Requirements for Tank Specialty Firm Registration

Comm 5.82 Tank specialty firms.

(1) General. . (1) GENERAL.  A corporation, partnership, sole proprietor or independent contractor that provides or offers to provide installation, removal, testing, lining, cleaning or assessments for a tank system which is regulated under ch. Comm 10 shall hold both of the following:
(a) A registration issued by the department as a registered specialty tank firm.
(b) Contractor liability coverage, including pollution impairment liability, of no less than $1,000,000 per claim and $1,000,000 annual aggregate and with a deductible of no more than $100,000 per claim.

(2) APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. An entity applying for a specialty tank firm registration shall submit all of the following:
(a) An application in accordance with s. Comm 5.01.
(b)  An application fee and a registration fee in accordance with s. Comm 5.02, Table 5.02.
(c) Proof of the liability coverage specified in sub. (1) (b). 

(3) QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION.  The person applying for a specialty tank firm registration shall be the owner of the business, a partner in the business applying on behalf of a partnership, or the chairman of the board or chief executive officer applying on behalf of the corporation. 

(4) RESPONSIBILITIES. An entity that provides storage tank system installation, removal, testing, lining, cleaning or site assessments as a registered specialty tank firm shall utilize the appropriate credentialed persons to install, remove, test, line, or clean storage tanks; to design or install a cathodic protection system for a tank system; or to provide tank−system site assessments. 

(5) RENEWAL. (a) A person may renew his or her registration as a specialty tank firm.
(b) A specialty tank firm registration shall be renewed in accordance with s. Comm 5.07.
(c) An application for a renewal under this section shall include proof of the liability coverage specified in sub. (1) (b).