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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 26.10.11.04" title_num="26" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="11" heading="Reporting Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An owner of a UST system shall provide evidence of financial responsibility for one or more USTs to the Department as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit evidence of financial responsibility in an electronic format determined by the Department according to the following schedule:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Annually, but not later than 90 days following the initiation of coverage under a financial mechanism or the anniversary date of existing coverage under a financial mechanism; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Upon the request of the Department; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Submit as evidence of financial responsibility any applicable forms listed in 40 CFR §280.111(b) or any other information relevant to compliance with the provisions of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Unless otherwise directed by the Department, an owner of a UST system shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Comply with all of the applicable notification provisions of 40 CFR §§280.90—280.116, including any accompanying reporting and recordkeeping requirements; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide notification to the Department that demonstrates that the financial assurance mechanism is valid.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>In accordance with the UST system registration requirements in COMAR 26.10.03.09, an owner of a UST system shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Certify compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of this chapter when registering a newly installed or acquired UST system; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Amend the registration for a registered UST system if:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The owner of the UST system is released from the requirement to maintain financial responsibility for the UST system, as provided under 40 CFR §280.113; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The owner of the UST system obtains an alternate mechanism of financial responsibility, if required under 40 CFR §280.114.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>In addition to the requirements in §§A and B of this regulation, an owner of a UST system that uses an insurance policy or risk retention group coverage to demonstrate financial responsibility for one or more USTs shall provide to the Department on an annual basis:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An endorsement or certificate of insurance;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Any amendments to the insurance policy or risk retention group coverage, including amendments for additional insured; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A UST schedule that includes, at a minimum, the following information:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The Department issued regulated substance storage facility identification number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The registered UST system owner’s name and address as insured;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The installation date of the UST system;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The UST system capacity in gallons;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A statement that the UST construction is single-walled or double-walled; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>The type of regulated substance stored in the UST system.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>