Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a)
Reporting. Owners and operators must submit the following information to OSFM:
1) Notification for all USTs (Section
176.440), which includes
notification when any person assumes ownership of a UST system (Section
176.440(g))
;
2) Notification prior to UST
systems switching to certain regulated substances (41 Ill. Adm. Code
175.415(b))
;
3) Certification of installation
for USTs (Section 176.430(f))
;
4) Reports of all releases,
including suspected releases (Section
176.300), spills and overfills
(Section 176.340), and confirmed releases
(Section 176.320);
5) Initial response, including leak
abatement, site characterization, and fire and explosion mitigation
(40 CFR
280, subpart F, incorporated by reference in
41 Ill. Adm. Code 174.210) when requested by
OSFM;
6) A notification related to
change-in-service (41 Ill. Adm. Code
175.820(d))
;
7) A completed Site Assessment
Results form (Section
176.330(c)), to
be submitted to OSFM within 45 days after the receipt of laboratory data in
connection with a site assessment; and
8) Proof of financial responsibility on an
annual basis (Section
176.220).
b) Recordkeeping. Owners and operators must
maintain the following information for the life of the UST (unless a shorter or
longer period is provided in this subsection (b) or by the applicable Section
cited or by other OSFM rule):
1) Documentation
of operation of corrosion protection equipment and methods (see 41 Ill. Adm.
Code 175.500 and
175.510).
2) Documentation of UST repairs (see 41 Ill.
Adm. Code 175.700 and
175.710).
3) All records required to show compliance
with release detection requirements (see 41 Ill. Adm. Code
175.600 through
175.650), with all tank and
piping precision test results kept for 2 years or at least until the next
precision test, whichever is longer.
4) All written performance claims pertaining
to any release detection system used, and the manner in which these claims have
been justified or tested by the equipment manufacturer or installer.
5) Written documentation of all calibration,
maintenance and repair of release detection equipment permanently located on
site, including schedules of required calibration and maintenance provided by
the release detection equipment manufacturer.
6) Documentation of compliance with testing,
inspection and recordkeeping for spill and overfill prevention equipment and
containment sumps used for interstitial monitoring of piping (see 41 Ill. Adm.
Code 175.405 and
175.410).
7) The results of any sampling, testing or
monitoring not specified in subsections (a), (b), (f) and (g).
8) The results of the vapor and groundwater
monitoring site assessments conducted pursuant to 41 Ill. Adm. Code
175.650(e)(2)(F).
9) Results of the site assessment conducted
at removal, abandonment-in-place or change-in-service (see 41 Ill. Adm. Code
175.800) and copies of the
results of any other site assessment conducted pursuant to OSFM rules with all
completed Site Assessment Results forms submitted to OSFM pursuant to Section
176.330.
10) Proof of financial
responsibility submitted under Section 176.220.
11) Copies of all records submitted to OSFM
under subsections (a), (f) and (g).
12) Copies of the records required by
Sections 176.645 and
176.655.
13) Tank Installation information, including
all paperwork relating to the manufacturer's instructions and warranty, final
tank and line precision test results and the contractor's certification of UST
installation and the related documentation required by subsection
(f).
14) Copies of annual release
detection operation tests required by 41 Ill. Adm. Code
175.610(a)(4),
including the annual automatic tank gauge (ATG) configuration test
results.
15) Documentation of
compatibility for UST systems (see 41 Ill. Adm. Code 175.415).
c) Availability and Maintenance of
Records. Owners or operators shall keep the records required in subsection (b)
at the UST site or available to the OSFM inspector within 30 minutes or before
OSFM completes its inspection, whichever is later, via fax, email or other
transfer of information. Financial responsibility records may be maintained at
the owner or operator's principal place of business and shall be produced
within 10 days after OSFM request.
d) Owners or operators of unmanned sites will
be given prior notification of certification audit of those sites.
e) Failure to maintain or produce the records
required under this Section may result in OSFM's issuance of a red tag or
revocation of a green decal for the tank or tanks or facility at issue (see 41
Ill. Adm. Code 177), prohibiting any further operation of the facility or
further deposit of regulated substances into a tank subject to a red
tag.
f) Certification of UST
Installation and Related Documentation
1)
Licensed contractors shall certify, on the electronic Notification for
Underground Storage Tanks form provided by OSFM at
https://sfm.illinois.gov/about/divisions/petroleum-chemical-safety/applications-and-forms.html,
that:
A) The installer has been certified or
licensed by OSFM. If applicable, the licensed contractor shall also certify
that the installer has been certified by the tank and piping
manufacturers.
B) The installation
has been performed in accordance with 41 Ill. Adm. Code 172 through
176.
C) All work listed in the
manufacturer's installation checklist has been completed and submitted in
accordance with this subsection (f), 41 Ill. Adm. Code
175.400 and
175.465, Section
176.420 (or compliance with
applicable third-party standards or codes cited in OSFM rules as of the date of
installation), and Section
176.440(f), if
applicable.
2) Licensed
contractors shall complete the manufacturer's installation checklist for USTs,
which shall be available at the time of final inspection. The owner and
operator shall maintain a copy of the checklist on-site for the life of the
UST.
3) In lieu of the licensed
contractor's certification, an owner or operator may provide OSFM with a
certification from a licensed professional engineer with education and
experience in UST installation stating that the UST installation was inspected
by that engineer and that the UST installation was properly installed in
accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and OSFM rules.
4) OSFM shall not issue a green decal
pursuant to 41 Ill. Adm. Code
177.115 for the UST until OSFM
has received the completed certification of UST installation by the licensed
contractor or the certification of proper installation from a licensed
professional engineer.
g) Results from tank and piping precision
testing, cathodic protection testing, containment sump testing, functionality
testing of automatic or mechanical line leak detectors, interstitial sensor
testing, automatic tank gauge certification, and overfill equipment inspections
shall be handled as follows:
1) All results
are to be issued to the facility and owner.
2) Results that fail must be submitted
electronically to OSFM by the licensed testing contractor within 3 working
days.
3) All results shall be
submitted to OSFM. The results must be submitted with an electronic form
provided by OSFM. The electronic form is available at the forms page of the
OSFM's Division of Petroleum and Chemical Safety at the website cited in
subsection (f)(1).
