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| The
AB 2588 "Hot Spots" fee categories, complexities, fee amounts, and
description of each risk category are shown below. State fees are
risk-based and assessed on an annual basis. The size of the facility
(complexity) also affects the fee amounts in each risk category with
larger (complex) facilities paying a higher amount than smaller
(simple) facilities. |
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Fee Category
and Complexity
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State Fee
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Description
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A
simple
medium
complex
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"Prioritization
Score Greater Than Ten (10.0) Facility" means a facility that
has a prioritization score greater than 10 and the facility
has not had an HRA performed. |
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B
simple
medium
complex
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"Risk of 10.0 to
Less Than 50.0 Per Million Facility" means a facility that has
had an HRA performed with results that meet either of
the following criteria:
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(a)
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50 > Cancer
Risk > 10 or |
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(b)
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Hazard Index (HI)
for either acute or chronic of greater than 1.0
and Cancer Risk < 50 |
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C
simple
medium
complex
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"Risk of 50.0 to
Less Than 100.0 Per Million Facility" means a facility that has
had an HRA performed with results of: 100 > Cancer Risk
> 50. |
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D
simple
medium
complex
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"Risk of 100.0 Per
Million or Greater Facility" means a facility that has had an
HRA performed with results of: Cancer Risk > 100. |
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E
simple
medium
complex
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"Unprioritized
Facility" means a facility that has not been prioritized. |
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F
simple
medium
complex
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"Tracking Facility"
means a facility that has been prioritized with a score of greater than
10 and meets either of the following:
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(a)
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HRA has been
performed with the results of: 10 > Cancer Risk >
1 and a Hazard Index, both acute and chronic, of less
than or
equal
to 1, or |
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(b)
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HRA has been done
with the results of: Cancer Risk < 10 and a
Hazard Index, either acute or chronic, of greater than 0.1 but
less
than or equal to 1. |
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IW
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$35
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"Industrywide
Facility" means a facility that qualifies to be included in an
industrywide emission inventory prepared by the district or a facility
that emits less than 10 TPY of each criteria pollutant, falls
within a class composed of primarily of small businesses, and whose
emissions inventory report was prepared by the district. Gasoline
dispensing facilities, dry cleaners and
auto body shops are
included in the industrywide inventory. In the future,
facilities
with only diesel engines may be included in this category. |
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Fee Exempt (G)
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$0
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Generally,
facilities with a prioritization score less than or equal to 10, or a
health risk assessment for cancer less than 1 per million and chronic
and acute health index less than 0.1, are exempt from AB 2588 "Hot
Spots" State fees. |
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"Hot
Spots" Facility Fee Category Flowchart
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| Please
use the following flow chart to determine the appropriate fee category
for a given facility. |
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This page last reviewed February 5, 2008
"Hot
Spots" Program
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