40 CFR § 59.500 - What is the purpose of this subpart?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s59.500"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 59.500 - What is the purpose of this subpart?"
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "59.500"
section_name: "What is the purpose of this subpart?"
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "59"
part_name: "NATIONAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7414 and 7511b(e)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 48815, Sept. 11, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "59"
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# 59.500 What is the purpose of this subpart?

This subpart establishes the product-weighted reactivity (PWR) limits regulated entities must meet in order to comply with the national rule for volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted from aerosol coatings. This subpart also establishes labeling, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for regulated entities.