ML24047A073

App 4.1-8 Delegation of Authority

ML24047A073
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Last Revised 12/15/2011 I.

DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS A. Branch of Environmental Quality - To the Deputy Commissioner of the Branch of Environmental Quality and the deputys successors, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Exercise all of my statutory powers that are administered by the Departments Branch of Environmental Quality, which for purposes of this delegation shall include the Air Management Bureau, the Materials Management and Compliance Assurance Bureau, the Water Protection and Land Reuse Bureau, the Planning and Development Program Office, and any matter within the Bureau of Financial and Support Services and the Office of Information Management, regarding the aforementioned bureaus and offices.

2. Exercise any authority delegated to any other manager or staff member of the Branch of Environmental Quality or revoke any authority that I have delegated to such manager or staff member, provided such revocation is in writing.

3. In my absence and in the absence of the Deputy Commissioner of the Branch of Energy, provided there exist exigent circumstances in light of which it would be imprudent to wait until I or the Deputy Commissioner of the Branch of Energy return, exercise all of my powers that are administered by the Branch of Energy.

4. In my absence, and in the absence of the Deputy Commissioners of the Branches of Environmental Conservation and Energy, provided there exist exigent circumstances in light of which it would be imprudent to wait until I or the Deputy Commissioner of the Branch of Environmental Conservation return, exercise all of my powers that are administered by the Branch of Environmental Conservation.

B. Branch of Environmental Conservation - To the Deputy Commissioner of the Branch of Environmental Conservation and the deputys successors, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Exercise all of my statutory powers that are administered by the Departments Branch of Environmental Conservation, which for purposes of this delegation shall include the Bureau of Natural Resources, the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, the Office of Indian Affairs, the Planning and Development Program Office, and any matter within the Bureau of Financial and Support Services and the Office of Information Management, regarding the aforementioned bureaus and offices.

2. Exercise any authority delegated to any other manager or staff member of the Branch of Environmental Conservation or revoke any authority that I have delegated to such manager or staff member, provided such revocation is in writing.

3. In my absence and in the absence of the Deputy Commissioner of the Branch of Environmental Quality, provided there exist exigent circumstances in light of which it would be imprudent to wait until I or the Deputy Commissioner of the Branch of Environmental Quality return, exercise all of my powers that are administered by the Branch of Environmental Quality.

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4. In my absence, and in the absence of the Deputy Commissioners of the Energy Branch and the Branch of Environmental Quality, provided there exist exigent circumstances in light of which it would be imprudent to wait until I or the Deputy Commissioner of the Energy Branch return, exercise all of my powers that are administered by the Energy Branch.

C. Branch of Energy - To the Deputy Commissioner of the Branch of Energy, and the deputys successors, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Exercise all of my statutory powers that are administered by the Departments Branch of Energy, which for purposes of this delegation, shall include the Bureau of Energy and Technology Policy and, when applicable, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, as well any matter within the Bureau of Financial and Support Services and the Office of Information Management, regarding the aforementioned bureau and authority.

2. Exercise any authority delegated to any other manager or staff member of the Branch of Energy or revoke any authority that I have delegated to such manager or staff member, provided such revocation is in writing.

3. In my absence and in the absence of the Deputy Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, provided there exist exigent circumstances in light of which it would be imprudent to wait until I or the Deputy Commissioner of Environmental Conservation return, exercise all of my powers that are administered by the Branch of Environmental Conservation.

4. In my absence, and in the absence of the Deputy Commissioners of the Branches of Environmental Quality and Environmental Conservation, provided there exist exigent circumstances in light of which it would be imprudent to wait until I or the Deputy Commissioner of the Branch of Environmental Quality return, exercise all of my powers that are administered by the Branch of Environmental Quality.

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II BUREAU CHIEFS A. General: To each Chief of any Bureau within the Department, and such Bureau Chiefs successor, except for the Chief of the Bureau of Financial and Support Services, with respect to staff within the Bureau Chiefs respective Bureau or a matter implemented by or within the Bureau Chiefs respective bureau, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Approve or disapprove requests for travel authorizations for any employee within the Bureau Chiefs respective bureau;

2. Issue or deny an emergency authorization or a temporary authorization, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6k;

3. Renew/Reissue or deny renewal/reissuance of any permit, certificate or authorization pursuant to all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and exercise all of my authority in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6j regarding a sufficient, but untimely, application for renewal of a permit;

4. Subject to any written procedures each Bureau Chief may require, authorize an employee of the Bureau Chiefs respective bureau to contact the Chief States Attorney Office regarding possible criminal activity;

5. Subject to any policies or procedures that I may require, execute and enter into the following contracts or agreements using standard forms or formats developed by the Department, or the state or federal government:

a. Federal or state grants where the recipient and the amounts of the grant has been established by a selection process (e.g., a committee or another selection process) and the Departments role is limited to processing the funding for the grant;

b. Implementing a decision of the Connecticut Bond Commission where the value of the contract or agreement is less than one million dollars; or

c. Any other contract or agreement that I specify.

6. Renew a Memorandum of Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding or similar agreement when there are no changes from a previous Memorandum of Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding or similar agreement;

7. Using forms established by the Office of Enforcement Policy and Coordination, when an order has been complied with, issue a certificate or

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notice, as applicable, showing compliance with an order, pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-5c, 22a-178(g), 22a-225(e) and 22a-434; and

8. Exercise any authority delegated to any Director, Assistant Director, Supervisor, staff, or employee within the Bureau Chiefs respective bureau or revoke any authority that I have delegated to such persons, provided any such revocation is in writing.

B. Air Pollution Control - To the Bureau Chief, and the Bureau Chiefs successors, implementing Title 22a, chapter 446c (Air Pollution Control), and any other statutory provisions noted in this subsection concerning air pollution control, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Approve or deny municipal noise control ordinances, pursuant to Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 22a-73(c);

2. File requests with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to amend Connecticuts State Implementation Plan in accordance with sections 110, 111(d) and 129(b)(2) of the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7410, 7411(d) and 7429(b)(2), respectively;

3. Approve or deny, under Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-3a(f), an application for a minor permit modification submitted pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs.

§ 22a-174-2a(e); and

4. Approve or deny emission reduction credits, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-38(d)(5)(b).

C. Coastal Management - To the Bureau Chief, and such Bureau Chiefs successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-28 to 22a-35a, inclusive, Conn. Gen. Stat.

§§ 22a-359 to 22a-363f, inclusive, and Title 22a Chapter 444, and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning tidal wetlands, dredging and erection of structures and placement of fill in tidal coastal or navigable waters, or coastal management, with regard to the foregoing, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Sign contracts, issue grants and make an award of funds regarding use of funds from the Long Island Sound Account maintained pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-27k, including any correspondence regarding or amendments to such contracts, grants and awards;

2. Evaluate the eligibility of projects and award grants or enter into grant agreements pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-112 and 22a-113 including any correspondence regarding or amendments to such grants and agreements;

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3. Sign contracts, issue grants and make awards regarding funds from the federal Clean Vessel Act of 1992, 16 U.S.C. § 777 et. seq., including any correspondence regarding or amendments to such contracts, grants and awards;

4. Issue or deny emergency authorizations, including establishing the duration of such authorizations and any extensions thereto, pursuant to Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 22a-363d;

5. Issue or deny a permit for activities requiring a permit pursuant to Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 22a-361(a). This delegation is limited to permits where:

a. the activity to be authorized will occur only on an individual residential property;

b. in response to the Departments notice of tentative determination, the Department has not received a request for a hearing or any public comment that the Bureau Chief deems significant; and

c. the permit to be issued is not associated with or co-joined with any other permits applied for or being issued by the Department, other than a permit to conduct a regulated activity in a wetland pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-33; and

6. Issue or deny a permit regarding regulated activity to be conducted on a wetland pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-33. This delegation is limited to permits where:

a. the activity to be authorized will occur only on an individual residential property;

b. in response to the Departments notice of tentative determination, the Department has not received a request for a hearing or any public comment that the Bureau Chief deems significant; and

c. the permit to be issued is not associated with or co-joined with any other permits applied for or being issued by the Department, other than a permit to conduct a activity requiring a permit pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-361.

D. Emergency & Uncontrolled Release Response - To the Bureau Chief, and the Bureau Chiefs successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-6, 22a-449(a),

22a-451, 22a-452a, 22a-453, 22a-453a and 22a-454(a), regarding the Departments response to an emergency or an uncontrolled release of contaminants, pollutants or other materials, including measures necessary to follow-up to an emergency or uncontrolled release, but excluding an emergency

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or an uncontrolled release involving radiation or radioactive materials, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Exercise all of my powers and authorities pursuant to the current contract in effect for responding to emergencies and uncontrolled releases, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-449(a) and 22a-451(b), except for the authority to suspend or terminate contractors. (The current contract entitled Hazardous Spill Response, Recovery, Removal and Disposal Contract, contract award

1. 989-A-04-0308-C is being implemented through Standardization Transaction # 3940).

E. Hazardous Waste - To the Bureau Chief, and the Bureau Chiefs successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-131, 22a-131a, 22a-449(c), 22a-454, 22a-454a through 22a-454c, inclusive, and the states hazardous waste program, including used oil, and any other provision noted in this subsection regarding hazardous waste or the states hazardous waste program, including used oil, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Approve, disapprove, or modify closure plans for interim status facilities pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-449(c)-105(a)(1) and for permitted facilities pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. §§ 22a-449(c)-104(a)(1) and 22a-449(c)-110(a)(1), and Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-449(c)-110(a)(2); and

2. Issue or deny permits under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-454 to persons acting as contractors to contain, remove or otherwise mitigate the effects of spillages, discharges or other losses of substances regulated under section 22a-454.

F. Inland Water Resources: To the Bureau Chief, and such Bureau Chiefs successors, implementing Title 22a Chapter 439 Part II, Chapter 440 (Wetlands and Watercourses), Chapter 446i Part I (Water Resources), Chapter 446j (Dams and Reservoirs), Title 25 Chapter 476a (Flood Management) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning wetlands and watercourses, water resources, and dams and reservoirs, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Issue, including any conditions deemed necessary, or deny a permit for activities requiring a permit pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat § 22a-403(a). This delegation is limited to the following permits:

a. the activity to be authorized will only include repairs to an existing structure or structures;

b. in response to the Departments notice of tentative determination, the Department has not received a request for a hearing or any public comment that the Bureau Chief deems significant; and

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c. the permit to be issued is not associated with or co-joined with any other permits applied for or being issued by the Department, other than a permit to conduct a regulated activity pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat §§ 22a-33, 22a-363d or a certification, pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1341 and Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-424(k).

2. Grant, including any conditions deemed necessary, deny or take no action regarding a request for certification, within the purview of the Inland Water Resources program, pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1341 and Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-424(k). This delegation is limited to the following certifications:

a. the certification is limited to determining compliance with the states water quality standards;

b. the activity to be authorized will occur only on an individual residential property;

c. in response to the Departments notice of tentative determination, the Department has not received a request for a hearing or any public comment that the Bureau Chief deems significant; and

d. the certification to be issued is not associated with or co-joined with any other permits applied for or being issued by the Department, other than a permit to conduct a regulated activity pursuant to Conn. Gen.

Stat. §§ 22a-33, 22a-363d or 22a-403.

G. Pesticides - To the Bureau Chief, and the Bureau Chiefs successors, implementing Title 22a, Chapter 441 (Pesticide Control) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning pesticide control, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Issue or deny certificates and permits regarding application of pesticides or fertilizers by aircraft, including designation of the kind and amount of pesticides permitted for use by aircraft, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-54.

H. Solid Waste - To the Bureau Chief, and the Bureau Chiefs successors, implementing Title 22a, chapter 446d (Solid Waste Management), and any other statutory provisions noted in this subsection concerning solid waste, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Approve or disapprove of closure plans for facilities regulated under the Departments solid waste regulations;

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2. Issue notice that a solid waste facility has been closed satisfactorily, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-13(c);

3. Approve assignments of a property owners post-closure maintenance and monitoring responsibilities to another person, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-13(h);

4. Approve or disapprove contracts under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-213 regarding contracts between a city, town, borough or regional authority and another person regarding solid waste management; and

5. Issue written reports to chief elected officials pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 22a-285j.

I. Remediation - To the Bureau Chief, and the Bureau Chiefs successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-133a to 22a-134h, inclusive, § 22a-134q, 22a-134s, Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-449(c)-105(h) or corrective action at a permitted hazardous waste facility, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6u, and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning the remediation of pollution of contamination, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Take the following actions, in accordance with Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-3a-5(c)(3)(A) or (B), as applicable, regarding the renewal of licenses for licensed environmental professionals:

a. Determine reasonable time limits for curing renewal applications insufficiencies;

b. Specify an expiration date for licenses;

c. Determine that an applicant made best efforts to submit a sufficient application and did not contribute to any delay in the ability to process the renewal application; and

d. Issue a notice of insufficiency;

2. Approve or deny an environmental land use restriction, as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-133o(a);

3. Approve or deny a release, in whole or in part, from an environmental land use restriction, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-133o(d); and

4. Approve, modify or deny approval of a closure plan for a unit at which hazardous waste was disposed of on the land, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-449(c)-105(a)(1).

J. Water Pollution Control - To the Bureau Chief, and the Bureau Chiefs successors, implementing Title 22a, chapter 446k (Water Pollution Control), and any other statutory provisions noted in this subsection concerning water pollution

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control. To the extent that that there is more than one Bureau Chief implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446k or any provision noted in this subsection regarding the issuance and enforcement of permits concerning water pollution control, each Bureau Chief is delegated the authority in this subsection only with respect to matters implemented by the Bureau Chiefs Bureau or that are within the Bureau Chiefs jurisdiction. With regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Maintain a priority list of eligible water quality projects under Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 22a-478(a);

2. Render a final determination, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-430(c) and Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-430-4(i)(2). Any such final determination may require the submission of plans and specifications or such other information as the Bureau Chief deems necessary to make the determinations in Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 22a-430-4(k)(1), may require other action, or where no further action is required, any such final determination may be included or incorporated directly into the permit as provided for in Conn. Agencies Regs.

§ 22a-430-4(i)(2). This delegation is specifically limited to applications/final determinations that only concern renewal of a permit;

3. Sign contracts and agreements between the Department and any municipality to provide financial assistance of less than or equal to $250,000.00 for planning and design of an eligible clean water quality project pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-477; and

4. Sign contracts and agreements between the Department and any other person regarding projects funded under section 319 and 604(b) of the federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1329 and 1384, respectively.

K. State Parks - To the Bureau Chief, and the Bureau Chiefs successors, implementing Title 23, Chapter 447 and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning state parks, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Accept animals by purchase or gift for free exhibition purposes only in state parks, as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 23-13;

2. Submit applications for and other requests for authorizations required for the Departments conduct of activities on state property;

3. Exercise any approval or other authority reserved to the Department of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner, or the DEP manager in charge pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 23-4-1 to 23-4-5. This delegation includes, but is not limited to, posting or designating areas, granting

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permission or approval and includes any conditions deemed necessary regarding any of the foregoing;

4. Grant or deny revocable licenses, including any conditions deemed necessary, for the use of any state park, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 23-11;

5. Enter into contracts for the operations of concessions, pursuant to Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 23-26(a)(3);

6. Determine that any person meets all applicable requirements and issue or deny a certificate, including any conditions deemed necessary, regarding the operation of all-terrain vehicles on state park lands, pursuant to Conn. Gen.

Stat. §23-26b;

7. Develop recreation or picnic areas for public use, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 23-10;

8. Provide the public with outdoor recreation-related services at state parks, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-10b; and

9. Sign applications regarding the rental of the Mansion, Individual Rooms, the Pergola and the Amphitheatre at Harkness Memorial State Park and the Pavilion at Rocky Neck State Park, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 23 14.

L. Boating - To the Bureau Chief, and the Bureau Chiefs successors, implementing Title 15, Chapter 268 (Boating) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning boating, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Exercise all of my authority regarding regulatory and navigational markers provided for in Conn. Agencies Regs. §§ 15-121-A2(a), 15-121-A4(a), and 15-121-A5;

2. Temporarily limit vessel speed in a construction area, as provided for in Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 15-121-B14(b);

3. Authorize placement of marked courses or jump ramps, including any conditions deemed necessary, as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat. §15-134(f);

4. Renew any Memorandum of Agreement regarding Supervision of Lake Authorities with the written concurrence (e-mail is sufficient) of the Director of the Departments Environmental Conservation Police;

5. Modify or suspend any requirement of Conn. Gen. Stat. §15-129 regarding safety devices, equipment for vessels and motorboat noise, and any

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requirement of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-129a, regarding required lights, as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat. §15-130;

6. Modify or suspend the provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat. §15-134 regarding water skiing and jumps and courses for skiers and vessels, as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat. §15-134(e); and

7. Review information submitted pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-B 15A(b)(5) and determine whether or not to issue an authorizing decal or a replacement authorizing decal for a vessel, after a vessel owner or marine dealers application for such a decal has been denied and such owner or marine dealer requests reconsideration, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-B 15A(b)(5).

8. Establish and maintain an online process for the disposition of abandoned vessels. Such process shall apply, in its entirety, only to those abandoned vessels that are not documented according to the maritime or admiralty laws of the United States or for which such documentation is expired or cancelled, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h).

9. Issue a notice of assumed ownership regarding an abandoned vessel to the party with standing, as defined in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(c), if after the expiration of the abandoned vessel period specified in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(6) any person who abandoned such vessel or any vessel lienholder or person with a security interest in such vessel does not contact the Department or otherwise fails to remove such vessel, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 15-140c(h)(7) and 15-140c(h)(8). This delegation does not include vessels documented according to the maritime and admiralty laws of the United States.

10. In conjunction with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, cause the registration of an abandoned vessel to be cancelled if, after the expiration of the abandoned vessel period specified in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(6), the person who abandoned a vessel fails to remove such vessel, pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(8). This delegation does not include vessels documented according to the maritime and admiralty laws of the United States.

M. Wildlife - To the Bureau Chief, and the Bureau Chiefs successors, implementing Title 26, Chapter 490 Parts II through VIIa and Title 26, Chapter 495 (Endangered Species), and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning wildlife management, hunting, or endangered species, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Issue or deny a certificate of completion regarding courses in hunting education, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-31;

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2. Issue or deny a permit, including imposing any conditions deemed necessary, regarding the taking of wildlife that is causing unreasonable damage to agricultural crops during the night, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-47(a);

3. Issue or deny a permit authorizing the establishment and operation of a private shooting preserve, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.§ 26-48;

4. Issue or deny a permit to import or introduce, or possess or liberate, in Connecticut, any wild bird, wild mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-55;

5. Issue or deny a permit, including imposing any conditions deemed necessary to administer a chemical or biological substance, make a physical alteration, or affix any device, to free-ranging wildlife, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-70(b);

6. Issue or deny a permit to a paraplegic for operation of an all-terrain vehicle used while hunting, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-74(b);

7. Issue, deny, or revoke a damage permit, to persons specified in Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 26-82(a), regarding the taking of deer, including the use of a jacklight, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-82(a);

8. Authorize or deny authorization to a municipality, homeowner association, or recognized non-profit land-holding organization to take resident Canada geese, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-91(b);

9. Issue or deny a permit for the taking of nuisance birds or birds that have damaged property, poultry, domestic animals, or agricultural crops, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-95;

10. Issue or deny a permit to trap birds listed as endangered, threatened, or of special concern, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-95;

11. Issue or deny a permit, including imposing any conditions deemed necessary, to collect fish, crustaceans, and wildlife and their nests and eggs for scientific or educational purposes, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-60. When this activity is also subject to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 23-4-1(b), the issuance or denial of a permit pursuant to this delegation shall be in consultation and agreement with the Bureau Chief for State Parks; and

12. Submit an annual plan to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the allocation of funds for wildlife restoration and state wildlife grant programs.

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1. Submit an annual plan to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the allocation of funds for sportfish restoration, state wildlife grant, aquatic nuisance species, and marine fisheries programs.

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III.

DIVISION DIRECTORS A. General: To each Director, and such Directors successors, with respect to staff under the Directors supervision or a matter implemented by or within the Directors Division or jurisdiction, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Except as otherwise provided herein, approve or disapprove documents submitted and actions taken pursuant to orders, judgments, or licenses;

2. Approve or disapprove of requests for travel reimbursements, compensatory time or overtime;

3. Issue public notices required by law, including but not limited to, newspaper notice, notice to public officials, notice of a tentative determination pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6h, and notice of a license application or licensing action, but excluding notice of a proposed regulation under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-168 and notice of tentative determination regarding the issuance of a general permit;

4. Approve or disapprove of the transfer of a license or request additional information regarding any such transfer, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 22a-6o, provided that the entity seeking the transfer of a license is not also seeking to transfer a license issued by any other division of the Department;

5. Approve or deny approval of an activity which is proposed to be conducted under a general permit, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-45a, 22a-174(k)(1), 22a-208a(i)(1), 22a-209f(a), 22a-349a(a), 22a-361(d)(1), 22a-378a(a), 22a-411(a), 22a-430b(b) and 22a-454(e)(1);

6. Require a person whose activity is or may be covered by a general permit to apply for and obtain an individual permit pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§§ 22a-45a(c), 22a-174(k)(5), 22a-208a(i)(3), 22a-209f, 22a-349a(c), 22a-361(d)(3), 22a-378a(c), 22a-411(c), 22a-430b(c), and 22a-454(e)(3);

7. Issue a rejection for insufficiency pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs.

§ 22a-3a-2(e);

8. Approve or disapprove of payments to vendors, other state agencies or for grants to facilitate payment by the Bureau of Financial and Support Services;

9. Apply for a flood management certification, required by Conn. Gen. Stat.

§25-68d;

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10. Exercise any authority delegated to an Assistant Director, a supervisor, or staff supervised by such Director; and

11. Exercise any of the following authorities and, with the written approval of the Division Directors Bureau Chief, re-delegate any such authority, including any revocation or modification thereto, to a person or position unless this delegation specifies otherwise, within the applicable work unit in the Directors Division. Any re-delegation of authority shall be in writing and may contain additional limitations. The following authorities can be re-delegated:

a. Approve of an activity which is proposed to be conducted under a general permit, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-174(k)(1), 22a-361(d)(1), and 22a-430b(b), provided that this authority can be re-delegated only to an Assistant Director;

b. Issue warning notices for a minor violation under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6s;

c. Issue notices of violation; and

d. Determine that any issue or matter raised in a warning notice for a minor violation under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6s or a notice of violation has been resolved and notify the recipient of a notice of such resolution, provided that this authority may not be re-delegated to a person in a position lower than a Supervisor.

B. Air Pollution Control - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446c (Air Pollution Control) and any other provision noted in this subsection regarding air pollution control equipment, the permitting of sources of air pollution, or the enforcement of any provision concerning air pollution control, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Revoke a permit when the revocation is requested in writing by the permittee pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-2a(h);

2. Certify or decline to certify that structures and equipment are used primarily for the purpose of reducing, controlling or eliminating air pollution pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-81(52);

3. Require submission of fuel analyses or records of stack sampling, or both, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-19(a)(5);

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4. Subject to all applicable policies of the Department regarding enforcement actions, execute and issue consent orders in matters in which:

a. there is no violation of law, but the owner or operator of a stationary source is achieving emissions reductions only, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-22(j). This delegation is limited to situations where the consent order involves emissions reductions only; and

b. there is no violation of law, but the owner or operator of a premise, subject to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-20, is limiting its total potential emissions from all surface-coating operations, pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-20(s)(10). This delegation is limited to situations where the consent order involves emissions reductions only.

With respect to any such order this delegation includes the authority to issue a certificate showing compliance when there has been full compliance with any such order;

5. Subject to all applicable policies of the Department regarding enforcement actions, execute and issue consent orders or revoke any such order in matters in which the only violations asserted by the Department are violations of Conn. Agencies Regs. §§ 22a-174-20(a)(3) or 22a-174-30(b) - (g), inclusive, and no other violations, and where the total civil penalty for all such violations combined is $5,000.00 or less. Any such order may include injunctive relief to remedy such violations; and

6. Subject to all applicable policies of the Department regarding enforcement actions, execute and issue orders (consent or unilateral orders) or revoke any such order in matters in which the only violations asserted by the Department are violations of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-174k, and no other violations, and where no civil penalty is sought for such violations. Any such order may include injunctive relief to remedy any such violations.

C. Reserved D. Coastal Management - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-28 to 22a-35a, inclusive, Conn. Gen.

Stat. §§ 22a-359 to 22a-363f, inclusive, and Title 22a, Chapter 444, and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning tidal wetlands, dredging and erection of structures and placement of fill in tidal, coastal or navigable waters, or coastal management, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Submit written testimony or appear, with any staff deemed necessary, before a municipal board or commission pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 22a-110. The Director may re-delegate this authority, in writing, to any person under the supervision of the Director. Any re-delegation of this

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authority may be revoked or modified by the Director, in writing, and may be limited in any way the Director deems appropriate;

2. Issue or deny a certificate of permission pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 22a-363b;

3. Provide for the reproduction and marketing of the Long Island Sound commemorative number plate image to support the Long Island Sound account as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27k(c);

4. Approve or disapprove of harbor management plans and modifications to such plans, pursuant to Conn. Gen Stat. § 22a-113m; and

5. Approve or disapprove of coastal consistency determinations with respect to activities to be undertaken by a federal agency, pursuant to Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 22a-96(d), section 307(c)(1) and (2) of the federal Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1456(c)(1) and (2) and 15 CFR §§ 930.6(b) and 930.41.

E. Emergency & Uncontrolled Release Response - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-6, 22a-449(a),

22a-451, 22a-452a, 22a-453, 22a-453a and 22a-454(a), regarding the Departments response to an emergency or an uncontrolled release of contaminants, pollutants or other materials, including measures necessary to follow-up to an emergency or uncontrolled release, but excluding an emergency or an uncontrolled release involving radiation or radioactive materials, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Select contractors and expend monies to take action pursuant to the current contract in effect for responding to emergencies and uncontrolled releases, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-449(a) and 22a-451(b). (The current contract entitled Hazardous Spill Response, Recovery, Removal and Disposal Contract, contract award # 989-A-04-0308-C is being implemented through Standardization Transaction # 3940). The Director may re-delegate this authority, in writing, to a level not lower than Supervising Emergency Response Coordinator. Any such re-delegation of this authority may be revoked or modified by the Director, in writing, and may be limited in any way the Director deems appropriate. This delegation does not include the authority to expend monies for emergencies that continue beyond thirty days, as provided for in the current contract (section 5.5.1 of contract award # 989-A-04-0308-C) or for requesting proposals and authorizing implementation of such proposals for continuing response services as provided in the current contract (section 5.5.2 of contract award # 989-A-04-0308-C);

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2. Select contractors from the State Master Contract for Services to perform actions pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449(a);

3. Apply to the U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center or other appropriate branch of the federal government, for funding regarding reimbursement or response costs incurred by the Department or by the state; and

4. Renew annual licenses issued regarding the loading and unloading oil or petroleum at terminals pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449(b).

F. Hazardous Waste - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat §§ 22a-131, 22a-131a and 22a-449(c), 22a-454, and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning hazardous waste or the states hazardous waste program, including used oil, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Issue or deny a permit or permit modification regarding the collection of waste oil, petroleum, chemical liquids or hazardous waste (transporter permits) under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-454(a);

2. Approve or deny requests by transporters to store hazardous waste for more than 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br />, but not more than ten (10) days, pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs.§ 22a-449(c)-103(b)(2);

3. Approve or deny requests by generators to store hazardous waste for greater than ninety (90) days due to unforeseen, temporary and uncontrollable circumstances, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-449(c)-102(a)(2)(L);

4. Reject a class 1 permit modification that the permittee may put into effect, including informing the permittee of such rejection, pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 22a-449(c)-110(a)(1), which incorporates by reference 40 CFR § 270.42(a)(1)(iii);

5. Approve or deny a class 1 permit modification that requires prior written approval, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-449(c)-110(a)(1),

which incorporates by reference 40 CFR § 270.42(a)(2);

6. to exercise the authorities noted in this subsection in connection with substituting one financial assurance instrument with another instrument when such instrument is used to comply with the financial assurance requirements for a hazardous waste facility. This would be applicable to financial assurance requirements for closure under 40 CFR 264.143 or 40 CFR 265.143, for post-closure care under 40 CFR 264.145 or 40 CFR 265.145, or for corrective action, when the corrective action financial

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assurance requirement in a permit or order requires compliance with the 40 CFR 264.143 or 40 CFR 264.145. Note that the citations in this delegation refer to the federal provisions incorporated by reference into the states hazardous waste program pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. §§ 22a-449(c)-104(a)(1) and 22a-449(c)-105(a)(1). Provided, that before the Director approves an alternative financial assurance instrument, or terminates an existing one, pursuant to this delegation, that the Director must first be satisfied that all regulatory requirements have been met and that any alternative financial assurance instrument complies with the requirements of 40 CFR 264.143 or 40 CFR 265.143, for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145 or 40 CFR 265.145, for post-closure care, as applicable.

Under this delegation, the following authorities may be exercised:

a. agreeing or not agreeing to terminate a closure or post-closure trust fund, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(a)(11)(i) or 40 CFR 265.143(a)(11)(i), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(a)(12)(i) or 40 CFR 265.145(a)(12)(i), for post-closure care, as applicable;

b. consenting or not consenting to cancelling a surety bond guaranteeing payment into a closure or post-closure care trust fund, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(b)(9) or 40 CFR 265.143(b)(9), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(b)(9) or 40 CFR 265.145(b)(9), for post-closure care, as applicable;

c. approving or disapproving of an acceptable alternative financial assurance mechanism, provided that this authority is exercised no later than ninety (90) days after receipt of notice of cancellation of a surety bond guaranteeing payment into a closure or post-closure care trust fund, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(b)(4)(iii) or 40 CFR 265.143(b)(4)(iii), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(b)(4)(iii) or 40 CFR 265.145(b)(4)(iii), for post-closure care, as applicable;

d. consenting or not consenting to cancelling a surety bond guaranteeing performance of closure or post-closure care for a permitted facility, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(c)(9)(i), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(c)(10)(i), for post-closure care, as applicable;

e. approving or disapproving of an acceptable alternative financial assurance mechanism, provided that this authority is exercised no later than ninety (90) days after receipt of notice of cancellation of a surety bond guaranteeing performance of closure or post-closure care, regarding a permitted facility, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(c)(4)(ii),

for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(c)(4)(ii), for post-closure care, as applicable;

f. returning or declining to return a letter of credit to the issuing institution for termination, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(d)(10)(i) or 40

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CFR 265.143(c)(10)(i), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(d)(11)(i) or 40 CFR 265.145(c)(11)(i), for post-closure care, as applicable;

g. approving or disapproving of an acceptable alternative financial assurance mechanism, provided that this authority is exercised no later than ninety (90) days after receipt of notice from the issuing institution that it is not extending a letter of credit beyond the current expiration date, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(d)(9) or 40 CFR 265.143(c)(9), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(d)(10) or 40 CFR 265.145(c)(10), for post-closure care, as applicable;

h. consenting or not consenting to terminate an insurance policy, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(e)(10)(i) or 40 CFR 265.143(d)(10)(i), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(e)(11)(i) or 40 CFR 265.145(d)(11)(i), for post-closure care, as applicable; and

i. approving or disapproving of an acceptable alternative financial assurance mechanism provided that this authority is exercised no later than ninety (90) days after receipt of notice of the cancellation of a corporate guarantee from the guarantor, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(f)(10)(iii) or 40 CFR 265.143(e)(10)(iii), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(f)(11)(iii) or 40 CFR 265.145(e)(11)(iii), for post-closure care, as applicable;

7. approve or disapprove of written amendments that make minor administrative changes only, such as a change in the owner or operator or the trustee, correction of errors or similar minor administrative changes, to the following instruments used to comply with the financial assurance requirements for a hazardous waste facility required by 40 CFR 264.143 or 40 CFR 265.143, for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145 or 40 CFR 265.145, for post-closure care, as applicable: (Note that the citations in this delegation refer to the federal provisions incorporated by reference into the states hazardous waste program pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. §§ 22a-449(c)-104(a)(1) and 22a-449(c)-105(a)(1)).

a. a closure or post-closure trust agreement, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(a)(2) or 40 CFR 265.143(a)(2), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(a)(2) or 40 CFR 265.145(a)(2), for post-closure care, and 40 CFR 264.151(a), section 16; and

b. an irrevocable standby letter of credit, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.151(d),

which notes that amendments to a letter of credit are subject to the International Chamber of Commerces Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP). Article 10 of the UCP provides for amendments to an irrevocable letter of credit;

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8. to exercise the authorities noted in this subsection regarding a potential reduction in the amount of financial assurance for closure or post-closure care at a hazardous waste facility. The basis for any reduction under this delegation is that the amount of the assurance exceeds the current closure or post-closure cost care estimate. Provided, that before any of the following authorities are exercised pursuant to this delegation, that the Director must first be satisfied that the amount of the financial assurance for a facility exceeds the current closure or post-closure care cost estimate and that all regulatory requirements have been met. Note that the citations in this delegation refer to the federal provisions incorporated by reference into the states hazardous waste program pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. §§ 22a-449(c)-104(a)(1) and 22a-449(c)-105(a)(1). Under this delegation, the following authorities may be exercised:

a. instructing or declining to instruct the trustee of the closure or post-closure trust fund, based upon a request made under 40 CFR 264.143(a)(7), 40 CFR 264.143(a)(8), 40 CFR 265.143(a)(7), 40 CFR 265.143(a)(8), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(a)(7), 40 CFR 264.145(a)(8), 40 CFR 265.145(a)(7), or 40 CFR 265.145(a)(8), for post-closure care, to release such amounts of the trust fund, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(a)(9) or 40 CFR 265.143(a)(9), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(a)(9) or 40 CFR 265.145(a)(9), for post-closure care, as applicable;

b. approving or disapproving of a reduction in the penal sum of a surety bond guaranteeing payment into a closure or post-closure trust fund, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(b)(7) or 40 CFR 265.143(b)(7), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(b)(7) or 40 CFR 265.145(b)(7), for post-closure care, as applicable;

c. approving or disapproving of a reduction in the penal sum of a surety bond guaranteeing performance of closure or post-closure care, for a permitted facility, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(c)(7), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(c)(7) or 40 CFR 264.145(c)(8), for post-closure care, as applicable; and

d. approving or disapproving of a reduction in the amount of a letter of credit, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(d)(7) or 40 CFR 265.143(c)(7), for closure, or 40 CFR 264.145(d)(7), 40 CFR 264.145(d)(8), 40 CFR 265.145(c)(7) or 40 CFR 265.145(c)(8), for post-closure care, as applicable; and

9. notify the owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility that it no longer needs to comply with 40 CFR 264 or 265, Subpart H, (Financial Requirements), as applicable, when the transfer of the ownership or operational control of a hazardous waste facility occurs and the new owner

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or operator demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director that it is in compliance with the requirements of 40 CFR 264 or 265 Subpart H, pursuant to 40 CFR 270.40(b) or 40 CFR 270.72(a)(4), as applicable.

G. Inland Water Resources - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Title 22a Chapter 439 Part II, Chapter 440 (Wetlands and Watercourses), Chapter 446i Part I (Water Resources), Chapter 446j (Dams and Reservoirs), Title 25 Chapter 476a (Flood Management) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning wetlands and watercourses, water resources, and dams and reservoirs, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Approve or reject a state agency certification submitted pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. §25-68d;

2. Approve or disapprove of municipal inland wetland regulations pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-39-11.7; and

3. Issue or deny a certificate of approval regarding an existing or new structure, including the imposition of any terms and conditions, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-405.

H. Pesticide Control - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Title 22a, Chapter 441 (Pesticide Control) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning pesticide control, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Certify or refuse to certify pesticide applicators under Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 22a-54, including exercising all of the authority in Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 22a-54(c)(4) regarding a refusal to certify an applicant;

2. Issue or deny pesticide use permits pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-66z; and

3. Exercise any of the following authority and, with the advance written approval of the Division Directors Bureau Chief, re-delegate any such authority, including any revocation or modification thereto, to a position or person not lower than a Supervisor within the applicable work unit in Directors Division. Any re-delegation of authority shall be in writing, and may contain additional limitations. The following authorities can be re-delegated:

a. Issue or deny certificates of registrations pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 22a-66c; and

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b. Issue or deny certificates of pesticide registrations pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 22a-49, including all ancillary actions specified in section 22a-49 (e.g., request additional information) associated with the authority covered by this delegation.

I. Radiation and Radioactive Materials - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Title 22a Chapter 446a (Radiation and Radioactive Materials) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning radiation and radioactive materials, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Request security clearances or safeguards information from the federal government, where necessary, regarding matters within the Directors jurisdiction;

2. Subject to the concurrence of the Commissioners counsel, enter into and when necessary renew, a Memorandum of Understanding with private companies to provide assistance during a nuclear emergency;

3. Provide comments on engineering or shielding plans submitted by persons regulated under Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-148 or 22a-150; and

4. Enter into and renew Protocol Agreements or Memorandum of Understanding with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6(a)(2) and 22a-22.

J. Remediation - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-6u, 22a-133a to 22a-134h, inclusive, 22a-134q, 22a-134s, any provision of the hazardous waste management regulations regarding corrective action or remediation, and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning remediation of pollution or contamination, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Select contractors from the State Master Contract for Services to perform actions pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-449(a) and 22a-133e;

2. Select contractors and expend monies under the current contract in effect for responding to emergencies and uncontrolled releases, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-449(a) and 22a-451(b). (The current contract entitled Hazardous Spill Response, Recovery, Removal and Disposal Contract, contract award # 989-A-04-0308-C is being implemented through Standardization Transaction # 3940). This delegation does not include the authority to expend monies for emergencies that continue beyond thirty days, as provided for in the current contract (section 5.5.1 of contract award # 989-A-04-0308-C) or for requesting proposals and authorizing implementation of such proposals for continuing response

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3. Approve or deny requests for approval of the following under the states remediation standards, Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-133k-1 to 3, inclusive:

a. a direct exposure criteria for additional polluting substances under 22a-133k-2(b)(5);

b. pollutant mobility criteria for additional polluting substances, a dilution or dilution and attenuation factor, and a method for determining compliance with such criterion under 22a-133k-2(c)(6);

c. an alternative direct exposure criterion and alternative method for determining compliance with such criterion under 22a-133k-2(d)(2);

d. an alternative pollutant mobility criterion and alternative method for determining compliance with such criterion under 22a-133k-2(d)(3) or 22a-133k-2(d)(5);

e. an alternative dilution or dilution attenuation factor under 22a-133k-2(d)(4) or 22a-133k-2(d)(6);

f. an alternative direct exposure criterion for PCB and an alternative method for determining compliance with such criterion under 22a-133k-2(d)(7);

g. a variance regarding widespread polluted fill or engineered controls of polluted soils under 22a-133k-2(f);

h. a request to reuse polluted soils under Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-133k-2(h)(3);

i. alternative surface-water protection criteria under 22a-133k-3(b)(3);

j. alternative volatilization criterion for ground water or for soil vapor under 22a-133k-3(c)(4)(B);

k. a request regarding the likelihood that no building will be constructed over groundwater or that natural attenuation will reduce certain pollution under 22a-133k-3(c)(5)(A)(ii);

l. an indoor air monitoring program under 22a-133k-3(c)(5)(B);

m. a variance from ground water remediation requirements under 22a-133k-3(e)(2);

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n. a ground water protection criteria for additional polluting substances under 22a-133k-3(h)(1); and

o. the form and the amount of a surety posted pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 22a-133k-2(f)(2)(B)(vii) regarding an engineered control of polluted soils;

4. Approve or deny a request to waive the recording of a release from an environmental land use restriction, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. 22a-133o(b)(3);

5. Approve or deny a request to reduce the frequency of groundwater monitoring, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-449(c)-105(c)(2)(B);

6. Determine that a certifying party has or has not completed the remediation of a portion of an establishment, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-134a(h)(2);

7. Determine that a surety bond or other form of financial assurance, provided in connection with a conveyance of a unit in a residential common interest community, a) identifies both the Department of Environmental Protection and the unit owners association for the common interest community as beneficiaries, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-134i(b)(1); and 2) is or is not acceptable, including the amount and form of such bond or other assurance, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-134i(a) and (b); and

8. Exercise any of the following authority and, with the advance written approval of the Division Directors Bureau Chief, re-delegate any such authority, including any revocation or modification thereto, to a position or person not lower than a Supervisor within the applicable work unit in Directors Division. Any re-delegation of authority shall be in writing, and may contain additional limitations. The following authorities can be re-delegated:

a. Approve or disapprove site specific work plans and scopes of work regarding an investigation under taken pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-133x, 22a-133y, 22a-134a, any regulation of the Department, any order issued by the commissioner or any judgment issued by a court; and

b. Determine whether oversight, or review and approval, of an investigation and/or remediation, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-133x, 22a-133y, and 22a-134a, Conn. Agencies Regs § 22a-449(c)-

105(h) or any other regulation or statute requiring such a determination, shall be performed by the Department or by a Licensed

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K. Solid Waste - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446d (Solid Waste) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning solid waste, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Issue or deny certification for a certified operator pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-6;

2. Issue or deny a permit or permit modification regarding the collection of biomedical waste, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-15(g);

3. Issue or deny a request for a special waste disposal authorization under Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-8(c);

4. Approve or deny a plan or detailed information regarding use of a solid facility following closure pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-13(d);

5. Approve or deny a request to excavate, disrupt, or remove deposited material at a solid waste disposal area pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs.

§ 22a-209-7(u); and

6. to exercise the authorities noted in this subsection in connection with substituting one financial assurance instrument with another instrument when such instrument is used to comply with the closure surety requirements in Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-4(i). This would be applicable to a solid or special waste disposal area or a solid waste facility permit, or general permit, that requires compliance with Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-4(i). Provided, that before the Director approves an alternative financial assurance instrument, or terminates an existing one, pursuant to this delegation, that the Director must first be satisfied that all regulatory requirements have been met and that any closure surety complies with 40 CFR 264.143 and the wording of 40 CFR 264.151. Note that the citations in this delegation refer to the federal provisions incorporated by reference into the states solid waste program pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-4(i). Under this delegation, the following authorities may be exercised:

a. agreeing or not agreeing to terminate a closure trust fund, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(a)(11)(i);

b. consenting or not consenting to cancelling a surety bond guaranteeing payment into a closure or post-closure care trust fund, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(b)(9);

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c. approving or disapproving of an acceptable alternative financial assurance mechanism, provided that this authority is exercised no later than ninety (90) days after receipt of notice of cancellation of a surety bond guaranteeing payment into a closure trust fund, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(b)(4)(iii);

d. consenting or not consenting to cancelling a surety bond guaranteeing performance of closure, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(c)(9)(i);

e. approving or disapproving of an acceptable alternative financial assurance mechanism, provided that this authority is exercised no later than ninety (90) days after receipt of notice of cancellation of a surety bond guaranteeing performance of closure, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(c)(4)(ii);

f. returning or declining to return a letter of credit to the issuing institution for termination, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(d)(10)(i);

g. approving or disapproving of an acceptable alternative financial assurance mechanism, provided that this authority is exercised no later than ninety (90) days after receipt of notice from the issuing institution that it is not extending a letter of credit beyond the current expiration date, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(d)(9);

h. consenting or not consenting to terminate an insurance policy, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(e)(10)(i); and

i. approving or disapproving of an acceptable alternative financial assurance mechanism, provided that this authority is exercised no later than ninety (90) days after receipt of notice of the cancellation of a corporate guarantee from the guarantor, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(f)(10)(iii);

7. approve or disapprove of written amendments that make minor administrative changes only, such as a change in the owner or operator or the trustee, correction of errors or similar minor administrative changes, to the following instruments when used to comply with the closure surety requirements required pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-4(i).

This would be applicable to a solid or special waste disposal area or a solid waste facility permit, or general permit that requires compliance with Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-4(i). Note that the citations in this delegation refer to the federal provisions incorporated by reference into the states solid waste program pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-4(i).

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a. a closure trust agreement, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(a)(2) and 40 CFR 264.151(a), section 16; and

b. an irrevocable standby letter of credit, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.151(d),

which notes that amendments to a letter of credit are subject to the International Chamber of Commerces Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP). Article 10 of the UCP provides for amendments to an irrevocable letter of credit;

8. to exercise the authorities noted in this subsection regarding a potential reduction in the amount of financial assurance for closure of a solid waste facility. The basis for any reduction under this delegation is that the amount of the assurance exceeds the current closure cost estimate.

Provided, that before any of the following authorities are exercised pursuant to this delegation, that the Director must first be satisfied that the amount of a financial assurance for a facility exceeds the current closure cost estimate and that all regulatory requirements have been met. Note that the citations in this delegation refer to the federal provisions incorporated by reference into the states solid waste program pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-4(i). Under this delegation, the following authorities may be exercised:

a. instructing or declining to instruct the trustee of the closure trust fund, based upon a request made under 40 CFR 264.143(a)(7) or 40 CFR 264.143(a)(8), to release such amounts of the trust fund, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(a)(9);

b. approving or disapproving of a reduction in the penal sum of a surety bond guaranteeing payment into a closure trust fund, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(b)(7);

c. approving or disapproving of a reduction in the penal sum of a surety bond guaranteeing performance of closure, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(c)(7); and

d. approving or disapproving of a reduction in the amount of a letter of credit, pursuant to 40 CFR 264.143(d)(7); and

9. Exercise any of the following authority and, with the advance written approval of the Division Directors Bureau Chief, re-delegate any such authority, including any revocation or modification thereto, to a position or person not lower than an Assistant Director within the applicable work unit in Directors Division. Any re-delegation of authority shall be in writing, and may contain additional limitations. The following authorities can be re-delegated:

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a. approve days for collection and disposal of household hazardous chemicals under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-134m; and

b. approve or deny a request to use soil or other material as cover material pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-209-1.

L. Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Clean-Up Program - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing the provisions of Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 22a-449a to 22a-449i, inclusive, and Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449p, as amended by Public Act 12-1 of the June 12 Special Session (the Act) and sections 261 to 263, inclusive of the Act, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. authorize, or decline to authorize, in writing, a licensed environmental professional with a currently valid and effective license to approve, in writing, all labor, equipment, materials, services and activities provided or undertaken after October 1, 2005, when the total costs, expenses, or other obligations incurred in response to a release or suspected release exceed

$250,000.00 dollars, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449f(b)(1)(B);

2.

order, in whole or in part, reimbursement or payment from the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Clean-Up Program established pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449c (the Program), provided an applicant demonstrates that it has satisfied all applicable requirements, or deny reimbursement or payment from the Program, pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-449d(a), 22a-449f(c) and 22a-449f(h). This delegation includes the authority to: a) make any determination necessary to order or deny reimbursement; and b) reduce any amount ordered paid or reimbursed, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449f(e)(1) or any other applicable provision of law. This delegation does not include the authority to order or deny reimbursement after a hearing held under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449f(h);

3. approve or disapprove a claim by a person other than a responsible party that is required to be finally adjudicated or settled before being submitted to the Program by responsible party, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449f(c)(3)

4.

approve the form used on which a summary of compliance with underground storage tank requirements is evaluated, pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 22a-449f(d)(1);

5. prescribe time periods, other than between July first and August first, for the submission of payments election forms, pursuant to section 261(c)(3)(A) of Public Act 12-1 of the June 12th Special Session;

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6.

prescribe the form used for the submission of a payment election, pursuant to section 261(c)(3)(A) of Public Act 12-1 of the June 12th Special Session; and

7.

exercise any of the following authorities and, with the advance written approval of the Division Directors Bureau Chief, re-delegate any such authority to a position or person within the Program work unit. Any such re-delegation of authority shall be in writing, may contain additional limitations and may be rescinded, in writing, at any time by the Director with the advance written approval of the Division Directors Bureau Chief. The following authorities are covered by this provision:

a. approving or disapproving, in writing, all labor, equipment and materials provided after October 1, 2005 and all services and activities undertaken after October 1, 2005, when the total costs, expenses or others obligations incurred in response to a release or suspected release of petroleum: a) are $250,000.00 dollars or less, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449f(b)(1)(A); or b) exceed

$250,000.00, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449f(b)(1)(B);

b. approving or disapproving of the following plans or reports, as applicable, regarding milestones achieved for the investigation and remediation of a release in connection with an application submitted to the Program, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449p:

i) an interim remedial report, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449p(2);

ii) an investigation and remedial action plan, pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 22a-449p(3);

iii) a soil remedial action report, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449p(4);

iv) a groundwater remedial action progress report, pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 22a-449p(5);

v) an annual groundwater remedial action progress report, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449p(6); and vi) a final remedial action report, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449p(7).

M. Water Pollution Control - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446k (Water Pollution Control) and any other provision noted in this subsection regarding the issuance and

Last Revision - 5/09/2018 18 enforcement of permits concerning water pollution control. To the extent that that there is more than one Director implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446k or any provision noted in this subsection regarding the issuance and enforcement of permits concerning water pollution control, each Director is delegated the authority in this subsection only with respect to matters implemented by the Directors Division or that are within the Directors jurisdiction. With regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Certify or decline to certify that structures and equipment are used primarily for the purpose of reducing, controlling, or eliminating water pollution pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat § 12-81(51);

2. Determine if the demonstration in Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-430-4(k)(1)(A) and (B) has been made, notify the applicant in writing that the system for treating a discharge has been approved, and include any conditions necessary to ensure compliance with the applicable statutes and regulations, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-430-4(k)(3),

provided that any conditions necessary to ensure compliance are limited to the treatment system - as opposed to the discharge or other matters - and that the exercise of this authority does not require a change to or otherwise affect the draft permit. As used in this delegation, the term draft permit means the draft permit including any changes required by the final determination or final decision of the commissioner or the commissioners delegatee;

3. Revoke permits issued under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-430 when a person meeting the requirements of Conn. Agencies Regs § 22a-430-3(b)(2) requests such revocation in writing;

4. Subject to all applicable policies of the Department regarding enforcement actions, execute and issue consent orders in matters which the Department asserts that there are violations of the General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater and Dewatering Wastewaters from Construction Activities(this general permit was last reissued on October 1, 2008) pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-430b. This delegation is limited to consent orders:

a) involving violations of the aforementioned general permit only and no other violations, b) where the total civil penalty for all violations combined is $25,000.00 or less, and c) where the consent order format and the penalty for a violation has been pre-determined and approved in writing by the Deputy Commissioner with oversight over the water pollution control programs.

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5. Subject to all applicable policies of the Department regarding enforcement actions, execute and issue a Consent Order Regarding Vessel Pressure Washing Wastewater that has been executed by a Respondent. This Consent Order does not contain a penalty, is the same for all Respondents and was posted on the Departments website in July 2009. With respect to any such consent order, when the order has been fully complied with, this delegation also includes the authority to issue a certificate showing compliance, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-434. With respect to executing and issuing any consent order this delegation shall expire on November 1, 2009.

6. Exercise any of the following authority and, with the advance written approval of the Division Directors Bureau Chief, re-delegate any such authority, including any revocation or modification thereto, to a position or person not lower than a Supervisor, unless this delegation specifies otherwise, within the applicable work unit in Directors Division. Any re-delegation of authority shall be in writing, and may contain additional limitations. The following authorities can be re-delegated:

a. Issue notice of eligibility or ineligibility to take the wastewater treatment facility operator examination, notify each person who takes the wastewater treatment facility operator examination of the results of the examination, and issue a wastewater treatment facility operator certificate for those meeting all applicable requirements, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-416-5; and

b. Determine if an applicant has made the demonstration required by Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-430-4(k)(1) and issue or deny an approval of plans and specifications, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-430-4(e). Issue, deny, or modify a permit, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. §§ 22a-430-4(n), 22a-430-4(p) and Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-430, including making the determination that any system has been installed as required by any final determination. This delegation is specifically limited to applications for only those discharges listed in Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 22a-430-2(b)(1) through (4), inclusive and this authority may be re-delegated only to an Assistant Director.

N. Water Management Programs - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-354a through 354bb, Conn.

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1. Approve or deny water supply plans pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §25-32d;

2. Exercise my authority under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-354p(f) regarding regulations adopted by an aquifer protection agency; and

3. Approve or disapprove the mapping of aquifers pursuant to Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 22a-354d;

4. Approve, including any conditions deemed necessary, or deny the plan or design and the method of operation for a disposal system, within the purview of the Water Management Program, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-416(b); and

5. Determine whether or not a registration is complete, including notifying the registrant of such determination, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-354i-7(h). In the case of incompleteness, this delegation shall include notifying the registrant of the additional information needed and date by which such information must be submitted.

O. Law Enforcement - To the Division Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Title 15, Chapter 268 (Boating), Title 26, chapter 490 (Fisheries and Game) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning enforcement of requirements relating to hunting, fishing, and boating, including performing actions incidental to such enforcement, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Perform investigations concerning boating accidents that result in the death or disappearance of any person and determine if an investigation is necessary and perform an investigation concerning a boating accident involving a serious injury to any person, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-149b;

2. Formulate training courses for lake patrolmen pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 7-151b(b) and offer lake patrolmen a firearms safety course pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-151b(a);

3. Authorize persons to erect or post notices or signs at boating access areas pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-16-1(o);

4. Sign applications for the Environmental Conservation Polices participation or appearances at fairs, expositions or displays;

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5. Renew the existing Cooperative Enforcement Agreement with the National Marine Fisheries Services, Office of Law Enforcement, provided that no changes are being made to the Agreement;

6. Renew the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service regarding cooperative enforcement, provided that no changes are being made to the MOU;

7. Erect a sign or signs on the right-of-way to ponds or streams owned or leased by the Department for use by sport fisherman, as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-20;

8. Destroy any weapon, article or implement, provided that there has been a final disposition, including any appeals, of any case involving any such weapon, article, or implement and that within a year after such weapon, article, or implement, has come into the possession of the Department, the owner or person formerly having custody of such weapon, article, or implement has failed to claim such weapon, article, or implement as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-23;

9. Assign to the state police or destroy any hunting, fishing, or trapping weapon, device, article, or implement, provided that there has been a final disposition, including any appeals, of any case involving any such weapon, device, article, or implement and that within a year after such weapon, device, article, or implement has come into the possession of the Department, the owner or person formerly having custody of such weapon, device, article, or implement has failed to claim such weapon, device, article, or implement as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-24;

10. Destroy any bird, quadruped, reptile or amphibian seized by the Department, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-59;

11. To suspend, a license, registration or permit, or the right to obtain a license, registration or permit, issued pursuant to chapter 490 of the Connecticut General Statues upon conviction, forfeiture of any bond taken upon any complaint, or payment of a fine. This delegation includes the authority to determine the length of any such suspension, including suspensions for the second, third, fourth, or more violations or infractions, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-61(b);

12. To suspend, a persons hunting license, or the right to obtain a hunting license, upon conviction or the payment of a fine, for violations concerning hunting in proximity to buildings occupied by persons or domestic animals or used for storage of flammable or combustible materials or any statute or regulation regarding shooting towards persons,

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13. To suspend the hunting license of any person convicted under Conn. Gen.

Stat §§ 53a-217e(b), (c), (d) or (e), or 53-206d(b), up to the maximum periods specified, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-217(h)(1);

14. To determine whether to restore or reinstate a permit, license or registration or the privilege to obtain any such permit, license or registration that has been voided or suspended, including determining, when required, whether a person has successfully completed a remedial hunter education course, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 26-61(c) and 26-61(f). Provided that this authority may be exercised only when the representatives from the law enforcement, wildlife and fisheries divisions are all in agreement regarding the decision. In the event of a disagreement between such representatives, the decision, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-61(c), shall be made by the Deputy Commissioner for the branch of Environmental Conservation;

15. To restore or deny restoration of a persons hunting privilege, including determining whether or not a person has successfully completed a remedial hunter education course, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-62.

Provided that this authority may be exercised only when the representatives from the law enforcement, wildlife and fisheries divisions are all in agreement regarding the decision. In the event of a disagreement between such representatives, the decision, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-62, shall be made by the Deputy Commissioner for the branch of Environmental Conservation;

16. Send notice of actions on licenses, by certified or registered mail, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-63;

17. Advise annually the Commissioner of Public Safety and the chief law enforcement of each municipality of the matters noted in Conn. Gen. Stat.

§26-67b;

18. In consultation and with the agreement of the Director of Wildlife, dispose of any wild or game bird, wild quadruped, reptile or amphibian that is possessed contrary to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-78 or any regulation made by the commissioner, by sale, destruction or gift to any educational institution, museum, zoological park, or other suitable place where an education purpose would be served, as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat.

26-78; and

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19. Apply to the Department of Motor Vehicle, on behalf of the Department, for a Suppressed Registration and a Suppressed Operator License, including renewal of any such registration or license.

P. State Parks - To the Division Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Title 23, Chapter 447 (State Parks and Forests) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning state parks, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Grant or deny permission to possess or use fireworks on any state park, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 23-4-1(v);

2. Designate trails in state parks for use by persons traveling on horseback pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §23-10c; and

3. In the absence of the Bureau Chief implementing Title 23, Chapter 447, (i.e., the Bureau Chief responsible for oversight of the State Parks),

provided there exist exigent circumstances in light of which it would be imprudent to wait until the Bureau Chief returns, sign applications regarding the rental of the Mansion, Individual Rooms, the Pergola and the Amphitheatre at Harkness Memorial State Park and the Pavilion at Rocky Neck State Park, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 23-4-14.

Q. Forestry - To the Division Director and such Directors successors, implementing Title 23, Chapter 451a (Forest Practices) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning forestry, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Approve or deny certification as a forester, supervising forest products harvester and forest product harvester, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.23-65h(c), including approving or denying the renewal of any such certification;

2. Require the display of a decal or other evidence that a commercial forest practitioner has met the requirements of Conn. Gen. Stat. §§23-65f to 23-65o, inclusive, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §23-65h(c)(8); and

3. Require that all commercial forest practitioners certified under Conn. Gen.

Stat. §23-65f to 23-65o, inclusive, participate biennially in a relevant program of professional education pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §23-65h(c)(9).

R. Wildlife - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Title 26, Chapter 490 (Fisheries and Game), Parts II through VIIa and Title 26, Chapter 495 (Endangered Species), and any other provision noted in this

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1. Issue or deny a game breeders license, or revoke any such license, to possess, breed, propagate and sell certain birds and mammals, as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-40;

2. Approve or disapprove a request to keep a skunk or raccoon at a zoo, nature center, museum, laboratory or research facility maintained by a scientific or educational institution pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-40;

3. Approve of or disapprove of written statements to be provided by those licensed under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-47(b) to their clients, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-47(b)(5);

4. Determine the date for submission of the report required by Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 26-47(b)(6);

5. Issue or deny a license to engage in the business of controlling nuisance wildlife, other than rats or mice, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-47(b);

6. Issue or deny a special permit authorizing the trapping or killing of a species, other than those listed in Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-47-1(d),

pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-47-1(e);

7. Issue or deny a permit to liberate artificially propagated game birds and pigeons and the subsequent shooting of such game birds and pigeons in connection with the training of hunting dogs, as provided for in Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 26-49;

8. Issue, deny or revoke a permit to hold a field dog trial pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 26-51;

9. Issue or deny a permit to hold field dog trials at which liberated game birds, waterfowl and pigeons may be shot, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 26-52;

10. Appoint custodians (Wildlife Rehabilitators) to possess injured, sick or immature birds or quadrupeds, as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-54;

11. Issue or deny a permit to transport into or liberate in Connecticut any wild hare, or rabbit, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-56;

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12. Issue or deny a permit to transport within Connecticut or transport out of Connecticut any bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate for which a closed season is provided, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-57;

13. Issue or deny a permit, including imposing any conditions deemed necessary, regarding the tanning, curing and mounting of species, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-59 and Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-59-1(b) and (c);

14. Issue or deny a permit to take deer or turkey with a crossbow pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-66-1(b);

15. Approve or deny a request for authorization to trap on state-owned property pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-66-6(b);

16. Issue or deny a permit for falconry, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §26-67e and Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-67-1 et seq.; and

17. Exercise the following authority and re-delegate any such authority, including any revocation or modification thereto, to either the Assistant Director of the Wildlife Division or the staff biologist from the wildlife division in charge of administering the falconry program, as designated below. Any re-delegation of authority shall be in writing and may contain additional limitations. The following authority can be re-delegated:

a. Approve or deny a request to change sponsors, pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 26-67e-7(c) - to the Assistant Director;

b. Administer written and practical field falconry examinations pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. §26-67e to the applicable staff biologist;

c. Inspect and certify that raptor housing facilities comply with all applicable requirements pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-67e-9(a) - to the Assistant Director;

d. Inspect and certify that a falconer is in possession of the required equipment pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-67e-10(a) - to the Assistant Director;

e. Remove and replace the band affixed to a raptor pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 26-67e-15(d) - to the applicable staff biologist;

f. Make arrangements regarding disposing of the carcass of a raptor, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-67e-15(e) - to the applicable staff biologist; and

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g. Request records relating to raptors pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-67e-16(b) - to the applicable staff biologist.

S. Fisheries - To the Director, and such Directors successors, implementing Title 26, Chapter 490 (Fisheries and Game), Parts III, VIII, and IX or any other provisions noted in this subsection concerning fishing, including, but not limited to, sport or commercial fishing, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Issue or deny a permit to import or introduce, or possess or liberate, in Connecticut, any live fish pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-55;

2. Issue or deny a permit to conduct a fishing tournament or derby, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-112-42(a);

3. Issue or deny a permit to transport within Connecticut or transport out of Connecticut any fish for which a closed season is provided, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-57;

4. Exercise any of the following authorities and re-delegate any such authority to the Assistant Director of Fisheries, and such Assistant Directors successors. Any such re-delegation of authority shall be in writing, may contain any conditions that the Director of Fisheries deems appropriate, and may be revoked by the Director of Fisheries at any time.

The following authorities can be re-delegated:

a. Authorize or decline to authorize the transfer an active commercial finfish license, commercial fishing license or commercial lobster pot license, pursuant to Conn. Gen Stat. § 26-142b(c); and

b. Authorize or decline to authorize the release of identifiable information from fisheries catch, landings or sampling reports pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-157b(c).

T. Reserved.

U. Planning and Program Development - To the Director of Planning and Program Development, and such Directors successors, implementing Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 22a-6 and any other statute noted in this subsection regarding the acquisition or management of state lands under the custody and control of the Department, and Title 22a, Chapters 439 (Environmental Protection Department and State Policy), Part I, and 446m (Mercury Reduction and Education), and any other provision noted in this subsection, and with respect to grants, any grant being applied for by any bureau, program or part of the Department, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

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1. Exercise any of the following authorities and re-delegate any such authority, in writing, to a position or person, within the applicable work unit in the Directors Office. Any re-delegation of this authority may be revoked or modified by the Director, in writing, and may be limited in any way the Director deems appropriate. The following authorities can be re-delegated:

a. Submission of comments on the Commissioners behalf to the Connecticut Siting Council established under Conn. Gen. Stat. §16-50j;

b. Review and comment upon environmental impact evaluations pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-1d, and submit comments to federal agencies on the Commissioners behalf under the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4331 et seq., the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C.

§ 791a, and the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717a;

c. Submission of comments on development project plans for the Department of Environmental Protection as part of the coordination performed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-189; V. Covered Electronic Devices - To the Director and the Directors successors, implementing Title 22a, chapter 446n (Covered Electronic Devices) and the regulations promulgated thereunder regarding covered electronic devices, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Approve a plan submitted by a municipality or a regional authority representing one or more municipalities, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-638-1(m)(2)(B). This delegation includes the authority to provide notification of the approval of a plan, and include any conditions when approving a plan, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-638-1(m)(2)(B).

2. Approve a request by a municipality, or a regional authority representing one or more municipalities, to modify a previously approved plan, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-638-1(m)(3)(C). This delegation includes the authority to provide notification of the request to modify a plan and include any conditions when approving a modification to a plan, pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs. §§ 22a-638-1(m)(3)(C) and 22a-638-1(m)(3)(E).

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IV.

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS A. General - To each Assistant Director, and such Assistant Directors successor, with respect to staff under the Assistant Directors supervision only, or with respect to a matter implemented by or within the Assistant Directors Division or jurisdiction, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Exercise any authority delegated to a Supervisor or to staff supervised by the Assistant Director; and

2. Exercise any of the following authorities and, with the written approval of the Assistant Directors Division Director, re-delegate any such authority, including any revocation or modification thereto, to a Supervisor within the applicable work unit in the Assistant Directors Division. Any re-delegation of authority shall be in writing and may contain additional limitations. The following authorities can be re-delegated:

a. Issue notices of insufficiency under Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-3a-5(c)(3)(A).

B. Air Pollution Control (Enforcement) - To the Assistant Director, and such Assistant Directors successors, implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446c (Air Pollution Control) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning the enforcement of any provision concerning air pollution control, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Approve or disapprove a local Fire Marshalls proposed permit for the burning of brush at a municipal landfill, municipal transfer station or municipal recycling center and open burning on state property, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-174(f);

2. Issue or deny certification to a local open burning official nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of a municipality in which such open burning official will serve, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-174(f);

3. Approve or deny a test method, sampling protocol and sample analysis procedures, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-5(d);

4. Determine that three one-hour tests are not reasonable given the location, configuration or operating conditions of a stationary source and approve or deny alternative testing, as provided for in Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-22(k)(1);

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5. Determine that operating at or above ninety percent of maximum capacity during sampling is not reasonable given location, configuration or operating conditions and approve or deny testing at an alternative maximum capacity, as provided for in Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-22(k)(2)(A); and

6. Issue a certificate showing compliance or revocation when an order has been fully complied with or revoked, as applicable, pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 22a-178(g), for the following orders only:

a) consent orders in which the only violations asserted by the Department were violations of Conn. Agencies Regs. §§ 22a-174-20(a)(3) or 22a-174-30(b) - (g), inclusive, or Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-174e(d), and no other violations, and where the total civil penalty for all such violations combined was $5,000.00 or less. Any such orders may have also included injunctive relief to remedy such violations; and b) orders (consent or unilateral orders) in which the only violations asserted by the Department are violations of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-174k, and no other violations, and where no civil penalty is sought for such violations. Any such order may have also included injunctive relief to remedy such violations.

C. Air Pollution Control (Engineering) - To the Assistant Director, and such Assistant Directors successors, implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446c (Air Pollution Control) and any other provision noted in this subsection regarding sources of air pollution, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Revoke, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-2a(j)(3), a registration issued pursuant to former Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-2.

This delegation is limited to situations where the source of air pollution identified on the registration is no longer in operation, has been removed, or where the entity to whom the registration was issued is no longer in business or is otherwise not conducting operations on the site that is the subject of the registration. Any revocation at the request of the registrant shall first require compliance with Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-2a(j)(4). Additionally, any revocation pursuant to this delegation shall be in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 4-182 and 22a-174c and Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 22a-3a-5(d) and any other applicable requirement.

D. Coastal Management: To the Assistant Director, and such Assistant Directors successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-28 to 22a-35a, inclusive, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-359 to 22a-363f, inclusive, and Title 22a Chapter 444, and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning tidal

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wetlands, dredging and erection of structures and placement of fill in tidal coastal or navigable waters, or coastal management, with regard to the foregoing, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Determine if a permit application is required pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§§ 22a-32 or 22a-361 and notify applicants of ineligibility for a certificate of permission, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-363b(c).

E. Hazardous Waste - To the Assistant Director, and such Assistant Directors successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat §§ 22a-131, 22a-131a and 22a-449(c), 22a-454, and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning hazardous waste or the states hazardous waste program, including used oil, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Issue a Notice of Deficiency regarding a groundwater monitoring program pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-449(c)-105(c)(4); and

2. Approve or disapprove of a request to modify a groundwater monitoring program at a hazardous waste facility pursuant to the states hazardous waste management regulations.

F. Remediation - To the Assistant Director, and such Assistant Directors successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-6u, 22a-133a to 22a-134h, inclusive, § 22a-134q, 22a-134s, any provision of the hazardous waste management regulations regarding corrective action or remediation, and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning remediation of pollution or contamination, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Approve or deny site specific investigation reports, studies, plans, specifications, schedules, or other proposals for action, including, but not limited to, a site investigation undertaken pursuant to an order, license or judgment;

2. Approve or deny site specific remedial action plans, reports, studies, specifications, schedules, or other proposals for action, including, but not limited to, a remedial action plan submitted pursuant to an order, license or judgment;

3. Approve or deny site specific remediation completion reports, studies, specifications, or other proposals for action, including, but not limited to, a remediation completion report submitted pursuant to an order, license or judgment;

4. Approve or disapprove of a request to modify a groundwater monitoring program at a hazardous waste facility pursuant to the states hazardous waste management regulations;

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5. Provide written acknowledgement of receipt of a written notice submitted pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6u, as provided for in Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 22a-6u(j);

6. Issue a certificate of compliance regarding the completion of actions implementing an approved plan, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6u(j);

7. Provide a copy of a notice submitted pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6u to those specified in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6u(l); and

8. Issue a Notice of Deficiency regarding a groundwater monitoring program pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-449(c)-105(c)(4).

G. Water Pollution Control - To the Assistant Director, and such Assistant Directors successors, implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446k (Water Pollution Control) and any other provision noted in this subsection regarding the issuance and enforcement of permits concerning water pollution control. To the extent that that there is more than one Assistant Director implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446k or any provision noted in this subsection regarding the issuance and enforcement of permits concerning water pollution control, each Assistant Director is delegated the authority in this subsection only with respect to matters implemented by the Assistant Directors Division or that are within the Assistant Directors jurisdiction. With regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Determine whether a facility expansion or alteration, production increase, or process modification requires a permit modification and notify the permittee of such determination, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs.

§§ 22a-430-3(i)(2)(i) and 22a-430-3(i)(5);

2. Approve or deny expansion or alteration of a wastewater collection or treatment facility, or its method of operation, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-430-3(i)(3);

3. Approve or deny a plan, design, or method of operation for a disposal system, and approve or deny a plan for the extension or replacement of any such system, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-416(b);

4. Approve a minor permit modification, provided such modification is authorized under Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-430-4(p)(5)(B); and

5. Revoke the approval of a registration for a general permit issued under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-430b, when the discharge has been eliminated or the discharge no longer qualifies for coverage under a general permit and a person authorized to do so requests such revocation in writing.

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H. Fisheries - To the Assistant Director, and such Assistant Directors successors, implementing Title 26, Chapter 490 (Fisheries and Game), Parts III, VIII, and IX, and any other provisions noted in this subsection concerning fishing, including, but not limited to, sport or commercial fishing, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Issue or deny a permit to transport within Connecticut or transport out of Connecticut any fish for which a closed season is provided, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-57.

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V.

SUPERVISORS A. General: To the Supervisor of a Work Unit, and such Supervisors successors, with respect to enforcement actions that are taken by the Supervisors Work Unit or are within the Supervisors Work Units jurisdiction only, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Record on the appropriate land records a certified copy of a final order issued by the Commissioner, or the Commissioners delegate, or notice thereof, as may be applicable, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-5c, 22a-178(g), 22a-225(e), 22a-402 or 22a-434;

2. Record on the appropriate land records, after an order has been fully complied with or revoked, a certificate issued by the Commissioner, or the Commissioners delegate, showing such compliance or revocation, as applicable, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-5c, 22a-7b, 22a-178(g), 22a-225(e), or 22a-434; and

3. Issue notice to municipal officials regarding an enforcement action, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6w.

B. Air Pollution Control - To the Supervisor of the Compliance Analysis and Coordination Unit and the Administrative Enforcement Unit, and such Supervisors successors, implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446c (Air Pollution Control) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning the enforcement of any provision concerning air pollution control, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Certify local burning officials nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of the municipality in which the official will serve, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 22a-174(f) and Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-17(g); and

2. Issue a notice to submit data, records, reports, or other information to evaluate compliance, as provided for in Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-4(d)(1).

C. Dams and Reservoirs: To the Supervisor, and such Supervisors successors, implementing Chapter 446j (Dams and Reservoirs), with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. File a copy of a map with a town clerk showing the location of any dam or similar structure, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-409(a);

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2. Issue a certificate of registration pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-409-1(d);

3. Notify a dam owner of the date for a regularly scheduled inspection pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-409-2(i)(1); and

4. Issue a written report based upon the periodic inspection of a dam or similar structure as provided for in Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-409-2(c)(3) and 22a-409-2(c)(4).

D. Emergency Response - To each Supervising Emergency Response Coordinator, and their successors, with respect to a matter within their respective areas concerning the implementation of Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-6, 22a-449(a), 22a-451, 22a-452a, 22a-453, 22a-453a and 22a-454(a), regarding the Departments response to an emergency or an uncontrolled release of contaminants, pollutants or other materials, including measures necessary to follow-up to an emergency or uncontrolled release, but excluding an emergency or an uncontrolled release involving radiation or radioactive materials, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Select contractors to take action pursuant to the current contract in effect for responding to emergencies and uncontrolled releases, pursuant to Conn. Gen.

Stat. §§ 22a-449(a) and 22a-451(b). (The current contract entitled Hazardous Spill Response, Recovery, Removal and Disposal Contract, contract award

1. 989-A-04-0308-C is being implemented through Standardization Transaction # 3940). This delegation does not include emergencies that continue beyond thirty days or authorization for continuing response services.

E. Solid Waste - To the Supervisor of the Work Unit, and such Supervisors successors, implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446d (Solid Waste) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning solid waste, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Provide notice to the chief elected official of a municipality regarding receipt of an application to construct a solid waste facility, pursuant to Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 22a-208a(b).

F. Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Clean-Up Program - To the Supervisor of the Work Unit, and such Supervisors successors, implementing the provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449a to 22a-449i, inclusive, and Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449p, as amended by Public Act 12-1 of the June 12 Special Session (the Act) and sections 261 to 263, inclusive of the Act, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Determine an applicants category pursuant to section 261 of Public Act 12-1 of the June 12 Special Session. This delegation includes the authority to seek

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any additional information from an applicant necessary to make this determination;

2. Determine, for the purpose of extending the deadlines in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449c, that an application to the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Clean-Up Program established pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449c (the Program) is complete, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449c(b)(3); and

3. Order, in whole or in part, reimbursement of payment from the Program provided: 1) an applicant has consented, in writing, to the amount of reimbursement recommended by the staff of the Program; and 2) the applicant demonstrates that it has satisfied all applicable requirements, or deny reimbursement or payment from the Program, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-449d(a), 22a-449f(c) and 22a-449f(h). This delegation includes the authority to: a) make any determination necessary to order or deny reimbursement; and b) reduce any amount ordered paid or reimbursed, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449f(e)(1) or any other applicable provision of law. This delegation does not include the authority to order or deny reimbursement after a hearing held under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449f(h);

G. Water Pollution Control - To each Supervisor of a Work Unit, and such Supervisors successors, implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446k (Water Pollution Control) and any other provision noted in this subsection regarding the issuance and enforcement of permits concerning water pollution control. To the extent that that there is more than one Supervisor implementing Title 22a, Chapter 446k or any provision noted in this subsection regarding the issuance and enforcement of permits concerning water pollution control, each Supervisor is delegated the authority in this subsection only with respect to matters implemented by the Supervisors Work Unit or that are within the Supervisors jurisdiction. With regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Require a registrant to submit additional information to evaluate the consistency of any activity with the requirements for authorization under the following general permits - General Permit for the Discharge of Minor Non-Contact Cooling and Heat Pump Water (section 4(e)), General Permit for the Discharge of Groundwater Remediation Wastewater Directly to Surface Water (section 4(e)), and the General Permit for the Discharge of Minor Printing and Publishing Wastewater (section 4(g)); and

2. Provide notification to a registrant or permittee that a Stormwater Management Plan, or site, does not meet the specified provisions of any of the following general permits - General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Associated with Commercial Activity (Part V, (C)(2)), General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater and Dewatering Wastewaters Associated with

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Construction Activities (Section 6(b)(3)(D)); General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity (section 5(b)(3)(C)).

H. Forestry - To only the State Lands Management Supervisor and such Supervisors successors, who oversees the sale of forest products from any state woodland pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 23-20, and not any other Supervisor, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Exercise my authority regarding the sale, for $3,000.00 or less, of the miscellaneous forest products from any state woodland, pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 23-20.

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VIII.

MISCELLANEOUS DELEGATIONS A. Commissioners Chief of Staff - To the Commissioners Chief of Staff, and the Chief of Staffs successors, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Approve or deny requests for travel reimbursements, travel authorizations, compensatory time and overtime by any employee supervised by the Chief of Staff or any employee within the Chief of Staffs office; and

2. Exercise any authority delegated to any manager or staff member within the Office of the Chief of Staff Operations & Performance or after consultation with me, revoke any such authority, provided such revocation is in writing.

B. Reserved.

C. Boating

1. To the Office Director of the Boating Division, and such Office Directors successors, implementing Title 15, Chapter 268 (Boating) and any other provisions noted below concerning boating, with regard to the foregoing I hereby delegate the authority to:

a. Compile and publish periodically boating accident statistics and submit such statistics together with copies of all accident reports and other reports or studies as may be required, to the Secretary of the Department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§15-121(c)(4);

b. Approve or deny a request that a racing shell, rowing scull, racing canoe, or racing kayak not be accompanied by an escort vessel in race events, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-A13;

c. Issue, deny or renew marine dealer registration numbers, based upon the applicable criteria, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-B5;

d. Suspend a safe boating certificate or a certificate of personal watercraft operation after a conviction, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.15-133(k);

e. Designate an agent who may give safe boating courses and who may issue safe boating certificates, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-133c;

f. Publish laws, regulations, and ordinances related to boating, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §15-138;

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g. Exercise all of my authority regarding a marine parade, regatta, race, tournament or an exhibition, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140b and Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-A6;

h. Issue or deny a safe boating certificate pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140e, or a certificate of personal watercraft operation, based upon all applicable criteria, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140j;

i. Issue a duplicate safe boating certificate, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-140f-3(f);

j. Approve and maintain a list of approved safe boating courses, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-140f-1(b) and (c);

k. Prepare examination questions for safe boating certificate examinations, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-140f-2;

l. Designate the time and place for taking a safe boating certificate equivalency examination, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-140f-2;

m. Waive the requirement that a person provide proof that such person has successfully passed an equivalency examination, pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 15-140f-3(j);

n. Receive safe boating certificates being surrendered, pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 15-140j-1(d);

o. Designate areas for parking vehicles at certain boating access areas, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-16-1(d) or Conn. Agencies Regs.

§ 26-16-1(i);

p. Post as closed, with the written concurrence (e-mail is sufficient) of the Director of the Departments Environmental Conservation Police, certain boating access areas, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-16-1(j);

q. Exercise all of my authority in Conn. Gen. Stat. §15-145 regarding marine dealers and marine engine manufacturers;

r. Prescribe or modify the form used for reporting boating accidents, after consultation and with the agreement of the Director of the Departments Environmental Conservation Police, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-149a;

s. Publish a boating enforcement manual, conduct training and educational sessions, and serve as a liaison between enforcement groups and the Superior Court, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §15-154;

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t. Develop a training program for town marine auxiliaries, pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 15-154a(b);

u. Authorize, in writing, persons to engage in commercial activity, as provided for in Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-16-1(n);

v. Authorize, in writing, persons to erect or post a notice or sign, as provided for in Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-16-1(o);

w. Except as otherwise provided herein, approve or disapprove documents submitted and actions taken pursuant to a permit or a license;

x. Approve or disapprove of requests for travel reimbursements, compensatory time or overtime for any supervisor, staff or other employee of the Boating Division;

y. Approve or disapprove of payments to vendors, other state agencies or for grants to facilitate payment by the Bureau of Financial and Support Services;

z. Apply for a flood management certification, required by Conn. Gen. Stat.

§25-68d; aa. Authorize or decline to authorize the operation of a registered vessel 26 feet in length or greater on the water of Candlewood Lake, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-B15A(b). In exercising this delegation, no authorization shall be issued under this delegation unless the person seeking the authorization demonstrates that one of the conditions in Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 15-121-B 15A(b)(2) has been met. This delegation includes determining whether or not to authorize vessels under Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 15-121-B 15A(b)(2)(C);

bb. Issue a decal for each vessel 26 feet or greater in length that operates on the waters of Candlewood Lake and that meets one of the conditions in Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-B 15A(b)(2). This delegation includes the authority to prescribe the form for requesting decals, pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 15-121-B 15A(b)(3) and the authority to issue a replacement decal pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-B 15A(b)(4); and cc. Determine whether the last owner of record of a vessel, as recorded with the governmental entity that issued such registration, has provided sufficient evidence that ownership of such vessel was transferred to another person prior to the abandonment of such vessel, pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(b);

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dd. Act on a request by a vessel lienholder or a person with a security interest in a vessel, that is the subject of a notice of abandoned vessel, to suspend the abandoned vessel procedures in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h) for the purpose of arranging for the removal, transport or storage of an abandoned vessel, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(f)(3);

ee. Prescribe the form to be used by a party with standing to file a notarized notice of abandoned vessel, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(1);

ff. Prescribe the means by which a notice of abandoned vessel may be filed with the Department (i.e., mail, paid delivery service or electronically),

pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(1);

gg. Suspend the forty-five (45) day abandoned vessel period, specified in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(6), for not more than six months for just cause, provided that any such suspension shall be in writing, published on the Departments website or any other abandoned vessel Internet web site described in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(3), and shall specify the reason for such suspension and the elements necessary to resume the abandoned vessel period, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(6);

hh. Act on a request by the person who abandoned a vessel to suspend the abandoned vessel period specified in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(6), for just cause shown, provided that any such suspension shall be in writing, published on the Departments website or any other abandoned vessel Internet web site described in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(3), and shall specify the reason for such suspension and the elements necessary to resume the abandoned vessel period, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(8);

ii. Determine the means of communication sufficient to waive the requirement to contact, by certified mail, the person who abandoned a vessel, after contact with such person by other means has been established, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(k);

jj. Notwithstanding Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-217 and 14-10, publish, during a State of emergency declared by the Governor, pursuant to chapter 517, and until such time as any vessel is no longer deemed abandoned, the name of the owner of an abandoned vessel and town of record, as such information appears on vessel registration records, pursuant to Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 15-140c(i); and kk. Exercise any authority delegated to a supervisor, staff or other employee of the Boating Division.

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2. To the Environmental Analyst 3 in the Regulatory Section of the Boating Division, and such Environmental Analyst 3s successors, implementing Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c, Abandonment of Vessels, I hereby delegate the authority to:

a.

Notify the Secretary of the State, by electronic mail, of the receipt of a notice of an abandoned vessel for any abandoned vessel currently or previously registered in the state, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(e). Any such notification shall include all of the requirements specified in section § 15-140c(e);

b.

Based upon information provided by the Secretary of the State, notify, in writing, all secured parties listed on any financing statements and lienholders of an abandoned vessel, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(e). Any such notification shall include all of the requirements specified in section § 15-140c(e);

c.

For an abandoned vessel documented in accordance with the maritime or admiralty laws of the United States, make reasonable efforts to determine whether any lien, ship mortgage or security interest exists against such abandoned vessel and make reasonable attempts to notify all lienholders, ship mortgagees and persons with a security interest of the status and location of such abandoned vessel, pursuant to Conn. Gen Stat. § 15-140c(e);

d.

In the event an abandoned vessel is registered in another State, notify the registering agency and any agency of such State that is responsible for recording vessel liens and security interests, by electronic mail, of such vessels abandonment, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(g). If such any agency identifies any vessel lienholder or person with a security interest, make reasonable attempts to notify such vessel lienholder or person, pursuant to section 15-140c(g);

e.

In the event an abandoned vessel is registered in another State and if such vessel is documented according to the maritime or admiralty laws of the United States, use the information contained in such documentation to identify and contact the last owner of record, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 15-140c(g);

f.

Determine, upon receipt of a notice of abandoned vessel, whether such vessel is reported as stolen or missing, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(2). If the vessel is reported as stolen or missing, contact the appropriate police department pursuant to section 15-140c(h)(2);

g.

Post the information prescribed by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(3),

regarding the report of an abandoned vessel, on the Departments website

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or on any other a publicly accessible abandoned vessel Internet web site, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(3);

h.

Send a certified letter to the person who abandoned a vessel, provided such person can be identified and in such letter include the information that is required, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(4);

i.

Provide to the party with standing - as that term is defined in Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 15-140c(c) - a water resistant adhesive label with the information required by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(5) to be affixed on a prominent location on a vessel that is the subject of a notice of abandoned vessel, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(5);

j.

Send, by certified mail, an executed notice of assumed ownership regarding an abandoned vessel to the party with standing, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 15-140c(h)(7);

k.

Provide, by electronic mail, a copy of a notice of assumed ownership issued pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(7) to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(7);

l.

File a notice of discharge with the Secretary of the State that contains the information required by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(7), if an abandoned vessel for which a notice of assumed ownership has been issued, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(7), is also the subject of a vessel lien or security interest as filed with the Secretary of the State, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 15-140c(f)(1) and 15-140c(h)(7); and

m. Waive the requirement to contact the person who abandoned a vessel by certified mail, as required by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(h)(4), provided that contact with such person has otherwise been established by another approved means of communication, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 15-140c(k).

D. District Managers: To each District Manager in the Division of State Parks, and such District Managers successors, implementing Title 23, Chapter 447 (State Parks and Forests) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning state parks, with respect to only those state parks within the respective jurisdiction of District Manager, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Specify the time and areas where political meetings, proselytism, or political or marketing surveys may be conducted in state parks, pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 23-4-1(i);

2. Permit noise within state parks that could infringe on the enjoyment of others, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 23-4-1(y); and

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3. Exercise any authority delegated to a Park Manager of a State Park within the District Managers jurisdiction.

E. Office of Constituent Affairs and Land Management - To the Office Director, and such Office Directors successors, for matters within the Office of Constituent Affairs and Land Management, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Maintain and revise quarterly a list of acquisitions, pursuant to Conn. Gen.

Stat. § 23-76;

2. Determine that costs incurred by the Department or by a cooperating entity are directly related to the acquisition of property, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 23-77(b);

3. Approve or disapprove of requests for travel reimbursements, compensatory time or overtime for any supervisor, staff or other employee of the Office of Constituent Affairs and Land Management;

4. Approve or disapprove of payments to vendors, other state agencies or for grants to facilitate payment by the Bureau of Central Services for matters within the Office of Constituent Affairs and Land Management. The Director of Administration of the Bureau of Central Services may place a limit, in writing, on the amount that may be approved or disapproved under this delegation;

5. To the extent that a high hazard or significant hazard dam is located on real property under the custody and control of the Department, takes steps necessary to comply with Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-409(a), regarding recording such dams on the land records. This includes, but is not limited to, signing any forms necessary for such recordation;

6. Sign contracts for the surveying of lands;

7. Exercise any authority delegated to a supervisor, staff or other employee of the Office of Constituent Affairs and Land Management;

8. After consultation with a Deputy Commissioner, sign or submit an application for a license or an exemption for a third party regarding conduct or activity such third party will perform on lands under the custody and control of the Department. Such conduct or activity may be authorized under a lease or other agreement the Department has entered into with such third party. The type of documents referred to in this delegation include an application for permit, registration, or authorization such as: a Request for Authorization under the General Permit for Water Resources Construction Activities, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-45 or 22a-378a(b); a Flood Management

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Certification, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §25-68d(b); an Inland Wetlands application, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-42a(c)(1); or an Inland Wetlands Exemption Request from a municipality; and

9. Authorize federal, state or local governmental entitles to enter upon land under the custody and control of the Department to perform minor maintenance or other similar minor activities deemed mutually beneficial to both governmental entities.

F. Office of Adjudications: To the Director of the Office of Adjudications, and the Directors successors, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Render a decision when a request for status as a party or an intervenor is filed before an answer or request for hearing has been filed with the Office of Adjudications or a proceeding has been referred to the Office of Adjudications, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-6a-k(4);

2. Approve or disapprove of requests for travel reimbursements, travel authorizations, compensatory time and overtime by any employee within the Office of Adjudications;

3. Exercise any authority delegated to a Supervisor or a staff member within the Office of Adjudications; and

4. Exercise any of the following authorities and re-delegate any such authority, in writing, to an adjudicator under the supervision of the Director. Any re-delegation of this authority may be revoked or modified by the Director, in writing, and may be limited in any way the Director deems appropriate. The following authorities can be re-delegated:

a. Conduct hearings and associated proceedings in accordance with the Departments Rules of Practice, Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-3a-2 et seq.,

and the applicable provisions of Title 4, Chapter 54;

b. Render proposed final decisions, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-179 and Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-3a-6(y), in all contested cases, other than those in which the Office of Adjudications has been delegated the authority to render a final decision;

c. Render final decisions, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-180 and Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 22a-3a-6(y), in contested cases concerning:

i.

enforcement actions brought pursuant to Title 22a of the General Statutes; ii.

liens, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-452a;

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iii.

an exemption for a state agency from a floodplain certification approval, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §25-68d(d);

iv.

licensing matters, pursuant to chapters 268, 451a and 490 of the General Statutes. The matters covered by this delegation include, but are not limited to, boating under the influence, pursuant to Conn.

Gen. Stat. § 15-140q; hunting, trapping, fishing or game violations, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat § 26-61(a) and (g); hunting accidents,

pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 26-62 and commercial forest practitioner certification, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§23-65h(c)(5) and 23-65o. This delegation includes:

(A) denying, suspending, or revoking a permit, license, registration, certificate or authorization, or the right or privilege to obtain any of the aforementioned, as applicable; and (B) where authorized by law, determining the length of the suspension of any license, registration, permit or certificate, as applicable;

v.

matters disposed of by agreement, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs.

§ 22a-3a-6(l). This includes the authority to issue a proposed consent order as a final decision, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-3a-6(l)(2)(A)(ii), provided that prior to issuing such order the hearing officer receives the concurrence of a Department manager who is authorized to enter into any such order; vi.

matters where the hearing officer has issued a proposed final decision, and no exceptions, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-179(a) and Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-3a-6(y)(3), have been timely filed; vii. matters where the hearing officer has issued a proposed final decision and the parties, including staff of the Department, by written stipulation waive compliance with the right to file exceptions to such decision, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat § 4-179(d); and viii. matters where the parties, including staff of the Department, by written stipulation have agreed to waive the issuance of a proposed final decision, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. 4-179(d); and

d. Upon the written request, including a justification, from the Bureau Chief(s) overseeing the wildlife, fisheries and law enforcement divisions, conduct a hearing, even though the matter is not a contested case, and render a decision regarding the restoration or denial of the restoration of a persons hunting privilege, including determining whether or not a person

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G. Park Managers: To each Park Manager in the Division of State Parks, and such Park Managers successors, implementing Title 23, Chapter 447 (State Parks and Forests) and any other provision noted in this subsection concerning state parks, with respect to only those state parks within the respective jurisdiction of the Park Manager, I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Attach an electrical extension cord to an electrical receptacle, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 23-4-1(aa);

2. Attach an item to a water faucet, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 23 1(bb);

3. Authorize the use of motor vehicles, including motorcycles and motorized bicycles, on areas other than roads, parking lots, campsites, and other posted areas, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 23-4-2(f); and

4. Authorize camping other than in a trailer, tent, or similar equipment, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 23-4-3(c)(2).

H. Office of Planning and Compliance Assurance -- To the Office Director of the Office of Planning and Compliance Assurance Director, and such Office Directors successors, with respect to matters within the Office of Planning and Compliance Assurance I hereby delegate the authority to:

1. Exercise all of my authority under Title 22a, Chapter 446m, except for the authority to issue orders or refer a matter to the Attorney Generals office;

2. Approve or disapprove of requests for travel reimbursements, compensatory time or overtime for any supervisor, staff or other employee within the Office of Planning and Compliance Assurance.

I. Temporary Delegations.

1. Until a permanent Director of the Remediation Division of the Water Protection and Land Use Bureau (the Remediation Division) is hired, I hereby delegate to Jan Czeczotka the authority to:

a. Approve or deny approval of an activity which is proposed to be conducted under a general permit administered by the Remediation Division that was issued pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-430b(b);

b. Approve or deny requests for approval of the following under the states remediation standards, Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-133k-1 to 3, inclusive:

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a direct exposure criteria for additional polluting substances under 22a-133k-2(b)(5);

ii.

pollutant mobility criteria for additional polluting substances, a dilution or dilution and attenuation factor, and a method for determining compliance with such criterion under 22a-133k-2(c)(6);

iii.

an alternative direct exposure criterion and alternative method for determining compliance with such criterion under 22a-133k-2(d)(2);

iv.

an alternative pollutant mobility criterion and alternative method for determining compliance with such criterion under 22a-133k-2(d)(3) or 22a-133k-2(d)(5);

v.

an alternative dilution or dilution attenuation factor under 22a-133k-2(d)(4) or 22a-133k-2(d)(6);

vi.

an alternative direct exposure criterion for PCB and an alternative method for determining compliance with such criterion under 22a-133k-2(d)(7);

vii. a variance regarding widespread polluted fill or engineered controls of polluted soils under 22a-133k-2(f);

viii. the form and the amount of a surety posted pursuant to Conn.

Agencies Regs. § 22a-133k-2(f)(2)(B)(vii) regarding an engineered control of polluted soils; ix.

a request to reuse polluted soils under Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-133k-2(h)(3);

x.

alternative surface-water protection criteria under 22a-133k-3(b)(3);

xi.

alternative volatilization criterion for ground water or for soil vapor under 22a-133k-3(c)(4)(B);

xii. a request regarding the likelihood that no building will be constructed over groundwater or that natural attenuation will reduce certain pollution under 22a-133k-3(c)(5)(A)(ii);

xiii. an indoor air monitoring program under 22a-133k-3(c)(5)(B);

xiv. a variance from ground water remediation requirements under 22a-133k-3(e)(2); and

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c. Approve or deny a request to waive the recording of a release from an environmental land use restriction, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. 22a-133o(b)(3);

d. Approve or deny a request to reduce the frequency of groundwater monitoring, pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-449(c)-105(c)(2)(B);

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e. Determine that a certifying party has or has not completed the remediation of a portion of an establishment, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-134a(h)(2).

2. Until a permanent Director of the Engineering and Enforcement Division of the Bureau of Air Management is hired, I hereby delegate to Jaimeson Sinclair the authority to:

a. Issue public notices required by law, including but not limited to, newspaper notice, notice to public officials, notice of a tentative determination pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6h, and notice of a license application or licensing action, but excluding notice of a proposed regulation under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-168 and notice of tentative determination regarding the issuance of a general permit;

b. Approve or disapprove of the transfer of a license or request additional information regarding any such transfer, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.

§ 22a-6o, provided that the entity seeking the transfer of a license is not also seeking to transfer a license issued by any other division of the Department;

c. Approve or deny approval of an activity which is proposed to be conducted under a general permit, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §22a-174(k)(1);

d. Revoke a permit when the revocation is requested in writing by the permittee pursuant to Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-174-2a(h); and

e. Certify or decline to certify that structures and equipment are used primarily for the purpose of reducing, controlling or eliminating air pollution pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §12-81(52).

J. General Functions - Except as is otherwise provided for in this delegation, inspections, preparation and signing of correspondence, memoranda, inspection reports and other routine administrative activities may be undertaken by appropriate Department employees, as determined by the Departments managers.