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Citation
(2006), "Amendments to the architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) rule 1113", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 53 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.2006.12853eab.020
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Amendments to the architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) rule 1113
Amendments to the architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) rule 1113
Keywords: Laws and legislation, Coatings, Pigments
For the past 15 months, the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA), individual manufacturers and coatings users have been engaged in an extensive advocacy effort using both political and legal strategies to amend Rule 1113 emphasizing important durability and performance issues surrounding some of low-VOC limits scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2006.
NPCA attempted to gain support for specific rule changes as well as time extensions for several of the July 1 limits. However, the SCAQMD board at a June 9 hearing failed to approve NPCA's amendments and proposed extensions. Instead the board approved the SCAQMD staff recommendations to the rule. Although the result did not fully meet the industry's original objective, the board did adopt certain amendments that were the direct result of NPCA's and its members' efforts, and should prove helpful to NPCA members in complying with the provisions of Rule 1113. These amendments include but are not limited to the following:
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the approved use of tertiary-butyl acetate (TBAc) – as an exempt solvent in industrial maintenance coatings (including zinc-rich primers);
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delay by one year (and higher limits) for previously adopted more stringent VOC limits for high-gloss (new category) non-flat coatings, quick-dry enamels and specialty primers; and
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one-year extension of the small- container sell through provision for clear-wood finishes.
Through its efforts, NPCA developed a much better understanding of the process SCAQMD uses in developing limits, as well as problems with EPA test methods (Method 24) for low-VOC coatings. The association also developed data that will assist member companies seeking variances from some of July 1 limits and gained important information on the technical data relied upon by SCAQMD in its standards development. All of this will prove useful in future advocacy efforts.
Additional information on the June 9 hearing is available at: www.aqmd.gov
For additional information, please contact NPCA's Jim Sell at: jsell@paint.org or David Darling at ddarling@paint.org