Section 364.106 Applicant Progress

Section 364

Section 364.106  Applicant

Progress

a)         IEPA may delete any project from the project priority list if

the applicant fails to make efforts to initiate and complete as expeditiously

as possible all necessary actions appropriate to the specific grant step for

which the discharger is then eligible.

b)         Any applicant removed from the project prioirty list is not

eligible to receive grant assistance under Title II or the Bond Act, unless

reinstated on the list in accordance with subsection (c).

c)         An applicant requesting to be reinstated shall submit a new

pre-application and priority scoring summary.  The Manager of the Division of

Water Pollution Control may reinstate projects deleted from the list at the

previously held rank or at a lower rank, if the priority scoring summary so

indicates, only after evaluating all facts and circumstances bearing upon the

reasonableness of the request including, but not limited to, the environmental

effects and cost-effectiveness of achieving water quality goals.

d)         An applicant who is not reinstated under subsection (c) may

request the Director to review the decision, but must do so by submitting a

written request setting forth the grounds for reinstatement within 30 days

after receiving notice of the decision of the Manager of the Division of Water

Pollution Control.  The Director will make  the final decision determining the

merits of the request in accordance with the requirements of this Section.