§ 1-3. Authorized representatives; certifications.

(a) In general.

All applications, reports, or other information submitted to the Director shall be signed by an authorized representative.

(b) Permitted representatives.

(1) "Authorized representative" means:

(i) {for a corporation:}

(A) a responsible corporate officer such as a president, secretary, treasurer, or vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function;

(B) any other person who performs similar policy- or decision- making functions for the corporation; or

(C) the manager of 1 or more manufacturing, production, or operation facilities employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding $25-million, if authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures;

(ii) a general partner or proprietor, if the industrial user is a partnership or sole proprietorship, respectively; or

(iii) by a duly authorized representative of the individual designated in paragraph (i) or (ii) above if:

(A) the authorization is made in writing by the individual described in paragraph (i) or (ii);

(B) the authorization specifies either an individual or a position having:

1. responsibility for the overall operation of the facility from which the industrial discharge originates, such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well, or a position of equivalent responsibility; or

2. overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company; and

(2) If authorization under item (iii) is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility, a new authorization must be submitted to the Director prior to or together with any reports to be signed by an authorized representative.

With each submittal, the industrial user must provide to the Director, a certification statement:

"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my action 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."