[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR280.30]

[Page 461]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 280--TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (UST)--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C--General Operating Requirements
 
Sec. 280.30  Spill and overfill control.


    (a) Owners and operators must ensure that releases due to spilling 
or overfilling do not occur. The owner and operator must ensure that the 
volume available in the tank is greater than the volume of product to be 
transferred to the tank before the transfer is made and that the 
transfer operation is monitored constantly to prevent overfilling and 
spilling.
    Note: The transfer procedures described in National Fire Protection 
Association Publication 385 may be used to comply with paragraph (a) of 
this section. Further guidance on spill and overfill prevention appears 
in American Petroleum Institute Publication 1621, ``Recommended Practice 
for Bulk Liquid Stock Control at Retail Outlets,'' and National Fire 
Protection Association Standard 30, ``Flammable and Combustible Liquids 
Code.''
    (b) The owner and operator must report, investigate, and clean up 
any spills and overfills in accordance with Sec. 280.53.