250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-120-05-51.6

Current through December 26, 2024

Section 250-RICR-120-05-51.6 - Applicability

A. The provisions of this Regulation apply to the owner or operator of a fiberglass boat manufacturing facility with total actual VOC emissions from fiberglass boat manufacturing, before controls, greater than or equal to 2.7 tons per rolling twelve (12)-month period from:

1. Open molding resin and gel coat operations, including pigmented gel coat, clear gel coat, production resin, tooling gel coat and tooling resin;

2. Resin and gel coat mixing operations; and

3. Resin and gel coat application cleaning operations.

B. This Regulation shall not apply to:

1. Any facility that solely manufactures parts of boats, such as hatches, seats, or lockers, or boat trailers, and does not manufacture hulls or decks of boats from fiberglass or build molds to make fiberglass boat hulls or decks;

2. Non-gel coat or resin surface coatings applied to fiberglass and/or metal recreational boats (pleasure crafts);

3. Industrial adhesives used in the assembly of fiberglass boats, with the exception of polyester resin putties used to assemble fiberglass parts, which are not considered adhesives for the purpose of this Regulation.

C. The monomer and non-monomer VOC content limits in § 51.7(B)(2) of the Part shall not apply to:

1. Production resins, including skin coat resins, that meet the specification for use in military vessels or are approved by the U.S. Coast Guard for use in the construction of lifeboats, rescue boats, and other life-saving appliances approved under 46 C.F.R. Chapter I Subpart Q, or the construction of small passenger vessels regulated by 46 C.F.R. Chapter I Subpart T, including but not limited to vessels of less than one hundred (100) tons carrying more than six (6) and less than one hundred fifty (150) passengers for hire. Production resins that meet these criteria must be applied with non-atomizing resin application equipment in order to qualify for exemption;

2. Production and tooling resins, and pigmented, clear, and tooling gel coat used for part or mold repair and touch-up. The total resin and gel coat materials included in this exemption must not exceed one percent (1%) by weight of all resin and gel coat used at a facility on a twelve (12)-month rolling average basis;

3. Pure, one hundred percent (100%) vinyl ester resin used for skin coats that are applied with non-atomizing resin application equipment and with the total amount of the resin materials not exceeding five percent (5%) by weight of all resin used at a facility on a twelve (12) month rolling average basis; and

4. Closed molding operations.

250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-120-05-51.6

Adopted effective 8/7/2019
Amended effective 5/13/2021