NAC459.953475. Fees; request for Division to cease evaluation for permit.

     1. An owner or operator of a new process shall remit fees to the Division for activities conducted by the Division relating to permitting activities conducted pursuant to NAC 459.95345 to 459.953473, inclusive.

     2. Upon the determination by the Division that an application for a permit to construct a new process is complete, the owner or operator shall remit $5,000 to the Division. The Division shall issue invoices to the owner or operator for any costs in excess of $5,000, except that:

     (a) If the new process has 5 or less piping and instrument diagrams, not including drawing legend sheets and utility piping and instrument diagrams, invoices may not be issued for more than a cumulative amount of $40,000;

     (b) If the new process has at least 6 but not more than 20 piping and instrument diagrams, not including drawing legend sheets and utility piping and instrument diagrams, invoices may not be issued for more than a cumulative amount of $50,000; or

     (c) If the new process has more than 20 piping and instrument diagrams, not including drawing legend sheets and utility piping and instrument diagrams, invoices may not be issued for more than a cumulative amount of $50,000, plus $500 for each piping and instrument diagram in excess of 20 diagrams.

     3. The Division shall accrue charges for activities relating to the permitting of the new process conducted by:

     (a) Personnel of the Division in the amount of $68 per hour; and

     (b) Contractors in an amount equal to the cost to the Division, plus 5 percent.

     4. The Division shall not require the owner or operator to pay more than the maximum cumulative amount for the respective new process as set forth in subsection 2, except that fees related to:

     (a) The review of the concrete foundations or structural steel design; and

     (b) Reviewing corrections,

Ê must not be considered when determining the maximum fee owed by the owner or operator.

     5. After issuing a permit to operate to an owner or operator, the Division shall refund any excess fee paid to the Division by the owner or operator pursuant to this section.

     6. The owner or operator may request in writing that the Division cease work on evaluating the application for a permit to construct, or evaluating whether the owner or operator has satisfied the requirements for the issuance of a permit to operate, at any time before the permit is issued. Upon receipt of such a request, the Division shall stop its evaluation and:

     (a) Issue an invoice to the owner or operator for any outstanding money due pursuant to this section, including any money committed to any engineering contractor for review services; or

     (b) Refund any excess fee paid to the Division by the owner or operator pursuant to this section,

Ê as appropriate.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R041-01, eff. 10-25-2001; A by R137-04, 2-15-2005)