A fee will change if the additional treatment area(s) adds sufficient area to place the permit into a higher fee category and the permit was not a COC (a COC application has a flat fee that does not change based on treatment area size). Then the difference between the fee initially paid and the fee for the new total treatment area size is due. The due date for the additional fee varies depending on whether the area is added through an expansion or a revision. Expansion payments are due 15 days after the initial treatment along with the Expansion Report Form. Therefore, the permittee may treat under an expansion prior to EGLE receiving the payment. Revision payments are due with the Permit Revision Request Form (prior to treating the revised area).
Permit application fees and annual fees are based on the size of the proposed treatment area. Treatment area categories are defined by statute as:
Less than one half of an acre.
One half of an acre or more but less than five acres.
Five acres or more but less than 20 acres.
20 acres or more but less than 100 acres.
100 acres or more.
Information on the current fee structure can be found on the ANC Webpage under the Application and Permit Information heading.
If the increase in area applies to a multi-year permit with valid future years, those future years will be in the same fee category as the new total fee after the increase in acreage.