Source: http://www.dec.ny.gov/enb2003/20030625/not0.html
Timestamp: 2016-12-03 06:41:55
Document Index: 88084092

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 2606', 'art 232', 'art 232', 'art 2606', 'art 232', 'art 232', 'art 232']

The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (“EFC”) proposes to provide funding to the owners of certain eligible dry cleaning facilities to defray costs associated with environmental protection requirements. This funding will be made pursuant to the Dry Cleaner Program within the existing Financial Assistance to Business ("FAB") program that was created by the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996, and implementing regulations (21 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 2606).
The FAB Dry Cleaner Program is intended to help owners of dry cleaning facilities comply with state regulations (6N.Y.C.R.R. Part 232), which will result in reduced perchloroethylene ("PERC") emissions. Under the FAB Dry Cleaner Program, EFC will provide financial assistance for the acquisition and installation of certain new or upgraded eligible dry cleaning equipment, which complies with Part 232. (Requests for state assistance for dry cleaning equipment utilizing alternative technologies will be considered on a case-by-case basis).
The FAB Dry Cleaner Program only applies to: (1) dry cleaning facilities in existence prior to May 15, 1997; (2) which are located within New York State (Pursuant to the Laws of 2003, eligibility for the FAB Dry Cleaner Program was extended to dry cleaners located in the City of New York, up to a total of $2 Million); (3) which are "small businesses"; and (4) eligible machines installed between August 1, 1996 and not later than 90 days after the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) enforcement deadline for 4th generation machine upgrade of June 26, 2003.
A "small business" is any business, which is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field, and employs not more than one hundred people.
As required by the proposed Part 2606, this notice describes eligibility requirements for the FAB Dry Cleaner Program, the amount of funding available, the time period during which EFC will accept applications for funding, and certain other eligibility criteria.
(1) Eligible dry cleaning equipment means new (i.e., never before purchased or leased) perchloroethylene dry cleaning equipment that has been certified by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) pursuant to 6N.Y.C.R.R. Part 232, or, if DEC had not yet certified the equipment, the vendor or manufacturer has given written assurance that the equipment will comply with 6N.Y.C.R.R. Part 232. (Requests for state assistance for cleaning equipment utilizing alternative technologies will be considered on a case-by-case basis).
Under the FAB Dry Cleaner Program, the owner of a dry cleaning facility in existence prior to May 15, 1997 will be eligible for state assistance for the purchase or lease, and installation of new eligible dry cleaning equipment which (i) is new fourth generation equipment, or (ii) will upgrade third generation equipment to fourth generation equipment.
Useful life means the number of years the eligible dry cleaning equipment is expected to remain in service. For the purpose of the FAB Dry Cleaner Program, the useful life of such eligible dry cleaning equipment has been deemed by EFC to be 7 (seven) years.
EFC will make state assistance payments in the following amounts for the purchase or lease, and installation of the following eligible dry cleaning equipment:
(1) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the purchase or long-term lease, and installation of new fourth generation equipment with a capacity of 55 lbs or larger;
(2) Four thousand dollars ($4,000) for the purchase or long-term lease, and installation of new fourth generation equipment with a capacity of less than 55 lbs; and
(3) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for the purchase and installation of equipment, which will upgrade third generation equipment to fourth generation equipment.
(4) An additional five hundred dollars ($500) for an owner who undertakes (1), (2) or (3) above and is located in a mixed-use facility.
EFC will accept requests for state assistance under the FAB Dry Cleaner Program through March 31, 2004.
To the extent monies are available, EFC will provide state assistance for the purchase or lease, of eligible dry cleaning equipment not later than June 26, 2003, which is installed not later than 90 days after that date, in the categories listed in Section IV of this Notice, on a first-come, first-served basis as measured by the date on which the corporation determines it has received a complete application. The amount of funding for eligible dry cleaners within New York City will be capped at $2,000,000.
Subject to the availability of funds and the other eligibility criteria set forth in this notice, the owner of a dry cleaning facility will be eligible for state assistance if the owner has purchased or leased eligible dry cleaning equipment after August 1, 1996, and before June 26, 2003, and installed not later than 90 days after June 26, 2003.
Requests for state assistance under the FAB Dry Cleaner Program will be accepted until March 31, 2004. The required "Request for State Assistance" form may be obtained by contacting EFC at the address specified under Section X of this notice, or by visiting EFC’s website at www.nysefc.org.
As part of its request for state assistance, the owner of a dry cleaning facility using PERC equipment must submit to EFC a copy of the most recent Part 232 Dry Cleaning Compliance Inspection Report covering the dry cleaning facility. (6) Proof of Eligible Dry Cleaning Equipment
As part of its request for state assistance, the owner of a dry cleaning facility who has purchased or leased a new fourth generation machine must submit a certificate evidencing that the Corporation is named as certificate holder and loss payee on the owner's property damage liability insurance policy.
(8) Proof of Installation
The new equipment must be installed immediately. The owner of a dry cleaning facility who has purchased or leased a new fourth generation machine must submit proof that the equipment was installed not later than 90 days after the June 26, 2003 DEC enforcement deadline. X. INFORMATION AVAILABILITY
Attention: Laurie A. Allen, Project Manager
or on the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation’s website:
and clicking on the Financial Assistance to Business link.
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF RULE - Pursuant to the provisions of Section 22 of the NYS Clean Air Compliance Act (ECL 72-0303), the 2003 operating permit program fee and fee calculation are hereby established as a rule by publication in the Environmental Notice Bulletin notwithstanding the provisions of the State Administrative Procedures Act. The purpose of the rule is to establish the annual fee to be submitted by air contamination sources subject to the operating permit program for emissions of regulated air contaminants.
(2)	Effective January 1, 1995, $26.44; (3)	Effective January 1, 1996, $27.19;
(5)	Effective January 1, 1998, $ 32.64;
(6)	Effective January 1, 1999, $ 45.00;	(7)	Effective January 1, 2000, $ 45.00;	(8)	Effective January 1, 2001, $ 45.00;	(9)	Effective January 1, 2002, $ 45.00;
(10)	Effective January 1, 2003, $ 45.00.
(1)	The amount of the fee set forth in subdivision (a) of this section is calculated by the Department pursuant to section 72-0303 of the Environmental Conservation Law. The 2003 fee has been calculated by dividing the current State fiscal year appropriation for the operating permit program by the total tons of emissions of regulated air contaminants from sources subject to the operating permit program during the last preceding calendar year, with consideration given to any surplus or deficit in the operating permit program account of the clean air fund established pursuant to section ninety-seven-oo of the State Finance Law, any loan repayment from the mobile source account of the clean air fund established pursuant to section ninety-seven-oo of the State Finance Law and the rate of collection of bills issued for the fee. (2)	The amount of each factor used in the fee calculation by the Department for the current year is hereby established as follows:
(i) the State fiscal year 2003-04 appropriation for the operating permit program is $19,531,000;
(iii) As of March 31, 2003 the actual operating permit program account balance was $3,612,883. Of this balance, an estimated $2,026,000 will be required to liquidate obligations made pursuant to appropriations made for fiscal years prior to 2003-04. The $1,586,883 remainder of the balance will be applied towards funding the appropriation for SFY 2003-04. (iv) the loan repayment from the mobile source account of the clean air fund is zero since no loan was made;
(v) the collection rate of bills for the prior fiscal year is 97 percent.
(4) The calculation is as follows: ($19,531,000 - $1,586,883) / (288,000 x .97) = $64.23
However, as established in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of this section, the fee calculation results in a fee that exceeds the maximum that may be assessed. The fee for 2003 is forty-five dollars ($45.00) per ton.
For further information contact: CathyJo Rogers, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Resources, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-3250, 518 402-8451, E-mail cjrogers@gw.dec.state.ny.us