17.74.406 : PERMIT AND OTHER PROJECT FEES - Administrative Rules of the State of Montana

17.74.406 PERMIT AND OTHER PROJECT FEES

(1) The applicable fee, provided in (2) Table 1 and (3) Table 2, shall be submitted to the department with submittal of an asbestos project permit application, an annual asbestos project permit application, or a demolition notice.

(2) Table 1 - Permit Fees:

Permit Fee	Amount of Permit Fee
Asbestos project permit	Fees are calculated by AUMs using Table 2
Annual asbestos project permit, authorizes the removal or disturbance of up to 25,000 AUMs during the annual project permit period	$4,000
Annual asbestos project permit revision authorizes cumulative removal or disturbance that exceeds 25,000 AUMs	$700 plus AUM fees in Table 2 for regulated asbestos-containing material that exceeds 25,000 AUMs
Demolition notice	$100
Demolition revisions	$100
Project permit revision	$100 plus the additional AUM fees (If there is a change in the AUM range, a person would pay the difference between the two ranges in Table 2)
Emergency renovation notification (ARM 17.74.352)	$300 plus AUM fees in Table 2
Submission of alternate work practice request (ARM 17.74.353)	$100
Voluntary registration for a non-regulated asbestos abatement project (as in (4))	$100 plus AUM fees in Table 2 if the project becomes regulated and exceeds 100 AUMs
Ordered demolition	$300
Transportation and disposal permit	$100

(3) Table 2 - AUM Fees:

AUM Range	AUM Fee Amount
up to 100	$100
101 to 300	$150
301 to 500	$200
501 to 750	$300
751 to 1,500	$600
1,501 to 3,000	$1,000
3,001 to 5,000	$2,000
5,001 to 10,000	$3,000
10,001 to 25,000	$4,000
25,001 to 50,000	$6,000
50,001 to 100,000	$8,000
100,001 or more	$16,000

(4) Abatement contractors may voluntarily register a non-regulated asbestos project on a department-approved form upon payment of the $100 voluntary registration fee in Table 1 at (2). If non-regulated materials are rendered regulated because of a voluntarily registered project, the abatement contractor shall notify the department and submit the appropriate fee for any disturbed regulated asbestos-containing material in accordance with Table 2 in (3).

(5) The total fee may not exceed $16,000 per asbestos project permit or annual asbestos project permit.

(6) For fee assessment, layered homogenous materials may be treated as one layer if a department-accredited asbestos inspector determines and documents the layered homogenous character of the material during an inspection conducted in accordance with ARM 17.74.354.

History: 75-2-503, MCA; IMP, 75-2-503, 75-2-504, MCA; NEW, 2020 MAR p. 1325, Eff. 7/1/20.