326 IAC 25-1-2 - Definitions
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-17-3-4; IC 13-17-3-12
Affected: IC 13-11-2; IC 13-15; IC 13-17
Sec. 2.
In addition to the definitions in IC 13-11-2, the following definitions apply throughout this rule and 326 IAC 25-2:
(1) "Commissioner", as defined in IC
13-11-2 -35 (a), means the
commissioner of the department of environmental management.
(2) "Comprehensive Local Environmental Action
Network Community Challenge Program" or "CLEAN" means the voluntary state
program for units of local government in Indiana that:
(A) demonstrate environmental stewardship;
and
(B) strive for continual
environmental improvement.
(3) "Department", as defined in IC
13-11-2 -51 , means the Indiana
department of environmental management.
(4) "Entity" means a company, corporation,
firm, enterprise, authority, institution, partnership, sole proprietorship,
limited liability company, any person as defined in IC
13-11-2-158(a),
or unit of local government, or part or combination thereof, whether
incorporated or not, public or private, that has its own functions and
administration. Except as described in section 4(c) of this rule, an entity has
one (1) geographic location under:
(A) at
least one (1) EMS for ESP members; and
(B) the direction of senior
management.
(5)
"Environmental aspect" means an element of the activities, products, or
services of an entity that has the potential to interact with the
environment.
(6) "Environmental
impact" means any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial,
wholly or partially resulting from the environmental aspects of an
entity.
(7) "Environmental laws,
rules, and regulations", for the purpose of this article, means the system of
laws and standards administered by U.S. EPA, the department, or related local
government bodies.
(8)
"Environmental management system" or "EMS" means a continuous cycle of
planning, implementing, reviewing, and improving a set of documented processes
and practices used to develop and implement the environmental policy and manage
the environmental aspects of an entity to:
(A) maintain compliance;
(B) reduce adverse environmental impacts;
and
(C) increase operational
efficiency.
(9)
"Environmental objective" means an environmental goal that is consistent with
the environmental policy of an entity.
(10) "Environmental policy" means the overall
commitment and direction of an entity related to environmental performance as
formally expressed by senior management.
(11) "Environmental Stewardship Program" or
"ESP" means the voluntary state program for entities in Indiana that:
(A) demonstrate environmental stewardship;
and
(B) strive for continual
environmental improvement.
(12) "Environmental target" means a detailed
performance requirement that:
(A) is
quantified where practical; and
(B)
arises from the environmental objectives.
(13) "Geographic location", for the purposes
of this article, means an aggregation of one (1) or more operations that are:
(A) located on:
(i) one (1) piece of property; or
(ii) contiguous or adjacent properties;
and
(B) owned, operated,
or controlled by the same entity.
(14) "Independent audit" means an audit
conducted by a party that:
(A) is not
directly employed by the entity being audited; and
(B) has not played a substantive role in
implementing the EMS being audited.
(15) "Senior management" means the following:
(A) For entities, the individual or
individuals with executive responsibility for the entity.
(B) For a partnership or sole proprietorship,
a general partner or the proprietor, respectively.
(C) For a unit of local government or other
governmental unit, either a principal executive officer or ranking elected
official.
(16) "U.S. EPA"
means the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or
the administrator's designee.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-17-3-4; IC 13-17-3-12
Affected: IC 13-11-2; IC 13-15; IC 13-17
Sec. 2.
In addition to the definitions in IC 13-11-2, the following definitions apply throughout this rule and 326 IAC 25-2:
(1) "Commissioner", as defined in IC 13-11-2 -35(a), means the commissioner of the department of environmental management.
(2) "Comprehensive Local Environmental Action Network Community Challenge Program" or "CLEAN" means the voluntary state program for units of local government in Indiana that:
(A) demonstrate environmental stewardship; and
(B) strive for continual environmental improvement.
(3) "Department", as defined in IC 13-11-2 -51, means the Indiana department of environmental management.
(4) "Entity" means a company, corporation, firm, enterprise, authority, institution, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, any person as defined in IC 13-11-2-158(a), or unit of local government, or part or combination thereof, whether incorporated or not, public or private, that has its own functions and administration. Except as described in section 4(c) of this rule, an entity has one (1) geographic location under:
(A) at least one (1) EMS for ESP members; and
(B) the direction of senior management.
(5) "Environmental aspect" means an element of the activities, products, or services of an entity that has the potential to interact with the environment.
(6) "Environmental impact" means any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from the environmental aspects of an entity.
(7) "Environmental laws, rules, and regulations", for the purpose of this article, means the system of laws and standards administered by U.S. EPA, the department, or related local government bodies.
(8) "Environmental management system" or "EMS" means a continuous cycle of planning, implementing, reviewing, and improving a set of documented processes and practices used to develop and implement the environmental policy and manage the environmental aspects of an entity to:
(A) maintain compliance;
(B) reduce adverse environmental impacts; and
(C) increase operational efficiency.
(9) "Environmental objective" means an environmental goal that is consistent with the environmental policy of an entity.
(10) "Environmental policy" means the overall commitment and direction of an entity related to environmental performance as formally expressed by senior management.
(11) "Environmental Stewardship Program" or "ESP" means the voluntary state program for entities in Indiana that:
(A) demonstrate environmental stewardship; and
(B) strive for continual environmental improvement.
(12) "Environmental target" means a detailed performance requirement that:
(A) is quantified where practical; and
(B) arises from the environmental objectives.
(13) "Geographic location", for the purposes of this article, means an aggregation of one (1) or more operations that are:
(A) located on:
(i) one (1) piece of property; or
(ii) contiguous or adjacent properties; and
(B) owned, operated, or controlled by the same entity.
(14) "Independent audit" means an audit conducted by a party that:
(A) is not directly employed by the entity being audited; and
(B) has not played a substantive role in implementing the EMS being audited.
(15) "Senior management" means the following:
(A) For entities, the individual or individuals with executive responsibility for the entity.
(B) For a partnership or sole proprietorship, a general partner or the proprietor, respectively.
(C) For a unit of local government or other governmental unit, either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official.
(16) "U.S. EPA" means the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the administrator's designee.