Environmental Notices & Fees

California Environmental Quality Act document fees pursuant to Fish and Game Code §711.4(a),(b),(c) and (e) and Ord. 91-0025 § 1, 1991, are below.

How to Pay

Payments can be made in person or by mail:

Business Filings and Registration

P.O. Box 1208

Norwalk, CA 90650-1208

Please provide one (1) additional copy of the notice and/or exemption form from the Department of Fish and Wildlife to be conformed for your record.

Search requests can be made in person or by mail. There is no charge for a search done in person. If a search yields the document requested, a certified copy is $2 per document. Please note, District Offices do not file or provide search information for Environmental filings/postings. Include the following information:

Project Name
Lead Agency
Non-refundable search fee of $5 by check or money order payable to the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, if the file number is not included in the request. Add $2 per document for each certified copy.
Stamped, self-addressed return envelope

Note: No person or Agency is exempt from the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s filing fee and/or the Los Angeles County Clerk’s Documentary Handling Fee.

The following is a list of notices and requirements (PDF version available)

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) document fees will increase effective January 1, 2019, pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 711.4(e) and 713, as follows:

Negative Declarations (ND) $2,354.75
Mitigated Negative Declarations (MND) $2,354.75
Environmental Impact Reports (EIR) $3,271.00
Substitute Document Pursuant to a Certified Regulatory Program (CRP) $1,112.00

Searches

Effective Monday, June 2018, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk will publish all California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) filings online at: apps.lavote.net/ceqa

All CEQA filings will be published online, in addition to hardcopy postings in the Business Filing and Registration Section, Room 1201 in the Norwalk lobby, for 30 days. Effective January 2, 2019, hardcopy postings will no longer be posted in the Norwalk lobby.

Environmental Notices & Fees

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Notice of Determination (NOD)

Original signatures are required
When filed with a No Effect Form the Department of Fish & Wildlife, filing fee is $75.00
When filed without a No Effect Form from the Department of Fish & Wildlife fees are as follows:

If an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared for the project then the fee is $3,271.00 plus the $75.00 County posting fee, totaling $3,346.00
If an Negative Declaration (ND) was prepared for the project then the fee is $2,354.75 plus the $75.00 County posting fee, totaling $2,429.75
If a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was prepared for the project then the fee is $2,354.75 plus the $75.00 county posting fee, totaling $2,429.75

Notice of Exemption (NOE)

Original signatures are required
$75.00 County posting fee is required

Notice of Preparation (NOP)

An NOP is given to inform public that the lead agency is in the process of preparing either a DRAFT EIR or a MITIGATED NEG DEC
$0.00 County posting fee is required
Original signature is not required

Notice of Completion (NOC)

An NOC is issued to inform the public when the lead agency has completed a NEG DEC or DRAFT EIR
$0.00 County posting fee is required
Original signature is not required

Notice of Public Hearing (NPH)

Normally issued to inform the public of hearing date on a particular project
$0.00 County posting fee is required
Original signature is not required

Negative Declaration (ND)

All NEG DEC filings are considered to be final negative documents unless otherwise indicated and are not accepted for filing without an NOD, unless NEG DEC is PROPOSED of MITIGATED

Proposed Negative Declaration (PND)