ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

December

2,

1976

UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA,

(Lemont Refinery),

Petitioner,

v.

)

PCB 76—303

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent.

INTERIM ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by Mr. Zeitlin):

The Petition for Variance in this matter,

filed November 22,

1976,

is inadequate.

Specifically, the Petition fails

to address

reasons why further Variance is needed for the subject facility,

in

light of prior testimony to the effect that compliance with the

relevant cyanide standards would be achieved by December

6,

1976.

See,

Union Oil Company

v.

EPA, PCB 75-342

(April

8,

1976)

,

Opinion

at

5.

Further,

the Petition fails to include by reference the

applicable specific portions of prior Variance proceeding Records.

It is the Order of the Board that Petitioner shall amend its

Petition within forty—five

(45)

days of the date of this Order to

provide

the above described information.

Failure to timely file

the amended petition shall cause

the Petition

to be dismissed for

inadequacy without prejudice.

The 90-day decision period set by

statute shall run from the date of filing of the amended petition.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I,

Christan L.

Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution

Control Bo~d, hereby

ertif

the above Interim Order w~sadopted

on the

~

day of

1976,

by

a vote of

~

_____

Christan L.

Moffett

erk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

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