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Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of t-Butyl Acetate

air-emissions · Rule · Published 2004-11-29 · Effective 2004-12-29 · 69 FR 69298

Document

Document number
04-26069
Federal Register citation
69 FR 69298
CFR reference
40 CFR 51
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2004-11-29
Effective date
2004-12-29
EPA docket
OAR-2003-0084

Abstract

This action revises EPA's definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) for purposes of Federal regulations related to attaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone under title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This revision modifies the definition of VOC to say that t-butyl acetate (also known as tertiary butyl acetate or informally as TBAC or TBAc) will not be VOC for purposes of VOC emissions limitations or VOC content requirements, but will continue to be VOC for purposes of all recordkeeping, emissions reporting, and inventory requirements which apply to VOC. This revision is made on the basis that this compound has negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone formation. As a result, if you are subject to certain Federal regulations limiting emissions of VOCs, your emissions of TBAC may not be regulated for some purposes.

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