NR 422.128(7)(b)
(b) Ensure that storage containers used for VOC-containing materials are kept closed at all times, except when depositing or removing those materials.
NR 422.128(7)(c)
(c) Convey VOC-containing cleaning materials from one location to another in closed containers or pipes.
NR 422.128(7)(e)
(e) Minimize emissions of VOCs during cleaning of coating application, storage, mixing, and conveying equipment by ensuring that cleaning is performed without atomizing any VOC-containing cleaning material and that the used material is captured and contained.
NR 422.128(9)(a)
(a)
Compliance schedule.
The owner or operator of a facility shall comply with the applicable requirements of this section upon the facility becoming subject to this section as provided under sub.
(1), except for any of the following:
NR 422.128(9)(a)1.
1. The owner or operator of a facility subject to this section that commenced construction before June 1, 2022, shall comply with applicable requirements of this section by November 28, 2022. Any facility that was subject to s.
NR 422.127 before June 1, 2022, shall continue to comply with the requirements in s.
NR 422.127 until the date when the facility is in compliance with the applicable requirements of this section or until November 28, 2022, whichever is sooner.
NR 422.128(9)(a)2.
2. The owner or operator of a facility that becomes subject to this section due to either the designation or the reclassification of a nonattainment area that occurs after June 1, 2022, shall comply with applicable requirements of this section within 180 days after the effective date of the nonattainment designation or reclassification, as indicated by the relevant Federal Register publication.
NR 422.128(9)(b)
(b)
Certification. No later than 60 days after the compliance deadline specified under par.
(a), the owner or operator of a facility subject to this section shall submit to the department written certification that all affected adhesive or adhesive primer application processes are in compliance with the applicable requirements of this section. The owner or operator of a facility subject to s.
NR 422.127 before June 1, 2022, that is required to have an operation permit under ch.
NR 407 shall submit to the department a permit application or a permit revision or renewal application that meets the requirements of s.
NR 407.05 to meet this certification requirement, except that no application shall be required for a source operating under a general operation permit or a registration operation permit issued under s.
NR 407.10 or
407.105.
NR 422.128 History
History: CR 20-088: cr.
Register May 2022 No. 797, eff. 6-1-22; correction in (9) (a) 1. made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 14., Stats.,
Register May 2022 No. 797.
NR 422.13
NR 422.13 Flat wood panel coating — part 1. NR 422.13(1)(1)
Applicability. This section applies, subject to the provisions of s.
NR 425.03, to the coating lines of flat wood panel facilities involved in the surface coating of printed interior panels made of hardwood plywood and thin particleboard, natural finish hardwood plywood panels, or hardboard paneling with class II finishes. This section does not apply to the manufacture of exterior siding, tileboard, or particleboard used as a furniture component; or to sources exempted under s.
NR 422.03.
NR 422.13(2)
(2) Emission limitations. No owner or operator of a flat wood panel coating line may cause, allow or permit the emission of any VOCs from a coating application system in excess of:
NR 422.13(2)(a)
(a) 2.9 kilograms per 100 square meters of coated finished product (6.0 pounds per 1,000 square feet) from printed interior panels, regardless of the number of coats applied.
NR 422.13(2)(b)
(b) 5.8 kilograms per 100 square meters of coated finished product (12.0 pounds per 1,000 square feet) from natural finish hardwood plywood panels, regardless of the number of coats applied.
NR 422.13(2)(c)
(c) 4.8 kilograms per 100 square meters of coated finished product (10.0 pounds per 1,000 square feet) from class II finishes on hardboard panels, regardless of the number of coats applied.
NR 422.13 History
History: Renum. from NR 154.13 (4) (k),
Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; am. (2) (intro.),
Register, February, 1990, No. 410, eff. 3-1-90;
CR 08-102: am. (title)
Register July 2009 No. 643, eff. 8-1-09.
NR 422.131
NR 422.131 Flat wood panel coating — part 2. NR 422.131(1)(1)
Applicability. This section applies to facilities which are located in the county of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington or Waukesha and have VOC emissions, before consideration of controls, equal to or exceeding 3 tons on a 12 consecutive month rolling basis from the application of coatings, inks and adhesives, including any related cleaning activities, to wood and wood containing panel products that are any interior panel, exterior panel including siding, or class I hardboard panel.
NR 422.131(2)
(2) Emission limitations. On and after May 1, 2010, no owner or operator of a facility subject to this section may cause, allow or permit the emission of any VOCs from a process line applying any ink, coating or adhesive in excess of 0.25 kilograms per liter material (2.1 pounds per gallon) excluding water. Notwithstanding s.
NR 422.04 (4), an owner or operator using a control device to achieve compliance with this subsection as allowed under s.
NR 422.04 (2) (c), shall achieve a minimum overall VOC control efficiency of 90%.
NR 422.131(3)
(3) Work practices. On and after November 1, 2009, an owner or operator of a flatwood panel coating facility shall employ work practices to minimize VOC emissions from mixing operations, storage tanks and other containers, and handling operations for coatings, thinners, cleaning materials, and waste materials. Work practices shall include all of the following, at a minimum:
NR 422.131(3)(a)
(a) Store all VOC-containing coatings, thinners, coating related waste materials, cleaning materials, and shop towels used for cleaning in closed containers.
NR 422.131(3)(b)
(b) Close mixing vessels used for VOC-containing coatings and other materials except when in direct use.
NR 422.131(3)(c)
(c) Convey VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and cleaning materials in closed containers or pipes.
NR 422.131(3)(d)
(d) Minimize spills of VOC-containing coating, thinners, and cleaning materials.
NR 422.131(3)(e)
(e) Minimize emissions of VOC during cleaning of coating application, storage, mixing, and conveying equipment.
NR 422.131(3)(f)
(f) Clean-up spills of any VOC-containing material immediately.
NR 422.131 History
History: CR 08-102: cr.
Register July 2009 No. 643, eff. 8-1-09.
NR 422.132(1)(am)(am) Except as provided in par.
(bm), this section applies to the wood entry or passage door coating lines of any wood entry or passage door coating facility that is either of the following:
NR 422.132(1)(am)1.
1. Located in the county of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, or Waukesha and which has maximum theoretical emissions of VOC from all wood entry or passage door coating at the facility greater than or equal to 25 tons per year.
NR 422.132(1)(am)2.
2. Located in the county of Kewaunee, Manitowoc, or Sheboygan and which has maximum theoretical emissions of VOC from all wood entry or passage door coating at the facility greater than or equal to 100 tons per year.
NR 422.132(2)
(2) Emission limitations and application requirements. NR 422.132(2)(a)(a) No owner or operator of an automated wood entry or passage door coating line may cause, allow or permit the emission of any VOCs in excess of:
NR 422.132(2)(a)1.
1. 0.77 kilograms per liter (6.9 pounds per gallon) of coating, excluding water, delivered to an applicator that applies any coating on or after May 31, 1995, but before May 1, 1997.
NR 422.132(2)(a)2.
2. 0.64 kilograms per liter (5.7 pounds per gallon) of coating, excluding water, delivered to an applicator that applies any coating on or after May 1, 1997.
NR 422.132(2)(b)
(b) An owner or operator of a wood entry or passage door coating facility shall only apply coatings using electrostatic application, flow coating, dip coating, a low-pressure spray method, paint brush, hand roller or roll coater. All applications equipment shall be in proper operating condition and used in accordance with proper operating procedures.
NR 422.132(3)
(3) Recordkeeping requirements. Any facility subject to this section shall comply with the requirements applicable under s.
NR 439.04 (5).
NR 422.132 History
History: Cr.
Register, August, 1994, No. 464, eff. 9-1-94; r. and recr. (1) (c),
Register, August, 1995, No. 476, eff. 9-1-95;
CR 11-005: renum. (1) (intro.) to be (1) (am) (intro.) and am., r. (1) (a), cr. (1) (am) 1., 2., (bm) (intro.), renum. (1) (b), (c) to be (1) (bm) 1., 2.
Register January 2012 No. 673, eff. 2-1-12.
NR 422.135
NR 422.135 Molded wood parts or products. NR 422.135(1)(am)(am) Except as provided in par.
(b), this section applies to molded wood parts or products coating lines of any molded wood parts or products coating facility that is either of the following:
NR 422.135(1)(am)1.
1. Located in the county of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, or Waukesha and which has maximum theoretical emissions of VOC from all wood entry or passage door coating at the facility greater than or equal to 25 tons per year.
NR 422.135(1)(am)2.
2. Located in the county of Kewaunee, Manitowoc, or Sheboygan and which has maximum theoretical emissions of VOC from all wood entry or passage door coating at the facility greater than or equal to 100 tons per year.
NR 422.135(1)(b)
(b) This section does not apply to the use of topcoats which are applied as a stripe not more than 1/2 inch in width to croquet balls and whose use in aggregate never exceeds 500 gallons in a year, as applied.
NR 422.135(2)(a)
(a) No owner or operator of a molded wood parts or products coating facility which uses flow coating to apply topcoats may cause, allow or permit the emission of any VOCs in excess of the limitations specified in Table 3.
NR 422.135(2)(b)
(b) No owner or operator of a molded wood parts or products coating facility which applies a topcoat using any application method other than flow coating may cause, allow or permit the emission of any VOCs in excess of the limitations specified in Table 4.
-
See PDF for table 
-
See PDF for table NR 422.135(3)
(3) Recordkeeping requirements. Any facility subject to this section shall comply with the requirements applicable under s.
NR 439.04 (5).
NR 422.135 History
History: Cr.
Register, August, 1994, No. 464, eff. 9-1-94;
CR 00-174: am. (2) (a) and (b), renum. Tables 2 and 3 to be Tables 3 and 4,
Register August 2001 No. 548, eff. 9-1-01;
CR 11-005: renum. (1) (intro.) to be (1) (am) (intro.) and am., r. (1) (a), cr. (1) (am) 1., 2., am. (1) (b)
Register January 2012 No. 673, eff. 2-1-12.
NR 422.14(1)(a)(a) Subsections
(2),
(3), and
(5) apply to the printing lines of all packaging rotogravure, publication rotogravure, and flexographic printing facilities that are either of the following:
NR 422.14(1)(a)1.
1. Located in the county of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, or Waukesha and which have maximum theoretical emissions of VOC from the facility greater than or equal to 25 tons per year.
NR 422.14(1)(a)2.
2. Located outside of the counties of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, and Waukesha and which have maximum theoretical emissions of VOC from the facility greater than or equal to 100 ton per year.
NR 422.14(1)(b)
(b) Except as provided in sub.
(1m), subs.
(4) and
(5) apply to the owner or operator of any rotogravure printing press, except flexible packaging rotogravure, or any flexographic printing press, except flexible packaging flexographic, at a facility located in the county of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington, or Waukesha, if VOC emissions from all industrial cleaning operations, before consideration of controls, equal or exceed 3 tons per year on a 12 consecutive month rolling basis.
NR 422.14(1m)
(1m) Exemptions. The following exemptions are applicable to various provisions of this section:
NR 422.14(1m)(a)
(a) Subsection
(4) does not apply to the stripping of cured coatings or cured inks.
NR 422.14(1m)(b)
(b) Subsection
(4) (a) does not apply to cleaning conducted in conjunction with performance laboratory testing on coatings or inks; research and development programs; and laboratory tests in quality assurance laboratories.
NR 422.14(1m)(c)
(c) Subsection
(4) (a) and
(e) do not apply to cleaning with aerosol products if 160 fluid ounces or less of VOC-containing aerosol products are used per day for industrial cleaning operations per facility.
NR 422.14(1m)(f)
(f) Subsection
(4) (e) does not apply to the cleaning of the nozzle tips of automated spray equipment systems, except for robotic systems that are programmed to spray into a closed container.
NR 422.14(2)
(2) Emission limitations. No owner or operator of a packaging rotogravure, publication rotogravure or flexographic printing line may operate, or cause, allow or permit the operation of the line unless one of the following requirements is met:
NR 422.14(2)(a)
(a) The volatile fraction of ink, as it is applied to the substrate, contains 25% by volume or less of VOC and 75% by volume or more of water.
NR 422.14(2)(b)
(b) The ink, as it is applied to the substrate, less water, contains 60% by volume or more nonvolatile material.
NR 422.14(2)(c)
(c) The owner or operator installs and operates one of the following:
NR 422.14(2)(c)1.
1. A vapor recovery system which reduces the VOC emissions from the capture system by at least 90% by weight.
NR 422.14(2)(c)2.
2. An incineration or catalytic oxidation system, provided that 90% by weight of the VOCs, VOC measured as total combustible carbon, which enter the incinerator or oxidation unit are oxidized to nonorganic compounds.
NR 422.14(2)(c)3.
3. An alternative VOC emission reduction system demonstrated to have at least a 90% reduction efficiency, as measured across the control system, and approved by the department. Any approval granted by the department under this subdivision shall be submitted to, and will not become effective for federal purposes until approved by, the administrator or designee as a source-specific revision to the department's state implementation plan for ozone.
NR 422.14(3)
(3) Control system. The overall emission reduction efficiency of any capture system and control device used in conjunction with sub.
(2) (c) shall be at least:
NR 422.14(3)(a)
(a) 75% where a publication rotogravure process is employed.
NR 422.14(4)
(4) Industrial cleaning operations. Beginning on March 1, 2013, the owner or operator of a facility subject to this subsection shall meet the requirements of this subsection:
NR 422.14(4)(a)
(a)
Solvent and solvent solution requirements. Except as provided under par.
(d), no owner or operator of a facility may cause, allow or permit the use of a solvent or solvent solution for industrial cleaning operations unless the VOC content of the solvent or solvent solution is less than or equal to the applicable VOC content listed in Table 4 for the respective cleaning operation. For the purposes of this subsection, VOC content shall be defined as in s.
NR 423.02 (11r). -
See PDF for table NR 422.14(4)(b)
(b)
Cleaning devices and methods requirements. Except as provided under par.
(d), the owner or operator of a facility shall comply with the following requirements associated with the identified cleaning devices or methods when using solvents or solvent solutions:
NR 422.14(4)(b)1.
1. Physically rub a surface with a porous applicator such as a rag, paper, sponge, or a cotton swab moistened with solvent or solvent solution.
NR 422.14(4)(b)2.
2. Closed containers or hand held spray bottles from which solvents or solvent solutions are applied without a propellant-induced force.
NR 422.14(4)(b)3.
3. Cleaning equipment which has a solvent or solvent solution container that is closed during cleaning operations, except when depositing and removing objects to be cleaned, and is closed during non-operation with the exception of maintenance and repair to the cleaning equipment itself.
NR 422.14(4)(b)4.
4. A remote reservoir cleaner operated in compliance with all of the following requirements:
NR 422.14(4)(b)4.a.
a. Solvent vapors are prevented from escaping from the solvent or solvent solution container by using devices such as a cover or a valve when the remote reservoir is not being used, cleaned, or repaired.
