Section 250-RICR-30-00-2.5 - Use of Electronic Document Receiving SystemA. Once an electronic document receiving system has been made available, the Director shall announce on the DEM's public website that the DEM is accepting specified electronic documents in lieu of paper to satisfy requirements under a DEM administered program. Individuals who submit such electronic documents must use the electronic document receiving system indicated by the Director in the online announcement.B. Documents subject to the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Cross Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) may only be submitted through a receiving system approved by the EPA based on the requirements outlined in 40 C.F.R. § 3.1000.C. The Director may exercise discretion to select alternative system standards for documents not subject to § 2.5(B) of this Part in compliance with the R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-127.1-1et seq., the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Alternative system standards shall also be announced on the DEM's public website.D. Any electronic document submitted must bear the valid electronic signature of a signatory, if that signatory would be required under the DEM-administered program to provide a handwritten signature on the paper document for which the electronic document substitutes.E. If no signature is required under the DEM authorized program, individuals may submit electronic documents in lieu of paper to satisfy requirements of such programs through the appropriate electronic document receiving system without an electronic signature or an electronic signature agreement, however, users shall be required to comply with the authorization and validation requirements of the electronic document receiving system.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-30-00-2.5
Amended effective 11/3/2022