Illinois Administrative Code

Section 241.104 Incorporations by Reference The following materials are incorporated by reference and do not contain any subsequent additions or amendments: a) Clean Fuel Vehicles, 40 CFR Part 88, Subpart A and 59 Fed. Reg. 50058 (September 30, 1994); and b) Clean Fuel Fleet Prog…

Section 241.110 Applicability a) The requirements of this Part shall apply to owners or operators of covered fleets. Covered fleets include distributed and partially covered fleets. b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, an owner or operator of a covered fleet who own…

Section 241.111 Exemptions a) The following motor vehicles are exempt from the requirements of Section 241.113 of this Subpart and are not considered to be covered fleet vehicles or included in the 10 motor vehicle count criterion of a covered fleet, whether or not such motor veh…

Section 241.112 Registration of Fleet Owners or Operators a) An owner or operator of a covered fleet must apply for a fleet registration number on or before September 1, 1997, or within 60 days after becoming a covered fleet owner or operator, by providing the following informati…

Section 241.113 Control Requirements a) Any covered fleet owner or operator who acquires one or more new covered fleet vehicles in a model year must meet the emission standards in subsection (e) of this Section for the following percentages of new covered fleet vehicle acquisitio…

Section 241.114 Conversions a) If a motor vehicle which was not certified by the manufacturer as a clean fuel vehicle, but is subsequently converted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 88, Subpart C, incorporated by reference at Section 241.104 of this Part, and such converted motor v…

Section 241.115 Operating Requirements a) When a clean fuel vehicle acquired to meet the acquisition requirements of Section 241.113 of this Subpart or to generate credits under Subpart C of this Part is driven in the covered area, it must operate at all times on the clean altern…

Section 241.130 Clean Fuel Fleet Credit Program a) Any owner or operator of ten or more fleet vehicles located or primarily operated in the covered area may participate in the clean fuel fleet credit program, provided that the owner or operator requests that the Agency establish …

Section 241.131 Credit Provisions a) The value of clean fuel vehicle credits shall be assigned in accordance with the values for the applicable class and weight category as set forth in Section 241.Appendix B:Tables A, B, C, D, E and F. b) The number of clean fuel vehicle credits…

Section 241.140 Reporting Requirements By November 1, 1999, and by November 1 every year thereafter, the owner or operator of a covered fleet must submit the following information about its activities during the prior model year to the Agency: a) For each motor vehicle newly acqu…

Section 241.141 Recordkeeping Requirements a) Owners or operators of covered fleets shall retain a copy of the title or lease for each motor vehicle in the fleet. b) For each motor vehicle that the owner or operator is claiming is exempt pursuant to Section 241.111(a)(10) of this…

Section 241.142 Report on Credit Activities a) From time to time, the Agency may send a credit reconciliation report to credit account holders showing the balance of credits and any transaction since the last report. The fleet owner or operator shall have 180 days to review and d…

Section 241.APPENDIX B Credit Values TABLE A Credit Generation: Acquiring a Light-Duty Clean Fuel Vehicle before MY 1999 or Acquiring More Light-Duty Clean Fuel Vehicles than Required TABLE B: Credit Generation: Acquiring Light-Duty ULEV or ZEV Clean Fuel Vehicles TABLE C: Credit…

Section 241.TABLE B Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) Standards for Light-Duty Clean Fuel Vehicles (g/mi) LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE WEIGHT POLLUTANT: NMOG CO NOX HCHO PM1 ALL LDV, LDT ≤ 6000 GVWR ≤ 3750 LVW 50,000 MILES 100,000 MILES 0.040 0.055 1.7 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.008 0.011 0.08 0.04 LDT…

Section 243.101 Definitions For the purposes of this Part, terms listed below will have the meanings attributed to them in this Section. As used in this Part, all terms not defined in this Section will have the meaning given them by the Act; the CAA, incorporated by reference in …

Section 243.102 Scope a) This Part sets forth the NAAQS adopted by USEPA under section 109 of the CAA (42 USC 7409) and incorporated into this Part under Sections 7.2 and 10(H) of the Act. b) National primary ambient air quality standards (primary NAAQS) define levels of air qual…

Section 243.103 Applicability The standards in this Part apply throughout the State of Illinois, except as otherwise provided in this Part. (Source: Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 12882, effective July 29, 2013)

Section 243.104 Nondegradation (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 37 Ill. Reg. 12882, effective July 29, 2013)

Section 243.105 Air Quality Monitoring Data Influenced by Exceptional Events a) The federal regulations at 40 CFR 50.14 provide that a state, federal land manager, or federal agency can seek USEPA determination that exceedances or violations of an NAAQS are directly due to an exc…

Section 243.106 Monitoring (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 37 Ill. Reg. 12882, effective July 29, 2013)

Section 243.107 Reference Conditions All measurements of air quality that are expressed as mass per unit volume (e.g., micrograms per cubic meter, other than for particulate matter (PM2.5) standards contained in Section 243.120(b), (c), and (d) and lead standards contained in Sec…

Section 243.108 Incorporations by Reference The following materials are incorporated by reference. These incorporations do not include any later amendments or editions: Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, DC 20401, 202-783-3238, www.govinfo.gov/. The following documents…

Section 243.120 PM10 and PM2.5 a) 1987 Primary and Secondary 24-Hour NAAQS for PM10 1) The level of the 1987 primary and secondary 24-hour NAAQS for PM10 is 150 μg/m3, 24-hour average concentration. The 1987 primary and secondary NAAQS for PM10 is attained when the expected numbe…

Section 243.121 Particulates (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 16 Ill. Reg. 8185, effective May 15, 1992)

Section 243.122 Sulfur Oxides (Sulfur Dioxide) a) 1971 Secondary Three-Hour NAAQS for Sulfur Oxides (as SO2) 1) The level of the 1971 secondary three-hour NAAQS for sulfur oxides is 0.5 ppm, not to be exceeded more than once per calendar year. The three-hour averages must be dete…

Section 243.123 Carbon Monoxide a) The 1971 eight-hour and one-hour primary NAAQS for carbon monoxide are as follows: 1) An eight-hour average concentration of 9 ppm (10 mg/m3), not to be exceeded more than once per year; and 2) A one-hour average concentration of 35 ppm (40 mg/m…

Section 243.124 Nitrogen Oxides (Nitrogen Dioxide as Indicator) a) The level of the 1971 primary annual average NAAQS for nitrogen oxides is 53 ppb, annual average concentration, measured in the ambient air as nitrogen dioxide (NO2). b) The level of the 2010 primary one-hour NAAQ…

Section 243.125 Ozone a) 2008 Primary and Secondary Eight-Hour NAAQS for Ozone 1) The 2008 primary and secondary eight-hour NAAQS for ozone is 0.075 ppm, daily maximum eight-hour average, measured by an FRM based on appendix D to 40 CFR 50, incorporated by reference in Section 24…

Section 243.126 Lead a) 1978 Primary and Secondary Quarterly Average NAAQS for Lead BOARD NOTE: Derived from 40 CFR 50.12. USEPA designated Granite City as nonattainment with the 2008 primary and secondary three-month average NAAQS for lead effective December 31, 2010 and an area…

Section 243.APPENDIX A Rule into Section Table (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 37 Ill. Reg. 12882, effective July 29, 2013)

Section 243.TABLE A Schedule for Flagging and Documentation Submission for Data Influenced by Exceptional Events for Use in Initial Area Designations (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 41 Ill. Reg. 13413, effective October 23, 2017)

Section 244.101 Definitions All terms which appear in this Part have the definitions specified by this Part and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201 and 211. "Air Stagnation Advisory": A special bulletin issued by the National Weather Service entitled "Air Stagnation Advisory", which is used to…

Section 244.102 Responsibility of the Agency The Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Director) or his designated respresentative has sole authority for the declaration of episode stages under these rules. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency)…

Section 244.103 Determination of Required Actions To the maximum degree practicable, emission control actions taken pursuant to these rules shall be consistent with the extent of any air pollution alert or emergency. a) When the existence of any episode stage is caused by one or …

Section 244.104 Determination of Atmospheric Conditions When determining expected atmospheric conditions, the Agency shall consider all available meteorological information, including but not limited to official National Weather Service observations, analyses, forecasts and advis…

Section 244.105 Determination of Expected Contaminant Emissions When determining expected contaminant emissions, the Agency shall consider all available emission information including but not limited to emission inventories for stationary sources, pertinent emissions summaries, m…

Section 244.106 Monitoring a) Monitoring stations used to determine advisory, alert or emergency levels shall be located according to Federal guidelines for establishment of air quality surveillance networks and shall use measurement methods or equivalent methods as officially au…

Section 244.107 Determination of Areas Affected a) An advisory shall be declared for the entire Illinois portion of any Air Quality Control Region if any part of such region meets the advisory criteria. When atmospheric conditions and contaminant emissions in a region are such as…

Section 244.108 Failure to Comply with Episode Requirements Failure to comply with an approved episode action plan, required actions listed in Appendix D or the reasonable orders of the Director or his designated representative during any alert or emergency shall expose any perso…

Section 244.109 Sealing of Offenders To the extent allowed by the Act, the Agency may seal any facility, vehicle, vessel, aircraft or equipment operated in violation of this Part during any alert or emergency or otherwise contributing to an immediate danger to health. SUBPART B: …

Section 244.121 Local Agency Responsibilities Local air pollution control agencies shall cooperate with the Agency in monitoring, surveillance and enforcement activities to the extent of their capabilities during any air pollution episode. This cooperation shall meet the followin…

Section 244.141 Requirement for Plans All persons responsible for the operation of a facility of a type set forth in Section 244.142 shall have on file with the Agency written episode action plans (plans), consistent with safe operating procedures, for reducing the levels of air …

Section 244.142 Facilities for which Action Plans are Required a) Electric power generating stations burning fossil fuels. b) Facilities having fuel combustion emission sources with a total rated heat input in excess of 2.9 MW (10 mmbtu/hr) burning coal or fuel oil, other than th…

Section 244.143 Submission of Plans a) Plans required by this rule shall be submitted to: 1) The Agency for facilities in Illinois located outside of Cook County. 2) The Cook County Department of Environmental Control for facilities located in Cook County and outside of the City …

Section 244.144 Contents of Plans a) Plans shall list all significant sources of air contaminants within the facility; shall describe the manner in which contaminant emissions will be reduced during yellow alert, red alert and emergency; and shall specify the approximate magnitud…

Section 244.145 Processing Procedures a) Local agencies designated to receive and evaluate episode action plans required by this Part shall file such plans with the Agency within 30 days following their receipt. b) If any plan does not conform with or effectively implement the re…

Section 244.161 Advisory, Alert and Emergency Levels: Pollutant Averaging Time Advisory Yellow Alert Red Alert Emergency Sulfur dioxide (ppm) 2-hour 0.30 -- -- -- 4-hour -- 0.30 0.35 0.40 (PM10 µg/m3 2-hour 420 -- -- -- 24-hour -- 350 420 500 Carbon Monoxide (ppm) 2-hour 30 -- --…