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Selected Violations Of Federal Underground Storage Tank Regulations Subpart C--General Operating Requirements OSWER Directive 9610.16 Guidance On Federal Field Citation Enforcement October 6, 1993
Selected Violations of Federal Underground Storage Tank Regulations
SUBPART C -- GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
| 280.30 Spill and overfill control | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regulatory Citation | Violation | Violations Appropriate for Regulatory Field Citations (Penalty Amount) |
| §280.30(a) | Failure to lake necessary precautions to prevent overfill/spillage during the transfer of product | $300 |
| §280.30(b) | Failure to report a spill/overfill | |
| §280.30(b) | Failure to Investigate and clean up a spill/overfill | |
| 280.31 Operation and maintenance of corrosion protection | ||
| Regulatory Citation | Violation | Violations Appropriate for Regulatory Field Citations (Penalty Amount) |
| §280.31(a) | Failure to operate and maintain corrosion protection system continuously | $150 |
| §280.31(b) | Failure to ensure proper operation of cathodic protection system | $150 |
| §280.31(c) | Failure to inspect impressed current systems every 60 days | $150 |
| §280.31(d) | Failure to maintain records of cathodic protection inspections | $50 |
| 280.32 Compatibility | ||
| Regulatory Citation | Violation | Violations Appropriate for Regulatory Field Citations (Penalty Amount) |
| §280.32 | Failure to ensure that UST system is made of or lined with materials compatible with substance stored | $150 |
| 280.33 Repairs allowed | ||
| Regulatory Citation | Violation | Violations Appropriate for Regulatory Field Citations (Penalty Amount) |
| §280.33(a) | Failure to repair UST system in accordance with accepted codes and standards | $150 |
| §280.33(b) | Failure to repair fiberglass-reinforced UST in accordance with accepted codes and standards | $150 |
| §280.33(c) | Failure to replace metal piping that has released product | $150 |
| §280.33(c) | Failure to repair fiberglass-reinforced piping in accordance with manufacturers specifications | $150 |
| §280.33(d) | Failure to ensure that repaired tank systems are tightness tested within 30 days of completion of repair | $300 |
| §280.33(e) | Failure to test cathodic protection system within 6 months of repair of an UST system | $150 |
| §280.33(f) | Failure to maintain records of each repair to an UST system | $50 |
| 280.34 Reporting and recordkeeping | ||
| Regulatory Citation | Violation | Violations Appropriate for Regulatory Field Citations (Penalty Amount) |
| For violations of reporting and recordkeeping, see appropriate regulatory section (e.g., reporting of releases will be under Subpart D). |
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| §280.34(a)(1) or | Failure to submit notification for UST system | $300 |
| §280.34(a)(1) | Failure to submit certification of a new installation with notification form | $300 |
| §280.34(b)(1) | Failure to maintain analysis of site corrosion potential if corrosion protection equipment is not used | $50 |
| §280.34(b)(2) | Failure to maintain corrosion protection equipment operation documentation | $50 |
| §280.34(b)(3) | Failure to maintain documentation of UST system repairs | $50 |
| §280.34(b)(4) | Failure to maintain documentation of compliance with release detection requirements | $50 |
| §280.34(c)(1) or | Failure to maintain records at UST site and immediately available for inspection | $50 |
| §280.34(c)(2) | Failure to maintain records at a readily available alternative site | $50 |