Section 178.130  Request for Eligibility and Deductible Determinations

a)         Once notice of the existence of a UST has been submitted to OSFM, along with payment of any required fees pursuant to 41 Ill. Adm. Code 176.450 and 176.455, any owner or operator of a UST in operation at any time after January 1, 1974 may submit an application seeking an eligibility and deductible determination from OSFM.  The application shall be submitted electronically, and an Authorization to Submit Eligibility and Deductible Application shall be completed and submitted as part of the application.  The application is available at the forms page for the Division of Petroleum and Chemical Safety at https://sfm.illinois.gov/about/divisions/petroleum-chemical-safety/applications-and-forms.html.

b)         Within 60 days of receipt of the electronic application for an eligibility and deductible determination, OSFM shall issue its eligibility and deductible decision.  Pursuant to 415 ILCS 5/57.9(c) and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 105.504(b), such decision (or failure to issue an eligibility and deductible determination within the time prescribed) may be appealed to the Pollution Control Board (PCB) if filed by the applicant owner or operator within 35 days of issuance of the OSFM decision. (See 35 Ill. Adm. Code 105.504(b))