| (23) Carbon regeneration unit--Any enclosed thermal
treatment device used to regenerate spent activated carbon.
(24) Cathode ray tube (CRT)--A vacuum tube, composed
primarily of glass, which is the visual or video display component
of an electronic device. A used, intact CRT means a CRT whose vacuum
has not been released. A used, broken CRT means its glass has been
removed from its housing, or casing whose vacuum has been released.
(25) Cathode ray tube (CRT) collector--A person who
receives used, intact CRTs for recycling, repair, resale, or donation.
(26) Cathode ray tube (CRT) exporter--Any person in
the United States who initiates a transaction to send used CRTs outside
the United States or its territories for recycling or reuse, or any
intermediary in the United States arranging for such export.
(27) Cathode ray tube (CRT) glass manufacturer--An
operation or part of an operation that uses a furnace to manufacture
CRT glass.
(28) Cathode ray tube (CRT) processing--Conducting
all of the following activities:
(A) receiving broken or intact CRTs;
(B) intentionally breaking intact CRTs or further breaking
or separating broken CRTs; and
(C) sorting or otherwise managing glass removed from
CRT monitors.
(29) Central accumulation area--Any on-site hazardous
waste accumulation area with hazardous waste accumulating in units
subject to either 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §262.16
or §262.17, as these sections are adopted under §335.53
of this title (relating to General Standards Applicable to Generators
of Hazardous Waste). In accordance with 40 CFR Part 262, Subpart K,
as adopted by reference under §335.59 of this title (relating
to Alternative Requirements for Hazardous Waste Determination and
Accumulation of Unwanted Material for Laboratories Owned by Eligible
Academic Entities), a central accumulation area at an eligible academic
entity that chooses to operate under 40 CFR Part 262, Subpart K, is
also subject to 40 CFR §262.211 as adopted by reference under §335.59
of this title when accumulating unwanted material and/or hazardous
waste.
(30) Certification--A statement of professional opinion
based upon knowledge and belief.
(31) Class 1 wastes--Any industrial solid waste or
mixture of industrial solid wastes which because of its concentration,
or physical or chemical characteristics, is toxic, corrosive, flammable,
a strong sensitizer or irritant, a generator of sudden pressure by
decomposition, heat, or other means, or may pose a substantial present
or potential danger to human health or the environment when improperly
processed, stored, transported, or disposed of or otherwise managed,
as further defined in §335.505 of this title (relating to Class
1 Waste Determination).
(32) Class 2 wastes--Any individual solid waste or
combination of industrial solid waste which cannot be described as
hazardous, Class 1, or Class 3 as defined in §335.506 of this
title (relating to Class 2 Waste Determination).
(33) Class 3 wastes--Inert and essentially insoluble
industrial solid waste, usually including, but not limited to, materials
such as rock, brick, glass, dirt, and certain plastics and rubber,
etc., that are not readily decomposable, as further defined in §335.507
of this title (relating to Class 3 Waste Determination).
(34) Closed portion--That portion of a facility which
an owner or operator has closed in accordance with the approved facility
closure plan and all applicable closure requirements. (See also "Active portion" and "Inactive
portion.")
(35) Closure--The act of permanently taking a waste
management unit or facility out of service.
(36) Commercial hazardous waste management facility--Any
hazardous waste management facility that accepts hazardous waste or
polychlorinated biphenyl compounds for a charge, except a captured
facility or a facility that accepts waste only from other facilities
owned or effectively controlled by the same person.
(37) Component--Either the tank or ancillary equipment
of a tank system.
(38) Conditionally exempt small quantity generator--A
conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG) is a very small
quantity generator as defined in this section that meets the independent
requirements and the conditions for exemption for a very small quantity
generator under §335.53 of this title (relating to General Standards
Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste). A reference to a conditionally
exempt small quantity generator, "CESQG", or a person who generates
no more than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste in a calendar month
is a reference to a very small quantity generator.
(39) Confined aquifer--An aquifer bounded above and
below by impermeable beds or by beds of distinctly lower permeability
than that of the aquifer itself; an aquifer containing confined groundwater.
(40) Contained--Hazardous secondary materials held
in a unit (including a "Land-based unit" as defined in this section)
that meets the following criteria:
(A) the unit is in good condition, with no leaks or
other continuing or intermittent unpermitted releases of the hazardous
secondary materials to the environment, and is designed, as appropriate
for the hazardous secondary materials, to prevent releases of hazardous
secondary materials to the environment. Unpermitted releases are releases
that are not covered by a permit (such as a permit to discharge to
water or air) and may include, but are not limited to, releases through
surface transport by precipitation runoff, releases to soil and groundwater,
wind-blown dust, fugitive air emissions, and catastrophic unit failures;
(B) the unit is properly labeled or otherwise has a
system (such as a log) to immediately identify the hazardous secondary
materials in the unit;
(C) the unit holds hazardous secondary materials that
are compatible with other hazardous secondary materials placed in
the unit and is compatible with the materials used to construct the
unit and addresses any potential risks of fires or explosions; and
(D) hazardous secondary materials in units that meet
the requirements of 40 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 264 and 265
are presumptively contained.
(41) Container--Any portable device in which a material
is stored, transported, processed, or disposed of, or otherwise handled.
(42) Containment building--A hazardous waste management
unit that is used to store or treat hazardous waste under the provisions
of §335.112(a)(21) or §335.152(a)(19) of this title (relating
to Standards).
(43) Contaminant--Includes, but is not limited to,
"Solid waste," "Hazardous waste," and "Hazardous waste constituent"
as defined in this section; "Pollutant" as defined in Texas Water
Code (TWC), §26.001, and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §361.401;
"Hazardous substance" as defined in THSC, §361.003; and other
substances that are subject to the Texas Hazardous Substances Spill
Prevention and Control Act, TWC, §§26.261 - 26.267.
(44) Contaminated medium/media--A portion or portions
of the physical environment to include soil, sediment, surface water,
groundwater or air, that contain contaminants at levels that pose
a substantial present or future threat to human health and the environment.
(45) Contingency plan--A document setting out an organized,
planned, and coordinated course of action to be followed in case of
a fire, explosion, or release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste
constituents which could threaten human health or the environment.
(46) Control--To apply engineering measures such as
capping or reversible treatment methods and/or institutional measures
such as deed restrictions to facilities or areas with wastes or contaminated
media which result in remedies that are protective of human health
and the environment when combined with appropriate maintenance, monitoring,
and any necessary further corrective action.
(47) Corrosion expert--A person who, by reason of his
knowledge of the physical sciences and the principles of engineering
and mathematics, acquired by a professional education and related
practical experience, is qualified to engage in the practice of corrosion
control on buried or submerged metal piping systems and metal tanks.
Such a person must be certified as being qualified by the National
Association of Corrosion Engineers or be a registered professional
engineer who has certification or licensing that includes education
and experience in corrosion control on buried or submerged metal piping
systems and metal tanks.
(48) Decontaminate--To apply a treatment process(es)
to wastes or contaminated media whereby the substantial present or
future threat to human health and the environment is eliminated.
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