Illinois Administrative Code

Section 501.40 Policies and Procedures a) The Agency shall provide compensation to grantees from fees collected pursuant to Section 4 of the Act. b) The Agency shall provide grants to grantees for expenses relating to implementation of emergency preparedness activities conducted …

Section 501.50 Determination of Grant Awards a) The base amount of each grant, excluding special requirement and request amounts, shall be based on the grantee's recurring costs plus the grantee's expected participation in activities during the grant period (e.g., training and bi…

Section 501.60 Procedures for Awarding Future Grants a) Participating applicants shall submit to the Agency by March 15 of each year a grant application for the purpose of determining the amount of the grant award. The grant application shall be submitted on forms provided by the…

Section 501.70 Contents of Grant Agreement and Disbursement of Grant Funds a) The Agency shall execute a grant agreement with each grantee to whom a grant is awarded. The grant agreement shall specify the parties to the grant, the term of the grant, the amount of the grant, metho…

Section 501.80 Claims, Audit, Expenditure Record Requirements and Grant Fund Recovery Procedures a) Grantees shall submit signed claim forms and a copy of the related receipts that verify expenditures of grant funds to the Agency for review by mail or as directed by the Agency. S…

Section 501.90 Determination of Permissible Uses of Grant Funds a) The following categories are used by the Agency staff as a guide in determining necessary activities and authorized expenses payable under this Part. These categories are designed to achieve equality among known p…

Section 501.APPENDIX A Wording of the Block Grant Agreement (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 33 Ill. Reg. 9110, effective June 11, 2009)

Section 504.10 Policy and Scope a) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (Agency) has the responsibility under State law to acquire from each nuclear power reactor in the State all system status signals which initiate Emergency Action Level Declarations, actuate accident mitig…

Section 504.20 Definitions As used in this Part, the following definitions will apply: "Agency" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. "Communication Link" means the network connection between the Agency supplied communication hardware on the owner's premises to the Agen…

Section 504.30 Protocol for Data Transmissions Communications protocol, data representation and data transmission frequency for the System Status Signals Catalogue shall be established and/or changed by mutual consent of the Agency and the owner subject to the condition that the …

Section 504.40 Equipment a) The Agency shall provide communication hardware to the owner and shall establish a Communication Link. All Agency owned equipment shall be maintained by the Agency. b) Agency personnel and agents shall have access to all Agency equipment located at the…

Section 504.50 Updating Station Catalogues and System Status Signals Catalogue a) For each point included in the Station Catalogue, the Station Catalogue shall contain, as a minimum, the name of the point; a description of each parameter (point) measured, sensed or calculated; th…

Section 504.60 Implementation of System Status Signals Catalogue Except as provided in this Section, the owner shall coordinate the transmission of a new System Status Signals Catalogue no later than 14 calendar days after receiving the notice provided for in Section 504.50(d). I…

Section 504.70 Availability a) Each owner shall transmit a System Status Signals Catalogue for each reactor over a Communications Link continuously 24 hours a day during all modes of reactor operation (including defueled conditions) as well as throughout accident and subsequent r…

Section 605.10 Scope This Part sets out the standards the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (Agency) will use when selecting a contractor for the design, development, construction, operation and closure of the low-level radioactive waste disposal facility envisioned by the Ill…

Section 605.100 Waiver of Requirements The Agency shall waive any requirement if the specific objective the requirement is intended to achieve has been met or exceeded by an alternative that does not fulfill the requirement itself. (Source: Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 12414, effectiv…

Section 605.110 Verification of Statements; Material False Statements a) When evaluating proposals, the Agency may request and consider the advice and knowledge of others, such as representatives of local government, other State agencies and technical consultants, in order to ver…

Section 605.120 Performance Guaranty The successful proposer, at the time of the execution of the contract, shall deposit with the Agency a performance guaranty in a form acceptable to the Agency for the full amount of the contract. The performance guaranty shall be acceptable to…

Section 605.20 Number of Contractors; Use of Subcontractors a) The Agency shall initiate contract negotiations with the single proposer or joint venture that has submitted the overall contract proposal that best conforms to the standards specified in this Part. However, if, based…

Section 605.30 Financial Integrity a) The proposer who is selected to be contractor shall establish that it has the financial resources necessary to design, develop, construct, operate and close the low-level radioactive waste disposal facility. In addition, the proposer must hav…

Section 605.40 Experience of the Firm; Performance History Requirements a) The Agency shall select as contractor a proposer who has demonstrated an ability to design, develop, construct, operate and close a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility that incorporates the best …

Section 605.50 Management Qualifications of the Firm The Agency shall select as a contractor a proposer who possesses and will apply the project management resources, procedures, and expertise necessary to assure that the low-level radioactive waste disposal facility will be desi…

Section 605.60 Qualifications of the Employees of the Firm a) Because the contractor and its subcontractors will be responsible for performing a variety of activities, as set forth in this Part and 32 Ill. Adm. Code 601, ranging from designing a facility to negotiating plans for …

Section 605.70 Socioeconomic Merit of Proposal The proposer who is selected to be contractor for the design, development, construction, operation and closure of the low-level radioactive waste disposal facility will be required to develop a plan that, if executed, would assure th…

Section 605.80 Method of Disposal The Agency shall select as a contractor a proposer who is capable of designing, constructing, operating, and closing a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility that does not incorporate the use of shallow land burial or deep well injection a…

Section 605.90 Procedures for Soliciting Proposals a) The Agency shall issue a Request for Proposals for contractors to design, develop, construct, operate and close a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility. b) The deadline for receiving proposals shall be no earlier than …

Section 609.10 Purpose and Applicability a) This Part establishes one of the systems for the regulation of the use of facilities in the State of Illinois to: 1) Collect, store, treat or dispose of low-level radioactive waste; 2) Maintain a data base as to the location of all such…

Section 609.100 Administrative Appeal and Hearing a) Any person may petition the Agency for reconsideration of any: 1) Denial by the Agency to issue a Permit to that person; 2) Summary suspension of a Permit issued to that person; or 3) Civil penalty imposed on that person. b) Th…

Section 609.20 Definitions Except when otherwise indicated, or when the context clearly requires a different definition, the following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Part. "Acceptance" means taking possession of waste. Waste is not "accepted" for pur…

Section 609.30 Prohibited Activities a) Unless the shipment of the waste is authorized by the Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, no person shall: 1) Send waste from any point located outside of the State of Illinois to any facility located within t…

Section 609.40 Permit Requirements and Application Procedures Each person who ships waste into, out of or within the State of Illinois or accepts waste shall apply to the Agency for a Permit. a) A person applying for a Permit shall submit the application to the Illinois Emergency…

Section 609.50 Waste Shipment Tracking Process a) Each person sending a shipment of waste into, within or out of the State of Illinois shall provide the Agency with an EDT file formatted and containing the information prescribed in Appendix A at the time of the shipment. All EDT …

Section 609.60 Standards for Issuance of Transaction Reference Number a) Based upon transmitted information required by Section 609.50, the Agency shall issue a Transaction Reference Number upon determining that the: 1) Applicant has complied with the requirements of this Part; 2…

Section 609.65 Transaction Reference Number and Waste Shipment Tracking Process (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 24 Ill. Reg. 18191, effective December 1, 2000)

Section 609.70 Suspension, Revocation or Voluntary Termination of Permits a) The Agency may revoke or suspend any Permit issued under this Part, for any reason, including but not limited to any of the following conditions: 1) The individual to whom the Permit was issued is determ…

Section 609.80 Penalties a) The Agency may impose a civil penalty on any person who sends, receives or accepts waste in violation of any provision of this Part or the Radioactive Waste Compact Enforcement Act. b) Civil penalties imposed under this Part shall not exceed $100,000 p…

Section 609.90 Exemptions a) Any person may apply to the Agency for an exemption from the requirements of this Part. b) A request for an exemption shall be in writing and shall state with particularity the reasons why granting an exemption would be consistent with the provisions …

Section 609.APPENDIX A Electronic Data Transmission Any person required under Section 609.50(b), (c), (d) or (e) to report shipment information to the Agency shall prepare an Electronic Data Transmission (EDT) file for submittal to the Agency. This EDT file contains the pertinent…

Section 609.TABLE A-2 Data element definitions TABLE A-2 NAME DEFINITION FIELD SIZE DECIMAL PLACES FIELD TYPE FIELD FORMAT USAGE CODE CODE DESCRIPTION ACT_SHIP The actual shipment date of a LLRW shipment. 8 0 Numeric (Date) YYYYMMDD N/A N/A ACTVY_MEAS The units used to measure ac…

Section 620.10 Definitions As used in this Part, the following definitions shall apply: "Act" means the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act [420 ILCS 20]. "Agency" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. "Broker" means any person who takes possession of lo…

Section 620.20 Generator Registration All generators shall register with the Agency within 60 days after commencement of producing or possessing any quantity of low-level radioactive waste in Illinois. Registration shall be on a form developed by the Agency and shall include: a) …

Section 620.25 Broker Registration All brokers shall register within 60 days after taking possession of any low-level radioactive waste. Registration shall be on a form developed by the Agency and shall include: a) the name, address, officers and contact information for the broke…

Section 620.30 Filing Of Annual Report by Generators Each generator who has generated any low level waste during a given calendar year shall file an annual report with the Agency. The annual report shall be submitted by February 1. This report shall be on a form developed by the …

Section 620.35 Filing of Annual Reports by Brokers Each broker who has taken possession of any low-level radioactive waste generated in Illinois during a given calendar year shall file an annual report with the Agency. The annual report shall be submitted by February 1. This repo…

Section 620.40 Payment of Fees for Waste Storage a) Generators that have stored any quantity of waste for shipment at a later date shall pay a fee to the Agency annually. The fee shall be in the amount of $3 per cubic foot of all waste stored for shipment. b) The fee shall be cal…

Section 620.50 Payment of Fees for Waste Shipped a) Generators that have shipped any quantity of waste for storage, disposal or treatment shall pay a fee to the Agency annually. The fee shall be in the amount of $3 per cubic foot for waste that has been shipped, except that no fe…

Section 620.60 Payment of Fees – Small Generators Any generator of low-level radioactive waste that was not subject to fees in the amount of at least $50 for waste stored and shipped during a given calendar year in accordance with Sections 620.40 and 620.50 shall pay a fee in the…

Section 620.70 Payment of Fees – Nuclear Power Reactors In lieu of the fees specified in Sections 620.40, 620.50 and 620.60, the owner of any nuclear power reactor in Illinois for which an operating license has been issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall be required to…

Section 620.80 Non-Compliance with Registration and Filing of Reports If any person fails or refuses to register with the Agency, to file required reports with the Agency, or to pay the required fees, the Agency shall notify the person by registered mail that he or she has (30) d…

Section 620.90 Deposit of Fees (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 37 Ill. Reg. 12438, effective July 19, 2013)