pa-56-41-1478: Radiological health and radon certification fees

Summary

The Environmental Quality Board (Board) proposes to amend Chapter 218 (relating to fees) and Chapter 240 (relating to radon certification) to read as set forth in Annex A. The proposed amendments in Chapter 218 would increase the annual fees for radiation-producing machine and vendor registrations, accelerator licenses and radioactive material licenses, add license amendment fees, add a financial assurance professional fee and increase the hourly rate professional fee associated with accelerators and certain full cost recovery licenses. The proposed amendments in Chapter 240 would increase the certification fees for radon service providers, amend them from biennial to annual fees, increase certifications from 2 years to 5 years and eliminate several radon certification fees. This proposed rulemaking was adopted by the Board at its meeting of August 11, 2026. A. Effective Date This proposed rulemaking will be effective upon final-form publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin . B. Contact Persons For further information, contact John Chippo, Chief, Division of Radiation Control, P.O. Box 8469, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469, (717) 783-9730, or Lindsay Williamson, Assistant Counsel, Bureau of Regulatory Counsel, P.O. Box 8464, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8464, (717) 783-8075. Information regarding submitting comments on this proposal appears in Section J of this preamble. Persons with a disability may use the...

The agency’s own summary, as published.