Section Env-A 4710.07 - Conduct of Accredited Verifiers(a) Prior to engaging in verification services for an offset project sponsor, the accredited verifier shall disclose all relevant information to the department, through the regional organization, to allow the department to evaluate potential conflicts of interest with respect to an offset project, offset project developer, or project sponsor. The accredited verifier shall disclose information concerning its ownership, past and current clients, related entities, as well as any other facts or circumstances that have the potential to create a conflict of interest.(b) An accredited verifier shall have an ongoing obligation to disclose to the department, through the regional organization, any facts or circumstances that may give rise to a conflict of interest with respect to an offset project, offset project developer, or project sponsor.(c) The department shall reject a verification report and certification statement from an accredited verifier, submitted as part of a consistency application required pursuant to Env-A 4704.04 or submitted as part of a monitoring and verification report submitted pursuant to Env-A 4711.02, if the department determines that: (1) The accredited verifier has a conflict of interest related to the offset project, offset project developer, or project sponsor; and(2) The conflict is such that the independence and objectivity of the verifier are in doubt.(d) An accredited verifier shall have an ongoing obligation to disclose to the department, through the regional organization, any changes in accreditation status in any other participating state.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 4710.07
#9481, eff 5-23-09; ss by #10469, eff 1-1-14