R313-70-5. Payment of Fees

  (1) New Application Fee: Applications for radiation machine registration or radioactive material licensing for which a fee is prescribed, shall be accompanied by a remittance in the full amount of the fee. Applications will not be accepted for filing or processing prior to payment of the full amount specified. Applications for which no remittance is received will be returned to the applicant. Application fees will be charged irrespective of the Director's disposition of the application or a withdrawal of the application.

  (2) Annual Fee: Persons and individuals who are subject to licensing or registration of radioactive material or radiation machine registration with the Director under provisions of the Utah Radiation Control Rules, are assessed an annual fee in accordance with categories of Sections R313-70-7 and R313-70-8. The appropriate fee shall be filed annually with the Director, by the due date the Director specifies for registrants or by the anniversary date for licensees. The account of a licensee or registrant that is delinquent on or after 61 days may be transferred to the Office of State Debt Collection in accordance with Section R21-1-5.

  (3) Inspection Fee: Persons and entities who, under provisions of the Utah Radiation Control Rules, are subject to radiation machine registration with the Director are assessed an inspection fee in accordance with Section R313-70-8. Fees for inspection of a radiation machine are due within 30 days of receipt of an invoice from the Agency. The inspection account of a registrant that is delinquent on or after 61 days may be transferred to the Office of State Debt Collection in accordance with Section R21-1-5.

  (4) Failure to pay the prescribed fee: the Director will not process applications and may suspend or revoke licenses or registrations or may issue an order with respect to the activities as the Director determines to be appropriate or necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this part of Rule R313-70, and of the Act.

  (a) General license certificates of registration and new specific licenses issued pursuant to the provisions in Rules R313-21 or R313-22, will be valid for a period of five years unless failure to submit appropriate fee occurs. Specific license renewals issued pursuant to the provisions in Rule R313-22 may be valid for a period of ten years or less in accordance with Subsections R313-22-34(1)(b) and (1)(c). Machine registrations will be valid for one year during the schedule established by the Director in accordance with Section R313-16-230. Failure to submit appropriate fees will render the license, certificate or registration invalid, at which time a new application with appropriate fees shall be submitted.

  (b) Renewal applications shall be filed in a timely manner in accordance with Sections R313-22-37 or R313-16-230. The radioactive material license will expire on the date specified on the license. A general license certificate of registration will expire on the date specified on the certificate of registration. A radiation machine registration will expire as outlined in Section R313-16-230. The Director may renew an expired license if the licensee provides information that explains why the renewal application was not submitted pursuant to the provisions in Subsection R313-22-36(1) and other information the Director may request to determine that issuance of the license will not be inimical to the health and safety of the public.

  (5) Method of Payment: Fees shall be made payable to: Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, Department of Environmental Quality.