The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) has announced that for registration year 2001-2002, which begins July 1, 2001, hazardous materials registration fees remain $300 for small businesses and $2,000 for all other businesses. Both include a $25 processing fee.
On Dec 7, 2000, RSPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register proposing to lower temporarily the registration fees paid by persons who transport or offer for transportation in commerce certain categories and quantities of hazardous materials, charge not-for-profit organizations the same registration fee as a small business, and use the North American Industry Classification System for size criteria for determining if an entity is a small business. President Bush's fiscal year 2002 budget request to Congress proposes to finance a portion of RSPA's hazmat safety program budget from fees collected through the Hazardous Materials Registration program.
Therefore, consistent with the president's budget request to Congress, RSPA is delaying final action on all proposals contained in the NPRM pending enactment of the fiscal 2002 Department of Transportation appropriations act.