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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 26.10.01.10" title_num="26" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="01" heading="Registration of AST Systems.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Exception.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Unless otherwise directed by the Department, an owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility is not required to register an AST system located at the facility with the Department if:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The oil storage facility is a single-family residential property;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The oil storage facility or oil handling facility has an aggregate storage capacity of 2,500 gallons or less and operates under a General Oil Operations Permit, as required under Regulation .09B of this chapter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The AST system stores oil for less than six consecutive months.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>To address a special circumstance at a facility, the Department may approve a written request for an exemption from the AST system registration requirement under §B of this regulation submitted by an owner, an operator, or a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility otherwise required to register an AST system with the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Registration Requirement.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided under §A of this regulation, an owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Shall register, and maintain current registration of, each AST system located at the facility with the Department; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>May not allow the receipt of oil to, or selling or dispensing of oil from, an AST system not registered with the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Prior to selling or transferring ownership of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility or an AST system intended to be used by a purchaser or transferee for the storage of oil in Maryland, an owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility required to register an AST system under §B(1) of this regulation shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Inform the purchaser or transferee of the registration requirements under this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If an oil storage facility or oil handling facility described under §D of this regulation, provide the purchaser or transferee with a copy of the current registration form.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Facility with an Individual Oil Operations Permit. An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility required to obtain an Individual Oil Operations Permit under Regulation .09A of this chapter shall register and maintain registration of each AST system located at the facility:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>As part of the application process for a new or renewal Individual Oil Operations Permit in accordance with Regulation .11 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If required under Regulation .12B of this chapter, by requesting a modification of an effective Individual Oil Operations Permit.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Facility with a General Oil Operations Permit. An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility with an aggregate storage capacity of greater than 2,500 gallons that operates under a General Oil Operations Permit, as required under Regulation .09B of this chapter, shall register and maintain registration for each AST system located at the facility in accordance with the registration procedures of this section.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Registration Form. An owner, an operator, or a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Shall register or amend the registration for each AST system located at the facility using a registration form provided by the Department;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>May use one registration form to register multiple AST systems at a single facility;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>May not use one registration form to register multiple AST systems located at more than one facility;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Shall provide all of the required information on the registration form, including information unchanged since the last registration form was submitted to the Department for the AST system; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Shall sign and date each registration form submitted to the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Registration Schedule. An owner, an operator, or a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Register an AST system with the Department in accordance with the following schedule:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>If the AST system is installed on or after June 13, 2022, within 30 days of installing the AST system; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>If the AST system was installed before June 13, 2022, not later than 18 months after June 13, 2022; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Submit an amended registration form to the Department within 30 days of one or more of the following changes to an AST system or an oil storage facility or oil handling facility:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The sale, transfer of ownership, or change in ownership structure;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A change in the oil product stored in the AST system;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A change in status of the AST system from or to in-service, permanently closed or out-of-service, including a change-in-service to store a non-oil product in the AST system; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>The installation of a new or replacement AST system at the facility.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Recordkeeping. An owner, an operator, or a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Maintain a copy of each complete AST system registration form at the oil storage facility or oil handling facility; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Make a copy of a complete AST system registration form available upon request by the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>