December 1, 2011 - On December 1, 2011, the Board adopted amendments to Part 201 of its air pollution regulations, which address permits and general provisions. Specifically, the Board adopted a new Section 201.175 implementing Registration of Smaller Sources (ROSS). The amendments will become final upon filing with the Secretary of State.
Board Adopts a Registration Program for Small Sources of Air Emissions
On December 1, 2011, the Board adopted amendments to Part 201 of its air pollution regulations,which address permits and general provisions.
Public Act 97-0095, effective July 12, 2011, includes a new Section 9.14 of the Environmental
Protection Act providing for adoption of ROSS provisions.
The IEPA projects that, based
on the criteria included in its proposal, “an estimated 3,230 small emission sources, or roughly50% of the currently permitted emission sources, will no longer have direct permittingobligations to the Illinois EPA.”The IEPA proposal was docketed as In the Matter of: Registration of Smaller Sou...
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