Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana

On November 21, 1995, and February 14, 1996 the State of Indiana submitted a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision request to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establishing regulations for wood furniture coating operations in Clark, Floyd, Lake, and Porter Counties, as part of Clark and Floyd Counties' 15 percent (%) Rate-of- Progress (ROP) plan control measures for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions, and the State's requirement to develop post-1990 Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) rules for the four counties. These regulations require wood furniture coating facilities which have the potential to emit at least 25 tons of VOC per year to use coatings which meet a certain VOC content limit or add on controls that are capable of achieving an equivalent reduction. The rule also specifies work practices and training requirements that must be implemented for the wood working operations. Indiana expects that this rule will reduce VOC emissions by approximately 2,445 pounds per day in Clark and Floyd Counties. No wood furniture coating operations have been identified in Lake or Porter Counties at this time.