20090916-IR-326090696ERA Temporarily adds new provisions to address volatile organic compounds (VOC) reasonably available control technology (RACT) in Lake County and Porter County for industrial solvent cleaning operations....

TITLE 326 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Emergency Rule LSA Document #09-696(E)

DIGEST

Temporarily adds new provisions to address volatile organic compounds (VOC) reasonably available control technology (RACT) in Lake County and Porter County for industrial solvent cleaning operations. Authority: IC 4-22-2-37.1(a)(13). Effective September 3, 2009.

SECTION 1. Applicability. (a) This document applies to sources that meet the following criteria:

(1) Are located in Lake County or Porter County.

(2) Employ solvent materials in solvent cleaning operations during the production, repair, maintenance, or servicing of any of the following:

(A) Parts.

(B) Products.

(C) Tools.

(D) Machinery.

(E) Equipment.

(F) General work areas.

(3) Have actual volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, before consideration of controls, of equal to or greater than three (3) tons per rolling twelve (12) month period from all solvent cleaning operations.

(b) Solvent cleaning operations exempt from the requirements of this document based on the threshold applicability in subsection (a)(3) shall maintain records as required under SECTION 10 of this document.

SECTION 2. Exemptions. (a) This document 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 document:

(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 document:

(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 ultraviolet or electron beam adhesive application.

(12) 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.

(13) Cleaning of the following:

(A) Metering rollers.

(B) Dampening rollers.

(C) Printing plates.

(14) 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 document:

(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 document.

(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 document 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 Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, Thirteenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

SECTION 3. "Composite partial vapor pressure" defined. For purposes of this document, "composite partial vapor pressure" means the sum of the partial pressures of the VOC compounds in a solvent.

SECTION 4. VOC emissions control requirements. (a) The owner or operator of a source that is subject to this document shall not use a solvent to perform solvent cleaning operations unless the solvent complies with the applicable VOC content limitation as follows:


Solvent Cleaning Operation		VOC Limit (as-applied) (pounds/gallon)
Product cleaning during manufacturing process or surface preparation for coating, adhesive, or ink application:
General		0.42
Electrical apparatus components and electronic components		0.83
Medical devices and pharmaceuticals		6.7
Repair and maintenance cleaning:
General		0.42
Electrical apparatus components and electronic components		0.83
Medical devices and pharmaceuticals:
	Tools, equipment, and machinery	6.7
	General work surfaces	5.0
Cleaning of coating or adhesive application equipment		0.42
Cleaning of ink application equipment:
General		0.42
Flexographic printing		0.42
Gravure printing:
	Publication	0.83
	Packaging	0.42
Screen printing		4.2
Ultraviolet ink and electron beam ink application equipment, except screen printing		4.2
Specialty flexographic printing		0.83
Cleaning of polyester resin application equipment not subject to 40 CFR 63, Subpart WWWW*		0.42

(b) The owner or operator of a source that is subject to this document shall employ only the following cleaning devices and methods:

(1) Wipe cleaning.

(2) Closed containers or hand-held spray bottles from which solvents are applied without a propellant-induced force.

(3) Cleaning equipment that has a solvent container that is closed during cleaning operations, except when depositing and removing objects to be cleaned, and is closed during nonoperation with the exception of maintenance and repair to the cleaning equipment itself.

(4) Remote reservoir cleaner that complies with all of the following:

(A) Prevents solvent vapors from escaping from the solvent container by using such devices as a cover or a valve when the remote reservoir is not being used, cleaned, or repaired.

(B) Directs solvent flow in a manner that will prevent liquid solvent from splashing outside of the remote reservoir cleaner.

(C) Does not clean porous or absorbent materials, such as:

(i) cloth;

(ii) leather;

(iii) wood; or

(iv) rope.

(D) Uses only solvent containers free of all liquid leaks. Auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, pipelines, or flanges, shall not have any liquid leaks, visible tears, or cracks. Any liquid leak, visible tear, or crack detected shall be repaired within one (1) calendar day, or the leaking section of the remote reservoir cold cleaner shall be drained of all solvent and shut down until it is replaced or repaired.

(5) Nonatomized solvent flow method where the cleaning solvent is collected in a container or a collection system that is closed except for solvent collection openings and, if necessary, openings to avoid excessive pressure buildup inside the container.

(6) Solvent flushing where the cleaning solvent is discharged into a container that is closed except for solvent collection openings and, if necessary, openings to avoid excessive pressure buildup inside the container. The discharged solvent from the equipment must be collected into containers without atomizing into the open air. The solvent may be flushed through the system by air or hydraulic pressure or by pumping.

(c) The owner or operator of a source that is subject to this document is prohibited from atomizing any solvent unless the emissions are vented to VOC emission control equipment that meets the requirements of subsection (e).

(d) Work practices shall be used to minimize VOC emissions from the use, handling, storage, and disposal of cleaning solvents and shop towels. Work practices shall include, at a minimum, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Covering open containers and used applicators.

(2) Minimizing air circulation around cleaning operations.

(3) Properly disposing of used solvent and shop towels.

(4) Implementing equipment practices that minimize emissions, for example, keeping parts cleaners covered and maintaining cleaning equipment to repair solvent leaks.

(e) As an alternative to complying with the requirements in subsections (a) and (b), the owner or operator of a source that is subject to this document may comply with this document by installing and operating VOC emission control equipment for the solvent cleaning operation. The VOC emission control equipment shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) A capture efficiency of at least ninety percent (90%), by weight, for the VOC emissions.

(2) Either a destruction efficiency of at least ninety percent (90%), by weight, or an outlet concentration of less than fifty (50) parts per million, by volume, dry basis, for the VOC emissions.

(f) As an alternative to complying with the VOC content limits in subsection (a), the owner or operator of a source may use solvents or solvent solutions for industrial cleaning operations that have a VOC composite partial vapor pressure at or below eight (8) mmHg at twenty (20) degrees Celsius (sixty-eight (68) degrees Fahrenheit).

SECTION 5. Compliance dates. The owner or operator of a source that is subject to this document shall comply with the requirements of this document no later than April 1, 2011, or upon initial startup of the operation for new solvent cleaning operations.

SECTION 6. Compliance test methods. (a) Compliance with add-on control requirements shall be determined by performing emission tests as follows:

(1) Run at typical operating conditions and flow rates compatible with scheduled production during any emission testing.

(2) The initial emission test shall be performed, within ninety (90) days after the compliance date for the solvent cleaning operation or startup, when the control device is installed and operating to demonstrate compliance with the applicable emission control requirement.

(3) The test methods and procedures in 326 IAC 8-1-4(d) through 326 IAC 8-1-4(f) shall be followed.

(b) VOC content of solvents shall be determined in accordance with the following:

(1) Analysis by 40 CFR 60, Method 24*.

(2) Analytical data derived from a material safety data sheet (MSDS) or equivalent information from the supplier as long as it is based on 40 CFR 60, Method 24*.

(3) If diluted prior to use, a material balance calculation that combines 40 CFR 60, Method 24* analytical data or supplier information for the concentrated materials used to prepare the cleaning solvent and the proportions in which they are mixed to make the as-applied material.

(c) The composite partial vapor pressure of solvents shall be determined as follows:

(1) Determine the identity and quantity of each compound in a blended organic solvent using the manufacturer's product formulation data.

(2) Determine the vapor pressure of each pure VOC component by using one (1) of the following:

(A) Standard reference texts.

(B) ASTM Method D2879-92*.

(3) Calculate the composite partial vapor pressure of the cleaning material by using the following formula:


Where:	W_i	=	Weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams
	W_w	=	Weight of water, in grams
	W_c	=	Weight of exempt compound, in grams
	MW_i	=	Molecular weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in g/g-mole
	MW_w	=	Molecular weight of water, in g/g-mole
	MW_c	=	Molecular weight of exempt compound, in g/g-mole
	PP_c	=	VOC composite partial vapor pressure at 20°C (68°F), in mmHg
	VP_i	=	Vapor pressure of the "i"th VOC compound at 20°C (68°F), in mmHg

*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 Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, Thirteenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

SECTION 7. Monitoring and record keeping. (a) The owner or operator of a solvent cleaning operation that is subject to one (1) or more of the VOC content limits in SECTION 4 of this document shall collect and record the following information each month for each cleaning material subject to a VOC content limit:

(1) The name and identification of each cleaning material and the associated solvent cleaning activity.

(2) The VOC content of each cleaning material, in pounds per gallon, as applied or the VOC composite partial vapor pressures of the solvents or solvent solutions used in the industrial cleaning operation.

(b) The owner or operator of a solvent cleaning operation installing and operating VOC emission control equipment to achieve and maintain compliance with the requirements in SECTION 4(e) of this document shall comply with the following:

(1) Monitoring equipment requirements in 326 IAC 8-1-12(b)(2).

(2) The control device monitoring data in 326 IAC 8-1-12(c)(6) through 326 IAC 8-1-12(c)(8) shall be collected and recorded each day of operation of the solvent cleaning operation and control device.

(c) Any owner or operator of a solvent cleaning operation that is exempt from the VOC content limits specified in SECTION 4 of this document, under SECTION 2(c)(5) or 2(c)(12) of this document, shall collect and record the following information each day for each such solvent cleaning operation:

(1) The name and identification of each solvent used in the solvent cleaning activity.

(2) The volume, in gallons, of each solvent used in the industrial cleaning operation.

(3) The total volume, in gallons, of all the solvents used in the industrial cleaning operation.

(d) Any owner or operator of a solvent cleaning operation that is exempt from the requirements in SECTION 4(a) and 4(c) of this document, under SECTION 2(e) of this document, shall collect and record the following information each day for each such solvent cleaning operation:

(1) The name and identification of each aerosol product used in the solvent cleaning activity.

(2) The volume, in gallons, of each aerosol product used in the industrial cleaning operation.

(3) The total volume, in gallons, of all the aerosol product used in the industrial cleaning operation.

(e) Any owner or operator of a solvent cleaning operation that is exempt from the VOC content limits specified in SECTION 4 of this document, under SECTION 2(c)(9) of this document, shall record each day the total volume of ethyl acetate employed in such solvent cleaning operation.

(f) All records required by this document shall be maintained at the source for a period of five (5) years.

SECTION 8. Reporting requirements for monitoring and record keeping information. (a) The owner or operator of a solvent cleaning operation shall notify the department of the following exceedances of applicable requirements in SECTION 4 of this document within forty-five (45) days after the instance occurs:

(1) Each record showing the use of noncomplying solvents.

(2) Each record showing that the solvent cleaning operation exceeded an applicable maximum daily solvent usage limit specified in SECTION 2(c)(5), 2(c)(9), 2(c)(12), or 2(e) of this document.

(b) The owner or operator of a solvent cleaning operation that employs control equipment to comply with this document shall submit to the department quarterly summaries of the records required by SECTION 7(b) of this document. These quarterly reports shall:

(1) be submitted no later than April 30, July 31, October 31, and January 31; and

(2) cover records for the previous calendar quarter.

SECTION 9. Requirements on compliance certification. (a) The owner or operator of an affected solvent cleaning operation shall submit to the department a compliance certification within thirty (30) days following the completion of any of the following requirements:

(1) The first documented achievement of compliance with each of the requirements in SECTION 4 of this document, as applicable.

(2) The installation and initial use of a VOC emission controls system for the solvent cleaning operation.

(3) The installation and initial use of any monitoring device.

(4) A compliance test to demonstrate compliance with the applicable control requirement.

(b) The compliance certification under subsection (a) shall provide the following information, where applicable:

(1) A description of the requirements.

(2) A description of the VOC emission control system.

(3) A description of the monitoring devices.

(4) A description of the records that document continuing compliance.

(5) The results on any compliance tests, including documentation of test data.

(6) The results of any records that document continuing compliance, including calculations.

(7) A statement by the owner or operator of the affected source as to whether the solvent cleaning operation has complied with applicable requirements.

SECTION 10. Record keeping requirements for exempt sources. (a) An owner or operator employing a solvent cleaning operations that is exempt from the requirements of this document, other than the recordkeeping requirements of this SECTION, based on the threshold applicability in SECTION 1(a)(3) of this document shall maintain the following records on a monthly basis:

(1) The total gallons of each cleaning solvent used.

(2) The VOC content of each cleaning solvent.

(b) Records required by subsection (a) shall be submitted to the department within thirty (30) days of the receipt of a written request. If the records are not available, the source shall be considered to be subject to the requirements in SECTION 4 of this document.

SECTION 11. A variance request from the requirements of this document shall be made in accordance with IC 13-14-8-8.

SECTION 12. This document expires on the effective date of LSA [Document] #09-221 or ninety (90) days after filing with the publisher, whichever takes place first.

LSA Document #09-696(E)

Filed with Publisher: September 3, 2009, 2:15 p.m.

Posted: 09/16/2009 by Legislative Services Agency

DIN: 20090916-IR-326090696ERA

Composed: Nov 01,2016 12:44:00AM EDT

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