Minnesota Administrative Rules

7008.2100 GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS; TECHNICAL STANDARDS.

Subpart 1.

Eligibility.

A.

To be eligible to operate without a permit under this chapter, the owner or operator of a gasoline service station must comply with this part and part 7008.2000.

B.

Gasoline receipt and dispensing operations must account for substantially all of the emissions from the facility. All other emissions from the stationary source must be from insignificant activities under part 7007.1300, subpart 2 or 3, or conditionally insignificant activities, or both.

C.

The owner or operator of a gasoline service station must have monthly gasoline throughput quantities that are less than the following:

(1)

for gasoline service stations located in ozone attainment areas or marginal or moderate ozone nonattainment areas:

(a)

gasoline service stations with stage-one vapor recovery, 630,000 gallons of gasoline per month; and

(b)

gasoline service stations without stage-one vapor recovery, 380,000 gallons of gasoline per month; and

(2)

for gasoline service stations located in serious ozone nonattainment areas:

(a)

gasoline service stations with stage-one vapor recovery, 310,000 gallons of gasoline per month; and

(b)

gasoline service stations without stage-one vapor recovery, 190,000 gallons of gasoline per month.

D.

Stage-one vapor recovery systems must comply with the requirements of part 7011.0870.

Subp. 2.

Record keeping.

The owner or operator of a gasoline service station must maintain records for each calendar month of the number of gallons of gasoline throughput.

Subp. 3.

Notification.

A.

The owner or operator of a gasoline service station must submit a notification to the commissioner at least 90 days before beginning construction of a gasoline service station if the number of refueling positions is greater than the following:

(1)

for ozone attainment areas or marginal or moderate ozone nonattainment areas:

(a)

gasoline service stations with stage-one vapor recovery with 30 or more refueling positions; and

(b)

gasoline service stations without stage-one vapor recovery with 18 or more refueling positions; and

(2)

for ozone serious nonattainment areas:

(a)

gasoline service stations with stage-one vapor recovery with 15 or more refueling positions; and

(b)

gasoline service stations without stage-one vapor recovery with ten or more refueling positions.

B.

The notification in item A must contain:

(1)

the owner's name;

(2)

the operator's name if different from the owner's name;

(3)

the facility name and location; and

(4)

the maximum monthly gasoline throughput, in gallons, in the previous 12 months or anticipated maximum monthly throughput if the facility is not completed.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

27 SR 1579; 43 SR 797

Published Electronically:

April 3, 2019