New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 10 - SULFUR IN SOLID FUELS › Section 7:27-10.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Anthracite coal" means coal that is classified as anthracite according to the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification for Classification of Coals by Rank, ASTM D 388-77.
"Approved stack-gas cleaning process" means a process which removes sulfur dioxide from the products of combustion of solid fuel and which has been approved by the Department.
"Bituminous coal" means coal that is classified as bituminous according to the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification for Classification of Coals by Rank, ASTM D 388-77.
"Calendar day" means the 24-hour period from 12:00 midnight to 12:00 midnight the following day.
"Coal" means anthracite coal, bituminous coal, coke, lignite, nonbanded coal, and subbituminous coal.
"Coke" means a fused, cellular, porous structure that remains after free moisture and the major portion of the volatile materials have been distilled from bituminous coal and other carbonaceous material by the application of heat in the absence of air or in the presence of a limited supply of air.
"Control apparatus" means any device which prevents or controls the emissions of any air contaminant.
"Lignite" means coal that is classified as lignite A or B according to the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification for Classification of Coals by Rank, ASTM D 388-77.
"One-hour block" means a one-hour time period starting on any hour, for example 12:00 midnight to 1:00 A.M., or 1:00 A.M. to 2:00 A.M.
"Nonbanded coal" means coal that is classified as nonbanded according to the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Definition of Terms Relating to Megascopic Description of Coal and Coal Beds and Microscopical Description and Analysis of Coal, ASTM D 2796-77.
"Potential combustion emission rate" means the theoretical emission rate that would result from the combustion of a fuel in an uncleaned state without control apparatus.
"Reconstruction" means the replacement of components of an existing facility to such an extent that the fixed capital cost of the new components exceeds 50 percent of the fixed capital cost that would be required to construct an entirely new comparable facility.
"Resource recovery facility" means a facility that combusts more than 75 percent non-fossil fuel based on the moving average of heat input during 3-month periods.
"Solid fuel" means solid material or any substance derived from solid material used or to be used for the purpose of creating useful heat and includes, but is not limited to, coal, gasified coal, liquified coal, solid solvent-refined coal, municipal solid waste, refuse-derived fuel, and wood.
"Stack or chimney" means a flue, conduit or opening designed, constructed, and/or utilized for the purpose of emitting air contaminants into the outdoor air.
"Steam generating unit" means any furnace, boiler, or other device used for combustion fuel for the purpose of producing steam.
"Subbituminous coal" means coal that is classified as subbituminous according to the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification for Classification of Coals by Rank, ASTM D 388-77.
"Sulfur dioxide (SO[2])" means a colorless gas at standard conditions, having a molecular composition of one sulfur atom and two oxygen atoms.
"30-calendar-day rolling average emission rate" means the average emission rate over 30 consecutive calendar days determined pursuant to 7:27-10.5.
"24-hour emission rate" means total emissions in a calendar day determined pursuant to 7:27-10.5.
"Zone One" means Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Ocean Counties.
"Zone Two" means Hunterdon, Sussex, and Warren Counties.
"Zone Three" means Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, and Salem Counties.
"Zone Four" means Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, and Union Counties.