The fee is 125 percent of the expected cost of the review
What the document says“125 percent of the anticipated costs to prepare the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; and”
The section sets the fee at 125 percent of the anticipated costs of preparing the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement, and, where the sponsor prepares it in whole or in part under section 107(f), at 125 percent of the anticipated costs of supervising the preparation and, as applicable, preparing it.
What the document actually says“125 percent of the anticipated costs to prepare the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; and”
The fee is 125 percent of the expected cost. That is the cost of writing the review.
So the sponsor pays a quarter more than the cost. The same rate applies if the sponsor writes it. In that case it covers the cost of oversight.
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