ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

October 17, 1996

IN THE MATTER OF:

)

R97-6

UST UPDATE, USEPA REGULATIONS

)

(Identical-in-Substance)

(January 1 through June 30, 1996)

)

(Land Rules)

Proposed rule .

Dismissal order .

ORDER OF THE BOARD (by M . McFawn) :

Section 22 .4(d) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) requires the Board to adopt

regulations which are "identical in substance" to underground storage tank (UST) regulations

promulgated by USEPA pursuant to Section 9003 of RCRA to implement Subtitle I of RCRA,

with certain limitations

. USEPA has codified its UST regulations at 40 CFR 281 through 283 .

The Board reserved this docket for any UST amendments adopted by USEPA between

January 1 through June 30, 1996

. However, USEPA did not amend its UST regulations

during that time period .

For the foregoing reason, no change is necessary at this time, and the Board hereby

dismisses this proceeding .

IT IS SO ORDERED .

Board Member K

. Hennessey abstained .

I, Dorothy M

. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, do hereby certify

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Dorothy M . unn, Clerk

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