Minnesota Administrative Rules

CHAPTER 7002, PERMIT FEES

MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

AIR EMISSION PERMIT FEES

7002.0005 SCOPE.

Parts 7002.0005 to 7002.0085 apply to all persons required to obtain an air emission permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under chapter 7007.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.386; 14.388; 116.07

History:

17 SR 440; 18 SR 1059; 28 SR 316

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0010

[Repealed, 17 SR 440]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0015 DEFINITIONS.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

For the purposes of parts 7002.0005 to 7002.0085, the terms defined in this part have the meanings given them. The definitions in the state air pollution control rules as defined in part 7005.0100 apply unless the terms are defined in this part.

Subp. 2.

[Repealed, 21 SR 165]

Subp. 2a.

Chargeable pollutant.

"Chargeable pollutant" means the following:

A.

nitrogen oxides (NO_x) or any volatile organic compound; and

B.

PM-10, sulfur dioxide, lead, and any other pollutant for which a national ambient air quality standard has been promulgated, except carbon monoxide.

Subp. 2b.

Dollar per ton figure or $X.

"Dollar per ton figure" or "$X" means the dollar amount assessed for each ton of chargeable pollutant determined under part 7002.0045.

Subp. 3.

Emission inventory.

"Emission inventory" means the inventory of actual emissions required under part 7019.3000.

Subp. 3a.

Emission reporting facility.

"Emission reporting facility" means any facility for which the owner or operator of the facility must obtain an air emission permit under chapter 7007 except any facility permitted under part 7007.1120, registration permit option B.

Subp. 4.

[Repealed, 21 SR 165]

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

17 SR 440; 18 SR 1059; 21 SR 165

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0016 AIR QUALITY PERMIT APPLICATION FEES AND ADDITIONAL FEES.

Subpart 1.

Fee required.

A person who applies for an air quality permit or permit amendment under chapter 7007, excluding reissuance of individual state or Part 70 operating permits, or who submits an applicability request shall submit with the application or applicability request the appropriate application fee. Failure to submit the fee as specified in part 7002.0019, subpart 1, renders the application incomplete and the agency shall suspend processing of the application until the fee is received. Fees are nonrefundable.

Subp. 2.

Fee determination.

Application fees and additional fees are based on a point system established in part 7002.0019. The points shall be multiplied by the dollar per point value as determined in part 7002.0018.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0017 AIR QUALITY PERMIT APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL FEE TARGET.

The agency shall set the application and additional fee target as described in items A to C.

A.

The unadjusted fee target is $4,000,000 for each new biennium (biennial target), as modified according to item B.

B.

Beginning July 1, 2011, and each biennium thereafter, the unadjusted fee target in item A shall be adjusted for inflation using the aggregated annual consumer price index since 2009 and becomes the new unadjusted fee target.

C.

The adjusted fee target is the unadjusted fee target adjusted as follows:

(1)

if the agency failed to collect its fee target the previous biennium, after making reasonable effort to do so, the shortfall must be added to the next biennium's fee target; and

(2)

if the agency collected more than its fee target the previous biennium, the excess must be subtracted from the next biennium's fee target.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0018 COMPUTATION OF DOLLAR PER POINT FOR AIR PERMITS.

The agency computes the dollar per point value for each biennium as follows:

$ per point = T/(A + B) rounded up to the next five dollar increment, where:

$ per point = dollar amount applied to points determined under part 7002.0019.

T = adjusted fee target, as determined in part 7002.0017, item C.

A = the previous five-year annual average number of points for each type of permit application in part 7002.0019, subpart 1.

B = the previous five-year annual average number of points for each type of additional activity in part 7002.0019, subpart 2.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0019 AIR QUALITY PERMIT APPLICATION FEES AND ADDITIONAL FEES.

Subpart 1.

Application points.

The points assessed for permit application types designated in this subpart are multiplied by the dollar per point value as determined in part 7002.0018 to calculate the application fee.

Application Type		Points
A.	Administrative amendment or administrative change of name, ownership, or control	1
	One point is assessed for a request for an administrative amendment or a request for change in name, ownership, or control of a stationary source as addressed in part 7007.1100, subpart 8; 7007.1110, subpart 15; 7007.1110, subpart 15a; 7007.1142, subpart 5; or 7007.1400.
B.	Registration permit	2
C.	State general permit	3
D.	Part 70 general permit	4
E.	Minor amendment	4
F.	Capped permit	4
G.	Applicability requests	10
	These points are applied to each request received for determining the applicability of rules in advance of receiving a permit application. If multiple requests for reviews are submitted to the Pollution Control Agency over time, each request is subject to the fee.
H.	Moderate amendment	15
I.	Major amendment	25
J.	Individual state permit	50
K.	Individual Part 70 permit	75

Subp. 2.

Additional points.

The points assessed for activities designated in this subpart are multiplied by the dollar per point value as determined in part 7002.0018 to calculate the additional fee.

	Activity	Points
A.	Modeling review	15
	The points for modeling review are not assessed for screening modeling or CAPS modeling.
B.	Best available control technology (BACT) review	15
	BACT points are applied for each prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) pollutant analyzed.
C.	Lowest achievable emission rate (LAER) review	15
	LAER points are applied for each nonattainment new source review (NSR) pollutant analyzed.
D.	Clean Air Act, section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) review	10
	Points are applied for a review of any standard or other requirement related to interstate transport of pollutants established under section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I).
E.	Part 75 continuous emission monitoring analysis	10
F.	New source performance standard (NSPS) review	10
	Points are applied for each applicable standard but do not apply to registration, capped, or general permit applications.
G.	National emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) review	10
	Points are applied for each applicable standard but do not apply to registration, capped, or general permit applications.
H.	Case-by-case maximum achievable control technology (MACT) review	20
	Points are applied for each applicable source category reviewed.
I.	Netting	10
	Points are applied for each prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) pollutant for which a netting analysis is performed.
J.	Limit to remain below programmatic regulatory threshold	10
	Points are applied, if applicable, to each of the following regulatory programs: Part 70, NESHAP, EAW, AERA, NSPS, PSD, and nonattainment NSR.
K.	Plantwide applicability limit (PAL)	20
	Points are applied for each prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) pollutant for which a plantwide applicability limit is established.
L.	Air emission risk analysis (AERA) review	15
M.	Variance request under part 7000.7000	35
N.	Confidentiality request under part 7000.1300	2
O.	Environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) review
	Points are assigned as follows:
	Part 4410.4300, subparts 18, items A and B; and 29	15
	Part 4410.4300, subparts 8, items A and B; 10, items A, B, C, and D; 16, items A and D; 17, items A to C and E to G; and 18, items C, D, E, and F	35
	Part 4410.4300, subparts 4; 5, item A, subitems (1) and (2); 13; 15; 16, items B and C; and 17, item D	70
	A fee for EAW review is charged only if the project falls into a mandatory category specified in part 4410.4300, the agency is the designated responsible governmental unit (RGU), and an air or water permit is required for the project. If a facility requires both an air and water permit, the points for an EAW review are charged only once and multiplied by the lower of the dollar per point value for an air or water permit.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.03; 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205; 41 SR 763; 46 SR 1209

Published Electronically:

May 16, 2022

7002.0020

[Repealed, 17 SR 440]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0021 CAPPED COSTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND CITIES.

For one year after July 1, 2009, the combined cost of the application fee and an invoice for additional fees for a small business or small city, as determined under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.127, subdivision 1, is capped at $25,000.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0022 PAYMENT OF APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL FEES.

Application fees assessed under part 7002.0019, subpart 1, shall be submitted with the application and made payable to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Additional fees assessed under part 7002.0019, subpart 2, shall be paid within 30 days of the invoice date from the agency. The person submitting the fee shall make the payment as directed in the invoice. Final action on the permit shall not be taken until all invoices are paid.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0023 NOTIFICATION OF ERROR OF ADDITIONAL FEE.

A person who believes that the assessed additional fee under part 7002.0019, subpart 2, is in error shall provide a written explanation of the person's position to the commissioner within 60 days of the invoice date. The assessed fee shall be paid in the time frame required in part 7002.0022. The commissioner shall, within 60 days of the timely receipt of the person's written explanation:

A.

provide a written explanation of why the fee was not in error; or

B.

if the commissioner finds that the assessed fee was in error, refund the overpayment.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0025 ANNUAL EMISSION FEE RATES.

Subpart 1.

Calculation of fee.

A.

Owners or operators of emission reporting facilities must be assessed an annual emission fee for each ton of a chargeable pollutant emitted to the air by the facility. Emission reporting facilities must be assessed a fee of $X for each ton of any chargeable pollutant as established in the most recently available emission inventory.

B.

Notwithstanding item A, the owner or operator of any emission reporting facility or any facility issued an option B registration permit under part 7007.1120 that chooses to be assessed a fee under item C, subitem (1), with less than one ton of total actual emissions must be assessed an annual fee of $25.

C.

As described in subitems (1) and (2), the owner or operator of a facility issued an option B registration permit under part 7007.1120 must be assessed an annual emission fee based on either the reported quantity of VOC-containing materials purchased or used (whichever was stated in the facility's permit application) or the actual emissions from the use of VOC-containing materials.

(1)

If the owner or operator chooses to be assessed the fee based on the actual emissions from the use of VOC-containing materials, the facility's actual emissions is determined in accordance with parts 7019.3000 to 7019.3090. The assessed fee is determined in accordance with item A.

(2)

If the owner or operator chooses to be assessed the fee based on the quantity of VOC-containing materials purchased or used (whichever was stated in the facility's permit application), the fee is:

(a)

$50 if the quantity of VOC-containing materials is less than or equal to 1,000 gallons; or

(b)

$140 if the quantity of VOC-containing materials is more than 1,000 and less than 2,000 gallons.

Subp. 2.

[Repealed, 21 SR 165]

Subp. 2a.

[Repealed, L 2012 c 272 s 98]

Subp. 3.

Facilities failing to submit emissions inventories.

If an emission reporting facility fails to submit an emissions inventory as required by part 7019.3000, it shall be assessed an annual fee for that facility that is $X times 1-1/2 times the most recent actual emissions in tons for which an emissions fee was assessed under part 7019.3000. If the facility has never submitted an emissions inventory as required under part 7019.3000, but has submitted a permit application under chapter 7007, it shall be assessed an annual emission fee for that facility that is $X times 1-1/2 times the estimated actual emissions as stated in the facility's permit application.

If the owner or operator of a facility that is required to obtain a permit under chapter 7007 has not submitted a permit application which includes an estimate of the actual emissions, it shall be assessed an annual fee that is $X times 1-1/2 times the estimated potential to emit of that facility, as defined in part 7005.0100, subpart 35a.

If a facility issued an option B registration permit fails to submit an emission inventory, it shall be assessed an annual fee of $210.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

17 SR 440; 18 SR 614; 21 SR 165; 32 SR 904; L 2012 c 272 s 98; 46 SR 1209

Published Electronically:

May 16, 2022

7002.0030

[Repealed, 17 SR 440]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0035 AIR QUALITY ANNUAL FEE TARGET.

The annual fee target shall be set as described in items A and B.

A.

The unadjusted fee target shall be the greater of the following:

(1)

the sum of:

(a)

the amount directly appropriated to the Air Quality Division from the environmental fund for that fiscal year; and

(b)

the Air Quality Division's portion of the appropriation from the environmental fund to the agency's general support program, as determined by using the indirect cost allocation plan approved by the Minnesota Department of Management and Budget under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.127, subdivision 4; or

(2)

the amount calculated by multiplying $25 per ton, adjusted for inflation since 1989, times the number of tons of each chargeable pollutant listed in the most recently available emission inventory. No pollutant shall be double counted. A maximum of 4,000 tons per pollutant per facility shall be used for this calculation. The adjustment for inflation shall be in accordance with the adjustment described in Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07, subdivision 4d, paragraph (d).

B.

The amounts described in item A must be adjusted as follows:

(1)

if the agency failed to collect its fee target the previous year, after making reasonable efforts to do so, the shortfall must be added to the next year's fee target;

(2)

if the agency collected more than its fee target the previous year, the excess must be subtracted from the next year's fee target; and

(3)

for any year, the commissioner may increase the fee target by up to five percent to reflect the anticipated fee nonpayment rate. This increase must not be considered for purposes of calculating a deficit under subitem (1).

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

17 SR 440; 21 SR 165; L 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0040

[Repealed, 17 SR 440]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0045 COMPUTATION OF DOLLAR PER TON FIGURE.

The dollar per ton figure "$X" used in part 7002.0025 is computed as follows:

$X = [F - [R + ($25 x N)]]/(T - L)

where:

$X = Dollar amount per ton figure.

F = Total annual fee target, as determined in part 7002.0035.

R = Total amount to be billed under part 7002.0025, subpart 1, item C, subitem (2), as option B registration permit annual emission fees based on the quantity of VOC-containing materials purchased or used.

N = Total number of emission reporting facilities and facilities issued option B registration permits that are assessed an annual emission fee based on actual emissions under part 7002.0025, subpart 1, item C, subitem (1), with less than one ton of total actual emissions of chargeable pollutants.

T = Total number of tons of all chargeable pollutants listed in the most recently available annual emissions inventory emitted from emission reporting facilities and facilities issued option B registration permits that are assessed an annual emission fee based on actual emissions under part 7002.0025, subpart 1, item C, subitem (1). No pollutant is double counted.

L = Total number of tons of all chargeable pollutants listed in the most recently available annual emission inventory emitted from emission reporting facilities and facilities issued option B registration permits that are assessed an annual emission fee based on actual emissions under part 7002.0025, subpart 1, item C, subitem (1), that emit less than one ton of total actual emissions of chargeable pollutants. No pollutant is double counted.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.386; 14.388; 116.07

History:

17 SR 440; 21 SR 165; 28 SR 316; 46 SR 1209

Published Electronically:

May 16, 2022

7002.0050

[Repealed, 17 SR 440]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0055

[Repealed, 28 SR 316]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0060

[Repealed, 17 SR 440]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0065 PAYMENT OF ANNUAL FEES.

Fees assessed under part 7002.0025 shall be paid within 30 days of the invoice date. The person submitting the fee shall make the payment as directed in the invoice.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.386; 14.388; 116.07

History:

17 SR 440; 21 SR 165; 28 SR 316; 34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0070

[Repealed, 17 SR 440]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0075 NOTIFICATION OF ERROR OF ANNUAL FEE.

A person who believes that the assessed annual emission fee is in error shall provide a written explanation of the person's position to the commissioner within 60 days of the invoice date. A person who believes that an error exists in emissions inventory data shall submit an explanation in accordance with part 7019.3000, subpart 2. The assessed fee shall be paid in the time frame required in part 7002.0065. The commissioner shall, within 60 days of the timely receipt of the person's written explanation:

A.

provide a written explanation of why the fee was not in error; or

B.

if the commissioner finds that the assessed fee was in error, refund the overpayment.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

17 SR 440; 21 SR 165; 28 SR 1482; 34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0080

[Repealed, 17 SR 440]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0085 LATE PAYMENT FEE.

A permittee subject to one or more fees under parts 7002.0005 to 7002.0045 shall pay a late payment fee of ten percent of the payment due for failure to pay an assessed fee within 60 days of the invoice date. At 30-day intervals thereafter, the permittee shall be assessed an additional ten percent of the original payment for failure to pay the assessed fee within that 30-day period. All late fees are due upon receipt of an invoice.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.386; 14.388; 116.07

History:

17 SR 440; 21 SR 165; 28 SR 316; 34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0090

[Repealed, 17 SR 440]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0095

[Repealed, 21 SR 165]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0100

[Repealed, 17 SR 440]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0110

[Repealed, 17 SR 440]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

WATER QUALITY PERMIT FEES

7002.0210 SCOPE.

Parts 7002.0210 to 7002.0310 apply to all persons required to obtain a permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as described in parts 7001.0020, items C to F, and 7090.0030.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16A.128; 115.03; 116.07

History:

10 SR 2010; 16 SR 1799; 21 SR 1642; 25 SR 834; 34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0220 DEFINITIONS.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

For the purpose of parts 7002.0210 to 7002.0310, the terms defined in this part have the meanings given them.

Subp. 2.

Agency.

"Agency" means the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Subp. 3.

Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the chief executive officer of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Subp. 3a.

General construction stormwater permit.

"General construction stormwater permit" means an NPDES general permit for stormwater discharges associated with construction activity as defined in part 7090.0080, subpart 4.

Subp. 3b.

General industrial stormwater permit.

"General industrial stormwater permit" means an NPDES general permit for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity as defined in part 7090.0080, subpart 6.

Subp. 3c.

General municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permit.

"General municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permit" means an NPDES permit for stormwater discharges associated with municipal separate storm sewer systems as required under part 7090.0030, subpart 1, item A.

Subp. 3d.

Individual stormwater permit.

"Individual stormwater permit" means an NPDES permit for stormwater discharges associated with a specific site and type of activity as defined under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 122.26(b)(4), (7), and (14)-(16).

Subp. 4.

Major NPDES facility.

"Major NPDES facility" means a wastewater treatment discharger designated by the commissioner and the regional administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency as part of the annual work plan that is developed in accordance with and that is subject to the public participation requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 35, and subject to review and approval of the agency. The agency and the United States Environmental Protection Agency shall designate the following types of facilities as major NPDES facilities unless the agency and the United States Environmental Protection Agency find that the facility does not have a potential for significantly impacting water quality:

A.

a publicly owned treatment facility with an average design flow of 1,000,000 gallons per day or more;

B.

an electrical generating facility that is not primarily standby or a peaking facility with a generation capacity of 100 megawatts or greater;

C.

a facility that is a primary industry as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 122.2, or other industry that discharges quantities of process wastewater, which are significant due to the volume, pollutant loading, or other discharge parameters or the character of the receiving water; or

D.

a facility with an actual or potential discharge of toxic pollutants under section 307(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1317.

Subp. 5.

Municipal permit.

"Municipal permit" means a permit issued to a municipality as defined in part 7001.1020, subpart 18, for the discharge or disposal of wastewater which is five percent or more sewage. Permits issued to municipalities for facilities treating or disposing of waste that is less than five percent sewage shall be considered nonmunicipal permits.

Subp. 6.

National pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES).

"National pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES)" has the meaning given it in part 7001.1020, subpart 19.

Subp. 6a.

Sanitary sewer extension permit.

"Sanitary sewer extension permit" means a state disposal system permit for the extension, addition, or change of a municipal sanitary system.

Subp. 7.

Sewage.

"Sewage" has the meaning given in part 7080.1100, subpart 73.

Subp. 8.

[Repealed, 21 SR 1642]

Subp. 9.

State disposal system permit.

"State disposal system permit" means a permit for a disposal system that may be constructed and operated without an NPDES permit.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16A.128; 115.03; 116.07

History:

10 SR 2010; L 1987 c 186 s 15; 12 SR 1336; 16 SR 1799; 19 SR 1901; 21 SR 1642; 30 SR 125; 34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

January 30, 2024

7002.0230 FEE DETERMINATION.

The agency shall calculate application fees, additional fees, and annual fees based upon parts 7002.0250 to 7002.0310.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16A.128; 116.07

History:

10 SR 2010; 16 SR 1799; 34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0240 PAYMENT OF FEES.

A person submitting a fee as required in part 7002.0253, subpart 1, or 7002.0254 shall make the fee payable to the "Minnesota Pollution Control Agency" and submit it with the permit application. A person submitting a fee as required in part 7002.0253, subpart 2, or 7002.0310 shall make the payment as directed in the invoice. Final action on the permit shall not be taken until all invoices are paid.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16A.128; 115.03; 116.07

History:

10 SR 2010; 16 SR 1799; 25 SR 834; 34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0250 WATER QUALITY PERMIT APPLICATION FEE.

Subpart 1.

Fee required.

A person who applies for a water quality permit to construct, install, modify, or operate a facility, as described in parts 7001.0020, subpart 2, items C to F, and 7090.0030, excluding changes in ownership or control, name or address changes other than changes in facility location, and interim and construction short-form permits issued under chapter 7020, shall submit with the application the appropriate application fee. Failure to submit the fee as specified in part 7002.0253, subpart 1, renders the application incomplete and the agency shall suspend processing of the application until the fee is received. Application fees are nonrefundable.

Subp. 2.

Fee determination.

Application fees, except stormwater application fees as required in part 7002.0254, are based on a point system established in part 7002.0253. The points shall be multiplied by the dollar per point value as determined in part 7002.0252.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.03; 116.07

History:

10 SR 2010; 12 SR 1336; 25 SR 834; 30 SR 125; 34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

January 30, 2024

7002.0251 WATER QUALITY PERMIT APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL FEE TARGET.

The agency shall set the application and additional fee target as described in items A and C.

A.

The unadjusted fee target is $6,000,000 for each biennium (biennial target), as modified according to item B.

B.

Beginning July 1, 2011, and each biennium thereafter, the unadjusted fee target in item A shall be adjusted for inflation using the aggregated annual consumer price index since 2009 and becomes the new unadjusted fee target.

C.

The adjusted fee target is the unadjusted fee target adjusted as follows:

(1)

if the agency failed to collect its fee target the previous biennium, the shortfall must be added to the next biennium's fee target; and

(2)

if the agency collected more than its fee target the previous biennium, the excess must be subtracted from the next biennium's fee target.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0252 COMPUTATION OF DOLLAR PER POINT FOR WATER PERMITS.

The agency computes the dollar per point value for each biennium as follows:

$ per point = T/(A + B) rounded up to the next five dollar increment, where:

$ per point = dollar amount applied to points determined under part 7002.0253.

T = adjusted fee target, as determined in part 7002.0251, item C.

A = the previous five-year annual average number of points for each type of permit application in part 7002.0253, subpart 1.

B = the previous five-year annual average number of points for each type of additional activity in part 7002.0253, subpart 2.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0253 WATER QUALITY PERMIT APPLICATION FEES AND ADDITIONAL FEES.

Subpart 1.

Application points.

The points assessed for each permit application, amendment, or water quality effluent limitation review designated in this subpart shall be multiplied by the dollar per point value as determined in part 7002.0252 to calculate the application fee.

A.

A person requesting a water quality effluent limitation review shall pay a fee equal to five points for each preliminary effluent limit request submitted in advance of or separate from an NPDES/SDS permit application. If multiple requests for reviews are submitted to the agency over time, each request is subject to the fee.

B.

A person submitting an application for a feedlot permit shall be assessed as follows:

(1)

for coverage under a general feedlot permit to construct or operate, a fee equivalent to two points;

(2)

for modification of activities under a general feedlot permit, a fee equivalent to two points;

(3)

for issuance of an individual feedlot permit to construct or modify, a fee equivalent to six points; and

(4)

for reissuance of an individual feedlot permit, a fee equivalent to two points.

C.

A person submitting an application for discharge of wastewater, operation of a disposal system, or biosolids treatment or storage shall be assessed as follows:

(1)

for coverage under or modification of a general permit to construct or operate, a fee equivalent to four points;

(2)

for issuance of an individual wastewater permit or biosolids treatment or storage permit for a new facility, a fee equivalent to 30 points;

(3)

for a major modification with no construction, a fee equivalent to eight points;

(4)

for a major modification with construction but with no increase in design flow, a fee equivalent to eight points;

(5)

for a major modification with construction and an increase in design flow, a fee equivalent to 30 points;

(6)

for a minor modification requested by the permittee and not for the purpose of correcting permit errors, a fee equivalent to four points;

(7)

for reissuance of an individual permit, with no modifications requested by the permittee, a fee equivalent to four points;

(8)

for issuance of an individual pretreatment permit, a fee equivalent to eight points; and

(9)

for issuance of an individual dredge material disposal permit, a fee equivalent to eight points.

D.

A person submitting an application for a sewer extension shall be assessed based on the additional design flow as follows:

(1)

to increase flows from 0 to 0.10 million gallons per day (MGD), a fee equivalent to one point;

(2)

to increase flows from greater than 0.10 to 1.0 MGD, a fee equivalent to two points; and

(3)

to increase flows greater than 1.0 MGD, a fee equivalent to three points.

Subp. 2.

Additional points.

The points assessed for activities designated in this subpart shall be multiplied by the dollar per point value as determined in part 7002.0252 to calculate the additional fee.

A.

A person submitting an individual permit application under subpart 1 with a new or increased maximum daily design flow for an industrial facility, or average wet weather design flow for all other facilities, shall be assessed a fee according to this item. The flow determination does not include noncontact cooling water, which is assessed points under item B:

(1)

if the resulting flow increase is 0 to 0.20 MGD, no additional fee shall be assessed;

(2)

if the resulting flow increase is greater than 0.20 MGD and less than 1.0 MGD, a fee equivalent to five points;

(3)

if the resulting flow increase is equal to or greater than 1.0 MGD and less than 5 MGD, a fee equivalent to ten points;

(4)

if the resulting flow increase is equal to or greater than 5 MGD and less than 20 MGD, a fee equivalent to 20 points;

(5)

if the resulting flow increase is equal to or greater than 20 MGD and less than 50 MGD, a fee equivalent to 30 points;

(6)

if the resulting flow increase is equal to or greater than 50 MGD, a fee equivalent to 40 points; and

(7)

if the resulting flow is from mine pit or quarry dewatering or sewer extensions, no additional fee shall be assessed.

B.

A person submitting an application for an individual permit that includes the discharge of noncontact cooling water shall be assessed a fee based on the increased maximum daily design flow resulting from new or modified noncontact cooling water discharge as follows:

(1)

if the resulting increase in flow is less than 50 MGD, a fee equivalent to five points; and

(2)

if the resulting increase in flow is equal to or greater than 50 MGD, a fee equivalent to 20 points.

C.

If a permit application requires a nondegradation review under parts 7050.0186, 7050.0250 to 7050.0335, or 7052.0300 to 7052.0330, the applicant shall pay a fee equivalent to 20 points.

D.

If a permit applicant requests a variance under part 7000.7000, the applicant shall pay a fee equivalent to 35 points.

E.

If a person makes a confidentiality request under part 7000.1300, the applicant shall pay a fee equivalent to two points. This fee applies regardless of whether it is requested as part of a permit application.

F.

If an EAW is required under a mandatory category specified in part 4410.4300, the agency is the designated responsible governmental unit (RGU), and an air or water permit is required for the project, the applicant shall pay fees as described in subitems (1) to (3). If a facility requires both an air and water permit, the points for an EAW review shall be assessed only once. The agency shall use the lower of the dollar per point value for an air or water permit as calculated in part 7002.0018 or 7002.0252 to calculate the fee. Fees shall be assessed as follows:

(1)

if an applicant is required to complete an EAW under part 4410.4300, subpart 18, item A, or 29, a fee equivalent to 15 points;

(2)

if an applicant is required to complete an EAW under part 4410.4300, subpart 8, item A or B; 10, items A, B, and E; 16, item A or D; 17, items A to C or E to G; or 18, item C, D, or E, a fee equivalent to 35 points; and

(3)

if an applicant is required to complete an EAW under part 4410.4300, subpart 4; 5, item A, subitem (1) or (2); 13; 15; 16, item B or C; or 17, item D, a fee equivalent to 70 points.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.03; 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205; 38 SR 1535; 34 SR 1205; 38 SR 1535; 41 SR 545

Published Electronically:

December 27, 2019

7002.0254 WATER QUALITY STORMWATER PERMIT APPLICATION FEES.

For persons submitting an application to receive a permit related to stormwater activities, the following fees shall be paid:

A.

for coverage under a general construction stormwater permit, $400;

B.

for coverage under an MS4 permit or modification of an MS4 permit, other than modification of a stormwater pollution prevention program, $400;

C.

for coverage under or modification of a general industrial stormwater permit, $400; and

D.

for those required to obtain an individual stormwater permit, $400 for the initial application, for modifications, and for reissuance.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

January 30, 2024

7002.0255 CAPPED COSTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND CITIES.

For one year after July 1, 2009, the combined cost of the application fee and an invoice for additional fees for a small business or small city, as determined under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.127, subdivision 1, is capped at $25,000.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0258 NOTIFICATION OF ERROR.

A person who believes that the assessed additional fee under part 7002.0253, subpart 2, is in error shall provide a written explanation of the person's position to the commissioner within 60 days of the invoice date. The assessed fee shall be paid in the time frame required in part 7002.0240. The commissioner shall, within 60 days of the timely receipt of the person's written explanation:

A.

provide a written explanation of why the fee was not in error; or

B.

if the commissioner finds that the assessed fee was in error, refund the overpayment.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0260

[Repealed, 16 SR 1799]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0270 ANNUAL FEE.

All persons required to obtain a permit listed in part 7002.0310, subparts 1, 2, and 3, shall pay an annual fee for processing of the permit and enforcement of applicable statutes and rules as described in items A to D. The annual fee shall be paid within 30 days of the invoice date from the agency.

A.

A permittee holding a new or reissued permit is subject to the fees established in part 7002.0310.

B.

An applicant for reissuance of an expired permit under part 7001.0160 must pay fees set in part 7002.0310.

C.

A permittee holding an individual stormwater permit must pay the fee set in part 7002.0310, subpart 2, item B, under "other nonmunicipal."

D.

A permittee holding a permit issued under chapter 7020 must pay fees as follows:

(1)

individual NPDES permits, fees set in part 7002.0310, subpart 2, item B, under "other nonmunicipal";

(2)

individual SDS permits that regulate animal feedlots capable of holding 1,000 or more animal units or manure storage areas capable of holding the manure produced by 1,000 or more animal units, the same fees required under subitem (1);

(3)

general feedlot permits, fees set in part 7002.0310, subpart 3, under "general";

(4)

interim permits, no fees; and

(5)

construction short-form permits, no fees.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16A.128; 115.03; 116.07

History:

10 SR 2010; 16 SR 1799; 19 SR 1901; 25 SR 834; 34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

January 30, 2024

7002.0280 NOTIFICATION OF ERROR.

A person who thinks that an annual fee for a specific facility is in error shall provide written notice of the error to the director of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Fiscal Services, along with the assessed fee. If the director of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Fiscal Services finds, upon reviewing the data, that the assessed fee was in error, the overpayment shall be refunded to the permittee or credited to the permittee's account.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16A.128; 115.03; 116.07

History:

10 SR 2010; 16 SR 1799; 25 SR 834

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0290 LATE PAYMENT FEE.

A permittee subject to one or more fees under parts 7002.0210 to 7002.0310 shall pay a late payment fee of ten percent of the payment due for failure to pay an assessed fee within 60 days of the invoice date. At 30-day intervals thereafter, the permittee shall be assessed an additional ten percent of the original payment for failure to pay the assessed fee within that 30-day period. All late fees are due upon receipt of an invoice.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

10 SR 2010; 34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0300

[Repealed, 34 SR 1205]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0305

[Repealed, 34 SR 1205]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0310 WATER QUALITY ANNUAL PERMIT FEES.

Subpart 1.

Major NPDES permit fees.

The following annual fee shall be paid by a permittee that has received a major NPDES permit:

A.

Municipal permits:

Design Flow in Million Gallons per Day (MGD)		Annual Fee
50 and over		$175,500
20 to 49.99		$40,350
5 to 19.99		$14,350
Up to 4.99		$5,900

B.

Nonmunicipal permits:

Design Flow in Million Gallons per Day (MGD)		Annual Fee
20 to 49.99		$44,200
5 to 19.99		$18,250
Up to 4.99		$8,450
Cooling or mine pit dewatering (any flow)		$16,900

Subp. 2.

Nonmajor NPDES and state disposal permit fees.

The following annual fee shall be paid by a permittee not designated as a major NPDES facility and by a permittee that has received a state disposal system permit.

A.

Municipal permits:

Design Flow in Million Gallons per Day (MGD)		Annual Fee
Greater than .100		$1,450
0 to .100		$505
Facilities for the treatment or storage of biosolids only		$500

B.

Nonmunicipal permits:

Design Flow in Million Gallons per Day (MGD)		Annual Fee
Sewage 0 to .100		$495
Individual stormwater permits		$1,230
Other nonmunicipal (any flow)		$1,230

Subp. 3.

Other water quality permit fees.

The following annual fee shall be paid by a permittee that received a general permit as defined in part 7001.0010, subpart 4.

		Annual Fee
General		$345
General industrial stormwater permit		$400
General construction stormwater permit		0
General MS4 stormwater permit		0

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16A.128; 115.03; 116.07

History:

10 SR 2010; 12 SR 1336; 14 SR 1878; 16 SR 1799; 19 SR 1901; 34 SR 1205

Published Electronically:

January 30, 2024

7002.0400 SCOPE; DEFINITIONS.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

Parts 7002.0400 to 7002.0435 apply to laboratories required to be certified according to parts 7001.4310 to 7001.4390.

Subp. 2.

Definitions.

The terms used in parts 7002.0400 to 7002.0435 have the meanings given under part 7001.4310.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.84

History:

39 SR 1718

Published Electronically:

June 25, 2015

7002.0410

[Repealed, L 1995 c 233 art 3 s 5; L 1995 c 248 art 3 s 5]

Published Electronically:

June 25, 2015

7002.0415 FEE DETERMINATION.

A.

Certification fees under parts 7002.0415 to 7002.0435 are based on the number, type, and complexity of analytical methods that a laboratory is certified to perform.

B.

The fee formula is designed to collect revenue equal to the certification program's expenses by using a system of points to equitably distribute the fees among all laboratories certified by the agency. Each fee item is assigned a point value under part 7002.0435. Once the dollar per point value is determined under part 7002.0425, it is multiplied by the total number of points for each application.

C.

The agency must annually establish the fee target in an amount necessary to cover costs of reviewing applications, issuing certifications, conducting laboratory evaluations, training, collecting fees, and providing compliance assistance and other anticipated costs of administering the certification program. After the first year of the program, the fee target must be based on the actual costs to administer the certification program in the previous calendar year, with any necessary adjustments to cover costs according to this item.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.84

History:

39 SR 1718

Published Electronically:

June 25, 2015

7002.0420

[Repealed, L 1995 c 233 art 3 s 5; L 1995 c 248 art 3 s 5]

Published Electronically:

June 25, 2015

7002.0425 COMPUTATION OF DOLLAR PER POINT VALUE.

The agency computes the dollar per point value for each year as follows:

$ per point = T/B

where:

$ per point is the dollar amount applied to each point;

T is the fee target calculated according to part 7002.0415, item C; and

B is the sum of all points for participating laboratories during the previous calendar year.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.84

History:

39 SR 1718

Published Electronically:

June 25, 2015

7002.0430

[Repealed, L 1995 c 233 art 3 s 5; L 1995 c 248 art 3 s 5]

Published Electronically:

June 25, 2015

7002.0435 LABORATORY CERTIFICATION APPLICATION FEES.

Subpart 1.

Payment of fees.

A.

Certification for a calendar year is provisional until the laboratory's certification application is paid.

B.

Fees are nonrefundable once an invoice has been issued.

Subp. 2.

Application points.

The points assessed for certification application or category types designated in this subpart are multiplied by the dollar per point value determined under part 7002.0425 to calculate the appropriate fee.

Application or category type		Points
A.	Initial application	6
B.	Renewal application	4
C.	Voluntary field tests	0
D.	Oxygen utilization	1
E.	Nitrogen	1
F.	Phosphorus	1
G.	Physical	1
H.	Microbiology	1
I.	General I	1
J.	General II	2
K.	General III	4
L.	Metals	4
M.	Organics, purgeable, Gas Chromatograph, and Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer	4
N.	Organics, semivolatile, Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer	4
O.	Organics, organochlorine compounds	4

Subp. 3.

Revised applications.

A.

A laboratory submitting a revised application to add a new test category to the laboratory's certification must pay:

(1)

the full category fee if the application is submitted to the agency on or before July 1; or

(2)

50 percent of the category fee if the application is submitted to the agency after July 1.

B.

A laboratory submitting a revised application to add a test method for a parameter in a category for which the laboratory is already certified must pay 25 percent of the total category fee for the parameter.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.84

History:

39 SR 1718

Published Electronically:

June 25, 2015

7002.0440

[Repealed, L 1995 c 233 art 3 s 5; L 1995 c 248 art 3 s 5]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0450

[Repealed, L 1995 c 233 art 3 s 5; L 1995 c 248 art 3 s 5]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0460

[Repealed, L 1995 c 233 art 3 s 5; L 1995 c 248 art 3 s 5]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0470

[Repealed, L 1995 c 233 art 3 s 5; L 1995 c 248 art 3 s 5]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0480

[Repealed, L 1995 c 233 art 3 s 5; L 1995 c 248 art 3 s 5]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010

7002.0490

[Repealed, L 1995 c 233 art 3 s 5; L 1995 c 248 art 3 s 5]

Published Electronically:

March 11, 2010