PROPOSED RULES
CLEAN AIR AGENCY
Original Notice.
Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 70.94.141(1).
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Amend Regulation I, Section 5.07 Annual Registration Fees.
Hearing Location(s): Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, 1904 3rd Avenue, Suite 105, Seattle, WA 98101, on May 26, 2011, at 8:45 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: May 26, 2011.
Submit Written Comments to: Lynn Sykes, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, 1904 3rd Avenue, #105, Seattle, WA 98101, e-mail lynns@pscleanair.org, fax (206) 343-7522, by May 25, 2011.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact agency receptionist, (206) 689-4010, by May 19, 2011, TTY (800) 833-6388 or (800) 833-6385 (Braille).
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: To increase the additional registration fee for large composting facilities.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: To be consistent with registration principles and the board of directors' policy that the program be self-sufficient using fees. The increase reflects the amount of program-related work anticipated for this type of facility for the coming year.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.94 RCW.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 70.94.141.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Steve Van Slyke, 1904 3rd Avenue, Suite 105, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 689-4052; Implementation and Enforcement: Laurie Halvorson, 1904 3rd Avenue, Suite 105, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 689-4030.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The agency is not subject to the small business economic impact provision of the Administrative Procedure Act.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to local air agencies, per RCW 70.94.141.
April 19, 2011
Craig Kenworthy
Executive Director
AMENDATORY SECTION
REGULATION I SECTION 5.07 ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEES
(a) The Agency shall assess annual fees as set forth in
Section 5.07(c) of this regulation for services provided in
administering the registration program. Fees received under
the registration program shall not exceed the cost of
administering the program, which shall be defined as initial
registration and annual or other periodic reports from the
source owner providing information directly related to air
pollution registration, on-site inspections necessary to
verify compliance with registration requirements, data storage
and retrieval systems necessary for support of the
registration program, emission inventory reports and emission
reduction credits computed from information provided by
sources pursuant to registration program requirements, staff
review, including engineering analysis for accuracy and
currentness, of information provided by sources pursuant to
registration program requirements, clerical and other office
support provided in direct furtherance of the registration
program, and administrative support provided in directly
carrying out the registration program. Payment of these fees
by the owner or operator of a source shall maintain its active
registration status (even if it is not actively operating).
(b) Upon assessment by the Agency, registration fees are due and payable within 45 days of the date of the invoice. They shall be deemed delinquent if not fully paid within 45 days of the date of the invoice and shall be subject to an additional delinquent fee equal to 25% of the original fee, not to exceed $1,000. Persons knowingly under-reporting emissions or other information used to set fees, or persons required to pay emission or permit fees who are more than 90 days late with such payments may be subject to a penalty equal to 3 times the amount of the original fee owed (in addition to other penalties provided by chapter 70.94 RCW).
(c) Except as specified in Section 5.07 (d) and (e) of this regulation, registered sources shall be assessed a fee of $1,000, plus the following fees:
(1) Sources subject to a federal emission standard as specified in Section 5.03 (a)(1) of this regulation shall be assessed $1,750 per subpart of 40 CFR Parts 60-63;
(2) Sources subject to a federally enforceable emission limitation as specified in Section 5.03 (a)(2) or meeting the emission thresholds specified in Section 5.03 (a)(3) of this regulation shall be assessed $2,000;
(3) Sources subject to the emission reporting requirements under Section 5.05(b) of this regulation shall be assessed $25 for each ton of CO and $50 for each ton of NOx, PM10, SOx, HAP, and VOC, based on the emissions reported during the previous calendar year;
(4) Sources with more than one coffee roaster installed on-site that are approved under a Notice of Construction Order of Approval shall be assessed $2,000;
(5) Sources of commercial composting with raw materials from off-site and with an installed processing capacity of <100,000 tons per year shall be assessed $5,000; and
(6) Sources of commercial composting with raw materials
from off-site and with an installed processing capacity of
≥100,000 tons per year shall be assessed (($10,000)) $20,000.
(d) Gasoline dispensing facilities shall be assessed the following fees based on their gasoline throughput during the previous calendar year (as certified at the time of payment):
(1) More than 6,000,000 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,550;
(2) 3,600,001 to 6,000,000 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,765;
(3) 1,200,001 to 3,600,000 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,175;
(4) 840,001 to 1,200,000 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . $590;
(5) 200,001 to 840,000 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . $295.
(e) The following registered sources shall be assessed an annual registration fee of $120, provided that they meet no other criteria listed in Section 5.03(a) of this regulation:
(1) Sources with spray-coating operations subject to Section 9.16 of this regulation that use no more than 4,000 gallons per year of total coatings and solvents;
(2) Gasoline dispensing facilities subject to Section 2.07 of Regulation II with gasoline annual throughput during the previous calendar year (as certified at the time of payment) of no more than 200,000 gallons;
(3) Motor vehicle and mobile equipment coating operations subject to Section 3.04 of Regulation II;
(4) Unvented dry cleaners using perchloroethylene; and
(5) Batch coffee roasters subject to notification under Section 6.03 (b)(11) of this regulation.