March 1, 2007 - On March 1, 2007, the Illinois Pollution Control Board sent to second notice a proposal to amend the volatile organic material (VOM) rules for the Chicago and Metro-East ozone nonattainment areas. The amendments would allow for the use of add-on controls as a compliance option for operations using cold cleaning solvent degreasing. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency filed the rulemaking proposal entitled In the Matter of: Organic Material Emission Standards and Limitations for the Chicago and Metro-East Areas: Proposed Amendments to 35 Ill. Code 218 and 219 (R06-21) on December 22, 2005. Also included in the first-notice proposal are amendments to the “paper coating” note at Appendix H in Parts 218 and 219.
Board Sends to Second Notice Amendments to Volatile Organic Material Rules
On March 1, 2007, the Illinois Pollution Control Board sent to second notice a proposalto amend the volatile organic material (VOM) rules for the Chicago and Metro-Eastozone nonattainment areas.
The Board adopted first notice rules on September 21, 2006.
The proposal would set control requirements for add-on controls at Section
218.182(c)(4).
Subsection (c)(4)(A) would require sources using solvents with vapor
pressures greater than 1.0 mmHg but less than 56 mmHg to control their emissions to anoverall capture and control efficiency of no less than 95 %.
At subsection (c)(4)(B), the
requirements for e...
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