98.398—Definitions.
Except as specified in this section, all terms used in this subpart have the same meaning given in the Clean Air Act and subpart A of this part.
Batch means either a volume of crude oil that enters a refinery or the components of such volume (e.g., the volumes of different crude streams that are blended together and then delivered to a refinery). The batch volume is the first appropriate tier in the following list:
(1)
Up to an annual volume of a type of crude oil identified by an EIA crude stream code, if the EIA crude stream code is known.
(2)
Up to an annual volume of a type of crude oil identified by a generic name for the crude stream and an appropriate EIA two-letter country or state and production area code, if the generic name and EIA two-letter code are known but no appropriate EIA crude stream code exists.
(3)
Up to a calendar month of crude oil volume from a single known foreign country of origin if the crude stream name is unknown.
(4)
Up to a calendar month of crude oil volume from the United States if the crude stream name and production area are unknown.