Revised Fees For Wisconsin Air Permits - Permit To Construct

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released a new schedule of fees associated with air emission permits to construct, which became effective on January 1, 2011. A current complete list of fees can be found in chapter NR 410 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. Fees for construction permit vary depending on the type and level of review needed. The revised fee schedule for some commonly applied fees includes:

Major source construction (PSD or nonattainment area permit) - $16,000
Major modification - $12,000
Minor modification at major source - $7,500
Expedited review (PSD-under 60 days) - $7,500
Modeling analysis (detailed for a major source) - $4,500
MACT, BACT, LAER (case-by-case analysis) - $4,500
Expedited review (PSD-61 to 90 days) - $4,000
Expedited review (non PSD-under 50 days) - $5,000
Minor source construction - $3,500
Emission testing (initial unit) - $2,500
Revision to a construction permit - $1,500
Public Hearing - $1,500
Actual based exemption - $1,250
Research & Testing exemption - $1,250
Analysis of emission unit (per unit, 2 or more units) - $800
Exemption determinations (not otherwise specified) - $500

According to the DNR, over 100 construction permits were issued in 2010. Average processing time from the receipt of a complete application to final permit decision was 88 days with over 80% of decisions made in less than 60 days.

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