Public Hearing on Proposed Modified Fee Schedule for Services Provided and Costs Incurred by the Department of Commerce During Fiscal Year 2008

The Department of Commerce will hold a hearing on Thursday, May 10, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. in the Heber M. Wells Building, 160 East 300 South, Room 402, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The purpose of the hearing is to obtain public comment on a proposed modified schedule for fees which could be assessed for services provided by the Department and costs which would be thus incurred for new programs created by the Legislature during the 2007 General Session. The proposed modified fee schedule supplements the Department's fee schedule approved by the Legislature during its 2007 General Session.

Section 63-38-3.2(5)(a) of the Budgetary Procedures Act provides an agency may establish and assess regulatory fees for new programs created by the Legislature if the new program's effective date is before the Legislature's next annual general session. That statute governs the process for the interim assessment of such fees prior to subsequent legislative approval.

Background: Various divisions of the Department assess fees for licensure, registration, or certification of individuals and businesses to engage in certain occupations and professions. Copies of the proposed modified fee schedule will be distributed at the May 10, 2007, hearing.

For further information, please contact Peter Anjewierden at [phone].