New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter IV - QUALITY SERVICES › Subchapter I - Climate Change › Part 494 - Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting › Section 494.3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions
					 apply:
(a) 'Aerosol Propellant.' A
				  liquefied or compressed gas that is used in whole or part, such as a cosolvent,
				  to expel a liquid or other material from the same self-pressurized container or
				  from a separate container.
(b) 'Air
				  Conditioning Equipment.' Chillers, both centrifugal chillers and positive
				  displacement chillers, intended for comfort cooling of occupied spaces.
(c) 'Capital Cost.' An expense incurred in the
				  production of goods or in rendering services, including but not limited to the
				  cost of engineering, purchase, and installation of components or systems, and
				  instrumentation, and contractor and construction fees.
(d) 'Centrifugal Chiller.' Air conditioning
				  equipment that utilizes a centrifugal compressor in a vapor-compression
				  refrigeration cycle intended for comfort cooling, but not cooling for industrial
				  process cooling and refrigeration.
(e) 'Cold Storage Warehouse.' A cooled facility
				  designed to store meat, produce, dairy products, and other products that are
				  delivered to other locations for sale to the ultimate consumer.
(f) 'Component.' A part of a refrigeration
				  system, including but not limited to condensing units, compressors, condensers,
				  evaporators, and receivers; and all of its connections and subassemblies, without
				  which the refrigeration system will not properly function or will be subject to
				  failures.
(g) 'Cumulative
				  Replacement.' The addition of or change in multiple components within a
				  three-year period.
(h) 'Department.'
				  The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
(i) 'End-use.' Processes or classes of specific
				  applications within industry sectors, including but not limited to those listed
				  in Sections 494.4 and 494.5  of this Part.
(j) 'Flexible Polyurethane.' A non-rigid
				  polyurethane foam.
(k) 'Foam.' A
				  product with a cellular structure formed via a foaming process in a variety of
				  materials that undergo hardening via a chemical reaction or phase
				  transition.
(l) 'Household
				  Refrigerators and Freezers.' Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, and
				  miscellaneous household refrigeration appliances intended for residential use,
				  but does not include household refrigerators and freezers - compact, or household
				  refrigerators and freezers - built-in.
(m) 'Household Refrigerators and Freezers -
				  Built-in.' Any refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer or freezer intended for
				  residential use with 7.75 cubic feet or greater total volume and 24 inches or
				  less depth not including doors, handles, and custom front panels; with sides
				  which are not finished and not designed to be visible after installation; and
				  that is designed, intended, and marketed exclusively to be: installed totally
				  encased by cabinetry or panels that are attached during installation; securely
				  fastened to adjacent cabinetry, walls or floor; and equipped with an integral
				  factory-finished face or accept a custom front panel.
(n) 'Household Refrigerators and Freezers -
				  Compact.' Any refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer or freezer intended for
				  residential use with a total refrigerated volume of less than 7.75 cubic feet
				  (220 liters).
(o) 'Integral Skin
				  Polyurethane.' A self-skinning polyurethane foam.
(p) 'Metered Dose Inhaler, or Medical Dose
				  Inhaler, or MDI.' A device that delivers a measured amount of medication as a
				  mist that a patient can inhale and consists of a pressurized canister of
				  medication in a case with a mouthpiece.
(q) 'Miscellaneous Residential Refrigeration
				  Appliance.' A residential refrigeration appliance smaller than a refrigerator,
				  refrigerator-freezer, or freezer, including coolers, cooler compartments, and
				  combination cooler refrigeration or cooler freezer products.
(r) 'Motor-bearing equipment.' Equipment
				  containing motorized parts. This includes compressors, condensers, and
				  evaporators.
(s) 'New.' Products or
				  equipment that are manufactured after the effective date of this Part or
				  installed with new or used components, expanded by the addition of components to
				  increase system capacity after the effective date of this Part, or replaced or
				  cumulatively replaced after the effective date of this Part such that the
				  cumulative capital cost of replacement exceeds 50% of the capital cost of
				  replacing the whole system.
(t)
				  'Person.' Any individual, firm, association, organization, manufacturer,
				  distributor, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company,
				  company, state, or local governmental agency or public district.
(u) 'Phenolic Insulation Board and Bunstock.'
				  Boards, blocks, or other shapes fabricated with phenolic foam
				  insulation.
(v) 'Polyolefin.' Foam
				  sheets and tubes made of polyolefin.
(w) 'Polystyrene Extruded Boardstock and Billet
				  (XPS).' Polystyrene foam produced on extruding machines in the form of continuous
				  foam slabs which can be cut and shaped into panels.
(x) 'Polystyrene Extruded Sheet.' Polystyrene
				  foam produced on extruding machines in the form of sheets.
(y) 'Positive Displacement Chiller.' Vapor
				  compression cycle chillers that use positive displacement compressors, typically
				  used for commercial comfort air conditioning intended for comfort cooling, but
				  not cooling for industrial process cooling and refrigeration.
(z)'Prohibition Date.' The date after which new
				  or retrofit equipment or products are prohibited, where applicable.
(aa) 'Refrigerant or Refrigerant Gas.' Any
				  substance, including blends and mixtures, that is used for heat transfer
				  purposes.
(bb) 'Refrigerated Food
				  Processing and Dispensing Equipment.' Retail food refrigeration equipment that is
				  designed to process food and beverages dispensed via a nozzle that are intended
				  for immediate or near-immediate consumption, but not water coolers, or units
				  designed solely to cool and dispense water.
(cc) 'Refrigeration Equipment.' Any stationary
				  device that is designed to contain and use refrigerant gas, including but not
				  limited to retail or commercial refrigeration equipment, household refrigeration
				  equipment, and cold storage warehouses.
(dd) 'Remote Condensing Units.' Retail
				  refrigeration equipment or units that consist of compressor(s), condenser(s), and
				  receiver(s) assembled into a single unit, but where the condensing portion is not
				  located in the space or area cooled by the evaporator.
(ee) 'Residential use.' Use by a private
				  individual of a substance, or a product containing the substance, in or around a
				  permanent or temporary household, during recreation, or for any personal use or
				  enjoyment, but does not mean use within a household for commercial
				  purposes.
(ff) 'Retail Food
				  Refrigeration or Commercial Refrigeration.' Equipment designed to store and
				  display chilled or frozen goods for commercial sale including but not limited to
				  stand-alone units, refrigerated food processing and dispensing equipment, remote
				  condensing units, supermarket systems, and vending machines.
(gg) 'Retrofit.' To convert equipment from one
				  refrigerant to another refrigerant including the conversion of the equipment to
				  achieve system compatibility with the new refrigerant and may include, but is not
				  limited to, changes in lubricants, gaskets, filters, driers, valves, o-rings, or
				  components.
(hh) 'Rigid Polyurethane
				  and Polyisocyanurate Laminated Boardstock.' Laminated board insulation made with
				  polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam.
(ii) 'Rigid Polyurethane Appliance Foam.'
				  Polyurethane foam in domestic appliances used for insulation.
(jj) 'Rigid Polyurethane Commercial
				  Refrigeration and Sandwich Panels.' Polyurethane foam used to provide insulation
				  in walls and doors of commercial refrigeration equipment.
(kk) 'Rigid Polyurethane High-pressure
				  Two-component Spray Foam.' A liquid polyurethane foam system sold as two parts in
				  non-pressurized containers that is field or factory applied using high-pressure
				  proportioning pumps at 800-1600 pounds per square inch and an application gun to
				  mix and dispense the chemical components.
(ll) 'Rigid Polyurethane Low-pressure
				  Two-component Spray Foam.' A liquid polyurethane foam system sold as two parts in
				  containers that are pressurized to less than 250 pounds per square inch during
				  manufacture of the system for application without pumps and are typically applied
				  in situ relying upon a liquid and/or gaseous blowing agent that also serves as a
				  propellant.
(mm) 'Rigid Polyurethane
				  Marine Flotation Foam.' Buoyancy or flotation polyurethane foam used in boat and
				  ship manufacturing for both structural and flotation purposes.
(nn) 'Rigid Polyurethane One-component Foam
				  Sealants.' A polyurethane foam generally packaged in aerosol cans that is applied
				  in situ using a gaseous foam blowing agent that is also the propellant for the
				  aerosol formulation.
(oo) 'Rigid
				  Polyurethane Slabstock and Other.' A rigid closed-cell polyurethane foam formed
				  into slabstock insulation for panels and fabricated shapes for pipes and
				  vessels.
(pp) 'Stand-alone Unit.'
				  Retail refrigerators, freezers, and reach-in coolers (either open or with doors)
				  where all refrigeration components are integrated and, the refrigeration circuit
				  may be entirely brazed or welded; systems fully charged with refrigerant at the
				  factory and typically require only an electricity supply to begin
				  operation.
(qq) 'Stand-alone
				  Low-Temperature Unit.' A stand-alone unit that maintains food or beverages at
				  temperatures at or below 32°F (0 °C).
(rr) 'Stand-alone Medium-Temperature Unit.' A
				  stand-alone unit that maintains food or beverages at temperatures above 32°F
				  (0 °C).
(ss) 'Substance.' Any
				  chemical intended for use in the end-uses listed in Section 494.4  of this
				  Part.
(tt) 'Supermarket Systems.'
				  Multiplex or centralized retail food refrigeration equipment systems designed to
				  cool or refrigerate, which typically operate with racks of compressors installed
				  in a machinery room and which includes both direct and indirect systems. For the
				  purposes of this rule, a supermarket system is considered manufactured on the
				  date upon which the refrigerant circuit is complete, the system can function, the
				  system holds a full refrigerant charge, and the system is ready for use for its
				  intended purpose.
(uu) 'Use.' Any
				  utilization of a compound or any substance, including but not limited to
				  utilization in a manufacturing process or product in New York State, consumption
				  by the end-user in the State of New York, or in intermediate applications in the
				  State of New York, such as formulation or packaging for other subsequent
				  applications. For the purposes of this regulation, use excludes residential use,
				  but does not exclude manufacturing for the purpose of residential use.
(vv) 'Vending Machines.' Self-contained
				  commercial food refrigeration equipment that dispense goods that must be kept
				  cold or frozen.