W. Va. Code R. § 45-39-13

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 45-39-13 - Certificate of Representation

13.1. A complete certificate of representation for a CAIR designated representative or an alternate CAIR designated representative will include the following elements in a format prescribed by the Administrator:

13.1.a. Identification of the CAIR NO_X Annual source, and each CAIR NO_X Annual 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;

13.1.b. 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;

13.1.c. A list of the owners and operators of the CAIR NO_X Annual source and of each CAIR NO_X Annual unit at the source;

13.1.d. The following certification statements by the CAIR designated representative and any alternate CAIR designated representative:

13.1.d.1. "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 NO_X Annual unit at the source."

13.1.d.2. "I certify that I have all the necessary authority to carry out my duties and responsibilities under the CAIR NO_X Annual Trading Program on behalf of the owners and operators of the source and of each CAIR NO_X Annual unit at the source and that each such owner and operator shall be fully bound by my representations, actions, inactions, or submissions."

13.1.d.3. "I certify that the owners and operators of the source and of each CAIR NO_X Annual unit at the source shall be bound by any order issued to me by the Administrator, the Secretary, or a court regarding the source or unit."

13.1.d.4. "Where there are multiple holders of a legal or equitable title to, or a leasehold interest in, a CAIR NO_X Annual unit, or where a utility or industrial customer purchases power from a CAIR NO_X Annual 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 NO_X Annual unit at the source; and CAIR NO_X Annual allowances and proceeds of transactions involving CAIR NO_X Annual 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 NO_X Annual allowances by contract, CAIR NO_X Annual allowances and proceeds of transactions involving CAIR NO_X Annual allowances will be deemed to be held or distributed in accordance with the contract."

13.1.e. The signature of the CAIR designated representative and any alternate CAIR designated representative and the dates signed.

13.2. Unless otherwise required by the Secretary or the Administrator, documents of agreement referred to in the certificate of representation will not be submitted to the Secretary or the Administrator. Neither the Secretary nor the Administrator will be under any obligation to review or evaluate the sufficiency of such documents, if submitted.

W. Va. Code R. § 45-39-13