LAC 33:IX.7317. Signatory Requirements

A. All applications, reports, or information prepared in accordance with this Chapter shall be signed and certified. 1. All applications, reports, or information shall be signed as follows. a. For a Corporation—by a Responsible Corporate Officer i For the purposes of this Section, a responsible corporate officer shall mean: (a). 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 (These responsible corporate officers are presumed to have the authority to sign permit applications unless the corporation has notified the administrative authority to the contrary); or (b). the manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities, provided that the manager is authorized to make management decisions that govern the operation of the regulated facility including: (i). having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment recommendations; and (ii). initiating and directing other comprehensive measures to ensure long term compliance with environmental laws and regulations; and (c). the manager has the authority to ensure that the necessary systems are established or actions are taken to gather complete and accurate information for permit application requirements; and (d). the authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures. (Corporate procedures governing authority to sign permit applications may provide for assignment or delegation to applicable corporate positions rather than to specific individuals); b. for a partnership or sole proprietorship—by a general partner or the proprietor, respectively; or c. for a municipality or a state, federal, or other public agency—by either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official; i. for purposes of this Paragraph, a principal executive officer of a federal agency includes: (a). the chief executive officer of the agency; or (b). a senior executive officer having responsibility for the overall operations of a principal geographic unit of the agency (e.g., a regional administrator of EPA). 2. All reports required by permits, and submission of other information requested by the administrative authority, shall be signed by a person described in Paragraph 1 of this Section, or by a duly authorized representative of that person. For the purposes of this Subparagraph, a person is a duly authorized representative only if: a. his or her authorization has been made in writing by a person described in Subparagraph 1 of this Section; b. the authorization specifies either an individual or a position now having responsibility for the 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 a position of equivalent responsibility, or an individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may be either a named individual or an individual occupying a named position); and c. the written authorization is submitted to the administrative authority. C. Changes to Authorization. If an authorization under Subparagraph 2 of this Section is no longer accurate because a different individual or position now has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of Subparagraph 2 of this Section shall be submitted to the administrative authority prior to, or together with, any reports, information, or applications to be signed by an authorized representative. D. Certification. Any person signing a document under the provisions of Subparagraphs 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 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."