S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-30.C

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 61-30.C - Payment of Fees

Application and other fees shall be paid in full as follows:

(1) Application fees:

(a) The Department may specify through the establishment of payment invoices, permit application forms, or other standardized instructions the form and manner of payment of all permit application fees.

(b) Application fees shall be due when the application is submitted. The Department will not process an application until the application fee is received.

(c) If the applicant withdraws the permit application anytime before or after the application has been deemed Administratively Complete, but prior to the Technical review of the application, the Department shall refund the entire application fee to the applicant.

(d) Once an applicant has been notified that the application has been deemed Administratively Complete, the Department shall issue or deny the permit within the time period established in Section H below; if no permit decision has been rendered by the end of the relevant time period, the application fee shall be refunded.

(2) Other Fees:

(a) The permit holder shall be notified of all fees other than application fees through routine invoicing schedules developed by the Department. All fees other than application fees are assessed on the state fiscal year of July 1 through June 30 of the following year. The holder of any valid permit on July 1 of each year will be assessed fees for the entire following fiscal period.

(b) New facilities permitted at any time during the fiscal year shall pay the entire annual operating fee prior to issuance of an operating permit except for those fees assessed pursuant to the Clean Air Act.

(c) All fees other than application fees are due within thirty days of billing. Unpaid fees, late fees, and returned checks are subject to the provisions of paragraph D below.

(d) Unless the permittee seeks an extension of the time for making payment, the permittee shall make payment in full on or before the date, and in the manner and form, specified in the invoice. Except to the extent authorized by the Department, late payment, nonpayment, partial payment, or failure to make payment in the specified manner and form shall constitute a failure by the permittee to pay the fee when due.

(3) All fees shall be payable to the Department of Health and Environmental Control and mailed to the Bureau of Finance, 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, S.C. 29201.

(4) Construction permits or modifications, revision, or reissuance of an operating permit will not be issued for a facility that is in default of fees due under this regulation.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-30.C