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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 115CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SUBCHAPTER CVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND TRANSFER OPERATIONS
DIVISION 4CONTROL OF VEHICLE REFUELING EMISSIONS (STAGE II) AT MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL DISPENSING FACILITIES
RULE §115.246Recordkeeping Requirements

(a) The owner or operator of any gasoline dispensing facility subject to the control requirements of this division shall maintain the following records:

  (1) a copy of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order(s) or third-party certification(s) for the Stage II vapor recovery system and any related components installed at the facility;

  (2) a copy of any owner or operator request for executive director approval under §115.243 of this title (relating to Alternate Control Requirements) and any executive director approval issued under §115.243 of this title;

  (3) a record of any maintenance conducted on any part of the Stage II equipment, including a general part description, the date and time the equipment was taken out of service, the date of repair or replacement, the replacement part manufacturer's information, a general description of the part location in the system (e.g., pump or nozzle number, etc.), and a description of the problem;

  (4) proof of attendance and completion of the training specified in §115.248 of this title (relating to Training Requirements), with the documentation of all Stage II training for each employee to be maintained as long as that employee continues to work at the facility;

  (5) a record of the results of testing conducted at the gasoline dispensing facility in accordance with the provisions specified in §115.245 of this title (relating to Testing Requirements);

  (6) a record of the results of the daily inspections conducted at the gasoline dispensing facility in accordance with the provisions specified in §115.244 of this title (relating to Inspection Requirements);

  (7) copies of all notifications and records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the applicable decommissioning steps listed in §115.241 of this title (relating to Decommissioning of Stage II Vapor Recovery Equipment), including all required test results, kept on site for five years following the completion of the decommissioning activity.

(b) All records required under subsection (a) of this section must be maintained and made available as follows.

  (1) Records required under subsection (a)(1), (2), (5), and (7) of this section must be maintained until five years following the date of decommissioning completion. Records required under subsection (a)(3), (4), and (6) of this section must be maintained for at least two years.

  (2) Records must be kept on site at facilities ordinarily manned during business hours and made immediately available for review upon request by authorized representatives of the executive director, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or any local air pollution control program with jurisdiction; or

  (3) Records for gasoline dispensing facilities unmanned at the time of inspection, must be made available at the site within 48 hours after being requested by authorized representatives of the executive director, EPA, or any local air pollution control program with jurisdiction.


Source Note: The provisions of this §115.246 adopted to be effective November 16, 1992, 17 TexReg 7782; amended to be effective December 3, 1993, 18 TexReg 8538; amended to be effective November 27, 2002, 27 TexReg 10935; amended to be effective October 31, 2013, 38 TexReg 7453

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