### AIR QUALITY FEES: NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RO NMENTAL CONSERVATION BRIEF DESCRIPTIO N The A laska Department of E n vi r onmenta l Conservation (ADE C) is propo s ing changes to its air quality regu lations to revise t h e a ir qual it y p erm i t adminis tr ation a nd compliance fees , ai r qua lity emission fees, add defin i tion s , a nd upd ate cross referen ces.

Title: 18 

### AAC 50 

### Air Permits Administration and Emission Fees

The Depa rtment of E n v iro nm e ntal Co n servat ion (DEC) pro po ses to adop t regu l atio n change s in Title 18 , C hapte r 50 of the A l aska Ad mini s tr ative Code , dealing with a ir quality perm it tin g a nd em i ssion fee s . In acco rdance w it h AS 46 .1 4.240( b ) and AS 37.1 0.052(a) , D EC is required to eva lu ate fixed permit admini s trati o n fee s eve ry four y ears and provide th e re s ult s of th e st udy in a rep011und er AS 37.1 O.OSO(c). In accordance wi th AS 46.14.250(g), DEC i s requi red to evaluate em issio n fee rates every four yea r s a n d provide the re s ult s of the study in a report. The propo s ed regu lation c han ges in th i s notice are ba se d on t he result s of the study o n pe rmit a dmini s tra t ion fees and em i ss ion fee ra te s cond ucted for t h e 2014 Fee St ud y Report. The regu lat i o n c hange s are a s fol lows:
• Amend 18 

### AAC 50.230 to correct cro ss refere n ces to provisio n s of 1 8 AAC 50.400. • A mend 18 

### AAC 50.260 to correct cross refere n ces to prov i s io n s of 18 AAC 50.400

. • Repea l a nd rea dop t 18 AAC 50.400 to revi se permit admini s tration a nd com pl ia nce fee s i n accordance w i t h the fee s tudy res ult s and add de finiti o n s . The ana l y s is of the fee st ud y res ult ed in a prop ose d red uct ion of the number of fee catego ri es f rom 66 to 24 , w hi c h w ill red uce adm ini s trative costs a nd fee com pl exity.
• Amend 18 

### AAC 50.403 to c l a ri fy negot iated sett lement ag reement fees. • Repea l18 

### AAC 50.405 w hi c h addre ssed a tran s ition proce ss for pe r mit fee s before 2005. • Amend 18 

### AAC 50.410 to revis e em i ss io n fee s in accorda n ce w ith the fee st ud y re sul ts. • Ame nd 18 

### AAC 50.420 to revise lan guage add ress in g b illin g procedure s . 

### Po st in g Th e above lis t o f propo s ed cha nges to th e re g ulati o n s o nl y provide s a s um mary of t h e ir su bje ct matter. Fo r a copy o f the propo se d re gu lation c h anges and th e 2014 Fee Study Report , p lease co nt act R e bec ca Smith at 907-465

- 5121 between 8:00 a.m. a n d 4:30p. m ., Mo nday th ro ugh Fr id ay , or refer to thi s DE C webpage : ht tp: //d ec.a la s k a. go v/ Appl icati o n s / A irla irt oo lswe b / A irPe rmit s Appro v al s AndPubl i cNo t i ce s/ o r http ://de c.a l as ka. g ov/ a ir / ap/ regulati.htm. T h e proposed reg ul at io n s a re in tended t o mee t the re quirem e nt s of Sectio n I I0 ( T itle 42 U.S.C. C h apte r 85 §74 1 0) of the Clean A ir A c t a nd , o n ce adopted, w ill be s ub mi tted to t h e U.S. E n v iron me ntal Protection Age ncy for ap prova l a nd eve ntu al in c lu s io n in A laska ' s S t at e Air Q u a lity Contro l Pl a n. 

### Qu est ion s You may s ubm it wr itte n qu est i o n s re levant to th e pro p osed action to DEC u s ing th e e l ectronic que s tion for m at http ://decjnuweb t/Ai r / ap/ fee s FY 14Q ue s tio n s AndAn s w e r s .htm or by e lect ro ni c mail to d ec . aq.a ird oc ket @a la s ka.go v or by se ndin g the que s tio n s t o Rebecca Smith , Divi sio n of Air Qua li ty, DEC, 410 Willoughby Ave n ue, Suite 303 , P.O. Box 111800 , Ju neau , Alaska 99811-1800

. The w ri tten que s t io n s must be received at lea s t I 0 da ys bef o re the end of the public c omment period ; quest ion deadlin e i s June 19 , 2015 , a nd co mm e nt deadl ine is Jun e 30 , 2015. The de partment w il l aggregate it s res p onse to subs tantiall y s i milar question s a nd m ake t h e questi ons and re s p o n se avai l able on ht tp: //d ecjnuweb t/ Airlap/ fee s FY 140u est i o n s AndAn s wer s . htm

. T h e department ma y, but is not re qu ire d to, an swe r writte n qu estions rece ive d afte r the Jun e 1 9 , 2015 , deadl ine for s ubmitting que sti o ns.

### Comments You may comment on the proposed regu l at i on changes , in c ludin g the potential costs to private perso n s of comply in g and a lternat ive practical methods of comp l y in g w ith the proposed changes , by sub mittin g written comments to: Rebecca Sm ith , Division of Air Quality , Department of Env iron m enta l Conservatio n , 410 Willoughby Avenue , Suite 303, P.O. Box 111800 , Juneau , Alaska 99811-1800 ; by e-ma il t o re bec ca.s mith @. alaska.gov; through the Air Qua li ty Division 's e lectronic comment s ubmi ssion web page at https:/ / dec.ala s ka.gov/ Appl i cati ons /A ir / aittoolsweb /Forma lComments; by email to the Air Quality Comments Docket at de c .aq.airdo c ket @ a laska.gov , or by facsimile at (907) 465-5129. Com ments mu s t be received by 5:00 p.m. on June 30 , 2015. Comments received after this date a nd t ime wi ll n ot be co n s idered in final action on the se rules and the air quality plan. 

### Hearings
DEC h as tentativel y scheduled a public hearing for these proposed regulations , on June 24, 2015 , from 12 :00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Department of Enviro nmenta l Conservatio n Building , 619 E. S hip Creek Ave. , Ste. 249 , Co nf erence Room A , Anchorage , AK 9950 I. The public hearing will be held o nl y if a reque s t to hold a public hearing is received by DEC by 5:00 p.m. on Friday , June 19 , 2015. You may request a public h earing by ca llin g Rebecca Smith at 907-465-5121 between 9:00a.m. and 5:00p .m. , Mo nd ay through Friday or bye

- mailing a reque st to reb ecca.s mith @ alaska.gov. If no request for a public hearing i s re ceived , the public hear in g w ill be can ce ll ed. DEC w ill announce th e cance llati on of th e public hea rin g by publishing a publi c notice , by 5:00 p.m. on June 22, 2015, on the se webs it es: http: //d ec. alaska.gov/ a ir / ap /regulati .htm and http: //dec.alaska.g ov/com mi s h/ public notic es .htm. Oral or written comments may be subm itted at the hearin g, if a public hearing i s co ndu cted. If the public hearing occurs , there will be a ca ll-in numb e r if yo u are not ab le to attend the meetin g in person. The ca ll-in number wi ll be l-800- 315-6338, and the Meet Me Code w ill be 8123#. If held , the hearing may be extended if n ecessary to accommodate those pre s ent before 1 :00 p.m. who did not have an oppottunity to co mm ent.

I f yo u are a p e rson w ith a disability who may n eed a s pe c i a l accommodat i on in o rder to participate in thi s public pro cess , plea se contact Nat ali e Wolfe at (907) 269-029 1 o r TDD Relay Serv ice 1

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- 770-8973 /TTY or dial 7 11 s even days prior to any ope n hou s e or a public hear in g to ensure that any n ecess ary accommodat ions can be provided.
Afte r the public co mment period e nd s o n June 3 0 , 2 015 , DE C wil l e ither adopt the se or other provi s ion s dea lin g with th e same s ubj ect, w ith out fmther n otice , or decide to take no act ion o n th em. The l a nguage of the final re g ul ations may be different from that of the propo se d regulation s. YOU SHOULD COMMENT DURING THE TIME ALLOWED IF YOUR INTERESTS COULD BE AFFECTED. Written comme n ts recei v ed are publi c record s and are sub j ect to public inspection. 

### Statutory Authority : AS 37. 1 0.050, AS 37.10.052 , AS 37.10.058 , AS 44.46.025 , AS 46 .0 3.020, AS 46.14.140 , AS 4 6.14.240 , AS 46.14.2 5 0 , AS 46.14.255 

### Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 46.14.01 0, AS 46.14.020 , AS 46. 1 4.030, AS 4 6.14.1 2 0 , AS 46.14.140 , AS 46.14. 24 0 , AS 46.14.250, AS 46. 14.255 

### Fiscal Information : The propo se d regulation changes are not expected to require a n increased appropriation.

D ate d : May 2 1 , 2015

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