Section 0400-45-06-.16 - FEES FOR CLASS II INJECTION WELLS(1) Permit Application Fees Applications for permits to operate a Class II injection well shall be accompanied by the following fees:
Application review fee ........ ..................................................... $2,500
Permit renewal fee (every 5 years) ................ ...................... $1,000
(2) Operational Fees Owners or operators of Class II injection wells shall pay the following fees to the Department:
Annual maintenance fee ................................................................ $500
Permit modification and reissuance fee ......................................... $ 250
(3) Annual permit maintenance fees are due on the date these rules become effective or on the date the permittee commences injection, whichever is later, and on each successive anniversary unless the permit expires or is revoked.(4) Permit modification and reissuance fees are due at the time of submission of the request by the permittee or thirty (30) days after notice of the need for modification has been sent to the permittee by the Commissioner.(5) If any part of any fee imposed under this rule is not paid within fifteen days of the due date, a penalty of five percent (5%) of the amount due shall at once accrue and be added thereto. Thereafter, on the first day of each month during which any part of any fee or any prior accrued penalty remains unpaid, an additional penalty of five percent (5%) of the unpaid balance shall accrue and be added thereto. In addition, the fees not paid within fifteen (15) days after the due date shall bear interest at the maximum lawful rate from the due date to the date paid.(6) The Commissioner shall review permit applications for a Class II well to determine if the application contains all of the information required by the Commissioner. (a) If the application is deficient the Commissioner will specify the deficiency(ies) in writing and inform the applicant by certified mail within sixty (60) days after the date of receipt of the application.(b) If the application is complete the Commissioner will notify the applicant by certified mail and initiate the permit evaluation process within sixty days (60) days after the date of receipt of the application.(c) The time periods provided in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph shall be stayed if: 1. A legal action concerning the permit is pending before any board, court or independent agency.2. The applicant requests that review be suspended.3. The Commissioner issues a written notice of deficiency and until the applicant addresses said deficiency to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.(d) If the application review is not completed within 60 days in accordance with subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph, the application fee shall be returned.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-45-06-.16
Original rule filed September 12, 2012; effective December 11, 2012. Rule renumbered from 1200-04-06.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 69-3-101 et seq., 68-203-101 et seq. and 4-5-201 et seq.