Ill. Admin. Code tit. 62 § 245.1100

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 245.1100 - Suspension, Revocation, Remediation and Administrative Penalties

The Department may, through the enforcement process set forth in this Subpart, suspend or revoke a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit, order actions to remediate, or issue administrative penalties for one or more of the following causes:

a)providing misleading, or materially untrue information in a permit application process or in any document or information provided to the Department (Section 1-60(a)(1) of the Act);

b)violating any condition of the permit (Section 1-60(a)(2) of the Act);

c)violating any provision of or any regulation adopted under the Act or the Illinois Oil and Gas Act (Section 1-60(a)(3) of the Act);

d)using fraudulent, coercive, or dishonest practices, or demonstrating incompetence, untrustworthiness, or financial irresponsibility in the conduct of business in this State or elsewhere (Section 1-60(a)(4) of the Act);

e)having a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit, or its equivalent, revoked in any other state, province, district, or territory for incurring a material or majorviolation or using fraudulent or dishonest practices (Section 1-60(a)(5) of the Act);

f) the existence of an emergency condition under which the conduct of high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations would pose a significant hazard to public health, aquatic life, wildlife, or the environment (Section 1-60(a)(6) of the Act); or

g)a determination of pollution or diminution made pursuant to an investigation under Section245.610 (Section 1-83(d) of the Act).

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 62, § 245.1100

Adopted at 38 Ill. Reg. 22067, effective 11/14/2014.