(a) Except as provided under § 97.718 concerning delegation of authority to make submissions, each submission under the CSAPR SO₂ Group 2 Trading Program shall be made, signed, and certified by the designated representative or alternate designated representative for each CSAPR SO₂ Group 2 source and CSAPR SO₂ Group 2 unit for which the submission is made. Each such submission shall include the following certification statement by the designated representative or alternate designated representative: “I am authorized to make this submission on behalf of the owners and operators of the source or units for which the submission is made. I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined, and am familiar with, the statements and information submitted in this document and all its attachments. Based on my inquiry of those individuals with primary responsibility for obtaining the information, I certify that the statements and information are to the best of my knowledge and belief true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false statements and information or omitting required statements and information, including the possibility of fine or imprisonment.”

(b) The Administrator will accept or act on a submission made for a CSAPR SO₂ Group 2 source or a CSAPR SO₂ Group 2 unit only if the submission has been made, signed, and certified in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section and § 97.718.