May 6, 2010 - The Pollution Control Board, on May 6, 2010, accepted for hearing a proposal to amend the Board’s air rules. On April 20, 2010, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) filed with the Board the rulemaking proposal docketed as In the Matter of: 10-Year Federally Enforceable State Operating Permits (FESOP): Amendments to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201.162 (R10-21). The IEPA states that this proposal would extend from five-years to 10-years the maximum term that the IEPA could issue a Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit (FESOP). The sole provision of the air rules to be amended is Section 201.162.
The Board Accepts for Hearing a Proposal to Amend Its Air Rules
The Pollution Control Board, on May 6, 2010, accepted for hearing a proposal to amendthe Board’s air rules.
The IEPA explains that the amendments are “expected to reduce administrative costs of
the permitting process for both the affected sources and the Illinois EPA.” The IEPAstates that FESOP sources are located throughout the state, and that the proposed ruleswill affect approximately 800 sources that have applied for or obtained FESOPs.
The Board encourages persons to file public comments on these proposed amendments.
Public comments may be
filed at the following address:Pollution Control BoardJames R.
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