Regulatory Text: 
Texas Chapter 115 - Control of Air Pollution From Volatile Organic Compounds

SUBCHAPTER A:  DEFINITIONS
As approved by EPA July 17, 2008 (73 FR 40972), effective September 15, 2008  (TXd90).

Outline:
§115.10.  Definitions.


5A §115.10. Definitions.
5-84:  As adopted by TCEQ November 15, 2006 effective December 7, 2006 (5-84).
Approved by EPA July 17, 2008 (73 FR 40972), effective September 15, 2008  (TXd90).

    Unless specifically defined in Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 382, (also known as the Texas Clean Air Act) or in the rules of the commission, the terms used by the commission have the meanings commonly ascribed to them in the field of air pollution control.  In addition to the terms which are defined by the Texas Clean Air Act, the following terms, when used in this chapter (relating to Control of Air Pollution from Volatile Organic Compounds), have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.  Additional definitions for terms used in this chapter are found in §3.2 and §101.1 of this title (relating to Definitions).

     (1)  Background--The ambient concentration of volatile organic compounds in the air, determined at least one meter upwind of the component to be monitored.   Test Method 21 (40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 60, Appendix A) shall be used to determine the background.

     (2)  Beaumont/Port Arthur area--Hardin, Jefferson, and Orange Counties.

     (3)  Capture efficiency--The amount of volatile organic compounds (VOC) collected by a capture system that is expressed as a percentage derived from the weight per unit time of VOCs entering a capture system and delivered to a control device divided by the weight per unit time of total VOCs generated by a source of VOCs.

     (4)  Carbon adsorption system--A carbon adsorber with an inlet and outlet for exhaust gases and a system to regenerate the saturated adsorbent.

     (5)  Closed-vent system--A system that:
          (A) is not open to the atmosphere;
          (B) is composed of piping, ductwork, connections, and, if necessary, flow-inducing devices; and 
          (C) transports gas or vapor from a piece or pieces of equipment directly to a control device.

     (6)  Component--A piece of equipment, including, but not limited to, pumps, valves, compressors, connectors, and pressure relief valves, which has the potential to leak volatile organic compounds.

     (7)  Connector--A flanged, screwed, or other joined fitting used to connect two pipe lines or a pipe line and a piece of equipment.  The term connector does not include joined fittings welded completely around the circumference of the interface.  A union connecting two pipes is considered to be one connector.

     (8)  Continuous monitoring--Any monitoring device used to comply with a continuous monitoring requirement of this chapter will be considered continuous if it can be demonstrated that at least 95% of the required data is captured.

     (9)  Covered attainment counties--Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Bosque, Bowie, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell, Calhoun, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Colorado, Comal, Cooke, Coryell, De Witt, Delta, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Franklin, Freestone, Goliad, Gonzales, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Harrison, Hays, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jackson, Jasper, Karnes, Lamar, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Live Oak, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, McLennan, Milam, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nueces, Panola, Polk, Rains, Red River, Refugio, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Shelby, Smith, Somervell, Titus, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Washington, Wharton, Williamson, Wilson, Wise, and Wood Counties.

     (10)  Dallas/Fort Worth area--For purposes of Subchapter B of this chapter, General Volatile Organic Compound Sources, Division 5, Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant Counties.  For all other divisions, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, and Tarrant Counties.

     (11)  El Paso area--El Paso County.

     (12)  Emergency flare--A flare that only receives emissions during an upset event.

     (13)  External floating roof--A cover or roof in an open-top tank which rests upon or is floated upon the liquid being contained and is equipped with a single or double seal to close the space between the roof edge and tank shell.  A double seal consists of two complete and separate closure seals, one above the other, containing an enclosed space between them.  For the purposes of this chapter, an external floating roof storage tank that is equipped with a self-supporting fixed roof (typically a bolted aluminum geodesic dome) shall be considered to be an internal floating roof storage tank.

     (14)  Fugitive emission--Any volatile organic compound entering the atmosphere that could not reasonably pass through a stack, chimney, vent, or other functionally equivalent opening designed to direct or control its flow.

     (15)  Gasoline bulk plant--A gasoline loading and/or unloading facility, excluding marine terminals, having a gasoline throughput less than 20,000 gallons (75,708 liters) per day, averaged over each consecutive 30-day period.  A motor vehicle fuel dispensing facility is not a gasoline bulk plant.

     (16)  Gasoline terminal--A gasoline loading and/or unloading facility, excluding marine terminals, having a gasoline throughput equal to or greater than 20,000 gallons (75,708 liters) per day, averaged over each consecutive 30-day period.

     (17)  Heavy liquid--Volatile organic compounds that have a true vapor pressure equal to or less than 0.044 pounds per square inch absolute (0.3 kiloPascal) at 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius).

     (18)  Highly-reactive volatile organic compound--As follows.
          (A) In Harris County, one or more of the following volatile organic compounds (VOCs): 1,3-butadiene; all isomers of butene (e.g., isobutene (2-methylpropene or isobutylene), alpha-butylene (ethylethylene), and beta-butylene (dimethylethylene, including both cis- and trans-isomers)); ethylene; and propylene.
          (B) In Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller Counties, one or more of the following VOCs: ethylene and propylene.

     (19)  Houston/Galveston or Houston/Galveston/Brazoria area--Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller Counties.

     (20)  Incinerator--For the purposes of this chapter, an enclosed control device that combusts or oxidizes volatile organic compound gases or vapors.

     (21)  Internal floating cover--A cover or floating roof in a fixed roof tank that rests upon or is floated upon the liquid being contained, and is equipped with a closure seal or seals to close the space between the cover edge and tank shell.  For the purposes of this chapter, an external floating roof storage tank that is equipped with a self-supporting fixed roof (typically a bolted aluminum geodesic dome) shall be considered to be an internal floating roof storage tank.

     (22)  Leak-free marine vessel--A marine vessel with cargo tank closures (hatch covers, expansion domes, ullage openings, butterworth covers, and gauging covers) that were inspected prior to cargo transfer operations and all such closures were properly secured such that no leaks of liquid or vapors can be detected by sight, sound, or smell.  Cargo tank closures must meet the applicable rules or regulations of the marine vessel's classification society or flag state.  Cargo tank pressure/vacuum valves must be operating within the range specified by the marine vessel's classification society or flag state and seated when tank pressure is less than 80% of set point pressure such that no vapor leaks can be detected by sight, sound, or smell.  As an alternative, a marine vessel operated at negative pressure is assumed to be leak-free for the purpose of this standard.
     (23)  Light liquid--Volatile organic compounds that have a true vapor pressure greater than 0.044 pounds per square inch absolute (0.3 kiloPascal) at 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius), and are a liquid at operating conditions.

     (24)  Liquefied petroleum gas--Any material that is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures of hydrocarbons: propane, propylene, normal butane, isobutane, and butylenes.

     (25)  Low-density polyethylene--A thermoplastic polymer or copolymer comprised of at least 50% ethylene by weight and having a density of 0.940 grams per cubic centimeter or less.

     (26)  Marine loading facility--The loading arm(s), pumps, meters, shutoff valves, relief valves, and other piping and valves that are part of a single system used to fill a marine vessel at a single geographic site.  Loading equipment that is physically separate (i.e., does not share common piping, valves, and other loading equipment) is considered to be a separate marine loading facility.

     (27)  Marine loading operation--The transfer of oil, gasoline, or other volatile organic liquids at any affected marine terminal, beginning with the connections made to a marine vessel and ending with the disconnection from the marine vessel.

     (28)  Marine terminal--Any marine facility or structure constructed to transfer oil, gasoline, or other volatile organic liquid bulk cargo to or from a marine vessel.  A marine terminal may include one or more marine loading facilities.

     (29)  Metal-to-metal seal--A connection formed by a swage ring that exerts an elastic, radial preload on narrow sealing lands, plastically deforming the pipe being connected, and maintaining sealing pressure indefinitely.

     (30)  Natural gas/gasoline processing--A process that extracts condensate from gases obtained from natural gas production and/or fractionates natural gas liquids into component products, such as ethane, propane, butane, and natural gasoline.  The following facilities shall be included in this definition if, and only if, located on the same property as a natural gas/gasoline processing operation previously defined: compressor stations, dehydration units, sweetening units, field treatment, underground storage, liquified natural gas units, and field gas gathering systems.

     (31)  Petroleum refinery--Any facility engaged in producing gasoline, kerosene, distillate fuel oils, residual fuel oils, lubricants, or other products through distillation of crude oil, or through the redistillation, cracking, extraction, reforming, or other processing of unfinished petroleum derivatives.

     (32)  Polymer or resin manufacturing process--A process that produces any of the following polymers or resins: polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and styrenebutadiene latex.

     (33)  Pressure relief valve--A safety device used to prevent operating pressures from exceeding the maximum allowable working pressure of the process equipment.  A pressure relief valve is automatically actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve, but does not include:
          (A) a rupture disk; or
          (B) a conservation vent or other device on an atmospheric storage tank that is actuated either by a vacuum or a pressure of no more than 2.5 pounds per square inch gauge.

     (34)  Printing line--An operation consisting of a series of one or more printing processes and including associated drying areas.

     (35)  Process drain--Any opening (including a covered or controlled opening) that is installed or used to receive or convey wastewater into the wastewater system.
     (36)  Process unit--The smallest set of process equipment that can operate independently and includes all operations necessary to achieve its process objective.

     (37)  Rupture disk--A diaphragm held between flanges for the purpose of isolating a volatile organic compound from the atmosphere or from a downstream pressure relief valve.

     (38)  Shutdown or turnaround--For the purposes of this chapter, a work practice or operational procedure that stops production from a process unit or part of a unit during which time it is technically feasible to clear process material from a process unit or part of a unit consistent with safety constraints, and repairs can be accomplished.
          (A) The term shutdown or turnaround does not include a work practice that would stop production from a process unit or part of a unit:
               (i) for less than 24 hours; or 
               (ii) for a shorter period of time than would be required to clear the process unit or part of the unit and start up the unit.
          (B) Operation of a process unit or part of a unit in recycle mode (i.e., process material is circulated, but production does not occur) is not considered shutdown.

     (39)  Startup--For the purposes of this chapter, the setting into operation of a piece of equipment or process unit for the purpose of production or waste management.

     (40)  Strippable volatile organic compound (VOC)--Any VOC in cooling tower heat exchange system water that is emitted to the atmosphere when the water passes through the cooling tower.

     (41)  Synthetic organic chemical manufacturing process--A process that produces, as intermediates or final products, one or more of the chemicals listed in 40 Code of Federal Regulations §60.489 (October 17, 2000).

     (42)  Tank-truck tank--Any storage tank having a capacity greater than 1,000 gallons, mounted on a tank-truck or trailer.  Vacuum trucks used exclusively for maintenance and spill response are not considered to be tank-truck tanks.

     (43)  Transport vessel--Any land-based mode of transportation (truck or rail) equipped with a storage tank having a capacity greater than 1,000 gallons that is used to transport oil, gasoline, or other volatile organic liquid bulk cargo. Vacuum trucks used exclusively for maintenance and spill response are not considered to be transport vessels.

     (44)  True partial pressure--The absolute aggregate partial pressure of all volatile organic compounds in a gas stream.

     (45)  Vapor balance system--A system that provides for containment of hydrocarbon vapors by returning displaced vapors from the receiving vessel back to the originating vessel.

     (46)  Vapor control system or vapor recovery system--Any control system that utilizes vapor collection equipment to route volatile organic compounds (VOC) to a control device that reduces VOC emissions.

     (47)  Vapor-tight--Not capable of allowing the passage of gases at the pressures encountered except where other acceptable leak-tight conditions are prescribed in this chapter.

     (48)  Waxy, high pour point crude oil--A crude oil with a pour point of 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius) or higher as determined by the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard D97-66, "Test for Pour Point of Petroleum Oils."

Adopted November 15, 2006, Effective December 7, 2006 (5-84).
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