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Timestamp: 2019-03-22 17:24:51
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 72', 'art 52', 'art 60', 'art 61', 'art 63', 'art 70']

DRDB: LASAPCD 7-4 DEFINITIONS
RULE 7:4 - Definitions. For the purpose of Regulation VII, the definitions below shall apply. The terms defined in this section are italicized throughout Regulation VII.
a. Acid Rain Unit An "acid rain unit" is any fossil fuel-fired combustion device that is an affected unit under 40 CFR Part 72.6 and therefore subject to the requirements of Title IV (Acid Deposition Control) of the CAA. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.2 Affected Unit]
4. Transfers ownership or operational control of a stationary source, provided that, prior to the transfer, the APCO receives a written agreement which specifies a date for the transfer of permit responsibility, coverage, and liability from the current to the prospective permittee. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.7(d)]
c. Affected State An "affected state" is any state that: 1) is contiguous with California and whose air quality may be affected by a permit action, or 2) is within 50 miles of the source for which a permit action is being proposed. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.2 Affected States]
d. Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) "Air Pollution Control Officer" refers to the air pollution control officer of the Lassen County Air Pollution Control District, or his or her designee.
a) New Source Review requirements in the State Implementation Plan approved by the U.S. EPA and the terms and conditions of the preconstruction permit issued pursuant to an approved New Source Review rule;
b) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) requirements and the terms and conditions of the PSD permit (40 CFR Part 52);
c) New Source Performance Standards (40 CFR Part 60);
d) National Ambient Air Quality Standards, increments, and visibility requirements as they apply to portable sources required to obtain a permit pursuant to section 504(e) of the CAA;
e) National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (40 CFR Part 61);
f) Maximum Achievable Control Technology or Generally Available Control Technology Standards (40 CFR Part 63);
g) Risk Management Plans preparation and registration requirements (section 112(r) of the CAA);
h) Solid Waste Incineration requirements (sections 111 or 129 of the CAA);
i) Consumer and Commercial Product requirements (section 183 of the CAA);
j) Tank Vessel requirements (section 183 of the CAA);
k) District prohibitory rules that are approved into the state implementation plan;
l) Standards or regulations promulgated pursuant to a Federal Implementation Plan; and
m) Enhanced Monitoring and Compliance Certification requirements (section 114(a)(3) of the CAA).
5. Monitoring and Analysis requirements (section 504(b) of the CAA). [Reference: 40 CFR 70.2 Applicable Requirement]
k. District "District" refers to the Lassen County Air Pollution Control District.
l. Effective Date of Regulation VII The "effective date of Regulation VII" is the date the U.S. EPA promulgates interim, partial, or final approval of the regulation in the Federal Register. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.4(g)]
m. Emergency An "emergency" is any situation arising from a sudden and reasonably unforeseeable event beyond the control of a permittee (e.g., an act of God) which causes the exceedance of a technology-based emission limitation under a permit and requires immediate corrective action to restore compliance. An "emergency" shall not include noncompliance as a result of improperly designed equipment, lack of preventive maintenance, careless or improper operation, or operator error. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.6(g)(1)]
n. Emissions Unit An "emissions unit" is any identifiable article, machine, contrivance, or operation which emits, may emit, or results in the emissions of, any regulated air pollutant or hazardous air pollutant. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.2 Emissions Unit]
p. Fugitive Emissions "Fugitive emissions" are emissions which could not reasonably pass through a stack, chimney, vent, or other functionally-equivalent opening. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.2 Fugitive Emissions]
s. Initial Permit An "initial permit" is the first operating permit for which a source submits an application that addresses the requirements of the federal operating permits program as implemented by Regulation VII.
2. 10 tpy of one HAP or 25 tpy of two or more HAPs; or
3. Any lesser quantity threshold promulgated by the U.S. EPA. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.2 Major Source]
u. Minor Permit Modification A "minor permit modification" is any modification to a federally-enforceable condition on a permit to operate which: 1) is not a significant permit modification, and 2) is not an administrative permit amendment. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.7(e)(2)]
v. Permit Modification A "permit modification" is any addition, deletion, or revision to a permit to operate condition. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.2 Permit Modification and Permit Revision]
w. Potential to Emit For the purpose of Regulation VII, "potential to emit" as it applies to an emissions unit and a stationary source is defined below.
1. Emissions Unit The "potential to emit" for an emissions unit is the maximum capacity of the unit to emit a regulated air pollutant or HAP considering the unit's physical and operational design. Physical and operational limitations on the emissions unit shall be treated as part of its design, if the limitations are set forth in permit conditions which address applicable federal requirements. Physical and operational limitations shall include, but are not limited to, the following: limits placed on emissions and restrictions on hours of operation, or on the type or amount of material combusted, stored, or processed.
2. Stationary Source The "potential to emit" for a stationary source is the sum of the potential to emit from all emissions units at the stationary source. If two or more HAPs are emitted at a stationary source, the potential to emit for each of those HAPs shall be combined to determine applicability. Fugitive emissions shall be considered in determining the potential to emit for: 1) sources as specified in 40 CFR Part 70.2 Major Source (2), and 2) sources of HAP emissions. Notwithstanding the above, any HAP emissions from any oil or gas exploration or production well (with its associated equipment) and any pipeline compressor or pump station shall not be aggregated with emissions of similar units for the purpose of determining a major source of HAPs, whether or not such units are located in contiguous areas or are under common control. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.2 Potential to Emit and Major Source (2)]
2. Pursuant to a new source review program required by sections 172 and 173 of the CAA or Regulation VII (New Source Siting). [Reference: 40 CFR 70.2 Applicable Requirement (2)]
a) Any pollutant listed pursuant to section 112(r) of the CAA (Prevention of Accidental Releases) shall be considered a "regulated air pollutant" upon promulgation of the list.
b) Any HAP subject to a standard or other requirement promulgated by the U.S. EPA pursuant to section 112(d) or adopted by the District pursuant to 112(g) and (j) of the CAA shall be considered a "regulated air pollutant" for all sources or categories of sources: 1) upon promulgation of the standard or requirement, or 2) 18 months after the standard or requirement was scheduled to be promulgated pursuant to section 112(e)(3) of the CAA.
c) Any HAP subject to a District case-by-case emissions limitation determination for a new or modified source prior to the U.S. EPA promulgation or scheduled promulgation of an emissions limitation shall be considered a "regulated air pollutant" when the determination is made pursuant to section 112(g)(2) of the CAA. In case-by-case emissions limitation determinations, a HAP shall be considered a "regulated air pollutant" only for the individual source for which the emissions limitation determination was made. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.2 Regulated Air Pollutant]
z. Responsible Official A "responsible official" is an individual with the authority to certify that a source complies with all applicable federal requirements and federally-enforceable conditions of permits issued to sources in accordance with Regulation VII. "Responsible official" means one of the following:
a) The facilities employ more than 250 persons or have gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding $25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars); or
b) The delegation of authority to such representative is approved in advance by the APCO;
4. For an acid rain unit subject to Title IV (Acid Deposition Control) of the CAA, the "responsible official" is the designated representative of that unit for any purposes under Title IV and Regulation VII. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.2 Responsible Official]
6. Involves a source-specific determination for ambient impacts, visibility analysis, or increment analysis on a portable source. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.7(e)(2) and (4)]
bb. Solid Waste Incinerator A "solid waste incinerator" is any incinerator which burns solid waste material from commercial, industrial, medical, general public sources (e.g., residences, hotels, or motels), or other categories of solid waste incinerators subject to a performance standard promulgated pursuant to sections 111 or 129 of the CAA. The following incinerators are excluded from the definition of "solid waste incinerator" for the purpose of Regulation VII:
cc. Stationary Source For the purposes of Regulation VII, a "stationary source" is any building, structure, facility, or installation (or any such grouping) that:
4. Belongs to a single major industrial grouping; for example, each building, structure, facility, or installation in the grouping has the same two-digit code under the system described in the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual. [Reference: 40 CFR 70.2 Stationary Source]