Section 901.108  Compliance Dates for Part 901

a)         Except as provided in subsections (g), (i), and (j), every owner or operator of a new property-line-noise-source must comply with the standards and limitations of this Part on and after August 10, 1973.

b)         Except as otherwise provided in this rule, every owner or operator of an existing property-line-noise-source must comply with the standards and limitations of this Part on and August 10, 1974.

c)         Every owner or operator of an existing property-line-noise-source who emits sound which exceeds any allowable octave band sound pressure level of Section 901.102 or 901.103 by 10 dB or more in any octave band with a center frequency of 31.5 Hertz, 63 Hertz or 125 Hertz must comply with the standards and limitations of this Part on and after February 10, 1975.

d)         Except as provided in subsections (g) and (h), every owner or operator of an existing property-line-noise-source required to comply with Section 901.104 must comply with the standards and limitations of this Part on and after February 10, 1975.

e)         Every owner or operator of an existing property-line-noise-source required to comply with Section 901.106 must comply with the standards and limitations of this Part on and after February 10, 1975.         

f)          Every owner or operator of Class C land now and hereafter used as specified by LBCS Code 4120 will have until August 10, 1976 to bring the sound from railroad car coupling in compliance with Section 901.104.

g)         Existing impact forging operations as defined in Section 901.105 which do not seek permanent site specific allowable operational levels must comply with Section 901.105 by December 1, 1983. Those seeking permanent site specific allowable operational levels pursuant to Section 901.105(d) must comply as of the effective date of the site specific rule granted or denied.

h)         Every owner or operator of Class C land now or hereafter used as specified by LBCS Code 3310 must comply with the standards and limitations of this Part on August 10, 1975.

i)          Every owner or operator of Class C land now or hereafter used as specified by LBCS Code 5130 and 5140 when used for automobile and motorcycle racing must comply with the standards and limitations of this Part on February 10, 1976.

(Source:  Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 5533, effective March 10, 2006)