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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 26.10.17.04" title_num="26" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="17" heading="Performance Standards for Vaulted Shop-Fabricated ASTs.">
  <text>An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an AST system that installs a shop-fabricated AST in a vault shall:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Construct a UL listed vault;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Ensure the vault and the vaulted AST comply with the design, construction, installation, and operation requirements of:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>This regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>NFPA 30 “Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code”;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the vaulted AST is used as part of a motor fuel dispensing facility, NFPA 30A “Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages”; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>NFPA 70 “National Electrical Code” for all electrical wiring;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Ensure the vaulted AST is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>UL listed for aboveground use and for the type of product being stored;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Completely enclosed in the vault; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Not partially or entirely covered by backfill;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Provide venting for the vault and the vaulted AST according to the following requirements:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the AST stores a Class I liquid, vent the vault in accordance with NFPA 30 “Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code”;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Terminate a normal vent for the vaulted AST:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Outside of the vault;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>At least 12 feet above ground level; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>At least 5 feet from a building opening;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A normal vent for the vaulted AST may not terminate in a location that allows vapors to be trapped by the eaves of a building;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Ensure that an emergency vent for the vaulted AST is vapor-tight and allows for the venting of vapors inside of the vault; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Do not use a long-bolt manhole cover as an emergency vent for the vaulted AST;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Install vapor and liquid detection systems in the vault that meet the following requirements:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The vapor detection system:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is equipped with an on-site alarm that has a battery backup;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Has vapor detectors located not higher than 12 inches above the lowest point in the vault; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Is set to alarm when vapors reach or exceed 25 percent of the lower flammable limit of the oil stored;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The liquid detection system is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Set to alarm upon detection of a liquid; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Located in accordance with the liquid detection system manufacturer’s instructions; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The vapor and liquid detection systems required under §E(1) and (2) of this regulation are designed so that if either system alarms, a signal alerts the owner, the operator, and the person in charge of the AST system:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>At a constantly attended location where the vaulted AST is located; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>At another location that is continually monitored; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Ensure the vaulted shop-fabricated AST complies with the spill and overfill prevention requirements in Regulation .08 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>