Notice: Test Results Reports - Online Submittal
On 10/13/2018, several new requirements based on the 2015 federal EPA UST regulation changes became effective in Illinois. The link below has the details.
Test Results Submitted Online
Notice: Sunset Reminder
Posted 5-29-2019
Along with all the new requirements already in effect since 10/13/2018, there are a couple of new deadlines for leak detection and secondary containment that will come into play in 2023 and 2028, respectively. Read more at the link below.
Sunset Reminder Notice
Notice: Red Tagging for Noncompliance
Posted 5-28-2019
A change in the procedure for red tagging tanks for outstanding violations at a facility has been implemented. This was necessary to make the process consistent statewide, and to insure that UST requirements per statute and regulation are being adhered to. Follow these links for additional information.
Red Tagging for Noncompliance Information Sheet.pdf
Red Tagging Facilities Noncompliant Tank Policy/Interpretation
Notice: UST Regulation Revisions
Posted 1-8-2019
UST regulation revisions effective since 10/13/2018 are being enforced now in Illinois.
Read more here.
Notice: Internal Inspections of E85 Tanks by 3rd parties
Posted 10-2-2018
In recent days both a licensed UST contractor and IPMA have asked the OSFM about the process of doing internal inspections of E85 tanks by a "3rd party inspector" in order to certify compatibility. THERE IS NO SUCH PROCESS. Refer to 175.415(b)(1) in the revised Illinois UST Regulations for how to document compatibility of a UST system, and to which equipment components this applies. You can read more about the blended fuel certification of compatibility by using this link. . .
Compatibility Checklist Notice.pdf
Notice: 30-Day and Annual Walkthrough Inspections
Posted 8-13-2018
With the implementation of the revised UST regulations, a change is being made from A/B Operators performing Quarterly Equipment Inspections every 90 days. Instead the A/B Operators will begin doing 30 Day Walkthrough Inspections, and licensed contractors and A/B Operators will begin conducting their respective designated parts of the new Annual Walkthrough Inspection. As of 10/13/2018 there will need to be 30 Day Walkthrough Reports in every facility's compliance folder. In order to achieve that, obviously the 30 Day Walkthrough Inspections need to start before that date.
Here is how this will be handled:
Remember, if a Quarterly Equipment Inspection is due, take care of that now. Then start doing 30 Day Walkthrough Inspections, documenting the inspections on the new form. If you are up to date on Quarterly Inspections, then begin doing the new 30 Day Walkthrough Inspection within 30 days of the end of your last Quarterly Equipment Inspection quarter. Be sure to keep the new report available for OSFM's inspectors to check during inspections.
To avoid NOVs for failing to maintain complete records, there must be 30 Day Walkthrough Inspection Reports recorded for at least 24 consecutive months, once that much time has passed. Some of that 24 month timespan will also include the old Quarterly Equipment Inspection Reports for a while.
As for the new Annual Equipment Inspection Report, there must be one of those in each facility's folder before 10/13/2019, and every year thereafter.
Notice: 40 CFR 280.35 Extension Request Has Been Denied
Posted: 7-31-2018
Many stakeholders have been aware of the requests to EPA over the last several months for a delay in implementation of the requirements found at 40 CFR 280.35. That section contains the new requirements for testing all overfill containment equipment and any containment sumps used for interstitial monitoring of piping, as well as the requirement to inspect all overfill prevention equipment. The most recent request has now been answered by EPA. You can read the response letter that went out on July 24 by
going to this link
OSFM considers this to be the final word on whether implementation will be delayed or not. It will not. We encourage those who haven’t already done so to get ahead of the rush on this by scheduling your testing and inspections as soon as possible. Implementation of the revised Illinois UST regulations is effective on 10/13/2018.
Notice: UST Rule Changes Effective 10-13-2018
Posted: 6-26-2018
EPA UST regulation changes released on 7-15-2015 required state UST programs to revise their state regulations to conform to extensive changes in the new federal UST rules. OSFM's Division of Petroleum & Chemical Safety has been engaged for months in revising the Illinois UST regulations, and that effort is now completed. The revised Illinois UST regulations were accepted on 6-4-2018 and published on 6-15-2018.
Be advised that the new UST rules do not go into effect until 10-13-2018. The current Illinois UST regulations released 9-1-2010 are still in effect, and will be until midnight of 10-12-2018. The current UST regulations are still posted at the OSFM website at
Petroleum and Chemical Safety Division Rules Page. We will be following and enforcing the current rules until 10-13-2018, although there are some accommodations being made to allow owners and operators to get a start on some of the new requirements that will be due beginning 10-13-2018.
To help stakeholders familiarize themselves with those revised UST regulations, we are also posting the
new rules. For now the revised rules will be available at our website, but only in a "redline" version. Using this format will make it easier to find and track changes in the new rules compared to the current version. Black text is unchanged; underlined text in colors indicates new language; strikethrough text indicates language that is now deleted. Using this version makes it easier to see the changes without having to compare versions of current and new regulations side by side.
Continue to use the current UST regulations as you maintain compliance at your UST facility, but take advantage of the availability of the redline version of the revised UST regulations to familiarize yourselves with the coming changes. Remember – the current rules are in effect until midnight of 10-12-2018. Then on 10-13-2018, the new regulations and the new requirements will be in effect.
Notice: UST Regulations Preview Meeting
Posted: 1-10-2018
Sessions have been scheduled in Des Plaines and in Springfield to review the revised UST draft regulations.
RuleRevisionMeetingsNotice.pdf
Notice: Immediate USEPA Rule Changes
Posted: 12-5-2017
OSFM has been getting numerous questions pertaining to the UST regulation revision in progress, as well as the effective date for the revised state regs. The Notice from 2015 has been updated to help address some of the questions, and direct interested parties to supplemental information.
Immediate USEPA Rule Changes.pdf
Notice: New Checklist for Documenting UST Compatibility is available on the Applications and Forms Page
Posted: 8-7-2017
This Notice provides additional information about the new
Checklist for Documenting UST Compatibility form, which is posted on the Applications and Forms page under
Manually Submitted Reports and Forms. Demonstration of compatibility for all blended fuels over E10 and B20 is effective now under federal regulations, and will be effective under Illinois regulations when the revised UST regulations are released in 2018.
Information Notice for New Checklist for Documenting UST Compatibility Form
Notice: Containment Sump Testing Form Available Online
Posted 7/20/2017
An online form is available to contractors through the Portal to document containment sump testing.
Instructions on how to fill out the form are here.
Notice: Online Contractor Licensing Information
Posted: 5/16/2017
As you know, Petroleum & Chemical Safety has been converting our once-paper processes and forms to online and digital processes and forms for some time now. The latest process to undergo this conversion is UST Contractor licensing. On
June 1, 2017 P&CS will launch an online process whereby licensed contractors and applicants will be able to. . .
- Apply for new UST contractor licensure with our office online
- Renew an existing UST contractor license online
- Pay for either of those with a credit card, debit card, or eCheck
- Update employee certification online and submit documentation as a PDF attachment
- Update contractor liability insurance policy information online
For assistance you will find a link to a help document on the Licensing start page and, as always, there is a help feature at the top right of every page in the portal. Additionally, you can
email P&CS here.
Notice: Change of Ownership Form
Posted: 8/22/2016
A new one-page Notification Form is now available on the Applications and Forms page. It should only to be used to report changes in ownership to OSFM. Use the link below to read more. . .