AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 9, 9.1, 9.9 and 10 and authorized by Section 27 of the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/9, 9.1, 9.9, 10, and 27].
SOURCE: Adopted as Chapter 2: Air Pollution, Rule 201: Definitions, R71-23, 4 PCB 191, filed and effective April 14, 1972; amended in R74-2 and R75-5, 32 PCB 295, at 3 Ill. Reg. 5, p. 777, effective February 3, 1979; amended in R78-3 and 4, 35 PCB 75 and 243, at 3 Ill. Reg. 30, p. 124, effective July 28, 1979; amended in R80-5, at 7 Ill. Reg. 1244, effective January 21, 1983; codified at 7 Ill. Reg. 13590; amended in R82-1 (Docket A) at 10 Ill. Reg. 12624, effective July 7, 1986; amended in R85-21(A) at 11 Ill. Reg. 11747, effective June 29, 1987; amended in R86-34 at 11 Ill. Reg. 12267, effective July 10, 1987; amended in R86-39 at 11 Ill. Reg. 20804, effective December 14, 1987; amended in R82-14 and R86-37 at 12 Ill. Reg. 787, effective December 24, 1987; amended in R86-18 at 12 Ill. Reg. 7284, effective April 8, 1988; amended in R86-10 at 12 Ill. Reg. 7621, effective April 11, 1988; amended in R88-23 at 13 Ill. Reg. 10862, effective June 27, 1989; amended in R89-8 at 13 Ill. Reg. 17457, effective January 1, 1990; amended in R89-16(A) at 14 Ill. Reg. 9141, effective May 23, 1990; amended in R88-30(B) at 15 Ill. Reg. 5223, effective March 28, 1991; amended in R88-14 at 15 Ill. Reg. 7901, effective May 14, 1991; amended in R91-10 at 15 Ill. Reg. 15564, effective October 11, 1991; amended in R91-6 at 15 Ill. Reg. 15673, effective October 14, 1991; amended in R91-22 at 16 Ill. Reg. 7656, effective May 1, 1992; amended in R91-24 at 16 Ill. Reg. 13526, effective August 24, 1992; amended in R93-9 at 17 Ill. Reg. 16504, effective September 27, 1993; amended in R93-11 at 17 Ill. Reg. 21471, effective December 7, 1993; amended in R93-14 at 18 Ill. Reg. 1253, effective January 18, 1994; amended in R94-12 at 18 Ill. Reg. 14962, effective September 21, 1994; amended in R94-14 at 18 Ill. Reg. 15744, effective October 17, 1994; amended in R94-15 at 18 Ill. Reg. 16379, effective October 25, 1994; amended in R94-16 at 18 Ill. Reg. 16929, effective November 15, 1994; amended in R94-21, R94-31 and R94-32 at 19 Ill. Reg. 6823, effective May 9, 1995; amended in R94-33 at 19 Ill. Reg. 7344, effective May 22, 1995; amended in R95-2 at 19 Ill. Reg. 11066, effective July 12, 1995; amended in R95-16 at 19 Ill. Reg. 15176, effective October 19, 1995; amended in R96-5 at 20 Ill. Reg. 7590, effective May 22, 1996; amended in R96-16 at 21 Ill. Reg. 2641, effective February 7, 1997; amended in R97-17 at 21 Ill. Reg. 6489, effective May 16, 1997; amended in R97-24 at 21 Ill. Reg. 7695, effective June 9, 1997; amended in R96-17 at 21 Ill. Reg. 7856, effective June 17, 1997; amended in R97-31 at 22 Ill. Reg. 3497, effective February 2, 1998; amended in R98-17 at 22 Ill. Reg. 11405, effective June 22, 1998; amended in R01-9 at 25 Ill. Reg. 108, effective December 26, 2000; amended in R01-11 at 25 Ill. Reg. 4582, effective March 15, 2001; amended in R01-17 at 25 Ill. Reg. 5900, effective April 17, 2001; amended in R05-16 at 29 Ill. Reg. 8181, effective May 23, 2005; amended in R05-11 at 29 Ill. Reg. 8892, effective June 13, 2005; amended in R04-12/20 at 30 Ill. Reg. 9654, effective May 15, 2006; amended in R07-18 at 31 Ill. Reg. 14254, effective September 25, 2007; amended in R08-6 at 32 Ill. Reg. 1387, effective January 16, 2008; amended in R07-19 at 33 Ill. Reg. 11982, effective August 6, 2009; amended in R08-19 at 33 Ill. Reg. 13326, effective August 31, 2009; amended in R10-7 at 34 Ill. Reg. 1391, effective January 11, 2010; amended in R10-8 at 34 Ill. Reg. 9069, effective June 25, 2010; amended in R10-20 at 34 Ill. Reg. 14119, effective September 14, 2010; amended in R11-23 at 35 Ill. Reg. 13451, effective July 27, 2011; amended in R12-24 at 37 Ill. Reg. 1662, effective January 28, 2013; amended in R13-1 at 37 Ill. Reg. 1913, effective February 4, 2013; amended in R14-7 at 37 Ill. Reg. 19824, effective November 27, 2013; amended in R14-16 at 38 Ill. Reg. 12876, effective June 9, 2014; amended in R15-5 at 39 Ill. Reg. 5410, effective March 24, 2015; amended in R17-2 at 41 Ill. Reg. 1096, effective January 23, 2017; amended in R17-9 at 41 Ill. Reg. 4173, effective March 24, 2017; amended in R17-11 at 41 Ill. Reg. 13389, effective October 23, 2017; amended in R19-15 at 44 Ill. Reg. 14199, effective August 18, 2020; amended in R19-1 at 44 Ill. Reg. 15009, effective September 4, 2020; amended in R21-18 at 45 Ill. Reg. 3509, effective March 4, 2021; amended in R24-8 at 48 Ill. Reg. 1144, effective January 4, 2024.
SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 211.101 Incorporated and Referenced Materials
The following materials are incorporated by reference. These incorporations do not include any later amendments or editions.
a) Incorporations by Reference
1) "Evaporation Loss from Floating Roof Tanks," American Petroleum Institute Bulletin 2517 (1962)
2) Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402 (1972)
3) American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken PA 19428-2959
ASTM |
D 86 |
ASTM |
D 240-64 |
ASTM |
D 323-08 |
ASTM |
D 369-69 (1971) |
ASTM |
D 396-69 |
ASTM |
D 523-80 |
ASTM |
D 523-89 |
ASTM |
D 900-55 |
ASTM |
D 975-68 |
ASTM |
D 1826-64 |
ASTM |
D 2015-66 |
ASTM |
D 2880-71 |
4) 40 CFR 51.100 (1987)
5) American Architectural Manufacturers Association, 1827 Walden Office Square, Suite 550, Schaumburg IL 60173-4268, Specification 2604-05 (Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for High Performance Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels) (2005)
6) American Architectural Manufacturers Association, 1827 Walden Office Square, Suite 550, Schaumburg IL 60173-4268, Specification 2605-05 (Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for Superior Performing Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels) (2005)
b) Referenced Materials
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 USC 136)
(Source: Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 1662, effective January 28, 2013)
Section 211.102 Abbreviations and Conversion Factors
a) Abbreviations used in this part include the following:
ABS |
acrylonitrile butadiene styrene |
ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
bbl |
barrels (42 gallons) |
btu |
British thermal units (60°F) |
btu/hr |
btu per hour |
°C |
degrees Celsius or Centigrade |
CAAPP |
Clean Air Act Permit Program |
cm |
centimeters |
cu in |
cubic inches |
EDP |
electrodeposition primer |
EMI/RFI |
electromagnetic interference/radio frequency interference |
EPDM |
ethylene propylenediene monomer |
EGU |
Electrical Generating Unit |
°F |
degrees Fahrenheit |
FIP |
Federal Implementation Plan |
ft |
feet |
ft2 |
square feet |
ft3 |
cubic feet |
g |
grams |
gpm |
gallons per minute |
g/mole |
grams per mole |
gal |
gallons |
hp |
horsepower |
hr |
hours |
in |
inch |
°K |
degrees Kelvin |
kcal |
kilocalories |
kg |
kilograms |
kg/hr |
kilograms per hour |
kPa |
kilopascals; one thousand newtons per square meter |
kW |
kilowatt |
l |
liters |
l/sec |
liters per second |
lbs |
pounds |
lbs/day |
pounds per day |
lbs/hr |
pounds per hour |
lbs/gal |
pounds per gallon |
lbs/yr |
pounds per year |
LEL |
lower explosive limit |
m |
meters |
m2 |
square meters |
m3 |
cubic meters |
mg |
milligrams |
Mg |
Megagrams, metric tons or tonnes |
ml |
milliliters |
min |
minutes |
MJ |
megajoules |
mmbtu |
million British thermal units |
mmbtu/hr |
million British thermal units per hour |
mmHg |
millimeters of mercury |
MTE |
maximum theoretical emissions |
Mwe |
megawatt of electricity |
MW |
megawatt; one million watts |
MW-hr |
megawatt per hour |
NDO |
natural draft opening |
Nox |
nitrogen oxides |
peoc |
potential electrical output capacity |
ppm (vol) |
parts per million |
ppmv |
parts per million by volume |
ppmvd |
parts per million by volume dry |
psi |
pounds per square inch |
psia |
pounds per square inch absolute |
psig |
pounds per square inch gauge |
PTE |
potential to emit |
RACT |
reasonably available control technology |
RT |
solids turnover ratio |
scf |
standard cubic feet |
scm |
standard cubic meters |
sec |
seconds |
SIP |
State Implementation Plan |
TTE |
temporary total enclosure |
sq cm |
square centimeters |
sq in |
square inches |
T |
short ton (2,000 lbs) |
ton |
short ton (2,000 lbs) |
TPY |
tons per year |
USEPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
VOC |
volatile organic compounds |
VOL |
volatile organic liquids |
VOM |
volatile organic materials |
b) The following conversion factors have been used in this part:
English |
Metric |
1 gal |
3.785 l |
1,000 gal |
3,785 l or 3.785 m3 |
1 psia |
6.897 kPA (51.71 mmHg) |
2.205 lbs |
1 kg |
32° |
0°C (273.15°K) |
1 bbl |
159.0 1 |
1 cu in |
16.39 ml |
1 lb/gal |
119,800 mg/l |
1 lb/mmbtu |
1.548 kg/MW-hr |
1 lb/T |
0.500 kg/Mg |
1 ton |
0.907 Mg |
1 T |
0.907 Mg |
mmbtu/hr |
0.293 MW |
(Source: Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 14119, effective September 14, 2010)