April 19, 2007 - The Illinois Pollution Control Board, on April 19, 2007, sent to final notice a proposal amending the volatile organic material (VOM) rules for the Chicago and Metro-East ozone nonattainment areas. The amendments 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, are amendments to the “paper coating” note at Appendix H in Parts 218 and 219.
Board Adopts Final Notice Amendments to Volatile Organic Material Rules
The Illinois Pollution Control Board, on April 19, 2007, sent to final notice a proposalamending 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 amendments set control requirements for add-on controls at Section 218.182(c)(4).
Subsection (c)(4)(A) requires sources using solvents with vapor pressures greater than 1.0
mmHg but less than 56 mmHg to control their emissions to an overall capture and controlefficiency of no less than 95 percent.
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