SGIA Attends Public Hearing on New Jersey VOC Control Rule

On February 13, 2017 SGIA attended a public hearing on the proposed Control and Prohibition of Air Pollution by Volatile Organic Compounds and Oxides of Nitrogen. This rule proposes to adopt standards based on the recommendations of the EPA’s Industrial Cleaning Solvent Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG), including implementing control measures for VOC emissions and setting limits on the use of cleaning solvents in screen printing. An SGIA representative made comments during the hearing, recommending that cleaning activities associated with digital printing be exempt from the VOC control measures and recordkeeping requirements of this rule. Our organization was also instrumental in increasing the limits on solvent use for screen printing, and our comments expressed support for the proposed VOC content limit of 500 grams/liter for cleaning solutions used to clean screen printing equipment. SGIA continues to monitor the implementation of this important piece of legislation. Sign up to receive the most up-to-date regulatory and legislative information about specialty imaging.