WSR 17-12-048

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed June 2, 2017, 8:44 a.m., effective July 3, 2017]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: Amendments to SRCAA Regulation I, Article X: Fees and Charges are 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. Amendments include: Formatting updates; text edits; remove registration information late fee subsection; update Calculating Annual Registration Fee without Required Registration Information text and move to different section; update Additional Fee for Failure to Pay text and renumber section; 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 section.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending SRCAA Regulation I, Article X: Fees and Charges.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 70.94.141.

Other Authority: Chapter 70.94 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-08-034 on April 19 [March 29], 2017.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Renumbered subsection 10.07(D) to 10.07(C) to have subsections follow numerical order.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 12, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 12, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: June 1, 2017.

Margee Chambers

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