminating.

(7) Cleaning of electronic or electrical cables.

(8) Touch-up cleaning performed on printed circuit boards where surface mounted devices have already been attached.

(9) Cleaning of coating and adhesive application processes used to manufacture transdermal drug delivery product using less than three (3) gallons per day of ethyl acetate.

(10) Cleaning of application equipment used to apply coatings on satellites and radiation effect coatings.

(11) Cleaning of application equipment used to apply solvent-borne fluoropolymer coatings.

(12) Cleaning of ultraviolet or electron beam adhesive application.

(13) Cleaning of sterilization indicating ink application equipment if the source employs less than one and one-half (1.5) gallons per day of solvents for the cleaning.

(14) Cleaning of the following:

(A) Metering rollers.

(B) Dampening rollers.

(C) Printing plates.

(15) Cleaning of polyester resin application equipment for sources subject to 40 CFR 63, Subpart WWWW*.

  (d) The following solvent cleaning operations are exempt from the work practice standards in section 4(c) of this rule:

(1) Cleaning of the nozzle tips of automated spray equipment systems, except for robotic systems.

(2) Cleaning with spray bottles or containers described in section 4(b)(2) of this rule.

(3) Printing operations where the roller or blanket wash is applied automatically.

  (e) Cleaning with aerosol products shall be exempt from the requirements of section 4(a) and 4(c) of this rule if the source employs one and one-quarter (1.25) gallons or less of the aerosol products per day.

  *This document is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the Government Printing Office, 732 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20401 or are available for review and copying at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Air Quality, Indiana Government Center North, Tenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. (Air Pollution Control Division; 326 IAC 8-17-2; filed Nov 3, 2009, 3:31 p.m.: 20091202-IR-326090221FRA; errata filed Nov 18, 2009, 3:42 p.m.: 20091216-IR-326090221ACA; filed Apr 3, 2012, 4:12 p.m.: 20120502-IR-326110401FRA)