U.S. EPA CITED TIODIZE MICHIGAN, INC., FOR CLEAN AIR ACT VIOLATIONS AT ITS METAL COATING PLANT, 28966 WALL ST., WIXON, MI, PROPOSING A #40,388 PENALTY. TIODIZE OPERATES TWO SURFACE COATING LINES, WHICH MUST MEET STATE LIMITS ON VOLATILE ORGANIZ COMPOUNDS CONTAINED IN THE COATINGS AND IN EMISSIONS FROM THE LINES. EPA NOTIFIED TIODIZE LAST SEPTEMBER THAT IT HAD VIOLATED MICHIGAN REGULATIONS BY USING VOC COATINGS THAT EXCEEDED THE STATE LIMIT AND BY ALLOWING VOC EMISSIONS THAT EXCEEDED PERMITS LIMITS. TIODIZE HAS AGREED TO REFORMULTE THE COATINGS USED AT THE PLANT TO MEET VOC EMISSION STANDARDS. TIODIZE OWNS AND OPERATES TWO SURFACE COATING LINES AT ITS FACILITY IN WIXOM MICHIGAN. THE COATING LINES ARE REGULATED BY THE MICHIGAN SIP RULE R336.1621 WHICH LIMITS THE VOLATILE ORGANIZ COMPOUND CONTENT OF THE COATINGS USED AT SUCH PROCESSES. TIODIZE WAS CITED FOR VIOLATING THE VOC LIMITS CONTAINED IN THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) AND ITS PERMIT TO INSTALL ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE SIP. TO TIODIZE OWNS AND OPERATES TWO SURFACE COATING LINES AT ITS FACILITY IN WIXOM MICHIGAN. THE COATING LINES ARE REGU- LATED BY THE MICHIGAN SIP RULE R336.1621 WHICH LIMITS THE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONTENT OF THE COATINGS USED IN SUCH PROCESSES. TIODIZE WAS CITED FOR VIOLATING THE VOC LIMITS CONTAINED IN THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) AND ITS PERMIT TO INSTALL ISSUED PURSUAN