This document provides transparency about DEQ’s proposed fees.

If the rule proposal involves fee changes, complete this document, FEE.EXCERPT-3.00. Advance the number 3.00 to 3.01, 3.02, 3.0x, whenever there are substantive changes to this document through the review process.

DAS Fee Approval Test

For fees to become effective, DEQ must receive approval of all NEW, INCREASED or DECREASED fees from the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. There are several exemptions from DAS fee approval that may apply to these proposed fees:

ORS 291.055(2)(d) Fees created or authorized by statute that have no established rate or amount but are calculated for each separate instance for each fee payer and are based on actual cost of services provided.

ORS 291.055(2)(m) New or increased fees that are anticipated in the legislative budgeting process for an agency, revenues from which are included, explicitly or implicitly, in the legislatively adopted budget for the agency.

DAS Fee Approval Required

Complete the following DAS Forms:

 107BF21 – Fee Approval      Save SP under 3-FeeApproval as FEE.APPROVAL-3.00

 107BF22 – Fee Change Detail    Save SP under 3-FeeApproval as FEE.DETAIL-3.00

DAS agreed to accept the Fee section of this document in lieu of the cover letter requested on the back of the DAS forms. This section also captures most of the information that DAS requests through their review. Below the Fee section is an optional Fee analysis section that provides a format for supporting data. Use this section for information that may be released with the fee approval documents sent to the Department of Administrative Services, public notice or the EQC staff report.

Save fee analysis documents not intended for release in SharePoint folder 3-Fee Approval using the name FEE.ANALYSIS.OptionalIdentifyier-3.0~. Please keep all Excel worksheets in one workbook.

Delete this page before submitting the Fee Approval Packet to DAS. See SCHEDULE-0.0? for tasks.

ORS 291.055(1)(d) requires DEQ report fee changes to DAS within 10 days of adoption.

Parties who receive notice – submitted by email to:

•  DAS Budget Management Analyst – Cathy Connolly (11.17.14)

•  DEQ Legislative Fiscal Officer –Ken G. Rocco (11.17.14)

•  DEQ Financial Services Manager – Jim Roys (1.17.14)

•  DEQ OD/Policy and Analysis – Greg Aldrich (11.17.14)

•  Subject matter expert/rule writer, sponsoring manager

The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission approval of this rule proposal would [OPTION 1] establish new fees. [OPTION 2] increase existing fees. [OPTION 3] decrease existing fees. [OPTION 4 – any combination of options 1-3] EQC authority to act on the proposed fees is ORS [ENTER CITATION].

Brief description of proposed fees

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Reasons

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•  new fee created by statue

•  change in federal revenue

•  change in Other Funds revenue

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•  response to legislative concerns

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•  increased program costs

•  costs exceed estimates

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•  change in transaction costs

•  changed number of base fee payers

•  change in fee-payer mix

Fee proposal alternatives considered

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Fee payer

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Affected party involvement in fee-setting process

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Summary of impacts

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Fee payer agreement with fee proposal

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Links to supporting documents for proposed fees

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How long will the current fee sustain the program?

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How long will the proposed fee sustain the program?

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Transactions and revenue

Fee schedule

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Optional Fee Analysis - change title to describe type of analysis

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