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Coating Operations (General)

​​​​​​​​​General coatings operation refers to applying any VOC-containing coating to a substrate.  Substrates include metal, wood, paper, and plastic.  Other processes included in coating operations are surface preparation, cleaning, finishing, and curing the coating.  The process of coating can occur with a paint spray booth or without.


Who Needs a Permit?

A Permit is required for all coating operations performed with or without a paint spray booth that either:

  • Has not been granted a NESHAP 6H exemption from EPA

  • Use more than o​ne gallon of coatings and solvents combined during any one day

  • Each paint spray booth will be permitted individually

  • VOC content data for all coatings and solvents not exempted below shall be supplied from a manufacturer’s, Product Data Sheet, MSDS, etc., unless the Sac Metro Air District has received a Product Data Report from the manufacturer for the products. It is the applicant’s responsibility to supply the data or ensure that the data is provided to the District

  • All coating operations are required to obtain a permit unless the Air Pollution Control Officer issues a written exemption letter.
  • Combustion based heating and drying equipment:​  Must be permitted with the booth when used in the coating operation if the material to be heated comes in direct contact with the products of combustion
  • ​​Air pollution control devices and combustion equipment:​ Except as exempted above in section d. (dryers, etc.), equipment must be permitted separately from the coating operation when directly associated with the coating operation.​

Permit Fees

All permit fees are based on District Rule 301.

When applying for a permit through Online Services, the appropriate Permit Fee schedule will be automatically determined based upon the selection of the General Equipment Description. If you wish to see what the f​ees are for new equipment prior to applying, please use the following schedules in the Permit Fee Schedule to determine the initial application fee:

  • Coating Operations with a paint spray booth:  Please use Schedule 1 to determine the initial application fee. The application fee is based upon the rated horsepower of the exhaust fan on the booth.
  • Coating Operations without a paint spray booth:  Please use Schedule 9 to determine the initial application fee.
  • Coating Operations with a paint spray booth and associated dryer: Please refer to Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 and use the schedule that results in the higher fee. The application fee for Schedule 1 is based upon the rated horsepower of the exhaust fan on the booth. The application fee for Schedule 2 is based upon the maximum rated heat input expressed in BTUs per hour.

For questions regarding the application fee, please email permitting@airquality.org  or call 279-207-1122.​


How to Apply for a Permit

All permit applications must be completed and submitted electronically through the Online Services customer portal.

When applying for a permit through Online Services, the equipment must be categorized by both a General and Specific description. The following categories may be selected when applying for General Coatings Operations​:


General Equipment Description​Associated Specific Description
​Coating - Aerospace
​Aerospace Coating
Aerospace Spray Booth
Aerospace Surf Prep Operations
Coating - General


Can Assembly​ Line D & I
Coating Line
Coating Operation
Paint Spray​ Booth
Paint​ Spray Unconfined​
Paint Stripping
​Coating - Plastic
​Paint Spray Booth
​Coating - Railcar

​Paint Spray Booth
Paint Spray Unconfined

Permit applications must be completed and submitted electronically through the Online Services portal. All applications must be submitted with the appropriate fee in order to be processed. Application fees may be paid directly through the Online Services portal. Pay t​he application fee when you submit your application for fastest processing time. Applications submitted without payment will be cancelled if payment is not received within two weeks of submitting the application.

To contact Permitting staff please call 279-207-1122 or email permitting@airquality.org.​​



 Documents / Forms

 

 

10-02 Solvent Cleaning Requirementshttps://www.airquality.org/StationarySources/Documents/adv 10-02 Solvent Cleaning.pdf10-02 Solvent Cleaning RequirementsAdvisories -2010
Auto Coatings Exemption Certificationhttps://www.airquality.org/StationarySources/Documents/AutoCoatingExemptCert-2002A.pdfAuto Coatings Exemption CertificationRecordkeeping Forms
NESHAP Subpart HHHHHH Exemption Petitionhttps://www.airquality.org/StationarySources/Documents/NESHAP 6H Petition for Exemption Submission- Electronic.pdfNESHAP Subpart HHHHHH Exemption PetitionRecordkeeping Forms

Related Rules

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