1. (a) Permit fees established by this part shall be applicable to:

   1. (1) All water permits, including no-discharge and closed system permits, issued under the provisions of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, Arkansas Code § 8-4-101 et seq., as amended;
   2. (2) All air permits issued under the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, as amended;
   3. (3) Any federal water or air permit program where permitting authority has been delegated to the Division of Environmental Quality (unless fees for such a program are otherwise provided by law); and
   4. (4) All solid waste disposal permits issued under the provisions of the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, Arkansas Code § 8-6-201 et seq., as amended, and the Solid Waste Management Rules, 8 CAR pt. 60.
2. (b) Facilities operating under the provisions of the “Permits by Rule” or “Authorization by Rule” are exempt from this part until such time that the facility submits an application for an individual permit within each applicable permit category.

3. (c)

   1. (1) Laboratory certification fees established by this part shall be applicable to all laboratories certified by the division.
   2. (2) The fees include, but are not limited to, the reasonable costs of administering the provisions of the program and the reasonable administrative costs of initial issuance, initial certificate, renewed certificates, and the expenses associated with conducting evaluations.

Codification Notes: Permits by rule are authorized by Arkansas Code § 8-4-203. Provisions pertaining to permits by rule or authorization by rule are also included in 8 CAR pt. 25 and 8 CAR pt. 27, State Water Permit Rule.