WATER QUALITY STANDARDS AND

EFFLUENT LIMITA

nONS FOR THE

CHICAGO AREA WATERWAY SYSTEM

AND LOWER DES PLAINES RIVER

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO

35 ILL.

ADM. CODE 301, 302, 303, and 304

IN THE MATTER OF:

ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

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HEARING OFFICER ORDER

The first hearing in this rulemaking proceeding

is scheduled to begin on Monday, January

28,2008, at

10 a.m., in room 9-040, James R. Thompson Center, Chicago. As stated in the

November 20, 2007 hearing officer order, this hearing will be dedicated to presentation

of

testimony and evidence by the l1\inois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency). On January

17, 2008, the Agency notified the hearing officer that one of its witnesses, Mr. Chris Yoder,

would only be available on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

of that week.

The Board has received prefiled questions from:

Midwest Generation, L.L.C.

Flint Hills Resources, Joliet Facility

Citgo Petroleum Corporation and PDV Midwest, L.L.C.

Com Products International, Inc.

Chemical Industry Council

of l1linois

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

of Greater Chicago.

I will attempt to accommodate the Agency based on the stated availability

of Mr. Yoder. The

hearing will begin with the Agency's opening statements and introduction

of witnesses. The

cross-examination

of witnesses will begin with questions for Mr. Yoder. The groups that

prefiled the questions will read the questions, beginning with Midwest Generation and

proceeding

in the order listed above. Thus, when Midwest Generation has finished with

questions for Mr. Yoder we will proceed to Flint Hills Resources and so on.

After we have completed with Mr. Yoder, we will

go back to Midwest Generation's

questions

of the remaining Agency witnesses and proceed in the same manner until all questions

have been asked and answered.

Also

as indicated in November 20, 2007 hearing officer order, prefiling of questions is

not a prerequisite to asking a question. We will begin with questions that have been prefiled;

however, anyone may ask follow-up questions. After completing the prefiled questions, anyone

else may ask a question.

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Any question about this scheduling

or how the hearing will proceed can be directed to me

at the phone number below. In addition, I wilI be in the hearing room by 9:30 a.m. on the day of

the hearing for anyone who has questions before the hearing begins.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Illinois PoI1ution Control Board

100 West Randolph, Suite I 1-500

Chicago, Illinois

60601

(312) 814-4925

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