Appendix 4584. Fees respecting RMP compliance.

(a)

RMP Review Fees. The owner or operator of any stationary source that is required by the provisions of Chapter 6.95 to submit to the administering agency an RMP or a revision of a previously approved RMP shall pay an RMP review fee for each RMP or revision required to be submitted after the operative date of this Article. The amount of the RMP review fee shall be equal to the product of the EHS IV contract hourly rate multiplied by the number of person-hours actually expended by the administering agency in connection with the review of the proposed RMP or revision after the administering agency has determined pursuant to Section 25534 of the Health and Safety Code that the RMP or revision is required. Within thirty (30) calendar days after the owner or operator has been notified that the administering agency has determined that the RMP or revision is required, the owner or operator shall submit to the administering agency an amount equal to ten (10) times the EHS IV contract hourly rate as an advance deposit on account of the RMP review fee. At the end of each calendar quarter during which it is conducting its review of the RMP or revision, the administering agency shall send the owner or operator an itemized quarterly billing, and upon completion of its review (or upon determining that the proposed RMP or revision is no longer required on account of changes in the proposed operation of the facility), the administering agency shall send the owner or operator an itemized final billing, showing the total number of person-hours expended to date in connection with the review. If the amount of any quarterly or final billing is more than the amount of the advance deposit plus any additional amounts received by the administering agency on account of the RMP review fee, the owner or operator shall pay the balance within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the billing. If the amount of the final billing is less that the amount of the advance deposit, the administering agency shall refund the balance.

(b)

Inspection and Audit Fees. The owner or operator of any stationary source that is inspected by the administering agency pursuant to Section 25537 of the Health and Safety Code, and the owner or operator of any stationary source that has its RMP audited by the administering agency pursuant to Section 68.220 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shall pay a fee for each such inspection or audit. The amount of the fee shall be equal to the product of the EHS IV contract hourly rate multiplied by the number of person-hours actually expended by the administering agency in connection with the inspection or audit. After the administering agency has completed the inspection or audit, it shall send the owner or operator an itemized billing showing the total number of person-hours expended in connection with the inspection or audit. The owner or operator shall pay the fee within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the billing.

(c)

Alterative Participating Agency Fee. Whenever a service specified in this Section is provided by a Participating Agency pursuant to an agreement with the County and the agreement specifies a fee for that service, the fee specified in the agreement shall be charged for that service in lieu of the corresponding fee specified in subdivision (a) or (b) of this Section.

(Am. Ord. 4134—6/17/97)