{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-46.14.990","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 46.14.990","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this chapter,\n(1) “air pollutant” has the meaning given in 42 U.S.C. 7602 (Clean Air Act, sec. 302);\n(2) “ambient air” has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 50.1;\n(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);\n(4) “building, structure, facility, or installation” has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 51.166(b) except that it includes a vessel\n(A) that is anchored or otherwise permanently or temporarily stationed within a locale;\n(B) upon which a stationary source or stationary sources are located; not including stationary sources engaged in propulsion of the vessel; and\n(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;\n(5) “commissioner” means the commissioner of environmental conservation;\n(6) “construction” has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 51.166(b);\n(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;\n(8) “department” means the Department of Environmental Conservation;\n(9) “emission” means a release of one or more air pollutants to the atmosphere;\n(10) “emission limitation” and “emission standard” have the meanings given in 40 C.F.R. 51.100;\n(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;\n(12) “federal administrator” means the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency;\n(13) [Repealed, § 82 ch 41 SLA 2009.]\n(14) “hazardous air pollutant” means a pollutant listed in or under 42 U.S.C. 7412(b) (Clean Air Act, sec. 112(b));\n(15) “local air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;\n(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;\n(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;\n(18) “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;\n(19) “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;\n(20) “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;\n(21) “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;\n(22) “potential to emit” has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 51.166(b);\n(23) “regulated air pollutant” means an air pollutant subject to regulation under 42 U.S.C. 7401 — 7671q (Clean Air Act);\n(24) “small business facility” means a stationary source that\n(A) is owned or operated by a person who employs 100 or fewer individuals;\n(B) is a small business concern as defined in 15 U.S.C. 632; and\n(C) emits less than 100 tons per year of regulated air pollutants;\n(25) “stack” has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 51.100;\n(26) “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;\n(27) “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\n(A) cargo in sealed drums, barrels, or other packages; or\n(B) petroleum or petroleum products solely as fuel for use on that vessel;\n(28) [Repealed, § 60 ch 3 SLA 2017.]","path":["Title 46. 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