(a) Applicability. Except as specified in §115.471
of this title (relating to Exemptions), the requirements in this division
apply to the owner or operator of a manufacturing operation using
adhesives or adhesive primers for any of the application processes
specified in §115.473 of this title (relating to Control Requirements)
in the Bexar County, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria
areas, as defined in §115.10 of this title (relating to Definitions).
Adhesives or adhesive primers applied in the field (e.g., construction
jobs in the field) are not subject to this division.
(b) Definitions. Unless specifically defined in the
Texas Clean Air Act (Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 382) or
in §§3.2, 101.1, or 115.10 of this title (relating to Definitions),
the terms in this division have the meanings commonly used in the
field of air pollution control. In addition, the following meanings
apply in this division unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene or ABS welding--Any
process to weld acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene pipe.
(2) Adhesive--Any chemical substance applied for the
purpose of bonding two surfaces together other than by mechanical
means.
(3) Adhesive primer--Any product intended by the manufacturer
for application to a substrate, prior to the application of an adhesive,
to provide a bonding surface.
(4) Aerosol adhesive or adhesive primer--An adhesive
or adhesive primer packaged as an aerosol product in which the spray
mechanism is permanently housed in a non-refillable can designed for
handheld application without the need for ancillary hoses or spray
equipment.
(5) Aerospace component--Any fabricated part, processed
part, assembly of parts, or completed unit of any aircraft including
but not limited to airplanes, helicopters, missiles, rockets, and
space vehicles. This definition includes electronic components.
(6) Application process--A series of one or more application
systems and any associated drying area or oven where an adhesive or
adhesive primer is applied, dried, or cured. An application process
ends at the point where the adhesive is dried or cured, or prior to
any subsequent application of a different adhesive. It is not necessary
for an application process to have an oven or flash-off area.
(7) Application system--Devices or equipment designed
for the purpose of applying an adhesive or adhesive primer to a surface.
The devices may include, but are not limited to, brushes, sprayers,
flow coaters, dip tanks, rollers, and extrusion coaters.
(8) Ceramic tile installation adhesive--Any adhesive
intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation of ceramic
tiles.
(9) Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride plastic or CPVC
plastic welding--A polymer of the vinyl chloride monomer that contains
67% chlorine and is normally identified with a chlorinated polyvinyl
chloride marking.
(10) Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride welding or CPVC
welding--An adhesive labeled for welding of chlorinated polyvinyl
chloride.
(11) Contact adhesive--An adhesive:
(A) designed for application to both surfaces to be
bonded together;
(B) allowed to dry before the two surfaces are placed
in contact with each other;
(C) forms an immediate bond that is impossible, or
difficult, to reposition after both adhesive-coated surfaces are placed
in contact with each other;
(D) does not need sustained pressure or clamping of
surfaces after the adhesive-coated surfaces have been brought together
using sufficient momentary pressure to establish full contact between
both surfaces; and
(E) does not include rubber cements that are primarily
intended for use on paper substrates or vulcanizing fluids that are
designed and labeled for tire repair only.
(12) Cove base--A flooring trim unit, generally made
of vinyl or rubber, having a concave radius on one edge and a convex
radius on the opposite edge that is used in forming a junction between
the bottom wall course and the floor or to form an inside corner.
(13) Cove base installation adhesive--Any adhesive
intended by the manufacturer to be used for the installation of cove
base or wall base on a wall or vertical surface at floor level.
(14) Cyanoacrylate adhesive--Any adhesive with a cyanoacrylate
content of at least 95% by weight.
(15) Daily weighted average--The total weight of volatile
organic compounds (VOC) emissions from all adhesives or adhesive primers
subject to the same VOC content limit in §115.473(a) of this
title (relating to Control Requirements), divided by the total volume
of those adhesives or adhesive primers (minus water and exempt solvent)
delivered to the application system each day. Adhesives or adhesive
primers subject to different emission standards in §115.473(a)
of this title must not be combined for purposes of calculating the
daily weighted average. In addition, determination of compliance is
based on each adhesive or adhesive primer application process.
(16) Ethylene propylenediene monomer (EPDM) roof membrane--A
prefabricated single sheet of elastomeric material composed of ethylene
propylenediene monomer and that is field-applied to a building roof
using one layer or membrane material.
(17) Flexible vinyl--Non-rigid polyvinyl chloride plastic
with a 5.0% by weight plasticizer content.
(18) Indoor floor covering installation adhesive--Any
adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation
of wood flooring, carpet, resilient tile, vinyl tile, vinyl-backed
carpet, resilient sheet and roll, or artificial grass. Adhesives used
to install ceramic tile and perimeter-bonded sheet flooring with vinyl
backing onto a non-porous substrate, such as flexible vinyl, are excluded
from this definition.
(19) Laminate--A product made by bonding together two
or more layers of material.
(20) Metal to urethane/rubber molding or casting adhesive--Any
adhesive intended by the manufacturer to bond metal to high density
or elastomeric urethane or molded rubber materials, in heater molding
or casting processes, to fabricate products such as rollers for computer
printers or other paper handling equipment.
(21) Motor vehicle adhesive--An adhesive, including
glass-bonding adhesive, used in a process that is not an automobile
or light-duty truck assembly coating process, applied for the purpose
of bonding two vehicle surfaces together without regard to the substrates
involved.
(22) Motor vehicle glass-bonding primer--A primer,
used in a process that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly
coating process, applied to windshield or other glass, or to body
openings, to prepare the glass or body opening for the application
of glass-bonding adhesives or the installation of adhesive-bonded
glass. Motor vehicle glass-bonding primer includes glass-bonding/cleaning
primers that perform both functions (cleaning and priming of the windshield
or other glass, or body openings) prior to the application of adhesive
or the installation of adhesive-bonded glass.
(23) Motor vehicle weatherstrip adhesive--An adhesive,
used in a process that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly
coating process, applied to weatherstripping materials for the purpose
of bonding the weatherstrip material to the surface of the vehicle.
(24) Multipurpose construction adhesive--Any adhesive
intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation or repair
of various construction materials, including but not limited to drywall,
subfloor, panel, fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP), ceiling tile,
and acoustical tile.
(25) Outdoor floor covering installation adhesive--Any
adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation
of floor covering that is not in an enclosure and that is exposed
to ambient weather conditions during normal use.
(26) Panel installation--The installation of plywood,
pre-decorated hardboard or tileboard, fiberglass reinforced plastic,
and similar pre-decorated or non-decorated panels to studs or solid
surfaces using an adhesive formulated for that purpose.
(27) Perimeter bonded sheet flooring installation--The
installation of sheet flooring with vinyl backing onto a nonporous
substrate using an adhesive designed to be applied only to a strip
of up to four inches wide around the perimeter of the sheet flooring.
(28) Plastic solvent welding adhesive--Any adhesive
intended by the manufacturer for use to dissolve the surface of plastic
to form a bond between mating surfaces.
(29) Plastic solvent welding adhesive primer--Any primer
intended by the manufacturer for use to prepare plastic substrates
prior to bonding or welding.
(30) Plastic foam--Foam constructed of plastics.
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