For purposes of this chapter:
(1) Administrator
The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(3) Easily removableThe term “easily removable”, with respect to a battery, means detachable or removable at the end of the life of the battery—
(4) Mercuric-oxide battery
The term “mercuric-oxide battery” means a battery that uses a mercuric-oxide electrode.
(5) Rechargeable batteryThe term “rechargeable battery”—
(A)
means 1 or more voltaic or galvanic cells, electrically connected to produce electric energy, that is designed to be recharged for repeated uses; and
(B)
includes any type of enclosed device or sealed container consisting of 1 or more such cells, including what is commonly called a battery pack (and in the case of a battery pack, for the purposes of the requirements of easy removability and labeling under section 14322 of this title, means the battery pack as a whole rather than each component individually); but
(C) does not include—
(i)
a lead-acid battery used to start an internal combustion engine or as the principal electrical power source for a vehicle, such as an automobile, a truck, construction equipment, a motorcycle, a garden tractor, a golf cart, a wheelchair, or a boat;
(ii)
a lead-acid battery used for load leveling or for storage of electricity generated by an alternative energy source, such as a solar cell or wind-driven generator;
(6) Rechargeable consumer productThe term “rechargeable consumer product”—
(A)
means a product that, when sold at retail, includes a regulated battery as a primary energy supply, and that is primarily intended for personal or household use; but
(7) Regulated batteryThe term “regulated battery” means a rechargeable battery that—
(B)
contains other electrode chemistries and is the subject of a determination by the Administrator under section 14322(d) of this title.
(8) Remanufactured product
The term “remanufactured product” means a rechargeable consumer product that has been altered by the replacement of parts, repackaged, or repaired after initial sale by the original manufacturer.