1. Dry Cleaning Registration
Katherine Benavides
Permitting & Registration Support Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Environmental Trade Fair 2017

2. Contents TCEQ Websites HB 1366 Background (Legal Authority)
Dry Cleaner Registration
Central Registry Query
HB 1366 Background (Legal Authority)
Dry Cleaning Facilities and Drop Stations:
Registration information and fees
Forms
Types of Sites & Examples of Certificates
Property Owner Registration
Requirements, fees, and form

3. TCEQ Websites

4.
Click on A to Z index – then click on letter “D” on next screen:

5. Website continued
Click on Dry Cleaner Registration to get more information

6. Website Information Provided
Basic guidelines for registration of drop stations, facilities and property owners
Link to registration forms
Legal authority and rules regarding dry cleaner registration
Database to see if a drop station or facility IS registered (only current sites that have paid their fees are listed)

7. www.TCEQ.com – Central Registry search

8. Central Registry (CR) Query
This website will allow you to search for basic information on many of the entities regulated by our agency.

9. HB 1366 (Legal Authority)

10. Background of HB 1366 HB 1366 signed 6/20/2003 & effective 9/1/2013
Required all dry cleaning drop stations and facilities in Texas to register with the TCEQ and implement performance standards at their facilities as appropriate.
By definition, dry cleaning drop station and facility mean a “retail commercial establishment”

11. HB 1366 continued
Amended 2005 (SB 444 & HB 2376) & 2007 (HB 3220) Sessions
Only register dry cleaners that have the NAICS code of , which was added to the definition of facility & drop station
Revised the fee structure
Comptroller verification of gross annual receipts
NAICS is the acronym for the North American Industry Classification System.

12. Registration Requirements
All facilities and drop stations must register annually.
Registration forms must be received by August 1 of every year.
Gross receipts verified by the state Comptroller.
Form will not be processed if owner owes outstanding fees from any program in the agency.
(per Texas Administrative Code, TAC §337.11)

13. Important Dates
Table of important dates. Registration and billing dates are based on fiscal year (starts in September of each year); certificates are based on calendar year Quarter, Registered & Billed, Expiration of Certificate issued when fees paid 1st Quarter September 1 March 31 2nd Quarter December 1 June 30 3rd Quarter March 1 September 30 4th Quarter June 1 December 31
Registered & Billed
Expiration of Certificate, issued when fees paid
1st Quarter
September 1
March 31
2nd Quarter
December 1
June 30
3rd Quarter
March 1
September 30
4th Quarter
June 1
December 31

14. Dry Cleaner Registration Forms
Any questions on Dry Cleaner Registration forms can be asked at the end of the presentation.

15. Dry Cleaning Facility Registration Form (Pg. 1), TCEQ form number 20092
Reason for this Filing, Owner Information, and Facility Information are on Page 1.

16. Dry Cleaning Facility Registration Form (Pg. 2), TCEQ form number 20092
Real Property Owner Information, Other Program Areas of TCEQ, Machine information, Solvent information, Associated Drop Station information, and the Certification Section are on the second page.

17. Dry Cleaning Drop Station Registration Form (Pg
Dry Cleaning Drop Station Registration Form (Pg. 1), TCEQ form number 20207
Reason for this Filing, Owner Information, and Facility Information are on Page 1.

18. Dry Cleaning Drop Station Registration Form (Pg
Dry Cleaning Drop Station Registration Form (Pg. 2), TCEQ form number 20207
Real Property Owner Information, Other Program Areas of TCEQ, Associated Facility information, and the Certification Section are on the second page.

19. Types of Registration Certificates

20. Facility
• Any dry cleaning solvent • Eligible for remediation fund • Fees based on gross receipts (later slide will explain) • Subject to solvent fees (perc $20 per gal; all other $3 per gal)

21. Dry Cleaning Facility
Sample

22. Non-Participating Non-Perchlorethylene Facility
Owner of the business on January 1, 2004
Not eligible for remediation fund
Type transfers to new owner (site can never be participating once non-participating)
Perc never used at location
Owner never used perc in the state of Texas
Owner agreed that perc would not be used as solvent at facility
Have real property owner written consent to be non-participating
Not subject to solvent fees
Fees are $250 per year
No longer an option for registration
Perc is the common abbreviation for perchlorethylene.

23. Non-Participating Non-Perchloroethylene Facility
Sample

24. Participating Non-Perchlorethylene Facility
Eligible for remediation fund
Perc never used at location
Never used perc in the state of TX
Owner of the business on January 1, 2004
Not subject to solvent fees
Fees based on gross receipts
Non transferrable if ownership changes
No longer an option for registration

25. Participating Non-Perchloroethylene Facility
SAMPLE SAMPLE SAMPLE

26. Drop Station
Fees based on gross receipts
No solvent delivered here

27. Drop Station
SAMPLE SAMPLE SAMPLE

28. Non-Participating Drop Station
Effective 9/1/2005 with HB 2376 with a deadline of 2/28/2006
Have real property owner written consent to be non-participating
Owned drop station on 1/1/2004
Owner never used perc or allowed the use of perc at any location in Texas
Owner agreed that perc would not be used as solvent at facility or drop station
Fees are $125 per year
No longer an option for registration

29. Non-Participating Drop Station
SAMPLE SAMPLE SAMPLE

30. Registration Fees

31. Registration Fees Revised & effective September 1, 2005
Registration fees for facilities:
>$150,000 * fee is $2500 annually ($625 per quarter)
≤$150,000 * fee is $250 annually ($62.50 per quarter)
Registration fees for drop stations:
>$150,000 * fee is $750 annually ($ per quarter)
* indicates: gross receipts for the last 12 months, reported on the registration form and verified by the state Comptroller

32. Property Owner Registration

33. Registration of Property Owners
Not mandatory unless you intend to apply for fund benefits
Must register if currently in the Remediation Program as the property or previous property owner
Pay an annual registration of $1500, starting 9/1/2007
Late fees assessed beginning 1/1/2008 at a rate of $100 per month until registration starts

34. Property Owners Continued
Registration fees will be billed quarterly at $375 per quarter
Fees continue to be paid until corrective action under the fund is completed
Property owner registered under the RN where the dry cleaner is or was located

35. Change of Property Owner
Prior property owner is already registered at site
New property owner fees begin on date of property ownership change
Prior property owner has not registered at site
New property owner fees and late fees are due, starting from 9/1/2007

36. Cancelling Property Owner
Give written notification
Check to make sure location is not in remediation
We are not able to cancel registration if it is an active remediation site
When clean-up is complete at location
Perc not allowed to be used at location after clean-up

37. Dry Cleaning Property Owner/ Preceding Property Owner Registration Form, TCEQ form number 20400

38. Questions? Katherine Benavides KATHERINE.BENAVIDES@TCEQ.TEXAS.GOV
Direct Number
DC Registration Team
If we run out of time for any questions, feel free to contact the speaker.