Section 115.425 - Testing RequirementsThe testing requirements for surface coating processes in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas and in Gregg, Nueces, and Victoria Counties are as follows.
(1) The owner or operator shall determine compliance with § 115.421 of this title (relating to Emission Specifications) by applying the following test methods, as appropriate, except as specified in paragraph (5) of this section. Where a test method also inadvertently measures compounds that are exempt solvent, an owner or operator may exclude these exempt solvents when determining compliance with an emission standard: (A) Test Method 24 (40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 60, Appendix A) with a one-hour bake;(B) ASTM International Test Methods D 1186-06.01, D 1200-06.01, D 3794-06.01, D 2832-69, D 1644-75, and D 3960-81;(C) The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines series document "Procedures for Certifying Quantity of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Emitted by Paint, Ink, and Other Coatings (EPA-450/3-84-019)," as in effect December, 1984;(D) additional test procedures described in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §60.446; or(E) minor modifications to these test methods approved by the executive director.(2) Compliance with § 115.423(3) of this title (relating to Alternate Control Requirements) must be determined by applying the following test methods, as appropriate: (A) Test Methods 1-4 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A) for determining flow rates, as necessary;(B) Test Method 25 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A) for determining total gaseous nonmethane organic emissions as carbon;(C) Test Method 25A or 25B (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A) for determining total gaseous organic concentrations using flame ionization or nondispersive infrared analysis;(D) additional performance test procedures described in 40 CFR §60.044; or(E) minor modifications to these test methods approved by the executive director.(3) Compliance with the alternative emission limits in § 115.421(11) of this title must be determined by applying the following test methods, as appropriate:(A) Protocol for Determining the Daily VOC Emission Rate of Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Topcoat Operations (EPA 450/3-88-018); or(B) The procedure contained in this paragraph for determining daily compliance with the alternative emission limitation in § 115.421(11) of this title for final repair. Calculation of occurrence weighted average for each combination of repair coatings (primer, specific basecoat, clearcoat) must be determined by the following procedure. (i) The characteristics identified below, which are represented in the following equations by the variables shown, are established for each repair material as sprayed: Attached Graphic
(ii) The relative occurrence weighted usage is calculated as follows: Attached Graphic
(iii) The occurrence weighted average (Q) in pounds of VOC per gallon of coating (minus water and exempt solvents) as applied for each potential combination of repair coatings is calculated according to paragraph (4) of this section. Attached Graphic
(4) In the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas, the owner or operator of surface coating processes subject to § 115.423(3) of this title shall measure the capture efficiency using applicable procedures outlined in 40 CFR §52.741, Subpart O, Appendix B. These procedures are: Procedure T-Criteria for and Verification of a Permanent or Temporary Total Enclosure; Procedure L-VOC Input; Procedure G.2-Captured VOC Emissions (Dilution Technique); Procedure F.1-Fugitive VOC Emissions from Temporary Enclosures; and Procedure F.2-Fugitive VOC Emissions from Building Enclosures. (A) Exemptions to capture efficiency testing requirements: (i) If a source installs a permanent total enclosure (PTE) that meets the specifications of Procedure T and directs all VOC to a control device, then the capture efficiency is assumed to be 100%, and the source is exempted from capture efficiency testing requirements. This does not exempt the source from performance of any control device efficiency testing that may be required. In addition, a source must demonstrate all criteria for a PTE are met during testing for control efficiency.(ii) If a source uses a control device designed to collect and recover VOC (e.g., carbon adsorption system), an explicit measurement of capture efficiency is not necessary if the following conditions are met. The overall control of the system can be determined by directly comparing the input liquid VOC to the recovered liquid VOC. The general procedure for use in this situation is given in 40 CFR §60.433, with the following additional restrictions. (I) The source must be able to equate solvent usage with solvent recovery on a 24-hour (daily) basis, rather than a 30-day weighted average. This must be done within 72 hours following each 24-hour period of the 30-day period.(II) The solvent recovery system (i.e., capture and control system) must be dedicated to a single process line (e.g., one process line venting to a carbon adsorber system); or if the solvent recovery system controls multiple process lines, the source must be able to demonstrate that the overall control (i.e., the total recovered solvent VOC divided by the sum of liquid VOC input to all process lines venting to the control system) meets or exceeds the most stringent standard applicable for any process line venting to the control system.(B) The capture efficiency must be calculated using one of the following four protocols referenced. Any affected source must use one of these protocols, unless a suitable alternative protocol is approved by the executive director and the EPA.(i) Gas/gas method using Temporary Total Enclosure (TTE). The EPA specifications to determine whether a temporary enclosure is considered a TTE are given in Procedure T. The capture efficiency equation to be used for this protocol is: Attached Graphic
(ii) Liquid/gas method using TTE. The EPA specifications to determine whether a temporary enclosure is considered a TTE are given in Procedure T. The capture efficiency equation to be used for this protocol is: Attached Graphic
(iii) Gas/gas method using the building or room in which the affected source is located as the enclosure (BE) and in which G and F are measured while operating only the affected facility. All fans and blowers in the BE must be operating as they would under normal production. The capture efficiency equation to be used for this protocol is: Attached Graphic
(iv) Liquid/gas method using a BE in which L and F are measured while operating only the affected facility. All fans and blowers in the building or room must be operated as they would under normal production. The capture efficiency equation to be used for this protocol is: Attached Graphic
(C) The following conditions must be met in measuring capture efficiency: (i) Any error margin associated with a test protocol may not be incorporated into the results of a capture efficiency test.(ii) All affected facilities must accomplish the initial capture efficiency testing by July 31, 1992 in Brazoria, Dallas, El Paso, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson, Orange, and Tarrant Counties, and by July 31, 1993 in Chambers, Collin, Denton, Fort Bend, Hardin, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller Counties, except that all mirror backing coating facilities must accomplish the initial capture efficiency testing by July 31, 1994.(iii) During an initial pretest meeting, the executive director and the source owner or operator shall identify those operating parameters that must be monitored to ensure that capture efficiency does not change significantly over time. These parameters must be monitored and recorded initially during the capture efficiency testing and thereafter during facility operation. The executive director may require a new capture efficiency test if the operating parameter values change significantly from those recorded during the initial capture efficiency test.(5) The following additional testing requirements apply to each aerospace vehicle or component coating facility subject to § 115.421(10) of this title. (A) For coatings which are not waterborne (water-reducible), determine the VOC content of each formulation (less water and less exempt solvents) as applied using manufacturer's supplied data or Method 24 of 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A. If there is a discrepancy between the manufacturer's formulation data and the results of the Method 24 analysis, compliance must be based on the results from the Method 24 analysis. For water-borne (water-reducible) coatings, manufacturer's supplied data alone can be used to determine the VOC content of each formulation.(B) For aqueous and semiaqueous cleaning solvents, manufacturers' supplied data must be used to determine the water content.(C) For hand-wipe cleaning solvents, manufacturers' supplied data or standard engineering reference texts or other equivalent methods shall be used to determine the vapor pressure or VOC composite vapor pressure for blended cleaning solvents.(D) Except for specialty coatings, compliance with the test method requirements of 40 CFR §63.750, (National Emission Standards for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities), is considered to represent compliance with the requirements of this section.(6) Test methods other than those specified in paragraphs (1) - (5) of this section may be used if validated by 40 CFR Part 63, Appendix A, Test Method 301. For the purposes of this paragraph, substitute "executive director" each place that Test Method 301 references "administrator."30 Tex. Admin. Code § 115.425
The provisions of this §115.425 adopted to be effective February 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 549; amended to be effective July 23, 1990, 15 TexReg 3857; amended to be effective July 17, 1991, 16 TexReg 3726; amended to be effective November 1, 1991, 16 TexReg 5839; amended to be effective August 1, 1992, 17 TexReg 4683; amended to be effective November 16, 1992, 17 TexReg 7782; amended to be effective March 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 1548; amended to be effective July 20, 2000, 25 TexReg 6752; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 25, June 19, 2015, TexReg 3947, eff. 6/25/2015