---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 751.103"
title: "40"
number: "751.103"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/751.103"
---

# §751.103. Definitions.


The definitions in subpart A of this part apply to this subpart unless otherwise specified in this section. In addition, the following definitions apply:

Consumer paint and coating removal means paint and coating removal performed by any natural person who uses a paint and coating removal product for any personal use without receiving remuneration or other form of payment.

Distribution in commerce has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Act, except that the term does not include retailers for purposes of §§ [751.111](/cfr/40/751.111.md) and [751.113](/cfr/40/751.113.md).

ECEL is an Existing Chemical Exposure Limit, and means an airborne concentration calculated as an eight (8)-hour time-weighted average (TWA).

ECEL action level means a concentration of airborne methylene chloride of 1 part per million (1 ppm) calculated as an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA).

EPA STEL is a Short Term Exposure Limit, which is an EPA regulatory limit on workplace exposure to an airborne concentration of a chemical substance, based on an exposure of less than eight hours.

Paint and coating removal means application of a chemical or use of another method to remove, loosen, or deteriorate any paint, varnish, lacquer, graffiti, surface protectants, or other coating from a substrate, including objects, vehicles, architectural features, or structures.

Retailer means a person who distributes in commerce or makes available a chemical substance or mixture to consumer end users, including e-commerce internet sales or distribution. Any distributor with at least one consumer end user customer is considered a retailer. A person who distributes in commerce or makes available a chemical substance or mixture solely to commercial or industrial end users or solely to commercial or industrial businesses is not considered a retailer.


## Notes

### Amendments

[84 FR 11435, Mar. 27, 2019, as amended at 89 FR 39296, May 8, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605, 15 U.S.C. 2625(l)(4).

### Source

Source: 84 FR 11435, Mar. 27, 2019, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[84 FR 11435, Mar. 27, 2019, as amended at 89 FR 39296, May 8, 2024]