ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

September 1, 1994

ACME STEEL COMPANY,

)

Petitioner,

v.

)

PCB 91-28

PCB 92-2

(Permit Appeal)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent.

ORDER OF THE BOARD (by J. Theodore Meyer):

On August 26, 1994, petitioner Acme Steel Company (Acme)

filed a status report in this proceeding. Acme recounts the

progress on its petition for adjusted standard (AS 94-8), which

would, if granted, resolve this case with regard to the thermal

permit limitations. Acme states that after several discussions

with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency), Acme

has agreed to modify its petition for adjusted standard, and has

filed a motion to amend that petition and to provide additional

time for the Agency to file its response. Acme also states that,

in regard to the issues in this case which are not the subject of

the adjusted standard petition, the Agency intends to issue a

draft permit addressing those issues. However, Acme states that

the draft has not been issued due to personnel shortages at the

Agency, and because the draft permit will have to address the

Board’s decision in the adjusted standard petition, when that

decision is made. Acme states that the Agency has no objection

to this status report, and recommends that this matter be stayed

for 90 days pending resolution of the adjusted standard petition.

The Board accepts Acme’s status report. We have extended

the stay beyond the 90 days requested by Acme with the

expectation that Acme will do all in its power to assure that the

adjusted standard petition proceeds to decision as rapidly as

possible. Acme is directed to file an additional status report

no later than January 5, 1995.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, hereby certify that the above order was adopted on the

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1994, by a vote of

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