25 Pa. Code § 129.82a - Requirements to decommission a Stage II vapor recovery system
(a)
Applicability. Beginning March 26, 2022, this section applies
to the owner and operator of a gasoline dispensing facility that uses, has
decommissioned or is decommissioning a Stage II vapor recovery
system.
(b)
Compliance
deadline.
(1)
Stage II
vacuum assist vapor recovery system. The owner or operator of a
gasoline dispensing facility located in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bucks,
Butler, Chester, Delaware, Fayette, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Washington or
Westmoreland County that uses a Stage II vacuum assist vapor recovery system
shall decommission the Stage II vacuum assist vapor recovery system on or
before December 31, 2022.
(2)
Stage II vapor balance vapor recovery system. The owner and
operator of a gasoline dispensing facility in this Commonwealth that uses a
Stage II vapor balance vapor recovery system shall comply with this section
when the owner or operator decommissions the Stage II vapor balance vapor
recovery system.
(c)
Test procedure documents. The following are the full names of
the vapor recovery test procedure documents specified in this section:
(1) PEI/RP300-09-The Petroleum Equipment
Institute's "Recommended Practices for Installation and Testing of
Vapor-Recovery Systems at Vehicle-Fueling Sites," Chapter 14, Decommissioning
Stage II Vapor-Recovery Piping, sections
14.1 through 14.6.13, including
applicable updates and revisions.
(2) CARB TP-201.3-"Determination of 2 Inch WC
Static Pressure Performance of Vapor Recovery Systems of Dispensing
Facilities," amended July 26, 2012, including updates and revisions.
(3) CARB TP-201.3C-"Determination of Vapor
Piping Connections to Underground Gasoline Storage Tanks (Tie-Tank Test),"
adopted March 17, 1999, including updates and revisions.
(d)
Process to decommission a Stage
II vapor recovery system. The owner or operator of a gasoline
dispensing facility that decommissions a Stage II vapor recovery system shall
decommission the Stage II vapor recovery system by meeting all of the
following:
(1) Successfully completing all of
the steps in PEI/RP300-09, Chapter 14. The owner or operator shall cap off the
vapor tight return line of the Stage II vapor recovery system at the gasoline
storage tank top if accessible at the time of decommissioning. If the vapor
tight return line is not accessible at the time of decommissioning, the vapor
tight return line must be capped when either of the following circumstances
occurs:
(i) The storage tank system or an
associated piping component is under concrete, and a replacement or repair of
the underground storage tank system or associated piping component involves
breaking concrete on top of the tank where the vapor tight return line
terminates.
(ii) The CARB TP-201.3
procedure performed under paragraph (2) indicates a problem with the vapor
tight return line.
(2)
Successfully completing all of the steps in CARB TP-201.3.
(3) Successfully completing all of the steps
in CARB TP-201.3C.
(4) Completing
Form 2700-FM-BAQ0129, including updates and revisions to the form, after
decommissioning is complete, regardless of whether the vapor tight return line
is accessible at the time of decommissioning and has been capped under
paragraph (1). The owner or operator shall send the completed form within 10
business days of completion of the decommissioning to the Department Regional
Air Program Manager or to the appropriate approved local air pollution control
agency responsible for the county in which the decommissioning
occurred.
(5) Maintaining onsite at
the gasoline dispensing facility or electronically stored allowing for onsite
examination a copy of the completed form that was submitted under paragraph
(4). The owner or operator shall maintain the form onsite or electronically
stored allowing for onsite examination for 2 years unless a longer period is
required under Chapter 127 (relating to construction, modification,
reactivation and operation of sources) or a plan approval, operating permit,
consent decree or order issued by the Department.
(e)
Certification requirements for
installers and industry inspectors. The owner and operator of a
gasoline dispensing facility subject to this section shall ensure that a person
who performs underground storage tank system installation or modification work
under this section is appropriately certified for the work they perform, as
follows:
(1) The person must be a certified
UMI or UMX storage tank installer under Chapter 245, Subchapter A (relating to
general provisions).
(2) The person
must comply with the applicable requirements of Chapter 245, Subchapter B
(relating to certification program for installers and inspectors of storage
tanks and storage tank facilities).
(f)
Removal of responsibilities under
§
129.82 (relating to control of
VOCs from gasoline dispensing facilities (Stage II)). The owner and
operator of a gasoline dispensing facility that decommissions a Stage II vapor
recovery system under subsections (d) and (e) are no longer subject to §
129.82 at the gasoline dispensing
facility.
(g)
Retention of
responsibilities under §
129.61 (relating to small gasoline
storage tank control (Stage I control)). The owner and operator of a
gasoline dispensing facility remains subject to §
129.61 after decommissioning a
Stage II vapor recovery system.
(h)
Retention of responsibilities under §
129.61a (relating to vapor leak
monitoring procedures and other requirements for small gasoline storage tank
emission control). The owner and operator of a gasoline dispensing
facility located in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Chester,
Delaware, Fayette, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Washington or Westmoreland County
that decommissions a Stage II vapor recovery system remains subject to §
129.61a.
Notes
The provisions of this § 129.82a added under section 5(a)(1) and (8) of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. § 4005(a)(1) and (8)).
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