Unless the context indicates otherwise, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) âAccidental releaseâ means an unanticipated emission of a regulated substance or other extremely hazardous substance into the ambient air from a stationary source. (b) âAgencyâ means the California Environmental Protection Agency. (c) âCovered processâ means a process that has a regulated substance present in more than a threshold quantity. (d) âLocal implementing agencyâ means the entity that has been designated by a local governing body to develop, implement, and maintain an integrated alerting and notification system, which may include a local law enforcement or fire agency, joint powers agency, authority, or entity, or other local agency. (e) âModified stationary sourceâ means an addition or change to a stationary source that qualifies as a âmajor change,â as defined in Subpart A (commencing with Section 68.1) of Part 68 of Subchapter C of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. âModified stationary sourceâ does not include an increase in production up to the sourceâs existing operational capacity or an increase in production level, up to the production levels authorized in a permit granted pursuant to Section 42300. (f) âPersonâ means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, business concern, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation, including, but not limited to, a government corporation. âPersonâ also includes any city, county, city and county, district, commission, the state or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof, any interstate body, and the federal government or any department or agency thereof to the extent permitted by law. (g) âProcessâ means any activity involving a regulated substance, including any use, storage, manufacturing, handling, or onsite movement of the regulated substance or any combination of these activities. For the purposes of this definition, any group of vessels that are interconnected, or separate vessels that are located so that a regulated substance could be involved in a potential release, shall be considered a single process. (h) âQualified personâ means a person who is qualified to attest, at a minimum, to the completeness of an RMP. (i) âRegulated substanceâ means any substance that is either of the following: (1) A regulated substance listed in Section 68.130 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (r) of Section 112 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7412(r)(3)). (2) (A) An extremely hazardous substance listed in Appendix A of Part 355 (commencing with Section 355.1) of Subchapter J of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations that is any of the following: (i) A gas at standard temperature and pressure. (ii) A liquid with a vapor pressure at standard temperature and pressure equal to or greater than 10 millimeters mercury. (iii) A solid that is one of the following: (I) In solution or in molten form. (II) In powder form with a particle size less than 100 microns. (III) Reactive with a National Fire Protection Association rating of 2, 3, or 4. (iv) A substance that the office determines may pose a regulated substances accident risk pursuant to subclause (II) of clause (i) of subparagraph (B) or pursuant to Section 25543.3. (B) (i) The agency shall, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, determine which of the extremely hazardous substances listed in Appendix A of Part 355 (commencing with Section 355.1) of Subchapter J of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations do either of the following: (I) Meet one or more of the criteria specified in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A). (II) May pose a regulated substances accident risk, in consideration of the factors specified in subdivision (g) of Section 25543.1, and, therefore, sho
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