(a) Fees are determined based on the date we receive a complete application for certification. Each reference to a year in this subpart refers to the calendar year, unless otherwise specified. Paragraph (b) of this section specifies baseline fees, which applied for certificates received in 2005. For engine and vehicles not yet subject to standards in 2005, these values represent the fees that apply initially based on available information to characterize what the fees would have been in 2005. See paragraph (c) of this section for provisions describing how we calculate fees for future years.
(b) The following baseline fees for each application for certification:
(1) Except as specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section for Independent Commercial Importers, the following fees apply for motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
(i) Light-duty vehicles and trucks Federal............. $33,883(ii) Light-duty vehicles and California-only..... 16,944
trucks.(iii) Medium-duty passenger Federal............. 33,883
vehicles.(iv) Medium-duty passenger California-only..... 16,944
vehicles.(v) Highway motorcycle............ All................. 2,414(vi) Heavy-duty highway engine.... Federal............. 21,578(vii) Heavy-duty highway engine... California-only..... 826(viii) Complete heavy-duty highway Federal............. 33,883
vehicles.(ix) Complete heavy-duty highway California-only..... 16,944
vehicles.(x) Heavy-duty vehicle............ Evap................ 826------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) A fee of $8,387 applies for Independent Commercial Importers with respect to the following motor vehicles:
(i) Light-duty vehicles and light-duty trucks.
(ii) Medium-duty passenger vehicles.
(iii) Complete heavy-duty highway vehicles.
(3) The following fees apply for nonroad and stationary engines, vehicles, equipment, and components: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
(i) Locomotives and locomotive All................. $826
engines.(ii) Marine compression-ignition All, including EIAPP 826
engines and stationary
compression-ignition engines with
per-cylinder displacement at or
above 10 liters.(iii) Other nonroad compression- All................. 1,822
ignition engines and stationary
compression-ignition engines with
per-cylinder displacement below
10 liters.(iv) Large SI engines............. All................. 826(v) Stationary spark-ignition All................. 826
engines above 19 kW.(vi) Marine SI engines and Small Exhaust only........ 826
SI engines.(vii) Stationary spark-ignition Exhaust only........ 826
engines at or below 19 kW.(viii) Recreational vehicles...... Exhaust (or combined 826
exhaust and evap).(ix) Equipment and fuel-system Evap (where separate 241
components associated with certification is
nonroad and stationary spark- required).
ignition engines, including
portable fuel containers.------------------------------------------------------------------------
(c) We will calculate adjusted fees for later years based on changes in the Consumer Price Index and the number of certificates. We will announce adjusted fees for a given year by January 31 of the preceding year.
(1) We will adjust the values specified in paragraph (b) of this section for later years as follows:
(i) Use the fee identified in Sec. 1027.105(b)(3) through 2014 for certification related to evaporative emissions from nonroad and stationary engines when a separate fee applies for certification to evaporative emission standards. Use the following equation starting with 2015: [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR24FE09.003 Where: Certificate FeeCY = Fee per certificate for a given year.Op = operating costs are all of EPA's nonlabor costs for each category's
compliance program, including any fixed costs associated with
EPA's testing laboratory, as described in paragraph (d)(1) of
this section.L = the labor costs, to be adjusted by the Consumer Price Index, as
described in paragraph (d)(1) of this section.CPICY-2 = the Consumer Price Index for the month of November
two years before the applicable calendar year, as described in
paragraph (d)(2) of this section.CPI2006 = 201.8. This is based on the October 2006 value of
the Consumer Price Index.OH = 1.169. This is based on EPA overhead, which is applied to all
costs.certMY-2 = the total number of certificates issued for a fee
category in the model year two years before the calendar year
for the applicable fees as described in paragraph (d)(3) of
this section.certMY-3 = the total number of certificates issued for a fee
category in the model year three years before the calendar
year for the applicable fees as described in paragraph (d)(3)
of this section.
(ii) Use the following equation for all other certificates for 2006 and later:[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR24FE09.004 Where: CPI2002 = 180.9. This is based on the December 2002 value of
the Consumer Price Index as described in paragraph (d)(2) of
this section.
(2) The fee for any year will remain at the previous year's amount until the value calculated in paragraph (c)(1) of this section differs by at least $50 from the amount specified for the previous year.
(d) Except as specified in Sec. 1027.110(a) for motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines, we will use the following values to determine adjusted fees using the equation in paragraph (c) of this section:
(1) The following values apply for operating costs and labor costs: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
(i) Light-duty, medium-duty passenger, $3,322,039 $2,548,110
and complete heavy-duty highway vehicle
certification..........................(ii) Light-duty, medium-duty passenger, 2,858,223 2,184,331
and complete heavy-duty highway vehicle
in-use testing.........................(iii) Independent Commercial Importers 344,824 264,980
identified in Sec. 1027.105(b)(2)....(iv) Highway motorcycles................ 225,726 172,829(v) Heavy-duty highway engines.......... 1,106,224 1,625,680(vi) Nonroad compression-ignition 486,401 545,160
engines that are not locomotive or
marine engines, and stationary
compression-ignition engines with per-
cylinder displacement below 10 liters..(vii) Evaporative certificates related 5,039 236,670
to nonroad and stationary engines......(viii) All other........................ 177,425 548,081------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) The applicable Consumer Price Index is based on the values published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for all U.S. cities using the ``U.S. city average'' area, ``all items,'' and ``not seasonally adjusted'' numbers (see ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt). For example, we calculated the 2006 fees using the Consumer Price Index for November 2004, which is 191.0.
(3) Fee categories for counting the number of certificates issued are based on the grouping shown in paragraph (d)(1) of this section.
(e) The following example for calculating the 2006 complete federal heavy duty highway vehicle fee illustrates the fee adjustment:
Op = $1,106,224
L = $1,625,680
CPI2002 = 180.9
CPI2004 = 191.0
cert 2004 = 131
cert2003 = 95
Fee06 = [$1,106,224 + $1,625,680 . (191.0/180.9)] . 1.169/[(131+95) . 0.5] = $29,200.88
Assessed Fee = $29,201 [73 FR 59184, Oct. 8, 2008, as amended at 74 FR 8423, Feb. 24, 2009; 75 FR 22981, Apr. 30, 2010]