OAR 340-257-0140: Permits and Fees

(1) "Indirect source" as defined in OAR 340-254-0030(6) includes a large or intermediate volume manufacturer for purposes of 340-0254-0010. Such sources are subject to permit and fee requirements as specified in section (2) of this rule and not the provisions in 340-254-0040 to 340-254-0080. (2) Beginning January 1, 2007, each large-volume or intermediate-volume vehicle manufacturer offering light duty or medium duty vehicles for sale in Oregon must have a Motor Vehicle Indirect Source permit issued by DEQ. Each Motor Vehicle Indirect Source permit will be issued for a period of up to 10 years and is subject to an annual fee. (3) Each large-volume and intermediate-volume manufacturer must report to DEQ the number of light and medium-duty vehicles it delivered for sale in Oregon during the previous model year. These reports must be submitted to DEQ by March 1 of each year except as provided in section (7) of this rule. (4) DEQ will assess annual permit fees for each large and intermediate-volume manufacturer for periods beginning July 1 and ending June 30 of the subsequent year except as provided in section (7) of this rule. (5) DEQ will assess annual permit fees by apportioning a total of $200,000 among all Motor Vehicle Indirect Source Permit holders according to each permit holder's reported market share for the previous model year except as provided in section (7) of this rule. In the event that not all required data are reported, DEQ will estimate the total Oregon market share for the applicable year and the resulting fees according to means the Department judges to be appropriate. (6) Within 60 days after reports required by this rule are due, DEQ will notify each large and intermediate-volume manufacturer of the fee required for the next permit period. Within 30 days of receiving notice of the required permit fee, each permit holder must remit the specified amount payable to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Motor Vehicle Indirect Source permits for which permit fees are not current will be deemed to have lapsed and will no longer be in effect. (7) The initial report required by section (3) of this rule must be submitted by October 1, 2006. The initial period for which a Motor Vehicle Indirect Source Permit is required begins January 1, 2007 and ends June 30 of the same year. Total permit fees for the initial period will be $200,000.