DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY  
AIR QUALITY DIVISION  
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL  
(By authority conferred on the director of the department of environment, Great Lakes, and  
energy by sections 5503 and 5512 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994  
PA 451, MCL 324.5503 and 324.5512, and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1995-16, 2009-  
31, and 2011-1, MCL 324.99903, 324.99919, and 324. 99921)  
PART 6. EMISSION LIMITATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS--  
EXISTING SOURCES OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS  
R 336.1601 Definitions.  
Rule 601. As used in this part:  
(a) “2015 ozone nonattainment area” means Berrien, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe,  
Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, Wayne, the western portion of Allegan, and the western portion  
of Muskegon Counties.  
(b) “Eastern portion of Muskegon County” means the areas located in Muskegon County  
described as Casnovia Township, Cedar Creek Township, Egelston Township, Holton Township,  
Moorland Township, Ravenna Township, and Sullivan Township.  
(c) "Existing source" means any process or process equipment that is subject to the rules  
listed in table 60 and has either has been placed into operation before the corresponding date listed  
in table 60, or for which an application for a permit to install, pursuant to the provisions of part 2  
of these rules, was made to the department before the corresponding date listed in table 60. The  
term does not include a process or process equipment operated for research, development, or pilot  
studies, if the operation is not for the purpose of producing saleable products or goods.  
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TABLE 60  
Date  
Rules  
R 336.1604 to R 336.1605  
R 336.1606 to R 336.1609  
R 336.1610  
July 1, 1979  
March 1, 2023  
July 1, 1979  
R 336.1610a  
R 336.1611 to R 336.1617  
R 336.1618  
March 1, 2023  
July 1, 1979  
March 1, 2023  
July 1, 1980  
R 336.1620  
R 336.1620a  
R 336.1621  
March 1, 2023  
July 1, 1980  
R 336.1621a  
R 336.1622 to R 336.1624  
R 336.1624a  
March 1, 2023  
July 1, 1980  
March 1, 2023  
July 1, 1980  
R 336.1625  
R 336.1628  
R 336.1629  
R 336.1630 and R 336.1631  
R 336.1632 to R 336.1644  
Any process or process equipment not  
subject to the provisions of any rule in this part.  
January 5, 1981  
January 20, 1984  
July 1, 1987  
March 1, 2023  
July 1, 1979  
(d) “Heavier vehicles” means a self-propelled vehicle designed for transporting persons or  
property on a street or highway that has a gross vehicle weight rating over 8,500 pounds.  
(e) “Local distribution company custody transfer station” means a metering station where a  
local distribution company receives a natural gas supply from an upstream supplier, which may be  
an interstate transmission pipeline or a local natural gas producer, for delivery to customers  
through the local distribution company's intrastate transmission or distribution lines.  
(f) “Natural gas distribution” means the distribution pipelines and metering and regulating  
equipment at metering-regulating stations that are operated by a local distribution company within  
a single state that is regulated as a separate operating company by a public utility commission or  
that is operated as an independent municipally owned distribution system.  
(g) “Natural gas processing” means the process of separating and recovering certain  
hydrocarbons and fluids from the raw gas to produce pipeline quality natural gas and natural gas  
products.  
(h) “Natural gas processing plant” means any processing site engaged in the extraction of  
natural gas liquids from field gas, fractionation of mixed natural gas liquids to natural gas products  
or both. Natural gas processing plant does not include a Joule-Thompson valve, a dew point  
depression valve, or an isolated or standalone Joule-Thompson skid.  
(i) “Natural gas transmission and storage” means the transport or storage of natural gas prior  
to delivery to a local distribution company custody transfer station or to a final end user if there is  
no local distribution company custody transfer station. For the purposes of this part, natural gas  
enters the natural gas transmission and storage segment after the natural gas processing plant, when  
present.  
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(j) “Oil and natural gas industry” means the operations involved in the extraction and  
production of crude oil and natural gas, as well as the processing, transmission, storage, and  
distribution of natural gas. For the purposes of the rules in this part, oil and natural gas industry  
operations will be referred to in the following 4 segments:  
(i) Oil and natural gas production.  
(ii) Natural gas processing.  
(iii) Natural gas transmission and storage.  
(iv) Natural gas distribution.  
(k) “Oil and natural gas production” means operations including the wells and all related  
processes used in the extraction, production, recovery, lifting, stabilization, and separation or  
treating of oil or natural gas, or both, including condensate.  
(l) "Person responsible" means a person that owns, leases, controls, operates, or supervises a  
source of air contaminants.  
(m) “Well site” means a site where any combination of the following occurs to petroleum or  
natural gas, including condensate, or both:  
(i) Extraction.  
(ii) Recovery.  
(iii) Lifting.  
(iv) Stabilization.  
(v) Separation.  
(vi) Treating.  
(n) “Western portion of Allegan County” means the areas in Allegan County described as  
Casco Township, Cheshire Township, city of Douglas, city of Holland, city of Saugatuck, Clyde  
Township, Fillmore Township, Ganges Township, Heath Township, Laketown Township, Lee  
Township, Manlius Township, Overisel Township, Saugatuck Township, and Valley Township.  
(o) “Western portion of Muskegon County” means the areas located in Muskegon County  
described as Blue Lake Township, city of Montague, city of Muskegon, city of Muskegon Heights,  
city of North Muskegon, city of Roosevelt Park, city of Whitehall, Dalton Township, including  
the village of Lakewood Club, Fruitland Township, Fruitport Township, including the village of  
Fruitport, Laketon Township, Montague Township, Muskegon Township, city of Norton Shores,  
White River Township, and Whitehall Township.  
History: 1980 AACS; 1981 AACS; 1989 AACS; 1993 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2023 MR 8, Eff. April 18, 2023.  
R 336.1602 Existing sources of volatile organic compound emissions generally.  
Rule 602. (1) A person shall not cause or allow the emission of volatile organic compounds  
from any existing source in excess of the provisions of any rule of this part or the maximum  
allowable emission rate specified in any of the following, whichever results in the lowest  
maximum allowable emission rate:  
(a) A permit to install.  
(b) A renewable operating permit issued under R 336.1210.  
(c) A voluntary agreement.  
(d) A performance contract.  
(e) A stipulation.  
(f) An order of the department.  
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(2) Department approvals for the equivalent emission rates, alternate emission rates, or  
compliance methods that are authorized pursuant to any of the provisions listed in subdivision (a)  
of this subrule must comply with all of the following provisions:  
(a) The provisions of this subrule apply to approvals by the department pursuant to any of  
the following provisions:  
(i) R 336.1610(5)(a) (More than 24-hour but less than 1-month averaging period).  
(ii) R 336.1610(11) table 63 (Column B - transfer efficiency).  
(iii) R 336. 1610a(4)(d)(i) (More than 24-hour but less than 1-month averaging period).  
(iv) R 336.1610a(4)(e)(vii) (Alternative compliance method).  
(v) R 336.1610a(4) table 64-b and table 64-d (Column B – transfer efficiency).  
(v) R 336.1611(1) (Equivalent control method).  
(vi) R 336.1620(4)(a) (More than 24-hour but less than 1-month averaging period).  
(vii) R 336.1621(4) (Transfer efficiency).  
(viii) R 336.1621(4) (Baseline transfer efficiency less than 60%).  
(ix) R 336.1621(6)(a) (More than 24-hour but less than 1-month averaging period).  
(x) R 336.1621(9)(e) (Metallic-nonmetallic part).  
(xi) R 336.1621a(2)(b)(ii) (Metallic-nonmetallic part).  
(xii) R 336.1621a(3)(c) (Alternate emission limits).  
(xiii) R 336.1621a(3)(h)(i) (More than 24-hour but less than 1-month averaging period).  
(xiv) R 336.1622(1) (Equivalent control method).  
(xv) R 336.1623(1) (Equivalent control method).  
(xvi) R 336.1623(8)(d) (Equivalent compliance provisions).  
(xvii) R 336.1624(1) (Equivalent emission rate).  
(xviii) R 336.1624(5)(d) (More than 24-hour but less than 1-month averaging period).  
(xix) R 336.1625(1) (Equivalent control method, except alternative to condenser in  
R 336.1625(2)(b)).  
(xx) R 336.1625(2)(b) (Alternative control method).  
(xxi) R 336.1625(8) (Alternative control system).  
(xxii) R 336.1628(1) (Equivalent control method).  
(xxiii) R 336.1629(1) (Equivalent control method).  
(xxiv) R 336.1630(1) (Equivalent control method).  
(xxv) R 336.1631(1) (Equivalent control method).  
(xxvi) R 336.1631(5) (Alternate compliance method).  
(xxvii) R 336.1632(6)(a) (More than 24-hour but less than 1-month averaging period).  
(xxviii) R336.1633(3)(f)(i) (More than 24-hour but less than 1-month averaging period).  
(xxix) R 336.1636(4)(a) (Alternate emission limits).  
(xxx) R 336.1636(6)(b)(i) (More than 24-hour but less than 1-month averaging period).  
(xxxi) R 336.2004(4) (Alternate test method).  
(xxxii) R 336.2040(5)(a)(i)(A) (Alternate test method).  
(xxxiii) R 336.2040(5)(a)(iv) (Alternate test method).  
(xxxiv) R 336.2040(9) (Transfer efficiency test method).  
(xxxv) R 336.2040(9)(j)(ii) (Alternate measurement procedure).  
(xxxvi) R 336.2040(10) (Modified capture efficiency test method).  
(xxxvii) R 336.2040(11)(a)(iv) (Alternate test method).  
(xxxviii) R 336.2040(11)(b)(ii) (Alternate test method).  
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(b) Upon application for a new permit or order, or revision to an existing permit or order, to  
request the approval of the provisions outlined in subdivision (a) of this subrule, the source shall  
submit a demonstration containing the following, as applicable:  
(i) Reasons why the applicant is requesting an alternative.  
(ii) Information demonstrating why the limitation or requirement as described in the  
applicable part 6 rule is not possible to attain.  
(iii) Explanation of why alternative options, such as implementation of add-on controls or  
modifying coating formulations would not be sufficient to meet other part 6 rules.  
(iv) A demonstration showing why the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard will  
not be affected.  
(v) Additional pertinent information, as needed.  
(c) At a minimum, the portion of or the whole proposed draft permit or order approval related  
to this rule is subject to a 30-day public comment period. When the proposed approval is noticed  
for a 30-day public comment period, a copy of the notice must also be sent to the United States  
Environmental Protection Agency.  
(d) The proposed draft permit or order approval must offer a public hearing upon request  
immediately after the 30-day public comment period that is required in subdivision (c) of this  
subrule.  
(e) The department approval becomes part of a legally enforceable order of the department  
or permit to install.  
(f) Upon department issuance of the legally enforceable document identified in subdivision  
(e) of this subrule, it must be sent to the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a  
request for a revision of the state implementation plan, together with all of the other information  
that is required for the submittal of a complete state implementation plan revision request.  
Department approval and the legally enforceable document does not affect the federally approved  
state implementation plan until and unless the submitted state implementation plan revision request  
is formally approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  
(3) Department approval of a derivative authorized by the provision in R 336.1625(4) include  
the following actions:  
(a) The department approval becomes part of a legally enforceable order of the department  
or permit to install.  
(b) A copy of the legally enforceable document that is identified in subdivision (a) of this  
subrule is sent to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  
(4) A person responsible for a facility with allowed or potential volatile organic compound  
emissions equal to or greater than 100 tons per year located in the 2015 ozone nonattainment area  
for which no reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirement has been established  
in R 336.1604 to R336.1644, shall meet the following requirements:  
(a) Any source at a facility subject to this subrule that has an actual emission rate of volatile  
organic compounds of less than 2.7 tons per calendar year before consideration of controls does  
not apply to the provisions within this subrule and must obtain current information and keep  
records that are necessary for the determination of compliance with the provisions of this subrule,  
unless either of the following applies:  
(i) The actual emission rate equals or is more than 2.7 tons per calendar year for a subsequent  
year, then this subrule permanently applies to these sources.  
(ii) The total combined emission rate for sources applicable to this subdivision is more than  
25 tons per year, then the provisions of this subrule permanently applies.  
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(b) Provide the department and United States Environmental Protection Agency with the  
following information within 3 months after final promulgation of this rule revision:  
(i) Identification of each facility, including individual emission sources, to which this rule  
applies.  
(ii) Determination of the total potential to emit and the actual emissions of volatile organic  
compounds for the most recent calendar year from each source at the facility using emission  
testing, mass balance, or a calculation method acceptable by the department.  
(c) Provide the department and United States Environmental Protection Agency a proposal  
for RACT for each source of volatile organic compounds at a facility within 6 months after final  
promulgation of this rule revision, or an alternative timeframe approved by the department. The  
RACT proposal must include, at a minimum, the following information:  
(i) A list of each source subject to the RACT requirements.  
(ii) The size or capacity of each affected source and the types and quantities of materials  
processed or produced in each source.  
(iii) A physical description of each source and its operating characteristics.  
(iv) Estimates of the potential and actual volatile organic compound emissions from each  
affected source and associated supporting documentation.  
(v) A RACT analysis that meets the requirements of subdivision (c) of this subrule, including  
technical and economic support documentation for each affected source.  
(vi) A schedule for completing implementation of the RACT proposal as expeditiously as  
practicable but not later than 6 months after department approval of the proposal, including interim  
dates for the issuance of purchase orders, start and completion of process, technology and control  
technology changes, and the completion of compliance testing.  
(vii) The testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting procedures proposed to  
demonstrate compliance with RACT.  
(viii) Any additional information requested by the department necessary for the evaluation  
of the RACT proposal.  
(d) The RACT analysis required under subdivision (b)(v) of this subrule must include all of  
the following:  
(i) A ranking of the available control options for the affected source in descending order of  
control effectiveness. Available control options are air pollution control technologies or  
techniques with a reasonable potential for application to the source. Air pollution control  
technologies and techniques include the application of production process or control methods that  
reduce volatile organic compound emissions. The control technologies and techniques must  
include existing controls for the source category and technology transfer controls applied to similar  
source categories.  
(ii) An evaluation of the technical feasibility of the available control options identified in  
paragraph (i) of this subdivision. The evaluation of technical feasibility must be based on physical,  
chemical, and engineering principles. A determination of technical infeasibility must identify  
technical difficulties that would preclude the successful use of the control option on the affected  
source.  
(iii) A ranking of the technically feasible control options in descending order of overall  
control effectiveness for volatile organic compound emissions. The list must present the array of  
control options and include, at a minimum, the following information:  
(A) The baseline emissions of volatile organic compounds before implementation of each  
control option.  
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(B) The estimated emission reduction potential or the estimated control efficiency of each  
control option.  
(C) The estimated emissions after the application of each control option.  
(D) The economic impacts and cost effectiveness of each control option.  
(iv) An evaluation of cost effectiveness of each control option consistent with the “EPA Air  
Pollution Control Cost Manual (Sixth Edition),” EPA-452/B-02-001, adopted by reference in R  
336.1902. The evaluation must be conducted in accordance with the following requirements:  
(A) The cost effectiveness must be evaluated in terms of dollars per ton of volatile organic  
compound emissions reduction.  
(B) The cost effectiveness must be calculated as the annualized cost of the control option,  
divided by the baseline emission rate, minus the control option emission rate, as shown by the  
following equation:  
Average cost effectiveness = Control option total annualized cost ($/yr)  
($/ton removed)  
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Baseline emission rate – Control option rate (tons/yr)  
(C) For purposes of this subparagraph, baseline emission rate represents the maximum  
emissions before the implementation of the control option. The baseline emission rate is  
established using either test results or approved emission factors and historic operating data.  
(e) The department shall approve, deny, or modify each RACT proposal.  
(f) Upon receipt of notice of the department's approval of the RACT proposal, the facility  
shall begin implementation of the measures necessary to comply with the approved or modified  
RACT proposal. Implementation of the RACT program must be completed according to the  
schedule established in the approved RACT proposal and be as expeditious as practicable, but no  
later than 6 months after department approval of the RACT proposal or in an alternative timeframe  
approved by the department.  
(g) The department shall submit each approved RACT program to the United States  
Environmental Protection Agency for approval as a revision to the state implementation plan.  
History: 1980 AACS; 1993 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2023 MR 8, Eff. April 18, 2023.  
R 336.1603 Rescinded.  
History: 1980 AACS; 1981 AACS; 1997 AACS.  
R 336.1604 Storage of organic compounds having true vapor pressure of more than  
1.5 psia, but less than 11 psia, in existing fixed roof stationary vessels of more than  
40,000-gallon capacity.  
Rule 604. (1) After April 30, 1981, it is unlawful for a person to store any organic compound  
having a true vapor pressure of more than 1.5 psia, but less than 11 psia, at actual storage conditions  
in any existing fixed roof stationary vessel of more than 40,000-gallon capacity, unless 1 of the  
following conditions is met:  
(a) The vessel is a pressure tank capable of maintaining working pressures sufficient to prevent  
organic vapor or gas loss to the atmosphere at all times, except under emergency conditions.  
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(b) The vessel is equipped and maintained with a floating cover or roof which rests upon, and  
is supported by, the liquid being contained and has a closure seal or seals to reduce the space  
between the cover or roof edge and the vessel wall. The seal or any seal fabric shall not have  
visible holes, tears, or other nonfunctional openings.  
(c) The vessel is equipped and maintained with a vapor recovery system, or other control  
system approved by the department, which recovers not less than 90%, by weight, of the  
uncontrolled organic vapor that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere.  
(2) All openings, except stub drains, in any stationary vessel subject to the provisions of this  
rule shall be equipped with covers, lids, or seals so that all of the following conditions are met:  
(a) The cover, lid, or seal is in the closed position at all times, except when in actual use.  
(b) Automatic bleeder vents are closed at all times, except when the roof is floated off, or  
landed on, the roof leg supports.  
(c) Rim vents, if provided, are set at the manufacturer's recommended setting or are set to open  
when the roof is being floated off the roof leg supports.  
History: 1980 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 336.1605 Storage of organic compounds having true vapor pressure of 11 or more psia  
in existing stationary vessels of more than 40,000-gallon capacity.  
Rule 605. (1) After April 30, 1981, it is unlawful for a person to store any organic compound  
having a true vapor pressure of 11 or more psia at actual storage conditions in any existing  
stationary vessel of more than 40,000-gallon capacity, unless 1 of the following conditions is met:  
(a) The vessel is a pressure tank capable of maintaining working pressures sufficient to prevent  
organic vapor or gas loss to the atmosphere at all times, except under emergency conditions.  
(b) The vessel is equipped and maintained with a vapor recovery system, or other control  
system approved by the department, which recovers not less than 90%, by weight, of the  
uncontrolled organic vapor that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere.  
(2) All openings in any stationary vessel subject to the provisions of this rule shall be equipped  
with covers, lids, or seals so that the covers, lids, or seals are in a closed position at all times,  
except when in actual use.  
History: 1980 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 336.1606 Loading gasoline into existing stationary vessels of more than 2,000-gallon  
capacity at dispensing facilities.  
Rule 606. (1) It is unlawful for a person to load or allow the loading of gasoline from a  
delivery vessel into any existing stationary vessel of more than 2,000-gallon capacity located at a  
gasoline dispensing facility unless the stationary vessel is equipped with a permanent submerged  
fill pipe for either of the following:.  
(a) A facility with a throughput of 250,000 or more gallons per year, and the stationary vessel  
was installed before July 1, 1979.  
(b) The stationary vessel was installed after July 1, 1979, and before March 1, 2023.  
(2) It is unlawful for a person to load or allow the loading of gasoline from a delivery vessel  
into any existing stationary vessel of more than 2,000-gallon capacity located at a gasoline-  
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dispensing facility unless the stationary vessel is controlled by a vapor balance system or an  
equivalent control system approved by the department for the following:  
(a) Any stationary vessel installed before July 1, 1979, located in the area listed in table 61  
and which has a throughput of 250,000 or more gallons per year, except those served exclusively  
by gasoline loading facilities that have a throughput of less than 1,000,000 gallons of gasoline per  
year.  
(b) Any stationary vessel installed or modified after July 1, 1979, and before March 1, 2023,  
and located in an area listed in table 61 or in the 2015 ozone nonattainment area.  
(3) Proper operation of the vapor balance system as required in subrule (2) of this rule is when  
displaced gasoline vapor and air are captured by means of a vapor tight collection line and is  
designed to return not less than 90%, by weight, of the displaced gasoline vapor from the stationary  
vessel to the delivery vessel.  
(4) Any stationary vessel that is subject to the provisions of subrule (2) of this rule must be  
equipped, maintained, or controlled with both of the following:  
(a) An interlocking system or procedure to ensure that the vapor tight collection line is  
connected before any gasoline can be loaded.  
(b) A device to ensure that the vapor tight collection line is closed upon disconnection to  
prevent the release of gasoline vapor.  
(5) Any delivery vessel that is subject to the provisions of subrule (2) of this rule must be  
vapor tight and filled only at a loading facility that is equipped with a system as required by R  
336.1608(2) and (5), and R 336.1609(2) and (4).  
(6) An existing stationary vessel installed or modified after July 1, 1979, and before March  
1, 2023, at a gasoline dispensing facility that is not subject to the provisions of subrule (2) of this  
rule must be constructed in a manner that allows the vessel to be retrofitted according to subrules  
(2) and (4) of this rule.  
(7) Tables 61 and 61-a read as follows:  
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TABLE 61  
List of major metropolitan areas.  
(Subject to R 336.1606, R 336.1607, and R 336.1608)  
Metropolitan Area  
County  
Affected area1  
1) Detroit  
Macomb  
T3N, R12E, Sections 3-10, 15-22, & 27-34  
T3N, R13E, Sections 25, 35, & 36  
T3N, R14E, Sections 11-14 & 19-32  
T3N, R15E, Sections 7 and 18  
T4N, R12E, Sections 27-34  
Macomb County south of the T2N north  
township line  
Oakland  
T1N, R8E, Sections 1-36  
T1N, R9E, Sections 1-36  
T1N, R1OE, Sections 1-36  
T1N, R11E, Sections 1-36  
T2N, R8E, Sections 1-3, 10-16, & 19-36  
T2N, R9E, Sections 1-36  
T2N, R1OE, Sections 1-36  
T2N, R11E, Sections 1-36  
T3N, R8E, Sections 13-15, 20-29, & 33-36  
T3N, R9E, Sections 1-36  
T3N, R1OE, Sections 2-36  
T3N, R11E, Sections 1-5 & 7-36  
T4N, R9E, Sections 17, 19-22, & 26-36  
T4N, R1OE, Sections 1-3, 10-12, 14-16, 20-  
23, 25-29, & 31-35  
T5N, R1OE, Sections 22, 26-29, 34, & 35  
Washtenaw  
T2S, R5E, Sections 12-27 & 36 T2S, R6E, Sections  
7-11 & 13-36 T2S, R7E, Sections 18, 19, & 29-36 T3S,  
R6E, Sections 1-6, 8-17, 23, & 24 T3S, R7E, Sections 1-  
26  
Wayne  
All areas except the following:  
T1S, R8E, Sections 5-8, 17-20, 30, & 31  
T2S, R8E, Sections 5-9, 16-21, & 28-30  
T3S, R8E, Sections 31-35  
T4S, R8E, Sections 2-36  
T4S, R9E, Sections 1-5 & 9-36  
T4S, R1OE, Sections 7, 8, 17, & 18  
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Flint  
Genesee  
T6N, R5E, Sections 1-3  
T6N, R6E, Sections 1-6, 11-14, 24, & 25  
T6N, R7E, Sections 1-30  
T7N, R5E, Sections 34-36  
T7N, R6E, Sections 1-36  
T7N, R7E, Sections 1-36  
T7N, R8E, Sections 3-11, 14-19, 21, 22, and 30  
T8N, R5E, Sections 13-15, 22-27, & 34-36  
T8N, R6E, Sections 1, 2, 11-14, & 19-36  
T8N, R7E, Sections 5-11 & 13-36  
T9N, R6E, Sections 11, 14, 15, 22-27, 35, and  
36  
T9N, R7E, Sections 31 & 32  
Grand Rapids  
Kent  
T5N, R11W, Sections 4-8, 17, & 18  
T5N, R12W, Sections 1, 12, & 13  
T6N, R1OW, Sections 3-10, 15-21, & 28-33  
T6N, R11W, Sections 1-36  
T6N, R12W, Sections 1-36  
T7N, R1OW, Sections 28-35  
T7N, R11W, Sections 3-10, 15-23, & 25-36  
T7N, R12W, Sections 1-36  
T8N, R11W, Sections 13-16, 19-23, & 26-34  
Ottawa  
T5N, R13W, Sections 4 & 5  
T6N, R13W, Sections 9-16, 21-29, 32, & 33  
Lansing  
Clinton  
Eaton  
T5N, R2W, Sections 4, 5, 7-9, 15-18, 20-23, 26-29, &  
31-  
35  
T3N, R3W, Sections 1-3 & 9-12  
T4N, R3W, Sections 1-4, 9-16, 20-26, 35, and  
36  
Ingham  
T3N, R2W, Sections 1-12 14-16, 22, & 23 T4N, R1W,  
Sections 2-11, 14-23, 26-29, & 33  
T4N, R2W, Sections 1-36  
1Maps of affected areas described in table 61 are available upon request.  
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TABLE 61-a  
List of counties referenced in R 336.1609  
Allegan Ingham  
Muskegon  
Oakland  
Ottawa  
Barry  
Bay  
Ionia  
Jackson  
Berrien  
Branch  
Kalamazoo Saginaw  
Kent  
St. Clair  
Calhoun Lapeer  
Cass Lenawee  
Clinton Livingston  
Eaton Macomb  
Genesee Marquette  
Gratiot Midland  
Hillsdale Monroe  
Huron Montcalm  
St. Joseph  
Sanilac  
Shiawassee  
Tuscola  
Van Buren  
Washtenaw  
Wayne  
History: 1980 AACS; 1989 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2023 MR 8, Eff. April 18, 2023.  
R 336.1607 Loading gasoline into existing stationary vessels of more than 2,000-gallon  
capacity at loading facilities.  
Rule 607. (1) It is unlawful for a person to load or allow the loading of gasoline from a  
delivery vessel into any existing stationary vessel of more than 2,000-gallon capacity located at a  
gasoline-loading facility, unless the stationary vessel is equipped with a permanent submerged fill  
pipe.  
(2) It is unlawful for a person to load, or allow the loading of, gasoline from a delivery vessel  
into any existing stationary vessel of more than 2,000-gallon capacity located at the following  
loading facilities, unless the stationary vessel is controlled by a vapor balance system, or an  
equivalent control system approved by the department:  
(a) A loading facility located in any area listed in table 61.  
(b) A loading facility located in the 2015 ozone nonattainment area.  
(c) A loading facility located outside both the 2015 ozone nonattainment area and any area  
listed in table 61 that delivers gasoline to a gasoline-dispensing facility subject to R 336.1606(2).  
(3) Proper operation of the vapor balance system as required in subrule (2) of this rule is when  
gasoline vapors and air are captured by means of a vapor tight collection line that is designed to  
return not less than 90%, by weight, of the displaced gasoline vapor from the stationary vessel to  
the delivery vessel.  
(4) Any stationary vessel that is subject to the provisions of subrule (2) of this rule must be  
equipped, maintained, or controlled with all of the following:  
(a) An interlocking system or procedure to ensure that the vapor tight collection line is  
connected before any gasoline can be loaded.  
(b) A device to ensure that the vapor tight collection line must close upon disconnection so  
as to prevent the release of gasoline vapor.  
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(c) Pressure-vacuum relief valves on above ground stationary vessels with a minimum  
pressure valve setting of 8 ounces if that setting does not exceed the container's maximum pressure  
rating.  
(5) Any delivery vessel subject to subrule (2) of this rule must be vapor tight.  
(6) A person who is responsible for the operation of all control measures required by this rule  
shall develop written procedures for the operation of all control measures. The procedures must be  
posted in an accessible, conspicuous location near the stationary vessel.  
(7) An existing stationary vessel installed or modified after July 1, 1979, and before March  
1, 2023, at a gasoline loading facility that is not subject to the provisions of subrule (2) of this rule,  
must be constructed in a manner that allows the vessel to be retrofitted, according to subrules (2)  
and (4) of this rule.  
History: 1980 AACS; 1989 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2023 MR 8, Eff. April 18, 2023.  
R 336.1608 Loading gasoline into delivery vessels at existing loading facilities handling  
less than 5,000,000 gallons per year.  
Rule 608. (1) It is unlawful for a person to load, or allow the loading of, gasoline from a  
stationary vessel into any delivery vessel located at an existing gasoline-loading facility, which  
has a throughput of less than 5,000,000 gallons of gasoline per year, unless the delivery vessel is  
filled by a submerged fill pipe.  
(2) It is unlawful for a person to load, or allow the loading of, gasoline from a stationary  
vessel into any delivery vessel located at any of the following loading facilities having a throughput  
of less than 5,000,000 gallons per year, unless the delivery vessel is controlled by a vapor balance  
system, or an equivalent control system approved by the department:  
(a) An existing loading facility located in any area listed in table 61.  
(b) An existing loading facility located in the 2015 ozone nonattainment area.  
(c) An existing loading facility located outside both the 2015 ozone nonattainment area and  
any area listed in table 61 that delivers gasoline to a gasoline-dispensing facility subject to R  
336.1606(2).  
(3) The provisions of subrule (2) of this rule do not apply to the following gasoline-loading  
facilities, provided the facility was installed before July 1, 1979, and has a throughput of less than  
1,000,000 gallons of gasoline per year:  
(a) An existing loading facility located in any area listed in table 61.  
(b) An existing loading facility located outside any area listed in table 61 which delivers  
gasoline to a gasoline-dispensing facility subject to R 336.1606(2).  
(4) Proper operation of the vapor balance system as required in subrule (2) of this rule is when  
gasoline vapor and air are captured by means of a vapor tight collection line that is designed to  
return not less than 90%, by weight, of the displaced gasoline vapor from the delivery vessel to  
the stationary vessel.  
(5) Any delivery vessel that is loaded at a facility subject to subrule (2) of this rule must be  
equipped, maintained, or controlled with all of the following:  
(a) An interlocking system or procedure to ensure that the vapor tight collection line is  
connected before any gasoline can be loaded.  
(b) A device to ensure that the vapor tight collection line closes upon disconnection to prevent  
the release of gasoline vapor.  
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(c) A device or procedure to accomplish complete drainage before the loading device is  
disconnected or to prevent liquid drainage from the loading device when not in use.  
(d) Pressure-vacuum relief valves that are vapor tight and set to prevent the emission of  
displaced gasoline vapor during the loading of the delivery vessel, except under emergency  
conditions.  
(e) Hatch openings that are kept closed and vapor tight during the loading of the delivery  
vessel.  
(6) Any stationary vessel at a facility subject to subrule (2) of this rule must be vapor tight.  
(7) A person who is responsible for the operation of all control measures required by this rule  
shall develop written procedures for the operation of all such control measures. The procedures  
must be posted in an accessible, conspicuous location near the loading device.  
History: 1980 AACS; 1989 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2023 MR 8, Eff. April 18, 2023.  
R 336.1609 Loading delivery vessels with organic compounds having true vapor  
pressure of more than 1.5 psia at existing loading facilities handling 5,000,000 or more  
gallons of the compounds per year.  
Rule 609. (1) After June 30, 1981, it is unlawful for a person to load, or allow the loading of,  
any organic compound that has a true vapor pressure of more than 1.5 psia at actual conditions  
from any stationary vessel into any delivery vessel located at the following existing loading  
facilities that are outside any county listed in table 61-a and have a throughput of 5,000,000 or  
more gallons of the compounds per year, unless the delivery vessel is filled by a submerged fill  
pipe:  
(a) An existing facility installed outside the counties listed in table 61-a before July 1, 1979.  
(b) An existing facility installed or modified in this state after July 1, 1979, and before March  
1, 2023.  
(2) It is unlawful for a person to load, or allow the loading of, any organic compound that has  
a true vapor pressure of more than 1.5 psia at actual conditions from any stationary vessel into any  
delivery vessel located at the following existing loading facilities which have a throughput of  
5,000,000 or more gallons of the compounds per year, unless the delivery vessel is controlled by  
a vapor recovery system as described in subrule (3) of this rule:  
(a) An existing facility installed in counties listed in table 61-a before July 1, 1979.  
(b) An existing facility installed or modified in this state after July 1, 1979, and before March  
1, 2023.  
(3) Proper operation of the vapor recovery system as required by subrule (2) of this rule is  
when all displaced organic vapor and air are captured by means of a vapor tight collection line and  
the system recovers the organic vapor such that emissions to the atmosphere do not exceed 0.7  
pounds of organic vapor per 1,000 gallons of organic compounds loaded.  
(4) Any delivery vessel located at a facility that is subject to the provisions of subrule (2) of  
this rule must be equipped, maintained, or controlled with all of the following:  
(a) An interlocking system or procedure to ensure that the vapor tight collection line is connected  
before any organic compound can be loaded.  
(b) A device to ensure that the vapor tight collection line closes upon disconnection to prevent  
the release of organic vapor.  
(c) A device to accomplish complete drainage before the loading device is disconnected, or a  
device to prevent liquid drainage from the loading device when not in use.  
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(d) Pressure-vacuum relief valves that are vapor tight and set to prevent the emission of displaced  
organic vapor during the loading of the delivery vessel, except under emergency conditions.  
(e) Hatch openings that are kept closed and vapor tight during the loading of the delivery vessel.  
(5) A person who is responsible for the operation of all control measures required by this rule  
shall develop written procedures for the operation of all such control measures. The procedures  
must be posted in an accessible, conspicuous location near the loading device.  
(6) The provisions of this rule do not apply to the loading of the following:  
(a) Crude oil or condensate into delivery vessels at production facilities if loading is  
accomplished with a submerged fill pipe.  
(b) Butane, isobutane, propane, propylene, butylene, C3-C4 mixtures, and mixtures of these  
organic compounds that comply with the following specified requirements:  
(i) Utilizes a pressurized loading system that does not allow organic vapor to be discharged  
from the delivery vessel during loading.  
(ii) Utilizes a device to ensure the loading line closes upon disconnection to prevent release  
of organic vapor.  
(iii) Ensures that all pressure-vacuum relief valves are vapor-tight and set to prevent the  
emission of organic vapor during the loading of the delivery vessel, except under emergency  
conditions.  
(iv) All hatch openings are kept closed and vapor-tight during the loading of the delivery  
vessel.  
(v) Written procedures for the operation of the loading device are posted in an accessible,  
conspicuous location near the loading device.  
History: 1980 AACS; 1989 AACS; 2023 MR 8, Eff. April 18, 2023.  
R 336.1610 Existing coating lines; emission of volatile organic compounds from existing  
automobile, light-duty truck, and other product and material coating lines.  
Rule 610. (1) A person shall not cause or allow the emission of volatile organic compounds  
from the coating of automobiles and light-duty trucks, from any existing coating line, in excess of  
the applicable emission rates shown in table 62.  
(2) A person shall not cause or allow the emission of volatile organic compounds from the  
coating of any of the following, from an existing coating line, in excess of the applicable emission  
rates shown in column A of table 63 or the equivalent emission rates in column B of table 63:  
(a) Cans.  
(b) Coils.  
(c) Large appliances.  
(d) Metal furniture.  
(e) Magnet wire.  
(f) The nonmetallic surfaces of fabrics, vinyl, or paper.  
(3) Subrule (2) of this rule notwithstanding, and as an alternative to the allowable emission  
rate established by table 63, the existing paper coating lines at Fletcher Paper Company of Alpena  
may comply with subrule (2) of this rule by not exceeding a volatile organic compound emission  
rate of 180 tons per calendar year and 30 tons per calendar month.  
(4) A person who is responsible for the operation of a coating line that is subject to this rule  
shall obtain current information and keep records necessary for the determination of compliance  
with this rule, as required in R 336.2041.  
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(5) For each coating line, compliance with the emission limits specified in table 62 and table  
63 must be based upon all of the following provisions:  
(a) For prime coat operations that utilize an electrodeposition process in automobile and  
light-duty truck coating lines that are regulated under table 62, compliance must be based upon all  
coatings that belong to the same coating category that is used during each calendar month  
averaging period. For all other coatings, compliance must be based upon the volume-weighted  
average of all coatings that belong to the same coating category and are used during each calendar  
day averaging period. The department may specifically authorize compliance to be based upon a  
longer averaging period, which must not be more than 1 calendar month.  
(b) If coatings that belong to more than 1 coating category are used on the same coating line  
during the specified averaging period, then compliance must be determined separately for each  
coating category.  
(c) The information and records as required by subrule (4) of this rule.  
(6) Compliance with the emission limits specified in this rule must be determined using 1 of  
the following methods, as applicable:  
(a) For the prime-electrodeposition process and for the final repair emission limits specified  
in table 62, the method described in either R 336.2040(12)(a) if the coating line does not have an  
add-on emissions control device or R 336.2040(12)(b) if the coating line has 1 or more add-on  
emissions control devices.  
(b) For the primer surfacer and topcoat emission limits specified in table 62, compliance must  
be determined by the methodology described in the publication entitled "Protocol for Determining  
the Daily Volatile Organic Compound Emission Rate of Automobile and Light-duty Truck  
Topcoat Operations", EPA-453/R-08-002, adopted by reference in R 336.1902. References to  
topcoat operations in this publication also apply to primer surfacer lines, with the following added  
provisions:  
(i) Unless specifically included in the adopted publication, if an anti-chip, color-in-prime,  
blackout, or spot primer coating is applied as part of either a primer surfacer or topcoat coating  
operation, then the anti-chip, color-in-prime, blackout, or spot primer coating must be included in  
the transfer efficiency tests for that coating operation, conducted according to section 18 or 19 of  
the adopted publication, and the transfer efficiency values in section 20 of the adopted publication  
must not be used.  
(ii) If spot primer is applied as part of a primer surfacer coating operation, then the daily  
usage of spot primer, as calculated in section 8 of the adopted publication, may be derived from  
monthly usage of spot primer based upon the number of vehicles processed in the primer surfacer  
operation each day. If an add-on emissions control device is used on the coating line application  
area to achieve compliance with the primer surfacer or topcoat emission limits specified in table  
62, then the capture efficiency must be determined in accordance with R 336.2040(10).  
(c) For the emission limits specified in column B of table 63, the method described in either  
R 336.2040(12)(e) if the coating line does not have an add-on emissions control device or R  
336.2040(12)(f) if the coating line has 1 or more add-on emissions control devices.  
(d) For the emission limits specified in column A of table 63, the method described in either  
R 336.2040(12)(a) if the coating line does not have an add-on emissions control device or R  
336.2040(12)(b) if the coating line has 1 or more add-on emissions control devices.  
(7) The provisions of this rule, except for the provisions in subrule (4) of this rule, do not  
apply to coating lines that are within a stationary source and that have a combined actual emission  
rate of volatile organic compounds of less than 100 pounds per day or 2,000 pounds per month as  
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of November 4, 1999. If the combined actual emission rate equals or is more than 100 pounds per  
day for a subsequent day or 2,000 pounds per month for a subsequent month, then this rule  
permanently applies to the coating lines.  
(8) A person may exclude low-use coatings that total 55 gallons or less per rolling 12-month  
period at a stationary source from the provisions of this rule, except for subrule (4) of this rule.  
(9) Between November 1 and March 31, a person may discontinue the operation of a natural  
gas-fired afterburner that is used to achieve compliance with the emission limits in this rule, unless  
the afterburner is used to achieve compliance with, or is required by, any of the following:  
(a) Another provision of these rules.  
(b) A permit to install.  
(c) A permit to operate.  
(d) A voluntary agreement.  
(e) A performance contract.  
(f) A stipulation.  
(g) An order of the department.  
(10) If the operation of a natural gas-fired afterburner is discontinued between November 1  
and March 31 under subrule (9) of this rule, then both of the following provisions apply between  
November 1 and March 31:  
(a) All other provisions of this rule, except for the emission limits, remain in effect.  
(b) All other measures that are used to comply with the emission limits in this rule between  
April 1 and October 31 must continue to be used.  
(11) Tables 62 and 63 read as follows:  
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TABLE 62  
Volatile organic compound emission limits for existing automobile and light-duty truck  
coating lines  
Coating Category  
Prime-electrodeposition process  
Primer surfacer3  
Topcoat  
Emission Limit  
1.21  
14.92  
14.92  
Final repair  
4.821  
1Pounds of volatile organic compounds per gallon of coating, minus water, as applied.  
2