Section 17. Definitions created by these regulations

A. The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Administrator" means the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or his designee. See 9VAC20-60-14 B 1.

"Another regulation of the Virginia Administrative Code" means any regulation that is not in 9VAC20-60, the Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Regulations.

"Application, Part A" means that part of the application that a permit applicant shall complete to qualify for interim status under § 3005(e) of RCRA or this chapter and for consideration for a permit.

"Application, Part B" means that part of the application that a permit applicant shall complete to be considered for a permit as required by 9VAC20-60-1010.

"Approved program" means a state program that has been approved by the U.S. EPA. An "approved state" is one administering an "approved program" under the hazardous waste management provisions of RCRA.

"Authorization (authorized program)" means a state hazardous waste program that has been approved under the authorities of RCRA.

"Authorized representative" means the manager, superintendent, or person of equivalent responsibility responsible for the overall operation of a facility or an operational unit (i.e., part of a facility).

"Board" means the Virginia Waste Management Board.

"Commonwealth" means the Commonwealth of Virginia.

"Department" means the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

"Director" means the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality.

"Emergency permit" means a permit issued where an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health or the environment is determined to exist by the director.

"EPA" means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. See 9VAC20-60-14 B 2.

"EPA identification number" means the number assigned by EPA or the department to each hazardous waste generator, hazardous waste transporter, or hazardous waste facility.

"EPA hazardous waste number" means the number assigned by EPA to each waste listed in Subpart D of 40 CFR Part 261 and to each waste exhibiting a characteristic identified in Subpart C of 40 CFR Part 261.

"Hazardous material" means a substance or material which has been determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce, and which has been so designated under 49 CFR Parts 171 and 173.

"HSWA" means the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (P.L. 98-616).

"HSWA drip pad" means a drip pad where F032 wastes are handled.

"HSWA tank" means a tank owned or operated by a small quantity generator or an underground tank for which construction commenced after July 14, 1986, or an underground tank that cannot be entered for inspection.

"HWM" means hazardous waste management.

"Non-HSWA tank" means any tank that is not a HSWA tank.

"Non-HSWA drip pad" means a drip pad where F034 or F035 wastes are handled.

"Permit" means a control document issued by the Commonwealth pursuant to this chapter, or by the EPA administrator pursuant to applicable federal regulations. The term "permit" includes any functional equivalent such as an authorization, license, emergency permit, or permit by rule. It does not include interim status under RCRA or this chapter, nor does it include draft permits.

"Permitted hazardous waste management facility" or "permitted facility" means a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility that has received an EPA or Commonwealth permit in accordance with the requirements of this chapter or a permit from an authorized state program.

"Qualified engineer" or "engineer" means a professional engineer certified to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

"RCRA" means the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 USC § 6901 et seq.).

"Regulation" means the control, direction and governance of solid and hazardous waste activities by means of the adoption and enforcement of laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.

"Responsible individual" means an individual authorized to sign official documents for and act on behalf of a company or organization. See also "authorized representative."

"Signature" means the name of a person written with his own hand.

"These regulations" means 9VAC20-60, the Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Regulations.

"VHWMR" means 9VAC20-60, the Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Regulations.

B. Terms used in liability insurance requirements. In the liability insurance requirements, the terms "bodily injury" and "property damage" shall have the meanings given these terms by the case law of the Virginia court system. However, these terms do not include those liabilities which, consistent with standard industry practices, are excluded from coverage in liability policies for bodily injury and property damage. The department intends the meanings of other terms used in the liability insurance requirements to be consistent with their common meanings within the insurance industry.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 15, Issue 09, eff. February 17, 1999; amended, Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 11, eff. March 13, 2002; Volume 19, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2003.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1402 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 6921 et seq.; 40 CFR Parts 260 through 272.