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1. The employer can demonstrate that it would be unable to comply with the CTR program elements for reasons beyond the control of the employer; 2. The employer can demonstrate that compliance with the program elements would constitute an undue hardship. This may include evidence from employee surveys administered at the worksite: first, in the base year, showing that the employer's own base year values of VMT per employee and SOV rates were higher than the CTR zone average; and subsequently, in the progress year(s) showing that the employer has achieved reductions from its own base values that are comparable to the reduction goals established for the employer's CTR zone. E. Extensions. An employer may request additional time to submit a CTR program or progress report, or to implement or modify a program. Such requests shall be made in writing no less than thirty days before the due date for which the extension is being requested. Requests must be made in writing. Extensions not to exceed ninety days shall be considered for reasonable causes. The City shall grant or deny the employer's extension request in writing within ten working days of receipt. If there is no response issued to the employer, an extension is automatically granted for thirty days. Extensions shall not exempt an employer from any responsibility in meeting program goals. Extensions granted due to delays or difficulties with any program element(s) shall not be cause for discontinuing or failing to implement other program elements. An employer's regular reporting date shall not be adjusted permanently as a result of these extensions. An employer's regular reporting date may be extended at the discretion of the director of transportation services or his/her designee. F. Implementation of Employer's CTR Program. Unless extensions are granted, the employer shall implement the approved CTR program not more than one hundred eighty days after the program was first submitted to the City. Implementation of the approved program modifications will occur within thirty days of the final decision or one hundred eighty days from submission of the CTR program or progress report, whichever occurs first. Section 8. Chapter 3, Section E of Ordinance No. 2277-98 (EMC 46.68.110), which reads as follows: Credit for transportation demand management efforts. A. Leadership Certificate. As public recognition for their efforts, employers with VMT per employee or proportion of SOV trips lower than the zone average will receive a commute trip reduction certificate of leadership from the city. B. Credit for Programs Implemented Prior to the Base Year. Employers with successful transportation demand management (TDM) programs implemented prior to the 1992 base year, including those implemented pursuant to the city's interim traffic mitigation ordinance (ITMO), may be eligible to apply for program exemption credit, which exempts them from some program requirements. When 20