N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-16.15

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 7:27-16.15 - Miscellaneous metal and plastic parts coatings

(a) This section applies to all source operations at a facility whose cumulative actual VOC emissions exceed 2.7 tons during any consecutive 12-month period from all miscellaneous metal and plastic parts surface coating operations, including related cleaning activities, but does not apply to a surface coating operation that uses exclusively powder coating.

(b) The owner or operator of a commercial pleasure craft surface coating operation to which this section applies shall ensure that:

1. The pleasure craft surface coating operation complies with the following VOC emission standard:

i. The VOC content of any surface coating formulation as applied, excluding repair or touch-up coatings, does not exceed the applicable maximum allowable VOC content specified in Table 15A;

ii. The pleasure craft surface coating operation is served by a VOC control apparatus that has an overall control efficiency of at least 90 percent; or

iii. The pleasure craft surface coating operation is served by a VOC control apparatus that has a minimum overall control efficiency as determined by Equation 15A using the applicable coating category in Table 15A.

2. A pleasure craft surface coating operation complying with (b)1i or iii above, except an extreme high gloss coating (craft) operation, shall use one or more of the following application methods at all times and shall not use any other application method:

i. Metal and plastic parts application methods; or

ii. Another coating application method capable of achieving a transfer efficiency equivalent to or better than that achieved by HVLP spraying and approved by the EPA.

EQUATION 15A:

OCE = [1 - [(VOC)#[c] * (V[n])[a] /(VOC)[a] * (V[n])[c]]]* 100

Where:

OCE = overall control efficiency;

(VOC)[c] = maximum allowable VOC content per volume of coating (pound per gallon or kilogram per liter), minus water and exempt organic substances, for the applicable coating category in Table 15A, 15B, 15C, or 15D;

(VOC)[a] = VOC content per volume of coating (pound per gallon or kilogram per liter), minus water and exempt organic substances, as applied;

(V[n])[c] = the volumetric fraction of solids (expressed as gallon of solids per gallon of coating or liter of solids per liter of coating) minus water and exempt organic substances, for the applicable coating category in Table 15A, 15B, 15C, or 15D, and expressed as 1 - (V[v])[c];

(V[v])[c] = is the volumetric fraction of VOC (expressed as gallon of VOC per gallon of coating or liter of VOC per liter of coating) minus water and exempt organic substances for the applicable coating category in Table 15A, 15B, 15C, or 15D, and expressed as [(VOC)#[c]/d[VOC])];

(V[n])[a] = the volumetric fraction of solids (expressed as gallon of solids per gallon of coating or liter of solids per liter of coating) minus water and exempt organic substances as applied, and expressed as 1 - (V[v])[a];

(V[v])[a] = is the volumetric fraction of VOC (expressed as gallon of VOC per gallon of coating or liter of VOC per liter of coating) minus water and exempt organic substances as applied, and expressed as [(VOC)#[a]/d[VOC])]; and

d[VOC] = the density (expressed as pound per gallon or kilogram per liter) of the VOC as applied minus water and exempt organic substances.

Table 15A

PLEASURE CRAFT SURFACE COATING FORMULATION VOC

CONTENT LIMITS

Maximum Allowable VOC Content per Volume of Coating (minus water and exempt organic substances)
Coating Category	Pounds per gallon	Kilograms per liter
Extreme high gloss topcoat (craft)	5.0	0.60
High gloss topcoat (craft)	3.5	0.42
Pre-treatment wash primer	6.5	0.78
Finish primer/surfacer	3.5	0.42
High build primer/surfacer	2.8	0.34
Aluminum substrate antifoulant coating	4.7	0.56
Other substrate antifoulant coating	3.3	0.40
Antifouling sealer/tiecoat	3.5	0.42
All other pleasure craft surface coating formulations	3.5	0.42

(c) Except as set forth in (c)3 below, the owner or operator of a metal parts and products surface coating operation to which this section applies shall ensure that:

1. The metal parts and products surface coating operation complies with the following VOC emission standard:

i. The VOC content of any surface coating formulation, as applied, does not exceed the applicable maximum allowable VOC content, if any, specified in Table 15B;

ii. The metal parts and products surface coating operation is served by a VOC control apparatus that has an overall control efficiency of at least 90 percent; or

iii. The metal parts and products surface coating operation is served by a VOC control apparatus that has a minimum overall control efficiency as determined by Equation 15A above using the applicable coating category in Table 15B.

2. The metal parts and products surface coating operation, except touch-up coatings, repair coatings, or textured finishes, complying with (c)1i or iii above, shall use one or more of the following application methods at all times and shall not use any other application method:

i. A metal and plastic parts application method; or

ii. Another coating application method capable of achieving a transfer efficiency equivalent to or better than that achieved by HVLP spraying and approved by the EPA.

3. The provisions of (c)1 and 2 above do not apply to the following metal parts and products surface coating operations:

i. Stencil coatings (metal and plastic);

ii. Safety-indicating coatings;

iii. Solid-film lubricants;

iv. Electric-insulating and thermal-conducting coatings;

v. Flexible or rigid magnetic data storage disc coatings;

vi. Plastic extruded onto metal parts to form a coating; and

vii. Any military specification coating that has been formulated to meet a higher, less stringent VOC content limit than the maximum allowable for the coating, as identified at Table 15B.

Table 15B METAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS VOC CONTENT LIMITS

Coating Category	Maximum Allowable VOC Content per Volume of Coating (minus water and exempt organic substances)
Air-Dried Coating		Baked Coating
Pounds per gallon	Kilograms per liter	Pounds per gallon	Kilograms per liter
General, one-component coating	2.8	0.34	2.3	0.28
General, multi-component coating	2.8	0.34	2.3	0.28
Camouflage coating	3.5	0.42	3.5	0.42
Electric-insulating varnish	3.5	0.42	3.5	0.42
Etching filler	3.5	0.42	3.5	0.42
Extreme high gloss coating (metal)	3.5	0.42	3.0	0.36
Extreme performance coating	3.5	0.42	3.0	0.36
Heat-resistant coating	3.5	0.42	3.0	0.36
High performance architectural coating	6.2	0.74	6.2	0.74
High-temperature coating	3.5	0.42	3.5	0.42
Metallic coating	3.5	0.42	3.5	0.42
Military specification coating	2.8	0.34	2.3	0.28
Mold-seal coating	3.5	0.42	3.5	0.42
Pan-backing coating	3.5	0.42	3.5	0.42
Prefabricated architectural multi-component coating	3.5	0.42	2.3	0.28
Prefabricated architectural one-component coating	3.5	0.42	2.3	0.28
Pretreatment coating	3.5	0.42	3.5	0.42
Repair and touch-up coating	3.5	0.42	3.0	0.36
Silicone-release coating	3.5	0.42	3.5	0.42
Solar-absorbent coating	3.5	0.42	3.0	0.36
Vacuum-metalizing (metal and plastic)	3.5	0.42	3.5	0.42
Drum coating, new, exterior	2.8	0.34	2.8	0.34
Drum coating, new, interior	3.5	0.42	3.5	0.42
Drum coating, reconditioned, exterior	3.5	0.42	3.5	0.42
Drum coating, reconditioned, interior	4.2	0.5	4.2	0.50

(d) Except as set forth in (d)3 below, the owner or operator of a plastic parts and products surface coating operation to which this section applies shall ensure that:

1. The plastic parts and products surface coating operation complies with the following VOC emission standard:

i. The VOC content of a surface coating formulation, as applied, does not exceed the applicable maximum allowable VOC content, if any, specified in Table 15C;

ii. The plastic parts and products surface coating operation is served by a VOC control apparatus that has an overall control efficiency of at least 90 percent; or

iii. The plastic parts and products surface coating operation is served by a VOC control apparatus that has a minimum overall control efficiency as determined by Equation 15A above using the applicable coating category in Table 15C.

2. The plastic parts and products surface coating operation, except an airbrush operation using five gallons or less per 12-month period of coating, complying with (d)1i or iii above, shall use one or more of the following application methods at all times and shall not use any other application method:

i. A metal and plastic parts application method; or

ii. Another coating application method capable of achieving a transfer efficiency equivalent to or better than that achieved by HVLP spraying and approved by the EPA.

3. The provisions of (d)1 above do not apply to the following plastic parts and products surface coating operations:

i. Touch-up and repair coatings;

ii. Stencil coats (automotive/transportation) applied on clear or translucent substrates;

iii. Clear or translucent coatings;

iv. Coatings applied at a paint-manufacturing facility while conducting performance tests on the coatings;

v. An individual coating category used in volumes of less than 50 gallons in any 12-month period if substitute compliant coatings are not available, provided that the total usage of all such coatings does not exceed 200 gallons per year, per facility;

vi. Reflective coating applied to highway cones;

vii. Mask coatings that are less than 0.5 millimeter thick (dried) and the area coated is less than 25 square inches;

viii. EMI/RFI shielding coatings; and

ix. Heparin-benzalkonium chloride (HBAC)-containing coatings applied to medical devices, provided that the total usage of all such coatings does not exceed 100 gallons per year per facility.

TABLE 15C

PLASTIC PARTS AND PRODUCTS SURFACE COATING

FORMULATION VOC CONTENT LIMITS

Maximum Allowable VOC Content per Volume of Coating (minus water and exempt organic substances)
Coating Category	Pounds per gallon	Kilograms per liter
General, one-component	2.3	0.28
General, multi-component	3.5	0.42
Electric-dissipating coating	6.7	0.80
and shock-free coating
Extreme performance	3.5 (two-pack coatings)	0.42 (two-pack coatings)
Metallic coating	3.5	0.42
Military specification coating	2.8 (one-pack), 3.5 (two-pack)	0.34 (one-pack), 0.42 (two-pack)
Mold-seal coating	6.3	0.76
Multi-colored coatings	5.7	0.68
Optical coatings	6.7	0.80
Vacuum-metalizing (metal and plastic)	6.7	0.80

(e) Except as set forth in (e)3 below, the owner or operator of an automotive/transportation or business machine plastic parts and products surface coating operation to which this section applies shall ensure that:

1. The automotive/transportation and business machine plastic parts and products surface coating operation complies with the following VOC emission standard:

i. The VOC content of a surface coating formulation, as applied, and excluding repair and touch-up coatings, does not exceed the applicable maximum allowable VOC content, if any, specified in Table 15D;

ii. The automotive/transportation and business machine plastic parts and products surface coating operation is served by a VOC control apparatus that has an overall control efficiency of at least 90 percent; or

iii. The automotive/transportation and business machine plastic parts and products surface coating operation is served by a VOC control apparatus that has a minimum overall control efficiency as determined by Equation 15A above using the applicable coating category in Table 15D.

2. The automotive/transportation or business machine plastic parts and products surface coating operation, complying with (e)1i or iii above, shall use one or more of the following application methods at all times and shall not use any other application method:

i. A metal and plastic parts application method; or

ii. Another coating application method capable of achieving a transfer efficiency equivalent to or better than that achieved by HVLP spraying and approved by the EPA.

3. The provisions of (e)1 above do not apply to the following automotive/transportation and business machine plastic parts and products surface coating operations:

i. Texture coatings;

ii. Vacuum metalizing (automotive/transportation) coatings;

iii. Gloss reducers (applied at a thickness of no more than 0.5 mils of coating solid);

iv. Texture topcoats;

v. Adhesion primers;

vi. Electrostatic prep coatings;

vii. Resist coatings; and

viii. Stencil coats (automotive/transportation).

TABLE 15D

AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION AND BUSINESS MACHINE

PLASTIC PARTS AND PRODUCTS SURFACE COATING

FORMULATION VOC CONTENT LIMITS

Maximum A Content per V (minus wat organic	llowable VOC olume of Coating er and exempt substances)
Coating Category	Pounds per gallon	Kilograms per liter
Automotive/transportation coatings1:
High bake coatings--interior and exterior parts
Flexible coating primer	4.5	0.54
Non-flexible coating primer	3.5	0.42
Base coats	4.3	0.52
Clear coating (plastic)	4.0	0.48
Non-basecoat/clear coating (plastic)	4.3	0.52
Automotive/transportation coatings1:
Low bake/air-dried coatings--exterior parts
Primers	4.8	0.58
Basecoat	5.0	0.60
Clear coating (plastic)	4.5	0.54
Non-basecoat/clear coating (plastic)	5.0	0.60
Automotive/transportation coatings1:
Low bake/air-dried coatings--interior parts	5.0	0.60
Automotive/transportation coatings1:
Touch-up and repair coatings	5.2	0.62
Business machine coatings
Primers	2.9	0.35
Topcoat	2.9	0.35
Texture coat	2.9	0.35
Fog coat (Applied at a thickness no	2.2	0.26
more than 0.5 mils of coating solids)
Touch-up and repair	2.9	0.35

1 For red, yellow, and black automotive coatings, except touch-up and repair coatings, the limit shall be determined by multiplying the appropriate limit in Table 15D by 1.15.

(f) The owner or operator of a motor vehicle material surface coating operation to which this section applies shall ensure that:

1. The motor vehicle material surface coating operation complies with the following VOC emission standard:

i. The VOC content of a surface coating formulation, as applied, does not exceed the applicable maximum allowable VOC content, if any, specified in Table 15E; or

ii. The motor vehicle material surface coating operation is served by a VOC control apparatus that has an overall control efficiency of at least 90 percent.

2. The motor vehicle materials surface coating operation, complying with (f)1i above shall use one or more of the following application methods at all times and shall not use any other application method:

i. A metal and plastic parts application method; or

ii. Another coating application method capable of achieving a transfer efficiency equivalent to or better than that achieved by HVLP spraying and approved by the EPA.

TABLE 15E

MOTOR VEHICLE MATERIALS SURFACE COATING

FORMULATION VOC CONTENT LIMITS

Maximum Allowable VOC Content per Volume of Coating (minus water and exempt organic substances)
Coating Category	Pounds per gallon	Kilograms per liter
Motor vehicle cavity wax	5.4	0.65
Motor vehicle sealer	5.4	0.65
Motor vehicle deadener	5.4	0.65
Motor vehicle gasket/gasket sealing material	1.7	0.20
Motor vehicle underbody coating	5.4	0.65
Motor vehicle trunk interior coating	5.4	0.65
Motor vehicle bedliner	1.7	0.20
Motor vehicle lubricating wax/compound	5.8	0.70

(g) The owner or operator of a facility with a metal or plastic parts and products surface coating operation to which this section applies shall implement the following best management practices at the facility, and shall record and maintain on site the documentation of these best management practices, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.22:

1. Each container of VOC-containing coating, thinner, cleaning materials, or used shop towels shall have a cover that is closed, except when in use or when material is being added to or removed from the container, which shall prevent the contents from coming in contact with and being exposed to the atmosphere;

2. A mixing vessel that contains any VOC-containing material shall have a cover that is closed, except when in use or when materials are being added to or removed from the vessel;

3. All VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and cleaning materials shall be conveyed in closed containers or pipes, which shall prevent the contents from coming in contact with and being exposed to the atmosphere; and

4. All spills of VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and cleaning materials shall be cleaned up immediately.

(h) The owner or operator of a surface coating operation implementing (b)1i, (c)1i, (d)1i, (e)1i, or (f)1i above, shall maintain records of the VOC content of each surface coating formulation as applied, as follows:

1. Pounds of VOC per gallon of coating or kilograms of VOC per liter of coating;

2. The daily volume of each surface coating formulation applied; and

3. The calculations performed pursuant to (j) below.

(i) The owner or operator of a surface coating operation implementing (b)1ii, (c)1ii, (d)1ii, or (e)1ii above, shall maintain records as follows:

1. All of the values used in Equation 15A to determine the overall control efficiency;

2. The calculated overall control efficiency;

3. The daily volume of each surface coating formulation applied; and

4. The calculations performed pursuant to (j) below.

(j) For the purpose of determining compliance with the limits set forth in (b)1, (c)1, (d)1, (e)1, and (f)1 above, the VOC content of a coating applied, or to be applied, shall be calculated in accordance with Equation 15B below. For purposes of Equation 15B, the method for determining the VOC content of a given coating shall be Method 24 of Appendix A at 40 CFR Part 60, incorporated herein by reference. The owner or operator may use an alternative method for determining compliance (for example, quality assurance checks, recordkeeping, standard formulation sheets, or safety data sheets); however, if there are any inconsistencies between the results of Method 24 and the alternative method, the Method 24 test results shall govern.

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Where:

VOC = The VOC content of a given coating, in pounds per gallon (lbs/gal) or kilograms per liter (kg/l), as applicable;

W[v] = Mass of total volatiles, in pounds or kilograms, as applicable;

W[a] = Mass of total VOC in additives or other materials that are added to the coating prior to its application, in pounds or kilograms, as applicable;

W[w] = Mass of the water in coating (if any), in pounds or kilograms, as applicable;

W[n] = Mass of any non-VOC solvent in the coating, in pounds or kilograms, as applicable;

V = Volume of coating, in gallons or liters, as applicable;

V[a] = Volume of VOC-containing additives or other materials that are added to the coating prior to its application, in gallons or liters, as applicable;

V[w] = Volume of the water in coating (if any), in gallons or liters, as applicable; and

V[n] = Volume of any non-VOC solvent in the coating, in gallons or liters, as applicable.

(k) The owner or operator of a source operation that has a thermal oxidizer used to control the emission of VOCs shall maintain records in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.16(g)2.

(l) The owner or operator of a source operation that has a control apparatus using carbon or other adsorptive material used to control the emission of VOCs shall maintain records in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.16(g)3.

(m) The owner or operator of a source operation that is exempt from the VOC limitations pursuant to (c)3, (d)3, and (e)3 above shall maintain records that demonstrate that the source operation qualifies for the exemption.

(n) The owner or operator of a source operation to which this section applies shall, upon the request of the Department, record any other operating parameter relevant to the prevention or control of air contaminant emissions from the miscellaneous metal and plastic parts coatings or control apparatus, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.22.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-16.15

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 3518(a), effective 11/6/2017