a) The Toxic Pollution Prevention Act (P.A. 86-914, effective January 1, 1990) provides that after January 1, 1990, any person may submit to the Agency a plan to use an innovative production process to achieve toxic pollution prevention. An innovative production process may consist of a new application of technology or a combination of existing technologies that have not previously been implemented together. If the Agency concurs with a proposed innovation plan, it shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate the proposed innovative production process, including:

1. 1) Expedited coordination and processing of any applicable permit applications;
2. 2) Cooperation, as appropriate with any request for an applicable variance, adjusted standard, or site specific standard pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 111½, par. 1001 et seq.);
3. 3) Appropriate technical assistance to avoid or eliminate any potential compliance problems resulting from the proposed innovative production process.