Section 747.60. Selection of an investigation consulting firm and notification to the department.

 

(1)   Initial contract.

(a) No later than 14 days after a PECFA-registered consulting firm executes or terminates a written contract with a responsible party for investigating a discharge from a petroleum product storage system, the consulting firm shall submit to the department a notification form prescribed by the department.

(b) After receipt of a termination notice under par. (a) , the department shall notify the responsible party of the requirements in sub. (2) for a subsequent contract and for ineligibility of interest costs.

(2)   Subsequent contracts.

(a) If a contract under sub. (1) is terminated before completion of the investigation, and the responsible party does not, within 60 days after the date of the notice in sub. (1) (b) , perform either of the actions specified in pars. (b) and (c) , any interest costs relating to the work under the terminated contract, which accrue between the termination date and the beginning of a new contract, may not be reimbursed by the department.

(b) Execute another written contract with a PECFA-registered consulting firm for completing the investigation.

(c) Obtain written approval from the department for additional time to comply with par. (b) .

History: CR 04-058 : cr. Register February 2006 No. 602 , eff. 5-1-06.

Note

See s. NR 747.71 for special requirements for existing sites. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The contracts referenced in this section are required by s. NR 747.33 (2) (a) 1. As established in s. NR 747.30 (2) (L) and (i) , the department will not reimburse costs, including interest costs, for any site investigation work performed outside of these contracts. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1