40 CFR § 98.380 - Definition of the source category.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s98.380"
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title: "40 CFR § 98.380 - Definition of the source category."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "98.380"
section_name: "Definition of the source category."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "98"
part_name: "MANDATORY GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 56374, Oct. 30, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "98"
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# 98.380 Definition of the source category.
This source category consists of producers, importers, and exporters of products listed in Table MM-1 of subpart MM that are coal-based (coal-to-liquid products).
(a) A producer is the owner or operator of a coal-to-liquids facility. A coal-to-liquids facility is any facility engaged in converting coal into liquid products using a process involving conversion of coal into gas and then into liquids (e.g., Fischer-Tropsch) or conversion of coal directly into liquids (i.e., direct liquefaction).
(b) An importer or exporter shall have the same meaning given in § 98.6.