7 CCR 1101-17-1-6 - Definitions
Terms in these regulations shall have the same meaning as those found in Title 8, Article 20 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. In addition, unless the context otherwise requires:
ASME - Means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
ASTM International - Formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).
California Type Evaluation Program (CTEP) - Means the evaluation program administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Division of Measurement Standards.
Condemned - Means a condemned container assembly and piping system which is determined by a state inspector to be so unsafe that further use is prohibited until it is satisfactorily repaired or replaced.
Container Assembly - Includes ASME containers, commonly known as tanks or cylinders.
CRS - Means the Colorado Revised Statutes.
Delivery - Means delivery of hydrogen to a hydrogen fueling facility by means of truck transport or connected pipeline.
Division - Means the Division of Oil and Public Safety, which is the regulatory agency of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment having jurisdiction over retail natural gas systems per the provisions of CRS 8-20-102(3).
Existing Installation - Includes any hydrogen container assembly and piping system at a retail hydrogen fueling facility that has been placed into service prior to the effective date of these regulations or has received its initial inspection by a state inspector.
Hydrogen Fuel - A fuel composed of molecular hydrogen intended for use in motor vehicles.
Hydrogen Fueling Facility - Means a facility that has a hydrogen fueling system which is used for motor vehicle fueling.
Hydrogen Fueling System - Means a hydrogen storage container assembly, associated piping and dispenser(s) which is used for motor vehicle fueling.
Incident - Means a reportable accident, as defined by this regulation.
National Board - Means the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) - Means the evaluation program administered by the National Conference on Weights and Measures.
New Installation - Means any hydrogen container assembly, associated piping or dispenser(s) at a hydrogen fueling facility that has been placed into service after the effective date of these regulations or has not received its initial inspection by a state inspector.
NFPA - Means the National Fire Protection Association.
NIST - Means the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Piping System - Means pipes, tubing, hose and flexible connectors with valves and fittings made into complete systems for conveying hydrogen from one point to another within a retail hydrogen fueling facility.
Proved - Means the act of having verified the accuracy of meters used to measure fuel and petroleum products using a prover.
Prover - Means a calibrated volumetric receiver or mechanical device traceable to NIST standards.
Registered Serviceperson - Means any individual who for hire, award, commission or any other payment of any kind installs, services, repairs or reconditions a commercial weighing or measuring device and who voluntarily registers with the Division.
Registered Service Agency (RSA) - Means any agency, firm, company or corporation that for hire, award, commission or any other payment of any kind installs, services, repairs or reconditions a commercial weighing or measuring device and that voluntarily registers with the Division. Under agency registration, identification of individual servicepersons shall be required.
Retail - Means the sale of hydrogen at a hydrogen fueling facility, in small or individual quantities for use as a motor fuel by the purchaser.
State Inspector - Means a person who is employed or authorized by the Division to perform inspections of retail hydrogen fueling facilities.
Notes
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