ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

March

26, 1975

ADDRESSOGRAPH-MULTIGRAPH CORP.,

Petitioner,

v.

)

PCB 75-9

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent.

Mr. Richard

J.

Kissel, attorney for Petitioner.

Mr.

Peter

B.

Orlinsky, attorney for the Environmental Protection

Agency.

OPINION

AND

ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by Dr. Odell)

On January

7,

1975,

the Addressoqreoh-Multieraoh Corpora-

tion filed with the Illinois Pollution

Control Board

(Board

)

a

Petition for Extension of Variance

from Rule

205(f)

of the Air

Pollution Regulations

(Chapter

2)

from January

10,

1975,

through

May

31,

1975.

This is

a request to extend the date

of

compliance

previously granted by the Board to Petitioner

in the consolidated

cases PCB 73—290 and PCB 73—449;

10 POE 617

(January 10,

1974).

In the consolidated PCB 73-290 and FOB 73-449 cases the Board~s

Order specified that:

A.

Petitioner Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation,

Multigraphics Division be granted variance from

Rule 205(f)

of the Air Pollution Control Regu-

lations in the operation of its Mt. Prospect

facility until January 10, 1975,

for the purpose

of bringing that facility into compliance through

the installation and operation of incineration

equipment.

B.

Petitioner shall make timely applications

to the

Agency for all necessary construction and operat-

ing permits.

C.

Petitioner

shall by February

14,

1974,

post

a

bond in the amount of

$25,000

in a form accept-

able to the Environmental Protection Agency,

such

bond to be forfeited in the event Petitioner fails

to install and operate the control equipment by

February

3,

1975.

The bond shall be mailed to:

Fiscal Services Division, Illinois EPA,

2200

Churcnill Road, Springfield, Illinois 62706.

D,

The permit appeal

(PCB 73-290)

is dismissed.

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During the term of the Variance granted in PCB 73—449, Petitioner

was to install an incineration system to control emissions of

photochemically reactive solvents from its five drying ovens.

This Petition involves a solvent coating facility, located

at 1800 West Central Road, Mount Prospect,

Illinois, which consists

of five solvent coating drying ovens and related equipment utilized

in the manufacture of photosensitized papers and toners for use in

copy machines manufactured

by Petitioner at that location.

Petitioner has complied with Orders B and C in PCB 73-449.

Petitioner alleges that it has worked diligently to meet the com-

pliance date of January

10,

1975,

in Order A of PCB 73—449, but

circumstances beyond Petitioner’s control have prevented Petitioner

from meeting this completion date.

An affidavit

(Exhibit E)

of Mr.

George Soderling, project engineer for installation of the pollutio

control equipment,

detailed the progress and the difficulties which

Petitioner experienced and the anticipated completion date for each

of the incinerators at the Petitioner’s plant,

as summarized below:

February 1974

-

Detailed specifications prepared and sent

to five vendors of control equipment.

April

1,

1974

-

Contract for design, construction, and

installation of equipment entered into with

Granco Equipment,

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

July 1974

-

On-site work started, including footings

and foundations.

August 1974

-

Structural steel installed,

ready for in-

stallation of incinerators.

Letters of October 22

and November 6,

1974,

from Granco

Equipment indicats the delay they experienced

in delivery of certain components

(motors,

bearings,

and foam silica block) which would

delay completion of the five incineration

units.

On January

6,

1975, Granco Equipment had received all of

the materials necessary for this project and

they estimated that all five incineration

units would be operational by April 30, 1975.

Mr.

Soclerling stated that one additional month,

to May

31,

1975, would be needed to debug the

units

for efficient operation.

Petitioner alleges that arbitrary or unreasonable hardship

would result if

a variance beyond January 10, 1975,

is not granted.

The control equipment could not be procured and installed by that

date.

Discontinuance of the solvent coating operations

at Mount

Prospect would make it impossible

to supply electrofax paper pro-

ducts for office copy machines and duplicators, most of which are

on rental programs.

There

is no alternative source of paper avail-

able to Petitioner or its customers for approximately 2,500 new

M-500 machines

in the hands of

900 customers.

A Recommendation from the Environmental Protection Agency

(Agency) was received by the Board on February 24,

1975.

When an

Agency engineer visited Petitioner’s facility on January 22, 1975,

all five incineration units were in the process of being installed.

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The Agency engineer determined that the control equipment should

be completely installed and operational by May 31,

1975.

A survey conducted by the Agency on November 21,

1974,

of

residents near Petitioner’s facility indicated that the neighbors

were pleased with progress being made by Petitioner

in abating its

organic emissions.

No one voiced any complaints to the Agency.

Since Petitioner

is making satisfactory progress toward

compliance,

and since the delays were not Petitioner’s fault,

the

Agency recommends that this variance be granted, subject to certain

conditions.

The Board concurs in this recommendation and will grant

Petitioner

a variance from Rule 205(f)

of Chapter

Two

from January

10,

1975,

through May 31,

1975.

This Opinion constitutes the findings of

fact and con-

clusions of law of the Board.

ORDER

IT IS THE ORDER of the Pollution Control Board that:

Petitioner, Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation,

is

hereby granted a Variance from Rule 205(f)

of the Air Pollution

Regulations

from January 10,

1975,

through May 31,

1975,

to com-

plete the installation of five incineration units

at its Mount

Prospect plant.

This Variance is granted subject to the follow-

ing conditions:

1.

Petitioner shall maintain its performance bond in

full

force and effect.

2.

Within 28 days of the adoption of this Order, and

on or before the 10th day of each month thereafter, Petitioner

shall submit written reports

to the Agency detailing all progress

made toward achieving compliance with Rule 205(f)

of the Air

Pollution Regulations.

Said reports shall be submitted to:

Environmental Protection Agency

Division of Air Pollution Control

Control Program Coordinator

2200 Churchill Road

Springfield, Illinois 62706

3.

On or before May 31,

1975, Petitioner shall have stack

tests performed by an independent testing company.

The Agency

shall be notified in writing at least 14 days prior to the test-

ing,

and shall be given the opportunity to witness all tests and

to review the test results.

Notification shall be made to:

Environmental Protection Agency

Illinois Naval Armory

East Randolph Street at the Lake

Chicago, Illinois 60602

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4.

Within 35 days of the adoption of this Order,

Petitioner shall execute and forward to the Agency Control

Program Coordinator and to the Board a Certification of Accept-

ance and agreement to be bound to all terms and conditions of the

variance. The form of said Certification shall be as follows:

CERTIFICATION

I

(We), __________________________ having read

and fully inderstanding the Order of the Illinois

Pollution Control Board in PCB 75-9 hereby accept

said Order and agree to be bound by all of the

terms and conditions thereof.

Signed by:

_________________

Title:

_______________________

Date:

_______________________

5.

Within

7 days

of the completion of the control program,

Petitioner shall apply to the Agency for all necessary operating

permits.

I, Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, hereby certify that the above Opinion and Ord r was adopted

on the ~

day of

__________,

1975,

by

a vote of

____

to

____

e~k~ata,~

1

Christan L. Moffe~4’