New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter III - AIR RESOURCES › Subchapter A - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR CONTAMINATION AND AIR POLLUTION › Part 236 - SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING FACILITY COMPONENT LEAKS › Section 236.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) For the purpose
				  of this Part, the general definitions of Part 200 of this Title
				  apply.
(b) For the purpose of this
				  Part, the following definitions also apply:
(1) CAS number. Chemical Abstracts Service
				  registration number assigned to specific chemicals, isomers, or mixtures of
				  chemicals.
(2) Component. Any piece
				  of process unit equipment which has the potential to leak a chemical listed in
				  section
				  236.8, table 1, of this
				  Part when monitored as prescribed by section
				  236.7  of this Part.
				  These include, but are not limited to: pumps, compressors, valves, open- ended
				  pipes, and pressure relief devices. Excluded from these are valves which are
				  not externally operated.
(3)
				  Department. The New York State Department of Environmental
				  Conservation.
(4) Double
				  block-and-bleed system. Two block valves connected in series with a bleed valve
				  or line that can vent the line between the two block valves.
(5) Initial attempt to repair. To take rapid
				  action to repair leaks. These include, but are not limited to: tightening or
				  replacing bonnet bolts, tightening packing bolts or glands, or injecting
				  lubricant into lubricated packing.
(6) In gas/vapor service. Any equipment which
				  processes, transfers, or contains a chemical or mixture of chemicals in the
				  gaseous phase having a concentration greater than 10 percent by weight of the
				  chemicals listed in section
				  236.8, table 1, of this
				  Part.
(7) In heavy liquid service.
				  Any equipment which processes, transfers, or contains a fluid and is not in
				  gas/vapor or light liquid service.
(8) In light liquid service. Any equipment
				  which processes, transfers, or contains a fluid having a vapor pressure greater
				  than 0.3 kilopascals at 20° C (0.0427 psia at 68° F) and having a
				  concentration greater than 10 percent by weight of the chemicals listed in
				  section
				  236.8, table 1, of this
				  Part.
(9) In vacuum service.
				  Equipment operating at an internal pressure at least 5 kilopascals (0.712 psia)
				  below ambient pressure.
(10) Leak.
				  The emission of a chemical listed in section
				  236.8, table 1, of this
				  Part at a concentration greater than or equal to 10,000 parts per million by
				  volume (ppmv) as shown by monitoring. An indication of liquids dripping shall
				  also be considered a leak.
(11)
				  Liquids dripping. Any visible leakage from a seal or opening including, but not
				  limited to: dripping, spraying, misting, clouding, or ice formation.
(12) Open-ended valve or line. Any valve
				  having one side of the valve seat in contact with the process fluid and one
				  side open to the atmosphere either directly or through open piping. Pressure
				  relief valves are an exception to this definition.
(13) Process unit. Components assembled to
				  produce, as an intermediate or final product, one or more of the chemicals
				  listed in section
				  236.8, table 1, of this
				  Part.
(14) Process unit shutdown. A
				  scheduled work practice or operational procedure that stops production from all
				  or part of a process unit. Process unit shutdowns do not include unscheduled
				  work practice or operational procedures that stop production from all or part
				  of a process unit for less than 24 hours, or the use of spare equipment or a
				  technically feasible bypass without stopping production.
(15) Repair. To adjust or otherwise alter a
				  component to eliminate a leak.
(16)
				  Synthetic organic chemical manufacturing facility. A facility which
				  manufactures, as an intermediate or final product, one or more of the synthetic
				  organic chemicals, polymers and resins listed in section
				  236.8, table 1, of this
				  Part.