35 Ill. Adm. Code 203.1100
Commence
Section 203.1100 Commence
"Commence," as applied to construction of a major
stationary source or major modification, means that the owner or operator has
all necessary preconstruction approvals or permits and either has:
a) Begun,
or caused to begin, a continuous program of actual on-site construction of the
source, to be completed within a reasonable time; or
b) Entered
into binding agreements or contractual obligations, which cannot be cancelled
or modified without substantial loss to the owner or operator, to undertake a
program of actual construction of the source to be completed within a
reasonable time.