Section 201.162  Duration

a)         No operating permit shall be valid longer than ten years or such shorter period as the Agency may specify in the operating permit as necessary to accomplish the purposes of the Act and this Chapter, unless the source is subject to:

1)         Section 201.169 of this Subpart; or

2)         Section 39.5 of the Act, except for sources exempt pursuant to Section 39.5(1.1).

b)         Applications for renewal of an operating permit shall be submitted to the Agency at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the prior permit, and shall conform to Sections 201.157, 201.158 and 201.159.  The standards for issuance of renewal of operating permits shall be as set forth in Section 201.160.

(Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 19575, effective December 1, 2010)