Title 18 . Environmental Conservation

Chapter 72 . Administrative Enforcement

Section 959. Hourly and negotiated fees

18 AAC 72.959. Hourly and negotiated fees

(a) The department will apply a permit fee described in (b) of this section to

(1) a permit for a discharge that is not listed or for which a fee is not listed in 18 AAC 72.956 or 18 AAC 72.957; and

(2) a new facility or an expansion, modification, or other change in a permitted facility's process or operation

(A) for agricultural chemical production;

(B) for mining, including

(i) hard rock;

(ii) coal;

(iii) heap leach extraction; or

(iv) open pit;

(C) for ballast water treatment;

(D) for oil and gas refining;

(E) for seafood processing; or

(F) that is reasonably expected to result in an increase in discharge or otherwise cause detrimental impacts to public health and the environment.

(b) For a wastewater discharge permit from a facility or activity that is described in (a) of this section, the department

(1) will assess a fee based on direct department costs, including

(A) salaries and benefits of department employees directly involved in providing the standard designated regulatory service; and

(B) goods and third-party services, including travel if the business has more than 20 employees; or

(2) may, if the applicant requests, agree to a negotiated fee.

(c) The permittee shall pay the fee under this section within 60 days after the department mails an invoice.

History: Eff. 1/17/2002, Register 161

Authority: AS 37.10.052

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