Section 675IAC12-3-13. Boiler and pressure vessel inspection, permitting, and licensing fees

   (a) The division may not charge an owner or user more than two (2) of the fees described in subsections (b) through (e) for inspections of regulated boilers and pressure vessels during a particular calendar year. However, a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be paid by an owner or user who has failed to do either of the following:

(1) Prepare a boiler or pressure vessel for the required inspection on the date specified by the inspector.

(2) Make repairs or otherwise correct conditions of noncompliance applicable to regulated equipment within the time frame specified in a correction order under IC 22-12-7-5.

Verification of the conditions noted in either subdivision (1) or (2) shall be documented on the inspection report form mandated by the boiler and pressure vessel safety section (BPVSS) to report inspection activities relating to equipment regulated by BPVSS.

  (b) The fees for the internal inspection of regulated boilers shall be as follows:

Heating Surface Area (in square feet)	Amount
0–100	$24
101–500	$36
501–1,000	$48
1,001–10,000	$90

Fees for internal inspection of regulated boilers exceeding ten thousand (10,000) square feet of heating surface shall be charged at the rates specified in subsection (i).

  (c) The fees for the external inspection of regulated boilers shall be as follows:

Heating Surface Area (in square feet)	Amount
0–50	$18
51–150	$24
151 or more	$40

  (d) The fees for the internal or external inspection of regulated pressure vessels shall be based on the sectional area of the vessel (overall length head to head times the width or outside diameter) expressed in square feet as follows:

Area (in square feet)	Amount
0–50	$15
51–150	$30
Greater than 150	$60

  (e) The fee for internal or external inspection of a service water heater shall be ten dollars ($10).

  (f) The operating permit processing fee for all certificates of inspection (operating permits) issued by the division shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). In all cases, this fee is in addition to fees for inspection activities.

  (g) A request to recreate an operating permit that has been lost shall be accompanied by a payment of fifteen dollars ($15).

  (h) An application for a variance from a rule adopted by the boiler and pressure vessel rules board shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars ($200). An additional five hundred dollars ($500) shall accompany the application when engineering calculations are included for review.

  (i) The fees for inspection or audit, or both, activities requested that are not otherwise listed in this section shall be either of the following:

(1) Three hundred dollars ($300) per day, not to exceed four (4) regular working hours.

(2) Six hundred dollars ($600) per day exceeding four (4) regular working hours, plus seventy-five dollars ($75) per hour exceeding eight (8) regular working hours in a particular day, plus actual expenses incurred, such as:

(A) travel;

(B) lodging; and

(C) dining;

expenses.

A fee computed under this subsection must cover the period from the time the inspector leaves the inspector's regular work schedule to the time the inspector returns to the inspector's regular work schedule and is payable upon receipt of an invoice.

  (j) A payment of twenty dollars ($20) per object inspected shall accompany the annual report of inspection of owner or user inspection agencies.

  (k) An application for an owner or user inspection agency certificate shall be accompanied by payment of five hundred dollars ($500).

  (l) An application to sit for an inspector examination shall be accompanied by payment of one hundred dollars ($100).

  (m) The annual renewal of an inspector license shall be accompanied by payment of twenty-five dollars ($25).

  (n) All payments to the office are payable to the fire and building services fund. The state fire marshal or the building law compliance officer may authorize the refunding of any fee specified in this section that was paid or collected in error. (Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 12-3-13; filed Dec 9, 2002, 11:15 a.m.: 26 IR 1556, eff Apr 1, 2003; filed Aug 30, 2006, 2:25 p.m.: 20060927-IR-675050108FRA; readopted filed Aug 8, 2012, 8:08 a.m.: 20120905-IR-675120260RFA)