9 Va. Admin. Code § 5-40-2700 - Definitions
"Feed manufacturing" means receiving, conditioning (drying, sizing, cleaning), blending and pelleting of grains, and their subsequent bagging or bulk loading.
"Manufacturing operation" means any process operation or combination of physically connected dissimilar process operations which is operated to effect physical or chemical changes, or both, in an article.
"Materials handling equipment" means any equipment used as a part of a process operation or combination of process operations which does not effect a physical or chemical change in the material or in an article, such as, but not limited to, conveyors, elevators, feeders or weighters.
"Physically connected" means any combination of process operations connected by materials handling equipment and designed for simultaneous complementary operation.
"Process operation" means any method, form, action, operation or treatment of manufacturing or processing, including any storage or handling of materials or products before, during or after manufacturing or processing.
"Process unit" means any step in a manufacturing or processing operation which results in the emission of pollutants to the atmosphere.
"Process weight" means total weight of all materials introduced into any process unit which may cause any emission of pollutants. Process weight includes solid fuels charged, but does not include liquid and gaseous fuels charged or combustion air for all fuels.
"Process weight rate" means a rate established as follows:
"Production rate" means the weight of final product obtained per hour of operation. If the rate of product going to storage can vary, the production rate shall be determined by calculation from the feed rates of raw material.
Notes
Statutory Authority
§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.
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