At sites where free product is present or an investigation performed in compliance with Regulation .03A(6) of this chapter indicates the presence of free product, an owner and an operator of a storage tank system and a responsible party shall remove free product to the maximum extent practicable as determined by the Department while: Continuing, as necessary, to perform any initial corrective action measures initiated under Regulations .02—.04 of this chapter; or Preparing to perform the corrective action measures required under Regulations .06 and .07 of this chapter. In meeting the requirements of this regulation, an owner and an operator of a storage tank system and a responsible party shall: Before beginning free product removal: Provide notification to the Department regarding the proposed free product recovery method to be used; and In accordance with the permitting requirements in COMAR 26.08.04, obtain the necessary discharge permit for the proposed free product recovery method; Conduct free product removal in a manner that: Prevents the spread of contamination from entering previously uncontaminated areas by using recovery and disposal techniques appropriate to the hydrogeologic conditions at the site; and Properly treats, disposes, or conducts permitted discharges of recovery byproducts in compliance with applicable federal, State, and local laws; Use abatement of free product migration as a minimum initial objective for the design of the free product removal system; Handle any flammable products in a safe and competent manner to prevent fires or explosions; and Unless directed to do otherwise by the Department, within 45 days after confirming a spill, release, or discharge, prepare and submit to the Department a free product removal report that provides at least the following information: The name, address, and phone number of the person or persons responsible for implementing the free product removal measures; The estimated quantity, type, and thickness of free product observed or measured in wells, boreholes, and excavations; The type of free product recovery system to be used; A description of any permitted discharge to take place on-site or off-site during the free product recovery operation including: The location of each permitted discharge outfall; The type of treatment applied to the permitted discharge; The effluent quality achieved from the treatment applied to the permitted discharge; and An assessment of compliance with the discharge permit required under §B(1)(b) of this regulation; and The disposition of the recovered free product.