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SECTION 18: PERMIT AND TECHNICAL SERVICE FEES 

18.0 Definitions ....................................................................................................... 2

18.1 Operating Permit Issuance Fees: .................................................................... 2

18.2 Annual Emissions Unit and Annual Permit Renewal Fees: ............................. 3

18.3 Dust Control Permit Fee: ................................................................................. 5

18.4 NSR [New Source Review and/or PSD] Application Review Fee: ................... 6

18.5 Part 70 Application Review Fee: ..................................................................... 7

18.6 Annual Emission Inventory and Emission Fee: ............................................... 7

18.7 Certificate for Asbestos Removal .................................................................... 9

18.8 Certificate of Exemption (Initial): ..................................................................... 9

18.9 Certificate of Exemption (Renewal): ................................................................ 9

18.10 Transfer of a Stationary Source Operating Permit from One Person to 

Another............................................................................................................ 9

18.11 Replacement of Each Lost or Destroyed Operating Permit: ............................ 9

18.12 Request for Hearing before the Air Pollution Control Hearing Board ............ 10

18.13 Waiving Fees ................................................................................................. 10

18.14 Blasting Fee .................................................................................................. 10

18.15 Implosion Fee ................................................................................................ 10

18.16 Billing Procedures ......................................................................................... 10

18.17 Emission Reduction Credit (ERC) Application and Transfer Fees ................ 10

18.18 Stationary Source Inspection Fees ............................................................... 11

18.19 Stationary Source Performance Testing Fees ............................................... 11

18.20 CEMS/PEMS/RATA Fees ............................................................................. 12

18.21 Adjusted Fee Rates ....................................................................................... 13
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18.0 Definitions 

For the purposes of assessing fees pursuant to Section 18, the following terms will 

be defined as follows: 

(a) “Authority To Construct Certificate” means a certificate issued, after the 

review of a new or modified stationary source, which constitutes approval 

to commence construction or modification of such source. 

(b) “Complex Source” means, for purposes of annual permit renewal fees, 

any source with a potential to emit greater than 25 tons per year for any 

regulated air pollutant or greater than 40 tons per year combination of 

regulated air pollutants and that does not qualify as a major stationary 

source as defined in Section 18.22(c). For the purposes of this Section, 

“regulated air pollutant” is defined according to its definition in Section 0. 

(c) “Major Stationary Source” for the purposes of Section 18, shall be defined 

according to its definition in Section 12.2.2(ff), 12.3.2(y), or 40 CFR 70.2, 

as applicable. 

(d) “Operating Permit” means a document issued and signed by the Control 

Officer, authorizing, with conditions, the operation of a stationary source 

that emits any regulated air pollutant. 

(e) “Significant Source” means, for the purposes of annual permit renewal 

fees, any source with a potential to emit greater than 10 tons per year for 

any single regulated air pollutant and that does not qualify as a complex or 

major stationary source. 

18.1 Operating Permit Issuance Fees: 

18.1.1 Operating Permit issued pursuant to Section 12.1 or 12.11: 

This permit is issued for any new or modified stationary

source that is not subject to the Part 70 Operating Permit 

requirements of Section 12.5 and is required to operate under 

a permit issued by the Control Officer. 

$136.00

 

18.1.2 Operating Permit issued pursuant to Section 12.5: 

This permit is issued to any new or modified stationary source 

subject to the Part 70 program. 

Free

 
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18.2 Annual Emissions Unit and Annual Permit Renewal Fees: 

These fees are assessed on each emissions unit and each Operating Permit each 

calendar year. 

18.2.1 Each process equipment, except as otherwise listed in this 

section. 

$231.00

 

18.2.2 Each storage silo. $113.00

18.2.3 Each stationary tank, reservoir, or other container

exceeding 40,000 gallons capacity containing any 

petroleum product having a vapor pressure of 1.5 pounds 

per square inch absolute or greater at standard 

temperature and pressure. 

$308.00

 

18.2.4 Each gasoline storage tank equipped with Stage I Vapor 

Recovery or Stage II Vapor Recovery equipment at any 

Gasoline Dispensing Facility including bulk plants but 

excluding bulk terminals.

$56.00

 

18.2.5 Each Heated Asphalt Storage Tank. $58.00

 

18.2.6 Each Stationary Internal Combustion engine, including 

microturbines up to 2.5MW, that meets the definition of a 

stationary source, except as required in subsection 18.2.7 

shall pay the following fee: 

 

 35-350 HP 351-800 HP 801-1500 HP 1501 HP and up 

 $334.00 $668.00 $1,334.00 $2,003.00 

 

18.2.7 Each Stationary Emergency Internal Combustion engine 

that has a brake horsepower rating greater than five 

hundred (500) that meets the definition of a stationary 

source shall pay the following fee: 

 

 500 to 1500 HP 1501 HP and up 

 $231.00 $668.00 

18.2.8 Each fuel burning equipment not otherwise listed in this 

section that meets the definition of a stationary source. 

$199.00

 

18.2.9 Each stationary printing press. $382.00

 
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18.2.10 Each commercial surface coating operation, including spray 

booths. In the event that spray booths are not applicable or 

required, the fee will apply to the coating process, e.g., spray 

gun, dip tank. 

$382.00

 

18.2.11 Each electrical generating or compressor turbine with a 

rating of 2.5 megawatts or larger based on ISO standard 

operating conditions at 67°F, excluding equipment fueled 

solely on gas generated within Clark County by the 

decomposition of garbage in a landfill. 

$4,000.00

 

18.2.11.1 Megawatt Equivalent Fee: (Megawatt Equivalent) x (Fee) $136.00

 

18.2.11.1.1 Each Megawatt Equivalent based on a facility total megawatt 

output of all electrical or compressor turbines with a rating of 

2.5 megawatts or larger plus all supplemental duct firing 

units and/or supplemental Heat Recovery Steam Generators 

(HRSGs), excluding equipment fueled solely on hydrogen, 

multiplied by the permitted annual hours of operation and 

divided by 8,760 hours per year. Megawatt ratings shall be 

based on ISO Standard Operating Conditions at 67°F. 

 

18.2.11.2 Each supplemental duct firing unit and/or supplemental Heat 

Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG), excluding duct-firing 

equipment fueled solely on hydrogen, or on gas generated 

within Clark County by the decomposition of garbage in a 

landfill. 

$1,334.00

 

18.2.12 Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) 

subcontractors shall pay equipment fees at the time of 

permit issuance. The fees shall be for the duration of the 

project, prorated on a calendar quarter basis. 

 

18.2.13 Annual Permit Renewal Fees: If more than one fee 

schedule is applicable to a permit, the governing schedule 

shall be that which results in the higher fee. 

 

18.2.13.1 Each Major Stationary Source $6,667.00

 

18.2.13.2 Each Complex Source $5,334.00

 

18.2.13.3 Each Significant Source $999.00

 

18.2.13.4 Baseline annual permit renewal applies to every permitted $67.00
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stationary source except those classified as Major, Complex,

Significant, fee exempt, or covered in another section of the 

AQRs. 

 

18.2.14 Fee exempt Free

 

18.3 Dust Control Permit Fee: 

For construction activities including surface grading and trenching that are 

permitted pursuant to Section 94. 

18.3.1 Dust Control Permit Fee - shall be determined on the number of 

acres or fraction thereof multiplied by the following: 

$147.00

 (Multiply fee by the sum of the whole number of acres plus 1.0 

acre for any fraction of an acre.) 

 

18.3.2 Dust Control Permit Modification Fee: The fee is related only to 

the processing of any dust control permit which is modified from 

the originally issued permit as per AQRs. The modified permit 

will retain the expiration date of the original dust control permit. 

$33.40

18.3.2.1 Modification in combination with additional acres: The dust 

control permit fee shall also apply, limited to the new acres. 

 

18.3.2.2 Modification in combination with additional acres where 

construction on the additional acreage commenced prior to 

submission of either a stand-alone dust control permit or the 

modification. The dust control permit late fee shall apply. 

18.3.4 Dust Control Class Card (Pursuant to Section 94): The dust 

control card will be valid for three years. 

$40.10

 

18.3.5 Dust Control Permit Late Fee: This fee will be charged for any 

construction site which commences construction activity prior 

to submitting a complete dust permit application. This fee will 

be 1.5 times the dust control permit fee as specified in this 

Section. 

$220.50

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18.3.6 Dust Control Monitor Class: The minimum fee per person for 

dust control monitor class is $500. The minimum fee for the 

department to hold a dust monitoring training class is 

$5,000.00. Any individual or company requesting the 

department to conduct a dust control monitor class with less 

than 10 fee-paying trainees will be responsible for the balance 

of the cost between paying trainees and $5,000.00. 

18.4 NSR [New Source Review and/or PSD] Application Review Fee: 

Technical preconstruction review of proposed new or modified stationary sources 

requesting an Authority To Construct Certificate 

18.4.1 NSR Application fee: All stationary sources $344.00

 

18.4.2 Publication fee for Notice of Proposed Action: (if required) Direct Cost

 

18.4.2.1 Direct cost shall mean the actual publication cost of the 

Notice of Proposed Action as invoiced by the newspaper. 

 

18.4.2.2 Notice of Proposed Action shall be initiated after the Control 

Officer receives full payment of all applicable fees from the 

applicant. 

 

18.4.3 NSR Application Review fee: 

 

18.4.3.1 NSR potential to emit (tons per year) fee shall be determined 

on annual total potential to emit for all regulated air pollutants 

multiplied by the following and rounded off to the nearest 

whole number: 

$63.00

 

18.4.3.2 NSR emissions unit fee shall be determined on the number of 

emission units multiplied by the following: 

$247.00

 

18.4.3.3 An Authority To Construct Certificate shall not be issued 

unless the Control Officer has received full payment of all 

applicable fees. 

 

18.4.3.4 The NSR Application Review Fee for Authority 

to Construct applications submitted by the 

NDOT shall be based upon the following: 

 

18.4.3.4.1 NDOT maintains the permit for the pit as a single emission 

unit and is charged for one emission unit review fee (E1). 
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18.4.3.4.2 Subcontractors applying for an operating permit pursuant to 

the NDOT ATC shall pay review fees based on emission units 

(E1) and tons of emissions (E2), but need not pay the 

application fee. 

 

18.4.3.5 Relocation Fee: Portable source move notice submittal for a 

new operating location within Clark County. 

$33.40

 

18.4.3.6 Acid Rain Permit: Associated with the requirements of Title IV 

of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. 

$136.00

18.5 Part 70 Application Review Fee: 

Technical review of Part 70 Applications for new or existing stationary sources. 

18.5.1 Application fee: Major Part 70 stationary sources Free

 

18.5.2 Application fee: Non-Major Part 70 stationary sources Free

 

18.5.3 Publication fee for Notice of Proposed Action (if required): Direct Cost

 

18.5.3.1 Direct cost shall mean the actual publication cost of the 

Notice of Proposed Action as invoiced by the newspaper. 

18.6 Annual Emission Inventory and Emission Fee: 

18.6.1 Annual Emissions Inventory: 

18.6.1.1 The annual emissions inventory must be submitted to the department by 

March 31 of each calendar year. 

18.6.1.2 Actual calendar year emissions will be determined by using emission factors 

consistent with permit conditions or performance testing (whichever is most 

recent), and documented emission control factors. 

18.6.1.2.1 Each annual emission inventory shall be signed by a responsible official of 

the company attesting to the accuracy and completeness of the inventory. 

 
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18.6.2 Annual Emission Fee: 

18.6.2.1 Failure by permit holder to submit an accurate and complete actual 

emissions inventory by March 31 of each calendar year will result in 

assessment of emission fees based on facility PTE. 

18.6.2.1.1 In the event a PTE fee assessment is made and subsequently the actuals 

are discovered to be greater than the PTE, the department shall collect the 

unpaid fees as determined by the difference in emissions between actual 

and PTE multiplied by the pollutant fee rate in force at the time of the 

discovery. 

18.6.2.2 Emission fees will be determined by the Control Officer. 

18.6.2.3 In addition to the annual emissions unit fee, each major stationary source 

and each stationary source subject to federal performance standards, shall 

pay an annual Part 70 emission fee. 

18.6.2.4 The annual Part 70 emission fee shall be based on the total number of tons 

of actual annual emissions for all regulated air pollutants (rounded off to the 

nearest whole number). 

18.6.3 Actual annual emissions shall mean the following: 

18.6.3.1 Measured emissions for any emissions monitored by a continuous 

emissions monitoring system (CEMS) over the previous calendar year, or 

18.6.3.2 Estimated emissions for any emissions calculated based on annual facility 

production over the previous calendar year. 

18.6.4 Annual Part 70 emission fees: 

18.6.4.1 Annual Part 70 emission fee shall be determined on the number of tons (to 

the nearest tenth of a ton) of all regulated air pollutants, except as provided 

in Section 18.6.4.2, multiplied by the following fee: $51.00 

18.6.4.2 For the Carbon Monoxide emissions portion, the annual Part 70 emission 

fee shall be determined on the number of tons (to the nearest tenth of a ton) 

of Carbon Monoxide multiplied by the following fee: $17.40 

18.6.5 Exceptions: 

18.6.5.1 The following shall not be subject to an annual Part 70 emission fee: 
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18.6.5.1.1 Any construction activity permitted pursuant to Section 94 of the AQRs, 

18.6.5.1.2 Any Gasoline Dispensing Facility permitted pursuant to Section 12 of the 

regulations shall pay an annual emissions fee of $33.00 per ton of 

emissions, except for Carbon Monoxide, which shall be paid at $11.00 per 

ton. There will be no annual urban consumer price index fee adjustment. 

The fees assessed pursuant to Section 18.6.5.1.2 shall be reviewed every 

two (2) years, commencing in January 1999 

18.7 Certificate for Asbestos Removal: $668.00 

Fee charged on all projects that require National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) notification. 

18.7.1 Post Abatement Inspection Fee: $334.00 

Fee charged for post abatement inspection of all projects that require 

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) 

notification. 

18.7.2 Inspection for Ongoing Asbestos Removal Projects: $334.00/wk 

Fee charged on a weekly basis for one inspection per week on all projects 

that require National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

(NESHAPS) notification and which meet or exceed the regulated amounts of 

Regulated Asbestos-Containing Material (RACM). 

18.8 Certificate of Exemption (Initial): $334.00 

Hearing Board filing fee (non-refundable). (This fee is assessed one time for an 

exemption granted pursuant to Section 44 of the regulations.) 

18.9 Certificate of Exemption (Renewal): $136.00 

Air Pollution Control Hearing Board filing fee (non-refundable). (This fee is 

assessed for each subsequent exemption renewal granted pursuant to Section 44 

of the regulations.) 

18.10 Transfer of a Stationary Source Operating Permit from One 

Person to Another: $136.00 

18.11 Replacement of Each Lost or Destroyed Operating Permit: $33.40
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18.12 Request for Hearing before the Air Pollution Control Hearing Board 

(fee is non-refundable): $140.00 

Applicable to each variance, appeal or compliance schedule. 

18.13 Any fees required pursuant to this section may be waived for each 

qualifying emissions unit owned and operated by local, state, and federal 

government agencies. 

18.14 Blasting Fee: $136.00 

A one-time fee for each dust permit issued with a blasting permit. 

18.15 Implosion Fee: $13,336.00

18.16 Billing Procedures 

18.16.1 Fee(s) shall be due within thirty (30) days of billing date. 

18.16.2 After forty-five (45) days from billing date, unpaid invoices shall be 

assessed a 10% late charge. 

18.16.3 Failure to pay any fee within ninety (90) days may result in a Notice of 

Violation (NOV) which may impose additional penalties and enforcement 

action up to and including permit revocation. 

18.17 Emission Reduction Credit (ERC) Application and Transfer Fees 

(a) Application for Emission Reduction Credit: Any application for ERCs 

shall be accompanied at the time of submittal of the signed application by 

a non-refundable application fee of $300.00. 

(b) Emission Reduction Credit Transfer Fee: For any request to transfer 

ERCs pursuant to Section 12.7.7, a fee of $100.00 shall be paid in full 

prior to or upon submission of the ERC transfer request. 
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18.18 Stationary Source Inspection Fees 

The following stationary source inspection fee schedule (Table 18.18) outlines the 

fees associated with re-inspections for all stationary sources. These fees apply 

when a source fails an inspection, has an incomplete inspection, and requires reinspection to determine compliance status or the inspector has to return to the 

source to verify completion/compliance status due to the fault of the source. 

The initial and annual inspections are conducted with no charge (n/c) to the source. 

Note: Only the highest applicable fee category shall apply for each source. 

Table 18.18. Stationary Source Inspections Fee Schedule 

Total PTE De Minimus 

Permit 

Less than 

5 Tons 

5 Tons or 

greater 

NSPS/

NESHAPS 

Major and

Complex 

Initial/Annual 

(included in 

annual fees) 

0 * n/c n/c n/c n/c 

1st re-inspect 0 $67.00 $136.00 

without device = $334.00; 

with Control Device = 

$199.00 

$999.00 

All subsequent 

re-inspects/per 0 $136.00 $267.00 

without device = $668.00; 

with Control Device = 

$402.00 

$2,003.00 

* n/c = no charge. 

18.19 Stationary Source Performance Testing Fees 

The following stationary source performance test (P/T) fee schedule (Table 18.19) 

outlines the fees for all stationary sources. These fees apply when the source is 

required to conduct a performance test to determine compliance status. The 

associated fees are on a per protocol basis and shall be invoiced for all 

performance test(s) which is/are outlined in each of the required performance test 

protocol. 

Performance test fees include the protocol and final report review and covers any 

on-site time by the department, if required. 

Note: Only the highest applicable fee category shall apply for each source. 

 
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Table 18.19. Stationary Source Performance Test (P/T) Fee Schedule 

Total PTE De Minimus 

Permit 

Less than 

5 tons 

5 Tons or 

greater NSPS/NESHAPS Major and

Complex 

Initial/Annual P/T 

(includes protocol/report review) 

(per protocol submittal) 

0 $67.00 $136.00 $668.00 $2,003.00 

1st re-test 

(on-site, problems/delays) 0 $67.00 $136.00 $334.00 $999.00 

All subsequent re-tests/per 

(on-site, problems/delays) 0 $136.00 $267.00 $1,334.00 $4,000.00 

18.20 CEMS/PEMS/RATA Fees 

The following stationary source performance specification (PS) testing and 

continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) fee schedule (Table 18.20) 

outlines the fees associated for all stationary sources performance specification test 

(PS) and continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS), including predictive 

emissions monitoring systems (PEMS), and relative accuracy test audits (RATAs) 

where the source is required to conduct a performance test/audit to determine 

compliance status. The associated fees are on a per protocol basis and shall be 

invoiced for all performance tests/audits and include the QA/QC review for all 

CEMS/PEMS initial equipment review. 

Performance Specification (PS) test/audit fees include the protocol and final report 

review and covers any on-site time by the department, if required. 

Table 18.20. Stationary Source CEMS Performance Specification Tests (PS), PEMS, and 

RATA Fees 

Test Fee 

Initial CEMS Certification Test 

(includes protocol/report and QA/QC document review) 

(per protocol submittal) 

$2,003.00 

1st re-test 

(on-site, problems/delays) $999.00 

All subsequent re-tests/per 

(on-site, problems/delays) $2,003.00 

Annual RATA/ PEMS 

(includes protocol/ report review) 

(per protocol submittal) 

$668.00 

1st re-test 

(on-site, problems/delays) $334.00 

All subsequent re-tests/per 

(on-site, problems/delays) $668.00 
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18.21 Effective each January 20, all Section 18 fee rates except for the following 

shall be adjusted according to the relative percent change from the 

previous calendar year in the Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), which 

is published by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: 

 Gasoline storage tank at Gasoline Dispensing Facilities 

 Dust Control Monitor Certificate 

 Hearing request before Hearing Board

18.21.1 CPI Calculation Example: 

Assume last year’s CPI average = 229.594 

Assume previous year’s CPI average = 224.939 

The relative percent change (RPC) for current year is: 

RPC = [(Avg CPI last year/ Avg CPI previous year)-1]*100

RPC = [(229.594/224.939)-1]*100 

RPC = 2.07% 

Assume current fee of a Permit is $129.00 

New Fee = [Current fee x (1+RPC)] 

New Fee = $129*1.0207=$132.00 

Note: Fees < $50 are rounded to nearest $0.10. 

Fees > $50 are rounded to nearest $1.00. 

History: Amended: September 25, 1980; September 3, 1981; April 23, 1987; November 15, 1990; July 25, 1991; May 28, 

1992; August 26, 1993; September 28, 1995; December 19, 1996; April 24, 1997; December 14, 2000; January 

21, 2003; June 3, 2003; July 1, 2004; January 20, 2005; January 20, 2006; January 22, 2007; January 22, 2008; 

January 27, 2009; January 25, 2010; October 5, 2010; February 14, 2011; February 10, 2012; February 11, 

2013.