Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 101 - GENERAL AIR QUALITY RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL RULES › Section 101.24 - Inspection Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability.
				  The owner or operator of each account to which this rule applies shall remit to
				  the commission an inspection fee each fiscal year. A fiscal year is defined as
				  the period from September 1 through August 31. A fiscal year, having the same
				  number as the next calendar year, begins on the September 1 prior to that
				  calendar year. An account subject to both an inspection fee and emissions fee,
				  under §
										101.27
				  of this title (relating to Emissions Fees), is required to pay only the greater
				  of the two fees. Each account will be assessed a separate inspection fee. The
				  inspection fee shall apply to each account which contains one or more of the
				  types of plants, facilities, and/or processes described in subsection (f) of
				  this section, including permitted and non-permitted facilities. References for
				  the industrial categories used are provided in the
Standard Industrial
				  Classification (SIC) Manual
(Executive Office of the President, Office
				  of Management and Budget, 1987). If more than one SIC category can apply to an
				  account, the fee assessed shall be the highest fee listed for the applicable
				  classifications in the fee schedule. Provisions of this section apply to all
				  accounts, including accounts which have not been assigned specific commission
				  identification numbers. The owner or operator of an account subject to an
				  inspection fee is responsible for contacting the commission to obtain an
				  identification number. The commission will not initiate the combination or
				  separation of accounts solely for fee assessment purposes. If an account is
				  operated at any time during the fiscal year for which the fee is assessed, a
				  full inspection fee is due. If the commission is notified in writing that the
				  account is not and will not be in operation during that fiscal year, a fee will
				  not be due.
(b) Self report/billed
				  information. Emissions/inspection fee information packets will be mailed to
				  each affected account prior to the fiscal year for which the fee is due. The
				  completed emissions/inspection fee basis form shall be returned to the address
				  specified on the emissions/inspection fees basis form within 60 days of the
				  date the agency sends the emissions/inspection fee information packet. The
				  completed emissions/inspection fee basis form shall include, at least, the
				  company name, mailing address, site name, all Texas Commission on Environmental
				  Quality (TCEQ) identification numbers, the applicable SIC category, any
				  additional information necessary to assess the fee, and the name and telephone
				  number of the person to contact in case questions arise regarding the
				  emissions/inspection fee basis form. If more than one SIC category can apply to
				  an account, the category reported shall be that one with the highest associated
				  fee. Subsequent to a review of the information submitted, a billing statement
				  of the fee assessment will be sent to the account during the fiscal year in
				  which the fee is due.
(c)
				  Requesting fee information packet.
(1) For
				  fiscal year 2003, if an account which is subject to the inspection fee in this
				  section has not received the information packet described in subsection (b) of
				  this section by November 1, 2002, the owner or operator of the account shall
				  notify the commission by December 1, 2002. For accounts which begin operation
				  after November 1, the owner or operator of the account shall request an
				  information packet within 30 days of commencing operation.
(2) For subsequent fiscal years, if an
				  account which is subject to the inspection fee in this section has not received
				  the information packet described in subsection (b) of this section by June 1
				  prior to the fiscal year in which the fee is due, the owner or operator of the
				  account shall notify the commission by July 1 prior to the fiscal year in which
				  the fee is due. For accounts which begin operation after September 1, the owner
				  or operator of the account shall request an information packet within 30 days
				  of commencing operation.