Fee Change

PROPOSED REVISIONS TO PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE

To all interested parties:

The Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency (WNCRAQA) announces a proposal to revise its permit fee schedule. The proposed revisions to the permit fee schedule and all information used to develop the proposed schedule are available for your review. This information is available at the offices of the Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency, 49 Mount Carmel Road, Asheville, N.C. 28806. The current and proposed fees are also available for review on the Agency website at www.wncairquality.org/feechange.htm. If you require copies of these documents from the Agency office, a copying charge of 5 cents per page will be assessed. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

You are hereby notified of the opportunity to submit written public comments concerning the proposed revisions to the permit fee schedule. Persons wishing to comment on the proposed schedule are required to submit their comments, in writing, to the WNCRAQA. Comments must be received by the WNCRAQA no later than June 27, 2011. All comments received on or prior to that date will be considered by the WNCRAQA in making its final decision on the proposed revisions to the permit fee schedule. Written comments should be mailed to the Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency, 49 Mount Carmel Road, Asheville, NC 28806, or emailed to wncair@buncombecounty.org. If there is a significant amount of public interest in this matter, the WNCRAQA may hold a public hearing to receive oral or written comments on the proposed permit fee schedule revisions. In the event a public hearing is held, notice will be given (30) days in advance by the same source in which the public notice was published.

After the comment period has expired, the WNCRAQA will consider all comments, make any necessary changes, and issue a final regulation on the proposed revisions to the permit fee schedule. The final regulation will be available on the Agency website http://www.wncairquality.org. Copies of the final regulation, comments received, and any other relevant information will also be made available for public review during normal business hours at the Asheville address.

For additional information, contact the Agency at 828-250-6777.