Ohio Administrative Code
Title 109:6 - Environmental Background Investigation
Chapter 109:6-1 - Background Investigation Requirements for Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities
Section 109:6-1-04 - Fees
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Initial disclosure statement fees for off-site hazardous waste facilities, solid waste disposal facilities, infectious waste facilities, solid waste transfer facilities, scrap tire monocell or monofill facilities, and class I scrap tire recovery or storage facilities.
Each applicant filing a disclosure statement for a facility of the type listed in Column 1 of this paragraph, which facility annually receives wastes within the range listed in Column 2, shall pay to the attorney general the fee listed in Column 3:
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Type of facility: |
Annual waste receipt in tons greater than or equal to |
less than |
Fee (per facility) |
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Off-site solid waste facility, scrap tire monofill or monocell facilities (other than a transfer facility, an infectious waste facility, a class I composting facility, or a class I scrap tire recovery or storage facility) for which a governmental entity neither holds the permit nor operates the facility | |||
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0 |
30,000 |
$ 5,000 |
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30,000 |
75,000 |
$10,000 |
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75,000 |
135,000 |
$15,000 |
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135,000 |
210,000 |
$20,000 |
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210,000 |
300,000 |
$25,000 |
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300,000 |
$40,000 |
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Off-site solid waste facility, scrap tire monofill or monocell facilities (other than a transfer facility, an infectious waste facility, a class I composting facility, or a class I scrap tire recovery or storage facility) for which a governmental entity holds the permit and a nongovernmental entity operates the facility | |||
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0 |
30,000 |
$ 2,000 |
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30,000 |
75,000 |
$ 4,000 |
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75,000 |
135,000 |
$ 6,000 |
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135,000 |
210,000 |
$ 8,000 |
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210,000 |
300,000 |
$10,000 |
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300,000 |
$12,000 |
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Off-site solid waste facility, scrap tire monofill or monocell facilities (other than a transfer facility, an infectious waste facility, a class I composting facility, or a class I scrap tire recovery or storage facility) for which a governmental entity holds the permit and operates the facility | |||
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0 |
30,000 |
$ 1,000 |
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30,000 |
75,000 |
$2,000 |
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75,000 |
135,000 |
$3,000 |
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135,000 |
210,000 |
$4,000 |
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210,000 |
300,000 |
$5,000 |
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300,000 |
$6,000 |
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Off-site hazardous waste facility | |||
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0 |
5,000 |
$10,000 |
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5,000 |
10,000 |
$15,000 |
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10,000 |
20,000 |
$20,000 |
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20,000 |
40,000 |
$25,000 |
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40,000 |
60,000 |
$35,000 |
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60,000 |
100,000 |
$40,000 |
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100,000+ |
$50,000 |
(B) Initial disclosure fees for off-site transfer facilities. Each applicant filing a disclosure statement for an off-site solid waste transfer facility shall pay to the attorney general a fee of five thousand dollars.
(C) Initial disclosure fees for infectious waste facilities. Each applicant filing a disclosure statement for an off-site infectious waste facility shall pay to the attorney general a fee of ten thousand dollars.
(D) Initial disclosure fees for class I composting facilities. Each applicant filing a disclosure statement for a class I composting facility shall pay to the attorney general a fee of ten thousand dollars.
(E) Initial disclosure statement fees for class I scrap tire recovery or storage facilities.
Each applicant filing a disclosure s for a class I scrap tire recovery or storage facility shall pay the attorney general a fee of five thousand dollars.
(F) Maintenance fees
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Off-site solid waste facility, scrap tire monofill or monocell facilities (other than a transfer facility, an infectious waste facility, a class I composting facility, or a class I scrap tire recovery or storage facility) for which a governmental entity neither holds the permit nor operates the facility |
$5,000 quinquennially |
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Off-site solid waste facility, scrap tire monofill or monocell facilities (other than a transfer facility, an infectious waste facility, a class I composting facility, or a class I scrap tire recovery or storage facility) for which a governmental entity holds the permit and a nongovernmental entity operates the facility |
$3,500 quinquennially |
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Off-site solid waste facility, scrap tire monofill or monocell facilities (other than a transfer facility, an infectious waste facility, a class I composting facility, or a class I scrap tire recovery or storage facility) for storage facility) for which a governmental entity holds the permit and operates the facility: |
$1,500 quinquennially |
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Off-site hazardous waste facility | |
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Less than 20,000 tons annually |
$2,500 quinquennially |
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Greater than 20,000 tons annually |
$5,000 quinquennially |
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Solid waste transfer facility |
$2,500 quinquennially |
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Infectious waste facility |
$2,500 quinquennially |
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Class I composting facility |
$2,500 quinquennially |
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Class I scrap tire recovery or storage facilities |
$2,500 quinquennially |
(G) Fees applicable to applicants previously subject to a background investigation.
Each applicant filing a disclosure statement in connection with a change of ownership, previously subject to a background investigation conducted by the attorney general pursuant to rules 109:6-1-01 to 109:6-1-05 of the Administrative Code shall pay to the attorney general a fee according to the following schedule:
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Fee (per facility) |
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Off-site solid waste facilities, scrap tire monofill or monocell facilities (including transfer facilities, class I scrap tire recovery or storage facilities, and class I composting facilities), off-site hazardous waste facilities, and infectious waste facilities, where the applicant, permittee or prospective owner has been the subject of a background investigation conducted by the attorney general within five years prior to the date of the submission of the disclosure statement. |
Fee equal to the applicable maintenance fee chargeable for such facility pursuant to paragraph (F) of this rule |
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Off-site solid waste facilities, scrap tire monofill or monocell facilities (including transfer facilities, class I scrap tire recovery or storage facilities, and class I composting facilities), off-site hazardous waste facilities, and infectious waste facilities, where the applicant, permittee or prospective owner has not been the subject of a background investigation conducted by the attorney general within five years prior to the date of the submission of the disclosure statement. |
Fee equal to the applicable initial disclosure statement fee chargeable for such facility pursuant to paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D) or (E) of this rule |
(H) Timing of payment of fee.
(I) The fee must be paid in a form of currency or commercial paper acceptable to the attorney general.
(J) The annual waste receipts in column 2 of paragraph (A) of this rule shall be determined in the following manner:
(K) If a facility may be classified as more than one type of facility, the facility shall pay and only pay the highest fee computed for that facility under this rule.
(L) If waste receipts have been reported to the director of environmental protection in cubic yards as the unit of measurement, the waste receipts shall be converted to tons based upon a conversion factor of three cubic yards per ton generally and one cubic yard per ton for baled waste.
