Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois

The EPA is approving revisions to volatile organic compound (VOC) rules for Formel Industries, Incorporated (Formel). This flexographic printing facility is located in Cook County, Illinois. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) submitted the revised rules on March 21, 2001 as amendments to its State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions consist of an adjusted standard from the Flexographic Printing Rule, 35 IAC 218.401(a), (b), and (c). The Illinois Pollution Control Board (Board) approved this adjusted standard because the Board considers this to be the Reasonably Achievable Control Technology (RACT) for Formel. The Board concluded that complying with the Flexographic Printing Rule requirements would be either technically infeasible or economically unreasonable for this facility. The EPA concurs with the Board. The adjusted standard requirements include participation in a market-based emissions trading system, daily record keeping, conducting trials of compliant inks, and reviewing alternate control technologies.