30 Tex. Admin. Code § 101.330 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this division, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
Allowance--The authorization to emit one ton of nitrogen oxides (NOx) or sulfur
dioxide (SO 2) during a control period.
(2) Authorized account representative--The
responsible person who is authorized, in writing, to transfer and otherwise
manage allowances.
(3) Banked
allowance--An allowance which is not used to reconcile emissions in the
designated year of allocation, but which is carried forward into future years
and noted in the compliance or broker account as "banked."
(4) Broker--A person not required to
participate in the requirements of this division who opens an account under
this division for the purpose of banking and trading emissions
allowances.
(5) Broker account--The
account where allowances held by a broker are recorded. Allowances held in a
broker account may not be used to satisfy compliance requirements for this
division.
(6) Coal--All solid fuels
classified as anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, or lignite by the American
Society for Testing and Materials Designation ASTM D388 92 ''Standard
Classification of Coals by Rank'' (as incorporated by reference in Title 40
Code of Federal Regulations, §72.13 (effective June 25, 1999)).
(7) Coal-fired--The combustion of fuel
consisting of coal as defined in paragraph (6) of this section or any
coal-derived fuel (except coal-derived gaseous fuels with a sulfur content no
greater than natural gas), alone or in combination with any other fuel. The
definition is independent of the percentage of coal or coal-derived fuel
consumed during any control period.
(8) Compliance account--The account where
allowances held by an EGF or multiple EGFs are recorded for the purposes of
meeting the requirements of this division and Chapter 116, Subchapter I of this
title (relating to Electric Generating Facility Permits). EGFs not under common
ownership or control may have separate compliance accounts.
(9) Control period--The 12-month period
beginning May 1 of each year and ending April 30 of the following year. Control
periods begin May 1, 2003.
(10)
East Texas Region--All counties traversed by or east of Interstate Highway 35
north of San Antonio or traversed by or east of Interstate Highway 37 south of
San Antonio, and also including Bexar, Bosque, Coryell, Hood, Parker,
Somervell, and Wise Counties.
(11)
Electing EGF--An electric generating facility permitted under Chapter 116,
Subchapter B of this title (relating to New Source Review Permits) which is not
subject to the requirements of Texas Utility Code, §39.264 and elects to
comply with Chapter 116, Subchapter I of this title (relating to Electric
Generating Facility Permits).
(12)
Electric generating facility (EGF)--A facility that generates electric energy
for compensation and is owned or operated by a person in this state, including
a municipal corporation, electric cooperative, or river authority.
(13) El Paso Region--All of El Paso County,
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and Sunland Park, New Mexico.
(14) Grandfathered EGF--A facility that is
not subject to the requirement to obtain a permit under TCAA,
§382.0518(g), and that generates electric energy for compensation and is
owned or operated by a person in this state, including a municipal corporation,
electric cooperative, or river authority.
(15) Heat input--The heat derived from the
combustion of any fuel at an EGF. Heat input does not include the heat derived
from reheated combustion air, recirculated flue gas, or exhaust from other
sources.
(16) NOx allowance--An
authorization to emit is valid only for the purposes of meeting the
requirements of this division and Chapter 116, Subchapter I of this
title.
(17) Person--For the purpose
of initial issuance of permits under Chapter 116, Subchapter I of this title,
and for the issuance of allowances under this division, a person includes an
individual, a partnership of two or more persons having a joint or common
interest, a mutual or cooperative association, and a corporation, but does not
include an electric cooperative.
(18) SO2 allowance--An authorization to emit
SO2 valid only for the purposes for meeting the requirements of this division
and Chapter 116, Subchapter I of this title.
(19) West Texas Region--All counties not
contained in the East Texas Region or El Paso Region.
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