(a) All SPDES applications and reports required by a SPDES permit shall be signed as provided in 40 CFR 122.22 (see section 750-1.25 of this Subpart) except that, in lieu of a signature, the department may permit the use of a unique identifier assigning responsibility for the veracity of the information contained in an application to the same person or persons that would otherwise be required to sign the application in this section. Such a document with a unique identifier shall be considered a signed document with a certifying signature and a written instrument that could subject the signatory to liability under the New York State Penal Law for officers concerning perjury and false written statements pursuant to articles 175 and 210 of said law.

(b) On the basis of previous violations by the duly authorized representative of the permittee for falsification of reports to the department, the department may revoke that person's authorization to sign reports to the department.

(c) No person shall knowingly make any material false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance. Any person who violates this subsection shall be liable for violation of ECL section 71-1933 and subject to a fine and/or imprisonment thereunder.

(d) All applications, reports, or notifications required or authorized to be made or filed by this Part or ECL article 17, title 7 or 8, or by the provisions or conditions of any permit issued pursuant thereto, by or on behalf of a permittee, applicant for a permit or person subject to the requirement of a permit shall be sworn to in respect to all statements of fact therein or shall bear an executed statement as provided in section 210.45 of the New York State Penal Law to the effect that false statements made therein are made under penalty of perjury.