R315-270-11. Hazardous Waste Permit Program -- Signatories to Permit Applications and Reports

  (a) Applications. All permit applications shall be signed as follows:

  (1) For a corporation: By a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice-president;

  (2) For a partnership or sole proprietorship; by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively; or

  (3) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official.

  (b) Reports. All reports required by permits and other information requested by the Director shall be signed by a person described in Subsection R315-270-11(a), or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:

  (1) The authorization is made in writing by a person described in Subsection R315-270-11(a);

  (2) The authorization specifies either an individual or a position having responsibility for overall operation of the regulated facility or activity such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well or a well field, superintendent, or position of equivalent responsibility. A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position; and

  (3) The written authorization is submitted to the Director.

  (c) Changes to authorization. If an authorization under Subsection R315-270-11(b) is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of Subsection R315-270-11(b) shall be submitted to the Director prior to or together with any reports, information, or applications to be signed by an authorized representative.

  (d)(1) Any person signing a document under Subsection R315-270-11(a) or (b) shall make the following certification:

  I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision according to 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.

  (2) For remedial action plans (RAPs) under Sections R315-270-79 through 230, if the operator certifies according to Subsection R315-270-11(d)(1), then the owner may choose to make the following certification instead of the certification in Subsection R315-270-11(d)(1):

  Based on my knowledge of the conditions of the property described in the RAP and my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system referenced in the operator's certification, 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.