This Article establishes an administrative certification fee schedule and clarifies administrative procedures related to payments and submittal and resubmittal of proofs of certification to the department as set forth in sections 42281.5, 42282, and 42282.1 of the Public Resources Code. These regulations are designed to facilitate the process by which reusable grocery bag producers provide proof of certification to the department and ensure that the required administrative certification fee sufficiently covers the department's reasonable costs to implement its responsibilities under the law pursuant to Chapter 5.3 (commencing with section 42280), Part 3, Division 30 of the Public Resources Code.