Subchapter B. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION ACTIONS
Sec.
302.201. Form of application.
302.202. Operator certification program fees.§ 302.201. Form of application.
(a) An applicant for examination or a certification action shall submit a complete application with required documentation using the appropriate Department-approved forms to the Board’s Secretary. These forms can be obtained by contacting the Board Secretary, P. O. Box 8454, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8454 or through the Department’s web site at www.depweb.state.pa.us, Keyword: ‘‘Operators.’’
(b) In addition to the forms described in subsection (a), an application for certification action for either certification or recertification must include:
(1) An original or copy of the applicant’s Pennsylvania State Police CHR, issued no more than 90 days prior to the date the application is received by the Board Secretary.
(2) For education purposes, one of the following:
(i) A copy of the applicant’s high school diploma or GED or a statement of completion of high school or achievement of GED.
(ii) Written verification by the applicant’s supervisor or another certified operator with direct knowledge of the applicant’s experience working as an operator in a water or wastewater system before February 21, 2002.
(3) Documentation of the applicant’s experience as defined in § 302.704 (relating to determining qualifying experience) and verified by the applicant’s supervisor or another certified operator with the knowledge of the applicant’s experience.
(4) An official copy of the applicant’s college transcripts, if applicable.
(5) Copies of certificates of completion of Department-approved training courses if applicable.
(6) The applicant’s notarized signature.
(7) The applicable fees specified in § 302.202 (relating to operator certification program fees).
(c) In addition to the forms described in subsection (a), an application for certification action for certificate upgrade must include:
(1) An official copy of the applicant’s college transcripts, if applicable.
(2) Documentation of the applicant’s additional experience for the additional class or subclassification as defined in § § 302.703 and 302.704 (related to experience requirements; and determining qualifying experience), verified by the applicant’s supervisor or another certified operator with the knowledge of the applicant’s experience.
(3) Copies of certificates of completion of Department-approved training courses, if applicable.
(4) The applicant’s notarized signature.
(5) The applicable fees specified in § 302.202.
(d) In addition to the forms described in subsection (a), an application for certification action for certificate renewal must include:
(1) Proof of completed continuing education.
(2) The applicant’s notarized signature.
(3) The applicable fees specified in § 302.202.
(e) In addition to the forms described in subsection (a), an application for certification action for reciprocity must include:
(1) An original or copy of the applicant’s Pennsylvania State Police CHR, issued no more than 90 days prior to the date the application is received by the Board Secretary.
(2) A copy of the applicant’s operator certificate issued by another state, territory or Board-approved register as defined in § 302.305 (relating to Board-approved reciprocity register).
(3) For education purposes, one of the following:
(i) A copy of the applicant’s high school diploma or GED or a statement of completion of high school or achievement of GED.
(ii) Written verification by the applicant’s supervisor or another certified operator with direct knowledge of the applicant’s experience working as an operator in a water or wastewater system before February 21, 2002.
(4) Documentation of the applicant’s experience as defined in § 302.704 and verified by the applicant’s supervisor or another certified operator with the knowledge of the applicant’s experience.
(5) A copy of the applicant’s official transcripts from college, if applicable.
(6) Copies of certificates of completion of Department-approved training courses if applicable.
(7) The applicant’s notarized signature.
(8) The applicable fees specified in § 302.202.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 302.104 (relating to certification requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 302.1005 (relating to grandparented operators); and 25 Pa. Code § 302.1102 (relating to issuance of initial certification for a professional engineer).
§ 302.202. Operator certification program fees.
(a) An application for a certification action or post-presentation credit must be accompanied by a nonrefundable check or money order payable to the ‘‘Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.’’ The applicant’s client ID should be printed on the check or money order.
(b) Applications to become an approved training provider, course and conference approvals, course rosters and requests for examination sessions must be accompanied by a nonrefundable check or money order payable to the ‘‘Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.’’
(c) The annual service fee paid by system owners must be accompanied by a nonrefundable check or money order payable to the ‘‘Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.’’ The system Public Water Supply ID or NPDES Permit Number should be printed on the check or money order. The annual service fee for systems in subsection (d) is a fee per public water supply ID, NPDES permit number (for discharge systems), Clean Streams Law permit number (for nondischarge systems) or satellite collection system. If this annual service fee is not remitted within 60 days of notification by the Department that the fee is due, interest shall accrue on the entire amount from the original date payment was due, at a rate of 12% per annum until payment is remitted.
(d) Fees shall be paid into the State Treasury into a special restricted revenue account in the General Fund known as the Safe Drinking Water Account administered by the Department for use in protecting the public from the hazards of unsafe drinking water and which funds are hereby appropriated to the Department for purposes authorized in the act.
(e) The fees are as follows:
Operators:
Initial Certification Class A, B, C, D …$150
Initial Certification Class Dc, Class E …$100
Certification through Reciprocity Class A, B, C, D…$150
Certification through Reciprocity Class Dc; Class E…$100
Certificate Renewal …$60
Examination Session …$35
Replacement of Certificate or Pocket Card …$25
Post-presentation Credit Application …$250
Training:
Training Provider Approval Application … $90
Brief Course Approval … $115
Full Course Approval … $300
Conference Approval … $70
Course Rosters … $1 per name
Classroom Courses offered by the Department are $10 per contact hour maximum per person.
Web-based Courses offered by the Department are $30 per contact hour maximum per person.
Onsite Training offered by the Department is $1,600 per event.
Approved Examination Providers:
Ten or more examination sessions per year … $800
Five to ten examination sessions per year … $700
Two to five examination sessions per year … $600
One examination session per year … $400
Owners:
Annual Service Fee Class A System … $500
Annual Service Fee Class B System … $150
Annual Service Fee Class C System … $100
Annual Service Fee Class D and E Systems … $65
(f) An operator holding a valid certificate as of September 18, 2010, is not required to pay the initial certification fees identified in subsection (e). This operator is subject to all other fees in this section.
(g) The fees identified in subsection (e) are in addition to any fees charged by an approved examination provider as defined in § 302.602 (relating to approved examination providers)
(h) The fees identified in subsection (e) related to course approval are a one-time fee assessed for the course. Training providers that have courses approved as of September 18, 2010, are not required to pay this fee for these approved courses.
(i) A conference approval fee is a one-time fee assessed for the entire conference and is not based on the number of training sessions in the conference.
(j) Persons regulated by the act will not pay more than a total of $10,000 annually to the Commonwealth for operator certification fees specified under subsection (e).
(k) Federal or State agencies that provide funding to the Department through terms and conditions of a mutual agreement for the administration of this program will not be subject to the fees in subsection (e).
(l) The Department will review the adequacy of the fees established in this section at least once every 3 years and provide a written report to the EQB. The report will identify any disparity between the amount of program income generated by the fees and the costs to administer these programs, and it will contain recommendations to modify fees to eliminate the disparity, including recommendations for regulatory amendments to modify program fees.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 302.201 (relating to form of application); 25 Pa. Code § 302.301 (relating to board procedures for certification action); and 25 Pa. Code § 302.603 (relating to examination eligibility).
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