TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUBTITLE B: AIR POLLUTION CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD SUBCHAPTER c: EMISSIONS STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS FOR STATIONARY SOURCES PART 215 ORGANIC MATERIAL EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS The General Assembly's Illinois Administrative Code database includes only those rulemakings that have been permanently adopted. This menu will point out the Sections on which an emergency rule (valid for a maximum of 150 days, usually until replaced by a permanent rulemaking) exists. The emergency rulemaking is linked through the notation that follows the Section heading in the menu. View Entire Part SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 215.100 Introduction Section 215.101 Clean-up and Disposal Operations Section 215.102 Testing Methods Section 215.103 Abbreviations and Conversion Factors Section 215.104 Definitions Section 215.105 Incorporations by Reference Section 215.106 Afterburners Section 215.107 Determination of Applicability Section 215.108 Measurement of Vapor Pressures Section 215.109 Monitoring for Negligibly-Reactive Compounds SUBPART B: ORGANIC EMISSIONS FROM STORAGE AND LOADING OPERATIONS Section 215.121 Storage Containers Section 215.122 Loading Operations Section 215.123 Petroleum Liquid Storage Tanks Section 215.124 External Floating Roofs Section 215.125 Compliance Dates and Geographical Areas Section 215.126 Compliance Plan Section 215.127 Emissions Testing Section 215.128 Measurement of Seal Gaps SUBPART C: ORGANIC EMISSIONS FROM MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Section 215.141 Separation Operations Section 215.142 Pumps and Compressors Section 215.143 Vapor Blowdown Section 215.144 Safety Relief Valves SUBPART E: SOLVENT CLEANING Section 215.181 Solvent Cleaning in General Section 215.182 Cold Cleaning Section 215.183 Open Top Vapor Degreasing Section 215.184 Conveyorized Degreasing Section 215.185 Compliance Plan SUBPART F: COATING OPERATIONS Section 215.202 Compliance Schedules Section 215.204 Emission Limitations for Manufacturing Plants Section 215.205 Alternative Emission Limitations Section 215.206 Exemptions from Emission Limitations Section 215.207 Compliance by Aggregation of Emission Units Section 215.208 Testing Methods for Volatile Organic Material Content Section 215.209 Exemption from General Rule on Use of Organic Material Section 215.210 Alternative Compliance Schedule Section 215.211 Compliance Dates and Geographical Areas Section 215.212 Compliance Plan Section 215.213 Special Requirements for Compliance Plan Section 215.214 Roadmaster Emissions Limitations (Repealed) Section 215.215 DMI Emissions Limitations SUBPART H: SPECIAL LIMITATIONS FOR SOURCES IN MAJOR URBANIZED AREAS WHICH ARE NONATTAINMENT FOR OZONE Section 215.240 Applicability Section 215.241 External Floating Roofs Section 215.245 Flexographic and Rotogravure Printing Section 215.249 Compliance Dates SUBPART I: ADJUSTED REACT EMISSIONS LIMITATIONS Section 215.260 Applicability Section 215.261 Petition Section 215.263 Public Hearing Section 215.264 Board Action Section 215.267 Agency Petition SUBPART K: USE OF ORGANIC MATERIAL Section 215.301 Use of Organic Material Section 215.302 Alternative Standard Section 215.303 Fuel Combustion Emission Sources Section 215.304 Operations with Compliance Program Section 215.305 Viscose Exemption (Repealed) SUBPART N: VEGETABLE OIL PROCESSING Section 215.340 Hexane Extraction Soybean Crushing Section 215.342 Hexane Extraction Corn Oil Processing Section 215.344 Recordkeeping For Vegetable Oil Processes Section 215.345 Compliance Determination Section 215.346 Compliance Dates and Geographical Areas Section 215.347 Compliance Plan SUBPART P: PRINTING AND PUBLISHING Section 215.401 Flexographic and Rotogravure Printing Section 215.402 Exemptions Section 215.403 Applicability of Subpart K Section 215.404 Testing and Monitoring (Repealed) Section 215.405 Compliance Dates and Geographical Areas Section 215.406 Alternative Compliance Plan Section 215.407 Compliance Plan Section 215.408 Heatset Web Offset Lithographic Printing Section 215.409 Testing Methods for Volatile Organic Material Content Section 215.410 Emissions Testing SUBPART Q: LEAKS FROM SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL AND POLYMER MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT Section 215.420 Applicability Section 215.421 General Requirements Section 215.422 Inspection Program Plan for Leaks Section 215.423 Inspection Program for Leaks Section 215.424 Repairing Leaks Section 215.425 Recordkeeping for Leaks Section 215.426 Report for Leaks Section 215.427 Alternative Program for Leaks Section 215.428 Compliance Dates Section 215.429 Compliance Plan Section 215.430 General Requirements Section 215.431 Inspection Program Plan for Leaks Section 215.432 Inspection Program for Leaks Section 215.433 Repairing Leaks Section 215.434 Recordkeeping for Leaks Section 215.435 Report for Leaks Section 215.436 Alternative Program for Leaks Section 215.437 Open-Ended Valves Section 215.438 Standards for Control Devices Section 215.439 Compliance Date SUBPART R: PETROLEUM REFINING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES; ASPHALT MATERIALS Section 215.441 Petroleum Refinery Waste Gas Disposal Section 215.442 Vacuum Producing Systems Section 215.443 Wastewater (Oil/Water) Separator Section 215.444 Process Unit Turnarounds Section 215.445 Leaks: General Requirements Section 215.446 Monitoring Program Plan for Leaks Section 215.447 Monitoring Program for Leaks Section 215.448 Recordkeeping for Leaks Section 215.449 Reporting for Leaks Section 215.450 Alternative Program for Leaks Section 215.451 Sealing Device Requirements Section 215.452 Compliance Schedule for Leaks Section 215.453 Compliance Dates and Geographical Areas SUBPART S: RUBBER AND MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC PRODUCTS Section 215.461 Manufacture of Pneumatic Rubber Tires Section 215.462 Green Tire Spraying Operations Section 215.463 Alternative Emission Reduction Systems Section 215.464 Emissions Testing and Monitoring Section 215.465 Compliance Dates and Geographical Areas Section 215.466 Compliance Plan Section 215.467 Testing Methods for Volatile Organic Material Content SUBPART T: PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING Section 215.480 Applicability of Subpart T Section 215.481 Control of Reactors, Distillation Units, Crystallizers, Centrifuges and Vacuum Dryers Section 215.482 Control of Air Dryers, Production Equipment Exhaust Systems and Filters Section 215.483 Material Storage and Transfer Section 215.484 In-Process Tanks Section 215.485 Leaks Section 215.486 Other Emission Sources Section 215.487 Testing Section 215.488 Monitors for Air Pollution Control Equipment Section 215.489 Recordkeeping (Renumbered) Section 215.490 Compliance Schedule (Renumbered) SUBPART U: COKE MANUFACTURE AND BY-PRODUCT RECOVERY Section 215.500 Exceptions Section 215.510 Coke By-Product Recovery Plants Section 215.512 Coke By-Product Recovery Plant Leaks Section 215.513 Inspection Program Section 215.514 Recordkeeping Requirements Section 215.515 Reporting Requirements Section 215.516 Compliance Dates Section 215.517 Compliance Plan SUBPART V: AIR OXIDATION PROCESSES Section 215.520 Applicability Section 215.521 Definitions Section 215.525 Emission Limitations for Air Oxidation Processes Section 215.526 Testing and Monitoring Section 215.527 Compliance Date SUBPART W: AGRICULTURE Section 215.541 Pesticide Exception SUBPART X: CONSTRUCTION Section 215.561 Architectural Coatings Section 215.562 Paving Operations Section 215.563 Cutback Asphalt SUBPART Y: GASOLINE DISTRIBUTION Section 215.581 Bulk Gasoline Plants Section 215.582 Bulk Gasoline Terminals Section 215.583 Gasoline Dispensing Facilities - Storage Tank Filling Operations Section 215.584 Gasoline Delivery Vessels Section 215.585 Gasoline Volatility Standards (Repealed) Section 215.586 Emissions Testing SUBPART Z: DRY CLEANERS Section 215.601 Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaners (Repealed) Section 215.602 Exemptions (Repealed) Section 215.603 Leaks (Repealed) Section 215.604 Compliance Dates and Geographical areas (Repealed) Section 215.605 Compliance Plan (Repealed) Section 215.606 Exception to Compliance Plan (Repealed) Section 215.607 Standards for Petroleum Solvent Dry Cleaners Section 215.608 Operating Practices for Petroleum Solvent Dry Cleaners Section 215.609 Program for Inspection and Repair of Leaks Section 215.610 Testing and Monitoring Section 215.611 Exemption for Petroleum Solvent Dry Cleaners Section 215.612 Compliance Dates and Geographical Areas Section 215.613 Compliance Plan Section 215.614 Testing Method for Volatile Organic Material Content of Wastes Section 215.615 Emissions Testing SUBPART AA: PAINT AND INK MANUFACTURING Section 215.620 Applicability Section 215.621 Exemption for Waterbase Material and Heatset Offset Ink Section 215.623 Permit Conditions Section 215.624 Open-top Mills, Tanks, Vats or Vessels Section 215.625 Grinding Mills Section 215.628 Leaks Section 215.630 Clean Up Section 215.636 Compliance Date SUBPART BB: POLYSTYRENE PLANTS Section 215.875 Applicability of Subpart BB Section 215.877 Emissions Limitation at Polystyrene Plants Section 215.879 Compliance Date Section 215.881 Compliance Plan Section 215.883 Special Requirements for Compliance Plan Section 215.886 Emission Testing SUBPART PP: MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Section 215.920 Applicability Section 215.923 Permit Conditions Section 215.926 Control Requirements SUBPART QQ: MISCELLANEOUS FORMULATION MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Section 215.940 Applicability Section 215.943 Permit Conditions Section 215.946 Control Requirements SUBPART RR: MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Section 215.960 Applicability Section 215.963 Permit Conditions Section 215.966 Control Requirements Section 215.APPENDIX A Rule Into Section Table Section 215.APPENDIX B Section Into Rule Table Section 215.APPENDIX C Past Compliance Dates Section 215.APPENDIX D List of Chemicals Defining Synthetic Organic Chemical and Polymer Manufacturing Section 215.APPENDIX E Reference Methods and Procedures Section 215.APPENDIX F Coefficients for the Total Resource Effectiveness Index (TRE) Equation

AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 9.1 and 10 and authorized by Section 27 of the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/9.1, 10 and 27].

SOURCE: Adopted as Chapter 2: Air Pollution, Rule 205: Organic Material Emission Standards and Limitations, R71-23, 4 PCB 191, filed and effective April 14, 1972; amended in R77-3, 33 PCB 357, at 3 Ill. Reg. 18, p. 41, effective May 3, 1979; amended in R78-3 and R78-4, 35 PCB 75, at 3 Ill. Reg. 30, p. 124, effective July 28, 1979; amended in R80-5 at 7 Ill. Reg. 1244, effective January 21, 1983; codified at 7 Ill. Reg. 13601 Corrected at 7 Ill. Reg. 14575; amended in R82-14 at 8 Ill. Reg. 13254, effective July 12, 1984; amended in R83-36 at 9 Ill. Reg. 9114, effective May 30, 1985; amended in R82-14 at 9 Ill. Reg. 13960, effective August 28, 1985; amended in R85-28 at 11 Ill. Reg. 3127, effective February 3, 1987; amended in R82-14 at 11 Ill. Reg. 7296, effective April 3, 1987; amended in R85-21(A) at 11 Ill. Reg. 11770, effective June 29, 1987; recodified in R86-39 at 11 Ill. Reg. 13541; amended in R82-14 and R86-12 at 11 Ill. Reg. 16706, effective September 30, 1987; amended in R85-21(B) at 11 Ill. Reg. 19117, effective November 9, 1987; amended in R86-36, R86-39, R86-40 at 11 Ill. Reg. 20829, effective December 14, 1987; amended in R82-14 and R86-37 at 12 Ill. Reg. 815, effective December 24, 1987; amended in R86-18 at 12 Ill. Reg. 7311, effective April 8, 1988; amended in R86-10 at 12 Ill. Reg. 7650, effective April 11, 1988; amended in R88-23 at 13 Ill. Reg. 10893, effective June 27, 1989; amended in R88-30(A) at 14 Ill. Reg. 3555, effective February 27, 1990; emergency amendments in R88-30A at 14 Ill. Reg. 6421, effective April 11, 1990, for a maximum of 150 days; amended in R88-19 at 14 Ill. Reg. 7596, effective May 8, 1990; amended in R89-16(A) at 14 Ill. Reg. 9173, effective May 23, 1990; amended in R88-30(B) at 15 Ill. Reg. 3309, effective February 15, 1991; amended in R88-14 at 15 Ill. Reg. 8018, effective May 14, 1991; amended in R91-7 at 15 Ill. Reg. 12217, effective August 19, 1991; amended in R91-10 at 15 Ill. Reg. 15595, effective October 11, 1991; amended in R89-7(B) at 15 Ill. Reg. 17687, effective November 26, 1991; amended in R91-9 at 16 Ill. Reg. 3132, effective February 18, 1992; amended in R91-24 at 16 Ill. Reg. 13555, effective August 24, 1992; amended in R91-30 at 16 Ill. Reg. 13849, effective August 24, 1992; amended in R98-15 at 22 Ill. Reg. 11427, effective June 19, 1998; amended in R12-24 at 37 Ill. Reg. 1683, effective January 28, 2013; expedited correction at 37 Ill. Reg. 16858, effective January 28, 2013; amended in R19-1 at 44 Ill. Reg. 15032, effective September 4, 2020; amended in R23-18(A) at 48 Ill. Reg. 13729, effective August 30, 2024.