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2.1 Scope
The Director has determined that:
(1) Certain petroleum inventories,
storage capacities or product receipts information are necessary to
assist in the formulation of policy or to carry out the purpose of
the Energy Emergency Petroleum Set-aside Act or the emergency powers
of the Governor.
(2) As
such energy information is not available from the Department of
Energy or any other source known to the Vermont State Energy Office,
then such energy information shall be collected by this office.
(a) The Director requires such
reports from any prime supplier by methods to be developed by the
VSEO. The Director may change the reporting requirements from time to
time.
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2.2 Definitions
As used in this part:
(1) "DIRECTOR" means the Director
of the Vermont State Energy Office.
(2) PETROLEUM PRODUCTS" means
propane (LPG), gasoline (leaded, unleaded, premium and aviation),
kerosene (No. 1K & 2K, range oil and stove oil), No. 2 heating
oil (home heating oil), diesel fuel (No. 1D and No. 2D), jet fuel
(kerosene base), No. 4 fuel oil (including No. 4D), and residual fuel
oil (No. 5 and No. 6 fuel oil), as defined by ASTM.
(3) "VSEO" means Vermont State
Energy Office.
(4)
"PRIMARY STORAGE FACILITY" means any storage facility or terminal
that can store at least 50,000 gallons or more which receives
petroleum products by ship (tanker), barge, pipeline, truck
(transport), or railroad tank car (tank train) for holding within the
state.
(5) "PRIME
SUPPLIER" means any supplier or entity that owns, leases, maintains
or operates a primary storage facility of petroleum products as
defined in this section.
(6) "DOE" means Department of
Energy at the federal level, or its designated
representative.
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2.3 General Description of the Report
The "Prime
Supplier Report" shall provide for reporting of storage capacities,
inventory levels, purchases and sales of the following petroleum
products: propane, gasoline (regular leaded, premium leaded, regular
unleaded, super unleaded and aviation), kerosene, No. 2 heating oil,
No. 2 diesel fuel, jet fuel, No. 5 fuel oil and residual oils. This
report shall be supplied to prime suppliers by the VSEO.
Section 2.4 Who Must
Submit
The "Prime Supplier Report" shall be completed by every
prime supplier and shall include information on products held in its
custody, regardless of ownership of the petroleum product for each
primary storage facility it operates within the State of
Vermont.
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2.5 When to Submit
The "Prime Supplier Report"
shall be filed with the Vermont State Energy Office monthly by the
20th calendar day following the report period, e.g., the reporting
covering January 1983 shall be mailed (postmarked) by February 20,
1983.
All Prime Suppliers shall file reports commencing 30
days after the effective date of these rules.
Section 2.6 Where to
Submit
Mail completed form to:
Vermont State Energy Office
Fuel Management Division
State Office Building
Montpelier, VT 05602
Section 2.7 Exceptions, Exemptions
and Interpretations and Rulings
Any application for exceptions,
exemptions or request for interpretations relating to this subpart
shall be filed in writing to the Director.
Section 2.8 Confidentiality
(a) Energy information obtained by
the VSEO shall be an exempt record and confidential pursuant to Title
9, Chapter 110, Section 4113(b).
