250-RICR-120-05-21
The purpose of this regulation is to limit volatile organic compound emissions from printing operations.
A. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this section, the terms used in this regulation shall be defined by reference to Part 0 of this Subchapter (General Definitions). As used in this regulation, the following terms shall, where the context permits, be construed as follows:
2. "Cleaning” means with respect to printing press operations, cleaning of a press or press parts or the removal of dried ink from areas around the press.
6. “Emission baseline” means a level of emissions calculated by multiplying two factors:
7. “Flexible package” means any package or part of a package the shape of which may be readily changed. A “flexible package” includes any bag, pouch, liner or wrap made of paper, plastic, film, aluminum foil, or metalized or coated film or paper, alone or in combination.
B. This regulation applies to any offset lithographic and letterpress printing facility whose combined actual emissions, before controls, during any consecutive 12- month period equal or exceed three (3) tons of VOC's.
1. For determining applicability with § 21.6(B) of this Part the following retention factors should be used:
A. The owner or operator of a rotogravure, flexographic, or specialty printing facility subject to this regulation and employing solvent-containing ink may not operate, cause, allow or permit the operation of the facility unless one of the following is complied with at all times:
B. A capture system must be used in conjunction with the emission control devices installed per § 21.7.1(A)(3) of this Part. The design and operation of a capture system must be consistent with good engineering practice, and, in conjunction with the control device, must provide for an overall reduction in volatile organic compound emissions at each printing press of at least:
D. Control device efficiency will be determined using EPA-approved test methods. Calculations will be done on a solids-applied basis. Continuous compliance will be maintained at all times. Compliance averaging times will be met according to the control device chosen and EPA test methods, incorporated in § 21.4 of this Part, as follows:
| Compliance Method | EPA Reference Test Method | Test Averaging Time |
| Reformulation | 40 C.F.R. § 60 Appendix A-7 Method 24 | Instantaneous |
| Solvent destruction or solvent recovery except carbon adsorption | 40 C.F.R.§ 60 Appendix A-7 Method 25 | 3 hours |
| Carbon adsorption | 40 C.F.R. § 60 Appendix A-7 Method 25 or other test method as appropriate | 7 day rolling average |
G. Control and capture equipment installed per §§ 21.7.1(A)(3) and 21.7.1(B) of this Part, will be incorporated in a permit issued in accordance with Part 9 of this Subchapter (Air Pollution Control Permits) or by approval. Compliance with the permit or approval will be determined, when necessary, with DEM and EPA approved test methods. The permit or approval will include record keeping and test methods required to demonstrate compliance.
A. Requirements for fountain solutions:
1. The owner or operator of a heatset web offset lithographic printing facility subject to this regulation, with a fountain solution reservoir of at least one gallon in capacity shall:
2. The owner of a sheet-fed offset lithographic printing press with a minimum sheet size of greater than 11x17 inches and a fountain solution reservoir greater than one (1) gallon in capacity shall:
B. An offset lithographic or letterpress printing facility is exempt from § 21.7.2(A) of this Part if one or a combination of the following circumstances apply:
3. The press is operated with one or a combination of the following inks, coatings or varnishes:
C. The owner or operator of a heatset web offset lithographic printing press or heatset letterpress printing press with a web width of twenty-two (22) inches or more with the potential to emit at least twenty-five (25) tons per year of VOC (petroleum ink oil) emissions from all dryers, prior to controls, shall operate air pollution control equipment to:
D. The owner or operator of an offset lithographic printing press or letterpress printing facility shall meet the following requirements for all cleaning solvents used at the facility:
E. The owner or operator of an offset lithographic printing press or letterpress printing facility subject to this regulation shall comply with the work practice requirements in § 21.9 of this Part.
A. The owner or operator of a flexographic or rotogravure press at a flexible package printing facility that has the potential to emit from the dryer, prior to controls, of at least twenty-five (25) tons per year of VOC from the use of inks, coatings and adhesives combined shall, in addition to complying with the work practice requirements in § 21.9 of this Part, use one of the following methods to control VOC emissions from such a press:
3. Install, operate and maintain in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, a capture and a control device that produce the overall control efficiency for control equipment installed:
A. The owner or operator of a rotogravure or flexographic printing facility subject to this regulation shall achieve compliance with the emission limitations in § 21.7.1 of this Part upon startup of within one year of becoming a potential fifty (50) ton per year VOC facility.
D. The compliance schedule shall not allow a printing press to supersede any applicable emission limitations required by the Director but not limited to:
A. The owner or operator of any rotogravure, flexographic, flexible package printing, offset lithographic or letterpress printing facility meeting the applicability requirements in § 21.6 of this Part shall implement the following work practices:
A. The facility shall maintain the following information at the facility at all times. This information shall be kept current and be made available to the DEM or EPA upon request.
B. For each ink coating:
C. The facility shall keep the following records on site for each printing coating press on a daily basis:
E. Additional recordkeeping and reporting for facilities with add-on control:
1. The facility shall maintain the following information at all times. This information shall be kept current and be made available to the DEM and EPA upon request.
2. The facility shall continuously monitor and record at least the following parameters:
d. For carbon adsorbers - pressure drop across the adsorber, hydrocarbon levels for breakthrough.
A. The facility shall maintain the following information at the facility at all times. This information shall be kept current and be made available to the DEM or EPA upon request:
1. Monthly records of all cleaning solvents, fountain solution additives or inks used, as follows:
B. The owner or operator of any offset lithographic or letterpress printing facility whose actual emissions before controls are less than or equal to three (3) tons of VOC for any consecutive 12-month period calendar year shall maintain materials purchase or use records sufficient to verify they are not subject to this Part.
A. The facility shall maintain the following information at the facility at all times. This information shall be kept current and be made available to the DEM or EPA upon request:
1. Monthly records of all inks, coatings, adhesives or cleaning solvents used, as follows: