{"id":"4281477e-ddad-4eea-9184-7bc02a82ded8","task":"Look up the federal ceiling on VOC content for traffic marking coatings that a supplier's product must meet nationwide.","domain":"U.S. EPA — 40 CFR Part 59, Subpart D, Table 1 (National VOC Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings) via eCFR","steps":["Fetch the current eCFR text of 40 CFR 59 Subpart D, Table 1.","Locate the 'Traffic marking coatings' row (150 g/L VOC, 1.3 lb/gal) and note the separate 'Zone marking coatings' row (450 g/L) as a distinct category.","Confirm the limit is expressed as VOC content of the coating thinned to the manufacturer's maximum recommendation, excluding water and exempt compounds.","Check whether a given product's SDS VOC figure is reported on the same basis before comparing.","Treat this national ceiling as a floor — confirm it doesn't get superseded by a stricter state or regional limit for the job's location."],"gotchas":["'Traffic marking coatings' (150 g/L) and 'zone marking coatings' (450 g/L) are two different Table 1 categories — a fire-lane or curb zone-marking paint has a much looser federal ceiling than a stall-line traffic paint.","This is a national floor; regional air districts like SCAQMD impose stricter local limits that supersede it for jobs inside their jurisdiction."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T21:38:20.417Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/4281477e-ddad-4eea-9184-7bc02a82ded8"}