Section 096-872-1 - DefinitionsThe following terms, as used in this rule, have the following meanings:
A.Advanced technology product. "Advanced technology product" means a product of extraordinary function or design intended for use in unique or customized industrial or military applications and not intended for general distribution.B.Button battery. "Button battery" means a battery resembling a button or coin in size and shape.C.Capture rate. "Capture rate" means the number of units of a mercury-added product that are properly collected at end of life as compared to the total number of product units estimated to be available for collection.D.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.E.Department. "Department" or "DEP" means Department of Environmental Protection.F.IMERC. "IMERC" means the "Interstate Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse" as established under the auspices of the Northeast Waste Management Officials Association to serve as a single point of contact for manufacturers seeking to comply withstate laws regulating the sale, distribution and disposal of mercury-added products.G.Mercury relay. "Mercury relay" means a device containing mercury added during its manufacture that opens or closes electrical contacts to effect the operation of other devices in the same or another electrical circuit. "Mercury relay" includes mercury displacement relays, mercury wetted reed relays and mercury contact relays.H. Mercury switch. "Mercury switch" means a device containing mercury added during its manufacture that opens or closes an electrical circuit or gas valve. "Mercury switch" includes mercury float switches actuated by rising or falling liquid levels, mercury tilt switches actuated by a change in the switch position, mercury pressure switches actuated by a change in pressure, mercury temperature switches actuated by a change in temperature and mercury flame sensors. "Mercury switch" does not include switches used in mercury-added thermostats as defined under 38 MRSA §1661-C, sub-§5. I.MRSA. "MRSA" means the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated.06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 872, § 1