1. (1) The applicable fee, provided in (2) Table 1 and (3) Table 2, shall be submitted to the department with submittal of an asbestos project permit application, an annual asbestos project permit application, or a demolition notice.

2. (2) Table 1 - Permit Fees:

   Permit Fee	Amount of Permit Fee
   Asbestos project permit	Fees are calculated by AUMs using Table 2
   Annual asbestos project permit, authorizes the removal or disturbance of up to 25,000 AUMs during the annual project permit period	$4,000
   Annual asbestos project permit revision authorizes cumulative removal or disturbance that exceeds 25,000 AUMs	$700 plus AUM fees in Table 2 for regulated asbestos-containing material that exceeds 25,000 AUMs
   Demolition notice	$100
   Demolition revisions	$100
   Project permit revision	$100 plus the additional AUM fees (If there is a change in the AUM range, a person would pay the difference between the two ranges in Table 2)
   Emergency renovation notification (ARM 17.74.352)	$300 plus AUM fees in Table 2
   Submission of alternate work practice request (ARM 17.74.353)	$100
   Voluntary registration for a non-regulated asbestos abatement project (as in (4))	$100 plus AUM fees in Table 2 if the project becomes regulated and exceeds 100 AUMs
   Ordered demolition	$300
   Transportation and disposal permit	$100

3. (3) Table 2 - AUM Fees:

   AUM Range	AUM Fee Amount
   up to 100	$100
   101 to 300	$150
   301 to 500	$200
   501 to 750	$300
   751 to 1,500	$600
   1,501 to 3,000	$1,000
   3,001 to 5,000	$2,000
   5,001 to 10,000	$3,000
   10,001 to 25,000	$4,000
   25,001 to 50,000	$6,000
   50,001 to 100,000	$8,000
   100,001 or more	$16,000

4. (4) Abatement contractors may voluntarily register a non-regulated asbestos project on a department-approved form upon payment of the $100 voluntary registration fee in Table 1 at (2). If non-regulated materials are rendered regulated because of a voluntarily registered project, the abatement contractor shall notify the department and submit the appropriate fee for any disturbed regulated asbestos-containing material in accordance with Table 2 in (3).
5. (5) The total fee may not exceed $16,000 per asbestos project permit or annual asbestos project permit.
6. (6) For fee assessment, layered homogenous materials may be treated as one layer if a department-accredited asbestos inspector determines and documents the layered homogenous character of the material during an inspection conducted in accordance with ARM 17.74.354.

Authorizing statute(s): 75-2-503, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 75-2-503, 75-2-504, MCA

History: NEW, 2020 MAR p. 1325, Eff. 7/1/20.