Section 252.206  Procedures for Public Hearings

a)         Except as provided in subsection (b), hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the Agency's "Procedures for Permit and Closure Plan Hearings" (35 Ill. Adm. Code 166:  Subpart A (Informational Permit and Closure Plan Hearings)).

b)         Hearings requested by the ACS permit applicant pursuant to Section 39.1(d) of the Act shall be conducted in accordance with the Agency's "Procedures for Permit and Closure Plan Hearings" (35 Ill. Adm. Code 166:  Subpart B (Contested Case Permit Hearings)).

c)         Notwithstanding subsection (b), persons requesting hearings subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 166:  Subpart B may waive their rights to the procedures of the Contested Case Permit Hearings by notifying the hearing officer to that effect.  When persons waive their rights to Contested Case Permit Hearings, those hearings shall be held in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 166:  Subpart A.

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 10873, effective June 10, 2020)