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Section 244.109 Sealing of Offenders
SU8PART C: EPISODE ACTION PLANS
'. To the extent! allowed by Wf Act. Ux Agency nay seat any'facility, vehicle, vessel, aircraft or equipment operated In. violation of this Part during any alert or emergency or. otherwise contributing to.an!Immediate danger to health.
SU8PART 8: LOCAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 244.121 . Local Agency Responsibilities
tocal:a1r pollution control .agencies shall . cooperate with the Agency In monitoring. surveillance and enforcement activities to the extent df their capabilities, during any air pollution episode. ' this cooperation shall meet the .following specific, conditions:
a) Operation of Monitoring Equipment. At any time oth'Sr than'during an. episode, local agencies-with real-time, monitoring equipment.'
*. shall operate.a11 = such monitoring equipment at a minimumlevel.necessary to determine whether any level of air- contaminants specified in this Part has-been reached.
b) Reporting Levels.to Agency. Such local agencies shall report to thie Agency Emergency
. Action tenter within thirty (30) minutes by either telephone or telemetry-when any advisory,' watch, alert or emergency level specif ied In this Part has been reached as Indicated pn!their air. monitoring equipment.
co operation of Telemetry Equipment. Local * agencies with air - contaminant sampling ' networks connected by telemetry with the ` headquarters'of the. Agency shall conduct their operations. Ip. such a manner as to ' provide valid data to the Agency.
Section 244.141 Requirement for Plans
All persons responsible for the operation of a facility of: a type set forth In Section 244.142 shall have on file with the Agehcy. written episode action plans (plans), consistent with .safe operating procedures, for reducing the levels of air contaminants during yellow alerts, red alerts and emergjencles. These plans, shall be designed to reduce air contaminants in accordance with the provisions of these rules and shall be on-forms designed by the Agency. Further guidelines Interpreting these requirements may be developed by the Agency and shall be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant tothtf' Adwtrrfstrattvr Procedure Act (111. Rev. Stat. 1981. eh. 127. pars. 1001 et seq.).
Section 244.142 Facilities for wtilch Action
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. Plans are Required
a) Electric power generating stations burning
fossil fuels^
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b) Facilities having fuel combustion emission
sources with a total rated heat Input In
excess of 2.9 MU (10 nhbtu/hr) burning cdal*
or fuel .oil. other than those sources
- exempted. trom^gemlljrequ.irements. by,,35 111.
Ada. Code 201.146(c). '
c) Facilities emitting more-than 91 Mg/yr or 249 . kg per operating day (100 tons per year or
5SO.pounds per operating day! of sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxlde.'.'iillfogen oxides, part icuTate .autter.. ocgan.lc,,a>aLerial or of
any other air contaminant' designated by the
Agency as harmful to human health.
d) Agency Representatives at local Agency Control Centers. In regions where local agencies are participating with the Agency In .
episode control activities, one or more . Agency representatives may .station-themselves
at the control center of the local agency . during an air pollution episode. The Agency
representatives shall have authority to cause data to be ,transmitted by. telephone or other rapid.form of conmuntcatton to Agency
headquarters and after consultation with said
local agency to require the initiation, alteration or termination of control strategy by persons required to take.action under this
Part as. directed by the Olrector.
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e) Local Agency Episode Operations Plan. Local agencies participating with the Agency in episode control'actlvltles shall-file for
approval with the-Agency an .episode operations plan which describes procedures for obtaining and processing episode action plans, monitoring air contaminant levels
during routine and episode operations, alerting the public, governmental officials,
emission sources and other interested parties of episode stages, and performing
surveillance and enforcement activities during episodes.
d) Governmental or comnerclaT Installations established primarily for the burning of refuse--. -
e) Parking lots located in major metropolitan areas having spaces for more than 200 vehicles:- except for those Tots predominantly"' serving residences^-medical facilities, rail.
-bus and air transportation terminals, grocery stores and pharmacies, lots provided by
- .employers primarily for thelf employees and comparable lots as ^designated by the. Agency^.
f) Fleet.vehicle operations of SO or more vehicles In a major'metropolitan area except those used for-delivery of grocery* pharmaceutical and medical products.
g) Local, State and Federal'government agencies employing more thanWO-employees-in- A-nvajQC .. metropolitan area.
h) State, county and. municipal'off ices which have responsibility for road repair in a . major meti'opoTtfan ^rea'."
i) Other governmental, industrial or commercial establishments or activities classified by
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