On January 18, 2017 the Environmental Quality Commission adopted rule amendments to increase Title V permit fees

Summary

On January 18, 2017 the EQC adopted amendments to these rules: OAR 340-220-0030, 340-220-0040, 340-220-0050

The rule amendments increase Title V permit fees for invoice year 2017 by 0.80 percent based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics September 2016 consumer price index for the period of September 2015 to August 2016. Fees include:

•  Annual base fees assessed to all Title V sources regardless of emission quantities;

•  Emission fees assessed per ton of emissions from individual sources per calendar year; and

•  Specific activity fees assessed when a source owner or operator modifies a permit.

Additional Information

You can view documents concerning this rulemaking at the links below. The EQC staff report for these rules contains two versions of the adopted rules; one with changes marked by colored text and one in the final version without any markup. You can view the staff report at this link: http://www.deq.state.or.us/eqc/docs/2017/20170117ItemD.pdf.

To view copies of the other rulemaking documents, you can view the rulemaking web page at: http://www.oregon.gov/deq/RulesandRegulations/Pages/2016/Rtitlevcpi2016.aspx.

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You can also obtain more information about this rulemaking by contacting:

Don Hendrix

700 NE Multnomah St., Suite #600

Portland, OR 97232

503-229-5108

Hendrix.Donald@deq.state.or.us

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