NOTIFICATION AND STORAGE TANK
REGISTRATION EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
How many days after bringing an UST system into use do owners and operators have to notify
the implementing agency? - ANS 30 days
Containment sumps include which of the following? - ANS Under dispenser containment,
submersible turbine pump sump and transition sump.
How many days do the owner/operator have before they must notify the EPA before permanently
closing UST' or performing a change in service? - ANS 30 Days
T or F? Owners and operators who switch from E10 to E15 have 30 days AFTER switching to
notify the implementing agency. - ANS False, 30 Days BEFORE
T or F? 40 CFR part 280 regulates UST's storing petroleum and hazardous substance USTs. -
ANS True
T or F? Septic tanks are regulated by 40 CFR part 280 - ANS False
T or F? Tanks in vault or cave that can be inspected are not regulated by 40 CFR part 280. - ANS
True
T or F? Propane underground storage tanks are regulated by 40 CFR part 280 - ANS False
T or F? Tanks less than 10,000 gallons installed after April 11th 2016 do not have to meet the
secondary containment requirement. - ANS False, ALL tanks installed after April 11th 2016
Owners and operators of UST's located on Indian land must use the notification for underground
storage tanks form to let EPA know about which of the following? - ANS Changes made to
existing UST systems and changing the status of USTs to temporarily or permanently closed.
REGISTRATION EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
How many days after bringing an UST system into use do owners and operators have to notify
the implementing agency? - ANS 30 days
Containment sumps include which of the following? - ANS Under dispenser containment,
submersible turbine pump sump and transition sump.
How many days do the owner/operator have before they must notify the EPA before permanently
closing UST' or performing a change in service? - ANS 30 Days
T or F? Owners and operators who switch from E10 to E15 have 30 days AFTER switching to
notify the implementing agency. - ANS False, 30 Days BEFORE
T or F? 40 CFR part 280 regulates UST's storing petroleum and hazardous substance USTs. -
ANS True
T or F? Septic tanks are regulated by 40 CFR part 280 - ANS False
T or F? Tanks in vault or cave that can be inspected are not regulated by 40 CFR part 280. - ANS
True
T or F? Propane underground storage tanks are regulated by 40 CFR part 280 - ANS False
T or F? Tanks less than 10,000 gallons installed after April 11th 2016 do not have to meet the
secondary containment requirement. - ANS False, ALL tanks installed after April 11th 2016
Owners and operators of UST's located on Indian land must use the notification for underground
storage tanks form to let EPA know about which of the following? - ANS Changes made to
existing UST systems and changing the status of USTs to temporarily or permanently closed.
