The following words, terms, and abbreviations when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Other definitions pertinent to these and other sections are contained in Subchapter A, §328.5 of this title (relating to Definitions).

1. (1) Bill of lading--A document evidencing the receipt of goods for shipment issued by a person engaged in the business of transporting or forwarding goods.
2. (2) Do-it-yourself (DIY) used oil filter--Used oil filter that is generated by an individual who changes his/her own oil filter.
3. (3) Drained oil filter--A used oil filter which has been hot drained or otherwise processed to the standards set forth in §328.27 of this title (relating to Public Used Oil Filter Collection Centers and Used Oil Filter Generators) to remove all of the free-flowing oil.
4. (4) End user--Persons who utilize the processed used oil filter or its components as feedstock for the manufacturing of finished products; and, persons who in the opinion of the executive director recycle, as defined herein, the UOF or its components.
5. (5) Free-flowing oil--A noticeable stream of oil exiting the used oil filter at 60 degrees Fahrenheit when the filter is lifted by hand or by machinery.
6. (6) Generator--Person whose act or process produces used oil filters, excluding do-it- yourselfers.
7. (7) Hot draining--The process by which an oil filter is punctured and drained near engine operating temperatures and above room temperature (i.e., 60 degrees Fahrenheit) for a sufficient period of time to remove the free-flowing oil.
8. (8) Oil filter--An integral part of an oil-flow system, the purpose of which is to remove contaminants from the flowing oil contained within the system.
9. (9) Oil weight--The weight added to an oil filter through its use in an oil-flow system. Oil weight may be calculated by deducting the weight of a new or unused filter from the weight of a properly drained oil filter of identical style and type.
10. (10) Person--An individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, federal agency, corporation (including a government corporation), partnership, association, state, municipality, commission, political subdivision of a state, or any other interstate body.
11. (11) Processing--The act of preparing the used oil filter and its components for recycling. Processing must include a means of removing all free-flowing oil from the filter components, and must meet the processing standards set forth in §328.26 of this title (relating to Processors).
12. (12) Processor--A person who processes used oil filters, generated by others, for the purpose of preparing such filters for recycling.

13. (13) Public used-oil-filter collection center (Collection Center)--A facility which accepts do-it-yourself used oil filters. Such centers include, but are not necessarily limited to:

    1. (A) automotive service facilities that in the course of business accept, for recycling, used oil filters from individuals;
    2. (B) facilities that store used oil filters in above-ground containers and that in the course of business accept, for recycling, used oil filters from individuals; and
    3. (C) publicly sponsored collection facilities that are designated and authorized by the executive director to accept, for recycling, used oil filters from individuals.
14. (14) Recycling--The legitimate use, reuse, or reclamation of a solid waste.
15. (15) Storage--The holding of used oil filters for a temporary period, at the end of which time the used oil filters are processed, recycled or disposed.
16. (16) Storage facility--A facility which is used to store more than six 55-gallon drums or containers, or the volumetric equivalent, of used oil filters.
17. (17) Terne--An alloy of tin and lead which may be used to plate oil filters. Terne- plating may cause sections of a used oil filter to exhibit the hazardous characteristic of toxicity for lead.
18. (18) Transporter--A person engaged in the off-site transportation of used oil filters.
19. (19) Used oil--Any oil that has been refined from crude oil, or any synthetic oil, that has been used and as a result of such use is contaminated by physical or chemical impurities.
20. (20) Used oil filter (UOF)--A non-terne-plated oil filter that as a result of its use, storage or handling has become contaminated by physical or chemical impurities, and has been removed from service. This does not include a UOF which remains with an engine block which is recycled.
21. (21) UOF management plan--A description of a person's management practices pertaining to UOFs.

Source Note:The provisions of this §328.22 adopted to be effective September 5, 1999, 24 TexReg 6761.