(a) All applications for a license or for the renewal of a license to operate a major facility shall be submitted to the department according to the following schedule:

1. (1) Applications for major facilities which will be in operation on July 1, 1978 shall be submitted by May 1, 1978.
2. (2) Applications for major facilities which will commence operation between July 1, 1978 and July 31, 1978 shall be submitted 60 days prior to the expected date of start-up.
3. (3) Applications for major facilities which will commence operation on or after August 1, 1978 and for renewals of licenses shall be submitted 90 days prior to the expected date of start-up or to the expiration date of the license for which renewal is sought.

(b) All applications for a license or for the renewal of a license to operate a major facility shall be on forms provided by the Department of Transportation and shall be submitted to the department at the following address:

Oil Spill Prevention and Control Bureau

Waterways Maintenance Subdivision

New York State Department of Transportation

1220 Washington Avenue

Building 5, State Campus

Albany, New York 12232

The date of submittal of an application shall be the date of receipt by the department.

(c) The information to be contained in the application is as follows:

1. (1) the storage capacity of the facility;
2. (2) the average daily throughput of the facility;

3. (3) a primary and contingency cleanup and removal plan which includes but is not limited to an inventory of:

   1. (i) the storage and transfer capacity of the facility;
   2. (ii) the containment and removal equipment, including but not limited to vehicles, vessels, pumps, skimmers, booms, chemicals and communication devices, to which the facility has access through direct ownership or by contract or membership in a discharge cleanup organization recognized by the department and the Department of Environmental Conservation as well as the expected time lapse following a discharge which precedes such access;
   3. (iii) the trained personnel which are required and available to operate such containment and removal equipment and the expected time lapse following a discharge which precedes such availability;
   4. (iv) all equipment and trained personnel used or employed at the major facility to prevent discharges of petroleum;
   5. (v) the terms of agreement and the operation plan of any discharge cleanup organization to which the applicant belongs; and
   6. (vi) the type and amount of petroleum transferred, refined, processed or stored at the major facility;
4. (4) all steps or preventative measures taken to insure prevention of a discharge; and
5. (5) a statement of the nature of financial responsibility as required in Part 31 of this Title