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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Secretary
June 25, 2014
Mr. Richard Tucker
President
Commercial Fabricators, Inc.
P O Box 165
Newton,NC 28658
Subject: Air Permit No. 06818R08
Commercial Fabricators, Inc.
Newton, Catawba County,North Carolina
Permit Class: Small
Facility ID# 1800382
Dear Mr. Tucker:
In accordance with your completed application received June 18, 2014, we are forwarding
herewith Permit No. 06818R08 to Commercial Fabricators, Inc.,Newton, Catawba County,North
Carolina for the construction and operation of air emissions sources or air cleaning devices and
appurtenances. Please note the records retention requirements are contained in General Condition 2
of the General Conditions and Limitations.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable to you,
you have the right to request a formal adjudicatory hearing within 30 days following receipt of this
permit, identifying the specific issues to be contested. Such a request will stay the effectiveness of
the entire permit. This hearing request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to G.S.
150B-23 of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative
Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,NC 27699-6714. The form for requesting a formal
adjudicatory hearing may be obtained upon request from the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Unless a request for a hearing is made pursuant to G.S. 15013-23,this air permit shall be final and
binding.
You may request modification of your air permit through informal means pursuant to G.S.
15013-22. This request must be submitted in writing to the Director and must identify the specific
provisions or issues for which the modification is sought. Please note that the permit will become
final and binding regardless of a request for informal modification unless a request for a hearing is
also made under G.S. 15013-23.
Mooresville Regional Office-Division of Air Quality
610 East Center Avenue,Suite 301,Mooresville,North Carolina 28115
Phone:704-663-1699/FAX:704-663-7579
Internet:www.ncdenr.gov
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Richard Tucker
June 25, 2014
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Unless exempted by a condition of this permit or the regulations, construction of new
air pollution sources or air cleaning devices, or modifications to the sources or air cleaning
devices described in this permit must be covered under a permit issued by the Division of Air
Quality prior to construction. Failure to do so is a violation of G.S. 143-215.108 and may
subject the Permittee to civil or criminal penalties as described in G.S. 143-215.114A and 143-
215.114B.
This permit shall be effective from June 25, 2014 until May 31, 2022, is nontransferable to
future owners and operators, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified
therein.
Changes have been made to the permit stipulations. The Permittee is responsible for
carefully reading the entire permit and evaluating the requirements of each permit
stipulation. The Permittee shall comply with all terms, conditions, requirements,limitations
and restrictions set forth in this permit. Noncompliance with any permit condition is grounds
for enforcement action, for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification, or
for denial of a permit renewal application.Specific changes and additions are summarized
below(note: this list may not include all changes and additions):
The Prohibitory Small status was changed to Small. The annual reporting of VOC and HAP
emissions reporting which was required for the Prohibitory Small stipulation is no longer
required.
Should you have any questions concerning this matter,please contact Bob Caudle at 704-663-1699.
Sincerely,
Ronald E. Slack, Regional Supervisor
Division of Air Quality,NCDENR
JRC
Enclosures
c: Mooresville Regional Office
G:WQ\SHARED\WPDATA\COUNTIES\CATAWBA\00382\R08_PERMIT.DOCX
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY
AIR PERMIT NO. 06818R08
Issue Date: June 25, 2014 Effective Date: June 25, 2014
Expiration Date: May 31, 2022 Replaces Permit: 06818R07
To construct and operate air emission source(s) and/or air cleaning device(s), and for the
discharge of the associated air contaminants into the atmosphere in accordance with the provisions
of Article 21 B of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina (NCGS) as amended, and other
applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations,
Commercial Fabricators, Inc.
2045 Industrial Drive
Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina
Permit Class: Small
Facility ID# 1800382
(the Permittee) is hereby authorized to construct and operate the air emissions sources and/or air
cleaning devices and appurtenances described below:
Emission y Emission Source Control w Control System
Source ID Description System ID Description
PSR-1 spray room equipped with
dry filter type control N/A N/A
installed on a metal finishing
operation
in accordance with the completed application 1800382.14A received June 18, 2014 including any
plans, specifications,previous applications, and other supporting data, all of which are filed with the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Air Quality(DAQ) and are
incorporated as part of this permit.
This permit is subject to the following specified conditions and limitations including any
TESTING,REPORTING, OR MONITORING REQUIREMENTS:
A. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS
1. Any air emission sources or control devices authorized to construct and operate above must
be operated and maintained in accordance with the provisions contained herein. The
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Permittee shall comply with applicable Environmental Management Commission
Regulations, including Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC), Subchapter
2D .0202, 2D .0515, 2D .0521,2D .0535, 2D .0540 and 2D .0958.
2. PERMIT RENEWAL AND EMISSION INVENTORY REQUIREMENT - The Permittee,
at least 90 days.prior to the expiration date of this permit, shall request permit renewal by
letter in accordance with 15A NCAC 2Q .0304(d) and(f). Pursuant to 15A NCAC 2Q
.0203(i),no permit application fee is required for renewal of an existing air permit (without
a modification request). The renewal request(with AA application form) should be
submitted to the Regional Supervisor, DAQ. Also, at least 90 days prior to the expiration
date of this permit,the Permittee shall submit the air pollution emission inventory report
(with Certification Sheet) in accordance with 15A NCAC 2D .0202,pursuant to N.C.
General Statute 143 215.65. The report shall be submitted to the Regional Supervisor, DAQ
and shall document air pollutants emitted for the 2020 calendar year.
3. PARTICULATE CONTROL REQUIREMENT-As required by 15A NCAC 2D .0515
"Particulates from Miscellaneous Industrial Processes," particulate matter emissions from
the emission sources shall not exceed allowable emission rates. The allowable emission rates
are, as defined in 15A NCAC 2D .0515, a function of the process weight rate and shall be
determined by the following equation(s), where P is the process throughput rate in tons per
hour(tons/hr) and E is the allowable emission rate in pounds per hour (lbs/hr).
E=4.10 *.(P) 0-" for P <=30 tons/hr, or
E=1 55 * (P) 011- 40 for P >30 tons/hr
4. VISIBLE EMISSIONS CONTROL REQUIREMENT - As required by 15A NCAC 2D
.0521 "Control of Visible Emissions," visible emissions from the emission sources,
manufactured after July 1, 1971, shall not be more than 20 percent opacity when averaged
over a six-minute period, except that six-minute periods averaging not more than 87 percent
opacity may occur not more than once in any hour nor more than four times in any 24-hour
period. However,sources which must comply with 15A NCAC 2D .0524 "New Source
Performance Standards" or .1110 "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants" must comply with applicable visible emissions requirements contained therein.
5. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT -As required by 15A NCAC 2D .0535, the Permittee of
a source of excess emissions that last for more than four hours and that results from a
malfunction, a breakdown of process or control equipment or any other abnormal
conditions, shall:
a. Notify the Director or his designee of any such occurrence by 9:00 a.m. Eastern time
of the Division's next business day of becoming aware of the occurrence and
describe:
i. the name and location of the facility,
ii. the nature and cause of the malfunction or breakdown,
iii. the time when the malfunction or breakdown is first observed,
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iv. the expected duration,and
V. an estimated rate of emissions.
b. Notify the Director or his designee immediately when the corrective measures have
been accomplished.
This reporting requirement does not allow the operation of the facility in excess of
Environmental Management Commission Regulations.
6. FUGITIVE DUST CONTROL REQUIREMENT -As required by 15A NCAC 2D .0540
"Particulates from Fugitive Dust Emission Sources," the Permittee shall not cause or allow
fugitive dust emissions to cause or contribute to substantive complaints or excess visible
emissions beyond the property boundary. If substantive complaints or excessive fugitive
dust emissions from the facility are observed beyond the property boundaries for six minutes
in any one hour (using Reference Method 22 in 40 CFR,Appendix A),the owner or
operator may be required to submit a fugitive dust plan as described in 2D .0540(f).
"Fugitive dust emissions" means particulate matter that does not pass through a process
stack or vent and that is generated within plant property boundaries from activities such as:
unloading and loading areas,process areas stockpiles, stock pile working,plant parking lots,
and plant roads (including access roads and haul roads).
7. 15A NCAC 2D .0958: WORK PRACTICES FOR SOURCES OF VOLATILE ORGANIC
COMPOUNDS
a. As required by 15A NCAC 2D .0958(c), for all sources at facilities that use volatile
organic compounds (VOC)as solvents, carriers, material processing media, or
industrial chemical reactants, or in similar uses that mix, blend, or manufacture
volatile organic compounds, or emit volatile organic compounds as a product of
chemical reactions; the Permittee shall adhere to the following required work
practices:
i. The Permittee shall store all VOC-containing material not in use (including
waste material) in containers covered with a tightly fitting lid that is free of
cracks, holes, or other defects.
ii. The Permittee shall clean up spills as soon as possible following proper
safety procedures.
iii. The Permittee shall store wipe rags in closed containers.
iv. The Permittee shall not clean sponges, fabric, wood,paper products, and
other absorbent materials.
V. The Permittee shall drain solvents used to clean supply lines and other
coating equipment into closable containers and close containers immediately
after each use.
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vi. The Permittee shall clean mixing, blending, and manufacturing vats and
containers by adding cleaning solvent, closing the vat or container before
agitating the cleaning solvent.
vii. The Permittee shall pour spent cleaning solvent into closable containers and
close containers immediately after each use.
b. As required by 15A NCAC 2D .0958(d), when cleaning parts with a solvent
containing a volatile organic compound,the Permittee shall:
i. flush parts in the freeboard area,
ii. take precautions to reduce the pooling of solvent on and in the parts,
iii. tilt or rotate parts to drain solvent and allow a minimum of 15 seconds for
drying or until all dripping has stopped, whichever is longer,
iv. not fill cleaning machines above the fill line,
V. not agitate solvent to the point of causing splashing.
B. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS
1. TWO COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS REPORTS TEST DATA MONITORING DATA
NOTIFICATIONS, REQUESTS FOR RENEWAL, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION
REQUIRED BY THIS PERMIT shall be submitted to the:
Regional Supervisor
North Carolina Division of Air Quality
Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville,NC 28115
704-6.63-1699
For identification purposes, each submittal should include the facility name as listed on the
permit,the facility identification number, and the permit number.
2. RECORDS RETENTION REQUIREMENT - Any records required by the conditions of this
permit shall be kept on site and made available to DAQ personnel for inspection upon
request. These records shall be maintained in a form suitable and readily available for
expeditious inspection and review. These records must be kept on site for a minimum of 2
years, unless another time period is otherwise specified.
3. ANNUAL FEE PAYMENT- Pursuant to 15A NCAC 2Q .0203(a), the Permittee shall pay
the annual permit fee within 30 days of being billed by the DAQ. Failure to pay the fee in a
timely manner will cause the DAQ to initiate action to revoke the permit.
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4. EQUIPMENT RELOCATION -A new air permit shall be obtained by the Permittee prior to
establishing, building, erecting, using, or operating the emission sources or air cleaning
equipment at a site or location not specified in this permit.
5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT- Any of the following that would result in previously
unpermitted, new, or increased emissions must be reported to the Regional Supervisor,
DAQ:
a. changes in the information submitted in the application regarding facility emissions;
b. changes that modify equipment or processes of existing permitted facilities; or
c. changes in the quantity or quality of materials processed.
If appropriate,modifications to the permit may then be made by the DAQ to reflect any
necessary changes in the permit conditions. In no case are any new or increased emissions
allowed that will cause a violation of the emission limitations specified herein.
6. This permit is subject to revocation or modification by the DAQ upon a determination that
information contained in the application or presented in the support thereof is incorrect,
conditions under which this permit was granted have changed, or violations of conditions
contained in this permit have occurred. The facility shall be properly operated and
maintained at all times in a manner that will effect an overall reduction in air pollution.
Unless otherwise specified by this permit,no emission source may be operated without the
concurrent operation of its associated air cleaning device(s) and appurtenances.
7. This permit is nontransferable by the Permittee. Future owners and operators must obtain a
new air permit from the DAQ.
8. This issuance of this permit in no way absolves the Permittee of liability for any potential
civil penalties which may be assessed for violations of State law which have occurred prior
to the effective date of this permit.
9. This permit does not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility of complying with all
applicable requirements of any Federal, State, or Local water quality or land quality control
authority.
10. Reports on the operation and maintenance of the facility shall be submitted by the Permittee
to the Regional Supervisor, DAQ at such intervals and in such form and detail as may be
required by the DAQ. Information required in such reports may include,but is not limited
to,process weight rates, firing rates,hours of operation, and preventive maintenance
schedules.
11. A violation of any term or condition of this permit shall subject the Permittee to enforcement
pursuant to G.S. 143-215.114A, 143-215.114B, and 143-215.114C, including assessment of
civil and/or criminal penalties.
12. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 143-215.3(a)(2), no person shall refuse entry or
access to any authorized representative of the DAQ who requests entry or access for
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purposes of inspection, and who presents appropriate credentials, nor shall any person
obstruct, hamper, or interfere with any such representative while in the process of carrying
out his official duties. Refusal of entry or access may constitute grounds for permit
revocation and assessment of civil penalties.
13. The Permittee must comply with any applicable Federal, State, or Local requirements
governing the handling, disposal, or incineration of hazardous, solid, or medical wastes,
including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(RCRA)administered by the
Division of Waste Management.
14. PERMIT RETENTION REQUIREMENT -The Permittee shall retain a current copy of the
air permit at the site. The Permittee must make available to personnel of the DAQ,upon
request,the current copy of the air permit for the site.
15. CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 112(r) REQUIREMENTS - Pursuant to 15A NCAC 2D .2100
"Risk Management Program," if the Permittee is required to develop and register a risk
management plan pursuant to Section 112(r) of the Federal Clean Air Act,then the
Permittee is required to register this plan with the USEPA in accordance with 40 CFR Part
68.
16. PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTAL RELEASES GENERAL DUTY - Pursuant to Title I
Part A Section 112(r)(1) of the Clean Air Act "Hazardous Air Pollutants - Prevention of
Accidental Releases - Purpose and General Duty," although a risk management plan may not
be required, if the Permittee produces, processes,handles, or stores any amount of a listed
hazardous substance,the Permittee has a general duty to take such steps as are necessary to
prevent the accidental release of such substance and to minimize the consequences of any
release. This condition is federally-enforceable only.
17. GENERAL EMISSIONS TESTING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS - If emissions
testing is required by this permit, or the DAQ, or if the Permittee submits emissions testing
to the DAQ in support of a permit application or to demonstrate compliance,the Permittee
shall perform such testing in accordance with 15A NCAC 2D .2600 and follow all DAQ
procedures including protocol approval, regional notification,report submittal, and test
results approval.
Permit issued this the 25t'of June, 2014.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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Ronald E. Slack
Regional Supervisor
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Air Permit No. 06818R08