Alaska Statutes.
Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation
Chapter 14. Air Quality Control
Section 990. Definitions.
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AS 46.14.990. Definitions.

In this chapter,

(1) "air pollutant" has the meaning given in 42 U.S.C. 7602 (Clean Air Act, sec. 302);

(2) "ambient air" has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 50.1;

(3) "ambient air quality standard" means a standard, other than an emission standard, adopted under AS 46.14.010 , 46.14.140, 46.14.400(f), or 42 U.S.C. 7409 (Clean Air Act, sec. 109);

(4) "building, structure, facility, or installation" has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 51.166(b) except that it includes a vessel

(A) that is anchored or otherwise permanently or temporarily stationed within a locale;

(B) upon which a stationary source or stationary sources are located; not including stationary sources engaged in propulsion of the vessel; and

(C) that is used for an industrial process, excluding a tank vessel in the trade of transporting cargo; in this subparagraph, "industrial process" means the extraction of raw material or the physical or chemical transformation of raw material in either composition or character;

(5) "commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental conservation;

(6) "construction" has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 51.166(b);

(7) "construction permit" means a permit under AS 46.14.130 (a), including all relevant exhibits, addendums, transmittal letters, compliance schedules, administrative orders, emergency orders, and court orders;

(8) "department" means the Department of Environmental Conservation;

(9) "emission" means a release of one or more air pollutants to the atmosphere;

(10) "emission limitation" and "emission standard" have the meanings given in 40 C.F.R. 51.100;

(11) "emissions unit" has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 51.166(b)(7) or 40 C.F.R. 70.2, depending on the context in which the term is used;

(12) "federal administrator" means the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency;

(13) "fugitive emissions" has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 51.166(b);

(14) "hazardous air pollutant" means a pollutant listed in or under 42 U.S.C. 7412(b) (Clean Air Act, sec. 112(b));

(15) "local air quality control program" means a program authorized under AS 46.14.400 to implement some or all of the provisions of this chapter;

(16) "major modification" means a change that meets the definition of "major modification" under either 40 C.F.R. 51.165 or 40 C.F.R. 51.166;

(17) "major stationary source" means a stationary source or physical change that meets the definition of "major stationary source" under either 40 C.F.R. 51.165 or 40 C.F.R. 51.166;

(18) [Repealed, Sec. 8 ch 33 SLA 2005].

(19) "operating permit" means a permit under AS 46.14.130 (b), including all relevant exhibits, addendums, transmittal letters, compliance schedules, administrative orders, emergency orders, and court orders;

(20) "operator" means a person or persons who direct, control, or supervise a stationary source or emissions unit that has the potential to emit an air pollutant to the atmosphere;

(21) "owner" means a person or persons with a proprietary or possessory interest in a stationary source or emissions unit that has the potential to emit an air pollutant to the atmosphere;

(22) "person" has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060 and also includes an agency of the United States, a municipality, the University of Alaska, the Alaska Railroad Corporation, and other departments, agencies, instrumentalities, units, and corporate authorities of the state;

(23) "potential to emit" has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 51.166(b);

(24) "regulated air pollutant" means an air pollutant subject to regulation under 42 U.S.C. 7401 - 7671q (Clean Air Act);

(25) "small business facility" means a stationary source that

(A) is owned or operated by a person who employs 100 or fewer individuals;

(B) is a small business concern as defined in 15 U.S.C. 631 (Small Business Act); and

(C) emits less than 100 TPY of regulated air pollutants;

(26) "stack" has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 51.100;

(27) "stationary source" has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 51.166(b) or 40 C.F.R. 70.2, depending on the context in which the term is used;;

(28) "tank vessel" means a waterborne vessel, ship, or barge, whether or not self-propelled, that is constructed or converted to carry cargo; "tank vessel" includes a tanker, tank ship, or combination carrier, but does not include a vessel that is loading or unloading

(A) cargo in sealed drums, barrels, or other packages; or

(B) petroleum or petroleum products solely as fuel for use on that vessel;

(29) "TPY" means tons per year.

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