SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

RULE 1124. - AEROSPACE ASSEMBLY AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS

(a) Purpose and Applicability
The purpose of Rule 1124 is to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from aircraft and spacecraft coating, assembly and cleaning operations. This rule applies to any operation associated with manufacturing and assembling products for aircraft and space vehicles. The affected industries include commercial and military aircraft, satellite, space shuttle and rocket manufacturers and their subcontractors. The rule also applies to maskant applicators, aircraft refinishers, aircraft fastener manufacturers, aircraft operators, and aircraft maintenance and service facilities.

(b) Definitions
For the purpose of this rule, the following definitions shall apply:

1. ADHESIVE is any substance that is used to bond one surface to another surface by attachment.
2. ADHESIVE BONDING PRIMER is a coating applied in a very thin film to aerospace components for wetting and promoting adhesion which may or may not inhibit corrosion.
3. AEROSOL COATING PRODUCT is a pressurized coating product containing pigments or resins that is dispensed by means of a propellant, and is packaged in a disposable can for hand-held application.
4. AEROSPACE COMPONENT is the raw material, partial or completed fabricated part, assembly of parts, or completed unit of any aircraft or space vehicle and includes integral equipment such as models, mock-ups, prototypes, molds, jigs, tooling, hardware jackets, and test coupons.
5. AIRCRAFT is any machine designed to travel through the air, without leaving the earth's atmosphere, whether heavier or lighter than air, including airplanes, balloons, dirigibles, helicopters, and missiles.
6. ANTICHAFE COATING is a coating applied to areas of moving aerospace components which may rub during normal operation.
7. ANTI-WICKING WIRE COATING is the outer coating of a wire which prevents fluid wicking into insulation of the wire.
8. BARRIER COATING is a coating applied in a thin film to fasteners to inhibit dissimilar metal corrosion and to prevent galling.
9. CHEMICAL MILLING is the removal of metal by chemical action of acids or alkalis.
10. CLEAR TOPCOAT is a topcoat that contains no visible pigments and is uniformly transparent when applied.
11. COATING APPLICATION EQUIPMENT is equipment used for applying coating to a substrate. Coating application equipment includes coating distribution lines, coating hoses, pressure-pots, spray guns, and hand-application equipment, such as hand-rollers, brushes, daubers, spatulas, and trowels.
12. CONFORMAL COATING is a coating applied to electrical conductors and circuit boards to protect them against electrical discharge damage and/or corrosion.
13. DRY LUBRICATIVE MATERIALS are coatings consisting of lauric acid, cetyl alcohol, waxes or other non-cross linked or resin bound materials which act as a dry lubricant or protective coat.
14. ELECTRIC- or RADIATION-EFFECT COATINGS include electrically conductive coatings and radiation effect coatings, the uses of which may include prevention of radar detection.
15. ELECTRONIC WIRE COATING is the outer electrical insulation coating applied to tape insulation of a wire specifically formulated to smooth and fill edges.
16. EPOXY BASED FUEL-TANK COATING is a coating which contains epoxy resin that is applied to a fuel tank of an aircraft to protect it from corrosion and/or bacterial growth.
17. EXEMPT COMPOUNDS: As defined in Rule 102.
18. FACILITY is all the buildings, equipment and materials on one contiguous piece of property.
19. FASTENER MANUFACTURER is a facility that coats aircraft fasteners, such as pins, collars, bolts, nuts, and rivets, with solid-film lubricants for distribution to other facilities.
20. FIRE-RESISTANT COATING is a cabin interior coating that meets for civilian aircraft the Federal Aviation Administration-required Ohio State University Heat Release, Fire and Burn Tests; for military aircraft, Aircraft Structure Integrity Program in MIL-STD-1530A and MIL-A-87221 (Northrop's MS-445-3.3.2.1 and MS-445-3.3.2.2).
21. FLIGHT-TEST COATING is a coating applied to an aircraft prior to flight testing to protect the aircraft from corrosion and to provide required marking during flight test evaluation.
22. FUEL-TANK ADHESIVE is an adhesive used to bond components exposed to fuel and must be compatible with fuel-tank coatings.
23. FUEL-TANK COATING is a coating applied to a fuel tank of an aircraft to protect it from corrosion and/or bacterial growth.
24. GRAMS OF VOC PER LITER OF COATING, LESS WATER AND LESS EXEMPT COMPOUNDS is the weight of VOC per combined volume of VOC and coating solids and can be calculated by the following equation:

    Grams of VOC per Liter of Coating, Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds =

    Where:	Ws	=	weight of volatile compounds in grams
    	Ww	=	weight of water in grams
    	Wes	=	weight of exempt compounds in grams
    	Vm	=	volume of material in liters
    	Vw	=	volume of water in liters
    	Ves	=	volume of exempt compounds in liters

    For coatings that contain reactive diluents the grams of VOC per Liter of Coating Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds shall be calculated by the following equation:

    Grams of VOC per Leter of Coating, Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds =

    Where:	Ws	=	weight of volatile compounds evolved during curing and analysis, in grams
    	Ww	=	weight of water evolved during curing and analysis, in grams
    	Wes	=	weight of exempt compounds evolved during curing and analysis, in grams
    	Vm	=	volume of the material prior to reaction, in liters
    	Vw	=	volume of water evolved during curing and analysis, in liters
    	Ves	=	volume of exempt compounds evolved during curing and analysis, in liters

25. GRAMS OF VOC PER LITER OF MATERIAL is the weight of VOC per volume of material and can be calculated by the following equation:

    Grams of VOC per Liter of Material =

    Where:	Ws	=	weight of volatile compounds in grams
    	Ww	=	weight of water in grams
    	Wes	=	weight of exempt compounds in grams
    	Vm	=	volume of material in liters

26. HAND APPLICATION METHOD is the application of coatings, sealants or adhesives by manually held, non-mechanically operated equipment. Such equipment includes paint brushes, hand rollers, caulking guns, trowels, spatulas, syringe daubers, rags, and sponges.
27. HIGH-TEMPERATURE COATING is a coating that must withstand temperatures of more than 350^oF.
28. HIGH-VOLUME, LOW-PRESSURE (HVLP) SPRAY is a coating application system which is operated at air pressure of between 0.1 and 10 pounds per square inch gauge (psig).
29. IMPACT-RESISTANT COATING is a flexible coating that protects aerospace components, such as aircraft landing gear, and landing gear compartments, and other surfaces subject to impact from abrasion from runway debris.
30. LINE-SEALER MASKANT is a maskant used to cover scribe lines in maskant in order to protect against etchant in multi-step etching processing.
31. LONG TERM PRIMER (METAL TO STRUCTURAL CORE BONDING) is an adhesive bonding primer that has met the aircraft manufacturers’ required performance characteristics following 6000 hours testing, used for metal to structural core bonding, and with an adhesive that is cured at 350^oF.
32. LOW-SOLIDS ADHESIVE COATING OR SEALANT is an adhesive coating or sealant which has less than one pound of solids per gallon of material. Such solids are the non-volatiles remaining after a sample is heated at 110^oC for one hour.
33. LOW SOLIDS CORROSION RESISTANT PRIMER is a corrosion resistant polyurethane compatible primer with enhanced adhesion and rain erosion resistance which contains no more than 45 percent solids, by weight, as applied.
34. MASKANT FOR CHEMICAL MILLING is a coating applied directly to an aerospace component to protect surface areas when chemical milling the component.
35. MASKANT FOR CHEMICAL PROCESSING is a coating applied directly to an aerospace component to protect surface areas when anodizing, aging, bonding, plating, etching, and/or performing other chemical surface operations on the component.
36. METALLIZED EPOXY COATING is a coating that contains relatively large quantities of flake pigmentation for appearance and/or added protection.
37. NON-STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE is an adhesive that bonds non-load-carrying aircraft components in non-critical applications.
38. OPTICAL ANTI-REFLECTION COATING is a coating with a low reflectance in the infrared and visible wavelength range and is used for anti-reflection on or near optical and laser hardware.
39. PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC MASKANT is a coating applied by photoresist operation(s) directly to printed circuit boards, and ceramic and similar substrates to protect surface areas from chemical milling or chemical processing.
40. PHOTORESIST OPERATION is a process for the application or development of photoresist masking solution on a substrate, including preparation, soft bake, develop, hard bake, and stripping, and can be generally subdivided as follows:

    (A) Negative Photoresist Operation is a process where the maskant hardens when exposed to light and the unhardened maskant is stripped, exposing the substrate surface for chemical milling or chemical processing.

    (B) Positive Photoresist Operation is a process where the maskant softens when exposed to light and the softened maskant is stripped, exposing the substrate surface for chemical milling or chemical processing.

41. PRETREATMENT COATING is a coating which contains no more than 12 percent solids, by weight, to provide surface etching and is applied directly to metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance, adhesion, and ease of stripping.
42. PRIMER is a coating applied directly to an aerospace component for purposes of corrosion prevention, protection from the environment, functional fluid resistance and/or adhesion of subsequent coatings.
43. PRIMER COMPATIBLE WITH RAIN EROSION RESISTANT COATING is a primer to which rain erosion resistant topcoat is applied.
44. RAIN EROSION-RESISTANT COATING is a coating that protects leading edges, flaps, stabilizers, and engine inlet lips against erosion caused by rain impact during flight.
45. REPAIR COATING is a coating used to recoat portions of a product which has sustained mechanical damage to the coating following normal painting operations.
46. REPAIR MASKANT is a maskant used to cover imperfections in the maskant coat.
47. REWORK is the inspection, repair, and reconditioning of aerospace components subject to this rule.
48. RUBBER SOLUTION FUEL-TANK COATING is a fuel-tank coating which performs as a sealant and protects the tank from corrosion and/or bacterial growth and is formulated with a butadiene acrylonitrile copolymer.
49. SCALE INHIBITOR is a coating that is applied to the surface of a part prior to thermal processing to inhibit the formation of tenacious scale.
50. SEALANTS are viscous semisolid materials that fill voids in order to seal out water, fuel, and other liquids and solids, and in some cases, air movement.
51. SHORT TERM PRIMER (METAL TO STRUCTURAL CORE BONDING) is an adhesive bonding primer that has met the manufacturers’ required performance characteristics following 1000 hours testing, used for metal to metal and metal to structural core bonding, and with an adhesive which is cured at a temperature of 350^oF.
52. SOLID-FILM LUBRICANT is a very thin coating consisting of a binder system containing as its chief pigment material one or more of the following: molybdenum disulfide, graphite, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), or other solids that act as a dry lubricant between faying surfaces.
53. SPACE-VEHICLE COATING is a coating applied to vehicles designed to travel beyond the earth's atmosphere.
54. STRIPPER is a volatile liquid applied to remove temporary protective coating, maskant for chemical processing, cured paint, and cured paint residue.
55. STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE - AUTOCLAVABLE is an adhesive used to bond load-carrying aircraft components and is cured by heat and pressure in an autoclave.
56. STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE - NON-AUTOCLAVABLE is an adhesive cured under ambient conditions and is used to bond load-carrying aircraft components or other critical functions, such as nonstructural bonding in the proximity of engines.
57. TEMPORARY MARKING COATING is an ink or a coating used to make identifying markings, and is removed prior to delivery of the aerospace component and/or assembly.
58. TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE COATING is a coating applied to an aerospace component to protect it from mechanical and environmental damage during manufacturing.
59. TOPCOAT is a coating applied over a primer for purposes such as appearance, identification, or protection.
60. TOUCH-UP COATING is a coating used to cover minor coating imperfections appearing after the main coating operation.
61. TRANSFER EFFICIENCY is the ratio of the weight or volume of coating solids adhering to an object to the total weight or volume, respectively, of coating solids used in the application process, expressed as a percentage.
62. UNICOAT is a coating which is applied directly to an aerospace component for purposes of corrosion protection, environmental protection, and functional fluid resistance that is not subsequently topcoated.
63. VOC COMPOSITE PARTIAL PRESSURE is the sum of the partial pressures of the compounds defined as VOCs.

    VOC Composite Partial Pressure is calculated as follows:

    

    Where:	Wi	=	Weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams
    	Ww	=	Weight of water, in grams
    	We	=	Weight of exempt compound, in grams
    	MWi	=	Molecular weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams per gram-mole
    	MWw =	=	Molecular weight of water, in grams per gram-mole
    	MWe	=	Molecular weight of exempt compound, in grams per gram-mole
    	Ppc	=	VOC composite partial pressure at 20oC, in mm Hg
    	Vpi	=	Vapor pressure of the "i"th VOC compound at 20oC, in mm Hg

64. VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) is any volatile compound containing the element carbon, excluding methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, ammonium carbonate, and exempt compounds.
65. WING COATING is a corrosion-resistant coating that is resilient enough to withstand the flexing of the wings.
66. WIRE INK is the surface identification stripe and mark on aerospace wire or cable which serves as an electrical insulator in the presence of high humidity.
67. WIRE PREBONDING ETCHANT is a non-additive surface treatment process to provide bondability of aerospace wire coatings to the underlying insulation layer.

(c) Requirements

1. VOC Content of Coatings

   (A) A person shall not apply to aerospace components any coatings, including any VOC-containing materials added to the original coating supplied by the manufacturer, which contain VOC in excess of the limits specified below:

   VOC LIMIT
   Grams Per Liter of Coating
   Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds

   	1/1/96	1/1/97	1/1/98	1/1/99	1/1/00	1/1/02
   COATING
   Primers
   General		350	350	350	350	350
   Low Solids Corrosion Resistant Primer		650	650	650	350	350
   Topcoat	420	420	420	420	420	420
   Pretreatment Coating	780	780	780	780	780	780

   VOC LIMIT
   Grams Per Liter of Coating
   Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds

   	1/1/96	1/1/97	1/1/98	1/1/99	1/1/00	1/1/02
   COATING
   Adhesive Bonding Primers General Long Term (Metal to Structural Core Bonding)		805 800	805 800	805 800	805 250	250 250
   Short Term (Metal to Structural Core Bonding)		250	250	250	250	250
   Flight-Test Coating Used on Missiles or Single Use Target Craft All Other	420 840	420 840	420 840	420 840	420 840	420 840
   Fuel-Tank Coating General Epoxy	420	420 680	420 680	420 420	420 420	420 420
   Fuel-Tank Adhesive	620	620	620	620	620	620
   Electric- or Radiation-Effect Coating	800	800	800	800	800	800
   Touch-up, Line-Sealer Maskants	750	750	750	750	750	750
   Photolithographic Maskant	850	850	850	850	850	850
   Temporary Protective Coating	250	250	250	250	250	250
   Space-Vehicle Coatings Electrostatic Discharge Protection Coating Other Space-Vehicle Coatings Adhesives	800 1000 800	800 1000 800	800 1000 800	800 1000 800	800 1000 800	800 1000 800
   Wing Coating	750	750	750	750	750	750
   Impact Resistant Coating	420	420	420	420	420	420
   High-Temperature Coating	850	850	850	850	850	850
   Antichafe Coating	600	600	600	600	600	600
   Rain Erosion-Resistant Coating	800	800	800	800	800	800
   Fire-Resistant Coating Civilian Military	650 970	650 970	650 970	650 970	650 970	650 970
   Conformal Coating	750	750	750	750	750	750
   Sealant	600	600	600	600	600	600
   Adhesives Non-Structural Structural Autoclavable Non-Autoclavable	250 50 850	250 50 850	250 50 850	250 50 850	250 50 850	250 50 850
   Optical Anti-Reflective Coating	700	700	700	700	700	700

   VOC LIMIT
   Grams Per Liter of Coating
   Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds

   	1/1/96	1/1/97	1/1/98	1/1/99	1/1/00	1/1/02
   COATING
   Wire Coatings Electronic Wire Coating Anti-Wicking Pre-Bonding Etchant Phosphate Ester Resistant Ink	420 420 420 925	420 420 420 925	420 420 420 925	420 420 420 925	420 420 420 925	420 420 420 925
   Metallized Epoxy Coating	700	700	700	700	700	700
   Clear Topcoat	520	520	520	520	520	520
   Scale Inhibitor	880	880	880	880	880	880
   Primer Compatible with Rain Erosion-Resistant Coating	850	850	850	850	850	850

   (B) A person shall not apply to aerospace assemblies and/or components any Unicoat, including any VOC-containing materials added to the original coating supplied by the manufacturer, which contain VOC in excess of 420 grams of VOC per liter of coating, less water and less exempt compounds. Documents shall be provided to the Executive Officer or his designee demonstrating that the unicoat is being used in lieu of the application of a primer and topcoat, and the applicant must receive written approval for the use of the unicoat specifying the conditions of application from the Executive Officer or his designee.

   (C) Maskant Requirements

   (i) A person shall not apply maskant for chemical processing to aerospace components unless the emissions are collected and reduced pursuant to subparagraph (c)(5), or the maskant contains less than 250 grams of VOC per liter of coating, less water and less exempt compounds, and less perchloroethylene (PERC).

   (ii) A person shall not apply maskant for chemical milling to aerospace components unless the emissions are collected and reduced pursuant to subparagraph (c)(5), or the maskant contains less than 250 grams of VOC per liter of coating, less water and less exempt compounds.

   (D) Fastener Installation:

   After January 1, 1992, a person shall not use any coatings, including any VOC-containing materials added to the original coating supplied by the manufacturer, to install any fastener into any aerospace component or assembly, which contain VOC in excess of the limits specified below:

   VOC LIMIT
   Grams Per Liter of Coating,
   Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds

   COATING

   Solid-Film Lubricant	880
   Dry Lubricative Materials	675

   (E) Fastener-Lubricative Coatings:

   A person shall not apply to aerospace fastener any coatings, including any VOC-containing materials added to the original coating supplied by the manufacturer, which contain VOC in excess of the limits specified below:

   VOC LIMIT
   Grams Per Liter of Coating,
   Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds

   COATING	1/1/94	1/1/96	1/1/97	1/1/98
   Solid-Film Lubricant	880	880	800	250
   Dry Lubricative Materials	250	250	120	120
   Barrier Coating	790	420	420	420

   (F) Non-Fastener Lubricative Coatings:

   A person shall not apply to any non-fastener aerospace components any coating, including any VOC-containing materials added to the original coating supplied by the manufacturer, which contain VOC in excess of the limits specified below:

   VOC LIMIT
   Grams Per Liter of Coating,
   Less Water and Less Exempt Compounds

   COATING

   Solid-Film Lubricant	880
   Dry Lubricative Materials	675

   (G) For low-solids adhesive coatings or sealants, the appropriate limits in subparagraph (c)(1)(A) shall be expressed in grams of VOC per liter of material.

2. Solvent Use, Clean Up, and Stripping

   (A) A person shall not use VOC-containing materials for cleaning or clean up, excluding coating stripping and equipment cleaning unless:

   (i) the VOC composite partial pressure is 45 mm Hg or less at a temperature of 20^oC (68^oF); or

   (ii) the material contains 200 grams or less of VOC per liter of material.

   (B) A person shall not use stripper on aerospace components unless:

   (i) it contains less than 300 grams of VOC per liter of material; or

   (ii) the VOC composite partial pressure is 9.5 mm Hg (0.18 psia) or less at 20^oC (68^oF).

   (C) A person shall not atomize any solvent into open air.

3. Solvent Cleaning Operations; Storage and Disposal of VOC-Containing Materials

   Cleaning of coating application equipment and storage of solvent laden cloth and paper shall comply with provisions of Rule 1171.

4. Transfer Efficiency

   Effective January 1, 1992, a person or facility shall not apply coatings unless the coating is applied with properly operating equipment or controlled, according to operating procedure specified by the equipment manufacturer or the Executive Officer or his designee, and by the use of one of the following methods:

   (A) electrostatic application; or

   (B) flow coater; or

   (C) roll coater; or

   (D) dip coater; or

   (E) high-volume, low-pressure (HVLP) spray; or

   (F) hand application methods; or

   (G) such other alternative application methods as are demonstrated to the Executive Officer, using District-approved procedures, to be capable of achieving at least equivalent transfer efficiency to method (c)(4)(E) and for which written approval of the Executive Officer has been obtained; or

   (H) Approved air pollution control equipment under paragraph (c)(5).

5. Control Equipment

   Owners and/or operators may comply with provisions of paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) by using approved air pollution control equipment provided that the VOC emissions from such operations and/or materials are reduced in accordance with provisions of (A) and (B).

   (A) The control device shall reduce emissions from an emission collection system by at least 95 percent, by weight, or the output of the air pollution control device is less than 50 PPM calculated as carbon with no dilution.

   (B) The owner/operator demonstrates that the system collects at least 90 percent, by weight, of the emissions generated by the sources of emissions.

(d) Recordkeeping Requirements
Records shall be maintained pursuant to the requirements of Rule 109.

(e) Determination of VOC Content
The VOC content shall be determined (less water and exempt solvents) for adhesives, coatings, and sealants using:

1. EPA Reference Method 24 (Determination of Volatile Matter Content, Water Content, Density Volume Solids, and Weight Solids of Surface Coatings, Code of Federal Regulations Title 40, Part 60, Appendix A). Analysis done according to EPA Method 24 shall utilize Procedure B of ASTM Method D-2369, referenced in EPA Method 24. The exempt solvent content shall be determined using SCAQMD Test Methods 302 and 303 (SCAQMD "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples" manual) or;
2. SCAQMD Test Methods 302, 303, and 304 (SCAQMD "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples" manual).
   The following classes of compounds: cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated alkanes; cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated ethers with no unsaturations; cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiary amines with no unsaturations; and sulfur-containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine, will be analyzed as exempt compounds for compliance with subdivision (c), only at such time as manufacturers specify which individual compounds are used in the coating formulations and identify the test methods, which, prior to such analysis, have been approved by the USEPA and the SCAQMD, that can be used to quantify the amounts of each exempt compound.

(f) Test Methods

1. Efficiency of the control device shall be determined according to EPA Method 25, 25A, or SCAQMD Test Method 25.1. Emissions determined to exceed any limits established by this rule through the use of either of the above-referenced test methods shall constitute a violation of this rule.
2. The capture efficiency of the emissions collection system shall be determined by the USEPA method cited in 55 FR (Federal Register) 26865, June 29, 1990 or any other method approved by the USEPA, the California Air Resources Board, and the SCAQMD.
3. The transfer efficiency of alternative coating application methods shall be determined in accordance with the SCAQMD method "Spray Equipment Transfer Efficiency Test Procedure for Equipment User, May 24, 1989".
4. The identity and quantity of components in solvents shall be determined in accordance with SCAQMD test method 308 (Quantitation of Compounds by Gas Chromatography) contained in the SCAQMD "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples" manual. The VOC composite partial pressure is calculated using the equation in paragraph (b)(63).
5. Multiple Test Methods

   When more than one test method or set of test methods are specified for any testing, a violation of any requirement of this rule established by any one of the specified test methods or set of test methods shall constitute a violation of the rule.

6. All test methods referenced in this section shall be the most recently approved version.

(g) Rule 442 Applicability

1. Any coating, coating operation, or facility which is exempt from all or a portion of this rule, shall comply with the provisions of Rule 442.
2. Any adhesive, adhesive application operation, or facility which is exempt from all or a portion of this rule, shall comply with the provisions of Rule 442.

(h) Prohibition of Solicitation of Violations

1. A person shall not solicit or require any other person to use, in the District, any coating or combination of coatings to be applied to any aircraft component subject to the provisions of this rule that does not meet the limits and requirements of this rule, or of an Alternative Emission Control Plan (AECP) approved pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (i).
2. The requirements of this paragraph shall apply to all written or oral agreements executed or entered into after April 3, 1987.

(i) Alternative Emission Control Plans
An owner/operator may comply with the provisions of paragraph (c)(1) by means of an Alternative Emission Control Plan pursuant to Rule 108.

(j) Reporting Requirements
Persons who perform qualification acceptance testing on coatings with a future compliance date for use in the District shall, beginning July 1, 1994 and at
6-month intervals thereafter, submit a status report describing the progress toward the development of coatings which satisfy future compliance dates. These reports shall contain, at a minimum:

• Manufacturer, product number, VOC content, and applicable coating category for each of the test candidates;
• Test expenditures for the period;
• Progress on candidates tested during this period.
• Approvals received for coatings which comply with future compliance dates.
• Volume of coatings used in each coating category for which there is a future compliance date.

  Facilities testing coatings in the same coating category may submit joint status reports. Once compliance with future compliance dates is achieved and a status report is submitted documenting such, no further status reports need be submitted.

  (k) Exemptions

  1. The provisions of paragraph (c)(1) of this rule shall not apply to coatings with separate formulations that are used in volumes of less than 20 gallons per year provided that the total by a facility is less than 200 gallons of such formulations applied annually.
  2. The provisions of subdivision (c) of this rule shall not apply to a facility which uses a total of less than three gallons of VOC-containing coatings and solvents from aerospace assembly and component coating operations on each and every day of operation.
  3. The provisions of paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(4) of this rule shall not apply to incidental corrosion maintenance repair coating operations at military facilities, provided that the coating use at any maintenance repair location within the facility does not exceed 1.5 gallons per day, and the total coating usage for such operations at the facility does not exceed five gallons per day.
  4. The provisions of subparagraph (c)(2)(A) shall not apply to space vehicle manufacturing.
  5. The provisions of paragraph (c)(1) shall not apply to clear or translucent coatings applied on clear or transparent substrates.
  6. The provisions of paragraph (c)(4) shall not apply to touch-up and stencil coatings.
  7. The provisions of paragraph (c)(1) shall not apply to the recoating of assembled aircraft at rework facilities if original coating formulations are used.
  8. The provisions of paragraph (c)(1) shall not apply to adhesives with separate formulations that are used in volumes of less than ten gallons per year.
  9. The provisions of paragraph (c)(4) shall not be applied to the application of materials marking coatings.
  10. The provisions of subdivision (c) shall not apply to laboratories which apply coatings to test specimens for purposes of research, development, quality control, and testing for production-related operations.
  11. The provisions of subdivision (c) shall not apply to the application of temporary marking coatings.
  12. The provisions of paragraph (c)(2) of this rule do not apply to the surface cleaning of solar cells, fluid systems, avionic equipment, and laser optics.
  13. The provisions of subdivision (d) shall not be applied to the application of materials that contain less than 20 g/L of VOC per liter of material.
  14. The provisions of paragraph (c)(4) shall not apply to the use of materials dispensed from airbrush operations.
  15. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to aerosol coating products.
  16. Until January 1, 2002, the provisions of subparagraph (c)(1)(A) shall not apply to the application of non-spray rubber solution fuel-tank coating, containing less than 680 g/L of VOC per liter of coating, used on fuel tanks with maximum capacity of 35 gallons and where the total facilitywide usage of this coating is less than 150 gallons per year. Records shall be maintained pursuant to the requirements of Rule 109 to establish eligibility for this exemption.

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