Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 225 - CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LARGE COMBUSTION SOURCES
Subpart D - CAIR NO[x] ANNUAL TRADING PROGRAM
Section 225.475 - Agency Action on Clean Air Set-Aside (CASA) Applications

1) The Agency will determine the number of CAIR NOx allowances that are approvable based on the formulas and the criteria for these projects. The Agency will notify a project sponsor within 90 days after receipt of an application if the project is not approvable, the number of allowances requested is not approvable, or additional information is needed by the Agency to complete its review of the application.

2) If the total number of CAIR NOx allowances requested for approved projects is less than or equal to the number of CAIR NOx allowances in the CASA project category, the number of allowances that are approved will be allocated to each CAIR NOx compliance or general account.

3) If more CAIR NOx allowances are requested than the number of CAIR NOx allowances in a given CASA project category, allowances will be allocated on a pro-rata basis based on the number of allowances available, subject to further adjustment as provided for by subsection (b) of this Section. CAIR NOx allowances will be allocated, transferred, or used as whole allowances. The number of whole allowances will be determined by rounding down for decimals less than 0.5 and rounding up for decimals of 0.5 or greater.

1) If there are, after the completion of the procedures in subsection (a) of this Section for a control period, any CAIR NOx allowances not allocated to a CASA project for the control period the remaining allowances will accrue in each CASA project category up to twice the number of allowances that are assigned to the project category each control period as set forth in Section 225.465.

2) If any allowances remain after allocations pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this Section, the Agency will allocate these allowances pro rata to projects that received fewer allowances than requested, based on the number of allowances not allocated but approved by the Agency for the project under CASA. No project may be allocated more allowances than approved by the Agency for the applicable control period.

3) If any allowances remain after the allocation of allowances pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of this Section, the Agency will then distribute pro-rata the remaining allowances to project categories that have fewer than twice the number of allowances assigned to that project category. The pro-rata distribution will be based on the difference between two times the project category and the number of allowances that remain in the project category.

4) If allowances still remain undistributed after the allocations and distributions in the subsections (b)(1) through (b)(3) are completed, the Agency may elect to retire the CAIR NOx allowances that have not been distributed to any CASA category to continue progress toward attainment or maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards pursuant to the CAA.