Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 145 - REGULATIONS FOR CONTROL OF GREENHOUSE GASES › Section 9VAC5-145-110 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. For
				the purpose of applying this chapter and the prohibitions on hydrofluorocarbons
				for the applications and end-uses restricted by Appendix U and Appendix V of
				Subpart G of 40 CFR Part 82 , as those read on January 3, 2017, the words or
				terms shall have the meanings given them in subsection C of this
				section.
B. As used in this
				chapter, all terms not defined in this section shall have the meanings given
				them in 9VAC5-10, General Definitions, unless otherwise required by
				context.
C. Terms defined.
"Aerosol propellant" means a liquefied or compressed gas,
				  used in whole or in part, such as a cosolvent, to expel a liquid or other
				  material from the same self-pressurized container or from a separate
				  container.
"Air conditioning equipment" means chillers, both centrifugal
				  chillers and positive displacement chillers, intended for comfort cooling of
				  occupied spaces.
"Application" means a specific use within a major industrial
				  sector end-use.
"Bunstock" means a large solid block-like structure formed
				  during the production of polyurethane, polyisocyanurate, phenolic, or
				  polystyrene insulation.
"Capital cost" means an expense incurred in the production of
				  goods or in rendering services, including the cost of engineering, purchase,
				  and installation of components or systems, and instrumentation; and contractor
				  and construction fees.
"Centrifugal chiller" means air conditioning equipment that
				  utilizes a centrifugal compressor in a vapor-compression refrigeration cycle
				  typically used for commercial comfort air conditioning, but not for cooling for
				  industrial process cooling and refrigeration.
"Class I substance" means any ozone-depleting compound
				  defined in the Clean Air Act,
				  42
				  USC §
											7671(3).
"Class II substance" means any ozone-depleting compound
				  defined in the Clean Air Act,
				  42
				  USC §
											7671(4).
"Cold storage warehouse" means a cooled facility designed to
				  store meat, produce, dairy products, and other products delivered to other
				  locations for sale to the ultimate consumer.
"Component" means a part of a refrigeration system, including
				  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.
"Cumulatively replaced" means the addition of or change in
				  multiple components within a three-year period.
"Effective date" means the date after which new or retrofit
				  equipment or products are prohibited, where applicable.
"End-use" means processes or classes of specific applications
				  within industry sectors listed in Appendix U and Appendix V of Subpart G of 40
				  CFR Part 82 , as those read on January 3, 2017.
"Flexible polyurethane" means a nonrigid synthetic foam
				  containing polymers created by the reaction of isocyanate and polyol, including
				  that used in furniture, bedding, and chair cushions.
"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.
"Foam blowing agent" means substance that functions as a
				  source of gas to generate bubbles or cells in the mixture during the formation
				  of foam.
"Foam system" means a multipart liquid material that expands
				  when mixed to form a solid or flexible substance in which thin films of
				  material separate pockets of gas.
"Greenhouse gases" means, for the purposes of this chapter,
				  the aggregate group of the following gases: carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide,
				  methane, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
"Household refrigerators and freezers" means refrigerators,
				  refrigerator-freezers, freezers, and miscellaneous household refrigeration
				  appliances intended for residential use. For the purposes of this chapter, the
				  definition of household refrigerators and freezers does not include household
				  refrigerators and freezers - compact or household refrigerators and freezers -
				  built-in.
"Household refrigerators and freezers - built-in" means
				  refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers 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 that are not
				  finished and not designed to be visible after installation; and designed,
				  intended, and marketed exclusively to be installed totally encased by cabinetry
				  or panels that are attached during installation and securely fastened to
				  adjacent cabinetry, walls, or floor and equipped with an integral
				  factory-finished face or to accept a custom front panel.
"Household refrigerators and freezers - compact" means
				  refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers intended for residential use
				  with a total refrigerated volume of less than 7.75 cubic feet (220
				  liters).
"Hydrofluorocarbon" or "HFC" means a class of greenhouse
				  gases that are saturated organic compounds containing hydrogen, fluorine, and
				  carbon.
"Integral skin polyurethane" means a synthetic self-skinning
				  foam containing polyurethane polymers formed by the reaction of an isocyanate
				  and a polyol, including those used in car steering wheels and
				  dashboards.
"Manufacturer" means a person, firm, association,
				  partnership, corporation, governmental entity, organization, or joint venture
				  that produces any product that contains or uses hydrofluorocarbons or is an
				  importer or domestic distributor of such a product.
"Metered 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. A MDI consists of a pressurized canister of medication in a case
				  with a mouthpiece.
"Mixture" means a blend of two or more compounds.
"New" means:
1.
				Products or equipment that are manufactured after the effective date of the
				prohibitions in Appendix U and Appendix V of Subpart G of 40 CFR Part 82 , as
				those read on January 3, 2017, or January 1, 2022, for dates before November 9,
				2022;
2. Products or equipment that
				are first installed for an intended purpose with new or used
				components;
3. Products or
				equipment that are expanded by the addition of components to increase system
				capacity after November 9, 2022; or
4. Products or equipment replaced or
				cumulatively replaced such that the cumulative capital cost after November 9,
				2022, of replacement exceeds 50% of the capital cost of replacing the whole
				system.
"Phenolic insulation board" means boards, blocks or other
				  shapes fabricated with phenolic foam.
"Polyolefin" means the foam sheets and tubes made of
				  polyolefin, a macromolecule formed by the polymerization of olefin monomer
				  units.
"Polystyrene extruded board stock and billet" means a foam
				  formed from predominantly styrene monomer and produced on extruding machines in
				  the form of continuous foam slabs that can be cut and shaped into panels and
				  used for roofing, walls, flooring, and pipes.
"Polystyrene extruded sheet" means polystyrene foam,
				  including that used for packaging, buoyancy or floatation and food-service
				  items such as hinged polystyrene containers (for take-out from restaurants),
				  food trays (meat and poultry) plates, bowls, and retail egg containers.
"Polyurethane" means a polymer formed principally by the
				  reaction of an isocyanate and a polyol, including polyisocyanurate
				  (polyiso).
"Positive displacement chiller" means vapor compression cycle
				  chillers that use positive displacement compressors and are typically used for
				  commercial comfort air conditioning. For the purpose of this chapter, positive
				  displacement chiller does not include cooling for industrial process cooling
				  and refrigeration.
"Refrigerant" or "refrigerant gas" means any substance,
				  including blends and mixtures, that is used for heat transfer purposes.
"Refrigerated food processing and dispensing equipment" means
				  retail food refrigeration equipment that is designed to process and dispense
				  food and beverages that are intended for immediate or near-immediate
				  consumption, including chilled and frozen beverages, ice cream, and whipped
				  cream. This end-use excludes water coolers and units designed solely to cool
				  and dispense water.
"Refrigeration equipment" means any stationary device that is
				  designed to contain and use refrigerant gas to establish or maintain colder
				  than ambient temperatures in a confined space, including retail or commercial
				  refrigeration equipment, household refrigerators and freezers, and cold storage
				  warehouses.
"Remote condensing units" means retail refrigeration
				  equipment or units that have a central condensing portion and may consist of
				  one or more compressors, condensers, and receivers assembled into a single
				  unit, which may be located external to the sales area. The condensing portion
				  and often other parts of the system are 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 is stored, served, or
				  sold.
"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, during recreation, or for any personal use or enjoyment.
				  Use within a household for commercial or medical applications is not
				  residential use, nor is use in automobiles, watercraft, or aircraft.
"Retail food refrigeration" or "commercial refrigeration"
				  means equipment designed to store and display chilled or frozen goods for
				  commercial sale, including stand-alone units, refrigerated food processing and
				  dispensing equipment, remote condensing units, supermarket systems, and vending
				  machines.
"Retrofit" means the replacement of the refrigerant used in
				  refrigeration equipment with a different refrigerant and any related changes to
				  the refrigeration equipment required to maintain its operation and reliability
				  following refrigerant replacement.
"Rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate laminated board
				  stock" means laminated board insulation made with polyurethane or
				  polyisocyanurate foam, including that used for roofing and walls but not
				  including rigid polyurethane appliance foam, rigid polyurethane commercial
				  refrigeration and sandwich panels, rigid polyurethane marine flotation foam,
				  rigid polyurethane spray foam, and rigid polyurethane one-component foam
				  sealants.
"Rigid polyurethane appliance foam" means polyurethane
				  insulation foam in household appliances.
"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.
"Rigid polyurethane high-pressure two-component spray foam"
				  means a liquid polyurethane foam system sold as two parts (i.e., A-side and
				  B-side) in nonpressurized containers that is field or factory applied in situ
				  using high-pressure proportioning pumps at 800 to 1,600 pounds per square inch
				  (psi) and an application gun to mix and dispense the chemical
				  components.
"Rigid polyurethane low-pressure two-component spray foam"
				  means a liquid polyurethane foam system sold as two parts (i.e., A-side and
				  B-side) in containers that are pressurized to less than 250 psi during
				  manufacture of the system for application without pumps and are typically
				  applied in situ relying upon a liquid blowing agent or gaseous foam blowing
				  agent that also serves as a propellant.
"Rigid polyurethane marine flotation foam" means buoyancy or
				  flotation polyurethane foam used in boat and ship manufacturing for both
				  structural and flotation purposes.
"Rigid polyurethane one-component foam" 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.
"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.
"Stand-alone low-temperature unit" means a stand-alone unit
				  that maintains food or beverages at temperatures at or below 32°F
				  (0°C).
"Stand-alone medium-temperature unit" means a stand-alone
				  unit that maintains food or beverages at temperatures above 32°F
				  (0°C).
"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 charged with refrigerant at the factory and typically require
				  only an electricity supply to begin operation.
"Substance" means any chemical, product substitute, or
				  alternative manufacturing process, whether new or retrofit, intended for use in
				  the end-uses listed in Appendix U and Appendix V of Subpart G of 40 CFR Part
				  82, as those read on January 3, 2017.
"Substitute" means a chemical, product replacement, or
				  alternative manufacturing process, whether new or retrofit, that is used to
				  perform a function previously performed by a class I substance or class II
				  substance.
"Supermarket systems" means 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.
"Use" means any utilization of any substance, including
				  utilization in a manufacturing process or product in the Commonwealth of
				  Virginia, consumption by the end-user in the Commonwealth, or in intermediate
				  applications in the Commonwealth, such as formulation or packaging for other
				  subsequent applications. For the purposes of this chapter, use excludes
				  residential use, but it does not exclude manufacturing for the purpose of
				  residential use.
"Vending machine" means a self-contained unit that dispenses
				  goods that must be kept cold or frozen.