(1) All permit applications under this
chapter shall be signed as follows:
(a) For a
corporation, a responsible corporate officer shall sign all applications for
permit. A responsible corporate officer is considered to be:
1. A president, secretary, treasurer, or vice
president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any
other person who performs similar policy- or decision-making functions for the
corporation, or
2. The manager of
one or more manufacturing, production or operating facilities employing more
than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding $25,
000, 000.00 million (in second-quarter $1, 980.00 dollars), if authority to
sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with
corporate procedures.
(b)
For a partnership or sole proprietorship, a general partner or the proprietor,
respectively, shall sign all applications for permit.
(c) For public agencies, a principal
executive officer or ranking elected official shall sign all permit
applications. A principal executive officer includes the chief executive
officer of the agency or a senior executive officer having the responsibility
for the overall operations of a principal geographic unit of the agency, for
example, a regional or district administrator, a director of public works, or
city or county manager.
(2) All reports required by permits and other
information requested by the Department under this chapter shall be signed by a
person described in subsection (1), of this rule, or by a duly authorized
representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative
only if:
(a) The authorization is made in
writing by a person described in subsection (1), of this rule;
(b) The authorization specifies either an
individual or a position having overall responsibility for the operation of the
regulated facility or activity, such as the position of plant manager,
superintendent, certified chief operator, position of equivalent
responsibility, or an individual or position having overall responsibility for
environmental matters for the company; and,
(c) The written authorization is submitted to
the Department.
(3) If an
authorization under subsection (2), of this rule, is no longer valid because a
different individual or position has overall responsibility for the operation
of the facility or activity, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of
subsection (2), of this rule, must be submitted to the Department prior to or
together with any reports, information, or applications to be signed by an
authorized representative.
(4) Any
person signing a document under subsection (1) or (2), of this rule, shall make
the following certification:
"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all
attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with
a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and
evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for
gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information, including the
possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing
violations."
