Equipment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009969",
  "term": "Equipment",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Tangible, nonexpendable, personal property including exempt property charged directly to the award having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit. However, consistent with recipient policy, lower limits may be established. A recipient may use its own definition of equipment provided that such definition would at least include all equipment defined above. (40 CFR Parts 30 & 31)\n\n2. Each valve, pump, compressor, pressure relief device, sampling connection system, open-ended valve or line, or flange or other connector, and any other control devices or systems.\n\n3. Technology and activities related to other devices and equipment, including appliances and small machinery. (Equipment - Any collection of materials, supplies or apparatuses stored, furnished or provided for an undertaking or activity. (Source: RHW) [GEneral Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus] Equipment in GEneral Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus is broader than Motors)\n\n4. Engine(s) and/or equipment depending on the context. Specifically these terms mean the following:(1) Engine(s) when only engine-based standards apply.(2) Engine(s) for testing issues when engine-based testing applies.(3) Engine(s) and equipment when both engine-based and equipment-based standards apply.(4) Equipment when only equipment-based standards apply.(5) Equipment for testing issues when equipment-based testing applies.\n\n5. Tangible, nonexpendable, personal property having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit.\n\n6. Items procured under a financial assistance agreement as defined by 2 CFR 200.33.\n\n7. For the purposes of the provisions in § 63.502(a) through (m) and the requirements in subpart H that are referred to in § 63.502(a) through (m), each pump, compressor, agitator, pressure relief device, sampling connection system, open-ended valve or line, valve, connector, surge control vessel, bottoms receiver, and instrumentation system in organic hazardous air pollutant service; and any control devices or systems required by subpart H of this part.\n\n8. Tangible personal property (including information technology systems) having a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost which equals or exceeds $5,000.\n\n9. Each pump, compressor, pressure relief device, sampling connection system, open-ended valve or line, valve, and flange or other connector in VOC service and any devices or systems required by this subpart.\n\n10. As used in the standards and requirements in this subpart relative to the equipment leaks of GHG (in the form of methane) and VOC from onshore natural gas processing plants, means each pump, pressure relief device, open-ended valve or line, valve, and flange or other connector that is in VOC service or in wet gas service, and any device or system required by those same standards and requirements in this subpart.\n\n11. Each pump, compressor, agitator, pressure relief device, sampling connection system, open-ended valve or line, valve, connector, surge control vessel, bottoms receiver, and instrumentation system in organic hazardous air pollutant service; and any control devices or systems required by this subpart.",
  "subject": "Laws, regulations and executive orders",
  "references": [
    "Grants and Debarment Glossary",
    "RCRA Orientation Manual 2008 Glossary",
    "EPA EV-Built Environments-Devices, Equipment, Appliances",
    "40 CFR 1068.30 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 35.6015 (CFR 2018)",
    "40 CFR 33.103 (CFR 2018)",
    "40 CFR 63.482 (CFR 2018)",
    "Exchange Network Glossary",
    "40 CFR 60.481b (CFR 2024)",
    "40 CFR 60.5430a (CFR 2024)",
    "40 CFR 63.101 (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/equipment/"
}