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Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-5-104

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Definitions

Official statutory text

As used in the Oklahoma Clean Air Act:

1. "Accidental release" means an unanticipated emission of a

regulated substance or other extremely hazardous substance into the

ambient air from a stationary source;

2. "Air contaminants" means the presence in the outdoor

atmosphere of fumes, aerosol, mist, gas, smoke, vapor, particulate

matter or any combination thereof which creates a condition of air

pollution;

3. "Air pollution" means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere

of one or more air contaminants in sufficient quantities and of such

characteristics and duration as tend to be or may be injurious to

human, plant or animal life or to property, or which interfere with

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the comfortable enjoyment of life and property, excluding, however,

all conditions pertaining to employer-employee relations;

4. "Ambient air" means the surrounding outdoor air;

5. "Chair" means the Chair of the Air Quality Council;

6. "Council" means the Air Quality Council;

7. "Director" means the Director of Air Quality Division;

8. "Emission" means the release or discharge of any air

contaminant or potential air contaminant into the ambient air;

9. "Federal Clean Air Act" means the Federal Clean Air Act, 42

U.S.C. 7401, et seq., as amended, including the Federal Clean Air

Act Amendments of 1990;

10. "Hazardous air pollutant" means any air pollutant listed

and regulated pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 112 of the

Federal Clean Air Act;

11. "Hearing officer" means a person appointed to preside at

public hearings held pursuant to this article;

12. "Panel" means the Compliance Advisory Panel;

13. "Person" means any individual, partnership, copartnership,

firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust,

estate, municipality or any other legal entity, or their

representative, agent or assign;

14. "Regulated substance" means any substance, including

extremely hazardous substances, listed and regulated pursuant to

Section 112(r)(3) of the Federal Clean Air Act;

15. "Small Business Stationary Source" means a stationary

source as defined in Section 507 (c) of the Federal Clean Air Act;

16. "Toxic air contaminant" means any substance determined to

be highly toxic, moderately toxic, or of low toxicity pursuant to

criteria set forth by rule. The term shall not be construed to

include pollutants for which a primary and secondary ambient air

quality standard has been promulgated under the Federal Clean Air

Act to the extent of the criteria for which they are listed; and

17. "Trade secret" means information, including but not limited

to a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method,

technique or process, that:

a. derives independent economic value, actual or

potential, from not being generally known to, and not

being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other

persons who can obtain economic value from its

disclosure or use, and

b. is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under

the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

The term "trade secret" shall not be construed to include data

concerning the amount, emission rate or identification of any air

contaminant emitted by any source, nor shall it include the contents

of any proposed or final permit.

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