Illinois Administrative Code

Section 244.165 Criteria for Declaring an Emergency The Director or his designated representative shall declare an emergency whenever: a) Any emergency level is equaled or exceeded or any red alert level has been equaled or exceeded continuously for the proceding 24 hour period a…

Section 244.166 Criteria for Terminating Advisory, Alert and Emergency The Director or his/her designated representative shall terminate any advisory, alert or emergency stage when the applicable level specified in Section 244.161 no longer prevails and when in his/her judgment a…

Section 244.167 Episode Stage Notification Whenever an advisory, an alert or an emergency stage is declared or terminated, the Agency or local agency designated by the Agency shall notify: a) Concerned personnel of the Agency and of federal, local and other State agencies; b) Fac…

Section 244.168 Contents of Episode Stage Notification Notifications shall contain: time and date of issuance, the names of agencies or persons responsible for issuance and the beginning and expected ending time of any advisory, alert or emergency stage. Notifications shall also …

Section 244.169 Actions During Episode Stages a) Advisory Actions. When an air pollution advisory is in effect, the Agency and other agencies designated by the Agency shall: 1) Coordinate their activities and place their operational staffs in a state of increased readiness except…

Section 244.APPENDIX D Required Emission Reduction Actions1 Sulfur Dioxide, PM-10, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Carbon Monoxide YELLOW ALERT 1) The Agency shall notify the public by radio and/or television that a Yellow Alert is in effect; that the public is required to take action in a…

Section 245.100 Definitions "Animal and Marine Matter": Any product or derivative of animal life. "Food Service Establishment": Any fixed or mobile restaurant; coffee shop; cafeteria; short order cafe, luncheonette, grill; tea room; sandwich shop; soda fountain; tavern; bar; cock…

Section 245.101 Incorporation by Reference The following is incorporated by reference: "Quantitative Odor Measurement" by John L. Mills, et al, presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of APCA, Sheraton Cadillac Hotel, June 9-23, 1963, Detroit, Michigan. (Journal of the Air Pollution…

Section 245.120 Inedible Rendering Process a) The provisions of this Part shall not apply to any device, machine, equipment, or other contrivance used exclusively for the processing of food for human consumption and to food service establishments. b) No person shall operate or us…

Section 245.121 Objectionable Odor Nuisance Determination An objectionable odor nuisance exists: a) On or adjacent to residential, recreational, institutional, retail sales, hotel or educational premises when odor is detectable in the ambient air after it is diluted with eight vo…

Section 245.APPENDIX B Section into Rule Table SECTION RULE 245.100 801 245.101 ---- 245.120 802(a)-(c) 245.121 802(d)

Section 249.100 Purpose The purpose of this Part is to set forth the manner in which the Agency must conduct ambient air monitoring of ethylene oxide in accordance with the requirements in Section 9.16 of the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/9.16].

Section 249.105 Monitoring Locations The Agency must monitor ethylene oxide levels in the ambient air in or around the following locations in Illinois under the requirements of Section 249.110: a) Northbrook; b) Schiller Park; c) Nilwood; d) Alton; and e) Bondville.

Section 249.110 Ethylene Oxide Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements a) The Agency must conduct ambient air monitoring for ethylene oxide in or around each location specified in Section 249.105 for a period of six consecutive calendar months. During that time frame, the Agency must…

Section 249.115 Monitoring Results The Agency must make the ethylene oxide ambient air monitoring results publicly available on the Agency's website within 30 days of receipt of each set of quality assured data.

Section 249.120 Sunset Provisions The provisions of this Part will no longer apply 24 months after January 25, 2021.

Section 251.101 Purpose The purpose of this Part is to establish a system for determination and for collection of air pollution site fees, except as provided in Section 39.5 of the Act. (Source: Amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 6652, effective March 31, 1998)

Section 251.103 Definitions "Act": the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5]. "Agency": The Environmental Protection Agency established by the Act. "Annual": Of the period of one year commencing on the original billing date of a particular air pollution site fee. "Annual Fee"…

Section 251.201 Amount of Air Pollution Site Fee a) Except as provided in Section 39.5 of the Act, an annual air pollution site fee shall be paid by the owner or operator of an air pollution site, in accordance with the requirements of this Part, in the amounts set forth as follo…

Section 251.202 Withdrawal of Permits The owner or operator of a site remains liable for the annual site fee unless a request for withdrawal of all operating permits is made in writing to the Agency's Division of Air Pollution Control, Permit Section, prior to the date the site f…

Section 251.203 Agency Billing Procedures a) The amount of the air pollution site fee and the due date of payment shall be included on a billing statement sent to the owner or operator of a site by the Agency's Bureau of Air. b) For each year subsequent to the year of issuance as…

Section 251.208 Time and Method of Payment a) The owner or operator of a site shall make payment to the Agency by either of the following methods: 1) Payment shall be made annually in the amount described in Section 251.201; or 2) Payment may be made in advance in the amount desc…

Section 251.210 Form of Payment a) Payment shall be made through the Illinois E-Pay system or by a check or money order payable to either the "Treasurer, State of Illinois" or the "Illinois Environmental Protection Agency". The check or money order shall be accompanied by the bil…

Section 251.212 Return of Site Fee (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 13 Ill. Reg. 8867, effective May 30, 1989)

Section 251.215 Prohibition Against Refund Any air pollution site fee remitted to the Agency in a correct amount shall not be refunded at any time or for any reason, either in part or in full. Overpayments will be credited pursuant to Section 251.208. (Source: Amended at 13 Ill. …

Section 251.301 Request for Reconsideration a) The owner or operator of a site shall request reconsideration of the amount of the air pollution site fee as determined by the Agency pursuant to Section 251.201(a)(1) and (2) within 30 days after issuance of a billing statement. Fai…

Section 251.305 Effect of Request for Reconsideration The submission of a request for reconsideration to the Agency shall automatically stay the due date of payment to a date 30 days subsequent to final Agency action on the request for reconsideration.

Section 251.308 Agency Response The Agency shall respond in writing to any request for reconsideration pursuant to Section 251.305 within 30 days of receipt of the request. Such written response shall constitute final Agency action. Failure by the Agency to respond within 30 days…

Section 251.310 Appeal of Final Agency Action The owner or operator of a site may appeal the Agency's determination of the air pollution site fee pursuant to the Administrative Review Law [735 ILCS 5/Art. III]. (Source: Amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 6652, effective March 31, 1998)

Section 252.101 Purpose This Part is adopted to: a) Specify public participation procedures that shall accompany the processing of certain air pollution permit applications by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; and b) Provide the public with an opportunity to comment o…

Section 252.102 Abbreviations and Acronyms ACS Alternative Control Strategies Act Illinois Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5] Agency Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Board Illinois Pollution Control Board CAA Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq.) CAAPP Clean Air Act …

Section 252.103 Definitions a) NANSR means rules for MSSCAM at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203. b) Other terms in this Part have the same meaning as ascribed in Sections 3 and 39.5(1) of the Act and the Board's rules on Air Pollution (35 Ill. Adm. Code: Subtitle B, Chapter I), as appropria…

Section 252.104 Applicability a) This Part applies to all applications filed with the Agency for: 1) Permits for the construction of a new major stationary source or a major modification of a major stationary source pursuant to the NANSR rules (35 Ill. Adm. Code 203); 2) Permits …

Section 252.105 Application for a PSD Permit a) The procedures of this Part shall also apply if the Agency proposes to deny an application for a PSD permit. b) For a proposed denial of an application for a PSD permit, the following shall apply: 1) When the procedures of this Part…

Section 252.106 Consolidation a) For a combined PSD and NANSR permit, the Agency shall consolidate the public participation activities. b) For other permits subject to this Part, the Agency may consolidate the public participation activities for two or more permits when the opera…

Section 252.201 Notice and Opportunity to Comment a) The Agency shall issue a notice for the planned issuance of any permit described in Section 252.104, renewal of any operating permit described in Section 252.104, and permit actions described in Section 252.105. b) The notice s…

Section 252.202 Draft Permit The Agency shall prepare for public review a draft permit, including proposed conditions. (Source: Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 10873, effective June 10, 2020)

Section 252.203 Project Summary, Statement of Basis, or Fact Sheet a) The Agency shall prepare a project summary or statement of basis to accompany the draft permit for a new major stationary source, major modification of a major stationary source, issuance or renewal of a CAAPP …

Section 252.204 Availability of Documents a) Copies of the following documents shall be made available for public inspection during the public comment period: 1) The public notice; 2) The project summary, statement of basis, or fact sheet; 3) The draft permit; 4) The permit appli…

Section 252.205 Opportunity for Public Hearing a) A public hearing shall be held on any action subject to this Part when applicable law or rule provides the applicant opportunity for a hearing and the applicant makes a written request for a hearing. b) The Director of the Agency …

Section 252.206 Procedures for Public Hearings a) Except as provided in subsection (b), hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the Agency's "Procedures for Permit and Closure Plan Hearings" (35 Ill. Adm. Code 166: Subpart A (Informational Permit and Closure Plan Hearings)…

Section 252.207 Obligation to Raise Issues and Provide Information During the Public Comment Period for PSD Permits All persons, including applicants, who believe any condition of a draft PSD permit is inappropriate or that the Agency's tentative decision to prepare a draft PSD p…

Section 252.208 Reopening of the Public Comment Period for PSD Permits a) The Agency may order the public comment period for PSD permits reopened. The public notice of any comment period under this Section shall be issued under Section 252.201 and shall define the scope of the re…

Section 252.209 Issuance of a Final PSD Permit Decision After the close of the public comment period on a draft PSD permit under Section 252.201 or 252.208, the Agency shall provide notice of the final PSD permit decision to the applicant and each person who has submitted written…

Section 252.210 Response to Comments for a Final PSD Permit Decision a) By the date that any final PSD permit decision is issued, the Agency shall consider all written comments submitted by the close of the public comment period and all comments formally made at any public hearin…

Section 252.211 Administrative Record for a Final PSD Permit Decision a) The Agency shall base final PSD permit decisions on the administrative record as defined in subsection (b). b) In addition to the final permit decision, the administrative record for any final permit decisio…

Section 252.301 USEPA Review of and Objection to Proposed CAAPP Permits a) For draft CAAPP permits, following the public notice and comment period provided for by Section 252.201, the Agency shall consider all comments received and shall determine the contents of a proposed CAAPP…