06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 123, § 6

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 096-123-6 - Recordkeeping and Reporting

A. Within 60 days from the date upon which this regulation becomes applicable to a source, that source shall submit the following information to the Department for each coating line subject to this regulation:

(1) Coating line number;

(2) Hours of operation per day and per year;

(3) Method of application;

(4) Number and types of coats applied to substrate;

(5) Drying method; and

(6) Substrate type.

The source shall submit revised information to the Department whenever it makes changes to the coating line.

B. Within 60 days from the date upon which this regulation becomes applicable to a source, that source shall begin keeping the following information for each coating and make it available to the Department upon request:

(1) Supplier name;

(2) Name of coating;

(3) Identification number for coating;

(4) Coating density (lb/gal);

(5) Total volatiles content of coating as supplied (wt %);

(6) Water content of coating as supplied (wt %);

(7) Exempt solvent content** of coating as supplied (wt %);

(8) Solids content of coating as supplied (vol %);

(9) Name of diluent, if any;

(10) Identification number of diluent;

(11) Diluent solvent density (lb/gal);

(12) VOC content of diluent (wt %);

(13) Exempt solvent content** of diluent (wt %); and

(14) Diluent/solvent ratio (gal diluent solvent/gal coating).

**(solvents considered negligibly reactive as contained in the definition of VOC in Definitions, 06-096 CMR 100 (as amended October 4, 2009)

The source shall also record the information in numbers 10 through 14 above for any diluents and solvents used for clean-up operations.

The source shall keep revised information on site whenever it purchases a new coating, diluent, or solvent.

C. Sources shall keep the following records on site for each coating line on a daily basis, except for sources which certify that all of the coatings used at the source comply with the VOC limits in Section 3(A) and 3(C) of this Chapter:

(1) Coating line number;

(2) Time period;

(3) Coating identification number;

(4) Amount of coating used;

(5) Diluent identification number; and

(6) Amount of diluent used.

The source shall also record the information in numbers 5 and 6 above for any diluents and solvents used for clean-up operations.

D. Sources which certify that all of the coatings used at the source comply with the VOC limits in Section 3(A) and 3(C) of this Chapter shall keep the following records on site for all coatings used at the facility on a monthly basis:

(1) Time period;

(2) Coating identification number and amount of VOC containing constituents used;

(3) Diluent identification number and amount of diluent used(excluding water and exempt compounds);

(4) Mass of VOC per volume of each coating, excluding water and exempt compounds, as applied;

(5) Total VOC emitted; and

(6) Certification stating all compounds used at the source comply with the VOC emission limits in Section 3(A) and 3(C) of this Chapter.

E. Copies of all records and reports required by this regulation must be kept at the source for a minimum period of two years. These records shall be available during normal business hours and copies provided to the Department upon request.

06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 123, § 6