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State/Territory

Are owners/operators 

required to notify 

implementing agency prior 

to or after UST installation?

If so, how many days in 

advance is 

prenotification 

required?

How is 

notification 

provided?†

Is notification 

required when 

ownership of an UST 

changes? Code Section URL

Notes/Additional 

Sources

Guam yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct

yes, permits are nontransferable Chapter 76, §76105, §76113 http://node.guamepa.net/regs/chapter76.html

Northern Mariana 

Islands yes prior to installation

via permit, 30 

day processing

yes, via 

demonstration of 

financial assurance 

compliance

CHAPTER 65-100, § 65-100-201, § 65-

100-425 http://www.deq.gov.mp/artdoc/Sec7art45ID101.pdf

Puerto Rico yes

10 days prior to 

installation direct yes Reglamento No. 4362, Regla 203 http://www.jca.gobierno.pr/Reglamentos/Regl6.pdf#page=17

American Samoa yes prior to installation via permit yes CHAPTER 07, § 24.0707 http://www.asbar.org/Regs/asac24_07.htm

US Virgin Islands unable to find information

unable to find 

information

unable to find 

information

unable to find 

information http://dpnr.gov.vi/dep/laws.htm

Alabama yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes

WATER QUALITY PROGRAM

VOLUME II, 335-6-15-.05

http://www.adem.state.al.us/Regulations/Div6b/Div6VolIIeff4250

8.pdf#page=17

Alaska yes prior to installation via registration yes, via registration

Chapter 78 - 

Article 1 

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/cgibin/folioisa.dll/aac/query=%5Bgroup+18+aac+78!2E015!3A%

5D/doc/%7B@1%7D/hits_only?

Arizona yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct

unable to find 

information 49-1002. 

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/

ars/49/01002.htm&Title=49&DocType=ARS

Arkansas yes

within 30 days after 

substance addition via registration yes, via registration CHAPTER TWO; 12.201, 12.202 http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/regs/files/reg12_final_071015.pdf

California

unclear, implied but not 

explicitly stated prior to installation via permit yes CCR, Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 16

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ust/regul

atory/docs/ccr_title23_2008.pdf

Colorado yes

within 30 days after 

substance addition direct yes, via registration 7 C.C.R. 1101-14, 2-2-10 

http://oil.cdle.state.co.us/OIL/StatutesRegulations/2009/Colorado

%20Revised%20UST%20Regs%20Jan09A.doc

Connecticut yes

within 30 days after 

installation

via tank lifetime 

report yes Section 22a-449 (d)-101 (d)

http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/regulations/22a/22a-449(d)-

1through113.pdf

Delaware yes

30 days prior to 

installation direct yes

Delaware Regulations Governing 

Underground Storage Tank Systems 

4.4.2., 4.6.2.

http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/dnrec2000/Divisions/AWM/ust/pdf

/2008%20UST%20Regulations.pdf

District of Columbia yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes

District of Columbia Municipal 

Regulations Title 20 CHAPTER 56, 

5600.2

http://os.dc.gov/os/lib/os/info/odai/title_20_part_2/title20_chapt

er60.pdf

Florida yes

within 30 days after 

substance addition via registration yes 62-761.450 http://www.dep.state.fl.us/legal/Rules/waste/62-761.pdf

Georgia yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct

unable to find 

information O.C.G.A. § 12-13-13 (2009) http://www.lexis-nexis.com/hottopics/gacode/default.asp

Hawaii yes

7 days prior to 

installation direct

yes, permits are nontransferable §11-281-23, §11-281-25, §11-281-31

http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/waste/ust/pdf/ustrules.p

df#page=46

Idaho yes 

30 days prior to 

installation direct

unable to find 

information 58.01.07 -100.01 http://adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/rules/idapa58/0107.pdf#page=2

Illinois yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes

IL administrative code, Title 41: 

Chapter I: Part 170, §170.44

http://www.state.il.us/osfm/PetroChemSaf/Current170code92008

.pdf#page=97

Indiana yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes 329 IAC 9-2-2 http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/T03290/A00090.PDF#page=51

Iowa yes

30 days prior to 

installation direct

yes, via annual 

registration 135.3(3) h, i

http://www2.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/ACODocs/DOCS/567.135.pdf#p

age=14

Kansas yes prior to installation via permit

yes, via annual 

registration 28-44-15, 28-44-17 http://www.kdheks.gov/pdf/regs/28-44.pdf#page=5

Kentucky yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes, via registration 401 KAR 42:020; Section 2, 3 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/401/042/020.htm

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Louisiana yes

30 days prior to 

installation direct yes Title 33, Part XI; §301, 303

http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=oRb

7TwwB86M%3d&tabid=1674#page=17

Maine yes

10 days prior to 

installation via registration yes, via registration Chapter 695: 5, B & D http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/06/096/096c695.doc

Maryland yes

within 30 days after 

installation via registration yes, via inspection 26.10.03.09 

http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/getfile.aspx?file=26.10.03.09.

htm

Massachusetts yes prior to installation via permit yes

527 CMR: Board of Fire Prevention 

Regulations, 9.07

http://www.mass.gov/Eeops/docs/dfs/osfm/cmr/cmr_secured/52

7009.pdf

Michigan yes

45 days prior to 

installation via registration yes, via registration R 29.2113 Section 280.22.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/deq-stdMUSTR_250513_7.pdf#page=16

Minnesota yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes Section 7150.0090 

http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/ust-rulefinal.pdf#page=8

Mississippi yes

30 days prior to 

installation direct yes § 280.22

http://www.deq.state.ms.us/newweb/MDEQRegulations.nsf/3d9f

e41da6b657cb86256d6e00638e7a/2b4929acd771bdb286256ba50

04842a3/$FILE/UST-2.pdf

Missouri yes

30 days prior to 

installation direct yes, via registration 10 CSR 20-10.022

http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/10csr/10c20-

10.pdf#page=11

Montana yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes 17.56.902, 17.56.903 http://www.deq.state.mt.us/dir/legal/Chapters/Ch56-09.pdf

Nebraska yes

10 days prior to 

installation via permit

unclear, implied but 

not explicitly stated

Title 159

Nebraska Administrative Code, 

002.01, 003.01 http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/epubs/F3000/R159-2001.pdf

Nevada yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct

unable to find 

information

US Code title 42, Ch. 82, Subchapter 

9, Sec. 6991a.

http://uscode.house.gov/uscodecgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+uscview+t41t42+5652+5++(underground)

%20%20AND%20((42)%20ADJ%20USC)%3ACITE%20%20AND%20(

CHAPTER%20ADJ%20(82))%3AEXPCITE

US Code, as 

apparently directly 

adopted and 

referenced by the 

state

New Hampshire yes

90 days prior to 

installation

via construction 

plans yes, via registration Env-Wm 1401.04

http://des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/legal/rules/docume

nts/env-wm1400.pdf

New Jersey yes

30 days prior to 

installation via registration yes 7:14B-2.1, 7:14B-2.3 http://www.state.nj.us/dep/srp/regs/ust/ustrule.pdf

New Mexico yes

30 days prior to 

installation direct yes 20.5.2.9, 20.5.2.10

http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title20/20.005.0002.h

tm

New York yes

3 days prior to 

installation via registration yes, via registration

NY Dept Env Conserv regulations, Ch. 

5 §596.2 http://www.dec.ny.gov/regs/4450.html

North Carolina yes

30 days prior to 

installation direct

unable to find 

information

North Carolina Administrative Code; 

Title 15A; Subchapter 2N; .0303 http://www.wastenotnc.org/ust/docs/2N_060108.pdf

North Dakota yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct

unable to find 

information 33-24-08-12.

http://www.legis.nd.gov/information/acdata/pdf/33-24-

08.pdf#page=25

Ohio yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes

Ohio Administrative Code 1301:7-9-

04 http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/1301:7-9-04

Oklahoma yes

within 1 day prior to 

installation direct yes

Oklahoma admin. Code 165:25-1-42, 

165:25-1-51

http://www.occeweb.com/Divisions/PST/Forms/Rules/Chapter25.

pdf#page=11

Oregon yes

30 days prior to 

installation direct yes, via permit OR Admin Code 340-150-0020

http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARs_300/OAR_340/340_150.

html

Pennsylvania yes

prior to substance 

addition via registration yes, via registration PA code § 245.423

http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/025/chapter245/s245.423.h

tml

Rhode Island yes prior to installation via registration yes RI code 6.03, 16.02

http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/waste/ustreg07.pdf#page

=14

South Carolina yes prior to installation direct

unable to find 

information SECTION 280.23

http://www.scdhec.gov/environment/lwm/regs/R.61-

92_part280.pdf#page=20

South Dakota yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes SD Admin Rules 74:56:01:11 (4) http://legis.state.sd.us/rules/DisplayRule.aspx?Rule=74:56:01:11

Tennessee yes

15 days prior to 

installation direct yes § 1200-1-15-.02

http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/1200/1200-01/1200-01-

15.20080930.pdf#page=27

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Texas yes

30 days prior to 

installation direct yes Title 30, part 1, §334.7

http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/public/legal/rules/rules/pdflib/

334c.pdf

Utah yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes R311-203-2 http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r311/r311-203.htm#T2

Vermont yes prior to installation

via construction 

permit

yes, permits are nontransferable § 8-304 http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/wastediv/ust/regs/fullUSTregs.pdf

Virginia yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes, via registration 9VAC25-580-70 http://www.deq.virginia.gov/tanks/pdf/usttech.pdf#page=14

Washington yes

90-30 days prior to 

installation direct yes WAC 173-360-200 http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/wac173360.pdf

West Virginia yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes WV code, §22-17-8

http://www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODE/Code.cfm?chap=22&art=1

7#17

Wisconsin yes simply prior via permit yes Comm 10.145

http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/comm/comm010.pdf#page

=14

Wyoming yes

within 30 days after 

installation direct yes

WY DEQ rules, Chapter 17, PART C: 

Section 9. (a)

http://deq.state.wy.us/shwd/stp/STPDownloads/Chapter_17.pdf#

page=27

† Notification option "direct" means that the installation notification is issued by a responsible party very simply through a 

direct notice using either a notification form supplied by the area government or through any direct means of communication (phone, in person, e-mail)

Notification option "via ... " means that the installation notification is issued indirectly through an application or form not

explicitly and solely for the purpose of notifying the intent to install an underground storage tank (UST permit, UST registration, license...)

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State/Territory Code Excerpts

Guam

§76105. Notification Requirements. (a) Any owner who brings into use an underground storage tank after the effective date of this Chapter shall notify the Agency within thirty days of such action. 

§76113. Tank Permit Requirements. (a) No person shall own, install, or operate an underground storage tank unless a permit is obtained from the Agency and upon payment of a fee to be prescribed by regulations. All such permits shall be 

non-transferable and conditioned upon the observance of the laws of Guam and such rules and regulations

Northern Mariana Islands

§ 65-100-201 Application for a Permit to Install: Prior to installation of any UST, the owner or operator shall apply for and obtain a UST permit to install from DEQ. The UST permit to install application shall be completed in full, signed by the 

owner or operator submitting the application, and be submitted to DEQ with a copy of the design blue prints and a vicinity map. (F) There wiII be a 30 day processing period for any UST permit to install application, from the time all 

requirements in this part have been completed and DEQ determines the application complete.

§ 65-100-425 Transfer of Tank Ownership. Transfer of tank ownership is prohibited without first providing DEQ with proof that the transferee has complied with the financial assurance requirements specified in part 900 of this chapter.

Puerto Rico

PARTE VIII Regla 801 B. Ninguna persona podrá instalar o será responsable de que se instale o reemplace un TAS sin:

1-Cumplimentar el formulario de notificación (preliminar) de sistemas de TAS que deberá ser considerado completo por lo menos diez (10) días laborables antes de la instalación...

Regla 802--Requisitos de registro

El (180 días a partir de la fecha de promulgación de este Reglamento) y cada vez que la facilidad cambie de dueño el proceso de notificación se realizará, utilizando el formulario incluido en el Apéndice l de este Reglamento y de acuerdo al 

Reglamento para la Certificación de Planes y Documentos bajo consideración de la Junta de Calidad Ambiental.

American Samoa

24.0707 Permits required. (b) Prior to construction, installation, modification or repair or any under ground or above ground tank, owners and operators shall apply for and obtain a permit from the commission. (d) The permittee shall notify 

the commission of any change of ownership within 10 days of such change. The new owner and operator must apply for and obtain a permit from the commission prior to use or operation of the tank.

US Virgin Islands N/A

Alabama

(1) Any owner or operator of an underground storage tank system for which a notification has not been provided to the Department as of April 5, 1989, must within 30 days of that date, submit, in a form approved by the Department, a 

notice of the existence of such tank system to the ADEM. Notification shall include the information identified in paragraph (2) below. (2) Any owner who brings an underground storage tank system into use after April 5, 1989, must within 30 

days of bringing such tank into use, submit, in a form approved by the Department, a notice of the existence of such tank system to the ADEM.

(8) Any person who sells a tank intended to be used as an underground storage tank must notify the purchaser of such tank of the owner's notification obligations under paragraph (2) of this rule. (9) Any person who sells an UST system that 

is already in service must: notify the Department of such sale, provide proof of transfer of ownership of the UST system and provide the name and address of the new UST system owner to the Department.

Alaska

Sec. 46.03.380. Registration of tanks and tank systems. (a) A person, including a governmental entity or institution, or a public corporation, who intends to install, have installed, return to operation, or acquire ownership of an underground 

petroleum storage tank or tank system shall, before the installation or return to operation, or 30 days after acquisition, register the tank or tank system with the department on a form provided by the department and pay the tank 

registration fee required under AS 46.03.385 .

Arizona

49-1002. Notification requirements A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each owner of an underground storage tank shall notify the department in writing and shall specify the tank's age, size, type, location and use. 

F. An owner who brings an underground storage tank into operation shall meet the notification requirements of this section within thirty days after the tank is brought into operation. An owner who brings a new piping component or underdispenser containment into operation on or after January 1, 2009 shall meet the notification requirements of this section within thirty days after the new piping component or under-dispenser containment is brought into operation.

Arkansas

Reg.12.201 Registration Requirement (A) As provided by state and federal law, all owners and operators of storage tanks must register their tanks in accordance with this Regulation. (B) No owner or operator shall receive any regulated 

substance into any storage tank for which current and proper proof of registration, as provided by Subsection 12.202(A), has not been furnished to the person selling the regulated substance.

Reg.12.202 Certificate of Registration (B) Each year the Department shall issue or renew a Certificate of Registration for each storage tank facility meeting the following requirements. 

Reg.12.203 (B) The annual registration fee for a storage tank newly placed into service shall be paid within thirty (30) days after the tank is placed into service.

California

§ 2711. Information and Application for Permit to Operate an Underground Storage Tank.

(a) The permit application shall include, but not be limited to, the following information to the extent such information is known to the permit applicant: (1) The name and address of the person who owns the underground storage tank or 

tanks.

(b) The owner or operator shall inform the local agency of any changes to the information provided in accordance with subsection (a) within 30 calendar days unless required to obtain approval before making the change.

(d) Permits may be transferred to new underground storage tank owners if: (1) the new underground storage tank owner does not change conditions of the permit, (2) the transfer is registered with the local agency within 30 days of the 

change in ownership, and (3) state permit application forms are completed to show the changes. Transferred permits shall expire and be renewed on the original expiration date. A local agency may review, modify, or terminate the permit 

to operate the underground storage tank upon receiving an ownership transfer request.

It appears to be implied but not explicitly stated that a in order to operate an UST, one must have a permit. 

Colorado

2-2-10 Registration of UST Systems.(a) Each owner/operator of an UST system must register each system with the Director within 30 days after the first day on which the system is actually used to contain a regulated substance. This 

registration must be renewed annually, on or before the calendar date of the initial registration, in each succeeding year after 1989. The owner/operator is required to pay a registration fee as set by statute for each tank registered. (d) Any 

time there is a change in operation, including upgrading of the UST system, changes in operation including a change of owner or operator, or completed closure of an UST system, the owner/operator is required to submit an updated 

registration form within 30 days.

Connecticut

Section 22a-449 (d)-101 (d) Reporting (2) Within thirty days following completion of installation of a new facility an owner or operator shall notify the commissioner and the office of the local fire marshal of the results of the life expectancy 

determination required by subsection (h). (6) Owners and operators shall report any changes in information provided in accordance with this subsection within thirty days.

Delaware

4.4.2. Any Person who assumes ownership of an UST System from a previous registrant shall complete and return to the Department a new notification form and a transfer of ownership form with documentation of compliance with the 

Financial Responsibility requirements of Part F of these Regulations and a copy of the bill of sale for the property no later than thirty (30) days after the transfer. 4.6.2. UST System Owners and Operators must notify the Department of the 

planned installation of all UST Systems used for storing Regulated Substances, at least thirty (30) days prior to installation. Notice must include information as required in Parts B, C or D.

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District of Columbia

5600.2 Pursuant to §3 of the Act, the notification form required under §5600.1 is required to be delivered to the Director within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of the Act or within thirty (30) days after the tank 

or UST system is brought into use, and shall contain all information required by §3(a) of the Act and any additional information requested by the Director. 

5601.7 An owner shall file an application for renewal of the registration for each underground storage tank on the form prescribed by the Director not less than thirty (30) days before the expiration date of the current registration until such 

time as: (d) The owner has sold the UST and has informed the Director in writing of the date of sale and the identity of the purchaser.

Florida

62-761.400 Registration and Financial Responsibility.

(1) General registration requirements. (a) The owner or operator of any facility, or the owner or operator of a storage tank system shall register the storage tank system with the Department on Form 62-761.900(2). (b) A completed 

registration form shall be submitted to the Department no later than 30 days after regulated or hazardous substances are put into any new storage tank system.

(b) Within 30 days after completion, the owner or operator shall notify the Department of the following items on Storage Tank Registration Form 62-761.900(2): 1. Any change in ownership of a facility or of a storage tank system. Notice of 

change of ownership shall be provided to the Department by the new owner. The notice shall include a copy of the bill of sale or a letter of acceptance by the new owner . . .

Georgia

§ 12-13-13. Notification by owner of underground storage tank (c) Any owner who brings into use an underground storage tank after July 1, 1988, shall notify the division, on forms provided by the division, within 30 days of the existence of 

such tank, specifying the age, size, type, location, and uses of such tank. (d) Beginning 30 days after the board issues new tank performance standard rules and regulations pursuant to Code Section 12-13-5, any person who sells a tank 

intended to be used as an underground storage tank shall notify the purchaser of such tank of the owner's notification requirements pursuant to this Code section.

Hawaii

§11-281-23 Permit required. (a) No person shall install or operate an UST or tank system, brought into use after the effective date of these rules, without first obtaining a permit from the director. 

§11-281-25 Permit. (c) The owner or operator must inform the department at least seven days prior to performing the actual installation. The information shall include the permit number, name and address of the UST or tank system, the 

contact person, the contact person's phone number, and date and time of actual installation.

§11-281-31 Change in owner or operator for a permit. (a) No permit to install, own, or operate an UST or tank system shall be transferable unless approved by the department. Request for approval to transfer a permit from one owner to 

another owner must be made by the new owner. Request for approval to transfer a permit from one operator to another operator must be made by the owner.

Idaho

100. ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO PROTECT GROUND WATER FROM CONTAMINATION. 01. Notification. An owner, operator or designee must: a. Provide written notice to the Department thirty (30) days prior to the installation of a new 

piping system or a new or replacement petroleum underground storage tank.

Illinois

Section 170.440 Notification Requirements for Purposes of UST Registration 

2) Any owner of an underground storage tank system brought into operation on or after April 21, 1989, shall submit, within 30 days after bringing such tank into operation, a notice of existence of such tank system to the Office of the State 

Fire Marshal, on the form prescribed by the Office. This applies even if the UST was subject to a change-in-service, pursuant to Section 170.630(a) or (b), within the 30-day time period.

g) Any change in information stated in the form as described in subsections (a) and (b) above is to be submitted to the Office of the State Fire Marshal on an amended form, as prescribed by the Office, within 30 days, commencing from the 

date of such change. This includes, but is not limited to, removal, abandonment-in-place and temporary out-of-service status. A change in ownership is considered a change in information and is the responsibility of each subsequent owner 

to so report.

Indiana

329 IAC 9-2-2 Notification requirements, (b) Any person who owns an UST system or tank shall, within thirty (30) days of owning such an UST system or tank or bringing such tank or UST system into use, submit notice to the agency to 

register the tank or UST system. Bringing a tank or UST system “into use” means the tank or UST system contains or has contained a regulated substance and has not been closed under 329 IAC 9-6.

Iowa

135.3(3) Notification requirements h. Notification requirement for installing a tank. A person installing an underground storage tank and the owner or operator of the underground storage tank must notify the department of their intent to 

install the tank 30 days prior to installation. Notification shall be on a form provided by the department.

k. If an owner or operator fails to register an underground storage tank within 30 days after installation or obtain annual renewal tags by April 1, the owner or operator shall pay an additional $250 upon registration of the tank or application 

for tank tag renewal. The imposition of this fee does not preclude the department from assessing an additional administrative penalty in accordance with Iowa Code section 455B.476.

Kansas

28-44-15. Application for installation or modification of an underground storage tank. Any person may not install, modify, or repair an underground storage tank or tank system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the department. 

28-44-17. Underground storage tank operating permit. (2) An annual registration fee of $10.00 per tank shall be paid to the department by each owner or operator of an underground storage tank prior to April 30 of each year;

Kentucky

 401 KAR 42:020; Section 2. New Registrations. The current owner of a UST system or UST systems shall notify the cabinet of the existence of the UST system or systems by completing the "UST Facility Registration Form", DEP 7112, (August 

2006). This form shall be submitted to the cabinet no later than thirty (30) days after installation of the UST system or systems and shall be signed by the owner and operator of the UST system or systems.

Section 3. Amended Registrations. (1) The owner or operator shall submit an amended "UST Facility Registration Form", DEP 7112, (August 2006), that specifically indicates all amendments, within thirty (30) days of any change to the 

following items: (a) Owner or operator of the UST system or systems...

Louisiana

Title 33, Part XI; §301. C. All UST system owners or operators shall comply with the following requirements.

1. Any person who sells a UST system shall so notify the Office of Environmental Assessment in writing within 30 days after the date of the transaction. A person selling a UST must also notify the person acquiring a regulated UST system of 

the owner's registration obligations under this Section.

2. Any person who acquires a UST system shall submit to the Office of Environmental Assessment an amended registration form within 30 days after the date of acquisition.

Title 33, Part XI; §303. c. Notification of Installation. The owner and operator must notify the Office of Environmental Assessment in writing at least 30 days before beginning installation of a UST system by...

Maine

Chapter 695: 5. B. Registration Procedures (1) The owner of an underground hazardous substance storage facility shall register such a facility with the Department and the local fire department by filing a registration form provided by the 

Department which is completed in accordance with this Section. The registration form shall be filed at least 10 business days prior to installation of the facility. The information required to be provided on the registration form by the owner 

shall include but not be limited to the following...

(5) The owner or operator of an underground hazardous substance storage facility shall immediately file an amended registration form with the Department and a copy to the fire department in whose jurisdiction the facility is located when 

ever there is any change in the information submitted on the facility's registration form on file with the Department including a change-in-service. If the change includes new or replacement tanks, piping or ancillary equipment the 

amended information shall be accompanied by the certifications required under Sections 5(B)(1)(m) and (n).

Maryland

26.10.03.09 D. All owners, operators, and persons-in-charge of new UST systems shall register the new system within 30 days and certify in the registration form compliance with the following requirements...

26.10.03.10 D. If the UST ownership changes, the new owner shall complete an inspection of each UST system within the first 3 months of operation. 

F. Record Keeping. (1) Inspection results shall be recorded and signed by the certified inspector on a form provided by the Department. (2) The owner of the UST motor fuel system shall maintain and make available to the Department 

records of the certified inspections conducted, including . . .

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Massachusetts

9.07 (M) Permits. (2) New Tank or Storage Facilities: (a) No tank storage facility shall be installed unless the owner shall first have obtained a permit from the Head of the Fire Department. This permit shall be in addition to any license or any 

other permit required by M.G.L. c. 148, or by any regulations issued thereunder. (5-c) The owner of any storage facility shall within seven working days notify the Marshal of any tank replacement, repair, modification, or upgrading, and of 

any change in the name, address, or telephone numbers of the owner or the operator. In the case of any transfer of ownership, the new owner shall be responsible for the notification of this transfer.

Michigan

R 29.2113 Section 280.22. (a) ...To be considered properly registered, new owners of existing UST systems shall register the UST system with the department within 30 days of ownership on a registration for underground storage tank form. 

(b) A notice of proposed installation of underground storage tank registration form provided by the department shall be submitted by the

owner to the department 45 days before installation of the UST system. The notice of UST installation form shall include all of the following information . . .

Minnesota

Subp. 2. Notification of installation, replacement, or change in status. An owner or operator who brings an underground storage tank system, including tanks, piping, or dispensers, into use or makes a change in status must, within 30 days of 

bringing such tank system into use or making a change in status, submit to the agency, in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, a notice of the existence of such tank system or type of change in status, including the information 

required by Minnesota Statutes, section 116.48, subdivisions 1 and 3. 

Subp. 7. Notification of tank purchase. A person who purchases property that the purchaser knows contains an underground storage tank system must notify the commissioner within 30 days after closing the transaction, pursuant to 

subpart 2. The notification shall include the change in ownership and verify that all operators, including lessees, have read this chapter and have sufficient knowledge in the operation and maintenance of underground storage tank systems.

Mississippi

§ 280.22 Notification requirements. (a) Any owner who intends to install a new or replace an existing underground storage tank, pipe, dispenser, or submersible pump on or after October 1, 2008, must, within 30 days of such planned 

installation, submit a “State of Mississippi Notice of Upcoming Underground Storage Tank System Installation” form.

(c) Any person who becomes the owner of an existing underground storage tank system must, within 30 days of becoming the owner, submit a “State of Mississippi Underground Storage Tank System Change of Ownership” form or a “State 

of Mississippi Notification for Underground Storage Tank System” form.

Missouri

10 CSR 20-10.022 (1) Any owner who intends to install an underground storage tank (UST) system after October 28, 1990, must, at least thirty (30) days before installing the tank, notify the department by letter of the intent to install a UST. 

The letter must provide the owner’s name, the name and location of the facility where the UST will be installed, the date that the installation is expected to commence and the date that the tank is expected to be brought in-use.

(5) An owner/operator shall complete and file an updated registration form if the owner information or information regarding tank equipment and operation, as reported on the current registration with the department, changes.

Montana

17.56.902 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (1) An owner who brings an underground storage tank system into use after May 8, 1986, must within 30 days of bringing such tank into use, submit a notice of existence of such tank system to the 

department in the form prescribed by the department.

17.56.903 CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP (1) The purchaser of an UST system shall provide written notification to the department within 30 days after any sale.

Nebraska

002.01. No person shall maintain or use any tank for the storage of regulated substances without first obtaining a permit from the State Fire Marshal.

003.01. Owners shall obtain an installation permit for all new tank and replacement tank installations and piping installations, and all piping replacement installations in which more than 50% of the product lines are being replaced.

003.01A. Applications for installation permits shall be provided by and filed with the State Fire Marshal's office. Applications must be submitted at least ten (10) working days prior to the proposed installation...

Nevada

TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, CHAPTER 82 - SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, SUBCHAPTER IX - REGULATION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS, Sec. 6991a. Notification (3) Any owner which brings into use an underground storage tank after the 

initial notification period specified under paragraph (1), shall notify the designated State or local agency or department within thirty days of the existence of such tank, specifying the age, size, type, location and uses of such tank.

New Hampshire

 Env-Wm 1401.20 Requirements for Approval of Underground Storage Systems.

(a) At least 90 days prior to commencing construction or installation of a new or replacement underground storage tank system, or a substantial modification of an underground storage tank system, the owner shall submit plans, a 

completed application provided by the department, and specifications as required by RSA 146-C:7, I with the fee required by RSA 146-C:7, I-a to the department. The plans shall be prepared and stamped by a New Hampshire licensed 

professional engineer.

Env-Wm 1401.08 Transfer of Facility Ownership. (a) When a transfer of ownership of any underground storage tank facility takes place, the new owner shall file an amended registration form with the department within 10 days of the 

transfer.

New Jersey

7:14B-2.1 (d) Any person that owns or operates an underground storage tank system that began use of the tank on or before December 21, 1987 shall register the tank system with the Department no later than 60 days following this date. 

Any person that owns or operates an underground storage tank system that was installed after December 21, 1987 shall register the tank system with the Department 30 days prior to the use of that tank system.

7:14B-2.3 Transfer of registration (a) A Registration Certificate issued by the Department is not transferable. (b) The owner or operator of an underground storage tank system shall notify the Department of any change in the ownership of a 

facility within 30 days after the contract date or the date of closing on the New Jersey Underground Storage Tank Facility Certification Questionnaire obtainable from the Department at the address provided in N.J.A.C. 7:14B-2.2(b) and in 

accordance with the procedures for reporting modifications set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:14B-2.4.

New Mexico

20.5.2.9 A. (1) Prior to any transfer of ownership, control or possession, whether by lease, conveyance or otherwise, of a property with a registered storage tank system, the transferor shall notify the department and shall provide the 

name, address and phone number of the transferee, as well as the date and type of transfer (sale or lease, for example). The transferor shall also notify the transferee, prior to the transfer, of the existence of the storage tank system, of the 

transferee's registration obligations under this part, and of these rules.

20.5.2.10 NEW STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS: The owner shall notify the department in writing at least 30 days before any new above ground or underground storage tank system is installed, and shall register any new tank or storage tank 

system with the department prior to placing it in service.

New York

§596.2 (c) Transfer of ownership. If ownership of the storage tank changes, the new owner must re-register the storage tank with the Department at least thirty (30) days prior to the transfer of ownership.

(d) Registration of new facilities. Stationary tanks at new sites must be registered with the Department three (3) business days prior to installation unless the new storage tank or tanks are installed on an emergency basis to protect public 

health, safety or the environment. When an emergency installation occurs, the Department must be notified no later than two (2) hours after the decision is made by the owner or operator to install the new tank.

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North Carolina

.0303 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS The "Notification requirements" contained in 40 CFR 280.22 (Subpart B) have been adopted by reference in accordance with G.S. 150B-14(c) except that: (1) Any owner of an UST system must submit to 

the Division, on forms provided by the Division, a notice of intent to conduct any of the following activities:

(a) Installation of a new UST system;

(b) Installation of a leak detection device installed outside of the outermost wall of the tank and piping, such as vapor detection or groundwater monitoring devices; and

(c) Permanent closure or change-in-service of an UST system.

(2) Notification as required in Paragraph (1) of this Rule shall be given at least 30 days before the activity is begun except as authorized by the Director.

North Dakota

33-24-08-12. Notication requirements. 1. Any owner who brings an underground storage tank system into use after May 8, 1986, must within thirty days of bringing such tank into use, submit, in the form prescribed in appendix I, a notice 

of existence of such tank system to the department.

5. Beginning October 24, 1988, any person who sells a tank intended to be used as an underground storage tank must notify the purchaser of such tank of the owner’s notication obligations under subsection 1. The form provided in 

appendix II may be used to comply with this requirement.

Ohio

1301:7-9-04 (C) Registration for new UST system installations.(1) Any owner who installs an UST system shall, within thirty days of bringing such UST system into service, submit the applicable new UST system installation application 

described in either paragraph (C)(2) or (C)(3) of this rule to the fire marshal for each location where such UST system is installed.

(D) Transfer of UST ownership.(1) Any person to whom ownership of any UST is transferred shall, within thirty days of the transfer, submit a transfer of UST registration application to the fire marshal for each location where an UST subject 

to the transfer is located. The fire marshal shall prescribe a form for this application. The transferor shall notify the transferee of this requirement at the time of transfer.

Oklahoma

165:25-1-42. New tank systems

(a) Persons intending to install a new underground storage tank and/or new underground piping must give PSTD notification of the installation at least 24 hours before the tank and/or lines are to be installed by submitting the OCC 

scheduling notification form... 

165:25-1-51. Transfer of ownership

When the owner of an underground storage tank transfers ownership of the facility or tank to another person, the new owner must notify PSTD within 30 days of the transfer, by submitting the appropriate PSTD form. The former owner 

must advise the Commission of the name and address of the new owner. All records required by PSTD must be transferred at no cost to the new owner.

Oregon

340-150-0020 (1) A person may not install, operate or close an UST without applying for and being issued a general permit registration certificate from the department for one of the following actions...

(2) An owner or proposed permittee must apply for a registration certificate at least 30 days before installing, operating or decommissioning an unregistered UST. The application must include, but is not limited to, the following information 

and attachments...

Pennsylvania

§ 245.423. Registration requirements.

 (a) An underground storage tank shall be registered with the Department prior to adding a regulated substance. The owner of a tank that was in use after May 8, 1986, shall have notified the Department of the system’s existence. 

(f) Every owner, including a new owner of an existing tank system, shall comply with tank registration requirements in Subchapter A (relating to general provisions).

Rhode Island

6.03 (A) New and Replacement Facilities: The owner/operator shall apply for a certificate of registration before commencing construction.

16.02 (A) An owner of a facility may only transfer a Certificate of Registration to a new owner after providing written notification of the proposed transfer to the Director by certified mail at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed 

"transfer date" and shall include the following information...

South carolina

SECTION 280.23. NEW TANKS -- PERMITS REQUIRED

(a) After January 1, 1986, all new tanks must be permitted. The person who proposes to install a new tank must apply for a construction permit, on a form supplied by the Department or an approved substitute, and possess said permit prior 

to tank installation and shall meet the new tank design, construction, and installation requirements of Section 280.20.

South Dakota

74:56:01:11 (4) Within 30 days after installing a new UST or upgrading an existing UST system in accordance with approved plans and specifications, owners or operators must notify the department on a notification form provided by the 

department;

(6) Notices to be submitted under subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this section must provide all information indicated on the notification form for each tank. Owners or operators must notify the department of any changes to the 

information stated on the notification form within 30 days after the change...

Tennessee

1200-1-15-.02 UST SYSTEMS: INSTALLATION AND OPERATION. (1) (a) At least fifteen (15) days prior to the installation of any tank and/or new UST system construction activities at the site, the tank owner shall notify the division in the 

following manner...

(g) Any change in the status of the tanks at a petroleum UST facility shall be reported within thirty (30) days of said change. This includes but is not limited to changes of ownership, upgrading or replacement of tanks, changes in mailing 

address, permanent closure of a tank compartment, and changes in service. Such reports shall be made using an amended notification form. In the case of a sale of tanks, the seller shall submit the notification form designated by the 

division, completed in accordance with instructions provided by the division, and shall also inform the buyer of the notification requirement.

Texas

(2) Filing requirements. Except as provided under subsection (c) of this section, any owner or operator who intends to perform a major UST construction activity as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection must file a written notification 

with the agency at least 30 days prior to initiating the activity. 

(d) Changes or additional information. (1) The owner or operator of a UST system must provide written notice to the agency of any changes or additional information concerning such system. Types of changes or additional information 

subject to this requirement must include, but are not limited to, the following:

(A) change in owner or operator, or change in owner or operator information (e.g., authorized representative, mailing address, and/or telephone number), provided that...

Utah

R311-203-2. Notification. (a) The owner or operator of an underground storage tank shall notify the Executive Secretary whenever: (1) new USTs are brought into use; (2) the owner or operator changes; 

(1) Notifications submitted to meet the requirements of R311-203-2(a)(1) through (4) shall be submitted within 30 days of the completion of the work or the change of ownership.

Vermont

§ 8-304 (a) (1) No person shall commence construction, installation, substantial alteration or replacement of a category one underground storage tank system without first obtaining a construction permit from the Secretary. A construction 

permit is valid for a period not to exceed one year from the date of issuance, and allows the permittee to operate an underground storage tank system for up to 30 days immediately following installation of the system.

(7) Underground storage tank permits are not transferable, assignable, and do not run with the land. If at any time the permittee no longer has control of the facility or underground storage tanks, a new owner or operator shall apply for an 

operating permit by completing a Vermont Underground Storage Tank Form in accordance with subsections (b)(1), (b)(2) and (b)(7) of this section.

Virginia

9VAC25-580-70. Notification requirements.

A. Any owner who brings an underground storage tank system into use after May 8, 1986, must within 30 days of bringing such tank into use, submit, in the form prescribed in APPENDIX I of this chapter, a notice of existence of such tank 

system to the board. Any change in ownership, tank status (e.g., temporarily/permanently closed out), tank/piping systems (e.g., upgrades such as addition of corrosion protection, internal lining, release detection), substance stored (e.g., 

change from petroleum to hazardous substance) requires the UST owner to submit an amended notification form within 30 days after such change/upgrade occurs or is brought into use. Owners may provide notice for several tanks using 

one notification form, but owners with tanks located at more than one place of operation must file a separate notification form for each separate place of operation.

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Washington

WAC 173-360-200 Notification requirements. (1) Notice of intent to install a new UST system. Except in the circumstances defined in subsection (5) of this section, any owner who intends to install a new UST system shall submit a notice of 

such intent to the department or delegated agency at least thirty days and not more than ninety days prior to installing the UST system.

(6) Changes to UST systems. Any changes in the information initially reported in the notification form submitted under subsection (2), (4) or (5) of this section, including temporary closure of an UST system that was initially reported as being 

in use, shall be reported to the department or delegated agency by submitting a new notification form within thirty days after such changes occur.

West Virginia

§22-17-8. Notification requirements. 

(a) Underground storage tank owners shall notify the director of any underground storage tank brought into use on or after the tenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred eighty-eight, within thirty days of such use, on a form prescribed 

by the director. The notice shall specify the date of tank installation, tank location, type of construction, size and age of such tank and the type of regulated substance to be stored therein. If, at the time this information is required to be 

submitted, the director has not prepared the form required by this section, the owner shall nevertheless submit the information in writing to the director.

(c) A new owner of any underground storage tank shall notify the director in writing of the transfer of ownership of any underground storage tank. The new owner upon the effective date of such transfer becomes subject to all provisions of 

this article. The director may prescribe by rule the appropriate form and timing for such notification.

Wisconsin

Comm 10.145 Tank permits. (1) GENERAL. All in−use and temporarily−out−of−service storage tanks, whether new or existing, that are used to store a regulated substance shall have a permit to operate from the department, except this 

requirement does not apply to any of the following tanks . . .(4) PERMIT PROCESSING. (a) The department shall review and make a determination on the permit application within 30 business days of receipt of the completed forms and 

required information. 

Comm 10.150 Change of ownership. (1) An individual or company taking ownership of property with a storage tank registered under s. Comm 10.140 shall notify the department of the change of ownership within 15 business days of 

completing the real−estate transaction.

Wyoming

Chapter 17, PART C: Section 9. (a) New UST Systems. Any owner and/or operator who brings an underground storage tank system into use after May 8, 1986, shall, within thirty (30) days of bringing such tank into use, submit, on the form 

prescribed by the department, a notice of the existence of such tank system to the department. 

(g) Transfer of Control. Prior to the transfer of control of a storage tank system to a different owner and/or operator, notification of the transfer shall be provided to the department pursuant to W.S. 35-11-1420(a). Such notifications shall be 

provided on a form developed and provided by the department.

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