1. (1) if an operator uses a commercial or industrial adhesive or sealant subject to a specific VOC content limit for such adhesive or sealant in table 1 of this subdivision, such specific limit is applicable rather than an adhesive-to-listed-substrate limit; and

2. (2) if an adhesive is used to bond dissimilar substrates together, the applicable substrate category with the highest VOC content shall be the limit for such use.

   Table 1. VOC Content Limits for Adhesives, Sealants, Adhesive Primers, Sealant Primers and Adhesives Applied to the Listed Substrates

   Adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer category	VOC content limit (grams per liter)
   Adhesives
   ABS welding	400
   Ceramic tile installation	130
   Computer diskette jacket manufacturing	850
   Contact bond	250
   Contact bond -- specialty substrate	250
   Cove base installation	150
   CPVC welding	490
   Indoor floor covering installation	150
   Metal to urethane/rubber molding or casting	850
   Multipurpose construction	200
   Nonmembrane roof installation/repair	300
   Other plastic cement welding	510
   Outdoor floor covering installation	250
   PVC welding	510
   Single-ply roof membrane installation/repair	250
   Structural glazing	100
   Thin metal laminating	780
   Tire retread	100
   Perimeter bonded sheet vinyl flooring installation	660
   Waterproof resorcinol glue	170
   Sheet-applied rubber installation	850
   Sealants
   Architectural	250
   Marine deck	760
   Nonmembrane roof installation/repair	300
   Roadway	250
   Single-ply roof membrane	450
   Other	420
   Adhesive Primers
   Automotive glass	700
   Plastic cement welding	650
   Single-ply roof membrane	250
   Traffic marking tape	150
   Other	250
   Sealant Primers
   Non-porous architectural	250
   Porous architectural	775
   Marine deck	760
   Other	750
   Adhesives Applied to the Listed Substrate
   Flexible vinyl	250
   Fiberglass	200
   Metal	30
   Porous material	120
   Rubber	250
   Other substrates	250

   (b) Surface preparation and cleanup solvents.

   Except as provided in section 228-2.2 of this Subpart, no person shall use or apply, solicit, require the use of or specify the application of any surface preparation or clean-up solvent within the State of New York if such use or application results in a violation of the provisions of this Subpart. Any person using a surface preparation or cleanup solvent shall:

3. (1) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subdivision for single-ply roofing, limit the VOC content of surface preparation solvent used to less than 70 grams per liter;
4. (2) if a surface preparation solvent is used in applying single-ply roofing, the composite vapor pressure, excluding water and exempt compounds, of the surface preparation solvent used, shall not exceed 45 mm Hg at 20° C;
5. (3) except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subdivision, limit the composite vapor pressure of a cleanup solvent to less than 45 mm Hg at 20° C; and

6. (4) perform the removal of a commercial or industrial adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer from the parts of spray application equipment as follows:

   1. (i) in an enclosed cleaning system, or equivalent cleaning system as determined by the test method identified in section 228-2.6(h) of this Subpart;
   2. (ii) using a solvent with a VOC content less than or equal to 70 grams of VOC per liter of material; and

   3. (iii) parts containing dried adhesive may be soaked in a solvent if the composite vapor pressure of the solvent, excluding water and exempt compounds, is less than or equal to 9.5 mm Hg at 20° C and the parts and solvent are in a closed container that remains closed except when adding parts to or removing parts from the container.

      (c) Emission control equipment.

      As an alternative to utilizing materials that comply with the VOC content limits in subdivision (a) of this section, a person may achieve compliance by using add-on air pollution control equipment if such equipment meets the following requirements:

7. (1) the VOC emissions from the use of all adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers or sealant primers subject to this Subpart are reduced by an overall capture and control efficiency of at least 85 percent, by weight;
8. (2) the combustion temperature is monitored continuously if a thermal oxidizer is operated;
9. (3) inlet and exhaust gas temperatures are monitored continuously if a catalytic oxidizer is operated;
10. (4) control device efficiency is monitored continuously if a carbon absorber or control device other than a thermal or catalytic oxidizer is operated; and

11. (5) operation records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this subdivision are maintained as required by section 228-2.5 of this Subpart.

    (d) Work practices.

    Work practices shall be employed at facilities where the total actual VOC emissions from all industrial adhesive application processes, including related cleaning activities, equal or exceed three tons in a 12-month rolling period, before consideration of emission control equipment. Work practices shall include:

12. (1) the following types of application equipment, with the use of low-VOC adhesives or adhesive primers: electrostatic spray; HVLP spray; flow coat; roll coat or hand application, including non-spray application methods similar to hand or mechanically powered caulking gun, brush, or direct hand application; dip coat (including electrodeposition); airless spray; air-assisted airless spray; any other adhesive application method, subject to department approval, capable of achieving a transfer efficiency equivalent to or better than that achieved by HVLP spraying;

13. (2) the following work practices for storage, mixing operations, and handling operations for adhesives, thinners, and adhesive-related waste materials that:

    1. (i) store all VOC-containing adhesives, adhesive primers, and process related waste materials in closed containers;
    2. (ii) ensure that mixing and storage containers used for VOC-containing adhesives, adhesive primers, and process related waste materials are kept closed at all times except when depositing or removing these materials;
    3. (iii) minimize spills of VOC-containing adhesives, adhesive primers, and process related waste materials; and
    4. (iv) convey VOC-containing adhesives, adhesive primers, and process related waste materials from one location to another in closed containers or pipes.

14. (3) the following work practices to reduce VOC emissions from cleaning materials used in industrial adhesive application processes that:

    1. (i) store all VOC-containing cleaning materials and used shop towels in closed containers;
    2. (ii) ensure that storage containers used for VOC-containing materials are kept closed at all times except when depositing or removing these materials;
    3. (iii) minimize spills of VOC-containing cleaning materials;
    4. (iv) convey VOC-containing cleaning materials from one location to another in closed containers or pipes; and

    5. (v) minimize VOC emission from cleaning of application, storage, mixing, and conveying equipment by ensuring that equipment cleaning is performed without atomizing the cleaning solvent and all spent solvent is captured in closed containers.

       (e) Process-specific RACT demonstrations.

15. (1) The department may allow industrial adhesive application processes to operate with a lesser degree of control than is required by subdivisions (a), (b) and (c) of this section, provided the applicant makes a process specific reasonably available control technology (RACT) demonstration to the satisfaction of the department. Such process-specific RACT demonstrations must address the technical and economic feasibility of:

    1. (i) utilizing compliant adhesives, sealants and coatings;
    2. (ii) utilizing demonstrated and proven emission control technologies which would achieve the required overall removal efficiency determined pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section;
    3. (iii) utilizing demonstrated and proven emission control technologies which would achieve a level of overall removal efficiency less than the required level determined pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section; and
    4. (iv) utilizing demonstrated and proven production modification methods which would result in real, documented, and enforceable reductions in the VOC emissions from the process.
16. (2) Department approved process-specific RACT demonstrations under this subdivision shall be submitted to the EPA administrator for approval as State Implementation Plan revisions.

(a) VOC content limits.

Except as provided in section 228-2.2 of this Subpart, no person shall use, apply, solicit, require the use of, specify the application of, sell, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale in the State of New York any commercial or industrial adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer unless such adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer complies with the applicable VOC content limits specified in table 1 of this subdivision and the applicable requirements of this Subpart. For adhesives applied to the listed substrates, the VOC content limits in table 1 of this subdivision apply as follows: