[Title 40 CFR 60.531]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2002 Edition]
[Title 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT]
[Chapter I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY]
[Subchapter C - AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED)]
[Part 60 - STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES]
[Subpart Aaa - Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters]
[Sec. 60.531 - Definitions.]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


40PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT62002-07-012002-07-01false60.531Sec. 60.531PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYAIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED)STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCESStandards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters
Sec. 60.531  Definitions.

    As used in this subpart, all terms not defined herein shall have the 
meaning given them in the Act and subpart A of this part.
    At retail means the sale by a commercial owner of a wood heater to 
the ultimate purchaser.
    Boiler means a solid fuel burning appliance used primarily for 
heating spaces, other than the space where the appliance is located, by 
the distribution through pipes of a gas or fluid heated in the 
appliance. The appliance must be tested and listed as a boiler under 
accepted American or Canadian safety testing codes. A manufacturer may 
request an exemption in writing from the Administrator by stating why 
the testing and listing requirement is not practicable and by 
demonstrating that his appliance is otherwise a boiler.
    Coal-only heater means an enclosed, coal-burning appliance capable 
of space heating, or domestic water heating, which has all of the 
following characteristics:
    (1) An opening for emptying ash that is located near the bottom or 
the side of the appliance,
    (2) A system that admits air primarily up and through the fuel bed,
    (3) A grate or other similar device for shaking or disturbing the 
fuel bed or power-driven mechanical stoker,
    (4) Installation instructions that state that the use of wood in the 
stove, except for coal ignition purposes, is prohibited by law, and
    (5) The model is listed by a nationally recognized safety-testing 
laboratory for use of coal only, except for coal ignition purposes.
    Commercial owner means any person who owns or controls a wood heater 
in the course of the manufacture, importation, distribution, or sale of 
the wood heater.
    Cookstove means a wood-fired appliance that is designed primarily 
for cooking food and that has the following characteristics:
    (1) An oven, with a volume of 0.028 cubic meters (1 cubic foot) or 
greater, and an oven rack,
    (2) A device for measuring oven temperatures,
    (3) A flame path that is routed around the oven,

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    (4) A shaker grate,
    (5) An ash pan,
    (6) An ash clean-out door below the oven, and
    (7) The absence of a fan or heat channels to dissipate heat from the 
appliance.
    Furnace means a solid fuel burning appliance that is designed to be 
located outside of ordinary living areas and that warms spaces other 
than the space where the appliance is located, by the distribution of 
air heated in the appliance through ducts. The appliance must be tested 
and listed as a furnace under accepted American or Canadian safety 
testing codes unless exempted from this provision by the Administrator. 
A manufacturer may request an exemption in writing from the 
Administrator by stating why the testing and listing requirement is not 
practicable and by demonstrating that his appliance is otherwise a 
furnace.
    Manufactured means completed and ready for shipment (whether or not 
packaged).
    Manufacturer means any person who constructs or imports a wood 
heater.
    Model line means all wood heaters offered for sale by a single 
manufacturer that are similar in all material respects.
    Representative affected facility means an individual wood heater 
that is similar in all material respects to other wood heaters within 
the model line it represents.
    Sale means the transfer of ownership or control, except that 
transfer of control shall not constitute a sale for purposes of 
Sec. 60.530(f).
    Similar in all material respects means that the construction 
materials, exhaust and inlet air system, and other design features are 
within the allowed tolerances for components identified in 
Sec. 60.533(k).
    Wood heater means an enclosed, wood burning appliance capable of and 
intended for space heating or domestic water heating that meets all of 
the following criteria:
    (1) An air-to-fuel ratio in the combustion chamber averaging less 
than 35-to-1 as determined by the test procedure prescribed in 
Sec. 60.534 performed at an accredited laboratory;
    (2) A usable firebox volume of less than 0.57 cubic meters (20 cubic 
feet);
    (3) A minimum burn rate of less than 5 kg/hr (11 lb/hr) as 
determined by the test procedure prescribed in Sec. 60.534 performed at 
an accredited laboratory; and
    (4) A maximum weight of 800 kg (1,760 lb). In determining the weight 
of an appliance for these purposes, fixtures and devices that are 
normally sold separately, such as flue pipe, chimney, and masonry 
components that are not an integral part of the appliance or heat 
distribution ducting, shall not be included.

[53 FR 5873, Feb. 26, 1988, as amended at 64 FR 7466, Feb. 12, 1999; 65 
FR 61763, Oct. 17, 2000]