N.M. Code R. § 20.11.72.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 12, June 25, 2024

Section 20.11.72.7 - [Effective 1/1/2025] DEFINITIONS

In addition to the definitions in 20.11.72 NMAC, the definitions in 20.11.1 NMAC apply unless there is a conflict between definitions, in which case the definition in 20.11.72 NMAC shall govern.

A."Best Available Control Technology" or "BACT" means the same in 20.11.72 NMAC as it is defined in Subsection M of 20.11.61.7 NMAC.

B."Environmental Factors" shall include particulate matter 2.5 microns or less (annual average PM 2.5 levels in air), ozone (average of the annual top ten daily maximum 8-hour ozone concentrations in air), diesel particulate matter (diesel particulate matter level in air), annual toxic releases (in pounds), and traffic proximity and volume (count of vehicles (average annual daily traffic) at major roads within 500 meters, divided by the distance in meters).

C."Health Indicators" shall include asthma prevalence among adults 18 years of age and older, asthma prevalence among children 17 years of age and younger, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence among adults 18 years of age and older, cardiovascular disease prevalence among adults 18 years of age and older, age-adjusted cancer incidence per 100,000 population, persons with disabilities, and life expectancy.

D."Overburdened Area" means the twenty percent of census block groups in Bernalillo County that experience the highest cumulative environmental and public health stressors (using the most recent version of the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice (EJ) Screen and New Mexico Department of Health's New Mexico Indicator Based Information System (NMIBIS) as on-line resources), considering at least the following: environmental factors, health indicators, and social determinants of health indicators as defined in this regulation.

E."Social Determinants of Health Indicators" shall include percent of population age 25 years and older who do not have a high school diploma or equivalent, percent of households with a total household income below two hundred percent of the federal poverty level, percent of population over the age of five that speak a language other than English at home and who speak English less than "very well", and percent of population that is non-white, and also those who list their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino.

N.M. Code R. § 20.11.72.7

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 01, January 16, 2024, eff. 1/1/2025