Chapter 173-455 WAC, Chapter 173-400 WAC

On October 25, 2018, Ecology amended two rules:

Chapter 173-455 WAC, Air Quality Fee Rule – combines most of the air quality-related fees into one chapter. This makes it easier for the regulated community to find what fees they may need to pay.
Chapter 173-400 WAC, General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources – establishes the regulatory framework to ensure healthy air quality in Washington and that we meet federal air quality standards.

Changes include:

Revise the registration program structure, including requiring all sources to register.
Increase fees to more fully cover the costs of the air quality source registration program.
Revise the fee process to create an equitable distribution of fees across all sources and establish a process to increase fees without going through rulemaking.
Align Chapters 173-400 and 173-455 WAC.
Match hourly rate charge in WAC 173-455-050, -100(2) and -130 with the current Ecology hourly billing rate ($95).
Identify and edit, where appropriate, Chapters 173-455 and 173-400 WAC to increase clarity and readability.

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Rulemaking timeline

Timeline

Date	Activity
Feb. 6, 2017	Announced rulemaking (filed CR-101 form)
March 2017 – Feb. 2018	Held stakeholder meetings
April 18, 2018	Withdrew previous rulemaking and re-announced rulemaking (re-filed CR-101 form)
June 20, 2018	Proposed rule (file CR-102 form) Started public comment period
July 25 and 26, 2018	Held public hearings
August 3, 2018	Ended public comment period
Fall 2018	Reviewed public comments and prepared adoption package
October 25, 2018	Adopted rule (file CR-103 form)
November 25, 2018	Rule effective 31 days after filing

Announcement phase (CR-101)

Filing date:

Apr. 18, 2018

Announcement documents

Rule development phase

Feb. 6, 2017 - June 2018

Public input & involvement

Ecology's meetings with stakeholders

Date	Documents	Location
Tuesday March 21, 2017	Agenda Presentation Meeting summary	Moses Lake
Wednesday April 26, 2017	Agenda Draft rule 455 Draft rule 400 Meeting summary	Moses Lake
Wednesday May 24, 2017	Agenda Draft rule 455 Draft rule 400 Draft fee schedule Workload analysis Meeting summary	Moses Lake
Tuesday June 27, 2017	Draft rule 455 Draft rule 400 Draft fee schedule Draft fee by source	meeting cancelled
Monday Nov. 20, 2017	N/A	meeting cancelled
Wednesday Feb. 7, 2018	Agenda Draft rule Draft fee schedule	Moses Lake
Wednesday Feb. 28, 2018	Draft rule 455 Draft rule 400 Draft fee schedule	conference call

Rule proposal phase (CR-102)

Filing date:

Jun. 20, 2018

Rule proposal documents:

Comment period

Comments were due by August 3, 2018. We accepted comments the following ways:

Submit online
Attend a public hearing:

July 25, 2018 at 10 a.m.
Wenatchee Red Lion Hotel
1225 North Wenatchee Avenue
Wenatchee, WA 98801

July 26, 2018 at 10 a.m.
Best Western Plus Lake Front Hotel
3000 West Marina Drive
Moses Lake, WA 98837

Mail to: Jean-Paul Huys
Department of Ecology
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600

Rule adoption phase (CR-103)

Adoption date:

Oct. 25, 2018

Rule effective date:

Nov. 25, 2018

Rule adoption documents:

Additional languages

Español (Spanish)

El Departamento de Ecología adoptó enmiendas a dos normativas, Capítulo 173-400 WAC (Regulaciones Generales para Fuentes de Contaminación del Aire) y Capítulo 173-455 WAC (Tarifas para la Calidad del Aire). Revisamos las normativas para ajustar las tarifas con los gastos del programa de registro de las fuentes de calidad del aire. También hicimos otros cambios.

Para obtener más información, comuníquese con Jean-Paul Huys al 360-407-6827 y pregunte por un intérprete.

中文 (Chinese)

華盛頓州生態管理署正式更改兩章現有法令規章, 華盛頓州行政法令(華政法) 173-400 章-空氣污染來源一般法則 (General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources) 和華政法173-455 章-空氣污染規費條款 (Air Quality Fee Rule)。我們改變這些條款以平衡空氣污染來源註冊系統所收空污規費和系統作業費用。我們同時也作了些其它改變。若需更多訊息, 請聯絡Jean-Paul Huys電話: 360-407-6827並要求提供翻譯員服務。

Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

Bộ Môi Sinh đã phê chuẩn phần bổ sung của hai đạo luật: Chương 173-400 WAC (Quy định chung về Nguồn ô nhiễm không khí) và Chương 173-455 WAC (Luật lệ phí cho Chất lượng Không khí). Bộ đã tu chỉnh hai đạo luật trên để điều chỉnh lệ phí thích hợp hơn cho chi phí của chương trình đăng ký nguồn chất lượng không khí. Bộ cũng đã có những thay đổi khác.

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한국어 (Korean)

워싱톤주 환경부는 대기 오염원 등록 프로그램 운영 비용과 납부금을 합리적이고 공정하게 조정하기 위하여 해당 법규를 개정했습니다 (Chapter 173-400 WAC 대기 오염원에 관한 일반 법규, Chapter 173-455 WAC 대기 오염 관련 납부금). 이 외의 몇가지 다른 조항도 개정되었습니다. 보다 자세한 정보를 원하시면Jean-Paul Huys씨에게 한국어 통역을 요청하십시오 (360-407-6827).

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Contact information

Jean-Paul Huys
Rulemaking Lead
jean-paul.huys@ecy.wa.gov
360-407-6827

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