WSR 17-08-034

PROPOSED RULES

[Filed March 29, 2017, 10:02 a.m.]

Proposal is exempt under RCW 70.94.121(1).

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Amend SRCAA Regulation I, Article X: Fees and Charges.

Hearing Location(s): Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA), 3104 East Augusta Avenue, Spokane, WA 99207, on June 1, 2017, at 9:30 a.m.

Date of Intended Adoption: June 1, 2017.

Submit Written Comments to: Margee Chambers, 3104 East Augusta Avenue, Spokane, WA 99207, email PublicComment@spokanecleanair.org, fax (509) 477-6827, by June 1, 2017, close of hearing.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Mary Kataoka by May 30, 2017, (509) 477-4727 ext. 100.

Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Purpose: SRCAA is proposing to revise SRCAA Regulation I, Article X: Fees and Charges, to improve clarity and readability, include fee calculation methodology to allow hourly fee rates to reflect program hourly costs, and update formatting for consistency among articles.

Anticipated effects: The proposed regulation amendments will improve clarity, readability, formatting consistency, and adjust specific fees as the agency works towards full cost recovery of fee based programs.

Changes to existing rules: Proposed changes to SRCAA Regulation I, Article X: Fees and Charges include: Formatting updates to increase consistency among articles; text edits to improve clarity and readability; remove registration information late fee subsection; update calculating annual registration fee without required registration information text and move; update additional fee for failure to pay text and renumber; add new subsection method of calculating fees; include fee calculation methodology to include formula used to calculate hourly fee for acid deposition fee and miscellaneous fees; clarify the fee structure for variance fee that is outlined in Article III, revise fee structure and include fee calculation methodology to include formula used to calculate hourly fee for fees for changes to an order of approval or permission to operate, permit application fee, and paving waiver fee; add payment of fees subsection to clarify payment is required; and remove duplicative periodic fee review text from multiple sections and insert updated periodic fee review text to one subsection.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: The intent of the proposed regulation amendments will improve readability and understanding and adjust specific fees as the agency works towards full cost recovery of fee based programs.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 70.94.141.

Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 70.94 RCW.

Name of Proponent: SRCAA, governmental.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Margee Chambers, SRCAA, (509) 477-4727; Implementation and Enforcement: Finance and HR section manager, SRCAA, (509) 477-4727.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. SRCAA is not subject to the small business economic impact provision of the Administrative Procedures [Procedure] Act, and is not a school district.

A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. SRCAA is a local air agency, per RCW 70.94.141, RCW 34.05.328 does not apply.

March 29, 2017

Margee Chambers

Rule Writer/SIP Planner