1. MOTION FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION
      1. EMISSIONS REDUCTION MARKET SYSTEM
  1. Section 205.405 Exclusions from Further Reductions
        1. Section 211.3695 Maximum True Vapor Pressure

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ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

December 2, 2004

 

IN THE MATTER OF:

 

AMENDMENTS TO 35 ILL. ADM. CODE 205, EMISSIONS REDUCTION MARKET SYSTEM, AND 35 ILL. ADM. CODE 211

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R05-11

(Rulemaking - Air)

 

Proposed Rule. First Notice.

 

OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD (by T.E. Johnson):

 

On November 19, 2004, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) filed a proposal for rulemaking pursuant to Sections 9.8, 27 and 28 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act). 415 ILCS 5/9.8, 27 and 28 (2002). The Agency proposes to amend the Board’s air rules, specifically the rules relating to Emissions Reduction Market System (ERMS). Today, the Board accepts the Agency’s proposal for hearing and grants the motion for expedited consideration.

  
BACKGROUND

Part 205, ERMS, was adopted by the Board on November 20, 1997, and received approval by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) as part of the Illinois State Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone, effective November 14, 2001. Agency Stat. of Reas. at 1. The ERMS system is a cap and trade program that involves Volatile Organic Material (VOM) emissions in the Chicago area. Id. It is designed to reduce VOM emission in the Chicago non-attainment area below the levels required by reasonably available control technology and other emission standards. Id. The Agency is proposing revisions to the program rules affecting sources in the Chicago ozone non-attainment area.

 

The Agency asserts that revisions are needed because the USEPA is revoking the 1-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) effective on June 15, 2005. Agency Stat. of Reas. at 2. The Agency contends that revocation of the 1-hour NAAQS affects applicability thresholds - currently sources subject to the CAAPP are those with potential to emit 25 tons of VOM, but once the 1-hour ozone NAAQS is revoked, the applicability threshold raises to 100 tons. Agency Stat. of Reas. at 2-3. The Agency asserts that this change will result in less facilities being subject to the rules and a corresponding loss of approximately 330 tons of VOM emissions reductions for each seasonal allotment period. Agency Statement of Reasons at 3. The Agency asserts that it must ensure that ERMS remains in place in its current form so the required VOM emissions reductions in the Chicago area is maintained. Agency Stat. of Reas. at 4.

 


MOTION FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION

 

In the motion, the Agency asserts that if this proposed rulemaking is not promulgated by June 15, 2005, there will be a lapse in participation of the affected sources in the ERMS that will not only lessen emissions reductions but will also result in great administrative confusion for both the sources and the Agency. Mot. at 3. Accordingly, the Agency asserts that it is necessary to expedite review in this matter. Id. The Agency requests that the Board proceed to first notice under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act without reaching a decision on the merits. Id. The Agency also requests that public hearings be held as soon as possible in accordance with Section 28(a) of the Act. Mot. at 4.

 

The motion is accompanied by the required affirmation attesting that the facts cited in the motion are true. Mot. at 4-5. In addition, the Agency states that it has done a fair amount of outreach on the proposal, and that no major concerns have been expressed to the Agency. Mot. at 3.

  
DISCUSSION

Motions for expedited review are addressed at Section 101.512 of the Board’s regulations. Pursuant to that section, in deciding such a motion the Board must consider all statutory requirements and whether material prejudice will result from the granting of the motion. See 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.512. Further, the Board will grant a motion for expedited review consistent with available resources and decision deadlines. Id.

 

The Board grants the Agency’s motion. The Agency has demonstrated that expedited review is necessary under the considerations outlined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.512. The Board must therefore adopt the rules on or before June 15, 2005. June 2, 2005 is the last regularly scheduled Board meeting prior to that date. Due to the stringent timeframe for final adoption the Board is today sending this proposal to first notice under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 ILCS 100/5-5 et seq. (2002)) without commenting on the merits of the proposal. The Board has, however, made some non-substantive grammatical, typographical, and mechanical changes to the proposal to conform the proposal to codification requirements.

 

The Board has certain statutorily set timeframes that must be observed in its general rulemaking process. First and second notice periods of 45 days each are required. See 35 Ill. Adm. Code 102.604, 102.606. In addition, the Board must provide notice of hearing prior to each public hearing by public advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation. 35 Ill. Adm. Code 102.416. It should be noted that in light of these fixed time periods and the need for expedited review of this proposal, this rulemaking will proceed quickly. The Board directs the hearing officer to schedule public hearings as expeditiously as possible. Copies of this opinion, the proposed rules, and any hearing officer orders may be viewed and downloaded from the Board’s web site at www.ipcb.state.il.us and copies may also be requested from the Clerk’s office.

 

Copies of this opinion, the proposed rules, and any hearing officer orders may be viewed and downloaded from the Board’s web site at www.ipcb.state.il.us   and copies may also be requested from the Clerk’s office.

    
ORDER
The Board directs the Clerk to cause publication of the following rule in the Illinois Register for first notice under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 ILCS 100/5-5 et seq. (2002)):
TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE B: AIR POLLUTION
CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
SUBCHAPTER b: ALTERNATIVE REDUCTION PROGRAM
 
PART 205


EMISSIONS REDUCTION MARKET SYSTEM
 
SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Section
205.100 Severability
205.110 Purpose
205.120 Abbreviations and Acronyms
205.130 Definitions
205.150 Emissions Management Periods
 
SUBPART B: APPLICABILITY
 
Section
205.200 Participating Source
205.205
Exempt Source
205.210 New Participating Source
205.220 Insignificant Emission Units
205.225 Startup, Malfunction or Breakdown
 
SUBPART C: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION
 
Section
205.300 Seasonal Emissions Component of the Annual Emissions Report
205.310 ERMS Applications
    1. CAAPP Permits for ERMS Sources
    205.316
    Federally Enforceable State Operating Permits for ERMS Sources
    205.318 Certification for Exempt CAAPP Sources
    205.320 Baseline Emissions
    205.330 Emissions Determination Methods
    205.335 Sampling, Testing, Monitoring and Recordkeeping Practices
      1. Changes in Emissions Determination Methods and Sampling, Testing, Monitoring and Recordkeeping Practices
      SUBPART D: SEASONAL EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT
       
      Section
      205.400 Seasonal Emissions Allotment
      205.405
      Exclusions from Further Reductions
      205.410 Participating Source Shutdowns
       
      SUBPART E: ALTERNATIVE ATU GENERATION
       
      Section
      205.500 Emissions Reduction Generator
      205.510 Inter-Sector Transaction
       
      SUBPART F: MARKET TRANSACTIONS
       
      Section
      205.600 ERMS Database
      205.610 Application for Transaction Account
      205.620 Account Officer
      205.630 ATU Transaction Procedures
       
      SUBPART G: PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY
       
      Section
      205.700 Compliance Accounting
      205.710 Alternative Compliance Market Account (ACMA)
      205.720 Emissions Excursion Compensation
      205.730 Excursion Reporting
      205.740 Enforcement Authority
      205.750 Emergency Conditions
      205.760 Market System Review Procedures
         
      AUTHORITY: Implementing Section 9.8 and authorized by Sections 27 and 28 of the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/9.8, 27 and 28].
      SOURCE: Adopted at 21 Ill. Reg. 15777, effective November 27, 1997; amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective_________________.
       
      SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
       
      Section 205.120 Abbreviations and Acronyms
        
      Unless otherwise specified within this Part, the abbreviations used in this Part shall be the same as those found in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 211. The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in this Part:
                     
      ACMA Alternative Compliance Market Account
      Act Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5]
      ATU Allotment Trading Unit
      BAT Best Available Technology
      CAA Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 [42 U.S.C. 7401 through 7671q]
      CAAPP Clean Air Act Permit Program
      ERMS Emissions Reduction Market System
      FESOP Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit
      LAER Lowest Achievable Emission Rate
      MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology
      NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standard
      NESHAP National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
      RFP Reasonable Further Progress
      ROP
      Rate of Progress
      USEPA
      United States Environmental Protection Agency
       
      VOM Volatile Organic Material
       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       
      Section 205.130 Definitions
                   
      Unless otherwise specified within this Part, the definitions for the terms used in this Part shall be the same as those found in Section 39.5 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/39.5] and in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 211.
      “Account officer” means a natural person who has been approved by the Agency, as specified in Section 205.620 of this Part, and is subsequently responsible for one or more Transaction Accounts to which he or she is designated.
      “Allotment” means the number of allotment trading units (ATUs) allotted to a source by the Agency, as established in the source’s CAAPP permit or FESOP.
      “Allotment Trading Unit (ATU)” means a tradable unit that represents 200 lbs of VOM emissions and is a limited authorization to emit 200 lbs of VOM emissions during the seasonal allotment period.
      “Annual Emissions Report” means the report submitted to the Agency annually pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 254.
      “Baseline emissions” means a participating source's VOM emissions for the seasonal allotment period based on historical operations as determined under Subpart C of this Part. Baseline emissions shall be the basis of the allotment for each participating source.
      “Best Available Technology (BAT)” means an emission level based on the maximum degree of reduction of VOM emitted from or which results from any emission unit, which the Agency, on a case-by-case basis, taking into account energy, environmental and economic impacts, determines is achievable for such unit through application of production processes and available methods, systems, and techniques for control of VOM, considering the features and production process and control methods, systems and techniques already used for the unit. BAT for an emission unit shall not be more stringent than Best Available Control Technology (BACT) as would be determined contemporaneously for such unit under the federal rules for Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD), 40 CFR 52.21 (1996). In no event shall application of “best available technology” result in emissions of VOM which exceed the emissions allowed by any standard established pursuant to Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, if such a standard is applicable to the category of emission unit.
      “CAAPP” means the Clean Air Act Permit Program, pursuant to Section 39.5 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/39.5].
      “Chicago ozone nonattainment area” means the area composed of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties and Aux Sable Township and Goose Lake Township in Grundy County and Oswego Township in Kendall County.
      “Emergency” means any situation arising from sudden and reasonably unforeseeable events beyond the control of the source, such as an act of God, that requires immediate corrective action to restore normal operation.
      “Emissions excursion” refers to the event that occurs when a participating source or new participating source does not hold sufficient ATUs at the end of a reconciliation period to account for its VOM emissions from the preceding seasonal allotment period, in accordance with Section 205.150(c) or (d) of this Subpart.
      “Excursion Compensation Notice” means an administrative notice issued by the Agency, pursuant to Section 205.720 of this Part, that notifies the owner or operator of a participating source or new participating source that the Agency has determined that the source has had an emissions excursion.
      “General participant” means any person, other than a participating source or new participating source, that obtains a Transaction Account and is allowed to buy and sell ATUs.
      “New participating source” means a source not operating prior to May 1, 1999, located in the Chicago ozone nonattainment area, that emits or has the potential to emit 25 tons per year or more of VOM or is required to obtain a CAAPP permit; and has or will have seasonal emissions of at least 10 tons of VOM.
       
      “Participating source” means a source operating prior to May 1, 1999, located in the Chicago ozone nonattainment area, that emits or has the potential to emit 25 tons per year or more of VOM or is required to obtain a CAAPP permit; and has baseline emissions of at least 10 tons, as specified in Section 205.320(a) of this Part, or seasonal emissions of at least 10 tons in any seasonal allotment period beginning in 1999.
       
      “Reconciliation period” means the period from October 1 through December 31 of each year during which the owner or operator of a participating source or new participating source must compile actual VOM emissions for the previous seasonal allotment period and may also buy or sell ATUs so that sufficient ATUs are held by the source by the conclusion of the reconciliation period.
        
      “Seasonal allotment period” means the period from May 1 through September 30 of each year.
      “Seasonal emissions” means actual VOM emissions at a source that occur during a seasonal allotment period.
       
      “Sell” means to transfer ATUs to another person through sale, lease, trade or other means of transfer.
       
      “Special participant” means any person that registers with the Agency and may purchase and retire ATUs but not sell ATUs, as specified in Section 205.610 of this Part.
       
      “Throughput” means the activity of an emission unit during a particular period relevant to its generation of VOM emissions, including, but not limited to, the amount of material transferred for a liquid storage operation, the amount of material processed through or produced by the emission unit, fuel usage, or the weight or volume of coatings or inks.
       
       
      “Transaction Account” means an account authorized by the Agency or its designee that allows an account officer to buy or sell ATUs.

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       
      Section 205.150 Emissions Management Periods
       
      a) The VOM emissions control period is the seasonal allotment period, which is from May 1 through September 30, annually.
       
      b) The reconciliation period is from October 1 to December 31, annually. During each reconciliation period, participating sources and new participating sources shall:
       
      1) Compile data of actual VOM emissions during the immediately preceding seasonal allotment period; and
       
      2) Submit its seasonal emissions component of its Annual Emissions Report, in accordance with Section 205.300 of this Part.
       
      c) At the end of each reconciliation period, on and after the dates specified in Section 205.200 of this Part, each participating source shall:
       
      1) Hold ATUs in an amount not less than its VOM emissions during the preceding seasonal allotment period, except as provided in Sections 205.220, 205.225, 205.315, 205.316, 205.320(e)(3) or (f) and 205.750 of this Part; or
       
      2) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this Section, hold Hold ATUs in an amount not less than 1.3 times its seasonal emissions during the preceding seasonal allotment period that are attributable to a major modification during the preceding seasonal allotment period, if a participating source commences operation of a major modification pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203 on or after May 1, 1999. Additionally, such source must hold ATUs in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of this Section for VOM emissions not attributable to this major modification during the preceding seasonal allotment period that are not attributable to this major modification.
       
      d) At the end of each reconciliation period, on and after the date on which the source commences operation, as specified in Section 205.210 of this Part, each new participating source shall:
       
      1) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this Section, if If the new participating source is a new major source pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203, hold ATUs in an amount not less than 1.3 times its VOM emissions during the preceding seasonal allotment period; or
       
      2) If the new participating source is not a new major source pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. 203, hold ATUs in an amount not less than its VOM emissions during the preceding seasonal allotment period, except as provided in Sections 205.220, 205.225 and 205.750 of this Part.
       
       
      e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this Section, any Any participating source that commences operation of a major modification on or after May 1, 1999, or any new participating source that is a new major source, which, at the end of each reconciliation period, holds ATUs in an amount not less than 1.3 times the VOM emissions during the preceding seasonal allotment period, in accordance with subsection (c)(2) or (d)(1) of this Section, as applicable, shall be deemed to have satisfied the VOM offset requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203.302(a), 203.602 and 203.701.
       
      f) Chicago area classification
      1) If the nonattainment classification of the Chicago area for ozone is changed such that the required offset ratio is no longer 1.3 to 1 and a new offset ratio applies, as specified in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203.302, that ratio shall then apply in lieu of the 1.3 to 1 ratio set forth in subsections (c)(2), (d)(1), and (e) of this Section. Such new ratio shall not apply to any part of a source or any modification already subject to the 1.3 to 1 ratio or other new offset ratio prior to the effective date of the new ratio.
       
      2) If the Chicago area is designated to attainment for ozone, the 1.3 to 1 ratio set forth in subsections (c)(2), (d)(1), and (e) of this Section or any new ratio established pursuant to subsection (f)(1) of this Section shall cease to apply. However, such ratio shall continue to apply to any part of a source or any modification that is already subject to the ratio prior to such designation.
       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       
      SUBPART B: APPLICABILITY
       
      Section 205.200 Participating Source
       
      a) The requirements of this Part shall apply to any source operating prior to May 1, 1999, located in the Chicago ozone nonattainment area, that
       
      1)  emits or has the potential to emit 25 tons per year or more of VOM or is required to obtain a CAAPP permit; and
       
      2)  has baseline emissions of at least 10 tons, as specified in Section 205.320(a) of this Part, or seasonal emissions of at least 10 tons in any seasonal allotment period beginning in 1999.
       
      b) Each participating source shall hold ATUs, as specified in Section 205.150(c) of this Part, in accordance with the following schedule:
       
       
      1)a) For any participating source that has baseline emissions of at least 10 tons of VOM, as determined in accordance with Section 205.320(a) of this Part, beginning with the 1999 seasonal allotment period;
       
      2)b)
      For any source that first becomes a participating source because its VOM emissions increase to 10 tons per season or more in any seasonal allotment period beginning with 1999 and this emissions increase is not a major modification pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203, beginning with the first seasonal allotment period after such increased emissions occurred; or
      3)c) For any source that will first be subject to the requirements of this Part because of a VOM emissions increase at any time on or after May 1, 1999 that constitutes a major modification pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203, upon commencing operation of this modification.
       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

        
      Section 205.205
      Exempt Source
      a) Any source that otherwise meets the criteria for participating sources shall be exempt from the requirements of this Part, except that any such source shall be required to submit the seasonal emissions component of the Annual Emissions Report as specified in Section 205.300 of this Part, if the source accepts a 15 tons per seasonal allotment period limit on its VOM emissions in its CAAPP permit or FESOP for each seasonal allotment period in which the source would be required to participate in the ERMS in accordance with the following:
       
      1) If the source would be required to participate in the ERMS beginning with the 1999 seasonal allotment period in accordance with Section 205.200(b)(1)(a) of this Subpart, such source shall apply for the applicable permit limitation by March 1, 1998; or
       
       
      2) If the source is required to participate in the ERMS in any seasonal allotment period after 1999 because its VOM emissions increase to 10 tons or more in any seasonal allotment period beginning with 1999 in accordance with Section 205.200(b)(2) of this Subpart, such source shall apply for the applicable permit limitation by December 1 of the first year in which its seasonal emissions are at least 10 tons.
       
      b) Any source that otherwise meets the criteria for participating sources shall be exempt from the requirements of this Part, except that any such source shall be required to submit the seasonal emissions component of the Annual Emissions Report and an ERMS application as specified in Sections 205.300 and 205.310(d) of this Part, respectively, if such source reduces its seasonal emissions by at least 18 percent beginning in 1999. Any such source shall accept conditions in its CAAPP permit or FESOP limiting its seasonal emissions to at least 18 percent less than its baseline emissions, as determined in accordance with Section 205.320 of this Part. Any such source shall apply for the applicable permit limitation(s) by March 1, 1998. ATUs equivalent to any amount of VOM emissions reductions achieved by the source beyond 12 percent (at least six percent) shall be issued by the Agency to the ACMA.

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       
      Section 205.210 New Participating Source
       
      a) The requirements of this Part shall apply to any new participating source, a source not operating prior to May 1, 1999, located in the Chicago ozone nonattainment area, that
       
      1)  emits or has the potential to emit 25 tons per year or more of VOM or is required to obtain a CAAPP permit; and
       
       
      2) 
      has or will have seasonal emissions of at least 10 tons of VOM.
      b) Each new participating source shall hold ATUs, as specified in Section 205.150(d) of this Part, upon commencing operation.
       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       
      Section 205.220 Insignificant Emission Units
       
      a) Emission units identified as insignificant activities pursuant to the CAAPP permit for a each participating or new participating source are exempt from the requirements of this Part.
       
       
      b) Emission units that the Agency determines would qualify as insignificant activities under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201.Subpart F if the source were a CAAPP source and for which a statement to this effect is contained in the FESOP for a participating or new participating source are exempt from the requirements of this Part.

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       
      SUBPART C: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION
       
      Section 205.300 Seasonal Emissions Component of the Annual Emissions Report
       
      a) For each year in which the source is operational, the owner or operator of each participating source and new participating source shall submit, as a component of its Annual Emissions Report, seasonal emissions information to the Agency for each seasonal allotment period after the effective date of this Part in accordance with the following schedule:
        
      1)
      For each participating source or new participating source that generates VOM emissions from less than 10 emission units, by October 31 of each year; and
      2) For each participating source or new participating source that generates VOM emissions from 10 or more emission units, by November 30 of each year.
       
      b) In addition to any information required pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 254, the seasonal emissions component of the Annual Emissions Report shall contain the following information for the preceding seasonal allotment period for each emission unit emitting or capable of emitting VOM, except that such information is not required for emission units excluded pursuant to Section 205.220 of this Part or for VOM emissions attributable to startup, malfunction or breakdown, as specified in Section 205.225 of this Part:
       
      1) Actual seasonal emissions of VOM from the source;
       
       
      2) A description of the methods and practices used to determine VOM emissions, as required by the source’s CAAPP permit or FESOP, including any supporting documentation and calculations;
      3) A detailed description of any monitoring methods that differ from the methods specified in the CAAPP permit or FESOP for the source, as provided in Section 205.337 of this Subpart;
      4) If a source has experienced an emergency, as provided in Section 205.750 of this Part, it shall reference the associated emergency conditions report that has been approved by the Agency;
       
      5) If a source's baseline emissions have been adjusted because of a variance, consent order or CAAPP permit compliance schedule, as provided for in Section 205.320(e)(3) of this Subpart, it shall provide documentation quantifying the adjusted VOM emissions amount; and
       
      6) If a source is operating a new or modified emission unit for which three years of operational data is not yet available, as specified in Section 205.320(f) of this Subpart, it shall specify seasonal emissions attributable to the new emission unit or the modification of the emission unit.
       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

        
      Section 205.310
      ERMS Applications
      a) The owner or operator of each participating source or new participating source shall submit to the Agency an ERMS application in accordance with the following schedule:
       
       
      1) For a participating source with baseline emissions of at least 10 tons of VOM, as determined in accordance with Section 205.320(a) of this Subpart, by March 1, 1998;
      2) For any source that first becomes a participating source because its VOM emissions increase to 10 tons or greater during any seasonal allotment period beginning with 1999, on or before December 1 of the year of the first seasonal allotment period in which its VOM emissions are at least 10 tons, provided that this emissions increase is not a major modification pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203; or
       
      3) For a new participating source or for a major modification of any source existing prior to May 1, 1999, that is a major new source or a major modification subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203 based on VOM emissions, at the time a construction permit application is submitted or due for the source or modification, whichever occurs first.
       
      b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this Section, each ERMS application for participating sources shall contain all information required by the Agency pursuant to Section 39.5 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/39.5] or reference such information if previously submitted to the Agency, including the following information:
       
      1) Data sufficient to establish the appropriate baseline emissions for the source in accordance with Section 205.320 of this Subpart, including but not limited to the following:
       
      A) VOM emissions data and production types and levels from the baseline emissions year(s), as specified in Section 205.320(a)(1), (b) or (c) of this Subpart, as appropriate;
       
      B) If the source is proposing a substitute baseline emissions year(s), as provided in Section 205.320(a)(2) of this Subpart, a justification that the year is more representative than 1994, 1995 or 1996, including data on production types and levels from the proposed substitute year(s) and historical production data, as needed to justify that the proposed substitute year(s) is representative; and
       
      C) If the source is proposing a baseline emissions adjustment based on voluntary over-compliance, as provided in Section 205.320(d) of this Subpart, sufficient information for the Agency to determine the appropriate adjustment;
       
      2) A description of methods and practices used to determine baseline emissions and that will be used to determine seasonal emissions for purposes of demonstrating compliance with this Part, in accordance with Sections 205.330 and 205.335 of this Subpart;
       
      3) Identification of any emission unit for which exclusion from further reductions is sought pursuant to Section 205.405(b) of this Part and including all of the information required pursuant to Section 205.405(b) of this Part;
       
      4) Identification of any emission unit excluded from further reductions pursuant to Section 205.405(a) of this Part; and
       
      5) Identification of any new or modified emission unit for which a construction permit was issued prior to January 1, 1998, but for which three years of operational data is not available, and the permitted VOM emissions or the permitted increase in VOM emissions from such emission unit(s), adjusted for the seasonal allotment period.
       
      c) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this Section, the ERMS application submitted by each participating source shall also be an application for a significant modification of its CAAPP permit or a revision to its FESOP, or a revision to its CAAPP or FESOP application if a CAAPP permit or FESOP has not yet been issued for the source.
       
      d) The ERMS application for any source that elects to reduce its seasonal emissions by at least 18 percent from its baseline emissions, as provided in Section 205.205(b) of this Part, shall include:
       
      1) VOM emissions data sufficient to establish the appropriate baseline emissions for the source in accordance with Section 205.320 of this Subpart; and
       
      2) A description of methods and practices used to determine baseline emissions and that will be used to demonstrate that its seasonal emissions will be at least 18 percent less than its baseline emissions, in accordance with Sections 205.330 and 205.335 of this Subpart.
       
      e) Within 120 days after receipt of an ERMS application, the Agency shall provide written notification to the source of a preliminary baseline emissions determination. Public notice of a draft CAAPP permit in accordance with Section 39.5(8) of the Act [415 ILCS 5/39.5(8)] shall fulfill this requirement for a preliminary baseline emissions determination if issued within 120 days.
       
      f) The ERMS application for each source applying for a major modification, as provided in subsection (a)(3) of this Section, shall include the information specified in subsection (b) of this Section and a certification by the owner or operator recognizing that the source will be required to hold ATUs by the end of each reconciliation period in accordance with Section 205.150(c)(2) of this Part, and provide a plan explaining the means by which it will obtain ATUs for the VOM emissions attributable to the major modification for the first three seasonal allotment periods in which this major modification is operational.
       
      g) The ERMS application for each new participating source shall include:
       
      1) A description of methods and practices that will be used to determine seasonal emissions for purposes of demonstrating compliance with this Part, in accordance with Sections 205.330 and 205.335 of this Subpart;
       
      2) A certification by the owner or operator recognizing that the source will be required to hold ATUs by the end of each reconciliation period in accordance with Section 205.150(d) of this Part for each seasonal allotment period in which it is operational; and
       
      3) If the source is a new major source subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203, a plan explaining means by which it will obtain such ATUs for the first three seasonal allotment periods in which it is operational.
       
      h) The owner or operator of any participating source that has identified a new or modified emission unit, as specified in subsection (b)(5) of this Section, shall submit a written request for, or an application for, a revised emissions baseline and allotment. Such written request or application shall be submitted by December 1 of the year of the third complete seasonal allotment period in which such newly constructed emission unit is operational, which submittal shall include information on the seasonal emissions for these first three seasonal allotment periods.
       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

        
      Section 205.315
      CAAPP Permits for ERMS Sources
      a) Except as provided in Section 205.316(c) of this Subpart, the The Agency shall determine the baseline emissions for each participating source in accordance with Section 205.320 of this Subpart, through its final permit action on a new or modified CAAPP permit for the each such source. The Agency’s baseline emissions determination may be appealed in accordance with the CAAPP appeal procedures specified in Section 40.2 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/40.2]. If the permit conditions establishing a source’s baseline emissions are appealed, the baseline emissions for the source shall be as proposed in the source’s ERMS application during the pendency of the appeal. During the pendency of the appeal, ATUs shall be allotted to the source pursuant to the part of the source’s proposed baseline emissions that is not disputed in the appeal. If such source’s seasonal VOM emissions exceed the ATUs it holds at the end of reconciliation periods during the pendency of the appeal, the source will not be deemed to have had an emissions excursion to the extent that such seasonal VOM emissions do not exceed the amount it proposed as its baseline in its ERMS application, less reductions required pursuant to Section 205.400(c) or (e) of this Part, if applicable. Such source shall not be allowed to sell ATUs during the pendency of the appeal.
       
      b) Except as provided in Section 205.316(c) of this Subpart, the The Agency shall determine, in accordance with Sections 205.330 and 205.335 of this Subpart, the methods and practices applicable to each participating source and new participating source to determine seasonal emissions through its final permit action on a new or modified CAAPP permit for the each such source. The Agency's determination of the methods and practices applicable may be appealed in accordance with the CAAPP appeal procedures specified in Section 40.2 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/40.2].
       
      c) Except as provided in Section 205.316(c) of this Subpart, the The Agency shall determine, in accordance with Section 205.405(b) of this Part, if an emission unit qualifies for exclusion from further reductions in its final permit action on a new or modified CAAPP permit for each such source. The Agency’s determination may be appealed in accordance with the CAAPP appeal procedures specified in Section 40.2 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/40.2 ]. If the permit conditions establishing the Agency’s BAT determination are appealed, ATUs shall be allotted to the source for any emission unit for which the Agency’s BAT determination is being appealed with the emissions reduction required by Section 205.400(c) or (e) of this Part during the pendency of the appeal. If the seasonal VOM emissions for the subject emission unit(s) exceed the ATUs that are attributed to the unit(s) during the pendency of the appeal, the source will not be deemed to have an emissions excursion to the extent that such seasonal VOM emissions do not exceed the amount of ATUs that would be attributed to this unit if the BAT exclusion was accepted. Such source shall not be allowed to sell ATUs during the pendency of the appeal.
       
      d) The CAAPP permit for a allotment for each participating source shall specify the allotment for each seasonal allotment period shall be specified in its CAAPP permit.
       
      e) To the extent possible, the Agency shall initiate the procedures of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 252, as required by Section 39.5 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/39.5], by grouping the draft CAAPP permits and supporting documents for participating sources. Specifically, to the extent possible, the Agency shall issue a joint public notice and hold a joint hearing, as appropriate, addressing participating sources for which a hearing is requested.
       
      f) When a CAAPP permit for a participating source is transferred from the current permittee to another person:
       
      1) In the case of a name change of the participating source where ownership is not altered, appropriate documentation shall be submitted to revise the Transaction Account to reflect the name change; or
          
      2) In the case of an ownership change of the participating source, the allotment shall also be transferred by the owner or operator of the permitted source to the new owner or operator, or the new owner or operator shall submit a statement to the Agency certifying that such transfer is not occurring and demonstrating that necessary ATUs are or will be available by other means for the intended operation of the source.
       
      g) Upon reopening or renewal of the CAAPP permit for any participating source or new participating source, any multiple season transfer agreement, as provided in Section 205.630(a)(2)(B) of this Part, that has three or more years of transfers remaining shall be identified in the renewed or reissued CAAPP permit for each such source.
       
      h) Upon reopening or renewal of the CAAPP permit for any participating source or new participating source, any ATUs that will be issued by the Agency for three years or more to any such source pursuant to Section 205.410, 205.500 or 205.510 of this Part shall be identified in the renewed or reissued CAAPP permit for each such source.
       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      Section 205.316  Federally Enforceable State Operating Permits for ERMS Sources

         

       
      a) Any participating or new participating source shall not operate without a CAAPP permit or FESOP.
        
      1)  If a source has a CAAPP permit containing ERMS provisions and the source elects to obtain a different permit in lieu of the CAAPP permit, the source shall apply for and obtain a FESOP that contains ERMS provisions including, but not limited to, emissions calculation methodologies, baseline emissions, and allotment for each seasonal allotment period, all of which are identical to those provisions contained in its CAAPP permit.
      2) If a participating or new participating source does not have a CAAPP permit containing ERMS provisions and the source elects to obtain a permit other than a CAAPP permit, the source shall apply for and obtain a FESOP that contains, in addition to other necessary provisions, federally enforceable ERMS provisions, including baseline emissions, allotment for each seasonal allotment period, identification of any units deemed to be insignificant activities for the purposes of the ERMS, emissions calculation methodologies, and provisions addressing all other applicable requirements of this Part.
      b) When determining the baseline emissions and allotment for a participating source as required under subsection (a)(2) of this Section:  
       
      1) The Agency shall determine baseline emissions in accordance with Section 205.320 of this Subpart, through its final permit action on the new or modified FESOP for the source. The Agency’s baseline emissions determination may be appealed in accordance with the appeal procedures specified in Section 40 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/40]. If the permit conditions establishing a source’s baseline emissions are appealed, the baseline emissions for the source shall be as proposed in the source’s ERMS application during the pendency of the appeal. During the pendency of the appeal, ATUs shall be allotted to the source pursuant to the part of the source’s proposed baseline emissions that is not disputed in the appeal. If such source’s seasonal VOM emissions exceed the ATUs it holds at the end of reconciliation periods during the pendency of the appeal, the source will not be deemed to have had an emissions excursion to the extent that such seasonal VOM emissions do not exceed the amount it proposed as its baseline in its ERMS application, less reductions required pursuant to Section 205.400(c) or (e) of this Part, if applicable. Such source shall not be allowed to sell ATUs during the pendency of the appeal.
       
      2) The Agency shall determine, in accordance with Section 205.405(b) of this Part, if an emission unit qualifies for exclusion from further reductions in its final permit action on a new or modified FESOP for the source. The Agency’s determination may be appealed in accordance with the appeal procedures specified in Section 40 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/40]. If the permit conditions establishing the Agency’s BAT determination are appealed, ATUs shall be allotted to the source for any emission unit for which the Agency’s BAT determination is being appealed with the emissions reduction required by Section 205.400(c) or (e) of this Part during the pendency of the appeal. If the seasonal VOM emissions for the subject emission unit(s) exceed the ATUs that are attributed to the unit(s) during the pendency of the appeal, the source will not be deemed to have an emissions excursion to the extent that such seasonal VOM emissions do not exceed the amount of ATUs that would be attributed to this unit if the BAT exclusion was accepted. Such source shall not be allowed to sell ATUs during the pendency of the appeal.
       
      c) The Agency shall determine, in accordance with Sections 205.330 and 205.335 of this Subpart, the methods and practices applicable to the participating source or new participating source to determine seasonal emissions through its final permit action on the new or modified FESOP for such source. The Agency's determination of the methods and practices applicable may be appealed in accordance with the appeal procedures specified in Section 40 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/40].
       
       
      d) When a FESOP for a participating source is transferred from the current permittee to another person:
      1) In the case of a name change of the participating source where ownership is not altered, appropriate documentation shall be submitted to revise the Transaction Account to reflect the name change; or

       

      2) In the case of an ownership change of the participating source, the allotment shall also be transferred by the owner or operator of the permitted source to the new owner or operator, or the new owner or operator shall submit a statement to the Agency certifying that such transfer is not occurring and demonstrating that necessary ATUs are or will be available by other means for the intended operation of the source.
       
      e) Upon reopening or renewal of the FESOP for any participating source or new participating source, any multiple season transfer agreement, as provided in Section 205.630(a)(2)(B) of this Part, that has three or more years of transfers remaining shall be identified in the renewed or reissued FESOP for such source.
       
      f) Upon reopening or renewal of the FESOP for any participating source or new participating source, any ATUs that will be issued by the Agency for three years or more to any such source pursuant to Section 205.410, 205.500 or 205.510 of this Part shall be identified in the renewed or reissued FESOP for such source.
       

      (Source: Added at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       
      Section 205.318 Certification for Exempt CAAPP Sources

       

      The owner or operator of any source that is located in the Chicago ozone nonattainment area that is required to obtain a CAAPP permit, and has seasonal emissions, as determined in accordance with Section 205.320(a) of this Subpart, of less than 10 tons shall submit a written certification to the Agency by March 1, 1998, certifying that its VOM emissions are below 10 tons per season as specified in Section 205.320(a) of this Subpart. Such certification shall include the amount of VOM emissions at the source during the 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 seasonal allotment periods, and supporting calculations.

       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      Section 205.320  Baseline Emissions

       

      a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this Section, baseline emissions shall be determined by the Agency in accordance with the following, adjusted as specified in subsections (d), (e) and (f) of this Section:

       

      1) Baseline emissions shall be calculated using the average of the two seasonal allotment periods with the highest VOM emissions during 1994, 1995 or 1996.

       

      2) Any source may propose to substitute seasonal emissions on a year-for-year basis due to non-representative conditions in 1994, 1995 or 1996, but must stay within the period from 1990 through 1997, and must have accurate seasonal emissions data for the substitute year(s). When considering whether to substitute a seasonal baseline emission year(s), the Agency must consider the information submitted by the source pursuant to Section 205.310(b)(1)(B) of this Subpart, as well as the accuracy of that data. For the purposes of this subsection (a)(2), “non-representative conditions” include, but are not limited to, events such as strikes, fires, floods and market conditions.

       

      b) Except as provided below in subsection (c) of this Section, for For any source that has seasonal emissions of less than 10 tons, as determined in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section, but becomes a participating source because its seasonal emissions increase to 10 tons or more in any seasonal allotment period beginning with 1999, baseline emissions shall be determined by the Agency based on actual VOM emissions from the first seasonal allotment period in which the source’s sources emissions equaled or exceeded 10 tons, adjusted as specified in subsections (d), (e) and (f) of this Section, provided such emissions increase is not a major modification pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203.

       

      c)  For any source that has seasonal emissions of less than 10 tons, as determined in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section, but becomes a participating source because its seasonal emissions increase to 10 tons or more in any seasonal allotment period beginning with 1999 and this emissions increase constitutes a major modification pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203, baseline emissions shall be determined by the Agency based on the average of the actual seasonal emissions from the two seasonal periods prior to a timely submittal of its application for the major modification, adjusted as specified in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section. Any such source may substitute seasonal emissions on a year-for-year basis due to non-representative conditions in either of the two seasonal allotment periods prior to submittal of its application for the major modification but must stay within the five year period prior to submittal of such application. For the purposes of this subsection, “non-representative conditions” include, but are not limited to, conditions such as strikes, fires, floods and market conditions.

       

      d)  The baseline emissions of any participating source shall be increased for voluntary over-compliance that occurred after October 31, 1990 and results in a VOM emissions level that is lower than the level required by applicable requirements effective in 1996, including limitations in the source’s permit(s) based on such applicable requirements. Voluntary over-compliance shall be determined in accordance with the following:

       

       
      1) Determine the actual activity or production types and levels from the seasonal allotment period(s) selected for baseline emissions pursuant to subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this Section;

      2)  Determine seasonal emissions for each emission unit as the product of the amount of activity or production, as determined in accordance with subsection (d)(1) of this Section, and the actual emissions level;

       

      3)  Determine seasonal emissions for each emission unit as the product of the amount of activity or production, as determined in accordance with subsection (d)(1) of this Section, and the allowable emissions level pursuant to all applicable requirements effective through 1996, including limitations in the source’s permit(s) based on such applicable requirements; and

       

      4) Determine the appropriate adjustment to baseline emissions by subtracting the seasonal emissions determined pursuant to subsection (d)(2) of this Section from the seasonal emissions determined pursuant to subsection (d)(3) of this Section.

       

      e) The baseline emissions of any participating source shall be decreased if any of the following circumstances exist:
       
      1) If a source is out of compliance with any applicable requirements, including limitations in the source’s permit(s) based on such applicable requirements, in any of the seasonal allotment periods used for baseline emissions, its baseline emissions shall be lowered to reflect the amount of VOM emissions that would be achieved if in compliance with such requirements.

       

      2) If any of the seasonal allotment periods selected for baseline emissions do not reflect compliance with requirements effective through 1996 that became applicable after any of the years selected as baseline years, the source’s baseline emissions shall be lowered to reflect the amount of VOM emissions that would be achieved if in compliance with such requirements.

       

      3) If, in any of the years selected for baseline emissions, a source’s VOM emissions are in excess of the amount of VOM emissions allowed by applicable rules because it has been granted a variance, has entered into a consent order, or is operating pursuant to a CAAPP permit compliance schedule, the baseline emissions for such source shall be lowered to reflect the VOM emissions amount that would be achieved if in compliance with such requirements, subject to the following:

       

      A) Each such source shall be allowed to emit VOM emissions in excess of the ATUs it holds at the end of the reconciliation period each year until compliance with the applicable regulation is achieved, or upon expiration of the relief allowed for in the variance, consent order or CAAPP permit compliance schedule, whichever occurs first;

       

      B) Such excess VOM emissions shall be allowed to the extent allowed in the variance, consent order or CAAPP permit compliance schedule; and

       

      C) The seasonal component of the Annual Emissions Report for each such source shall be adjusted each year until compliance with the applicable requirement(s) is achieved, or upon expiration of the relief allowed for in the variance, consent order or CAAPP permit compliance schedule, whichever occurs first, as specified in subsection (e)(3)(B) of this Section.

       

      4) For any participating source that operated with excess emissions during startup, malfunction or breakdown during any year used to determine its baseline emissions, whether or not such operation was authorized pursuant to the source’s permit, excess VOM emissions attributable to startup, malfunction or breakdown shall be excluded from the baseline emissions.

       

      f) For new or modified emission units at a source for which a construction permit was issued prior to January 1, 1998, but for which three years of operational data is not available, the baseline emissions determination for the source shall include VOM emissions from such new emission unit or the increase in emissions from the modification of such emission unit based on the two seasonal allotment periods with the highest VOM emissions from the first three complete seasonal allotment periods in which any such new or modified emission unit is operational. ATUs shall only be issued in accordance with this subsection after the baseline emissions has been determined. Any such source shall not be required to hold ATUs for VOM emissions attributable to the new emission unit or the modification of the existing emission unit for the first three complete seasonal allotment periods in which it is operational.

       

      g) For any source which acquired emission reduction credits pursuant to a written agreement, entered into prior to January 1, 1998, and such emission reduction credits were acquired for use as emissions offsets, in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203, such emission reduction credits, adjusted for the seasonal allotment period, and reduced by 24 percent, shall be included in the baseline emissions determination for the source, only to the extent that:

       

      1) The Agency has issued a federally enforceable permit, prior to January 1, 1998, to the source from which the emission reduction credits were acquired, and such federally enforceable permit recognized the creation of the VOM emission reduction credits by the cessation of all VOM-emitting activities and the withdrawal of the operating permits for VOM-emitting activities at such other sources; and

       

      2) The Agency has not relied upon the emission reduction credits to demonstrate attainment or reasonable further progress.

       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       
      Section 205.330 Emissions Determination Methods

       

      The owner or operator of a participating source or new participating source shall determine VOM emissions from the source during the seasonal allotment period using methods as necessary to demonstrate compliance with this Part. Such methods shall be, at a minimum, as stringent as those required by any applicable requirement and any permit condition. The Agency shall establish the emissions determination methods applicable to each such source in the source’s CAAPP permit or FESOP. The following methods, in conjunction with relevant source-specific throughput and operating data, are acceptable methods a source may use to determine seasonal emissions, depending on the type of emission unit:

       

      a) Material balance calculation, based on the VOM content of raw materials and recovered materials, as is typically used for degreasers, coating lines, and printing lines equipped with a carbon adsorption system (recovery-type control device) or without any control device;

       

      b) A standard engineering formula for estimation of emissions, as is typically used for storage and transfer of volatile organic liquids;

       

      c) A source-specific emission factor(s), based on representative testing and sampling data and appropriate analysis, as typically used for petroleum refining processes;

       

      d) A published USEPA emission factor(s), as is typically used for component leaks;

       

      e) A source-specific emission rate or VOM control efficiency, based on representative testing, as is typically used for chemical processes and afterburners (destruction-type control device), respectively;

       

      f) A method not listed above that is sufficient to demonstrate compliance with this Section; or

       

      g) An appropriate combination of the above methods, as typically used for a coating or printing line equipped with a control device, where the available emissions are determined by material balance and the control efficiency is determined by representative testing.

       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      Section 205.335  Sampling, Testing, Monitoring and Recordkeeping Practices

       

      The owner or operator of a participating source or new participating source shall conduct sampling, perform testing, conduct monitoring and maintain records as needed to support its method for determining seasonal emissions in accordance with Section 205.330 of this Subpart and to demonstrate compliance with this Part. Such sampling, testing, monitoring and recordkeeping shall be, at a minimum, as stringent as that required by any applicable requirement and any permit condition. The Agency shall establish the practices applicable to each such source in the source’s CAAPP permit or FESOP.

       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      Section 205.337  Changes in Emission Determination Methods and Sampling, Testing, Monitoring and Recordkeeping Practices

       

      a) The methods used for determining seasonal emissions from a source shall generally be consistent with the methods used to determine its baseline emissions unless the source's permit accommodates the use of alternate methods to determine VOM emissions.

       

       
      b) Modification of Methods and Practices
      1) If a source proposes new or revised methods to determine VOM emissions or new or revised supporting practices for sampling, testing, monitoring or recordkeeping that differ significantly from the methods and practices specified by its current permit, the source shall obtain a revised CAAPP permit in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 39.5 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/39.5], or a revised FESOP, prior to relying on such methods and practices.

       

      2) The Agency shall issue a revised permit if it finds, based upon submission of an appropriate permit application, that the proposed methods or practices are needed or appropriate to address changes in the operation of the source or emission units that were not considered when the current permit was issued, that the proposed methods and procedures will not significantly affect the determination of actual seasonal emissions, or that the proposed methods and procedures incorporate new or improved analytical techniques or estimation methods that will increase the accuracy with which actual seasonal emissions are determined, and other applicable requirements for issuance of a revised permit are met.

       

      3) If the Agency approves the use of a modified method or practice, the Agency is authorized to determine a corrected baseline and thereafter issue ATUs in accordance with Section 205.400(c) of this Part pursuant to this corrected baseline.

       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      SUBPART D: SEASONAL EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT

       

      Section 205.400 Seasonal Emissions Allotment

       

       
      a) Each participating source shall receive an allotment which shall be issued by the Agency and distributed in ATUs.
      b) Except for ATUs issued pursuant to Sections 205.500 and 205.510 of this Part, ATUs issued for any seasonal allotment period are valid for use during the seasonal allotment period following issuance and the next succeeding seasonal allotment period. All ATUs shall be valid until such ATUs expire or are retired.

       

      c) The initial allotment for each participating source shall be based on the baseline emissions for such source, as determined in accordance with Section 205.320 of this Part, and shall be reduced by 12 percent in 1999 or in such other year that a source is issued its initial allotment, except as provided in Section 205.405 of this Subpart.

       

        
      d) Except as provided in Section 205.337(b)(3) of this Part and subsections (c) and (e) of this Section, allotments shall remain at 1999 or initial levels unless the Agency makes a demonstration to the Board, in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of Sections 9.8, 27 and 28 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/9.8, 27 and 28], that further reductions are needed. An allotment or a baseline under this Part does not constitute a property right. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to limit the authority of the Board to terminate or limit such allotment or baseline pursuant to its rulemaking authority under Sections 9.8, 27 and 28 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/9.8, 27 and 28].
      e) If the baseline emissions for any participating source are increased in accordance with Section 205.320(f) of this Part, the allotment shall be increased by the modified portion of the baseline emissions amount, reduced by 12 percent, except as provided in Section 205.405 of this Subpart.
      f) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this Section, any new participating source shall not be issued ATUs by the Agency, but shall be required to hold ATUs at the end of the reconciliation period as specified in Section 205.150(d) of this Part for each seasonal allotment period in which it is operational.
      g) Any source existing as of May 1, 1999, which first becomes subject to the requirements of this Part because its seasonal emissions increase to 10 tons or more as a result of a major modification pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 203, in any seasonal allotment period beginning with 1999, shall not be allotted ATUs by the Agency for the VOM emissions attributable to this modification, except as provided in subsection (h) of this Section, but shall be allotted ATUs by the Agency based on its baseline emissions, as determined in accordance with Section 205.320 of this Part. Any such participating source shall be required to hold ATUs at the end of the reconciliation period as specified in Section 205.150(c) of this Part, for each seasonal allotment period in which it is subject to this Part.

       

       
      h) If a participating source or new participating source submits an ATU transfer agreement authorizing the transfer of ATUs for more than one year, as provided in Section 205.630(a)(2)(B) of this Part, the ATUs shall be automatically transferred by the Agency from the transferor’s Transaction Account to the transferee’s Transaction Account. Upon reopening or renewal of the CAAPP permit or FESOP for any such source, any multiple season transfer agreement that has three or more years of transfers remaining shall be identified in the renewed or reissued CAAPP permit or FESOP for each such source.

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

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      Section 205.405  Exclusions from Further Reductions

       

      a) VOM emissions from the following emission units, if satisfying subsection (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this Section prior to May 1, 1999, shall be excluded from the VOM emissions reductions requirements specified in Section 205.400(c) and (e) of this Subpart as long as such emission units continue to satisfy subsection (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this Section:

       

      1) Emission units that comply with any NESHAP or MACT standard promulgated pursuant to the CAA;

       

        
      2) Direct combustion emission units designed and used for comfort heating purposes, fuel combustion emission units and internal combustion engines; and
      3) An emission unit for which a LAER demonstration has been approved by the Agency on or after November 15, 1990.
      b) When it is determined that an emission unit is using, prior to May 1, 1999, BAT for controlling VOM emissions, VOM emissions from such emission unit shall not be subject to the VOM emissions reductions requirement specified in Section 205.400(c) or (e) of this Subpart as long as such emission unit continues to use such BAT. The owner or operator of a source may request such exclusion from further reductions by providing the following information, in addition to the information required in Section 205.310 of this Part, in its ERMS application:

       

      1) Identification of each emission unit for which exclusion is requested, including the year of initial operation of such emission unit;

       

      2) Identification of all requirements applicable to the emission unit;

       

      3) A demonstration that the emission unit is using BAT for controlling VOM emissions;

       

       
      4) Identification of the permitted VOM emissions from the emission unit;
      5) VOM emissions from the emission unit for each seasonal allotment period used in the baseline emissions determination for the source; and

       

      6) A description and quantification of any reductions in VOM emissions that were achieved at the emission unit or source based on its use of BAT.

       

      c) As part of its review of an ERMS application or application for a modified allotment, the Agency may determine that any such emission unit qualifies for exclusion from further reductions under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section. The Agency shall make its proposed determination in a draft CAAPP permit or FESOP subject to public notice and participation, accompanied by an explanation of its proposed action.

       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      Section 205.410  Participating Source Shutdowns

       

      a) If a participating source shuts down all operations at the source, and withdraws its permit or its permit is revoked or terminates, allotments issued to such a source for each seasonal allotment period after the shutdown occurred shall be subject to the following:

       

      1) 80 percent of all such ATUs shall continue to be allotted to the owner or operator of such source or its duly authorized recipient; and

       

      2) 20 percent of all such ATUs shall be issued to the ACMA.

       

      b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, the owner or operator of any participating source that shuts down all operations, in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section, shall submit a written request to have its status changed to a general participant, upon withdrawal, revocation or termination of its permit.

       

       
      c) The owner or operator of any participating source that shuts down all operations, in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section, may authorize the issuance of future ATUs to the Transaction Account of another participating source, new participating source or general participant by submitting a transfer agreement authorizing a permanent transfer of all future ATUs. The CAAPP permit or FESOP of any participating source or new participating source designated to receive future allotments of ATUs pursuant to such a transfer agreement shall be modified to reflect this transfer upon reopening or renewal. Any ATUs issued pursuant to a transfer agreement entered into under this subsection before shut down of all operations of the participating source shall not be subject to subsection (a) of this Section.

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      SUBPART E: ALTERNATIVE ATU GENERATION

       

      Section 205.500  Emissions Reduction Generator

       

      Any participating source, new participating source or general participant may submit a proposal for issuance of ATUs to it based on VOM emissions reductions, as specified in subsection (a) of this Section, achieved by any source or group of sources located in the Chicago ozone nonattainment area with an operating permit(s) other than a participating source or new participating source. The owner or operator of each source from which the VOM emissions reductions have been or will be achieved shall certify its acceptance of the terms of the proposal and that it has achieved or will achieve the emissions reductions specified in the proposal. An emissions reduction generator may apply for a modification to its operating permit to incorporate limitations that make the VOM emissions reductions specified in the relevant proposal enforceable.

       

      a) ATUs will only be issued pursuant to this Section if based on actual VOM emissions reductions that meet one or more of the following:

       

      1) If, based on the same actual production rate, VOM emissions at the source for any seasonal allotment period beginning in 1999 are or will be lower due to the use of technology or materials at the source than if operating at the same production rate at the emissions level allowed by applicable requirements effective in 1996 or any requirements included in the State Implementation Plan, provided such reductions occurred after 1990;

       

       
      2) The source shuts down a portion or all of its operation(s) after 1996 and withdraws the relevant operating permit(s), provided the VOM emissions from the shut down activity or activities will not be distributed elsewhere within the Chicago ozone nonattainment area;
      3) The source(s) curtails its seasonal production activity resulting in an actual reduction in VOM emissions during any seasonal allotment period beginning in 1999, provided the VOM emissions from the curtailment will not be distributed elsewhere within the Chicago nonattainment area. Such emissions reduction shall be based on the difference between the average production level for the two seasonal allotment periods prior to the year of curtailment and the curtailed production level, calculated at the VOM emission rate allowed by applicable requirements effective in 1996; or 

       

      4) The source shuts down operations or curtails seasonal production activity as described in subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this Section, respectively, and the VOM emissions from the shut down activity or activities or curtailment will be distributed to a participating or new participating source or sources within the Chicago ozone nonattainment area, and the proposal provides that all ATUs issued pursuant to this Section on account of such shut down or curtailment are to be issued to the corresponding participating or new participating source or sources.

       

      b) If any proposal is based on a shut down of operations, as specified in subsection (a)(2) of this Section, that results in seasonal emissions reductions of 10 tons or more, 20 percent of ATUs issued based on such an emissions reduction generator proposal shall be allocated to the ACMA.

       

      c) Any proposal based on seasonal emissions reductions of 10 tons or more and the Agency’s approval thereof shall be subject to the public notice requirements in accordance with the regulations governing CAAPP permit or FESOP issuance of Section 39.5 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/39.5].

       

      d) Any proposal submitted shall include the following:

       

      1) Information identifying the source(s) from which the VOM emissions reductions has been or will be achieved and its owner or operator;

       

      2) An explanation of the method used to achieve the VOM emissions reductions;

       

      3) Relevant information describing the nature of the underlying activity that generated the VOM emissions and the relationship of the units at which the VOM emissions reduction occurred to other units or sources performing the same or related activity in the Chicago ozone nonattainment area, if the VOM emissions reduction is attributable to a partial or complete source shutdown or a production curtailment, as specified in subsection (a)(2), (a)(3) or (a)(4) of this Section;

       

      4) The amount of VOM emissions for the two seasonal allotment periods prior to the year(s) of curtailment, including supporting calculations, if the VOM emissions reduction is attributable to a production curtailment as specified in subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4) of this Section;

       

      5) The amount of the VOM emissions reduction, including supporting calculations and documentation, such as material usage information;

       

      6) The name and address of the participating source(s), new participating source(s) or general participant(s) to which ATUs will be issued, including the name and telephone number of the account officer for such source or participant; and

       

      7)  The owner or operator of each proposed emission reduction generator shall certify its acceptance of the terms of the proposal and certify that it has achieved or will achieve the emissions reductions specified in the proposal.

       

       
      e) The owner or operator of any emissions reduction generator may modify its operating permit to incorporate limitations that make the VOM emissions reductions specified in the relevant proposal enforceable.
      f) If the emissions reduction generator does not modify its permit, as specified in subsection (e) of this Section, or experiences a shutdown, as specified in subsection (a)(2) or (a)(4) of this Section, and the proposal is submitted prior to the availability of actual VOM emissions data from the relevant seasonal allotment period, the Agency shall determine if the proposal is acceptable on a preliminary basis and provide notification of this determination. The Agency shall not issue final approval, in accordance with subsection (g) of this Section, of any such proposal until the actual VOM emissions data is submitted.

       

      g) The Agency shall notify the participating source, new participating source or general participant in writing of its final decision with respect to the proposal within 45 days after receipt of such proposal or receipt of VOM emissions data to verify that the specified reductions occurred, whichever occurs later. If the Agency denies or conditionally approves a proposal, this written notice shall include a statement of the specific reasons for denying or modifying the proposal. The Agency’s determination as to the approvability of any proposal submitted pursuant to this Section is subject to review by the Board as provided at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 105.102, provided the proposed emissions reduction generator is not requesting a permit revision. If such a permit revision is requested, the applicable permit review and appeal procedures shall apply.

       

      h) If the Agency deems that the proposal is sufficient to receive final approval, the Agency shall issue ATUs in accordance with the following:

       

      1) Any ATUs issued pursuant to this subsection shall be issued to the participating source(s), new participating source(s) or general participant identified in the proposal;

       

      2) If the emissions reduction generator modifies its operating permit as specified in subsection (e) of this Section, to incorporate limitations that make the VOM emissions reductions specified in the relevant proposal enforceable, ATUs shall be issued on the date such source is required to comply with the limitations in the permit and for each seasonal allotment period thereafter in which the VOM emissions reductions are required by the source’s permit;

       

      3) If the proposal is based on a partial or complete shut down, as specified in subsection (a)(2) or (a)(4) of this Section, ATUs shall be issued before the seasonal allotment period for each year specified in the proposal;

       

      4) If the emissions reduction generator does not modify its permit and the proposal is submitted prior to the availability of actual VOM emissions data from the relevant seasonal allotment period(s), the Agency shall issue ATUs upon final approval which shall occur after actual VOM emissions data is evaluated for the relevant seasonal allotment period;

       

      5) If the emissions reduction generator includes information on actual VOM emissions reductions during the seasonal allotment period for which ATUs are sought, ATUs will be issued by the Agency upon final approval of the proposal;

       

      6) Except as provided in subsection (h)(7) of this Section, ATUs issued pursuant to this subsection shall only be valid for the seasonal allotment period in which the emissions reductions were achieved;

       

      7) If the VOM emissions reductions specified in a proposal are incorporated into the emissions reduction generator’s permit or, if the emissions reduction generator shuts down all or a portion of its operations and withdraws all relevant operating permits, ATUs issued pursuant to this subsection shall be valid for the seasonal allotment period following issuance and for the next seasonal allotment period; and

       

      8) The number of ATUs issued pursuant to subsection (h)(2) or (h)(3) of this Section based on a proposal under subsection (a)(4) of this Section shall be equal to the number of ATUs otherwise issuable under this Section reduced by 12 percent.

       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      Section 205.510  Inter-Sector Transaction

       

      Any person may submit a proposal to the Agency to have ATUs issued to the Transaction Account of a participating source, new participating source or general participant equivalent to VOM emissions reductions from mobile sources or area sources in the Chicago area. Any such proposal for the VOM emissions reduction project is subject to Agency review and approval, shall be consistent with laws and regulations and shall include all supporting documentation. The Agency shall review all such proposals in accordance with the following:

       

      a) Regulatory Based Proposal

       

      If the VOM emission reductions that have been generated or will be generated are pursuant to a regulation that provides the procedure to determine VOM emissions reductions and allows for such reductions to be converted to ATUs, the Agency shall approve the proposal if based on the provisions of the applicable regulation. The Agency shall approve, conditionally approve or deny any complete and adequately supported proposal within 45 days after the Agency's receipt thereof by sending written notification of its decision. If the Agency denies or conditionally approves a proposal, this written notice shall include a statement of the specific reasons for denying or modifying the proposal.

       

      b) Other Proposals

       

      If the proposal is based on VOM emissions reductions that have been generated or will be generated which are beyond VOM emissions reductions required by any mandatory applicable rules, the proposal shall include an explanation of the method(s) used to achieve the VOM emissions reductions and the method(s) used to quantify the VOM emissions reductions, including supporting documentation and calculations. The Agency shall evaluate the validity of VOM emission reductions that allegedly were generated or will be generated and approve, conditionally approve or deny any complete proposal within 90 days after the Agency's receipt by sending written notification of its decision to the source. If the Agency denies or conditionally approves a proposal, this written notice shall include a statement of the specific reasons for denying or modifying the proposal.

       

      c) No ATUs shall be issued based on mobile or area source VOM emissions reductions unless a proposal, in accordance with this Section, has been approved by the Agency.

       

      d) All ATUs issued pursuant to a proposal approved pursuant to this Section shall be issued to the Transaction Account identified in the proposal. Such ATUs shall only be valid for the seasonal allotment period in which the emissions reductions were achieved, unless the Agency specifies in its approval that such ATUs shall be valid for the seasonal allotment period following issuance and for the next seasonal allotment period.

       

      e) The Agency’s determination that a proposal submitted pursuant to this Section is denied or conditionally approved is subject to review by the Board as provided at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 105.102.

       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      SUBPART F: MARKET TRANSACTIONS

       

      Section 205.610  Application for Transaction Account

       

      a) Each participating source, new participating source and general participant shall apply for and obtain authorization for a Transaction Account from the Agency prior to conducting any market transactions. Each participating source shall submit to the Agency its completed application for a Transaction Account no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of the first seasonal allotment period in which the source is required to participate. Each new participating source shall submit to the Agency its completed application for a Transaction Account no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of the first seasonal allotment period in which it is operational.

       

      b) Each Transaction Account application shall include the following information:

       

      1) The name and address of the participating source, new participating source or general participant, and the name and address of its owner or operator;

       

      2) The names and addresses of all designated account officers;

       

      3) The certification specified in Section 205.620(a)(5) of this Subpart signed by each account officer; and

       

      4) For a participating source or new participating source, identification of the CAAPP permit or FESOP number for the source.

       

      c) Special Participants

       

      Any person may purchase ATUs to retire for air quality benefit only. Such person shall be a special participant and shall register with the Agency prior to its first ATU purchase. Special participants will not have Transaction Accounts in the Transaction Account database. All ATUs purchased by special participants will be retired effective on the date of purchase and will be listed as retired in the appropriate database.

       

       
      d) Special participants will be given a registration number by the Agency so that their purchases of ATUs can be recorded.

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      SUBPART G: PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY

       

      Section 205.700  Compliance Accounting

       

      a) The owner or operator of each participating source or new participating source shall maintain and retain for five years at the source or at another location agreed to by the Agency, in conjunction with the records it maintains to demonstrate compliance with its CAAPP permit or FESOP, all of the following documents as its compliance master file:

       

      1) A copy of its seasonal component of its Annual Emissions Report;

       

      2) Information on actual VOM emissions, as recorded in accordance with Section 205.335 of this Part, and as required by the CAAPP permit or FESOP for the source; and

       

      3) Copies of any transfer agreements for the purchase or sale of ATUs and other documentation associated with the transfer of ATUs.

       

      b) Compliance Master File Review

       

      1) The owner or operator of each participating source or new participating source shall allow the Agency or an authorized representative to enter and inspect the premises as described by in accordance with Section 39.5(7)(p)(ii) of the Act [415 ILCS 5/39.5(7)(p)(ii)] and to review its compliance master file.

       

      2) After the conclusion of each compliance master file review, a report shall be prepared by the Agency and issued to the inspected source that includes the following information:

       

      A)  An identification of any noncompliance with the requirements of this Part; and

       

      B) An evaluation of increases and decreases in seasonal emissions of VOMs that are also hazardous air pollutants, as related to ATU transactions.

       

      3) Nothing in this Part shall affect any other obligations of a source to allow inspection(s) under State or federal laws or regulations.

       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      Section 205.730  Excursion Reporting

       

      Upon issuance of each Excursion Compensation Notice to any source that has already had one previous admitted or adjudicated emissions excursion, the source shall submit to the Agency any additional reports required by the source’s CAAPP permit or FESOP pursuant to Section 39.5(7)(f) of the Act [415 ILCS 5/39.5(7)(f)].

       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      Section 205.750  Emergency Conditions

       

      VOM emissions that are a consequence of an emergency, and are in excess of the technology-based emission rates which are achieved during normal operating conditions, to the extent that such excess emissions are not caused by improperly designed equipment, lack of preventative maintenance, careless or improper operation, or operation error, shall be deducted from the calculation of actual VOM emissions during the seasonal allotment period in which the emergency occurred, subject to the following:

       

      a) The owner or operator of the participating source or new participating source shall submit an initial emergency conditions report to the Agency within two days after the time when such excess emissions occurred due to the emergency. The submittal of this initial emergency conditions report shall be sufficient to fulfill the notice requirements of Section 39.5(7)(k) of the Act [415 ILCS 5/39.5(7)(k)] as it relates to VOM emissions at the source if the report provides a detailed description of the emergency, any steps taken to mitigate emissions and corrective actions taken, to the extent practicable. The final report shall contain the following information:

       

      1)  A description of the cause(s) of the emergency and the duration of the episode;

       

      2) Verification that the source was being operated properly at the time of the emergency;

       

      3) A demonstration that the source took all reasonable steps to minimize excess VOM emissions during the emergency period, including but not limited to the following actions, if technically and economically feasible:

       

      A) The level of operation of the affected emission unit(s) was minimized;

       

      B) The level of emissions from the affected emission units(s) was minimized by use of alternative raw materials or alternative control measures;

       

      C) The duration of the excess emissions was minimized; and

       

      D) The amount of VOM emissions from other emission units at the source or other sources located in the Chicago ozone nonattainment area owned or operated by the person or entity were reduced;

       

      4) A demonstration that appropriate corrective action(s) were taken promptly;

       

      5) A demonstration that the affected emission units were:

       

      A) Being carefully and properly operated at the time of the emergency, including copies of appropriate records and other relevant evidence;

       

      B) Properly designed; and

       

      C) Properly maintained with appropriate preventative maintenance; and

       

      6) An estimate of the amount of VOM emissions that occurred during the emergency in excess of the technology-based emission factor achieved during normal operating conditions, including supporting data, the relevant emissions factor, and calculations.

       

      b) The owner or operator of any such source may supplement its initial emergency conditions report within 10 days after the conclusion of the emergency situation. If an initial emergency conditions report is not supplemented, such report is deemed the final emergency conditions report. If, however, an initial emergency conditions report is supplemented, the combination of such initial report plus the supplemental information is deemed the final emergency conditions report.

       

      c) The Agency must approve, conditionally approve or reject the findings in the final emergency conditions report, submitted by the source, in writing within 45 30 days after receipt of the initial emergency conditions a complete report, subject to the following:

       

      1) If the Agency concurs with the emergency conditions report, the source is not required to hold ATUs for the excess VOM emissions attributable to the emergency;

       

      2) If the Agency approves with conditions or rejects the emergency conditions report, the source shall be required to hold ATUs by the end of the reconciliation period in an amount not less than the emissions identified as excess in the emergency conditions report or provide emissions excursion compensation in accordance with Section 205.720 of this Subpart, if an emissions excursion occurred;

       

      3) If the Agency approves with conditions an emergency conditions report, the Agency must identify in its written notice the amount of VOM emissions that are not attributable to an emergency; and

       

      4) If the Agency approves with conditions or rejects a source’s emergency conditions report, the source may raise the emergency as an affirmative defense pursuant to Section 39.5(7)(k) of the Act [415 ILCS 5/39.5(7)(k)] in any action brought for noncompliance with this Part or an action brought to review the Agency’s issuance of an Excursion Compensation Notice, as provided in Section 205.720(d) of this Subpart.

       

      d) Nothing in this Section relieves any source of any obligation to comply with other applicable requirements, permit conditions, or other provisions addressing emergency situations.

       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

      Section 205.760  Market System Review Procedures

       

      Beginning in 2000, the Agency shall prepare an Annual Performance Review Report that addresses the effect of VOM emissions reductions in the Chicago ozone nonattainment area on progress toward meeting the RFP requirements and achieving attainment of the NAAQS for ozone by 2007.

       

      a) The Annual Performance Review Report will review trends and patterns which may have emerged in the operation of the ERMS, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

       

      1) Total aggregate VOM emissions during the previous seasonal allotment period;

       

      2) The number of ATUs retired for compliance purposes or for air quality benefit, currently being banked, or used by new participating sources for the previous seasonal allotment period;

       

      3) An evaluation of trading activities, including sources with no trading activity, sources that are net purchasers of ATUs and sources that are net sellers of ATUs;

       

      4) ACMA transactions since the preparation of the previous report and the account balance;

       

      5) A summary of emissions reduction generator and inter-sector proposals;

       

      6) Distribution of transactions by geographic area or character of source;

       

      7) Availability of ATUs for purchase;

       

      8) The average market price for ATU transactions from the previous seasonal allotment period; and

       

      9) Trends and spatial distributions of hazardous air pollutants.

       

      b) The Agency shall prepare the Report by June 30 May 15 of the year following the seasonal allotment period addressed by the Report. The Agency will make copies of its Report available to interested parties upon request.

       

      (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. _____, effective ______________)

       

       

      TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

      SUBTITLE B: AIR POLLUTION

      CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

      SUBCHAPTER c: EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS FOR STATIONARY SOURCES

       

      PART 211

      DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

       

      SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS

      Section

      211.101  Incorporations by Reference

      211.102  Abbreviations and Conversion Factors

       

      SUBPART B: DEFINITIONS

      Section

      211.121  Other Definitions

      211.122  Definitions (Repealed)

      211.130  Accelacota

      211.150  Accumulator

      211.170  Acid Gases

      211.210  Actual Heat Input

      211.230  Adhesive

      211.240  Adhesion Promoter

      211.250  Aeration

      211.270  Aerosol Can Filling Line

      211.290  Afterburner

      211.310  Air Contaminant

      211.330  Air Dried Coatings

      211.350  Air Oxidation Process

      211.370  Air Pollutant

      211.390  Air Pollution

      211.410  Air Pollution Control Equipment

      211.430  Air Suspension Coater/Dryer

      211.450  Airless Spray

      211.470  Air Assisted Airless Spray

      211.474  Alcohol

      211.479  Allowance

      211.484  Animal

      211.485  Animal Pathological Waste

      211.490  Annual Grain Through-Put

      211.495  Anti-Glare/Safety Coating

      211.510  Application Area

      211.530  Architectural Coating

      211.550  As Applied

      211.560  As-Applied Fountain Solution

      211.570  Asphalt

      211.590  Asphalt Prime Coat

      211.610  Automobile

      211.630 Automobile or Light-Duty Truck Assembly Source or Automobile or Light-Duty Truck Manufacturing Plant

      211.650  Automobile or Light-Duty Truck Refinishing

      211.660  Automotive/Transportation Plastic Parts

      211.670  Baked Coatings

      211.680  Bakery Oven

      211.685  Basecoat/Clearcoat System

      211.690  Batch Loading

      211.695  Batch Operation

      211.696  Batch Process Train

      211.710  Bead-Dipping

      211.730  Binders

      211.750  British Thermal Unit

      211.770  Brush or Wipe Coating

      211.790  Bulk Gasoline Plant

      211.810  Bulk Gasoline Terminal

      211.820  Business Machine Plastic Parts

      211.830  Can

      211.850  Can Coating

      211.870  Can Coating Line

      211.890  Capture

      211.910  Capture Device

      211.930  Capture Efficiency

      211.950 Capture System
      211.955 Cement

      211.960  Cement Kiln

      211.970  Certified Investigation

      211.980  Chemical Manufacturing Process Unit

      211.990  Choke Loading

      211.1010  Clean Air Act

      211.1050  Cleaning and Separating Operation

      211.1070  Cleaning Materials

      211.1090  Clear Coating

      211.1110 Clear Topcoat

      211.1120  Clinker

      211.1130  Closed Purge System

      211.1150  Closed Vent System

      211.1170  Coal Refuse

      211.1190  Coating

      211.1210  Coating Applicator

      211.1230  Coating Line

      211.1250  Coating Plant

      211.1270  Coil Coating

      211.1290  Coil Coating Line

      211.1310  Cold Cleaning

      211.1312 Combined Cycle System
      211.1316 Combustion Turbine
      211.1320 Commence Commercial Operation
      211.1324 Commence Operation

      211.1328  Common Stack

      211.1330  Complete Combustion

      211.1350  Component

      211.1370  Concrete Curing Compounds

      211.1390  Concentrated Nitric Acid Manufacturing Process

      211.1410  Condensate

      211.1430  Condensible PM-10

      211.1465  Continuous Automatic Stoking

      211.1467  Continuous Coater

      211.1470  Continuous Process

      211.1490  Control Device

      211.1510  Control Device Efficiency

      211.1515  Control Period

      211.1520  Conventional Air Spray

      211.1530  Conventional Soybean Crushing Source

      211.1550  Conveyorized Degreasing

      211.1570  Crude Oil

      211.1590  Crude Oil Gathering

      211.1610  Crushing

      211.1630  Custody Transfer

      211.1650  Cutback Asphalt

      211.1670  Daily-Weighted Average VOM Content

      211.1690  Day

      211.1710  Degreaser

      211.1730  Delivery Vessel

      211.1750  Dip Coating

      211.1770  Distillate Fuel Oil

      211.1780  Distillation Unit

      211.1790  Drum

      211.1810  Dry Cleaning Operation or Dry Cleaning Facility

      211.1830  Dump-Pit Area

      211.1850  Effective Grate Area

      211.1870  Effluent Water Separator

      211.1875  Elastomeric Materials

      211.1880 Electromagnetic Interference/Radio Frequency Interference (EMI/RFI) Shielding Coatings

      211.1885  Electronic Component

      211.1890  Electrostatic Bell or Disc Spray

      211.1900  Electrostatic Prep Coat

      211.1910  Electrostatic Spray

      211.1920  Emergency or Standby Unit

      211.1930  Emission Rate

      211.1950  Emission Unit

      211.1970  Enamel

      211.1990  Enclose

      211.2010  End Sealing Compound Coat

      211.2030  Enhanced Under-the-Cup Fill

      211.2050  Ethanol Blend Gasoline

      211.2070  Excess Air

      211.2080 Excess Emissions

      211.2090  Excessive Release

      211.2110  Existing Grain-Drying Operation (Repealed)

      211.2130  Existing Grain-Handling Operation (Repealed)

      211.2150  Exterior Base Coat

      211.2170  Exterior End Coat

      211.2190  External Floating Roof

      211.2210  Extreme Performance Coating

      211.2230  Fabric Coating

      211.2250  Fabric Coating Line

      211.2270  Federally Enforceable Limitations and Conditions

      211.2285  Feed Mill

      211.2290  Fermentation Time

      211.2300  Fill

      211.2310  Final Repair Coat

      211.2330  Firebox

      211.2350  Fixed-Roof Tank

      211.2360  Flexible Coating

      211.2365  Flexible Operation Unit

      211.2370  Flexographic Printing

      211.2390  Flexographic Printing Line

      211.2410  Floating Roof

      211.2420
      Fossil Fuel

      211.2425  Fossil Fuel-Fired

      211.2430  Fountain Solution

      211.2450  Freeboard Height

      211.2470  Fuel Combustion Emission Unit or Fuel Combustion Emission Source

      211.2490  Fugitive Particulate Matter

      211.2510  Full Operating Flowrate

      211.2530  Gas Service

      211.2550  Gas/Gas Method

      211.2570  Gasoline

      211.2590  Gasoline Dispensing Operation or Gasoline Dispensing Facility

      211.2610  Gel Coat

      211.2620  Generator

      211.2630  Gloss Reducers

      211.2650  Grain

      211.2670  Grain-Drying Operation

      211.2690  Grain-Handling and Conditioning Operation

      211.2710  Grain-Handling Operation

      211.2730  Green-Tire Spraying

      211.2750  Green Tires

      211.2770  Gross Heating Value

      211.2790  Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

      211.2810  Heated Airless Spray

      211.2815 Heat Input
      211.2820 Heat Input Rate

      211.2830  Heatset

      211.2850  Heatset Web Offset Lithographic Printing Line

      211.2870  Heavy Liquid

      211.2890  Heavy Metals

      211.2910  Heavy Off-Highway Vehicle Products

      211.2930  Heavy Off-Highway Vehicle Products Coating

      211.2950  Heavy Off-Highway Vehicle Products Coating Line

      211.2970  High Temperature Aluminum Coating

      211.2990  High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) Spray

      211.3010  Hood

      211.3030  Hot Well

      211.3050  Housekeeping Practices

      211.3070  Incinerator

      211.3090  Indirect Heat Transfer

      211.3110  Ink

      211.3130  In-Process Tank

      211.3150  In-Situ Sampling Systems

      211.3170  Interior Body Spray Coat

      211.3190  Internal-Floating Roof

      211.3210  Internal Transferring Area

      211.3230  Lacquers

      211.3250  Large Appliance

      211.3270  Large Appliance Coating

      211.3290  Large Appliance Coating Line

      211.3310  Light Liquid

      211.3330  Light-Duty Truck

      211.3350  Light Oil

      211.3370  Liquid/Gas Method

      211.3390  Liquid-Mounted Seal

      211.3410  Liquid Service

      211.3430  Liquids Dripping

      211.3450  Lithographic Printing Line

      211.3470  Load-Out Area

      211.3480  Loading Event

      211.3483  Long Dry Kiln

      211.3485 Long Wet Kiln

      211.3487  Low-NOx Burner

      211.3490  Low Solvent Coating

      211.3500  Lubricating Oil

      211.3510  Magnet Wire

      211.3530  Magnet Wire Coating

      211.3550  Magnet Wire Coating Line

      211.3570  Major Dump Pit

      211.3590  Major Metropolitan Area (MMA)

      211.3610  Major Population Area (MPA)

      211.3620  Manually Operated Equipment

      211.3630  Manufacturing Process

      211.3650  Marine Terminal

      211.3660  Marine Vessel

      211.3670  Material Recovery Section

      211.3690  Maximum Theoretical Emissions

      211.3695  Maximum True Vapor Pressure

      211.3710  Metal Furniture

      211.3730  Metal Furniture Coating

      211.3750  Metal Furniture Coating Line

      211.3770 Metallic Shoe-Type Seal

      211.3780  Mid-Kiln Firing

      211.3790  Miscellaneous Fabricated Product Manufacturing Process

      211.3810  Miscellaneous Formulation Manufacturing Process

      211.3830  Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products

      211.3850  Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products Coating

      211.3870  Miscellaneous Metal Parts or Products Coating Line

      211.3890  Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Process

      211.3910  Mixing Operation

      211.3915  Mobile Equipment

      211.3930  Monitor

      211.3950  Monomer

      211.3960  Motor Vehicles

      211.3965  Motor Vehicle Refinishing

      211.3970  Multiple Package Coating

      211.3980  Nameplate Capacity

      211.3990  New Grain-Drying Operation (Repealed)

      211.4010  New Grain-Handling Operation (Repealed)

      211.4030  No Detectable Volatile Organic Material Emissions

      211.4050  Non-Contact Process Water Cooling Tower

      211.4055  Non-Flexible Coating

      211.4065  Non-Heatset

      211.4067  NOx Trading Program
      211.4070  Offset

      211.4090  One Hundred Percent Acid

      211.4110  One-Turn Storage Space

      211.4130  Opacity

      211.4150  Opaque Stains

      211.4170  Open Top Vapor Degreasing

      211.4190  Open-Ended Valve

      211.4210  Operator of a Gasoline Dispensing Operation or Operator of a Gasoline Dispensing Facility

      211.4230  Organic Compound

      211.4250  Organic Material and Organic Materials

      211.4260  Organic Solvent

      211.4270  Organic Vapor

      211.4290  Oven

      211.4310  Overall Control

      211.4330  Overvarnish

      211.4350  Owner of a Gasoline Dispensing Operation or Owner of a Gasoline Dispensing Facility

      211.4370  Owner or Operator

      211.4390  Packaging Rotogravure Printing

      211.4410  Packaging Rotogravure Printing Line

      211.4430  Pail

      211.4450  Paint Manufacturing Source or Paint Manufacturing Plant

      211.4470  Paper Coating

      211.4490  Paper Coating Line

      211.4510  Particulate Matter

      211.4530  Parts Per Million (Volume) or PPM (Vol)

      211.4550  Person

      211.4590  Petroleum

      211.4610  Petroleum Liquid

      211.4630  Petroleum Refinery

      211.4650  Pharmaceutical

      211.4670  Pharmaceutical Coating Operation

      211.4690  Photochemically Reactive Material

      211.4710  Pigmented Coatings

      211.4730  Plant

      211.4740  Plastic Part

      211.4750  Plasticizers

      211.4770  PM-10

      211.4790  Pneumatic Rubber Tire Manufacture

      211.4810  Polybasic Organic Acid Partial Oxidation Manufacturing Process

      211.4830  Polyester Resin Material(s)

      211.4850  Polyester Resin Products Manufacturing Process

      211.4870  Polystyrene Plant

      211.4890  Polystyrene Resin

      211.4910  Portable Grain-Handling Equipment

      211.4930  Portland Cement Manufacturing Process Emission Source

      211.4950  Portland Cement Process or Portland Cement Manufacturing Plant

      211.4960  Potential Electrical Output Capacity

      211.4970  Potential to Emit

      211.4990  Power Driven Fastener Coating

      211.5010  Precoat

      211.5015  Preheater Kiln

      211.5020  Preheater/Precalciner Kiln

      211.5030  Pressure Release

      211.5050  Pressure Tank

      211.5060  Pressure/Vacuum Relief Valve

      211.5061  Pretreatment Wash Primer

      211.5065  Primary Product

      211.5070  Prime Coat

      211.5080  Primer Sealer

      211.5090  Primer Surfacer Coat

      211.5110  Primer Surfacer Operation

      211.5130  Primers

      211.5150  Printing

      211.5170  Printing Line

      211.5185  Process Emission Source

      211.5190  Process Emission Unit

      211.5210  Process Unit

      211.5230  Process Unit Shutdown

      211.5245  Process Vent

      211.5250  Process Weight Rate

      211.5270  Production Equipment Exhaust System

      211.5310  Publication Rotogravure Printing Line

      211.5330  Purged Process Fluid

      211.5340  Rated Heat Input Capacity

      211.5350  Reactor

      211.5370  Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT)

      211.5390  Reclamation System

      211.5410  Refiner

      211.5430  Refinery Fuel Gas

      211.5450  Refinery Fuel Gas System

      211.5470  Refinery Unit or Refinery Process Unit

      211.5480  Reflective Argent Coating

      211.5490  Refrigerated Condenser

      211.5500  Regulated Air Pollutant

      211.5510  Reid Vapor Pressure

      211.5530  Repair

      211.5550  Repair Coat

      211.5570  Repaired

      211.5580  Repowering

      211.5590  Residual Fuel Oil

      211.5600  Resist Coat

      211.5610  Restricted Area

      211.5630  Retail Outlet

      211.5650  Ringelmann Chart

      211.5670  Roadway

      211.5690  Roll Coater

      211.5710  Roll Coating

      211.5730  Roll Printer

      211.5750  Roll Printing

      211.5770  Rotogravure Printing

      211.5790  Rotogravure Printing Line

      211.5810  Safety Relief Valve

      211.5830  Sandblasting

      211.5850  Sanding Sealers

      211.5870  Screening

      211.5890  Sealer

      211.5910  Semi-Transparent Stains

      211.5930  Sensor

      211.5950  Set of Safety Relief Valves

      211.5970  Sheet Basecoat

      211.5980  Sheet-Fed

      211.5990  Shotblasting

      211.6010  Side-Seam Spray Coat

      211.6025  Single Unit Operation

      211.6030  Smoke

      211.6050  Smokeless Flare

      211.6060  Soft Coat

      211.6070  Solvent

      211.6090  Solvent Cleaning

      211.6110  Solvent Recovery System

      211.6130  Source

      211.6140  Specialty Coatings

      211.6145  Specialty Coatings for Motor Vehicles

      211.6150  Specialty High Gloss Catalyzed Coating

      211.6170  Specialty Leather

      211.6190  Specialty Soybean Crushing Source

      211.6210  Splash Loading

      211.6230  Stack

      211.6250  Stain Coating

      211.6270  Standard Conditions

      211.6290  Standard Cubic Foot (scf)

      211.6310  Start-Up

      211.6330  Stationary Emission Source

      211.6350  Stationary Emission Unit

      211.6355  Stationary Gas Turbine

      211.6360  Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine

      211.6370  Stationary Source

      211.6390  Stationary Storage Tank

      211.6400  Stencil Coat

      211.6410  Storage Tank or Storage Vessel

      211.6420  Strippable Spray Booth Coating

      211.6430  Styrene Devolatilizer Unit

      211.6450  Styrene Recovery Unit

      211.6470  Submerged Loading Pipe

      211.6490  Substrate

      211.6510  Sulfuric Acid Mist

      211.6530  Surface Condenser

      211.6540  Surface Preparation Materials

      211.6550  Synthetic Organic Chemical or Polymer Manufacturing Plant

      211.6570  Tablet Coating Operation

      211.6580  Texture Coat

      211.6590  Thirty-Day Rolling Average

      211.6610  Three-Piece Can

      211.6620  Three or Four Stage Coating System

      211.6630  Through-the-Valve Fill

      211.6650  Tooling Resin

      211.6670  Topcoat

      211.6690  Topcoat Operation

      211.6695  Topcoat System

      211.6710  Touch-Up

      211.6720  Touch-Up Coating

      211.6730  Transfer Efficiency

      211.6750  Tread End Cementing

      211.6770  True Vapor Pressure

      211.6790  Turnaround

      211.6810  Two-Piece Can

      211.6830  Under-the-Cup Fill

      211.6850  Undertread Cementing

      211.6860  Uniform Finish Blender

      211.6870  Unregulated Safety Relief Valve

      211.6880  Vacuum Metallizing

      211.6890  Vacuum Producing System

      211.6910  Vacuum Service

      211.6930  Valves Not Externally Regulated

      211.6950  Vapor Balance System

      211.6970  Vapor Collection System

      211.6990  Vapor Control System

      211.7010  Vapor-Mounted Primary Seal

      211.7030  Vapor Recovery System

      211.7050  Vapor-Suppressed Polyester Resin

      211.7070  Vinyl Coating

      211.7090  Vinyl Coating Line

      211.7110  Volatile Organic Liquid (VOL)

      211.7130  Volatile Organic Material Content (VOMC)

      211.7150  Volatile Organic Material (VOM) or Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)

      211.7170  Volatile Petroleum Liquid

      211.7190  Wash Coat

      211.7200  Washoff Operations

      211.7210  Wastewater (Oil/Water) Separator

      211.7230  Weak Nitric Acid Manufacturing Process

      211.7250  Web

      211.7270  Wholesale Purchase - Consumer

      211.7290  Wood Furniture

      211.7310  Wood Furniture Coating

      211.7330  Wood Furniture Coating Line

      211.7350  Woodworking

      211.7400  Yeast Percentage

       

      Appendix A  Rule into Section Table
      Appendix B  Section into Rule Table

       

      AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 9, 9.1, 9.9 and 10 and authorized by Sections 27 and 28.5 of the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/9, 9.1, 9.9, 10, 27 and 28.5].

       

      SOURCE: Adopted as Chapter 2: Air Pollution, Rule 201: Definitions, R71-23, 4 PCB 191, filed and effective April 14, 1972; amended in R74-2 and R75-5, 32 PCB 295, at 3 Ill. Reg. 5, p. 777, effective February 3, 1979; amended in R78-3 and 4, 35 PCB 75 and 243, at 3 Ill. Reg. 30, p. 124, effective July 28, 1979; amended in R80-5, at 7 Ill. Reg. 1244, effective January 21, 1983; codified at 7 Ill. Reg. 13590; amended in R82-1 (Docket A) at 10 Ill. Reg. 12624, effective July 7, 1986; amended in R85-21(A) at 11 Ill. Reg. 11747, effective June 29, 1987; amended in R86-34 at 11 Ill. Reg. 12267, effective July 10, 1987; amended in R86-39 at 11 Ill. Reg. 20804, effective December 14, 1987; amended in R82-14 and R86-37 at 12 Ill. Reg. 787, effective December 24, 1987; amended in R86-18 at 12 Ill. Reg. 7284, effective April 8, 1988; amended in R86-10 at 12 Ill. Reg. 7621, effective April 11, 1988; amended in R88-23 at 13 Ill. Reg. 10862, effective June 27, 1989; amended in R89-8 at 13 Ill. Reg. 17457, effective January 1, 1990; amended in R89-16(A) at 14 Ill. Reg. 9141, effective May 23, 1990; amended in R88-30(B) at 15 Ill. Reg. 5223, effective March 28, 1991; amended in R88-14 at 15 Ill. Reg. 7901, effective May 14, 1991; amended in R91-10 at 15 Ill. Reg. 15564, effective October 11, 1991; amended in R91-6 at 15 Ill. Reg. 15673, effective October 14, 1991; amended in R91-22 at 16 Ill. Reg. 7656, effective May 1, 1992; amended in R91-24 at 16 Ill. Reg. 13526, effective August 24, 1992; amended in R93-9 at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective September 27, 1993; amended in R93-11 at 17 Ill. Reg. 21471, effective December 7, 1993; amended in R93-14 at 18 Ill. Reg. 1253, effective January 18, 1994; amended in R94-12 at 18 Ill. Reg. 14962, effective September 21, 1994; amended in R94-14 at 18 Ill. Reg. 15744, effective October 17, 1994; amended in R94-15 at 18 Ill. Reg. 16379, effective October 25, 1994; amended in R94-16 at 18 Ill. Reg. 16929, effective November 15, 1994; amended in R94-21, R94-31 and R94-32 at 19 Ill. Reg. 6823, effective May 9, 1995; amended in R94-33 at 19 Ill. Reg. 7344, effective May 22, 1995; amended in R95-2 at 19 Ill. Reg. 11066, effective July 12, 1995; amended in R95-16 at 19 Ill. Reg. 15176, effective October 19, 1995; amended in R96-5 at 20 Ill. Reg. 7590, effective May 22, 1996; amended in R96-16 at 21 Ill. Reg. 2641, effective February 7, 1997; amended in R97-17 at 21 Ill. Reg. 6489, effective May 16, 1997; amended in R97-24 at 21 Ill. Reg. 7695, effective June 9, 1997; amended in R96-17 at 21 Ill. Reg. 7856, effective June 17, 1997; amended in R97-31 at 22 Ill. Reg. 3497, effective February 2, 1998; amended in R98-17 at 22 Ill. Reg.11405, effective June 22, 1998; amended in R01-9 at 25 Ill. Reg. 128, effective December 26, 2000; amended in R01-11 at 25 Ill. Reg. 4597, effective March 15, 2001; amended in R01-17 at 25 Ill. Reg. 5900, effective April 17, 2001; amended at 29 Ill. Reg. , effective ________________.

       

      BOARD NOTE: This Part implements the Illinois Environmental Protection Act as of July 1, 1994.

       

      SUBPART B: DEFINITIONS

       


      Section 211.3695  Maximum True Vapor Pressure

       

      "Maximum true vapor pressure" means the equilibrium partial pressure exerted by stored VOL at the temperature equal to the highest calendar-month average of the VOL storage temperature for VOLs stored above or below the ambient temperature or at the local maximum monthly average temperature of 75 degrees fahrenheit for the Chicago nonattainment area as defined at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 218.100 or 79 degrees fahrenheit for the Metro-East nonattainment area as defined at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 219.100 for VOLs stored at the ambient temperature, as determined:

         
      a) In accordance with methods described in American Petroleum Institute bulletin 2517, Evaporation Loss from External Floating Roof Tanks, incorporated by reference at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 218.112 and 219.112; or
      b) By ASTM Method D2879-83, incorporated by reference at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 218.112(a)(1) and 219.112(a)(1).

      (Source: Amended at 29 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 December 2, 2004, by a vote of 5-0.

      Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

      Illinois Pollution Control Board

       

        

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