Public Hearing on Proposed Modified Fee Schedulefor Services Provided and Costs Incurred by the Department of Commerce during Fiscal Year 2009

The Department of Commerce will hold a hearing on Monday, May 19, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in the Heber M. Wells Building, 160 East 300 South, Room 210, 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 incurred for new programs created by the Legislature during the 2008 General Session. The proposed modified fee schedule supplements the Department's fee schedule approved by the Legislature during its 2008 General Session.

Subsection 63J-1-303(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 distribute at the May 19, 2008, hearing.

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