Permit to construct fees

Any person constructing, installing, or establishing a new stationary source or altering an existing source which requires a permit to construct under subsections 1 and 3 of section 33.1-15-14-02 is required to pay a permit to construct application filing fee and a permit to construct processing fee to the department. 1. Application fee. A nonrefundable filing fee of three hundred twenty-five dollars must be submitted with the permit application. 2. Processing fee. The applicant shall pay a processing fee based on actual processing costs, including computer data processing costs, incurred by the department for all sources which would involve a major analysis the cost of which would exceed three hundred twenty-five dollars as determined by the department. The following procedures and criteria will be utilized in establishing the fee: a. A record of all permit to construct application processing costs incurred must be maintained by the department. b. Upon request, the department, in consultation with the applicant, will prepare an estimate of the processing fee and the billing schedule that will be utilized in processing the application. c. Statements will be sent to the applicant containing the actual processing costs incurred by the department. d. The applicant must pay the processing fee regardless of whether a permit to construct is issued, denied, or withdrawn. e. Any source that initiates operation under a permit to construct prior to receiving a permit to operate is subject to the fees outlined in section 33.1-15-23-03 or 33.1-15-23-04, whichever is applicable.