Appendix II to Part 280

EPA Form 6200-10 Electronic and paper versions acceptable.

United States

Environmental Protection Agency

Washington, DC 20460

Approval expires xx/xx/xx

OMB No.2050-0068

Notification of Ownership Change for Underground Storage Tanks

Implementing Agency Name And Address: IMPLEMENTING AGENCY USE ONLY

ID NUMBER:

DATE RECEIVED:

DATE ENTERED INTO COMPUTER:

DATA ENTRY CLERK INITIALS:

INSTRUCTIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION OWNER WAS CONTACTED TO CLARIFY RESPONSES, COMMENTS:

Please type or print in ink. Also, be sure you have signatures in ink. 

The primary purpose of this notification form is to inform implementing 

agencies of ownership changes for underground storage tank (UST)

systems that store or have stored petroleum or hazardous 

substances.

Federal regulation requires UST owners to notify the 

implementing agency of any ownership change for USTs storing 

regulated substances after [ENTER EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULE].

Who Must Notify? 40 CFR part 280, as amended, requires owners 

of USTs that store regulated substances (unless exempted) to notify 

implementing agencies of any ownership changes. Owner is defined 

as:



In the case of an UST in use on November 8, 1984, or brought into use 

after that date, any person who owns an UST used for storage, use, or 

dispensing of regulated substances; or

 In the case of an UST in use before November 8, 1984, but no longer 

in use on that date, any person who owned the UST immediately 

before its discontinuation.

What USTs Are Included? An UST system is defined as any one or 

combination of tanks that is used to contain an accumulation of 

regulated substances, and whose volume (including connected 

underground piping) is 10 percent or more beneath the ground. 

Regulated USTs store petroleum or hazardous substances (see What 

Substances Are Covered to the right). This includes UST systems 

with field-constructed tanks and airport hydrant fuel distribution 

systems.

When And Who To Notify? Any owner or operator who assumes 

ownership of a regulated UST system must submit this notification 

form to the implementing agency within 30 days of assuming such 

ownership.

What Tanks Are Excluded From Notification (see § 280.10 and § 280.12)?

 Tanks removed from the ground before May 8, 1986;

 Farm or residential tanks of 1,100 gallons or less capacity storing motor fuel for 

noncommercial purposes;

 Tanks storing heating oil for use on the premises where stored;

 Septic tanks;

 Certain pipeline facilities regulated under chapters 601 and 603 of Title 49;

 Surface impoundments, pits, ponds, or lagoons;

 Storm water or wastewater collection systems;

 Flow-through process tanks;

 Liquid traps or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas production 

and gathering operations;

 Tanks on or above the floor of underground areas, such as basements or 

tunnels;

 Tanks with a capacity of 110 gallons or less;

 Wastewater treatment tank systems;

 UST systems containing radioactive material that are regulated under the Atomic 

Energy Act of 1954;

 UST systems that are part of an emergency generator system at nuclear power 

generation facilities regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under 10 

CFR part 50.

What Substances Are Covered? The notification requirements apply to 

USTs containing petroleum or certain hazardous substances. Petroleum 

includes gasoline, used oil, diesel fuel, crude oil or any fraction thereof which is 

liquid at standard conditions of temperature and pressure (60 degrees 

Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute). Hazardous 

substances are those found in Section 101 (14) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, with the

exception of those substances regulated as hazardous waste under Subtitle C 

of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Penalties: Any owner who knowingly fails to notify or submits false information 

shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $16,000 for each tank for which 

notification is not given or for which false information is given.

OWNERSHIP OF USTs 

Corporation, Individual, Public Agency, Or Other Entity FACILITY NAME AND LOCATION OF USTs

Current Owner Name Previous Owner Name Facility Name 

 Check here if name changed after ownership

Current Owner Address Previous Owner Address  Check this box if the physical address of the USTs is the same as the current owner 

address. If address is different, enter address below:

If required by implementing agency, give the geographic location of USTs either in decimal 

degrees, or degrees, minutes, and seconds. Example: Latitude: 36.12348 (or 36 7' 

24.4"), Longitude: -106.549876 (or -106 32' 59.6")

Latitude ______________________ Longitude ______________________

Current Owner Phone Previous Owner Phone Date Of Ownership Change

Signature Of Current Owner: _______________________________________ Date: ____________________

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice

The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response. Send comments on the Agency's need for 

this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated 

collection techniques to the Director, Collection Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. 

Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.