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[CITE: 42USC6991a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 82--SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
 
         SUBCHAPTER IX--REGULATION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
 
Sec. 6991a. Notification


(a) Underground storage tanks

    (1) Within 18 months after November 8, 1984, each owner of an 
underground storage tank shall notify the State or local agency or 
department designated pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this section of 
the existence of such tank, specifying the age, size, type, location, 
and uses of such tank.
    (2)(A) For each underground storage tank taken out of operation 
after January 1, 1974, the owner of such tank shall, within eighteen 
months after November 8, 1984, notify the State or local agency, or 
department designated pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this section of 
the existence of such tanks (unless the owner knows the tank 
subsequently was removed from the ground). The owner of a tank taken out 
of operation on or before January 1, 1974, shall not be required to 
notify the State or local agency under this subsection.
    (B) Notice under subparagraph (A) shall specify, to the extent known 
to the owner--
        (i) the date the tank was taken out of operation,
        (ii) the age of the tank on the date taken out of operation,
        (iii) the size, type and location of the tank, and
        (iv) the type and quantity of substances left stored in such 
    tank on the date taken out of operation.

    (3) Any owner which brings into use an underground storage tank 
after the initial notification period specified under paragraph (1), 
shall notify the designated State or local agency or department within 
thirty days of the existence of such tank, specifying the age, size, 
type, location and uses of such tank.
    (4) Paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection shall not apply to 
tanks for which notice was given pursuant to section 9603(c) of this 
title.
    (5) Beginning thirty days after the Administrator prescribes the 
form of notice pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of this section and for 
eighteen months thereafter, any person who deposits regulated substances 
in an underground storage tank shall reasonably notify the owner or 
operator of such tank of the owner's notification requirements pursuant 
to this subsection.
    (6) Beginning thirty days after the Administrator issues new tank 
performance standards pursuant to section 6991b(c) of this title, any 
person who sells a tank intended to be used as an underground storage 
tank shall notify the purchaser of such tank of the owner's notification 
requirements pursuant to this subsection.

(b) Agency designation

    (1) Within one hundred and eighty days after November 8, 1984, the 
Governors of each State shall designate the appropriate State agency or 
department or local agencies or departments to receive the notifications 
under subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section.
    (2) Within twelve months after November 8, 1984, the Administrator, 
in consultation with State and local officials designated pursuant to 
subsection (b)(1) of this section, and after notice and opportunity for 
public comment, shall prescribe the form of the notice and the 
information to be included in the notifications under subsection (a)(1), 
(2), or (3) of this section. In prescribing the form of such notice, the 
Administrator shall take into account the effect on small businesses and 
other owners and operators.

(c) State inventories

    Each State shall make 2 separate inventories of all underground 
storage tanks in such State containing regulated substances. One 
inventory shall be made with respect to petroleum and one with respect 
to other regulated substances. In making such inventories, the State 
shall utilize and aggregate the data in the notification forms submitted 
pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Each State shall 
submit such aggregated data to the Administrator not later than 270 days 
after October 17, 1986.

(Pub. L. 89-272, title II, Sec. 9002, as added Pub. L. 98-616, title VI, 
Sec. 601(a), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3278; amended Pub. L. 99-499, title 
II, Sec. 205(b), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1696.)


                               Amendments

    1986--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-499 added subsec. (c).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6991c, 6991e of this title.
