Regulations and Standards Related To Underground Storage Tanks

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Code of Federal Regulations (or CFR): The CFR is regularly updated to incorporate any regulatory changes made. Most of the regulations concerning USTs are contained in 40 CFR Part 280 and 40 CFR Part 281, although codification of individual state and territorial programs is found in 40 CFR Parts 282.50-282.105. The list of hazardous substances is in 40 CFR Part 302.4.

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UST Notification Form

40 CFR 280.22 ("Notification Requirements") (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) requires that UST system owners must submit this notification form (EPA Form 7530-1) to the state or local agency or department designated to receive such notice. Since publication of these regulations, the form has been periodically modified. Only this most recent version (Rev. 11-98) of the form should be used. The form is 5 pages in length and available in two formats:

PDF format (5 pp, 53K)
WordPerfect format (5 pp, 100K, You may need WordPerfect to read this file)

40 CFR Part 280

PART 280-TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (UST)

Entire 40 CFR 280 (PDF) (71 pp, 454K)

Subpart A - 280.10-280.12 (PDF) (6 pp, 46K) - "Program Scope and Interim Prohibition"

Subpart B - 280.20-280.22 (PDF) (6 pp, 45K) - "UST Systems: Design, Construction, Installation and Notification"

Subpart C - 280.30-280.34 (PDF) (3 pp, 36K) - "General Operating Requirements"

Subpart D - 280.40-280.45 (PDF) (6 pp, 54K) - "Release Detection"

Subpart E - 280.50-280.53 (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) - "Release Reporting, Investigation, and Confirmation"

Subpart F - 280.60-280.67 (PDF) (4 pp, 38K) - "Release Response and Corrective Action for UST Systems Containing Petroleum or Hazardous Substances"

Subpart G - 280.70-280.74 (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) - "Out-of-Service UST Systems and Closure"

Subpart H - 280.90-280.116 (PDF) (36 pp, 148K) - "Financial Responsibility"

Subpart I - 280.200-280.230 (PDF) (13 pp, 255K) - "Lender Liability"
Preamble to 40 CFR 280
- Subparts A-G in HTML Format
- Subpart H in HTML Format (includes part 281)
Industry Codes and Standards (although these are NOT themselves Federal regulations, compliance with these standard industry codes of practice is mandated)

40 CFR Part 281

40 CFR 281 -APPROVAL OF STATE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAMS
- Entire 40 CFR 281 (PDF) (12 pp, 61K)
- Subpart A - 281.10-281.12 (PDF) (3 pp, 35K) - "Purpose, General Requirements and Scope"
- Subpart B - 281.20-281.25 (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) - "Components of a Program Application"
- Subpart C - 281.30-281.39 (PDF) (5 pp, 41K) - "Criteria for No Less Stringent"
- Subpart D - 281.40-281.43 (PDF) (2 pp, 31K) - "Adequate Enforcement of Compliance"
- Subpart E - 281.50-281.52 (PDF) (2 pp, 31K) - "Approval Procedures"
- Subpart F - 281.60-281.61 (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) - "Withdrawal of Approval of State Programs"
Preamble to 40 CFR 281
- 40 CFR 281 in HTML Format

40 CFR Part 282

PART 282-APPROVED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAMS
- Entire 40 CFR 282 (7-1-05 edition) (PDF) (73 pp, 243K)
  - Subpart A - 282.10-282.49 (PDF) (2 pp, 34K) - "General Provisions"
  - Subpart B - 282.50-282.105 (PDF) (72 pp, 239K) - "Approved State Programs"

NOTE: Although numbers have been reserved for each state and territory, not all programs have yet been approved. Some files below are in PDF format. This table will be updated periodically. For the most current information, see Subpart B, 282.50 - 282.105 above. Additional information is available at http://www.epa.gov/swerust1/fedlaws/spa_frs.htm
Alabama (PDF) (3 pp, 21K) 282.50	Alaska 282.51	Arizona 282.52	Arkansas (PDF) (3 pp, 21K) 282.53	California 282.54
Colorado 282.55	Connecticut (PDF) (2 pp, 16K) 282.56	Delaware 282.57	District of Columbia 282.58	Florida 282.59
Georgia (PDF) (2 pp, 16K) 282.60	Hawaii 282.61	Idaho 282.62	Illinois 282.63	Indiana 282.64
Iowa (PDF) (2 pp, 16K) 282.65	Kansas (PDF) (3 pp, 21K) 282.66	Kentucky 282.67	Louisiana (PDF) (2 pp, 16K) 282.68	Maine (PDF) (2 pp, 16K) 282.69
Maryland 282.70	Massachusetts (PDF) (3 pp, 21K) 282.71	Michigan 282.72	Minnesota (PDF) (3 pp, 35K) 282.73	Mississippi (PDF) (3 pp, 22K) 282.74
Missouri 282.75	Montana 282.76	Nebraska 282.77	Nevada (PDF) (2 pp, 31K) 282.78	New Hampshire (PDF) (2 pp, 16K) 282.79
New Jersey 282.80	New Mexico (PDF) (3 pp, 21K) 282.81	New York 282.82	North Carolina (PDF) (3 pp, 34K) 282.83	North Dakota (PDF) (2 pp, 16K) 282.84
Ohio 282.85	Oklahoma (PDF) (3 pp, 21K) 282.86	Oregon 282.87	Pennsylvania 282.88	Rhode Island (PDF) (2 pp, 16K) 282.89
South Carolina (PDF) 282.90	South Dakota (PDF) (2 pp, 16K) 282.91	Tennessee (PDF) (3 pp, 34K) 282.92	Texas (PDF) (5 pp, 31K) 282.93	Utah (PDF) (3 pp, 21K) 282.94
Vermont (PDF) (22 pp, 117K) 282.95	Virginia (PDF) (3 pp, 34K) 282.96	Washington 282.97	West Virginia (PDF) (3 pp, 34K) 282.98	Wisconsin 282.99
Wyoming 282.100
Guam 282.101	Puerto Rico (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) 282.102	Virgin Islands 282.103	American Samoa 282.104	Commonwealth of No. Mariana Islands 282.105

40 CFR Part 302.4

PART 302-DESIGNATION, REPORTABLE QUANTITIES, AND NOTIFICATION
This regulation designates under section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("the Act") those substances in the statutes referred to in section 101(14) of the Act, identifies reportable quantities for these substances, and sets forth the notification requirements for releases of these substances. This regulation also sets forth reportable quantities for hazardous substances designated under section 311(b)(2)(A) of the Clean Water Act. (The table of hazardous substances in in section 302.4)
List Of 300+ Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) Chemical Profiles and Emergency first Aid Guides
This information maintained by the Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO), Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Federal Register Notices

Proposed and final federal regulations are published in the Federal Register. Unlike the CFR, Federal Register notices contain additional text that explains the rationale behind a proposed or final regulation. This additional text, referred to as the "Preamble," may be very helpful in understanding the regulation.

UST Regulations Review

Record of reviews of the regulations promulgated under 40 CFR 280 for the UST program.

UST Docket Index (PDF) (320 pp, 729K)

A list of documents generated during development of 40 CFR 280 and 281 which are available from the UST docket. The index lists documents by category with FR number and date, the record number and date received, and a brief description of the record. As a PDF file, it is fully searchable.

Industry Codes and Standards for UST Systems

Federal UST regulations often require that industry codes and standards be followed (where applicable) to ensure that the UST system works properly.

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