40 CFR § 280.243 - Timing of operator training.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s280.243"
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title: "40 CFR § 280.243 - Timing of operator training."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "280.243"
section_name: "Timing of operator training."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "280"
part_name: "TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (UST)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6912, 6991, 6991(a), 6991(b), 6991(c), 6991(d), 6991(e), 6991(f), 6991(g), 6991(h), 6991(i)."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 41623, July 15, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 280.243 Timing of operator training.

(a) An owner and operator must ensure that designated Class A, Class B, and Class C operators meet the requirements in § 280.242 not later than October 13, 2018.

(b) Class A and Class B operators designated after October 13, 2018 must meet requirements in § 280.242 within 30 days of assuming duties.

(c) Class C operators designated after October 13, 2018 must be trained before assuming duties of a Class C operator.