New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 14B - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
Section 7:14B-1.7 - Application certifications

(a) Any person making a submission to the Department pursuant to this chapter shall include the signatures and certification pursuant to (b) through (e) below.

(b) Any New Jersey professional engineer submitting plans in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-10.3(b) 1 shall sign and submit to the Department the following certification:

"I certify under the penalty of law that the information provided in this document is true, accurate and complete and is in conformance with the requirements of this chapter. I am aware that there are significant civil and criminal penalties for submitting false, inaccurate or incomplete information, including fines and/or imprisonment."

(c) The owner and operator shall include in each document submitted in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-10.3(b)9 the following certification signed by the licensed site remediation professional:

"I certify under penalty of law that I have reviewed the plans for the proposed release detection monitoring system and this system is appropriate for the underground storage tank system design and hazardous substance stored and fulfills the monitoring requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:14B-6. I am aware that there are significant civil and criminal penalties for submitting false, inaccurate or incomplete information, including fines and/or imprisonment."

(d) Any individual submitting documents in accordance with 7:14B-13.3(c) and 16.4(c) shall sign and submit to the Department the following certification:

"I certify under penalty of law that the information provided in this document is true, accurate and complete. I am aware that there are significant civil penalties for knowingly submitting false, inaccurate or incomplete information and that I am committing a crime of the fourth degree if I make a written false statement which I do not believe to be true. I am also aware that if I knowingly direct or authorize the violation of any statute, I am personally liable for the penalties."

(e) Any individual certified as a cathodic protection specialist or cathodic protection tester pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-13.2(a) 4, who submits a cathodic protection permit application in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-10.3(b) 5, shall sign, date, and submit to the Department the following certification:

"I certify under penalty of law that I have reviewed the plans for the proposed cathodic protection system and this system is appropriate for the underground storage tank system and fulfills the corrosion protection requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:14B-4. I am aware that there are significant civil and criminal penalties for submitting false, inaccurate or incomplete information, including fines and/or imprisonment."