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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 186 - ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 186.130 - Application Process

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The application process consists of the submission of a written
				application package, completion of an on-site assessment, and proficiency test
				sample evaluations.
a) Application
			 Package
1) All laboratories seeking initial
			 accreditation or renewal accreditation shall annually submit a completed
			 application package. A complete application package includes an application on
			 forms prescribed by the Agency and payment of the appropriate fees required by
			 Section 17.8 of the Act and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 185.
2) The Agency shall send, no later than 60
			 days prior to the anniversary date of initial certification, an application
			 package to the accredited laboratories. Upon request, the Agency shall send an
			 application package to those laboratories seeking initial
			 accreditation.
3) If the Agency
			 receives an incomplete application package, the Agency will provide written
			 notice of the incomplete application, specifying the missing information. The
			 Agency review of the application package will not commence until the Agency
			 receives the missing information.
4) The following information shall be
			 included in the application:
A) laboratory
			 information, including laboratory name, address, telephone number, e-mail
			 address, fax number, hours of operation, laboratory owner, laboratory contact
			 person, name of the laboratory director, and name of the laboratory quality
			 assurance officer;
B) the type of
			 laboratory, for example commercial, federal or public water system;
C) the fields of testing and test methods for
			 which the laboratory is requesting accreditation, pursuant to Section
			 186.180;
D) the laboratory's quality assurance plan,
			 if the laboratory is seeking initial primary accreditation;
E) a statement of laboratory personnel
			 qualifications;
F) the primary
			 accrediting body, if the laboratory is seeking secondary accreditation;
			 and
G) a copy of the laboratory's
			 primary accreditation certificate, if the laboratory is seeking secondary
			 accreditation.
5) The
			 laboratory director shall sign and date the application package and attest in
			 writing to the validity of the information contained within the entire
			 application package.
6) Information
			 required in the application package must be complete and accurate.
7) Falsification of any information in the
			 application package shall result in denial of the application.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 186 - ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 186.135 - TNI Standard

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All accredited laboratories or any laboratory seeking initial
				or renewal accreditation shall comply with the following portions of the TNI
				Standard:
a) Volume 1: Management and
			 Technical Requirements for Laboratories Performing Environmental Analysis:
1) Module 1: Proficiency Testing;
2) Module 2: Quality Systems General
			 Requirements;
3) Module 3: Quality
			 Systems for Asbestos Testing; and
4) Module 4: Quality Systems for Chemical
			 Testing.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 186 - ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 186.180 - Scope of Accreditation

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a) The
			 Agency offers the following scope of accreditation:
1) public water supply analysis for organic
			 and inorganic parameters;
2) water
			 pollution analyses for organic and inorganic parameters; and
3) analyses for organic and inorganic
			 parameters of solid or liquid samples for hazardous or other waste.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 186 - ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 186.215 - Hearing, Decision and Appeal

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a) The following procedures apply to
			 suspension, revocation and denial of accreditation.
b) Prior to revocation, suspension or denial
			 of accreditation, the Agency shall give written notice of the action by
			 certified mail and email. The notice shall state the facts or conduct and the
			 Sections of the TNI Standard that form the basis for the decision. The notice
			 shall set forth the procedures for appealing the Agency's decision.
c) Any suspension, revocation or denial of
			 accreditation is effective immediately. The laboratory may file a written
			 notice of appeal within 15 days after its receipt of the notice.
d) A laboratory may request a hearing in the
			 notice of appeal. All hearings pursuant to this Part shall be held in
			 Springfield, Illinois. When a hearing is requested, the Director of the Agency
			 shall appoint one or more persons to act as hearing officers. The hearing shall
			 be conducted in accordance with the Agency's Procedures for Contested Case
			 Hearings (35 Ill. Adm. Code 168).
e) The Director of the Agency shall make a
			 decision within 30 days after receiving the hearing transcript. The Director
			 shall give written notice by certified mail or personal service of the
			 decision, including its basis, to the laboratory.
f) Within 35 days after its receipt of a
			 notice of decision, the laboratory may file an appeal to the Illinois Pollution
			 Control Board.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 186 - ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 186.220 - Confidential Documents

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Information maintained or obtained by the Agency concerning
				each accredited or applicant laboratory is available for public inspection
				pursuant to the terms of the Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140 ], Section
				7 and Section 7.1 of the Act and regulations promulgated pursuant to those Acts
				(2 Ill. Adm. Code 1828). Information identified as trade secret or confidential
				business information that meets the requirements of the Act, the Freedom of
				Information Act or the regulations will not be subject to release under the
				Freedom of Information Act. Those asserting the confidentiality of documents
				are urged to follow the procedures of 2 Ill. Adm. Code 1828.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 186 - ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 186.225 - Severability

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If any provision of this Part is adjudged invalid, or if its
				application to any person or in any circumstance is adjudged invalid, such
				invalidity does not affect the validity of this Part as a whole, or any other
				Subpart, Section, subsection, sentence or clause not adjudged
				invalid.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 186 - ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 186.230 - On-site Assessment and Proficiency Testing Laboratory Expenses

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a) Out-of-state
			 laboratories shall pay all costs for Agency employees or designees to conduct
			 on-site assessments. This includes the following:
1) Round trip transportation costs, by
			 airplane, train, or automobile, from the Agency's home office to the
			 laboratory. These transportation costs include gas mileage if using the
			 Agency's Division of Laboratories' vehicle or assessor's personal
			 vehicle;
2) Lodging;
3) Car rental, as applicable; and
4) Per diem.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart A - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 187.100 - Purpose

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The purpose of this Part is to implement a voluntary pilot
				  program pursuant to Section 52.3 of the Act by which the Agency may enter into
				  Environmental Management System Agreements or EMSAs with persons regulated
				  under the Act to implement innovative environmental measures, even if one or
				  more of the terms of such agreements are inconsistent with otherwise applicable
				  statutes or regulations of the State.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart A - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 187.102 - Definitions

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For purposes of this Part, the words and terms used in this
				  Part shall have the meanings given below. Words and terms not defined in this
				  Part, if defined in the Act, shall have the meanings as ascribed in the
				  Act.
"Act" means the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5
				  ].
"Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency
				  established by the Act. (Section 3.08 of the Act).
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Environmental
				  Protection Agency.
"Environmental Management System" means the system by which
				  an entity achieves continuous environmental improvement by integrating
				  environmental management into on-going business planning and manages
				  environmental performance, including, but not limited to, environmental
				  management systems implementing International Organization for Standardization
				  (ISO) 14001 standard.
"Environmental Management System Agreement (EMSA)" means the
				  agreement between the Agency and a sponsor that describes the innovative
				  environmental measures to be implemented, schedules for attaining goals, and
				  mechanisms for accountability.
"Innovative Environmental Measures" means any procedures,
				  practices, technologies or systems that pertain to environmental management and
				  are expected to improve environmental performance when applied.
"Pilot Program" means the program described in this Part that
				  allows the use of EMSAs to promote innovative environmental measures.
"Pilot Project" means an innovative environmental project
				  covering one or more designated facilities, designed and implemented in the
				  form of an EMSA executed by the Agency and a sponsor in accordance with this
				  Part.
"Sponsor" means the proponent of a pilot project that enters
				  into an EMSA with the Agency.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart A - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 187.104 - Relation to Other Rules and Regulatory Innovation Programs

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a) The provisions of this Part shall apply to
				any pilot project developed pursuant to Section 52.3 of the Act.
b) Nothing in this Part shall be construed to
				modify or alter any federal environmental statute or regulation applicable to a
				pilot project or its sponsor, owner or operator. An EMSA that seeks to modify
				or alter a federal environmental statute or regulation applicable to a pilot
				project or its sponsor, owner or operator must follow any procedures applicable
				under such law.
c) No EMSA entered
				into by the Agency may allow a participant in the pilot program to cause air or
				water pollution or an unauthorized release in violation of the Act.
d) Nothing in this Part shall be construed to
				affect any fees that a sponsor or an owner or operator of a facility covered by
				an EMSA may be subject to under any State or federal environmental statute or
				regulation.
e) Nothing in this
				Section shall limit the authority or ability of a State's Attorney or the
				Attorney General to proceed pursuant to Section 43(a) of the Act, or to enforce
				Section 44 or 44.1 oftheAct, except that for the purposes of enforcement under
				Section 43(a), 44 or 44.1, an EMSA shall be deemed to be a permit issued
				undertheAct to engage in activities authorized under the EMSA. (Section
				52.3-4(e) of Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart A - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 187.106 - Public Access to Pilot Program Correspondence

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The Agency shall record and maintain a list of all
				  correspondence sent and received by the Agency relating to participation in the
				  pilot program, and such information, to the extent it does not constitute
				  confidential business or trade secret information, shall be made available for
				  review by the public.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart A - PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 187.108 - Confidential Business and Trade Secret Information

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To the extent practicable, the Agency shall not designate
				  EMSA related data as confidential business or trade secret information. A
				  sponsor must identify any information in a pilot project document, including an
				  EMSA, that it claims constitutes confidential business or trade secret
				  information, and must justify such claim in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				  120 and 2 Ill. Adm. Code 1827.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart B - PARTICIPATION IN PILOT PROGRAM › Section 187.200 - Nature and Duration of Pilot Program

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a) It is within the sole discretion of the
				Agency to enter into an EMSA under this Part.
b) The Agency may reject a proposed pilot
				project at any time prior to execution of an EMSA, and any decision by the
				Agency to reject a proposed pilot project is not appealable. (See Section 52.3
				-1(c) of the Act.)
c) An initial
				EMSA under this Part shall be for a term not to exceed 5 years. An EMSA may, in
				the Agency's discretion, be renewed for additional appropriate time
				periods.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart B - PARTICIPATION IN PILOT PROGRAM › Section 187.202 - Eligibility for Participation

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a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of
				this Section, any person subject to a requirement of the Act or a regulation
				promulgated thereunder may participate in the pilot program.
b) The following persons shall not be
				eligible to participate in the pilot program:
1) Any person that is currently subject to an
				environmental enforcement action under the Act or regulations promulgated
				thereunder;
2) Any person that has
				failed to renew any permit, or submit a complete Clean Air Act Permit Program
				permit application, as may be required by the Act or regulations promulgated
				thereunder; and
3) Any person that
				has failed to pay a required fee or penalty to the State of Illinois.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart C - STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT › Section 187.300 - Stakeholder Involvement

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An EMSA shall provide for productive stakeholder involvement
				  in a pilot project's development and implementation. The nature and extent of
				  stakeholder involvement will be determined on a case by case basis, and will be
				  fully described in an EMSA.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart C - STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT › Section 187.302 - Stakeholder Group, Members

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a)
				A stakeholder group assembled by a sponsor shall represent a cross-section of
				persons interested in a proposed pilot project, and may include, though need
				not be limited to, representatives from:
1)
				Community groups, including citizen groups interested in environmental,
				economic or sustainable development issues;
2) Economic and business groups, including
				trade associations and labor organizations;
3) Academic institutions;
4) Religious organizations; and
5) Federal, State and local governmental
				entities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart C - STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT › Section 187.304 - Sponsor Obligations

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a) If
				a proposed pilot project is technically complex, the sponsor of the pilot
				project may be required to provide technical or other assistance, at the
				sponsor's expense, in order to promote informed participation by members of the
				stakeholder group. Any such technical assistance shall be provided by persons
				that are acceptable to both the sponsor and the stakeholder group.
b) A sponsor of a pilot project shall
				establish, in cooperation with the stakeholder group, an on-going communication
				process in order to keep the stakeholder group informed regarding the status of
				the pilot project. The process shall include, at a minimum, annual meetings and
				periodic distribution of performance information that clearly conveys the
				progress of the pilot project, problems that have been encountered and any
				corrective action that has been taken in response thereto. Information
				pertinent to the pilot project shall be communicated in a clear and
				understandable manner. Scientific and other complex information should be
				explained in a manner that provides for productive stakeholder
				involvement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart D - PROCEDURES › Section 187.400 - Letter of Intent; Agency Response

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a) In order to initiate the process of
				entering into an EMSA, the sponsor of a proposed pilot project shall submit a
				letter of intent to the Director that shall include:
1) A general description of the proposed
				pilot project;
2) Identification of
				each environmental statute, regulation and permit that is applicable to the
				proposed pilot project and any permit appeals, variances, or adjusted standard
				petitions which are currently applicable to the proposed pilot project or are
				pending before the Illinois Pollution Control Board or any court;
3) A statement by the sponsor regarding the
				compliance status of the proposed pilot project and its sponsor, owner and
				operator with all applicable State and federal environmental statutes and
				regulations. Any changes to the compliance status of the proposed pilot project
				and its sponsor, owner and operator during development of an EMSA must be
				promptly reported to the Agency; and
4) Identification of persons or groups whom
				the sponsor believes should serve as members of the stakeholder group in the
				development and implementation of the proposed pilot project.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart D - PROCEDURES › Section 187.402 - Development of an EMSA

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a) The
				Agency and the sponsor shall decide upon an acceptable development schedule for
				the EMSA and the proposed pilot project.
b) A sponsor shall submit to the Director a
				draft EMSA. At a minimum, the draft EMSA shall include:
1) Identification of the sponsors;
2) Identification of all State and federal
				environmental statutes and regulations applicable to the proposed pilot project
				and the owner or operator of the proposed pilot project;
3) Identification of any State or federal
				environmental statutes and regulations which are inconsistent with the terms of
				the draft EMSA and would cease to be applicable should the EMSA be
				approved;
4) A description of the
				innovative environmental measures being proposed as part of the pilot
				project;
5) An explanation of the
				manner in which the proposed pilot project will achieve the stated purposes in
				subsection (b) of Section 52.3 -1 of the Act;
6) Identification of those members of the
				general public, representatives of local communities, and environmental groups
				who have an interest in the proposed pilot project;
7) A description of the manner in which the
				EMSA will provide for productive involvement by the stakeholder group in the
				design and implementation of the proposed pilot project;
8) A description of the measures or
				techniques that will be used to demonstrate ongoing compliance with the EMSA,
				including, at a minimum, an annual evaluation of the pilot project;
9) Terms and conditions for voluntary
				termination of the pilot project; and
10) An explanation of the process by which
				statutory or regulatory environmental requirements that become applicable to
				the pilot project or its sponsor, owner or operator after the effective date of
				the EMSA shall be addressed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart D - PROCEDURES › Section 187.404 - Public Notice, Comment and Hearing

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Prior to entering into an EMSA, the Agency shall provide
				  notice to the public, including an opportunity for public comment and hearing
				  in accordance with the procedures set forth at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 164. All costs
				  associated with such notice, comment and hearing shall be paid by the sponsor
				  of the proposed pilot project. Public comments on a proposed pilot project and
				  an EMSA may be submitted to the Agency at any time prior to the public notice
				  and comment and hearing provided for by 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				  164.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart D - PROCEDURES › Section 187.406 - Criteria for Approval of an EMSA

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a) In accordance with Section 52.3 -1 of the
				Act, the Agency may approve an EMSA only if the sponsor demonstrates that the
				proposed pilot project would:
1) Achieve
				emissions reductions or reductions in discharges or wastes beyond the otherwise
				applicable statutory and regulatory requirements through pollution prevention
				or other suitable means; or
2)
				Achieve real environmental risk reduction or foster environmental compliance by
				other persons regulated underthe Act in a manner that is clearly superior to
				the existing regulatory means.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart D - PROCEDURES › Section 187.408 - Execution of an EMSA

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a) An
				EMSA developed in accordance with this Part, and which has been approved by the
				Director, shall become effective upon signature by the sponsor and the
				Director.
b) An EMSA shall operate
				in lieu of all applicable environmental requirements under Illinois statutes,
				regulations, and existing permits that are identified in the EMSA. Any
				environmental statute, regulation or condition in an existing permit that
				differs from a term or condition in an EMSA shall cease to apply from the
				effective date of an initial or renewed EMSA until it is terminated or
				expires.
c) An EMSA executed in
				accordance with this Part shall be made publicly available and shall be
				distributed to all members of the stakeholder group.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart D - PROCEDURES › Section 187.410 - Performance Assurance

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a) The
				Agency is authorized to monitor compliance with the EMSA and may access and
				enter the facilities, buildings or property that are the subject of the pilot
				project for purposes of monitoring compliance, and to require such
				recordkeeping and reporting as it deems appropriate, including a final report
				assessing the environmental, regulatory and economic results of the pilot
				project.
b) The sponsor of an EMSA
				shall specify the manner in which performance of the terms and conditions of an
				EMSA shall be assured. The Agency shall consider the following in determining
				whether an EMSA contains adequate provisions to assure performance:
1) The technical complexity of the proposed
				pilot project;
2) The environmental
				risk associated with the proposed pilot project; and
3) The uncertainty that the proposed
				innovative environmental measures authorized by the EMSA will be
				successful.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart D - PROCEDURES › Section 187.412 - Modification of an EMSA

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a) An
				EMSA executed under this Part may be amended by mutual agreement between the
				Agency and a sponsor, provided all members of the stakeholder group have
				received prior written notice and an opportunity to comment on a proposed
				modification to the EMSA. An EMSA may be amended without public notice as
				specified under Section
				187.402(d)
				or
				187.404
				of this Part.
b) Either the Agency
				or a sponsor may request modification of an EMSA at any time. If an agreement
				cannot be reached on a proposed modification within 60 calendar days, the party
				requesting the proposed modification may initiate proceedings to terminate the
				EMSA.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart D - PROCEDURES › Section 187.414 - Termination of an EMSA

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a)
				Termination by the Agency
1) In the case of
				deficient performance of any term or condition in an EMSA that prevents
				achievement of the stated purposes in subsection (b) of Section 52.3 -1 of the
				Act, the Agency may terminate the EMSA and the owner or operator of a pilot
				project may be subject to enforcement in accordance with the provisions of
				Section 31 or 42 ofthe Act. (Section 52.3-4(b) of the Act)
2) If the EMSA is terminated pursuant to this
				subsection (a), the owner or operator of a pilot project shall have sufficient
				time to apply for and receive any necessary permits to continue the operations
				in effect during the course of the EMSA. Any such application shall also be
				deemed a timely and complete application for renewal of an existing permit
				under applicable law. (Section 52.3-4(c) of the Act)
3) The Agency shall follow procedures for
				involuntary termination established by the Board.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 187 - REGULATORY INNOVATION PROJECTS › Subpart D - PROCEDURES › Section 187.416 - Renewal of an EMSA

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a) An initial
				agreement may be renewed for additional appropriate periods if the Agency finds
				the EMSA continues to meet applicable requirements and the purposes of Section
				52.3 -1 of the Act.
b) In
				determining whether to renew an EMSA, the Agency shall consider all relevant
				factors, including but not limited to:
1) The
				environmental, regulatory and economic results of the pilot project during the
				initial term of the EMSA;
2) The
				likelihood that renewal of the EMSA will advance the purposes of Section 52.3-1
				of the Act; and
3) Stakeholder
				satisfaction with the pilot project.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 190 - COLLECTION OF OUT-OF-SERVICE MERCURY THERMOSTATS › Section 190.100 - Purpose

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The purpose of this Part is to set forth the annual collection
				goals for calendar years 2015 through 2020 for out-of-service mercury
				thermostats collected in accordance with collection programs established by
				thermostat manufacturers under the Mercury Thermostat Collection
				Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 190 - COLLECTION OF OUT-OF-SERVICE MERCURY THERMOSTATS › Section 190.110 - Applicability

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This Part applies to thermostat manufacturers required to
				operate programs for the collection, transportation and proper management of
				out-of-service mercury thermostats pursuant to Section 15 of the
				Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 190 - COLLECTION OF OUT-OF-SERVICE MERCURY THERMOSTATS › Section 190.130 - Annual Collection Goals

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a)
			 Collection programs required under the Act must be designed to collectively
			 achieve the following annual statewide collection goals:
1) Compliance with the Collection Program
			 Goals set forth in Section
			 190.135;
			 and
2) The collection of no fewer
			 than the number of out-of-service mercury thermostats, as follows:
Calendar Year
Mercury Thermostats Taken Out of Service
2015
22,500
2016
25,000
2017
30,000
2018
7,000
2019
6,000
2020
5,000
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 190 - COLLECTION OF OUT-OF-SERVICE MERCURY THERMOSTATS › Section 190.135 - Narrative Collection Program Goals

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a) Collection Program Goals
1) Each collection program must maintain at
			 least 525 collection locations statewide, or 20% more collection locations
			 statewide than were maintained during the previous calendar year, whichever is
			 less.
2) Each collection program
			 must engage in outreach to its collection locations, as follows:
A) Biannual in-person on-site outreach, by a
			 collection program representative, to any collection location in its collection
			 program that returned 20 or fewer mercury thermostats during either of the
			 previous two calendar years.
B)
			 Quarterly telephonic outreach to any collection location in its collection
			 program that returned 40 or fewer mercury thermostats during the previous
			 calendar year.
C) Quarterly
			 electronic outreach to all collection locations in its collection
			 program.
3) Each
			 collection program must include outreach campaigns targeting additional
			 potential program participants.
A) Each of the
			 following categories of persons must be the target of at least two outreach
			 campaigns:
i) Thermostat
			 wholesalers;
ii)
			 Contractors;
iii) Thermostat
			 retailers; and
iv)
			 Homeowners.
B) Each
			 collection program's outreach campaigns must include, at a minimum, information
			 about its collection program, a description of the environmental benefits of
			 participating in the collection program, and an offer to participate in its
			 collection program.
C) Nothing in
			 subsection (a)(3) prohibits any collection program from individually or
			 collectively conducting additional outreach campaigns that target other
			 audiences.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 190 - COLLECTION OF OUT-OF-SERVICE MERCURY THERMOSTATS › Section 190.140 - Severability

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If any Section, subsection, sentence, or clause of this Part is
				judged invalid, that adjudication will not affect the validity of this Part as
				a whole or any Section, subsection, sentence, or clause of this Part not judged
				invalid.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 195 - JOINT RULES OF THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY: CERTIFICATION AND OPERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES (REPEALED)

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This Part is a joint rule of the Illinois Environmental
				Protection Agency, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois
				Department of Nuclear Safety: Certification and Operation of Environmental
				Laboratories. The text of this Part appears at 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				183.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS › Section 201.101 - Other Definitions

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a) Except
				as stated and unless a different meaning of a term is clear from its context,
				the definitions of terms used in this Part shall be the same as those used in
				the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5 ] (Act).
b) All terms defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 211
				which appear in this Part have the definitions specified by 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				211.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS › Section 201.103 - Abbreviations and Units

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a) The
				following abbreviations have been used in this Part:
Act
Illinois Environmental Protection Act
AER
Annual Emissions Report
Agency
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
btu or Btu
British thermal units
CAA
Clean Air Act
CAAPP
Clean Air Act Permit Program
CO
Carbon monoxide
CO2e
Carbon dioxide equivalent
gal
gallons
HAPs
hazardous air pollutants
hp
horsepower
hr
hour
gal/mo
gallons per month
gal/yr
gallons per year
kPa
kilopascals
kPa absolute
kilopascals absolute
kW
kilowatts
l
liters
Mg
megagrams
m3
cubic meters
MM
million
MW
megawatts; one million watts
NESHAP
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants
NMOC
nonmethane organic compounds
NOx
nitrogen oxide
NSPS
New Source Performance Standards
NSR
New Source Review
PBR
permit by rule
PM
particulate matter
PM10
particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter
							 less
than or equal to 10 micrometers
PM2.5
particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter
							 less
than or equal to 2.5 micrometers
PSD
Prevention of Significant Deterioration
psi
pounds per square inch
psia
pounds per square inch absolute
ROSS
Registration of Smaller Sources
SO2
sulfur dioxide
TPY
tons per year
USEPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
VOM
volatile organic material
yr
year
b)
				The following conversion factors have been used in this Part:
English
Metric
1 gal
3.785 1
1,000 gal
3.785 m3
1 hp
0.7452 kW
1MMBtu/hr
0.293 MW
1 psi
6.897 kPa
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS › Section 201.104 - Incorporations by Reference

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The following materials are incorporated by reference. These
				  incorporations by reference do not include any later amendments or
				  editions:
a) Standard Industrial
				Classification Manual (1972), Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
				Printing Office, Washington DC 20402.
b) ASAE Standard 248.2, Section 9, Basis for
				Stating Drying Capacity of Batch and Continuous-Flow Grain Dryers, American
				Society of Agricultural Engineers, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI
				49085.
c) Prevention of Significant
				Deterioration of Air Quality,
				40 CFR
				52.21 (2015).
d) Standards of Performance for New
				Stationary Sources, 40 CFR 60:
1) Subpart A -
				General Provisions (2015);
2)
				Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam
				Generating Units, Subpart Dc (2015);
3) Appendix A-4, Reference Method 10 -
				Determination of Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Stationary Sources (2015);
				and
4) Subpart Ja - Standards of
				Performance for Petroleum Refineries for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or
				Modification Commenced After May 14, 2007 (2015).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 201.121 - Existence of Permit No Defense

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The existence of a permit under this Part shall not
				  constitute a defense to a violation of the Act or any rule or regulation of
				  this Chapter, except for construction or operation without a
				  permit.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 201.122 - Proof of Emissions

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Notwithstanding other provisions of this Chapter, evidence
				  that specified air contaminant emissions, as calculated on the basis of
				  standard emission factors or other factors generally accepted as true by those
				  persons engaged in the field of air pollution control, exceed the limitations
				  prescribed by this Chapter shall constitute adequate proof of a violation, in
				  the absence of a showing that actual emissions are in
				  compliance.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 201.123 - Burden of Persuasion Regarding Exceptions

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In any proceeding pursuant to this Chapter, if an exception
				  stated in this Chapter would limit an obligation, limit a liability or
				  eliminate either an obligation or a liability, the person who would benefit
				  from the application of the exception shall have the burden of persuasion that
				  the exception applies and that the terms of the exception have been
				  met.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 201.124 - Annual Report

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The Agency shall annually prepare and submit to the Board an
				  Air Contaminant Emission Report which lists the emission sources in the State
				  for which an operating permit is required under this Part, describes the type,
				  quantity and concentrations of the various specified contaminants being emitted
				  and describes the existing and planned controls and the scheduled dates for
				  completion of improvements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 201.125 - Severability

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If any provision of these rules or regulations is adjudged
				  invalid, or if the application thereof to any person or in any circumstance is
				  adjudged invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of this Chapter
				  as a whole or of any part, subpart, sentence or clause thereof not adjudged
				  invalid.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 201.126 - Repealer

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Each provision of the Rules and Regulations Governing the
				  control of Air Pollution, as amended August 19, 1969, applying to an emission
				  source shall remain in full force and effect unless and until such source is
				  required to comply with a corresponding provision of this
				  Chapter.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart C - PROHIBITIONS › Section 201.141 - Prohibition of Air Pollution

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No person shall cause or threaten or allow the discharge or
				  emission of any contaminant into the environment in any State so as, either
				  alone or in combination with contaminants from other sources, to cause or tend
				  to cause air pollution in Illinois, or so as to violate the provisions of this
				  Chapter, or so as to prevent the attainment or maintenance of any applicable
				  ambient air quality standard.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart C - PROHIBITIONS › Section 201.142 - Construction Permit Required

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No person shall cause or allow the construction of any new
				  emission source or any new air pollution control equipment, or cause or allow
				  the modification of any existing emission source or air pollution control
				  equipment, without first obtaining a construction permit from the Agency,
				  except as provided in Sections
				  201.146
				  or Section
				  201.170(b)
				  of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart C - PROHIBITIONS › Section 201.143 - Operating Permits for New Sources

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No person shall cause or allow the operation of any new
				  emission source or new air pollution control equipment of a type for which a
				  construction permit is required by Section
				  201.142
				  without first obtaining an operating permit from the Agency, except for such
				  testing operations as may be authorized by the construction permit.
				  Applications for operating permits shall be made at such times and contain such
				  information (in addition to the information required by Section
				  201.157
				  as shall be specified in the construction permit.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart C - PROHIBITIONS › Section 201.144 - Operating Permits for Existing Sources

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No person shall cause or allow the operation of any existing
				  emission source or any existing air pollution control equipment without first
				  obtaining an operating permit from the Agency, except as provided in Section
				  201.146.
				  Dates on which permits were required are shown in Appendix C.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart C - PROHIBITIONS › Section 201.147 - Former Permits

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Any permit issued by the Agency, or any predecessor, is
				  subject to the requirements of Section
				  201.121,
				  201.142
				  through
				  201.146
				  and Subparts D through F, and shall be revised or revoked as necessary to
				  conform to this Chapter.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart C - PROHIBITIONS › Section 201.148 - Operation Without Compliance Program and Project Completion Schedule

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a) No person shall
				cause or allow the operation of an emission source which is not in compliance
				with the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215 unless such person is in
				compliance with a compliance program as provided for in Subpart H and in the
				applicable provisions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215.
b) Any compliance plan or project completion
				schedule, where applicable, shall be a binding condition of the operating
				permit for the source.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart C - PROHIBITIONS › Section 201.149 - Operation During Malfunction, Breakdown or Startups

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A person must not cause or allow the continued operation of
				  an emission source during malfunction or breakdown of the emission source or
				  related air pollution control equipment if such operation would cause a
				  violation of the applicable standards or limitations stated in Subchapter c
				  except as specifically provided for by such standard or limitation. A person
				  must not cause or allow violation of the applicable standards or limitations
				  stated in Subchapter c during startup except as specifically provided for by
				  such standard or limitation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart C - PROHIBITIONS › Section 201.150 - Circumvention

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Except as provided in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				  212.207,
				  214.162 and
				  214.182 through
				  214.185,
				  and except as further provided by Section
				  201.151,
				  no person shall cause or allow the construction or operation of any device or
				  any means, including the creation or use of any corporations or other business
				  entities having interlocking directorships or substantially identical
				  ownerships which, without resulting in a reduction in the total amount of any
				  air contaminant emitted, conceals, dilutes or permits air contaminant emissions
				  which would otherwise violate these regulations.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart C - PROHIBITIONS › Section 201.151 - Design of Effluent Exhaust Systems

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a) No person shall cause or allow the
				operation of an emission source or of air pollution control equipment without
				providing one or more stacks or vents that are designed to prevent the
				concentration of any air contaminant from:
1)
				Exceeding any applicable ambient air quality standard, either alone or in
				combination with air contaminants from other sources; or,
2) Causing or tending to cause air pollution,
				either alone or in combination with air contaminants from other sources;
				or,
3) Exceeding the emission
				standards and limitations of subchapter (c) of this Chapter.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 201 - PERMITS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart D - PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND REVIEW PROCESS › Section 201.152 - Contents of Application for Construction Permit

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An application for a construction permit shall contain, as a
				  minimum, the following data and information: The nature of the emission unit
				  and air pollution control equipment, including the expected life and
				  deterioration rate; information concerning processes to which the emission unit
				  or air pollution control equipment is related; the quantities and types of raw
				  materials to be used in the emission source or air pollution control equipment;
				  the nature, specific points of emission and quantities of uncontrolled and
				  controlled air contaminant emissions at the source that includes the emission
				  unit or air pollution control equipment; the type, size, efficiency and
				  specifications (including engineering drawings, plans and specifications
				  certified to by a registered Illinois professional engineer) of the proposed
				  emission unit or air pollution control equipment; maps, statistics and other
				  data reasonably sufficient to describe the location of the emission unit or air
				  pollution control equipment. The Agency may waive the submission by the
				  applicant of such engineering drawings, plans, specifications or such other
				  portions of the above data or information as it shall deem inappropriate or
				  unnecessary to the construction permit application. The Agency may adopt
				  procedures that require data and information in addition to and in
				  amplification of the matters specified in the first sentence of this Section,
				  that are reasonably designed to determine compliance with this Chapter and
				  ambient air quality standards, or that set forth the format by which all data
				  and information shall be submitted.