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ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE ACT (APSA) PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION actual amount billed, and the revenue collected. The fee accountability program is designed to encourage more efficient and cost-effective operation of the program for which the single fee is assessed. For the APSA Program, the fee accountability program will be instituted before incorporating it into the single fee system. The Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department CUPA's fee accountability program includes the following elements: o Accounting for: the fee schedule, the actual amount billed, and the revenue collected; o Discrete billable services; o Staff work hours required to implement the APSA program; o Direct program expenses (including durable and disposable equipment); o Indirect program expenses (including overhead for facilities and administrative functions); o The number of businesses regulated under the APSA Program in Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department; and, o The quantity and range of services provided, including frequency of inspection. The incorporation of the APSA Program into the Unified Program Fee Accountability System and Program will be accomplished by September 30, 2008. II. Unified Program Single Fee System Prior to January 1, 2010, the APSA program fee will be incorporated into the UP Single Fee system in Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department CUPA. The APSA Program fee will be established at a level not exceeding the necessary and reasonable costs incurred by the CUPA in administering the APSA Program, including, but not limited to, inspections, enforcement, and administrative costs. By January 1, 2010, the Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department CUPA's "UP Single Fee Invoice" will be amended to include a line item for the APSA Program fee at the cost recovery rate established by the respective city councils. Fees for non-recurring APSA Program activities of the CUPA such as, but not limited to, the fee for an initial permit or special inspection, may be billed separately from the "UP Single Fee Invoice." Beginning in January 2010, each regulated business will be assessed the APSA Program fee as part of the single fee invoice. The CUPA will not provide a waiver of fees to local or state government sites. The Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department CUPA UP fee schedules will be available to interested parties upon request to the CUPA. The Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department CUPA's dispute resolution procedures will be amended as needed to incorporate the APSA Program, which will guide the resolution of fee disputes that arise between the businesses regulated under the APSA Program element. III. Staffing Plan Staff resources for the initial implementation phase (January 1, 2008 -December 31, 2009) of the APSA Program will involve the redirection of existing CUPA staff and the use of overtime. ~ APSA GRANT APPLICATION -December 2007