Illinois Administrative Code

Section 217.712 Reporting and Recordkeeping The owner or operator of an EGU subject to the requirements of this Subpart shall: a) Comply with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of 40 CFR 75 applicable to NOx emissions during the ozone control period, including, but not …

Section 217.750 Purpose The purpose of this Subpart is to control the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) during the ozone control period (May 1 through September 30 of each year, except that in 2004, "control period" means May 31 through September 30) from electrical generating u…

Section 217.751 Sunset Provisions The provisions of this Subpart W shall not apply for any control period in 2009 or thereafter. Noncompliance with the provisions of this Subpart that occurred prior to 2009 is subject to the applicable provisions of this Subpart. (Source: Added a…

Section 217.752 Severability If any Section, subsection or clause of this Subpart is found invalid, such finding shall not affect the validity of this Subpart as a whole or any Section, sentence or clause not found invalid. (Source: Added at 25 Ill. Reg. 128, effective December 2…

Section 217.754 Applicability a) The following fossil fuel-fired stationary boilers, combustion turbines or combined cycle systems are electrical generating units (EGUs) and are subject to this Subpart: 1) Any unit serving a generator that has a nameplate capacity greater than 25…

Section 217.756 Compliance Requirements All EGUs subject to the requirements of this Subpart must comply with the following: a) The requirements of this Subpart and 40 CFR 96 (excluding 40 CFR 96.4(b) and 96.55(c), and excluding 40 CFR 96, Subparts C, E, and I) as incorporated by…

Section 217.758 Permitting Requirements a) Budget permit requirements: 1) Each source with a budget EGU is required to submit a complete permit application addressing all applicable NOx Trading Program requirements for a permit meeting the requirements of this Section, applicable…

Section 217.760 NOx Trading Budget The NOx trading budget available for allowance allocations for each control period shall be determined as follows: a) The total base EGU trading budget is 30,701 tons per control period subject, however, to the following: 1) In 2004 through 2006…

Section 217.762 Methodology for Calculating NOx Allocations for Budget Electrical Generating Units (EGUs) The methodology for calculating the allowances to be allocated to budget EGUs is based on the following emission rates and heat inputs: a) The applicable NOx emission rates a…

Section 217.764 NOx Allocations for Budget EGUs For each control period, the Agency will allocate the total number of NOx allowances in the trading budget apportioned to budget EGUs under Section 217.760 of this Part. These allocations will be issued as provided in subsections (a…

Section 217.768 New Source Set-Asides for "New" Budget EGUs a) "New" budget EGUs 1) A "new" budget EGU is one that commenced commercial operation on or after January 1, 1995, and does not receive allowances pursuant to Section 217.764 of this Part. 2) "New" budget EGUs must have …

Section 217.770 Early Reduction Credits for Budget EGUs If a budget EGU reduces its NOx emission rate as required by the applicable provisions of subsection (c) of this Section in the 2001, 2002, or 2003 control period, for use in the 2004 control period, or later control periods…

Section 217.774 Opt-In Units a) Any operating fossil fuel-fired stationary boiler, combustion turbine, combined cycle system, cement kiln or stationary internal combustion engine in the State may qualify under this Subpart to become a budget opt-in unit if it: 1) Is not a budget …

Section 217.776 Opt-In Process The owner or operator of a unit meeting the qualifications of Section 217.774(a) of this Part may submit an application for a budget permit for a budget opt-in unit under Section 217.774(d) of this Part. The Agency will issue or deny a budget permit…

Section 217.778 Budget Opt-In Units: Withdrawal from NOx Trading Program a) Requesting withdrawal. To withdraw from the NOx Trading Program the account representative of a budget opt-in unit shall submit to the Agency a request to withdraw from the NOx Trading Program and to with…

Section 217.780 Opt-In Units: Change in Regulatory Status a) Notification. When an opt-in unit becomes a budget opt-in unit under Section 217.754(d) of this Part, the owner or operator shall notify the Agency and USEPA in writing of such change in the opt-in unit's regulatory sta…

Section 217.782 Allowance Allocations to Budget Opt-In Units a) Allowance allocations: 1) By the December 31 immediately before the first control period for which the budget permit is effective, the Agency will allocate allowances to the budget opt-in unit and submit to USEPA the…

Section 217.800 Purpose The purpose of this Subpart is to implement Section 9.9(d)(3) of the Act by providing a method by which additional NOx allowances may be generated for use by emission units subject to the requirements of Subparts U or W of this Part. [415 ILCS 5/9.9(d)(3)]…

Section 217.805 Emission Unit Eligibility Any owner or operator of a stationary source may submit a proposal, as provided in Section 217.835 of this Subpart, for voluntarily reducing NOx emissions during the control period, if each emission unit from which NOx reductions at the s…

Section 217.810 Participation Requirements a) Any owner or operator of a source (emission reduction source) with one or more emission units meeting the requirements of Section 217.805 of this Subpart and seeking to make quantifiable, verifiable and federally enforceable voluntary…

Section 217.815 NOx Emission Reductions and the Subpart X NOx Trading Budget a) NOx emission reductions may be recognized under this Subpart if they are quantifiable, verifiable, and federally enforceable, and meet one or more of the following criteria: 1) Due to the use of any N…

Section 217.820 Baseline Emissions Determination a) An emission unit's emissions baseline shall be determined as follows: 1) By multiplying the unit's actual emissions during the 1995 calendar year, as reported in the annual emission report submitted in accordance with 35 Ill. Ad…

Section 217.825 Calculation of Creditable NOx Emission Reductions For actual NOx emission reductions achieved pursuant to Section 217.815(a) of this Subpart, the gross amount of control period actual NOx emission reductions shall be determined pursuant to Section 217.820 of this …

Section 217.830 Limitations on NOx Emission Reductions a) Each NOx allowance issued for NOx emission reductions meeting the requirements of this Subpart is a limited authorization to emit one ton of NOx in accordance with the federal NOx Trading Program as set forth in Subpart U …

Section 217.835 NOx Emission Reduction Proposal a) A NOx emission reduction proposal shall include the following: 1) Information identifying each emission unit at the source that emits NOx whether the unit is subject to Subpart T, U, V, W or X of this Part, and the baseline emiss…

Section 217.840 Agency Action a) The Agency shall notify the owner or operator submitting a NOx emission reduction proposal in writing of its decision with respect to the proposal within 90 days after receipt of such proposal and, if applicable, of NOx emissions data to verify th…

Section 217.845 Emissions Determination Methods The owner or operator of an emission reductions source must demonstrate that it has obtained the NOx emission reductions, and has not exceeded its NOx emission cap, as specified in its approved NOx emission reduction proposal, as fo…

Section 217.850 Emissions Monitoring a) The owner or operator of an emission reduction source shall install, calibrate, maintain, and operate during the control period on each NOx emission unit at the source subject to the NOx emission cap a continuous emission monitoring system …

Section 217.855 Reporting a) By the November 1 of each year beginning in 2003, or the year of the first control period for which NOx emission reductions were generated in accordance with this Subpart, an owner or operator of an emission reduction source must, as a seasonal compon…

Section 217.860 Recordkeeping a) The owner or operator of an emission reduction source shall keep and maintain the following records for each NOx emission unit at the source subject to the NOx emission cap: 1) Daily, monthly, and control period operating hours; 2) Type and quanti…

Section 217.865 Enforcement a) Excess emissions requirements: The owner or operator of an emission reduction source for which NOx reductions have been recognized pursuant to this Section and that has excess NOx emissions in any control period for which NOx allowances have been is…

Section 217.APPENDIX F Allowances for Electrical Generating Units Company Name/ID # Generating Unit Designation EGU Designation NOx Budget Allow-ances 80% of NOx BudgetAllow-ances 50% of NOx Budget Allow-ances 2004, 2005, 2006 Allow-ances 2007, 2008 Allow-ances 2009, 2010 Allow-a…

Section 218.100 Introduction a) This Part contains standards and limitations for emissions of organic material and volatile organic material from stationary sources located in the Chicago area, which is comprised of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties and Aux Sabl…

Section 218.101 Savings Clause a) Every owner or operator of an emission unit formerly subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215 shall have complied with its standards and limitations by the dates and schedules applicable to the emission unit in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215 or up…

Section 218.102 Abbreviations and Conversion Factors The abbreviations and conversion factors of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 211 apply to this Part. (Source: Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 16636, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 218.103 Applicability The provisions of this Part shall apply to all sources located in the Chicago area, which is composed of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties, and Aux Sable Township and Goose Lake Township in Grundy County, and Oswego Township in Ken…

Section 218.104 Definitions The definitions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 211 apply to this Part. (Source: Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 16636, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 218.105 Test Methods and Procedures a) Coatings, Inks and Fountain Solutions The following test methods and procedures shall be used to determine compliance of as applied coatings, inks, and fountain solutions with the limitations set forth in this Part. 1) Sampling: Samp…

Section 218.106 Compliance Dates a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section or as otherwise provided in a specific Subpart of this Part, compliance with the requirements of all rules is required by July 1, 1991, or September 1, 1991, for all sources located in Cook, DuPage, …

Section 218.107 Operation of Afterburners The operation of any natural gas fired afterburner and capture system used to comply with this Part is not required during the period of November 1 of any year to April 1 of the following year provided that the operation of such devices i…

Section 218.108 Exemptions, Variations, and Alternative Means of Control or Compliance Determinations Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Sections of this Part: a) Any exemptions, variations or alternatives adopted by the Board pursuant to Section 28, 28.1 or 35 of the Ac…

Section 218.109 Vapor Pressure of Volatile Organic Liquids a) If the VOL consists of only a single compound, the vapor pressure shall be determined by ASTM Method D2879-86 (incorporated by reference in Section 218.112 of this Part) or the vapor pressure may be obtained from a pub…

Section 218.110 Vapor Pressure of Organic Material or Solvent a) If the organic material or solvent consists of only a single compound, the vapor pressure shall be determined by ASTM Method D2879-86 (incorporated by reference in Section 218.112 of this Part) or the vapor pressure…

Section 218.111 Vapor Pressure of Volatile Organic Material a) If the VOM consists of only a single compound, the vapor pressure shall be determined by ASTM Method D2879-86 (incorporated by reference in Section 218.112 of this Part) or the vapor pressure may be obtained from a pu…

Section 218.112 Incorporations by Reference The following materials are incorporated by reference and do not contain any subsequent additions or amendments. a) American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken PA 19428-9555: 1) ASTM D 2879-86 2)…

Section 218.113 Monitoring for Negligibly-Reactive Compounds The requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215.109, which allows the Agency to require testing and monitoring for negligibly-reactive compound as a precondition to their exemption from the definition of "volatile organic com…

Section 218.114 Compliance with Permit Conditions No person shall violate any terms or conditions of a permit reflecting the requirements of this Part, operate any source except in compliance with its permit, or violate any other applicable requirements. (Source: Added at 18 Ill.…