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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 237 - OPEN BURNING › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 237.103 - Explosive Wastes

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Open burning of wastes creating a hazard of explosion, fire
				  or other serious harm, unless authorized by other provisions in this Part,
				  shall be permitted only upon application for the grant of a variance as
				  provided by the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch.
				  1111/2, pars. 1001 et seq.) and by the Pollution Control Board's (Board)
				  Procedural Rules (35 Ill. Adm. Code: Subtitle A, Chapter I).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 237 - OPEN BURNING › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 237.110 - Local Enforcement

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It shall be the obligation of local governments as well of
				  the Environmental Protection Agency (Agency), to enforce by appropriate means
				  the prohibitions of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 237 - OPEN BURNING › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 237.120 - Exemptions

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The following activities are not in violation of Section 9(c)
				  of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 1111/2, par. 1009(c)) or of this Part
				  unless they cause air pollution as defined in the Act. Nothing in this Section
				  shall exempt such activities from applicable local restrictions.
a) The open burning of agricultural waste,
				but only:
1) On the premises on which such
				waste is generated; and
2) In areas
				other than restricted areas; and
3)
				When atmospheric conditions will readily dissipate contaminants; and
4) If such burning does not create a
				visibility hazard on roadways, railroad tracks or air fields; and
5) More than 305 meters (1,000 feet) from
				residential or other populated areas; and
6) When it can be affirmatively demonstrated
				that no economically reasonable alternative method of disposal is
				available.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 237 - OPEN BURNING › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 237.130 - Freeport Air Curtain Destructor

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This section applies to an air curtain destructor operated by
				  the City of Freeport within Section 7, Township 26 North, Range 8 East of the
				  Fourth Principal Meridian, Stephenson County.
a) Burning of landscape waste and clean wood
				waste in this air curtain destructor pursuant to permit conditions is
				lawful.
b) The Agency may grant a
				permit for this air curtain destructor pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201 and
				Subpart B of this Part.
c) The
				existing permit and operating requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 710 and 737
				(Parts II and III of Chapter 7) shall not apply to this air curtain destructor;
				provided, however, that this subsection shall be inoperative in the event the
				Board, after the effective date of this section, pursuant to Section 22 of the
				Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 1111/2, par. 1022), adopts regulations
				applicable to this air curtain destructor.
d) If the City of Freeport allows public
				access to the air curtain destructor site, the Agency shall, as a condition of
				any permit used for an air curtain destructor, limit access between the
				landfill and air curtain destructor areas, sufficient to assure compliance with
				the Act and Board regulations applicable to the landfill.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 237 - OPEN BURNING › Subpart B - PERMITS › Section 237.201 - Available Permits

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The Agency may grant permits for open burning in the
				  following instances:
a) For
				instruction in methods of fire fighting; or for testing of equipment for
				extinguishing fires, of flares, and signals, or of experimental incinerators,
				or for research in control of fires;
b) For the destruction of vegetation on site
				under circumstances in which its removal would necessitate significant
				environmental damage;
c) For
				research or management in prairie or forest ecology;
d) For the burning of landscape waste in any
				area of the State if such burning is conducted with the aid of an air curtain
				destructor or comparable device to reduce emissions substantially; and does not
				occur within 305 meters (1,000 feet) of any residential or other populated
				area;
e) For the destruction of oil
				sludges in petroleum production for safety reasons where alternative means
				including product recovery are impracticable; provided, that when emergency
				conditions require, such burning may be done without a permit, and a report
				shall be filed with the Agency within ten days, thereafter, indicating the
				place and time of such burning, the quantities burned, the meteorological
				conditions, and the reasons why emergency burning was necessary;
f) In a disaster area, for the open burning
				of clean wooden building debris, landscape waste and agricultural waste caused
				by a disaster.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 237 - OPEN BURNING › Subpart B - PERMITS › Section 237.202 - Permit Application

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An application for a permit shall be in such form and shall
				  contain such information as shall be required in procedures adopted by the
				  Agency. Such application shall contain, as a minimum, data and information
				  sufficient to inform the Agency with respect to: the exact quanitites and types
				  of material to be burned; the exact nature and exact quantities of air
				  contaminant emissions which will result; the exact frequency, including date
				  where appropriate, when such burning will take place, the exact location of the
				  burning site including a map showing distances to residences, populated areas,
				  roadways, air fields, etc.; the methods or actions which will be taken to
				  reduce the emission of air contaminants; the reasons why alternatives to open
				  burning are not available; and the reasons why such burning is necessary to the
				  public interest.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 237 - OPEN BURNING › Subpart B - PERMITS › Section 237.204 - Standards of Issuance

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No permit shall be granted unless the applicant proves to the
				  satisfaction of the Agency that the open burning: is necessary to the public
				  interest; will be conducted in such a time, place and manner as to minimize the
				  emission of air contaminants; will have no serious detrimental effect upon
				  adjacent properties or the occupants thereof. Provided that applications for
				  permits to open burn pursuant to Section
				  237.201(f)
				  shall contain, as a minimum, data and information sufficient to inform the
				  Agency with respect to: the nature and estimated quantitites of the materials
				  to be burned, the manner in which the material to be burned resulted from the
				  disaster, the location of the material to be burned, the date when such burning
				  will take place, and the reasons why alternatives to open burning are not
				  available.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 237 - OPEN BURNING › Subpart B - PERMITS › Section 237.205 - Duration and Renewal

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No permit shall be valid for longer than one year.
				  Applications for renewal of a permit shall be submitted to the Agency at least
				  90 days prior to the expiration of the prior permit, and shall conform to
				  Section
				  237.202. The
				  standards for issuance of renewal permits shall be as set forth in Section
				  237.204.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 237 - OPEN BURNING › Subpart B - PERMITS › Section 237.207 - Revocation

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Violation of any of the conditions of the permit shall be
				  grounds for revocation of the permit by the Agency, as well as for other
				  sanctions provided in the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 237 - OPEN BURNING › Subpart B - PERMITS › Appendix A - Rule into Section Table

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RULE
SECTION
501
237.101
502
237.102
503
237.120
504(a)
237.201
504(b)
237.202
504(c)
237.204
504(d)
237.203
504(e)
237.205
504(f)
237.207
504(g)
237.206
505
237.103
506
237.110
550
237.130
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 237 - OPEN BURNING › Subpart B - PERMITS › Appendix B - Section into Rule Table

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SECTION
RULE
237.101
501
237.102
502
237.103
505
237.110
506
237.120
503
237.130
550
237.201
504(a)
237.202
504(b)
237.203
504(d)
237.204
504(c)
237.205
504(e)
237.206
504(g)
237.207
504(f)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 240.101 - Preamble

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As the state of knowledge and technology relating to the
				  control of emissions from motor vehicles advances, and in furtherance of the
				  purposes of the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5 ] (Act), the Pollution
				  Control Board (Board) shall provide by rules and regulations for the control of
				  emissions from motor vehicles. Such rules and regulations shall prescribe
				  requirements for the installation and use of equipment designed to reduce or
				  eliminate emissions and for the proper maintenance of such equipment and of
				  vehicles. Any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Section shall
				  be consistent with provisions of federal law, if any, relating to control of
				  emissions from the vehicles concerned.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 240.103 - Prohibitions

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Except as permitted or authorized by law, no person shall
				  fail to maintain in good working order or remove, dismantle or otherwise cause
				  to be inoperative any equipment or feature constituting an operational element
				  of the air pollution control systems or mechanisms of a motor vehicle as
				  required by rules or regulations of the Board and the United States
				  Environmental Protection Agency to be maintained in or on the
				  vehicle.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 240.104 - Inspection

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a) All motor
				vehicles subject to inspection pursuant to Section 13C-15 of the Vehicle
				Emissions Inspection Law of 2005 [625 ILCS
				5/13C-15 ] shall comply with applicable vehicle
				emission standards contained in Sections
				240.152,
				240.172,
				240.182,
				240.192,
				and
				240.202
				of this Part.
b) All diesel-powered
				vehicles subject to inspection pursuant to Section 13-109.1 of the Illinois
				Vehicle Code [625
				ILCS 5/13-109.1] must comply with applicable smoke
				opacity standards set forth in Section
				240.141(a)
				of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 240.105 - Penalties

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a) Any violations
				of Section
				240.103,
				240.121,
				240.122,
				or
				240.123
				of this Part shall be subject to the penalties as set forth in Section 42 of
				the Act [415 ILCS 5/42
				].
b) Any violations of Section
				240.104(b),
				240.152,
				240.172,
				240.182,
				240.192,
				or
				240.202
				of this Part, as applicable, shall be subject to the penalties as set forth in
				Sections 13C-55 and 13C-60 of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law [625 ILCS
				5/13C-55 and 13 C-60].
c) Any
				violation of Section
				240.141(a)
				of this Part will be subject to penalties as set forth in Section 13-109.1 of
				the Illinois Vehicle Code [625
				ILCS 5/13-109.1].
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 240.106 - Determination of Violation

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a) Any
				violations of Sections
				240.103,
				240.121,
				240.122,
				or
				240.123
				of this Part shall be determined by visual observation or by a test procedure
				employing an opacity measurement system as qualified by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201,
				Subpart J.
b) Any violations of
				Sections
				240.152,
				240.172,
				240.182,
				240.192,
				or
				240.202
				of this Part, as applicable, shall be determined in accordance with test
				procedures adopted by the Agency in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 276.
c) Any violation of Section
				240.141(a)
				of this Part will be determined in accordance with test procedures set forth in
				Section
				240.141(b)
				of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 240.107 - Incorporations by Reference

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The following material is incorporated by reference and
				  includes no later editions or amendments:
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth
				  Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001,
www.sae.org
:
				  Report J1667 Snap-Acceleration Smoke Test Procedure for Heavy-Duty Diesel
				  Powered Vehicles (February 1996).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart B - EMISSIONS › Section 240.121 - Smoke Emissions

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a) There
				shall be no visible emissions of smoke from a motor vehicle, zero
				opacity.
b) Motor vehicles
				traveling Illinois public highways from out of State must comply with
				subsection (a).
c) No used motor
				vehicle shall be sold or transferred in Illinois unless that said vehicle meets
				subsection (a).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart B - EMISSIONS › Section 240.122 - Diesel Engine Emission Standards for Locomotives

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a) No person shall cause or allow the
				emission of smoke from any diesel locomotive in the State of Illinois to exceed
				thirty percent (30%) opacity.
b)
				Subsection (a) shall not apply to:
1) Smoke
				resulting from starting a cold locomotive: for a period of time not to exceed
				30 minutes.
2) Smoke emitted while
				accelerating under load from a throttle setting other than idle to a higher
				throttle setting: for a period of time not to exceed 40 seconds.
3) Smoke emitted upon locomotive loading
				following idle: for a period of time not to exceed 2 minutes.
4) Smoke emitted during locomotive testing,
				maintenance, adjustment, rebuilding, repairing or breaking in: for a period of
				time not to exceed 3 consecutive minutes and an aggregate of 10 minutes in any
				60 minute period.
5) Smoke emitted
				by a locomotive which because of its age or design makes replacement or
				retrofit parts necessary to achieve smoke reduction unavailable. These
				locomotives shall be retired at the earliest possible time.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart B - EMISSIONS › Section 240.123 - Liquid Petroleum Gas Fuel Systems

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a) Motor vehicles which are solely fueled
				with liquid petroleum gas shall have excess air injection systems made
				inoperative, where such systems are installed by the vehicle
				manufacturers.
b)
1) Motor vehicles which operate on liquid
				petroleum gas or gasoline fuels alternately, in dual fuel systems, shall have
				excess air injection systems inoperative when operating on liquid petroleum,
				gas where excess air injection systems are installed by the vehicle
				manufacturers.
2) Motor vehicles
				which operate on liquid petroleum gas or gasoline fuels alternately in a dual
				fuel system, shall have excess air injection systems operational when operating
				on gasoline, where excess air injection systems are installed by the vehicle
				manufacturers.
3) Motor vehicles
				which operate on liquid petroleum gas or gasoline fuels alternately in a dual
				fuel system, shall have the intake manifold heat riser system to the carburetor
				operational at all times when the motor vehicles are operating.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart C - SMOKE OPACITY STANDARDS AND TEST PROCEDURES FOR DIESEL-POWERED HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES › Section 240.140 - Applicability

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This Subpart applies to all on-road, diesel-powered heavy
				  duty vehicles operating in the State of Illinois.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart C - SMOKE OPACITY STANDARDS AND TEST PROCEDURES FOR DIESEL-POWERED HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES › Section 240.141 - Smoke Opacity Standards and Test Procedures for Diesel-Powered Heavy Duty Vehicles

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a)
				Diesel-powered heavy duty vehicles described in Section
				240.140 of this
				Subpart are subject to the following smoke opacity standards:
1) Diesel-powered heavy duty vehicles that
				are model year 1991 or newer must not exceed forty percent peak smoke opacity
				when tested in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section.
2) Except as set forth in subsection (a)(3)
				of this Section, diesel-powered heavy duty vehicles that are model year 1990 or
				older must not exceed fifty-five percent peak smoke opacity when tested in
				accordance with subsection (b) of this Section.
3) Until December 31, 2002, diesel-powered
				heavy duty vehicles that are model year 1973 or older must not exceed seventy
				percent peak smoke opacity when tested in accordance with subsection (b) of
				this Section. Beginning on January 1, 2003, diesel-powered heavy duty vehicles
				that are model year 1973 or older must not exceed fifty-five percent peak smoke
				opacity when tested in accordance with subsection (b) of this
				Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart D - STEADY-STATE IDLE MODE TEST EMISSION STANDARDS › Section 240.151 - Applicability

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This Subpart is effective through January 31,
				  2012.
The standards of this Subpart apply to those vehicles
				  identified in subsection 13C-25(d) of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law of
				  2005.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart D - STEADY-STATE IDLE MODE TEST EMISSION STANDARDS › Section 240.152 - Steady-State Idle Mode Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards

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a) Exhaust emissions from light duty vehicles
				shall not exceed the following limitations:
Model Year
Carbon Monoxide
Hydrocarbons as Hexane
(%)
(ppm)
1996 and newer
1.2
220
b)
				Exhaust emissions from light duty trucks 1 and light duty trucks 2 shall not
				exceed the following limitations:
Model Year
Carbon Monoxide
Hydrocarbons as Hexane
(%)
(ppm)
1996 and newer
1.2
220
c)
				Exhaust emissions from heavy duty vehicles shall not exceed the following
				limitations:
Model Year
Carbon Monoxide
Hydrocarbons as Hexane
(%)
(ppm)
1996 and newer
3.0
300
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart D - STEADY-STATE IDLE MODE TEST EMISSION STANDARDS › Section 240.153 - Compliance Determination

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Compliance shall be determined based upon the measurement of
				  exhaust emissions using the steady-state idle test while the vehicle to be
				  tested is operating in the idle mode. The vehicle shall pass exhaust emissions
				  inspection if at any time during the initial idle mode or second-chance idle
				  mode of the steady-state idle test the measured values are at or below the
				  applicable limits of Section
				  240.152
				  of this Subpart. Vehicles failing the initial idle mode shall undergo a high
				  idle preconditioning mode and receive a second-chance idle mode unless no
				  measured values less than 1800 ppm HC are obtained within an elapsed time of 30
				  seconds.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart F - EVAPORATIVE TEST STANDARDS › Section 240.171 - Applicability

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This Subpart is effective through January 31, 2012. The
				  standards of this Subpart apply to those vehicles identified in subsection
				  13C-25(d) of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law of 2005.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart F - EVAPORATIVE TEST STANDARDS › Section 240.172 - Evaporative System Integrity Test Standards

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Vehicles subject to evaporative system integrity testing
				  shall fail the evaporative system integrity test if one of the following
				  occurs:
a) Fuel Cap Pressure Decay
				Standards - While tested using the fuel cap pressure decay tester, the pressure
				decays by 6 inches of water or more during a 10 second period after being
				pressurized to 28 ±1 inches of water column;
b) Fuel Cap Leak Flow Test Standards - While
				tested using the fuel cap leak flow tester, the fuel cap leak flow rate exceeds
				60 cc/min at a pressure of 30 ±1 inches of water column. Determination
				will be made by comparing the fuel cap's measured leak flow rate with the flow
				rate obtained from a calibrated master orifice with a National Institute of
				Standards and Technology traceable flow rate which will result in a pass/fail
				flow rate threshold of 60 cc/min of air at 30 ±1 inches of water
				column;
c) Visual Functional Test
				Standards - While tested using the visual functional test, an inspection of the
				fuel cap reveals one or more of the following:
1) a missing fuel cap;
2) a missing or damaged o-ring, gasket, or
				seal;
3) missing or damaged
				threads, flanges, prongs, or other parts used to secure the fuel cap to the
				fuel tank filler neck; and/or
4)
				cracks, holes, or other visible forms of tampering or damage.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart G - ON-ROAD REMOTE SENSING TEST EMISSION STANDARDS › Section 240.181 - Applicability

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The standards of this Subpart apply to those vehicles tested
				  pursuant to subsection 13C-15(b)(11) of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law of
				  2005.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart G - ON-ROAD REMOTE SENSING TEST EMISSION STANDARDS › Section 240.182 - On-Road Remote Sensing Emission Standards

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Exhaust emissions shall not exceed the following
				  limitations:
Model Year
Hydrocarbons
(ppm)
Carbon Monoxide
(%)
1996 and newer
400
2.0
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart G - ON-ROAD REMOTE SENSING TEST EMISSION STANDARDS › Section 240.183 - Compliance Determination

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Compliance shall be determined based upon the measurement of
				  exhaust emissions using the on-road remote sensing test procedures adopted by
				  the Agency. If, during the course of on-road inspections, a vehicle is found to
				  exceed the on-road remote sensing emission standards specified in Section
				  240.182
				  for the model year and type of vehicle, the Agency shall send a notice to the
				  vehicle owner of the violation, which notice will include the time and location
				  of the reading. The notice of a second on-road remote sensing exceedence shall,
				  in addition to the information contained in the first notice, indicate that the
				  vehicle has been reassigned and is subject to an out-of-cycle follow-up
				  inspection at an official inspection station. In no case shall the Agency send
				  a notice of an on-road exceedence to the owner of a vehicle that was found to
				  exceed the on-road remote sensing emission standards if the vehicle is
				  registered outside the affected counties.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart H - ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC TEST STANDARDS › Section 240.191 - Applicability

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The standards of this Subpart apply to those vehicles tested
				  pursuant to subsection 13C-25(c) of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law of
				  2005.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart H - ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC TEST STANDARDS › Section 240.192 - On-Board Diagnostic Test Standards

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Vehicles subject to on-board diagnostic testing shall fail
				  the on-board diagnostic test if one of the following occurs:
a) the vehicle connector is missing, has been
				tampered with, or is otherwise inoperable; or
b) the malfunction indicator light is
				commanded to be illuminated and it is not visually illuminated according to
				visual inspection; or
c) the
				malfunction indicator light is commanded to be illuminated for any on-board
				diagnostic trouble codes; or
d) the
				malfunction indicator light (MIL) does not illuminate at all when the vehicle
				is in the key-on/engine-off condition.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart H - ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC TEST STANDARDS › Section 240.193 - Compliance Determination

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Compliance shall be determined based upon the inspection of
				  the on-board diagnostic vehicle connector, malfunction indicator light, and
				  electronic retrieval of data stored in the vehicle's on-board diagnostic system
				  using the on-board diagnostic test procedures adopted by the Agency in 35 Ill.
				  Adm. Code 276.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart I - VISUAL INSPECTION TEST STANDARDS › Section 240.201 - Applicability

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This Subpart is applicable beginning February 1, 2012. The
				  standards of this Subpart apply to those vehicles tested pursuant to Section
				  13C-25(h) of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law of 2005.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart I - VISUAL INSPECTION TEST STANDARDS › Section 240.202 - Visual Inspection Test Standards

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Vehicles subject to visual inspection testing shall fail the
				  visual inspection test if the MIL does not illuminate in the key-on/engine off
				  position or continuously illuminates in the key-on/engine on
				  position.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart I - VISUAL INSPECTION TEST STANDARDS › Section 240.203 - Compliance Determination

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Compliance shall be determined based upon a visual
				  examination of the MIL using the visual inspection test procedures adopted by
				  the Agency in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 276.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart I - VISUAL INSPECTION TEST STANDARDS › Appendix A - Rule into Section Table

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Rules into Section Table
RULE
SECTION
701
240.101
702
240.102
703
240.103
704
240.104
705
240.105
706
240.121
707
240.122
708
240.123
709
240.106
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 240 - MOBILE SOURCES › Subpart I - VISUAL INSPECTION TEST STANDARDS › Appendix B - Section into Rule Table

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Section into Rule Table
SECTION
RULE
240.101
701
240.102
702
240.103
703
240.104
704
240.105
705
246.106
709
240.121
706
240.122
707
240.123
708
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 241.101 - Other Definitions

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Unless otherwise defined herein and unless a different
				  meaning of a term is clear from its context, the definitions of terms used in
				  this Part shall have the meanings specified by 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				  201.102 and 35 Ill.
				  Adm. Code 211. The definitions in Section
				  241.102 of this Part
				  are applicable only to the provisions of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 241.103 - Abbreviations

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Agency
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
ALVW
adjusted loaded vehicle weight
CAA
Clean Air Act as amended in 1990
CO
carbon monoxide
g/bhp-hr
grams per brakehorsepower-hour
g/mi
grams per mile
GVWR
gross vehicle weight rating
HCHO
formaldehyde
HDV
heavy-duty vehicle
ILEV
inherently low emission vehicle
kg
kilograms
lbs
pounds
LDT
light-duty truck
LDV
light-duty vehicle
LEV
low emission vehicle
LVW
loaded vehicle weight
MY
model year
NMOG
non-methane organic gas
NMHC
non-methane hydrocarbon
NOx
oxides of nitrogen
PM
particulate matter
THC
total hydrocarbon
ULEV
ultra low emission vehicle
VIN
vehicle identification number
ZEV
zero emission vehicle
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 241.104 - Incorporations by Reference

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The following materials are incorporated by reference and do
				  not contain any subsequent additions or amendments:
a) Clean Fuel Vehicles, 40 CFR Part 88,
				Subpart A and 59 Fed. Reg. 50058 (September 30, 1994); and
b) Clean Fuel Fleet Program, 40 CFR Part 88,
				Subpart C (1993).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 241.110 - Applicability

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a) The requirements
				of this Part shall apply to owners or operators of covered fleets. Covered
				fleets include distributed and partially covered fleets.
b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this
				Section, an owner or operator of a covered fleet who owns, operates, or
				controls motor vehicles which are located or primarily operated in the covered
				area, but are regulated by the state of Indiana or Wisconsin as part of that
				state's Clean Fuel Fleet Program, as required by section 246 of the CAA, are
				only required to comply with the requirements of Section
				241.115 of
				this Subpart.
c) A fleet owner or
				operator who owns or leases fewer than ten covered fleet vehicles shall become
				a covered fleet owner or operator on the date that the owner or operator
				acquires legal or equitable title to a motor vehicle which causes such fleet
				owner's or operator's fleet to equal or exceed ten covered fleet
				vehicles.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 241.111 - Exemptions

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a) The following
				motor vehicles are exempt from the requirements of Section
				241.113 of
				this Subpart and are not considered to be covered fleet vehicles or included in
				the 10 motor vehicle count criterion of a covered fleet, whether or not such
				motor vehicles are part of a covered fleet which is subject to the control
				requirements of this Subpart:
1) Motor
				vehicles held for lease or rental to the general public;
2) Motor vehicles held for sale by dealers
				(including demonstration vehicles);
3) Motor vehicles used for manufacturer
				product evaluations or tests;
4)
				Law enforcement vehicles and other emergency vehicles;
5) Motor vehicles not registered to operate
				on public roadways;
6) Motor
				vehicles in excess of 26,000 lbs GVWR;
7) Motor vehicles determined by the Secretary
				of Defense of the United States to be exempt from the program for national
				security reasons;
8) Antique
				vehicles as defined in Section 1-102.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
				[625 ILCS
				5/1-102.1];
9) Motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and
				motorized pedal cycles as defined in Sections 1-147, 1-148, and 1-148.2 of the
				Illinois Vehicle Code [625 ILCS 5/1-147, 1 -148, and 1-148.2];
10) Motor vehicles that are not capable of
				being centrally fueled; and
11)
				Motor vehicles that are under normal conditions garaged at a personal
				residence, unless they are, in fact, centrally fueled.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 241.112 - Registration of Fleet Owners or Operators

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a) An owner or operator of a covered fleet
				must apply for a fleet registration number on or before September 1, 1997, or
				within 60 days after becoming a covered fleet owner or operator, by providing
				the following information to the Agency:
1)
				The owner's or operator's, and if applicable, the company's, name and
				address;
2) Signature of the owner
				or operator;
3) The location of
				records and reports required by this Part, including the contact person's name,
				address, and telephone number;
4)
				The number of motor vehicles in the fleet; and
5) The VIN for each motor vehicle and, if
				applicable, whether the motor vehicle is exempt pursuant to Section
				241.111 of this Part
				and which exemption applies.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 241.113 - Control Requirements

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a) Any
				covered fleet owner or operator who acquires one or more new covered fleet
				vehicles in a model year must meet the emission standards in subsection (e) of
				this Section for the following percentages of new covered fleet vehicle
				acquisitions:
1) The portion of the
				acquisition of light-duty new covered fleet vehicles that must be light-duty
				clean fuel vehicles in any model year (MY) are as follows:
A) In MY 1999, at least 30 percent;
B) In MY 2000, at least 50 percent;
				and
C) In MY 2001 and every MY
				thereafter, at least 70 percent.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 241.114 - Conversions

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a) If a motor
				vehicle which was not certified by the manufacturer as a clean fuel vehicle,
				but is subsequently converted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 88, Subpart C,
				incorporated by reference at Section
				241.104
				of this Part, and such converted motor vehicle meets the requirements of this
				Section and Section
				241.113(e)
				of this Subpart, it is a clean fuel vehicle.
b) The owner or operator of the converted
				clean fuel vehicle must obtain sufficient documentation to verify that the
				motor vehicle meets the converted vehicle requirements in 40 CFR Part 88,
				Subpart C, incorporated by reference at Section
				241.104
				of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 241.115 - Operating Requirements

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a) When a
				clean fuel vehicle acquired to meet the acquisition requirements of Section
				241.113 of
				this Subpart or to generate credits under Subpart C of this Part is driven in
				the covered area, it must operate at all times on the clean alternative fuel(s)
				to which it is certified by USEPA, as set forth in Section
				241.113(e)
				of this Subpart.
b) Notwithstanding
				subsection (a) of this Section, owners or operators of flexible-fueled and
				dual-fueled vehicles shall operate such motor vehicle on the clean alternative
				fuel(s) to which it is certified by USEPA, as set forth in Section
				241.113(e)
				of this Subpart, and, where applicable, to which the owner or operator earned
				credits pursuant to Subpart C of this Part, when the motor vehicle is driven in
				the covered area.
c) Any clean fuel
				vehicle driven in the covered area but regulated by another state shall operate
				at all times on the clean alternative fuel(s) to which it was certified by
				USEPA.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart C - CREDITS › Section 241.130 - Clean Fuel Fleet Credit Program

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a)
				Any owner or operator of ten or more fleet vehicles located or primarily
				operated in the covered area may participate in the clean fuel fleet credit
				program, provided that the owner or operator requests that the Agency establish
				a clean fuel fleet credit account and complies with the registration,
				operating, emission standards, and recordkeeping and reporting requirements of
				Sections
				241.112,
				241.113(e),
				241.115,
				and
				241.142
				of this Part, respectively, and the requirements of this Subpart and, if the
				vehicle for which credit is being claimed is converted, complies with the
				requirements of Section
				241.114 of this
				Part.
b) Any owner or operator of a
				fleet may earn credits by:
1) Acquiring more
				clean fuel vehicles or fractions of clean fuel vehicles than required in any MY
				pursuant to Section
				241.113 of
				this Part;
2) Acquiring clean fuel
				vehicles that meet the ULEV or ZEV standard;
3) Acquiring clean fuel vehicles which belong
				to a category of motor vehicles that are otherwise exempt under Section
				241.111 of this Part;
				and
4) Acquiring clean fuel
				vehicles before September 1, 1998, if the requirements of Section
				241.112
				of this Part have been met.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart C - CREDITS › Section 241.131 - Credit Provisions

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a) The
				value of clean fuel vehicle credits shall be assigned in accordance with the
				values for the applicable class and weight category as set forth in Section
				241.Appendix B:Tables A, B, C, D, E and F.
b) The number of clean fuel vehicle credits
				that are needed to satisfy a new covered fleet vehicle acquisition obligation
				shall be determined in accordance with the values for the applicable class(s)
				and weight category(s), as set forth in Tables C and F, contained in Appendix B
				of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart D - RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › Section 241.140 - Reporting Requirements

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By November 1, 1999, and by November 1 every year thereafter,
				  the owner or operator of a covered fleet must submit the following information
				  about its activities during the prior model year to the Agency:
a) For each motor vehicle newly acquired or
				being used to earn credits, which also includes motor vehicles converted to
				clean fuel vehicles:
1) The make, model, and
				year of manufacture;
2) The date of
				vehicle acquisition;
3) The vehicle
				identification number (VIN);
4) The
				GVWR, as specified by the manufacturer;
5) If the motor vehicle is being used to earn
				credits, the LVW for LDTs whose GVWR is less than or equal to 6,000 lbs and the
				ALVW for LDTs whose GVWR is greater than 6,000 lbs;
6) The license plate number and state
				registered in; and
7) A statement
				of whether the motor vehicle is exempt pursuant to Section
				241.111 of this Part
				and which exemption applies.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart D - RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › Section 241.141 - Recordkeeping Requirements

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a) Owners
				or operators of covered fleets shall retain a copy of the title or lease for
				each motor vehicle in the fleet.
b)
				For each motor vehicle that the owner or operator is claiming is exempt
				pursuant to Section
				241.111(a)(10)
				 of this Part, the owner or operator must
				retain records showing the roundtrip calculation exempting the motor vehicle
				under the definition of capable of being centrally fueled, as set forth in
				Section
				241.102 of this
				Part.
c) For each motor vehicle in
				a covered fleet located outside of the covered area that the owner or operator
				is claiming is not primarily operated in the covered area, the owner or
				operator must retain records demonstrating that the motor vehicle is not
				primarily operated in the covered area, as set forth in the definition for
				primarily operated in the covered area in Section
				241.102 of this
				Part.
d) For each converted motor
				vehicle, the covered fleet owner or operator must retain documentation that the
				motor vehicle meets the applicable certification requirements for converted
				motor vehicles in 40 CFR Part 88, Subpart C, incorporated by reference at
				Section
				241.104
				of this Part.
e) For fleets that
				are centrally fueled at a location that is owned, operated or controlled by the
				covered fleet owner or operator, the owner or operator must retain monthly
				records of the amount and type of bulk fuel purchased.
f) Fleet owners and operators of non-covered
				fleets who elect to participate in the credit program, as set forth in Subpart
				C of this Part, must maintain the following records for each motor vehicle that
				they are using to generate credits:
1) A copy
				of the title or lease; and
2) For
				each converted motor vehicle, documentation that the motor vehicle meets the
				applicable certification requirements for converted motor vehicles in 40 CFR
				Part 88, Subpart C, incorporated by reference at Section
				241.104
				of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart D - RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › Section 241.142 - Report on Credit Activities

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a)
				From time to time, the Agency may send a credit reconciliation report to credit
				account holders showing the balance of credits and any transaction since the
				last report. The fleet owner or operator shall have 180 days to review and
				dispute the report. Failure by the fleet owner or operator to notify the Agency
				of a discrepancy entitles the Agency to presume that the credit reconciliation
				report is correct.
b) Fleet owners
				or operators may request from the Agency in writing credit reconciliation
				reports for their credit accounts. Such request shall include the name and
				address of the owner or operator and the fleet registration number.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart D - RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › Appendix A - Emission Standards for Clean Fuel Vehicles › Table A - Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) Standards for Light-Duty Clean Fuel Vehicles (g/mi)

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LIGHT-DUTY
VEHICLE WEIGHT
POLLUTANT:
NMOG
CO
NOX
HCHO
PM1
ALL LDV, LDT
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 6000 GVWR
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 3750 LVW
50,000 MILES
100,000 MILES
0.075
0.090
3.4
4.2
0.2
0.3
0.015
0.018
---
0.80
LDT [LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 6000 GVWR
> 3750 LVW
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 5750 LVW
50,000 MILES
100,000 MILES
0.100
0.130
4.4
5.5
0.4
0.5
0.018
0.023
---
0.08
LDT >6000 GVWR
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 3750 ALVW
50,000 MILES
100,000 MILES
0.125
0.180
3.4
5.0
0.42
0.6
0.015
0.022
---
0.10
LDT >6000 GVWR
>3750 ALVW
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 5750 ALVW
50,000 MILES
120,000 MILES
0.160
0.230
4.4
6.4
0.72
1.0
0.018
0.027
---
0.10
LDT >6000 GVWR
>5750 ALVW
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 8500
								ALVW3
50,000 MILES
100,000 MILES
0.195
0.280
5.0
7.3
1.1
														2
1.5
0.022
0.032
---
0.12
1Applicable to diesel vehicles
					 only
2Standards not applicable to
					 diesel vehicles
3Option of certifying heavy-duty
					 engines in vehicles up to 10,000 pounds GVWR using the light-duty truck (LDT)
					 standards
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart D - RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › Appendix A - Emission Standards for Clean Fuel Vehicles › Table B - Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) Standards for Light-Duty Clean Fuel Vehicles (g/mi)

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LIGHT-DUTY
VEHICLE WEIGHT
POLLUTANT:
NMOG
CO
NOX
HCHO
PM1
ALL LDV, LDT
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 6000 GVWR
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 3750 LVW
50,000 MILES
100,000 MILES
0.040
0.055
1.7
2.1
0.2
0.3
0.008
0.011
0.08
0.04
LDT [LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 6000 GVWR
> 3750 LVW
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 5750 LVW
50,000 MILES
100,000 MILES
0.050
0.070
2.2
2.8
0.4
0.5
0.009
0.013
0.08
0.04
LDT >6000 GVWR
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 3750 ALVW
50,000 MILES
100,000 MILES
0.075
0.107
1.7
2.5
0.2
0.32
0.008
0.012
---
0.04
LDT >6000 GVWR
>3750 ALVW
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 5750 ALVW
50,000 MILES
120,000 MILES
0.100
0.143
2.2
3.2
0.4
0.52
0.009
0.013
---
0.05
LDT >6000 GVWR
>5750 ALVW
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 8500
								ALVW3
50,000 MILES
100,000 MILES
0.117
0.167
2.5
3.7
0.6
0.82
0.011
0.016
---
0.06
1Applicable to diesel vehicles
					 only
2Standards not applicable to
					 diesel vehicles
3Option of certifying heavy-duty
					 engines in vehicles up to 10,000 pounds GVWR using the light-duty truck (LDT)
					 standards
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 241 - CLEAN FUEL FLEET PROGRAM › Subpart D - RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › Appendix A - Emission Standards for Clean Fuel Vehicles › Table C - NMOG Standards for Flexible-Fueled and Dual-Fueled Vehicles (g/mi)

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NMOG STANDARD1
VEHICLE WEIGHT
50,000 MILE
100,000 MILE
ALL LDV, LDT,
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 6000 GVWR
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 3750 LVW
0.075 /0.125
0.09 /0.156
LDT
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 6000 GVWR
>3750LVW
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 5750 LVW
0.100 /0.160
0.130 /0.200
LDT
>6000 GVWR
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 3750 ALVW
0.125/0.250
0.180 /0.360
LDT
>6000 GVWR
>3750 ALVW
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO] 5750 ALVW
0.160/0.320
0.230 /0.460
LDT
>6000 GVWR
>5750 ALVW
0.195 /0.390
0.280 /0.560
1The standards are presented for
					 flexible-fueled and dual-fueled clean fuel vehicles when operating on clean
					 alternative fuel and conventional fuel in the format "x/y" where x represents
					 the NMOG standard when the vehicle is operated on a clean alternative fuel and
					 y represents the NMOG standard when the vehicle is operated on a conventional
					 fuel.