(a) All registered contractors shall notify the agency in writing within 30 days of any change which occurs during the validated registration year. Such changes shall include, but are not limited to:
- (1) change of business name, address, or telephone number;
- (2) change of physical address;
- (3) change in status of insurance;
- (4) change of authorized representative as prescribed by §334.402(2)(B) of this subchapter (relating to Application for Certificate of Registration);
- (5) permanent cessation of underground storage tank (UST) business or UST activities;
- (6) a filing for reorganization or protection under federal bankruptcy laws;
- (7) change of branch office, address, or telephone number.
- (b) A registered UST contractor is required to maintain financial requirements required by §334.402 of this title throughout the period that the contractor holds a valid certificate of registration from the agency.
- (c) An UST contractor subject to the provisions of this subchapter employed or otherwise engaged by an UST owner or operator (or by any other person representing to be the UST owner or operator) to conduct the installation, repair, or removal of an UST shall comply with all applicable technical standards of Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Technical Standards) and Chapter 313 of this title (relating to Edwards Aquifer).
- (d) Compliance with the provisions of this subchapter by a registered contractor shall not relieve such contractor from the responsibility of compliance with all applicable regulations legally promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration, United States Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Health, State Board of Insurance (including state fire marshal), Railroad Commission of Texas, Texas Department of Agriculture, State Comptroller, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, and other federal, state, and local governmental agencies or entities having appropriate jurisdiction.
Source Note:The provisions of this §334.407 adopted to be effective August 3, 1990, 15 TexReg 4209; amended to be effective November 23, 2000, 25 TexReg 11442.