Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 118 - GASOLINE DISPENSING FACILITIES VAPOR CONTROL › Section 096-118-3 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following terms, as used in this Chapter, have the
				  following meanings:
A.
Balance
				nozzle .
"Balance nozzle" means the nozzle used to dispense gasoline at
				a Stage II gasoline dispensing facility where vapors are collected through
				direct displacement.
B.
CARB.
"CARB" means the California Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA
				95812.
C.
Gasoline dispensing
				facility.
"Gasoline dispensing facility" means any stationary facility,
				including those located at marinas and airports, which dispenses gasoline into
				the fuel tank of a motor vehicle, motor vehicle engine, nonroad vehicle, or
				nonroad engine, including a nonroad vehicle or nonroad engine used solely for
				competition. These facilities include, but are not limited to, facilities that
				dispense gasoline into on and off-road, street, or highway motor vehicles, lawn
				equipment, boats, test engines, landscaping equipment, generators, pumps, and
				other gasoline-fueled engines and equipment.
D.
Pressure/Vacuum (PV) vent
				valves.
"Pressure/Vacuum (PV) vent valves" means a relief valve
				installed on a gasoline storage tank and designed to open at specific pressure
				and vacuum settings to protect the system from excessive pressure or
				vacuum.
E.
Stage I vapor
				balance system. "
Stage I vapor balance system" means the appropriate
				fittings and connectors at both the gasoline dispensing facility and the tank
				truck that completes a closed vapor loop when the tank truck receives gasoline
				from or delivers gasoline to the stationary storage tank of a gasoline
				dispensing facility. A closed vapor loop includes a vapor tight line from the
				tank truck to the stationary gasoline storage tank of a gasoline dispensing
				facility and a connection system that will not allow delivery of gasoline to
				the stationary gasoline storage tank of a gasoline dispensing facility unless
				there is a vapor tight connection.
F.
Stage II vapor recovery
				system.
"Stage II vapor recovery system" means a system that limits the
				discharge to the atmosphere of gasoline vapors displaced during the dispensing
				of gasoline into motor vehicle fuel tanks and that has demonstrated 95 percent
				by weight or greater Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) control efficiency by:
(1) Being a CARB certified system;
(2) Being tested and approved using CARB's
				recognized testing methods; or
(3)
				Meeting the requirements of equivalent testing procedures and methods approved
				by the Department and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Aftermarket and rebuilt parts may be included as part of the
				  Stage II vapor recovery system provided they are CARB-approved aftermarket and
				  rebuilt parts. The system must utilize coaxial hoses at the dispensers and may
				  not contain any components (e.g., remote vapor check valves in balance type
				  systems) that would significantly impede the performance of the functional
				  tests required in Section 8(B) of this Chapter.