Storage tank system identification form

Environment Canada (EC) Storage Tank System Identification Form (2014)

Identification of storage tank systems for the Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations

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Instructions

This form will help identify storage tank systems (STS) that are subject to the Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations (STR). For information on these regulations, please refer to ‘Tips and Tools’ on the Environment and Climate Change Canada web site: www.ec.gc.ca/rs-st or send a request to the address/fax number/e-mail on the last page.

Identifying a storage tank system may be completed on-line. It should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. It may also be mailed or faxed to ECCC. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery and processing.

To identify a STS on-line:

1. If you have an account in the Federal Identification Registry for Storage Tank Systems (FIRSTS), please go to step 2 below. If you do not have an account, please send an email requesting an account to ec.registrereservoir-tankregistry.ec@canada.ca. Please include the following information in your email:
   1. confirmation that you or your company own a STS subject to the STR;
   2. legal name of company and/or individual who owns the STS;
   3. a name of an account administrator, if different from the company or individual (2).

   Please consult our website for more information.

2. Enter your information electronically in FIRSTS. You will receive your identification number automatically once you have provided all of the required information.

To identify a STS by mail, fax or e-mail:

1. Please complete a separate form for each storage tank system. A system can be a single independent tank or several tanks that are interconnected by common piping. A compartment tank should have an Environment Canada number for each compartment since they may not be interconnected.
2. All relevant sections must be complete before an identification form can be processed by Environment and Climate Change Canada. Incomplete information will delay the process.
3. Optional information is marked with an asterisk (*).
4. When identifying a storage system installed after June 12, 2008, do not select "Unknown" in any section of the form; otherwise, your form will be incomplete.
5. Part VII of this form must be signed by the storage tank system owner or the owner’s representative.
6. When completing the withdrawal from service for a STS, only Parts I, VI and VII must be completed.
7. Please see the last page for contact information and instructions on how to submit your completed form.