Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-01-40-.01 - APPLICABILITY

(1) Except as paragraph (2) of this rule provides otherwise, this chapter applies to persons who submit reports or other documents to the Department electronically to satisfy a statutory obligation or a regulatory requirement administered by the Department under the applicable portions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Titles 11, 59, 60, 68 and 69.

(2) This chapter does not apply to:

(a) Documents submitted to the Department by facsimile or e-mail;

(b) Electronic documents submitted to the Department by magnetic or optical media such as diskette, compact disk, digital video disk, or tape;

(c) Documents and information submitted to the Department under grants issued by the Department, unless the conditions of the grant provide otherwise;

(d) Documents and information submitted to the Department under cooperative agreements entered into with the Department, unless the conditions of the agreement provides otherwise; or

(e) Data transfers between EPA and the Department.

(3) This chapter provides the framework for guiding the Department to implement electronic reporting and for guiding any person who submits reports or other documents to satisfy a statutory obligation or a regulatory requirement administered by the Department under the applicable portions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Titles 11, 59, 60, 68, and 69. It is intended that divisions of the Department that implement electronic reporting in their programs will develop such provisions through their own programs. The Department will receive, in electronic form, reports and other documents after each program prepares and becomes ready for electronic reporting.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-01-40-.01

Original rule filed September 28, 2015; effective 12/27/2015.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 11-1-101, 47-10-101 et seq., and 4-5-201 et seq.