Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 120 - Air Resources › Subchapter 05 - Air Pollution Control › Part 53 - Prohibition of Hydrofluorocarbons in Specific End-Uses › Section 250-RICR-120-05-53.4 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this
				  section, the terms used in this regulation shall be defined by reference to
				  Part 0 of this Subchapter (General Definitions). As used in this regulation,
				  the following terms shall, where the context permits, be construed as follows:
1. "Aerosol propellant" means a liquified 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.
2. "Air
				  conditioning equipment" means chillers, both centrifugal chillers and positive
				  displacement chillers, intended for comfort cooling of occupied
				  spaces.
3. "Capital cost" means 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.
4. "Centrifugal chiller"
				  means air conditioning equipment that utilizes a centrifugal compressor in a
				  vapor-compression refrigeration cycle typically used for commercial comfort
				  cooling. Centrifugal chiller does not include chillers used for industrial
				  process cooling and refrigeration.
5. "Cold storage warehouse" means 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.
6. "Component" means 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.
7. "Cumulative replacement" means the
				  addition of or change in multiple components within a three-year
				  period.
8. "Effective date" or
				  "effective date of prohibition" means the date after which the prohibitions
				  provided in §
											53.6 of this Part go into
				  effect.
9. "End-use'' means
				  processes or classes of specific applications within industry sectors,
				  including but not limited to those listed in §
											53.6 of this
				  Part.
10. "Flexible polyurethane"
				  means a non-rigid polyurethane foam including but not limited to that used in
				  furniture, bedding, and chair cushions.
11. "Foam" means 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.
12. "Foam blowing agent" means a substance
				  that functions as a source of gas to generate bubbles or cells in the mixture
				  during the formation of foam.
13.
				  "Household refrigerators and freezers" means refrigerators, refrigerator
				  freezers, freezers, and smaller residential refrigeration appliances including
				  coolers, cooler compartments, and combination cooler refrigeration or cooler
				  freezer products intended for residential use. Household refrigerators and
				  freezers does not include "household refrigerators and freezers - compact", or
				  "household refrigerators and freezers - built-in."
14. "Household refrigerators and freezers -
				  compact" means any refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer, or freezer intended for
				  residential use with a total refrigerated volume of less than 7.75 cubic feet
				  (220 liters).
15. "Household
				  refrigerators and freezers - built-in" means any refrigerator,
				  refrigerator-freezer, or freezer intended for residential use with 7.75 cubic
				  feet or greater total volume and twenty-four (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.
16. "Hydrofluorocarbon" or "HFC" means a
				  class of greenhouse gases that are saturated organic compounds containing
				  hydrogen, fluorine, and carbon.
17.
				  "Integral skin polyurethane" means a self-skinning polyurethane foam, including
				  but not limited to that used in car steering wheels and dashboards.
18. "Metered dose inhaler" or "medical dose
				  inhaler" or "MDI" means a device that delivers a measured amount of medication
				  as a mist that a patient can inhale, typically used for bronchodilation to
				  treat symptoms of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic
				  bronchitis, emphysema, and other respiratory illnesses. An MDI consists of a
				  pressurized canister of medication in a case with a mouthpiece.
19. "New" means products or equipment that
				  are manufactured on or after the effective date of this Part or products or
				  equipment first assembled and installed for an intended purpose with new or
				  used components, products or equipment expanded by the addition of components
				  to increase system capacity, or products or equipment replaced or cumulatively
				  replaced such that the cumulative capital cost of replacement exceeds fifty
				  percent (50%) of the capital cost of replacing the whole system.
20. "Phenolic insulation board" and
				  "bunstock" means phenolic insulation including but not limited to that used for
				  roofing and walls. Bunstock or bun stock is a large solid box-like structure
				  formed during the production of polystyrene insulation.
21. "Polyolefin" means foam sheets and tubes
				  made of polyolefin, a macromolecule formed by the polymerization of olefin
				  monomer units.
22. "Polystyrene
				  extruded boardstock and billet" or "XPS" means a foam formed from polymers of
				  styrene and produced on extruding machines in the form of continuous foam slabs
				  which can be cut and shaped into panels used for roofing, walls, flooring, and
				  pipes.
23. "Polystyrene extruded
				  sheet" means polystyrene foam including but not limited to that used for
				  packaging and buoyancy or floatation. It is also made into food-service items,
				  including but not limited to hinged polystyrene containers (for "take-out" from
				  restaurants); food trays (meat and poultry), plates, bowls, and retail egg
				  containers.
24. "Polyurethane"
				  means a polymer formed principally by the reaction of an isocyanate and a
				  polyol.
25. "Positive displacement
				  chiller" means vapor compression cycle chillers that use positive displacement
				  compressors, typically used for commercial comfort cooling. Positive
				  displacement chiller does not include cooling for industrial process cooling
				  and refrigeration.
26.
				  "Refrigerant" or "refrigerant gas" means any substance, including blends and
				  mixtures, which is used for heat transfer purposes.
27. "Refrigerated food processing and
				  dispensing equipment" means retail food refrigeration equipment that is
				  designed to process food and beverages that are intended for immediate or
				  near-immediate consumption, including but not limited to chilled and frozen
				  beverages, ice cream, and whipped cream. Refrigerated food processing and
				  dispensing equipment does not include water coolers, or units designed solely
				  to cool and dispense water.
28.
				  "Refrigeration equipment" means any stationary device that is designed to
				  contain and use refrigerant to establish or maintain colder than ambient
				  temperatures in a confined space, including but not limited to retail or
				  commercial refrigeration equipment, household refrigeration equipment, and cold
				  storage warehouses.
29. "Remote
				  condensing units" means retail refrigeration equipment or units that have a
				  central condensing portion and may consist of compressor(s), condenser(s), and
				  receiver(s) assembled into a single unit, which may be located external to the
				  sales area. The condensing portion (and often other parts of the system) is
				  located outside the space or area cooled by the evaporator. Remote condensing
				  units are commonly installed in convenience stores, specialty shops (e.g.,
				  bakeries, butcher shops), supermarkets, restaurants, and other locations where
				  food or other products are stored, served, or sold.
30. "Residential use" means use by a private
				  individual of a substance, or a product containing the substance, in or around
				  a permanent or temporary household, including use in both single and multi-unit
				  dwellings, during recreation, or for any personal use or enjoyment. Residential
				  use does not include use within a household for commercial or medical
				  applications or use in automobiles, watercraft, or aircraft.
31. "Retail food refrigeration" or
				  "commercial refrigeration" means equipment designed to store and display
				  chilled or frozen food or beverages 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.
32. "Retrofit" means to
				  covert an appliance from one refrigerant to another refrigerant that includes
				  the conversion of the appliance 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 appliance components.
33. "Rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate
				  laminated boardstock" means laminated board insulation made with polyurethane
				  or polyisocyanurate foam, including but not limited to that used for roofing
				  and walls.
34. "Rigid polyurethane
				  appliance foam" means polyurethane foam in household appliances used for
				  insulation.
35. "Rigid polyurethane
				  commercial refrigeration and sandwich panels" means polyurethane foam used to
				  provide insulation in walls and doors, including that used for commercial
				  refrigeration equipment, and used in doors, including garage doors.
36. "Rigid polyurethane (PU) high-pressure
				  two-component spray foam" means a liquid polyurethane foam system sold as two
				  (2) parts (i.e., Aside and B-side) in non-pressurized containers that is field
				  or factory applied in situ using high-pressure proportioning pumps at eight
				  hundred (800) to sixteen hundred (1600) pounds per square inch (psi) and an
				  application gun to mix and dispense the chemical components.
37. "Rigid polyurethane (PU) low-pressure
				  two-component spray foam" means a liquid polyurethane foam system sold as two
				  (2) parts (i.e., A-side and B-side) in containers that are pressurized to less
				  than two hundred and fifty (250) psi during manufacture of the system for
				  application without pumps; and are typically applied in situ relying upon a
				  liquid blowing agent and/or gaseous foam blowing agent that also serves as a
				  propellant.
38. "Rigid polyurethane
				  marine flotation foam" means buoyancy or flotation polyurethane foam used in
				  boat and ship manufacturing for both structural and flotation
				  purposes.
39. "Rigid polyurethane
				  (PU) one-component foam sealants" means 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.
40. "Rigid polyurethane slabstock and other"
				  means a rigid closed-cell polyurethane foam formed into slabstock insulation
				  for panels and fabricated shapes for pipes and vessels.
41. "Stand-alone unit" means 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. These systems are fully charged with refrigerant
				  at the factory and typically require only an electricity supply to begin
				  operation.
42. "Stand-alone
				  low-temperature unit" means a stand-alone unit that maintains food or beverages
				  at temperatures at or below thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit 32°F or zero
				  degrees Celsius (0 °C).
43.
				  "Stand-alone medium-temperature unit" means a stand-alone unit that maintains
				  food or beverages at temperatures above thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit 32°F
				  or zero degrees Celsius (0 °C).
44. "Substance" means any chemical intended
				  for use in the end-uses listed in §
											53.6 of this
				  Part.
45. "Supermarket systems"
				  means multiplex or centralized retail food refrigeration equipment systems
				  designed to cool or refrigerate, which operate with racks of compressors
				  installed in a machinery room and which includes both direct and indirect
				  systems.
46. "Use" means any
				  utilization of a compound or any substance, including but not limited to
				  utilization in a manufacturing process or product in Rhode Island, consumption
				  by the end-user in Rhode Island, or in intermediate applications in the Rhode
				  Island, such as formulation or packaging for other subsequent applications. For
				  the purposes of this regulation, use excludes household use, but does not
				  exclude manufacturing for the purpose of household use.
47. "Vending machines" means self-contained
				  commercial food refrigeration equipment that dispense food or beverages and
				  must be kept cold or frozen.