North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter N - CRITERIA AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS › Section .0300 - UST SYSTEMS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, AND NOTIFICATION › Section 02N .0303 - NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The regulations governing "Notification requirements" set
					 forth in 40 CFR
					 280.22 are hereby incorporated by reference,
					 excluding any subsequent amendments and editions, except that:
(1) Owners and operators of an UST system
				  shall submit to the Division, on forms provided by the Division, a notice of
				  intent to conduct any of the following activities:
(a) notice of installation of a new UST
				  system or UST system component shall be in accordance with Rule .0902 of this
				  Subchapter;
(b) notice of
				  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, shall be given at least 30 days before the activity begins. The notice
				  shall be provided on form "UST-8 Notification of Activities Involving
				  Underground Storage Tank Systems," which may be accessed free of charge at
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/underground-storage-tanks-section/forms
.
				  Form "UST-8 Notification of Activities Involving Underground Storage Tank
				  Systems" shall include:
(i) the same
				  information provided in Appendix I to
				  40 CFR
				  280, except that Sections X (2) and (3), and
				  Section XI shall not be included on the form;
(ii) operator identification and contact
				  information;
(iii) number of tank
				  compartments and tank compartment identity, capacity, and product
				  stored;
(iv) identity of tanks that
				  are manifold together with piping;
(v) stage I Vapor Recovery equipment type and
				  installation date;
(vi) corrosion
				  protection methods for metal flexible connectors, submersible pumps, and riser
				  pipes;
(vii) UST system and UST
				  system component installation date, manufacturer, model, and leak detection
				  monitoring method;
(viii) spill
				  containment equipment installation date, manufacturer, model, and leak
				  detection monitoring method;
(ix)
				  overfill prevention equipment installation date, manufacturer, and model;
				  and
(x) leak detection equipment
				  manufacturer and model;
(c) notice of permanent closure or
				  change-in-service of an UST system shall be given at least 30 days before the
				  activity begins. The notice shall be provided on form "UST-3 Notice of Intent:
				  UST Permanent Closure or Change-in-Service," which may be accessed free of
				  charge at
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/underground-storage-tanks-section/forms
.
				  Form "UST-3 Notice of Intent: UST Permanent Closure or Change-in-Service" shall
				  include:
(i) owner identification and contact
				  information;
(ii) site location
				  information;
(iii) site contact
				  information;
(iv) contractor and
				  consultant identification and contact information;
(v) identity of UST systems to be permanently
				  closed or that will undergo a change-in-service;
(vi) for permanent closure, the proposed
				  method of UST System closure - removal or fill in-place;
(vii) for a change-in-service, the new
				  contents to be stored;
(viii)
				  proposed UST system closure or change-in-service date; and
(ix) signature of UST system owner;
(d) notice of a change of
				  ownership of a UST system pursuant to
				  40 CFR
				  280.22(b) shall be provided
				  on form "UST-15 Change of Ownership of UST System(s)," which may be accessed
				  free of charge at
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/underground-storage-tanks-section/forms
.
				  Form "UST-15 Change of Ownership of UST System(s)" shall include:
(i) the same information provided in Appendix
				  II to 40 CFR
				  280;
(ii) site location information;
(iii) notarized signature of the new owner of
				  an UST system;
(iv) name and
				  notarized signature of the previous owner of an UST system; and
(v) appended information shall include
				  documentation of an UST system ownership transfer such as a property deed or
				  bill of sale. A person signing the form on behalf of another shall provide
				  documentation they can legally sign in such capacity, such as an officer of a
				  corporation, administrator of an estate, representative of a public agency, or
				  as having power of attorney.