06- 481 C.M.R. ch. 1, § 2 - Definitions

The following terms, as used in the Underground Storage Tank Installers Act ( 32 M.R.S.A. Section10001, et seq.) and the Board's rules (Chapters 1-6), have the following meanings unless the context otherwise indicates:

A. APPLICANT means a person who has applied for certification as an underground oil storage tank installer or underground oil storage tank inspector.

B. BOARD means the Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers established under 32 M.R.S.A. Section10001, et seq.

C. CLASS I LIQUID means any liquid having a flash point below 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

D. COMMISSIONER means the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection.

E. DEPARTMENT means the Department of Environmental Protection.

F. GASOLINE means a volatile, highly flammable liquid with a flashpoint of less than 100° Fahrenheit obtained from the fractional distillation of petroleum.

G. INSTALLER means an underground oil storage tank installer.

H. OIL means oil, petroleum products and their by-products of any kind and in any form including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, oil mixed with other waste, crude oils and all other liquid hydrocarbon regardless of specific gravity.

I. STAFF means employees of the Department appointed by the Commissioner pursuant to 32 M.R.S.A. Section 10005(2).

J. UNDERGROUND GASOLINE STORAGE TANK means a tank or container, 10% or more of which is underground, together with associated piping and dispensing facilities and which is used, or intended to be used, for the storage or supply of gasoline. The term does not include tanks or containers that are situated upon or above the surface of a floor and in such a manner that they may be readily inspected.

K. UNDERGROUND OIL STORAGE TANK means any tank or container, 10% or more of which is beneath the surface of the ground, together with any associated piping and dispensing facilities and which is used, or intended to be used, for the storage or supply of oil. The term "underground oil storage tank" does not include tanks or containers, associated piping or dispensing facilities that are located in an underground area if these tanks or containers, associated piping or dispensing facilities are situated upon or above the surface of a floor and in such a manner that they may be readily inspected.

L. UNDERGROUND OIL STORAGE TANK INSPECTOR. "Underground oil storage tank inspector" means a person certified under this chapter to inspect underground oil storage tanks.

M. UNDERGROUND OIL STORAGE TANK INSTALLER means a person certified under 32 M.R.S.A. Section 10001, et seq., and these rules to install and remove underground oil storage tanks.

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