Floating Roof Tank Procedure
Floating Roof Tank Procedure
Floating Roof Tank Procedure
: REW-000003-GB
Glenn Long Galveston Bay Refinery Rev No: 0
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Environmental Supervisor
ENV-07 Floating Roof Tank Seal Refinery Environmental Work
Approved By: Inspection, Repair and Procedure
Eric Kaysen
Reporting
Date Approved: 7/26/2021 Next Review Date: 8/31/2026 Effective Date: 8/20/2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................ 2
2.0 Scope ............................................................................................................................................... 2
3.0 Procedure ......................................................................................................................................... 2
3.1 Roles and Responsibilities........................................................................................................... 2
3.1.1 Tank Inspection Specialist 2
3.1.2 Environmental SME-Tanks 2
3.1.3 Tank Owner (Area Team Leader or designee) 2
3.1.4 Crude Scheduler and Refinery Operations Planners 2
3.2 Inspection Due Date Notification ................................................................................................. 3
3.3 Agency Notification of Inspection ................................................................................................ 3
3.4 Floating Roof Inspection Planning & Scheduling......................................................................... 3
3.5 Floating Roof Repair .................................................................................................................... 3
3.6 Requests for Repair Date Extension ........................................................................................... 3
3.7 Competencies and Training ......................................................................................................... 4
3.8 Assurance .................................................................................................................................... 4
3.8.1 Inspection Department 4
3.8.2 Environmental 4
3.9 Documentation ............................................................................................................................. 4
4.0 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................ 4
5.0 References ....................................................................................................................................... 5
6.0 Attachments ..................................................................................................................................... 5
6.1 ENV-07A Floating Roof Tank Repair Extension Request .......................................................... 5
6.2 ENV-07B Floating Roof Tank Landing-Floating ......................................................................... 5
6.3 ENV-07C ENV Notification Tank Service Change/Landing/Mechanical Failure (SSM) ............. 5
7.0 Revision History ............................................................................................................................... 5
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Blanchard Refining Company LLC Galveston Bay Refinery
Title: ENV-07 Floating Roof Tank Seal Inspection, Doc Number: REW-000003-GB Rev No: 0
Repair and Reporting
1.0 Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to define how we comply with federal and state environmental laws
regulating storage tank floating roof seal inspection, including repair, and reporting. The Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the EPA have authority over this program.
2.0 Scope
This policy applies to all floating roof storage tanks located within the Galveston Bay Refinery and
Refinery Docks.
3.0 Procedure
3.1 Roles and Responsibilities
3.1.1 Tank Inspection Specialist
Coordinate and ensure that appropriate tank owners, Crude Scheduler,
Refinery Operations Planners, Tank Group Team Leader, Environmental
SME, and Inspection Department personnel are kept informed of storage
tank floating roof seal inspection and repair due dates.
Update and maintain the Tank Inspection Due Date Schedule and the Tank
Inspection Tracking Spreadsheet on the Inspection Department SharePoint.
Ensure that inspections are performed in accordance with GBR-SIP-P 20
entitled “Inspection of Atmospheric Storage Tank”.
Ensure that inspection records are stored in the PCMS database and
maintained for the life of the storage tank
3.1.2 Environmental SME-Tanks
Ensure that tank owners, Inspection Department personnel, and other
involved personnel are aware of regulatory requirements for floating roof tank
inspection, repair, and reporting, and that, TCR -SIP-P 20 entitled “Inspection
of Atmospheric Storage Tank” procedure meets those requirements.
Keep regulatory agencies informed as required regarding floating roof tank
seal inspection and repair.
Coordinate review of tank seal repair due date extension requests with MPC
Legal counsel and tank owners.
Ensure related regulatory training material is maintained.
3.1.3 Tank Owner (Area Team Leader or designee)
Ensure that all floating roof tanks are inspected and repaired by the due date,
and that no Title V deviation is incurred for exceeding a due date.
Ensure that needed repairs are planned, so that repair date extension
requests are not necessary. Note: all floating roof seal repair date extension
requests are public records.
Keep Tank Inspection Specialist updated as needed.
3.1.4 Crude Scheduler and Refinery Operations Planners
Work with tank owners to identify optimal windows when storage tanks can
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Blanchard Refining Company LLC Galveston Bay Refinery
Title: ENV-07 Floating Roof Tank Seal Inspection, Doc Number: REW-000003-GB Rev No: 0
Repair and Reporting
Printed copies should be used with caution. The user of this document must ensure that the current approved
version of the document is used.
Blanchard Refining Company LLC Galveston Bay Refinery
Title: ENV-07 Floating Roof Tank Seal Inspection, Doc Number: REW-000003-GB Rev No: 0
Repair and Reporting
submitted to the Environmental SME for review and approval with legal counsel at least two
weeks before the due date. Upon approval, the Environmental SME will submit the request to the
agency. Note: all seal repair date extension requests are public documents and are made readily
available to the public by the agency.
3.7 Competencies and Training
3.7.1 All personnel affected by this procedure shall complete training on their responsibilities
when they are initially assigned to their role and shall complete refresher training on their
role once every three years, or upon any changes to this procedure.
3.8 Assurance
3.8.1 Inspection Department
Ensure that the QA/QC requirements of TCR Floating Roof Inspection Procedure, SIP 20
are fulfilled.
3.8.2 Environmental
The SME shall ensure that all of the requirements of this procedure are
audited at least annually from the date of issue, or date of revision.
Corrective actions necessary to assure sustainable compliance shall be
documented, implemented, and the effectiveness of the corrective action
shall be assessed by the SME as part of the annual audit.
The SME shall determine if and when the floating roof tank scheduling,
inspection, and repair team should meet to review past performance and
future plans. Typically, the team should meet annually, in January, to review:
Past performance against schedule
Root cause and corrective actions related to Title V deviations
Audit results
Corrective and preventative corrective actions implemented to
assure sustainability of compliance
Personnel changes
Training status
Future tank inspection schedule and any potential threats to
meeting schedule.
3.9 Documentation
3.9.1 Training records - VTA
3.9.2 Tank Seal Inspection Reports - PCMS Database
3.9.3 Tank Inspection Due Date Schedule - Inspection Department TeamView
3.9.4 Tank Seal Repair Extension Request (from Tank Owner to SME)
3.9.5 Advance Notification to Agency of Tank Seal Inspection Schedule (from SME to Agency)
3.9.6 Repair Extension Request to Agency (from SME to Agency)
3.9.7 Compliance Tasks – Intelex
4.0 Definitions
Printed copies should be used with caution. The user of this document must ensure that the current approved
version of the document is used.
Blanchard Refining Company LLC Galveston Bay Refinery
Title: ENV-07 Floating Roof Tank Seal Inspection, Doc Number: REW-000003-GB Rev No: 0
Repair and Reporting
5.0 References
5.1 TCR -SIP-P 20 entitled “Inspection of Atmospheric Storage Tank”
5.2 40 CFR 60, Subpart K, Ka, &Kb
5.3 40 CFR 61, Subpart Y
5.4 40 CFR 63, Subpart F
5.5 40 CFR 63, Subpart CC
5.6 TAC Title 30, Part I, Chapter 115 Subchapter B, Division 1
5.7 MPC GBR Floating Roof Tank Seal inspection Scheduling, Repair, and Reporting Work Flow
5.8 MPC GBR Floating Roof Storage Tank List
5.9 MPC GBR Floating Roof Repair Extension Request Form
6.0 Attachments
6.1 ENV-07A Floating Roof Tank Repair Extension Request
6.2 ENV-07B Floating Roof Tank Landing-Floating
6.3 ENV-07C ENV Notification Tank Service Change/Landing/Mechanical Failure (SSM) <insert link>
Printed copies should be used with caution. The user of this document must ensure that the current approved
version of the document is used.
Blanchard Refining Company LLC Galveston Bay Refinery
Title: ENV-07A Floating Roof Tank Repair Extension Request Doc Number: REW-FORM-000001-GB Rev No: 0
Specify a schedule of actions that will ensure the control equipment will be repaired or
the vessel will be emptied as soon as practicable (within 75 days from the date of initial
inspection):
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The Area Team Leader must approve and sign this request form:
______________________________________ Date: ___________________
(Area Team Leader)
Note: If re-floating the roof will take more than 24 hours once you’ve stopped pulling product out, a TO
must be in place prior to landing the roof.
Fill out every line below. If an item does not apply write “Not applicable” or “NA”
Roof landed
Liquid removed from tank (pump suction
lost)
Filling started
Roof floated
Other? ________________