March 17, 2005 - On March 17, 2005, the Illinois Pollution Control Board accepted for hearing a proposed rulemaking to revise the Board’s air construction and operating permit regulations. On February 22, 2005, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group jointly filed this rulemaking docketed as Proposed Amendments To Exemptions From State Permitting Requirements (R05-19). The proponents state the proposal is designed to eliminate permitting delays for minor projects having little environmental or regulatory impact.
Board Schedules Hearings On A Proposed Rulemaking To Amend Exemptions
From State Permitting RequirementsOn March 17, 2005, the Illinois Pollution Control Board accepted for hearing a proposedrulemaking to revise the Board’s air construction and operating permit regulations.
This rulemaking seeks to add four categories to the existing list of permit exemptions in
Section 201.146 as follows:1.
Replacement or Addition of Air Pollution Control Equipment for Existing
Emissions Units;2.
New Emission Units and Modification to Existing Emissions Units at
Facilities with Federally Enforceable State Operating Permits (FESOPs);3.
New Emission Units or Modifications to Existing Emissi...
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