NAC445B.327. Fees; late penalty.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a stationary source is not subject to the permitting requirements of 40 C.F.R. § 52.21, as adopted by reference in NAC 445B.221, the fees for an operating permit are as follows:

(a) Class I operating permit to construct..............................................................	$20,000
(b) Conversion of an operating permit to construct into a Class I operating permit involving only one phase...............................................................................	5,000
(c) Conversion of an operating permit to construct into a Class I operating permit involving two or more phases (per phase)......................................................	5,000
(d) Modification to an operating permit to construct..........................................	5,000
(e) Revision of an operating permit to construct.................................................	5,000
(f) Class I operating permit.................................................................................	30,000
(g) Significant revision of a Class I operating permit..........................................	20,000
(h) Minor revision of a Class I operating permit.................................................	5,000
(i) Renewal of a Class I operating permit............................................................	5,000
(j) Class II operating permit................................................................................	3,000
(k) Revision of a Class II operating permit.........................................................	2,000
(l) Renewal of a Class II operating permit..........................................................	2,000
(m) Class II general permit..................................................................................	500
(n) Class III operating permit..............................................................................	300
(o) Revision of a Class III operating permit........................................................	200
(p) Renewal of a Class III operating permit........................................................	250
(q) Surface area disturbance permit.....................................................................	500
(r) Revision of a surface area disturbance permit................................................	200
(s) Administrative amendment of an operating permit.......................................	200
(t) Replacement of a lost or damaged operating permit to construct or an operating permit........................................................................................................	200
(u) Request for change of location of an emission unit.......................................	100
(v) Administrative revision to a Class I operating permit...................................	500
(w) Class I operating permit to construct for the approval of a plantwide applicability limitation...............................................................................................	20,000
(x) Class IV operating permit..............................................................................	50

Ê An applicant must pay the entire fee when the applicant submits an application to the Director.

     2. The fee to revise an operating permit so that the operating permit is consistent with any guidelines established by the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources pursuant to NAC 445B.255 is $1,000. An applicant must pay the entire fee when the applicant submits an application to the Director.

     3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a stationary source is subject to the permitting requirements of 40 C.F.R. § 52.21, as adopted by reference in NAC 445B.221, the owner or operator of that stationary source must obtain an operating permit. The fees for such an operating permit are as follows:

(a) Operating permit for a stationary source subject to the program for the prevention of significant deterioration of air quality................................................	$50,000
(b) Revision of an operating permit for a stationary source subject to the permitting requirements of 40 C.F.R. § 52.21 to authorize a major modification of the stationary source.................................................................................................	50,000
(c) Class I operating permit to construct.............................................................	50,000
(d) Conversion of an operating permit to construct into a Class I operating permit involving only one phase...............................................................................	5,000
(e) Conversion of an operating permit to construct into a Class I operating permit involving two or more phases (per phase).....................................................	5,000
(f) Revision of an operating permit to construct.................................................	5,000
(g) Administrative amendment of an operating permit or operating permit to construct...................................................................................................................	200
(h) Replacement of a lost or damaged operating permit to construct or an operating permit........................................................................................................	200
(i) Request for the change of location of an emission unit.................................	100
(j) Administrative revision to a Class I operating permit....................................	500

Ê An applicant must pay the entire fee when the applicant submits an application to the Director.

     4. If no changes need to be made to convert an operating permit to construct into a Class I operating permit, no fee will be assessed.

     5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the annual fee based on emissions for a Class I stationary source is $16 per ton times the total tons of each regulated pollutant emitted during the preceding calendar year. The annual fee based on emissions does not apply to emissions of carbon monoxide or emissions of greenhouse gases.

     6. To determine the fee set forth in subsection 5:

     (a) Emissions must be calculated using:

          (1) The emission unit’s actual operating hours, rates of production and in-place control equipment;

          (2) The types of materials processed, stored or combusted; and

          (3) Data from:

               (I) A test for emission compliance;

               (II) A continuous emission monitor;

               (III) The most recently published issue of Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, EPA Publication No. AP-42; or

               (IV) Other emission factors or methods which the Director has validated; or

     (b) If paragraph (a) does not apply to a stationary source that was in operation during the preceding calendar year, emissions must be calculated using the permitted allowable emissions for that stationary source.

     7. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the annual fee for maintenance of a stationary source is:

(a) For a Class I source qualifying as:
(1) A major stationary source that is issued a prevention of significant deterioration permit..................................................................................................	$30,000
(2) A major stationary source that is not issued a prevention of significant deterioration permit..................................................................................................	25,000
(3) A major source that is not a major stationary source and is issued a Class I operating permit............................................................................................	20,000
(4) A major source that is not a major stationary source and is issued a Class I operating permit for a municipal solid waste landfill...................................	15,000
(b) For a Class II source that has the potential to emit:
(1) Eighty tons or more per year but less than 100 tons per year of any one regulated air pollutant except carbon monoxide......................................................	5,000
(2) Eight tons or more per year but less than 10 tons per year of any single hazardous air pollutant.............................................................................................	5,000
(3) Twenty tons or more per year but less than 25 tons per year of any combination of hazardous air pollutants...................................................................	5,000
(4) Fifty tons or more per year but less than 80 tons per year of any one regulated air pollutant except carbon monoxide......................................................	3,000
(5) Twenty-five tons or more per year but less than 50 tons per year of any one regulated air pollutant except carbon monoxide................................................	1,000
(6) Less than 25 tons per year of any one regulated air pollutant except carbon monoxide......................................................................................................	500
(c) For a Class II source that is issued a Class II general permit........................	500
(d) For a Class III source....................................................................................	250
(e) For a surface area disturbance permit for a total disturbance of:	0
(1) Five or more acres but less than 20 acres..................................................	250
(2) Twenty or more acres but less than 50 acres............................................	500
(3) Fifty or more acres but less than 100 acres...............................................	750
(4) One hundred or more acres but less than 200 acres.................................	1,000
(5) Two hundred or more acres but less than 500 acres.................................	2,000
(6) Five hundred or more acres......................................................................	5,000
(f) For a Class IV source.....................................................................................	50

     8. The fee for conducting an informal review of a proposed new major source or proposed modification of an existing major source pursuant to NAC 445B.2915 is $50,000.

     9. The annual fee for maintenance of a stationary source for the fiscal year during which an operating permit or an operating permit to construct is issued for the stationary source is included in the fee for the operating permit or operating permit to construct.

     10. For the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2009, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Director shall:

     (a) Increase the dollar per ton emissions rate that is used to calculate the annual fee based on emissions by an amount that is equal to 2 percent of the dollar per ton emissions rate for the immediately preceding fiscal year; and

     (b) Increase the annual fee for maintenance of a stationary source by an amount that is equal to 2 percent of the annual fee for maintenance of the stationary source for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

Ê The Director may, during any fiscal year, suspend an increase in a rate or fee specified in this subsection.

     11. The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall collect all fees required pursuant to subsections 5 and 7 not later than July 1 of each year.

     12. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the owner or operator of a source who does not pay his or her annual fee installments within 30 days after the date on which payment becomes due will be assessed a late penalty in the amount of 25 percent of the amount of the fees due. The late fee must be paid in addition to the annual fees. The late penalty set forth in this subsection does not apply if, at the time that the late fee would otherwise be assessed, the owner or operator is in negotiations with the Director concerning his or her annual fees.

     13. As used in this section, “prevention of significant deterioration permit” means an operating permit that is issued for a major source in accordance with the conditions set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 52.21.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 12-15-88; A 9-13-91; 11-23-92; 12-13-93, eff. 7-1-94; 7-1-94; 10-30-95; 5-3-95; R105-97, 3-5-98; R019-99, 9-27-99; R040-01, 10-25-2001; R103-02, 12-17-2002; R125-04, 9-24-2004; R139-06, 9-18-2006; R154-06, 11-13-2006, eff. 1-1-2007; R014-11 & R015-11, 10-26-2011)