11 Miss. Code. R. § 2-6.6 Program Fees

• Library: Mississippi Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through January 9, 2024
• Citation: 11 Miss. Code. R. § 2-6.6
• Year: 2023

A. Fees. The owner or operator of any stationary source that is required to hold a Title V permit shall pay to the Department an annual fee based on a fee schedule established by the Commission. The fee schedule for Title V program fees shall be set each year by order of the Commission in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of development and administration of the program. The Commission's order shall follow receipt of the annual report and recommendation of the Title V Advisory Council, if timely received, and completion of a public hearing held to receive comments regarding the proposed annual fee.

B. Fee System. Each owner or operator's annual Title V program fee shall be calculated and assessed according to the following:

(1) A portion of the fee shall be based on the source's annual quantity of emissions (a) Allowable emissions determined on the date of the fee calculation shall be used as the basis for this portion of the fee, except when the use of actual emissions is allowed under paragraph (b) Allowable emissions are those emissions limited by the Title V permit, as well as those emissions not expressly limited by the Title V permit but otherwise allowed by the permit, as represented in the Title V application (refer to R. 11undefined6.2 C.(3)). (b) Actual emissions may be used as the basis for this portion of the fee if the owner or operator submits a report of the source's actual emissions for the previous calendar year by July 1. The report shall include, at a minimum, the completed annual fee reporting form provided by the Department and any calculations and supporting information used in completing the form. Supporting information shall include but is not limited to, emissions monitoring data, direct emissions measurements, published emission factors, process data, or other data used to calculate the actual emissions reported on the annual fee reporting form. (c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) above, when calculating this portion of the fee, a minimum annual fee shall be assessed according to the fee schedule established by the Commission.

(2) A portion of the fee shall be based on the complexity of the source, as determined by the number of air regulations applicable to the source on the date of the fee calculation, according to the fee schedule established by the...