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(Source: Added At 12 111. Re?. 6118. effective i | Section 203.1)9 . Emission Baseline March 22. 1988) ! - TOnisstohbaseline" means the starting point or Section 203.113. Coanience - - reference level from wbldi increases and decreases in .emissions are. measured. The rules i governing determination of' emission offsets, As applied to construction of a major stationary source or major modification "conaence" means calculations of net emission Increases! and evaluation under 3S 111: Adau Code 202. that the owner, or operator has. obtained all necessary preconstruction approvals or permits Altematlve cdntrol Strategies, specify the ' particular emission baseline that applies for and either has: . that purpose. '- a) Begun, or caused to begin. a continuous program of actual on-site construction of the . source, to be completed within a reasonable time; or b) Entered into, binding agreements or contractual obligations, which cannot be cancelled or modified without substantial . loss to .the owner, or operator, to, undertake a program of actual ..constructIon of the source 'to be completed within a reasonable time. c) For purposes of this Section, a "reasonable time* shall be. determined considering but not limited to the,'following factors: The nature and size of the project, the extent of design engineering, the amount of off-site preparation, whether equipment can be fabricated or can be purchased, when the project begins (considering both the .seasaonal nature of construction activity and 1 the existence of other, projects competing for .construction labor , at the same time, the '/vplace of:.the environmental permit In the ' sequenceof corporate and overall governmental approval), and thenature of the .."permittee (private, public, regulated, etc.). : Sect ion 203.122 Emission .Offset . "Emission offset" means a creditable emission reduction used to compensate foir the increase In emissions resulting from new major source or a . major"modtf1citam- ' \ Section 203.123 Emissions Unit - . ... . ! "Emissions.Unit" means any part of .a. stationary source which emits or has the potential to emit ;any pollutant subject to regulation under the '.Act or this Chapter or by USEPA under the Clean Air AcL (.42 u*s.cu. 74ftU the.Acf.or eJLseq.). ... (Source: Added at 12 111. Reg. 6118. effective March 22. .1988) Section 203.124 - Fugitive Emissions "fugitive Emissions" means those emissions which could not reasonably pass through a stack, chimney, vent or other- functloKaTljr"equivalent opening. (Source: Amended at 12.ill. peg. 6118. effective March 22. 1988) (iource: Added at 12 111. Reg. 6118. effective March 27. T988) Section 203.116 Construction. "Construction" means any physical change or change;in the method of operation.. Including but not'limited to fabrication, erection. Installation, demolition, or modification of an emissions unit, which would result In a change in actual emissions. (Source: Amended at 12,111: Reg. -6118. effective March 22. 1988) Section. 203.117 Dispersion Enhancement . techniques ^Dispersion. Enhancement Techniques" means so meh of the stack height of any source as exceeds good engineering practice or any other dispersion technique, determined by regulations .at 40 CFR 51.100 (1987) (no future amendments or editions are Included). (Source: Added at 12 ill. Reg. 6118. effective March 22, 1988) Section- 203". 12S- Installation-- * "Installation" means an Identifiable piece of equipment; including. butnoC Umiretf to. boilers, furnaces, reactors, dryers. Incinerators, heaters, and coating lines. - (Source: Former. Section 283.12$ renumbered to Section 203.126; new Section 203.12S adopted at < 12 111. Reg. 6118. effective March 22. 1988) Section 203.126 LAER ' "LAER" Is an abbreviation for lowest achievable emission rate. ' I ' (Source: Section1 203.126 renumbered from Section 203;125 at 12 111. Reg. 6118. effective March 22. 1988) Section 203.127 Nonattainment Area An area designated by USEPA as nonattainment for a given pollutant pursuant to Section I07'of~the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407). - 26 -