Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 149 - GENERAL PERMIT REGULATION FOR NONMETALLIC MINERAL PROCESSING PLANTS › Section 096-149-2 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following terms, as used in this Chapter, have the
				  following meanings:
A.
Authorized Official.
"Authorized Official" means any duly
				authorized person given permission by an owner or operator to conduct business
				with the Department on their behalf.
B.
Facility.
"Facility" means
				the aggregate of all the non-temporary pollutant-emitting activities which are
				located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties and are under the
				control of the same person (or persons under common control). A Facility may
				include multiple rock crushers and/or power plant engines as well as equipment
				such as asphalt plants.
C.
Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plant (NMMPP).
"Nonmetallic Mineral
				Processing Plant (NMMPP)" means a rock crusher with or without a stationary
				engine functioning as a power source.
D.
Operator.
"Operator" means
				any person who has direct control or supervision over a regulated source (rock
				crusher and/or power plant engine) and who has registered agreement to operate
				such equipment in accordance with the conditions of this regulation. The
				Operator may also be the Owner.
E.
Owner.
"Owner" means any person who legally owns a regulated
				source (rock crusher and/or power plant engine) and who receives a Crusher
				Identification Number for that regulated source under the terms of this
				regulation. The Owner may also be the Operator.
F.
Performance Test.
"Performance Test" means a certified visible emissions observation performed
				per EPA Method 9. The duration of the Method 9 observation shall be 30 minutes
				(five 6-minute averages). Compliance with the applicable fugitive emission
				limits shall be based on an average of the five 6-minute averages.
G.
Portable Non-Road Engine.
"Portable Non-Road Engine" means an internal combustion engine which is
				portable or transportable, meaning designed to be and capable of being carried
				or moved from one location to another. Indicia of transportability include, but
				are not limited to, wheels, skids, carrying handles, dolly, trailer, or
				platform. This definition does NOT include engines which remain or will remain
				at a location for more than 12 consecutive months or a shorter period of time
				for an engine located at a seasonal source. A location is any single site at a
				building, structure, facility, or installation. Any engine that replaces an
				engine at a location and that is intended to perform the same or similar
				function as the engine replaced will be included in calculating the consecutive
				time period. An engine located at a seasonal source is an engine that remains
				at a seasonal source during the full annual operating period of the seasonal
				source. A seasonal source is a stationary source that remains in a single
				location on a permanent basis (i.e., at least two years) and that operates at
				that single location approximately three months (or more) each year.
H.
Portable Plant.
"Portable
				Plant" means any nonmetallic mineral processing plant that is mounted on any
				chassis or skids and may be moved by the application of a lifting or pulling
				force. In addition, there shall be no cable, chain, turnbuckle, bolt or other
				means (except electrical connections) by which any piece of equipment is
				attached or clamped to any anchor, slab, or structure, including bedrock that
				must be removed prior to the application of a lifting or pulling force for the
				purpose of transporting the unit.
I.
Power Plant Engine.
"Power
				Plant Engine" means any internal combustion engine whose function is to power a
				rock crusher including gen-sets, direct drive engines, and engines used to
				power hydraulic drives.
J.
Rock Crusher or Crusher.
"Rock Crusher" or "Crusher" means a
				machine used to crush any nonmetallic minerals, and includes, but is not
				limited to, the following types: jaw, gyratory, cone, roll, rod mill,
				hammermill, and impactor.
K.
Safe Access.
"Safe Access" means reasonable access to the
				regulated facility which complies with safety requirements of all local, state,
				or federal regulating authorities as well as the written safety standard
				operating procedures for that facility.
L.
Stationary Plant.
"Stationary
				Plant" means any nonmetallic mineral processing plant that cannot meet the
				definition of "Portable Plant."
M.
Temporary Equipment.
"Temporary Equipment" means any
				pollutant-emitting activities which are operated at a particular site for less
				than four (4) weeks in a calendar year.