[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: 40CFR281.34]

[Page 540]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 281_APPROVAL OF STATE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAMS--Table 
of Contents
 
                Subpart C_Criteria for No-Less-Stringent
 
Sec. 281.34  Release reporting, investigation, and confirmation.

    In order to be considered no less stringent than the corresponding 
federal requirements for release reporting, investigation, and 
confirmation, the state must have requirements that ensure all owners 
and operators conform with the following:
    (a) Promptly investigate all suspected releases, including:
    (1) When unusual operating conditions, release detection signals and 
environmental conditions at the site suggest a release of regulated 
substances may have occurred; and
    (2) When required by the implementing agency to determine the source 
of a release having an impact in the surrounding area; and
    (b) Promptly report all confirmed underground releases and any 
spills and overfills that are not contained and cleaned up.
    (c) Ensure that all owners and operators contain and clean up 
unreported spills and overfills in a manner that will protect human 
health and the environment.