Section 100.600  Filing; Agency Certification

Emergency rules shall be filed with the Index Department as provided in this Subpart, Sections 100.220, 100.500, 100.510, and 100.540 of this Part and Section 5-45 of the IAPA.  When an agency files an emergency rule, a situation must exist which the agency finds reasonably constitutes a threat to the public interest, safety or welfare.  Accompanying the emergency rules must be:

a)         a certification of the emergency rules as shown in 100.Appendix C, Illustration C.  This certification must specify the reason for the emergency, and

b)         a cover letter specifying the material being submitted and the reason for submission (filing, Register publication, review, etc.).

(Source:  Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 13067, effective August 11, 1994)