Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 17.74 - NOISE, ASBESTOS CONTROL, METHAMPHETAMINE CLEANUP
Subchapter 17.74.4 - Fees
Rule 17.74.406 - PERMIT AND OTHER PROJECT FEES
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(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.
AUTH: 75-2-503, MCA; IMP: 75-2-503, 75-2-504, MCA