- (1) The owner or operator responsible for daily operations of each petroleum retail outlet shall annually register the retail outlet by filing with the department FDACS-10995, Petroleum Station Registration, 01/26, hereby incorporated by reference, or by using the online registration system on the department’s website at https://www.FDACS.gov. Annual registration shall expire on April 30th of each year. The renewal portal will be active for 60 days prior to the expiration date of the annual registration. Copies of this form may be accessed online at: HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19117"http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19117.
- (2) The owner or operator responsible for daily operations of each petroleum wholesale and terminal distribution facility shall annually register the wholesale or terminal distribution facility by filing with the department FDACS-10996, Petroleum Wholesale Registration, 01/26, hereby incorporated by reference, or by using the online registration system on the department’s website at https://www.FDACS.gov. Annual registration shall expire on April 30th of each year. The renewal portal will be active for 60 days prior to the expiration date of the annual registration. Copies of this form may be accessed online at: HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19118"http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19118.
(3) During a declared state of emergency that may affect fuel supplies within this state, all retail outlets registered under subsection (1) must report to the department the following information upon request:
- (a) Facility status.
- (b) If the facility is closed, the reason for closure.
- (c) Fuel inventory volumes, by grade.
- (d) Water in fuel checks performed along with the volumes of water found.
(4) During a declared state of emergency that may affect fuel supplies within this state, all wholesale and terminal facilities registered under subsection (2) must report to the department the information in this subsection. Required information shall be reported or updated by 0500 and 1700 hours each day and upon request by the department. All facilities whose data is not needed for a designated emergency will be notified by the department that reporting under this subsection is not required. The following information is required to be reported:
- (a) Anticipated pre-storm closure time.
- (b) Facility status, landside.
- (c) If the facility is closed, the reason for closure.
- (d) Estimated time to reopen the facility.
- (e) Volumes in inventory of motor fuels and blend stocks, by grade.
- (f) Distribution rate of motor fuels and blend stocks – Volume per hour by grade.
- (g) Anticipated fuels and blend stocks scheduled to be received within the next 48 hours including volumes and fuel types.
- (h) Distribution rack status.
- (i) If the distribution rack is closed, the reason for closure.
- (j) Scheduled outgoing deliveries of petroleum fuel and blend stocks, including the volumes and types of petroleum fuel and blend stocks and delivery location data, if known. If such information is not available, the registrant shall allow department personnel access to the facility during operating hours to collect information on the distribution and sales of petroleum products.
- (k) Whether assistance is requested, and if so, what kind of assistance is requested.
- (5) A link to the event cited in the governor’s emergency declaration will be provided to all registrants following the issuance of the declaration. This notification will include the start date and time of the reporting requirements in this rule. The information required by subsection (3) shall be submitted to the department by filing FDACS-10998, Emergency Management – Retail Survey, 01/26, hereby incorporated by reference, via the department’s online portal at HYPERLINK "https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Storm-Preparation"https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Storm-Preparation. Copies of this form may be accessed online at: HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19119"http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19119. The information required by subsection (4) shall be submitted to the department by filing FDACS-10999, Emergency Management – Terminal Survey, 01/26, hereby incorporated by reference, via the department’s online portal at HYPERLINK "https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Storm-Preparation"https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Storm-Preparation. Copies of this form may be accessed online at: HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19120"http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19120.
- (6) Required reporting will continue until fueling operations have stabilized and registrants have been notified by the department that reporting under this rule is no longer required or the state of emergency ends.
Rulemaking Authority 525.14, 525.19(1), 570.07(23) FS. Law Implemented 525.08(1)(c), 525.19 FS. History–New 4-30-26.