Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 269 - DIESEL EMISSIONS IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM › Section 340-269-0030 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The definitions in OAR 340-200-0020  and this rule apply to this
				division. If the same term is defined in this rule and in OAR 340-200-0020,
				then the definition in this rule applies to this division.
(1) "Active participant" means a person who
			 has voluntarily chosen to participate in the Diesel Emissions Identification
			 Program, has been issued one or more ECLs under OAR 340-269-0130, and has not
			 been deactivated under OAR 340-269-0150.
(2) "Concrete Mixer Truck" means a truck with
			 a GVWR greater than 26,000 lbs. that is designed to transport a concrete
			 mixture from a central supply source to a construction site.
(3) "Construction Equipment" or "Equipment"
			 means equipment that is powered by a nonroad diesel engine and that is used
			 primarily for construction work.
(4) "Diesel Emissions Identification Program"
			 or "Program" means the emission control labelling program described in this
			 division.
(5) "Diesel Engine" means
			 a compression ignition engine.
(6)
			 "Diesel Oxidation Catalyst" or "DOC" means an emission control device that
			 helps to reduce the emission of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and particulates
			 by facilitating their break down into less harmful chemicals.
(7) "Diesel Particulate Filter" or "DPF"
			 means an emission control device that reduces particulate emissions by trapping
			 exhaust particles, or soot, in a flow filter substrate.
(8) "Dump Truck" means a truck with a GVWR
			 greater than 26,000 lbs. that is designed to transport construction materials
			 such as dirt, asphalt, rock or construction debris including a transfer truck,
			 or a tractor trailer combination used exclusively to pull bottom dump, end dump
			 or side dump trailers.
(9)
			 "Emission Control Label" or "ECL" means the label DEQ assigns to a particular
			 piece of equipment or vehicle that provides information about the engine
			 located inside of the equipment or vehicle.
(10) "Emissions Profile" means a summary or
			 indication of air pollutants coming from the exhaust of a diesel
			 engine.
(11) "Engine Identification
			 Number" means the unique identifier located on a nonroad diesel engine as
			 described in 40 C.F.R.
			 §
									1039.135(a) and that
			 was described in the previously applicable
			   40 C.F.R. § 89.110 (d).
(12) "Engine Profile" means a summary or
			 indication of certain key characteristics of a diesel engine and can contain an
			 emissions profile.
(13) "Engine
			 Tier" means the applicable EPA classification of exhaust emission standards for
			 engines as defined in 40
			 C.F.R. §
									1039.801, and also includes
			 engines that meet the definition of "Tier 0 Engine" in this rule.
(14) "Equipment Registration Number" or "ERN"
			 means the unique identifier assigned by DEQ to a particular piece of
			 construction equipment or vehicle owned or operated by a voluntary participant
			 of this program.
(15) "Fleet
			 Identification Number" means the unique identifier assigned by DEQ for a
			 particular grouping of equipment and/or vehicles owned or operated by a
			 voluntary participant of this program.
(16) "Manufacturer's Engine Label" or "MEL"
			 means the emission control information label placed directly on the engine by
			 the manufacturer, as applicable and as described in
			 40 C.F.R. §
									1039.135(b) through (g) and
			 that was described in the previously applicable
			 40 C.F.R. § 89.110.
(17) "Nonroad Diesel Engine" means a
			 compression ignition engine of 25 horsepower or more that is not designed
			 primarily to propel a motor vehicle on public highways.
(18) "Operator" means a person or entity that
			 has legal possession of equipment or vehicles, as determined by DEQ, and uses
			 the equipment or vehicles for construction activity.
(19) "Public Highway" has the meaning given
			 that term in ORS 825.005.
(20) "Tier 0 Engine" means an engine not
			 subject to the requirements in  40 C.F.R. Part 1039  and that was not subject to
			 previous requirements in  40 C.F.R. Part 89.
(21) "Voluntary Participant" means a person
			 that voluntarily applies for an ECL under this division.
(22) "Zero-Emission Equipment" or "ZEE" means
			 any piece of equipment that is certified to produce zero emissions of any
			 greenhouse gas or any criteria or precursor pollutants under all possible
			 operating modes and conditions.
(23) "Zero-Emission Vehicle" or "ZEV" means
			 any vehicle that is certified to produce zero emissions of any greenhouse gas
			 or any criteria or precursor pollutants under all possible operating modes and
			 conditions.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  468.020, ORS
				  468.035 & 468A.813
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  468.035 &
				  468A.813