(a) The storage operator of a proposed storage facility shall apply to the commission for a storage facility permit in a format required by the commission.
(b) The owner of the proposed storage facility must submit the application for a permit; except that when a facility is owned by a person, but operated by another, it is the operator's duty to apply for a storage facility permit.
(c) The commission will only begin processing an application for a storage facility permit when the storage operator has fully complied with the application requirements for a permit.
(d) The commission shall approve the format for a storage facility permit application and associated Class VI permit and injection authorizations for injection under 20 AAC 25.1180. A permit application format approved by the commission must require the signature requirements of 40 C.F.R Part 144.32(a) and (d), the reporting requirements of 40 C.F.R. 144.32(b), and the changes to authorization requirements of 40 C.F.R. 144.32(c) (signatories to permit applications and reports), Subpart D (authorization by permit), revised as of January 10, 2011, and adopted by reference, except that items pertaining to Class II wells are not adopted by reference.
(e) All reports required from a storage operator for a storage facility permit, or other information requested by the commission regarding a storage facility permit application, shall be signed by a person described in 40 C.F.R. 144.32(a), as adopted by reference in this section, or an authorized representative of that person; an authorized representative means a person that qualifies under 40 C.F.R. 144.32(b).
(f) If an authorization under (d) or a signature on a report under (e) of this section is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the storage facility, a new authorization that satisfies the signature requirements of this section shall be submitted to the commission before, or concurrent with, any report, information, or application required to be signed by an authorized representative.
(g) Any person signing a document under (d) or (e) 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.