NR 440.525(5)(b) (b) The owner or operator subject to the provisions of this section shall install, calibrate, maintain and operate a monitoring device for the continuous measurement of the scrubbing liquid flow rate to a wet scrubber for any affected facility using any type of wet scrubbing emission control device. The monitoring device must be certified by the manufacturer to be accurate within " 5% of design scrubbing liquid flow rate and must be calibrated on at least an annual basis in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.
NR 440.525(6) (6)Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
NR 440.525(6)(a)(a) The owner or operator subject to the provisions of this section shall conduct a performance test and submit to the department a written report of the results of the test as specified in s. NR 440.08 (1).
NR 440.525(6)(b) (b) During the initial performance test of a wet scrubber, and at least weekly thereafter, the owner or operator shall record the measurements of both the change in pressure of the gas stream across the scrubber and the scrubbing liquid flow rate.
NR 440.525(6)(c) (c) After the initial performance test of a wet scrubber, the owner or operator shall submit semiannual reports to the department of occurrences when the measurements of the scrubber pressure loss or gain or liquid flow rate differ by more than "30% from the average obtained during the most recent performance test.
NR 440.525(7) (7)Test methods and procedures.
NR 440.525(7)(a)(a) In conducting the performance tests required in s. NR 440.08, the owner or operator shall use as reference methods and procedures the test methods in Appendix A of 40 CFR part 60, incorporated by reference in s. NR 440.17, or other methods and procedures as specified in this subsection, except as provided in s. NR 440.08 (2).
NR 440.525(7)(b) (b) The owner or operator shall determine compliance with the particulate matter standards sub. (3) as follows:
NR 440.525(7)(b)1. 1. Method 5 or 17 shall be used to determine the particulate matter concentration. The sample volume for each run shall be at least 1.70 dscm (60 dscf). The sampling probe and filter holder of Method 5 may be operated without heaters if the gas stream being sampled is at ambient temperature. For gas streams above ambient temperature, the Method 5 sampling train shall be operated with a probe and filter temperature slightly above the effluent temperature, up to a maximum filter temperature of 121°C (250°F), in order to prevent water condensation on the filter.
NR 440.525(7)(b)2. 2. Method 9 and the procedures in s. NR 440.11 shall be used to determine opacity from stack emissions and process fugitive emissions. The observer shall read opacity only when emissions are clearly identified as emanating solely from the affected facility being observed.
NR 440.525(7)(c) (c) To comply with sub. (6) (c) the owner or operator shall use the monitoring devices in sub. (5) (a) and (b) to determine the pressure loss of the gas stream through the scrubber and scrubbing liquid flow rate at any time during each particulate matter run, and the average of the 3 determinations shall be computed.
NR 440.525 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; renum. to be NR 440.525 and r. (6) (e), am. (2) (intro.), (g), (h), (3) (a) (intro.), 1. and (b), (4) (a), Register, September, 1990, No. 417, eff. 10-1-90; am. (6) (c), r. and recr. (7), Register, July, 1993, No. 451, eff. 8-1-93; CR 06-109: am. (2) (o), (3) (a) 1. and (6) (c) Register May 2008 No. 629, eff. 6-1-08.
NR 440.53 NR 440.53Automobile and light-duty truck surface coating operations.
NR 440.53(1) (1)Applicability and designation of affected facility.
NR 440.53(1)(a)(a) The provisions of this section apply to the following affected facilities in an automobile or light-duty truck assembly plant: each prime coat operation, each guide coat operation and each topcoat operation.
NR 440.53(1)(b) (b) Exempt from the provisions of this section are operations used to coat plastic body components or all-plastic automobile or light-duty truck bodies on separate coating lines. The attachment of plastic body parts to a metal body before the body is coated does not cause the metal body coating operation to be exempted.
NR 440.53(1)(c) (c) Any facility under par. (a) that commences construction, reconstruction or modification after October 5, 1979 is subject to the requirements of this section.
NR 440.53(2) (2)Definitions and symbols.
NR 440.53(2)(a)(a) As used in this section, terms not defined in this paragraph have the meanings given in s. NR 440.02.
NR 440.53(2)(a)1. 1. “Applied coating solids" means the volume of dried or cured coating solids which is deposited and remains on the surface of the automobile or light-duty truck body.
NR 440.53(2)(a)2. 2. “Automobile" means a motor vehicle capable of carrying no more than 12 passengers.
NR 440.53(2)(a)3. 3. “Automobile and light-duty truck body" means the exterior surface of an automobile or light-duty truck including hoods, fenders, cargo boxes, doors and grill opening panels.
NR 440.53(2)(a)4. 4. “Bake oven" means a device that uses heat to dry or cure coatings.
NR 440.53(2)(a)5. 5. “Electrodeposition" or “EDP" means a method of applying a prime coat by which the automobile or light-duty truck body is submerged in a tank filled with coating material and an electrical field is used to effect the deposition of the coating material on the body.
NR 440.53(2)(a)6. 6. “Electrostatic spray application" means a spray application method that uses an electrical potential to increase the transfer efficiency of the coating solids. Electrostatic spray application can be used for prime coat, guide coat or topcoat operations.
NR 440.53(2)(a)6e. 6e. “Flashoff area" means the structure on automobile and light-duty truck assembly lines between the coating application system (dip tank or spray booth) and the bake oven.
NR 440.53(2)(a)6g. 6g. “Guide coat operation" means the guide coat spray booth, flashoff area and bake ovens which are used to apply and dry or cure a surface coating between the prime coat and topcoat operation on the components of automobile and light-duty truck bodies.
NR 440.53(2)(a)6k. 6k. “Light-duty truck" means any motor vehicle rated at 3,850 kilograms gross vehicle weight or less, designed mainly to transport property.
NR 440.53(2)(a)6p. 6p. “Plastic body" means an automobile or light-duty truck body constructed of synthetic organic material.
NR 440.53(2)(a)7. 7. “Plastic body component" means any component of an automobile or light-duty truck exterior surface constructed of synthetic organic material.
NR 440.53(2)(a)8. 8. “Prime coat operation" means the prime coat spray booth or dip tank, flashoff area and bake oven or ovens which are used to apply and dry or cure the initial coating on components of automobile or light-duty truck bodies.
NR 440.53(2)(a)9. 9. “Purge" or “line purge" means the coating material expelled from the spray system when clearing it.
NR 440.53(2)(a)10. 10. “Solventborne" means a coating which contains 5% or less water by weight in its volatile fraction.
NR 440.53(2)(a)11. 11. “Spray application" means a method of applying coatings by atomizing the coating material and directing the atomized material toward the part to be coated. Spray applications can be used for prime coat, guide coat and topcoat operations.
NR 440.53(2)(a)12. 12. “Spray booth" means a structure housing automatic or manual spray application equipment where prime coat, guide coat or topcoat is applied to components of automobile or light-duty truck bodies.
NR 440.53(2)(a)13. 13. “Surface coating operation" means any prime coat, guide coat or topcoat operation on an automobile or light-duty truck surface coating line.
NR 440.53(2)(a)14. 14. “Topcoat operation" means the topcoat spray booth, flashoff area and bake oven or ovens which are used to apply and dry or cure the final coating or coatings on components of automobile and light-duty truck bodies.
NR 440.53(2)(a)15. 15. “Transfer efficiency" means the ratio of the amount of coating solids transferred onto the surface of a part or product to the total amount of coating solids used.
NR 440.53(2)(a)16. 16. “VOC content" means all volatile organic compounds that are in a coating expressed as kilograms of VOC per liter of coating solids.
NR 440.53(2)(a)17. 17. “Waterborne" or “water reducible" means a coating which contains more than 5 weight percent water in its volatile fraction.
NR 440.53(2)(b) (b) As used in this section, symbols not defined in this paragraph have the meanings given in s. NR 440.03.
NR 440.53(2)(b)1. 1. Caj is the concentration of VOC (as carbon) in the effluent gas flowing through stack (j) leaving the control device (parts per million by volume).
NR 440.53(2)(b)2. 2. Cbi is the concentration of VOC (as carbon) in the effluent gas flowing through stack (i) entering the control device (parts per million by volume).
NR 440.53(2)(b)3. 3. Cfk is the concentration of VOC (as carbon) in the effluent gas flowing through exhaust stack (k) not entering the control device (parts per million by volume).
NR 440.53(2)(b)4. 4. Dci is the density of each coating (i) as received (kilograms per liter).
NR 440.53(2)(b)5. 5. Ddj is the density of each type VOC dilution solvent (j) added to the coatings, as received (kilograms per liter).
NR 440.53(2)(b)6. 6. Dr is the density of VOC recovered from an affected facility (kilograms per liter).
NR 440.53(2)(b)7. 7. E is the VOC destruction or removal efficiency of the control device.
NR 440.53(2)(b)8. 8. F is the fraction of total VOC which is emitted by an affected facility that enters the control device.
NR 440.53(2)(b)9. 9. G is the volume weighted average mass of VOC per volume of applied solids (kilograms per liter).
NR 440.53(2)(b)10. 10. Lci is the volume of each coating (i) consumed, as received (liters).
NR 440.53(2)(b)11. 11. Lcil is the volume of each coating (i) consumed by each application method (l), as received (liters).
NR 440.53(2)(b)12. 12. Ldj is the volume of each type VOC dilution solvent (j) added to the coatings, as received (liters).
NR 440.53(2)(b)13. 13. Lr is the volume of VOC recovered from an affected facility (liters).
NR 440.53(2)(b)14. 14. Ls is the volume of solids in coatings consumed (liters).
NR 440.53(2)(b)15. 15. Md is the total mass of VOC in dilution solvent (kilograms).
NR 440.53(2)(b)16. 16. Mo is the total mass of VOC in coatings as received (kilograms).
NR 440.53(2)(b)17. 17. Mr is the total mass of VOC recovered from an affected facility (kilograms).
NR 440.53(2)(b)18. 18. N is the volume weighted average mass of VOC per volume of applied coating solids after the control device, - See PDF for diagram PDF
NR 440.53(2)(b)19. 19. Qaj is the volumetric flow rate of the effluent gas flowing through stack (j) leaving the control device (dry standard cubic meters per hour).
NR 440.53(2)(b)20. 20. Qbi is the volumetric flow rate of the effluent gas flowing through stack (i) entering the control device (dry standard cubic meters per hour).
NR 440.53(2)(b)21. 21. Qfk is the volumetric flow rate of the effluent gas flowing through exhaust stack (k) not entering the control device (dry standard cubic meters per hour).
NR 440.53(2)(b)22. 22. T is the overall transfer efficiency.
NR 440.53(2)(b)23. 23. Tl is the transfer efficiency for application method (l).
NR 440.53(2)(b)24. 24. Vsi is the proportion of solids by volume in each coating (i) as received, - See PDF for diagram PDF
NR 440.53(2)(b)25. 25. Woi is the proportion of VOC by weight in each coating (i), as received, - See PDF for diagram PDF
NR 440.53(3) (3)Standards for volatile organic compounds. On and after the date on which the initial performance test required by s. NR 440.08 is completed, no owner or operator subject to the provisions of this section may discharge or cause the discharge into the atmosphere from any affected facility VOC emissions in excess of:
NR 440.53(3)(a) (a) 0.16 kilograms of VOC per liter of applied coating solids from each prime coat operation.
NR 440.53(3)(b) (b) 1.40 kilograms of VOC per liter of applied coating solids from each guide coat operation.
NR 440.53(3)(c) (c) 1.47 kilograms of VOC per liter of applied coating solids from each topcoat operation.
NR 440.53(4) (4)Performance test and compliance provisions.
NR 440.53(4)(a)(a) Section NR 440.08 (4) and (6) do not apply to the performance test procedures required by this subsection.
NR 440.53(4)(b) (b) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall conduct an initial performance test in accordance with s. NR 440.08 (1), and thereafter for each calendar month for each affected facility according to the procedures in this subsection.
NR 440.53(4)(c) (c) The owner or operator shall use the following procedures for determining the monthly volume weighted average mass of VOC emitted per volume of applied coating solids.
NR 440.53(4)(c)1. 1. The owner or operator shall use the following procedures for each affected facility which does not use a capture system and a control device to comply with the applicable emission limit specified under sub. (3).
NR 440.53(4)(c)1.a. a. Calculate the volume weighted average mass of VOC per volume of applied coating solids for each calendar month for each affected facility. The owner or operator shall determine the composition of the coatings by formulation data supplied by the manufacturer of the coating or from data determined by an analysis of each coating, as received, by Method 24 of 40 CFR part 60, Appendix A, incorporated by reference in s. NR 440.17 (1). The department may require the owner or operator who uses formulation data supplied by the manufacturer of the coating to determine data used in the calculation of the VOC content of coatings by Method 24 or an equivalent or alternative method. The owner or operator shall determine from company records on a monthly basis the volume of coating consumed, as received, and the mass of solvent used for thinning purposes. The volume weighted average of the total mass of VOC per volume of coating solids used each calendar month shall be determined by the following procedures:
1) Calculate the mass of VOC used in each calendar month for each affected facility by the following equation where “n" is the total number of coatings used and “m" is the total number of VOC solvents used: - See PDF for diagram PDF
(S Ldj Ddj will be zero if no VOC solvent is added to the coatings, as received.)
2) Calculate the total volume of coating solids used in each calendar month for each affected facility by the following equation where“n" is the total number of coatings used: - See PDF for diagram PDF
3) Select the appropriate transfer efficiency (T) from the following tables for each surface coating operation:
Table 1 - Transfer Efficiencies - See PDF for table PDF
The values in the table above represent an overall system efficiency which includes a total capture of purge. If a spray system uses line purging after each vehicle and does not collect any of the purge material, the following table shall be used:
Table 2 - Transfer Efficiencies - See PDF for table PDF
NR 440.53 Note Note: Under 40 CFR 60.393 (c) (1) (i) (C), if the owner or operator can justify to the administrator's satisfaction that other values for transfer efficiencies are appropriate, the administrator will approve their use on a case-by-case basis.
j) When more than one application method (l) is used on an individual surface coating operation, the owner or operator shall perform an analysis to determine an average transfer efficiency by the following equation where “n" is the total number of coatings used and “p" is the total number of application methods: - See PDF for diagram PDF
4) Calculate the volume weighted average mass of VOC per volume of applied coating solids (G) during each calendar month for each affected facility by the following equation: - See PDF for diagram PDF
NR 440.53(4)(c)1.b. b. If the volume weighted average mass of VOC per volume of applied coating solids (G), calculated on a calendar month basis, is less than or equal to the applicable emission limit specified in sub. (3), the affected facility is in compliance. Each monthly calculation is a performance test for the purpose of this section.
NR 440.53(4)(c)2. 2. The owner or operator shall use the following procedures for each affected facility which uses a capture system and a control device that destroys VOC (e.g., incinerator) to comply with the applicable emission limit specified under sub. (3).
NR 440.53(4)(c)2.a. a. Calculate the volume weighted average mass of VOC per volume of applied coating solids (G) during each calendar month for each affected facility as described under subd. 1. a.
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