NAC459.9805. Uniform permit: Uniform application for issuance or renewal; fees; expiration.

     1. A person seeking to obtain a uniform permit from the Division, or to renew a uniform permit issued by the Division, must submit to the Permit Section:

     (a) A completed uniform application for the issuance or renewal of a uniform permit, on the form prescribed by the Division;

     (b) A general processing fee of $125;

     (c) The apportioned registration fee:

          (1) For this State, as prescribed by subsection 2; and

          (2) For each participating state in which the person transports hazardous material;

     (d) A permit review fee of $500 to be paid once every 3 years; and

     (e) A reasonable fee to cover the administrative expenses of any costs incurred pursuant to NAC 459.98055.

Ê A uniform permit will not be issued or renewed pursuant to this section until the required uniform application and fees have been received by the Permit Section.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the apportioned registration fee for this State is the amount obtained by multiplying $125 by the product of:

     (a) The total number of power units used by the applicant for the transportation of all the applicant’s shipments during the preceding year;

     (b) The applicant’s total mileage for the transportation of all his or her shipments in this State during the preceding year divided by the applicant’s total mileage for the transportation of all his or her shipments in all states and countries during the preceding year; and

     (c) If the applicant’s shipments of hazardous material are by:

          (1) Full loads only, the total number of the applicant’s shipments of hazardous material in this State during the preceding year divided by the total number of all his or her shipments in this State during the preceding year;

          (2) Partial loads only, the total weight of the applicant’s shipments containing hazardous material in this State during the preceding year divided by the total weight of all his or her shipments in this State during the preceding year, calculated exactly or to the number midway between the two deciles closest to the person’s estimate of that amount; or

          (3) Both full and partial loads, the sum obtained by adding:

               (I) The percentage of his or her total shipments of hazardous material in this State during the preceding year which were by full loads times the number obtained by performing the calculation set forth in subparagraph (1) as if all his or her shipments of hazardous material in this State during the preceding year were by full loads; and

               (II) The percentage of the applicant’s total shipments of hazardous material in this State during the preceding year which were by partial loads times the number obtained by performing the calculation set forth in subparagraph (2) as if all his or her shipments of hazardous material in this State during the preceding year were by partial loads,

Ê calculated exactly or to the number midway between the two deciles closest to the person’s estimate of that amount.

     3. A uniform permit issued pursuant to this section expires on:

     (a) December 31 of the year in which the uniform permit was issued if the uniform permit was issued by the Division for a calendar year; or

     (b) June 30 of the year in which the uniform permit was issued if the uniform permit was issued by the Division for a fiscal year.

     4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a motor carrier who transports hazardous waste in this State shall complete all parts of the uniform application except part III.

     5. A motor carrier shall complete all sections of the uniform application if the motor carrier transports:

     (a) Radioactive waste in this State; or

     (b) Hazardous waste in a participating state that requires completion of part III of the uniform application.

     6. If a motor carrier is required by subsection 5 to complete all sections of the uniform application, the motor carrier shall pay a fee:

     (a) For the performance of a background investigation required pursuant to the uniform program. The fee for the background investigation is the actual cost of the investigation. The Permit Section shall inform the applicant of the estimated cost of the investigation, and the Permit Section must receive a fee in that amount before an investigation will begin. Any unexpended portion of the fee will be refunded to the applicant, regardless of the outcome of the investigation.

     (b) For on-site investigations by the Division.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 1-4-96; A by Dep’t of Pub. Safety by R168-03, 12-16-2003)