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Placer County APCD 601 - 1 Rules and Regulations 

RULE 601 PERMIT FEES 

 

Adopted 05-24-77 

(Amended 04-21-81, 06-07-83, 05-20-85, 12-03-85, 10-19-93, 08-08-96, 

12-11-97, 06-11-98, 06-14-01, 12-13-07, 12-9-10) 

This Rule is applicable to the Lake Tahoe, Sacramento Valley and Mountain Counties Air Basin 

portions of the District and requires that fees be paid for: 

1. Filing of permit applications 

2. Engineering evaluation (engineering analysis and emission reduction analysis) 

3. Annual operation 

4. Environmental documentation and air quality modeling 

5. Transfer of ownership of equipment 

6. Alterations or additions to equipment 

7. Revision of permit conditions 

8. Issuance of duplicate permit 

9. Annual permit renewal based on emissions 

10. Emission reduction credits 

11. Synthetic minor source status requests 

12. Air toxic emissions inventory and analyses 

13. Agricultural Stationary Diesel Engine Registration and Renewal 

Federal, state or local governmental agencies or public districts shall pay the fees to the extent 

allowed under Chapter 2, Division 7, Title 1 of the Government Code (commencing with Section 

6103) and Chapter 55, Part 3, Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code. 

No Claim for refund for any fee required by this rule shall be honored unless such claim is 

submitted within 90 days after the fee was paid. The use of revenue derived from the application 

of this rule shall be governed by Health and Safety Code Section 42311. 

A. Filing Fee 

1. Except as provided in paragraph (F), subparagraph (A)(2), subparagraph (A)(3), and 

subparagraph (G)(2), every applicant filing for a permit, the revision of conditions, or 

emission reduction shall pay a filing fee as shown in Table 601-A.1, of the District Fee 

Schedule. 

2. Applicants for Title V and Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permits to 

operate, shall pay a filing fee as shown in Table 601-A.2, of the District Fee Schedule, for 

the initial permit application or for mandatory re-opening, non-administrative modification, 

or permit renewal. 

3. Sources requesting Synthetic Minor status, pursuant to Rule 512, REQUEST FOR 

SYNTHETIC MINOR SOURCE STATUS, shall pay a filing fee as shown in Table 601-

A.3, of the District Fee Schedule, unless a higher fee is required by another applicable 

schedule. 

4. If an application for a permit is cancelled or is denied and such denial becomes final, the 

filing fee or transfer fee required herein shall not be refunded nor applied to any 

subsequent application. 
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B. Engineering Analysis and Evaluation Fee 

1. Except as provided in paragraph (F) and subparagraph (G)(2), every applicant who files 

an application for a permit, including one for change of location, shall, in addition to the 

filing fee, pay within the time and upon the notification specified in subparagraph (B)(4), 

an engineering evaluation fee which includes the appropriate engineering analysis fee 

specified in paragraph (E) and an emissions reduction analysis fee specified herein when 

applicable. An emissions reduction analysis fee shall be paid when an applicant 

proposes, as part of a permit application, to reduce emissions of air contaminants from 

equipment to offset emissions of air contaminants from the equipment which is the 

subject of the permit application. In those circumstances where an application to 

accomplish the emissions reduction is required in addition to the application that 

proposes this reduction, the analysis fee will be assessed to the application requiring the 

reduction. 

 The emissions reduction analysis fee shall be as shown in Table 601-B, of the District 

Fee Schedule, per pound (calculated on a daily basis) of each air contaminant reduced. 

 Fees payable under this paragraph shall be paid within the time and upon the notification 

specified in subparagraph (B)(4). 

2. With exception of the fees provided in Table 601-E.6, Table 601-E7, and Table 601-E8 of 

the District Fee Schedule, if more than one fee schedule is applicable, the governing 

schedule shall be that which results in the higher fee. 

3. After the provisions for granting or denying an Authority to Construct as set forth in 

Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code and these Rules and Regulations have been 

complied with, the applicant shall pay the engineering analysis fee within the time and 

upon the notification specified in subparagraph (B)(4). 

4. The applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the fees to be paid. Such notice may be 

given by personal service or by deposit, postpaid, in the United States mail and shall be 

due 30 days from the date of personal service or mailing. Non-payment of the fee within 

this period of time will result in cancellation of the application and voiding of the Authority 

to Construct. No further applications will be accepted from the applicant until such time 

as overdue engineering evaluation fees have been fully paid. 

5. In the case of application(s) received for permits to operate equipment already 

constructed, the applicant shall pay the application filing fee as provided in subparagraph 

(A)(1). An engineering evaluation fee with any associated late fees as provided in 

paragraph (I) shall be paid at the time the permit to operate is granted or denied. Annual 

operating fees shall be paid as provided in subparagraph (C)(10). If at the time the permit 

to operate is granted or denied, it is determined that the annual operating fee had been 

based on the wrong schedule, the applicant shall be billed for or credited with the 

difference, as appropriate. 

6. If an application for a permit is canceled within thirty days of filing, an engineering 

evaluation fee will not be charged if no action has been taken. 

C. Annual Operating Fee 

1. As soon as practicable on or after the effective date of this Rule, the Air Pollution Control 

Officer shall establish an annual operating fee due date for each Permittee for all permits 

associated with the same premises. Thereafter, permits to operate shall be renewable as 

set forth below, subject to any other requirements of these Rules and Regulations and of 

state law, regarding validity, voiding or revocation of permits. 
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2. In those instances where a permit is due to expire on a date different than the annual 

operating fee due date established for the Permittee, the permit may be renewed upon 

payment of an annual operating fee. Such fee shall be calculated based upon the 

appropriate schedule in paragraph (E) of this Rule, but prorated based upon the number 

of months between the expiration date of the permit and the Permittee’s annual operating 

fee due date. 

3. In those instances where a permit is due to expire on the Permittee’s annual operating 

fee due date, the permit may be renewed upon payment of the annual operating fee 

prescribed in the appropriate schedule in paragraph (E). 

4. An Authority to Construct which has not been canceled or voided shall be considered a 

temporary permit to operate on the date the applicant completes final construction and 

commences operation, pursuant to RULE 501 (A). For the purposes of this 

subparagraph, the date specified as the estimated completion date on the application for 

an Authority to Construct shall be considered the date of commencement of operation 

unless the applicant notifies the District in writing that operation will commence on 

another date. Such temporary permit to operate shall be valid for the period of time 

between commencement of operation and the applicant's next annual operating fee due 

date following commencement of operation. At that time, and each year thereafter, the 

annual operating fee for the temporary permit to operate shall be due in the amount 

prescribed in the appropriate schedule in paragraph (E). The fee shall be based upon the 

size, rating or capacity of the equipment covered by the temporary permit to operate, if 

any, as prescribed in paragraph (E). 

5. The same annual operating fee due date shall apply from one change of ownership to 

another. 

6. At least thirty days before the annual operating fee due date, the Permittee will be notified 

by mail of the annual operating fee due and the due date. The annual operating fee for 

each permit shall be in the amount shown in the schedules set forth in paragraph (E). 

7. Except as provided in subparagraph (8) below, if the annual operating fee is not paid 

when due, the fee shall be increased fifty (50) percent of the amount thereof, and the 

Permittee shall thereupon be notified by mail of the increased fee. If the increased fee is 

not paid within 30 days after such notice, the permit will expire and no longer be valid and 

the Permittee will be notified by mail. 

8. An expired permit may be reinstated only by submitting a new application for a permit 

accompanied by an application fee and the payment in full of the amount of fees due at 

the time the previous permit expired. 

9. No annual operating fee shall be required for a permit to operate gasoline fueling 

equipment which is exempted from installing vapor recovery systems under the 

provisions of RULE 213 or 214. 

10. In the case of equipment operating, where an Authority to Construct was not issued, the 

annual operating fee will be due on the Company's next annual operating fee due date, 

following the submission of the completed application for permit to operate. If no annual 

renewal date has been established, the Air Pollution Control Officer will set one upon 

receipt of the application. 
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D. Annual Permit Fee Based On Emissions 

1. The operator of all equipment operating under permit shall pay an annual permit fee 

based on the total weight of emissions of each of the contaminants specified in 

subparagraph (D)(2) from equipment on the premises. The fee established in this 

subparagraph is pursuant to the authority granted in Health and Safety Code Section 

42311. Such fee shall be in addition to other fees payable under this Rule. As used in this 

paragraph, "premises" means one parcel of land, or continuous parcels of land under the 

same ownership or entitlement to use not including the parcels which are remotely 

located and connected only by land carrying a pipeline. 

2. Each ton (rounded to the nearest ton) for any one of the following air contaminants: 

gaseous sulfur compounds (expressed as sulfur dioxide), total organic gases, oxides of 

nitrogen (expressed as nitrogen dioxide), or particulate matter; and in excess of 10 tons 

per year (rounded to the nearest ton) for carbon monoxide shall be assessed a fee as set 

forth in Table 601-D, of the District Fee Schedule. 

3. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall determine the total emissions for the preceding 

year of each of the air contaminants listed in subparagraph (D)(2) from all equipment on 

the premises of facilities to which this paragraph applies. The Air Pollution Control Officer 

shall determine the emission factors applicable to each permit unit or group of permit 

units, and provide them to the operator upon request. In determining emission factors, 

the Air Pollution Control Officer shall use the best available data. "Emission Factor", as 

used in this subparagraph, means the amount of air contaminant emitted per unit of time 

or per unit of material handled, processed, produced or burned. 

4. Notice and Late Filing Penalties 

a. At least thirty days before the annual operating fee due date the permittee will be 

notified by mail of the annual permit fee based upon emissions due and the due date. 

The notice will include the fee specified in paragraph (D)(1) and the Air Pollution 

Control Officer's determination of emissions. 

b. In the case that the annual operating fee based upon emissions is not paid when 

due, the fee shall be increased by twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount thereof, 

and the Permittee shall thereupon be notified by mail of the increased fee. For each 

additional month that the emission fee remains unpaid after it is late, there shall be 

added interest of one and one-half percent (1-1/2%) per month. If the emission fee is 

timely paid, but the amount paid is later determined to be less than 90 percent of the 

full amount that should have been paid, the 25% increase shall be imposed as 

described herein above, but calculated on the difference between the amount 

actually paid and the amount that should have been paid. 

c. If one hundred and twenty (120) days have elapsed since the notice to pay fee was 

sent and all emission fees have not been received, the Air Pollution Control Officer 

may take action to revoke such permits to operate (Health and Safety Code Section 

42307). If permits to operate are revoked, they shall be immediately reinstated upon 

the payment by the permit holder of the required emission fees and accrued 

penalties. 

5. No annual permit fee based upon emissions shall be required for the following 

equipment: 

a. Vehicle fueling equipment. For the purpose of this subparagraph, "vehicle" has the 

same meaning as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code. 
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b. Equipment listed in paragraph (E)(8) deemed by the Air Pollution Control Officer to 

emit insignificant amounts of contaminants. 

E. Schedules for the engineering analysis fee and annual operating fee 

1. Schedule 1, Motor Horsepower Schedule: 

 Any equipment using motors as a power source shall be assessed a permit fee based on 

the cumulative total rated horsepower of all motors included in accordance with the 

schedule of Table 601-E.1, of the District Fee Schedule. 

2. Schedule 2, Fuel Burning Schedule: 

 Any equipment in which fuel is burned, including cogeneration, with the exception of 

incinerators which are covered in Schedule 4, shall be assessed a permit fee based upon 

the design fuel consumption of the equipment expressed in thousands of British Thermal 

Units (BTU) per hour, using gross heating values of the fuel, in accordance with the 

schedule of Table 601-E.2, of the District Fee Schedule. 

3. Schedule 3, Electrical Energy Schedule: 

 Any equipment which uses electrical energy, with the exception of motors covered in 

Schedule 1, shall be assessed a permit fee based on the total kilovolt ampere (KVA) 

ratings, in accordance with the schedule of Table 601-E.3, of the District Fee Schedule. 

4. Schedule 4, Incinerator Schedule: 

 Any equipment designed and used primarily to dispose of combustible refuse by wholly 

consuming the material charged leaving only the ashes or residue shall be assessed a 

permit fee based on the schedule of the maximum horizontal inside cross sectional area, 

in square feet, of the primary combustion chamber of Table 601-E.4, of the District Fee 

Schedule. 

5. Schedule 5, Stationary Container Schedule: 

 Any stationary tank, reservoir, or other container, with the exception of stationary storage 

tanks covered in Schedule 6 herein, shall be assessed a permit fee on the schedule of 

capacities in gallons or cubic equivalent of Table 601-E.5, of the District Fee Schedule. 

6. Schedule 6, Gasoline Fueling Equipment Schedule: 

 Any gasoline fueling equipment at a single location including stationary gasoline storage 

tanks and dispensers, shall be assessed a single permit fee based on the number of 

gasoline dispensing nozzles, in accordance with the schedule of Table 601-E.6, of the 

District Fee Schedule. 

7. Schedule 7, Semiconductor Process Equipment: 

 Any semiconductor manufacturing process equipment that either emits an air 

contaminant subject to regulation or is controlled by air pollution control equipment, shall 

be assessed an engineering analysis fee or a permit fee in accordance with the schedule 

of Table 601-E.7 of the District Fee Schedule. 

8. Schedule 8, Permit Fee Exceptions: 

The following equipment shall be assessed an engineering analysis fee and an annual 
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operating fee in accordance with the schedule of Table 601-E.8, of the District Fee 

Schedule. 

a. Each permit of a dry cleaning plant. 

b. Equipment with a capacity less than 15,000 liters (4,000 gallons) used exclusively to 

mix solvents and surface coatings. 

c. Spray coating equipment operated outside of a control enclosure. 

d. Vapor degreasing equipment using exclusively 1-1-1 trichloroethane, methylene 

chloride, trifluoromethane, or chlorinated-fluorinated hydrocarbons. 

e. Portable abrasive blasting equipment. 

f. Mobile asphalt or coal tar pitch roofing equipment. 

g. Internal combustion engines of less than 4,000 brake horsepower driving electrical 

emergency generators. 

h. Any equipment which is not included in any of the preceding Schedules. 

9. Schedule 9, Engineering Analysis Time and Materials Labor Rate: This schedule shall 

apply to the Engineering Analysis of Paragraph (B) if the actual costs of the analysis 

exceed the fee determined under the applicable schedule of Schedules 1 through 7. The 

rate for time and materials shall be in accordance with Table 601-E.9, of the District Fee 

Schedule. 

F. Change of Ownership or Name 

1. When an application for change of ownership or name is filed, for equipment previously 

permitted, the applicant shall pay, in lieu of a filing fee and initial permit fee, the fee 

provided for in subparagraph (A)(1) and paragraph (B), a transfer fee of for each permit 

unit being transferred from one person to another, or for which the name is to be 

changed, in accordance with Table 601-F, of the District Fee Schedule, payable at the 

time the application is filed. 

G. Alterations, Additions or Revisions 

1. When an application is filed for a permit involving alterations or additions resulting in a 

change to any existing equipment for which a permit to operate was granted and has not 

expired in accordance with paragraph (C) of this Rule, the applicant shall pay a fee as 

provided in subparagraph (A)(1) and in addition shall pay engineering analysis fees 

based upon the increase in rating, capacity, or increase in the number of nozzles 

resulting from such change, as determined from the fee Schedules in paragraph (E), and 

an emissions reduction analysis fee as applicable. When there is no incremental increase 

in rating, capacity, or increase in the number of nozzles, the applicant shall pay as 

specified in subparagraph (A)(1) and in addition an engineering analysis fee equal to 

Step (A) of the appropriate fee Schedule in paragraph (E), and an emissions reduction 

analysis fee as applicable. 

2. When an application is filed for a revision of conditions on a permit to operate, the 

applicant shall pay the fee provided for in subparagraph (A)(1), plus an emissions 

reduction analysis fee as applicable and the applicable fee based on time and materials 

of subparagraph (M)(1). 
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H. Duplicate Permits 

 A request for a duplicate permit shall be made in writing by the Permittee after the 

destruction, loss or defacement of a permit. The fee specified in Table 601-H, of the District 

Fee Schedule, shall be charged for issuing a duplicate permit. 

I. Late Fee 

 When equipment is built, erected, installed, altered, or replaced (except for identical 

replacement) without the owner or operator obtaining an Authority to Construct in accordance 

with RULE 501, the applicant shall pay the filing fee required by paragraph (A)(1) and one 

hundred fifty percent (150%) of the fees required by paragraph (B), and of one years' annual 

operating fees. The assessment of such late fee shall not limit the District's right to pursue 

any other remedy provided for by law. 

J. Applicability of Fees 

 When an application is submitted for transfer of ownership under paragraph (F) of this Rule, 

and for alterations, additions, or revisions under paragraph (G), of this Rule, the paragraph 

resulting in the highest permit fee shall apply. 

K. Credit for Solar Energy Equipment 

 Any Permittee required to pay an annual permit renewal fee shall receive an annual fee credit 

for any solar energy equipment installed at the site where the equipment under permit is 

located. 

1. Computation 

 The design capacity of the solar energy equipment expressed in thousands of British 

Thermal Units (BTU) per hour shall be used to determine the fee credit in accordance 

with the annual permit renewal fee provisions of subparagraph (E)(2) of this Rule. 

2. Limitation 

 The solar energy credit shall not exceed the annual permit renewal fee for all permits at 

the site where the solar energy equipment is located. 

L. Minor Source Permit Limitation Fee 

New Minor Sources, as defined by Rule 511, POTENTIAL TO EMIT shall be assessed a onetime fee as specified in Table 601-L, of the District Fee Schedule, for the preparation of 

permit limiting conditions of operation and recordkeeping requirements, unless a higher fee is 

required by another applicable schedule. 

M. Time and Materials Labor Rates 

1. General Time and Materials Labor Rate: This rate shall be used to establish fees for 

emission reduction analysis required to establish the creditable emissions reductions of 

Rule 504, EMISSION REDUCTION CREDITS; work by District staff pursuant to Rule 

603, ANALYSIS FEE; air toxic inventory, risk assessments, and reporting which are not 

including in the fees of Rule 610, AIR TOXICS HOT SPOTS FEES; re-inspections that 

are required due to circumstances beyond the control of the District, and other such 

special studies or analysis by District staff. The general time and materials labor rate 

shall be as specified in Table 601-M.1, of the District Fee Schedule. 
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2. Title V and PSD Time and Materials Labor Rate: The time and materials rate for review 

and processing of Title V and PSD applications for initial permits, permit modification, 

mandatory permit re-opening, and Title V and PSD permit preparation shall be as 

specified in Table 601-M.2, of the District Fee Schedule. 

3. Expedited Permit Processing Time and Materials Labor Rate: In addition to the 

applicable filing fees of Part A and engineering analysis fees of Part B for Authority to 

Construct permits, applicants requesting the processing of a permit application in 

advance the normal schedule, based upon filing date, shall pay a time and materials 

labor rate as specified in Table 601-M.3, of the District Fee Schedule. 

N. Pass Through of Charges 

 The actual reasonable and customary charges for the services of source testing contractors, 

analytical laboratories, air monitoring or inspection contractors, and other evaluation 

contractors, including reimbursement of the State, for services rendered to the District to 

determine the compliance and/or emissions of a facility may be assessed as a fee to that 

facility. 

O. Annual Adjustment 

 All fees specified by this rule shall be automatically adjusted on June 1 of each year based on 

the change in annual California Consumer Price Index for the preceding calendar year

P. Agricultural Stationary Compression Ignition Engine Registration and Renewal Fees 

1. The initial registration fee, for each engine where the registration application is received 

by the District by June 30, 2008, shall be $100. 

2. For registration applications received after June 30, 2008, the application fee shall be 

equal to the cost of 1.1 labor hours at the District’s general time and materials rate at the 

time of the registration application as specified in Table 601-M.1 of the District Fee 

Schedule. 

3. A triennial renewal of the Certificate of Registration shall be accompanied with a renewal 

fee in the amount equal to the cost of 0.6 labor hours at the District’s general time and 

materials rate at the time of the renewal as specified in Table 601-M.1 of the District Fee 

Schedule.