Section 115.442 - Control Requirements(a) In the El Paso area as defined in § 115.10 of this title (relating to Definitions), the following control requirements apply. (1) The owner or operator of an offset lithographic printing line that uses solvent-containing ink shall limit emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) as follows. (A) The owner or operator of a heatset web offset lithographic printing press that uses alcohol in the fountain solution shall maintain total fountain solution alcohol to 5.0% or less (by volume). Alternatively, a standard of 10.0% or less (by volume) alcohol may be used if the fountain solution containing alcohol is refrigerated to less than 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celsius).(B) The owner or operator of a non-heatset web offset lithographic printing press that prints newspaper and that uses alcohol in the fountain solution shall eliminate the use of alcohol in the fountain solution. Nonalcohol additives or alcohol substitutes can be used to accomplish the total elimination of alcohol use.(C) The owner or operator of a non-heatset web offset lithographic printing press that does not print newspaper and that uses alcohol in the fountain solution shall maintain the use of alcohol at 5.0% or less (by volume). Alternatively, a standard of 10.0% or less (by volume) alcohol may be used if the fountain solution is refrigerated to less than 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celsius).(D) The owner or operator of a sheet-fed offset lithographic printing press shall maintain the use of alcohol at 10.0% or less (by volume). Alternatively, a standard of 12.0% or less (by volume) alcohol may be used if the fountain solution is refrigerated to less than 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celsius).(E) The owner or operator of any type of offset lithographic printing press shall be considered in compliance with the fountain solution limitations of this paragraph if the only VOC in the fountain solution are nonalcohol additives or alcohol substitutes, so that the concentration of VOC in the fountain solution is 3.0% or less (by weight). The fountain solution must not contain any isopropyl alcohol.(F) The owner or operator of an offset lithographic printing press shall reduce VOC emissions from cleaning solutions by one of the following methods: (i) using cleaning solutions with a VOC content of 50% or less (by volume, as used);(ii) using cleaning solutions with a VOC content of 70% or less (by volume, as used) and incorporating a towel handling program that ensures that all waste ink, solvents, and cleanup rags are stored in closed containers until removed from the site by a licensed disposal/cleaning service; or(iii) using cleaning solutions with a VOC composite partial vapor pressure less than or equal to 10.0 millimeters of mercury at 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius).(2) The owner or operator of a heatset offset lithographic printing press shall operate a control device to reduce VOC emissions from the press dryer exhaust vent by 90% by weight or maintain a maximum dryer exhaust outlet VOC concentration of 20 parts per million by volume (ppmv), whichever is less stringent when the press is in operation. The dryer air pressure must be lower than the pressroom air pressure at all times when the press is operating to ensure the dryer has a capture efficiency of 100%.(b) In the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas, the following control requirements apply to the owner or operator of a major printing source, as defined in § 115.440 of this title (relating to Applicability and Definitions), in accordance with the appropriate compliance date specified in § 115.449 of this title (relating to Compliance Schedules). (1) The owner or operator of an offset lithographic printing press shall limit the VOC content of the cleaning solution, as applied, to: (A) 50.0% VOC or less by volume;(B) 70.0% VOC or less by volume if the facility has a towel handling program in place that ensures all waste ink, solvents, and cleanup rags are stored in closed containers until removed from the site by a licensed disposal or cleaning service; or(C) a VOC composite partial vapor pressure less than or equal to 10.0 millimeters of mercury at 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) if the facility has a towel handling program in place that ensures all waste ink, solvents, and cleanup rags are stored in closed containers until removed from the site by a licensed disposal or cleaning service.(2) The owner or operator of a sheet-fed offset lithographic printing press shall limit the VOC content of the fountain solution, as applied, to: (A) 5.0% alcohol or less by weight;(B) 8.5% alcohol or less by weight if the fountain solution is refrigerated below 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celsius); or(C) 3.0% alcohol substitutes or less by weight and no alcohol in the fountain solution.(3) The owner or operator of a non-heatset web offset lithographic printing press shall limit the VOC content of the fountain solution, as applied, to 3.0% alcohol substitutes or less by weight and no alcohol in the fountain solution.(4) The owner or operator of a heatset web offset lithographic printing press shall limit the VOC content of the fountain solution, as applied, to: (A) 1.6% alcohol or less by weight;(B) 3.0% alcohol or less by weight if the fountain solution is refrigerated below 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celsius); or(C) 3.0% alcohol substitutes or less by weight and no alcohol in the fountain solution.(5) The owner or operator of a heatset offset lithographic printing press shall operate a control device to reduce VOC emissions from the press dryer exhaust vent by at least 90% by weight or maintain a maximum dryer exhaust outlet VOC concentration of 20 ppmv or less, whichever is less stringent when the press is in operation. The dryer air pressure must be lower than the pressroom air pressure at all times when the press is operating to ensure the dryer has a capture efficiency of 100%.(c) In the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas, the following control requirements apply to the owner or operator of a minor printing source, as defined in § 115.440 of this title, in accordance with the appropriate compliance date specified in § 115.449. (1) The owner or operator of an offset lithographic printing press shall limit the VOC content of the cleaning solution, as applied, to: (A) 50.0% VOC or less by volume;(B) 70.0% VOC or less by volume if the facility has a towel handling program in place that ensures all waste ink, solvents, and cleanup rags are stored in closed containers until removed from the site by a licensed disposal or cleaning service; or(C) a VOC composite partial vapor pressure less than or equal to 10.0 millimeters of mercury at 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) if the facility has a towel handling program in place that ensures all waste ink, solvents, and cleanup rags are stored in closed containers until removed from the site by a licensed disposal or cleaning service.(2) The owner or operator of a sheet-fed offset lithographic printing press shall limit the VOC content of the fountain solution, as applied, to: (A) 5.0% alcohol or less by weight;(B) 8.5% alcohol or less by weight if the fountain solution is refrigerated below 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celsius); or(C) 5.0% alcohol substitutes or less by weight and no alcohol in the fountain solution.(3) The owner or operator of a non-heatset web offset lithographic printing press shall limit the VOC content of the fountain solution, as applied, to 5.0% alcohol substitutes or less by weight and no alcohol in the fountain solution.(4) The owner or operator of a heatset web offset lithographic printing press shall limit the VOC content of the fountain solution, as applied, to: (A) 1.6% alcohol or less by weight;(B) 3.0% alcohol or less by weight if the fountain solution is refrigerated below 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celsius); or(C) 5.0% alcohol substitutes or less by weight and no alcohol in the fountain solution.30 Tex. Admin. Code § 115.442
The provisions of this §115.442 adopted to be effective December 3, 1993, 18 TexReg 8538; amended to be effective May 27, 1994, 19 TexReg 3703; amended to be effective March 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 1548; amended to be effective May 22, 1997, 22 TexReg 4213; amended to be effective August 29, 2001, 26 TexReg 6303; amended to be effective May 16, 2002, 27 TexReg 4113; amended to be effective April 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 2579; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 25, June 19, 2015, TexReg 3958, eff. 6/25/2015