Md. Code Regs. 26.11.13.01 - Definitions
A. In this chapter,
the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Bulk gasoline plant" means a gasoline
storage and distribution facility with a maximum daily throughput of 20,000
gallons (75,500 liters) or less which receives gasoline from bulk terminals,
stores it in tanks, then dispenses the gasoline via trucks to local farms,
businesses, and gasoline dispensing facilities.
(2) "Bulk gasoline terminal" means a gasoline
storage facility with a minimum daily throughput greater than 20,000 gallons
(75,500 liters) which receives gasoline by pipeline, ship, or barge and
delivers gasoline to bulk gasoline plants or to commercial or retail accounts
by tank truck.
(3) "External
floating roof" means a double deck or a pontoon single deck cover in an open
top tank which rests upon, and is supported by, the liquid being
contained.
(4) "Gasoline" means a
petroleum distillate or alcohol, or their mixtures, having a true vapor
pressure within the range of 1.5 to 11 pounds per square inch absolute (psia)
(10.3 to 75.6 kilonewtons/square meter) that is used as fuel for internal
combustion engines or aircraft.
(5)
"Gasoline leak" means a reading equal to or greater than 100 percent of the
lower explosive limit measured as propane at a distance of 1 inch from any
point on the perimeter of a potential leak source.
(6) "Internal floating roof" means a double
deck or a pontoon single deck cover which rests upon and is supported by the
liquid being contained in a closed top tank.
(6-1) "Marine vessel" means any tank ship or barge that transports volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in bulk as cargo.
(7) "Motor vehicle" means a
vehicle registered with the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration or the
equivalent agency of any other state.
(8) "Pipeline breakout station" means a
facility that receives gasoline from a main pipeline and distributes the
gasoline by smaller spur pipelines to bulk gasoline terminals.
(9) "Primary seal" means a continuous seal in
a storage tank that extends from a floating roof to the tank wall to prevent
the escape of vapors into the atmosphere.
(10) "Secondary seal" means a continuous seal
in a storage tank that extends from the floating roof to the tank wall covering
the entire primary seal.
(11) "Tank
truck" means a truck or trailer equipped with storage tanks and used for the
transport of gasoline or volatile organic compounds (VOC) from sources of
supply to stationary storage tanks.
(12) "Vapor balance system" means coaxial or
dual piping that creates a closed system between a tank truck and a stationary
storage tank and contains the vapors during the transfer of gasoline.
(13) "Vapor control system" means any piping,
hoses, equipment, and devices that collect and process gasoline or VOC vapor,
using a vapor processing system.
(14) "Vapor processing system" means any
equipment used for recovering or oxidizing VOC vapors.
Notes
Regulation .01B amended effective December 3, 1989 (16:21 Md. R. 2266)
Regulations .01 adopted effective May 8, 1991 (18:6 Md. R. 688)
Regulations .01B effective October 26, 1992 (19:22 Md. R. 1991 and 19:21 Md. R. 1894); April 26, 1993 (20:8 Md. R. 726); August 11, 1997 (24:16 Md. R. 1161); October 8, 2007 (34:20 Md. R. 1741)
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