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Rule

EPA NESHAP: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources; Proposed Rule, September 17, 2007
EPA NESHAP: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources, January 9, 2008.

Tools

Guides/Factsheets

Questions & Answers

Presentations/Training Videos

Articles/Press

Other

Guides/Factsheets

AutoInc. Online Edition article, Breathe Easier, January 5, 2010
California EPA, Methylene Chloride Consumer Product Paint Strippers: Low-VOC, Low Toxicity Alternatives, May 2006
 Colorado SBAP Air Toxics Standard for Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources, Final Rule:  Fact Sheet, January 30, 2008
Colorado SBAP Air Toxics Standard for Paint Stripping Operations at Area Sources, Final Rule, Fact Sheet, October 27, 2008
Colorado SBAP Air Toxics Standard for Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources, Final Rule, Fact Sheet, October 27, 2008
EPA Summary of Regulations Controlling Air Emissions for the Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations (NESHAP Subpart HHHHHH Final Rule), April 2008
Illinois SBEAP Factsheet - Federal Regulations for Surface Coating of Motor Vehicles and Mobile Equipment at Area Sources
Michigan DEQ Fact Sheets - Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating at Area Sources
Minnesota PCA Fact Sheet - Air Quality Rules Affecting Autobody Shops with Paint Spraying Equipment, August 2008
New York State SBEAP Fact Sheet - New EPA Requirements for Automotive Refinishing
Wisconsin SBCAAP NESHAP: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating at Area Sources
Wisconsin SBCAAP Clean Air Facts: Area Source Rule for Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations, March 2008

Questions & Answers

EPA Region 5 Frequently Asked Questions - Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations Area Source Rule Motor Vehicles and Mobile Equipment (March 23, 2010)
SBEAP Technical Subcommittee Questions/Answers on the Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations Area Source Rule (Updated 5/14/08)

Presentations/Training Videos

EPA Collision Repair Campaign Training Video
EPA NESHAP: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating at Area Sources; Final Rule, Presentation, April 2008
EPA Region 5 Auto Body ERP - Checklist Walkthrough, Chicago/Videoconference Training, November 18-19, 2009 (training slides with photos)
Georgia SBEAP Painter Training Module for Environmental Compliance with National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Rule for Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations, Presentation, 2009
Hazardous Airborne Pollutant Reduction (6H NESHAP Online Training Course from I-CAR, HAP01)
Michigan DEQ Video - Federal Hazardous Air Pollutant Standard: Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts at Area Sources
New Mexico SBEAP Automotive Service Association of Central New Mexico (ASA) Presentation, December 2008
NEWMOA NESHAP: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating at Area Sources, Web Conference slides, January 22, 2008

Articles/Press

CollisionWeek Interview with Tony Pendola, NC SBEAP, November 16, 2009 - New EPA Rule for Body Shops: Guilty Until Proven Innocent (article and video)
Parts & People article, Clock ticking toward deadline for shops to comply with new federal paint regulation, February 2010

Other

EPA HVLP Equivalency Process Documents (ETV Statements, Non-HVLP Spray Gun Request Letter)
EPA Surveys to Determine Autobody Industry's Compliance with EPA NESHAP 6H Rule
Examples of HVLP-Equivalent Guns (February 2010)
Examples of HVLP Guns (February 2010)

Forms

EPA Example Form - Information Needed for Initial Notification--Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating (Area Source Rule Subpart HHHHHH 40 CFR 63.11169-63.11180)
Colorado SBAP Exemption Form - Surface Coating of Motor Vehicle or Mobile Equipment, Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations Area Source Rule (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHHHHH), December 15, 2008
Georgia SBEAP Form - Initial Notification/Compliance Certification For Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations
Georgia SBEAP Form Instructions - Initial Notification/Compliance Certification For Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations, Area Source Rule, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart HHHHHH (Parts 63.11169-63.11180)
Illinois DCEO Initial Notification Forms Postcard
Illinois SBEAP Letter to Illinois Auto Body Shop Owner/Operator - New Federal Regulations: Initial Notification Forms Due Jan 11, 2010
Illinois SBEAP Motor Vehicle Refinishing Initial Notification/Compliance Certification/Notification of Changes & Illinois EPA Motor Vehicle Refinishing Registration
Michigan DEQ Initial Notification/Compliance Certification For Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations Instructions and Form
Minnesota PCA Initial Notification, Compliance Certification, and Notification of Changes, NESHAP Paint Stripping and Misc. Surface Coating Operations 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHHHHH
Minnesota PCA Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Surface Coating Petition Checklist, NESHAP 40 CFR 63 Subpart HHHHHH
New York State SBEAP Form - NESHAP for Paint Stripping and Misc. Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources 40 CFR 63, Subpart HHHHHH, Initial Notification & Notification of Compliance Status
New York State SBEAP Form Instructions - Instructions for Submitting Information for NESHAP 40 CFR 63, Subpart HHHHHH
North Carolina DAQ Spray-coating for Motor Vehicles and Mobile Equipment Initial Notification/Compliance Form 40 CFR Part 63.11169-63.11180, Subpart HHHHHH, Spanish Version
North Carolina DAQ Spray-coating for Motor Vehicles and Mobile Equipment Petition for Exemption Form 40 CFR Part 63.11169-63.11180, Subpart HHHHHH, Spanish Version

Letters/Applicability Determinations

Applicability Letter from Region 10 (OR) re: Applicability of 40 CFR, Subpart HHHHHH to spray-applying vehicle undercoating
Letter from National Steering Committee to EPA on Subpart HHHHHH (October 12, 2007)
Comment Letter from Keith Holman (SBA) to Robert Meyers (EPA) on NESHAP: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources, Proposed Rule, 72 Fed. Reg. 52,958 (September 17, 2007)
Letter from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to Autobody Shop Owner (September 17, 2007)
Sample Petition for Exemption Letter from Region 4

Paint Manufacturing/Petition for Exemption Resources

Sample Petition for Exemption Letter from Region 4
AkzoNobel EPA NESHAP 6H
AkzoNobel Vehicle Refinish Products Subject to Area Source Rule, Subpart 6H
BASF Automotive Refinish (click on Resources, Regulatory, View All Documents)
BASF Corporation Automotive Refinish Products
DuPont Refinish HAPs Identification
DuPont Refinish - HAPs Containing Products
DuPont Spies Hecker - HAPs Containing Products
DuPont Standox - HAPs Containing Products
Martin Senour Paints - 6H Information
Martin Senour 6H HAP Products
Matrix System Automotive Finishes - Regulatory Information, EPA NESHAPs
Matrix Systems 6H Exemption Letter
North Carolina DAQ Spray-coating for Motor Vehicles and Mobile Equipment Petition for Exemption 40 CFR Part 11169-63.11180, Subpart HHHHH, Spanish Version
PPG Automotive Refinish North America, Safety & Health - Products Containing Metals
PPG Refinish Products Containing Lead (Pb), Chromium (Cr), Cadmium (Cd), Manganese (Mn), and/or Nickel (Ni)
Sherwin Williams - Federal EPA Area Source NESHAP Rule 6H
Sherwin Williams 6H HAP Products