Section R311-203-4 - Petroleum Storage Tank Registration Fee(1) Registration fees will be assessed by the Department against tanks which are not permanently closed for the entire fiscal year, and will be billed per facility.(2) Registration fees are due on July 1 of the fiscal year for which the assessment is made, or, for PSTs brought into use after the beginning of the fiscal year, registration fees are due when the tanks are brought into use, as a requirement for receiving a certificate of compliance.(3) The director may waive all or part of the penalty assessed under Subsection 19-6-408(5) if no fuel has been dispensed from the tank on or after July 1, 1991 and if the tank has been properly closed according to Rules R311-204 and R311-205, or in other circumstances as approved by the director.(4) The director shall issue a certificate of registration to owners or operators for individual PSTs at a facility if: (a) the tanks are in use or are temporarily closed as outlined in 40 CFR Part 280 Subpart G; and(b) the PST registration fee has been paid.(5) Pursuant to Subsection 19-6-408(5)(c), past due PST registration fees, late payment penalties and interest must be paid before the director may issue or re-issue a certificate of compliance regardless of whether there is a new owner or operator at the facility. (a) the director may decline active collection of past due registration fees, late payment penalties and interest if a certificate of compliance is not issued and the new owner or new operator properly closes the PSTs within one year of becoming the new owner or operator of the facility.(6) A UST will be assessed the higher registration fee established under Section 63J-1-504 if it is found to be out of compliance with the EPA Technical Compliance Rate during an inspection, and remains out of compliance for six months or greater following the initial inspection.(a) the higher registration fee is due July 1 following the documented six-month period of non-compliance.(7) When the director is notified of the existence of a previously unregistered regulated PST, the director shall assess the applicable notification fee and PST registration fee for the current fiscal year. (a) if the PST is properly permanently closed within 90 days of the notification of the existence of the PST, the director may decline active collection of pastdue registration fees, late payment penalties, and interest for previous fiscal years.Utah Admin. Code R311-203-4
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-2, effective 1/3/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-18, effective 9/13/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-15, effective 7/15/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-14, effective 7/12/2024