ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

October 17,

1974

IN THE MATTER OF

72

18

GRAIN HANDLING REGULATIONS ~

PCB R

-

INTERIM ORDER OF THE

BOARD

(by Dr. Odell)

On October

2,

1974,

the Illinois Environmental Protection

Agency

(Agency)

filed with the Illinois Pollution Control Board

(Board)

a Motion for Clarification and Reconsideration of the

Interim Board Order of August

8,

1974,

in the above—entitled matter.

The Agency specifically requested a clarification concerning con-

struction permit requirements in relation to the date that operating

permits

are

required.

During

the

R72-18

proceeding

in

1973

the

Board

established

September

1,

1974,

as

the

date

by

which

operating

permits

were

required for grain handling and conditioning operations

(8 PCB 307

and

9 PCB 47-49).

This date was extended beyond September

1,

1974,

pending review and final

action in the R72-l8, which is expected

soon.

Although dates for operating permits were dealt with in the

Interim Board Orders of 1973

(June

15 and August

9)

and August

8,

1974, construction permits were not mentioned specifically.

This

was an oversight.

Since R72-l8 regulations have not been promulgated,

standards

are not available to use in evaluating construction permit applica-

tions.

Therefore, the construction permit requirements under Rule

103(a) (1)

of Chapter

2, Air Pollution Regulations,

are hereby sus-

pended

as

they apply to grain handling and conditioning operations

which are the subject of the current R72—18 proceeding.

The date

on which construction permit requirements for such facilities will

be reinstated will be determined by subsequent Board action

in

the

current R72-18 proceeding,

as will operating permit requirements

according to our Interim Order of August 8,

1974.

Although construction permit requirements are temporarily

delayed

until

the R72-18 is finalized,

anyone who constructs

a

grain handling facility in the interim should first carefully review

and evaluate the proposed grain handling regulations to minimize the

possibility of unnecessary expense or effort.

IT

IS

THE

ORDER of the Illinois Pollution Control Board that

construction permit requirements under Rule 103(a) (1)

of Chapter 2,

Air Pollution Regulations,

are hereby suspended as they apply to

grain handling and conditioning operations which are the subject of

the current R72-18 proceeding, and that they will be determined by

subsequent Board action in the R72—18 proceeding.

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

hereby certify that the above Opinion and Order was adopted on the

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day of

~

,

1974, by a vote of

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to

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