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PETROLEUM UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK RELEASE COMPENSATION BOARD

OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE


DISCLAIMER


This document contains a copy of the Ohio Administrative Code pertaining to the rules of the Board. The information reproduced herein is a reproduction distributed by the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board, intended to serve as public information. The Board accepts no responsibility for any difference between this reproduction and the certified set of rules promulgated by the Board which is on file with the Ohio Secretary of State.

 

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CONTENTS

O.A.C.         Section Subject 
3737-1-01    Notice of administrative rules hearing.

3737-1-02    Public meeting.
3737-1-03    Definitions.
3737-1-04    Annual petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fee and assurability and financial responsibility criteria.
3737-1-04.1 Payment of past fees and assurability reinstatement.

3737-1-05    Supplemental petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fee.
3737-1-06    The deductible and reduced deductible.
3737-1-07    Establishing fund eligibility for corrective action costs.
3737-1-08    Disbursement of financial assurance fund.
3737-1-09    Limitations of fund coverage.
3737-1-09.1 Inclusions of fund coverage.
3737-1-10    Financial audits.
3737-1-11    Technical audits.

3737-1-12    Application for reimbursement.

3737-1-12.1 Mandatory and voluntary pre-approval of corrective action costs.
3737-1-13    Reimbursement application review.
3737-1-15    Modifying the deductible or the reduced deductible.
3737-1-16    Third party claims.

3737-1-17    Petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit program.
3737-1-18    Certificate of coverage.
3737-1-19    Establishing fund eligibility for third party claims.

3737-1-20    Fees for materials and services.
3737-1-21    Obligated account.

3737-1-22    Subrogation.


3737-1-01             Notice of administrative rules hearing.

 

(A)      Public notice of the intention of the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board to consider adopting, amending or rescinding a rule in accordance with divisions (A) to (E) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code shall be published in the register of Ohio (www.registerofohio.state.oh.us) pursuant to division (A) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code.

 

(B)      The public notice shall specify the date, time and place of the hearing and shall include:

 

(1)       A statement of the intention to consider adopting, amending or rescinding a rule and the purpose or reason therefore;

 

(2)       A synopsis of the proposed rule, amendment or rescission or a general statement as to the subject to which it relates.

 

(C)      A copy of the public notice shall be provided by the Board to any person who requests a copy and pays the cost of copying and mailing.

 

Effective: 06/20/2005

 

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 02/09/2005 and 02/09/2010

 

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 119.03, 3737.90

Rule Amplifies: 119.03, 3737.90

Prior Effective Dates: 11/14/89 (Emer.), 02/12/90, 07/01/03

 

3737-1-02             Public meetings.

 

(A)      Meetings of the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board, in addition to the quarterly ones required by section 3737.90 of the Revised Code, may be held at the call of the chairman or vice-chairman or upon a majority vote of a quorum of the members present at a quarterly meeting.

 

(B)      Any person desiring to determine the time, place or purpose of any meeting of the Board, may do so by contacting the chairman or vice-chairman of the Board or personnel employed by the Board.

 

(C)      Any person, upon request and payment of a reasonable fee, may obtain in writing reasonable advance notification of all meetings of the Board at which any specific type of public business is to be discussed.

 

(D)      Upon request, any person may be placed on a mailing list for advance notification of all quarterly meetings.

 

(E)       Public notice specifying the date, time and place of all meetings of the Board shall be posted.

 

Effective: February 12, 1990

 

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/05/2005 and 09/18/2009

 

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 119.03, 3737.90

Rule Amplifies: 119.03, 3737.90

Prior Effective Dates: 11/14/89 (Emer.)

 

3737-1-03             Definitions.

 

(A)      The following definitions are provided for the purposes of clarifying the meaning of certain terms as they appear in sections 3737.90 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code and rules 3737-1-01 to 3737-1-22 of the Administrative Code.

 

(1)       “Applicant” means the responsible person for an underground storage tank system who submits a board-prepared application for fund payment of, or reimbursement for, corrective action costs for an accidental release of petroleum or compensation paid or to be paid to third parties for bodily injury or property damages.

 

(2)       “Board” means the petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board.

 

(3)       “Bodily injury” means injury to the body or sickness or disease contracted by a person as the result of an accidental release of petroleum and recoverable pursuant to division (C) of section 3737.92 of the Revised Code. Bodily injury does not include the negligent infliction of emotional distress.

 

(4)       “Costs” means actual expenses incurred, paid, and documented.

 

(5)       “Debt service account or accounts” means an account or accounts established for the purpose of making bond principal and interest payments on a regular basis and as may be required by bond covenants.

 

(6)       “Debt service reserve account or accounts” means a reserve account or accounts established for the purpose of making bond principal and interest payments on a non regular, emergency basis and as may be required by bond covenants.

 

(7)       “Deductible” means the standard, non-reduced amount which is deducted from the responsible person’s assurance coverage pursuant to division (D)(3) of section 3737.91 of the Revised Code and established through division (E) of section 3737.92 of the Revised Code.

 

(8)       “Director” means the director of the petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fund.

 

(9)       “Fee” means:

 

(a)   The annual petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fee;

 

(b)   The supplemental petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fee; or

 

(c)   Any other fee as established by the board.

 

(10)     “Financial audit” means an examination of the books, vouchers, and records of a responsible person by the director to determine compliance with this chapter.

 

(11)     “Financial responsibility” means proof of financial accountability as a condition to acquiring eligibility to the fund in accordance with the rule 1301:7-9-05 of the Administrative Code adopted by the fire marshal pursuant to section 3737.882 of the Revised Code.

 

(12)     “Fire marshal” means the fire marshal of the state of Ohio.

 

(13)     “Fiscal year” means the time period July first through June thirtieth.

 

(14)     “Imminent hazard” means the appearance of threatened and impending risk or peril.

 

(15)     “Markup” means an amount charged by contractors or consultants beyond the actual cost of labor, equipment, or materials, for management, supervision, or administration of the corrective action activities performed.

 

(16)     “Obligated account” means monies segregated and maintained, on a year by year basis, for reimbursing necessary corrective action costs.

 

(17)     “Obligations” mean undertakings by the board to reimburse or pay a responsible person or the designee of the responsible person.

 

(18)     “Primary consultant” means a person or organization hired, by or through the responsible person, for principal control of corrective action activities at the release site.

 

(19)     “Primary contractor” means a person or organization hired, by or through the responsible person, for principal control of corrective action activities at the release site.

 

(20)     “Program task” means one of the tasks defined by rule 3737-1-12 of the Administrative Code.

 

(21)     “Property damage” means actual and reasonable, incurred or pending expenses for damage to property as the result of an accidental release of petroleum that are not covered by insurance and are recoverable pursuant to division (C) of section 3737.92 of the Revised Code. The following items are a non exhaustive list of items specifically excluded from property damage: loss of profits, loss of business, taxes, utility expenses, punitive damages, exemplary damages, telephone, television, internet, or cable and/or satellite fees, attorney fees or all costs of litigation, including but not limited to court costs, depositions, experts and attorney fees.

 

(22)     “Reduced deductible” means the reduced amount which is deducted from the responsible person’s coverage pursuant to division (D)(3) of section 3737.91 of the Revised Code and established through division (F) of section 3737.92 of the Revised Code.

 

(23)     “Release” means a “release” as defined in rule 1301:7-9-13 of the Adminstrative Code.

 

(24)     “Subcontractor” means a person or organization, other than the primary contractor or primary consultant or a subsidiary thereof, which, at the request of the primary contractor or primary consultant, has undertaken one or more corrective action activities for corrective action at the release site under direction of the primary contractor or primary consultant. Subcontractors do not include persons or entities whose only involvement related to the corrective action is the supply of material or equipment.

 

(25)     “Suspected release” means a “suspected release” as defined in rule 1301:7-9-13 of the Administrative Code.

 

(26)     “Tank population” means the number of tanks as defined by division (O) of section 3737.87 of the Revised Code in existence in the state of Ohio at any given time.

 

(27)     “Technical audit” means an examination of the books, vouchers, and records of a responsible person to determine if the work performed was necessary to meet the requirements of the fire marshal or an order of the director.

 

(28)     “Unobligated balance” means monies which have not been placed in the obligated account, the debt service account or accounts, the debt service reserve account or accounts, or used to purchase certificates of deposit for linked deposits. The unobligated balance includes the balance of monies which may be used to retire bonds, pay third-party bodily injury or property damage claims related to the accidental release of petroleum, to purchase certificates of deposit for linked deposits, to fund the obligated account, to fund the debt service account or accounts, to fund the debt service reserve account or accounts, or for various other expenses the board may incur related to administering sections 3737.90 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code.

 

(29)     “Year” means twelve consecutive months.

 

Effective: 04/01/2008

 

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 09/18/2009

 

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3737.90

Rule Amplifies: 3737.92

Prior Effective Dates: 08/01/90, 05/04/92, 04/26/93, 07/01/94 (Emer), 09/30/94, 11/29/94(Emer), 02/28/95, 04/01/97, 09/18/99, 07/01/03, 04/01/05, 04/01/07

 

3737-1-04             Annual petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fee and assurability and financial responsibility criteria.

 

(A)      Effective April 1, 1991, and each year thereafter in which the unobligated balance of the financial assurance fund does not exceed forty-five million dollars on the date of the board’s determination of the annual financial assurance fee for the succeeding fiscal year, the board shall assess a fee for each tank comprising an underground storage tank or an underground storage tank system that contains or has contained petroleum and for which a responsible person is required to demonstrate financial responsibility.

 

In the event that the unobligated balance of the financial assurance fund exceeds forty-five million dollars on the date of the board’s determination of the annual financial assurance fee for the succeeding fiscal year, the board may assess a fee in the year to which the determination applies only to the extent required in or by, or necessary to comply with covenants or other requirements in, revenue bonds issued under sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code or in proceedings or other covenants or agreements related to such bonds.

 

(B)      The basis for the calculation of the annual fee includes, but is not limited to, the amount needed to meet financial soundness objectives set forth within section 3737.91(C) of the Revised Code.

 

(C)      The director of the fund shall notify each responsible person by May first of each year of the annual fee. In the year in which an annual fee is not assessed, the director of the fund will provide reasonable notification to responsible persons of the non-assessment of fees.

 

(D)      The annual fee is due no later than July first of each year in which an annual fee is imposed. In the event the director determines that a responsible person fails to pay the annual fee by July first of the year in which the fee is imposed, the director of the fund shall notify the responsible person of the non-payment. If the responsible person fails to submit the annual fee within thirty days of the date the notification of non-payment was mailed, the director of the fund shall issue an order directing the responsible person to pay the annual fee and a late fee of no more than one thousand dollars per tank. If the responsible person fails to comply with the order within thirty days after the issuance of the order, the director shall notify the fire marshal of the non-compliance and may request the attorney general to bring an action for appropriate relief. No retroactive coverage shall be extended in situations where responsible persons have initially failed to pay fees but later did so, regardless of whether they received notification by the director of such failure.

 

(E)       (1)       Except as provided by rule 3737-1-04.1 of the Administrative Code, all underground storage tanks

            registered with the fund on or after July 1, 1994, upon receipt of full payment of the annual fee and any past fees owed, upon demonstration of financial responsibility as required by rule 1301:7-9-05 of the Administrative Code, and upon certification by the responsible person and verification by the director or director’s designee that the underground storage tank is assurable pursuant to the criteria set forth in paragraph (E)(3) of this rule; the director shall issue a certificate of coverage. Payment of the annual fee and any past fees owed, and satisfaction of assurability and financial responsibility criteria for the succeeding fiscal year on or before July first will entitle the responsible person to a certificate of coverage in effect for the fiscal year; payment of the annual fee and any past fees owed, and satisfaction of assurability and financial responsibility criteria for the current fiscal year after July first will result in a certificate of coverage effective in that fiscal year on and after the date the board received full payment due and satisfaction of assurability and financial responsibility criteria. The failure to do any of the following will result in the non-issuance or revocation of a certificate of coverage:

 

(a)       Pay any annual fee authorized by division (B) of section 3737.91 of the Revised Code or supplemental fee authorized by division (C) of section 3737.91 of the Revised Code;

 

(b)       Demonstrate and maintain financial responsibility as required by rule 1301:7-9-05 of the Administrative Code;

 

(c)       Demonstrate and maintain assurability criteria set forth in paragraph (E)(3) of this rule; or

 

(d)       Pay any fee assessed pursuant to Agency-level 3737 of the Administrative Code.

 

(2)       Where ownership of an underground storage tank has been transferred and notice has been given to the director in accordance with paragraph (F) of this rule, a new certificate of coverage shall be issued to the new underground storage tank owner for the fiscal year in which the transfer occurred provided that the new owner pays a transfer fee of five hundred dollars per facility, pays all outstanding fees, if any, and demonstrates and maintains financial responsibility and assurability criteria pursuant to this rule and rule 3737-1-04.1 of the Administrative Code.

 

(3)       The director shall determine that an underground storage tank is an assurable tank system upon certification by the responsible person and verification by the director or the director’s designee that the following criteria are met:

 

(a)       The underground storage tank system meets statutory definitions contained in divisions (P) and (Q) of section 3737.87 of the Revised Code and contains or has contained petroleum as that term is defined in division (J) of section 3737.87 of the Revised Code; and

 

(b)       For each petroleum underground storage tank system for which a certificate of coverage is sought, the responsible person is in compliance with applicable rules for petroleum underground storage tank systems that have been adopted by the fire marshal under section 3737.88 of the Revised Code.

 

(4)       The director shall not accept the annual petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fee required by this rule and shall not issue a certificate of coverage for any tank that does not meet the requirements of paragraph (E)(3)(a) of this rule. The director shall accept the annual petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fee required by this rule but shall not issue a certificate of coverage for any tank that meets the requirements of paragraph (E)(3)(a) of this rule but does not meet the requirements of paragraph (E)(3)(b) of this rule.

 

(5)       Where a certificate of coverage is to be denied because the criteria of this rule for issuance are not satisfied, the director shall issue a notice of pending denial to the responsible person. The responsible person shall have thirty days from the mailing of the notice to either provide evidence of compliance with all fund assurability requirements or take all necessary steps to correct non-assurability. If, after thirty days from the mailing of the notice, the responsible person fails to resolve the non-assurability issues, the director shall issue a determination of denial.

 

Once a certificate of coverage has been issued, it may be revoked at any time upon a finding by the director that the certification of assurability was based on fraud, misrepresentation, or mistake or a finding that the assurability criteria are no longer being satisfied for the tank. Where a certificate of coverage is to be revoked, the director shall issue a notice of pending revocation to the responsible person. The responsible person shall have thirty days from the mailing of the notice to either provide evidence of compliance with all fund assurability requirements or take all necessary steps to correct non-assurability.

 

If, after thirty days from the mailing of the notice, the responsible person fails to resolve the non-assurability issues, the director shall issue a determination of revocation. The director shall provide the fire marshal with a copy of any determination issued pursuant to this rule.

 

Where assurability requirements are not satisfied at the time of a petroleum release, the certificate is null and void for purposes of coverage and the responsible person is not eligible for reimbursement from the fund, regardless of whether the certificate has been revoked.

 

(F)       In the event that a newly installed underground storage tank is placed in service, the responsible person shall immediately notify the director. In the event that an underground storage tank exists for which a certificate of coverage was not issued in the previous fiscal year, due to an omission, intentional or unintentional, by the responsible person, the responsible person shall immediately notify the director. Upon receipt of notice of a newly installed, or existing underground storage tank, required by this paragraph of this rule, the director shall notify the responsible person of the assessment of any applicable fees. No certificate of coverage will be issued until the responsible person has notified the director of any newly installed or any existing underground storage tank for which a certificate of coverage is not currently in place, has paid the required annual fees for the new or existing tank, all outstanding fees, if any, and demonstrates and maintains financial responsibility and the assurability criteria pursuant to this rule and rule 3737-1-04.1 of the Administrative Code.

 

In the event of a transfer of an underground storage tank for which a certificate of coverage is currently in place, the transferee shall give notice to the director within thirty days of the date of the transfer. If the new responsible person notifies the director within thirty days and complies with the requirements set forth in this rule, the certificate of coverage shall be effective as of the date of the transfer of the underground storage tank. If the new responsible person fails to notify the director of the transfer within thirty days or, if no certificate of coverage for the tank is in effect at the time of the transfer, a certificate of coverage will not be issued until the new responsible person notifies the director of the transfer, pays the transfer fee, and all outstanding fees, if any, and demonstrates and maintains financial responsibility and the assurability criteria pursuant to this rule and rule 3737-1-04.1 of the Administrative Code.

 

The responsible person shall tender the fees assessed no later than thirty days from the date of notification. If the responsible person fails to submit the annual fees within thirty days after the notification was mailed, the director of the fund shall notify the responsible person of the non-payment. If the responsible person fails to submit the annual fee within thirty days after the notification of non-payment was mailed, the director of the fund shall issue an order directing the responsible person to pay the annual fees and a late fee of no more than one thousand dollars per tank. If the responsible person fails to comply with the order within thirty days after the issuance of the order, the director shall notify the fire marshal of the non-compliance and may request the attorney general to bring an action for appropriate relief. Where a responsible person has failed to inform the director, as is required by this rule, the director is not required to notify the responsible person of fees owed. For purposes of this paragraph of this rule, the responsible person for a transferred underground storage tank shall be the transferee.

 

(G)      A responsible person may file with the board written objections to any order or determination of the director issued pursuant to this rule. If the written objection is received by the board within thirty days of the date of mailing of the order or determination, the board shall appoint a referee to conduct an adjudication hearing in accordance with section 119.09 of the Revised Code.

 

(H)      The amount of the annual fee is six hundred dollars per tank.

 

(I)        The responsible person shall maintain with the director a current mailing address at which determinations, notices, and orders may be sent. Any determination or order shall be mailed by certified mail to the responsible person’s address on file with the board. If the certified mail is returned unclaimed, the order or determination shall be served upon the responsible person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code.

 

Effective: 04/01/2008

 

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 09/18/2009

 

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3737.90

Rule Amplifies: 3737.91, 3737.92

Prior Effective Dates: 08/01/90, 04/25/91, 05/04/92, 4/26/93, 07/01/94, 07/01/95, 07/01/96, 04/01/97, 04/01/99, 9/18/99, 04/01/00, 04/01/01, 07/01/03, 04/01/04, 04/01/05, 06/30/06

 

3737-1-04.1          Payment of past fees and assurability reinstatement.

 

(A)      Where the board has not issued a valid certificate of coverage to a responsible person for a given underground storage tank, for two or more consecutive fiscal years, in addition to complying with and satisfying assurability criteria of paragraph (E) of rule 3737-1-04 of the Administrative Code, the responsible person shall:

 

(1)       Pay all fees owed, on the underground storage tank, for the current fiscal year and any prior fiscal year or years; and

 

(2)       Certify that, prior to payment, there has been no release or suspected release required to be reported to the fire marshal from the underground storage tank system for which coverage is being sought, or any known release is in compliance with the requirements of rule 1301:7-9-13 of the Administrative Code; and

 

(3)       Certify that rule 1301:7-9-07 of the Administrative Code has been, and continues to be, complied with, for the underground storage tank system for which coverage is being sought, and submit all records kept in compliance with paragraph (E) of rule 1301:7-9-07 of the Administrative Code for the underground storage tank system for which coverage is being sought.

 

(B)      Nothing in any part of this rule shall be interpreted to allow retroactive coverage for releases suspected or confirmed prior to the effective date of a valid certificate of coverage.

 

(C)      The rights, limitations, responsibilities, and requirements of rule 3737-1-04 of the Administrative Code in acquiring and maintaining a valid certificate of coverage apply to any certificate of coverage sought and obtained under this rule.

 

Effective: 04/01/2008

 

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 09/18/2009

 

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3737.90

Rule Amplifies: 3737.91

Prior Effective Dates: 07/01/95, 09/18/99, 04/01/07

 

3737-1-05             Supplemental petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fee.

 

(A)      In any fiscal year in which the board finds that the unobligated balance in the financial assurance fund is less than fifteen million dollars, the board may assess a supplemental fee for each tank comprising an underground storage tank or an underground storage tank system that contains or has contained petroleum and for which a responsible person is required to demonstrate financial responsibility.

 

(B)      The basis for the calculation of the supplemental fee will include but will not be limited to the amount needed to meet financial soundness objectives set forth within division (C) of section 3737.91 of the Revised Code.

 

(C)      The director of the fund shall notify each responsible person of the supplemental fee no less than thirty days before the date on which the supplemental fee is due.

 

(D)      The supplemental fee is due no later than thirty days from the date of the notification. In the event a responsible person fails to pay the fee within the thirty-day period set forth in this rule, the director of the fund shall notify the responsible person of the non-payment. If the responsible person fails to submit the supplemental fee within thirty days after the notification of non-payment has been mailed, the director of the fund shall issue an order by certified mail directing the responsible person to pay the supplemental fee and a late fee of up to one thousand dollars per tank. If the responsible person fails to comply with the order within thirty days after the issuance of the order, the director shall notify the fire marshal of the non-compliance and may request the attorney general to bring an action for appropriate relief.

 

(E)       The board shall revoke the certificate of coverage upon the failure to pay the supplemental fee.

 

(F)       In the event that a new tank is placed in service after July first of the year in which the supplemental fee is imposed, the director shall notify the responsible person by certified mail of the assessment of the fee. The responsible person shall tender the fee assessed no later than thirty days from the date of notification of fees. If the responsible person fails to submit the fee within thirty days after the notification has been mailed, the director of the fund shall notify the responsible person of the non-payment. If the responsible person fails to submit the supplemental fee within thirty days after the notification of non-payment has been mailed, the director of the fund shall issue an order by certified mail directing the responsible person to pay the supplemental fee and a late fee of up to one thousand dollars per tank. If the responsible person fails to comply with the order within thirty days after the issuance of the order, the director shall notify the fire marshal of the non-compliance and may request the attorney general to bring an action for appropriate relief.

 

(G)      A responsible person may file with the board written objections to the order of the director no later than thirty days from the mailing of the order. The board, upon receipt of the objections, shall appoint a referee to conduct an adjudication hearing in accordance with section 119.09 of the Revised Code.

 

Effective: 04/01/2007

 

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 09/18/2009

 

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3737.90

Rule Amplifies: 3737.91

Prior Effective Dates: 08/01/90, 07/01/94, 07/01/96, 09/18/99, 04/01/05

 

3737-1-06             The deductible and the reduced deductible.

 

(A)      The deductible is fifty-five thousand dollars, which deductible may thereafter the modified by the board pursuant to rule 3737-1-15 of the Administrative Code.

 

(B)      Any responsible person owning, or owning or operating, a total of six or fewer tanks may purchase the reduced deductible of eleven thousand dollars, which reduced deductible may thereafter be modified by the board pursuant to rule 3737-1-15 of the Administrative Code, for all tanks owned by the person eligible to elect the reduced deductible. The additional fee due for the reduced deductible shall be two hundred dollars per tank.

 

(C)      If a responsible person discovers one or more underground storage tanks, which were previously unknown to the responsible person and which have not been registered with the fire marshal pursuant to rule 1301:7-9-04 of the Administrative Code, on his property, the discovered underground storage tank(s) shall not affect the responsible person’s qualification for the reduced deductible for any fiscal year prior to and including the fiscal year of discovery. If the discovered underground storage tank(s) must be assured, the discovered tank(s) shall be used to determine the responsible person’s qualification for the reduced deductible in succeeding fiscal years.

 

Effective: 04/01/2006

 

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 09/18/2009

 

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3737.90

Rule Amplifies: 3737.91

Prior Effective Dates: 08/01/90, 04/25/91, 05/04/92, 04/26/93, 07/01/94

 

3737-1-07             Establishing fund eligibility for corrective action costs.

 

(A)      As a prerequisite to determining fund payment of or reimbursement for corrective action costs for an accidental release of petroleum, the director of the fund shall issue a determination of eligibility for payment of or reimbursement for such costs where all of the following conditions are established:

 

(1)       Receipt of an application for eligibility, from a responsible person, within one year from the date the release or suspected release was required to be reported to the fire marshal;

 

(2)       At the time the release or suspected release was required to be reported to the fire marshal, a responsible person possessed a valid certificate of coverage, issued pursuant to rule 3737-1-18 of the Administrative Code and the validity of which has been maintained pursuant to paragraph (E)(1) of rule 3737-1-04 of the Administrative Code, for the petroleum underground storage tank system from which the release occurred;

 

(3)       The corrective action performed or to be performed has been authorized by the fire marshal under section 3737.882 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under that section;

 

(4)       The costs of performing the corrective action are necessary to comply with the rules of the fire marshal adopted under sections 3737.88 and 3737.882 of the Revised Code governing corrective actions;

 

(5)       One of the following applies:

 

(a)       At the time the release or suspected release was required to be reported to the fire marshal, the petroleum underground storage tank system was registered in compliance with rules adopted by the fire marshal under section 3737.88 of the Revised Code;

 

(b)       The fire marshal has recommended that payment or reimbursement be made because good cause existed for the responsible person’s failure to have so registered the petroleum underground storage tank system, and the responsible person has registered the petroleum underground storage tank system with the fire marshal and paid all back registration fees payable under those rules for registration of the system from the time the responsible person should have, but failed to register the system.

 

(6)       The fire marshal has determined that, when the claim was filed, a responsible person was in compliance with all orders issued under sections 3737.88 and 3737.882 of the Revised Code regarding the petroleum underground storage tank system from which the release occurred;

 

(7)       A responsible person demonstrates financial responsib