Adopted rule
Administrative Order No.: DEQ-1-2023
Filed and Effective: Jan. 23, 2023
See Oregon Bulletin, February 2023
Rulemaking contact: Tim Wollerman, 503-875-4965
DEQ adopted rule amendments to revise the 2022 Asbestos Fee Increase rules contained in OAR Chapter 340, Division 248 to incorporate the intended fee increases for certification of asbestos workers and supervisors, and for licensing of asbestos abatement contractors.
These fees were brought to the fiscal advisory committee on Jan. 18, 2022 and approved by the Environmental Quality Commission on May 19, 2022. The original public notice and staff report contained tables with the correct fee increases for all asbestos fee categories, however the draft rules and redline draft rules approved by the EQC omitted the fee increase in the asbestos certification and licensing fee categories.
The EQC issued a temporary rule to implement the correct asbestos fees that were omitted in the first rulemaking. DEQ has adopted rules to make the corrected fee increase changes permanent.
Advisory committee
DEQ convened an advisory committee to review the fiscal impacts related to the proposed rules. In convening this committee, DEQ has appointed members that reflect the range of entities that are both directly and indirectly affected by proposed changes to the rules. Advisory committee information can be found on the Asbestos Fees 2022 rulemaking page.