Section 115.431 - Exemptions(a) In the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas, as defined in § 115.10 of this title (relating to Definitions), the following exemptions apply. (1) In the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, and El Paso areas, all rotogravure and flexographic printing lines on a property that, when uncontrolled, have a maximum potential to emit a combined weight of volatile organic compounds (VOC) less than 50 tons per year (based on historical ink and VOC solvent usage, and at maximum production capacity) are exempt from the requirements in § 115.432(a) of this title (relating to Control Requirements).(2) In the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria area, all rotogravure and flexographic printing lines on a property that, when uncontrolled, have a maximum potential to emit a combined weight of VOC less than 25 tons per year (based on historical ink and VOC solvent usage, and at maximum production capacity) are exempt from the requirements in § 115.432(a) of this title.(3) Beginning March 1, 2013, in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas, all flexible package printing lines located on a property that have a combined weight of total actual VOC emissions less than 3.0 tons per year from all coatings, as defined in § 101.1 of this title (relating to Definitions), and all associated cleaning operations are exempt from the requirements in § 115.432(c) and (d) of this title.(4) Beginning March 1, 2013, in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas, each flexible package printing line that, when uncontrolled, has a maximum potential to emit total VOC emissions less than 25 tons per year from all coatings is exempt from the requirements in § 115.432(c) of this title.(b) In Gregg, Nueces, and Victoria Counties, all rotogravure and flexographic printing lines on a property that, when uncontrolled, emit a combined weight of VOC less than 100 tons per year (based on historical ink and VOC solvent usage) are exempt from the requirements in § 115.432(b) of this title.30 Tex. Admin. Code § 115.431
The provisions of this §115.430 adopted to be effective December 29, 2011, 36 TexReg 8897