Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The annual
application fee is $500. When a manufacturer has more than one plant producing
approved models, an additional $500 application fee for each additional plant,
with details on each plant as part of the quality control manuals, will be
required.
B. When a design is
unusual, and involves special analysis, the Department will also charge a rate
of $25 per man-hour to cover its added costs. When practical, the Department
will estimate costs before submittal and provide a report on hourly activities.
If the complexity or sophistication of the system requires, or if the applicant
so chooses, the Department may submit the plan for the system to an approved
independent testing agency or consulting engineer for evaluation. In this case,
the applicant will be required to pay whatever costs the agency may charge. If
the applicant chooses to obtain prior analysis by an approved testing agency
before submission, the Secretary will consider this in determining the charges
to be made by the Department. However, test reports from the approved agency
shall be submitted with the original application.
C. State Insignia Fees.
(1) Insignia fees for the certification of
industrialized building construction at the manufacturing facility are as
follows:
(a) Residential structures-$50 for
each insignia;
(b) Other
structures-$90 for each insignia.
(2) The number of "insignias of approval"
required are as follows:
(a) Modular
construction-one insignia for each individual module which is transported in a
separate frame to the site;
(b)
Panelized closed construction-one insignia for each increment (or part of it)
of 1,000 square feet of building floor area.
(3) For residential structures, instead of
the $50 insignia fee described in §C(1)(a) and (2)(a) of this regulation,
the manufacturer, at the time of filing of a new or annual application with the
Department, may elect a $65 insignia fee for a floor area of 1,200 square feet
or less, plus an additional $65 insignia fee for each increment of 500 square
feet, or part of it, over 1,200 square feet.
D. The Department reserves the right to
establish separate fees where the product is produced in such a volume or has
unique features that would, in the Department's opinion, warrant individual
consideration.
E. When the
Department is directly providing services for plan review and monitoring for
factory operations and quality assurance programs:
(1) Plan review-$25 per hour ($100 minimum
fee);
(2) Inspection fees and field
services as in §F.
F. Inspection fees and field services per
man-hour:
(1) $10 per half man-hour,
including travel time.
(2) Travel
Expense. Where travel by auto is used to make inspections, cost will be charged
at the current State allowance for mileage, meals and lodging, incidental
expenses, and car rental where applicable. For air travel, the fee will be the
total travel cost based on published air fare, or equivalent rate, between
Baltimore, Maryland and the location of the factory, plus necessary
supplemental surface transportation, and reimbursement for food and lodging
consistent with State allowances.
G. When the Department is directly providing
services for monitoring of industrialized building installation at sites, the
fee for these services will be $20 per hour, including travel time ($50 minimum
fee).
H. Unannounced Inspection
Fees. The cost of unannounced inspections as provided by Regulation .09D may be
charged to the manufacturer. The fee for these inspections will be as
prescribed in §F, above. The minimum fee will be $100.
I. Application Fee for Approved Testing
Facilities.
(1) Each testing facility
requesting approval by the Secretary shall submit a fee of $100 with its
application. This fee will be non-returnable.
(2) Each approved testing facility shall file
an annual request for renewal of its approval, accompanied by a non-returnable
fee of $100. This request shall include information concerning changes in
personnel, operating procedures, and any other matters pertinent to its
capability to continue performing as an approved testing facility.
(3) Each application for approval or renewal
shall be accompanied by a list of all current clients for whom they are
performing services as a State approved testing facility, showing the location
of and estimated production capacity of each plant of each client. A fee of $50
per client shall be submitted with the application for approval or renewal. The
names of additional clients added during the period of approval shall be
submitted at the time that a contract for services is signed, accompanied by a
payment of $50 per client. No returns will be made for clients that sever their
contractual relationship during the approval period.
