Current through Supplement No. 392, April, 2024
1. Application for a permit under this
chapter:
a. Any person who is required to
have a permit shall complete, sign, and submit a permit application to the
commission.
b. When the owner and
storage operator are different, it is the storage operator's duty to obtain a
permit.
c. The commission shall not
begin processing a permit until the applicant has fully complied with the
application requirements for that permit.
d. The application must be complete before
the permit is issued. An application for a permit is complete when the
commission receives an application form and any supplemental information which
are completed to the commission's satisfaction.
2. All permit applications, reports, or
information submitted to the commission must comply with the following
signature and certification requirements:
a.
All permit applications must be signed as follows:
(1) For a corporation by a principal
executive officer of at lease 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. All reports
required by permits and other information requested by the commission must be
signed by a person described in subdivision 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 subdivision a;
(2) 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 plant manager, operator
of a well or 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 commission.
c. If an
authorization under subdivision b is no longer accurate because a different
individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the
storage facility, a new authorization pursuant to subdivision b must be
submitted to the commission prior to or together with any reports, information,
or applications to be signed by an authorized representative.
d. Any person signing a document under
subdivision a or b shall make certification under penalty of law that that
person has personally examined and is familiar with the information submitted
in the document and all attachments and that, based on inquiry of those
individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, the person
believes that the information is true, accurate, and complete. Further, the
person shall certify awareness that there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility of a fine and
imprisonment.
3.
Applicants shall provide the following information to the commission:
a. The activities conducted by the applicant
which require it to obtain a storage facility permit or other federal, state,
or local permits;
b. Name, mailing
address, and location of the storage facility for which the application is
submitted;
c. Up to four standard
industrial classification codes which best reflect the principal products or
services provided by the facility;
d. The storage operator's name, address,
telephone number, ownership status, and status as federal, state, private,
public, or other entity;
e. Whether
the storage facility is located on Indian lands, historic or archaeological
sites; and
f. A listing of all
environmental permits, construction approvals, or any other relevant permit
received or applied for from the commission or any other federal, state, or
local regulatory agency.
4. Applicants shall retain records of all
data used to complete permit applications and supplemental information until
project completion. Upon project completion, the storage operator shall deliver
any records required in this section to the commission.
5. Storage operators applying to drill a new
injection well shall submit an application within a reasonable time before
construction is expected to begin.
General Authority: NDCC
28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC
38-22