Vermont § 7702 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

§ 7702. Definitions As used in this chapter:

• (1) “Adjoining property owner” means a person who owns land in fee simple, if that land: (A) shares a property boundary with a tract of land where proposed or actual activity
  regulated by the Department is located; or (B) is adjacent to a tract of land where such activity is located and the two properties
  are separated only by a river, stream, or public highway. (2) “Administrative amendment” means an amendment to an individual permit, general permit,
  or notice of intent under a general permit that corrects typographical errors, changes
  the name or mailing address of a permittee, authorizes a transfer of a permit when
  authorized under rule, or makes other similar changes to a permit that do not require
  technical review of the permitted activity or the imposition of new conditions or
  requirements. (3) “Administrative record” means the application and any supporting data furnished by
  the applicant; all information submitted by the applicant during the course of reviewing
  the application; the draft permit or notice of intent to deny the application; the
  fact sheet and all documents cited in the fact sheet, if applicable; all comments
  received during the public comment period; the recording or transcript of any public
  meeting or meetings held; any written material submitted at a public meeting; the
  response to comments; the final permit; any document used as a basis for the final
  decision; and any other documents contained in the permit file. (4) “Administratively complete application” means an application for a permit for which
  all initially required documentation has been submitted, and any required permit fee,
  and the information submitted initially addresses all application requirements but
  has not yet been subjected to a complete technical review. (5) “Agency” means the Agency of Natural Resources. (6) “Clean Air Act” means the federal statutes on air pollution prevention and control,
  42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq. (7) “Clean Water Act” means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. (8) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation or the Commissioner’s
  designee. (9) “Department” means the Department of Environmental Conservation. (10) “Document” means any written or recorded information, regardless of physical form
  or characteristics, that the Department produces or acquires in the course of reviewing
  an application for a permit. (11) “Environmental notice bulletin” or “bulletin” means the website and e-mail notification
  system required by 3 V.S.A. § 2826. (12) “Fact sheet” means a document that briefly sets forth the principal facts and the
  significant factual, legal, methodological, and policy questions considered in preparing
  a draft decision. (13) “General permit” means a permit that applies to a class or category of discharges,
  emissions, disposal, facilities, or activities within a common geographic area, including
  the entire State or a region of the State. (14) “Individual permit” means a permit that authorizes a specific discharge, emission,
  disposal, facility, or activity that contains terms and conditions that are specific
  to the discharge, emission, disposal, facility, or activity. (15) “Major amendment” means an amendment to an individual permit or notice of intent under
  a general permit that necessitates technical review. (16) “Minor amendment” means an amendment to an individual permit or notice of intent under
  a general permit that requires a change in a condition or requirement, does not necessitate
  technical review, and is not an administrative amendment. (17) “Notice of intent under a general permit” means an authorization issued by the Secretary
  to undertake an action authorized by a general permit. (18) “Permit” includes any permit, certification, license, registration, determination,
  or similar form of permission required from the Department by law