[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 26]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR413.71]

[Page 216]
 
                TITLE 40-PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
      CHAPTER I-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 413-ELECTROPLATING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart G-Electroless Plating Subcategory
 
Sec. 413.71  Specialized definitions.

    For the purpose of this subpart:
    (a) The term sq m (``sq. ft.'') shall 
mean the area plated expressed in square meters (square feet).
    (b) The term electroless plating shall mean the deposition of 
conductive material from an autocatalytic plating solution without 
application of electrical current.
    (c) The term operation shall mean any step in the electroless 
plating process in which a metal is deposited on a basis material and 
which is followed by a rinse; this includes the related operations of 
alkaline cleaning, acid pickle, and stripping, when each operation is 
followed by a rinse.