North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 89 - Water Commission › Article 89-07 - Atmospheric Resource Board › Chapter 89-07-02 - Weather Modification Operations › Section 89-07-02-14 - Application for permit

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Application for a weather modification permit must be made on
				  forms furnished by the board. Every applicant must submit a properly executed
				  application to the board. The application may contain such information as the
				  board deems necessary, and must include the following information:
1. Name and address of the
				applicant.
2. Whether a weather
				modification operational permit issued to the applicant in any jurisdiction has
				ever been suspended or revoked or whether there has been refusal to renew a
				permit by any jurisdiction. Such circumstances must be explained in
				detail.
3. If the applicant is a
				corporation, whether it is licensed to do business in North Dakota.
4. Whether a license has been issued under
				North Dakota Century Code section 61-04.1-14, and if so, the names, addresses,
				and professional license numbers of the controllers.
5. Whether professional weather modification
				licenses issued to the license applicant in any jurisdiction have ever been
				suspended or revoked or whether there has been refusal to renew a license by
				any jurisdiction. Such circumstances must be explained in detail.
6. Whether proof of financial responsibility
				has been furnished under section
				89-07-02-22 and North Dakota
				Century Code section 61-04.1-19.
7.
				If the operation will be conducted under a contract, the value of the
				contract.
8. If the operation will
				not be conducted under a contract, an estimate of the costs of the operation
				and information as to how the estimate was made.
9. Whether the applicant has paid the
				application fee.
10. Whether the
				applicant has North Dakota workforce safety and insurance coverage.
11. A copy of any promotional and advertising
				material used in connection with negotiations for the contract, if
				any.
12. Whether the applicant has
				furnished a performance bond, as required by subsection 3 of section
				89-07-02-26.
13. Whether the applicant has furnished the
				bid bond.
14. Whether the applicant
				has registered with the North Dakota aeronautics commission all aircraft to be
				used in the operation for which the permit is sought.
15. A complete and detailed operational plan
				for the operation that includes:
a. The nature
				and object of the operation.
b. The
				legal description and a map showing the operations area and the target
				area.
c. The approximate starting
				date of the operation and its anticipated duration.
d. The kind of seeding agents intended for
				use and the anticipated rate of their use.
e. A list of equipment that will be used and
				the methods of seeding for which they will be used.
f. An emergency shutdown procedure that
				states conditions under which operations will be suspended because of possible
				danger to the public health, safety, and welfare or to the
				environment.
g. The means by which
				the operation plans will be implemented and carried out such as:
(1) The location of the main operational
				office and any other offices used in connection with the operation;
(2) The location of such ground equipment as
				seeding generators, radar, and evaluation instrumentation;
(3) The number and kinds of aircraft that
				will be used;
(4) The extent to
				which weather data will be made available to the licensees; and
(5) Other personnel carrying out the
				project.
h. How conduct
				of the operation will interact with or affect other weather modification
				operations.