Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 . ( Loi ) ASTM means ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials. ( ASTM ) authorized official means (a) in respect of an operator that is a corporation, an officer of the corporation who is authorized to act on its behalf; (b) in respect of an operator that is an entity other than a corporation, an individual who is authorized to act on its behalf; and (c) in respect of an operator who is an individual, that individual or another individual who is authorized to act on their behalf. It includes a person who has been designated in writing as a delegate to an officer or individual referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), as the case may be, as well as a person who has been appointed to a position in replacement of such a person. ( agent autorisé ) design specifications means documents and records relating to any equipment, instrument or monitoring device that establish how the equipment, instrument or monitoring device must be manufactured, constructed, used or maintained to achieve its intended function and level of performance, including technical data, engineering drawings, standards, material specifications, manufacturer specifications, commissioning checklists, data sheets, manuals and standard operating procedures. ( spécifications de conception ) emissions control equipment means any type of equipment – including a vapour control system, temporary vapour control system, internal floating roof or external floating roof or pressure-vacuum vent, as well as alternative emissions control equipment referred to in section 80 – that is used to limit VOC emissions from tanks and loading racks. ( équipement de contrôle des émissions ) existing tank means a tank that is in service on or before the day on which these Regulations come into force. ( réservoir existant ) existing loading rack means a loading rack that is in service on or before the day on which these Regulations come into force. ( rampe de chargement existante ) existing vapour control system means a vapour control system that is under construction or in service at the facility on or before the day on which these Regulations come into force. ( système de contrôle des vapeurs existant ) external floating roof means a floating roof that is installed in a tank without a fixed roof such that the upper surface of the floating roof is exposed to atmospheric conditions. ( toit flottant externe ) facility means any buildings, other structures and stationary equipment that are used in the storage or loading of volatile petroleum liquid and located on a single property or on several properties that have at least one operator in common, are connected by piping that transfers volatile petroleum liquid and are separated by a property boundary to property boundary distance of no more than 2 km. ( installation ) fenceline monitoring program means, (a) a standard, modified or alternative fenceline monitoring program that meets the requirements of the Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds Regulations (Petroleum Sector) ; (b) a fenceline monitoring program in accordance with section 60 of the Petrochemical - Industry Standard issued under Ontario Regulation 419/05 (Air Pollution – Local Air Quality) ; or (c) a fenceline monitoring program that meets all the requirements of the following methods published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency: (i) Method 325A — Volatile Organic Compounds from Fugitive and Area Sources: Sampler Deployment and VOC Sample Collection , except that the sampling period may range between 13 and 15 days, and (ii) Method 325B — Volatile Organic Compounds from Fugitive and Area Sources: Sampler Preparation and Analysis , except that all samples must be analyzed for benzene. ( programme de surveillance du périmètre ) fixed roof means a roof that is permanently attac