Section 2175.305  Publications

a)         Environmental Register

1)         The Board's quarterly publication, the Environmental Register, contains reports of the Board's activities and notices of meetings and hearings.  Single hard copies are provided free of charge at the Board's Chicago and Springfield offices.

2)         The Environmental Register is provided free of charge on the Board's Website and by email subscription (see Section 2175.310).

b)         Opinions, Orders, Regulations

1)         Copies of opinions and orders of the Board are available as provided at Section 2175.205, including through the Board's Website (see Section 2175.310).

2)         The Board's opinions and orders are also available through various commercial services including LEXIS and Westlaw.

3)         The Board's regulations are published in the Illinois Register (see Section 2175.305(d)) and by various commercial services.  The Board's regulations are provided free of charge on the Board's Website (see Section 2175.310).

c)         Annual Report

1)         The Board publishes an Annual Report.  The report includes information regarding the Board's membership, regulatory and case activities for the fiscal year, a summary of legislative activity affecting the Board, a summary of Board decisions reviewed by the courts during the fiscal year, and information on administrative activities.

2)         Single hard copies of the Annual Report are provided free of charge at the Board's Chicago and Springfield offices. The Annual Report is also available free of charge on the Board's Website (see Section 2175.310).

d)         Illinois Register

1)         Required Filings.  The Illinois Register is a publication containing all State regulations and is published by and available from the Office of the Secretary of State and various commercial services.  The Board is required to publish the following information in the Illinois Register:

A)        Notice of all proposed and adopted regulations as required by Section 5-40 of the IAPA [5 ILCS 100/5-40].  The notices describe the rules, contain contact names for questions, and provide directions for participation at public hearings and submission of written comments.

B)        Notice of all emergency and peremptory regulations as required by Sections 5-45 and 5-50 of the IAPA [5 ILCS 100/5-45 and 5/50].  The notices describe the rules and contain contact names for questions.

C)        Results of Board determinations in adjusted standards proceedings under Section 28.1 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/28.1].  The Board publishes this list at the close of each fiscal year, in July or August depending upon the Illinois Register publication schedule.

D)        A regulatory agenda setting forth rules that the Board may be considering during a six-month period.  This agenda lists rules before publication of the notice described in subsection (d)(1). The regulatory agenda appears in January/February or July/August of each year, depending upon the Illinois Register publication schedule.  The agenda describes the anticipated rules, contains contact names for questions, and provides directions for public participation.

2)         Discretionary filings.  Section 7.3 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/7.3] and Section 5-70(b) of the IAPA [5 ILCS 100/5-70(b)] allow the Board to publish other documents concerning its activities.  These include notices of public hearings, and notices of proposed and adopted identical-in-substance rules as discussed in Section 7.2 of the Act [415 ILCS 5/7.2].

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 9973, effective May 26, 2022)