All terms used in this subpart not defined in this section are given the same meaning as in the Act or in subpart D of part 63 of this chapter.
Act means the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
Actual emissions means the actual rate of emissions of a pollutant, but does not include excess emissions from a malfunction, or startups and shutdowns associated with a malfunction. Actual emissions shall be calculated using the early reductions source's actual operating rates, and types of materials processed, stored, or combusted during the selected time period.
Affected States are all States:
(1) Whose air quality may be affected and that are contiguous to the State in which a permit, permit modification or permit renewal is being proposed; or
(2) That are within 50 miles of the permitted source.
Comprehensive title V permit program means a program approved by the Administrator under part 70 of this chapter or a program promulgated for EPA permit issuance under title V that encompasses all applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act.
Draft permit means the version of a permit for which the Administrator offers public participation under § 71.27.
Early reductions source means a source of hazardous air pollutants as defined pursuant to § 63.73 of this chapter.
Emissions unit means any part or activity of a stationary source that emits or has the potential to emit any hazardous air pollutant.
Enforceable commitment means a document drafted pursuant to section 112(i)(5)(B) of the Act and signed by a responsible company official which commits a company to achieving before January 1, 1994 sufficient reductions in hazardous air pollutants from a designated early reductions source to qualify such source for a compliance extension under section 112(i)(5)(A) of the Act.
EPA or Administrator means the Administrator of the EPA or his or her designee.
Final permit means the version of a permit issued by the Administrator under this subpart that has completed all review procedures required by § 71.27.
Hazardous air pollutant means any air pollutant listed pursuant to section 112(b) of the Act.
Permit means any permit covering an existing early reductions source that is issued, amended, or revised pursuant to this subpart.
Permit revision means any permit modification or administrative permit amendment.
Post-reduction year means the one year period beginning with the date early reductions have to be achieved to qualify for a compliance extension under subpart D of part 63 of this chapter, unless a source has established with the Administrator an earlier one year period as the post-reduction year. For most sources, the post-reduction year would begin with the date of proposal of the first section 112(d) standard applicable to the early reductions source; however, for sources that have made enforceable commitments, it would be the year from January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994.
Responsible official means one of the following:
(1) For a corporation: a president, secretary, treasurer, or vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation, or a duly authorized representative of such person if the representative is responsible for the overall operation of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities applying for or subject to a permit and either:
(i) The facilities employ more than 250 persons or have gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding $25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars); or
(ii) The delegation of authority to such representative is approved in advance by the permitting authority;
(2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: a general partner or the proprietor, respectively; or
(3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: Either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official. For the purposes of this part, a principal executive officer of a Federal agency includes the chief executive officer having responsibility for the overall operations of a principal geographic unit of the agency (e.g., a Regional Administrator of EPA).
Section 112(d) standard means an emission standard issued by the Administrator under section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act, as amended.
State means any non-Federal permitting authority, including any local agency, interstate association, or statewide program. The term “State” also includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Where such meaning is clear from the context, “State” shall have its conventional meaning.