Illinois Administrative Code
Title 62 - MINING
Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT
Subpart B - PERMIT APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR PRODUCTION WELLS
Section 240.251 - Revocation of Permit to Drill
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The Department may revoke a permit if:
b) The Department shall notify the permittee of the Department's intent to revoke a permit effective 30 days from the date of notice unless a hearing is requested in accordance with subsection (c).
c) If a written objection to the permit revocation is filed within 30 days after the date of the notice:
d) At the hearing, the Department shall present evidence in support of its determination under subsection (a). The permittee may present evidence contesting the Department's determination under subsection (a). The Hearing Officer may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses and written or printed materials, compel attendance of witnesses or production of those materials, compel discovery, and take evidence.
e) Within 30 days after the close of the record or the receipt of the transcript of the hearing, the Department shall render a final administrative decision.
f) The permittee's failure to request a hearing in accordance with subsection (c) to reinstate the permit or require the well to be plugged shall constitute a waiver of all legal rights to contest the permit revocation decision. Upon the expiration of the time to request a hearing, the Department shall issue a final administrative decision, pursuant to Section 10 of the Act.