Section 2340. Annual permit maintenance fee calculation

A. Each stationary source subject to this article shall be assessed an annual permit maintenance fee.

B. The amount of the permit maintenance fee shall be calculated as follows:

1. The amount of the annual permit maintenance fee shall be the largest applicable base permit maintenance fee amount from Table 8-11A, adjusted annually by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as specified in subdivision 2 of this subsection.

TABLE 8-11A BASE PERMIT MAINTENANCE FEES FOR STATIONARY SOURCES
Stationary Source Type	Base Permit Maintenance Fee Amount
Title V Complex Major Source	$10,000
Title V Major Source	$3,500
Title V Source By Rule	$1,500
Synthetic Minor 80% Source	$1,000

2. The annual adjustment of the permit maintenance fees shall be based upon the annual permit maintenance fee amount 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 permit maintenance fee is assessed.

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. No CPI adjustment shall be made for annual permit maintenance fees assessed in calendar year 2012.

3. The amount of the annual permit maintenance fee shall be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 28, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 2012.

Statutory Authority

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