# 35 Ill. Adm. Code 6110.611.105: Section 611.105 Electronic Reporting

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## Section

- **Citation:** 35 Ill. Adm. Code 6110.611.105
- **Heading:** Section 611.105 Electronic Reporting
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 35  /  / Part 6110  / Section 611.105 Electronic Reporting

## Text

TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE F: PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES
CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
PART 611 PRIMARY DRINKING WATER STANDARDS
SECTION 611.105 ELECTRONIC REPORTING
Section
611.105  Electronic Reporting
Submitting any document to comply with this Part as an
electronic document in lieu of a paper document must comply with this Section.
a)         Scope
and Applicability
1)         The
USEPA, the Board, or the Agency may provide for submitting electronic documents
in lieu of paper documents.  This Section does not require the submission of
electronic documents in lieu of paper documents.  This Section provides for submitting
an electronic version of any document the supplier must submit to USEPA or the
Agency under certain rules:
A)        To
USEPA directly under Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations; or
B)        To the
Board or the Agency under any provision of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 611.
2)         A
supplier may only submit an electronic document under specific circumstances:
A)        For submitting
documents to USEPA, a supplier may submit an electronic document only after
USEPA publishes a Federal Register notice that USEPA will receive the specific
document or type of document in an electronic format; or
B)        For submitting documents to the State, a
supplier may submit an electronic document only after the Board or the Agency begins
using an electronic document receiving system that USEPA approves under 40 CFR
3.1000, so long as the system complies with 40 CFR 3.2000, incorporated by
reference in Section 611.102(c), and USEPA does not withdraw its approval in
writing
lectronic format; or
B)        For submitting documents to the State, a
supplier may submit an electronic document only after the Board or the Agency begins
using an electronic document receiving system that USEPA approves under 40 CFR
3.1000, so long as the system complies with 40 CFR 3.2000, incorporated by
reference in Section 611.102(c), and USEPA does not withdraw its approval in
writing.
3)         This
Section does not apply to specific documents, whether or not the supplier submits
the document to satisfy the requirements cited in subsection (a)(1):
A)        Any
document the supplier submits via facsimile;
B)        Any
document the supplier submits via magnetic or optical media, such as a diskette,
compact disc, digital video disc, or tape; or
C)        Any
data transfer between USEPA, any state, or any local government and the Board
or the Agency as part of administrative arrangements to share data.
4)         Upon
USEPA conferring written approval for submitting any types of documents as
electronic documents in lieu of paper documents, as described in subsection
(a)(2)(B), the Agency or the Board, as appropriate, must publish a Notice of
Public Information in the Illinois Register that describes the documents
approved for submission as electronic documents, the USEPA-approved electronic
document receiving system for receiving them, the acceptable formats and
procedures for their submission, and, as applicable, the date on which the
Board or the Agency will begin to receive those submissions.  If the USEPA withdraws
approval for receiving any type of document as an electronic document in lieu
of a paper document, the Board or the Agency must similarly cause publication
of a Notice of Public Information in the
Illinois Register
.
BOARD NOTE:  Subsection (a) derives
from 40 CFR 3.1, 3.2, 3.10, 3.20, and 3.1000.
b)         Definitions.
For the purposes of this Section, terms have the meanings 40 CFR 3.3,
incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm
ment as an electronic document in lieu
of a paper document, the Board or the Agency must similarly cause publication
of a Notice of Public Information in the
Illinois Register
.
BOARD NOTE:  Subsection (a) derives
from 40 CFR 3.1, 3.2, 3.10, 3.20, and 3.1000.
b)         Definitions.
For the purposes of this Section, terms have the meanings 40 CFR 3.3,
incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 611.102(c), attributes them.
c)         Procedures
for Submitting Electronic Documents to USEPA in Lieu of Paper Documents.
Except as provided in subsection (a)(3), any person Title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations requires to create and submit or otherwise provide a
document to USEPA may satisfy this requirement with an electronic document in
lieu of a paper document upon meeting certain conditions:
1)         The
person satisfies the requirements of 40 CFR 3.10, incorporated by reference in
Section 611.102(c); and
2)         USEPA
first publishes a notice in the Federal Register, as subsection (a)(2)(A)
describes.
BOARD NOTE:  Subsection (c) derives
from 40 CFR 3.2(a) and subpart B of 40 CFR 3.
d)        Procedures
for Submitting Electronic Documents to the Board or the Agency in Lieu of Paper
Documents
1)         The
Board or the Agency may establish procedural rules for electronically submitting
documents.  The Board or the Agency must establish any rules under the
Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100/5].
2)         The
Board or the Agency may accept electronic documents under this Section only as
subsection (a)(2)(B) provides.
BOARD NOTE:  Subsection (d) derives
from 40 CFR 3.2(b) and subpart D of 40 CFR 3.
e)         Effects
of Submitting an Electronic Document in Lieu of a Paper Document
1)         A
person failing to comply with this Section when electronically submitting a
document is subject to the penalties prescribed for failing to comply with the
requirement to file that document
section (a)(2)(B) provides.
BOARD NOTE:  Subsection (d) derives
from 40 CFR 3.2(b) and subpart D of 40 CFR 3.
e)         Effects
of Submitting an Electronic Document in Lieu of a Paper Document
1)         A
person failing to comply with this Section when electronically submitting a
document is subject to the penalties prescribed for failing to comply with the
requirement to file that document.
2)         The
electronic signature on a document a person files electronically to satisfy a
reporting requirement legally binds, obligates, and makes the signer
responsible to the same extent as would the filer's filing a paper document
bearing the signer's handwritten signature.
3)         Proof
that the signer used a particular signature device to create an electronic
signature establishes that the individual uniquely entitled to use the device
did so intending to sign the electronic document and give it effect.
4)         Nothing
in this Section limits using  electronic documents or information derived from
electronic documents as evidence in enforcement or other proceedings.
BOARD NOTE:  Subsection (e) derives
from 40 CFR 3.4 and 3.2000(c).
f)         Public
Document Subject to State Laws.  Any electronic document a person files with
the Board is a public document.  The document, its submission, its retention by
the Board, and its availability for public inspection and copying are subject
to various State laws:
1)         The
Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100];
2)         The
Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140];
3)         The
State Records Act [5 ILCS 160];
4)         The
Electronic Commerce Security Act [5 ILCS 175];
5)         The
Environmental Protection Act;
6)         Regulations
relating to public access to Board records (2 Ill. Adm. Code 2175); and
7)         Board
procedural rules relating to protection of trade secrets and confidential
information (35 Ill. Adm. Code 130)
Act [5 ILCS 140];
3)         The
State Records Act [5 ILCS 160];
4)         The
Electronic Commerce Security Act [5 ILCS 175];
5)         The
Environmental Protection Act;
6)         Regulations
relating to public access to Board records (2 Ill. Adm. Code 2175); and
7)         Board
procedural rules relating to protection of trade secrets and confidential
information (35 Ill. Adm. Code 130).
g)         Nothing
in this Section or any rule adopted under subsection (d)(1) creates any right
or privilege to electronically submit any document.
BOARD NOTE:  Subsection (g) derives
from 40 CFR 3.2(c).
BOARD NOTE:  This Section derives
from 40 CFR 3 and 142.10(g).

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