Section 2280. Permit application fee calculation

Each permit application subject to this article shall be subject to a permit application fee. The amount of the application fee shall be calculated as follows:

1. The amount of the permit application fee shall be the largest applicable base permit application fee amount from Table 8-10A, adjusted annually by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as specified in subdivision 2 of this subsection.

TABLE 8-10A BASE PERMIT APPLICATION FEES FOR STATIONARY SOURCES
Application for:		Base Permit Application Fee Amount
Sources subject to Title V permitting requirements:
	Major NSR permit	$30,000
	Major NSR permit amendment (except administrative)	$7,000
	State major permit	$15,000
	Minor NSR permit (that is not also a state major permit)	$1,500
	Minor NSR permit amendment (except administrative)	$750
	Title V permit	$20,000
	Title V permit renewal	$10,000
	Title V permit modification (except administrative)	$3,500
	State operating permit	$7,000
	State operating permit amendment (except administrative)	$3,500
	Title V General Permit	$500
Sources subject to the requirements of a synthetic minor permit:
	Minor NSR permit	$500
	Minor NSR permit amendment (except administrative)	$250
	State operating permit	$1,500
	State operating permit amendment (except administrative)	$800

2. The annual adjustment of the permit application fees shall be based upon the annually adjusted permit application fee amounts for the preceding calendar year and the change in the CPI value published by the U.S. Department of Labor for all-urban consumers over the 12-month period ending on August 30 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the application is first received by the appropriate regional office of the department.

a. The CPI for all-urban consumers published by the U.S. Department of Labor may be obtained online from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' website at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?cu.

b. There is no CPI adjustment for applications received prior to January 1, 2013.

3. The amount of the annually CPI-adjusted permit application fee shall be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 20, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2004; amended, Volume 28, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 2012; Errata, 28:24 VA.R. 1961 July 30, 2012.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia; §§ 110, 112, 165, 173, and 182 and Title V of the federal Clean Air Act; 40 CFR Parts 51, 61, 63, 70 and 72.