N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26I-6.15

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:26I-6.15 - Responsibility in Board and Department investigations

(a) An LSRP shall cooperate in an investigation by the Board or the Department by furnishing, in response to requests, orders, or subpoenas, any information the Board or the Department, or persons duly authorized by the Board or the Department, deems necessary to perform its duties, by the date the Board or the Department specifies.

(b) An LSRP shall, in the time and manner the Board or the Department prescribes, provide all information the Board or the Department requests including, but not limited to:

1. The LSRP's compliance with the SRRA and any rule, regulation, or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto and the LSRP's application of appropriate guidance; and

2. A description of and the status of any remediation the LSRP has participated in including, but not limited to:

i. Investigative and remedial activities completed to date;

ii. Investigative and remedial activities required or planned to be completed in the future;

iii. The LSRP's role in the remediation;

iv. Any other person's role in the remediation;

v. Each natural resource or environmental media included in the investigation or remediation;

vi. Data and information collected or available concerning the remediation;

vii. A projection of the cost for investigative and remediation activities required or planned to be completed in the future; and

viii. Any information that an LSRP may have that any person has violated (c) below.

(c) In response to a Board or Department investigation an LSRP shall not:

1. Knowingly make a false statement of material fact;

2. Fail to disclose a fact necessary to correct a material misunderstanding known by the LSRP to have arisen in the matter;

3. Knowingly and materially falsify, tamper with, alter, conceal, or destroy any data, documents, records, remedial systems, or monitoring devices that are relevant to the investigation, without obtaining the prior approval of the Department; or

4. Knowingly allow or tolerate any employee, agent, or contractor of the LSRP to engage in any of the foregoing activities.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26I-6.15

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 45(a), effective 1/4/2016

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 2324(b), effective 11/20/2023