40 C.F.R. § 282.69 Maine State-Administered Program

• Library: Code of Federal Regulations
• Edition: 2021 Edition
• Currency: Current through February 28, 2022

(a) The State of Maine is approved to administer and enforce an underground storage tank program in lieu of the Federal program under Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 42Definitions and exemptions6991 et seq. The State's program, as administered by the Maine Department Environmental Protection (ME DEP), was approved by EPA pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 42Approval of State programs6991c and 40 CFR part 281. EPA approved the Maine program on June 11, 1992, which was effective on July 13, 1992.

(b) Maine has primary responsibility for administering and enforcing its federally approved underground storage tank program. However, EPA retains the authority to exercise its inspection and enforcement authorities under Sections 9005 and 9006 of Subtitle I of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 42Inspections, monitoring, testing, and corrective action6991d and 42Federal enforcement6991e, as well as under any other applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.

(c) To retain program approval, Maine must revise its approved program to adopt new changes to the Federal Subtitle I program which makes it more stringent, in accordance with Section 9004 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 42Approval of State programs6991c and 40 CFR part 281, subpart E. If Maine obtains approval for the revised requirements pursuant to Section 9004 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 42Approval of State programs6991c, the newly approved statutory and regulatory provisions will be added to this subpart and notification of any change will be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

(d) Maine has final approval for the following elements of its program application originally submitted to EPA and approved effective July 13, 1992, and the program revision application approved by EPA, except as it relates to USTs on Indian lands, effective on December 2, 2019.

(1) State statutes and regulations-(i) Incorporation by reference. The material cited in this paragraph (d)(1)(i), and listed in appendix A to this part, is incorporated by reference as part of the underground storage tank program under Subtitle I of RCRA 42 U.S.C 42Definitions and exemptions6991 et seq. (See § 40Incorporation by reference282.2 for incorporation by reference approval and inspection information.) You may obtain copies of the Maine regulations and statutes that are incorporated by reference in this paragraph (d)(1)(i) from the Staff to the Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers, Maine DEP, 17 SHS, Augusta, ME 04333-0017 Phone number: 207-287-7688; Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m website for statutes and regulations: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/ust/lawsrules.html (A) "Maine Statutory and Regulatory Requirements...