Rulemaking

Manufacturer Registration Fees

On June 21, 2012, the Environmental Quality Commission adopted rules revising the registration fees that electronics manufacturers pay to cover DEQ’s costs for administering Oregon’s electronics recycling program, Oregon E-Cycles.

• The adopted rules are included at the end of the EQC staff report.

DEQ initiated this rulemaking process in November 2011 and formed an advisory committee to help evaluate options for revising the registration fees so that fees cover DEQ’s costs for administering Oregon E-Cycles. The advisory committee met three times between November 2011 and March 2012; agendas and other materials from those meetings are provided below. DEQ published proposed rules revising registration fees for public comment between March 30 and April 27, 2012, before recommending the registration fee rules the Environmental Quality Commission adopted in June.

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• Manufacturer registration fee rulemaking
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• Fee models specifics
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Rulemaking for manufacturer registration fees

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Meeting agendas, handouts, minutes and presentations
The following documents were prepared for the Oregon E-Cycles Registration Fee Advisory Committee meetings. The most up-to-date information is available in the EQC staff report. All documents are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.

Meetings

March 6, 2012

• Agenda
• Fee caps and market consolidation scenarios
• Units and price/unit by fee tier
• Email to advisory committee
• Registration Fees for 2012

January 26, 2012

• Agenda
• Oregon E-Cycles: Conceptual Registration Fee Models
  With presentation notes
• E-Cycles Data System Project
  With presentation notes
• E-Cycles Revenue Needs
  with presentation notes
• Recap to Support Additional Comment on Fee Rule Concepts, 1/26/12

November 29, 2011

• Meeting summary
• Agenda
• Background, Goals, Key Assumptions
• Oregon E-Cycles: An Analysis of Existing and Conceptual Registration Fee Models
  With presentation notes
• Why Does E-Cycles Need Additional Revenue?
  With presentation notes

Advisory Committee Members

Additional information

• Oregon E-Cycles Biennial Report
• Oregon's electronics recycling law (ORS 459A.300-.365)
• 2011 Amendment, Senate Bill 82
• 2010 Special Session, House Bill 3606 Enrolled