NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
RULE 300 - FEES
- Certification Fees: Except for pellet stoves, every manufacturer of a wood fired
appliance model line applying for District certification shall pay a basic application fee of $1,000. Application
fees for a pellet stove model line shall be $100.00. These basic fees shall be adjusted in accordance with the
fee adjustment factor established by Rule 300.f of Regulation 1. In the event District costs to process the application
exceed this basic fee, the manufacturer shall pay all such additional District costs in amounts and at such times
as determined by the Control Officer. Such additional costs shall not exceed the actual cost of processing the
application.
- Recertification Fees: Except for pellet stoves, every manufacturer of a wood fired
appliance model line applying for District recertification shall pay a basic recertification fee of $1,000. Basic
recertification fees for a pellet stove model line shall be $100.00. These basic fees shall be adjusted in accordance
with the fee adjustment factor established by Rule 300.f of Regulation 1. Where the Control Officer has waived
the requirement for additional certification testing in accordance with Rule 200 F., the recertification fee for
all non-affected device model lines shall be one half the adjusted basic fee. In the event District costs to process
the application exceed this basic fee, the manufacturer shall pay all such additional District costs in amounts
and at such times as determined by the Control Officer. Such additional costs shall not exceed the actual cost
of processing the application.
- Source Test Protocol Review and Cross Certification Fees: The Control Officer
shall recover all District costs of source test protocol review and cross certification verification as costs are
incurred. The manufacturer(s) shall pay all such fees in an amount, and at such times as determined by the Control
Officer. Such fees shall not exceed the actual cost of administering these review processes.
- Non-payment of Fees - Should a manufacturer fail to pay any fees when due, the
Control officer shall suspend application processing, source test protocol review, or cross certification review.
Application processing, source test protocol review, or cross certification review shall recommence upon payment
of fees. Certification, recertification or cross certification shall not be issued until all fees are paid in full.
The Control Officer shall not approve any source testing protocol for use in an application until all protocol
review fees are paid.