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NEW YORK STATE CLASS A/B UST
OPERATOR EXAM QUESTI ONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWER S
Question : Does New York State DEC Class A/B UST
Operator certification expire?CORRECT ANSWER : NO: A/B certification does not expire unless revoked by DEC due to significant noncompliance with regulatory requirements (2-4)
Question : UST financial responsibility requirements
apply to what?
CORRECT ANSWER : All petroleum dispensing/UST
facilities, with a minimum of $500,000 responsibility per occurrence (5-2)
Question : Secondary Containment is required for what?
CORRECT ANSWER : Category 3 UST Systems,
Category 3 piping in contact with the ground, and Replacement UST/Piping (9-2, 10-1)
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Question : A Class A operator shall maintain the records
of UST site inspections for a minimum of:
CORRECT ANSWER : 3 years (15-4, 15-5)
Question : New owners of an existing UST system shall
register the UST system with NYS DEC within what period from date of ownership?
CORRECT ANSWER : 30 days (4-5)
Question : UST systems with cathodic protection should
be inspected for proper operation by a qualified cathodic
protection tester on the following schedule:
CORRECT ANSWER : Yearly (11-4)
Question : UST systems with impressed current cathodic
protection systems and rectifiers must be inspected at a
minimum:
CORRECT ANSWER : every 60 days (11-4)
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Question : Within what period after a repair should a
cathodically protected UST system be tested to ensure it is working properly?
CORRECT ANSWER : 6 months (11-6)
Question : Pressurized underground piping that routinely
contains regulated substances shall be monitored for releases in a manner that meets what requirements?
CORRECT ANSWER : Be equipped with a line leak
detector with an annual line tightness test, and practice weekly interstitial monitoring of the tank top sump (electronic or manual) (10-3)
Question : A suspected release must be confirmed to the
NYS DEC within:
CORRECT ANSWER : 7 days (14-7)
Question : You must report a known spill to NYSDEC
within 2 hours of discovery UNLESS:
CORRECT ANSWER : The spill is less than 5 gallons in
volume, is contained and under control, has not and will
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not reach the State's land or waters, and is cleaned up within 2 hours of discovery (14-4)
Question : To permanently close a tank, an owner and
operator shall:
CORRECT ANSWER : Empty and clean the tank by
removing all liquids and accumulated sludge, remove the tank from the ground OR fill all voids within with an inert solid material, disconnect and remove all piping, vent lines, and ancillary equipment, ensure that all scheduled deliveries to the tank are terminated (6-2)
Question : If you have 100 or fewer tanks, financial
responsibility is required in the aggregate the amount of:
CORRECT ANSWER : $1,000,000 (5-2)
Question : Petroleum marketers are required to have
financial responsibility to cover X dollars per occurrence.X is....
