Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article V - Radiological Health
Chapter 218 - FEES
PAYMENT OF FEES
Section 218.11 - Registration, renewal of registration and license fees

(a) Annual registration fees for radiation-producing machines are the sum of an annual administrative fee and an annual fee for each X-ray tube or radiation generating device and shall be paid as follows:

(b) A registrant filing an initial registration under 216.2 (relating to registration of radiation-producing machines) or an application for renewal of a certificate of registration under 216.4 (relating to renewal of certificate of registration) shall remit the appropriate fee calculated by using the information on the registration or application form and the fee schedule in subsection (a). Fees for any initial registration under 216.2 are payable upon the filing of the registration. Fees for the renewal of a certificate of registration are payable upon the submission of an application for a renewal of a certificate of registration. If the number of tubes increases after an initial registration or after an application for renewal has been filed with the Department, no additional fee is required until the time of the next registration. Likewise, if the number of tubes decreases during the year, no refund will be made for that year.

(c) Annual license fees for radioactive material shall be paid as set forth in Appendix A (relating to fees for radioactive material licenses).

(d) Particle accelerators are licensed under Chapter 228 (relating to radiation safety requirements for particle accelerators). Annual fees are as follows:

(e) An initial application for a license or reciprocity shall be accompanied by a payment to the Department in accordance with the fee schedules in subsections (c) and (d). Thereafter, the Department will issue an annual fee invoice in accordance with the appropriate fee schedule at least 2 months prior to the license expiration. Fees shall be paid by the last day of the license expiration month as shown on the license fee invoice. This provision is not applicable to full cost recovery licenses specified in Appendix A.

(f) The Department will not accept an initial application for a license prior to payment of the fees required by subsections (c) and (d).

(g) If the registration involves more than one of the facilities in subsection (a), or if a license involves more than one of the categories in subsection (c), the highest applicable fee applies.

(h) The fee schedule in subsection (a) is not applicable to accelerators, emerging technology devices or electronic brachytherapy.

(i) Electronic brachytherapy devices are licensed under Chapter 221 (relating to X-rays in the healing arts). The annual fee is $1,300 for the first unit (controller) at the facility plus $130 for each additional unit at that facility.

(j) Emerging technology devices require Department safety review and approval prior to use. The registrant shall pay a fee equal to the full cost of Department staff time, as specified in Appendix A, for the review and approval process.

(k) A radiation-producing machine service provider shall pay an annual registration fee of $180.

(l) The Department will review the adequacy of the fees established in this section at least once every 3 years and provide a written report to the EQB. The report must identify any disparity between the amount of program income generated by the fees and the costs to administer these programs, and must contain recommendations to increase fees to eliminate the disparity, including recommendations for regulatory amendments to increase program fees.