Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)

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• Rule Summary
• Rule History
• Additional Resources
• Compliance

Rule Summary

This regulation establishes emission limits and work practice requirements for new and existing miscellaneous coating manufacturing operations, including process vessels, storage tanks, wastewater, transfer operations, equipment leaks, and heat exchange systems, and implements section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) by requiring all major sources to meet hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emission standards reflecting application of the maximum achievable control technology (MACT). The HAP emitted from miscellaneous coating manufacturing facilities include toluene, xylene, glycol ethers, and methyl isobutyl ketone. Exposure to these substances has been demonstrated to cause adverse health effects such as irritation of the lung, eye, and mucous membranes, effects on the central nervous system, and cancer. The final rule will reduce HAP emissions by 4,900 tons per year (tpy) for existing facilities that manufacture miscellaneous coatings.

Rule History

02/22/2023 - 2023 final rule

06/07/2022 - 2022 proposed rule (pdf) (290 KB)

11/25/2020 - 2020 final rule - correction (pdf) (213 KB)

08/14/2020 - 2020 final rule (pdf) (368 KB)

09/04/2019 - 2019 proposed rule (pdf) (478 KB)

10/04/2006 - 2006 final rule (pdf) (161 KB)

05/17/2006 - 2006 proposed rule (pdf) (162 KB)

12/21/2005 - 2005 final rule; amendments (pdf) (145 KB)

05/13/2005 - 2005 direct final rule; amendments (pdf) (168 KB) & 2005 proposed rule; amendments (pdf) (137 KB)

12/29/2003 - 2003 correction (pdf) (108 KB)

12/11/2003 - 2003 final rule (pdf) (283 KB)

04/04/2002 - 2002 proposed Rule (pdf) (544 KB)

Additional Resources

Fact Sheet: Final Amendments to Air Toxics Standards for Miscellaneous Coatings Manufacturing (pdf) (125.57 KB, Feb. 15, 2023)

Fact Sheet: Proposed Amendments to Air Toxics Standards for Miscellaneous Coatings Manufacturing (pdf) (154.55 KB)

Fact Sheet: Final National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing Risk and Technology Review (June 2020)

Fact Sheet: Proposed Amendments to Air Toxics Standards for Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing (August 2019)

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing: Summary of Public Comments and Responses

Fact Sheet - Final Amendments to Air Toxics Rule for Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing

Fact Sheet - Final Rule to Reduce Air Toxics from Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing Facilities

Fact Sheet - Proposed rules to reduce toxic air emissions from Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing and Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing facilities

View the supporting documents in the docket folder to find additional related documents to this rule.

Compliance

Implementation Tool for the Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing NESHAP

Applicability flowchart for process vessels (figure 2)

Sample Initial Notification Form

Compliance Memorandum