November 18, 2010 - The Pollution Control Board, on November 18, 2010, adopted amendments to the air rules extending the maximum term that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) can issue a Federal Enforceable State Operating Permit (FESOP) from five years to ten. On April 20, 2010, the IEPA filed the proposal which is 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 sole provision of the air rules to be amended is Section 201.162.
The Board Adopts Amendments to Its Air Rules Regarding FESOP Duration
The Pollution Control Board, on November 18, 2010, adopted amendments to the airrules extending the maximum term that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency(IEPA) can issue a Federal Enforceable State Operating Permit (FESOP) from five yearsto ten.
During hearing, the IEPA presented testimony that extending the maximum term that
IEPA could issue a FESOP from five to ten years would result in an expected reductionof administrative resources and costs to both the affected sources with a five percentdecrease in workload of FESOP renewals within five years of adoption of the proposal.
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