§175.APPENDIX B. The Type of OSFM Permit Required for Specific Permitted UST Activities

 

Pursuant to Section 175.300 and 41 Ill. Adm. Code 174.440 and 174.450, the UST activities listed in this Appendix B will require the kinds of permits listed in this chart.  A UST contractor portal for the on-line submission of permit applications and the scheduling of permitted work can be found at https://webapps.sfm.illinois.gov/USTPortal/Home/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fUSTPortal.

 

Type of UST Activity	Permit Required
Installation of a complete UST with all components, or installation of just the tank	Installation permit and motor fuel dispensing permit pursuant to Section 175.200
Installation of any portion of a UST (except corrosion protection or lining)	Upgrade permit and motor fuel dispensing permit pursuant to Section 175.200 as may be applicable
Removal of a UST or UST system, or removal of an entire underground pipe run	Removal permit
Abandonment-in-place of any tank or piping	Abandonment-in-place permit
UST repair to make an existing UST part functional, but not including lining or corrosion protection	Upgrade permit
Tank lining or tank lining inspections	Lining or interior lining inspection permit
Emergency repairs (excluding corrosion protection)	Upgrade permit (see the procedures of Section 175.710)
Repair or install cathodic protection or corrosion protection, including on flex connectors	Cathodic protection permit
Manway installation (no separate upgrade or entry permit for a manway is required where the original lining permit or lining inspection permit includes the installation of a manway)	Hot work/tank entry permit
UST activity requiring the cutting or penetration of the tank shell in any way (no separate hot work permit required where a lining or lining inspection permit is being issued)	Hot work/tank entry permit
Installation, upgrade or removal of leak detection systems	Upgrade permit
New spill containment (except that replacement of spill containment is a like-for-like replacement that requires only notification to OSFM pursuant to Section 175.300)	Upgrade permit
Installation or replacement of a remote fill	Upgrade permit
New or replaced overfill prevention equipment (except that replacement of drop tube valves are like-for-like replacements that require only notification to OSFM pursuant to Section 175.300)	Upgrade permit
Installation or replacement of dispensers where piping or any other transitional components at or below the shear valve (including the shear valve) are replaced at the same time	Upgrade permit
Installation or replacement of an ATG unit (except that replacement of ATG probes are like-for-like replacements that require only notification to OSFM pursuant to Section 175.300)	Upgrade permit
Installation or replacement of a flex connector (only)	Upgrade permit
Installation of wristband anodes or spike anodes on an existing flex connector (only)	Cathodic protection permit
Installation or replacement of a flex connector and wristband anodes or spike anodes on the flex connector (only)	Cathodic protection permit (shall also be licensed in the retrofitting/installation module)
Connecting a new or existing bulk load-out to a new or existing UST at a motor fuel dispensing facility	Upgrade permit (Installation permit if an entire UST is being installed)
Construction of a building or structure where loading or unloading or dispensing operations will occur	Motor fuel dispensing permit pursuant to Section 175.200
Site for the mobile fueling of commercial vehicle fleets (pursuant to Section 2(1)(d)(C) of the Gasoline Storage Act [430 ILCS 15/2(1)(d)(C)])	Mobile fueling site permit (pursuant to 41 Ill. Adm. Code 174.440 and 174.450)
Tank vehicle to be used for the mobile fueling of commercial vehicle fleets (pursuant to Section 2(1)(d)(C) of the Gasoline Storage Act [430 ILCS 15/2(1)(d)(C)])	Mobile fueling vehicle permit (pursuant to 41 Ill. Adm. Code 174.440 and 174.450)
Person, company, or other entity proposing to conduct mobile fueling using tank vehicles to be used for the mobile fueling of commercial vehicle fleets (pursuant to Section 2(1)(d)(C) of the Gasoline Storage Act [430 ILCS 15/2(1)(d)(C)])	Mobile fueling contractor permit (pursuant to 41 Ill. Adm. Code 174.440 and 174.450)

 

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 6837, effective May 2, 2023)