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40 CFR § 449.2 - General definitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s449.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 449.2 - General definitions."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "449.2"
section_name: "General definitions."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
part_number: "449"
part_name: "AIRPORT DEICING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1311, 1314, 1316, 1318, 1342, 1361 and 1370."
regulatory_source: "77 FR 29203, May 16, 2012, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "449"
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# 449.2 General definitions.

The following definitions apply to this part:

*Aircraft deicing fluid (ADF)* means a fluid (other than hot water) applied to aircraft to remove or prevent any accumulation of snow or ice on the aircraft. This includes deicing and anti-icing fluids.

*Airfield pavement* means all paved surfaces on the airside of an airport.

*Airside* means the part of an airport directly involved in the arrival and departure of aircraft, including runways, taxiways, aprons, and ramps.

*Annual non-propeller aircraft departures* means the average number of commercial turbine-engine aircraft that are propelled by jet, *i.e.,* turbojet or turbofan, that take off from an airport on an annual basis, as tabulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

*Available ADF* means 75 percent of the normalized Type I aircraft deicing fluid and 10 percent of the normalized Type IV aircraft deicing fluid, excluding aircraft deicing fluids used for defrosting or deicing for safe taxiing.

*Centralized deicing pad* means a facility on an airfield designed for aircraft deicing operations, typically constructed with a drainage system separate from the airport main storm drain system.

*COD* means Chemical Oxygen Demand.

*Collection requirement* means the requirement in § 449.11 for the permittee to collect available ADF.

*Defrosting* means the removal of frost contamination from an aircraft when there has been no active precipitation.

*Deicing* mean procedures and practices to remove or prevent any accumulation of snow or ice on:

(1) An aircraft; or

(2) Airfield pavement.

*Deicing for safe taxiing* means the application of ADF necessary to remove snow or ice to prevent damage to a taxiing aircraft.

*FAA Advisory Circular* means a guidance document issued by the FAA on methods, procedures, or facility design.

*Heating degree day* means the number of degrees per day the daily average temperature is below 65 degrees Fahrenheit. The daily average temperature is the mean of the maximum and minimum temperature for a 24-hour period. The annual heating degree day value is derived by summing the daily heating degree days over a calendar year period.

*Normalized Type I or Type IV aircraft deicing fluid* means ADF less any water added by the manufacturer or customer before ADF application.

*Primary Airport* means an airport defined at 49 U.S.C. 47102 (15).