401 KAR 61:100.
Existing insulation of magnet wire operations.
RELATES TO: KRS
224.20-100, 224.20-110, 224.20-120, 40 C.F.R. 60 Appendix A (Method 24), 42
U.S.C. 7401 et seq., 7407, 7408, 7410
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS 224.10-100
NECESSITY, FUNCTION,
AND CONFORMITY: KRS 224.10-100 requires the Environmental and Public Protection
Cabinet to prescribe administrative regulations for the prevention, abatement,
and control of air pollution. 42 USC 7410 likewise requires the state to
implement standards for national primary and secondary ambient air quality.
This administrative regulation provides for the control of volatile organic
compound emissions from existing insulation of magnet wire operations.
Section 1.
Definitions. As used in this administrative regulation, all terms not defined
in this section shall have the meaning given to them in 401 KAR 61:001.
(1) "Affected
facility" means a coating line for insulation of magnet wire.
(2)
"Applicator" means the mechanism or device used to apply the coating,
including but not limited to a coating bath.
(3) "Coating
die" means the device, located between the applicator and the drying oven,
which scrapes off excess coating and leaves a thin film of desired thickness.
(4) "Magnet
wire" means wire used in equipment such as electrical motors, generators,
and transformers which carries an electrical current.
(5) "Coating
line" means a series of equipment or operations used to apply, dry, or
cure any coatings containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This shall
include, but is not limited to:
(a) Mixing
operations;
(b) Process storage;
(c) Applicators;
(d) Drying
operations including coating die area evaporation, oven drying, baking, curing,
and polymerization;
(e) Clean up
operations;
(f) Leaks, spills, and
disposal of VOCs;
(g) Processing and
handling of recovered VOCs;
(h) For the purposes
of determining compliance with this administrative regulation, if any equipment
or operation is considered to be a part of more than one (1) coating line, its
VOC emissions shall be assigned to each coating line of which it is a part
proportionally to the throughput of VOCs it receives from or distributes to
each coating line;
(i) If any portion
of the series of equipment or operations qualifies for an exemption according
to Section 6 of this administrative regulation, then that portion shall be
considered to be a separate coating line.
(6) "Process
storage" means mixing tanks, holding tanks, and other tanks, drums, or
other containers which contain surface coatings, VOCs, or recovered VOCs; but
does not mean storage tanks of petroleum liquids which are subject to 401 KAR
59:050, 401 KAR 59:052, or 401 KAR 61:050.
(7)
"Classification date" means June 29, 1979.
(8) "VOCs net
input" means the total amount of VOCs input to the affected facility minus
the amount of VOCs that are not emitted into the atmosphere. VOCs that are
prevented from being emitted to the atmosphere by the use of control devices
shall not be subtracted from the total for the purposes of determining VOCs net
input. If the nature of any operation or design of equipment is such as to
permit more than one (1) interpretation of this definition, the interpretation
that results in the minimum value for allowable emission shall apply.
Section 2. Applicability.
This administrative regulation shall apply to each affected facility commenced
before the classification date defined in Section 1 of this administrative
regulation which is located in a county or portion of a county which is
designated ozone nonattainment, for any nonattainment classification except
marginal, under 401 KAR 51:010.
Section 3. Standard
for VOCs. No person shall cause, allow, or permit an affected facility to
discharge into the atmosphere more than fifteen (15) percent by weight of the
VOCs net input into the affected facility.
Section 4.
Compliance. (1) In all cases the design of any control system shall be subject
to approval by the cabinet.
(2) Compliance with
the standard in Section 3 of this administrative regulation shall be demonstrated
by a material balance unless the cabinet determines that a material balance is
not possible. If a material balance is not possible, compliance shall be
determined based upon an engineering analysis by the cabinet of the control
system design, control device efficiency, control system capture efficiency and
any other factors that may influence the performance of the system. If
requested by the cabinet, performance tests specified by the cabinet shall be
conducted to determine the efficiency of the control device. Capture efficiency
shall be determined by procedures specified in 401 KAR 50:047.
(3) With the prior
approval of the cabinet, the owner or operator may elect to effect all changes
necessary to qualify for an exemption under Section 6 of this administrative
regulation.
(4) If deemed
necessary by the cabinet, the cabinet shall obtain samples of the coatings used
at an affected facility to verify that the coatings meet the requirements in
Section 6 of this administrative regulation. Appendix A to 40 CFR 60, Method
24, which has been incorporated by reference in 401 KAR 50:015, shall be used
as applicable to determine compliance of the coatings unless the cabinet
determines that other methods are more appropriate. Case-by-case alternatives approved
by the cabinet, but not previously authorized by the U.S. EPA, shall be
submitted to the U.S. EPA as a SIP revision.
(5) Compliance on
one (1) coating line with VOC emission limits shall be based on an averaging
period not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours. If it is not economically or
technically feasible to determine emissions on a daily basis, alternatives
expressing emission limits for longer averaging times may be accepted if
approved by the cabinet. Case-by-case alternatives approved by the cabinet, but
not previously authorized by the U.S. EPA, shall be submitted to the U.S. EPA
as a SIP revision.
(6) The amount of
exempt solvents shall be subtracted from the amount of coatings, just like
water, with the ultimate value of interest being the mass of VOC per unit
volume of coating less exempt solvent or water or both.
(7) Calculations to
determine equivalency on one (1) coating line shall be based on mass of VOC per
volume of solids.
(8) Daily records
shall be maintained by the source for the most recent two (2) year period.
These records shall be made available to the cabinet or the U.S. EPA upon
request. The records shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Applicable
administrative regulation number;
(b) Application
method and substrate type;
(c) Amount and type
of adhesive, coating (including catalyst and reducer for multicomponent
coatings), or solvent used at each point of application, including exempt
compounds;
(d) The VOC content
as applied in each adhesive, coating, or solvent;
(e) The date for
each application for adhesive, coating, or solvent;
(f) The amount of
surface preparation, cleanup, or washup solvent (including exempt compounds)
used and the VOC content of each; and
(g) Oven
temperature, if applicable.
Section 5.
Compliance Timetable. (1) Affected facilities which were subject to this
administrative regulation as in effect on June 29, 1979, shall have achieved
final compliance by July 1, 1981.
(2) The owner or
operator of an affected facility that becomes subject to this administrative
regulation on or after the effective date of this administrative regulation
shall be required to complete the following:
(a) A final control
plan for achieving compliance with this administrative regulation shall be
submitted no later than nine (9) months after the date the affected facility
becomes subject to this administrative regulation.
(b) The control
system contract or the exempt coatings and any accompanying process change
contracts shall be awarded no later than eleven (11) months after the date the
affected facility becomes subject to this administrative regulation.
(c) On-site
construction or installation of emission control equipment or process changes
for exempt coatings shall be initiated no later than thirteen (13) months after
the date the affected facility becomes subject to this administrative
regulation.
(d) On-site
construction or installation of emission control equipment or process changes
for exempt coatings shall be completed no later than seventeen (17) months
after the date the affected facility becomes subject to this administrative
regulation.
(e) Final compliance
shall be achieved no later than eighteen (18) months after the date the
affected facility becomes subject to this administrative regulation.
(f) If an affected
facility becomes subject to this administrative regulation because it is
located in a county previously designated nonurban nonattainment or
redesignated in 401 KAR 51:010 after November 15, 1990, final compliance may be
extended to May 31, 1995, and the schedule in paragraphs (a) through (d) of
this subsection adjusted by the cabinet.
Section 6.
Exemptions. (1) Any affected facility shall be exempt from Section 3 of this
administrative regulation if the VOC content of the coating is less than
two-tenths (0.20) kg/l of coating (one and seven-tenths (1.7) lb/gal),
excluding water or exempt solvent or both, delivered to the applicators
associated with the coating line.
(2) An affected
facility shall be exempt from this administrative regulation if the total VOC
emissions from all affected facilities subject to this administrative
regulation are less than or equal to:
(a) Three (3) lb/hr
actual emissions before add-on control;
(b) Fifteen (15)
lb/day actual emissions before add-on control; or
(c) Ten (10) tons
per year theoretical potential emissions based on design capacity (or maximum
production) and 8760 hr/year before add-on control.
(3) Low-use coatings
shall be exempt from Section 3 of this administrative regulation if the
plantwide consumption of these coatings in the aggregate is less than or equal
to fifty-five (55) gallons during the previous twelve (12) months. (5 Ky.R.
497; Am. 6 Ky.R. 41; eff. 6-29-79; 18 Ky.R. 2650; 3363; eff. 6-24-92.)
