Okla. Admin. Code § 165:5-3-1 - Fees, fines and bonds
(a)
General.
(1)
Exceptions to
filing fees. For each initial application in each category listed in (b)
of this Section, a filing fee shall be paid by the person seeking to file or
submit the document , unless the document is filed under authorization of and in
the name of an instrumentality of the State of Oklahoma.
(A) Filing fees shall not apply to any
subsequent pleading or amended application except a Form 1000 required in OAC
165:10-3-1(b)(1)(A) through
(E) and OAC
165:10-3-1(c).
(B) No filing fee shall be required for any
application filed pursuant to OAC
165:10-3-31, Use of vacuum at the
well head.
(C) No filing fee
applicable to the conservation docket shall be required for any Notice of
Intent to Mediate filed with the Commission pursuant to OAC 165:5- 23-1 et seq.
A per participant fee provided in OAC
165:5-3-1(b)(1)(L)
shall be charged for any informal dispute resolution procedure that
commences.
(D) No filing fee shall
be paid by a party filing a protest to an adverse action of the Commission
pursuant to the International Fuel Tax Agreement ("IFTA") or the International
Registration Plan ("IRP").
(E) No
filing fee shall be paid by a customer filing a Consumer Services docket
application against a public utility.
(F) No filing fee shall be required for any
application filed on the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund ("OSF")
docket.
(G) No filing fee shall be
paid by a party filing a protest to a nonconsensual towing Violation
Notification issued by the Transportation Division.
(H) No filing fee shall be paid by a small
business requesting the Commission to review its rules to determine whether or
not the rules in question should be amended, repealed, or redrafted, pursuant
to 75 O.S. § 250.10.
(2)
Filing fees. Any filing fee
assessed by this Section shall be due and paid at the time of filing of the
document . Neither the Court Clerk's Office nor any division of the Commission
shall accept an application subject to a filing fee until the required fee is
paid. No filing fee shall be refundable. For documents that are being filed in
paper form, all associated filing fees must be paid and the documents submitted
to the Court Clerk's Office for filing prior to 3:30 p.m. to allow for document
processing within established hours of operation.
(3)
Other fees. Any other fee
assessed by this Section shall be due and payable at the time the service is
requested. No service shall be rendered before payment of the prescribed fee.
No such other fee shall be refundable.
(4)
Negotiable instruments. Fees
paid by negotiable instruments shall be made payable to the "Oklahoma
Corporation Commission ." Negotiable instruments include personal checks,
cashier checks, certified checks, and money orders. Foreign checks must be
payable through a United States bank in United States funds.
(5)
Returned payments. In
accordance with 62 O.S. § 34.57, a fee shall be assessed on each payment,
either physical or electronic , returned to the Commission as a result of the
refusal of the bank upon which the payment was drawn to honor the same. In the
event that a payment transaction for any fee, fine or bond fails, the
Commission reserves the right to require payment of that fee, fine or bond, and
any future fee, fine or bond owed to the Commission by the same individual or
entity, to be made by cash, cashier check, certified check, money order or
another secured form of payment.
(b)
Schedule of filing fees.
(1)
Oil and gas fees.
(A) Commercial disposal well application -
$1,500.00
(B) Commercial earthen
pit application - $1,250.00
(C)
Commercial soil farming site application - $1,250.00
(D) Commercial recycling facility application
- $1,000.00
(E) Noncommercial
injection or disposal well application - Form 1015 - $250.00
(F) Commercial facilities annual fee due on
October 1 of each year:
(i) Commercial earthen
pit facility - $750.00
(ii)
Commercial soil farming facility - $750.00
(iii) Commercial recycling facility -
$750.00
(G) Conservation
docket, pollution docket, and gas gathering base applications -
$200.00
(H) Emergency application
on the conservation or pollution docket - $250.00
(I) Permit to drill - Form 1000:
(i) Directional well - $350.00
(ii) Horizontal well - $400.00
(iii) Multiunit well - $600.00
(iv) Vertical well - $350.00
(J) Expedited permit to drill -
Form 1000:
(i) Directional well -
$600.00
(ii) Horizontal well -
$600.00
(iii) Multiunit well -
$800.00
(iv) Vertical well -
$600.00
(K) Temporary
permit to drill - Form 1000:
(i) Directional
well - $350.00
(ii) Horizontal well
- $350.00
(iii) Multiunit well -
$350.00
(iv) Vertical well -
$350.00
(L) Notice of
Intent to Mediate pursuant to Chapter 23 of this Chapter - $5.00 per
participant
(M) Permit for one-time
land application of materials - Form 1014S - $150.00
(N) Expedited permit for one-time land
application of materials - Form 1014S - $250.00
(P)
Transfers of well operatorship - Forms 1073 and 1073I - single well -
$25.00
(Q) Transfers of well
operatorship - Forms 1073IMW and 1073MW - multiple wells -$250.00
(R) Notification of intent to plug - Form
1001 - $100.00
(S) Operator
agreement-annual fee-Form 1006B-based on the number of unplugged wells for
which the operator is responsible according to Commission records:
(i) No wells being operated -
$100.00
(ii) From 1-25 wells -
$250.00
(iii) From 26-100 wells -
$500.00
(iv) From 101-500 wells -
$750.00
(v) Over 500 wells -
$1,000.00
(T) Fluid
disposal/injection reports:
(i) Commercial
disposal well fluid disposal report-Form 1012C-semiannual per
well-$500.00
(ii) Noncommercial
disposal and injection well and LPG storage well report-Form 1012-annual per
well-$25.00
(iii) Noncommercial
disposal and injection well and LPG storage well report-Form 1012-more than 100
wells-annual fee-$2,500.00
(U) Permit to use earthen pit, noncommercial
disposal or enhanced recovery well pit for temporary storage of saltwater, and
pit associated with commercial disposal well surface facility-Form 1014:
(i) Capacity of pit less than or equal to
10,000 barrels-$250.00
(ii)
Capacity of pit greater than 10,000 barrels-$1,000.00
(V) Permit for seismic operations-Form
1000S-$100.00
(W) Application for
temporary exemption from well plugging-Form 1003A-$100.00
(X) Permit to vent or flare gas from
well-Form 1022-$50.00
(Y)
Application for multiple zone well completion, production of well through a
multiple choke assembly, and commingling of well production-Form 1023-$50.00
(2)
Transportation
fees.
(A) Transportation docket
application - $500.00
(B) Other
transportation fees:
(i) Intrastate license.
(I) Original application filing fee -
$100.00
(II) Sub application filing
fee - $100.00
(III) Renewal
application filing fee - $50.00
(IV) Reinstatement application filing fee -
$100.00
(V) Name change application
filing fee - $50.00
(VI)
Identification device or per vehicle fee - $7.00
(ii) Deleterious Substance License Permit
application filing fee - $350.00
(iii) International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA)
fees.
(I) IFTA decal - $2.00 per vehicle per
decal set
(II) IFTA reinstatement
fee - $100.00
(III) IFTA manual
application processing fee for fleet size over 25 vehicles - $100.00 per
application . No fee is applicable if filed electronically.
(iv) Trailer registration processing fee per
trailer registered through the IRP System - $2.00
(v) Temporary registration and fuel permit
fees (a $10.00 services fee is added to each permit in this unit):
(I) Temporary registration (72 hour trip
permit) - $12.00
(II) Temporary
fuel permit (120 hours) - $25.00
(III) Unladen or hunters permit (45 days) -
$25.00
(vi) Harvest
permit fees (power units only).
(I) Thirty day
permit - $20.00 per axle
(II) Sixty
day permit - $35.00 per axle
(III)
15 day extension - $8.75 per axle
(vii) Transportation Network Company annual
permit fee - $5,000.00
(viii)
Household goods certificate fees:
(I) Original
application filing fee - $350.00
(II) Sub application filing fee -
$300.00
(III) Renewal application
filing fee - $300.00
(IV)
Reinstatement application filing fee - $250.00
(V) Name change application filing fee -
$50.00
(VI) Identification device
or per vehicle fee - $7.00
(ix) Apportioned commercial motor vehicle
registration services fee - $100.00 per vehicle (apportioned)
(x) Apportioned commercial motor vehicle
registration application reprocessing fee -$100.00 per application
(xi) Apportioned commercial motor vehicle
registration manual processing fee for fleet sizes over 25 vehicles - $25.00
per vehicle. No fee is applicable if filed electronically.
(xii) Application for lawful fence - $500.00.
If the Transportation Division determines a lawful fence is required to be
constructed by the railroad, the railroad shall have sixty (60) days from the
date of notice to refund the application filing fee to the landowner
(3)
Utility
fee. Public utility docket application - $100.00
(4)
Enforcement fee. Enforcement
docket application - $100.00
(5)
Petroleum storage tank fees.
(A)
Application fee. The fee to file an application on the Petroleum
Storage Tank/Indemnity Fund docket is $100.00, unless the document is filed
under authorization of and in the name of an instrumentality of the State of
Oklahoma. Filing fees shall not apply to any subsequent pleading or amended
application .
(B)
Variance
review fee. The fee for administrative review of a Petroleum Storage
Tank Division variance application is $250.00.
(C)
Annual storage tank permit
fee. Owners of regulated petroleum storage tanks, whether in use or not,
are required to pay an annual permit fee as follows:
(i) For petroleum storage tanks - $25.00 per
tank or tank compartment.
(ii) For
noncommercial agricultural underground storage tanks containing petroleum
products - $10.00 per tank.
(iii)
For any tank installed or permanently closed during a calendar year, the full
yearly fee shall be assessed.
(iv)
Invoices will be mailed out approximately 60 days in advance of the due date as
noted on the invoice.
(v) If
invoices are unpaid after the due date, a second invoice is mailed out which
includes a failure to pay penalty, as found in 17 O.S. § 308.1, and
provides 30 days to pay the invoice balance.
(vi) If the invoice balance is unpaid after
the 30 days, a letter is mailed to the Owner with the outstanding fees and
informing the Owner that the permit is expired.
(vii) If the invoice balance remains unpaid,
a Fuel Specialist may shut down the regulated petroleum storage tank.
(D)
UST Installer
License. The fees for an Underground Storage Tank Installer License are:
(i) Application fee - $50.00
(ii) License fee - $100.00
(iii) Annual License renewal fee -
$100.00
(E)
Environmental Consultant License. The fees for an Environmental
Consultant License are:
(i) Application fee -
$50.00
(ii) License fee -
$100.00
(iii) Annual License
renewal fee - $100.00
(F)
UST Remover License. The fees for an Underground Storage Tank
Remover License are:
(i) Application fee -
$50.00
(ii) License fee -
$100.00
(iii) Annual License
renewal fee - $100.00
(G)
AST Installer License. The fees for an Aboveground Storage Tank
Installer License are:
(i) Application fee -
$50.00
(ii) License fee -
$100.00
(iii) Annual License
renewal fee - $100.00
(H)
AST Remover License. The fees for an Aboveground Storage Tank
Remover License are:
(i) Application fee -
$50.00
(ii) License fee -
$100.00
(iii) Annual license
renewal fee - $100.00
(I)
Vapor Monitor Well Technician License. The fees for a Vapor
Monitor Well Technician License are:
(i)
Application fee - $50.00
(ii)
Examination fee- $25.00
(iii)
License fee - $100.00
(iv) Annual
License renewal fee - $100.00
(J)
Groundwater Monitor Well Technician
License. The fees for a Groundwater Monitor Well Technician License are:
(i) Application fee - $50.00
(ii) License fee - $100.00
(iii) Annual License renewal fee -
$100.00
(K)
OCC
Licensed Tester. The fees for an OCC Licensed Tester are:
(i) Application fee - $50.00
(ii) License fee - $100.00
(iii) Annual License renewal fee -
$100.00
(L)
AntifreezePermit. The manufacturer of any antifreeze displayed,
distributed, manufactured, marketed, produced, sold, used and/or offered for
sale or resale, held with intent to sell, or transported within the State of
Oklahoma is required to pay the following fees:
(i) Application fee - $100.00 per brand per
type
(ii) Annual permit renewal fee
- $100.00 per brand per type
(c)
Certified copies. A fee of
$1.00 per copied page is charged for each copy of an order or other document on
file with the Commission certified by the Secretary , in addition to the fees
specified in (d) of this Section.
(d)
Other fees. The following
fees shall be charged and collected at the time of request for same; none of
which shall ever be refundable:
(1)
Certificate of non-development (maximum of one quarter section) -
$10.00
(2) Copies of any file or
order -
(A) Non-certified copies - $0.25 per
page; certified copies $1.00 per page
(B) Postage - actual cost
(3) Batch reproduction on
continuing basis (per page) - $0.25
(4) Copy of any document prepared in OCC
offices (per page) - $0.25
(5)
Current ownership/lienholder information - $1.00 per vehicle record
page
(6) Computer generated title
history - $5.00 per vehicle
(7)
Manual title history - $7.50 per vehicle
(8) Copy of lien release - $7.50 per
vehicle
(9) Certified copy of lien
release - $10.00 per vehicle
(10)
Certified copy of title history - $10.00 per vehicle
(11) Preparation of the record on appeal to
the Oklahoma Supreme Court - $200.00
(e)
Computer data processing
documents. Reproduction of documents or informational searches involving
computer data processing services will be in accordance with 51 O.S. §
24A.5.
(f)
Document search
fee. Except where provided otherwise by law, where the request for
document copying and/or mechanical reproduction is solely for commercial
purpose or clearly would cause excessive disruption of the Commission 's
essential functions, then a fee of $25.00 per hour (minimum of one hour) shall
be charged to recover the direct cost of document search.
(g)
Copy fees waived. Copy fees
for non-certified documents listed above, that are less than ten (10) pages
will be waived.
(h)
Electronic payments.
(1)
"Nationally recognized" credit card means any instrument or device, whether
known as a credit card, credit plate, charge plate, debit card, or by any other
name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in
lieu of a check, as defined by 12A Oklahoma Statute § 3-104(f), in
obtaining goods, services or anything else of value or for the use of the
cardholder in obtaining such goods, services, or anything else of value on
credit and which, in either case , is accepted by over one thousand merchants in
this state. The Commission shall determine which nationally recognized credit
card will be accepted for any payments due and owing to the
Commission .
(2) Implementation of
payment by nationally recognized credit card and other means of electronic
payments will be phased in over a period of time as determined by the
Commission .
(3) The Commission will
verify that sufficient credit is available before acceptance of credit card to
ensure that no loss of state revenue will occur by the use of such card. If a
person is at a designated receiving point and credit is not available, the
person then has the opportunity to pay by other methods accepted by the
Commission . (4) The Commission may add an amount equal to the amount of the
service charge incurred, not to exceed four percent (4%) of the amount of such
payment as a service charge for the acceptance of such nationally recognized
card.
(5) Persons wishing to pay by
credit card must be willing to submit normally required credit card information
to the Commission . This includes, but is not limited to: card type (VISA,
etc.), card number, card expiration date, card holder name as shown, and
three-digit security personal identification number (PIN). The Commission
assumes no liability for unauthorized use of this information.
(6) "Electronic payment" refers to any
transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, or
similar paper instrument, which is initiated through electronic means, as to
order , instruct, or authorize a financial institution to debit or credit an
account.
(7) "Electronic terminal"
means an electronic device, other than a telephone operated by a person ,
through which a person may initiate an electronic payment.
(8) "Financial institution" means a State or
National bank, a State or Federal savings and loan association, a mutual
savings bank, a State or Federal credit union, or any other person who,
directly or indirectly, holds an account belonging to another person .
(9) "State" means any State, territory, or
possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing.
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