[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 26]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR280.34]

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                   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. 280.34  Reporting and recordkeeping.

    Owners and operators of UST systems must cooperate fully with 
inspections, monitoring and testing conducted by the implementing 
agency, as well as requests for document submission, testing, and 
monitoring by the owner or operator pursuant to section 9005 of Subtitle 
I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended.
    (a) Reporting. Owners and operators must submit the following 
information to the implementing agency:
    (1) Notification for all UST systems (Sec. 280.22), which includes 
certification of installation for new UST systems (Sec. 280.20(e)),
    (2) Reports of all releases including suspected releases (Sec. 
280.50), spills and overfills (Sec. 280.53), and confirmed releases 
(Sec. 280.61);
    (3) Corrective actions planned or taken including initial abatement 
measures (Sec. 280.62), initial site characterization (Sec. 280.63), 
free product removal (Sec. 280.64), investigation of soil and ground-
water cleanup (Sec. 280.65), and corrective action plan (Sec. 280.66); 
and
    (4) A notification before permanent closure or change-in-service 
(Sec. 280.71).
    (b) Recordkeeping. Owners and operators must maintain the following 
information:
    (1) A corrosion expert's analysis of site corrosion potential if 
corrosion protection equipment is not used (Sec. 280.20(a)(4); Sec. 
280.20(b)(3)).
    (2) Documentation of operation of corrosion protection equipment 
(Sec. 280.31);
    (3) Documentation of UST system repairs (Sec. 280.33(f));

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    (4) Recent compliance with release detection requirements (Sec. 
280.45); and
    (5) Results of the site investigation conducted at permanent closure 
(Sec. 280.74).
    (c) Availability and Maintenance of Records. Owners and operators 
must keep the records required either:
    (1) At the UST site and immediately available for inspection by the 
implementing agency; or
    (2) At a readily available alternative site and be provided for 
inspection to the implementing agency upon request.
    (3) In the case of permanent closure records required under Sec. 
280.74, owners and operators are also provided with the additional 
alternative of mailing closure records to the implementing agency if 
they cannot be kept at the site or an alternative site as indicated 
above.