ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    March 18, 2004
     
    IN THE MATTER OF:
     
    AMENDMENTS TO THE BOARD’S
    PROCEDURAL RULES TO
    ACCOMMODATE NEW STATUTORY
    PROVISIONS: 35 ILL. ADM. CODE 101-130
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    R04-24
    (Procedural Rulemaking)
     
    Proposed Rule. First Notice.
    OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD (by T.E. Johnson):
    The Board today opens this rulemaking docket, R04-24, to propose amendments to its
    procedural rules for first-notice publication in the
    Illinois Register
    . Upon final adoption, the
    proposed rules will reflect provisions of the new State Officials and Employees Ethics Act (5
    ILCS 430,
    created by
    P.A. 93-615, eff. Nov. 19, 2003,
    amended by
    P.A. 93-617, eff. Dec. 9,
    2003), as well as recent amendments to the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5 (2002))
    and Administrative Procedure Act (5 ILCS 100 (2002)).
     
    The Board had been addressing these procedural rule changes in rulemaking docket R04-
    8, along with other proposed procedural rule amendments that would allow electronic filing
    through the Board’s new Clerk’s Office On-Line or “COOL.” However, the statutory-based
    changes and the electronic-filing changes are unrelated and their promulgation may need to
    proceed at different paces. The Board wishes to avoid potential delays in adopting the relatively
    straightforward statutory-based changes while the Board ensures a smooth roll-out of electronic
    filing. For these reasons, the Board believes each set of changes is better addressed in its own
    docket. To that end, the Board will devote R04-8 exclusively to the electronic-filing changes,
    leaving this new docket, R04-24, for the statutory-based changes to the procedural rules.
     
    In R04-24, the Board is proposing to amend each of the ten Parts of its procedural rules:
    Parts 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 125, and 130 of Title 35 of the Illinois
    Administrative Code. In this opinion, the Board first provides this rulemaking’s procedural
    history. The Board then discusses the proposed rule changes necessitated by new statutory
    provisions. The Board’s proposed amendatory language is set forth in the order following this
    opinion.
    PROCEDURAL HISTORY
     
    The Board on November 7, 2002, proposed procedural rule changes for first notice in
    docket R03-10.
    See
    Revision of the Board’s Procedural Rules: 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101-130,
    R03-10 (Nov. 7, 2002). The first-notice amendments appeared in the
    Illinois Register
    on
    December 2 and 6, 2002, proposing amendments to Parts 101-107, 125, and 130 of Title 35 of
    the Illinois Administrative Code.
     
    Besides accommodating electronic filing, the rule changes proposed for first notice were
    aimed principally at reflecting amendments to the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5

     
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    (2002)) in P.A. 92-574 (eff. June 26, 2002) and Administrative Procedure Act (5 ILCS 100
    (2002)) in P.A. 92-330 (eff. Aug. 9, 2001). The Board held two public hearings on the proposed
    amendments (December 12 and 19, 2002) and received public comment.
     
    During the pendency of the R03-10 rulemaking, the Environmental Protection Act was
    further amended (P.A. 93-152, eff. July 10, 2003). These statutory amendments necessitate
    procedural rule changes beyond those proposed for first notice in 2002. The Board decided to
    address all procedural rule amendments at once in one docket. The Board therefore closed
    docket R03-10 on August 21, 2003, (
    see
    Revision of the Board’s Procedural Rules: 35 Ill. Adm.
    Code 101-130, R03-10, slip op. at 1 (Aug. 21, 2003)) and has since withdrawn the R03-10 first-
    notice proposal.
     
    Also on August 21, 2003, the Board opened docket R04-8. Changes originally proposed
    in docket R03-10 were to be taken up in rulemaking R04-8, as were other rule changes needed
    chiefly due to the mentioned legislation. The Board also incorporated the record of R03-10 into
    the record of R04-8.
    See
    Amendments to the Board’s Procedural Rules: 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101-
    130, R04-8, slip op. at 1-2 (Aug. 21, 2003).
     
    During the pendency of R04-8, and before R04-8 went to hearing or first notice, the new
    State Officials and Employees Ethics Act was enacted (5 ILCS 430,
    created by
    P.A. 93-615, eff.
    Nov. 19, 2003,
    amended by
    P.A. 93-617, eff. Dec. 9, 2003). Some of the provisions of this new
    law also necessitate amendments to the Board’s procedural rules.
     
    To most expeditiously amend the Board’s procedural rules to reflect all of these statutory
    changes, the Board today proceeds in this newly-created docket, R04-24, to address all statutory-
    based changes, independent of amendments needed to allow electronic filing. The Board
    incorporates the record of R04-8 into the record of this rulemaking, R04-24, and directs the
    Clerk to copy the R04-8 record and place it into the record of R04-24. The Board will continue
    to address electronic filing in R04-8. Materials from all of these rulemakings, including Board
    opinions and orders, are available through COOL on the Board’s Web site at
    www.ipcb.state.il.us.
     
    DISCUSSION
     
    This rulemaking proposes changes necessary to make the Board’s procedural rules
    consistent with the new State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, as well as recent amendments
    to the Environmental Protection Act and Administrative Procedure Act. These statutory
    amendments have occurred since the Board adopted an entirely new set of procedural rules in
    January 2001.
     
    State Officials and Employees Ethics Act
     
    The new State Officials and Employees Ethics Act created sweeping ethics requirements
    for State officers and employees. These requirements include provisions on ethics training,
    political activities during State time, campaign contributions, post-State service employment,
    protections for whistle-blowers, the registration and activities of lobbyists, and gift bans.

     
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    The new ethics statute necessitates changes to the Board’s procedural rules on “
    ex parte
     
    communications.” The Board proposes to amend the definition of “
    ex parte
    communication” in
    Section 101.202 to track the statutory language defining the term. The Board does not believe,
    however, that the proposed definition differs fundamentally from the Board’s current definition.
    The objective of the Board’s rule remains to prevent off-the-record communications designed to
    influence the Board’s decision in any pending adjudicatory or regulatory proceeding.
     
    The Board also proposes to amend Section 101.114 on
    ex parte
    communications. The
    main change to this section reflects new statutory reporting requirements for the Board’s ethics
    officer. To further help the public locate the rules on how to properly communicate with the
    Board, the following procedural rule sections will cross-reference each other: Sections 101.202
    and 101.114 on
    ex parte
    communications; Section 101.110 on public participation; and Section
    101.628 on statements from participants.
     
    Environmental Protection Act
     
    In these proposed amendments to its procedural rules, the Board is addressing several
    Public Acts that amended the Environmental Protection Act over approximately the past two
    years.
     
    Illinois Environmental Regulatory Review Commission
     
    Changes to the Environmental Protection Act in P.A. 93-152 and P.A. 92-574 (described
    below) resulted from recommendations of the Illinois Environmental Regulatory Review
    Commission (IERRC). Created in December 1999 by Executive Order 18, the IERRC was
    charged with reviewing and recommending improvements to the Environmental Protection Act,
    which was originally enacted in 1970.
     
    P.A. 93-152 (eff. July 10, 2003) amended the Environmental Protection Act in several
    significant ways. The following describes the relevant statutory amendment and notes the
    location of the corresponding procedural rule change: (1) having the Illinois Environmental
    Protection Agency (Agency) rather than the Board issue provisional variances (
    see
    Section
    101.302(d); Part 104.Subpart C); (2) allowing the Board to adopt settlements in citizen
    enforcement actions
    without
    a public hearing (
    see
    Section 103.301); (3) updating incorporations
    by reference in Board rules through a new rulemaking procedure that does not require a public
    hearing or a request that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, formerly the
    Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, conduct an economic impact study on the
    proposed rules (
    see
    Section 102.211); (4) authorizing prevaili
    ng citizen complainants before the
    Board to go to circuit court to enforce a final Board order by injunction or other relief (
    see
    Part
    103. Subpart F); and (5) clarifying that the administrative citation civil penalty amount of $1,500
    (or $3,000 for a subsequent violation) is to be imposed for
    each
    violation of
    each
    provision of
    Section 21(p) of the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/21(p) (2002)) (
    see
    Section
    108.500).
     

     
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    P.A. 92-574 (eff. June 26, 2002) resulted in a number of non-substantive changes to the
    Environmental Protection Act. The Board now proposes corresponding changes to its procedural
    rules. For example, the word “duplicitous,” confusing when referring to citizen complaints, is
    changed to “duplicative.” S
    ee
    Section 101.202; Part 103.Subpart B.
     
    Environmental Management Systems Agreements
     
    P.A. 93-171 (eff. July 10, 2003) amends Environmental Protection Act provisions
    (Sections 52.3-1, 52.3-2, and 52.3-4) addressing Environmental Management Systems
    Agreements or “EMSAs.” EMSAs are agreements between the Agency and a “sponsor”
    designed to implement innovative environmental measures not otherwise allowed under the law.
     
    The P.A. 93-171 amendments specify that EMSAs may be executed with participants in
    the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) “Federal Performance Track
    Program,” which is the successor to USEPA’s “Federal XL Program.” USEPA operates the
    Federal Performance Track Program to “recognize and reward businesses and public facilities
    that demonstrate strong environmental performance beyond current regulatory requirements.”
    Section 52.3-1(a)(6). P.A. 93-171 states that the Agency may terminate an EMSA if the sponsor
    ceases to participate in the Federal Performance Track Program.
     
    EMSA terminations are addressed in the Board’s procedural rules. The Board proposes
    to amend its procedural rules at Section 106.704 to specify this additional ground for Agency
    termination of EMSAs and the sponsors right to appeal that termination to the Board.
     
    Number of Board Members
     
    P.A. 93-509 (eff. Aug. 11, 2002) amends Section 5 of the Environmental Protection Act
    (415 ILCS 5/5 (2002)). Among other things, this legislation reduces the number of Board
    members from seven to five and correspondingly reduces the number of Board members needed
    for a majority vote. Accordingly, the Board proposes to amend the definition of “Board
    decision” in the procedural rules to reflect that the favorable vote of at least three rather than four
    Board members is required for a Board decision.
    See
    Section 101.202;
    see also
    Section
    101.300(d)(1).
     
    Administrative Procedure Act
      
    Also amended since the Board completely revised its procedural rules in January 2001 is
    the Administrative Procedure Act. Due to P.A. 92-330 (eff. Aug. 9, 2001), the Administrative
    Procedure Act now requires rulemaking proposals published in the
    Illinois Register
    to describe
    any published study or research report used in developing the rule and where the public may
    obtain a copy. This new requirement is reflected in proposed changes to the procedural rules at
    Sections 102.202, 102.210, and 102.820.

     
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    CONCLUSION
     
    The Board proposes procedural rule amendments for first notice. Each of the Parts of the
    Board’s procedural rules will be amended: Parts 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 125,
    and 130 of Title 35 of the Illinois Administrative Code. The changes are needed to reflect the
    new State Officials and Employees Ethics Act and recent changes to the Environmental
    Protection Act and Administrative Procedure Act. The Board also makes several minor
    clarifying changes that do not merit discussion.
     
    Publication in the
    Illinois Register
    of the proposed rule changes will start a 45-day period
    during which anyone may file public comments with the Board at:
     
    Office of the Clerk
    Pollution Control Board
    James R. Thompson Center
    100 W. Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
    Chicago, Illinois 60601
     
    The Board encourages the public to file written public comments on these proposed procedural
    rule amendments. Please note this docket number, R04-24, on your public comment.
     
    ORDER
    The Board directs the Clerk to cause publication of the following proposed amendments
    in the
    Illinois Register
    for first notice. Proposed additions are underlined; proposed deletions
    appear stricken.
    TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
    CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
     
    PART 101
    GENERAL RULES
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section
    101.100 Applicability
    101.102 Severability
    101.104 Repeals
    101.106 Board Authority
    101.108 Board Proceedings
    101.110 Public Participation
    101.112 Bias and Conflict of Interest
    101.114 Ex Parte Communications
     

     
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    SUBPART B: DEFINITIONS
     
    Section
    101.200 Definitions Contained in the Act
    101.202 Definitions for Board’s Procedural Rules
     
    SUBPART C: COMPUTATION OF TIME, FILING, SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS, AND
    STATUTORY DECISION DEADLINES
     
    Section
    101.300 Computation of Time
    101.302 Filing of Documents
    101.304 Service of Documents
    101.306 Incorporation of Documents by Reference
    101.308 Statutory Decision Deadlines and Waiver of Deadlines
     
    SUBPART D: PARTIES, JOINDER, AND CONSOLIDATION
     
    Section
    101.400 Appearances, Withdrawals, and Substitutions of Attorneys in Adjudicatory
    Proceedings
    101.402 Intervention of Parties
    101.403 Joinder of Parties
    101.404 Agency as a Party in Interest
    101.406 Consolidation of Claims
    101.408 Severance of Claims
     
    SUBPART E: MOTIONS
     
    Section
    101.500 Filing of Motions and Responses
    101.502 Motions Directed to the Hearing Officer
    101.504 Contents of Motions and Responses
    101.506 Motions Attacking the Sufficiency of the Petition, Complaint, or Other Pleading
    101.508 Motions to Board Preliminary to Hearing
    101.510 Motions to Cancel Hearing
    101.512 Motions for Expedited Review
    101.514 Motions to Stay Proceedings
    101.516 Motions for Summary Judgment
    101.518 Motions for Interlocutory Appeal from Hearing Officer Orders
    101.520 Motions for Reconsideration
    101.522 Motions for Extension of Time
     
    SUBPART F: HEARINGS, EVIDENCE, AND DISCOVERY
     
    Section

     
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    101.600 Hearings
    101.602 Notice of Board Hearings
    101.604 Formal Board Transcript
    101.606 Informal Recordings of the Proceedings
    101.608 Default
    101.610 Duties and Authority of the Hearing Officer
    101.612 Schedule to Complete the Record
    101.614 Production of Information
    101.616 Discovery
    101.618 Admissions
    101.620 Interrogatories
    101.622 Subpoenas and Depositions
    101.624 Examination of Adverse, Hostile or Unwilling Witnesses
    101.626 Information Produced at Hearing
    101.628 Statements from Participants
    101.630 Official Notice
    101.632 Viewing of Premises
     
    SUBPART G: ORAL ARGUMENT
     
    Section
    101.700 Oral Argument
     
    SUBPART H: SANCTIONS
     
    Section
    101.800 Sanctions for Failure to Comply with Procedural Rules, Board Orders, or Hearing
    Officer Orders
    101.802 Abuse of Discovery Procedures
     
     
    SUBPART I: REVIEW OF FINAL BOARD OPINIONS AND ORDERS
     
    Section
    101.902 Motions for Reconsideration
    101.904 Relief from and Review of Final Opinions and Orders
    101.906 Judicial Review of Board Orders
    101.908 Interlocutory Appeal
     
    APPENDIX A Captions
    ILLUSTRATION A Enforcement Case
    ILLUSTRATION B Citizen’s Enforcement Case
    ILLUSTRATION C Variance
    ILLUSTRATION D Adjusted Standard Petition
    ILLUSTRATION E Joint Petition for an Adjusted Standard
    ILLUSTRATION F Permit Appeal

     
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    ILLUSTRATION G Underground Storage Tank Appeal
    ILLUSTRATION H Pollution Control Facility Siting Appeal
    ILLUSTRATION I Administrative Citation
    ILLUSTRATION J General Rulemaking
    ILLUSTRATION K Site-specific Rulemaking
    APPENDIX B Appearance Form
    APPENDIX C Withdrawal of Appearance Form
    APPENDIX D Notice of Filing
    APPENDIX E Certificate of Service
    ILLUSTRATION A Service by Non-Attorney
    ILLUSTRATION B Service by Attorney
    APPENDIX F Notice of Withdrawal (Repealed)
    APPENDIX G Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 5, 7.1, 7.2, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40,
    40.1, 40.2, 41, and 58.7 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) [415 ILCS 5/5, 7.1, 7.2, 26,
    27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 40.1, 40.2, 41, and 58.7] and authorized by Sections 26
    and 27 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/26 and 27].
     
    SOURCE: Filed with Secretary of State January 1, 1978; codified 6 Ill. Reg. 8357; Part
    repealed, new Part adopted in R88-5A at 13 Ill. Reg. 12055, effective July 10, 1989; amended in
    R90-24 at 15 Ill. Reg. 18677, effective December 12, 1991; amended in R92-7 at 16 Ill. Reg.
    18078, effective November 17, 1992; old Part repealed, new Part adopted in R00-20 at 25 Ill.
    Reg.446, effective January 1, 2001; amended in R04-24 at __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective _______.
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section 101.106 Board Authority
     
    a) The Board has the authority to
    determine, define and implement the
    environmental control standards applicable in the State of Illinois and may adopt
    rules and regulations in accordance with Title VII of the Act
    [415 ILCS 5/5(b)].
     
    b) The Board has the
    authority to conduct proceedings hearings upon complaints
    charging violations of the Act, any rule or regulation adopted under the Act, any
    permit or term or condition of a permit, or any Board order; upon administrative
    citations or of regulations thereunder; upon petitions for variances or adjusted
    standards; upon petitions for review of the Agency’s final determinations on
    denial of a permit applications in accordance with Title X of the Act; upon
    petitions petition to remove seals a seal under Section 34 of the Act; upon other
    petitions for review of final determination which are made pursuant to the Act or
    Board rules and which involve a subject which the Board is authorized to
    regulate. The Board may also conduct ; and such other proceedings hearings as
    may be provided by the Act or any other statute or rule
    [415 ILCS 5/5(d)].
     

     
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    c) In addition to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section, the Board has the authority
    to act as otherwise provided by law.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective ___________)
     
    Section 101.110 Public Participation
     
    a) General. The Board encourages public participation in all of its proceedings. The
    extent to which the law allows for the participation varies, depending on the type
    of Board proceeding involved, the party status of the person or persons seeking to
    participate, and the rules governing that type of proceeding. Public participation
    in particular proceedings may be more specifically delineated by Board or hearing
    officer order consistent with the provisions of applicable law and the Board’s
    procedural rules. (See Sections 101.114 and 101.628 of this Part.)
     
    b) Party/Non-Party Status. The issue of who constitutes a proper party in each type
    of adjudicatory proceeding before the Board is addressed in the rules. A person
    who wishes to participate in a Board adjudicatory proceeding and is not a party
    will be deemed a participant and will have only those rights specifically provided
    in these rules. A person who wishes to participate in a Board regulatory
    proceeding will be deemed a participant and will have only those rights
    specifically provided in these rules.
    c) Amicus Curiae Briefs. Amicus curiae briefs may be filed in any adjudicatory
    proceeding by any interested person, provided permission is granted by the Board.
    Response briefs may be allowed by permission of the Board, but not as of right.
    The briefs must consist of argument only and may not raise facts that are not in
    evidence in the relevant proceeding. Amicus curiae briefs, and any responses, will
    be considered by the Board only as time allows. The briefs will not delay
    decision-making of the Board. (See also Section 101.302(k) of this Part.)
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective ___________)
     
    Section 101.114 Ex Parte Communications
     
      
    a) For the purposes of this section, “interested person or party”
    means a person or
    entity whose rights, privileges, or interests are the subject of or are directly
    affected by a regulatory, quasi-adjudicatory, investment, or licensing matter
    [5
    ILCS 430/5-50(d)].
     
    b) For the purposes of this section, “Executive Ethics Commission” means the
    commission created by the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, 5 ILCS
    430/1
    et seq
    .
     
     
    a)
      
    Adjudicatory Proceedings. Board members and employees are prohibited from
    engaging in ex parte communications with respect to a pending adjudicatory
    proceeding. (See definition of "ex parte communication" in Section 101.202 of

     
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    this Part.) For purposes of this Section, Board employee means a person the
    Board employs on a full-time, part-time, contract, or intern basis.
     
     
     
    bc) Adjudicatory and Regulatory Proceedings. Board Members and Board employees
    should not engage in an ex parte communication designed to influence their action
    with respect to an pending adjudicatory or regulatory proceeding pending before
    or under consideration by the Board. (See definition of "ex parte communication"
    in Section 101.202 of this Part.) Whenever practicable, an interested person or
    party or his or her official representative or attorney should make all
    communications with respect to an pending adjudicatory or regulatory proceeding
    pending before or under consideration by the Board must be in writing and
    addressed address them to the Clerk rather than to individual Board Members or
    Board employees. (See Sections 101.110 and 101.628 of this Part.)
     
     
     
    cd) Nothing in this Section precludes Board Members or Board employees from
    receiving informal complaints about individual pollution sources, or forbids the
    administrative contacts as would be appropriate for judges and other judicial
    officers. Information about a pollution source included in the record of a
    regulatory proceeding is not an ex parte communication with respect to any
    adjudicatory proceeding concerning the pollution source.
     
     
     
    de) When the Clerk on behalf of the Board, a Board member, or a Board employee
    receives an ex parte communication from an interested person or party or his or
    her official representative or attorney, the recipient, in consultation with the
    Board’s ethics officer or his or her designee, must promptly memorialize the
    communication and make it In the event that an ex parte communication occurs,
    the Board Member or Board employee will make that communication part of the
    record of the proceeding. To make an oral ex parte communication part of the
    record, the substance of the oral communication, along with the identity of each
    person involved in the communication, will be either set forth in a memorandum
    and placed in the record or announced on the record at a public hearing.
     
    f) When the Clerk on behalf of the Board, a Board member, or a Board employee
    receives an ex parte communication, other than an ex parte communication
    received from an interested person or party or his or her official representative or
    attorney, that communication must be promptly reported to the Board’s ethics
    officer or his or her designee
    by the recipient of the communication and by any
    other employee of the Board who responds to the communication
    [5 ILCS 430/5-
    50(c)].
     
    1)
    The ethics officer
    or his or her designee, in consultation with the recipient
    of the ex parte communication, must ensure
    that the ex parte
    communication is promptly made part of the record of the proceeding
    [5
    ILCS 430/5-50(c)].
     
    2)
    The ethics officer
    or his or her designee, in consultation with the recipient

     
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    of the ex parte communication, must
    promptly file the ex parte
    communication with the Executive Ethics Commission, including:
     
    A) All written communications;
     
    B) All written responses to the communications;
     
    C) A memorandum prepared by the ethics officer stating the nature
    and substance of all oral communications;
     
    D) The identity and job title of the person to whom each
    communication was made;
     
    E) All responses made;
     
    F) The identity and job title of the person making each response;
     
    G) The identity of each person from whom the written or oral ex parte
    communication was received;
     
    H) The individual or entity represented by that person;
     
    I) Any action the person requested or recommended; and
     
    J) Any other pertinent information.
     
    3) The disclosure shall also contain the date of any ex parte communication
     
    [5 ILCS 430/5-50(c)]
    .
     
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective ___________)
     
    SUBPART B: DEFINITIONS
     
     
    Section 101.202 Definitions for Board’s Procedural Rules
     
    Unless otherwise provided in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101-130, or unless a different meaning of a
    word or term is clear from the context, the following definitions also apply to the Board’s
    procedural rules, found in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101 through 130:
     
    “Act” means the Environmental Protection Act. [415 ILCS 5/1
    et seq.
    ]
     
    “Adjudicatory proceeding” means an action of a quasi-judicial nature brought before the
    Board pursuant to authority granted to the Board under Section 5(d) of the Act or as
    otherwise provided by law. Adjudicatory proceedings include enforcement, variance,
    permit appeal, pollution control facility siting appeal, Underground Storage Tank (UST)
    Fund determination, water well set back exception, adjusted standard, and administrative

     
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    citation proceedings. Adjudicatory proceedings do not include regulatory, quasi-
    legislative, or informational proceedings.
     
    “Adjusted standard” or “AS” means an alternative standard granted by the Board in an
    adjudicatory proceeding pursuant to Section 28.1 of the Act and 35 Ill. Adm. Code
    104.Subpart D. The adjusted standard applies instead of the rule or regulation of general
    applicability.
     
    “Administrative citation” or “AC” means a citation issued pursuant to Section 31.1 of the
    Act by the Agency, or by a unit of local government acting as the Agency's delegate
    pursuant to Section 4(r) of the Act.
     
    “Administrative citation review (appeal)” means a petition for review of an
    administrative citation filed pursuant to Section 31.1(d) of the Act. (See 35 Ill. Adm.
    Code 108.)
     
    “Affidavit” means a sworn, signed statement witnessed by a notary public.
     
    “Affidavit of service” means an affidavit that states that service of a document upon
    specified persons was made, and the manner in which, and date upon which, service was
    made.
     
    “Agency” means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as established by Section
    4 of the Act.
     
    “Agency recommendation” means the document filed by the Agency pursuant to Sections
    37(a) and 28.1(d)(3) of the Act in which the Agency provides its recommended
    disposition of a petition for variance or an adjusted standard. This includes a
    recommendation to deny, or a recommendation to grant with or without conditions. (See
    35 Ill. Adm. Code 104.218 and 104.416.)
     
    “Amicus curiae brief” means a brief filed in a proceeding by any interested person who is
    not a party. (See Sections 101.110 and 101.628 of this Part.)
     
    “Applicant” means any person who submits, or has submitted, an application for a permit
    or for local siting approval pursuant to any of the authorities to issue permits or granting
    of siting approval identified in Sections 39, 39.1, and 39.5 of the Act.
     
    “Article” means
    any object, material, device or substance, or whole or partial copy
    thereof, including any writing, record, document, recording, drawing, sample, specimen,
    prototype, model, photograph, culture, microorganism, blueprint or map
    [415 ILCS
    5/7.1].
     
    “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the State of Illinois and/or
    representatives thereof.
     

     
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    “Authorized representative” means any person who is authorized to act on behalf of
    another person.
     
    “Board” means the Illinois Pollution Control Board as created in Section 5 of the Act or,
    if applicable, its designee.
     
    “Board decision” means an opinion or an order voted in favor of by at least three four
    members of the Board at an open Board meeting except in a proceeding to remove a seal
    under Section 34(d) of the Act.
     
    “Board designee” means an employee of the Board who has been given authority by the
    Board to carry out a function for the Board (e.g., the Clerk, Assistant Clerk of the Board,
    or hearing officer).
     
    “Board meeting” means an open meeting held by the Board pursuant to Section 5(a) of
    the Act in which the Board makes its decisions and determinations.
     
    “Board’s procedural rules” means the Board’s regulations set forth at 35 Ill. Adm. Code
    101 through 130.
     
    “Brief” means a written statement that contains a summary of the facts of a proceeding,
    the pertinent laws, and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting a
    position.
     
    “CAAPP” means the Clean Air Act Permit Program, as adopted in Section 39.5 of the
    Act.
     
    “Certificate of acceptance” means a certification, executed by a successful petitioner in a
    variance proceeding, in which the petitioner agrees to be bound by all terms and
    conditions that the Board has affixed to the grant of variance.
     
    “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board designated by the Governor pursuant to
    Section 5(a) of the Act.
     
    “Citizen’s enforcement proceeding” means an enforcement action brought before the
    Board pursuant to Section 31(d) of the Act by any person who is not authorized to bring
    the action on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois.
     
    “Clean Air Act” or “CAA”
    means the
    federal
    Clean Air Act, as now and hereafter
    amended, 42 USC 7401 et seq.
    [415 ILCS 5/ 39.5]
     
    “Clean Water Act” means the federal Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1251 et seq.
     
    “Clerk” means the Clerk of the Board.
     

     
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    “Complaint” means the initial filing that begins an enforcement proceeding pursuant to
    Section 31 of the Act and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.
     
    “Compliance plan” means a detailed description of a program designed to achieve
    compliance with the Act and Board regulations.
     
    “Copy” means
    any facsimile, replica, photograph or other reproduction of an article,
    and any note, drawing or sketch made of or from an article
    [415 ILCS 5/7.1].
     
    “Counter-complaint” means a pleading that a respondent files setting forth a claim
    against a complainant. (See 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.206.)
     
    “Cross-complaint” means a pleading that a party files setting forth a claim against a co-
    party. (See 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.206.)
    “Cross-media impacts” means impacts that concern multiple environmental areas, such as
    air, land and/or water.
     
    “Decision date” means the Board meeting immediately preceding the decision deadline.
     
    “Decision deadline” means the last day of any decision period, as established by law,
    within which the Board is required to render a decision in an adjudicatory proceeding.
    (See Subpart C of this Part.) (See also Sections 38(a), 40, and 40.1 of the Act that
    establish 120-day decision deadlines for variances, permit appeals, and review of
    pollution control facility siting decisions respectively.)
     
    “Decision period” means the period of time established by the Act within which the
    Board is required to make a Board decision in certain adjudicatory proceedings. (See
    Subpart C of this Part.) (See also Sections 38(a), 40, and 40.1 of the Act that establish
    120-day decision deadlines for variances, permit appeals, and review of pollution control
    facility siting decisions, respectively.)
     
    “Deinked stock”
    means paper that has been processed to remove inks, clays, coatings,
    binders and other contaminants
    [415 ILCS 20/2.1].
     
    “Delegated unit” means the unit of local government to which the Agency has delegated
    its administrative citation or other function pursuant to Section 4(r) of the Act.
     
    “DNR” means the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
     
    “Discovery” means a pre-hearing process that can be used to obtain facts and information
    about the adjudicatory proceeding in order to prepare for hearing. The discovery tools
    include depositions upon oral and written questions, written interrogatories, production of
    documents or things, and requests for admission.
     
    “DNS” means the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety.

     
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    “DOA” means the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
     
    “Duplicitous” or “Duplicative” means the matter is identical or substantially similar to
    one brought before the Board or another forum.
     
    “Environmental Management System Agreement” or “EMSA” means the agreement
    between the Agency and a sponsor, entered into under Section 52.3 of the Act and 35 Ill.
    Adm. Code 187, that describes the innovative environmental measures to be
    implemented, schedules to attain goals, and mechanisms for accountability.
     
    “Enforcement proceeding” means an adjudicatory proceeding brought upon a complaint
    filed pursuant to Section 31 of the Act by the Attorney General, State’s Attorney, or other
    persons, in which the complaint alleges violation of the Act, or any rule or regulation
    adopted under the Act, or Board order thereunder or any permit or term or condition of a
    permit, thereof or any Board order.
     
    “Ex parte communication”
    means
    a
    any written or oral communication between a by any
    person
    who is not a Board Member or Board employee and a Board Member or Board
    employee that reflects on the substance of a pending Board proceeding and that takes
    place outside the record of the proceeding
    that imparts or requests material information
    or makes a material argument regarding potential action concerning regulatory, quasi-
    adjudicatory, investment, or licensing matters pending before or under consideration by
    the
    Board. “
    Ex parte communication” does not include the following: (i) statements by a
    person publicly made in a public forum,
    including pleadings, transcripts, and public
    comments made part of the proceeding’s record
    ; (ii)
     
    Communications statements
    regarding matters of procedure and practice, such as the format of pleadings, the number
    of copies required, the manner of servicefiling, and the status of proceedingsa matter;,
    are not considered ex parte communications
     
    and (iii) statements made by a State
    employee of the
    Board
    to
    Board members
    or other employees of the
    Board. [5 ILCS
    100/10-60(d)5 ILCS 430/5-50(b)]. For purposes of this definition, “Board employee”
    means a person the Board employs on a full-time, part-time, contract or intern basis. (See
    Section 101.114 of this Part.)
     
    “Fast Track rulemaking” means a Clean Air Act rulemaking conducted pursuant to
    Section 28.5 of the Act.
     
    “Federally required rule” means
    a rule that is needed to meet the requirements of the
    federal Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act (including required
    submission of a State Implementation Plan), or Resource Conservation and Recovery
    Act, other than a rule required to be adopted under subsection (c) of Section 13, Section
    13.3, Section 17.5, subsection (a) or (d) of Section 22.4, or subsection (a) of Section
    22.40
    [415 ILCS 5/28.2].
     
    “Filing” means the act of delivering a document or article into the custody of the Clerk
    with the intention of incorporating that document or article into the record of a

     
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    proceeding or record before the Board. The Clerk’s Office is located at 100 West
    Randolph Street, Suite 11-500, Chicago, IL 60601.
      
    “Final order” means an order of the Board that terminates the proceeding leaving nothing
    further to litigate or decide and that is appealable to an appellate court pursuant to Section
    41 of the Act. (See Subpart I of this Part.)
     
    “Frivolous” means a request for relief that the Board does not have the authority to grant,
    or a complaint that fails to state a cause of action upon which the Board can grant relief.
     
    “Hearing” means a public proceeding conducted by a hearing officer where the parties
    and other interested persons, as provided for by law and the Board’s procedural rules,
    present evidence and argument regarding their positions.
     
    “Hearing officer” means a person licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois who
    presides over hearings and otherwise carries out record development responsibilities as
    directed by the Board.
     
    “IAPA” means the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100].
     
    “Identical-in-substance rules (or regulations)” means
    State regulations which require the
    same actions with respect to protection of the environment, by the same group of affected
    persons, as would federal regulations if USEPA administered the subject program in
    Illinois
    [415 ILCS 5/7.2].
     
    “Initial filing” means the filing that initiates a Board proceeding and opens a docket. For
    instance, the initial filing in an enforcement proceeding is the complaint; in a permit
    appeal it is a petition for review; and in a regulatory proceeding it is the proposal.
     
    “Innovative environmental measures” means any procedures, practices, technologies or
    systems that pertain to environmental management and are expected to improve
    environmental performance when applied. (See 35 Ill. Adm. Code 106.Subpart G.)
     
    “Inquiry hearing” means a hearing conducted by the Board for the purpose of seeking
    input and comment from the public regarding the need for a rulemaking proceeding in a
    specific area.
     
    “Interlocutory appeal” means an appeal of a Board decision to the appellate court that is
    not dispositive of all the contested issues in the proceeding. (See Section 101.908 of this
    Part.) An interlocutory appeal may also be the appeal of a hearing officer ruling to the
    Board. (See Section 101.518 of this Part.)
     
    “Intervenor” means a person, not originally a party to an adjudicatory proceeding, who
    voluntarily participates as a party in the proceeding with the leave of the Board. (See
    Section 101.402 of this Part.)
     

     
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    “Intervention” means the procedure by which a person, not originally a party to an
    adjudicatory proceeding, voluntarily comes into the proceeding as a party with the leave
    of the Board. (See Section 101.402 of this Part.)
     
    “JCAR” means the Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
    established by the IAPA (see 5 ILCS 100/5-90).
     
    “Joinder” means the procedure by which the Board adds a person, not originally a party
    to an adjudicatory proceeding, as a party to the proceeding. (See Section 101.403 of this
    Part and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.206.)
     
    “Misnomer” means a mistake in name, giving an incorrect name in a complaint or other
    document with respect to any properly included party.
     
    “Motion” means a request made to the Board or the hearing officer for the purposes of
    obtaining a ruling or order directing or allowing some act to be done in favor of the
    movant. (See definition of “movant” in this Section.)
     
    “Movant” means the person who files a motion.
     
    “New pollution control facility” means
    a pollution control facility initially permitted for
    development or construction after July 1, 1981; or the area of expansion beyond the
    boundary of a currently permitted pollution control facility; or a permitted pollution
    control facility requesting approval to store, dispose of, transfer or incinerate, for the
    first time, any special or hazardous waste
    [415 ILCS 5/3.32(b)].
     
    “Non-disclosable information” means
    information which constitutes a trade secret;
    information privileged against introduction in judicial proceedings; internal
    communications of the several agencies; information concerning secret manufacturing
    processes or confidential data submitted by any person under the Act
    [415 ILCS 5/7(a)].
     
    “Notice list” means the list of persons in a regulatory proceeding who will receive all
    Board opinions and orders and all hearing officer orders. Persons on a notice list
    generally do not receive copies of motions, public comments, or testimony. (See
    definition of “service list” in this Section.) (See also 35 Ill. Adm. Code 102.422.)
     
    “Notice to reinstate” means a document filed that recommences the decision period after
    a decision deadline waiver has been filed. The notice will give the Board a full decision
    period in which to make a decision. (See Section 101.308 of this Part.)
     
    “Oral argument” means a formal verbal statement of advocacy on a proceeding’s legal
    questions made at a Board meeting with the Board’s permission. (See Section 101.700 of
    this Part.)
     
    “OSFM” means Office of the State Fire Marshal.
     

     
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    “OSFM appeal” means an appeal of an OSFM final decision concerning eligibility and
    deductibility made pursuant to Title XVI of the Act.
     
    “Participant” means any person, not including the Board or its staff, who takes part in an
    adjudicatory proceeding who is not a party, or a person who takes part in a regulatory or
    other quasi-legislative proceeding before the Board. A person becomes a participant in
    any of several ways, including filing a comment, being added to the notice list of a
    particular proceeding, or testifying at hearing.
     
    “Participant in a CAAPP Comment Process” means a person who takes part in a Clean
    Air Act Permit Program (CAAPP) permit hearing before the Agency or comments on a
    draft CAAPP permit.
     
    “Party” means the person by or against whom a proceeding is brought.
     
    “Party in interest” means the Agency when asked to conduct an investigation pursuant to
    Section 30 of the Act during an ongoing proceeding. (See Section 101.404 of this Part.)
     
    “Peremptory rulemaking” means
    any rulemaking that is required as a result of federal
    law, federal rules and regulations, or an order of a court, under conditions that preclude
    compliance with the general rulemaking requirements of Section 5-40 of the IAPA and
    that preclude the exercise by the
    Board
    as to the content of the rule it is required to
    adopt
    . [5 ILCS 100/5-50]
     
    “Permit appeal” means an adjudicatory proceeding brought before the Board pursuant to
    Title X of the Act.
     
    “Person” means
    any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, limited
    liability company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political
    subdivision, state agency, or any other legal entity, or their legal representative, agent or
    assigns
    [415 ILCS 5/3.3153.26].
     
    “Petition” means the initial filing in an adjudicatory proceeding other than an
    enforcement proceeding, including permit appeals, OSFM appeals, UST appeals, appeals
    of pollution control facility siting decisions, variances and adjusted standards.
     
    “Pilot project” means an innovative environmental project that covers one or more
    designated facilities, designed and implemented in the form of an EMSA. (See Section
    52.3 of the Act.)
     
    “Pollution control facility” means
    any waste storage site, sanitary landfill, waste disposal
    site, waste transfer station, waste treatment facility, or waste incinerator. This includes
    sewers, sewage treatment plants, and any other facilities owned or operated by sanitary
    districts organized under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. The
    following are not pollution control facilities
    :
     

     
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    waste storage sites regulated under 40 CFR 761.42
    ;
     
     
    sites or facilities used by any person conducting a waste storage, waste treatment,
    waste disposal, waste transfer or waste incineration operation, or a combination
    thereof, for wastes generated by such person's own activities, when such wastes
    are stored, treated, disposed of, transferred or incinerated within the site or
    facility owned, controlled or operated by such person, or when such wastes are
    transported within or between sites or facilities owned, controlled or operated by
    such person
    ;
     
     
    sites or facilities at which the State is performing removal or remedial action
    pursuant to Section 22.2 or 55.3
    of the Act;
     
     
    abandoned quarries used solely for the disposal of concrete, earth materials,
    gravel, or aggregate debris resulting from road construction activities conducted
    by a unit of government or construction activities due to the construction and
    installation of underground pipes, lines, conduit or wires off of the premises of a
    public utility company which are conducted by a public utility
    ;
     
     
    sites or facilities used by any person to specifically conduct a landscape
    composting operation
    ;
     
     
    regional facilities as defined in the Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level
    Radioactive Waste Compact
    ;
     
     
    the portion of a site or facility where coal combustion wastes are stored or
    disposed of in accordance with subdivision (r)(2) or (r)(3) of Section 21
    of the
    Act;
     
     
    the portion of a site or facility used for the collection, storage or processing of
    waste tires as defined in Title XIV
    ;
     
     
    the portion of a site or facility used for treatment of petroleum contaminated
    materials by application onto or incorporation into the soil surface and any
    portion of that site or facility used for storage of petroleum contaminated
    materials before treatment. Only those categories of petroleum listed in
    paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Section 57.9(a)(3) 22.18(b)
     
    of the Act
    are
    exempt under this
    definition
    ;
     
     
     
    the portion of a site or facility where used oil is collected or stored prior to
    shipment to a recycling or energy recovery facility, provided that the used oil is
    generated by households or commercial establishments, and the site or facility is
    a recycling center or a business where oil or gasoline is sold at retail
    ;
     
     
    the portion of a site or facility utilizing coal combustion waste for stabilization
    and treatment of only waste generated on that site or facility when used in

     
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    connection with response actions pursuant to the federal Comprehensive
    Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, the federal
    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, or the Illinois Environmental
    Protection Act or as authorized by the Agency;
     
     
     
    the portion of a site or facility accepting exclusively general construction or
    demolition debris, located in a county with a population over 700,000, and
    operated and located in accordance with Section 22.38 of the Act.
    [415 ILCS
    5/3.330 3.32(a)]
     
    “Pollution control facility siting appeal” means an appeal of a decision made by a unit of
    local government filed with the Board pursuant to Section 40.1 of the Act.
     
    “Postconsumer material” means
    paper, paperboard, and fibrous wastes from retail
    stores, office buildings, homes, and so forth, after the waste has been passed through its
    end usage as a consumer item, including used corrugated boxes, old newspapers, mixed
    waste paper, tabulating cards, and used cordage.
    Additionally, it includes
    all paper,
    paperboard, and other fibrous wastes that are diverted or separated from the municipal
    solid waste stream
    [415 ILCS 20/3(f)(2)(i) and (ii)]. (See also definition of “recycled
    paper” in this Section.)
     
    “Prehearing conference” means a meeting held in an adjudicatory case to determine the
    status of the proceedings. A prehearing conference may also be a meeting held in a
    regulatory proceeding prior to the hearing, the purposes of which
    shall be to maximize
    understanding of the intent and application of the proposal, if possible, and to attempt to
    identify and limit the issues of disagreement among participants to promote efficient use
    of time at hearing
    [415 ILCS 5/27(d)]. (See 35 Ill. Adm. Code 102.404 and 102.406.)
     
    “Proceeding” means an action conducted before the Board pursuant to authority granted
    under Section 5 of the Act or as otherwise provided by law. Board proceedings are of
    two types: quasi-legislative (e.g., rulemaking and inquiry proceedings) and quasi-judicial
    (adjudicatory proceedings).
     
    “Proponent” means any person, not including the Board or its staff, who submits a
    regulatory proposal to the Board for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation.
     
    “Provisional variance” means a short term variance sought by an applicant and issued a
    party and recommended by the Agency pursuant to Section 35(b) of the Act. (See 35 Ill.
    Adm. Code 104.Subpart C 104.308.)
     
    “Public comment” means information submitted to the Board during a pending
    proceeding either by oral statement made at hearing or written statement filed with the
    Board.
     
    “Qualitative description” means a narrative description pertaining to attributes and
    characteristics.

     
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    “Quantitative description” means a numerically based description pertaining to attributes
    and characteristics.
     
    “RCRA variance” means a variance from a RCRA rule or a RCRA permit required
    pursuant to Section 21(f) of the Act.
     
    “Record” means the official collection, as kept by the Clerk, of all documents and
    exhibits including pleadings, transcripts, and orders filed during the course of a
    proceeding.
     
    “Recycled paper” means paper which contains at least 50% recovered paper material.
    The recovered paper material must contain at least 45% deinked stock or postconsumer
    material. (See also “postconsumer material” in this Section.)
      
    “Registered agent” means a person registered with the Secretary of State for the purpose
    of accepting service for any entity, or a person otherwise authorized in writing as an
    agent for the purpose of accepting service for that entity.
     
    “Regulatory hearing” or “proceeding” means a hearing or proceeding held pursuant to
    Title VII of the Act or other applicable law with respect to regulations.
     
    “Regulatory relief mechanisms” means variances, provisional variances and adjusted
    standards. (See 35 Ill. Adm. Code 104.)
     
    “Representing” means, for purposes of Part 130,
    describing, depicting, containing,
    constituting, reflecting or recording
    [415 ILCS 5/7.1].
     
    “Requester” means, for purposes of Part 130, the person seeking from the agency the
    material claimed or determined to be a trade secret (see 415 ILCS 5/7.1).
     
     
    “Resource Conservation and Recovery Act” or “RCRA” means the Solid Waste Disposal
    Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 USC 6901
    et seq.).
     
    “Rulemaking” or “rulemaking proceeding” means a proceeding brought under Title VII
    of the Act or other applicable law for the purpose of adoption, amendment, or repeal of a
    regulation.
     
    “Sanction” means a penalty or other mechanism used by the Board to provide incentives
    for compliance with the Board’s procedural rules, Board orders or hearing officer orders.
    (See also Subpart H of this Part.)
     
    “SDWA” means the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 USC 300f et seq.).
     

     
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    “Service” means delivery of documents upon a person. (See Sections 101.300(c) and
    101.304 of this Part.)
     
    “Service list” means the list of persons designated by the hearing officer or Clerk in a
    regulatory or adjudicatory proceeding upon whom participants must serve motions,
    prefiled questions and prefiled testimony and any other documents that the participants
    file with the Clerk unless the hearing officer otherwise directs. (See definition of “notice
    list” in this Section.) (See also 35 Ill. Adm. Code 102.422.)
     
    “Severance” means the separation of a proceeding into two or more independent
    proceedings, each of which terminates in a separate, final judgment.
     
    “Site-specific rule or regulation” means a proposed or adopted regulation, not of general
    applicability, that applies only to a specific facility, geographic site, or activity. (See 35
    Ill. Adm. Code 102.208.)
     
    “Sponsor” means the proponent of a pilot project that enters into an EMSA with the
    Agency.
     
    “State enforcement proceeding” means an enforcement proceeding, other than a citizen’s
    enforcement proceeding, that is brought pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Act.
     
    “Stay” means a temporary suspension of the regular progress of a proceeding pursuant to
    an order of the Board or by operation of law. (See Section 101.514 of this Part.)
     
    “Subpoena” means a command to appear at a certain time and place to give testimony
    upon a certain matter.
     
    “Subpoena duces tecum” means a document that compels the production of specific
    documents and other items at a specified time and place.
     
    “Summary judgment” means the disposition of an adjudicatory proceeding without
    hearing when the record, including pleadings, depositions and admissions on file,
    together with any affidavits, shows that there is no genuine issue of material fact, and that
    the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. (See Section 101.516 of this
    Part.)
     
    “Third party complaint” means a pleading that a respondent files setting forth a claim
    against a person who is not already a party to the proceeding. (See 35 Ill. Adm. Code
    103.206.)
     
    “Trade secret” means
    the whole or any portion or phase of any scientific or technical
    information, design, process (including a manufacturing process), procedure, formula or
    improvement, or business plan which is secret in that it has not been published or
    disseminated or otherwise become a matter of general public knowledge, and which has
    competitive value. A trade secret is presumed to be secret when the owner thereof takes

     
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    reasonable measures to prevent it from becoming available to persons other than those
    selected by the owner to have access thereto for limited purposes
    [415 ILCS 5/3.490
    3.48].
     
    “Transcript” means the official recorded testimony from a hearing.
     
    “USEPA” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
     
    “Underground storage tank appeal” or “UST appeal” means an appeal of an Agency final
    decision made pursuant to Title XVI of the Act.
     
    “UST” means underground storage tank.
     
    “Variance” means a temporary exemption from any specified
     
    regulation, requirement or
    order of the Board granted to a petitioner by the Board pursuant to Title IX of the Act
    upon presentation of adequate proof that compliance with the rule or regulation,
    requirement or order of the Board would impose an arbitrary or unreasonable hardship
     
    [415 ILCS 5/35(a)].
     
    “Waiver” means the intentional relinquishing of a known right, usually with respect to a
    hearing before the Board or entry of a Board decision within the decision period. (See
    also Section 101.308 of this Part.)
     
    “Web site” means the Board’s computer-based informational service accessed on the
    Internet at http://www.ipcb.state.il.us.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _______, effective __________)
     
    SUBPART C: COMPUTATION OF TIME, FILING, SERVICE
    OF DOCUMENTS, AND STATUTORY DECISION DEADLINES
     
    Section 101.300 Computation of Time
     
    a) Computation of Time. Computation of any period of time prescribed in the Act,
    other applicable law, or these rules will begin with the first calendar day
    following the day on which the act, event or development occurs and will run
    until the close of business on the last day, or the next business day if the last day
    is a Saturday, Sunday or national or State legal holiday.
     
    b) Time of Filing. Documents will be considered filed when they are filed in
    conformance with the requirements found in Section 101.302 of this Part and any
    other filing requirements specifically set out in the other Parts of these rules.
     
    1) If filed in person, by messenger service or mail delivery service other than
    U.S. Mail, documents are considered filed when they are received in the
    Office of the Clerk.

     
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    2) If a document is filed by U.S. Mail subsequent to a filing deadline, yet the
    postmark date precedes the filing deadline, the document will be deemed
    filed on the postmark date, provided all filing requirements are met as set
    forth in Section 101.302 of this Part.
     
    3) Documents filed and received in the Office of the Clerk after 4:30 p.m.
    will be marked as filed the following business day. The Clerk will record
    the appropriate filing date on all filed documents.
     
    4) For purposes of Board decision deadlines, time does not begin until the
    date on which the initial filing is date-stamped by the Clerk.
     
    c) Time of Service. In the case of personal service, service is deemed complete on
    the date personal delivery was effectuated. In the case of facsimile transmission,
    service is deemed complete on the date of a complete and proper transmittal
    (facsimile filings are only allowed in accordance with Section 101.302(d) of this
    Part). In the case of service by registered or certified mail, or by messenger
    service, service is deemed complete on the date specified on the registered or
    certified mail receipt or the messenger service receipt. In the case of service by
    U.S. Mail, service is presumed complete four days after mailing. The
    presumption can be rebutted by proper proof.
     
    d) Date of Board Decision.
     
    1) For purposes of statutory decision deadline proceedings, the date of the
    Board decision is the date of the Board meeting where a final opinion and
    order of the Board was adopted by the vote of at least three four Board
    members.
     
    2) For purposes of appeal, the date of the party’s certified mail receipt of the
    Board decision is the date of service of the final opinion and order by the
    Board upon the appealing party. Or, in the event of a timely filed motion
    for reconsideration filed pursuant to Section 101.520 of this Part, the date
    of the party’s certified mail receipt of the Board order ruling upon the
    motion is the date of service by the Board upon the appealing party.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _______, effective __________)
     
    Section 101.302 Filing of Documents
     
    a) This Section contains the Board’s general filing requirements. Additional
    requirements may exist for specific proceedings elsewhere in these rules. The
    Clerk will refuse for filing any document that does not comply with the minimum
    requirements of this Section.
     

     
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    b) All documents filed with the Board must be filed with the Clerk’s Office. Service
    on a hearing officer does not constitute filing with the Board unless the document
    is submitted to the hearing officer during the course of a hearing. Documents
    may be filed at:
     
    Pollution Control Board, Attn: Clerk
    100 West Randolph Street
    James R. Thompson Center, Suite 11-500
    Chicago, Illinois 60601-3218
     
    c) Documents may be filed by U.S. Mail or other mail delivery service, in person or
    by messenger.
     
    d) Filing by electronic transmission or facsimile will only be allowed with the prior
    approval of the Clerk of the Board or hearing officer assigned to the proceeding.
    The Agency may file a provisional variance recommendation with the Board
    through electronic transmission or facsimile within 2 days prior to a regularly
    scheduled meeting date followed by a hard copy submission.
     
    e) The following initial filings require filing fees and will only be considered filed
    when accompanied by the appropriate fee, which may be paid in the form of
    government voucher, money order, or check made payable to the Illinois
    Pollution Control Board, but which may not be paid in cash:
     
    1) Petition for Site-Specific Regulation, $75;
     
    2) Petition for Variance, $75;
     
    3) Petition for Review of Agency Permit Decision, UST Decision, or any
    other appeal filed pursuant to Section 40 of the Act, $75;
     
    4) Petition to Review Pollution Control Facility Siting Decisions, pursuant to
    Section 40.1 of the Act, $75; and
     
    5) Petition for Adjusted Standard, pursuant to Section 28.1 of the Act, $75.
     
    f) All documents filed must be served in accordance with Subpart C of this Part.
     
    g) All documents filed with the Board should contain the relevant proceeding
    caption and number and must be submitted on 8 1/2 x 11 inch recycled paper as
    defined in Subpart B of this Part, and double sided if feasible.
     
    h) Unless the Board or its procedural rules provide otherwise, all documents must be
    filed with a signed original and 9 duplicate copies (10 total), except that:
     

     
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    1) Documents and motions specifically directed to the assigned
    hearing officer must be filed with the Clerk with a signed original
    and 4 duplicate copies (5 total), or as the hearing officer orders;
     
    2) The Agency may file a signed original and 4 duplicate copies (5
    total) of the record required by Section 105.116, 105.302, and
    105.410;
     
    3) The OSFM may file a signed original and 4 duplicate copies (5
    total) of the record required by Section 105.508; and
     
    4) The siting authority may file a signed original and 4 duplicate
    copies (5 total) of the record required by Sections 107.300 and
    302.
     
    i) No written discovery, including interrogatories, requests to produce, and requests
    for admission, or any response to written discovery, may be filed with the Clerk
    of the Board except upon leave or direction of the Board or hearing officer. Any
    discovery request under these rules to any nonparty must be filed with the Clerk
    of the Board with a signed original and 4 duplicate copies (5 total), or as the
    hearing officer directs.
     
    j) Non-Conforming Exhibits. When possible, exhibits must be reduced to conform
    to 8 1/2 X 11 inch recycled paper. However, one non-conforming original copy
    may be filed with the Clerk’s Office. Upon closure of the proceeding, the non-
    conforming copy may be returned to the person filing it in accordance with 2 Ill.
    Adm. Code 2175.300.
     
    k) Page Limitation. No motion, brief in support of motion, or brief may exceed 50
    pages, and no amicus curiae brief may exceed 20 pages, without prior approval of
    the Board or hearing officer. These limits do not include appendices containing
    relevant material.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _______, effective __________)
     
    SUBPART F: HEARINGS, EVIDENCE, AND DISCOVERY
     
    Section 101.628 Statements from Participants
     
    a) Oral Statements. The hearing officer may permit a participant to make oral
    statements on the record when time, facilities, and concerns for a clear and
    concise hearing record so allow. The oral statements must be made under oath
    and are subject to cross-examination. (See Sections 101.110 and 101.114 of this
    Part.)
     

     
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    b) Written Statements. Any participant may submit written statements relevant to
    the subject matter at any time prior to hearing or at hearing. Participants
    submitting such a statement will be subject to cross-examination by any party.
    Written statements submitted without the availability of cross-examination will be
    treated as public comment in accordance with subsection (c) of this Section and
    will be afforded lesser weight than evidence subject to cross-examination.
     
    c) Public Comments or Amicus Curiae Briefs. Participants may file public
    comments subject to the requirements of this Section and the hearing officer's
    schedule for completion of the record. The Board also allows for the filing of
    amicus curiae briefs by non-party participants. Amicus curiae briefs will be
    allowed in accordance with Section 101.110 of this Part.
     
    1) Public comments must be filed within 14 days after the close of the last
    hearing unless the hearing officer specifies a different date for submission
    of post-hearing comments. However, all public comments must be filed
    with the Board no later than 30 days before the decision date, unless the
    hearing officer orders otherwise to prevent material prejudice. Consistent
    with the burden of proof in a proceeding, the hearing officer may provide
    for differing filing deadlines with respect to post-hearing comments by
    different persons. Pursuant to hearing officer order, rebuttal public
    comments may be submitted.
     
    2) All public comments must present arguments or comments based on
    evidence contained in the record. The comments may also present legal
    argument citing legal authorities.
     
    3) Comments must be filed with the Board. Comments will be distributed to
    parties and the hearing officer by the Clerk’s office.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective ___________)
     
    APPENDIX F
     
    Notice of Withdrawal (Repealed)
     
     
     
    BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
     
     
      
      
      
      
    )
    Applicable Caption
      
      
    )
    (see Appendix A)
      
      
    )
    docket number
     
      
      
      
      
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    NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

     
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    NOW COMES [Petitioner’s or Complainant’s name], by one of its attorneys,[Attorney’s
    name] pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.302(l) hereby gives notice of withdrawal of this case.
     
     
     
      
      
      
      
     
    Attorney's Name
     
    Name of Attorney and Firm
    Address
    Telephone Number
     
    (Source: Repealed at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective _______________)
     
    APPENDIX G Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    The following table compares the former procedural rules (in effect on December 31, 2000) with
    the current procedural rules (effective January 1, 2000).
     
    FORMER PART 101 CURRENT SECTION
    101.100 101.100
    101.101 101.200
    101.202
    101.102 101.302
    101.103 101.302
    101.104 101.302
    101.105 101.308
    101.106 101.306
    101.107 101.400
    101.108 101.400
    101.109 101.300
    101.120 101.302
    101.121 2 Ill. Adm. Code 2175.210 (current)
    101.122 2 Ill. Adm. Code 2175.215 (current)
    101.140 101.304(a)
    101.141 101.304
    101.142 101.304(c)
    101.143 101.304(d)
    101.144 101.300
    101.160 2 Ill. Adm. Code 2175.300 (current)
    101.161 130.Subpart A
    130.Subpart D
    101.162 2 Ill. Adm. Code 2175.305 (current)
    101.180 101.700
    2 Ill. Adm. Code 2175.210 (current)

     
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    101.181 2 Ill. Adm. Code 2175.130 (current)
    101.200 101.114
    101.612
    101.220 101.610
    101.221 101.606
    101.241 101.500
    101.242 101.504
    101.243 101.506
    101.244 101.516
    101.245 101.508
    101.510
    101.246 101.520
    101.902
    101.247 101.502
    101.518
    101.522
    101.260 101.622
    101.261 101.614
    101.280 101.608
    101.800
    101.281 101.802
    101.300 101.520
    101.301 101.904
    101.302 101.906
    101.304 101.908
    101.Appendix A Illustration A 101.Appendix A Illustration J
    101.Appendix A Illustration B 101.Appendix A Illustration K
    101.Appendix A Illustration C 101.Appendix A Illustration D
    101.Appendix A Illustration D 101.Appendix A Illustration C
    101.Appendix A Illustration F
    101.Appendix A Illustration E 101.Appendix A Illustration A
    101.Appendix A Illustration F 101.Appendix A Illustration I
    101.Appendix B 101.Appendix B
    101.Appendix C 101.Appendix C
    101.Appendix D 101.Appendix D
    101.Appendix E Illustration A 101.Appendix E Illustration A
    101.Appendix E Illustration B 101.Appendix E Illustration B
     
    (Source: Repealed at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective _______________)
     
    TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
    CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
     
    PART 102

     
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    REGULATORY AND INFORMATIONAL HEARINGS AND PROCEEDINGS
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section
    102.100 Applicability
    102.102 Severability
    102.104 Definitions
    102.106 Types of Regulatory Proposals
    102.108 Public Comments
    102.110 Waiver of Requirements
    102.112 Other Proceedings
     
    SUBPART B: REGULATIONS OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY, RESOURCE
    CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) AMENDMENTS, AND SITE-SPECIFIC
    REGULATIONS
     
    Section
    102.200 Proposal for Regulations of General Applicability
    102.202 Proposal Contents for Regulations of General Applicability
    102.204 Proposal of RCRA Amendments
    102.206 Notice of Site-Specific RCRA Proposals
    102.208 Proposal for Site-Specific Regulations
    102.210 Proposal Contents for Site-Specific Regulations
    102.211 Proposal to Update Incorporations by Reference
    102.212 Dismissal
     
    SUBPART C: CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS (CAAA) FAST TRACK RULEMAKING
     
    Section
    102.300 Applicability
    102.302 Agency Proposal
    102.304 Hearings
    102.306 Prefiled Testimony
     
    SUBPART D: SERVICE AND FILING OF DOCUMENTS, MOTIONS, PRODUCTION OF
    INFORMATION, SUBPOENAS, PREHEARING CONFERENCES, AND HEARINGS
    Section
    102.400 Service and Filing of Documents
    102.402 Motions, Production of Information, and Subpoenas
    102.404 Initiation and Scheduling of Prehearing Conferences
    102.406 Purpose of Prehearing Conference
    102.408 Prehearing Order
    102.410 Authorization of Hearing
    102.412 Scheduling of Hearings
    102.414 Hearings on the Economic Impact of New Proposals

     
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    102.416 Notice of Hearing
    102.418 Record
    102.420 Authority of the Hearing Officer
    102.422 Notice and Service Lists
    102.424 Prehearing Submission of Testimony and Exhibits
    102.426 Admissible Information
    102.428 Presentation of Testimony and Order of Hearing
    102.430 Questioning of Witnesses
     
    SUBPART E: CERTIFICATION OF REQUIRED RULES
     
    Section
    102.500 Agency Certification
    102.502 Challenge to Agency Certification
    102.504 Board Determination
     
    SUBPART F: BOARD ACTION
     
    Section
    102.600 Revision of Proposed Regulations
    102.602 Adoption of Regulations
    102.604 First Notice of Proposed Regulations
    102.606 Second Notice of Proposed Regulations
    102.608 Notice of Board Final Action
    102.610 Adoption of Identical-in-Substance Regulation
    102.612 Adoption of Emergency Regulations
    102.614 Adoption of Peremptory Regulations
     
    SUBPART G: MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND APPEAL
     
    Section
    102.700 Filing of Motions for Reconsideration
    102.702 Disposition of Motions for Reconsideration
    102.704 Correction of Publication Errors
    102.706 Appeal
     
    SUBPART H: OUTSTANDING RESOURCE WATER DESIGNATION
     
    Section
    102.800 Applicability
    102.810 Petition
    102.820 Petition Contents
    102.830 Board Action
     
    APPENDIX A Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     

     
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    AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 5, 7.2, 13(c), 13.3, 17.5, 22.4(a), 22.4(d), 22.7(d), 27, 28,
    28.2, 28.6, 29, and 41 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) [415 ILCS 5/5, 7.2, 13(c), 13.3,
    17.5, 22.4(a), 22.4(d), 22.7(d), 27, 28, 28.2, 28.6, 29, and 41] and authorized by Sections 26 and
    27 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/26 and 27].
     
    SOURCE: Originally adopted as Chapter 1: Procedural Rules, Part II: Regulatory and Other
    Nonadjudicative Hearings and Proceedings, in R70-4, 1 PCB 43, October 8, 1970; codified at 6
    Ill. Reg. 8357; amended in R84-10 at 9 Ill. Reg. 1398, effective January 16, 1985; Part repealed,
    new Part adopted in R88-5(B) at 14 Ill. Reg. 9210, effective May 24, 1990; amended in R90-16
    at 14 Ill. Reg. 20472, effective December 11, 1990; old Part repealed, new Part adopted in R00-
    20 at 25 Ill. Reg.587, effective January 1, 2001; amended in R01-13 at 26 Ill. Reg.3498, effective
    February 22, 2002; amended in R04-24 at __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______ .
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section 102.106 Types of Regulatory Proposals
     
    a) The Act provides for 5 4 types of regulatory proposals:
     
    1) Identical-in-substance rulemakings, as defined in Sections 7.2, 13.3, 28.2
    and 28.4 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/7.2, 13.3., 28.2, and 28.4];
     
    2) Federally required rules, as defined in Section 28.2 of the Act [415 ILCS
    5/28.2];
     
    3) Other regulatory proposals, both of general applicability and not of
    general applicability as allowed by Sections 26, 27 and 28 of the Act [415
    ILCS 5/26, 27, and 28]; and
     
    4) Clean Air Act fast track rulemakings as defined by Section 28.5 of the Act
    [415 ILCS 5/28.5]; and.
     
    5) Rulemaking to update incorporations by reference, as allowed by Section
    28.6 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/28.6].
     
    b) The IAPA provides for three types of rulemakings:
     
    1) General rulemaking pursuant to Section 5-40 of the IAPA [5 ILCS 100/5-
    40];
     
    2) Emergency rulemaking pursuant to Section 5-45 of the IAPA [5 ILCS
    100/5-45]; and
     
    3) Peremptory rulemaking pursuant to Section 5-50 of the IAPA [5 ILCS
    100/5-50].
     

     
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    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _________, effective____________)
     
    SUBPART B: REGULATIONS OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY, RESOURCE
    CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) AMENDMENTS, AND SITE-SPECIFIC
    REGULATIONS
     
    Section 102.202 Proposal Contents for Regulations of General Applicability
     
    Each proponent must set forth the following in its proposal:
     
    a) The language of the proposed rule, including any existing regulatory language
    proposed to be amended or repealed. Language being added must be indicated by
    underscoring, and language being deleted must be indicated by strike-outs. The
    proposed rule must be drafted in accordance with 1 Ill. Adm. Code 100.Subpart
    C;
     
    b) A statement of the reasons supporting the proposal, including a statement of the
    facts that support the proposal, and a statement of the purpose and effect of the
    proposal, including environmental, technical, and economic justification. The
    statement must discuss the applicable factors listed in Section 27(a) of the Act.
    The statement must include, to the extent reasonably practicable, all affected
    sources and facilities and the economic impact of the proposed rule;
     
    c) A synopsis of all testimony to be presented by the proponent at hearing;
     
    d) Copies of any material to be incorporated by reference within the proposed rule
    pursuant to Section 5-75 of the IAPA [5 ILCS 100/5-75];
     
    e)
    A descriptive title or other description of any published study or research report
    used in developing the rule, the identity of the person who performed such study,
    and a description of where the public may obtain a copy of any such study or
    research report. If the study was performed by an agency or by a person or entity
    that contracted with the agency for the performance of the study, the agency shall
    also make copies of the underlying data available to members of the public upon
    request if the data are not protected from disclosure under the Freedom of
    Information Act.
    5 ILCS 100/5-40(3.5).
     
    fe) Proof of service upon all persons required to be served pursuant to Section
    102.422 of this Part;
     
    gf) Unless the proponent is the Agency or DNR, a petition signed by at least 200
    persons, pursuant to Section 28 of the Act and Section 102.410(b) of this Part;
     
    hg) When the Agency proposes a rule it believes is federally required, a certification
    in accordance with Section 102.500 of this Part;
     

     
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    ih) For a proposed rule that amends an existing Board rule, a written statement or
    certification that the proposal amends the most recent version of the rule as
    published on the Board’s Web site or as obtained from the Clerk;
     
    ji) When the proponent is a State agency, an electronic version of the information
    required under subsection (a) of this Section; and
     
    kj) When any information required under this Section is inapplicable or unavailable,
    a complete justification for the inapplicability or unavailability.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _________, effective____________)
     
    Section 102.210 Proposal Contents for Site-Specific Regulations
     
    Proponents of site-specific regulations other than those relating to RCRA must comply with the
    requirements of Section 102.202 of this Part in addition to the following requirements:
     
    a) The proposal must set forth the language of the proposed site-specific rule,
    including any existing regulatory language proposed to be amended or repealed.
    Language being added must be indicated by underscoring and language being
    deleted must be indicated by strike-outs. If the proposed site-specific rule seeks
    an exemption from or modification of a rule of general applicability, the proposed
    site-specific rule may not be proposed as an amendment to the general rule.
    Instead, the site-specific rule must be proposed as its own Section;
     
    b) In the event that the proposed rule would replace the applicability of a general
    rule to the pollution source, the proposal must specify, with supporting
    documentation, the reasons why the general rule is not technically feasible or
    economically reasonable for the person or site. The documentation must include
    relevant information on other similar persons' or sites' ability to comply with the
    general rule. Where relevant to the Board’s consideration, the proposal must also
    include information pertaining to
    existing physical conditions, the character of the
    area involved, including the character of surrounding land uses, zoning
    classifications,
    and
    the nature of the existing air quality or receiving body of
    water
    [415 ILCS 5/27(a)];
     
    c)
    A descriptive title or other description of any published study or research report
    used in developing the rule, the identity of the person who performed such study,
    and a description of where the public may obtain a copy of any such study or
    research report. If the study was performed by an agency or by a person or entity
    that contracted with the agency for the performance of the study, the agency shall
    also make copies of the underlying data available to members of the public upon
    request if the data are not protected from disclosure under the Freedom of
    Information Act.
    5 ILCS 100/5-40(3.5).
     

     
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    dc) The proposal must describe the person or site for which regulatory change is
    sought and the area affected by the proposed change. The proposal must also
    include a detailed assessment of the environmental impact of the proposed
    change, and include a description of available treatment or control options;
     
    ed) The proposal must demonstrate that the Board may grant the requested relief
    consistent with federal law governing the subject of the proposal (e.g.,
    Underground Injection Control program, Resource Conservation and Recovery
    Act, etc.);
     
    fe) When the proponent is a State agency, the proponent also must provide an
    electronic version of the information required under subsection (a) of this Section;
    and
     
    gf) When any information required under this Section is inapplicable or unavailable,
    the proposal must provide a complete justification for the inapplicability or
    unavailability.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _________, effective____________)
     
    Section 102.211 Proposal to Update Incorporations by Reference
     
    a)
    Any person may file a proposal with the Board to update an incorporation by
    reference included in a Board rule. The Board or the Agency may also make such
    a proposal on its own initiative.
    [415 ILCS 5/28.6(a)] The proposal must be filed
    with the Clerk in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.302(h) and served on the
    Agency, DNR, and the Attorney General in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code
    101.304(c).
     
    b)
    A rulemaking to update an incorporation by reference under this Section must
    :
     
     
    1)
    Be for the sole purpose of replacing a reference to an older or obsolete
    version of a document with a reference to the current version of that
    document or its successor document
    ; and
     
    2)
    Comply with Sections 5-40 and 5-75 of the IAPA
    [5 ILCS 100/5-40, 5-75].
    [415 ILCS 5/28.6(b), (c)]
     
    c)
    Sections 27 and 28 of the Act
    [415 ILCS 5/27, 28]
    do not apply to rulemaking
    under this Section.
    [415 ILCS 5/28.6(c)] Accordingly, for rulemaking under this
    Section, the Board will not hold any public hearings nor request that the
    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity conduct a study of the
    economic impact of the proposed amendment.
     
    d) A proposal to update an incorporation by reference under this Section must:
     

     
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    1) Include a statement of the reasons supporting the proposal, including a
    statement of the facts that support the proposal, and a statement of the
    purpose and effect of the proposal;
     
    2) Comply with subsections (a), (d), (e), (f), (i), and (j) of Section 102.202 of
    this Part; and
     
    3) When any information required under this subsection is inapplicable or
    unavailable, the proposal must provide a complete justification for the
    inapplicability or unavailability.
     
    e)
    If an objection to the proposed amendment is filed during the public comment
    period required under Section 5-40 of the IAPA
    [5 ILCS 100/5-40],
    then the
    proposed amendment cannot be adopted pursuant to this Section.
    [415 ILCS
    5/28.6(d)]
     
    f)
    Nothing in this Section precludes the adoption of a change to an incorporation by
    reference through other lawful rulemaking procedures.
    [415 ILCS 5/28.6(d)]
     
    (Source: Added at __ Ill. Reg. _________, effective____________)
     
    SUBPART C: CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS (CAAA) FAST TRACK RULEMAKING
     
    Section 102.302 Agency Proposal
     
    a) When proposing a regulation required by the CAAA, the Agency must meet the
    following requirements:
     
    1) The proposal must set forth the proposed rule, which must be drafted in
    accordance with 1 Ill. Adm. Code 100.Subpart C;
     
    2) The proposal must have a cover sheet that prominently states that the
    Agency proposes the rule under Section 28.5 of the Act,
    unless another
    provision of the Act specifies the method for adopting a specific rule
    [415
    ILCS 5/28.5(c)];
     
    3) The proposal must
    clearly identify the provisions and portions of the
    federal statute, regulations, guidance, policy statement, or other
    documents upon which the rule is based
    [415 ILCS 5/28.5(e)(3)];
     
    4) The proposal must include
    supporting documentation for
     
    the rule that
    summarizes the basis of the rule
    [415 ILCS 5/28.5(e)(4)];
     
    5) The proposal must
    describe in general
     
    the alternative selected and the
    basis for the alternative
    [415 ILCS 5/28.5(e)(5)];
     

     
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    6) The proposal must summarize the economic and technical data that the
    Agency relied upon in drafting the proposed rule;
     
    7) The proposal must include a list of any documents that the Agency
    directly relied upon in drafting the proposed rule or that the Agency
    intends to rely upon at hearing, and copies of the documents;
     
    8) The proposal must set forth
    a description of the geographical area to which
    the rule is intended to apply, a description of the process or processes
    affected, and identification by classes of the entities expected to be
    affected, and a list of sources expected to be affected by the rule to the
    extent known to the Agency
    [415 ILCS 5/28.5(e)(8)]; and
     
    9)
    A descriptive title or other description of any published study or research
    report used in developing the rule, the identity of the person who
    performed such study, and a description of where the public may obtain a
    copy of any such study or research report. If the study was performed by
    an agency or by a person or entity that contracted with the agency for the
    performance of the study, the agency shall also make copies of the
    underlying data available to members of the public upon request if the
    data are not protected from disclosure under the Freedom of Information
    Act
    [5 ILCS 100/5-40(3.5)]; and
     
    109) The proposal must include a diskette containing the information required
    under subsection (a)(1) of this Section.
     
    b) If the proposal fails to meet any of the requirements of subsection (a) of this
    Section, the Board may decide not to accept the proposal for filing.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _________, effective____________)
     
    Section 102.304 Hearings
     
    a) Within 14 days after the receipt of a rule the Board will file the proposed rule for
    first notice and schedule all hearings. Additionally, the Board will send notice to
    the appropriate newspaper of the scheduled hearing. The notice will be published
    by the newspaper at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.
     
    b) The first hearing will be held within 55 days after receipt of the rule and is
    reserved for the Agency’s testimony and questions of the Agency’s witnesses.
     
    c) Within 7 days after the first hearing, any person may request a second hearing.
    The request may be made on the record at the first hearing or in writing. If done
    in writing it must be filed with the Board and served upon the service list.
     

     
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    d) A second hearing will be held to hear comments on Department of Commerce and
    Economic Opportunity’s Community Affairs’ economic impact study of the
    proposed rules.
    At least 20 days before the hearing, the Board shall notify the
    public of the hearing and make the economic impact study, or the Department of
    Commerce and
    Economic Opportunity’s
    Community Affair’s explanation for not
    producing an economic impact study, available to the public. Such public
    hearing may be held simultaneously or as part of any Board hearing considering
    such new rules
    [415 ILCS 5/27(b)]. See also Section 102.414 of this Part. The
    second hearing must also permit the
    presentation of testimony, documents, and
    comments by affected entities and all other interested persons.
    [415 ILCS
    5/28.5(g)]
     
    e)
    The third hearing shall be scheduled to commence within 14 days after the first
    day of the second hearing and shall be devoted solely to any Agency response to
    the material submitted at the second hearing and to any response by other parties
    [415 ILCS 5/28.5(g)].
     
    In order to cancel the third hearing, the Agency must state
    on the record at hearing that it and the affected entities are in agreement or notify
    the Board and the service list in writing.
     
    f) In order to meet statutory deadlines, hearing dates may be chosen by the assigned
    Board member and hearing officer without consultation with the participants.
    CAAA hearings need only be held in one affected area of the State.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _________, effective____________)
     
    SUBPART D: SERVICE AND FILING OF DOCUMENTS, MOTIONS, PRODUCTION OF
    INFORMATION, SUBPOENAS, PREHEARING CONFERENCES, AND HEARINGS
     
    Section 102.414 Hearings on the Economic Impact of New Proposals
     
    a) In accordance with Section 27(b) of the Act, except as otherwise provided by
    applicable law, before the adoption of any proposed rules,
    the Board shall request
    that the Department of Commerce and
    Economic Opportunity
    Community Affairs
    conduct a study of the economic impact of the proposed rules. The Board shall
    conduct at least one public hearing on the economic impact of those new rules
    .
    At least 20 days before the hearing, the Board shall notify the public of the
    hearing and make the economic impact study, or the Department of Commerce
    and
    Economic Opportunity’s
    Community Affair’s explanation for not producing
    an economic impact study, available to the public. Such public hearing may be
    held simultaneously or as a part of any Board hearing considering such new
    rules. In adopting any such new rule, the Board shall, in its written opinion,
    make a determination, based upon the evidence in the public hearing record,
    including, but not limited to, the economic impact study, as to whether the
    proposed rule has any adverse economic impact on the people of the State of
    Illinois
    [415 ILCS 5/27(b)].
     

     
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    b) If information of the economic impact of a proposed regulation is given at a
    general hearing on the proposal, the Board need not hold a special hearing on only
    the economic impact.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _________, effective____________)
     
    SUBPART H: OUTSTANDING RESOURCE WATER DESIGNATION
    Section 102.820 Petition Contents
     
    Each proponent must set forth the following information in its proposal:
     
    a) The language of the proposed rule, amendment, or repealer identifying the surface
    water body or water body segment being proposed for designation, amendment,
    or repeal as an ORW. Language being added must be indicated by underscoring,
    and language being deleted must be indicated by strike-outs. The proposed rule
    must be drafted in accordance with 1 Ill. Adm. Code 100.Subpart C;
     
    b) A statement describing the specific surface water body or water body segment for
    which the ORW designation, amendment, or repeal is requested and the present
    designation of the surface water body or water body segment;
     
    c) A statement describing the area in which the specific surface water body or water
    body segment exists, including:
     
    1) The existence of wetlands or natural areas;
     
    2) The living organisms in that area, including endangered or threatened
    species of plants, aquatic life or wildlife listed pursuant to the Endangered
    Species Act 16 USC 1531 et seq. or the Illinois Endangered Species
    Protection Act [41 ILCS 10];
     
    d) A statement supporting the designation, the amendment, or the repeal, including
    the health, environmental, recreational, aesthetic or economic benefits of the
    designation, the amendment, or the repeal thereof;
     
    e) A statement identifying the anticipated impact on economic and social
    development of the ORW designation, amendment, or repeal. This statement
    should include:
     
    1) Impacts on the regional economy;
     
    2) Impacts on regional employment;
     
    3) Impacts on the community;
     

     
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    4) A comparison of the health and environmental impacts to the economic
    impact of an ORW designation;
     
    f) A statement describing the existing and anticipated uses of the specific surface
    water body or water body segment for which the ORW designation, amendment,
    or repeal is requested;
     
    g) A statement describing the existing water quality of the specific surface water
    body or water body segment warranting the ORW designation, amendment, or
    repeal;
     
    h) A synopsis of all testimony to be presented by the proponent at hearing;
     
    i) Copies of any material to be incorporated by reference within the proposed
    designation pursuant to Section 5-75 of the Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS
    100/5-75];
     
    j)
    A descriptive title or other description of any published study or research report
    used in developing the rule, the identify of the person who performed such study,
    and a description of where the public may obtain a copy of any such study or
    research report. If the study was performed by an agency or by a person or entity
    that contracted with the agency for the performance of the study, the agency shall
    also make copies of the underlying data available to members of the public upon
    request if the data are not protected from disclosure under the Freedom of
    Information Act.
    5 ILCS 100/5-40(3.5).
     
    kj) Proof of service upon all persons required to be served pursuant to Section
    102.810 of this Part;
     
    lk) Unless the proponent is the Agency or Illinois Department of Natural Resources
    or receives a waiver by the Board, a petition signed by at least 200 persons,
    pursuant to Section 28 of the Act and Section 102.160(a); and
     
    ml) Where any information required by this Section is inapplicable or unavailable, a
    complete justification for such inapplicability or unavailability.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. _________, effective____________)
     
    APPENDIX A Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    The following table compares the former procedural rules (in effect on December 31, 2000) with
    the current procedural rules (effective January 1, 2001).
     
    FORMER PART 102 CURRENT SECTION
    102.100 102.100
    102.101 102.104

     
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    102.102 102.106
    102.103 102.110
    102.104 102.112
    102.120 102.200
    102.121 102.202
    102.122 102.212
    102.123 102.204
    102.124 102.206
    102.140 102.208
    102.141 102.210
    102.142 102.212
    102.160 102.410
    102.161 102.412
    102.162 102.416
    102.163 102.206
    102.164 102.418
    102.180 102.414
    102.200 102.500
    102.201 102.502
    102.202 102.504
    102.220 102.420
    102.221 102.422
    102.240 102.404
    102.241 102.406
    102.242 102.408
    102.260 102.402
    102.261 102.402
    102.262 102.402
    102.280 102.424
    102.281 102.418
    102.282 102.426
    102.283 102.428
    102.284 102.430
    102.285 102.418
    102.320 102.108
    102.341 102.602
    102.342 102.604
    102.343 102.606
    102.344 102.608
    102.345 102.610
    102.346 102.612
    102.347 102.614
    102.360 102.700
    102.361 102.702

     
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    102.362 102.704
    102.363 102.706
     
    (Source: Repealed __ Ill. Reg. _________, effective____________)
     
    TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
    CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
     
    PART 103
    ENFORCEMENT
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section
    103.100 Applicability
    103.102 Severability
    103.104 Definitions
    103.106 General
     
    SUBPART B: COMPLAINT, REQUEST FOR INFORMAL AGENCY INVESTIGATION,
    SERVICE, AND AUTHORIZATION OF HEARING
     
    Section
    103.200 Who May File
    103.202 Parties
    103.204 Notice, Complaint, and Answer
    103.206 Adding Parties
    103.208 Request for Informal Agency Investigation
    103.210 Notice of Complaint
    103.212 Hearing on Complaint
     
    SUBPART C: SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE
     
    Section
    103.300 Request for Relief from Hearing Requirement in State Enforcement Proceeding
    103.301 Request for Relief from Hearing Requirement in Citizen’s Enforcement
    Proceeding
    103.302 Contents of Proposed Stipulation and Settlement Agreement
    103.304 Hearing on Proposed Stipulation and Settlement Agreement
    103.306 Board Order on Proposed Stipulation and Settlement Agreement
     
    SUBPART D: PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING RCRA PERMITS
     
    Section
    103.400 Purpose, Scope, and Applicability

     
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    103.402 Interim Order
    103.404 Joinder of the Agency
    103.406 Draft Permit or Statement
    103.408 Stipulated Draft Remedy
    103.410 Contents of Public Notice
    103.412 Public Comment
    103.414 Hearing
    103.416 Contents of Board Order
     
    SUBPART E: IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES
     
    Section
    103.500 Default
    103.502 Civil Penalties
    103.504 Civil Penalties Method of Payment
     
    SUBPART F: ENFORCING BOARD ORDERS
     
    Section
    103.600 Civil Action
     
    APPENDIX A Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 5, 7.2, 13(c), 13.3, 17.5, 22.4(a), 22.4(d), 22.7(d), 27, 28,
    28.2, 29, 30, 31, 41, and 42 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) [415 ILCS 5/5, 7.2, 13(c),
    13.3, 17.5, 22.4(a), 22.4(d), 22.7(d), 27, 28, 28.2, 29, 30, 31, 41, and 42] and authorized by
    Sections 26 and 27 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/26 and 27].
     
    SOURCE: Procedural rules adopted at 3 Ill. Reg. 23, p. 96, effective May 29, 1983; repealed by
    operation of law effective October 1, 1984; new rules adopted at 9 Ill. Reg. 107, effective
    December 21, 1984; old Part repealed, new Part adopted in R00-20 at 25 Ill. Reg.425, effective
    January 1, 2001; amended in R04-24 at __ Ill. Reg. __________, effective ______.
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section 103.106 General
     
    Enforcement proceedings may be initiated
    against any person allegedly violating the this Act, or
    any rule or regulation adopted under the Act, thereunder or any permit or term or condition of a
    permit, or any Board order thereof
    [415 ILCS 5/31(d)(1)]. Complaints filed by persons other
    than the Attorney General or a State’s Attorney will be known as citizen’s complaints.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     

     
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    SUBPART B: COMPLAINT, REQUEST FOR INFORMAL AGENCY INVESTIGATION,
    SERVICE, AND AUTHORIZATION OF HEARING
     
    Section 103.212 Hearing on Complaint
     
    a)
    Any person may file with the Board a complaint against any person allegedly
    violating the Act, or any rule or regulation adopted under the Act, thereunder or
    any permit or term or condition of a permit, or any Board order thereof
    . When
    the Board receives a citizen’s complaint,
    unless the Board determines that such
    complaint is duplicative duplicitous or frivolous, it shall schedule a hearing.
    [415
    ILCS 5/31(d)(1)] The definition for duplicative duplicitous and frivolous can be
    found at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.Subpart B.
     
    b) Motions made by respondents alleging that a citizen’s complaint is duplicative
    duplicitous or frivolous must be filed no later than 30 days following the date of
    service of the complaint upon the respondent. Motions under this subsection may
    be made only with respect to citizen’s enforcement proceedings. Timely filing
    the motion will, pursuant to Section 103.204(e) of this Subpart, stay the 60 day
    period for filing an answer to the complaint.
     
    c) The Board will automatically set for hearing all complaints filed by the Attorney
    General or a State’s Attorney on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois.
     
    d) The Board in its discretion may hold a hearing on the violation and a separate
    hearing on the remedy.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    SUBPART C: SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE
     
    Section 103.301 Request for Relief from Hearing Requirement in Citizen’s Enforcement
    Proceeding
     
    a)
    Whenever a complaint has been filed by a person other than the Attorney General
    or State’s Attorney, the parties may file with the Board a stipulation and proposed
    settlement accompanied by a request for relief from the hearing requirement of
    Section 31(c)(1) of the Act [415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1)]. [415 ILCS 5/31(d)(2)] The
    stipulation and proposed settlement agreement must conform to the statement
    required for settlement submissions at hearing in Section 103.302 of this Part.
     
    b)
    Unless the Board, in its discretion, concludes that a hearing should be held, no
    hearing on the stipulation and proposal for settlement is required
    . [415 ILCS
    5/31(d)(2)]
     
    (Source: Added at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     

     
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    Section 103.302 Contents of Proposed Stipulation and Settlement Agreement
     
    No proceeding pending before the Board will be disposed of or modified without an order of the
    Board. A proposed stipulation and settlement agreement must contain a written statement,
    signed by the parties or their authorized representatives, outlining the nature of, the reasons for,
    and the purpose to be accomplished by the settlement. The written statement must include:
     
    a) A full stipulation of all material facts pertaining to the nature, extent, and causes
    of the alleged violations proposed to be settled;
     
    b) The nature of the relevant parties’ operations and control equipment;
     
    c)
    Facts and circumstances bearing upon the reasonableness of the emissions,
    discharges, or deposits involved, including:
     
    1)
    the character and degree of injury to, or interference with the protection
    of the health, general welfare and physical property of the people
    ;
     
    2)
    the social and economic value of the pollution source;
     
    3)
    the suitability or unsuitability of the pollution source to the area in which
    it is located, including the question of priority of location in the area
    involved;
     
    4)
    the technical practicability and economic reasonableness of reducing or
    eliminating the emissions, discharges or deposits resulting from such
    pollution source; and
     
    5)
    any subsequent compliance.
    [415 ILCS 5/33(c)]
     
    d) Details as to future plans for compliance, including a description of additional
    control measures and the dates for their implementation, if any; and
     
    e) The proposed penalty, if any, supported by factors in mitigation or aggravation of
    penalty, including the factors set forth in Section 42(h) of the Act [415 ILCS
    5/42(h)].
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    Section 103.304 Hearing on Proposed Stipulation and Settlement Agreement
     
    When the parties submit a proposed stipulation and settlement agreement to the hearing officer at
    hearing, or when the Board orders that a hearing be held in accordance with Section 103.300(c)
    or 103.301(b) of this Part, the hearing officer will conduct a hearing in which interested persons
    may make statements with respect to the nature of the alleged violation and its impact on the

     
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    environment, together with their views on the proposed stipulation and settlement agreement.
    The statements must be in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.628.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    Section 103.306 Board Order on Proposed Stipulation and Settlement Agreement
     
    a) The Board will consider the proposed settlement and stipulation agreement and
    the hearing record, if any. The Board may accept, suggest revisions in, reject the
    proposed settlement and stipulation agreement, or direct initial or further hearings
    as it deems appropriate. Where a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
    System (NPDES) permit is involved in the settlement, notice of settlement must
    be published in the Environmental Register at least 30 days prior to the
    settlement.
     
    b) If the Board determines that a settlement involves or may involve the issuance or
    modification of a Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) permit, it will
    enter an interim order pursuant to Section 103.402 of this Part.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    SUBPART F: ENFORCING BOARD ORDERS
     
    Section 103.600 Civil Action
     
    a)
    All orders issued and entered by the Board pursuant to Section 33 of the Act
    [415
    ILCS 5/33] in a State enforcement proceeding
    are enforceable by injunction,
    mandamus, or other appropriate remedy, in accordance with Section 42 of the
    Act
    [415 ILCS 5/42]. [415 ILCS 5/33(d)]
     
    b)
    A final order issued by the Board pursuant to Section 33 of the Act
    [415 ILCS
    5/33] in a citizen’s enforcement proceeding
    may be enforced through a civil
    action for injunctive or other relief instituted by a person who was a party to the
    Board enforcement proceeding in which the Board issued the final order.
    [415
    ILCS 5/45(e)]
     
    (Source: Added at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    APPENDIX A Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    The following appendix compares the former procedural rules (in effect on December 31, 2000)
    with the current procedural rules (effective January 1, 2001).
     
    FORMER PART 103 CURRENT SECTION
    103.101 102.100
    103.120 103.200

     
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    103.121 103.202
    103.122 103.204
    103.123 101.204
    103.124 103.212
    103.125 101.600
    101.602
    103.140 101.Subpart E
    103.141 101.406
    101.408
    103.206
    103.142 101.502
    101.510
    103.161 101.616
    103.162 101.618
    103.163 101.622
    103.180 103.Subpart C
    103.200 101.610
    103.204 101.626
    103.206 101.630
    103.207 101.632
    103.208 101.626
    103.209 101.624
    103.220 103.500
    101.608
    103.221 101.604
    103.224 103.416
    103.Subpart H 101.Subpart I
    103.Subpart I 103.Subpart D
     
    (Source: Repealed at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
    CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
     
    PART 104
    REGULATORY RELIEF MECHANISMS
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section
    104.100 Applicability
    104.102 Severability
    104.104 Definitions
     

     
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    SUBPART B: VARIANCES
     
    Section
    104.200 General
    104.202 Filing Requirements
    104.204 Petition Content Requirements
    104.206 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Variance Petition Contents
    104.208 Consistency with Federal Law
    104.210 Petition for Extension of Variance
    104.212 Motion for Modification of Internal Variance Compliance Dates
    104.214 Agency’s Notice of Petition
    104.216 Agency Investigation and Recommendation
    104.218 Agency Recommendation to RCRA Variance
    104.220 Response to Agency Recommendation
    104.222 Stipulations
    104.224 Objections to Petition, Written Comments and Request for Hearing
    104.226 Amended Petition and Amended Recommendation
    104.228 Insufficient Petition
    104.230 Dismissal of Petition
    104.232 Calculation of Decision Deadline
    104.234 Hearing
    104.236 Hearing Procedures
    104.238 Standard of Review
    104.240 Certificate of Acceptance
    104.242 Term of Variance
    104.244 Variance Conditions
    104.246 Performance Bonds
    104.248 Objection to Conditions
     
    SUBPART C: PROVISIONAL VARIANCES
     
    Section
    104.300 Applicability
    104.302 Agency Board Action
    104.304 Initiating a Request
    104.306 Filing and Notice
    104.308 Term
    104.310
    Simultaneous Variance Prohibition
     
    SUBPART D: ADJUSTED STANDARDS
     
    Section
    104.400 General
    104.402 Initiation of Proceeding
    104.404 Request to Agency to Join as Co-Petitioner
    104.406 Petition Content Requirements

     
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    104.408 Petition Notice Requirements
    104.410 Proof of Petition Notice Requirements
    104.412 Effect of Filing a Petition: Stay
    104.414 Dismissal of Petition
    104.416 Agency Recommendation and Petitioner Response
    104.418 Amended Petition, Amended Recommendation, and Amended Response
    104.420 Request for Public Hearing
    104.422 Public Hearing
    104.424 Hearing Notice
    104.426 Burden of Proof
    104.428 Board Action
     
    APPENDIX A Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    AUTHORITY: Subparts B and C: Implementing Sections 5, 35, 36, 37 and 38 of the
    Environmental Protection Act (Act) [415 ILCS 5/5, 35, 36, 37, and 38] and authorized by
    Sections 26 and 27 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/26 and 27]. Subpart D: Implementing Sections 5,
    14.2(c), 22.4, 27, 28, 28.1, 28.5 and 39.5 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/5, 14.2(c), 22.4, 27, 28, 28.1,
    28.5, 26 and 39.5] and authorized by Sections 26 and 27 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/26 and 27].
     
    SOURCE: Subpart B: Originally adopted as Chapter I: Procedural Rules, Part IV: Variances, in
    R70-4, at 1 PCB 43, October 8, 1970; amended in R77-16, 29 PCB 503, at 2 Ill. Reg. 16, p. 3,
    effective May, 1974, amended in R79-9, 35 PCB 433, at 3 Ill. Reg. 51, p. 128, effective
    December 7, 1979; amended in R80-12, 40 PCB 451, at 5 Ill. Reg. 2763, effective March 2,
    1981; codified at 6 Ill. Reg. 8357; amended in R84-10, 62 PCB 87, at 9 Ill. Reg. 1409, effective
    January 16, 1985; old Part repealed, new Part adopted in R00-20 at 25 Ill. Reg. 613, effective
    January 1, 2001; amended in R04-24 at __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective __________.
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section 104.100 Applicability
     
    a) This Part applies to mechanisms for obtaining adjudicatory proceedings before the
    Board that provide relief from environmental regulations under certain
    circumstances as set forth in Titles VII and IX of the Act. Specifically, this Part
    applies to regulatory relief mechanisms, meaning variances, provisional variances
    and adjusted standards.
     
    b) This Part must be read in conjunction with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101, which contains
    procedures generally applicable to all of the Board’s adjudicatory proceedings. In
    the event of a conflict between the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101 and
    those of this Part, the provisions of this Part apply.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    SUBPART C: PROVISIONAL VARIANCES

     
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    Section 104.300 Applicability
     
    This Subpart applies to any person seeking a provisional variance from the Agency pursuant to
    Title IX of the Act. This Subpart must be read in conjunction with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101 and
    this Part. In the event of conflict between this Subpart and the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm.
    Code 101, the requirements of this Subpart apply.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    Section 104.302 Agency Board Action
     
    The Agency Board shall grant provisional variances whenever it is found, upon presentation of
    adequate proof, only upon notification from the Agency that compliance on a short term basis
    with any rule or regulation, requirement or order of the Board, or with any permit requirement,
    would impose an arbitrary or unreasonable hardship. Such provisional variances shall be
    issued within 2 working days of notification from the Agency
    . [415 ILCS 5/35(b)]
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    Section 104.304 Initiating a Request
     
    Any person seeking a provisional variance pursuant to
    Section 35(b) of the Act 104.401 of this
    Part
    shall make a request to the Agency. The Agency shall promptly investigate and consider the
    merits of the request. The Agency may notify the Board of its recommendation. If the Agency
    fails to take final action within 30 days after receipt of the request for a provisional variance, or
    if the Agency denies the request
    or if the Agency denies the request,
    the person may initiate
     
    a
     
    variance proceeding with the Board pursuant to Subpart B of this Part. [415 ILCS 5/37(b)]
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    Section 104.306 Filing and Notice
     
    If the Agency grants a provisional variance, the Agency must promptly file a copy of its written
    decision with the Board, and The Board shall give prompt notice of its action on provisional
    variance requests to the public by issuing a press release for distribution to newspapers of
    general circulation in the county
    . The Clerk will
    maintain for public inspection copies of all
    provisional variances filed with the Board by the Agency
    .
      
    [415 ILCS 5/37(b)]
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    Section 104.308 Term
     
    Any provisional variance granted by the Agency Board pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 35
    shall be for a period of time not to exceed 45 days. A provisional variance may be extended
    Upon receipt of a recommendation from the Agency to extend this time period, the Board shall

     
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    grant up to an additional 45 days by written decision of the Agency. The provisional variances
    granted to any one person shall not exceed a total of 90 days during any calendar year
    . [415
    ILCS 5/36(c)]
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    Section 104.310
    Simultaneous Variance Prohibition
     
    The Board will not grant a provisional variance to the extent that the petitioner already holds a
    variance from the same regulation or Board order for the same time period.
     
    (Source: Repealed at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    APPENDIX A Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    The following table compares the former procedural rules (in effect on December 31, 2000) with
    the current procedural rules (effective January 1, 2001).
     
    FORMER PART 104 CURRENT SECTION
    104.102 104.200
    104.104
    104.206
    104.120 104.202
    104.121 104.204
    104.122 104.208
    104.123 104.210
    104.124 104.234
    104.236
    104.125 104.228
    104.230
    104.126 104.206
    104.140 104.214
    104.141 104.224
    104.142 104.214
    104.160 104.228
    104.234
    104.236
    104.232
    104.230
    104.180 104.216
    104.181 104.220
    104.182 104.218
    104.183 104.224
    104.200 104.236
    104.201 104.238
    101.Subpart F

     
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    104.221 104.238
     
    (Source: Repealed at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
    CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
     
    PART 105
    APPEALS OF FINAL DECISIONS OF STATE AGENCIES
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section
    105.100 Applicability
    105.102 Severability
     
    105.104 Definitions
     
    105.106 Computation of Time, Filing and Service Requirements
    105.108 Dismissal of Petition
    105.110 Hearing Process
    105.112 Burden of Proof
    105.114 Calculation of Decision Deadline
     
    105.116 Record Filing
    105.118 Sanctions for Untimely Filing of the Record
     
    SUBPART B: APPEAL OF AGENCY PERMIT DECISIONS AND OTHER FINAL
    DECISIONS OF THE AGENCY
     
    Section
    105.200 Applicability
    105.202 Parties
    105.204 Who May File a Petition for Review
    105.206 Time to File the Petition or Request for Extension
    105.208 Extension of Time to File a Petition for Review
    105.210 Petition Content Requirements
    105.212 Agency Record
    105.214 Board Hearing
     
    SUBPART C: CAAPP PERMIT APPEALS
     
    105.300 Applicability
    105.302 General Requirements
    105.304 Petition Content Requirements
     
    SUBPART D: APPEAL OF AGENCY LEAKING UNDERGROUND
    STORAGE TANK (LUST) DECISIONS

     
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    Section
    105.400 Parties
    105.402 Who May File a Petition for Review
    105.404 Time for Filing the Petition
    105.406 Extension of Time to File a Petition for Review
    105.408 Petition Content Requirements
    105.410 Agency Record
    105.412 Board Hearing
     
    SUBPART E: APPEAL OF OSFM LUST DECISIONS
     
    Section
    105.500 Applicability
    105.502 General Overview
    105.504 General Requirements
    105.506 Petition Content Requirements
    105.508 OSFM Record and Appearance
    105.510 Location of Hearing
     
    APPENDIX A Agency LUST Final Decisions that are Reviewable
     
    APPENDIX B Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    AUTHORITY: Authorized by Sections 26 and 27 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act)
    [415 ILCS 5/26 and 27] and implementing Sections 5, 39, 39.5, 40, 40.1, 40.2, and 57 of the Act
    [415 ILCS 5/5, 39, 39.5, 40, 40.1, 40.2 and 57].
     
    SOURCE: Filed with Secretary of State January 1, 1978; amended 4 Ill. Reg. 52, page 41,
    effective December 11, 1980; codified 6 Ill. Reg. 8357; amended in R93-24 at 18 Ill. Reg. 4244,
    effective March 8, 1994; amended in R94-11 at 18 Ill. Reg. 16594, effective November 1, 1994;
    old Part repealed, new Part adopted in R00-20 at 25 Ill. Reg. 406, effective January 1, 2001;
    amended in R04-24 at __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective ________.
     
    SUBPART B: APPEAL OF AGENCY PERMIT DECISIONS AND OTHER FINAL
    DECISIONS OF THE AGENCY
     
    Section 105.214 Board Hearing
     
    a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this Section, the Board will
    conduct a public hearing, in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.Subpart F,
    upon an appropriately filed petition for review under this Subpart. The hearing
    will be based exclusively on the record before the Agency at the time the permit
    or decision was issued, unless the parties agree to supplement the record pursuant
    to Section 40(d) of the Act. If any party desires to introduce evidence before the
    Board with respect to any disputed issue of fact, the Board will conduct a separate
    hearing and receive evidence with respect to the issue of fact.

     
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    b) The Board will not hold a hearing on a petition for review under this Subpart if
    the Board disposes of the petition on a motion for summary judgment brought
    pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.516.
     
    c) The Board will not hold a hearing on a petition for review under Section
    105.204(c) of this Subpart if the Board determines that:
     
    1) The petition is duplicitous duplicative or frivolous; or
     
    2) The petitioner is so located as to not be affected by the permitted facility.
     
    d) The Board will not hold a hearing on a petition for review under Section
    105.204(b) or (d) of this Subpart if the Board determines that the petition is
    duplicitous duplicative or frivolous.
     
    d) If the Board determines to hold a hearing, the Clerk will give notice of the hearing
    pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.602.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    APPENDIX B Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    The following table compares the former procedural rules (in effect on December 31, 2000) with
    the current procedural rules (effective January 1, 2001).
     
    FORMER PART 105 CURRENT SECTION
    105.102 105.202
    105.204
    105.206
    105.212
    105.Subpart C
    105.103 105.204
     
    (Source: Repealed at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
    CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
     
    PART 106
    PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SPECIFIC RULES OR STATUTORY PROVISIONS
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section

     
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    106.100 Applicability
    106.102 Severability
    106.104 Definitions
     
    SUBPART B: HEATED EFFLUENT, ARTIFICIAL COOLING LAKE, AND SULFUR
    DIOXIDE DEMONSTRATIONS
     
    Section
    106.200 General
    106.202 Petition Requirements
    106.204 Additional Petition Requirements in Sulfur Dioxide Demonstrations
    106.206 Notice
    106.208 Recommendation and Response
    106.210 Burden of Proof
     
    SUBPART C: WATER WELL SETBACK EXCEPTION PROCEDURES
     
    Section
    106.300 General
    106.302 Initiation of Proceeding
    106.304 Petition Content Requirements
    106.306 Response and Reply
    106.308 Hearing
    106.310 Burden of Proof
     
    SUBPART D: REVOCATION AND REOPENING OF
    CLEAN AIR ACT PERMIT PROGRAM (CAAPP) PERMITS
     
    Section
    106.400 General
    106.402 Definitions
    106.404 Initiation of Proceedings
    106.406 Petition Content Requirements
    106.408 Response and Reply
    106.410 Hearing
    106.412 Burden of Proof
    106.414 Opinion and Order
    106.416 USEPA Review of Proposed Determination
     
    SUBPART E: MAXIMUM ACHIEVABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
    DETERMINATIONS
     
    Section
    106.500 General
    106.502 Definitions
    106.504 Initiation of Proceedings

     
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    106.506 Petition Content Requirements
    106.508 Response and Reply
    106.510 Hearing
    106.512 Burden of Proof
    106.514 Board Action
     
    SUBPART F: CULPABILITY DETERMINATIONS FOR PARTICULATE MATTER LESS
    THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 MICRONS (PM-10)
     
    Section
    106.600 General
    106.602 Initiation of Proceedings
    106.604 Petition Content Requirements
    106.606 Response and Reply
    106.608 Hearing
    106.610 Burden of Proof
     
    SUBPART G: INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
    SYSTEM AGREEMENTS (EMSAs)
    Section
    106.700 Purpose
    106.702 Applicability
    106.704 Termination Under Section 52.3-4(b) of the Act
    106.706 Who May Initiate, Parties
    106.707 Notice, Statement of Deficiency, Answer
    106.708 Service
    106.710 Notice of Hearing
    106.712 Deficient Performance
    106.714 Board Decision
    106.716 Burden of Proof
    106.718 Motions, Responses
    106.720 Intervention
    106.722 Continuances
    106.724 Discovery, Admissions
    106.726 Subpoenas
    106.728 Settlement Procedure
    106.730 Authority of Hearing Officer, Board Members, and Board Assistants
    106.732 Order and Conduct of Hearing
    106.734 Evidentiary Matters
    106.736 Post-Hearing Procedures
    106.738 Motion After Entry of Final Order
    106.740 Relief from Final Orders
     
    APPENDIX A Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     

     
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    AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Sections 5, 14.2(c), 22.4, 26, 27, 28, 28.1, 28.5,
    35, 36, 37, 38, 39.5 and 52.3 of the Environmental Protection Act (the Act) [415 ILCS 5/5,
    14.2(c), 22.4, 26, 27, 28, 28.1, 28.5, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39.5 and 52.3].
     
    SOURCE: Subpart B: Originally adopted as Chapter I: Procedural Rules, Part IV: Variances, in
    R70-4, at 1 PCB 43, October 8, 1970; amended in R77-16, 29 PCB 503, at 2 Ill. Reg. 16, p. 3,
    effective May 1978, amended in R79-9, 35 PCB 433, at 3 Ill. Reg. 51, p. 128, effective
    December 7, 1979; amended in R80-12, 40 PCB 451, at 5 Ill. Reg. 2763, effective March 2,
    1981; codified at 6 Ill. Reg. 8357; amended in R84-10, 62 PCB 87, at 9 Ill. Reg. 1409, effective
    January 16, 1985; old Part repealed, new Part adopted in R00-20 at 25 Ill. Reg. 550, effective
    January 1, 2001; amended in R04-24 at __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______ .
     
    SUBPART G: INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
    SYSTEM AGREEMENTS (EMSAs)
     
    Section 106.702 Applicability
     
    a) When the Agency terminates an EMSA under Section 52.3-4(b) or (b-5) of the
    Act, only Section 106.704 of this Subpart applies.
     
    b) This Subpart, except for Section 106.704, applies to proceedings in which the
    Board will determine whether to terminate an EMSA.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    Section 106.704 Termination Under Section 52.3-4(b) or (b-5) of the Act
     
    a) To terminate an EMSA under Section 52.3-4(b) of the Act, the Agency must
    determine that the sponsor’s performance under the EMSA has failed to:
     
    1)
    Achieve emissions reductions or reductions in discharges of wastes
    beyond the otherwise applicable statutory and regulatory requirements
    through pollution prevention or other suitable means; or
     
    2)
    Achieve real environmental risk reduction or foster environmental
    compliance by other persons regulated under the Act in a manner that is
    clearly superior to the existing regulatory system.
    [415 ILCS 5/52.3-1(b)]
     
    b) To terminate an EMSA under Section 52.3-4(b-5) of the Act, the Agency must
    determine that the sponsor’s
    participation in the Federal Performance Track
    Program has ceased.
    [415 ILCS 5/52.3-4(b-5)]
      
     
    cb) If the Agency terminates an EMSA under Section 52.3-4(b) or (b-5) of the Act,
    the sponsor may file an appeal with the Board. Appeals to the Board will be
    pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 105.Subparts A and B.
     

     
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    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    APPENDIX A Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    The following table compares the former procedural rules (in effect on December 31, 2000) with
    the current procedural rules (effective January 1, 2001).
     
    FORMER PART 106 CURRENT SECTION
    106.101 106.200
    106.102 106.202
    106.103 106.200
    106.104 106.208
    106.201 106.202
    106.202 101.602
    106.200
    106.210
    106.301 106.202
    106.204
    106.302 106.202
    106.303 106.200
    106.304 106.208
    106.305 101.602
    106.200
    106.210
    106.411 104.402
    106.412 104.404
    106.413 104.406
    106.414 104.416
    106.415 104.422
    104.424
    106.416 104.428
    106.501 104.400
    106.502 104.402
    106.503 104.404
    106.504 104.406
    106.505 104.416
    106.506 104.422
    104.424
    106.507 104.428
    106.601 106.300
    106.602 106.302
    106.304
    106.603 106.306
    106.604 106.308
    106.701 104.400

     
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    106.702 104.104
    106.703 104.402
    106.704 104.404
    106.705 104.406
    106.708 106.100
    106.306
    106.709 106.100
    101.Subpart E
    106.710 106.100
    101.304
    106.711 104.408
    106.712 104.410
    106.713 104.420
    106.714 104.416
    106.715 104.418
    106.801 104.422
    106.802 104.424
    106.803 104.400
    106.804 101.616
    104.100
    106.805 101.626
    104.100
    104.400
    106.807 104.400
    106.808 104.426
    106.902 104.414
    106.903 104.426
    104.428
    106.904 104.428
    106.906 104.428
    106.907 104.412
    106.910 106.400
    106.911 104.104
    106.912 106.400
    106.404
    106.406
    106.913 106.408
    106.914 106.410
    106.412
    106.915 106.414
    106.916 106.416
    106.920 106.500
    106.921 106.502
    106.922 106.504

     
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    106.506
    106.923 106.508
    106.924 106.510
    106.512
    106.925 106.514
    106.930 106.600
    106.931 106.600
    106.602
    106.604
    106.932 106.606
    106.933 106.608
    106.610
    106.940 106.700
    106.702
    106.942 101.202
    106.944 106.102
    106.945
    106.704
    106.946 106.706
    106.948 106.707
    106.950 106.708
    106.952 106.710
    106.954 106.712
    106.956 106.714
    106.958 106.716
    106.960 106.718
    106.962 106.720
    106.964 106.722
    106.966 106.724
    106.968 106.726
    106.970 106.728
    106.972 106.730
    106.974 106.732
    106.976 106.734
    106.978 106.736
    106.980 106.738
    106.982 106.740
     
    (Source: Repealed at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
    CHAPTER 1: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
     
    PART 107
    PETITION TO REVIEW POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY SITING DECISIONS

     
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    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section
    107.100 Applicability
    107.102 Severability
    107.104 Definitions
    107.106 Description
     
    SUBPART B: PETITION FOR REVIEW
     
    Section
    107.200 Who May File Petition
    107.202 Parties
    107.204 Time for Filing Petition
    107.206 Filing and Service Requirements
    107.208 Petition Content Requirements
     
    SUBPART C: FILING OF LOCAL RECORD
     
    Section
    107.300 Record
    107.302 Filing of the Record
    107.304 Record Contents
    107.306 Preparing of the Record
    107.308 Certification of Record
     
    SUBPART D: HEARING
     
    Section
    107.400 General
    107.402 Authority and Duties of Hearing Officer
    107.404 Public Participation
     
    SUBPART E: BOARD REVIEW AND DECISION
     
    Section
    107.500 Preliminary Board Determination/Set for Hearing
    107.502 Dismissal of Petition
    107.504 Decision Deadline
    107.506 Burden of Proof
     
    APPENDIX A Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     

     
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    AUTHORITY: Authorized by Sections 26 and 27 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act)
    [415 ILCS 5/26 and 27] and implementing Sections 39.2, and 40.1 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/39.2
    and 40.1].
     
    SOURCE: Filed with Secretary of State January 1, 1978; amended at 4 Ill. Reg. 2, p. 186,
    effective December 27, 1979; codified at 6 Ill. Reg. 8357; amended in R85-22 at 10 Ill. Reg.
    992, effective February 2, 1986; amended in R86-46 at 11 Ill. Reg. 13457, effective August 4,
    1987; amended in R82-1 at 12 Ill. Reg. 12484, effective July 13, 1988; amended in R88-10 at 12
    Ill. Reg. 12817, effective July 21, 1988; amended in R88-5(A) at 13 Ill. Reg. 12094, effective
    July 10, 1989; amended in R88-5(B) at 14 Ill. Reg. 9442, effective June 5, 1990; amended in
    R93-24 at 18 Ill. Reg. 4230, effective March 8, 1994; amended in R93-30 at 18 Ill. Reg. 11579,
    effective July 11, 1994; amended in R99-9 at 23 Ill. Reg. 2697, effective February 16, 1999; old
    part repealed, new Part adopted in R00-20 at 25 Ill. Reg.539, effective January 1, 2001; amended
    in R04-24 at __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective ________.
     
    SUBPART E: BOARD REVIEW AND DECISION
     
    Section 107.500 Preliminary Board Determination/Set for Hearing
     
    Upon proper filing of the petition, the Board will set the matter for hearing unless it determines
    that the matter is frivolous or duplicitous duplicative as required by Section 40.1(b) of the Act.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    APPENDIX A Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    The following table compares the former procedural rules (in effect on December 31, 2000) with
    the current procedural rules (effective January 1, 2001).
     
    FORMER PART 107 CURRENT SECTION
    107.100 105.500
    107.101 105.102
    107.102 105.502
    107.103 105.104
    107.120 105.504(a)
    107.121 105.504(b)
    107.122 105.506
    107.123 105.504(c)
    107.124 105.508
    107.Subpart C 105.108
    107.Subpart D 105.510
    107.Subpart E 105.100(b)
    101.Subpart F
    107.Subpart F 105.100(b)
    101.Subpart F

     
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    107.Subpart G 105.100
    101.Subpart E
    107.Subpart H 105.100
    101.Subpart F
    107.Subpart I
    105.100
    101.Subpart F
    107.Subpart K 105.100
    101.Subpart F
    107.320 105.100
    101.Subpart H
    107.Subpart M 105.100
    101.Subpart I
    107.Subpart N 105.100
    101.Subpart I
     
    (Source: Repealed at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
    CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
     
    PART 108
    ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
    Section
    108.100 Applicability
    108.102 Severability
    108.104 Definitions
     
    SUBPART B: ISSUANCE OF THE CITATION AND PETITION TO CONTEST
     
    Section
    108.200 Administrative Citation Issuance
    108.202 Service of Citation/Filing of Citation with the Board
    108.204 Filing Requirements for Petition to Contest
    108.206 Petition Contents
    108.208 AC Recipient’s Voluntary Withdrawal
     
    SUBPART C: HEARINGS
     
    Section
    108.300 Authorization of Hearing
     
    SUBPART D: BOARD DECISIONS
    Section

     
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    108.400 Burden of Proof
    108.402 Dismissal
    108.404 Default
    108.406 Non-Contested Citations
     
    SUBPART E: ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES AND COSTS
     
    Section
    108.500 Penalties and Costs
    108.502 Claimed Costs of Agency or Delegated Unit
    108.504 Board Costs
    108.506 Response to Claimed Costs and Reply
    AUTHORITY: Authorized by Sections 26 and 27 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act)
    [415 ILCS 5/26 and 27] and implementing Sections 21(o), 21(p), 31.1, and 42(b)(4) of the Act
    [415 ILCS 5/21(o), 21(p), 31.1, and 42(b)(4)].
     
    SOURCE: Adopted in R00-20 at Ill. Reg. 397, effective January 1, 2001; amended in R04-24 at
    __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective ________.
     
    SUBPART E: ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES AND COSTS
     
    Section 108.500 Penalties and Costs
     
    The Board will impose penalties and assess costs as follows:
     
    a) If the AC is defaulted or non-contested as set forth in Sections 108.404 or 108.406
    of this Part, respectively, the Board will do the following:
     
    1) Impose on the AC Recipient found to have violated any provision of
    Section 21(o) of the Act a $500 penalty for each violation of each such
    provision; and
     
    2) Impose on the AC Recipient found to have violated any provision of
    Section 21(p) of the Act a $1,500 penalty for each violation of each such
    provision, except that the penalty amount imposed will be a first offense
    and a $3,000 penalty for each violation of any provision of Section 21(p)
    of the Act that is the AC recipient’s a second or subsequent adjudicated
    violation of that provision offense.
     
    b) If the AC Recipient contests the AC and the Board finds, based on the record, that
    the violation occurred and that the AC Recipient has not shown that the violation
    resulted from uncontrollable circumstances, the Board will do the following:
     
    1) Impose on the AC Recipient found to have violated any provision of
    Section 21(o) of the Act a $500 penalty for each violation of each such
    provision;

     
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    2) Impose on the AC Recipient found to have violated any provision of
    Section 21(p) of the Act a $1,500 penalty for each violation of each such
    provision, except that the penalty amount imposed will be a first offense
    and a $3,000 penalty for each violation of any provision of Section 21(p)
    of the Act that is the AC recipient’s a second or subsequent adjudicated
    violation of that provision offense; and
     
    3) Assess the AC Recipient found to have violated any provision of Section
    21(o) or (p) of the Act associated hearing costs pursuant to Sections
    108.502 and 108.504 of this Subpart.
     
    c) If the AC Recipient contests the AC but voluntarily withdraws the petition for
    review pursuant to Section 108.208 of this Part after the hearing starts, the Board
    will do the following:
     
    1) Impose on the AC Recipient found to have violated any provision of
    Section 21(o) of the Act a $500 penalty for each violation of each such
    provision;
     
    2) Impose on the AC Recipient found to have violated any provision of
    Section 21(p) of the Act a $1,500 penalty for each violation of each such
    provision, except that the penalty amount imposed will be a first offense
    and a $3,000 penalty for each violation of any provision of Section 21(p)
    of the Act that is the AC recipient’s a second or subsequent adjudicated
    violation of that provision offense; and
     
    3) Assess the AC Recipient found to have violated any provision of Section
    21(o) or (p) of the Act associated hearing costs pursuant to Sections
    108.502 and 108.504 of this Subpart.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
    CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
     
    PART 125
    TAX CERTIFICATIONS
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section
    125.100 Applicability
    125.102 Severability
    125.104 Definitions

     
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    SUBPART B: TAX CERTIFICATION OF POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES AND LOW
    SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION COAL FUELED DEVICES
     
    Section
    125.200 General
    125.202 Tax Certification Application
    125.204 Agency Recommendation
    125.206 Petition to Contest
    125.208 Agency Record
    125.210 Public Hearing
    125.212 Hearing Notice
    125.214 Burden of Proof
    125.216 Board Action
     
    AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Sections 11-5, 11-10, 11-20, 11-25, 11-30, 11-
    35, 11-40, 11-50, and 11-55 of the Property Tax Code [35 ILCS 200/11-5, 11-10, 11-20, 11-25,
    11-30, 11-35, 11-40, 11-50, and 11-55] and Sections 26 and 27 of the Environmental Protection
    Act (the Act) [415 ILCS 5/26 and 27].
     
    SOURCE: Adopted in R00-20 at 25 Ill. Reg. 642, effective January 1, 2001; amended in R04-24
    at __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective ________.
     
    SUBPART B: TAX CERTIFICATION OF POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES AND LOW
    SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION COAL FUELED DEVICES
     
    Section 125.216 Board Action
     
    a) Pollution Control Facilities.
    If it is found that the claimed facility or relevant
    portion thereof is a pollution control facility as defined in
    Section 125.200(a)(1)
    of this Part,
    the Board shall enter a finding and issue a certificate to that effect.
    The certificate shall require tax treatment as a pollution control facility, but only
    for the portion certified if only a portion is certified. The effective date of a
    certificate shall be the date of
    the application petition
    for the certificate or the
    date of the constructiony, whichever is later.
    [35 ILCS 200/11-25]
     
    b) Low Sulfur Dioxide Emission Coal Fueled Devices.
    If it is found that the claimed
    device meets the definition
    of low sulfur dioxide emission coal fueled device as
    set forth in Section 125.200(b)(1) of this Part,
    the Board shall enter a finding and
    issue a certificate that requires tax treatment as a low sulfur dioxide emission
    coal fueled device. The effective date of a certificate shall be on January 1
    preceding the date of certification or preceding the date construction or
    installation of the device commences, whichever is later.
    [35 ILCS 200/11-55]
     
    c) After notice to the holder of the certificate and an opportunity for a hearing
    pursuant to this Subpart,
    the Board may on its own initiative revoke or modify a

     
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    pollution control certificate or a low sulfur dioxide emission coal fueled device
    certificate whenever any of the following appears:
     
     
    1)
    The certificate was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;
     
    2)
    The holder of the certificate has failed substantially to proceed with the
    construction, reconstruction, installation, or acquisition of pollution
    control facilities or a low sulfur dioxide emission coal fueled device; or
     
    3)
    The pollution control facility to which the certificate relates has ceased to
    be used for the primary purpose of pollution control and is being used for
    a different purpose.
    [35 ILCS 200/11-30]
     
     
    d) The Clerk will provide the applicant and the Agency with a copy of the Board’s
    order setting forth
    the Board’s findings and certificate, if any
    [35 ILCS 200/11-
    30].
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
    CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
     
    PART 130
    IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS AND OTHER NON-
    DISCLOSABLE INFORMATION
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section
    130.100 Purpose and Applicability
    130.102 Additional Procedures
    130.104 Definitions and Severability
    130.106 Segregation of Articles
    130.108 Disposal of Articles
    130.110 Articles Containing Emission Data
     
    SUBPART B: PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING ARTICLES THAT REPRESENT TRADE
    SECRETS
     
    Section
    130.200 Initiation of a Claim that an Article Represents a Trade Secret
    130.201 State Agency Request for Justification of Claims
    130.202 Time Limit for Delayed Submission of Justification
    130.203 Contents of Statement of Justification
    130.204 Waiver of Statutory Deadlines

     
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    130.206 Deadline for State Agency Trade Secret Determination
    130.208 Standards for State Agency Determination
    130.210 State Agency Actions Following a Negative Determination
    130.212 State Agency Actions Following a Positive Determination
    130.214 Review of State Agency Trade Secret Determination
    130.216 Effect of a Determination of Trade Secret Status on Other State Agencies
    130.218 Status of Article Determined or Claimed to Represent a Trade Secret Before
    January 1, 2001
    130.220 Extension of Deadlines to Participate in Proceedings
     
    SUBPART C: PROCEDURES FOR PROTECTING ARTICLES THAT REPRESENT TRADE
    SECRETS
     
    Section
    130.300 Applicability
    130.302 Owner’s Responsibility to Mark Article
    130.304 State Agency’s Responsibility to Mark Article
    130.306 Transmission of Article Between State Agencies
    130.308 Public Access to Information Related to Article
    130.310 Access to Claimed or Determined Article
    130.312 Unauthorized Disclosure or Use of Article
    130.314 Limitation on Copying Article
     
    SUBPART D: NON-DISCLOSABLE INFORMATION OTHER THAN TRADE SECRETS
     
    Section
    130.400 General
    130.402 Who May View Non-Disclosable Information
    130.404 Application for Non-Disclosure
    130.406 Public Inspection
    130.408 Board Order
     
    APPENDIX A Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 7 and 7.1 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act)
    [415 ILCS 5/7 and 7.1] and authorized by Sections 7, 7.1, 26, and 27 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/7,
    7.1, 26, 27].
     
    SOURCE: Subparts A, B, and C originally adopted in R81-30 at 7 Ill. Reg. 16149, effective
    November 23, 1983. Subpart D originally adopted in R88-5(A) at 13 Ill. Reg. 12055, effective
    July 10, 1989; old Part repealed, new Part adopted in R00-20 at 25 Ill. Reg. 516, effective
    January 1, 2001; amended in R04-24 at __ Ill. Reg. _____, effective _________.
     
    SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
    Section 130.110 Articles Containing Emission Data

     
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    a)
    All emission data reported to or otherwise obtained by the Illinois Environmental
    Protection Agency, the Board, or DNR in connection with any examination,
    inspection or proceeding under the Act shall be available to the public to the
    extent required by the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 (P.L. 95-95) as
    amended
    [415 ILCS 5/7(c)].
     
    b) For purposes of this Section, “emission data” means:
     
    1) The identity, amount, frequency, concentration, or other characteristics
    (related to air quality) of any contaminant that:
     
    A) Has been emitted from an emission unit;
     
    B) Results from any emission by the emission unit;
     
    C) Under an applicable standard or limitation, the emission unit was
    authorized to emit; or
     
    D) Is a combination of any of the items described in subsection
    (b)(1)(A), (B), or (C) of this Section.
     
    2) The name, address (or description of the location), and the nature of the
    emission unit necessary to identify the emission unit, including a
    description of the device, equipment, or operation constituting the
    emission unit.
     
    c) In addition to subsection (b) of this Section, information necessary to determine
    or calculate emission data, including rate of operation, rate of production, rate of
    raw material usage, or material balance, will be deemed to represent emission data
    for the purposes of this Section if the information is contained in a permit to
    ensure that the permit is practically enforceable.
     
    (Source: Amended at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    APPENDIX A Comparison of Former and Current Rules (Repealed)
     
    The following table compares the former procedural rules (in effect on December 31, 2000) with
    the current procedural rules (effective January 1, 2001).
     
    FORMER PART 120 CURRENT SECTION
    120.101 130.100
    120.102 130.100
    120.103 101.200
    101.202
    130.104

     
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    120.201 130.200
    120.202 130.203
    120.203 130.204
    120.215 130.201
    120.220 130.202
    120.225 130.206
    120.230 130.208
    120.240 130.210
    120.245 130.212
    120.250 130.214
    120.260 130.216
    120.265 130.218
    120.270 130.220
    120.301
    130.300
    120.305 130.302
    120.310 130.304
    120.315 130.306
    120.320 130.106
    120.325 130.308
    120.330 130.310
    120.340 130.310
    120.350 130.312
    120.360 130.108
    120.401 130.102
     
    (Source: Repealed at __ Ill. Reg. ______, effective ______________)
     
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
     
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board
    adopted the above opinion and order on March 18, 2004, by a vote of 5-0.
     
     
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
     
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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