Minnesota Administrative Code

1512.0040 MINIMUM PERSONNEL STANDARDS. Each laboratory that performs soil analysis must be supervised by persons who are responsible for the training and supervision of the laboratory staff. The supervisor must meet one of the following qualifications: A. be a graduate of an accr…

1512.0045 RECORDS. Records of sample receipt, sample analysis, soil fertility recommendations, and internal quality assurance must be maintained for at least one year. Statutory Authority: MS s 18C.141 History: 19 SR 218 Published Electronically: September 10, 2007

1512.0050 APPROVED SOIL ANALYSIS METHODS AND PROCEDURES. Soil analysis methods and procedures must be those applicable to Minnesota soils and conditions that are set forth in the most recent edition of the Recommended Chemical Soil Test Procedures for the North Central Region, No…

1512.0055 SOIL ANALYSIS METHOD OR PROCEDURE VARIANCE. The department may grant a variance from requirements of part 1512.0050. To request a variance, a laboratory must provide a written request to the department including: A. the specific methods or procedures for which the varia…

1512.0060 APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION. The department shall notify a laboratory in writing of the reasons for a decision to deny a variance or to deny, suspend, or revoke certification. The laboratory has 30 days from the date of receiving notice of the decision to appeal t…

1512.0065 ANALYZING CHECK SAMPLES AND ANALYTICAL DATA FOR GRANTING CERTIFICATION. Subpart 1. Minimum laboratory analytical methods for laboratory certification. Laboratories desiring certification must analyze the check samples for the following parameters as a minimum requiremen…

1512.0070 REPORTING CHECK SAMPLE ANALYTICAL DATA, STATISTICS, AND CERTIFIED LABORATORIES. Subpart 1. Analytical data and statistical reporting. The department shall compile reports of analytical data submitted by laboratories and statistics for each set of check samples. Laborato…

1512.0075 ADVISORY PANEL. The department shall appoint a soil testing advisory panel to provide recommendations on appropriate soil analytical methods and procedures for Minnesota climate and conditions, and to provide technical evaluations of requests for analytical variances. T…

1512.0080 LABORATORY INSPECTIONS. The purpose of laboratory inspections is to investigate the general cleanliness of the laboratory, examine equipment used in soil analysis methods and procedures, and review qualifications of personnel. Inspections of laboratories must be conduct…

1512.0085 SOIL ANALYSIS AND SOIL FERTILITY RECOMMENDATION REPORTING. A. Analytical data of client soil samples must be reported in elemental form as follows: (1) phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium, and magnesium to the nearest part per million (ppm); (2) nitrate-nitrogen, sul…

1512.0100 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. The definitions in this part and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18B, 18C, 18D, or 18E apply to parts 1512.0100 to 1512.1100. Subp. 2. Corrective action design. "Corrective action design" means a description of the actions necessary to investi…

1512.0200 BOARD MEETINGS. Subpart 1. Regular meetings. At least four regular meetings of the board must be scheduled a year. A scheduled meeting may be canceled due to insufficient funds in the account or if there is insufficient business. Subp. 2. Special meetings. A special mee…

1512.0300 BOARD CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR. A chair and vice-chair of the board must be elected by the board. Both positions must be elected at the first official meeting of the board on or after July 1, 1990. The chair shall preside at regular and special meetings, or the vice-chair i…

1512.0400 CONDUCT OF MEETINGS. Subpart 1. Quorum. A quorum consists of three board members. Subp. 2. Minutes. Meetings must be tape recorded and minutes subsequently prepared by the board's staff. Subp. 3. Parliamentary procedure. Except as specifically provided by statute or neg…

1512.0500 CONFLICT OF INTEREST. A member of the board who has a direct or indirect financial or employment interest relating to a matter before the board, which interest is reasonably likely to affect impartiality of judgment in the matter, shall make known the interest and shall…

1512.0600 REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF COSTS. Subpart 1. General. A. An eligible person who has taken corrective action and has incurred costs on or after July 1, 1989, may apply to the board for reimbursement or payment of eligible costs. B. Reimbursement for eligible costs incur…

1512.0700 ELIGIBLE COSTS. Subpart 1. Reimbursable or payable corrective actions. Costs associated with the following corrective actions may be eligible for reimbursement or payment: A. emergency responses to incidents including, but not limited to, costs incurred that are necessa…

1512.0800 INELIGIBLE COSTS. All costs associated with actions that do not minimize, eliminate, or clean up an incident are ineligible costs. Ineligible costs include, but are not limited to, costs related to the repair, replacement, or upgrading of agricultural chemical facility …

1512.0900 APPLICATION PROCESS. Subpart 1. Request for reimbursement. A person who wishes to apply for reimbursement from the account shall complete, sign, and submit to the board a written application. The application must be on a form prescribed by the board and must contain the…

1512.1000 REVIEW AND DETERMINATION. Subpart 1. Review. The board's staff shall review all applications. If the staff determines that the application is incomplete or otherwise deficient, the staff shall promptly advise the applicant of the incompleteness or deficiency. Further pr…

1512.1100 ENFORCEMENT. An application for reimbursement or payment containing false statements or misrepresentations voids the application. Reimbursements or payments that are made that later are found to have been based upon false or misleading information result in forfeiture o…

1513.0010 INTRODUCTION. Subpart 1. Scope. This chapter is adopted under Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.121, to regulate the design, construction, repair, alteration, location, installation, and operation of agricultural anhydrous ammonia systems with product used or intended for…

1513.0020 INCORPORATIONS BY REFERENCE. The most current edition of the standards in items A to T are incorporated by reference. The standards are not subject to frequent change and are available as indicated or can be purchased from the institute or organization that published th…

1513.0030 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. The definitions in this part apply to this chapter. Subp. 2. Alteration. "Alteration" means a change in an item described in the original manufacturer's data report which affects the pressure-containing capability of the container. Alterat…

1513.0040 SAFETY. Subpart 1. Training. A person required to store, handle, transfer, transport, or otherwise work with ammonia must be trained, in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, parts 1900-1910, to understand the properties of ammonia, to become competent …

1513.0100 APPLICABILITY. Parts 1513.0100 to 1513.0230 apply to this chapter unless otherwise noted. Statutory Authority: MS s 18C.121 History: 21 SR 277 Published Electronically: September 10, 2007

1513.0110 EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS. Subpart 1. Containers. Part 1513.0120 does not prohibit the continued use or reinstallation of containers constructed and maintained in accordance with, or exceeding the requirements of, the 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1959, 1965, 1968, 1971,…

1513.0120 NEW CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, AND ORIGINAL TEST OF CONTAINERS, OTHER THAN REFRIGERATED STORAGE TANKS. Subpart 1. Construction and testing. Containers used with systems covered in parts 1513.0300 to 1513.0380, 1513.0700 to 1513.0830, and 1513.1000 to 1513.1070 …

1513.0130 LOCATION OF CONTAINERS. Subpart 1. Site selection considerations. The location for a storage container must be selected considering the potential physiological and environmental effects of ammonia on the surroundings adjacent to the proposed site. Containers must be loc…

1513.0140 MARKINGS OF NONREFRIGERATED CONTAINERS AND SYSTEMS OTHER THAN DOT CONTAINERS. Subpart 1. Nameplates. Each system nameplate must be made of a noncorroding metal permanently attached to the system and located so as to be readily accessible for inspection. Nameplates must …

1513.0150 CONTAINER APPURTENANCES. Subpart 1. Approval. All appurtenances of each system must be approved in accordance with part 1513.0030, subpart 4. Subp. 2. Materials and design. All appurtenances must be designed for not less than the maximum working pressure of that portion…

1513.0160 PIPING, TUBING, AND FITTINGS. Subpart 1. Material and design. Piping, tubing, and fittings must be made of steel or other material suitable for anhydrous ammonia service and must be designed for a pressure not less than the maximum pressure to which they may be subjecte…

1513.0170 HOSE SPECIFICATIONS. Subpart 1. Standards. Hose used in ammonia service and subject to container pressure must conform to the American National Standard RMA IP-14, Specifications for Anhydrous Ammonia Hose. Subp. 2. Pressures. Hose subject to container pressure must be …

1513.0180 PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES. Subpart 1. Standards. Every container used in systems covered by parts 1513.0300 to 1513.0380 and 1513.1000 to 1513.1070 must be provided with one or more pressure relief valves of the spring-loaded type conforming with the applicable requiremen…

1513.0190 FILLING DENSITIES. Subpart 1. Nonrefrigerated containers. The maximum filling densities for nonrefrigerated containers are: Aboveground Underground (1) Uninsulated 56%* 58% (2) Insulated 57% (3) DOT containers and cylinders shall be filled in accordance with DOT regulat…

1513.0200 TRANSFER OF LIQUIDS. Subpart 1. Construction materials. Anhydrous ammonia must always be at a temperature suitable for the material of construction and design of the receiving containers. Construction materials must be in accordance with Appendix R of API Standard 620, …

1513.0210 LIQUID LEVEL GAUGING DEVICES. Subpart 1. Required. A container must be equipped with a liquid level gauging device designed for use with ammonia. Subp. 2. Arrangement. A gauging device must be arranged so that the maximum liquid level to which the container is filled is…

1513.0220 PAINTING OF CONTAINERS. Aboveground uninsulated containers must have a reflective surface maintained in good condition. White is recommended for painted surfaces, but other colors having similar reflecting characteristics are acceptable. Statutory Authority: MS s 18C.12…

1513.0230 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND WIRING. Subpart 1. Ammonia installations. Electrical equipment and wiring for use in ammonia installations must be general purpose or weather resistant as appropriate. Subp. 2. High concentrations of ammonia. Where concentrations of ammonia in a…

1513.0300 APPLICABILITY. Parts 1513.0300 to 1513.0380 apply to stationary, pier-mounted, skid-mounted, aboveground or underground, nonrefrigerated storage installations using containers other than those constructed in accordance with United States Department of Transportation spe…

1513.0310 DESIGN PRESSURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF CONTAINERS. The minimum design pressure for nonrefrigerated containers is 250 psig or in accordance with part 1513.0110, subpart 2. Statutory Authority: MS s 18C.121 History: 21 SR 277 Published Electronically: September 10, 2007

1513.0320 CONTAINER VALVES, ACCESSORIES, AND DISCHARGE CONNECTIONS. Subpart 1. Excess flow valves. All vapor and liquid connections, except for pressure relief valves and those specifically exempted in part 1513.0150, subparts 5 and 6, must be equipped with approved excess flow v…

1513.0330 PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES. Subpart 1. Required valves. A container must be provided with one or more pressure relief valves of spring-loaded or equivalent type which comply with items A to C. A. Relief valves must be installed in a manifold so that they can be replaced wh…

1513.0340 INSTALLATION OF STORAGE CONTAINERS. Subpart 1. Footings, foundations, and supports. Containers installed aboveground must be provided with reinforced concrete footings and foundations or structural steel supports mounted on reinforced concrete foundations. In either cas…

1513.0350 REINSTALLATION OF CONTAINERS. Subpart 1. Testing. Containers, once installed underground shall not later be reinstalled aboveground or underground, unless they successfully withstand hydrostatic pressure retests at the pressure specified for the original hydrostatic tes…

1513.0360 MARKING CONTAINERS. Each container or group of containers must be marked on at least two sides that are visible with the words, "ANHYDROUS AMMONIA," and "INHALATION HAZARD," in sharply contrasting colors with letters not less than four inches high, or in compliance with…

1513.0370 PROTECTION OF CONTAINER AND APPURTENANCES. Containers and appurtenances must be located or protected by suitable barriers so as to avoid damage by trucks or other vehicles. Main container shut-off valves and riser hose end valves must be kept closed and locked when the …