Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
General. The requirements in this subchapter apply to owners
and operators, as well as installers and inspectors of underground storage tank
systems as defined in §
245.1 (relating to definitions),
except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d).
(b)
Emergency power generator fuel
tanks. Underground storage tank systems that store fuel solely for use
by emergency power generators must meet the requirements in §§
245.441-245.446 (relating to release
detection) as follows:
(1) Underground
storage tank systems installed on or before November 10, 2007, must meet the
requirements in §§
245.441-245.446 on or before December 21,
2020.
(2) Underground storage tank
systems installed after November 10, 2007, must meet the requirements in
§§
245.441-245.446 on or before December 22,
2019.
(3) Underground storage tank
systems installed after December 22, 2018, must meet the requirements in
§§ 245.441-245.446 at installation.
(c)
Partial exclusions.
Except as provided in paragraph (4), the following underground storage tanks
systems are not required to comply with §§
245.411,
245.421 (b)(3) and (4)(ii) and
(iii), 245.422(d), 245.432(g) and 245.436-245.446:
(1) A wastewater treatment tank system
installed on or after May 7, 1985, that is not part of a wastewater treatment
facility regulated under sections 307(b) or 402 of the Clean Water Act
(33 U.S.C.A. §§
1317(b) and
1342).
(2) An underground storage tank system
installed on or after May 7, 1985, containing radioactive material that is
regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.A. §§
2011-2296b-7).
(3) An underground storage tank system
installed on or after May 7, 1985, that is part of an emergency generator
system at a nuclear power generation facility licensed by the United States
Nuclear Regulatory Commission and subject to United States Nuclear Regulatory
Commission requirements regarding design and quality criteria, including 10 CFR
Part 50 (relating to domestic licensing of production and utilization
facilities).
(4) An underground
storage tank system referenced in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) installed before
May 7, 1985, is not required to comply with §§ 245.411-245.422,
245.424, 245.432, 245.433 and 245.436-245.446.
(d)
Previously excluded underground
storage tanks. Underground storage tank systems that were not required
to be registered with the Department prior to December 22, 2018, shall be
registered with the Department by February 20, 2019. Underground storage tanks
include all of the following:
(1)
Field-constructed underground storage tanks installed on or before October 11,
1997, that the Department previously did not require to be registered as a
matter of policy. These tanks are temporarily excluded from §§
245.421, 245.422, 245.431, 245.432, 245.437 and 245.441-245.446, until December
22, 2019.
(2) Underground storage
tank systems referenced in subsection (c)(1)-(3) installed on or before
December 22, 2018.
