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Montana Administrative Register Notice 44-2-214 No. 24   12/24/2015    
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BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF STATE

OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

 

In the matter of the amendment of ARM 44.5.121 pertaining to miscellaneous fees charged by the Business Services Division

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT

 

TO: All Concerned Persons

 

          1. On January 15, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., the Secretary of State will hold a public hearing in the Secretary of State's Office Conference Room, Room 260, State Capitol Building, Helena, Montana, to consider the proposed amendment of the above-stated rule.

 

2. The Secretary of State will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this public hearing or need an alternative accessible format of this notice. If you require an accommodation, contact the Secretary of State no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 7, 2016, to advise us of the nature of the accommodation that you need. Please contact Jorge Quintana, Secretary of State's Office, P.O. Box 202801, Helena, MT 59620-2801; telephone (406) 431-7718; fax (406) 444-4249; TDD/Montana Relay Service (406) 444-9068; or e-mail jquintana@mt.gov.

 

3. The rule as proposed to be amended provides as follows, new matter underlined, deleted matter interlined:

 

44.5.121 MISCELLANEOUS FEES (1) through (7) remain the same.

(8) Amendment of designation of registered agent for pesticide license         5.00

(9) Surety bond, cashier's check, or certificate of deposit                              15.00

(10) Amendment of surety bond, cashier's check, or certificate of deposit      5.00

(8) and (9) remain the same, but are renumbered (11) and (12).

 

AUTH: 2-15-403, 2-15-405, 20-7-604, 30-9A-526, 35-1-1307, 35-2-1107, 35-7-103, 82-1-104, MCA

IMP: 2-6-103, 2-15-403, 2-15-405, 20-7-604, 30-9A-525, 30-13-320, 35-1-1206, 35-2-119, 35-2-1003, 35-2-1107, 35-7-103, 80-8-210, 82-1-104, MCA

 

REASONThe Secretary of State is required by 2-15-405, MCA, to "set by administrative rule each fee authorized by law." Each fee "must be commensurate with the overall costs of the office," "must reasonably reflect the prevailing rates charged in the public and private sectors for similar services," and "fees collected by the secretary of state must be deposited to an account in the enterprise fund type to the credit of the secretary of state." An "enterprise fund" structure means the Secretary of State operates as a proprietary fund agency. It is financed and operated similar to a private business where it is the Legislature's intent to finance or recover all costs primarily through user charges. See Montana Operations Manual, 302 Government Accounting Overview. The amendment in (9) is to set a filing fee for textbook surety bonds and security in the form of surety bonds, cashier's checks, or certificates of deposit for geophysical exploration. The amendments in (8) and (10) are to set filing fees for amendments to the business filings in (9) and for the amendment to the designation of registered agent for pesticide license as set out in existing (7).  The authority and implementation statutes were reviewed and updated.

 

4. Pursuant to 2-4-302, MCA, the Secretary of State has determined the cumulative dollar amount for all persons of the proposed fees in (8) and (10) is $40 and the number of persons affected is 8 based on the historical annual filing data for amendments to designations of registered agents for pesticide licenses, surety bonds, cashier's checks, and certificates of deposit.

 

5. Pursuant to 2-4-302, MCA, the Secretary of State has determined the cumulative dollar amount for all persons of the proposed fee in (9) is $600 and the number of persons affected is 40 based on the historical annual filing data for surety bonds, cashier's checks, and certificates of deposit.

 

6. Concerned persons may present their data, views, or arguments, either orally or in writing, at the hearing. Written data, views, or arguments may also be submitted to Jorge Quintana, Secretary of State's Office, P.O. Box 202801, Helena, Montana 59620-2801, or by e-mailing jquintana@mt.gov, and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., January 21, 2016.

 

7. Jorge Quintana, Secretary of State's Office, P.O. Box 202801, Helena, Montana 59620-2801, has been designated to preside over and conduct the hearing.

 

8. The Secretary of State maintains a list of interested persons who wish to receive notices of rulemaking actions proposed by this agency. Persons who wish to have their name added to the list shall make a written request which includes the name and mailing address of the person to receive notices and specifies that the person wishes to receive notices regarding administrative rules, corporations, elections, notaries, records, uniform commercial code, or combination thereof. Such written request may be mailed or delivered to the Secretary of State's Office, Administrative Rules Services, 1236 Sixth Avenue, P.O. Box 202801, Helena, MT 59620-2801, faxed to the office at (406) 444-4263, or may be made by completing a request form at any rules hearing held by the Secretary of State's Office.

 

9. An electronic copy of this proposal notice is available through the Secretary of State's web site at http://sos.mt.gov/ARM/Register. The Secretary of State strives to make the electronic copy of the notice conform to the official version of the notice, as printed in the Montana Administrative Register, but advises all concerned persons that in the event of a discrepancy between the official printed text of the notice and the electronic version of the notice, only the official printed text will be considered. In addition, although the Secretary of State works to keep its web site accessible at all times, concerned persons should be aware that the web site may be unavailable during some periods, due to system maintenance or technical problems.

 

10. The bill sponsor contact requirements of 2-4-302, MCA, do not apply.

 

11. With regard to the requirements of 2-4-111, MCA, the Secretary of State has determined that the amendment of the above-referenced rule will not significantly and directly impact small businesses.

 

 

 

/s/ JORGE QUINTANA                         /s/ LINDA MCCULLOCH            

Jorge Quintana                                     Linda McCulloch

Rule Reviewer                                      Secretary of State

         

Dated this 14th day of December, 2015.

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