Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 130f - ODOR MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 130f.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Act
-Act 38 of 2005 (3 Pa.C.S. Chapters 3
					 and 5 (relating to local regulation; and nutrient management and odor
					 management)).
Certificate year
-The period from January 1
					 to December 31.
Certification
-The completion of the
					 requirements of an odor management specialist contained in this chapter.
Commercial odor management specialist
-A
					 private sector person certified under this chapter to develop OMPs for another
					 person's agricultural operation.
Commission
-The State Conservation
					 Commission established by the Conservation District Law (3 P. S. §
											§
											849-864).
Competency
-Demonstrating a high level of
					 technical or scientific knowledge as evidenced by successfully meeting the
					 requirements of §
										130f.11 (relating to determination
					 of competence) for commercial and public odor management specialists, or
					 meeting the requirements of §
										130f.21 (relating to determination
					 of competence) for individual odor management specialists.
Conservation district
-A county
					 conservation district established under the Conservation District Law.
Department
-The Department of Agriculture
					 of the Commonwealth.
Designee
-A person chosen or appointed by
					 the Secretary of the Department to carry out the Secretary's duties under this
					 chapter.
Impacts
-
(i) Conflicts arising from the offsite
				  migration of odors from agricultural facilities.
(ii) The term does not include mental or
				  physical health affects, or changes in property value.
Individual odor management specialist
-A
					 person certified under this chapter to develop OMPs for his agricultural
					 operation.
Nutrient management specialist
-A person
					 satisfying the certification requirements of section 508 of the act (relating
					 to nutrient management certification program and odor management certification
					 program).
OMP-Odor management plan
-A written
					 site-specific plan identifying the practices, technologies, standards and
					 strategies to be implemented to manage the impact of odors generated from
					 animal housing or manure management facilities located or to be located on the
					 site.
Odor BMP-Odor best management practice
-A
					 practice or combination of practices, technologies, standards and strategies to
					 manage the potential for impacts from offsite migration of odors generated from
					 animal housing facilities and manure management facilities that are subject to
					 regulation under the act.
Odor management regulations
-The
					 regulations codified in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 83, Subchapter G (relating to
					 facility odor management).
Odor management specialist
-A person
					 satisfying the certification requirements of this chapter.
Public odor management specialist
-A State,
					 Federal or other public employee certified under this chapter to review OMPs
					 and make recommendations for approval or denial of OMPs to a conservation
					 district or the Commission, or both.
Odor Site Index
-The field evaluation
					 methodology developed specifically for this Commonwealth and approved by the
					 Commission, which applies site-specific factors such as proximity to adjoining
					 landowners, land use of the surrounding area, type of structures proposed,
					 species of animals, local topography and direction of the prevailing winds, to
					 determine the potential for impacts from the offsite migration of odors from
					 agricultural operations.
Provisional certification
-The level of
					 certification obtained by an odor management specialist applicant who has
					 successfully completed the required training and passed the written
					 examination, but has not yet developed or reviewed the required number of odor
					 management plans.
Recertification training
-The completion of
					 continuing education and training requirements in §
										130f.31 (relating to
					 recertification).