TITLE 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

PART 63 - NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES

subpart kk - NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR THE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRY

63.827 - Performance test methods.

  (a) An owner or operator using a control device to comply with the requirements of 63.82463.825 is not required to conduct an initial performance test to demonstrate compliance if one or more of the criteria in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this section are met: (1) A control device that is in operation prior to May 30, 1996, does not need to be tested if (i) It is equipped with continuous emission monitors for determining inlet and outlet total organic volatile matter concentration, and capture efficiency has been determined in accordance with the requirements of this subpart, such that an overall HAP control efficiency can be calculated, and (ii) The continuous emission monitors are used to demonstrate continuous compliance in accordance with 63.828, or (2) The owner or operator has met the requirements of either 63.7(e)(2)(iv) or 63.7(h), or (3) The control device is a solvent recovery system and the owner or operator chooses to comply by means of a monthly liquid-liquid material balance.

  (b) Determination of the organic HAP content of inks, coatings, varnishes, adhesives, primers, solvents, thinners, reducers, diluents, and other materials for the purpose of meeting the requirements of 63.824 shall be conducted according to paragraph (b)(1) of this section.

Determination of the organic HAP content of inks, coatings, varnishes, adhesives, primers, solvents, thinners, reducers, diluents, and other materials for the purpose of meeting the requirements of 63.825 shall be conducted according to paragraph (b)(2) of this section.

  (1) Each owner or operator of a publication rotogravure facility shall determine the organic HAP weight-fraction of each ink, coating, varnish, adhesive, primer, solvent, and other material used in a publication rotogravure affected source by following one of the procedures in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(iii) of this section: (i) The owner or operator may test the material in accordance with Method 311 of appendix A of this part 63. The Method 311 determination may be performed by the manufacturer of the material and the results provided to the owner or operator. If these values cannot be determined using Method 311, the owner or operator shall submit an alternative technique for determining their values for approval by the Administrator. The recovery efficiency of the technique must be determined for all of the target organic HAP and a correction factor, if necessary, must be determined and applied.

  (ii) The owner or operator may determine the volatile matter content of the material in accordance with 63.827(c)(1) and use this value for the organic HAP content for all compliance purposes.

  (iii) The owner or operator may, except as noted in paragraph (b)(1)(iv) of this section, rely on formulation data provided by the manufacturer of the material on a CPDS if (A) The manufacturer has included in the organic HAP content determination all HAP present at a level greater than 0.1 percent in any raw material used, weighted by the mass fraction of each raw material used in the material, and (B) The manufacturer has determined the HAP content of each raw material present in the formulation by Method 311 of appendix A of this part 63, or by an alternate method approved by the Administrator, or by reliance on a CPDS from a raw material supplier prepared in accordance with 63.827(b)(1)(iii)(A).

  (iv) In the event of any inconsistency between the Method 311 of appendix A of this part 63 test data and formulation data, that is, if the Method 311 test value is higher, the Method 311 test data shall govern, unless after consultation, an owner or operator demonstrates to the satisfaction of the enforcement authority that the formulation data are correct.

  (2) Each owner or operator of a product and packaging rotogravure or wide-web flexographic printing facility shall determine the organic HAP weight fraction of each ink, coating, varnish, adhesive, primer, solvent, thinner, reducer, diluent, and other material applied by following one of the procedures in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) through (b)(2)(iii) of this section: (i) The owner or operator may test the material in accordance with Method 311 of appendix A of this part 63. The Method 311 determination may be performed by the manufacturer of the material and the results provided to the owner or operator. If these values cannot be determined using Method 311, the owner or operator shall submit an alternative technique for determining their values for approval by the Administrator. The recovery efficiency of the technique must be determined for all of the target organic HAP and a correction factor, if necessary, must be determined and applied.

  (ii) The owner or operator may determine the volatile matter content of the material in accordance with 63.827(c)(2) and use this value for the organic HAP content for all compliance purposes.

  (iii) The owner or operator may, except as noted in paragraph (b)(2)(iv) of this section, rely on formulation data provided by the manufacturer of the material on a CPDS if (A) The manufacturer has included in the organic HAP content determination, all organic HAP present at a level greater than 0.1 percent in any raw material used, weighted by the mass fraction of each raw material used in the material, and (B) The manufacturer has determined the organic HAP content of each raw material present in the formulation by Method 311 of appendix A of this part 63, or, by an alternate method approved by the Administrator, or, by reliance on a CPDS from a raw material supplier prepared in accordance with 63.827(b)(2)(iii)(A).

  (iv) In the event of any inconsistency between the Method 311 of appendix A of this part 63 test data and a facility's formulation data, that is, if the Method 311 test value is higher, the Method 311 test data shall govern, unless after consultation, an owner or operator demonstrates to the satisfaction of the enforcement authority that the formulation data are correct.

  (c) Determination by the owner or operator of the volatile matter content of inks, coatings, varnishes, adhesives, primers, solvents, reducers, thinners, diluents, and other materials used for the purpose of meeting the requirements of 63.824 shall be conducted according to paragraph (c)(1) of this section. Determination by the owner or operator of the volatile matter and solids content of inks, coatings, varnishes, adhesives, primers, solvents, reducers, thinners, diluents, and other materials applied for the purpose of meeting the requirements of 63.825 shall be conducted according to paragraph (c)(2) of this section.

  (1) Each owner or operator of a publication rotogravure facility shall determine the volatile matter weight-fraction of each ink, coating, varnish, adhesive, primer, solvent, reducer, thinner, diluent, and other material used using Method 24A of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A. The Method 24A determination may be performed by the manufacturer of the material and the results provided to the owner or operator. If these values cannot be determined using Method 24A, the owner or operator shall submit an alternative technique for determining their values for approval by the Administrator. The owner or operator may rely on formulation data, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c)(3) of this section.

  (2) Each owner or operator of a product and packaging rotogravure or wide-web flexographic printing facility shall determine the volatile matter and solids weight-fraction of each ink, coating, varnish, adhesive, primer, solvent, reducer, thinner, diluent, and other material applied using Method 24 of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A. The Method 24 determination may be performed by the manufacturer of the material and the results provided to the owner or operator. If these values cannot be determined using Method 24, the owner or operator shall submit an alternative technique for determining their values for approval by the Administrator. The owner or operator may rely on formulation data, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c)(3) of this section.

  (3) Owners or operators may determine the volatile matter content of materials based on formulation data, and may rely on volatile matter content data provided by material suppliers. In the event of any inconsistency between the formulation data and the results of Test Methods 24 or 24A of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A, the applicable test method shall govern, unless after consultation, the owner or operator can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the enforcement agency that the formulation data are correct.

  (d) A performance test of a control device to determine destruction efficiency for the purpose of meeting the requirements of 63.82463.825 shall be conducted by the owner or operator in accordance with the following: (1) An initial performance test to establish the destruction efficiency of an oxidizer and the associated combustion zone temperature for a thermal oxidizer and the associated catalyst bed inlet temperature for a catalytic oxidizer shall be conducted and the data reduced in accordance with the following reference methods and procedures: (i) Method 1 or 1A of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A is used for sample and velocity traverses to determine sampling locations.

  (ii) Method 2, 2A, 2C, or 2D of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A is used to determine gas volumetric flow rate.

  (iii) Method 3 of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A is used for gas analysis to determine dry molecular weight.

  (iv) Method 4 of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A is used to determine stack gas moisture.

  (v) Methods 2, 2A, 3, and 4 of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A shall be performed, as applicable, at least twice during each test period.

  (vi) Method 25 of 40 CFR part 60, Appendix A, shall be used to determine organic volatile matter concentration, except as provided in paragraphs (d)(1)(vi)(A)(C) of this section. The owner or operator shall submit notice of the intended test method to the Administrator for approval along with notice of the performance test required under 63.7(c). The owner or operator may use Method 25A of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A, if (A) An exhaust gas organic volatile matter concentration of 50 parts per million by volume (ppmv) or less is required to comply with the standards of 63.82463.825, or (B) The organic volatile matter concentration at the inlet to the control system and the required level of control are such to result in exhaust gas organic volatile matter concentrations of 50 ppmv or less, or (C) Because of the high efficiency of the control device, the anticipated organic volatile matter concentration at the control device exhaust is 50 ppmv or less, regardless of inlet concentration.

  (vii) Each performance test shall consist of three separate runs; each run conducted for at least one hour under the conditions that exist when the affected source is operating under normal operating conditions. For the purpose of determining organic volatile matter concentrations and mass flow rates, the average of results of all runs shall apply.

  (viii) Organic volatile matter mass flow rates shall be determined using Equation 20: (image) (ix) Emission control device efficiency shall be determined using Equation 21: (image) (2) The owner or operator shall record such process information as may be necessary to determine the conditions of the performance test.

Operations during periods of start-up, shutdown, and malfunction shall not constitute representative conditions for the purpose of a performance test.

  (3) For the purpose of determining the value of the oxidizer operating parameter that will demonstrate continuing compliance, the time-weighted average of the values recorded during the performance test shall be computed. For an oxidizer other than catalytic oxidizer, the owner or operator shall establish as the operating parameter the minimum combustion temperature. For a catalytic oxidizer, the owner or operator shall establish as the operating parameter the minimum gas temperature upstream of the catalyst bed. These minimum temperatures are the operating parameter values that demonstrate continuing compliance with the requirements of 63.82463.825.

  (e) A performance test to determine the capture efficiency of each capture system venting organic emissions to a control device for the purpose of meeting the requirements of 63.824(b)(1)(ii), 63.824(b)(2), 63.825(c)(2), 63.825(d)(1)(2), 63.825(f)(2)(4), or 63.825(h)(2)(3) shall be conducted by the owner or operator in accordance with the following: (1) For permanent total enclosures, capture efficiency shall be assumed as 100 percent. Procedure TCriteria for and Verification of a Permanent or Temporary Total Enclosure as found in appendix B to 52.741 of part 52 of this chapter shall be used to confirm that an enclosure meets the requirements for permanent total enclosure.

  (2) For temporary total enclosures, the capture efficiency shall be determined according to the protocol specified in 52.741(a)(4)(iii)(B) of part 52 of this chapter. The owner or operator may exclude never-controlled work stations from such capture efficiency determinations.

  (f) As an alternative to the procedures specified in 63.827(e) an owner or operator required to conduct a capture efficiency test may use any capture efficiency protocol and test methods that satisfy the criteria of either the Data Quality Objective (DQO) or the Lower Confidence Limit (LCL) approach as described in Appendix A of this subpart. The owner or operator may exclude never-controlled work stations from such capture efficiency determinations.