# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 10 — Oil Pollution Control and Storage Tank Management

### Chapter 16 — Trained Facility Operators

#### Regulation .06 Training Programs.

*COMAR 26.10.16.06*

A. The Department shall:

  (1) Review and approve training programs for Class A operators, Class B operators, and Class C operators; and

  (2) Make available a list of approved training programs.

B. The Department may not approve a training program if:

  (1) A person intending to implement a training program has demonstrated a history of noncompliance with the requirements of COMAR 26.10;

  (2) The training program does not meet the minimum requirements established in Regulation .05 of this chapter;

  (3) Department-required changes to training materials are not made; or

  (4) The person implementing the training program has not demonstrated a process to keep records in accordance with this regulation.

C. A person implementing a training program shall:

  (1) Obtain approval for a training program in writing from the Department by;

    (a) Ensuring the training program meets the minimum requirements established in Regulation .05 of this chapter;

    (b) Ensuring the certification requirements in Regulation .07A and B of this chapter are met;

    (c) Submitting training program materials, including a program outline, presentation materials, and testing materials to the Department for review;

    (d) Making any changes required by the Department; and

    (e) Demonstrating that the recordkeeping requirements of this regulation will be met;

  (2) Provide operator training in accordance with a Department-approved training program;

  (3) Obtain approval for a change to an approved training program in writing from the Department;

  (4) Provide a dated certificate to each trainee that successfully completes a training program;

  (5) Maintain the following training records:

    (a) Date and location of training;

    (b) Names of trainers providing training;

    (c) Names of trainees in attendance;

    (d) Names of trainees certified as Class A operators, Class B operators, and Class C operators; and

    (e) A copy of the dated certificate required in §C(4) of this regulation;

  (6) Make records available upon request by the Department or a UST system inspector certified under COMAR 26.10.06; and

  (7) Allow the Department to audit a training program.

D. Reauthorization of Currently Approved Training Programs.

  (1) Upon the effectiveness of a new or revised regulation under this chapter or COMAR 26.10.01—26.10.12, the Department shall provide notice to a person implementing a currently approved training program that the person is required to update an approved training program.

  (2) Upon receiving notice from the Department, a person shall revise a currently approved training program and submit the revised training program materials to the Department for approval.

  (3) A person may not implement an updated training program that has not been approved by the Department.