NR 422.084(3)(a)7. 7. Use of adhesives regulated under s. NR 422.127 or 422.128.

NR 422.084(3)(b) (b) Plastic part coating operations using any of the following types of coatings are exempt from the VOC content limitations specified under sub. (4):

NR 422.084(3)(b)1. 1. Touch-up and repair coatings.

NR 422.084(3)(b)2. 2. Stencil coatings applied on clear or transparent substrates.

NR 422.084(3)(b)3. 3. Clear coats or translucent coatings, except for clear coats or translucent coatings applied to automotive and transportation parts.

NR 422.084(3)(b)4. 4. Coatings applied at a paint manufacturing facility while conducting performance tests on the coatings.

NR 422.084(3)(b)5. 5. Any individual coating category used in volumes less than 50 gallons in any one year, if substitute compliant coatings are not available, provided that the total usage of all such coatings does not exceed 200 gallons per year, per facility.

NR 422.084(3)(b)6. 6. Reflective coatings applied to highway cones.

NR 422.084(3)(b)7. 7. Mask coatings that are less than 0.5 millimeter thick when dried and the area coated is less than 25 square inches.

NR 422.084(3)(b)8. 8. Electromagnetic interference/radio frequency interference shielding coatings.

NR 422.084(3)(b)9. 9. Heparin-benzalkonium chloride containing coatings applied to medical devices, provided that the total usage of all such coatings does not exceed 100 gallons per year, per plastic parts coating operation.

NR 422.084(3)(c) (c) All of the following types of coatings for automotive, transportation, or business machines are exempt from the VOC content limitations specified under sub. (4):

NR 422.084(3)(c)1. 1. Texture coatings for automotive or transportation parts.

NR 422.084(3)(c)2. 2. Vacuum metalizing coatings.

NR 422.084(3)(c)3. 3. Gloss reducers.

NR 422.084(3)(c)4. 4. Texture topcoats for automotive or transportation parts.

NR 422.084(3)(c)5. 5. Adhesion primers.

NR 422.084(3)(c)6. 6. Electrostatic prep coatings.

NR 422.084(3)(c)7. 7. Resist coatings.

NR 422.084(3)(c)8. 8. Stencil coatings.

NR 422.084(3)(d) (d) All of the following types of coating operations are exempt from the coating application method requirements specified under sub. (5):

NR 422.084(3)(d)1. 1. Airbrush operations using 5 gallons or less per year of coating.

NR 422.084(3)(d)2. 2. The use of extreme high-gloss coatings for pleasure craft coating.

NR 422.084(4) (4) Emission limits.

NR 422.084(4)(a) (a) Except as specified under par. (b), the owner or operator of a plastic parts coating operation located at an affected facility under this section shall use the low-VOC coatings that meet the VOC content limits in Table 1C for the affected plastic parts coating operations. If more than one VOC content limit applies to a specific coating, the most stringent VOC content limit shall be applied.

Table 1C

VOC Content Limitations for Coatings Used in Plastic Parts Coating – Low VOC Coatings

[kilogram/liter (pounds/gallons) of coating, excluding water and exempt compounds listed in s. NR 400.02 (162) (a), as applied]

NR 422.084 Note Note: The VOC content limits for the coating and application types under Table 1C rows 1. a. to k. apply to any coating that does not meet the definitions for the specific coatings listed under Table 1C rows 2. a. to 5. h.