Section 096-161-1 - ApplicabilityA. This regulation applies statewide.B.This regulation applies to any Offset Lithography (Heatset, Sheet Fed or Coldset) and Letterpress printing operation: (1) whose maximum actual emissions are greater than three tons of VOCs per rolling 12 month period;(2) for non-heatset printing operations, whose total volume of cleaning solution, alcohol fountain solution, alcohol substitutes, coatings and ink purchased or used in any 30 day rolling period is greater than 64 gallons per month, or equivalently, 768 gallons in any 12 month rolling period; or(3) for heatset printing operations whose total weight of heatset inks, cleaning solution, fountain solution and fountain solution additives purchased or used in any 30 day rolling period is greater than 450 pounds per month, or equivalently, 5400 pounds per 12 month rolling period. Any person claiming exemption pursuant to this subsection shall record and maintain monthly operational records sufficient to demonstrate compliance as specified in Subsection 5 A(7) of this Chapter.
NOTE: Graphic Arts - Flexography and Rotogravure printing operations are subject to Graphic Arts - Rotogravure and Flexography, 06-096 CMR 132 (effective February 10, 1993).
NOTE: Facilities or any owner that emits greater than 10 pounds per hour, 100 pounds per day of VOCs may have additional air licensing requirements and should contact the Department to determine whether any licensing requirements apply.
C. Any owner or operator of an offset lithographic or letterpress printing operation, who is subject to this Chapter, must demonstrate compliance by 12 months from the effective date of this Chapter. For a source that commences operation after the effective date of this Chapter, the owner or operator must determine compliance status by 12 months after the date on which the source commences operation. Any owner or operator of an offset lithographic or letterpress printing operation, who is subject to this Chapter and has a BACT analysis included in an air emission license must demonstrate compliance pursuant to their air emission license conditions.D. Any printing operation that is subject to this Chapter due solely to exceeding the applicability threshold of three tons of VOC emissions per year in subsection 1 B, and whose VOC emissions subsequently fall below that applicability threshold for a rolling 12 month period will remain subject to the requirements of this Chapter for three years following the conclusion of that 12 month rolling period. The printing operation will become subject to this Chapter anew upon exceeding any applicability threshold set forth in subsection 1B. 06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 161, § 1