1. a) Petitions submitted under this Part will be given due consideration by the Department; the final decision on whether or not to initiate rule-making in accordance with the Petition will be made by the appropriate Deputy Director or by the Director.
2. b) If, within 30 days after submission of a Petition, the Department has not initiated rule-making proceedings in accordance with Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the request shall be deemed to have been denied (Section 5-145(b) of the Act). The Department is not then precluded, however, from later initiating rule-making proceedings that are in accordance with the Petition, in which case the Department may notify the Petitioner for informational purposes that this action will be taken.
3. c) In cases of Petition denial, or in cases in which rule-making is initiated in response to the Petition but constitutes an action in some way different from that which the Petition requested, the Department will, within a reasonable time after its decision, notify the individual identified in the Petition of its decision.

(Source: Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 86, effective December 15, 1999)