Code of Maine Rules
06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL
Chapter 696 - OIL DISCHARGE PREVENTION AND POLLUTION CONTROL RULES FOR RAIL TANK CARS
Section 096-696-2 - Definitions
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
The following terms as used in this chapter have the following meanings:
A. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.
B. Department. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection composed of the Board of Environmental Protection and the Commissioner.
C. Discharge. "Discharge" means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping either directly or indirectly to the waters or lands of the State of Maine.
D. Oil. "Oil" means oil, petroleum products and their by-products of any kind and in any form including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, oil mixed with other wastes, crude oils, oil additives, and all other liquid hydrocarbons regardless of specific gravity. Oil does not include natural gas.
E. Operator. "Operator" means any person owning or operating a train, railroad, or siding whether by lease, contract or any other form of agreement.
F. Person. "Person" means any natural person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, trust, the State of Maine and any agency thereof, governmental entity, quasi-governmental entity, the United States of America and any agency thereof and any other legal entity.
G. Rail tank car."Rail tank car" meansanon-pressure tank car manufactured pursuant to 49 CFR Part 179 Subpart D as amended up to October 1, 2014.
H. Response Plan."Response Plan" means a written oil spill prevention and response plan specified in 49 CFR §130.31 as amended up to October 1, 2014.
I. Siding."Siding" means a section of a railroad track separate from the main line used to store, separate or connect rail cars.
J. Train."Train" means one or more engines coupled with one or more rail cars, except during switching operations or where the operation is that of classifying and assembling rail cars within a railroad yard for the purpose of making or breaking up trains.
