Requirements for PECFA Consultant and Comm 5.81 PECFA consultants.

(1) General. (a) A person who performs or provides professional level investigation, interpretation, design or technical project management services related to a claim submitted for reimbursement under the PECFA program, ch. Comm 47, shall hold a credential issued by the department as a registered PECFA consultant.
(b) The services referred to in par. (a) include but are not limited to:
1. Conducting site investigations;
2. Preparing remedial action plans and alternatives; or
3. Interpretation of data for passive or active bio-remediation systems.

(2) Application for credential. A person applying for a PECFA consultant registration shall submit all of the following:
(a) An application in accordance with s. Comm 5.01.
(b) An application fee and credential fee in accordance with s. Comm 5.02, Table 5.02

(3) Responsibilities. A person who performs or provides professional level investigation, interpretation, design or technical project management services related to a claim submitted for reimbursement under the PECFA program, ch. Comm 47, as a registered PECFA consultant shall either hold or be covered by errors and omissions professional liability coverage, including pollution impairment liability, of no less than $1,000,000 per claim, $1,000,000 annual aggregate and with a deductible of no more than $100,000 per claim.

(4) Renewal. (a) 1. A person may renew his or her registration as a PECFA consultant.
2. A PECFA consultant registration shall be renewed in accordance with s. Comm 5.07.
(b) The registration of a person as a PECFA consultant that occurred prior to November 1, 1996, shall expire 2 years after November 1, 1996 unless the registration is renewed in accordance with s. Comm 5.07.

Comm 5.80 PECFA consulting firms.

(1) General. (a) A corporation, partnership, sole proprietor or independent contractor that performs or provides professional level engineering or hydrogeological services related to a claim submitted for reimbursement under the PECFA program, ch. Comm 47, shall hold a credential issued by the department as a registered PECFA consulting firm.
(b) The services referred to in par. (a) include but are not limited to:
1. Conducting site investigations;
2. Preparing remedial action plans and alternatives;
3. Designing and supervising the installation of remedial systems; and
4. Planning for passive bio-remediation with long term monitoring.

(2) Application for credential. An entity applying for a PECFA consulting firm registration shall submit all of the following:
(a) An application in accordance with s. Comm 5.01.
(b) An application fee and credential fee in accordance with s. Comm 5.02, Table 5.02.

(3) Qualifications for credential. The person applying for a PECFA consulting firm registration shall be the owner of the consulting business, a partner in the consulting business applying on behalf of a partnership, or the chairman of the board or chief executive officer applying on behalf of the consulting corporation.

(4) Responsibilities. An entity that performs or provides professional level engineering or hydrogeological services related to a claim submitted for reimbursement under the PECFA program, ch. Comm 47, as a registered PECFA consulting firm shall:
(a) Make records of PECFA claim services available for inspection and audit as requested by the department for field or financial audits under ch. Comm 47; and
(b) Hold errors and omissions professional liability coverage, including pollution impairment liability, of no less than $1,000,000 per claim, $1,000,000 annual aggregate and with a deductible of no more than $100,000 per claim.

(5) Renewal. (a) 1. An entity may renew their registration as a PECFA consulting firm.
2. A PECFA consulting firm registration shall be renewed in accordance with s. Comm 5.07.
(b) The registration of an entity as a PECFA consulting firm that occurred prior to November 1, 1996, shall expire 2 years after November 1, 1996 unless the registration is renewed in accordance with s. Comm 5.07.