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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07-2" citation="COMAR 26.11.19.07-2" title_num="26" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="19" heading="Plastic Parts and Business Machines Coating.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Business machine” means a device that uses electronic or mechanical methods to process information, perform calculations, print or copy information, or convert sound into electrical impulses for transmission, such as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Products classified as typewriters under SIC Code 3572;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Products classified as electronic computing devices under SIC Code 3573;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Products classified as calculating and accounting machines under SIC Code 3574;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Products classified as telephone and telegraph equipment under SIC Code 3661;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Products classified as office machines, not elsewhere classified, under SIC Code 3579; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Photocopy machines, a subcategory of products classified as photographic equipment under SIC code 3861.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Business machine coating” means a coating applied to a business machine.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Electric dissipating coating” means a coating that rapidly dissipates a high voltage electric charge.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Extreme Performance Coating.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Extreme performance coating” means a coating used on a plastic surface where the coated surface is, in its intended use, subject to the following:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Chronic exposure to corrosive, caustic, or acidic agents, chemicals, chemical fumes, chemical mixtures, or solutions;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Repeated exposure to temperatures in excess of 250°F; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Repeated heavy abrasion, including mechanical wear and repeated scrubbing with industrial grade solvents, cleansers, or scouring agents.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Extreme performance coating” includes, but is not limited to, coatings applied to locomotives, railroad cars, farm machinery, and heavy duty trucks.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Fog coating”, also known as mist coating and uniforming, means a thin coating of 0.5 mils or less applied to plastic parts that have molded-in color or texture, or both, to improve color uniformity.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Metallic coating” means a coating which contains more than 5 grams of metal particles per liter of coating, as applied.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Military specification coating” means a coating which has a formulation approved by a United States Military Agency or Service for use on military equipment.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Mold seal coating” means the initial coating applied to a new mold or a repaired mold to provide a smooth surface which, when coated with a mold release coating, prevents products from sticking to the mold.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Multi-colored coating” means a coating which exhibits more than one color when applied, and which is packaged in a single container and applied in a single coat.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Multi–component coating” means a coating requiring the addition of a separate reactive resin, commonly known as a catalyst or hardener, before application to form an acceptable dry film.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“One-component coating” means a coating that is ready for application as it comes out of its container to form an acceptable dry film, except for the addition of a thinner to reduce the viscosity.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Optical coating” means a coating applied to an optical lens.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Plastic part” means a product made out of a plastic substrate other than vinyl.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Plastic part coating” means a coating applied to a plastic part.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Prime coat” means the initial coat applied to a part when more than one coating is applied, not including conductive sensitizers or electromagnetic interference/radio frequency interference (EMI/RFI) shielding coatings.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Shock-free coating” means a coating having characteristics of low capacitance, high resistance, and resistance to breaking down under high voltage, which are applied to electrical components to protect the user from electric shock.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>“Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC Code)” means a code for classifying types of businesses found in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987, prepared by the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>Texture Coat.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Texture coat” means a coating which, after application and in its finished form, is characterized by discrete, raised spots on the exterior surface of the coated part.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Texture coat” does not include conductive sensitizers or EMI/RFI shielding coatings.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>Touch-Up and Repair Coat.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Touch-up and repair coat” means:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A coat applied to correct any imperfections in the finish after color or texture coats have been applied; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A coat used to re-coat portions of a previously coated product which has sustained mechanical damage to the coating following normal coating operations.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Touch-up and repair coat” does not include conductive sensitizers or EMI/RFI shielding coatings.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>“Vacuum-metalizing coatings” means topcoats and basecoats that are used in the vacuum-metalizing process.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>“Vacuum metalizing process” means a process of evaporating metals inside a vacuum chamber which then bonds to the desired substrate to achieve a uniform metalized layer.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Standards for Coating Installations.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A person may not cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere of any VOC from any installation listed in §B(2), (3), and (4) of this regulation in excess of the standards in §B(2), (3), and (4) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Plastic Parts Coating Standards.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Business Machines Coating Standards.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Printing Standards.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Application Methods. A person subject to the requirements of §B of this regulation shall use the following application methods:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Electrostatic application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>HVLP spray;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Flow coat;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Roller coat;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Dip coat including electrodeposition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Brush coat; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A coating application method capable of achieving a transfer efficiency equivalent to or better than the efficiency achieved by HVLP spraying.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>