35 Ill. Adm. Code 218.208
Exemptions from Emission Limitations
Section 218
Section 218.208 Exemptions
from Emission Limitations
a) Exemptions for all coating categories except wood furniture
coating. The limitations of this Subpart shall not apply to coating lines
within a source, that otherwise would be subject to the same subsection of
Section 218.204 (because they belong to the same coating category, e.g., can
coating), provided that combined actual emissions of VOM from all lines at the
source subject to that subsection never exceed 6.8 kg/day (15 lbs/day) before
the application of capture systems and control devices. (For example, can
coating lines within a source would not be subject to the limitations of
Section 218.204(b) of this Subpart if the combined actual emissions of VOM from
the can coating lines never exceed 6.8 kg/day (15 lbs/day) before the
application of capture systems and control devices.) Prior to May 1, 2012,
volatile organic material emissions from heavy off-highway vehicle products
coating lines must be combined with VOM emissions from miscellaneous metal
parts and products coating lines to determine applicability. On and after May
1, 2012, VOM emissions from heavy off-highway vehicle products coating lines
shall be combined with VOM emissions from miscellaneous metal parts and
products coating lines and plastic parts and products coating lines to
determine applicability. Any owner or operator of a coating source shall
comply with the applicable coating analysis test methods and procedures
specified in Section 218.105(a) of this Part and the recordkeeping and
reporting requirements specified in Section 218.211(a) of this Subpart if total
VOM emissions from the subject coating lines are always less than or equal to
6.8 kg/day (15 lbs/day) before the application of capture systems and control
devices and, therefore, are not subject to the limitations of Section 218.204
of this Subpart. Once a category of coating lines at a source is subject to the
limitations in Section 218.204 of this Subpart the coating lines are always
subject to the limitations in Section 218.204 of this Subpart.
b) Applicability for wood furniture coating
1) The limitations of this Subpart shall apply to a source's wood
furniture coating lines if the source contains process emission units, not
regulated by Subparts B, E, F (excluding Section 218.204(l) of this Subpart), H
(excluding Section 218.405 of this Part), Q, R, S, T (excluding Section 218.486
of this Part), V, X, Y, or BB of this Part, which as a group both:
A) Have a maximum theoretical emissions of 91 Mg (100 tons) or
more per calendar year of VOM if no air pollution control equipment were used;
and
B) Are not limited to less than 91 Mg (100 tons) of VOM per
calendar year if no air pollution control equipment were used, through
production or capacity limitations contained in a federally enforceable permit
or SIP revision.
2) The limitations of this Subpart shall apply to a source's wood
furniture coating lines, on and after March 15, 1996, if the source contains
process emission units, which as a group, have a potential to emit 22.7 Mg (25
tons) or more of VOM per calendar year and have not limited emissions to less
than 22.7 Mg (25 tons) of VOM per calendar year through production or capacity
limitations contained in a federally enforceable operating permit or SIP revision,
and that:
A) Are not regulated by Subparts B, E, F (excluding Section
218.204(l) of this Subpart), H, Q, R, S, T (excluding Section 218.486 of this
Part), V, X, Y, Z or BB of this Part; and
B) Are not included in any of the following categories: synthetic
organic chemical manufacturing industry (SOCMI) distillation, SOCMI reactors,
plastic parts coating (business machines), plastic parts coating (other),
offset lithography, industrial wastewater, autobody refinishing, SOCMI batch
processing, volatile organic liquid storage tanks and clean-up solvents
operations.
3) If a source ceases to fulfill the criteria of subsection
(b)(1) or (b)(2) of this Section, the limitations of Section 218.204(l) of this
Subpart shall continue to apply to any wood furniture coating line which was
ever subject to the limitations of Section 218.204(l) of this Subpart.
4) For the purposes of subsection (b) of this Section, an
emission unit shall be considered to be regulated by a Subpart if it is subject
to the limitations of that Subpart. An emission unit is not considered
regulated by a Subpart if it is not subject to the limits of that Subpart,
e.g., the emission unit is covered by an exemption in the Subpart or the
applicability criteria of the Subpart are not met.
5) Any owner or operator of a wood furniture coating line to
which the limitations of this Subpart are not applicable due to the criteria in
subsection (b) of this Section shall, upon request by the Agency or the USEPA,
submit records to the Agency and the USEPA within 30 calendar days from the
date of the request that document that the coating line is exempt from the
limitations of this Subpart.
c) On and after March 15, 1996, the limitations of this Subpart
shall not apply to touch-up and repair coatings used by a coating source
described by Section 218.204(b), (d), (f), (g), (i), and (q)(5) of this Subpart;
provided that the source-wide volume of such coatings used does not exceed 0.95
1 (1 quart) per eight-hour period or exceed 209 1/yr (55 gal/yr) for any
rolling 12 month period. Recordkeeping and reporting for touch-up and repair
coatings shall be consistent with subsection (e) of this Section.
d) Prior
to May 1, 2012, the limitations of this Subpart shall not apply to touch-up and
repair coatings used by a coating source described by Section 218.204(j), (n),
and (o) of this Subpart, provided that the source-wide volume of the coatings
used does not exceed 0.95 l (1 quart) per eight-hour period or exceed 209 l/yr
(55 gal/yr) for any rolling 12 month period. Recordkeeping and reporting for
touch-up and repair coatings shall be consistent with subsection (e) of this
Section.
e) On and after March 15, 1996, the owner or operator of a
coating line or a group of coating lines using touch-up and repair coatings
that are exempted from the limitations of Section 218.204(b), (d), (f), (g),
(i), (j), (n), (o), and (q)(5) of this Subpart because of the provisions of subsection
218.208(c) or (d) of this section shall:
1) Collect and record the name, identification number, and volume
used of each touch-up and repair coating, as applied on each coating line, per
eight-hour period and per month;
2) Perform calculations on a daily basis, and maintain at the
source records of such calculations, of the combined volume of touch-up and
repair coatings used source-wide for each eight-hour period;
3) Perform calculations on a monthly basis, and maintain at the
source records of such calculations, of the combined volume of touch-up and
repair coatings used source-wide for the month and the rolling 12 month period;
4) Prepare and maintain at the source an annual summary of the
information required to be compiled pursuant to subsections (e)(1) and (e)(2)
of this Section on or before January 31 of the following year;
5) Maintain at the source for a minimum period of three years all
records required to be kept under this subsection (e) and make such records
available to the Agency upon request;
6) Notify the Agency in writing if the use of touch-up and repair
coatings at the source ever exceeds a volume of 0.95 l (1 quart) per eight-hour
period or exceeds 209 l/yr (55 gal/yr) for any rolling 12 month period within
30 days after any such exceedance. Such notification shall include a copy of
any records of such exceedance; and
7) "Touch-up and repair coatings" means, for purposes
of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 218.208, any coating used to cover minor scratches and
nicks that occur during manufacturing and assembly processes.