---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 490.301"
title: "10"
number: "490.301"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/490.301"
---

# §490.301. Definitions.


In addition to the definitions found in [section 490.2](/cfr/10/490.2.md), the following definitions apply to this subpart—

Affiliate means a person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common ownership or control of a person subject to vehicle acquisition requirements in this part.

Alternative Fuels Business means activities undertaken to derive revenue from—

- (1) Producing, storing, refining, processing, transporting, distributing, importing, or selling at wholesale or retail any alternative fuel other than electricity; or
- (2) **Generating, transmitting, importing, or selling at wholesale or retail electricity.** Business Unit means a semi-autonomous major grouping of activities for administrative purposes and organizational structure within a business entity and that is controlled by or under control of a person subject to vehicle acquisition requirements in this part.

  Division means a major administrative unit of an enterprise comprising at least several enterprise units or constituting a complete integrated unit for a specific purpose and that is controlled by or under control of a person subject to vehicle acquisition requirements in this part.

  Normal Requirements and Practices means the operating business practices and required conditions under which the principal business of a person subject to vehicle acquisition requirements in this part operates.

  Principal Business means the sales-related activity that produces the greatest gross revenue.

  Substantial Portion means that at least 30 percent of the annual gross revenue of a covered person is derived from the sale of alternative fuels.

  Substantially Engaged means that a covered person, or affiliate, division, or other business unit thereof, regularly derives more than a negligible amount of sales-related gross revenue from an alternative fuels business.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7191 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 13201, 13211, 13220, 13251 et seq; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 10653, Mar. 14, 1996, unless otherwise noted.