New York Department of Environmental Conservation Proposes to Revise Architectural Coatings VOC limits

The NYSDEC proposes to amend their state regulations (6 NYCRR Part 205) to revise the architectural coatings volatiles organic compound (VOC) limits. It will set specific VOC limits (in grams per liter) for 52 AIM coating categories and require compliance with those limits by January 1, 2005. Also being amended is Part 200, General Provisions, and New York’s State Implementation Plan.

As part of this process, the Department will hold joint hearings for the proposed rulemaking and State Implementation Plan at the following locations and times:

• April 28, 2003, 1 p.m. - NYSDEC Annex, Region 2, 11 - 15 47th Avenue, Hearing Room 106, Long Island City NY 11101,
• April 30, 2003, 1 p.m. - Mahoney State Office Building, 65 Court Street, Hearing Room Part 1, Buffalo NY 14203, and
• May 2, 2003, 1 p.m. - NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Public Assembly Rooms 129A & B, Albany NY 12233.

More information may be obtained from Daniel S. Brinsko, NYSDEC Division of Air Resources, 625 Broadway, Albany NY 12233-3251, telephone: 518 402-8396; email, dsbrinsk@gw.dec.state.ny.us. Written statements will be received until 5 p.m., May 12, 2003.
The proposed regulation may be obtained from any of the following Department offices: