N.J. Admin. Code § 19:31L-1.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 19:31L-1.6 - Application and review procedures

(a) Applicants shall submit to the Authority a completed Application for Energy Sales Tax Exemption. The application, signed by an authorized representative of the business, shall bear either a legible post-mark date or a date-received stamp from the Authority.

(b) The Authority shall conduct a review of the applications in the order received, commencing with the application bearing the earliest submission date. The Authority may require the submission of additional information to complete the application or may require the submission of the entire application, if incomplete. The Authority shall review the applications to determine whether:

1. The application complies with the eligibility criteria;

2. The application satisfies the submission requirements; and

3. The application adequately provides information for the subject applicants.

(c) Program staff, after reviewing the application, shall make a recommendation to the Chief Executive Officer, who after consideration of that recommendation, shall approve, approve with modifications, or deny an application in the program.

(d) Upon completion of the review of an application pursuant to (b) above, the Authority shall notify the applicant whether the application has been approved by the Chief Executive Officer.

1. In the event that an application is approved, the Chief Executive Officer will notify the applicant, the President of the Board of Public Utilities and the Director, that a qualified business or a qualified group has met the requirements for the energy sales tax exemption. In accordance with P.L. 1966, c. 30 (N.J.S.A. 54:32B-1 et seq.) The Division of Taxation shall then issue an Exemption Certificate (UZ-6) to the qualified business or qualified group.

2. In the event that an application is denied, the applicant shall be notified of the denial and the reasons for such denial.

3. After notification of a denial, should the circumstances change so that the applicant reasonably believes its application will be approved, the applicant may reapply to the program no earlier than 90 days from the date the Chief Executive Officer issued the denial.

(e) Once a qualified group is approved, each member of the group shall be subject to all the same provisions and procedures as any other qualified manufacturing business that is not a member of a qualified group. However, if the Chief Executive Officer subsequently determines that a previously qualified group is no longer eligible for the energy sales tax exemption, then each member of that group shall be required to immediately surrender its exemption certificate to the Chief Executive Officer.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:31L-1.6

Amended by R.2006 d.197, effective 5/15/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 3024(a), 38 N.J.R. 2165(b).
Inserted ", signed by an authorized representative of the business," in the second sentence of (a); inserted (c); and recodified former (c) and (d) as (d) and (e).

Recodified from 19:31-13.6 56 N.J.R. 807(a), effective 5/6/2024