[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 26]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR280.34]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 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));

    (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.



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