1. A. An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of one or more UST systems shall:

   1. (1) Register each UST system with the Department and maintain up-to-date registration for each UST system with the Department;

   2. (2) Submit to the Department a completed registration form for a UST system to the Department not later than 30 days following the:

      1. (a) Installation of a new or replacement UST system; or
      2. (b) Acquisition of a new or replacement UST system;

   3. (3) Amend the registration for a registered UST system by submitting to the Department a registration form not later than 30 days following:

      1. (a) The return of a temporarily closed UST system to in-service status;
      2. (b) A change in the regulated substance stored;
      3. (c) A change-in-service to store a non-regulated substance in a UST system;
      4. (d) An upgrade of an existing UST system;
      5. (e) The temporary closure or permanent closure of a UST system; or
      6. (f) If applicable, an owner of UST system being released from the requirement to maintain financial responsibility or obtaining coverage under an alternate mechanism of financial responsibility; and

   4. (4) Include on a submitted registration form all of the information requested on the form, including:

      1. (a) If amending the registration for a registered UST system, information remaining unchanged since the last registration form was submitted for the UST system;

      2. (b) A certification of the UST system owner’s compliance with the:

         1. (i) Installation of a UST and piping requirements under this chapter;
         2. (ii) Installation of spill and overfill prevention equipment requirements under this chapter;
         3. (iii) Cathodic protection of steel USTs and piping requirements under Regulations .01 and .02 of this chapter;
         4. (iv) Financial responsibility requirements under COMAR 26.10.11; and
         5. (v) Release detection requirements under COMAR 26.10.05 and, if a UST system with a field-constructed tank or an airport hydrant system, 26.10.12;

      3. (c) If the UST system is used in the operation of a commercial or business entity, certification and proof that:

         1. (i) The owner has registered the commercial or business entity with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation; and
         2. (ii) The commercial or business entity is in good standing with the State at the time of the UST system initial or amended registration; and
      4. (d) A certification from a certified UST system technician that the methods used to install the UST system comply with the requirements in COMAR 26.10.02—26.10.12 and 26.10.16.

2. B. An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of a UST system required to register or amend the registration for a UST system under §A of this regulation:

   1. (1) May register or amend the registration for one or more UST systems located at one place of operation using one registration form; and
   2. (2) Shall register or amend the registration for UST systems located at separate places of operation using separate registration forms for each place of operation.
3. C. A person who sells a UST system shall inform the purchaser of the registration obligation under §A of this regulation and provide the purchaser with a copy of the Department’s registration form.
4. D. An owner, an operator, and person in charge of a UST system that is not registered with the Department may not sell, receive, or dispense oil or any other regulated substance to or from the UST system, with the exception of the minimum amount of a regulated substance necessary to conduct an initial precision tightness test for a new or replacement UST system.

5. E. An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of a registered UST system shall:

   1. (1) Display the UST system registration certificate issued by the Department at the regulated substance storage facility; or
   2. (2) Produce the UST system registration certificate immediately upon the request of the Department.

Authority: Environment Article, §§4-401, 4-402, 4-405, 4-407—4-411.2, 4-415.1, 4-417, 4-701 et seq., and 7-201 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: February 4, 1991 (18:2 Md. R. 151)

Chapter revised effective November 4, 1996 (23:22 Md. R. 1498)

Regulation .01 amended effective January 12, 2009 (36:1 Md. R. 25)

Regulation .01B amended effective June 29, 1998 (25:13 Md. R. 997)

Regulation .02 amended as an emergency provision effective January 26, 2005 (32:4 Md. R. 406); emergency provision extended at 32:15 Md. R. 1315

Regulation .02 amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 38); January 12, 2009 (36:1 Md. R. 25)

Regulation .03A amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 224)

Regulation .03A amended as an emergency provision effective January 26, 2005 (32:4 Md. R. 406); emergency provision extended at 32:15 Md. R. 1315

Regulation .03A amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 38)

Regulation .03D adopted effective June 29, 1998 (25:13 Md. R. 997)

Regulation .04B amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 38)

Regulation .04H adopted effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 224)

Regulation .04I adopted effective January 12, 2009 (36:1 Md. R. 25)

Regulation .05A amended effective January 12, 2009 (36:1 Md. R. 25)

Regulation .07E amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 224)

Regulation .08 amended effective June 29, 1998 (25:13 Md. R. 997); February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 224); January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 38)

Regulation .09 amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 38)

Regulation .10 adopted effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 38)

Regulation .10 amended effective January 12, 2009 (36:1 Md. R. 25)

Regulations .01—.10 repealed and new Regulations .01—.10 adopted effective June 13, 2022 (49:12 Md. R. 642)