Definitions

Section 168 Section 168.103  Definitions "Agency" is the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. "APA" means the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1001 et seq.), [5 ILCS 100/1-1 et seq.]. "Business" includes business, profession, occupation, and/or calling of every king. "Complainant" is a person who initiates an action requiring a contested case hearing. " Contested Case" means an adjudicatory proceeding, not including rate making, rule-making, quasi-legislative, information or similar proceedings, in which the individual legal rights, duties or privileges of a party are required by law to be determined by an agency only after an opportunity for a hearing .  (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 127, par. 1003-02), [5 ILCS 100/1-30]. This does not include Agency procedures for permit hearings held pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 166. "Director" is the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. "Hearing" is a hearing held after notice to interested persons or parties, which testimony is taken by oath or affirmation and a verbatim record of all testimony is kept. "Hearing Officer" is a person duly designated as a Hearing Officer by the Director to preside over the hearing. "Interested person" is any person who may be adversely affected by the outcome of a hearing. "Intervenor" is a person who is permitted to intervene as provided for under Section 168.230 of these rules. "Party" may be a complainant, respondent, or intervenor. "Person" is any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, federal or state agency, or other legal entity, or their legal representative, agent or assigns. "Respondent" is a person against whom a statement of noncompliance is filed or Notice directed. "State" is the State of Illinois.