§ 97.113 - Certificate of representation.  


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  • § 97.113 Certificate of representation.

    (a) A complete certificate of representation for a CAIR designated representative or an alternate CAIR designated representative shall include the following elements in a format prescribed by the Administrator:

    (1) Identification of the CAIR NOX source, and each CAIR NOX unit at the source, for which the certificate of representation is submitted, including identification and nameplate capacity of each generator served by each such unit.

    (2) The name, address, e-mail address (if any), telephone number, and facsimile transmission number (if any) of the CAIR designated representative and any alternate CAIR designated representative.

    (3) A list of the owners and operators of the CAIR NOX source and of each CAIR NOX unit at the source.

    (4) The following certification statements by the CAIR designated representative and any alternate CAIR designated representative -

    (i) “I certify that I was selected as the CAIR designated representative or alternate CAIR designated representative, as applicable, by an agreement binding on the owners and operators of the source and each CAIR NOX unit at the source.”

    (ii) “I certify that I have all the necessary authority to carry out my duties and responsibilities under the CAIR NOX Annual Trading Program on behalf of the owners and operators of the source and of each CAIR NOX unit at the source and that each such owner and operator shall be fully bound by my representations, actions, inactions, or submissions.”

    (iii) “I certify that the owners and operators of the source and of each CAIR NOX unit at the source shall be bound by any order issued to me by the Administrator, the permitting authority, or a court regarding the source or unit.”

    (iv) Where there are multiple holders of a legal or equitable title to, or a leasehold interest in, a CAIR NOX unit, or where a utility or industrial customer purchases power from a CAIR NOX unit under a life-of-the-unit, firm power contractual arrangement, I certify that: I have given a written notice of my selection as the ‘CAIR designated representative’ or ‘alternate CAIR designated representative’, as applicable, and of the agreement by which I was selected to each owner and operator of the source and of each CAIR NOX unit at the source; and CAIR NOX allowances and proceeds of transactions involving CAIR NOX allowances will be deemed to be held or distributed in proportion to each holder's legal, equitable, leasehold, or contractual reservation or entitlement, except that, if such multiple holders have expressly provided for a different distribution of CAIR NOX allowances by contract, CAIR NOX allowances and proceeds of transactions involving CAIR NOX allowances will be deemed to be held or distributed in accordance with the contract.”

    (5) The signature of the CAIR designated representative and any alternate CAIR designated representative and the dates signed.

    (b) Unless otherwise required by the permitting authority or the Administrator, documents of agreement referred to in the certificate of representation shall not be submitted to the permitting authority or the Administrator. Neither the permitting authority nor the Administrator shall be under any obligation to review or evaluate the sufficiency of such documents, if submitted.

    [65 FR 2727, Jan. 18, 2000, as amended at 71 FR 74795, Dec. 13, 2006]