DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING, HEARING
A Statement of Need and Fiscal and Economic Impact accompanies this form.
Department of Environmental Quality____________________________________OAR Chapter 340_________
Agency and Division Administrative Rules Chapter Number
_Maggie Vandehey________________________________________ _______503-229-6878_____________
Rules Coordinator Telephone
_811 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204__________ _____vandehey.maggie@deq.state.or.us
RULE CAPTION
401 Water Quality Certification Fee Increase
HEARINGS
Aug. 15, 2012 | 6 p.m. |
Roseburg Central Library 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd Ford Community Room Roseburg, OR 97470 | DEQ employee |
Hearing Date | Time | Location | Hearings Officer |
Aug. 20, 2012 | 6 p.m. |
Columbia Gorge Community College 400 East Scenic Drive Building 3, Classroom 3.203 The Dalles, OR 97058 | DEQ employee |
Hearing Date | Time | Location | Hearings Officer |
Aug. 23, 2012 | 9:45 a.m. |
DEQ - Headquarters Office Conference Room EQC-A 811 SW Sixth Avenue Portland, OR 97204 | DEQ employee |
Hearing Date | Time | Location | Hearings Officer |
Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available at hearings upon advance request.
RULEMAKING ACTION
ADOPT: N/A
AMEND: OAR 340-048-0055
REPEAL: NA
RENUMBER: NA
AMEND AND RENUMBER: NA
Stat. Auth.: ORS 420 and 468
Other Authority: NA
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468B.035 - ORS 468B.047
RULE SUMMARY
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is proposing to increase fees for certifying that activities requiring federal licenses and permits comply with water quality requirements and standards. DEQ certifies compliance as authorized by Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act. The proposed fees apply to most removal, fill and other activities, except hydroelectric, requiring 401certification.
This rulemaking would increase 401 certification fees to cover program costs, provide additional staff to expedite review and approval, and enhance technical assistance to applicants.
The proposed changes will apply to those requiring federal permits or licenses for removal, fill or other activities (except hydroelectric projects) that may result in discharges to Oregon’s waters. Applicants could include individuals, small and large businesses, local governments, state and federal agencies and other entities.
To request more information about this rulemaking, please contact:
Steve Mrazik at the Department of Environmental Quality, call toll free in Oregon 800-452-4011 or 503-229-5263.
or visit DEQ’s public notices webpage http://www.deq.state.or.us/regulations/proposedrules.htm
To comment on this rulemaking, submit your comments to:
Steve Mrazik, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, 2020 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97201, or by fax to 503-229-6957, or by email to 401Rulemaking@deq.state.or.us
(if you do not receive an auto response to your emailed comments, contact staff listed above),
5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
Last day to receive public comments
ORS 183.335(2)(b)(G), The Department of Environmental Quality requests public comment on whether other options should be considered for achieving the rule’s substantive goals while reducing negative economic impact of the rule on business.
____________________________________ Maggie Vandehey______________________________
Signature and Date Printed name
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