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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".26" citation="COMAR 26.11.19.26" title_num="26" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="19" heading="Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Reinforced Plastic Manufacturing.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Applicability.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>This regulation applies to reinforced plastic manufacturing at a premises where the total actual VOC emissions from all reinforced plastic manufacturing including tooling, touch-up, and repair is 20 pounds or more per day.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The requirements in this regulation do not apply to polyester resins used for tooling or touch-up and repair.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The requirements in this regulation do not apply to any fiberglass boat manufacturing facility as defined in Regulation .26-1B(5) of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Clean-up material” means any material used in reinforced plastic manufacturing to clean parts, tools, equipment, and work areas.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Low styrene resin” means a polyester resin that has a monomer content of 35 percent or less by weight as applied.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Monomer” means a low molecular weight organic compound that reacts with itself or other similar compounds to produce a polyester resin.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Non-VOC cleanup material” means a material that is used to clean products, tools, process equipment, and other equipment used in the manufacture of reinforced plastic products and contains less than 5 percent VOC by weight or a material that has a VOC partial pressure not exceeding 0.74 pound per square inch.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Polyester resin (resin)” means a mixture of true esters dissolved in a polymerizable monomer such as styrene.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Reinforced plastic manufacturing” means the curing of polyester resins with fiberglass, inert fillers, or other reinforcement materials.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Specialty resin” means a polyester resin used in special applications involving high strength, corrosion resistance, fire resistance, or gel coat.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Tooling” means the production of molding tools such as shapes, matrixes, molds, or other instruments and utensils that are used during reinforced plastic manufacturing.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Touch-up and repair” means small quantity use of polyester resin to repair minor surface damage or imperfections, where the total polyester resin used is less than 1 percent of the total quarterly polyester resin used as reported in §D(1) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided in §C(3) of this regulation, a person subject to this regulation with actual VOC emissions of 20 pounds or more per day shall use low styrene resins.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A person subject to this regulation with actual VOC emissions of 100 pounds or more per day shall also use an improved application method such as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An airless or air-assisted airless spray gun;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A low pressure nozzle;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A pressure-fed roller or flow coater; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Some other nonatomized resin application technique.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A person subject to this regulation who uses a specialty resin may not use a specialty resin with a monomer content exceeding 50 percent by weight as applied.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A person subject to this regulation shall use non-VOC cleanup materials.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Record Keeping.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A person subject to this regulation shall maintain records that provide the following information:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A description of each polyester resin material used; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The total weight and VOC content of each polyester resin material used quarterly.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Records shall be maintained for not less than 3 years and made available to the Department upon request.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>