Ohio Admin. Code 3745-104-01 - Definitions
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(A) Except as otherwise provided in this
rule, the definitions in rule
3745-15-01 of the
Administrative Code shall apply to this
chapter.
(B) As used in Chapter
3745-104 of the Administrative Code:
(18)(19)
"Major change" means introduction of a new process, process equipment, or
regulated substance, an alteration of process chemistry that results in any
change to safe operating limits, or other alteration that introduces a new
hazard.
(19)(20) "Mechanical
integrity" means the process of ensuring that process equipment is fabricated
from the proper materials of construction and is properly installed,
maintained, and replaced to prevent failures and accidental releases.
(20)(21)
"Medical treatment" means treatment, other than first aid, administered by a
physician or registered professional personnel under standing orders from a
physician.
(21)(22) "Mitigation" or
"mitigation system" means specific activities, technologies, or equipment
designed or deployed to capture or control substances upon loss of containment
to minimize exposure of the public or the environment. Passive mitigation means
equipment, devices, or technologies that function without human, mechanical, or
other energy input. Active mitigation means equipment, devices, or technologies
that need human, mechanical, or other energy input to function.
(22)(23)
"NAICS" means North American industry classification system.
(23)(24)
"Natural gas processing plant (gas plant)" means any processing site engaged in
the extraction of natural gas liquids from field gas, fractionation of mixed
natural gas liquids to natural gas products, or both, classified as North
American industrial classification system (NAICS) code 211112 (previously
standard industrial classification (SIC) code 1321).
(24)(25) "NFPA" means the
national fire protection association.
(25)(26) "Offsite" means
areas beyond the property boundary of the stationary source, and areas within
the property boundary to which the public has routine and unrestricted access
during or outside business hours.
(26)(27) "OSHA" means the
United States occupational safety and health administration.
(27)(28)
"Owner or operator" means any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or
supervises a stationary source.
(28)(29) "Petroleum
refining process unit" means a process unit used in an establishment primarily
engaged in petroleum refining as defined in NAICS code 32411 for petroleum
refining (formerly SIC code 2911) and used for the following: producing
transportation fuels (such as gasoline, diesel fuels, and jet fuels), heating
fuels (such as kerosene, fuel gas distillate, and fuel oils), or lubrications;
separating petroleum, or separating, cracking, reacting, or reforming
intermediate petroleum streams. Examples of such units include, but are not
limited to, petroleum based solvent units, alkylation units, catalytic
hydrotreating, catalytic hydrorefining, catalytic hydrocracking, catalytic
reforming, catalytic cracking, crude distillation, lube oil process
processing.
(29)(30) "Population"
means the public.
(30)(31) "Process" means
any activity involving a regulated substance, including any use, storage,
manufacturing, handling, or on-site movement of the substance or any
combination of these activities. Any group of vessels that are interconnected,
or separate vessels that are located in such a manner that a regulated
substance potentially could be involved in a release,
shall be
and
are considered a single process.
(31)(32) "Produced water"
means water extracted from the earth from an oil or natural gas production
well, or that is separated from oil or natural gas after extraction.
(32)(33)
"Public" means any person except employees or contractors at the stationary
source.
(33)(34) "Public receptor"
means off-site residences, institutions such as schools or hospitals,
industrial, commercial, and office building, parks, or recreational areas
inhabited or occupied by the public at any time without restriction by the
stationary source where members of the public could be exposed to toxic
concentrations, radiant heat, or overpressure as a result of an accidental
release.
(34)(35) "Regulated
substance" means a toxic or flammable substance listed in rule
3745-104-04 of
the Administrative Code.
(35)(36) "Replacement in
kind" means a replacement that satisfies the design specifications.
(36)(37)
"Retail facility" means a stationary source at which more than one-half of the
income is obtained from direct sales to end users or at which more than
one-half of the fuel sold, by volume, is sold through a cylinder exchange
program.
(37)(38) "Risk management
plan " or "RMP" means a risk management plan required in rule
3745-104-38
of the Administrative Code.
(38)(39) "Stationary
source" means any buildings, structures, equipment, installations, or
substance-emitting stationary activities that belong to the same industrial
group as described in the standard industrial classification manual, 1987, that
are located on one or more contiguous properties under the control of the same
person or persons (or persons under common control), and from which an
accidental release may occur. Properties shall not be considered contiguous
solely because of a railroad or pipeline right-of-way.
(39)(40) "Threshold
quantity" means the quantity established for a regulated substance in rule
3745-104-02
of the Administrative Code that, if exceeded, subject an owner or operator to
compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it.
(40)(41)
"Vessel" means any reactor, tank, drum, barrel, cylinder, vat, kettle, boiler,
pipe, hose, or other container.
(41)(42) "Worst-case
release" means the release of the largest quantity of a regulated substance
from a vessel or process line failure that results in the greatest distance to
an endpoint defined in rule
3745-104-09
of the Administrative Code.
(1)
"Accidental release" means an unanticipated emission of a regulated substance
into the ambient air from a stationary source.
(2) "Administrative controls" means written
procedural mechanisms used for hazard control.
(3) "AIChE/CCPS" means the American institute
of chemical engineers/center for chemical process safety.
(4) "API" means the American petroleum
institute.
(5) "Article" means a
manufactured item, as defined under
29 CFR
1910.1200(b), that is formed
to a specific shape or design during manufacture, that has end use functions
dependent in whole or in part upon the shape or design during end use, and that
does not release or otherwise result in exposure to a regulated substance under
normal conditions of processing and use.
(6) "ASME" means the American society of
mechanical engineers.
(7) "CAS"
means the chemical abstracts service.
(8) "Catastrophic release" means a major
uncontrolled emission, fire, or explosion, involving one or more regulated
substances that presents imminent and substantial endangerment to public health
and the environment.
(9) "Clean Air
Act Amendments" means the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 contained in
42 USC
7401 to
7671q,
and regulations adopted under it.
(10) "Condensate" means hydrocarbon liquid
separated from natural gas that condenses due to changes in temperature,
pressure, or both, and remains liquid at standard conditions.
(11) "Covered process" means a process that
has a regulated substance present in an amount that is in excess of the
threshold quantity established in rule
3745-104-02
of the Administrative Code.
(12)
"Crude oil" means any naturally occurring, unrefined petroleum
liquid.
(13) "DOT" means the United
States department of transportation.
(14) "Environmental receptor" means natural
areas such as national or state parks, forests, or monuments; federally
designated or state-designated wildlife sanctuaries, preserves, refuges, or
areas; and federal wilderness areas, that could be exposed at any time to toxic
concentrations, radiant heat, or overpressure greater than or equal to the
endpoints prescribed in rule
3745-104-10
of the Administrative Code, as a result of an accidental release and that can
be identified on United States geological survey maps.
(15) "Field gas" means gas extracted from a
production well before the gas enters a natural gas processing plant.
(16) "Hot work" means work involving electric
or gas welding, cutting, brazing, or similar flame or spark-producing
operations.
(17) "Injury" means any
effect on a human that requires medical treatment or hospitalization and that
results from either of the following :
(a) The direct exposure to toxic
concentrations, radiant heat, or overpressures resulting from an accidental
release; or
.
(b) The
direct consequences of a vapor cloud explosion (such as flying glass, debris,
and other projectiles) from an accidental release.
(18)
"LEPC" means
local emergency planning committee as established under
42
USC
11001(c).
(a) "Stationary source" includes
transportation containers that are used for storage not incident to
transportation and transportation containers that are connected to equipment at
a stationary source for loading and unloading. "Stationary source" does not
include the transportation, including storage incident to transportation, of
any regulated substance under this chapter. "Stationary source" does not
include naturally occurring hydrocarbon reservoirs.
(b) "Transportation" includes, but is not
limited to, transportation that is subject to oversight or regulation under 49
CFR Part 192, 193, or 195, or to a state natural gas or hazardous liquid
program for which the state has in effect a certification to the United States
department of transportation under
49 USC
60105.
(C) Referenced materials. This chapter
includes references to certain subject matter or materials. The text of the
referenced materials is not included in the rules contained in this chapter.
Information on the availability of the referenced materials as well as the date
of, and/or the particular edition or version of the material is included in
this rule. For materials subject to change, only the specific versions
specified in this rule are referenced. Material is referenced as it exists on
the effective date of this rule. Except for subsequent annual publication of
existing (unmodified) Code of Federal Regulation compilations, any amendment or
revision to a reference document is not applicable unless and until this rule
has been amended to specify the new dates.
(1) Availability. The referenced materials
are available as follows:
(a) Chemical
Abstract Service (CAS). Information can be obtained by writing to: "Chemical
Abstract Service, 2540 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43202," or by
visiting their web site at www.cas.org.
(b) Clean Air Act as defined in this rule.
Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: "Superintendent of
Documents, Attn: New Orders, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954." The
full text of the Act as amended in 1990 is also available in electronic format
at www.epa.gov/oar/caa/
https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview.
A copy of the Act is also available for inspection and
copying
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(c) Code of Federal Regulations. Information
and copies may be obtained by writing to: "Superintendent of Documents, Attn:
New Orders, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954." The full text of the CFR
is also available in electronic format at www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/
https://www.ecfr.gov/. The CFR
compilations are also available for inspection and copying
use at most
public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(d) North American industry classification
system. Information and copies may be obtained by contacting the National
Technical Information Service at 1-800-553-6847. The codes are also available
in electronic format at www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html.
(e) National Fire Protection Association.
Information on the National Fire Protection Association codes may be obtained
by contacting the association at 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts
02169-7471, 617-770-3000. Codes may be ordered on line at
www.nfpa.org/catalog/home/index.asp
https://nfpa.org/. Copies of the code
are available at most public libraries and "The State Library of
Ohio."
(f) Risk Management Plan
Offsite Consequence Analysis Guidance. The guidance may be obtained by
contacting the USEPA hotline at 1-800-424-9346. The full documentation may be
obtained in electronic format at http//www.epa.gov/emergencies/guidance.htm#rmp
https://www.epa.gov/emergency-response#rmp.
The guidance may also be obtained and copied at most public libraries and "The
State Library of Ohio."
(g) United
States Code. Information and copies may be obtained by writing to:
"Superintendent of Documents, Attn: New Orders, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA
15250-7954." The full text of the United States Code is also available in
electronic format at http//www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/USCODE.
USC compilations are also available for inspection and
copying
use
at most public libraries and "The State Library of Ohio."
(2) Referenced materials.
(k)(l)
42 USC
11003; "Title 42-The Public Health and
Welfare Chapter 116-Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Subchapter I
-Emergency Planning and Notification"; as
published January 3, 2007 in the
2006
2018
Edition
edition of the United States Code.
(l)(m) 49
CFR Part 192 ; "Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline"; as published
in the July 1, 2009
2020 Code of Federal Regulations.
(m)(n) 49
CFR Part 193 ; "Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline"; as published
in the July 1, 2009
2020 Code of Federal Regulations.
(n)(o) 49
CFR Part 195 ; "Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline"; as published
in the July 1, 2009
2020 Code of Federal Regulations.
(o)(p)
49 USC section
60105; "Transportation: Subtitle VIII -
Pipelines"; as published January 3, 2007 in
the 2006
2020
Edition
edition of the United States Code.
(p)(q)
NFPA 704; "Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials
for Emergency Response"; 2007 Edition
edition .
(q)(r) "Risk Management
Plan Offsite Consequence Analysis"; April 1999.
(r)(s) Section 112(r) of
the Clean Air Act; contained in
42 USC Section
7412(r); "Hazardous Air
Pollutants, Prevention of Accidental Releases"; July
14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, Sec. 112; as added Pub. L. 91-604,
Sec.
4 (a), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1685; amended
Pub. L. 95-95, title I,
Sec. 109 (d)(2),
title I,
110 , title IV, Sec. 401(c), Aug. 7, 1977, 91
Stat. 701, 703, 791; Pub. L. 95-623,
Sec.
13 (b), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3458;
Pub.
L. 101-549 ,
title III, Sec.
301 , Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2531
Pub.
L. 102-187 , Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1285;
Pub.
L. 105-362 ,
title IV, Sec.
402 (b), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3283;
Pub.
L. 106-40 ,
Sec.
2 ,
3 (a), Aug. 5, 1999, 113
Stat. 207, 208
as published in the 2018
edition of the United States Code .
(a)
15
USC 632; "Commerce and Trade, Aid to Small
Business, Small Business Concern"; as published January 3, 2007 in the 2006
2018 edition of
the United States Code.
(b)
29 CFR
1910.119; "Process Safety Management of
Highly Hazardous Chemicals"; 57 FR 6403, Feb. 24,
1992; 57 FR 7847, Mar. 4, 1992, as amended at 61 FR 9238, Mar. 7, 1996; 67 FR
67964, Nov. 7, 2002.
as published in the July
1, 2020 Code of Federal Regulations.
(c)
29 CFR
1910.252; "Subpart Q - Welding, Cutting, and
Brazing"; 39 FR 23502, June 27, 1974, as amended at
40 FR 23073, May 28, 1975; 43 FR 49750, Oct. 24, 1978; 49 FR 5323, Feb. 10,
1984; 51 FR 34562, Sept. 29, 1986; 54 FR 24334, June 7, 1989; 55 FR 13696, Apr.
11, 1990; 61 FR 9227, March 7, 1996; 63 FR 1152, Jan. 8, 1998
as published in the July 1, 2020 Code of Federal
Regulations. .
(d) 29 CFR
1920.1200 ; "Toxic and Hazardous Substances"; 59 FR
6170, Feb. 9, 1994, as amended at 59 FR 17479, Apr. 13, 1994; 59 FR 65948, Dec.
22, 1994; 61 FR 9245, Mar. 7, 1996
as
published in the July 1, 2020 Code of Federal Regulations. .
(e)
40 CFR
71.7; "Federal Operating Permit Programs,
Permit issuance, renewal, reopenings, and revisions";
61 FR 34228, July 1, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 8263,
Feb. 19, 1999
as published in the July 1, 2020
Code of Federal Regulations. .
(f) 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix W, section
8.2.8; "Guideline on Air Quality Models"; 59 FR
16715, Apr. 7, 1994, 70 FR 68228, Nov. 9, 2005
as published in the July 1, 2020 Code of Federal
Regulations. .
(g)40 CFR Part
68; "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements Under Clean Air Act Section
112(r)(7)"; as published in the July 1, 2009
2020 Code of
Federal Regulations.
(h) 40 CFR
Part 71 ; "Federal Operating Permit Programs"; as published in the July 1,
2009
2020 Code
of Federal Regulations.
(i) 40 CFR
Part 355 ; "Emergency Planning and Notification"; as published in the in the
July 1, 2009
2020 Code of Federal Regulations.
(j)
42 USC
7401 to
7671q;
"The Public Health and Welfare-Air Pollution Prevention and Control";
Pub.
L. 101-549 , title I-IX, Sec 101-901, Nov. 15,
1990, 104 Stat. 2399; as amended
Pub.
L. 103-437 ,
Sec
15 (s), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4594;
Pub.
L. 104-264 ,
title IV, Sec.
406 (b), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3257;
Pub.
L. 105-277 , div. A, Sec. 101(a)(title VII, Sec.
764), Oct 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681-36
Pub.
L. 105-362 ,
title XV, Sec.
1501 (b), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat.
3294
as published in the 2018 edition of the
United States Code .
(k)
42
USC 11001; "Establishment of State
commissions, planning districts, and local committees"; as published in the
2018 edition of the United States Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3753.02
Rule Amplifies: 3753.01, 3753.02, 3753.03
Prior Effective Dates: 08/13/1999, 03/09/2001, 07/01/2005, 01/08/2010
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