Office of Underground Storage Tanks
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The Office of Underground Storage Tanks is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency office responsible for preventing, detecting, and cleaning up leaks from underground storage tank systems to protect human health and the environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Office of Underground Storage Tanks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T459874 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office of Underground Storage Tanks Context triple: [Office of Land and Emergency Management, hasSubOrganization, Office of Underground Storage Tanks]
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A.
U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection is the DOE office responsible for managing and overseeing the safe storage, treatment, and disposal of radioactive tank waste at the Hanford Site in Washington State.
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B.
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is a U.S. federal agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations to ensure the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound transportation of energy products and other hazardous materials.
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C.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the United States’ large emergency stockpile of crude oil maintained to protect against major disruptions in oil supply and stabilize energy markets.
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D.
Office of Environmental Management
The Office of Environmental Management is a U.S. Department of Energy program responsible for cleaning up the environmental legacy of the nation’s nuclear weapons and energy research activities.
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E.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is a U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating coal mining and overseeing the restoration of abandoned mine lands to protect the environment and public health.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office of Underground Storage Tanks Target entity description: The Office of Underground Storage Tanks is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency office responsible for preventing, detecting, and cleaning up leaks from underground storage tank systems to protect human health and the environment.
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A.
U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection is the DOE office responsible for managing and overseeing the safe storage, treatment, and disposal of radioactive tank waste at the Hanford Site in Washington State.
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B.
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is a U.S. federal agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations to ensure the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound transportation of energy products and other hazardous materials.
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C.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the United States’ large emergency stockpile of crude oil maintained to protect against major disruptions in oil supply and stabilize energy markets.
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D.
Office of Environmental Management
The Office of Environmental Management is a U.S. Department of Energy program responsible for cleaning up the environmental legacy of the nation’s nuclear weapons and energy research activities.
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E.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is a U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating coal mining and overseeing the restoration of abandoned mine lands to protect the environment and public health.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency office
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office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Indian country in the United States
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| collaboratesWith |
environmental consultants and contractors
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petroleum marketers and distributors ⓘ state environmental agencies ⓘ territorial environmental agencies ⓘ tribal environmental agencies ⓘ underground storage tank owners and operators ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasGoal |
prevention of groundwater contamination from underground storage tank releases
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promotion of proper management of petroleum and hazardous substances in underground storage tanks ⓘ reduction of risk of fire and explosion from underground storage tank leaks ⓘ |
| hasMainResponsibility |
cleanup of releases from underground storage tanks
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detection of leaks from underground storage tanks ⓘ prevention of leaks from underground storage tanks ⓘ protection of human health from underground storage tank releases ⓘ protection of the environment from underground storage tank releases ⓘ regulation of underground storage tank systems ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| implements |
corrective action requirements for underground storage tank releases
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corrosion protection requirements for underground storage tanks ⓘ federal underground storage tank regulations ⓘ financial responsibility requirements for underground storage tank owners and operators ⓘ release detection requirements for underground storage tanks ⓘ requirements for cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater from underground storage tank releases ⓘ requirements for closure of underground storage tanks ⓘ requirements for compatibility of underground storage tank systems with stored substances ⓘ requirements for notification and reporting of underground storage tank releases ⓘ requirements for operator training for underground storage tanks ⓘ requirements for periodic inspections of underground storage tanks ⓘ requirements for permanent closure of underground storage tanks ⓘ requirements for recordkeeping for underground storage tanks ⓘ requirements for secondary containment for certain underground storage tanks ⓘ requirements for site assessment at underground storage tank closure ⓘ requirements for temporary closure of underground storage tanks ⓘ spill and overfill prevention requirements for underground storage tanks ⓘ technical standards for underground storage tank design ⓘ technical standards for underground storage tank installation ⓘ technical standards for underground storage tank maintenance ⓘ technical standards for underground storage tank operation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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linked to:
United States government
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| legalBasis |
Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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linked to:
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
federal underground storage tank regulations at 40 CFR part 280 ⓘ federal underground storage tank regulations at 40 CFR part 281 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| operatesThrough |
state underground storage tank programs
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territorial underground storage tank programs ⓘ tribal underground storage tank programs ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| partOf | Office of Land and Emergency Management ⓘ |
| regulates |
underground storage tank systems containing certain hazardous substances
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underground storage tank systems containing petroleum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Office of Underground Storage Tanks Description of subject: The Office of Underground Storage Tanks is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency office responsible for preventing, detecting, and cleaning up leaks from underground storage tank systems to protect human health and the environment.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of Land and Emergency Management
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hasSubOrganization
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Office of Underground Storage Tanks
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