[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: 40CFR281.51]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 281_APPROVAL OF STATE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAMS--Table 
of Contents
 
                      Subpart E_Approval Procedures
 
Sec. 281.51  Amendment required at end of interim period.

    (a) State programs that meet the requirements of section 281.11(c) 
(1) and (2) may be approved for 1 to 3 years from September 23, 1988. 
States that receive such interim approval must adopt requirements that 
are no less stringent than the corresponding federal requirements and 
standards within the timeframes specified under Sec. 281.11(c)(3).
    (b) By the end of the specified time period, a state with interim 
approval must submit to EPA an amendment to its application that 
includes all modified and new requirements for any of the elements 
containing less stringent requirements. Such amended applications must 
also include a modified program description, an Attorney General's 
statement and a Memorandum of Agreement that incorporate the amended 
program requirements, and copies of all applicable state statutes and 
regulations.
    (c) Upon receipt of the application amendment, the Administrator 
shall follow the same review and approval procedures as required in 
Sec. 281.50.
    (d) If a state fails to submit an amendment within the specified 
timeframe, the interim approval of the state program expires upon the 
applicable date established under Sec. 281.11(c), and the Subtitle I 
program automatically reverts to EPA.
    (e) If a state submits an amendment to the program application 
within the timeframe specified under Sec. 281.11(c)(3) and the 
amendmant is disapproved after the end of the time period, the interim 
approval of the state program expires immediately upon disapproval and 
the Subtitle I program automatically reverts to EPA.

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    (f) If interim approval of the state program expires, EPA must 
notify the regulated community and the public of the re-establishment of 
the federal program through a notice in the Federal Register.