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Clean Air Act Guidelines and Standards for Solvent Use and Surface Coating Industry

The following are the stationary sources of air pollution for the solvent use and surface coating industries, and their corresponding air pollution regulations. To learn more about the regulations and guidelines for each industry, just click on the links below.

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants – NESHAP

New Source Performance Standards – NSPS

Control Techniques Guidelines - CTG

Alternative Control Techniques – ACT

National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards – 183(e) VOC Rule

Industry Regulations Regulation/Guideline Type
Solvent Use and Surface Coating Stationary Sources Regulations
Aerosol Coatings National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings Section 183(e) VOC Rules
Aerospace Surface Coating Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Coating Operations at Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Operations CTG
Aerospace Surface Coating Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities NESHAP
Appliance Surface Coating Standards of Performance for Industrial Surface Coating: Large Appliances NSPS
Appliance Surface Coating Large Appliance Coatings CTG
Appliance Surface Coating Surface Coating of Large Appliances NESHAP
Appliance Surface Coating Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Surface Coating of Large Appliances CTG
Architectural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Coatings National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural and Industrial Maintenance Coatings Section 183(e) VOC Rules
Auto and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings CTG
Auto and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating Surface Coating of Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks NESHAP
Auto and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating Standards of Performance for Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Surface Coating Operations NSPS
Autobody Refinishing Reduction of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Automobile Refinishing ACT
Autobody Refinishing National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Automobile Refinish Coatings Section 183(e) VOC Rules
Autobody Refinishing Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations NESHAP
Boat Manufacturing Surface Coating, Adhesives Application and Fiberglassing Operations Boat Manufacturing NESHAP
Boat Manufacturing Surface Coating, Adhesives Application and Fiberglassing Operations Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials CTG
Consumer Products National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards Consumer Products Section 183(e) VOC Rules
Dry Cleaning Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities NESHAP
Dry Cleaning Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners CTG
Dry Cleaning Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Systems CTG
Dry Cleaning Standards of Performance for Petroleum Dry Cleaners NSPS
Furniture Surface Coating Metal Furniture Coatings CTG
Furniture Surface Coating Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Surface Coating of Metal Furniture CTG
Furniture Surface Coating Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations CTG
Furniture Surface Coating Control Methods for Surface Coating Operations CTG
Furniture Surface Coating Surface Coating of Metal Furniture NESHAP
Furniture Surface Coating Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations NESHAP
Furniture Surface Coating Standards of Performance for Surface Coating of Metal Furniture NSPS
Leather Products Surface Coating Leather Finishing Operations NESHAP
Magnetic Tape Surface Coating Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations NESHAP
Magnetic Tape Surface Coating Standards of Performance for Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Industry NSPS
Metal Parts Surface Coating Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings CTG
Metal Parts Surface Coating Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products CTG
Metal Parts Surface Coating Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Surface Coating for Insulation of Magnet Wire CTG
Metal Parts Surface Coating Surface Coating of Metal Cans NESHAP
Metal Parts Surface Coating Standards of Performance for Beverage Can Surface Coating Industry NSPS
Metal Parts Surface Coating Surface Coating of Metal Coil NESHAP
Metal Parts Surface Coating Standards of Performance for Metal Coil Surface Coating NSPS
Metal Parts Surface Coating Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products Surface Coating Operations NESHAP
Paper, Film, and Foil Surface Coating Paper, Film and Foil Coatings CTG
Paper, Film, and Foil Surface Coating Paper and Other Web Coating NESHAP
Paper, Film, and Foil Surface Coating Standards of Performance for Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label Surface Coating NSPS
Plastic Parts Surface Coating Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products NESHAP
Plastic Parts Surface Coating Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings CTG
Plastic Parts Surface Coating Surface Coating of Automotive/Transportation and Business Machine Plastic Parts ACT
Plastic Parts Surface Coating Standards of Performance for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines NSPS
Plastic Parts Surface Coating Standards of Performance for Polymeric Coating of Supporting Substrates Facilities NSPS
Printing and Publishing Printing and Publishing Industry NESHAP
Printing and Publishing Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Graphic Arts Rotogravure and Flexography CTG
Printing and Publishing Offset Lithographic and Printing Letterpress Printing CTG
Printing and Publishing Offset Lithographic Printing ACT
Printing and Publishing Flexible Package Printing Materials CTG
Printing and Publishing Standards of Performance for Graphic Arts Industry: Publication Rotogravure Printing NSPS
Printing and Publishing Standards of Performance for Flexible Vinyl and Urethane Coating and Printing NSPS
Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Surface Coating Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Surface Coating NESHAP
Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Surface Coating Surface Coating Operations at Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities ACT
Solvent Use and Cleaning Halogenated Solvent Cleaning NESHAP
Solvent Use and Cleaning Halogenated Solvent Cleaners ACT
Solvent Use and Cleaning Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Solvent Metal Cleaning CTG
Solvent Use and Cleaning Industrial Cleaning Solvents CTG
Surface Coating of Cans, Coils, Paper, Fabrics, Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Surface Coating of Cans, Coils, Paper, Fabrics, Automobiles, and Light-Duty Trucks CTG
Textiles and Apparel Surface Coating Printing, Coating, and Dyeing of Fabrics and Other Textiles NESHAP
Traffic Marking Application Reduction of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Application of Traffic Markings ACT
Wood Building Products Surface Coating Flat Wood Paneling Coatings CTG
Wood Building Products Surface Coating Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Factory Surface Coating of Flat Wood Paneling CTG
Wood Building Products Surface Coating Surface Coating of Wood Building Products NESHAP