Section 326IAC8-3-1. Applicability and exemptions

   (a) This rule applies to the following:

(1) Persons owning or operating degreasers using solvents that contain one (1) or more volatile organic compounds (VOC).

(2) Any person who sells, offers for sale, uses, or manufactures solvent that contains one (1) or more VOC for use in cold cleaner degreasers.

  (b) For purposes of this section, "electronic components" means all components of an electronic assembly, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Circuit board assemblies.

(2) Printed wire assemblies.

(3) Printed circuit boards.

(4) Soldered joints.

(5) Ground wires.

(6) Bus bars.

(7) Any other associated electronic component manufacturing equipment.

  (c) Unless exempted in subsection (d), this rule applies to persons owning or operating degreasers as follows:

(1) Sections 2(a), 3(a), and 4(a) of this rule apply to the following degreasers:

(A) Degreasers constructed on or before January 1, 1980, that are located:

(i) in Clark, Elkhart, Floyd, Lake, Marion, Porter, or St. Joseph County; and

(ii) at sources that have potential emissions of ninety and seven-tenths (90.7) megagrams (one hundred (100) tons) or greater per year of VOC.

(B) Degreasers constructed after January 1, 1980, located anywhere in the state.

(2) Sections 2 through 4 of this rule apply to the following degreasers:

(A) Cold cleaner degreasers without remote solvent reservoirs that:

(i) are located in Clark, Elkhart, Floyd, Lake, Marion, Porter, or St. Joseph County; or

(ii) were constructed after July 1, 1990, and located anywhere in the state.

(B) Open top vapor degreasers with an air-to-solvent interface of one (1) square meter (ten and eight-tenths (10.8) square feet) or greater that:

(i) are located in Clark, Elkhart, Floyd, Lake, Marion, Porter, or St. Joseph County; or

(ii) were constructed after July 1, 1990, and located anywhere in the state.

(C) Conveyorized degreasers with an air-to-solvent interface of two (2) square meters (twenty-one and six-tenths (21.6) square feet) or greater that:

(i) are located in Clark, Elkhart, Floyd, Lake, Marion, Porter, or St. Joseph County; or

(ii) were constructed after July 1, 1990, and located anywhere in the state.

(3) Section 8 of this rule applies to any person who sells, offers for sale, uses, or manufactures solvent for use in cold cleaner degreasers as follows:

(A) Before January 1, 2015, in the following counties:

(i) Clark.

(ii) Floyd.

(iii) Lake.

(iv) Porter.

(B) On and after January 1, 2015, anywhere in the state.

  (d) The following degreasers and solvent material uses are exempted from this rule:

(1) Sections 2 through 4 of this rule do not apply to the following solvent degreasing operations:

(A) Degreasers that are required to comply with and are operated in compliance with 326 IAC 20-6-1 that incorporates by reference 40 CFR 63, Subpart T*, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Halogenated Solvent Cleaning.

(B) Degreasers that use solvents that contain less than one percent (1%) of VOC by weight.

(2) Section 8 of this rule does not apply to the following:

(A) Solvents intended to be used in degreasers to clean electronic components.

(B) Solvents used in degreasers that are:

(i) required to comply with and are operated in compliance with the requirements of 326 IAC 20-15-1, which incorporates by reference 40 CFR 63, Subpart GG*, National Emission Standards for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities; and

(ii) not located in Clark, Floyd, Lake, or Porter County.

(C) Solvents containing less than one percent (1%) VOC by weight used in degreasers that are not located in Clark, Floyd, Lake, or Porter County.

  (e) When a limit is expressed in metric units and the English units are provided, the owner or operator has the option of using either metric or English units to demonstrate compliance with the rule.

  *These documents are 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 8-3-1; filed Mar 10, 1988, 1:20 p.m.: 11 IR 2537; filed Apr 18, 1990, 4:55 p.m.: 13 IR 1679; filed Apr 27, 1999, 9:06 a.m.: 22 IR 2854; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 24 IR 1477; filed Jan 30, 2013, 12:33 p.m.: 20130227-IR-326070352FRA)