Registration of Smaller Sources Notification Packets to Eligible Sources to Arrive Soon  

Permitted sources that reported emission levels on their Annual Emission Reports consistent with the ROSS eligibility criteria have been directly sent registration information  regarding the ROSS program.

The ROSS Program is believed to apply to more than 3000 permitted sources which combined produce less than 1% of the air pollution in the State of Illinois. The program is intended to simplify air regulatory requirements by requiring sources with lower emissions to register with the agency rather than acquiring an air permit. It is important to note that although the source may no longer be subject to permitting, the source must still comply with all applicable environmental requirements.

Under the program, sources meeting the following eligibility criteria must register with the Illinois EPA Bureau of Air:

• Not required to get a Title V or Clean Air Permit Program (CAPP) permit
• Not required to get a Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit (FESOP)
• Not required to get a permit under the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) or under the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) or by USEPA.
• Actual emissions from the source's emission units are less than the following limits for the prior calendar year*:
  • 5.0 Tons/yr of combined pollutants (particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and volatile organic material)
  • 0.50 Tons/yr of combined Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
  • 0.05 Tons/yr of mercury air emissions
  • 0.05 Tons/yr of lead air emissions

* emission units that are exempt from the permitting requirements and can be found at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201.146 or the publication "Does My Business Need An Air Pollution Control Permit?" are not included in actual emissions calculations.

• If a new source, the sum of the anticipated estimated actual annual emissions from all non-exempt units associated with the source must meet the limits as stated above. If the source has been operating less than one calendar year, projected estimated emissions may be used for all of the remaining months in the prior calendar year.
• Emission units or source is not subject to maximum achievable control technology under 40 CFR Part 61 or the NESHAP under 40 CFR Part 63 unless it is categorized as an area source
• Emission units at the source are not used as thermal desorption systems pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728 Table F or as an incinerator system.
• The source is not subject to local siting review under Section 39.2 of the Act

If a source is ROSS eligible and has an existing state operating permit, ROSS registration and fee payment ($235) is required by the source's annual site fee payment date in state fiscal year 2013 (July1, 2012-June30, 2013). A source not holding a permit must register and pay fees no later than July 1, 2012 and a new source is required to register and pay fees at least 10 days before commencing construction or operation and may commence construction or operation 10 days after submittal to the Agency. The annual fee payment will serve as the owner or operator's verification that the source continues to meet the eligibility criteria each year.