Part 211: DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 211.102 Abbreviations and Conversion Factors a) Abbreviations used in this part include the following: ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials bbl barrels (42 gallons) btu British thermal units (60°F) btu/hr btu per hour °C degr…

Section 211.1050 Cleaning and Separating Operation "Cleaning and separating operation" means that operation where foreign and undesired substances are removed from the grain. (Source: Added at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 211.1070 Cleaning Materials "Cleaning materials" mean any materials used for cleaning an emission unit; cleaning tools, equipment or other items used with the emission unit; cleaning the walls or area in which the emission unit is located; or cleaning personnel; or materi…

Section 211.1090 Clear Coating "Clear coating" means coatings that lack color and opacity or are transparent using the undercoat as a reflectant base or undertone color. (Source: Added at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 211.1095 Clear Coating for Aerospace Applications "Clear coating for aerospace applications" means a transparent coating usually applied over a colored opaque coating, metallic substrate, or placard to give improved gloss and protection to the color coat. In some cases, a…

Section 211.1110 Clear Topcoat "Clear topcoat" means the final coating which contains binders, but not opaque pigments, and is specifically formulated to form a transparent or translucent solid protective film. (Source: Added at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 211.1120 Clinker "Clinker" means the product of a cement kiln from which finished cement is manufactured by milling and grinding. (Source: Added at 25 Ill. Reg. 4582, effective March 15, 2001)

Section 211.1128 Closed Molding "Closed molding" means, for purposes of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 218 and 219, any molding process in which pressure is used to distribute the resin through the reinforcing fabric placed between two mold surfaces to either saturate the fabric or fill the m…

Section 211.1130 Closed Purge System "Closed purge system" means a system that is not open to the atmosphere and that is composed of piping, connections, and, if necessary, flow inducing devices that transport liquid or vapor from a piece or pieces of equipment to a control devic…

Section 211.1150 Closed Vent System "Closed vent system" means a system that is not open to the atmosphere and is composed of piping, connections, and, if necessary, flow inducing devices that transport gas or vapor from a piece or pieces of equipment to a control device. (Source…

Section 211.1170 Coal Refuse "Coal refuse" means waste products of coal mining, cleaning and coal preparation operations containing coal, matrix material, clay and other organic and inorganic material. (Source: Added at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 211.1190 Coating a) "Coating" means, for purposes of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215, a material applied to a substrate for decorative, protective or other functional purposes. Such material shall include, but are not limited to paints, varnishes, sealers, adhesives, diluents and t…

Section 211.121 Other Definitions All terms defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201 which appear in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 211 through 219 have the definitions specified by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201.102. Otherwise, the definitions in this Part shall apply. (Source: Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504,…

Section 211.1210 Coating Applicator "Coating applicator" means equipment used to apply a coating. (Source: Added at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 211.122 Definitions (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 211.1230 Coating Line a) "Coating line" means, for purposes of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215, an operation where a surface coating is applied to a material and subsequently the coating is dried and/or cured. b) "Coating line" means, for purposes of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 218 and 219, …

Section 211.125 Ablative Coating "Ablative coating" means a coating that chars when exposed to open flame or extreme temperatures, as would occur during the failure of an engine casing or during aerodynamic heating. The ablative char surface serves as an insulative barrier, prote…

Section 211.1250 Coating Plant "Coating plant" means any building, structure or installation that contains a coating line and which is located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties and which is owned or operated by the same person (or by persons under common control). …

Section 211.1270 Coil Coating "Coil coating" means any protective, decorative or functional coating which is applied onto any flat metal sheet or strip which is delivered to the coating line as a roll or coil, unwound and coated as a continuous substrate. (Source: Added at 17 Ill…

Section 211.1290 Coil Coating Line "Coil coating line" means a coating line in which any protective, decorative or functional coating is applied onto any flat metal sheet or strip which is delivered to the coating line as a roll or coil, unwound and coated as a continuous substra…

Section 211.130 Accelacota "Accelacota" means a pharmaceutical coating operation which consists of a horizontally rotating perforated drum in which tablets are placed, a coating is applied by spraying, and the coating is dried by the flow of air across the drum through the perfor…

Section 211.1310 Cold Cleaning "Cold cleaning" means the process of cleaning and removing soils from surfaces by spraying, brushing, flushing, or immersion while maintaining the organic solvent below its boiling point. Wipe cleaning is not included in this definition. (Source: Ad…

Section 211.1312 Combined Cycle System "Combined Cycle System" means a system comprised of one or more combustion turbines, heat recovery steam generators, and steam turbines configured to improve overall efficiency of electricity generation or steam production. (Source: Added at…

Section 211.1315 Combustion Tuning "Combustion tuning" means, for purposes of Part 217, review and adjustment of a combustion process to maintain combustion efficiency of an emission unit, as performed in accordance with procedures provided by the manufacturer or by a trained tec…

Section 211.1316 Combustion Turbine "Combustion Turbine" means an enclosed fossil or other fuel-fired device that is comprised of a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine, and in which the flue gas resulting from the combustion of fuel in the combustor passes through the turbine,…

Section 211.1320 Commence Commercial Operation For purposes of allocation of allowances as described in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 217, "commence commercial operation" means, with regard to an EGU that serves a generator, to have begun to produce steam, gas, or other heated medium used to…

Section 211.1324 Commence Operation For purposes of allocation of allowances as described in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 217, "commence operation" means with regard to a stationary boiler, combustion turbine, or combined cycle system to have begun any mechanical, chemical, or electronic pr…

Section 211.1326 Commercial Exterior Aerodynamic Structure Primer "Commercial exterior aerodynamic structure primer" means a primer used on aerodynamic components and structures that protrude from the fuselage, such as wings and attached components, control surfaces, horizontal s…

Section 211.1327 Commercial Interior Adhesive "Commercial interior adhesive" means materials used in the bonding of passenger cabin interior components that are subject to the Federal Aviation Administration fireworthiness requirements. (Source: Added at 45 Ill. Reg. 3509, effect…

Section 211.1328 Common Stack "Common stack" means a single flue through which emissions from two or more units are exhausted. (Source: Added at 25 Ill. Reg. 108, effective December 26, 2000)

Section 211.1329 Compatible Substrate Primer "Compatible substrate primer" means either compatible epoxy primer or adhesive primer. Compatible epoxy primer is primer that is compatible with the filled elastomeric coating and is epoxy-based. The compatible substrate primer is an e…

Section 211.1330 Complete Combustion "Complete combustion" means a process in which all carbon contained in a fuel or gas stream is converted to carbon dioxide. (Source: Added at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 211.1350 Component "Component" means any piece of equipment which has the potential to leak volatile organic material (VOM) including, but not limited to, pump seals, compressor seals, seal oil degassing vents, pipeline valves, pressure relief devices, process drains and …

Section 211.1370 Concrete Curing Compounds "Concrete curing compounds" means any coating applied to freshly poured concrete to retard the evaporation of water. (Source: Added at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 211.1390 Concentrated Nitric Acid Manufacturing Process "Concentrated nitric acid manufacturing process" means any acid producing facility manufacturing nitric acid with a concentration equal to or greater than 70 percent by weight. (Source: Added at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, e…

Section 211.1410 Condensate "Condensate" means volatile organic liquid separated from its associated gases, which condenses due to changes in the temperature or pressure and remains liquid at standard conditions. (Source: Added at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 211.1430 Condensible PM-10 "Condensible PM-10" means PM-10 formed immediately or shortly after discharge to the atmosphere, as measured by the applicable test method specified in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 212.110. Condensible particulate matter exists in gaseous and/or vapor form…

Section 211.1432 Confined Space "Confined space" means a space that is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; has limited or restricted means for entry or exit (for example, fuel tanks, fuel vessels, and other spaces that have …

Section 211.1435 Container Glass "Container glass" means, for purposes of Part 217, glass made of soda-lime recipe, clear or colored, which is pressed or blown, or both, into bottles, jars, ampoules, and other products listed in Standard Industrial Classification 3221. (Source: A…

Section 211.1455 Contact Adhesive "Contact adhesive" means, for purposes of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 218 and 219, an adhesive that meets the criteria in this Section. "Contact adhesive" does not include rubber cements that are primarily intended for use on paper substrates or vulcanizin…

Section 211.1465 Continuous Automatic Stoking "Continuous automatic stoking" means the automatic moving of animal pathological waste during burning, by moving the hearth in a pulse cycle manner, which process is designed to provide a continuous burning rate in which the design ch…

Section 211.1467 Continuous Coater "Continuous coater" means a finishing system that continuously applies coating onto wood furniture parts moving along a conveyor system. Coatings that are not transferred to the part are recycled in the finishing system reservoir. (Source: Added…

Section 211.1470 Continuous Process "Continuous process" means, with respect to manufacture of polystyrene resin, a method of manufacture in which the styrene raw material is delivered on a continuous basis to the reactor in which the styrene is polymerized to polystyrene. (Sourc…

Section 211.1490 Control Device "Control device" means equipment (such as an afterburner, adsorber, fabric filter or scrubber) used to remove or prevent the emission of an air contaminant from a contaminated exhaust stream. (Source: Added at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective Septembe…

Section 211.150 Accumulator "Accumulator" means the reservoir of a condensing unit receiving the condensate from a surface condenser. (Source: Added at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 211.1510 Control Device Efficiency "Control device efficiency" means, for purposes of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 218 and 219, the weight of VOM generated by an emission unit which is destroyed or removed by a control device, divided by the weight of VOM generated by such unit ente…

Section 211.1515 Control Period For purposes of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 217, "control period" means the period beginning May 1 of a year and ending on September 30 of the same year, inclusive, except that in 2004, "control period" means May 31 through September 30. (Source: Added at 25…