Purpose: To remove unnecessary rules and to remove the definitions that apply only to the repealed rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing Regulation II, Section 3.11 and Regulation III, Section 3.05; and amending Regulation III, Section 1.08.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.94 RCW.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 05-03-102 on January 18, 2005.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Repeal of four definitions in Regulation III, Section 1.08 that are used only in the repealed Section 3.05.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: February 24, 2005.

Kwame Agyei

Engineer

REGULATION II SECTION 3.11 COATINGS AND INK MANUFACTURING

AMENDATORY SECTION

REGULATION III SECTION 1.08 SPECIAL DEFINITIONS

     (a) ACCEPTABLE SOURCE IMPACT LEVEL (ASIL) means a concentration of a toxic air contaminant in the outdoor atmosphere in any area that does not have restricted or controlled public access that is used to evaluate the air quality impacts of a single source. There are three types of acceptable source impact levels: risk-based, threshold-based, and special. Concentrations for these three types of ASILs are established by the Board after public hearing and are listed in Appendix A of this Regulation III.

     (((b) COLD SOLVENT CLEANER or COLD CLEANER means a degreasing tank in which a solvent with a true vapor pressure greater than 4.2 kPa (0.6 psia) is not heated at or above the boiling point.))

     (((c))) (b) ETHYLENE OXIDE AERATOR means any equipment, space, or room in which air is used to remove residual ethylene oxide from sterilized materials.

     (((d))) (c) ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZER means any chamber or related piece of equipment that uses ethylene oxide or an ethylene oxide mixture in any sterilization or fumigation process.

     (((e) FREEBOARD RATIO means the freeboard height (the distance from the top of the degreaser to the air/solvent vapor interface) divided by the width (lesser horizontal dimension) of the degreaser (measured at the top).

     (f) REFRIGERATED FREEBOARD CHILLER means a set of cooling coils situated above the condenser which operates at 2°C or less.))

     (((g))) (d) TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANT (TAC) means any air contaminant listed in Appendix A of this Regulation III.

     (((h) VAPOR DEGREASER means a degreasing tank in which the solvent is heated at or above the boiling point.))

REPEALER

REGULATION III SECTION 3.05 SOLVENT METAL CLEANERS

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