Section 115.475 - Approved Test Methods and Testing RequirementsThe owner or operator shall demonstrate compliance with the volatile organic compounds (VOC) content limits in § 115.473(a) of this title (relating to Control Requirements) by applying the following test methods, as appropriate. Where a test method also inadvertently measures compounds that are exempt solvent, an owner or operator may exclude the exempt solvent when determining compliance with a VOC content limit. As an alternative to the test methods in this section, the VOC content of an adhesive or adhesive primer may be determined by using analytical data from the material safety data sheet.
(1) Except for reactive adhesives, compliance with the VOC content limits in § 115.473(a) of this title must be determined using Method 24 (40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 60, Appendix A).(2) Compliance with the VOC content limits for reactive adhesives in § 115.473(a) of this title must be determined using 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart PPPP, Appendix A, (as amended through April 24, 2007 (72 FR 20237)).(3) The owner or operator of an application process subject to § 115.473 of this title shall measure the capture efficiency using the applicable procedures outlined in 40 CFR §52.741, Subpart O, Appendix B (as amended through October 21, 1996 (61 FR 54559)). These procedures are: Procedure T-Criteria for and Verification of a Permanent or Temporary Total Enclosure; Procedure L - VOC Input; Procedure G.2 - Captured VOC Emissions (Dilution Technique); Procedure F.1 - Fugitive VOC Emissions from Temporary Enclosures; and Procedure F.2 - Fugitive VOC Emissions from Building Enclosures. (A) The following exemptions apply to capture efficiency testing requirements. (i) If a source installs a permanent total enclosure that meets the specifications of Procedure T and that directs all VOC to a control device, then the capture efficiency is assumed to be 100%, and the source is exempted from capture efficiency testing requirements. This does not exempt the source from performance of any control device efficiency testing that may be required. In addition, a source must demonstrate all criteria for a permanent total enclosure are met during testing for control efficiency.(ii) If a source uses a vapor control system designed to collect and recover VOC (e.g., carbon adsorption system), an explicit measurement of capture efficiency is not necessary if the following conditions are met. The overall control efficiency of the system can be determined by directly comparing the input liquid VOC to the recovered liquid VOC. The general procedure for use in this situation is given in 40 CFR §60.433 (as amended through October 17, 2000 (65 FR 61761)), with the following additional restrictions. (I) The source must be able to equate solvent usage with solvent recovery on a 24-hour (daily) basis, rather than a 30-day weighted average. This verification must be done within 72 hours following each 24-hour period of the 30-day period.(II) The solvent recovery system (i.e., capture and control system) must be dedicated to a single process line (e.g., one process line venting to a carbon adsorber system) or if the solvent recovery system controls multiple process lines, the source must be able to demonstrate that the overall control efficiency (i.e., the total recovered solvent VOC divided by the sum of liquid VOC input to all process lines venting to the control system) meets or exceeds the most stringent standard applicable for any process line venting to the control system.(B) The capture efficiency must be calculated using one of the following protocols referenced unless a suitable alternative protocol is approved by the executive director and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (i) Gas/gas method using temporary total enclosure (TTE). The EPA specifications to determine whether a temporary enclosure is considered a TTE are given in Procedure T. The capture efficiency equation to be used for this protocol is: Attached Graphic
(ii) Liquid/gas method using TTE. The EPA specifications to determine whether a temporary enclosure is considered a TTE are given in Procedure T. The capture efficiency equation to be used for this protocol is: Attached Graphic
(iii) Gas/gas method using the building or room enclosure (BE) in which the affected source is located and in which the mass of VOC captured and delivered to a control device and the mass of fugitive VOC that escapes from BE are measured while operating only the affected facility. All fans and blowers in the BE must be operating as they would under normal production. The capture efficiency equation to be used for this protocol is: Attached Graphic
(iv) Liquid/gas method using a BE in which the mass of liquid VOC input to process and the mass of fugitive VOC that escapes from BE are measured while operating only the affected facility. All fans and blowers in the BE must be operated as they would under normal production. The capture efficiency equation to be used for this protocol is: Attached Graphic
(C) The operating parameters selected for monitoring the capture system for compliance with the requirements in § 115.478(a) of this title (relating to Monitoring and Recordkeeping requirements) must be monitored and recorded during the initial capture efficiency testing and thereafter during facility operation. The executive director may require a new capture efficiency test if the operating parameter values change significantly from those recorded during the initial capture efficiency test.(4) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (3) of this section, the owner or operator shall determine compliance with § 115.473(a)(2) of this title by applying the following test methods, as appropriate: (A) Methods 1 - 4 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A) for determining flow rates, as necessary;(B) Method 25 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A) for determining total gaseous nonmethane organic emissions as carbon;(C) Method 25A or 25B (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A) for determining total gaseous organic concentrations using flame ionization or nondispersive infrared analysis; and(D) additional performance test procedures described in 40 CFR §60.444 (as amended through October 18, 1983 (48 FR 48375)).(5) Minor modifications to the methods in paragraphs (1) - (4) of this section may be approved by the executive director. Methods other than those specified in paragraphs (1) - (4) of this section may be used if approved by the executive director and validated using Method 301 (40 CFR Part 63, Appendix A). For the purposes of this paragraph, substitute "executive director" each place that Method 301 references "administrator."30 Tex. Admin. Code § 115.475
The provisions of this §115.475 adopted to be effective December 29, 2011, 36 TexReg 8897