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9VAC5-80-320

9VAC5-80-320. Definitions.

A. For the purpose of applying this article in the context of the Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution and related uses, the words or terms shall have the meanings given them in subsection C of this section.

B. As used in this article, all words and terms not defined in subsection C of this section shall have the meanings given them in 9VAC5-80-5 or 9VAC5-10 (General Definitions), unless otherwise required by context.

C. Terms defined.

"Actual emissions" means, for the purposes of this article, the actual rate of emissions in tons per year of any regulated air pollutant (for fee calculation) emitted from a source subject to this article over the preceding calendar year. Actual emissions may be calculated according to any method acceptable to the department provided such calculation takes into account the source's actual operating hours, production rates, in-place control equipment, and types of materials processed, stored, or combusted during the preceding calendar year. Any regulated pollutant which could be classed in more than one category shall be classed in only one category.

"Affected source" means a source that includes one or more affected units.

"Affected unit" means a unit that is subject to any federal acid rain emissions reduction requirement or acid rain emissions limitation under 40 CFR Parts 72, 73, 75, 77 or 78.

"Area source" means any stationary source that is not a major source. For purposes of this section, the phrase "area source" shall not include motor vehicles or nonroad vehicles.

"Greenhouse gases" means, for the purposes of this article, the aggregate group of the following gases: carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.

"Hazardous air pollutant" means any air pollutant listed in § 112(b) of the federal Clean Air Act, as amended by 40 CFR 63.60.

"Major source" means:

a. For hazardous air pollutants other than radionuclides, any stationary source that emits or has the potential to emit, in the aggregate, 10 tons per year or more of any hazardous air pollutant or 25 tons per year or more of any combination of hazardous air pollutants. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, emissions from any oil or gas exploration or production well (with its associated equipment) and emissions from any pipeline compressor or pump station shall not be aggregated with emissions from other similar units, whether or not such units are in a contiguous area or under common control, to determine whether such units or stations are major sources.

b. For air pollutants other than hazardous air pollutants, any stationary source that directly emits or has the potential to emit 100 tons per year or more of any air pollutant (including any major source of fugitive emissions of any such pollutant). The fugitive emissions of a stationary source shall not be considered in determining whether it is a major stationary source, unless the source belongs to one of the following categories of stationary source:

(1) Coal cleaning plants (with thermal dryers);

(2) Kraft pulp mills;

(3) Portland cement plants;

(4) Primary zinc smelters;

(5) Iron and steel mills;

(6) Primary aluminum ore reduction plants;

(7) Primary copper smelters;

(8) Municipal incinerators capable of charging more than 250 tons of refuse per day;

(9) Hydrofluoric, sulfuric, or nitric acid plants;

(10) Petroleum refineries;

(11) Lime plants;

(12) Phosphate rock processing plants;

(13) Coke oven batteries;

(14) Sulfur recovery plants;

(15) Carbon black plants (furnace process);

(16) Primary lead smelters;

(17) Fuel conversion plant;

(18) Sintering plants;

(19) Secondary metal production plants;

(20) Chemical process plants;

(21) Fossil-fuel boilers (or combination thereof) totaling more than 250 million British thermal units per hour heat input;

(22) Petroleum storage and transfer units with a total storage capacity exceeding 300,000 barrels;

(23) Taconite ore processing plants;

(24) Glass fiber processing plants;

(25) Charcoal production plants;

(26) Fossil-fuel-fired steam electric plants of more than 250 million British thermal units per hour heat input; or

(27) Any other stationary source category regulated under § 111 or 112 of the federal Clean Air Act for which the administrator has made an affirmative decision under § 302(j) of the federal Clean Air Act.

c. For ozone nonattainment areas, any stationary source with the potential to emit 100 tons per year or more of volatile organic compounds or nitrogen oxides in areas classified as "marginal" or "moderate," 50 tons per year or more in areas classified as "serious," 25 tons per year or more in areas classified as "severe," and 10 tons per year or more in areas classified as "extreme"; except that the references in this definition to 100, 50, 25, and 10 tons per year of nitrogen oxides shall not apply with respect to any source for which the administrator has made a finding that requirements under § 182(f) of the federal Clean Air Act (NOx requirements for ozone nonattainment areas) do not apply.

d. For attainment areas in ozone transport regions, any stationary source with the potential to emit 50 tons per year or more of volatile organic compounds.

"Permit program costs" means all reasonable (direct and indirect) costs required to develop, administer, and enforce the permit program; and to develop and administer the Small Business Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program established pursuant to the provisions of § 10.1-1323 of the Code of Virginia.

"Potential to emit" means the maximum capacity of a stationary source to emit any air pollutant under its physical and operational design. Any physical or operational limitation on the capacity of a source to emit an air pollutant, including air pollution control equipment and restrictions on hours of operation or on the type or amount of material combusted, stored, or processed, shall be treated as part of its design if the limitation is state and federally enforceable.

"Regulated air pollutant" means any of the following:

a. Nitrogen oxides or any volatile organic compound.

b. Any pollutant for which an ambient air quality standard has been promulgated except carbon monoxide.

c. Any pollutant subject to any standard promulgated under § 111 of the federal Clean Air Act.

d. Any pollutant subject to a standard promulgated under § 112 (hazardous air pollutants) or other requirements established under § 112 of the federal Clean Air Act, particularly §§ 112(b), 112(d), 112(g)(2), 112(j), and 112(r); except that any pollutant that is a regulated pollutant solely because it is subject to a standard or regulation under § 112(r) of the federal Clean Air Act shall be exempt from this article.

"Regulated pollutant (for fee calculation)" means, for the purposes of this article, any regulated air pollutant except the following:

a. Carbon monoxide;

b. Any pollutant that is a regulated air pollutant solely because it is a Class I or II substance to a standard promulgated under or established by Title VI of the federal Clean Air Act;

c. Any pollutant that is a regulated air pollutant solely because it is subject to a standard or regulation under § 112(r) of the federal Clean Air Act; or

d. Greenhouse gases.

"Research and development facility" means all the following as applied to any stationary source:

a. The primary purpose of the source is the conduct of either (i) research and development into new products or processes or into new uses for existing products or processes or (ii) basic research to provide for education or the general advancement of technology or knowledge;

b. The source is operated under the close supervision of technically trained personnel; and

c. The source is not engaged in the manufacture of products in any manner inconsistent with clause a (i) or (ii) of this definition.

An analytical laboratory that primarily supports a research and development facility is considered to be part of that facility.

"Stationary source" means any building, structure, facility or installation which emits or may emit any regulated air pollutant. A stationary source shall include all of the pollutant-emitting activities which belong to the same industrial grouping, are located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties, and are under the control of the same persons (or persons under common control). Pollutant-emitting activities shall be considered as part of the same industrial grouping if they belong to the same "major group" (i.e., if they have the same two-digit code) as described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (see 9VAC5-20-21). Any research and development facility shall be considered a separate stationary source from the manufacturing or other facility with which it is co-located.

9VAC5-80-340

9VAC5-80-340. Annual permit program emissions fee calculation prior to(insert effective date of the regulation) January 1, 2018 ].

A. The For annual permit program emissions fees due prior to(insert effective date of the regulation) January 1, 2018 ], the annual permit program emissions fee shall not exceed the base year amount of $31.22 per ton of emissions, as provided in subsection B of Item 365 of the 2012 Appropriation Act adjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index as provided in Title V of the federal Clean Air Act and associated regulations and policies.

1. The annual permit program emissions fee shall be increased (consistent with the need to cover reasonable costs) each year by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index for the most recent calendar year ending before the beginning of such year exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year 1989. The Consumer Price Index for any calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers published by the U.S. Department of Labor, as of the close of the 12-month period ending on August 31 of each calendar year.

2. The revision of the Consumer Price Index which is most consistent with the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year 1989 shall be used.

B. The For annual permit program emissions fees due prior to(insert effective date of the regulation) January 1, 2018 ], the annual permit program emissions fee described in subsection A of this section and the amount billed to the owner as provided in subsection A of 9VAC5-80-350 for a given year shall be calculated in accordance with the following formulae:

B =

(A)(F)

F =

X(1 + ∆CPI)

∆CPI =

CPI - 122.15

122.15

where:

B = the amount billed to the owner during the year after the year in which the actual emissions occurred, expressed in dollars

A = actual emissions covered by permit fees, expressed in tons

F = the maximum adjusted fee per ton for the calendar year in which the actual emissions occurred, expressed in dollars per ton

X = 31.22, expressed in dollars per ton

∆CPI = the difference between the CPI and 122.15 (the average of the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers for the 12-month period ending on August 31, 1989)

CPI = the average of the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers for the 12-month period ending on August 31 of the year in which the emissions actually occurred, expressed as a percentage

C. The actual emissions covered by the permit program emissions fees for the preceding year shall be calculated by the owner and submitted to the department by April 15 of each year. The calculations and final amount of emissions are subject to verification and final determination by the department.

D. If the assessment of the annual permit program emissions fee calculated in accordance with subsections A, B, and C of this section results in a total amount of fee revenue in excess of the amount necessary to fund the permit program costs, a lesser annual permit program emissions fee may instead be calculated and assessed according to the formula specified in subsection E of this section. Any adjustments made to the annual permit program emissions fee shall be within the constraints of 40 CFR 70.9.

E. The lesser annual permit program emissions fee shall be calculated according to the following formula: the lesser annual permit program emissions fee is equal to the estimated permit program costs divided by the estimated actual emissions. The estimated permit program costs and estimated actual emissions shall be determined from the data specified in subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection, incorporating any anticipated adjustments to the data.

1. The current permit program costs shall be determined from the most recent available annual expenditure record of the amount spent by the department on permit program costs.

2. The current actual emissions shall be determined from the most recent available annual emissions inventory of the actual emissions for each regulated pollutant subject to fees from all sources subject to the annual permit program emissions fee.

9VAC5-80-342

9VAC5-80-342. Annual permit program emissions fee calculation on and after(insert effective date of the regulation) January 1, 2018 ].

A. On and after(insert effective date of the regulation) January 1, 2018 ], the amount of the annual permit program emissions fee shall be calculated as follows:

1. The amount of the annual permit program emissions fee (consistent with the need to cover reasonable costs) for each applicable source shall be the annual permit program emission fee rate (in dollars per ton of emissions) for the billing calendar year multiplied by the total actual emissions for the previous calendar year (in tons per year of emissions).

2. The annual permit program emissions fee rate shall be calculated as follows:

a. For permit program emission fees billed in calendar year 2018 (applied to 2017 emissions), the annual permit program emissions fee rate shall be $73.01 per ton of emissions.

b. For permit program emission fees billed in calendar year 2019 (applied to 2018 emissions), the annual permit program emissions fee rate shall be $83.96 per ton of emissions.

c. For permit program emissions fees billed after calendar year 2019, the annual permit program emissions fee rate shall be adjusted annually by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as specified in subdivision 3 of this subsection.

3. The annual adjustment of the permit program emissions fees shall be based upon the annual permit program emissions fee rate for the preceding calendar year and the change in the CPI value published by the U.S. Department of Labor for all-urban consumers over the 12-month period ending on August 31 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the annual permit program emissions fee is assessed and billed.

a. The CPI for all-urban consumers that is published by the U.S. Department of Labor may be obtained online from the Bureau of Labor Statistics website at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?cu.

b. No CPI adjustment shall be made for annual permit program emissions fees assessed and billed in calendar years 2018 and 2019.

B. The actual emissions covered by the permit program emissions fees for the preceding year shall be calculated by the owner and submitted to the department by April 15 of each year. The calculations and final amount of emissions are subject to verification and final determination by the department.

C. If the assessment of the annual permit program emissions fee calculated in accordance with subsections A and B of this section results in a total amount of fee revenue in excess of the amount necessary to fund the permit program costs, a lesser annual permit program emissions fee may instead be calculated and assessed according to the formula specified in subsection D of this section. Any adjustments made to the annual permit program emissions fee shall be within the constraints of 40 CFR 70.9.

D. The lesser annual permit program emissions fee shall be calculated according to the following formula: the lesser annual permit program emissions fee is equal to the estimated permit program costs divided by the estimated actual emissions. The estimated permit program costs and estimated actual emissions shall be determined from the data specified in subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection, incorporating any anticipated adjustments to the data.

1. The current permit program costs shall be determined from the most recent available annual expenditure record of the amount spent by the department on permit program costs.

2. The current actual emissions shall be determined from the most recent available annual emissions inventory of the actual emissions for each regulated pollutant subject to fees from all sources subject to the annual permit program emissions fee.

9VAC5-80-2270

9VAC5-80-2270. General.

A. Any person submitting a permit application subject to this article shall pay a permit application fee in the amount determined in accordance with 9VAC5-80-2280 or 9VAC5-80-2282, as appropriate.

B. Permit application fees collected pursuant to this article for sources subject to Article 1 (9VAC5-80-50 et seq.) or Article 3 (9VAC5-80-360 et seq.) of this part or subject to Part II (9VAC5-85-20 et seq.) of 9VAC5-85 (Permits for Stationary Sources of Pollutants Subject to Regulation) shall not be used for any purpose other than as provided in Title V of the federal Clean Air Act and associated regulations and policies.

9VAC5-80-2280

9VAC5-80-2280. Permit application fee calculation prior to(insert effective date of the regulation or ] January 1, 2018, whichever is later) ].

Each permit application subject to this article that is received by the appropriate regional office prior to(insert effective date of the regulation or ] January 1, 2018,whichever is later) ] shall be subject to a permit application fee. The amount of the application fee shall be calculated as follows:

1. The amount of the permit application fee shall be the largest applicable base permit application fee amount from Table 8-10A, adjusted annually by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as specified in subdivision 2 of this subsection.

TABLE 8-10A

BASE PERMIT APPLICATION FEES FOR STATIONARY SOURCES

Application for:

Base Permit Application Fee Amount

Sources subject to Title V permitting requirements:

Major NSR permit

$30,000

Major NSR permit amendment (except administrative)

$7,000

State major permit

$15,000

Minor NSR permit (that is not also a state major permit)

$1,500

Minor NSR permit amendment (except administrative)

$750

Title V permit

$20,000

Title V permit renewal

$10,000

Title V permit modification (except administrative)

$3,500

State operating permit

$7,000

State operating permit amendment (except administrative)

$3,500

Title V General Permit

$500

Sources subject to the requirements of a synthetic minor permit:

Minor NSR permit

$500

Minor NSR permit amendment (except administrative)

$250

State operating permit

$1,500

State operating permit amendment (except administrative)

$800

2. The annual adjustment of the permit application fees shall be based upon the annually adjusted permit application fee amounts for the preceding calendar year and the change in the CPI value published by the U.S. Department of Labor for all-urban consumers over the 12-month period ending on August 30 31 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the application is first received by the appropriate regional office of the department.

a. The CPI for all-urban consumers published by the U.S. Department of Labor may be obtained online from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Statistics website at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?cu.

b. There is no CPI adjustment for applications received prior to January 1, 2013.

3. The amount of the annually CPI-adjusted permit application fee shall be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.

4. Applications that are received prior to(insert effective date of the regulation or ] January 1, 2018,whichever is later) ] and that are amended on or after(insert effective date of the regulation or ] January 1, 2018,whichever is later), ] are subject to the permit application fee calculated pursuant to the provisions 9VAC5-80-2282 B.

9VAC5-80-2282

9VAC5-80-2282. Permit application fee calculation on and after(insert effective date of the regulation or ] January 1, 2018, whichever is later) ].

A. Each permit application subject to this article that is received by the appropriate regional office on or after(insert effective date of the regulation or ] January 1, 2018,whichever is later) ] shall be subject to a permit application fee. The amount of the application fee shall be calculated as follows:

1. The amount of the permit application fee shall be the largest applicable base permit application fee amount from Table 8-10B, adjusted annually on January 1 of each calendar year after 2018 as specified in subdivisions 2 and 3 of this subsection.

TABLE 8-10B

BASE PERMIT APPLICATION FEES FOR STATIONARY SOURCES

Application for:

Base Permit Application Fee Amount

Sources subject to Title V permitting requirements:

Major NSR permit

$63,000

Major NSR permit amendment (except administrative)

$10,000

State major permit

$25,000

Minor NSR permit (that is not also a state major permit)

$5,000

Minor NSR permit amendment (except administrative)

$2,500

Title V permit

$35,000

Title V permit renewal

$15,000

Title V permit modification (except administrative)

$4,000

State operating permit

$10,000

State operating permit amendment (except administrative)

$4,000

Title V General Permit

$531

Sources subject to the requirements of a synthetic minor permit:

Minor NSR permit

$3,000

Minor NSR permit amendment (except administrative)

$1,000

State operating permit

$5,000

State operating permit amendment (except administrative)

$2,500

2. Except as provided in subdivision 3 of this subsection, the annual adjustment of the permit application fees shall be based upon the permit application fee amounts for the preceding calendar year and the change in the CPI value published by the U.S. Department of Labor for all-urban consumers over the 12-month period ending on August 31 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the application is received by the appropriate regional office of the department.

a. The CPI for all-urban consumers published by the U.S. Department of Labor may be obtained online from the Bureau of Labor Statistics website at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?cu.

b. There is no CPI adjustment of fees for applications received during calendar year 2019.

3. Instead of a CPI adjustment, each permit application fee amount for applications received in calendar year 2019 shall be increased to 10% more than the base permit application fee amount provided in Table 8-10B.

4. The amount of the permit application fee that is calculated as provided in subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 of this subsection shall be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.

B. The provisions of this section also apply to permit applications received by the appropriate regional office prior to(insert the effective date of the regulation) January 1, 2018, ] and amended on or after(insert the effective date of the regulation) January 1, 2018 ]. Those amended applications are subject to the permit application fee due as if the application was received on or after(insert the effective date of the regulation) January 1, 2018 ], less any prior permit application fee amount paid for that application.

9VAC5-80-2310

Article 11
Annual Permit Maintenance Fees for Stationary Sources

9VAC5-80-2310. Applicability.

A. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, the provisions of this article apply to any stationary source that has begun normal operation and:

1. The stationary source is subject to the provisions of a permit issued pursuant to Article 1 (9VAC5-80-50 et seq.) or Article 3 (9VAC5-80-360 et seq.) of this part or pursuant to Part II (9VAC5-85-20 et seq.) of 9VAC5-85 (Permits for Stationary Sources of Pollutants Subject to Regulation);

2. The stationary source is subject to the permit requirements of Article 1 (9VAC5-80-50 et seq.) or Article 3 (9VAC5-80-360 et seq.) of this part or Part II (9VAC5-85-20 et seq.) of 9VAC5-85 (Permits for Stationary Sources of Pollutants Subject to Regulation), and is operating under an application shield under the provisions of 9VAC5-80-80 F or 9VAC5-80-430 F; or

3. The stationary source would be is subject to the permit requirements of Article 1 (9VAC5-80-50 et seq.) or Article 3 (9VAC5-80-360 et seq.) of this part or Part II (9VAC5-85-40 (9VAC5-85-20 et seq.) of 9VAC5-85 (Permits for Stationary Sources of Pollutants Subject to Regulation) in the absence of a permit issued under Article 5 (9VAC5-80-800 et seq.) or Article 6 (9VAC5-80-1100 et seq.) of this part or Part IV (9VAC5-85-60 et seq.) of 9VAC5-85 (Permits for Stationary Sources of Pollutants Subject to Regulation).

B. The provisions of this article apply throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

C. The provisions of this article shall not apply to the following: 1. Any any stationary source that began normal operation during the calendar year for which the annual permit maintenance fee is assessed.

2. Any synthetic minor source that is not a synthetic minor 80% source and is not otherwise subject to the permit requirements of Article 1 (9VAC5-80-50 et seq.) or Article 3 (9VAC5-80-360 et seq.) of this part or Part II (9VAC5-85-20 et seq.) of 9VAC5-85 (Permits for Stationary Sources of Pollutants Subject to Regulation).

D. The department shall make any final determinations required by this article, including [ but not limited to ]:

1. The applicability of this article;

2. The amount of permit maintenance fees owed; and

3. The applicability of terms to a particular stationary source or permit.

9VAC5-80-2330

9VAC5-80-2330. General.

A. The owner of any stationary source subject to this article shall pay an annual permit maintenance fee in the amount determined in accordance with 9VAC5-80-2340 or 9VAC5-80-2342, as appropriate.

B. Annual permit maintenance fees collected pursuant to this article for sources subject to Article 1 (9VAC5-80-50 et seq.) or Article 3 (9VAC5-80-360 et seq.) of this part or subject to Part II (9VAC5-85-20 et seq.) of 9VAC5-85 (Permits for Stationary Sources of Pollutants Subject to Regulation) shall not be used for any purpose other than as provided in Title V of the federal Clean Air Act and associated regulations and policies.

9VAC5-80-2340

9VAC5-80-2340. Annual permit maintenance fee calculation prior to(insert effective date of the regulation) January 1, 2018 ].

A. Each Prior to(insert effective date of the regulation) January 1, 2018 ], each stationary source subject to this article shall be assessed an annual permit maintenance fee.

B. The amount of the permit maintenance fee shall be calculated as follows:

1. The amount of the annual permit maintenance fee shall be the largest applicable base permit maintenance fee amount from Table 8-11A, adjusted annually by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as specified in subdivision 2 of this subsection.

TABLE 8-11A

BASE PERMIT MAINTENANCE FEES FOR STATIONARY SOURCES

Stationary Source Type

Base Permit Maintenance Fee Amount

Title V Complex Major Source

$10,000

Title V Major Source

  $3,500

Title V Source By Rule

  $1,500

Synthetic Minor 80% Source

  $1,000

2. The annual adjustment of the permit maintenance fees shall be based upon the annual permit maintenance fee amount for the preceding calendar year and the change in the CPI value published by the U.S. Department of Labor for all-urban consumers over the 12-month period ending on August 30 31 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the permit maintenance fee is assessed.

a. The CPI for all-urban consumers published by the U.S. Department of Labor may be obtained online from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Statistics website at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?cu.

b. No CPI adjustment shall be made for annual permit maintenance fees assessed in calendar year 2012.

3. The amount of the annual permit maintenance fee shall be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any synthetic minor source that is not a synthetic minor 80% source and is not otherwise subject to the permit requirements of Article 1 (9VAC5-80-50 et seq.) or Article 3 (9VAC5-80-360 et seq.) of this part or Part II (9VAC5-85-20 et seq.) of 9VAC5-85 (Permits for Stationary Sources of Pollutants Subject to Regulation).

9VAC5-80-2342

9VAC5-80-2342. Annual permit maintenance fee calculation on and after(insert effective date of the regulation) January 1, 2018 ].

A. On and after(insert effective date of the regulation) January 1, 2018, ] each stationary source subject to this article shall be assessed a permit maintenance fee on an annual basis.

B. The amount of the annual permit maintenance fee shall be calculated as follows:

1. The amount of the annual permit maintenance fee shall be the largest applicable base permit maintenance fee amount from Table 8-11B, adjusted annually as specified in subdivisions 2 and 3 of this subsection.

TABLE 8-11B

BASE PERMIT MAINTENANCE FEES FOR STATIONARY SOURCES

Stationary Source Type

Base Permit Maintenance Fee Amount

Title V Complex Major Source

$21,263

Title V Major Source

$7,442

Title V Source By Rule

$2,392

Synthetic Minor 80% Source (SM-80 Source)

$1,594

Synthetic Minor Source (other than SM-80 Source)

$500

2. Except as provided in subdivision 3 of this subsection, the annual adjustment of the permit maintenance fees shall be based upon the annual permit maintenance fee amount for the preceding calendar year and the change in the CPI value published by the U.S. Department of Labor for all-urban consumers over the 12-month period ending on August 31 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the permit maintenance fee is assessed and billed.

a. The CPI for all-urban consumers published by the U.S. Department of Labor may be obtained online from the Bureau of Labor Statistics website at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?cu.

 b. No annual CPI adjustment shall be made to permit maintenance fees for source types in years for which the adjusted permit maintenance fees for those source types are specified in subdivision 3 of this subsection.

3. Other adjustments to annual permit maintenance fees shall be made as follows:

a. Adjusted permit maintenance fees that are assessed and billed in calendar year 2019 shall be as specified in Table 8-11C.

TABLE 8-11C

ADJUSTED PERMIT MAINTENANCE FEES BILLED IN CALENDAR YEAR 2019

Stationary Source Type

Permit Maintenance Fee Amount

Title V Complex Major Source

$23,389

Title V Major Source

$8,186

Title V Source By Rule

$2,790

Synthetic Minor 80% Source

$1,860

Synthetic Minor Source (other than SM-80 Source)

$550

b. Adjusted annual permit maintenance fees for Title V Sources by Rule and SM-80 Sources that are assessed and billed in calendar year 2020 shall be as specified in Table 8-11D. Annual permit maintenance fees for other stationary source types that are assessed and billed in calendar year 2020 shall be adjusted as specified in subdivision 2 of this subsection.

TABLE 8-11D

ADJUSTED PERMIT MAINTENANCE FEES BILLED IN CALENDAR YEAR 2020

Stationary Source Type

Permit Maintenance Fee Amount

Title V Source By Rule

$3,189

Synthetic Minor 80% Source

$2,126

4. The amount of the annual permit maintenance fee shall be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.