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Louisiana SIP: LAC 33:III Ch. 21 Section 2117 - Control of Emissions: Exemptions

Regulatory Text: 
Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Part III Air (LAC 33:III)

Chapter 21.  Control of Emission of Organic Compounds

Subchapter A.  General

Section 2117. Exemptions
As adopted in the Louisiana Register February 20, 1999 (LR 25:258) (AQ182).
Approved by EPA July 5, 2011 (76 FR 38977) effective August 4, 2011 (LAd34) LA021
Regulations.gov docket EPA-R06-OAR-2007-0924

AQ182   §2117; LAd34;LA021.06;AQ182;LR25:0258(2/20/1999)
   The following compounds are considered exempt from the
control requirements of this Chapter:
methane;
ethane;
1,1,1 trichloroethane (methyl chloroform);
methylene chloride (dichloromethane);
trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11);
dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12);
chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22);
1,1,2-trichloro 1,2,2-trifluoroethane (CFC-113);
trifluoromethane (HFC-23);
1,2-dichloro 1,1,2,2-tetratluoroethane (CFC-114);
chloropentafluoroethane (CFC-115);
1,1,1-trifluoro 2,2-dichloroethane (HCFC-123);
1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a);
1,1-dichloro 1-fluoroethane (HCFC-141 b);
1-chloro 1,1-difluoroethane (HCFC-142b);
2-chloro-1,1,1,2- tetrafl uoroethane (HCFC-124) 
pentafluoroethane (HFC-125);
1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134);
1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a);
1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a);
acetone;
parachlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF);
perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene); 
cyclic, branched, or linear completely methylated siloxanes;
3,3-dichloro-1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-225ca);
1,3-dichloro-1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-225cb);
1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC-43-10mee);
difluoromethane (HFC-32);
ethylfluoride (HFC-161);
1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa);
1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca);
1,1,2,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ea);
1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245eb);
1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa);
1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea);
1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc);
chlorofluoromethane (HCFC-31);
1-chloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-15la);
1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-l23a);
1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-nonatluoro-4-methoxy-butane (C4F9OCH3);
2-(difluoromethoxymethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane ((CF3)2CFCF2OCH3);
1-ethoxy-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutane (C4F9OC2H5);
2-(ethoxydifluoromethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane ((CF3)2CFCF2OC2H5); and
methyl acetate.

The following classes of perfluorocarbons are also considered exempt from
the control requirements of this Chapter:
cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated alkanes;
cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated ethers with no unsaturations;
cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiary·amines with no unsaturations; and
sulfur containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine.