Notification of release procedures

Upon receiving notice of a release, the PTRCF program must: 1. Verify the tank and all other tanks owned or operated by the operator are registered with the fund. 2. Record the release information in the registration file for the location. 3. Verify the department has received proper notice of the release. 4. Send a claim denial letter to the owner or operator if the owner or operator has not registered all the tanks owned and operated by the owner or operator at the location of the release. A copy must be sent to the department's division assigned to the cleanup. 5. Obtain verification from the owner or operator that when the release was discovered, the tank was in substantial compliance, as determined under subdivision a of subsection 1 of North Dakota Century Code section 23.1-12-18, with all applicable rules of the United States environmental protection agency, the state fire marshal, and the department. If the previously mentioned tank was not in substantial compliance, the PTRCF program must send a claim denial letter to the owner or operator. A copy of the claim denial letter must be sent to the department's division assigned to the cleanup. 6. Send the registered owner or operator of the site an application packet and a letter outlining the procedure for filing a claim for reimbursement of corrective action if all tanks, including the affected tank are registered and in substantial compliance with all applicable rules of the United States environmental protection agency, the state fire marshal, and the department for the petroleum product stored and dispensed before the release.