(a) After the effective date of rules implementing this Section, the owner or operator of an eligible source shall annually register with the Agency instead of complying with the requirement to obtain an air pollution construction or operating permit under this Act. The criteria for determining an eligible source shall include the following:
         (1) the source must not be required to obtain a
    
permit pursuant to the Illinois Clean Air Act Permit Program or Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit program, or under regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 111 or 112 of the Clean Air Act;
        (2) the USEPA has not otherwise determined that a
    
permit is required;
        (3) the source emits less than an actual 5 tons per
    
year of combined particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and volatile organic material air pollutant emissions;
        (4) the source emits less than an actual 0.5 tons per
    
year of combined hazardous air pollutant emissions;
        (5) the source emits less than an actual 0.05 tons
    
per year of lead air emissions;
        (6) the source emits less than an actual 0.05 tons
    
per year of mercury air emissions; and
        (7) the source does not have an emission unit subject
    
to a standard pursuant to 40 C.F.R. part 61 Maximum Achievable Control Technology, or 40 C.F.R. part 63 National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants other than those regulations that the USEPA has categorized as “area source”.
    (b) Complete registration of an eligible source, including payment of the required fee as specified in subsection (c) of this Section, shall provide the owner or operator of the eligible source with an exemption from the requirement to obtain an air pollution construction or operating permit under this Act. The registration of smaller sources program does not relieve an owner or operator from the obligation to comply with any other applicable rules or regulations.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 415 ILCS 5/9.14

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (c) The owner or operator of an eligible source shall pay an annual registration fee of $235 to the Agency at the time of registration submittal and each year thereafter. Fees collected under this Section shall be deposited into the Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund.
     (d) The Agency shall propose rules to implement the registration of smaller sources program. Within 120 days after the Agency proposes those rules, the Board shall adopt rules to implement the registration of smaller sources program. These rules may be subsequently amended from time to time pursuant to a proposal filed with the Board by any person, and any necessary amendments shall be adopted by the Board within 120 days after proposal. Such amendments may provide for the alteration or revision of the initial criteria included in subsection (a) of this Section.
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