9VAC5-140-7130. Delegation by CO2 authorized account representative and CO2 authorized alternate account representative.
A. A CO2 authorized account representative may delegate, to one or more natural persons, his authority to make an electronic submission to the department or its agent under this part.
B. A CO2 authorized alternate account representative may delegate, to one or more natural persons, his authority to make an electronic submission to the department or its agent under this part.
C. To delegate authority to make an electronic submission to the department or its agent in accordance with subsections A and B of this section, the CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative, as appropriate, shall submit to the department or its agent a notice of delegation, in a format prescribed by the department that includes the following elements:
1. The name, address, email address, telephone number, and facsimile transmission number of such CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative;
2. The name, address, email address, telephone number, and facsimile transmission number of each such natural person, referred to as the "electronic submission agent";
3. For each such natural person, a list of the type of electronic submissions under subsection A or B of this section for which authority is delegated to him; and
4. The following certification statement by such CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative: "I agree that any electronic submission to the department or its agent that is by a natural person identified in this notice of delegation and of a type listed for such electronic submission agent in this notice of delegation and that is made when I am a CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative, as appropriate, and before this notice of delegation is superseded by another notice of delegation under 9VAC5-140-7130 D shall be deemed to be an electronic submission by me. Until this notice of delegation is superseded by another notice of delegation under 9VAC5-140-7130 D, I agree to maintain an email account and to notify the department or its agent immediately of any change in my email address unless all delegation authority by me under 9VAC5-140-7130 is terminated."
D. A notice of delegation submitted under subsection C of this section shall be effective, with regard to the CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative identified in such notice, upon receipt of such notice by the department or its agent and until receipt by the department or its agent of a superseding notice of delegation by such CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative as appropriate. The superseding notice of delegation may replace any previously identified electronic submission agent, add a new electronic submission agent, or eliminate entirely any delegation of authority.
E. Any electronic submission covered by the certification in subdivision C 4 of this section and made in accordance with a notice of delegation effective under subsection D of this section shall be deemed to be an electronic submission by the CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative submitting such notice of delegation.
F. A CO2 authorized account representative may delegate, to one or more natural persons, his authority to review information in the CO2 allowance tracking system under this part.
G. A CO2 authorized alternate account representative may delegate, to one or more natural persons, his authority to review information in the CO2 allowance tracking system under this part.
H. To delegate authority to review information in the CO2 allowance tracking system in accordance with subsections F and G of this section, the CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative, as appropriate, shall submit to the department or its agent a notice of delegation, in a format prescribed by the department that includes the following elements:
1. The name, address, email address, telephone number, and facsimile transmission number of such CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative;
2. The name, address, email address, telephone number, and facsimile transmission number of each such natural person, referred to as the "reviewer";
3. For each such natural person, a list of the type of information under subsection F or G of this section for which authority is delegated to him; and
4. The following certification statement by such CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative: "I agree that any information that is reviewed by a natural person identified in this notice of delegation and of a type listed for such information accessible by the reviewer in this notice of delegation and that is made when I am a CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative, as appropriate, and before this notice of delegation is superseded by another notice of delegation under subsection I of this section shall be deemed to be a reviewer by me. Until this notice of delegation is superseded by another notice of delegation under subsection I of this section, I agree to maintain an email account and to notify the department or its agent immediately of any change in my email address unless all delegation authority by me under this section is terminated."
I. A notice of delegation submitted under subsection H of this section shall be effective, with regard to the CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative identified in such notice, upon receipt of such notice by the department or its agent and until receipt by the department or its agent of a superseding notice of delegation by such CO2 authorized account representative or CO2 authorized alternate account representative as appropriate. The superseding notice of delegation may replace any previously identified reviewer, add a new reviewer, or eliminate entirely any delegation of authority.
Statutory Authority
§§ 10.1-1308 and 10.1-1322.3 of the Code of Virginia; §§ 108, 109, 110, and 302 of the Clean Air Act; 40 CFR Part 51.
Historical Notes
Former 9VAC5-140-6130, reinstated 9VAC5-140-7130, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 20, eff. April 24, 2026.