18 Alaska Admin. Code § 60.700

Current through September 25, 2024

Section 18 AAC 60.700 - Fee requirements

(a) Except as provided in (g) of this section, the owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility shall pay the applicable fees as prescribed in Tables E-l. E-2. E-3. and E-4 of this subsection. The owner or operator of a facility subject to the annual fee requirement shall continue to pay the annual fee until the department approves termination of the post-closure obligations under 18 AAC 60.270.

TABLE E-l ANNUAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL FACILITY FEES
Facility Type:	Class I	Class II	Class III (camp)1	Class III (community)1
Individual permit	$9,000	$4,000	$670	$250
R, D, and D permit2	$1,035	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Comprehensive permit under 18 AAC 60.207	$11,250	$5,000	$835	$310
Post-closure period3	$3,370	$2,020	$320	$140
Notes:
1A Class 111 (camp) landfill is a MSWLF that is classified under 18 AAC 60.300(c)(3)(A), and a Class IN (community) landfill is a MSWLF that is classified under 18 AAC 60.300(c)(3)(B).
2 AnR, D, and D permit is a research, development, and demonstration permit issued under 18 AAC 60.213. This permit type is only allowed for a Class I MSWLF,
3 The post-closure period fee is payable each year from the time final closure is completed under 18 AAC 60.390-18 AAC 60.395 until the department approves termination of the post-closure obligations under 18 AAC 60,270.

TABLE E-2 ANNUAL TREATMENT FACILITY, NONMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL FACILITY, AND BIOSOLIDS LAND APPLICATION FEES
Facility Type:	TypeX	TypeY	TypeZ
	- industrial waste	- Asbestos monofill	- Inert waste monofill
	treatment	- Wood waste monofill	- Unlined coal ash
	- Drilling waste	- Sewage solids monofill	monofill
	treatment, including grind and inject	- Land application of bio sol ids (without	- Biosolids treatment facility
	- Drilling waste monofill	treatment facility)	- Medical waste treatment
	- Lined coal ash monofill		facility
	- Industrial waste		- Municipal solid waste
	monofill		treatment
Individual permit	$4,440	$1,220	$2,225
Comprehensive permit under 18 AAC 60.207	$5,550	$1,525	$2,780
Post-closure period1	$490	$370	$245
Notes:
1 The post-closure period fee is payable each year from the time final closure is completed under 18 AAC 60.430 -
18 AAC 60.490 until the department approves termination of the post-closure obligations under 18 AAC 60.270.

TABLE E-3 ONE-TIME SOLID WASTE FACILITY FEES
Fee type1:
Storage plan review, at site without a permit	$895
One-time solid waste treatment facility plan review2	$2,530
One-time inert waste monofill authorization	$1,500
One-time asbestos monofill authorization	$1,500
One-time sewage solids monofill authorization	$1,500
Solid waste as fill authorization - small3	$685
Solid waste as fill authorization - large3	$1,595
Upland dredge material disposal - small3	$685
Upland dredge material disposal - large3	$1,595
Polluted soil disposal or landfarm in a landfill4	$1,945
Closure plan review, without a permit	$920
Notes:
1 Applicable fees must be submitted with the plan or application, prior to department review.
2 This fee applies to a solid waste treatment facility covered under 18 AAC 60.200(e).
1 For the purposes of fees, a small project is one that involves 23,000 cubic yards or less, and a large project is one that involves more than 23,000 cubic yards.
4 The polluted soil disposal fee applies to a polluted soil disposal plan required under 18 AAC 60.025(d).

TABLE E-4 ANNUAL FEES FOR COVERAGE UNDER GENERAL PERMITS
Type of general permit	Annual fee
Remote camps and lodges with fewer than 50 residents	$115
United States Air Force long range radar sites (LRRS)	$220
North Slope drilling waste long-term storage sites	$1,605
Woodwaste disposal in rock pits in Southeast Alaska	$665
Regional North Slope Borough Class III landfills	$250
Note:
The first annual fee must be submitted with an application for coverage under a general permit as specified in 18 A AC 60.255(e); subsequent annual fees will be billed each year; a subsequent annual fee must be paid not later than 60 days after the date of billing for coverage under the general permit to remain in effect.

(b) Before the department will review a plan required under this chapter, an application for a permit, or any other document listed in (a) of this section, the applicant must pay each applicable fee at the time of application. For the purposes of this section, a new permit or authorization includes a permit or authorization that has expired and was not administratively continued under the provisions of 18 AAC 15.110.

(c) Annual fees in Tables E-1, E-2, and E-4 in (a) of this section will be billed at the beginning of each calendar year and must be paid not later than 60 days after the date of billing.

(d) A fee required under (a) of this section is not refundable.

(e) Fees listed in (a) of this section are based on standard designated regulatory services, as that term is defined in AS 37.10.058. In addition to these fees, the department may charge an hourly fee of $53 per hour for time spent on the activity if the department determines that

(1) a revised permit application or other revised submittal is substantially incomplete or technically inadequate because the applicant failed to address the deficiencies identified in the department's notification following its review of the original application or submittal; or

(2) a requested activity involves complex or controversial legal, technical, or policy issues that exceed those that meet the definition of a standard designated regulatory service under AS 37.10.058.

(f) The department will notify the applicant in writing before starting hourly billing under (e) of this section, with an explanation of why the requested regulatory service meets one or both of the criteria set out in (e)(l) and (2) of this section.

(g) For a solid waste facility or activity that is not listed in (a) of this section,

(1) the department will

(A) assess an hourly fee based on direct department costs, including (i) $60 for each hour of time spent on inactive reserve pit work under 18 AAC 60.440; or (ii) $53 for each hour of time spent on activities not included in (i) of this subparagraph; and

(B) recover costs for goods and third-party services; for purposes of this subparagraph, goods and third-party services include travel, if the business has more than 20 employees; or

(2) if the applicant requests, the department will negotiate a fee to cover the costs of issuing the permit or approval sought.

(h) If the department determines that the department lacks the technical expertise to evaluate a portion of a facility plan, application, or waiver request, and that evaluation is necessary in order to protect public health, safety, welfare, or the environment, the department will notify the applicant and, under AS 36.30, enter into a contract with a consultant for the needed expertise to complete the evaluation. The applicant shall pay for the cost of the contract in addition to any other fees in this section.

(i) The permittee shall pay the fee assessed under (e), (g), or (h) of this section not later than 60 days after the date of the billing.

(j) Interest on an overdue payment accrues at the rate prescribed in AS 45.45.010 and begins to accrue when the payment is more than

(1) 60 days past due; or

(2) 90 days past due for a payment for which a review was requested under 18 AAC 60.730, if payment is found to be due.

18 AAC 60.700

Eff. 6/28/96, Register 138; am 10/29/98, Register 148; am 6/30/2002, Register 162; am 7/11/2002, Register 163; am 9/7/2002, Register 163; am 9/5/2010, Register 195; am 10/27/2017,Register 224, January 2018

Facility classification and required fees may be discussed at the preapplication meeting under 18 AAC 60.210(a).

Authority:AS 37.10.052

AS 44.46.020

AS 44.46.025

AS 46.03.010

AS 46.03.020

AS 46.03.100

AS 46.03.110