PERMANENT RULES
CLEAN AIR AGENCY
Date of Adoption: October 11, 2001.
Purpose: To remove an outdated section of our regulations that has been superseded by state regulations in chapter 173-425 WAC, Outdoor burning. To adjust some reporting thresholds in the Registration and Operating Permit fee schedules to correspond with EPA reporting requirements. To lower the Operating Permit amendment fees to accurately reflect the cost of the work required for processing amendments.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing Regulation I, Section 4.02; and amending Regulation I, Sections 5.07 and 7.07.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.94 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-18-084 on September 5, 2001.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: In Section 5.07(c) information on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes was added.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
October 15, 2001
James L. Nolan
Director - Compliance
REPEALER
REGULATION I SECTION 4.02 BURNING OF STORM OR FLOOD-RELATED
DEBRIS
AMENDATORY SECTION
REGULATION I SECTION 5.07 REGISTRATION FEES
(a) The Agency shall levy annual fees as set forth in
Section 5.07(c) below for services provided in administering the
registration program. Fees received under the registration
program shall not exceed the cost of administering the program.
Registration fees do not apply to sources subject to Article 7 of
Regulation I.
(b) Upon assessment by the Agency, registration fees are due and payable within 30 days. They shall be deemed delinquent if not fully paid within 90 days.
(c) Annual registration fees are assessed either by the
emission reporting thresholds or, if below emission thresholds,
by the primary ((Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) of the
source)) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
codes (North American Industry Classification System Manual, U.S.
Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and
Budget, 1997) or Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes
(Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Executive Office of
the President, Office of Management and Budget, 1987):
(1) Emission reporting sources under Section 5.05(d) that equal or exceed any of the emission thresholds in this paragraph shall be charged an annual registration fee of $1,200 plus an additional emission rate fee of:
$20 for each ton of CO when the CO emissions are equal to or
exceed 25 ((100)) tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of NOx when the NOx emissions are equal to or exceed 25 tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of PM10 when the PM10 emissions are equal to or exceed 25 tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of SOx when the SOx emissions are equal to or exceed 25 tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of VOC when the VOC emissions are equal to or exceed 25 tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of HAP when the facility total HAP emissions are equal to or exceed 6 tons in the previous calendar year or when any single individual HAP emissions are equal to or exceed 2 tons in the previous calendar year.
(2) Emission reporting sources under Section 5.05(d) that equal or exceed any of the emission thresholds in this paragraph shall be charged the annual registration fee of $2,500 plus an additional emission rate fee of:
$20 for each ton of CO when the CO emissions are equal to or
exceed 50 ((200)) tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of NOx when the NOx emissions are equal to or exceed 50 tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of PM10 when the PM10 emissions are equal to or exceed 50 tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of SOx when the SOx emissions are equal to or exceed 50 tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of VOC when the VOC emissions are equal to or exceed 50 tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of HAP when the facility total HAP
emissions are equal to or exceed 12 tons in the previous calendar
year or when any single individual HAP emissions are equal to or
exceed 5 ((4)) tons in the previous calendar year.
(3) Automobile body repair and painting (SIC = 7532, NAICS = 811121)
without EnviroStar rating of 4 or 5 stars . . . . . . . . . . . . $250
with EnviroStar rating of 4 or 5 stars . . . . . . . . . . . . $50
(4) Perchloroethylene dry-cleaning plants, except rug cleaning (SIC = 7216, NAICS = 812322)
vented . . . . . . . . . . . . $500
unvented . . . . . . . . . . . . $50
(5) Gasoline service stations with gasoline annual throughput during the last calendar year (as certified at the time of annual fee payment) of:
(i) more than 1,200,000 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . $400
(ii) 840,001 to 1,200,000 gallons in Kitsap County . . . . . . . . . . . . $250
(iii) 600,001 to 1,200,000 gallons in King, Pierce, or Snohomish County . . . . . . . . . . . . $250
(iv) 600,001 to 840,000 gallons in Kitsap County . . . . . . . . . . . . $150
(v) 200,000 to 600,000 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . $150
(vi) less than 200,000 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . $100
(6) Sources having 10 or more full-time employees at the
facility site (as certified at the time of annual fee payment)
and requiring registration under Section 5.03 in the following
NAICS or SIC codes, ((North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) codes (North American Industry Classification
System Manual, U.S. Executive Office of the President, Office of
Management and Budget, 1997) or Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) codes (Standard Industrial Classification
Manual, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management
and Budget, 1987))) shall be charged an annual registration fee
of $1,200:
| NAICS | SIC | NAICS Description |
| 212312 | 1422 | Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying |
| 212319 | 1429 | Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying |
| 212321 | 1442 | Construction Sand and Gravel Mining |
| 212322 | 1446 | Industrial Sand Mining |
| 221122 | 4911 | Electric Power Distribution |
| 22132 | 4952 | Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| 23411 | 1611 | Highway and Street Construction |
| 311421 | 2035 | Fruit and Vegetable Canning |
| 311613 | 2077 | Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing |
| 311999 | 2099 | All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing |
| 321114 | 2491 | Wood Preservation |
| 324121 | 2951 | Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing |
| 324122 | 2952 | Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing |
| 325311 | 2873 | Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing |
| 325314 | 2875 | Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing |
| 325412 | 2834 | Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing |
| 325612 | 2842 | Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing |
| 32591 | 2893 | Printing Ink Manufacturing |
| 326291 | 3061 | Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use |
| 327211 | 3211 | Flat Glass Manufacturing |
| 32731 | 3241 | Cement Manufacturing |
| 32732 | 3273 | Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing |
| 32739 | 3272 | Other Concrete Product Manufacturing |
| 32742 | 3275 | Gypsum Product Manufacturing |
| 32791 | 3291 | Abrasive Product Manufacturing |
| 327992 | 3295 | Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing |
| 327999 | 3292, 3299 | All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
| 331111 | 3312 | Iron and Steel Mills |
| 331222 | 3315 | Steel Wire Drawing |
| 331312 | 3334 | Primary Aluminum Production |
| 331492 | 3341 | Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) |
| 331511 | 3321 | Iron Foundries |
| 331512 | 3324 | Steel Investment Foundries |
| 331513 | 3325 | Steel Foundries (except Investment) |
| 331524 | 3365 | Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting) |
| 331525 | 3366 | Copper Foundries (except Die-Casting) |
| 331528 | 3369 | Other Nonferrous Foundries (except Die-Casting) |
| 332811 | 3398 | Metal Heat Treating |
| 332812 | 3479 | Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers |
| 332813 | 3471 | Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring |
| 333414 | 3433 | Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing |
| 333999 | 3599 | All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing |
| 334413 | 3674 | Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing |
| 334418 | 3679 | Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing |
| 335312 | 7694 | Motor and Generator Manufacturing |
| 336611 | 3731 | Ship Building and Repairing |
| 42251 | 5153 | Grain and Field Bean Wholesalers |
| 42269 | 5169 | Other Chemical and Allied Products Wholesalers |
| 48691 | 4613 | Pipeline Transportation of Refined Petroleum Products |
| 48821 | 4013 | Support Activities for Rail Transportation |
| 562111 | 4953 | Solid Waste Collection |
| 62221 | 8063 | Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
| 62231 | 8069 | Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
| 81391 | 8611 | Business Associations |
| NAICS | SIC | NAICS Description |
| 115112 | 0711 | Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating |
| 212325 | 1459 | Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining |
| 22132 | 4952 | Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| 22133 | 4961 | Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply |
| 23321 | 1521 | Single-Family Housing Construction |
| 23499 | 1629 | All Other Heavy Construction |
| 23531 | 1731 | Electrical Contractors |
| 311111 | 2047 | Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing |
| 311119 | 2048 | Other Animal Food Manufacturing |
| 311211 | 2041 | Flour Milling |
| 311422 | 2032 | Specialty Canning |
| 311612 | 2013 | Meat Processed from Carcasses |
| 311711 | 2091 | Seafood Canning |
| 311821 | 2052 | Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing |
| 311822 | 2045 | Flour Mixes and Dough Manufacturing from Purchased Flour |
| 311823 | 2098 | Dry Pasta Manufacturing |
| 311919 | 2096 | Other Snack Food Manufacturing |
| 31192 | 2095 | Coffee and Tea Manufacturing |
| 312111 | 2086 | Soft Drink Manufacturing |
| 31212 | 2082 | Breweries |
| 321113 | 2421, 2429 | Sawmills |
| 321213 | 2439 | Engineered Wood Member (except Truss) Manufacturing |
| 321219 | 2493 | Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing |
| 32191 | 2431 | Millwork |
| 321912 | 2426 | Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing |
| 32192 | 2441, 2448 | Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing |
| 321992 | 2452 | Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing |
| 32213 | 2631 | Paperboard Mills |
| 322211 | 2653 | Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing |
| 322212 | 2657 | Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing |
| 322213 | 2652 | Setup Paperboard Box Manufacturing |
| 322231 | 2675 | Die-Cut Paper and Paperboard Office Supplies Manufacturing |
| 32311 | 2759 | Printing |
| 323110 | 2752 | Commercial Lithographic Printing |
| 325188 | 2819 | All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing |
| 325199 | 2869 | All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing |
| 325211 | 2821 | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing |
| 32551 | 2851 | Paint and Coating Manufacturing |
| 326112 | 2671 | Unsupported Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet Manufacturing |
| 326199 | 3089 | All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing |
| 326212 | 7534 | Tire Retreading |
| 327331 | 3271 | Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing |
| 332112 | 3463 | Nonferrous Forging |
| 332116 | 3469 | Metal Stamping |
| 332312 | 3441, 3449 | Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing |
| 332322 | 3444 | Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing |
| 332323 | 3446 | Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing |
| 33242 | 3443 | Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing |
| 332618 | 3496 | Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing |
| 332993 | 3483 | Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing |
| 332996 | 3498 | Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing |
| 332999 | 3499 | All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing |
| 333294 | 3556 | Food Product Machinery Manufacturing |
| 333515 | 3545 | Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing |
| 333994 | 3567 | Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing |
| 334111 | 3571 | Electronic Computer Manufacturing |
| 33422 | 3663 | Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing |
| 334412 | 3672 | Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing |
| 334513 | 3823 | Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables |
| 334518 | 3873 | Watch, Clock, and Part Manufacturing |
| 335129 | 3648 | Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing |
| 335228 | 3639 | Other Major Household Appliance Manufacturing |
| 335911 | 3691 | Storage Battery Manufacturing |
| 335999 | 3629 | All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing |
| 336211 | 3713 | Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing |
| 336411 | 3721 | Aircraft Manufacturing |
| 336413 | 3728 | Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing |
| 33651 | 3743 | Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing |
| 33711 | 2434 | Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing |
| 337122 | 5712 | Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing |
| 42132 | 5032 | Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Wholesalers |
| 42151 | 5051 | Metal Service Centers and Offices |
| 42169 | 5065 | Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Wholesalers |
| 42193 | 5093 | Recyclable Material Wholesalers |
| 42261 | 5162 | Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Wholesalers |
| 42271 | 5171 | Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals |
| 422720 | 5172 | Petroleum and Petroleum Products Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) |
| 42299 | 5199 | Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Wholesalers |
| 44419 | 5039 | Other Building Material Dealers |
| 454312 | 5984 | Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Bottled Gas) Dealers |
| 481111 | 4512 | Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation |
| 48411 | 4212 | General Freight Trucking, Local |
| 48819 | 4581 | Other Support Activities for Air Transportation |
| 48832 | 4491 | Marine Cargo Handling |
| 48833 | 4492 | Navigational Services to Shipping |
| 48849 | 4173 | Other Support Activities for Road Transportation |
| 49312 | 4222 | Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage |
| 51111 | 2711 | Newspaper Publishers |
| 51112 | 2721 | Periodical Publishers |
| 51113 | 2731 | Book Publishers |
| 51421 | 7374 | Data Processing Services |
| 53111 | 6513 | Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings |
| 54171 | 8731 | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences |
| 56121 | 8744 | Facilities Support Services |
| 61131 | 8221 | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
| 62211 | 8062 | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
| 62431 | 8331 | Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
| 712190 | 8422 | Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions |
| 81221 | 7261 | Funeral Homes and Funeral Services |
| 81222 | 7261 | Cemeteries and Crematories |
| 812331 | 7219 | Linen Supply |
| 812332 | 7218 | Industrial Launderers |
| 922120 | 9221 | Police Protection |
| 92214 | 9223 | Correctional Institutions |
| 92811 | 9711 | National Security |
AMENDATORY SECTION
REGULATION I SECTION 7.07 OPERATING PERMIT FEES
(a) The Agency shall levy annual operating permit fees as
set forth in Section 7.07(b) below to cover the cost of
administering the operating permit program.
(b) Upon assessment by the Agency, the following operating permit fees are due and payable within 30 days. They shall be deemed delinquent if not fully paid within 90 days.
(1) Facility Fees:
(i) Operating permit sources with the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes (North American Industry Classification System Manual, U.S. Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, 1997) or Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes:
| NAICS | SIC | NAICS Description |
| 32411 | 2911 | Petroleum Refineries |
| 32731 | 3241 | Cement Manufacturing |
| 331111 | 3312 | Iron and Steel Mills |
| 336411 | 3721 | Aircraft Manufacturing |
| 336413 | 3728 | Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing |
| 92811 | 9711 | National Security |
(ii) Operating permit sources with the following NAICS/SIC
codes:
| NAICS | SIC | NAICS Description |
| 23521 | 1721 | Painting and Wall Covering Contractors |
| 311812 | 2051 | Commercial Bakeries |
| 321114 | 2491 | Wood Preservation |
| 32191 | 2431 | Millwork |
| 321999 | 2499 | All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing |
| 322222 | 2672 | Coated and Laminated Paper Manufacturing |
| 32614 | 3086 | Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing |
| 32615 | 3086 | Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing |
| 327121 | 3251 | Brick and Structural Clay Tile Manufacturing |
| 332313 | 3443 | Plate Work Manufacturing |
| 332996 | 3498 | Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing |
| 333415 | 3585 | Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing |
| 33711 | 2434 | Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing |
| 81142 | 7641 | Reupholstery and Furniture Repair |
(iii) Operating permit sources with NAICS/SIC codes other than listed above . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000
(2) Additional emission rate fees shall be paid in addition to the annual operating permit fees of Section 7.07 (b)(1):
$20 for each ton of CO when the CO emissions are equal to or
exceed 25 ((100)) tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of NOx when the NOx emissions are equal to or exceed 25 tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of PM10 when the PM10 emissions are equal to or exceed 25 tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of SOx when the SOx emissions are equal to or exceed 25 tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of VOC when the VOC emissions are equal to or exceed 25 tons in the previous calendar year, and
$40 for each ton of HAP when the facility total HAP emissions are equal to or exceed 6 tons in the previous calendar year or when any single individual HAP emissions are equal to or exceed 2 tons in the previous calendar year.
(c) In addition to the fees under Sections 7.07 (b)(1) and (b)(2) above, the Agency shall, on a source-by-source basis, levy the following fees:
(1) $250 (($500)) for administrative permit amendments, and
(2) for minor permit modifications, a fee equal to 10% of the annual operating permit fee, not to exceed $5,000, and
(3) for the issuance, significant modification, or renewal of an operating permit, a fee equal to 20% of the annual operating permit fee, not to exceed $10,000, and
(4) to cover the cost of public involvement under WAC 173-401-800, and
(5) to cover the cost incurred by the Washington State Department of Health in enforcing 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart I and Chapter 246-247 WAC.
(d) In addition to the fees described under Sections 7.07 (b) and (c) above, the Agency shall collect and transfer to the Washington State Department of Ecology a surcharge established by the Department of Ecology under WAC 173-401 to cover the Department of Ecology's program development and oversight costs.
(e) Continued payment to the Agency of the annual operating permit fee maintains the operating permit and the status of the source as an operating facility.