# 35 Ill. Adm. Code 202.201: Section 202.201 Emission Baseline for Alternative Control Strategies

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## Section

- **Citation:** 35 Ill. Adm. Code 202.201
- **Heading:** Section 202.201 Emission Baseline for Alternative Control Strategies
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 35 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION / CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD / Part 202 ALTERNATIVE CONTROL STRATEGIES / Section 202.201 Emission Baseline for Alternative Control Strategies

## Text

Section 202
Section 202.201  Emission
Baseline for Alternative Control Strategies
a)         The baseline for reviewing decreases or increases of emissions
from emission sources which are the subject of an ACS shall be the lesser of
the actual emissions or the allowable emissions prescribed by this Chapter.
b)         Notwithstanding subsection (a), an increment of emission
reduction shall be creditable under an ACS to the extent that it:
1)         Was achieved as a result of the installation of pollution
control equipment, changes in process, procedures, or materials, or the
shutdown of an emission source which would not have occurred but for the
purpose of creating an emission reduction;
2)         Reduced emissions beyond the requirements of Board
regulations; and
3)         Was not relied upon in the State Implementation Plan (SIP)
demonstration to demonstrate compliance with ambient air quality standards in
the compliance year in nonattainment areas or maintenance of air quality in
other areas.
c)         For purposes of subsection (b), the burden shall generally be
on the permit applicant.  However, for the purpose of subsection (b)(3) it
shall be the responsibility of the Agency to demonstrate that the SIP
demonstration either did or did not rely upon the emission reduction in
question, whether from the particular emission source or the category to which
it belongs.
d)         Notwithstanding subsection (b)(3), if an emission source is
located in an area for which the SIP does not demonstrate attainment of the air
quality standards by the compliance year for the pollutant which is the subject
of the ACS, it may utilize an emission reduction credit only to the extent that
that reduction reduces its emissions below actual emissions.

## Nearby sections

- [35 Ill. Adm. Code 202.201 Section 202.201  Emission Baseline for Alternative Control Strategies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T35_P202_S202_201.md)
- [35 Ill. Adm. Code 202.210 Section 202.210  Permit Application Information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T35_P202_S202_210.md)
- [35 Ill. Adm. Code 202.211 Section 202.211  Analysis of Emissions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T35_P202_S202_211.md)
- [35 Ill. Adm. Code 202.212 Section 202.212  Analysis of Environmental Quality](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T35_P202_S202_212.md)
- [35 Ill. Adm. Code 202.213 Section 202.213  Analysis of Methods of Assuring Compliance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T35_P202_S202_213.md)

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