BEFORE THE POLLUTION

CONTROL BOARD

MAR

1

8

2004

OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

EAVES AUTO

REPAIR,

V.

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY,

Dorothy M. Gurm, Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James R. Thompson Center

100. West Randolph Street

Suite 11-500

Chicago, IL 60601

Petitioner,

)

RECE~VED

CLERK’S

OFFICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

)

)

PCBN0.04-/

3

(LUST Appeal

—

Ninety Day Extension)

)

)

)

NOTICE

Paul L. Fish

HDC Engineering

201 West Springfield Avenue.

Suite 300.

P.O. Box 140

Champaign, IL

61824-0140.

PLEASE

TAKE NOTICE

that I have

today filed with the

office of the

Clerk

of the Pollution

Control Board a REQUEST FOR NENETY DAY EXTENSION OF APPEAL

PERIOD,

copies of which

are herewith served upon you.

Respectfully submitted,

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent

John L,Kii~

Assistant Counsel

Special Assistant Attorney. General

Division of Legal Counsel

1021.

North

Grand Avenue, East

P.O. Box 19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

217/782-5544.

217/782-9143 (TDD).

Dated:. March 16, 2004

Respondent.

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RECE~VED

CLERK’S OFFICE

MAR

18

2004

BEFORE THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Pollution

Control B~d

OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

EAVES AUTO REPAIR,

)

Petitioner,

)

v.

)

PCB No. 04-

/

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL.

)

(LUST Appeal

—

Ninety Day. Extension).

PROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Respondent..

)

REQUEST FOR NINETY DAY EXTENSION

OF APPEAL PERIOD

NOW. COMES

the Respondent,

the Illinois

Environmental Protection Agency (“Illinois

EPA”), by one ofits

attorneys, John J.. Kim,

Assistant

Counsel and

Special Assistant

Attorney

General,

and,

pursuant.

to

Section

40(a)(1)

of the

Illinois.

Environmental

Protection

Act

(415

ILCS

5/40(a)(1))

and

35

Ill.

Adm.

Code

105.208,

hereby requests

that

the

Illinois

Pollution

ControlBoard (“Board”) grant an extension of the thirty-five

(35)

day period forpetitioning for a

hearing

to, June

15,

2004,

or any other

date. not

more than

a total

of one

hundred twenty-five

(125)

days from the date of service ofthe. Illinois EPA’s

final decision.

In support

thereof, the

Illinois EPA respectfully. states. as follows:

1.

On February

9,

2004,

the

Illinois EPA issued

a final decision to

the Petitioner.

(Exhibit A).

2.

On February

19,

2004,

the Petitioner made

a written request to

the Illinois

EPA

for an extension of time. by. which

to. file a petition for review, asking the Illinois EPA join in

requesting that the Board

extend

the. thirty-five day period for filing

a petition to

ninety days.

The Petitioner confirmed that the final decision was received no earlier than February

11,

2004.

(Exhibit B).

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3.

The additional time requested by the parties may eliminate the need for a hearing

in this, matter or, in the alternative, allow the parties to identify issues and limit the. scope of any

hearing that may. be necessary to resolve this matter.

WHEREFORE,

for the reasons

stated above,

the

parties. request that

the Board, in~the

interest of administrative and judicial

economy, grant this request for a ninety-day, extension of

the thirty-five day period forpetitioning for a hearing.

Respectfully submitted,.

ILLINOIS. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent

Jo

Assistant Counsel

Special Assistant Attorney General

Division of Legal Counsel

1021 North GrandAvenue, East

P.O. Box

19276

Springfield,

Illinois. 62794-9276

217/782-5544.

217/782-9143. (TDD).

Dated:. March 16, 2004.

This filing submitted on recycled paper..

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(he llIinoi~

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crnmental

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Agency (Illinois (~PA)

has reviewed the

lEigh Priority Cotreetive

Action Plan (plan) ~.nbmitted

for th~

ave—referenced incident.

‘1 his ii1an~

dated

October 7, 2003,

was

ruecivi~dby the lIIinu1~

U1’A

on

October

22,

2003,

Cjtation~

in thiN letler are from the Environmental

Protettion Ad

(Act)

and

15

illinois

Adniini~ra1Iv~

Code

(35

III.

Mm.

(‘ode).

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to ~ecIion57.7(r)(4) of the

Act

and

35

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732.405(c),

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Title

XVI

of’the Act and

35111. Adni. (‘ode 732:

An i.’xt~i~.sive

number

of

soil

I~orings

aiul monitoring wells

were

inslafled.

l’Ieasc flni~thaI

all

~ictiviIies

assocuuted

with the

i’crnediation

oI’this release

proposed

in the plan

must

be

(\

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applicable

regulatory

and

sWIll

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is

niodified pursuant

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Act and 35

III. Adm. (‘ode

732.405(e),

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on

the mothlicanons

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urred

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the

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M0((s).

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Illijiots EPA’s modifleations, an amended budget must

be

submitted.

NO’IE:

‘Ihe plan proposes

activities that are technically acceptable.

Ilowever, for the purpose of

reimbursement, these activities are

in excess of those necessary to meet the iniriirnuni requirements of the

Act

arid regul:thons.

Owneis and operators are advised that they may not be entitled to

full

payment Or

reunhursement for this reason.

The Illinois EPA will review your complete request for partial

or

final

cot

&oin the

tfndcrground Storage ‘fank Fund

after

it is submitted to the Illinois liflA,

In addition,

please itote that amended plans antVor bird~cts

roust be submitted and apj)lDVedprlOr-to the issuance ofa

No Fialber Rettiediation

(NER) Lctlcr,

Costs associated

svith ~ pin!) or budget that have not

been approved

pilot’ to the issuance oman NFR Letter will

not

be reimbursable.

All

litture

correspondence

niust

be subniitted

10:

I? linoiw

F~nvironnien

itt

I Protection

Agency

liureau of Land

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/124

l.caking tindergronnd Storage Tank Section

1021

North Grand Avenue

Rast

J’L)St

0111cc l3ox

1

‘1276

SprLnp,fleld,

II.

(i2704.0276

Please

submit all

correspondence

in duplicate and include the

Re: block shown

at the beginning of this

tel

tei’

An

inuk’i t’~round

storage lank systeni owner or

operator may appeal this decision

to the Illinois Pollution

t

on (ml

I keird.

Appeal rights arc attached.

11’

you have any

questions or

need

further

assistance, please contact John Barrett at (217) 782—4869.

S a tecrely,

I

In nuns A

I leitti inger

Unit Managca

I caking

I Jiidergrourid Storage ‘lank Section

I)iviwtun of Reined muon

Management

Bureau

oil

and

(‘Al

lJl)1

At tachnient

Attachniiiit

A

Appeal

Ii

ights

llL)C

huigiia.x’rrng

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Attachnierit

A.

Re:

I ,P(’ //0530255021

——

Ford County

Paxlon/fSaves Auto

Repair

538 South Railroad Ave.

l,US’I’ Jiteideril

No. 941235

I

USE’ rI~eehnie~II

File

Cilatiouus

iii Ibis

attachment are

from the

Linvironrnental

Protection Act

(Act) and 35

Illinois

Ad

Iiinistrati

ye

C~ode(35

III. Adrn. Code).

Sf’(’i’lON

I

As a result of

the

Illinois

EPA’s

modification(s)

iii

Section

2 of

this Attachment

A, the mi lowing

ainoutuls

tire

Z1pl)10yeW

‘1,0,514.00

Investigation Costs

$2,o5

1

.00

Analysis Costs

$10,220.00

Personnel

Costs

$t,StLO()

I~LILuil)i1iet1t

Costs

~3,2

I

1 .00

l’ield

Purchases tutU Other

Costs

9’2~(

(45.00

It and

I ing

( ‘liargcs

51t4

“l’ION

2

$1,2S5,00

fbi

au

adjustment

in

investigation Costs.

‘11w

Illinois EPA has determined that

tliüse costs arc not reasonable

as

submitted (Section 57_7(c)(4)(C) ofthe Act and 35

Il.

Adni.

(‘ode 7 32M06(hhfl.

One of the overall goals ofthe

financial review is to assure

(tutu costs

associated with

materinls,

activities, and

services are reasonable (35 ill,

Adm.

‘ode 732.505(c)),

Please

note Chat additional

iii Formation andlor supporting

cloeunientatioui

lila)’

be

1)1 tuvided

to demonstrate the costs are reasonable.

2

$2,523.00

11w

nit adjustment

in

Analysis Costs.

‘(‘lie Illinois

EPA has determined that

these costs are not

rcasonabk’

as submitted (Section 57.7(c)(4)(C) of the Act and 35

111.

Admit. (‘ode 732.60O(hh)).

One

cm

the overall

goals ollhe financial review is to assure

that

costs associated with

materials,

activities,

and services are

reasonable

(35

III.

Adm.

(‘ode

732,505(c)).

Please

note lint

additional

iruforniation and/or suppoiling

(lOetullleIiIatiC)ti

uiuty be provided

0

denionstrate the costs arc reasonable.

127.00

for

iii

adjustment

in Personnel

C’osts.

The

Illinois EPA

has determined that

these costs

are not

t’casonahk’

as submitted (Section

57.’/(c)(4)(C)

of the

Act and 35111.

Aduim. (‘ode 732

(‘OO(l’ilt)

).

( )uie of the overall

goals

of the

financial review is to

assure

tlt,.it

eosk1

ib,Sc)eiaie(1

~vi

tlt

iuiatcrials, activities,

and services

are reasonable

(35

III.

Adin.

‘tide

/32.~C)5(c

I I.

Please note that atldit

ional

imit’omniation and/or supporting

cli win

i

tent

~ttIotttn;uv he pro vii led to dcuiionst rate the costs

4i’C

t’easonable.

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4.

$320.00

for

an adjustment in

Bquipment

Costs.

The

Illinois EPA has determined

that.

these costs are not reasonable as submitted (Section

57.7(cX4)(C) ofthe Act mid 35

ILl.

Adin.

Code

732.606(hh)).

One of the overall goals ofthe financial review is to assure

that costs associated willi

niateriaLs, activities,

and services are reasonable

(35

III. Adtxi.

(‘ode

732.505(c)).

Please

note that additional

information and/or supporting

docunientatioru

may

be

provided to demonstrate the costs ~trereasonable.

5.

$2,224.Ot) for an adjustment in Field Purchase

and

Other Costs.

The Illinois EPA has

determined Unit

these costs are not reasonable as submitted (Section 57.7(c)(4)(C) of the

Act and 35

Ill. Aduit.

Code

732fS06(hh)).

One ofthe

overall goals ofthe financial review

is

to a.ssttre that

costs associated with materials, activities, and services are reasonable

(35

Ill.

Atim. (‘ode 732.505(c)),

Please

note ihal

additional inf’ot’niation and/or supporting

docutnentalion may

be provided to deittctnstrate the costs are reasonable.

$24000

1kw an

adjustment

in handling

charges.

Handling

charges are eligible for

payuitent only

it’ they are eqtual to or less

thati

the amount determined

by the

following

table

(Section 37.8(g) ollhe

Act and

35

III. Adm. Code 732,607):

Subcontract or

Field

Purchase (‘us!:

$0

—

$5,000

$5,001

—

$1

5,00(1

$1

5,Ot) I

—

$50,000

$50,001

—$100,000

$

I

0t),00

I

—

$1 ,000,000

Eligible

I iandling Charges as

a

Percentage ofCost:

12

$600

plus

10

ofamount over $5,000

$1,600

plus

8

of amount

over

$15,000

$4,400 plus 5

ofamount over $50,000

S6,900 ~

~

ol’arnourut over $100,000

‘Ihis

in

nor a deduct

ion.

‘‘his

is

an addition to correct a math

en-or

in

the Proposed

I)uuLl~?,et.

it) t ~

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Appeal

Rights

An

umlcrgroimnd storage tank owner or operator may

appeal

this

final

decision to the Illinois

Poilntion (

‘omitrol iloard

pursuant

to

Sections 40

amid

57.7(c)(4)(D)

ofthe Act by filing

a petition

tiw

trhearimig witlmiit

35

days tifter the date oiissuancc ot’the final decision.

However,

the

35—clay

penoml

ullily

he

extended

(hr a period oftime not

to exceed 90

days by written notice

from the

owner or operator and the Illinois

RI3A

within

ti-ic initial

35—day appeal

period.

IC

the owneror

operator wishes to receive a

90—clay extension,

a written request that

includes a statement ofthe

date the

iimial

decision was

received, along with

a copy

of’

this decision, must

be

sent to the

II liruois

UPA

as soon

as possible.

l”ou

I a

kimiuialion

regarding Lhe

tiling

of an appeal, please contact:

I

)orottiy

Ciunn, Clerk

Illinois Polititiouu Control Roard

State of’ Illinois (‘enter

100 West Randolph, Suite

11—500

‘hicago.

IL

606(11

.112/814-3620

‘or irdommation regarding the

filing

o(‘an extension, please

contact:

Illi

tiois

Rnvi ronniemital Protection Agency

1 )ivisinn ofLegal

Counsel

1 021

North

C ‘anti Avenue East

l’osl 0111cc Sex

19276

Springfield,

II,

62794.9276

2

I 7/752-5544

TOTAL

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ENGINEERING

201

W. Springfield Ave.,

Suite

300

P0. Box 140

February

19, 2003

Champaign,

Il~nois

61824-0140

FAX

(217) 356-0570

Illinois

Environmental Protection Agency

Division

of Legal

Counsel

1021

North

Grand Avenue East

Springfield,

Illinois 62794-9276

RE:

LPC #0530255021

—

Ford County

Paxton

I

Eaves Auto Repair

538

South Railroad Ave.

LUST Incident

No.

941235

Sir/Madame:

On behalf of Eaves Auto Repair, HDC Engineering is requesting a 90-day extension to

the 35-day period

that is provided

to file a petition for a hearing with the Illinois

Pollution

Control Board (IPCB).

The petition for a hearing with the IPCB may be filed

in

reference

to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (IEPA) decision

regarding

reimbursement for the above referenced LUST incident.

A copy of the IEPA’s decision,

dated February

9, 2004, is enclosed.

If you have any questions, or need additional

information,

I

can be reached at

(217)

352-6976.

Respectfully,

HDC Engineering

Paul

L.

Fish

Environmental Professional

cc:

File

RECE~VED

of ~_ec&

Couflse~

FEB 20

r’~

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proteCtt0r~

AgencY

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201

W

Sprlngfiedd Avenue

Suila

XlO

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IL 61624

Fax

HDC

Engineering

To~

John Kim

From:

Paul

Fish

.

Fax:

217-782-9807

Pages:

t, including cover

Plionc:

flc

IEPA

DeterruinEltion

Letter

Date:

02/24/2004

C1:

• Comments:

John

Attached

is a copy

o( the IEPA’s

determination letter for

the Corrective Action

Plan

HDC submitted

in

Octpher

2003.

The IEPA’s determination letter

is dated February

9, 2004 and was received by HDC no

earlier

than

February 11, 2004.

If

you

have any questions or require further information,

please call mc at 217-352-6976

Respeetlully,

Paul L. Fish

Envmronrnentat Professional

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CERTIFICATE OF

SERVICE

I,

the

undersigned attorney

at law,

hereby certify that

on

March

16,

2004,

I served

true

and

correct copies

of a REQUEST FOR NINETY DAY EXTENSION

OF

APPEAL PERIOD,

by placing

true

and

correct copies in properly sealed and addressed

envelopes

and

by-depositing

said sealed envelopes in a U.S. mail drop box located within Springfield, Illinois, with sufficient

First Class Mail postage affixed thereto, upon the following

named

persons:

DorothyM. Gunn, Clerk

Paul

L. Fish

Illinois Pollution Control Board

HDC

Engineering

James. R. Thompson Center

.

.

201

West Springfield Avenue

100 West Randolph Street

.

Suite 300

Suite 11-500

.

P.O.. Box

140

Chicago, IL 60601

Champaign, IL

61824-0 140

ILLINOIS

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY,

Assistant Counsel

Special Assistant Attorney General

Division ofLegal Counsel

1021 North Grand Avenue, East

P.O. Box

19276

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276

217/782-5544

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217/782-9143

(TDD)