[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 8]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR61.02]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 61_NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS--Table 

of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  61.02  Definitions.



    The terms used in this part are defined in the Act or in this 

section as follows:

    Act means the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).

    Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency or his authorized representative.

    Alternative method means any method of sampling and analyzing for an 

air pollutant which is not a reference method but which has been 

demonstrated to the Administrator's satisfaction to produce results 

adequate for the Administrator's determination of compliance.

    Approved permit program means a State permit program approved by the 

Administrator as meeting the requirements of part 70 of this chapter or 

a Federal permit program established in this chapter pursuant to title V 

of the Act (42 U.S.C. 7661).

    Capital expenditure means an expenditure for a physical or 

operational change to a stationary source which exceeds the product of 

the applicable ``annual asset guideline repair allowance percentage'' 

specified in the latest edition of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Publication 534 and the stationary source's basis, as defined by section 

1012 of the Internal Revenue Code. However, the total expenditure for a 

physical or operational change to a stationary source must not be 

reduced by any ``excluded additions'' as defined for stationary sources 

constructed after December 31, 1981, in IRS Publication 534, as would be 

done for tax purposes. In addition, ``annual asset guideline repair 

allowance'' may be used even though it is excluded for tax purposes in 

IRS Publication 534.

    Commenced means, with respect to the definition of ``new source'' in 

section 111(a)(2) of the Act, that an owner or operator has undertaken a 

continuous program of construction or modification or that an owner or 

operator has entered into a contractual obligation to undertake and 

complete, within a reasonable time, a continuous program of construction 

or modification.

    Compliance schedule means the date or dates by which a source or 

category of sources is required to comply with the standards of this 

part and with any steps toward such compliance which are set forth in a 

waiver of compliance under Sec.  61.11.

    Construction means fabrication, erection, or installation of an 

affected facility.

    Effective date is the date of promulgation in the Federal Register 

of an applicable standard or other regulation under this part.

    Existing source means any stationary source which is not a new 

source.

    Issuance of a part 70 permit will occur, if the State is the 

permitting authority, in accordance with the requirements of part 70 of 

this chapter and the applicable, approved State permit program. When the 

EPA is the permitting authority, issuance of a title V permit occurs 

immediately after the EPA takes final action on the final permit.

    Monitoring system means any system, required under the monitoring 

sections in applicable subparts, used to sample and condition (if 

applicable), to analyze, and to provide a record of emissions or process 

parameters.

    New source means any stationary source, the construction or 

modification of which is commenced after the publication in the Federal 

Register of proposed national emission standards for hazardous air 

pollutants which will be applicable to such source.

    Owner or operator means any person who owns, leases, operates, 

controls, or supervises a stationary source.

    Part 70 permit means any permit issued, renewed, or revised pursuant 

to part 70 of this chapter.

    Permit program means a comprehensive State operating permit system 

established pursuant to title V of the Act (42 U.S.C. 7661) and 

regulations codified in part 70 of this chapter and applicable State 

regulations, or a comprehensive Federal operating permit system 

established pursuant to title V of the Act



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and regulations codified in this chapter.

    Permitting authority means:

    (1) The State air pollution control agency, local agency, other 

State agency, or other agency authorized by the Administrator to carry 

out a permit program under part 70 of this chapter; or

    (2) The Administrator, in the case of EPA-implemented permit 

programs under title V of the Act (42 U.S.C. 7661).

    Reference method means any method of sampling and analyzing for an 

air pollutant, as described in appendix B to this part.

    Run means the net period of time during which an emission sample is 

collected. Unless otherwise specified, a run may be either intermittent 

or continuous within the limits of good engineering practice.

    Standard means a national emission standard including a design, 

equipment, work practice or operational standard for a hazardous air 

pollutant proposed or promulgated under this part.

    Startup means the setting in operation of a stationary source for 

any purpose.

    State means all non-Federal authorities, including local agencies, 

interstate associations, and State-wide programs, that have delegated 

authority to implement:

    (1) The provisions of this part; and/or

    (2) The permit program established under part 70 of this chapter. 

The term State shall have its conventional meaning where clear from the 

context.

    Stationary source means any building, structure, facility, or 

installation which emits or may emit any air pollutant which has been 

designated as hazardous by the Administrator.

    Title V permit means any permit issued, renewed, or revised pursuant 

to Federal or State regulations established to implement title V of the 

Act (42 U.S.C. 7661). A title V permit issued by a State permitting 

authority is called a part 70 permit in this part.



[44 FR 55174, Sept. 25, 1979, as amended at 50 FR 46290, Nov. 7, 1985; 

59 FR 12429, Mar. 16, 1994]