N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Hw 401.02

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-Hw 401.02 - Definitions

For purposes of Env-Hw 401.03, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) "Airbag waste" means any hazardous waste airbag modules or hazardous waste airbag inflators;
(b) "Airbag waste collection facility" means any facility that receives airbag waste from airbag handlers subject to regulation under Env-Hw 401.03(k) and that accumulates the waste for more than 10 days;
(c) "Airbag waste handler" means any person, by site, who generates airbag waste that is subject to regulation under the hazardous waste rules;
(d) "Domestic sewage" means "domestic sewage" as defined in 40 CFR 261.4(a)(1)(ii), as reprinted in Appendix D;
(e) "No free liquids" means:
(1) Free liquids are not present in solvent-contaminated wipes as determined by the paint filter liquids test, test method 9095B in EPA publication SW-846, as specified in Env-Hw 104, available as noted in Appendix B; and
(2) Free liquids are not present in a container holding wipes;
(f) "Point source" means "point source" as defined in 40 CFR 260.10, as reprinted in Appendix D;
(g) "Solvent-contaminated wipe" means a wipe that, after being used in a cleaning or degreasing process:
(1) Meets one or more of the following criteria:
a. The wipe contains one or more of the F001 through F005 solvents listed in Env-Hw 402.06(a) or the corresponding P- or U-listed solvents found in Env-Hw 402.04(b) or Env-Hw 402.05(b), respectively;
b. The wipe exhibits a hazardous characteristic found in Env-Hw 403 when that characteristic results from a solvent listed in Env-Hw 402.04(b), Env-Hw 402.05(b) or Env-Hw 402.06(a); or
c. The wipe exhibits only the hazardous waste characteristic of ignitability as found in Env-Hw 403.03 due to the presence of one or more solvents that are not listed in Env-Hw 402.04(b), Env-Hw 402.05(b) or Env-Hw 402.06(a); and
(2) Does not contain listed waste other than solvents or used oil, or both, and does not exhibit the characteristic of toxicity, corrosivity, or reactivity due to contaminants other than solvents;
(h) "Use in a cleaning or degreasing process" means use of a wipe to remove oil or other contaminants from machinery, equipment, work stations, or product components or for the cleanup of solvent spills of less than 12 fluid ounces;
(i) "Virgin lubricating products" means unused motor, engine, gear, machine, and transmission oils; and
(j) "Wipe" means "wipe" as defined in 40 CFR 260.10, as reprinted in Appendix D.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Hw 401.02

#5053, eff 1-24-91; ss by #5886, eff 8-26-94; amd by #6384-B, eff 11-26-96; ss by #7333, eff 8-1-00; ss by #9215, INTERIM, eff 8-1-08; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Hw 400) ss by #9367, eff 1-28-09

Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 32, Filed August 10, 2017, Proposed by #12346, Effective 8/14/2017, Expires 8/14/2027.
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 50, Filed December 12, 2019, Proposed by #12922, Effective 11/23/2019, Expires 11/23/2029.