# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 11 — Air Quality

### Chapter 02 — Permits, Approvals, and Registration

#### Regulation .17 Fee Schedule: Permit to Construct.

*COMAR 26.11.02.17*

A. A person who submits an application for a permit to construct shall pay one of the following:

  (1) A fee of $100 for charbroilers and pit barbecues;

  (2) A fee of $200 for tank farms at motor vehicle or off-road vehicle refueling facilities;

  (3) A fee of $400 for fuel-burning equipment with a rated heat input capacity of less than 10 million Btu per hour; or

  (4) A base fee of $500 for all other sources, plus any applicable additional fees listed in §B of this regulation.

B. Additional Fees.

  (1) Fuel-burning equipment burning gas with a rated heat input capacity of at least 30 million Btu per hour but less than 50 million Btu per hour or fuel-burning equipment burning No. 2 fuel  oil with a rated heat input capacity of at least 10 million Btu per hour but less than 50 million Btu per hour — $300 each;

  (2) A source that:

    (a) Does not discharge a Class I TAP;

    (b) Has emissions of less than 25 pounds per day; and

    (c) Is not constructed at an existing premises that has total emissions of greater than 35 pounds per day — $300;

  (3) A source subject to T-BACT but not required to obtain a State permit to operate — $800;

  (4) A source required to obtain a State permit to operate but not covered by §B(5), (6), (7) or (8)  of this regulation — $1,000;

  (5) A NESHAP or NSPS source, except fuel-burning equipment with a rated heat input capacity of less than 50 million Btu per hour burning either gas or No. 2 fuel oil, but not covered by §B(6), (7), or (8) of this regulation — $1,500;

  (6) A source that requests a limitation on emissions to preclude applicability of major source regulations, and is not covered by §B(7) or (8) of this regulation — $1,500;

  (7) A source that demonstrates compliance with COMAR 26.11.15 using a dispersion model other than a screening model, and is not covered by §B(8) of this regulation — $5,000; or

  (8) A source applying for a PSD approval, an NSR approval (including a Plantwide Applicability Limit (PAL) permit), or a special permit under COMAR 26.11.15 — $20,000 each.