ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    July 12,
    1979
    IN THE MATTER OF:
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    EMISSIONS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC MATERIAL
    ORDER OF
    TIlE BOARD
    (by Mr.
    Durnelle):
    The Board hereby adopts the following amendments to the
    Air Pollution Control Regulations.
    1)
    The references to “An Act Concerning Administrative
    Rules” in Rules
    103(a) (2),
    103(b)(3),
    103(c),
    103(d)(1),
    103(e) and 104(b) (3)
    are deleted.
    2)
    Rule 103(d)(2)
    is amended to read as follows:
    Before adopting new criteria or making substantive
    changes
    to
    any
    criteria adopted by the Agency, the
    Agency shall:
    (A)
    publish a summary of the proposed changes in the
    Environmental Register or a comparable publication
    at the Agency’s expense;
    and
    (B)
    provide a copy of the full
    text of the proposed
    changes to any person who in writing
    so requests;
    and
    (C)
    defer adoption of the changes for
    45 days from the
    date of publication to allow submission and consi-
    deration of written comments on the proposed
    changes.
    3)
    Rule 103(1)
    is amended to read as follows:
    Exemptions.
    No Permit
    is required for the following
    classes of equipment:
    (1)
    air contaminant detectors or recorders,
    combustion
    controllers,
    or combustion shutoffs;
    (2)
    air conditioning or ventilating equipment not
    designed to remove air contaminants generated or
    released from associated equipment;
    (3)
    fuel burning emission sources for indirect heating
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    systems and for heating and reheating furnace sys-
    tems used exclusively for residential or commercial
    establishments using
    gas and/or
    fuel oil exclusively
    with a total capacity of less than 50 million btu
    per hour input;
    (4)
    fuel
    burning emission sources other than those
    listed in
    (3) above
    for indirect heating systems
    with
    a total capcity of less than one million btu
    per hour input;
    (5)
    mobile internal combustion and jet engines, marine
    installation, and locomotives;
    (6)
    laboratory equipment used exclusively for chemical
    or physical analysis;
    (7)
    painting operations using not
    in excess of 5,000
    gallons of paint
    (including thinner) per year;
    (8)
    any emission source acquired exclusively for
    domestic use, except that a Permit shall
    be
    required for any incinerator and for any burning
    emission source using
    solid fuel with a total
    capacity of 50 million btu per hour input or
    more;
    (9)
    stationary internal combustion engines of less
    than 1500 horsepower;
    (10)
    stacks or vents used to prevent the escape of
    sewer gases through plumbing traps;
    (11)
    safety devices designed to protect life and
    limb,
    provided that safety devices associated with an
    emission source shall
    be included within the Per-
    mit for such emission source;
    (12)
    storage tanks for liquids
    for retail dispensing
    except for storage tanks located at gasoline dis-
    pensing facilities
    that are subject to the require-
    ments of Rule 2O5(p).
    (13)
    all printing operations using
    less than 750 gallons
    of organic solvents per year;
    (14)
    storage tanks of organic liquids with
    a capacity
    of less than 5,000 gallons except for storage
    tanks located at gasoline dispensing facilities
    that are subject to the requirements of Rule
    205(p).

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    (15)
    flanged and threaded pipe connections, vessel man—
    ways and process valves capable of discharging
    specified air contaminants
    to the atmosphere;
    and
    (16)
    sampling connections used exclusively to withdraw
    materials for laboratory testing and analyses.
    (17)
    all storage tanks of Illinois crude
    oil with capa-
    city
    of less than 40,000 gallons located on oil
    field sites;
    (18)
    all organic material
    water single or multiple
    compartment effluent water separator facilities
    for Illinois crude oil
    of vapor pressure of
    less
    than
    5 pounds per square inch absolute
    (psia).
    (19)
    Grain—handling operations,
    exclusive
    of grain—drying
    operations, with an annual grain through-put not
    exceeding 300,000 bushels.
    (20) Grain-drying operations with a total grain-drying
    capacity not exceeding 750 bushels per hour for 5
    moisture extraction at manufacturer’s rated capacity,
    using the American Society of Agricultural Engineers
    Standard 248.2, Section
    9,
    Basis for Stating
    Drying Capacity of Batch and Continuous-Flow Grain
    Dryers.
    (21)
    Portable Grain—handling equipment and one—turn
    storage space.
    (22)
    Cold cleaning degreasers.
    4)
    Rule 103(1)
    is deleted.
    5)
    Rule 104 is amended
    to read
    as follows:
    Compliance Programs and Project Completion Schedules.
    (a)
    Prohibition.
    No
    person shall cause or allow the
    operation of an emission source which is not in
    compliance with the standards or limitations set
    forth in Part
    2 of this Chapter,
    except for Rule
    205(k)—(g),
    (after the date by which such emission
    source
    is required to have an Operating Permit
    pursuant to Rule 103) without a Compliance Program
    and
    a Project Completion Schedule approved by the
    Agency.
    (1)
    No
    person shall
    cause or allow the operation
    of an emission source which
    is not
    in com-
    pliance with the requirements of Rule 205(k)—(p)
    after the date by which a source
    is required
    to have
    a Compliance Program under Rule
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    104(g) without a Compliance Program approved
    by the Agency.
    (2)
    Unless
    the
    source will achieve final compliance
    by July
    1,
    1980 or under a schedule set forth
    in Rule 205(m), no person shall cause or
    allow the operation of an emission source
    which is not in compliance with the requirements
    of Rule 205(k)—(p) after the date by which a
    source
    is
    required to have a Project Comple-
    tion
    Schedule under Rule 104(g) without a
    Project Completion Schedule approved by the
    Agency.
    Cold cleaning degreasers and sources
    subject to Rule 205(q)
    are not required to
    submit or obtain an Agency approved Compliance
    Plan or Project Completion Schedule.
    Any
    Compliance Plan or Project Completion Schedule,
    where applicable,
    shall be a binding condition
    of the operating permit for the source.
    (b)
    Contents of Compliance Programs and Project Comple-
    tion Schedules.
    (1)
    A Compliance Program shall contain,
    as
    a
    minimum, the following data and information:
    the nature and/or type of the proposed air
    pollution control equipment or proposed air
    pollution control
    technique which has been
    chosen
    to achieve compliance;
    the cost,
    availahil:ity and technical
    reasonableness of
    the proposed air pollution control equipment
    or proposed air pollution control technique,
    including detailed cost analyses and copies
    of engineering reports
    or studies sufficient
    to prove
    to the Agency that the compliance
    program will result
    in compliance with applicable
    standards and limitations of Part
    2 of this
    Chapter.
    For sources subject to Rule 205(n),
    an approvable Compliance Plan shall include:
    (1)
    A complete description of each coating
    line which
    is subject to an emission limitation
    in Rule 205(n);
    (2) Quantification of the
    allowable emissions from
    the coating plant
    determined under Rule 205(n)(4) where applicable;
    and
    (3) A description of the procedures and
    methods used to determine the emissions of
    volatile organic material including a method
    of inventory, record keeping, and emission
    calculation or measurement which will
    he used
    to demonstrate compliance with the allowable
    plantwide emission limitation.
    (2)
    A Project Completion Schedule shall contain,
    as
    a minimum, the following data and informa—
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    tion:
    a final compliance date, which date
    shall be no later than the applicable date
    prescribed in Part
    2 of this Chapter;
    and
    reasonable interim dates by which various
    increments of the proposed compliance program
    shall
    be completed,
    such as dates when con-
    tracts will
    be awarded, dates for equipment
    delivery,
    and dates
    for construction
    of pre-
    liminary structural work.
    (3)
    The Agency may adopt procedures which require
    data and information in addition to and in
    amplification of the matters
    specified
    in
    paragraph (b)(2)
    of this Rule 104,
    and which
    set forth the format by which all data and
    information shall be submitted.
    (c)
    Standards for Approval.
    No Compliance Program or
    Project Completion Schedule shall
    be approved
    unless the applicant submits proof
    to the Agency
    that:
    (1)
    the Compliance Program will result in timely
    compliance with applicable standards and
    limitations of Part
    2 of this Chapter;
    and
    (2)
    the owner or operator has provided adequate
    proof
    that
    it is committed to the Compliance
    Program or Project Completion Schedule,
    including,
    in the case of
    a corporation,
    certification by
    a duly authorized officer of
    such corporation that such corporation approves
    each and every provision of
    such program and
    of such schedule.
    (d)
    Revisions.
    The owner or operator of an emission
    source or air pollution control equipment subject
    to an approved Compliance Program and Project Com-
    pletion Schedule may request a revision of such
    Program or Schedule at any time.
    In addition,
    the
    Agency may require
    a revision upon any change
    in
    the Act or this Chapter.
    The Agency shall not
    approve any revision which contains
    a final com-
    pliance date later than the applicable date pre-
    scribed
    in Part
    2 of this Chapter.
    (e)
    Effects of Approval.
    The approval of a Compliance
    Program and Project Completion Schedule shall be a
    condition precedent to the issuance and effective-
    ness of a Permit pursuant to Rule
    103.
    An approved
    Compliance Program and Project Completion Schedule,
    and full compliance therewith,
    and a current
    Operating Permit,
    shall be a prima facie defense
    to any enforcement action alleging a violation of
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    the
    standards or limitation set forth
    in Part
    2 of
    this Chapter with respect to any air contaminant
    included
    in such Program and Schedule during the
    period of the program.
    Failure to adhere to an
    approved compliance schedule shall constitute a
    violation of this Part for which appropriate
    sanctions may be sought in accordance with the
    Act.
    (f)
    Records and Reports.
    Any person subject to this
    Rule shall maintain such records and make such
    reports as may be required in procedures adopted
    by the Agency pursuant to Rule 107.
    (g)
    Submission and Approval Dates
    A source subject to the requirements of Rule
    205(k)-(p)
    shall have
    a Compliance Plan and a
    Project Completion Schedule, where applicable,
    approved by the Agency by the following dates.
    A
    Compliance Plan and a Project Completion Schedule,
    where applicable, shall
    be submitted at least
    90
    days before the following dates.
    (1)
    By February
    1,
    1980.
    Gasoline dispensing
    facilities
    subject to Rule 205(p) and degreasers
    subject to Rule 205(k)
    located in Cook,
    DuPage,
    Lake,
    Kane,
    McHenry and Will counties.
    (2)
    By March
    1,
    1980.
    Petroleum refineries
    subject to Rule 205(l).
    Gasoline dispensing
    facilitjes subject
    to Rule
    205(p)
    in Boone,
    Madison,
    St. Clair,
    Peoria,
    Tazewell,
    Rock
    Island and Winnebago counties.
    (3)
    By April
    1,
    1980.
    Degreasers subject to Rule
    205(k)
    located
    in
    counties other than Cook,
    DuPage,
    Lake,
    Kane,
    McFlenry or Will.
    Bulk
    gasoline plants,
    bulk gasoline terminals and
    petroleum liquid storage tanks subject to
    Rule
    205(o)
    located
    in
    Cook,
    DuPage, Lake,
    Kane, McHenry and Will counties.
    (4)
    By May
    1,
    1980.
    Coating lines subject to
    Rule 205(n).
    Bulk gasoline plants, bulk
    gasoline terminals and petroleum liquid
    storage tanks
    subject
    to Rule 205(o) which
    are located in counties other than Cook,
    Lake,
    DuPage,
    Kane,
    Mcuenry or Will.
    6)
    The following Definitions in Rule
    201 are added or
    changed to read as
    follows:

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    Accumulator:
    The reservoir of a condensing unit receiving
    the condensate
    from a surface condenser.
    Afterburner:
    A device
    in which materials in gaseous
    effluents are cornbusted.
    Asphalt:
    The dark-brown to black cementitious material
    (solid,
    semisolid,
    or liquid in consistency)
    of which
    the main constitutents are bitumens which occur naturally
    or
    as
    a residue of petroleum refining.
    Asphalt Prime
    Coat:
    A low-viscosity liquid asphalt
    applied
    to an absorbent surface as the first of more
    than one asphalt coat.
    Automobile:
    Any first division motor vehicle
    as that
    term
    is defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code
    (Ill.
    Rev.
    Stat, Ch.
    95
    1/2, §~1—100et seq.)
    Automobile or Light—Duty Truck Manufacturing Plant:
    A
    facility where parts are manufactured or finished for
    eventual
    inclusion into a finished automobile or light—
    duty truck
    ready for sale to vehicle dealers, but not
    including customizers, body shops and other repainters.
    Batch Loading:
    The process of
    loading a number of
    individual parts at the same time for degreasing.
    Bulk Gasoline Plant:
    Any
    gasoline storage and distri-
    bution facility that receives gasoline from bulk gaso-
    line terminals by delivery vessels and distributes
    gasoline to gasoline dispensing facilities.
    Bulk Gasoline Terminal:
    Any gasoline storage and
    distribution facility that receives gasoline by pipeline,
    ship or barge, and distributes gasoline to bulk gasoline
    plants
    or gasoline dispensing facilities.
    Can Coating:
    The application of
    a coating material to
    a single walled container that
    is manufactured from
    metal sheets thinner than 29 gauge
    (.0141 in).
    Coating Applicator:
    Equipment used to apply a surface
    coating.
    Coating Line:
    An operation where
    a surface coating is
    applied to a material and subsequently the coating
    is
    dried and/or cured.
    Coating Plant:
    Any building, structure or installation
    that contains
    a coating line and which is
    located on
    one or more contiguous or adjacent properties and which
    is owned or operated by the same person
    (or by persons
    under common control).

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    Coil Coating:
    The application of a coating material to
    any
    flat metal
    sheet or strip that comes
    in rolls or
    coils.
    Cold Cleaning:
    The process of cleaning and removing
    soils
    from surfaces by spraying, brushing, flushing or
    immersion while maintaining the organic solvent below
    its boiling point.
    Wipe cleaning is not included in
    this definition.
    Condensate:
    Hydrocarbon liquid separated from its
    associated gases which condenses due to changes
    in the
    temperature or pressure and remains liquid at standard
    conditions.
    Conveyorized Degreasing:
    The continuous process of
    cleaning and removing soils
    from surfaces utilizing
    either cold or vaporized solvents.
    Crude Oil:
    A naturally occurring mixture which consists
    of hydrocarbons and sulfur, nitrogen or oxygen deriva-
    tives of hydrocarbons and which is a liquid at standard
    conditions.
    Crude Oil Gathering:
    The transportation of crude oil
    or condensate
    after custody transfer between a produc-
    tion facility and a reception point.
    Custody Transfer:
    The transfer of produced petroleum
    and/or condensate after processing and/or treating in
    the producing operations,
    from storage tanks or auto-
    matic transfer facilities to pipelines or any other
    forms of transportation.
    Cutback Asphalt:
    Any asphalt which has been liquified
    by blending with petroleum solvents other than residual
    fuel oil and has not been emulsified with water.
    Degreaser:
    Any equipment
    or system used in solvent
    cleaning.
    Delivery Vessel:
    Any
    tank truck or trailer equipped
    with
    a storage tank that is used for the transport of
    gasoline to a stationary storage tank at a gasoline
    dispensing facility, hulk gasoline plant or bulk gaso-
    line terminal.
    End Sealing Compound Coat:
    A compound applied to can
    ends which functions as
    a gasket when the end
    is assem-
    bled on the can.
    Exterior Base Coat:
    An initial coating applied to the
    exterior of
    a can after the can body has been formed.
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    Exterior End Coat:
    A coating applied by rollers or
    spraying to the exterior end of a can.
    Fabric Coating:
    The coating of
    a textile substrate.
    Final Repair Coat:
    The repainting of any coating which
    is damaged during vehicle assembly.
    Firebox:
    The chamber or compartment
    of a boiler or
    furnace in which materials are burned, but not the
    combustion chamber or afterburner of an incinerator.
    Freeboard Height:
    For open top vapor degreasers,
    the
    distance from the top of the vapor zone to the top of
    the degreaser tank.
    For cold cleaning degreasers, the
    distance from the solvent to the top of the degreaser
    tank.
    Fuel Gas System:
    A system for collection of refinery
    fuel gas including,
    but not limited to, piping for col-
    lecting tail gas from various process units, mixing
    drums
    and controls,
    and distribution piping.
    Gasoline:
    Any petroleum distillate having
    a Reid vapor
    pressure of
    4 pounds or greater.
    Gasoline Dispensing Facility:
    Any site where gasoline
    is transferred from a stationary storage tank to
    a
    motor vehicle gasoline tank used to provide fuel to the
    engine
    of that motor vehicle.
    Hot
    Well:
    The reservoir of
    a condensing unit receiving
    the condensate
    from a barometric condenser.
    Interior Body Spray Coat:
    A coating applied by spray
    to the interior of
    a
    can after the can body has been
    formed.
    Large Appliance Coating:
    The application of a coating
    material to the component metal parts
    (including but
    not limited to doors,
    cases,
    lids,
    panels,
    and interior
    support parts) of residential and commercial washers,
    dryers,
    ranges,
    refrigerators,
    freezers, water heaters,
    dishwashers,
    trash
    compactors,
    air conditioners and
    other similar products.
    Light—duty Truck:
    Any second division motor vehicle,
    as that term is defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code,
    (Ill.
    Rev.
    Stat.
    Ch.
    95
    1/2, §~1-100et seq.) weighing
    less than 3864 kilograms
    (8500 pounds) gross.
    Magnet Wire Coating:
    The application of
    a coating of
    electrically insulating varnish or enamel
    to conducting
    wire to be used in electrical machinery.
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    Metal Furniture Coating:
    The application of a coating
    material to any furniture piece made of metal or any
    metal part which is or will be assembled with other
    metal,
    wood,
    fabric,
    plastic or glass parts to form a
    furniture piece including,
    but not limited to,
    tables,
    chairs,
    wastebaskets, beds, desks,
    lockers, benches,
    shelving,
    file cabinets,
    lamps and room dividers.
    This
    definition shall not apply to any coating
    line coating
    metal
    parts
    or products that is identified under the
    Standard Industrial Classification Code for Major
    Groups
    33,
    34,
    35,
    36,
    37,
    38,
    39,
    40, or 41.
    Operator of Gasoline Dispensing Facility:
    Any person
    who
    is
    the lessee of or operates, controls or supervises
    a
    gasoline dispensing facility.
    Overvarnish:
    A coating applied directly over ink or
    printing.
    Owner of Gasoline Dispensing Facility:
    Any person who
    has
    legal or equitable title to a stationary storage
    tank at
    a gasoline dispensing facility.
    Paper Coating:
    The application of a coating material
    to paper or pressure sensitive tapes,
    regardless
    of
    substrate,
    including web coatings on plastic fibers and
    decorative coatings on metal
    foil.
    Petroleum Liquid:
    Crude oil, condensate or any finished
    or intermediate product manufactured at a petroleum re-
    finery,
    but not including Number
    2 through Number
    6
    fuel oils as specified in ASTM D396—69,
    gas turbine
    fuel oils Numbers 2—GT through 4—GT as specified
    in
    ASTM D2880—71,
    or diesel
    fuel
    oils Numbers 2—D and 4—D
    as specified in ASTM D975—68.
    Petroleum Refinery:
    Any facility engaged in producing
    gasoline, kerosene, distillate
    fuel oils,
    residual fuel
    oils, lubricants, or other products through distillation,
    cracking, extraction, or reforming of unfinished petroleum
    derivatives.
    Prime Coat:
    The first film of coating material applied
    in
    a multiple coat operation.
    Prime Surfacer Coat:
    A film of coating material that
    touches
    up
    areas
    on
    the
    surface
    not
    adequately
    covered
    by
    the
    prime
    coat
    before
    application
    of
    the
    top
    coat.
    Refinery Fuel Gas:
    Any gas which is generated by a
    petroleum
    refinery
    process
    unit
    and
    which
    is
    combusted
    at
    the
    refinery,
    including
    any
    gaseous
    mixture
    of
    natural
    gas
    and
    fuel
    gas.
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    Roadway:
    Any
    street,
    highway,
    road,
    alley,
    sidewalk,
    parking
    lot,
    airport,
    rail
    bed
    or
    terminal,
    bikeway,
    pedestrian mall
    or other structure used for transporta-
    tion purposes.
    Sheet
    Basecoat:
    A
    coating
    applied
    to
    metal
    when
    the
    metal
    is in sheet
    form to serve as either the exterior
    or interior of a can for either two—piece or three—piece
    cans.
    Side-Seam
    Spray
    Coat:
    A
    coating
    applied
    to
    the
    seam
    of
    a three—piece can.
    Solvent Cleaning:
    The process of cleaning soils from
    surfaces by cold cleaning, open top vapor degreasing or
    conveyorized degreasing.
    Stationary
    Storage
    Tank:
    Any
    container
    of
    liquid
    or
    gas
    which
    is designed and constructed to remain at one
    site.
    Top Coat:
    A film of coating material applied in a mul-
    tiple coat operation other than the prime coat,
    final
    repair coat or prime surfacer coat.
    Transfer Efficiency:
    The weight or volume of coating
    adhering to the coated material divided by the weight
    or
    volume
    of
    coating
    delivered
    to
    the
    coating
    applicator
    and multiplied by 100 to equal
    a percentage.
    True
    Vapor
    Pressure:
    The
    equilibrium
    partial
    pressure
    exerted
    by
    a
    petroleum liquid as determined
    in accordance
    with
    methods
    described
    in
    American
    Petroleum Institute
    Bulletin
    2517,
    “Evaporation
    Loss
    From
    Floating Roof
    Tanks”
    (1962).
    Turnaround:
    The
    procedure
    of
    shutting down an operating
    refinery
    unit,
    emptying
    gaseous
    and
    liquid
    contents
    to
    do
    inspection,
    maintenance
    and
    repair
    work,
    and
    putting
    the
    unit
    back
    into
    production.
    Vacuum
    Producing
    System:
    Any
    reciprocating,
    rotary,
    or
    centrifugal
    blower
    or
    compressor,
    or
    any
    jet
    ejector
    or
    device
    that
    creates
    suction
    from
    a
    pressure
    below
    atmospheric
    and
    discharges
    against
    a
    greater
    pressure.
    Vapor
    Balance
    System:
    Any
    combination
    of
    pipes
    or
    hoses
    which
    creates
    a
    closed
    system
    between
    the
    vapor
    spaces
    of
    an
    unloading
    tank
    and
    a
    receiving tank such
    that
    vapors
    displaced
    from
    the
    receiving
    tank
    are
    transferred
    to
    the
    tank
    being
    unloaded.
    Vapor
    Control
    System:
    Any
    system
    that
    prevents
    release
    to
    the
    atmosphere
    of
    organic
    material
    in
    the
    vapors
    displaced
    from
    a
    tank
    during
    the
    transfer
    of
    gasoline.
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    Vinyl
    Coating:
    The
    application
    of
    a
    topcoat
    or
    printing
    to vinyl coated fabric or vinyl
    sheets.
    Volatile Organic Material:
    Any
    organic material which
    has a vapor pressure of 2.5 pounds per square inch abso-
    lute (psia)
    (130 millimeters
    of mercury) or greater at
    70°F. For purposes of Rule 205(1), volatile organic mater-
    ial means any organic material which has a vapor pressure
    of 1.5 pounds per square inch absolute
    (psia)
    (78 milli-
    meters of mercury) or greater at 70°F. For purposes of
    Rule
    205(k)
    and
    (n),
    volatile
    organic
    material
    means
    any
    organic
    material
    which
    has
    a
    vapor
    pressure
    greater
    than
    .0019
    pounds
    per
    square
    inch
    absolute
    (psia)
    (0.1
    milli-
    meters
    of
    mercury)
    at
    70°F.
    For
    purposes
    of
    this
    defi-
    nition,
    the
    following are not volatile organic material:
    1.
    Methane
    2.
    Ethane
    Volatile Petroleum Liquid:
    Any petroleum liquid with a
    true vapor pressure that is greater than 1.5 psia
    (78
    millimeters of mercury)
    at standard conditions.
    Wastewater
    (Oil/Water) Separator:
    Any device or piece
    of equipment which utilizes the difference in density
    between
    oil
    and
    water
    to
    remove
    oil
    and
    associated
    chemicals
    from water, or any device, such as
    a floc-
    culation tank or a clarifier,
    which removes petroleum
    derived compounds
    from waste water.
    7)
    Rule 205(j)
    is amended to read as
    follows:
    Compliance
    Dates
    Every owner or operator of an emission source shall
    comply with the standards and limitations
    of Rule 205
    in accordance with the dates shown in the following
    table:
    Final
    Rule
    Type of Source
    Compliance Date
    Rule 205(a)
    New Emission
    April
    14,
    1972
    through
    (i)
    Sources
    Rule
    205(a)
    Existing
    Emission
    December
    31,
    1973
    through
    (i)
    Sources
    Rule
    205(k)
    All
    Emission
    July
    1,
    1980
    Sources
    Rule
    205(1)
    All
    Emission
    July
    1,
    1980
    Sources
    ,~
    c_QA

    —13—
    Rule
    205(n)
    JUl
    Emission
    December
    31,
    1982*
    Sources
    Rule
    205(o)
    All
    Emission
    July
    1,
    1981
    Sources
    Rule 205(p)
    All Emission
    See Rule 205(m)
    Sources
    Rule
    205(q)
    All
    Emission
    December
    31,
    1980
    Sources
    *
    Except
    for
    automobile
    and
    light
    duty
    truck
    manufactur-
    ing plants achieving final
    compliance under a footnote
    to Rule 205(n)(1).
    8)
    New Rules 205(k),
    (1),
    (m),
    (n),
    (o),
    (p),
    (q), and
    (r)
    are added which read as follows:
    (k)
    Solvent Cleaning
    (1)
    The requirements of Rules 205(k)(2) and
    (3)
    shall
    not
    apply:
    (A)
    to sources whose emissions of volatile
    organic material
    do not exceed 6.8 kilo-
    grams
    (15 pounds) in any one day, nor
    1.4 kilograms
    (3 pounds)
    in any one
    hour;
    or
    (B)
    to sources used exclusively for chemical
    or physical analysis or determination of
    product quality and commercial acceptance,
    provided that:
    (I)
    the operation of the sources is not
    an integral part of the production
    process;
    (ii)
    the emissions from the source do
    not exceed 363 kilograms
    (800
    pounds)
    in any calendar month; and,
    (iii)
    the exemption is approved
    in writing
    by the Agency.
    (2)
    Operating
    Procedures
    (A)
    Cold Cleaning
    No person shall operate
    a cold cleaning
    decireaser unless:
    35—87

    —14—
    (1)
    waste solvent is stored in covered
    containers only and not disposed of
    in such a manner that more than
    20
    of the waste solvent (by weight)
    is allowed to evaporate into the
    atmosphere;
    (ii)
    the cover of the degreaser is
    closed when parts are not being
    handled;
    and
    (iii)
    parts are drained until dripping
    ceases.
    (B)
    Open Top Vapor Degreasing
    No person shall operate an open top
    vapor degreaser unless:
    (i)
    the
    cover of the degreaser is
    closed when workloads are not being
    processed through the degreaser;
    (ii)
    Solvent carryout emissions are
    minimized by:
    (a)
    racking parts to allow complete
    drainage;
    (h)
    moving
    parts
    in
    and
    out
    of
    the
    degreaser at less than 3.3
    meters per minute
    (11 feet per
    minute);
    (c)
    holding
    the
    parts
    in
    the
    vapor
    zone until condensation ceases;
    (d)
    tipping
    out
    any
    pools
    of
    solvent on the cleaned parts
    before removal from the vapor
    zone;
    and,
    (e)
    allowing parts
    to dry within
    the degreaser until visually
    dry;
    (iii)
    porous
    or
    absorbent
    materials,
    such
    as cloth, leather, wood, or rope
    are not degreased;
    (iv)
    less
    than
    half
    of
    the
    degreaser’s
    open top area is occupied with a
    workload;

    —15—
    (v)
    the degreaser
    is not loaded to the
    point where the vapor
    level would
    drop more than 10 centimeters
    (4
    inches) when the workload is removed
    from the vapor
    zone;
    (vi)
    spraying is done below the vapor
    level only;
    (vii)
    solvent
    leaks
    are
    repaired
    immediate-
    ly;
    (viii)
    waste solvent is stored in covered
    containers
    only
    and
    not
    disposed
    of
    in
    such
    a
    manner
    that
    more
    than
    20
    of
    the
    waste
    solvent
    (by
    weight)
    is allowed to evaporate into the
    atmosphere;
    (ix)
    water
    is not visually detectable in
    solvent exiting from the water
    separator;
    and
    (x)
    exhaust ventilation exceeding
    20
    cubic
    meters
    per
    minute
    per
    square
    meter
    (65 cubic
    feet per minute per
    square
    foot)
    of
    degreaser
    open
    area
    is not used, unless necessary to
    meet the requirements of the Occupa-
    tional Safety and Health Act
    (29
    U.S.C.
    §~651 et
    seq.)
    (C)
    Conveyorized Degreasing.
    No person
    shall operate a conveyorized degreaser
    unless:
    (i)
    exhaust ventilation exceeding 20
    cubic
    meters
    per
    minute
    per
    square
    meter
    (65
    cubic
    feet
    per
    minute
    per
    square
    foot)
    of
    area
    of
    loading
    and
    unloading opening
    is not used,
    unless necessary to meet the require-
    ments
    of the Occupational Safety
    and Health Act
    (29 U.S.C. §~651et
    seq.)
    (ii)
    solvent carryout emissions are
    minimized
    by:
    (a)
    racking parts
    for best drainage;
    and
    (h)
    maintaining the vertical
    conveyor
    speed
    at
    less
    than

    —16—
    3.3
    meters
    per
    minute
    (11
    feet
    per
    minute);
    (iii)
    waste
    solvent
    is stored in covered
    containers only and not disposed of
    in
    such
    a
    manner
    th~it
    more
    than
    20
    of
    the
    waste
    solvent
    (by
    weight)
    is
    allowed
    to evaporate into the
    atmosphere;
    (iv)
    solvent
    leaks
    are
    repaired
    immediately;
    (v)
    water
    is
    not
    visually
    detectable
    in
    solvent exiting from the water
    separator;
    and
    (vi)
    downtime covers are placed over en-
    trances and exits of conveyorized
    degreasers immediately after the
    conveyors and exhausts are shut
    down and not removed until just
    before start-up.
    (3)
    Equipment Requirements
    (A)
    Cold Cleaning.
    No person shall operate
    a cold cleaning degreaser unless:
    (i)
    the degreaser
    is equipped with a
    cover which is closed whenever
    parts are not being handled
    in the
    cleaner.
    The cover shall be des-
    igned
    to be easily operated with
    one hand or with the mechanical
    assistance of springs, counter-
    weights,
    or a powered system if
    (a)
    the solvent vapor pressure
    is
    greater than
    2 kilopascals
    (15
    millimeters of mercury or 0.3
    pounds per square
    inch) measured
    at 38°C(100°F);
    (h)
    the solvent
    is agitated;
    or
    (c)
    the solvent is heated above
    ambient room temperature;
    (ii)
    the degreaser is equipped with a
    facility for draining cleaned
    parts.
    The drainage facility shall
    be constructed
    so that parts are
    enclosed under the cover while
    draining unless
    35—90

    —17—
    (a)
    the solvent vapor pressure
    is
    less than 4.3 kilopascals
    (32
    millimeters of mercury or
    .6
    pounds per square
    inch) meas-
    ured at 38°C(100°F);or
    (b)
    an internal drainage facility
    cannot be fitted into the
    cleaning system,
    in which case
    the drainage facility may be
    external;
    (iii)
    the degreaser is equipped with one
    of the following control devices
    if
    the vapor pressure of the solvent
    is greater than 4.3 kilopascals
    (32
    millimeters of mercury or 0.6
    pounds per square inch)
    measured at
    38°C(100°F)or
    if the solvent is
    heated above 50°C(120°F)or its
    boiling point:
    (a)
    a freeboard height of 7/10 of
    the inside width of the tank
    or
    36 inches, whichever is
    less;
    or
    (b)
    any other equipment or system
    of equivalent emission control
    as approved by the Agency.
    Such a system may include a
    water cover, refrigerated
    chiller, or carbon adsorber;
    (iv)
    a permanent conspicuous
    label sum-
    marizing the operating procedure is
    affixed to the degreaser;
    and
    (v)
    if a solvent spray
    is used,
    the de—
    greaser is equipped with
    a solid
    fluid stream
    spray,
    rather than
    a
    fine, atomized, or shower spray.
    (B)
    Open Top Vapor Degreasing.
    No person
    shall operate an open top vapor degreaser
    unless:
    (i)
    the degreaser is equipped with
    a
    cover designed to open and close
    easily without disturbing the vapor
    zone;
    (ii)
    the degreaser is equipped with the
    following switches:
    35—9 1

    —18—
    (a)
    a device which shuts off the
    sump heat source
    if the amount
    of condenser coolant
    is not
    sufficient to maintain the
    designed vapor
    level;
    and
    (h)
    a device which shuts off the
    spray pump if the vapor
    level
    drops more than 10 centimeters
    (4 inches) below the bottom
    condenser coil; and
    (c)
    a device which shuts off the
    sump heat source when the
    vapor
    level exceeds the design
    level;
    (iii)
    a permanent conspicuous
    label sum-
    marizing the operating procedure is
    affixed to the degreaser;
    (iv)
    the
    degreaser is equipped with one
    of the following devices:
    (a)
    a freeboard height of
    3/4 the
    inside width of the degreaser
    tank or
    36 inches, whichever
    is
    less, and if the degre9er
    opening i~greater than lm
    (10.8
    ft.
    ),
    a powered or
    mechanically assisted cover;
    or
    (b)
    any other equipment or system
    of equivalent emission control
    as approved by the Agency.
    Such equipment or system may
    include
    a refrigerated chiller,
    an enclosed design, or
    a
    carbon adsorption system.
    (C)
    Conveyorized Degreasing.
    No
    person
    shall operate a conveyorized degreaser
    unless:
    (i)
    the degreaser is equipped with
    a
    drying tunnel,
    rotating
    (tumbling)
    basket or other equipment sufficient
    to prevent cleaned parts from
    carrying out solvent liquid or
    vapor;
    (ii)
    the degreaser is equipped with the
    following switches:
    35—92

    —19—
    (a)
    a device which shuts off the
    sump heat source if the amount
    of condenser coolant is not
    sufficient to maintain the
    designed vapor level;
    (b)
    a device which
    shuts off the
    spray pump or the conveyor if
    the vapor level drops more
    than 10 centimeters
    (4 inches)
    below the bottom condenser
    coil;
    and
    (c)
    a device which shuts off the
    sump heat source when the
    vapor level exceeds the design
    level;
    (iii)
    the degreaser is equipped with
    openings for entrances and exits
    that silhouette workloads
    so that
    the average clearance between the
    parts and the edge of the degreaser
    opening
    is less than 10 centimeters
    (4
    inches)
    or less than 10 percent
    of the width of the opening;
    (iv)
    the degreaser
    is equipped with
    downtime covers for closing off
    entrances and exits when the degreaser
    is shut down;
    and
    (v)
    the degreaser
    is equipped with one
    of the following control devices,
    if the air/vapor ~nterface is
    larger than 2.0 m
    (21.6 square
    feet):
    (a)
    a carbon adsorption system
    with ventilation3greater tha~
    or equal
    to215 m /min.
    per m
    (50 cfm/ft.
    )
    of air/vapor
    area
    (when downtime covers are
    open, and exhausting less than
    25 ppm of solvent by volume
    averaged over a complete
    adsorption cycle;
    or
    (h)
    any other equipment or system
    of equivalent emission control
    as approved by the Agency.
    Such equipment or system may
    include
    a refrigerated chiller.
    35—9:3

    —20—
    (1)
    Petroleum Refineries
    (1)
    Vacuum Producing Systems
    No owner or operator of
    a petroleum refinery
    shall cause or allow the operation of any
    vacuum
    producing
    system
    unless
    the
    condensers,
    hot
    wells,
    and accumulators of any
    such sys-
    tem are equipped with vapor loss control
    equipment including,
    hut not limited to,
    piping, valves,
    flame arrestors and hot well
    covers to vent any volatile organic material
    to a heater,
    firebox, flare,
    refinery fuel
    gas system, or other equipment or system of
    equivalent emission control as approved by
    the Agency.
    This rule shall not apply to
    vacuum producing systems on lube units.
    (2)
    Wastewater
    (Oil/Water) Separator
    No owner or operator of
    a petroleum refinery
    shall operate any wastewater (oil/water) sep-
    arator at a petroleum refinery unless the
    separator is equipped with air pollution con-
    trol.
    equipment capable of reducing by
    85 per-
    cent
    or
    more
    the uncontrolled organic material
    emitted
    to the atmosphere.
    If no odor nuisance
    exists, the limitation of this Rule 205(l)(2)
    shall only apply to volatile organic material.
    (3)
    Process Unit Turnarounds
    (A)
    No owner or operator of
    a petroleum
    refinery shall cause or allow a refinery
    process unit turnaround except
    in compliance
    with
    an
    operating
    procedure
    as
    approved
    by
    the
    Agency.
    (B)
    Unless
    a
    procedure
    is
    already
    on
    file
    with
    the Agency as part of an approved
    operating permit no later than November
    1,
    1979,
    the owner or operator of a
    petroleum refinery shall
    submit to the
    Agency
    for approval
    a detailed procedure
    for reducing emissions of volatile
    organic material during refinery process
    unit turnarounds.
    The Agency shall not
    approve the procedure unless it provides
    for:
    (i)
    depressurization of the refinery
    process unit or vessel to a flare,
    refinery fuel gas system or other
    equipment or system of equivalent
    c
    —0/~

    —21—
    emission control,
    as approved by
    the Agency,
    until the internal
    pressure from the vessel or unit
    is
    less than 5.0 pounds per square
    inch gauge before allowing the
    vessel
    to be vented to the atmos-
    phere;
    (ii)
    recordkeeping of
    the following
    items:
    (a)
    each date that a refinery unit
    or vessel
    is shut down;
    and
    (b)
    the total estimated quantity
    of volatile organic material
    emitted to the atmosphere and
    the duration of
    the emission
    in hours.
    (m)
    Compliance Schedules
    The requirements
    of this section shall not apply
    to any source for which
    a Project Completion Sche-
    dule has been submitted to and approved by the
    Agency under Rule 104.
    The owner of any emission
    source subject to the requirements of this section
    shall certify to the Agency by January 15,
    of each
    year beginning January 15,
    1980, whether increments
    of progress required to be met
    in the previous
    year have been met.
    (1)
    Coating Lines
    The owner or operator of coating lines subject
    to the requirements of Rule 205(n)
    shall take
    the following actions:
    (A)
    Submit to the Agency a Compliance Program
    that meets the requirements of Rule
    104(b)(1) by January
    1,
    1980.
    (B)
    For sources that, under the approved
    Compliance Plan, will comply with Rule
    205(n) by use of low solvent coating
    technology the following increments of
    progress shall be met:
    (i)
    Submit to the Agency by July 1,
    1980 and every six months thereafter
    a report describing
    in detail the
    progress
    in the previous six months
    in the development, application
    testing, product quality, customer
    35—95

    —22—
    acceptance and FDA or other government
    agency approval
    of the low solvent
    coating technology;
    (ii)
    Initiate process modifications
    to
    allow use of
    low solvent coatings
    by April
    1,
    1982;
    (iii)
    Complete process modifications to
    allow use of low solvent coatings
    by October
    1,
    1982;
    (C)
    For sources
    that,
    under the approved
    Compliance Plan, will comply with Rule
    205(n) by installing emission control
    equipment the following increments of
    progress shall be met:
    (i)
    Award contracts for the emission
    control equipment or issue orders
    for the purchase of component parts
    by July
    1,
    1980;
    (ii)
    Initiate
    on site contruction or in-
    stallation of
    the emission control
    equipment by July 1,
    1982;
    (iii)
    Complete on-site construction
    or installation of the emission
    control equipment by October
    1,
    1982.
    (2)
    Bulk Gasoline Plants, Bulk Gasoline Terminals,
    Petroleum Liquid Storage Tanks
    The owner of an emission source subject to
    the requirements
    of Rule 205(o)
    shall take
    the following actions:
    (A)
    Submit
    to the Agency a Compliance Pro-
    gram that meets
    the requirements
    of Rule
    104(b)(1) by the date specified
    in Rule
    1O4(g).
    (B)
    Award contracts for emission control
    systems or issue orders for the purchase
    of component parts by July 1,
    1980.
    (C)
    Initiate on site construction or instal-
    lation of the emission control
    system by
    January
    1,
    1981.
    (D)
    Complete on site construction or instal-
    lation of the emission control system
    and achieve final compliance by July 1,
    1981.

    —23—
    (3)
    Gasoline Dispensing Facilities
    Owners
    of gasoline dispensing facilities sub-
    ject to the requirements of Rule
    205(p)
    shall
    take the following actions:
    (A)
    Submit to the Agency a Compliance Program
    that meets the requirements
    of Rule
    104(b)(l) by the date specified in
    Rule
    104(g).
    (B)
    Achieve final compliance for 33 percent
    of all gasoline dispensing facilities
    owned by the owner by July 1,
    1980.
    (C)
    Achieve final compliance for 66 percent
    of all gasoline dispensing facilities
    owned by the owner by July 1,
    1981.
    (D)
    Achieve final compliance for
    100 percent
    of all gasoline dispensing facilities
    owned by the owner by July 1,
    1982.
    (n)
    Surface Coating
    (1)
    No owner or operator of a coating line shall
    cause
    or allow the emission of volatile
    organic material to exceed the following
    limitations on coating materials,
    excluding
    water,
    delivered to the coating applicator:
    kg/1( lb/gal)
    (A)
    Automobile or Light Duty
    Truck Manufacturing Plants
    (i)
    in Cook County
    Prime Coat
    0.14
    (1.2)i
    Prime Surfacer Coat 0.34
    (2.8)2
    Top Coat
    0.34
    (2.8)3
    Final Repair
    Coat
    0.58
    (4.8)
    (ii)
    In Boone County
    Prime Coat
    0.14
    (1.2)
    Prime Surfacer coat 0.34
    (2.8)4
    Top Coat
    0.34
    (2.8)
    Final Repair Coat
    0.58
    (4.8)
    (iii)
    in the remaining counties
    Prime Coat
    0.14
    (1.2)
    Prime Surfacer Coat 0.34
    (2.8)
    Top Coat
    0.34
    (2.8)
    Final Repair Coat
    0.58
    (4.8)
    35—97

    —24—
    (B)
    Can Coating
    (i)
    Sheet hasecoat and
    overvarnish
    0.34
    (2.8)
    (ii)
    Exterior basecoat and
    overvarnish
    0.34
    (2.8)
    (iii)
    Interior body spray coat 0.51
    (4.2)
    (iv)
    Exterior end coat
    0.51
    (4.2)
    (v)
    Side seam spray coat
    0.66
    (5.5)
    (vi)
    End sealing compound
    coat
    0.44
    (3.7)
    (C)
    Paper Coating
    0.35 (2.9)~
    (D)
    Coil Coating
    0.31
    (2.6)
    (E)
    Fabric Coating
    0.35
    (2.9)
    (F)
    Vinyl Coating
    0.45
    (3.8)
    (G)
    Metal
    Furniture Coating
    0.36
    (3.0)
    (H)
    Large Appliance Coating
    0.34
    (2.8)6
    (I)
    Magnet Wire Coating
    0.20
    (1.7)
    The limitation shall not apply if by December
    31,
    1982 a limitation of
    0.38 kg/I
    (3.2 lb/gal)
    is achieved
    and the prime surfacer coat is applied with a transfer
    efficiency of not less than 55 percent.
    2
    The limitation shall not apply if by December 31,
    1985 a limitation of 0.43 kg/l
    (3.6 lb/gal)
    is achieved
    and the top coat is applied with a transfer efficiency
    of not less than
    65 percent.
    The
    limitation shall not apply until December 31,
    1985.
    The limitation shall not apply if by December
    31,
    1984 a limitation of
    0.43 kg/l
    (3.6 lb/gal)
    is achieved
    and the top coat
    is applied with a transfer efficiency
    of not less than
    55 percent and by December 31,
    1986,
    the top coat is applied with a transfer efficiency of
    not less than 65 percent.
    The limitation shall not apply to equipment used for
    both printing and paper coating.

    —25—
    6
    The
    limitation shall not apply to the use of quick-
    drying lacquers for repair of scratches and nicks that
    occur during assembly, provided that the volume of
    coating does not exceed 0.95
    liters
    (1 quart)
    in any
    one eight-hour period.
    (2)
    Alternative Compliance
    Owners or operators of coating
    lines subject
    to Rule 205(n)(1) may comply with this sub-
    paragraph
    (n)(2),
    rather than with Rule 205
    (n)(1).
    Emissions of volatile organic material
    from sources subject to Rule 205(n)(1), are
    allowable,
    notwithstanding
    the limitations
    in
    Rule 205(n) (1), if such emissions are controlled
    by one of the following methods:
    (A)
    an afterburner system,
    provided that 75
    percent of the emissions from the coating
    line and
    90 percent of the nonmethane
    volatile organic material
    (measured as
    total combustible carbon) which enters
    the afterburner are oxidized to carbon
    dioxide and water; or
    (B)
    a system demonstrated to have control
    efficiency equivalent to or greater than
    that provided under the applicable pro-
    vision of Rule 205(n)(1) or Rule 205(n)
    (2)(A),
    as approved by the Agency.
    (3)
    Exemptions
    The limitations
    of Rule 205(n) shall not
    apply to:
    (A)
    Coating plants whose emissions of volatile
    organic material
    as limited by the
    operating permit will not exceed 25 tons
    per year,
    in the absence of air pollution
    control equipment;
    or
    (B)
    sources used exclusively for chemical or
    physical analysis or determination of
    product quality and commercial acceptance
    provided that:
    (i)
    the operation of the source is not
    an integral part of the production
    process;
    (ii)
    the emissions from the source do
    not exceed 363 kilograms
    (800
    pounds)
    in any calendar month;
    and,
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    (iii)
    the exemption is approved in writing
    by the Agency.
    (4)
    Internal Offsets
    (A)
    After December 31,
    1982,
    no person shall
    cause or allow the emission of volatile
    organic material
    fron any coating line
    to exceed any limitation contained in
    Rule 205(n)(1)
    unles’s the combined
    actual emission rate
    (EA
    )
    from all
    coating
    lines at the coa~Tngplant, but
    not including coating lines or other
    sources constructed or modified after
    July
    1,
    1979,
    is
    less than or equal
    to
    the combined allowable emission rate
    (E
    )
    as determined by the following
    eq~hons:
    in
    n
    EALL
    (A.B.).
    j=1
    i=1
    in
    n
    EACT
    (C.B.
    (1
    -
    j=1
    i=1
    where
    =
    the allowable emission rate from
    the coating plant
    in kilograms per day
    (pounds per day).
    A.
    =
    the allowable emission rate for
    e~chcoating pursuant to Rule 205(n)(l)
    in kilograms per liter
    (pounds per
    gallon)
    of coating,
    excluding water,
    delivered to the coating applicator.
    B.
    =
    the volume of each coating in
    lJters per day (gallons per day),
    excluding water, delivered to the
    coating applicator.
    m
    =
    the number of coating lines included
    in the combined emission rate.

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    n
    =
    the number of types of coatings
    delivered to the coating applicator.
    E
    =
    the actual emission rate from the
    c~~ingplant
    in kilograms per day
    (pounds per day).
    C.
    =
    the weight of volatile organic
    m~terialper volume of coating
    in kg/l
    (lb/gal)
    for each coating applied.
    D.
    =
    the control efficiency by which
    ethissions of volatile organic material
    from the coating
    are reduced through
    the use of control equipment.
    (B)
    The owner or operator of the coating
    plant shall maintain records of the
    quantity and solvent content of each
    coating applied and the line to which it
    is applied in such a manner so as to
    assure compliance with EALL.
    (C)
    Except for sources subject to Rule
    205(f),
    credits for offsets from sources
    at the coating plant that are subject to
    Rule
    205, other than coating lines, may
    be given, but only to the extent that
    they represent reductions from the
    allowable emission limits for such
    sources contained in either Rule 205,
    or
    any existing operating permit, whichever
    limit is
    less.
    (5)
    Testing Methods
    (A)
    The following methods of analyzing the
    solvent content of coatings,
    as revised
    from time to time,
    or any other equiva-
    lent procedure approved by the Agency,
    shall be used as applicable:
    (i)
    ASTM D 1644—59 Method A
    (ii)
    ASTM D 1475—60
    (iii)
    ASTM D 2369—73
    (iv)
    Federal Standard 141a, Method 4082.1
    (B)
    Transfer efficiency shall be determined
    by a method, procedure or standard ap-
    proved by the United States Environmen-
    tal Protection Agency (USEPA), under the
    applicable New Source Performance Stan—

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    dard or until
    such time as USEPA has
    approved and published such
    a method,
    procedure or standard,
    by any appropriate
    method,
    procedure or standard approved
    by the Agency.
    (6)
    No coating line subject to the limitations of
    Rule 205(n) (1)
    is required to meet Rule
    205(f)
    after the date by which the coating
    line is required to meet Rule 205(n)(1).
    (o)
    Bulk Gasoline Plants,
    Bulk Gasoline Terminals,
    and
    Petroleum Liquid Storage Tanks
    (1)
    Bulk Gasoline Plants
    (A)
    Subject to Rule 205(o)(1)(F), no person
    may cause or allow the transfer of gaso-
    line from a delivery vessel
    into a sta-
    tionary storage tank located at a bulk
    gasoline plant unless:
    (1)
    the delivery vessel and the stationary
    storage tank are each equipped with
    a vapor balance system that meets
    the requirements of Rule 205(o)(1)(C);
    (2)
    each vapor balance system
    is operating;
    (3)
    delivery vessel hatches are closed
    at
    all times during loading opera-
    tions,
    unless a top loading vapor
    recovery system is used;
    (4)
    the pressure relief valve(s) on the
    stationary storage tank and the
    delivery vessel are set to release
    at no less than 0.7 psi or the
    highest pressure allowed by the
    state or local
    fire codes or the
    guidelines of the National Fire
    Prevention Association;
    and
    (5)
    the stationary storage tank is
    equipped with a submerged loading
    pipe.
    (B)
    Subject to Rule 205(o)(1)(G),
    no person
    may cause or allow the transfer of gaso-
    line from
    a stationary storage tank
    located at a bulk gasoline plant into a
    delivery vessel unless:

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    (1)
    the requirements set forth
    in Rule
    205(o)(1)(A)
    (l)—(4)
    are met; and
    (2)
    equipment is available at the bulk
    gasoline plant to provide for the
    submerged filling of the delivery
    vessel
    or the delivery vessel
    is
    equipped for bottom loading.
    (C)
    A vapor balance system
    shall include the
    following components:
    (1)
    a vapor space connection on the
    stationary storage tank that
    is
    equipped with fittings which are
    vapor tight;
    (2)
    a connecting pipe or hose that is
    equipped with fittings which are
    vapor tight;
    and
    (3)
    a vapor space connection on the
    delivery vessel that is equipped
    with fittings which are vapor
    tight.
    (D)
    Subject to Rule 205(o)(1)(F), each owner
    of a stationary
    storage tank located at
    a bulk gasoline plant shall:
    (1)
    equip each stationary storage tank
    with a vapor control
    system that
    meets the requirements of Rule
    205(o)(1)(A)
    or
    (B), whichever is
    applicable;
    (2)
    provide instructions to the operator
    of the bulk gasoline plant describing
    necessary maintenance operations
    and procedures
    for prompt notification
    of the owner in case of any malfunction
    of a vapor control system;
    and
    (3)
    repair, replace or modify any worn
    out or malfunctioning component or
    element of design.
    (E)
    Subject
    to Rule 205(o)(1)(F), each
    operator of a bulk gasoline plant shall:
    (1)
    maintain and operate each vapor
    control
    system in accordance with
    the owner’s instructions;

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    (2)
    promptly notify the owner of any
    scheduled maintenance or malfunction
    requiring replacement or repair of
    a major component of a vapor control
    system;
    and
    (3)
    maintain gauges,
    meters,
    or other
    specified testing devices
    in proper
    working order.
    (F)
    The requirements of Rule 205(o)(1)(A),
    (D)
    and
    (E)
    shall not apply to:
    (1)
    any stationary storage tank with a
    capacity of less than 575 gallons;
    or
    (2)
    any bulk gasoline plant whose
    annual gasoline throughput
    is less
    than 350,000 gallons
    as averaged
    over the preceding
    3 calendar
    years.
    (G)
    The requirements
    of Rule 205(o)(1)(B)
    shall only apply to bulk gasoline plants:
    (1)
    that have an annual gasoline throughput
    greater than or equal
    to 1,000,000
    gallons, as averaged over the
    preceding
    3 calendar years;
    and
    (2)
    that either distribute gasoline to
    gasoline dispensing facilities sub-
    ject to the requirements of Rule
    2O5(p)(l)(13)
    or that are located
    in
    the following counties:
    Boone,
    Cook,
    DuPage, Kane,
    Lake,
    Madison,
    McHenry,
    Peoria, Rock Island,
    St.
    Clair, Tazewell, Will or Winnebago.
    (2)
    Bulk Gasoline Terminals
    (A)
    No person may cause or allow the transfer
    of gasoline into any delivery vessel
    from any bulk gasoline terminal unless:
    (1)
    the bulk gasoline terminal
    is
    equipped with a vapor control
    system that limits emissions of
    organic material to
    80 milligrams
    per liter
    (0.00067 pounds per
    gallon) of gasoline
    loaded;

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    (2)
    the vapor control system is operating
    and all vapors displaced in the
    loading of gasoline to the delivery
    vessel are vented only to the vapor
    control system;
    (3)
    there is no liquid drainage from
    the
    loading device when it is not
    in use;
    and
    (4)
    all
    loading and vapor return lines
    are equipped with fittings which
    are vapor tight.
    (B)
    Emissions of organic material
    from bulk
    gasoline terminals shall be determined
    by the procedure described in EPA—450/
    2—77-026, Appendix
    A,
    as revised from
    time to time, or by any other equivalent
    procedure approved by the Agency.
    (3)
    Petroleum Liquid Storage Tanks
    (A)
    The requirements of Rule 205(o)(3)(B)
    shall
    not apply to any stationary storage
    tank:
    (1)
    equipped before January
    1,
    1979
    with one of the vapor loss control
    devices specified in Rule 205(a)(2);
    (2)
    With a capacity of less than 40,000
    gallons;
    (3)
    with a capacity of less than 442,675
    gallons
    (1,600,000
    liters) used to
    store produced crude oil and condensate
    prior to custody transfer;
    (4)
    with a capacity of less than 9000
    barrels (378,000 gallons)
    if used
    to store crude oil
    or condensate
    in
    crude oil gathering;
    (5)
    subject to new source performance
    standards
    for storage vessels of
    petroleum liquid
    (40 C.F.R. Part
    60,
    Subpart K);
    or
    (6)
    in which volatile petroleum liquid
    is not stored.
    (B)
    Subject to Rule 205(o)(3)(A) no owner
    or
    operator of a stationary storage tank
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    —32—
    shall cause or allow the storage of any
    volatile petroleum liquid in the tank
    unless:
    (1)
    the tank is equipped with one of
    the vapor loss control devices
    specified in Rule 205(a)(2);
    (2)
    there are no visible holes,
    tears,
    or other defects
    in the seal or any
    seal fabric or material
    of any
    floating roof;
    (3)
    all openings
    of any floating roof
    deck,
    except stub drains,
    are
    equipped with covers,
    lids,
    or
    seals such that:
    (i)
    the cover,
    lid or seal
    is in
    the closed position at all
    times except when petroleum
    liquid is transferred to or
    from the tank;
    (ii)
    automatic bleeder vents are
    closed at all times except
    when the roof is floated off
    or landed on the roof
    leg
    supports;
    and
    (iii)
    rim vents,
    if provided, are
    set
    to open when the roof
    is
    being floated off the roof leg
    supports or
    at the manufacturer’s
    recommended setting;
    (4)
    routine inspections
    of floating
    roof seals are conducted through
    roof hatches once every six months;
    (5)
    a complete inspection of the cover
    and seal of any floating roof tank
    is made whenever the tank
    is emptied
    for reasons other than the transfer
    of petroleum liquid during the
    normal operation of the tank,
    or
    whenever repairs are made
    as a
    result of any semi—annual
    inspection
    or incidence of roof damage or
    defect;
    and
    (6)
    a record of the results of each
    inspection conducted under paragraph
    (B)(4)
    or
    (B)(5)
    of this subsection
    is maintained.
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    106

    —33—
    (p)
    Gasoline Dispensing Facility
    (1)
    Subject to Rule 205(p)(2),
    no person shall
    cause or allow the transfer of gasoline from
    any delivery vessel into any stationary
    storage tank at a gasoline dispensing facility
    unless:
    (A)
    the tank is equipped with a submerged
    loading pipe; and
    (B)
    the vapors displaced from the storage
    tank during filling are processed by
    a
    vapor control system that includes one
    or more of the following:
    (1)
    a vapor balance system that meets
    the requirements of Rule 2O5(p)(6);
    or
    (2)
    a refrigeration—condensation
    system
    or any other
    system approved by the
    Agency that recovers at least
    90
    percent by weight of all vaporized
    organic material from the equipment
    being controlled.
    (2)
    The requirements of Rule
    205(p)(1)(B)
    shall
    not apply to transfers of gasoline to a
    stationary storage tank at a gasoline dispensing
    facility if:
    (A)
    the tank is equipped with
    a floating
    roof or other system of equal
    or better
    emission control
    as approved by the
    Agency;
    (B)
    the tank has a capacity of less than
    2000 gallons and is in place and operating
    before January 1,
    1979;
    (C)
    the tank has a capacity of
    less than 575
    gallons;
    or
    (D)
    the tank is not located in any of the
    following counties:
    Boone, Cook,
    DuPage,
    Kane, Lake,
    Madison,
    McHenry,
    Peoria,
    Rock Island,
    St. Clair,
    Tazewell, Will,
    or Winnebago.
    (3)
    Subject to Rule 2O5(p)(2), each owner of a
    gasoline dispensing facility shall:
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    —34—
    (A)
    install all control systems and make all
    process modifications required by Rule
    205(p) (1);
    (B)
    provide instructions to the operator of
    the gasoline dispensing facility descri-
    bing necessary maintenance operations
    and procedures for prompt notification
    of the owner in case of any malfunction
    of a vapor control
    system;
    and
    (C)
    repair,
    replace or modify any worn out
    or malfunctioning component or element
    of design.
    (4)
    Subject to Rule 2O5(p)(2),
    each operator of a
    gasoline dispensing facility shall:
    (A)
    maintain and operate each vapor control
    system in accordance with
    the owner’s
    instructions;
    (B)
    promptly notify the owner of any scheduled
    maintenance or malfunction requiring
    replacement or repair of
    a major component
    of a vapor control system;
    and
    (C)
    maintain gauges, meters,
    or other speci-
    fied testing devices
    in proper working
    order.
    (5)
    Any
    delivery vessel equipped for vapor recovery
    by
    use of
    a vapor control system shall be
    designed and maintained to be vapor tight
    at
    all times during normal operations and shall
    not he
    refilled
    in Illinois at other than:
    (A)
    a bulk gasoline terminal that complies
    with
    the requirements
    of Rule 205(o)(2);
    or
    (B)
    a bulk gasoline plant that complies with
    the requirements
    of Rule 205(o)(1)(B).
    (6)
    A vapor balance system shall include the
    following components:
    (A)
    a vapor space connection on the stationary
    storage tank that
    is equipped with
    fittings which are vapor tight;
    (B)
    a connecting pipe or hose that
    is equipped
    with fittings which are vapor tight and
    equipment that ensures that the pipe or
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    ns

    —35—
    hose
    is connected before gasoline can be
    transferred;
    and
    (C)
    a vapor space connection on the delivery
    vessel that is equipped with fittings
    which are vapor tight.
    (q)
    Cutback Asphalt.
    After December
    31,
    1980, no per-
    son shall cause or allow the use or application of
    cutback asphalt for paving,
    resurfacing, recondi-
    tioning, repairing,
    or otherwise maintaining a
    roadway unless:
    (1)
    the use or application of the cutback asphalt
    commences on or after October 1st of any year
    and such use or application is completed by
    April
    30th of the following year; or
    (2)
    the cutback asphalt is a long-life stockpile
    material which remains in stock after April
    30th of each year and as such it may be used
    until depleted for patching potholes and for
    other similar repair work;
    or
    (3)
    the cutback asphalt is to he
    used solely as
    an asphalt prime
    coat.
    (r)
    Operation of Oil Fired and Natural Gas Fired
    Afterburners.
    The operation of any oil fired or
    natural
    gas fired afterburner and capture system
    used to comply with Rule 205 or any section thereof
    is not required during
    the
    period of November
    1 of
    any year
    to April
    1 of the following year provided
    that:
    (1)
    the operation of such devices
    is not required
    for purposes of occupational safety or health,
    or for the control of toxic substances, odor
    nuisances or other regulated pollutants;
    and
    (2)
    such devices are operated for the duration of
    any period for which an Ozone Advisory, Alert
    or Emergency has been declared pursuant to
    Part IV:
    Episodes of the Air Pollution
    Control Regulations.
    The Board hereby retains jurisdiction
    in this proceeding.
    In the event that changes become necessary for Federal approval
    of the Illinois implementation plan or to clarify the Board’s
    intent, the proceeding will he
    reopened.
    This Order may be
    construed as a final action for purposes of judicial review
    under Sections
    29 and 41 of the Act.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
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    ~q

    —36—
    Messrs.
    Young and Werner dissent.
    I, Christan L.
    Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
    Control ~3oard, hereb
    ce tify the above Order was adopted on
    the
    ~
    day of
    _______________,
    1979 by a vote of
    .3..~
    (ih~LQ
    ‘i
    ~
    C
    ristan
    L.
    Moffett,
    k
    Illinois Pollution Co
    rol Board
    35—110

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