Section 7.01 - General Regulations to Prevent Air Pollution(1) No person owning, leasing, or controlling the operation of any air contamination source shall willfully, negligently, or through failure to provide necessary equipment or to take necessary precautions, permit any emission from said air contamination source or sources of such quantities of air contaminants which will cause, by themselves or in conjunction with other air contaminants, a condition of air pollution.(2)(a)Accurate Submittal to the Department No person shall make any false, inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading statements in any application, record, report, plan, design, statement or document which that person submits to the Department pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, §§ 142A through 142M, M.G.L. c. 111, § 150A, c. 21H, or 310 CMR 7.00.(b)Accurate and Complete Record Keeping No person shall make any false, inaccurate, incomplete or misleading statements in any record, report, plan, file, log, or register which that person is required to keep pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, §§ 142A through 142M, M.G.L. c. 111, § 150A, c. 21H, or 310 CMR 7.00. Such records shall be made available to the Department for inspection upon request.(c)Certification Any person providing information required to be submitted to the Department pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, §§ 142A through 142M, M.G.L. c. 111, § 150A, c. 21H, or 310 CMR 7.00 et seq. shall make the following certification: "I certify that I have personally examined the foregoing and am familiar with the information contained in this document and all attachments and that, based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the information is true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including possible fines and imprisonment."(d)Change in Ownership. Any person owning, operating or leasing a facility for which a notification or certification submitted to the Department under these regulations is in effect, or a plan approval, emission control plan, operating permit, certification, restricted emission status or any other approval issued by the Department is in effect, who transfers responsibility, coverage and liability, shall provide a written notification of said action to the Department containing the specific date of the transfer of responsibility, coverage, and liability between the current and new owner, operator or lessor.(3) Any person subject to 310 CMR 7.00, who submits a notification (e.g.,310 CMR 7.02(11)) or certification (e.g., 310 CMR 7.26); or obtains a restricted emission status approval, plan approval, emission control plan approval, operating permit or other approval issued by the Department, shall comply with the terms and conditions contained therein.(4)Computation of Time. Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute or 310 CMR 7.00, any time period prescribed or referred to in 310 CMR 7.00 or in any action taken pursuant to 310 CMR 7.00 shall begin with the first day following the act which initiates the running of the time period, and shall include every calendar day, including the last day of the time period so computed. If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or any other day on which the Department's offices are closed, the deadline shall run until the end of the next business day. If the time period described or referred to is seven days or less, only days when the offices of the Department are open shall be included in the computation. Where used, the term working days shall refer to any full day on which the Department office is open for public business.Amended by Mass Register Issue S1360, eff. 3/9/2018.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1363, eff. 3/9/2018.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1518, eff. 3/29/2024.