Section 705.210  Agency Response to Comments

a)         At the time that any final permit decision is issued under Section 705.201, the Agency must issue a response to comments.  This response must do the following:

1)         It must specify which provisions, if any, of the draft permit have been changed in the final permit decision, and the reasons for the change; and

2)         It must briefly describe and respond to all significant comments on the draft permit raised during the public comment period.

b)         Any documents cited in the response to comment must be included in the administrative record for the final permit decision as defined in Section 705.211.  If new points are raised or new material supplied during the public comment period, the Agency may document its response to those matters by adding new materials to the administrative record.

c)         The response to comments must be available to the public in accordance with Agency rules and procedures for access to Agency records.

BOARD NOTE:  Derived in part from 40 CFR 124.17 (2002).

(Source:  Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 3675, effective February 14, 2003)