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an independent corrosion expert to ensure proper installation. (g)The owner or operator shall obtain and keep on file at the facility written statements by those persons required to certify the design of the tank system and supervise the installation of the tank system in accordance with the requirements of subsections (b) through (f) of this section to attest that the tank system was properly designed and installed and that repairs, pursuant to subsection (b) and (d) of this section were perfbrmed. These written statements shall also include the certification statement as required in section 66270.11(d)of this division. (h)(1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (g) of this section, design and installation of new tank systems or components used to manage hazardous waste, and which meet the criteria specified in subsection (h)(2)of this section, are not subject to the requirements of subsections (h) through (m) of this section until January 24, 1998. The assessment specified in subsection (k) of this section shall be obtained prior to placing a new tank system in service and shall be kept on file at the facility. This assessment shall be reviewed and certified by an independent, qualified, professional engineer, registered in California, in accordance with section 66270.11(d), attesting that the tank system has sufficient structural integrity and is acceptable for the transferring, storing and treating of hazardous waste. The assessment shall be valid for a maximum period of five (5) years or the remaining service life of the tank system, as stated in the engineer's assessment, whichever is less. New tank systems that have been assessed pursuant to subsections (a) through (g) of this section prior to June 1, 1995 are not required to be reassessed pursuant to subsection (k) for a period of five years from the date of the assessment or June 1, 2000, whichever is the earlier date. If changes have been made to the tank system or new components have been added to the tank system subsequent to an assessment conducted prior to June 1, 1995, the tank system shall be reassessed pursuant to subsection (k). (2) The provisions of subsection (h)(1) of this section apply only to: (A) onground or aboveground tank systems containing only non-RCRA hazardous waste generated onsite, and tank systems authorized under Permit-by-Rule pursuant to Chapter 45 of this division, Conditional Authorization pursuant to HSC 25200.3, and Conditional Exemption pursuant to HSC 25201.5, and (B) onground or aboveground tank systems containing RCRA hazardous waste generated onsite, if: 1. the owner or operator is a conditionally exempt small quantity generator as defined in 40 CFR section 261.5, or a small quantity generator of more than 100 kg but less than 1000 kg per month as defined in 40 CFR section 265.201, or 2. the owner or operator is not subject to regulation in 40 CFR part 265 pursuant to an exemption in 40 CFR section 265.1, but the owner or operator is subject to the standards of this article. (i) A generator or owner or operator authorized pursuant to Permit-by-Rule pursuant to Chapter 45 of this division, Conditional Authorization pursuant to HSC 25200.3, or Conditional Exemption pursuant to HSC 25201.5, operating a non-RCRA underground tank system or an underground tank system otherwise exempt from permitting requirements pursuant to the federal act, shall comply with the applicable standards of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations relating to underground tank systems. (j) New, onground or aboveground non-RCRA tank systems or tank systems otherwise exempt from permitting requirements pursuant to the federal act, with secondary containment, whose design and installation have been approved by a local agency or agencies, may, at the discretion of the CUPA, be exempt from the engineering assessment specified in subsection (k) of this section, provided minimum criteria specified in subsections (j)(1) through (j)(3) of this section are met. If the CUPA determines to exempt a new tank system from the assessment required pursuant to this subsection, the exemption shall be for a period of not more than three (3)years from the date the exemption was granted. The tank system owner or operator shall submit documentation of local agency approval to the applicable CUPA for review and possible acceptance in lieu of the assessment specified in subsection (k) of this section. If there is no CUPA, or the CUPA requests that the Department make a determination, the documentation shall be submitted to the Department. (1) tank system must have secondary containment capable of containing 100 percent of the contents of the tank and ancillary piping volume; and