(Adopted January 4, 1985)(Amended June 5, 1987)(Amended June 3, 1988) (Amended January 6, 1989)(Amended November 3, 1989)(Amended July 6, 1990) (Amended June 11, 1993)(Amended June 10,1994)(Amended May 12, 1995)

(Amended May 10, 1996)(Amended May 9, 1997)(Amended May 8, 1998) (Amended May 14, 1999)(Amended May 19, 2000)(Amended May 11, 2001) (Amended May 3, 2002)(Amended June 6, 2003)(Amended July 9, 2004) (Amended June 3, 2005)(Amended June 9, 2006)(Amended May 4, 2007) (Amended May 2, 2008)(Amended June 5, 2009)(Amended May 7, 2010)

RULE 306. PLAN FEES

(a) Summary California Health and Safety Code S ection 40522 provides authority for the South Coast Air Quality Management District to adopt a fee schedule for the approval of plans to cover the cost s of review, planning, inspection, and monitoring related to activities conducted pursuant to the plans. An annual fee may also be charged to cover the costs of annual review, in spection, and monitoring related thereto. This rule establishes such a fee schedule, and requires that fees be paid for: (1) Filing of plans; (2) Evaluation of the above plans; (3) Inspections to verify compliance with the plans; (4) Duplicate plans; (5) Change of condition; and (6) Annual review/renewal of plans, if applicable.

(b) Definitions For the purpose of this rule, a plan is any data and/or test report (including equipment certification source tests) required by federal or state law, or District Rules and Regulations to be submitted to the District. A plan may be a description of a method to control or measure emissions of air contaminants required by the Rules and Regulations. Plans include, but are not limited to, the following: Demonstration Plan; Application Test Plan; Implementation Plan; Compliance Plan; Management Plan; Control Plan; CEQA Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Acid Rain Repowering Extension Plan and Compliance Plan; Acid Rain Continuous Emission Monitoring System Plan; Acid Rain Protocol/Report Evaluation; VOC Excavation Mitigation Plans (Site Specific and Various Locations); Reduction of Refrigerant Emissions from Stationary Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems Plan; Title V Exclusion Requests; Rule

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109.1;Smoke Management Plans; Burn Management Plans; Emergency Burn Plans; Post Burn Evaluation Reports; Alternative Recordkeeping System Plan and Solid Waste Air Quality Assessment Test Reports (Health and Safety Code Section 41805.5); Compliance Assurance Monitoring Plan (40CFR64); Maximum Achievable Control Technology MACT Exemption Requests; Equipment Certification Source Test Reports; and MACT Case-by-Case Analysis.

(c) Plan Filing Fee The filing fee for a plan or change of condition shall be $114.66.

(d) Plan Evaluation Fee The plan evaluation fee shall be an amount equal to the total actual and reasonable time incurred by the District for evaluation of a plan, assessed at the rate of $114.66 per person per hour or prorated portion thereof.

(e) Duplicate Plan Fee A request for a duplicate plan shall be made in writing by the applicant. The applicant shall pay $19.74 for each plan requested.

(f) Inspection Fee The inspection fee for plan verification shall be an amount equal to the total actual and reasonable time incurred by the Di strict for inspection and verification of the plan, assessed at the hourly rate of $91.69 per inspection staff or prorated portion thereof. For inspections conducte d outside of regular District working hours, the fee shall be assessed at the rate of 150% of the above hourly rate. This subdivision shall not apply to plans subject to subdivision (h).

(g) Change of Condition Fee Any request for a change of condition on a VOC Excavation Mitigation Plan shall be made in writing by the applicant. A re quest submitted after thirty (30) days of the issuance of the plan shall be subject to additional fees assessed at the rate of $114.66 per hour for time spent in evaluation of the plan. Such fees shall be imposed at the time the review is completed.

(h) Annual Review/Renewal Fee An annual review/renewal fee shall be charged for plans listed in the following table. The annual review/renewal fee shall be an amount equal to the Rule

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301(d)(2) Schedule A fee. In addition, annual reviews/renewals shall meet all

relevant and applicable requirements of Rule 301(d) and 301(g), and be paid on an annual renewal date set by the Executive Officer.

Plan type Rule 1166 - Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Decontamination of Soil - Various locations Rule 1166 - Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Decontamination of Soil – Fixed Site Rule 1407 – Non Ferrous Metal Melting Rule 1420 – Emissions of Lead Rule 1176 - VOC Emissions Waste Water System Rule 1469.1 - Spray Coating Chromium Rule 1169 - Chrome Plating Operations Rule 1470 - Compliance Plan Compliance Assuran ce Monitoring Plan Rule 1150 - Excavation Management Plan Rule 1150.1. - Active Landfill Control of Gaseous Emissions Rule 431.1 - Sulfur Content of Gaseous Fuels Rule 463 (e)(1)(A) - Organic Liquid Storage

- Self-Inspection of Floating Roof Tanks Rule 462 – Organic Liquid Loading Continuous Monitoring System (CMS) Plan Rule 1118 - Control of Emissions from Refinery Flares - Flare Minimization Plan Rule 1173 - Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks and Releases from Components at Petroleum Facilities and Chemical Plants (h)(2) Rule 1176 - VOC Emissions from Wastewater Systems (d)(2) Rule 1158 - Storage, Handling, and Transport of Coke, Coal and Sulfur - Open Pile Control PlanRule 1132 - Further Control of VOC Emissions from HighEmitting Spray Booth Facilities

(i) Payment of Fees (1) Plan Filing or Submittal Fee In addition to payment of the filing fee, the initial payment for plan evaluation fees shall be $401.30 paid at the time of filing. This fee shall not apply to plans pursuant to Rule 403 - Fugitive Dust, Rule 461(i), and
Rule 1166 - Various Location Pl ans issued pursuant to the Decontamination of VOC Soil, for which the initial payment for plan evaluation fees will be $114.66. This f ee shall also not apply to Rule 1133 registration and annual updates, Ru le 444 – Open Burning, or Rule 1415 – Reduction of Refrigerant Emissi ons from Stationary Refrigerant

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for which the plan submittal fee will be charged solely in accordance with subdivision (c) of this rule. The adjust ment to plan evaluation fees will be determined at the time a plan is appr oved or rejected and notification of
the amount due or refund will be made. (2) Independent Consultant Fees
In the case that the Executive Offi cer requires a qualified independent consultant, engaged by the District unde r a contract, to review the plan, the fees charged by the consultant w ill be in addition to all other fees required. (3) Payment Due Date Payment of all applicable fees, incl uding annual review/renewal fee, shall be due in thirty (30) days from the date of personal service or mailing of
the notification of the amount due. N on-payment of the fee within this time period will result in expiration of the plan. For the purpose of this paragraph, the fee payment will be c onsidered to be received by the District if it is postmarked by the United States Postal Service on or before the expiration date stated on the billing notice. If the expiration date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a state holiday, the fee payment may be postmarked on the business day following the Saturday, Sunday, or the state holiday with the same effect as if it had been postmarked on the expiration date. No further plan applications will be accepted until such time as all overdue fees have been fully paid. (4) Fee Due Date Exception
Whenever the Executive Officer has reasonable cause to believe that the plan evaluation fee will be less than the fee for one hour's work, the fee need not be paid at the time of f iling and notification of amount due, if any, shall be sent at the time the plan is approved or rejected. (5) Expedited Processing Fees for expedited processing of plan evaluation will be an additional fifty percent (50%) of the applicable pl an evaluation fee, and shall be submitted at the time that the expedited processing is requested.

(j) Small Business Discount For small businesses filing plans, the fees assessed shall be fifty percent (50%) of the amounts specified in subdivisions (c), (d), (f), and (g).

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(k) Alternative Recordkeeping System Plan Discount For alternative recordkeeping system plan filed pursuant to Rule 109.1, the fee assessed shall be fifty percent (50%) of the amount specified in subdivisions (d), (f), and (g).

(l) Plan Application Cancellation Fee The plan application cancellation fee sha ll be $152.84 or the plan fee set forth in the Summary Permit Fee Rates table, whic hever is less. The cancellation fee shall not apply when the application wa s filed based on an erroneous District
request.

(m) Protocol/Report Evaluation Fees A minimum fee of $305.85 will be charged for the evaluation of source test protocols and reports. Additional fees fo r time spent in the evaluation in excess of 5 hours will be assessed at the hourly rate of $114.66 per hour.

(n) Exemptions
Mobile Source Emission Reduction Cred it (MSERC) Applications, Compliance Plans required under Regulation XVI and Rule 2449 – Control of Oxides of Nitrogen from Off-Road Diesel Vehicles and Technical Infeasibility Certification Requests as cited in District Fleet Ru les under Regulation XI shall be exempt from the provisions of this rule. Fees for Regulation XVI MSERC Applications and Compliance Plans shall be assessed in accordance with District Rule 309.

(o) Government Agencies Federal, state, or local government agencies or public districts shall pay all fees.

(p) Air Quality Investment Program (AQIP) Effective July 1, 1996, all Air Quality Inve stment Program (AQIP) fees shall be subject to Rule 311 and all other Rule 2202 registration fees shall be subject to
Rule 308.

(q) Optional Expedited Protocol/Report Evaluation Processing Fee Fees for requested expedited processing of Protocol/Report Evaluations, will be an additional fee based upon actual review a nd work time billed at a rate for staff overtime which is equal to the staff’s hourly rate of $114.66 plus $59.47 per hour (one half of hourly rate). The estab lished “minimum fee” found in Rule 306(m)

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306 - 6 shall be paid at the time of filing with the additional overtime fee billed following project completion (adjustments to the fi nal bill will be made accordingly for the processing time which is included in the mi nimum fee). Fees are due at the time specified in the bill which will allow a reasonable time for payment. Request for expedited Protocol/Report Evaluation wo rk can only be made upon initial work submittal, and approval of such a request is contingent upon the ability of the District to implement the necessary policie s and procedures and the availability of qualified staff for overtime work.

(r) Regulation XXVII Fees (1) Fees for Rule 2701 – SoCal Climate Solutions Exchange (A) Entities submitting a plan will be assessed a filing fee of $114.66. (B) The fee for review and verifica tion of Certified Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions by SCAQMD st aff shall be assessed at $118.67 per hour or prorated portion thereof. (2) Fees for Rule 2702 – Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program (A) Upon submitting a completed Gr eenhouse Gas Reduction Program Request to the Executive Officer fo r certified emission reductions an entity shall pay a fee of $114.66. (B) Individuals or households wishing to participate are exempt from the plan fees for reductions used to offset personal, household or event
GHG emissions.