1.9.3 The department shall issue a plan review report within 30 days of the receipt. If the
report is not issued within 30 days, the installation may be constructed according to the
submitted plans and comply with these rules.
1.9.4 Upon completion of the installation, the owner or designee shall notify the department
not fewer than 7 calendar days before the installation is placed in service. The department shall
inspect the installation following the receipt of notification and shall certify the installation if the
requirements of these rules have been met. If the inspection is not made within 7 calendar days
of receipt of notification, the installation may be placed in service and a notarized affidavit shall
be submitted to the department attesting to the fact that the installation complies with the plans
submitted and applicable rules.
1.9.5 Upon request, all plans and specifications that are submitted to the department for
review shall be returned after the department has certified the installation or within 30 working
days after notification to the authority having jurisdiction of the completion of the installation.
Plans and specifications may be marked “confidential – do not copy” when they are submitted.
1.9.6 If construction of the storage system is not commenced within 1 year after date of
approval, an installation application shall be resubmitted pursuant to this section. Fees required
under the act shall be submitted with the resubmitted application.
1.9.7 Closure of aboveground storage tanks. Tanks that have not been used for more than
12 months shall be closed. To permanently close an aboveground storage tank that is no longer
needed to store regulated substance, the owner or operator shall notify the department, not less
than 30 days before the intended closure, on form BFS 3858 provided by the department. To
permanently close an aboveground storage tank, the owner or operator shall empty the tank of all
liquid and sludge, render it vapor-free, and safeguard it against trespassing. Piping that is
permanently removed from service shall be emptied of all liquids and sludge, be purged and
capped, or be removed from the ground.
History: 2014 AACS.
R 29.4754 Installation application fees and annual certification fees.
Rule 754. Sections 1.10, 1.10.1, and 1.10.2 are added to the vehicular gaseous fuel systems
code as follows:
1.10. Installation application fees and annual certification fees.
1.10.1. Only an owner of a CNG-LNG dispensing station for which an installation
application is required to be submitted under section 1.9 of these rules shall be required to pay
fees as specified in section 5 of 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.5.
1.10.2. For the purpose of assessing fees, each 18,500 scf storage capacity calculated at
standard temperature and maximum allowable working pressure of CNG vessel or increment
thereof shall be considered a tank, as used in section 5 of 1941 PA 207, of the Public Acts of
1941, as amended, being section 29.5 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History: 2014 AACS.
R 29.4755 Definitions.
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