Illinois Statutes Chapter 415. Environmental Safety § 5/28.6. Rulemaking to update incorporation by reference

(a) Any person may file a proposal with the Board to update an incorporation by reference included in a Board rule. The Board or the Agency may also make such a proposal on its own initiative.

(b) A rulemaking to update an incorporation by reference under this Section shall be for the sole purpose of replacing a reference to an older or obsolete version of a document with a reference to the current version of that document or its successor document.

(c) A rulemaking to update an incorporation by reference under this Section shall comply with Sections 5-40 and 5-75 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.  1Sections 27 and 28 of this Act do not apply to rulemaking under this Section.

(d) If an objection to the proposed amendment is filed during the public comment period required under Section 5-40 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,  2 then the proposed amendment shall not be adopted pursuant to this Section. Nothing in this Section precludes the adoption of a change to an incorporation by reference through other lawful rulemaking procedures.

(e) The Board may adopt procedural rules to implement this Section.