Section 329 IAC 3.1-11.1-2 - DefinitionsAuthority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-22-2-4
Affected: IC 13-11-2-118; IC 13-15-2; IC 13-22-2
Sec. 2.
(a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this rule. (b) "Battery breaking" or "battery cracking" means decapitating, cutting, or otherwise liberating the contents of a spent lead acid battery. This activity includes the following: (1) Separating any component of the battery from the other components. (2) Draining acid from the battery. (3) Removing plates and groups from the battery. (c) "Component" means any of the various materials and parts of a spent lead acid battery, including, but not limited to, the following: (2) Rubber and plastic case material. (4) Paper cellulose material. (d) "Intermediate storage facility" means a warehouse or other collection facility used for the temporary storage of whole spent lead acid batteries before sending the batteries to a spent lead acid battery reclamation facility. An intermediate storage facility excludes facilities belonging to the following: (e) "Lead acid battery", as defined in IC 13-11-2-118, means a battery that: (1) contains lead and sulfuric acid; and (2) has a nominal voltage of at least six (6) volts. (f) "Partially reclaimed material" means a solid waste material that has been processed but must be processed further before recovery is complete. (g) "Plates and groups" means the internal components of a spent lead acid battery that are constructed of lead or lead alloys, or both. (h) "Reclamation facility" means a facility involved in the recovery of components from spent lead acid batteries and includes:(1) Battery breaking facilities engaging in battery breaking or cracking. (2) Secondary lead smelters or smelters. (i) "Reclamation process" means the process of recovering components from whole spent lead acid batteries and includes, but is not limited to: (1) battery cracking; and (j) "Spent lead acid battery", for purposes of this rule, means any lead acid battery that has been used and can no longer serve the purpose for which it was produced without processing, or any lead acid battery being discarded, abandoned, disposed of, or reclaimed. (k) "Staging" means holding whole spent lead acid batteries in trailers, which have arrived at a reclamation facility until the batteries can be transferred to a permitted storage area or moved into the reclamation process. (l) "Storage", for purposes of this rule, means the holding of spent lead acid batteries, or components thereof, for a temporary period, at the end of which the batteries or components are treated, disposed of, or store elsewhere. (m) "Whole spent lead acid battery" means a spent lead acid battery that has not been subjected to battery-breaking operations. Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 3.1-11.1-2; filed Jul 15, 2013, 11:02 a.m.: 20130814-IR-329090365FRA