For the purpose of this subpart:
(a) The term sq m (“sq ft”) shall mean the area plated expressed in square meters (square feet).
(b) The term operation shall mean any step in the electroplating process in which a metal is electrodeposited on a basis material and which is followed by a rinse: This includes the related operations of alkaline cleaning, acid pickle, stripping, and coloring when each operation is followed by a rinse.
authority: Secs. 301, 304(g), 307, 308, 309, 402, 405, 501(a), Clean Water Act, as amended, (
33 U.S.C. 1311,
1314,
1317,
1318,
1319,
1322,
1325
source: 46 FR 9467, Jan. 28, 1981, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 413.21