06-096 C.M.R. ch. 159, § 3 - Exemptions and Exceptions
A. The requirements
of this rule shall not apply to the use, sale or manufacture of the following
compounds:
(1) Adhesives, sealants, adhesive
primers or sealant primers being tested or evaluated in any research and
development, quality assurance or analytical laboratory, provided records are
maintained as required in section 4 of this rule;
(2) Adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers and
sealant primers that are regulated as consumer products under 06-096 CMR
Chapter 152 Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer
Products;
(3) Adhesives and
sealants that contain less than 20 grams of VOC per liter of adhesive or
sealant, less water and less exempt compounds, as applied;
(4) Cyanoacrylate adhesives;
(5) Adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers or
sealant primers that are sold or supplied by the manufacturer or supplier in
containers with a net volume of 16 fluid ounces or less, or a net weight of one
pound or less, except plastic cement welding adhesives and contact
adhesives;
(6) Contact adhesives
that are sold or supplied by the manufacturer or supplier in containers with a
net volume of one gallon or less; and
(7) Adhesives and sealants that are applied
in a dry, powdered form and activated without the use of solvent.
B. The requirements of this rule
shall not apply to the use, sale or manufacture of adhesives, sealants,
adhesive primers, sealant primers, surface preparation and cleanup solvents in
the following operations:
(1) Tire repair
operations, provided the label of the adhesive states "For tire repair
only;"
(2) In the assembly, repair
and manufacture of aerospace or undersea-based weapon systems;
(3) Solvent welding operations used in the
manufacture of medical equipment; and
(4) Plaque laminating operations in which
adhesives are used to bond clear, polyester acetate laminate to wood with
lamination equipment installed prior to July 1, 1992. Any person claiming
exemption pursuant to this subparagraph shall record and maintain monthly
operational records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with this exemption
and in accordance with section 4 of this rule.
C. The provisions of this rule, except
subsection 2(A) of this rule, shall not apply if the total VOC emissions from
all adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers and sealant primers used at the
source are less than 200 pounds per calendar year, or an equivalent volume. Any
person claiming exemption pursuant to this subparagraph shall record and
maintain monthly operational records sufficient to demonstrate
compliance.
D. The provisions of
this rule shall not apply to the use of any adhesives, sealants, adhesive
primers, sealant primers, cleanup solvents and surface preparation solvents
provided the total volume of noncomplying adhesives, sealants, primers, cleanup
and surface preparation solvents applied facility-wide does not exceed 55
gallons per calendar year. Any person claiming exemption pursuant to this
subparagraph shall record and maintain monthly operational records sufficient
to demonstrate compliance with this exemption.
E. Section 2(A) of this rule shall not apply
to the sale of any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer to a
person using Department-permitted add-on air pollution control equipment,
pursuant to section 2(E) of this rule, to comply with the requirements of this
rule.
F. The VOC limits in Table 1
of this rule shall apply to the use of single-ply roof membrane installation or
repair adhesive, single-ply roof membrane sealant and single-ply roof membrane
adhesive primer on and after January 1, 2016.
G. The VOC limits in Table 1 of this rule
shall not apply to any manufacturer or distributor who sells supplies or offers
for sale any single-ply roof membrane installation or repair adhesive,
single-ply roof membrane sealant or single-ply roof membrane adhesive primer
prior to January 1, 2016.
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