Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-03-18-.14 - PAPER AND RELATED COATING

(1) Applicability of this rule is as follows:

(a) This rule applies to any paper coating operation which is not part of a printing press.

(b) This rule does not apply to any paper coating operation within a facility:

1. In Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, or Wilson County whose actual emissions without control devices from all paper coating operations within the facility are less than 6.8 kilograms (kg) (15 pounds [lb]) of volatile organic compounds (VOC's) per day or whose maximum theoretical emissions from all paper coating operations within the facility are less than 10 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC's) per year;

2. In Hamilton or Shelby County whose potential VOC emissions from all paper coating operations within the facility are less than 25 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC's) per year; or

3. In any other county whose potential VOC emissions from all paper coating operations within the facility are less than 100 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC's) per year.

(2) For the purpose of this rule, the following definitions apply:

(a) "Paper coating line" means a web coating line where coating is applied to paper and pressure sensitive tapes regardless of the substrate. Printing presses are not considered paper coating lines. Products produced on a paper coating line include, but are not limited to, adhesive tapes and labels, book covers, post cards, office copier paper, drafting paper, and pressure sensitive tapes. Paper coating lines include, but are not limited to, application by impregnation or saturation or by the use of roll, knife, or rotogravure coating. A paper coating line may include more than one paper coating operation.

(b) "Paper coating operation" means a coating application station and its associated flashoff area, drying area, and/or oven wherein coating is applied uniformly across the web and dried or cured on a paper coating line.

(3) Standards as follow apply:

(a) No owner or operator of a paper coating operation subject to this rule shall cause, allow, or permit the application of any coating on that operation with VOC content in excess of 0.35 kilograms per liter (kg/L) (2.9 pounds per gallon [lb/gal]) of coating, excluding water and/or exempt compounds, as applied.

(b) As an alternative to compliance with the emission limit in Subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, an owner or operator of a paper coating operation subject to this rule may meet the requirements of Paragraph (4) or (5) of this rule.

(4) No owner or operator of a paper coating operation subject to this rule shall apply coatings on that operation, during any day, whose weighted average VOC content exceeds the emission limit in Subparagraph (3)(a) of this rule.

(5) Control device requirements as follow apply:

(a) An owner or operator of a paper coating operation subject to this rule may comply with this rule by:

1. Installing and operating a capture system and a control device on that operation;

2. Determining for each day the overall emission reduction efficiency needed to demonstrate compliance. The overall emission reduction needed is the lesser of the value calculated according to the procedure in this chapter or 95 percent; and

3. Demonstrating each day that the overall emission reduction efficiency achieved is greater than or equal to the overall emission reduction efficiency required.

(b) An owner or operator of a paper coating operation subject to this rule shall ensure that:

1. A capture system and control device are operated at all times the coating operation is in use, and the owner or operator demonstrates compliance with this rule through the applicable coating analysis and capture system and control device efficiency test methods specified in this chapter; and

2. The control device is equipped with the applicable monitoring equipment specified in this chapter, and the monitoring equipment is installed, calibrated, operated, and maintained according to the vendor's specifications at all times the control device is in use.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-03-18-.14

Original rule filed May 15, 1979; effective July 10, 1979. Amendment filed April 23, 1992; effective June 7, 1992. Repeal and new rule filed March 8, 1993; effective April 22, 1993.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202 and 68-201-105.