Illinois Administrative Code

Section 205.220 Insignificant Emission Units a) Emission units identified as insignificant activities pursuant to the CAAPP permit for a participating or new participating source are exempt from the requirements of this Part. b) Emission units that the Agency determines would qua…

Section 205.225 Startup, Malfunction or Breakdown Participating or new participating sources permitted to operate during startup, malfunction or breakdown pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201.262, 270.407 and 270.408 are not required to hold ATUs for excess VOM emission during start…

Section 205.300 Seasonal Emissions Component of the Annual Emissions Report a) For each year in which the source is operational, the owner or operator of each participating source and new participating source shall submit, as a component of its Annual Emissions Report, seasonal e…

Section 205.310 ERMS Applications a) The owner or operator of each participating source or new participating source shall submit to the Agency an ERMS application in accordance with the following schedule: 1) For a participating source with baseline emissions of at least 10 tons …

Section 205.315 CAAPP Permits for ERMS Sources a) Except as provided in Section 205.316(c) of this Subpart, the Agency shall determine the baseline emissions for each participating source in accordance with Section 205.320 of this Subpart, through its final permit action on a new…

Section 205.316 Federally Enforceable State Operating Permits for ERMS Sources a) Any participating or new participating source shall not operate without a CAAPP permit or FESOP. 1) If a source has a CAAPP permit containing ERMS provisions and the source elects to obtain a differ…

Section 205.318 Certification for Exempt CAAPP Sources The owner or operator of any source that is located in the Chicago area that is required to obtain a CAAPP permit, and has seasonal emissions, as determined in accordance with Section 205.320(a) of this Subpart, of less than …

Section 205.320 Baseline Emissions a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this Section, baseline emissions shall be determined by the Agency in accordance with the following, adjusted as specified in subsections (d), (e) and (f) of this Section: 1) Baseline emissions s…

Section 205.330 Emissions Determination Methods The owner or operator of a participating source or new participating source shall determine VOM emissions from the source during the seasonal allotment period using methods as necessary to demonstrate compliance with this Part. Such…

Section 205.335 Sampling, Testing, Monitoring and Recordkeeping Practices The owner or operator of a participating source or new participating source shall conduct sampling, perform testing, conduct monitoring and maintain records as needed to support its method for determining s…

Section 205.337 Changes in Emission Determination Methods and Sampling, Testing, Monitoring and Recordkeeping Practices a) The methods used for determining seasonal emissions from a source shall generally be consistent with the methods used to determine its baseline emissions unl…

Section 205.400 Seasonal Emissions Allotment a) Each participating source shall receive an allotment which shall be issued by the Agency and distributed in ATUs. b) Except for ATUs issued pursuant to Sections 205.500 and 205.510 of this Part, ATUs issued for any seasonal allotmen…

Section 205.405 Exclusions from Further Reductions a) VOM emissions from the following emission units, if satisfying subsection(a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this Section prior to May 1, 1999, shall be excluded from the VOM emissions reductions requirements specified in Section 205.…

Section 205.410 Participating Source Shutdowns a) If a participating source shuts down all operations at the source, and withdraws its permit or its permit is revoked or terminates, allotments issued to such a source for each seasonal allotment period after the shutdown occurred …

Section 205.500 Emissions Reduction Generator Any participating source, new participating source or general participant may submit a proposal for issuance of ATUs to it based on VOM emissions reductions, as specified in subsection (a) of this Section, achieved by any source or gr…

Section 205.510 Inter-Sector Transaction Any person may submit a proposal to the Agency to have ATUs issued to the Transaction Account of a participating source, new participating source or general participant equivalent to VOM emissions reductions from mobile sources or area sou…

Section 205.600 ERMS Database a) The Agency or its designee shall maintain a bulletin board that shall be available for public access on which a listing of the status of ATUs will be posted. Other public information and notices will also be posted and participating sources, new p…

Section 205.610 Application for Transaction Account a) Each participating source, new participating source and general participant shall apply for and obtain authorization for a Transaction Account from the Agency prior to conducting any market transactions. Each participating so…

Section 205.620 Account Officer a) Each participating source, new participating source or general participant must have at least one account officer designated for each of its Transaction Accounts. The account officer(s) shall be the only person(s) authorized to make ATU transact…

Section 205.630 ATU Transaction Procedures Recognized sales and purchases of ATUs may be made between any two Transaction Accounts or from a Transaction Account to the ACMA. A sale of ATUs may also be made from a Transaction Account to a special participant. No sale of ATUs shall…

Section 205.700 Compliance Accounting a) The owner or operator of each participating source or new participating source shall maintain and retain for five years at the source or at another location agreed to by the Agency, in conjunction with the records it maintains to demonstra…

Section 205.710 Alternative Compliance Market Account (ACMA) a) The Agency or its designee shall operate the ACMA. The purpose of the ACMA is to serve as a secondary source of ATUs that may be purchased by participating sources and new participating sources, as specified in this …

Section 205.720 Emissions Excursion Compensation The Agency shall obtain emissions excursion compensation from any participating source or new participating source that does not hold ATUs in accordance with Section 205.150(c) or (d) of this Part by the conclusion of the reconcili…

Section 205.730 Excursion Reporting Upon issuance of each Excursion Compensation Notice to any source that has already had one previous admitted or adjudicated emissions excursion, the source shall submit to the Agency any additional reports required by the source's CAAPP permit …

Section 205.740 Enforcement Authority Except as provided in Section 205.720(f) of this Subpart, nothing in this Part limits the State's authority to seek penalties and injunctive relief for any violation of any applicable State law or regulation or any permit condition, as otherw…

Section 205.750 Emergency Conditions VOM emissions that are a consequence of an emergency, and are in excess of the technology-based emission rates which are achieved during normal operating conditions, to the extent that such excess emissions are not caused by improperly designe…

Section 205.760 Market System Review Procedures Beginning in 2000, the Agency shall prepare an Annual Performance Review Report that addresses the effect of VOM emissions reductions in the Chicago area on progress toward meeting the RFP requirements and achieving attainment of th…

Section 207.100 Purpose a) This Part sets forth the procedures and performance requirements to be followed when conducting vehicle scrappage activities within the State of Illinois for the purpose of receiving Creditable Emissions Reductions (CERs). b) This Part is designed to ac…

Section 207.102 Definitions Unless otherwise specified in this Part and unless a different meaning of a term is clear from its context, the definitions for the terms used in this Part shall be the same as those found in the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5] or in 35 Ill. …

Section 207.104 Severability If any Section, subsection, sentence or clause of this Part is judged invalid, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of this Part as a whole or any Section, subsection, sentence or clause thereof not judged invalid. SUBPART B: APPLICABILITY

Section 207.200 Applicability This Part applies to vehicle scrappage activities in the State of Illinois conducted to receive CERs and to all persons or entities that are, or desire to be, vehicle scrappage managers, sponsors, or other participants. SUBPART C: REQUIREMENTS OF VEH…

Section 207.300 Scope Each vehicle scrappage project or program conducted pursuant to the provisions of this Part must satisfy all of the requirements specified in this Subpart.

Section 207.302 Vehicle Scrappage Sponsors and Managers Each vehicle scrappage project or program shall be financially underwritten by a vehicle scrappage sponsor who satisfies all of the requirements of Section 207.702 of this Part, and shall be directed by a vehicle scrappage m…

Section 207.304 Vehicle Eligibility Each vehicle that is retired in a vehicle scrappage project or program shall satisfy the following criteria: a) Be a light-duty vehicle, light-duty truck 1 or light-duty truck 2; b) Shall not be from a model year 25 years old or older; c) Have …

Section 207.306 Vehicle Ownership a) Each vehicle retired pursuant to a vehicle scrappage project or program must have a valid, legally transferable title. b) An owner listed on the title, a legal representative of the owners, or, if the owner is an entity, an agent of the entity…

Section 207.308 Notification of Intent to Retire Vehicles a) If the vehicle scrappage plan targets certain vehicles, as provided in Subpart D of this Part, the vehicle scrappage manager or sponsor may request that the Agency provide notice of the applicable vehicle scrappage acti…

Section 207.310 Notification to Vehicle Collectors and Automotive Rebuilders and Suppliers a) The Agency will make available to vehicle scrappage sponsors or managers a list of recognized vehicle collector associations and persons normally engaged in either the business of rebuil…

Section 207.312 Operability Check Each vehicle that is to be retired pursuant to this Part shall pass an operability check prior to purchase and collection. The operability check shall include, at a minimum: a) Start-up of the vehicle; b) Test-drive of the vehicle for five or mor…

Section 207.314 Collection and Testing a) Each vehicle that is purchased and collected by a vehicle scrappage sponsor or manager shall be photographed at the collection site, along with all owners or representatives or agents of the owners of the vehicle that are present. Each ve…

Section 207.316 Disassembly, Recycling and Disposal Based on Vehicle Scrappage Activities a) All vehicles for which CERs are claimed shall be crushed or otherwise recycled or ultimately disposed of in accordance with this Section, the applicable vehicle scrappage plan and the sch…

Section 207.318 Documentation Requirements a) Each vehicle scrappage sponsor or manager shall maintain records for at least five years of all vehicle scrappage activities conducted as specified in the applicable vehicle scrappage plan, including the following information: 1) Iden…

Section 207.400 Optional Project or Program Enhancements Vehicle scrappage sponsors and managers proposing to conduct vehicle scrappage projects or programs may include options in proposed plans that exceed the requirements of Subpart C of this Part. The options contained in this…

Section 207.402 Targeting of Vehicles by Model Year Vehicle scrappage plans may be limited to include only eligible vehicles from specific model years.

Section 207.404 Targeting of High Emissions Vehicles Vehicle scrappage plans may include only eligible vehicles with demonstrated high emissions. A certificate of waiver under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 276.403 or test results, pursuant to the vehicle inspection and maintenance program ad…

Section 207.406 Targeting of High Usage Vehicles Vehicle scrappage plans may be limited to eligible vehicles that have been driven at least a specified number of miles per year.

Section 207.408 Use of Enhanced Prescreening Inspection Vehicle scrappage plans may include operability inspections of vehicles which are to be retired beyond the operability requirements specified in Section 207.312 of this Part with the intent of determining the probable recent…

Section 207.410 Use of Evaporative System Integrity Test Vehicle scrappage plans may include an evaporative system integrity test to determine the ability of each vehicle's system to recycle vapors. The results of these tests may be used to characterize the functional status of t…