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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 26.11.19.03" title_num="26" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="19" heading="Automotive and Light-Duty Truck Coating.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Automobile” means a passenger car or passenger car derivative capable of seating 12 or fewer passengers.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Coating.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Automobile and light-duty truck coating” means an operation that deposits a coating on vehicle parts for eventual inclusion into a finished product ready for sale to vehicle dealers.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Automobile and light-duty truck coating” does not include wheel coatings, anti-rust coatings, truck coatings, interior coatings, flexible coatings, sealers, and plastic parts coatings.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Final repair” means the final coating applied to correct topcoat imperfections.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Light-Duty Truck.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Light-duty truck” means a motor vehicle rated at 8,500 pounds (3,864 kilograms) gross weight or less which is designed primarily for purposes of transportation of property or is a derivative of such a vehicle.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Light-duty truck” includes pickups, vans, and window vans.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Primer surfacer” means the coating applied after the primer application and before the topcoat operation on an automotive or light-duty truck part.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Topcoat” means the final coating applied for the purpose of establishing the color and protective surface, including the ground coat and paint sealer materials.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Emission Standards.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Refinishers, body shops, and customizers are not subject to this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A person may not cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere of VOC from an automobile or light-duty truck coating installation in excess of the following emission standards:</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>