Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-1-7-.02 Definitions

• Library: Alabama Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 3, December 29, 2023
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-1-7-.02

The words or phrases used in this Chapter shall have the meanings provided in the rules and regulations applicable to the particular application involved unless the word or phrase is defined in this Rule For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings:

(a) "actual emissions" means the actual rate of emissions in tons per year of any regulated air pollutant emitted by a stationary source. Actual emissions shall be calculated using the stationary source's actual operating hours, production rates, and in-place control equipment, types of materials processed, stored, or combusted during the calendar year which precedes the year the fees are due by one year.

(b) "affected pollutant" means any of the following pollutants: nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides measured as sulfur dioxide, volatile organic compounds, or particulate matter.

(c) "consumer price index or CPI" means the average of the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers published by the Department of Labor, as of the close of the 12-month period ending on August 31 of each year.

(d) "fugitive emissions" are the emissions which could not reasonably pass through a stack, chimney, vent, or other functionally-equivalent opening.

(e) "major source" means any stationary source (or any group of stationary sources that are located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties, and are under common control of the same person or persons under common control belonging to a single major industrial grouping) that is characterized by one of the following categories:

1. emits or has the potential to emit 10 tons per year or more of any hazardous air pollutant which has been listed in section 112(b) in the Clean Air Act (except radionuclides) or 25 tons per year or more of any combination of such hazardous air pollutants. Emissions from any oil or gas exploration or production well (with its associated equipment) and emissions from any pipeline compressor or pump station shall not be aggregated with other similar units, whether or not such units are in a contiguous area or under common control, to determine whether such units or stations are major sources for hazardous air pollutants.

2. emits or has the potential to emit 100 tons per year or more of any regulated pollutant. The fugitive emissions of a stationary source shall not...