Incapacity of Owners or Operators, Guarantors, or Financial Institutions

Section 724 Section 724.248  Incapacity of Owners or Operators, Guarantors, or Financial Institutions a)         An owner or operator must notify the Agency by certified mail of the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy) naming the owners or operators as debtor, within 10 days after commencement of the proceeding.  A guarantor of a corporate guarantee, as specified in Sections 724.243(f) and 724.245(f), must make such a notification if he is named as a debtor, as required under the terms of the corporate guarantee (see Section 724.251). b)         An owner or operator who fulfills the requirements of Sections 724.243, 724.245, or 724.247 by obtaining a trust fund, surety bond, letter of credit, or insurance policy will be deemed to be without the required financial assurance or liability coverage in the event of bankruptcy of the trustee or issuing institution, or a suspension or revocation of the authority of the trustee institution to act as trustee or of the institution issuing the surety bond, letter of credit, or insurance policy to issue such instruments.  The owner or operator must establish other financial assurance or liability coverage within 60 days after such an event.