E Fees - OER

Office of Environmental Remediation


Voluntary CleanupE-Designation

New Projects & NNOs
Do I Have an E?
E Fees
Removing Es
City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR)

New Projects & NNOs

Do I Have an E?

E Fees

Removing Es

City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR)


E Fees

OER charges fees for its review of alterations and developments proposed for E-Designation and Restrictive Declaration sites. Applicants should not submit fee payments until they receive a fee payment request for their site with an OER project number.

Notice of No Objection

An applicant seeking a Notice of No Objection for minor alterations of a project must pay a fee of $475. Examples of minor alterations include, but are not limited to, projects that do not:

disturb soil

change a site's use, occupancy, or egress

change windows

change stack locations, boilers, HVAC systems, or fuel types

Notice to Proceed and Notice of Satisfaction

An applicant seeking a Notice to Proceed or a Notice of Satisfaction must pay a fee of $1,325 for OER's review of each phase of the project. Examples of applications that require a phased review include, but are not limited to, projects with:

new buildings

alterations involving soil disturbance

alterations requiring a new Certificate of Occupancy, such as a change of use from commercial to residential

alterations involving a change of windows

alterations involving stack locations, boilers and HVAC systems, or fuel types

An applicant proposing a new development or alterations that requires additional OER review after issuance of a Notice to Proceed must pay a fee of $475.

Active Remedial System Conversion to Passive

An applicant seeking to convert an active sub-slab depressurization system to a passive sub-slab depressurization system following OER approval of a remedial closure report must pay a fee of $475.

Active Remedial System Reporting

An applicant requiring OER review of periodic reports of the performance of active remedial systems must pay a fee of $275.