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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 245.104 - Application for installer or inspector certification

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(a) The applicant shall be a natural person.
(b) An application for installer
						  or inspector certification shall be submitted to the Department on current
						  forms provided by the Department and must contain the following information:
(1) Evidence that the applicant has the
						  certification prerequisites contained in §
														245.111 or §
														245.113 (relating to certified
						  installer experience and qualifications; and certified inspector experience and
						  qualifications).
(2) The
						  applicant's name, address and telephone number.
(3) Other information necessary for a
						  determination of whether the issuance of a certification conforms to the act
						  and this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 245.105 - Certification examinations

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(a) The
						  Department will establish separate administrative and technical content for the
						  examinations and the standards and criteria against which they will be
						  evaluated to be used in determining the fitness of candidates for certification
						  as certified installers or certified inspectors under the categories
						  established by this chapter.
(b)
						  The Department will schedule a date and location for the examinations for
						  certified installer and certified inspector at least once in each calendar
						  year.
(c) Only applicants who have
						  been authorized by the Department, in accordance with this chapter, to take an
						  examination will be admitted to an examination or issued a certification as a
						  result of passing an examination. Authorization to take an examination will be
						  based on compliance with this chapter. Applicants who are authorized to take an
						  examination are eligible to take the examination for up to 1 year from the date
						  of authorization.
(d) To receive a
						  passing grade on the examinations, the applicant for certification shall
						  achieve a minimum score of 80% on each technical examination and a minimum
						  score of 80% on the administrative examination.
(e) An applicant who fails an examination is
						  eligible to retake the examination for up to 1 year from the failed examination
						  test date, but no later than 18 months from date of authorization.
(f) Passing examination scores are valid for
						  2 years from the date of the examination.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															245.114 (relating to renewal and
								amendment of certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 245.106 - Conflict of interest

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(a) Except
						  as provided in subsection (b), a certified inspector may not be one or more of
						  the following:
(1) An employee of the tank
						  owner, the tank owner or operator.
(2) A certified installer on the same tank
						  handling activity on an aboveground storage tank system for which the installer
						  is the certified inspector.
(3) An
						  employee of a company that employs a certified installer on the same tank
						  handling activity for which the employee is the certified inspector, when the
						  tank handling activity is performed on a field-constructed storage tank. This
						  prohibition extends to a company that owns, or is owned by, the employer, in
						  whole or in part.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 245.107 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 245.109 - Revocation of certification

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(a)
						  The Department may revoke the certification of a certified installer or
						  certified inspector if the certified installer or certified inspector has done
						  one or more of the following:
(1) Demonstrated
						  a willful disregard of, or willful or repeated violations of the act or this
						  chapter.
(2) Willfully submitted
						  false information to the Department.
(3) Committed an act requiring suspension
						  under §
														245.108 (relating to suspension of
						  certification) after having certification suspended
						  previously.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 245.112 - Certification of inspectors

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(a) An
						  inspector certification authorizes the person to whom it is issued to conduct
						  inspection activities for storage tank systems and storage tank facilities in
						  one or more of the categories in subsection (b).
(b) Inspector certifications may be issued
						  for the following categories:
(1) IUM
						  underground storage tank systems and storage tank facilities. This category
						  also includes containment sump and spill prevention equipment testing and
						  release detection equipment testing.
(2) IAM aboveground manufactured storage tank
						  systems and storage tank facilities.
(3) IAF aboveground field constructed and
						  aboveground manufactured storage tank systems and storage tank
						  facilities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 245.114 - Renewal and amendment of certification

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(a) Certification categories will have a
						  uniform expiration date of 3 years from the issuance date of the first category
						  obtained or renewed after January 9, 2008.
(b) The issued certification will be valid
						  for 3 years from the previous expiration date, unless suspended or revoked
						  before that date.
(c) An applicant
						  shall meet the following training requirements in the appropriate category for
						  renewal of installer certification:
Category
Training
UMR
Examination or Technical training
Administrative training
UMX
Examination or Technical training
Administrative training
UMI
Examination or Technical training
Administrative training
UTT
Testing equipment manufacturer's
										  certification
Administrative training
AMMX
Examination or Technical training
Administrative training
AMNX
Examination or Technical training
Administrative training
AFMX
Examination or Technical training
Administrative training
AFR
Examination or Technical training
Administrative training
AMR
Examination or Technical training
Administrative training
AMEX
Examination or Technical training
Administrative training
ACVL
Examination or Technical training
Administrative training
TL
Manufacturer's certification
Administrative training
(d) An applicant shall meet the following
						  requirements in the appropriate category for renewal of inspector
						  certification:
Category
Qualifications and Training
IUM
Department inspector
										training
IAM
API 653 certification or STI
										Inspector certification or Department-approved inspector certification and
										Department inspector training
IAF
API 653 certification or
										Department-approved inspector certification and Department inspector training
(e) Technical, administrative and inspector
						  training must be obtained within 2 years prior to application submission.
(1) Administrative and inspector training
						  will be provided by the Department.
(2) Technical training is category-specific
						  and must be approved by the Department in accordance with §
														245.141 (relating to training
						  approval).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › COMPANY CERTIFICATION › Section 245.121 - Certification of companies

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A company may not perform or employ a certified
							 installer or certified inspector to perform tank handling, tightness testing or
							 inspection activities unless the company holds a valid certification issued by
							 the Department under this chapter and the company verifies that the certified
							 installer or certified inspector holds a valid certification issued under this
							 chapter for the appropriate category.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › COMPANY CERTIFICATION › Section 245.122 - Applications for company certification

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(a) Applications for certification shall be
						  submitted to the Department on forms provided by the Department and include
						  information that will enable the Department to determine if issuance of the
						  certification conforms to the act and this chapter. The following information
						  shall be included:
(1) The full name, address
						  and telephone number of the company.
(2) The names held by the company within the
						  previous 7 years.
(3) Information
						  on previous certification revocations under §§
														245.109 and
						  245.124 (relating to revocation of
						  certification; and revocation of company certification) of company officers,
						  the company and the company under a previous or fictitious name.
(4) Identification of industry or government
						  licenses or certifications held by the company and the officers of the company
						  relating to underground or aboveground storage tanks.
(5) The names and certification numbers of
						  all certified installers and certified inspectors employed by the
						  company.
(6) A statement signed by
						  a person authorized to bind the company certifying that the company:
(i) Has obtained a copy of the act and this
						  chapter.
(ii) Will comply with the
						  act and this chapter and will direct the employees, principals and agents of
						  the company to perform tank handling and inspection activities in a manner that
						  is consistent with the act and this chapter.
(7) Other information necessary for a
						  determination whether the issuance of a certification conforms to the
						  requirements of the act and this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › COMPANY CERTIFICATION › Section 245.123 - Suspension of company certification

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(a) The Department may suspend the
						  certification of a certified company for good cause, which includes, but is not
						  limited to:
(1) A violation of the act or this
						  chapter by the company or a certified installer or certified inspector employed
						  by the company.
(2) Incompetency on
						  the part of the company as evidenced by errors in executing duties and
						  responsibilities for which the certification was issued.
(3) Failure to meet one or more of the
						  standards of performance in §
														245.132 (relating to standards of
						  performance).
(4) A violation of
						  The Clean Streams Law, the Air Pollution Control Act or the Solid Waste
						  Management Act or regulations promulgated thereunder by the company or a
						  certified installer or a certified inspector employed by the company which
						  causes pollution, causes a threat of pollution or causes harm to the public
						  health, safety or welfare.
(5)
						  Withholding from a certified installer or certified inspector, individual
						  correspondence or certification documents issued by the Department.
(6) Failure to provide oversight of employee
						  certification applications, tank handling and inspection reports.
(7) Submission of false information to the
						  Department or tank owner.
(8)
						  Failure to have a properly certified installer in direct onsite supervision and
						  control of a tank handling activity.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › COMPANY CERTIFICATION › Section 245.124 - Revocation of company certification

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(a) The Department may revoke the
						  certification of a certified company for one or more of the following
						  conditions:
(1) A willful disregard for, or
						  willful or repeated violations of the act or this chapter.
(2) The certification of an installer or
						  inspector employed by the company is revoked.
(3) There has been a prior suspension of the
						  certification.
(4) Willfully
						  submitting false information to the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › COMPANY CERTIFICATION › Section 245.125 - Renewal and amendment of company certification

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(a) Company certification shall be for 3
						  years from the date of issuance unless suspended or revoked before that date.
						  An applicant for renewal shall submit a completed application for renewal to
						  the Department 60 to 120 days prior to the expiration date.
(b) A certified company shall notify the
						  Department and file an amendment to its company certification on a form
						  approved by the Department whenever there is a change in the information
						  provided in the application for the certification. This form shall be submitted
						  within 14 days of the date of a change in information.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE › Section 245.131 - Validity of certification

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A certificate will not be valid if it is obtained
							 through fraud, deceit or the submission of inaccurate data or
							 qualifications.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › TRAINING APPROVAL › Section 245.141 - Training approval

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(a)
						  Providers of training for which approval is required under this chapter shall,
						  at least 120 days prior to the scheduled date of the training program, request
						  approval from the Department for the training program.
(b) An application for approval must include
						  the following information:
(1) The name and
						  address of the person offering the training.
(2) The title of the course.
(3) The name, title, affiliation and
						  professional background of each course instructor and a detailed outline of the
						  course which includes a description of the subject matter to be presented, the
						  order of presentation and the amount of time scheduled for the
						  presentation.
(4) A narrative
						  describing the preparation and administration of a test to be given at the
						  conclusion of the course. This test must test the participant's knowledge of
						  the technical, administrative and legal requirements related to the subject
						  matter of the course. The narrative must also describe a procedure for
						  conducting and grading of the test that assures careful monitoring and
						  expeditious transmission of test results to the applicant and the
						  Department.
(5) Other information
						  necessary for a determination that the training program conforms to the act and
						  this chapter such as copies of presentations, presenter notes, training
						  handouts or references.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › TRAINING APPROVAL › Section 245.142 - Training courses

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(a) Technical
						  training for initial category-specific certification in §
													245.111 (relating to certified
						  installer experience and qualifications) must be based on Nationally-recognized
						  codes and standards in conjunction with manufacturers specifications.
(b) Technical training for renewal of
						  category-specific certification in §
													245.114(c) 
						  (relating to renewal and amendment of certification) must at a minimum review
						  the technical and regulatory material appropriate for the certification
						  category.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › GENERAL › Section 245.201 - Scope

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This subchapter specifies procedures and rules for
							 the permitting of aboveground and underground storage tank systems and
							 facilities. Compliance with the permitting requirements in this subchapter does
							 not relieve a permitee from the obligation to comply with other Federal, State
							 or local requirements.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › GENERAL › Section 245.202 - Public records and confidential information

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
						  records, reports or other information submitted to the Department under this
						  subchapter will be made available to the public for inspection or copying
						  during regular business hours.
(b)
						  The Department may, upon request, designate records, reports or other
						  information as confidential when the person providing the information
						  demonstrates the following:
(1) The
						  information contains trade secret processes, operations, style of work or
						  apparatus of a person or is otherwise confidential business
						  information.
(2) The information is
						  not emission, discharge or testing data or other information that relates to
						  public health, safety, welfare or the environment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › GENERAL › Section 245.203 - General requirements for permits

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(a) A person may not operate an aboveground
						  or underground storage tank system or storage tank facility, or install a
						  storage tank system or facility covered by §
													245.231 (relating to scope),
						  unless the person has first applied for and obtained a permit for the activity
						  from the Department under this subchapter.
(b) The storage tank system must be
						  registered with the Department in accordance with Subchapter A (relating to
						  general provisions) and be maintained and operated in compliance with the
						  standards and requirements of the Department under the act and this chapter.
						  Failure to comply with standards could result in administrative or other
						  Departmental actions against the storage tank owner and operator.
(c) Operating permits will be renewed
						  automatically on an annual basis concurrent with registration. There will be no
						  additional fee or paperwork required beyond the registration
						  requirements.
(d) The Department
						  will automatically withhold or withdraw the operating permit for a storage tank
						  that is reported under §
													245.41 (relating to tank
						  registration requirements) in temporary removal from service (out-of-service)
						  status. The Department may renew the permit when an amended registration form
						  is received showing the tank returning from temporary removal from service
						  status to an operating status.
(e)
						  A storage tank system may not be operated if the Department suspends, revokes
						  or denies the tank operating permit.
(f) A person may not deliver or place a
						  regulated substance in a storage tank if the Department suspends, revokes or
						  denies the tank operating permit, if the tank operating permit is in a withheld
						  or withdrawn status or if the tank operating permit has not been
						  issued.
(g) The owner and operator
						  of a storage tank system who causes or allows a violation of the act, this
						  chapter, an order of the Department, a condition of a permit issued under the
						  act or any other applicable law is subject to enforcement action including
						  suspension, modification or revocation of the permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › GENERAL › Section 245.204 - Form of application

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(a)
						  Applications for a permit under this subchapter shall be submitted to the
						  Department in writing, on forms provided by the Department.
(b) The information in the application shall
						  be current, presented concisely and supported by appropriate references to
						  technical and other written material available to the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › GENERAL › Section 245.205 - Verification of application

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An application for a general or site specific permit
							 shall be verified by a responsible official of the applicant with a statement
							 that the information contained in the application is true and correct to the
							 best of the official's information and belief.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › GENERAL › Section 245.211 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › GENERAL › Section 245.212 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › OPERATING PERMITS › Section 245.221 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › OPERATING PERMITS › Section 245.222 - Application requirements

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Applications for an operating permit shall be
							 submitted on a form provided by the Department. The application must certify
							 the following:
(1) General
						  requirements for all storage tank systems are as follows:
(i) The storage tank system is properly
						  registered.
(ii) Tank handling and
						  inspection activities are performed by Department-certified individuals, as
						  specified in §
														245.21 (relating to tank handling
						  and inspection requirements) and Subchapter B (relating to certification
						  program for installers and inspectors of storage tanks and storage tank
						  facilities).
(iii) The storage tank
						  system is in compliance with applicable administrative, technical and
						  operational requirements as specified in Subchapter E, Subchapter F or
						  Subchapter G (relating to technical standards for underground storage tanks;
						  technical standards for aboveground storage tanks and facilities; and
						  simplified program for small aboveground storage tanks).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS › Section 245.231 - Scope

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(a) Site-specific
						  installation permits are required prior to the construction, reconstruction or
						  installation of one or more of the following:
(1) New aboveground storage tank systems with
						  a capacity greater than 21,000 gallons at an existing large aboveground storage
						  tank facility.
(2) New large
						  aboveground storage tank facilities.
(3) New highly hazardous substance tank
						  systems.
(4) New underground field
						  constructed storage tank systems not installed within a previously registered
						  underground storage tank system.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS › Section 245.232 - General requirements

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(a)
						  Applicants for site-specific installation permits shall provide the following:
(1) Certification that the tank handling and
						  inspection activities will be performed by Department-certified individuals, as
						  specified in Subchapter B (relating to certification program for installers and
						  inspectors of storage tanks and storage tank facilities).
(2) Certification that the storage tank
						  system will be in compliance with applicable administrative, technical and
						  operational requirements as specified in Subchapters E-G (relating to technical
						  standards for underground storage tanks; technical standards for aboveground
						  storage tanks and facilities; and simplified program for small aboveground
						  storage tanks).
(3) The information
						  required by §§
														245.233 and
						  245.234 (relating to mapping
						  requirements; and siting requirements).
(4) The environmental assessment required by
						  §
														245.235 (relating to environmental
						  assessment).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS › Section 245.233 - Mapping requirements

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(a) A
						  site-specific installation permit application must contain maps and plans of
						  the proposed storage tank system or facility site showing all of the following:
(1) The boundaries for the proposed facility
						  site.
(2) The location of the
						  proposed storage tanks.
(3) The
						  location and names of public roads within or adjacent to the proposed facility
						  site.
(4) The location of proposed
						  monitoring wells.
(5) The
						  municipality and county.
(6) The
						  elevation and location of test borings and core samples.
(7) The ownership, if known, location and
						  extent of known workings of active, inactive and abandoned underground mines
						  including mine openings within the proposed permit site.
(8) Streams, lakes or surface watercourses
						  located on or adjacent to the proposed permit site.
(9) The location and ownership of public or
						  private groundwater supplies within 2,500 feet of the proposed permit
						  site.
(10) Sufficient slope
						  measurements to adequately represent the existing land surface configuration of
						  the proposed permit site.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS › Section 245.234 - Siting requirements

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(a) The
						  Department will not issue a site-specific storage tank system or facility
						  installation permit if:
(1) The installation
						  of storage tank systems and facilities is proposed on 100-year floodplains or a
						  larger area that the flood of record has inundated unless an industrial use on
						  the proposed site was in existence as of August 5, 1989.
(2) The installation of storage tank systems
						  and facilities is proposed in wetlands in a manner inconsistent with Chapter
						  105 (relating to dam safety and waterway management).
(3) The Department determines that
						  construction design criteria or engineering specifications submitted by a
						  professional engineer are not in accordance with generally accepted sound
						  engineering practices or existing conditions at the site require mitigation to
						  properly support the tank systems and the applicant's proposed mitigation
						  actions are not deemed adequate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS › Section 245.235 - Environmental assessment

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(a) An
						  application for a site-specific installation permit must include an
						  environmental assessment on a form prescribed by the Department.
(b) An environmental assessment in a permit
						  application must include detailed analysis of the potential impact of the
						  proposed facility on the environment, public health and public safety,
						  including air quality, water quality, threatened or endangered species and
						  water uses. The applicant shall consider environmental features such as
						  recreational river corridors, State and Federal parks, historic and
						  archaeological sites, National wildlife refuges, State and Federal natural
						  areas, prime farmland, wetlands, special protection watersheds designated under
						  Chapter 93 (relating to water quality standards), public water supplies and
						  other features deemed appropriate by the Department or the applicant.
(c) The Department will evaluate the
						  assessment provided under subsection (a) to determine whether the proposed
						  operation has the potential to cause environmental harm. The Department will
						  consult with appropriate governmental agencies and potentially affected persons
						  concerning potential environmental harm. If the Department determines that the
						  proposed operation has that potential, it will notify the applicant in
						  writing.
(d) If the Department or
						  the applicant determines that the proposed operation may cause environmental
						  harm, the applicant shall provide the Department with a written explanation of
						  how it plans to mitigate the potential harm.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															245.232 (relating to general
								requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS › Section 245.236 - Public notice

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The owner of a proposed new large aboveground storage
							 tank facility or proposed aboveground storage tank system with greater than
							 21,000 gallons capacity or proposed new highly hazardous substance tank shall
							 provide written notice to the local municipality and county in which the
							 proposed aboveground system or facility is to be located prior to submitting a
							 permit application. The notice must inform the local municipality and county of
							 the location, capacity and projected installation date of the proposed storage
							 tank system and the substance to be stored in the tank.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															245.231 (relating to scope); and
								25 Pa. Code §
															245.232 (relating to general
								requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter C - PERMITTING OF UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES › SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS › Section 245.237 - Public hearings

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Upon submission to the Department of a permit
							 application to construct a new large aboveground storage tank facility or a new
							 highly hazardous substance storage tank system, the Department may hold a
							 public hearing in the municipality or county in which the aboveground storage
							 tank facility or highly hazardous substance tank system is proposed to be
							 located.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter D - CORRECTIVE ACTION PROCESS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBLE PARTIES › Section 245.301 - Purpose

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This subchapter establishes suspected release
						  investigation, release reporting and corrective action requirements for owners
						  and operators of storage tank systems and storage tank facilities and other
						  responsible parties.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter D - CORRECTIVE ACTION PROCESS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBLE PARTIES › Section 245.302 - Scope

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This subchapter applies to suspected releases and
						  releases of regulated substances from storage tank systems regulated under the
						  act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter D - CORRECTIVE ACTION PROCESS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBLE PARTIES › Section 245.303 - General requirements

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(a) For a
						corrective action required by this subchapter, the Department may do one or
						more of the following:
(1) Direct or order the
						responsible party to perform the corrective action.
(2) Perform the corrective action.
(3) Direct that the corrective action be
						performed by a third party.
(4)
						Seek other appropriate administrative or court ordered relief.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter D - CORRECTIVE ACTION PROCESS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBLE PARTIES › Section 245.304 - Investigation and reporting of suspected releases

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(a) The owner or operator of a storage tank
						system or storage tank facility shall initiate and complete an investigation of
						a suspected release of a regulated substance as soon as practicable, but no
						later than 7 days after the indication of a suspected release. An indication of
						a suspected release includes one or more of the following conditions:
(1) The presence of a regulated substance or
						an unusual level of vapors from a regulated substance outside of storage tank
						system components designed to routinely contain or convey product, at or near a
						storage tank facility.
(2) Evidence
						of a regulated substance or vapors in soils, basements, sewer lines, utility
						lines, surface water or groundwater in the surrounding area.
(3) Unusual operating conditions, indicative
						of a release, such as the erratic behavior of product dispensing
						equipment.
(4) The sudden or
						unexpected loss of a regulated substance from a storage tank system or the
						unexplained presence of water in a storage tank system.
(5) Test, sampling or monitoring results,
						including the sounding of an alarm, from a release detection method which
						indicate a release.
(6) The
						discovery of holes in or damage to a storage tank system during activities such
						as inspection, repair or removal from service.
(7) Other events, conditions or results which
						may indicate a release.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter D - CORRECTIVE ACTION PROCESS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBLE PARTIES › Section 245.306 - Interim remedial actions

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(a) A
						responsible party shall immediately initiate the following interim remedial
						actions necessary to prevent or address an immediate threat to human health or
						the environment from a release while initiating, as necessary, one or more of
						the tasks identified in §
												245.309(c)
						(relating to site characterization):
(1)
						Remove the regulated substance from the storage tank system to prevent further
						release to the environment.
(2)
						Identify, mitigate and continue to monitor and mitigate, fire, explosion and
						safety hazards posed by vapors and free product.
(3) Prevent further migration of the
						regulated substance released from the storage tank system into the environment
						as follows:
(i) If contaminated soil exists at
						the site, the interim remedial action may include excavation of the soils for
						treatment or disposal.
(ii) If free
						product is present, free product recovery shall be initiated
						immediately.
(4) Identify
						and analyze samples of affected water supplies and water supplies with the
						potential to be affected in a reasonable and systematic manner consistent with
						§
													245.309(b)(1) and (4) and (c)(4), (6), (12) and
						(16). The responsible party shall restore or
						replace an affected or diminished water supply in accordance with §
													245.307 (relating to affected or
						diminished water supplies). The responsible party shall provide a copy of the
						sample results to the water supply owner and the Department within 5 days of
						receipt of the sample results from the laboratory.