1. (a) A registrant who submits a permit by rule (PBR) registration for review by the commission shall remit one of the following fees with the PI-7 registration form:

   1. (1) $100 for:

      1. (A) small businesses, as defined in Texas Government Code, §2006.001; and
      2. (B) municipalities, counties, and independent school districts with populations or districts of 10,000 or fewer residents, according to the most recently published census; or
   2. (2) $450 for all other entities.

2. (b) This fee does not apply to:

   1. (1) a PI-7 registration submitted solely for the purpose of establishing a federally enforceable emissions limit under §106.6 of this title (relating to Registration of Emissions); or
   2. (2) a remediation project conducted under §106.533 of this title (relating to Water and Soil Remediation) which is reimbursable by the commission.
3. (c) This fee is for PBR registrations that are received on or after November 1, 2002.
4. (d) All PBR fees will be remitted in the form of a check, certified check, electronic funds transfer, or money order made payable to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and submitted concurrently with the registration to the TCEQ, P.O. Box 13088, MC 214, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. No fees will be refunded.

Source Note:The provisions of this §106.50 adopted to be effective October 20, 2002, 27 TexReg 9606.