Outdated Exemption List, Subchapter R - July 16, 1997
30 TAC 106 - Subchapter R Service Industries
106.411 Equipment for Mixing Plastic and Rubber
(no solvent) (Previously SE 9)
106.412 Fuel Dispensing (Previously SE 14)
106.413 Bond Lining to Brake Shoes (Previously SE
19)
106.414 Packing Lubes and Greases (Previously SE
26)
106.415 Laundry Dryers (Previously SE 43)
106.416 Uranium Recovery Facilities (Previously SE
95)
106.417 Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers (Previously SE
89)
106.418 Printing Presses (Previously SE
13)
106.419 Photographic Process Equipment (Previously
SE 38)
106.411 Steam or Dry Cleaning
Equipment (Previously SE 9) Equipment used exclusively for steam
or dry cleaning of fabrics, plastics, rubber, wood, or vehicle
engines or drive trains is exempt. 106.412 Fuel Dispensing (Previously SE 14) Equipment
used exclusively to store and dispense motor fuels into heavy and
light-duty motor vehicles and marine vessels or other watercraft,
aircraft, and railroad locomotive engines is exempt. 106.413 Bond Lining to Brake Shoes (Previously
SE 19) Equipment used exclusively for bonding lining to brake
shoes is exempt. 106.414 Packaging
Lubes and Greases (Previously SE 26) Equipment used exclusively
for the packaging of lubricants or greases is exempt. 106.415 Laundry Dryers (Previously SE 43)
Laundry dryers, extractors, or tumblers used for fabrics cleaned
with water solutions of bleach or detergents are exempt.
106.416 Uranium Recovery Facilities
(Previously SE 95) A uranium in-situ solution recovery facility
producing yellowcake is exempt, provided that the facility operates
according to the following conditions of this section. (1) The
facility is located at least 1/4 mile from any recreational area or
residence or other structure not occupied or used solely by the
owner of the facility or the owner of the property upon which the
facility is located. (2) The facility shall have no emissions
other than: (A) ammonia which shall not exceed an emission rate of
2.0 pounds per hour (lb/hr); and (B) particulate dust from
yellowcake drying not to exceed 0.1 lb/hr. (3) The facility shall
have no visible particulate emissions from any part of the process.
(4) Before construction begins, the facility shall be registered
with the commission's Office of Air Quality in Austin using Form
PI-7. 106.417 Ethylene Oxide
Sterilizers (Previously SE 89) Ethylene oxide (EO) sterilizing
chambers/operations located on the same or contiguous property and
under common ownership that use 1,000 pounds or less of EO per year
are exempt provided that the following conditions of this section
are satisfied. (1) Any sterilizer usage that is less than 0.04
pounds of EO (20 milliliters liquid EO) per charge and the annual
usage is 4.0 pounds or less of EO for the entire facility, is
exempted from all requirements. (2) All sterilizers must meet the
following conditions. (A) EO shall only be handled by medical
professionals or appropriately trained personnel in medical and
industrial use areas. (B) Written records shall be maintained for
a minimum of two years and shall be made available to
representatives of the commission upon request. Records shall
include: (i) documentation of the date and time of each sterilizer
operation cycle; (ii) the total pounds of EO purchased and used
per calendar year listed as monthly totals; (iii) leak test
results. (C) Leak tests of each sterilizer system shall be
performed at least every six months. Results of the tests shall be
made available to the commission upon request. (D) EO shall only
be used alone or in combination with carbon dioxide, nitrogen,
chlorofluorocarbon, hydrochlorofluorocarbon diluent gases, or other
mixtures as approved by the executive director. (E) The sterilizer
vent system exhaust stack shall meet the following conditions. (i)
The stack shall be uncapped and exhaust vertically upward. (ii)
The stack height shall be extended to at least 15 feet above the
roof line of the building; and the stack tip shall be located at
least 25 feet from any opening to the building interior, such as
fresh air intake, unsealed windows, or pedestrian traffic areas.
Stacks on multi-level roofs must only extend 15 feet above the roof
upon which the stack is located. (iii) Stack exit velocity shall
be at least 50 feet per second. (3) The following conditions apply
only to sterilizers that use more than four pounds, but less than
100 pounds of EO per year. (A) Sterilizer systems which vent
entirely to atmosphere shall not exceed 0.5 pounds of EO used per
cycle. Sterilizer systems which use nonrecirculating, water sealed
vacuum systems shall not exceed two pounds of EO charged per cycle.
For facilities with multiple sterilizers, the usage rate is based
on total EO usage at any given time. (B) Any combination of
sterilizers located on the same or contiguous property under common
ownership shall not exceed a total EO usage of less than 100 pounds
per year. (4) The following conditions apply only to sterilizers
that use between 100 and 1,000 pounds of EO per year. (A) Before
construction begins, the facility shall be registered with the
commission using Form PI-7. (B) The sterilizer chamber exhaust
shall vent through an emission control device that will
continuously achieve a minimum EO removal efficiency of 99%.
Thermal incineration shall not be used to control sterilizer
exhaust emissions if chlorofluorocarbons are used as a diluent.
(C) There shall be no discharge of water containing dissolved EO
through a sanitary sewer system. (D) Any combination of
sterilizers located on the same or contiguous property under common
ownership shall be limited to a total EO usage of 1,000 pounds per
year. 106.418 Printing Presses
(Previously SE 13) Printing operations (including, but not limited
to, screen printers, ink-jet printers, presses using electron beam
or ultraviolet light curing, and labeling operations) and
supporting equipment (including, but not limited to, corona
treaters, curing lamps, preparation, and cleaning equipment) which
directly supports the printing operation are exempt, provided that
all the following conditions of this section are satisfied. (1)
The uncontrolled emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and
solvents (including, but not limited to, those used for printing,
cleanup, or makeup) shall not exceed the following rates: (A) 15
tons per year (tpy) for any single printing operation proposed to
be covered by this section; and (B) 25 tpy for all printing
operations on the property covered by exemptions from permitting.
(2) Facilities which release ten tpy or more of VOC emissions from
all exempted printing operations at the site must register with the
commission using Form PI-7. (3) Copying and duplicating equipment
employing the xerographic method are exempt from paragraphs (4) -
(6) of this section. (4) Printing presses covered by this section
shall not utilize heat set, thermo set, or oven-dried inks. Heated
air may be used to shorten drying time, provided the temperature
does not exceed 194 degrees Fahrenheit (90 degrees Celsius). (5)
Records of ink and solvent usage shall be kept in sufficient detail
to show compliance with paragraph (1) of this section and shall be
maintained for a two-year rolling retention period. (6) Screen
printing operations requiring temperatures greater that 194 degrees
Fahrenheit (90 degrees Celsius) to set the ink are exempt from
paragraph (4) of this section. (7) Facilities located in ozone
nonattainment areas shall meet the requirements of Chapter 115, 30
TAC 106 - Subchapters B and D of this title (relating to Volatile
Organic Compound Sources and Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical
Processes). 106.419 Photographic
Process Equipment (Previously SE 38) Photographic process
equipment by which an image is reproduced upon material sensitized
to radiant energy is exempt.
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