WAC 463-76-032
Signature form. (1) Applications. All
permit applications shall be signed as follows:
(a) For a corporation. By a responsible corporate
officer. For the purpose of this section, responsible
corporate officer means:
(i) 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
(ii) The manager of one or more manufacturing,
production, or operating facilities, provided, the manager is
authorized to make management decisions which govern the
operation of the regulated facility including having the
explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment
recommendations, and initiating and directing other
comprehensive measures to assure long term environmental
compliance with environmental laws and regulations; the
manager can ensure that the necessary systems are established
or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information
for permit application requirements; and where authority to
sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager
in accordance with corporate procedures;
(b) For a partnership or sole proprietorship. By a
general partner or the proprietor, respectively; or
(c) For a municipality, state, federal, or other public
agency. By either a principal executive officer or ranking
elected official. For purposes of this section, a principal
executive officer of a federal agency includes:
(i) The chief executive officer of the agency; or
(ii) A senior executive officer having responsibility.
(2) All reports required by permits, and other
information requested by the council shall be signed by a
person described in subsection (1) of this section, 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 section;
(b) The authorization specifies either an individual or a
position having responsibility for the overall operation of
the regulated facility or activity such as the position of
facility manager, operator of a well or a well field,
superintendent, position of equivalent responsibility, or an
individual or position having overall responsibility for
environmental matters for the company (a duly authorized
representative may thus be either a named individual or any
individual occupying a named position); and
(c) The written authorization is submitted to the
council.
(3) Changes to authorization. If an authorization under
subsection (2) of this section 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 (2) of this section
must be submitted to the council prior to or together with any
reports, information, or applications to be signed by an
authorized representative.
(4) Certification. Any person signing a document under
subsection (1) or (2) of this section 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."
[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.50.040 (1) and (12). 04-21-013,
amended and recodified as § 463-76-032, filed 10/11/04,
effective 11/11/04; Order 114, § 463-38-032, filed 2/4/77. Formerly WAC 463-16-032.]