Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part III - Air › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section III-111 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When used in
				these rules and regulations, the following words and phrases shall have the
				meanings ascribed to them below, unless specifically defined elsewhere.
Act
- Act Number 449 of 1979, Louisiana
				  Environmental Quality Act. Used to denote Chapter 11, Title 30, Section 2001 et
				  seq. including amendments.
Administrative Authority
- the secretary of
				  the Department of Environmental Quality or his designee or the appropriate
				  assistant secretary or his designee.
Administrative Authority
*-this term refers
				  to both the administrator and the administrative authority. Any alternative or
				  equivalent test methods, waivers, monitoring methods, testing and monitoring
				  procedures, customized or correction factors, and alternatives to any design,
				  equipment, work practices or operational standards must be approved by both the
				  administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the
				  administrative authority before it becomes effective.
Administrator
- the administrator, or
				  authorized representative, of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Aerosol
- a suspension of fine solid or
				  liquid particles in the air.
Affected Facility
- (with reference to
				  stationary source), any apparatus to which a standard is applicable.
Afterburner
- a secondary burner which is
				  used to oxidize and combust air contaminants to a less damaging form.
Air Contaminants
- particulate matter, dust,
				  fumes, gas, mist, smoke, or vapor, or any combination thereof produced by
				  process other than natural.
Air Pollution
- the addition of air
				  contaminants to the atmosphere.
Alternative Method (for other than NSPS and
				  LESHAP)
- any method of sampling and analyzing for an air pollutant
				  which is not a reference or equivalent method but which has been demonstrated
				  to the administrative authority's satisfaction to, in specific cases, produce
				  results adequate for a determination of compliance.
Ambient Air
- the outdoor air or atmosphere
				  which surrounds the earth.
Application for Approval of Emissions
- an
				  application submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality by any person
				  requesting a certificate of approval (permit) for any change in emissions into
				  the ambient atmosphere.
ASME
- American Society of Mechanical
				  Engineers.
ASTM
- American Society for Testing
				  Materials.
Asphalt
- a dark brown to black cementitious
				  material (solid, semisolid, or liquid in consistency) in which the
				  predominating constituents are bitumens which occur in nature as such or which
				  are obtained as residue in refining petroleum.
Atmosphere
- the whole mass of air above the
				  territorial limits of the state of Louisiana.
Attainment Areas
- areas of the state that
				  are not listed as nonattainment areas by the U.S. Environmental Protection
				  Agency.
Automobile
- a passenger car or passenger
				  car derivative capable of seating not more than 12 passengers.
Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly
				  Plant-
a facility, excluding customizers, body shops, and other
				  repainters, where automobile and/or light-duty truck bodies, frames, and parts
				  are assembled for eventual inclusion into a finished product ready for sale to
				  vehicle dealers, but excluding the following operations:
a. wheel coatings;
b. anti-rust coatings;
c. trunk coatings;
d. interior coatings;
e. flexible coatings;
f. sealers; and
g. plastic parts coatings.
Bubble Concept-
an alternative emission plan
				  whereby a facility with multiple sources of a given pollutant may achieve a
				  required total emission by a different mix of controls from that mandated by
				  regulation. Some sources may be assigned more restrictive limits, while others
				  would meet less restrictive ones, provided the resulting total emissions are
				  equivalent. Such a concept may permit a more expeditious compliance
				  plan.
Bulk Plant
- a facility having a daily
				  throughput of 20,000 gallons (76,000 liters) or less of gasoline.
Bulk Terminal
- a facility having a daily
				  throughput of more than 20,000 gallons (76,000 liters) of gasoline.
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
- colorless, odorless
				  gas which is an oxide of carbon.
Class II Finish
- a finish which complies
				  with the requirements of NBS Voluntary Product Standard PS 59-73.
Coating
- a material applied onto or
				  impregnated into a substrate for protective, decorative, or functional
				  purposes. Such materials include, but are not limited to:
a. paints;
b. varnishes;
c. sealants;
d. adhesives;
c. thinners;
d. diluents;
e. inks;
f. maskants; and
g. temporary protective coatings.
Coldset Printing
-a web offset printing
				  process in which ink is allowed to dry naturally through absorption and
				  evaporation.
Combustion Unit
- any boiler plant, furnace,
				  incinerator, or flare, or any other item of equipment designed or used for the
				  combustion of fuel or waste material.
Commenced
- an owner or operator has
				  undertaken a continuous program of construction or that an owner or operator
				  has entered into a contractual obligation to undertake and complete, within a
				  reasonable time, a continuous program of construction or modification.
Component
- (relating to fugitive emission
				  control) a piece of equipment, including, but not limited to pumps, valves,
				  compressors, and pressure relief valves which has the potential to leak organic
				  compounds.
Condensate
- hydrocarbon liquid separated
				  from natural gas which condenses due to changes in temperature and/or pressure
				  and remains liquid at standard conditions.
Construction
- fabrication, erection, or
				  installation of an affected facility.
Continuous Monitoring System
- the total
				  equipment, required under the emission monitoring sections in applicable
				  subparts, used to sample and condition (if applicable), to analyze, and to
				  provide a permanent record of emissions or process parameters.
Control Equipment
- any device or
				  contrivance, operating procedure or abatement scheme used to prevent or reduce
				  air pollution.
Criteria Pollutant
-
any
				  compound for which an ambient air quality standard has been listed in LAC
				  33:III.Chapter 7; however,
volatile organic compounds
, as
				  defined in this Section, shall be included as a surrogate for ozone.
Cross-Recovery
- the practice of combining
				  the spent liquors from a soda-based semi-chemical pulping process, such as NSSC
				  with a kraft mill black liquor prior to burning in a recovery furnace. Less
				  than 7 percent semi-chemical liquor, on a quarterly basis, based on equivalent
				  air-dry pulp production, will not be classified as cross-recovery.
Cutback Paving Asphalt
- asphalt cement
				  which has been liquified by blending with petroleum solvents (diluents). Upon
				  exposure to atmospheric conditions the diluents evaporate, leaving the asphalt
				  cement to perform its function. Products made for this use are designated SC
				  (Slow Cure), MC (Medium Cure) and RC (Rapid Cure) liquid asphalt and are
				  manufactured to meet ASTM specifications D-2026-72, D-2027-72 and D-2028-72 or
				  similar paving asphalt specifications.
Department
- the Department of
				  Environmental Quality.
DEQ
- the Department of Environmental
				  Quality.
Distance from Source to Property Line
- the
				  horizontal distance measured in feet from the centerline of a source to
				  adjacent land or water that is not owned or controlled by the person emitting
				  air contaminants from the source.
Downwind Level
- the concentration of air
				  contaminants in the atmosphere as measured at any downwind point beyond the
				  downwind boundary of a property, at which point the level of air contaminants
				  is affected by any emission or emissions from the property.
Dry Cleaning Facility
- a facility engaged
				  in the cleaning of fabrics in an essentially nonaqueous solvent by means of one
				  or more washes in solvent, extraction of excess solvent by spinning and drying
				  by tumbling in the air stream. The facility includes but is not limited to any
				  washer, dryer, filter and purification systems, waste disposal systems, holding
				  tanks, pumps, and attendant piping and valves used in this service.
Dwelling
- a building or other shelter in
				  which people live.
Effluent Water Separator
- any tank, box,
				  sump, or other container in which any volatile organic compound floating on or
				  entrained or contained in water entering such tank, box, sump, or other
				  container is physically separated and removed from such water prior to outfall,
				  drainage, or recovery of such water.
Emission
- a release of air contaminants
				  into the outdoor atmosphere.
Emission Inventory
- a tabulation of data
				  detailing the types, amounts, quantities, and sources of emissions.
Emulsified Asphalt
- an emulsion of asphalt
				  cement and water which contains a small amount of an emulsifying agent; a
				  heterogeneous system containing two normally immiscible phases (asphalt and
				  water) in which the water forms the continuous phase of the emulsion, and
				  minute globules of asphalt form the discontinuous phase.
Equivalent Method
(for other than
				  NSPS and LESHAP)
- any method of sampling and analyzing for an air
				  pollutant which has been demonstrated to the administrative authority's
				  satisfaction to have a consistent and quantitatively known relationship to the
				  reference method, under specified conditions.
Exceedance
- a value or measurement greater
				  than the level of a standard.
Final Repair
- the surface coatings applied
				  to correct top coat imperfections.
Flexible Package Printing Facility
-a
				  facility that uses either rotogravure printing or flexographic printing
				  processes on flexible packaging.
Flexible Packaging
-any package or part of a
				  package the shape of which can be readily changed, including, but not limited
				  to, bags, pouches, liners, and wraps utilizing paper, plastic, film, aluminum
				  foil, metalized or coated paper or film, or any combination of these
				  materials.
Flexographic Printing
- the application of
				  words, designs and pictures to a substrate by means of a roll printing
				  technique in which both the pattern to be applied is raised above the printing
				  roll and the image carrier is made of rubber or other elastomeric
				  materials.
Flue
- any duct, passage, stack, chimney,
				  conduit, or opening arranged to conduct air contaminants into the open
				  air.
Fossil Fuel
- natural gas, petroleum, coal
				  and any form of solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel derived from such
				  materials.
Fossil Fuel-Fired Steam Generating Unit
- a
				  furnace or boiler used in the process of burning fossil fuel for the primary
				  purpose of producing steam by heat transfer.
Fountain Solution
-a solution used on an
				  offset lithographic press to keep the ink from adhering to the non-image areas
				  of the offset lithographic plate.
Fuel Burning Equipment
- any stationary
				  contrivance used in the process of burning fuel or combustible material for the
				  primary purpose of producing heat or power by indirect heat transfer.
Fugitive Dust
- solid, airborne, particulate
				  matter emitted from any source other than through a stack.
Garbage
- all putrescible waste matter
				  except sewage and recognizable industrial by-products. It includes putrescible
				  vegetable matter, animal offal, and animal carcasses.
Gasoline
- a petroleum distillate having a
				  Reid vapor pressure of 27.6 kPa (4 pounds) or greater.
Gas/Vapor Service
- a component is in
				  gas/vapor service if it contains a process fluid that is in the gaseous state
				  at operating conditions.
Good Performance Level
- an operating level
				  reached when no more than 2 percent of the valves in VOC service at a facility
				  are leaking at a rate of 10,000 parts per million by volume (ppmv) or greater
				  as determined by Reference Method 21 "Determination of Volatile Organic
				  Compound Leaks" in  40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A, as incorporated by reference at
				  LAC 33:III.3003.
Graphic Arts (Printing)
- the formation of
				  words, designs and pictures, usually by a series of application rolls each with
				  only partial coverage.
Hardboard
- a panel manufactured primarily
				  from inter-felted lignocellulosic fibers which are consolidated under heat and
				  pressure in a hot-press.
Hardwood Plywood
- plywood whose surface
				  layer is a veneer of hardwood.
Heat Input
- the aggregate of heat content
				  of all fuels whose products of combustion pass through a stack or
				  stacks.
Heat Sensitive Material
- materials which
				  cannot be exposed to temperatures greater than 80° to 95°C (180° to
				  200°F).
Heatset Dryer
-a hot air dryer used in
				  heatset lithography to heat the printed substrate and to promote the
				  evaporation of the ink oils.
Heatset Web Offset Lithographic Printing
-a
				  type of web offset lithographic printing process where heat is applied via a
				  drying oven to set and dry the ink.
Hydrocarbon
- organic compounds, the
				  molecules of which consist primarily of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Impairment of Visibility
- impairment of
				  visibility exists whenever horizontal visibility at or near ground level is
				  reduced to three times the stopping distances presented below:
20 mph-43 ft. to stop
30 mph-79 ft. to stop
40 mph-126 ft. to stop
50 mph-183 ft. to stop
60 mph-251 ft. to stop
70 mph-328 ft. to stop
Incinerator
- an engineered apparatus
				  capable of withstanding heat and designed to efficiently reduce solid,
				  semisolid, liquid, or gaseous waste at specified rates and from which the
				  residue contains little or no combustible material. "Tepee" burners, "conical"
				  burners and "jug" burners are not considered as incinerators.
Installation
- an identifiable piece of
				  processing equipment, manufacturing equipment, fuel burning equipment,
				  incinerator, or other equipment or construction capable of creating or causing
				  emissions.
Isokinetic Sampling
- sampling in which the
				  linear velocity of the gas entering the sampling nozzle is equal to that of the
				  undisturbed gas stream at the sample point.
Leak
- (relating to fugitive emission
				  control) an organic compound concentration exceeding 10,000 parts per million
				  by volume (ppmv) or the dripping or exuding of process fluid having a true
				  vapor pressure greater than 0.0435 psia at 68 ° F (20 ° C).
Letterpress Printing
-relief printing of
				  text and/or images using a press with a "type-high bed," in which a reversed,
				  raised surface is inked and then pressed into a sheet of paper to obtain a
				  positive, right-reading image.
Light-Duty Truck
- a motor vehicle rated at
				  8,500 pounds gross weight or less which is designed primarily for the purpose
				  of transportation of property or is a derivative of such vehicle.
Low Organic Solvent Coating (LOSC)
-
				  coatings which contain less organic solvent than the conventional coatings used
				  by the industry. Low organic solvent coatings include water-borne, higher
				  solids, electrodeposition and powder coatings.
Malfunction
- any sudden and unavoidable
				  failure of air pollution control equipment or process equipment or of a process
				  to operate in a normal or usual manner. Failures that are caused entirely or in
				  part by poor maintenance, careless operation, or any other preventable upset
				  condition or preventable equipment breakdown shall not be considered
				  malfunctions.
Micrograms per Cubic Meter (
m
				  g/m 3)
- a weight to volume ratio used to
				  measure the mass of an air contaminant present in a given volume of air.
Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products
				  Coating
-the coating of miscellaneous metal parts and products in the
				  following categories:
a. large farm machinery (harvesting, fertilizing, and
				  planting machines; tractors; combines; etc.);
b. small farm machinery (lawn and garden tractors, lawn
				  mowers, rototillers, etc.);
c. small appliances (fans, mixers, blenders, crock pots,
				  dehumidifiers, vacuum cleaners, etc.);
d. commercial machinery (computers and auxiliary equipment,
				  typewriters, calculators, vending machines, etc.);
e. industrial machinery (pumps, compressors, conveyor
				  components, fans, blowers, transformers, etc.);
f. fabricated metal products (metal-covered doors, frames,
				  etc.);
g. any other category of coated metal products except:
i. those on the specified list in LAC 33:III.2123.C. Table 1,
				  Items 1-6, and 13-17 of surface coating processes, which are included in the
				  Standard Industrial Classification Code major group 33 (primary metal
				  industries), major group 34 (fabricated metal products), major group 35
				  (nonelectrical machinery), major group 36 (electrical machinery), major group
				  37 (transportation equipment), major group 38 (miscellaneous instruments), and
				  major group 39 (miscellaneous manufacturing industries);
ii. coating operations covered under  40 CFR 63, Subpart GG
				  National Emissions Standards for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities;
				  and
iii. the surface coating of metal parts and products
				  performed on-site at installations owned or operated by the armed forces of the
				  United States (including the Coast Guard, and the National Guard of any state)
				  or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the surface coating of
				  military munitions manufactured by or for the armed forces of the United
				  States.
Modification
- any change in a facility
				  including, but not limited to, a physical change, a change in the method of
				  operation, a change in the raw materials or feedstocks used for products
				  manufactured which increases the amount of any air pollutant emitted by such
				  facility or which results in the emission of any air pollutant not previously
				  emitted, except:
a. routine maintenance repair and replacement shall not be
				  considered physical changes; and
b. an increase in production rates (up to capacity) or hours
				  of operation shall not be considered a change in the method of
				  operation.
Monitoring Device
- the total equipment
				  required under the monitoring of operations sections in applicable subparts,
				  used to measure and record (if applicable) process parameters.
Multiple Chamber Incinerator
- any
				  incinerator which has two or more refractory lined combustion furnaces in
				  series, physically separated by a refractory wall, interconnected by gas ducts
				  or ports, and employing adequate parameters for maximum combustion of the
				  material to be burned.
Natural Finish Hardwood Plywood Panels
-
				  panels whose original grain pattern is enhanced by essentially transparent
				  finishes frequently supplemented by fillers and toners.
Natural Gas Processing Plants
- facilities
				  engaged in the separation of natural gas liquids from field gas and/or
				  fractionation of the liquids into natural gas products, such as ethane,
				  propane, butane, and natural gasoline. Excluded from the definition are
				  compressor stations, dehydration units, sweetening units, field treatment,
				  underground storage facilities, liquified natural gas units, and field gas
				  gathering systems unless these facilities are located at a gas plant.
New Design Furnace
- an existing straight
				  kraft recovery furnace with both welded-wall or membrane wall construction and
				  emission-control-designed air systems, for which design specifications,
				  purchase contract or manufacturer's warranty specifies a capability for
				  continuous total reduced sulfur (TRS) emissions equivalent to the New Source
				  Performance Standards (
Federal Register
, February 23, 1978,
				  Part V).
New Source
- any affected facility, the
				  construction or modification of which is commenced after the adoption of these
				  regulations.
Nitric Acid Production Unit
- any facility
				  producing weak nitric acid by either the pressure or atmospheric pressure
				  process.
Nitrogen Oxides
- compounds whose molecules
				  consists of nitrogen and oxygen.
Nonattainment Area
- an area (parish or
				  group of parishes) declared by the administrative authority* to be not in
				  compliance with a Federal National Ambient Air Quality Standard and listed in
				  the
Federal Register
as a nonattainment area.
Nuisance
- anything that unlawfully worketh
				  hurt, inconvenience, or damage.
Offset Lithographic Printing
-an indirect
				  printing method in which ink is transferred from the lithographic plate to a
				  rubber-covered intermediate "blanket" cylinder, and then from the blanket
				  cylinder to the paper or other printing substrate.
One-Hour Period
- any 60 minute period
				  commencing on the hour.
Opacity
- the degree to which emissions
				  reduce the transmission of light and obscure the view of an object in the
				  background.
Organic Solvents
- liquid or gaseous
				  hydrocarbons used for dissolving one or more other substances.
Outdoor Burning (Open Burning)
- burning of
				  any material without the benefit of equipment primarily designed for the
				  combustion of fuel and/or waste material and/or in such a manner that the
				  products of combustion are emitted directly to the atmosphere without passing
				  through a flue or combustion unit as defined in LAC
				  33:III.111.
Combustion Unit
.
Owner
or
Operator
- any
				  person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises a facility,
				  building, structure, or installation which directly or indirectly results or
				  may result in emissions of any air pollutant for which a national standard is
				  in effect.
Ozone Exceedance
- a daily maximum 8-hour
				  average ozone measurement that is greater than the value of the
				  standard.
Packaging Rotogravure Printing
- the
				  printing upon paper, paper boards, metal foil, plastic film, and other
				  substrates, which are, in subsequent operations, formed into containers and
				  labels for articles to be sold.
Particleboard
- a manufactured board made of
				  individual wood particles which have been coated with a binder and formed into
				  flat sheets by pressure. Particleboard used as furniture component is not
				  covered under this definition.
Particulate Matter
- any airborne finely
				  divided solid or liquid material with an aerodynamic diameter smaller than 100
				  micrometers.
Particulate Matter Emissions
- all finely
				  divided solid or liquid material, other than uncombined water, emitted to the
				  ambient air as measured by Method 5 in  40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A, as
				  incorporated by reference at LAC 33:III.3003.
Penetrating Prime Coat
- an application of
				  low viscosity liquid asphalt to an absorbent surface. It is used to prepare an
				  untreated base for an asphalt surface. The prime penetrates the base and plugs
				  the voids, hardens the top, and helps bind it to the overlying asphalt course.
				  It also reduces the necessity of maintaining an untreated base course prior to
				  placing the asphalt pavement.
Person
- any individual, partnership,
				  copartnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company,
				  trust, estate, political subdivision, or any other legal entity or their legal
				  representatives, agents or assignees.
Petroleum Refinery
- any facility engaged in
				  producing gasoline, kerosene, distillate fuels oils, residual fuel oils,
				  lubricants, or other products through distillation of crude oils, or through
				  redistillation, cracking extraction, or reforming of unfinished petroleum
				  derivatives.
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility
- any
				  facility which manufactures pharmaceutical products by chemical
				  syntheses.
Photochemical Oxidant
- the products of a
				  chemical reaction triggered by sunlight, between various hydrocarbon or organic
				  compounds and the oxides of nitrogen.
PM10
- particulate
				  matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10
				  micrometers as measured by the method in  Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations,
				  Part 50, Appendix J.
PM10 Emissions
-
				  finely divided solid or liquid material with an aerodynamic diameter less than
				  or equal to a nominal 10 micrometers emitted to the ambient air as measured by
				  the methods specified in  40 CFR Part 52.
Polymer Manufacturing Industry
- operations
				  which convert monomer or chemical intermediate materials obtained from the
				  basic petrochemical industry and the synthetic organic chemical manufacturing
				  industry into polymer products. Such products are polyethylene, polypropylene
				  and polystyrene.
Portland Cement Plant
- any facility
				  manufacturing Portland cement by either wet or dry process.
PPM by Volume
- (parts per million by
				  volume) a volume to volume ratio used to express volumetric concentrations of
				  gaseous air contaminants in a million unit volume of air or gas.
Premises
- that which is within the
				  boundaries or confines of any real property.
Primer
- the first surface coating applied
				  to the surface.
Primer-Surfacer
- the surface coating
				  applied over the primer and beneath the top coat.
Printed Panels
- panels whose grain or
				  natural surface is obscured by fillers and basecoats upon which a simulated
				  grain or decorative pattern is printed.
Process Weight
- any total weight of all
				  materials introduced into any specific process which may cause emissions. Solid
				  fuel charged will be considered as part of the process weight, but liquid and
				  gaseous fuels and combustion air will not.
Production Equipment Exhaust System
- a
				  device for collecting and directing out of the work area VOC fugitive emissions
				  from reactor openings, centrifuge openings and other vessel openings for the
				  purpose of protecting workers from excessive VOC exposure.
Property
- any land owned or controlled by a
				  person.
Proportional Sampling
- sampling at a rate
				  that produces a constant ratio of the sampling rate to that of the stack gas
				  flow rate.
Public Nuisance
- any condition of the
				  ambient air beyond the property line of the offending person which is offensive
				  to the senses, or which causes or constitutes an obstruction to the free use of
				  property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or
				  property.
Publication Rotogravure Printing
- the
				  printing upon paper which is subsequently formed into books, magazines,
				  catalogues, brochures, directories, newspaper supplements, and other types of
				  printed materials.
Reference Method
- any method of sampling
				  and analyzing for an air pollutant as described in  40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A,
				  as incorporated by reference at LAC 33:III.3003.
Refuse
- all putrescible waste matter, all
				  nonputrescible waste matter, ashes, animal and vegetable waste and all other
				  waste matter, except sewage, from any public or private establishment,
				  institution, or residence or resulting from construction, building operations,
				  or the prosecution of any business, or trade.
Ringelmann Smoke Chart
- the Ringelmann
				  Scale for Grading the Density of Smoke, published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines,
				  or any chart, recorder, indicator or device for the measurement of smoke
				  density which is approved by the administrative authority as the equivalent of
				  the Ringelmann Scale.
Rubbish
- all nonputrescible waste matter,
				  except ashes, from any public or private establishment, institution, or
				  residence.
Run
- the net period of time during which an
				  emission sample is collected. Unless otherwise specified, a run may be either
				  intermittent or continuous within the limits of good engineering
				  practice.
Sheet-Fed Printing
-a process in which
				  individual sheets of paper or other substrates are fed into the press.
Shutdown
- the cessations of operation of an
				  affected facility for any purpose.
Six-Minute Period
- any one of the 10 equal
				  parts of a one-hour period.
Smoke
- any small gas-borne particles
				  resulting from incomplete combustion, consisting predominantly of carbon, ash,
				  and other combustible material, and present in sufficient quantity to be
				  observable.
Soiling Index
- a measure of airborne
				  particulates given as coefficient of haze per 1,000 linear feet of air.
Source
- any and all points of origin of air
				  contaminants as defined in
air contaminants
, LAC 33:III.111
				  hereof, whether privately or publicly owned or operated.
SPOC-
the Office of Environmental
				  Compliance, Emergency and Radiological Services Division, Single Point of
				  Contact (SPOC).
Stack or Chimney
- any point in a source
				  designed to emit solids, liquids or gases into the air including a pipe or duct
				  but not including flares.
Standard Conditions
- a gas at 21°C or 70°F
				  and 29.92 inches (760 millimeters) of mercury.
Start-Up
- the setting in operation of an
				  affected facility for any purpose.
State
- the state of Louisiana.
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
- a plan
				  required by the Clean Air Act that outlines the actions to be taken by a state
				  air pollution control agency to reduce emissions of the nonattainment pollutant
				  so as to change the nonattainment area to an attainment area and maintain the
				  area in attainment status.
Submerged Fill Pipe
- any fill pipe the
				  discharge opening of which is entirely submerged when the liquid level is 6
				  inches (15 centimeters) above the bottom of the tank or when applied to a tank
				  which is loaded from the side, means any fill pipe the discharge opening of
				  which is entirely submerged when the liquid level is 18 inches (45 centimeters)
				  above the bottom of the tank. Any nozzle in full contact with the bottom of the
				  tank being filled shall be considered to meet these requirements. In addition,
				  a nozzle which remains below the surface of the liquid in the tank during all
				  normal operations (nozzle shall not be uncovered more than twice per year)
				  shall be considered to meet these requirements.
Sulfation Rate
- used as a measure of the
				  sulphur compounds in the atmosphere. It is the rate at which oxidizable sulphur
				  compounds in the atmosphere convert lead peroxide into lead sulphate.
Sulfuric Acid
				  (H2SO4)
- a heavy
				  corrosive oily dibasic acid that is colorless when pure and is a vigorous
				  oxidizing agent.
Sulfuric Acid Production Unit
- any facility
				  producing sulfuric acid by the contact process by burning elemental sulfur,
				  alkylation acid, hydrogen sulfide, organic sulfides and mercaptans, or acid
				  sludge, but does not include facilities where conversion to sulfuric acid is
				  utilized primarily as a means of preventing emissions to the atmosphere of
				  sulfur dioxide or other sulfur compounds.
Sulphur Compounds
- all inorganic or organic
				  chemicals having an atom or atoms of sulphur in their chemical
				  structure.
Sulphur Dioxide
				  (SO2)
- an oxide of sulphur.
Sulphur Trioxide
				  (SO3)
- an oxide of sulphur.
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry
				  (SOCMI)
- the industry that produces, as intermediates or final
				  products, one or more of the chemicals listed in LAC 33:III.2199.Appendix A,
				  Table 8 of the regulations.
Thin Particleboard
- particleboard with a
				  nominal thickness of 1/4 inch or less. (Nominal 1/4 inch is from 0.210 inch to
				  0.265 inch).
Top Coat
- the surface coating applied for
				  the purpose of establishing the color and/or protective surface, including
				  groundcoat and paint sealer materials.
Total Suspended Particulate (TSP)
-
				  particulate matter as measured by the method described in  Title 40, Code of
				  Federal Regulations, Part 50, Appendix B.
Transfer Efficiency
- the portion of coating
				  solids which is not lost or wasted during the application process expressed as
				  percent of total volume of coating solids delivered by the application.
Upwind Level
- the concentration of air
				  contaminants in the atmosphere determined at some point upwind of the source.
				  This concentration may be considered as the background level.
Variance
- a waiver issued under the
				  authority of the Department of Environmental Quality upon application to allow
				  emissions greater than those allowable under the regulations and/or a license
				  to do some act contrary to these regulations.
Volatile Organic Compound (effective March 1,
				  1990)
- any organic compound that participates in atmospheric
				  photochemical reactions; that is, any organic compound other than those which
				  the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designates as
				  having negligible photochemical reactivity. VOC may be measured by a reference
				  method, an equivalent method, or an alternative method. A reference method, an
				  equivalent method, or an alternative method, however, may also measure
				  nonreactive organic compounds. In such cases, an owner or operator may exclude
				  the nonreactive organic compounds when determining compliance with a
				  standard.
Waste Classification
- those seven
				  classifications of waste as enumerated in the Incinerator Institute of America
				  incinerator standards.
Weak Nitric Acid
				  (HNO3)
- acid which is 30 to 70 percent in
				  strength.
Web Printing
-a process where a continuous
				  roll of paper or other substrate is fed into the press, and rewound or cut to
				  size after printing.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  30:2054.