AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity (MICRO) Act [35 ILCS 45/110-15] and Section 605-55 of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law [20 ILCS 605].DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
a) Applicants shall be notified in writing as to the Department's evaluation of all completed applications. If the Department denies an application for the credit, it will specify the reasons for the denial in writing and allow the applicant 30 days to amend and resubmit its application for evaluation. If the applicant disagrees with the Department's decision it may seek relief through the process afforded in the Department's Administrative Hearing Rules set forth at 56 Ill. Adm. Code 2605.
b) For applications accepted by the Department, the Department will send a notification by e-mail to the applicant. The Department will proceed to negotiate a formal agreement with the applicants determined to be eligible for award of a credit.