RECE WED
CLERKS OFFICE
V.
JOHNSON OIL COMPANY,
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY,
Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
fllinois Pollution Control Board
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601
Petitioner,
Respondent.
MAY 03 2004
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Pollution Control Board
)
)
)
PCBNo.04-
)
(LUST Appeal
—
Ninety Day Extension)
)
)
NOTICE
Simon P. Broomhead, P.G.
American Environmental Corp.
3700 West Grand Avenue
Suite A
Springfield, IL 62707
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that I have today filed with the office of the Clerk of the Pollution
Control Board a REQUEST FOR NINETY DAY EXTENSION OF APPEAL PERIOD, copies of which
are herewith served upon you.
Respectfully submitted,
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent
Joins’.,.
Assistant
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: April 29, 2004
BEFORE THE POLLUTION CONTROL
BOARD
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
RECEIVED
CLERK’S OFFICE
MAY 03 2004
BEFORE THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
STATE OF ILLINOIS
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
Pollution Control Board
JOHNSON OIL COMPANY,
)
Petitioner,
)
q o
v.
)
PCBNo.04-
I
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 of its 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
Control Board (“Board”) grant an extension ofthe thirty-five (35) day period forpetitioning for a
hearing to July 28, 2004, or any other date not more than a total of one hundred twenty-five
L
(125) days from the date ofthe Illinois EPA’s final decision. In support thereof, the Illinois EPA
respectfully states as follows:
1.
On March 19, 2004, the Illinois EPA issued a final decision to the Petitioner.
(Exhibit A)
2.
On April 27, 2004, the Petitioner made a written request to the Illinois EPA for an
extension oftime 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
represented that the final decision was received on March 25, 2004. (Exhibit B)
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 ofany
hearing that may be necessary to resolve this matter.
1
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 for petitioning for a hearing.
Respectfully submitted,
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent
JL~
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: April 29, 2004
This filing
submitted
on recycled paper.
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Koo R.
BLAIX)JEV?C14,
GOVERNOR
R~NrE
CWRLAPJO,
DIRECTOR
217/782-6762
CERJXLED MAIL
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7002 315n noun i~ss814c•’~T
Johnson
Oil Corr~,anyofIndiana
P.O.
8ox
347
Cownbus,
Jemey
N. Th~h
Indiana 47202
Th~VED
~pHON~NTURESJS
Re:
LPC#0190555076
—
Champaiw, County
ntDuI/JUJUWM3
Oil Co.
629
West Champaivi
Rottd
LUST D~vidnit
No. 20001456
LUST Technical File
De~arMr.Bush:
The
UhinOis
Thiviivswiental Protrclion
A~gency(illinois EPA) hn
reviewedthe Ugb Pziedty Site
TitvestigationdatedNovemberCorrective17,
2003,Actionwas receivedbyPlan
(plan) submittedthe
Illinoisfor~Atheonabovt-refez~exwedNovojnber2l, 2003.
incident,
ThisThis
dottmxnt
infonnaflonwas 5
originally submitted as a High PSrity Site Investigation CojrectinActionBudgvt, howcver, due to
revisions madeto the plan, which wa~
previously approved, it is coos!dm4 a
Revised High
Pziority Site
Tnvvsilg!tion CotTeotive Action Plan (plan). Citations in this 1ett~are from the Environmental Proteotion
Act (Act)
and 35 illinois Adminletretive Code (35111. Ada
Code),
Pwsuaattu Section
~
ofthe Act
and 3$ Iii. Mm. Code
732A05(c), the plan is modified. The
modifications listed beloware necessary, in addition tu those pr0V1sl~~t3already outlined iii
the plan, to
deuxonsirst~compliance with Title XVI
of
the Act and 35 111. Adru. Code
732.
PleasA outethat the
activiUcs proposed in theplan are fi,r
Investigativepwposes
only. Final approval for
correctiveaction
acliviflea is eont~entupon the submittal oft High PriorityCorrective
Action PIstI S
ducumeuta the
tesUlts
Of
the PTtpOSed investigation and satisfies the requirements set tofu in Section
57.7(cXl)
otthe Act
and 3$ ttAdrn.1Códe 132.404. Thirequfredmodlficatiori(s)
lain aiMlows:
Monitoringwells MW1O thu MWI7 2re only approved
if
neces~zyto deUne the plume. Specificejly if
the analytical results ofMW12 definethe extent ofcontamMa$on~then MWI6and MWI7 would be
i~SSMyand
therefore Ineilgibje 1b~payn’snt The same principal ofplume definition would also
apply to all other wells proposedin this revised plan (MW1Othru MW17).
to addftion, the budget forthe High Priority Site lnvvsligatlon Corrective Action Plan is modified pursuant
to Section
57.1(cX4)
ofthe Act and
35111. Mm.
Code
732~405(o).
Based on the modiScations listed in
Section 2
of
Atmchjnent A, the
a~rntmb
listed In Section
1
ofAttachment A are approvecL Please note
that the costs must
be thcux*ed
in accordancewith the approved
plan. Be
aware that the amount
of
Rocscyyp~d3O2
Ncflhi Main Se~etRocJcro II
6:lua
—
C81
51 N7-7
700
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~
7w4Ec—95ll W. Macthen St. Dis
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a Pta~..5475N.
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St.,
Pain.,
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Piteflc.
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Ch.mpjtgn,
IL C1B2P—IZ17)27tl-~flcO
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EXHIBIT
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reimbwserncnt maybe flinitedby Sectidna
57.8(e),
57.8(g)
and
57.8(d)
of
the
Act~as we! as35 1)1. Mm.
Code 732.604,
732.606(s),
and
732.611.
Please note
that, lithe owneror
operatoragrees with
the illinois
EPA’s modifications, submittal ot~an
amended
pun and/or
budge
if
applic~ble~le notrequired (Section
577(cX4) ofthe
Actand
35111. Adni.
Code
732303(1)).
Additionally, pursuant to Section
~
of
the
Act
and
35111.
Adsz. Code
732.405(e),
ifreimburseajsevt will be sought fbrany additional costs that may
be incurred as
a result of
the
illinois EPA’s modifications, an amended
budget must be submitted.
NOTh:
Amended plans and/cr budgets must be submitted
and approved
prior to the issuance
of
a
No
FurtherRetnediation (NFR) tsar. Costsassociated with a
plan
orbudget
that have
not been SJ,Jwe,
vet!
prior to the Susnee
ofan NM
Letter wjfl
not be
reimbursable.
Pursuant
tø
35111. Mt.
Code
732.~4O
1, the site irxvestijation results and a Hfg~~rLox~ityCorrectiveAction
Plan demonstrating compliance with the requiretnerns set forth in SectIon
57J(o)U) of
the
Actand
35 III.
Mm.
Code
732.404 imistbe
submitted ~t1iin
90 days ofthedate-of
this letterto:
Illinois Environmental ProtectionAgency
-
Bureau
of
Land
-#24
Leaking Th~tdergrotS
Storage Tank Section
1021
North GmndAvenue East
Post
Office Box 19275
SprJngfleld, IL
62794-9276
Please submit all co~rsspc~4encein duplicate andhicb* the
Re: Mock
shown at the beginning
ofthis
letQr.
An
underground storage tank system owneror operatormay appeal this decisionto
the Illinois Pollution
Control Board, Appeal tights te
ajtacbed.
If ybu
have
any questions or need further
assistance, pleasecontact
JAzz Sohw*ttl~pf
at
217/557-8763.
81ncerel~
Chapp4 P.B.
Unit
Manager
Leaking
Underground
Storage Tank
Section
Division
offlemadjation Managemant
Sureau
ofLand.
kLAC:LS
Attachment
AttzcbnntA
c~
Amezjcan Envhvnjnental
Division File
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Attachment A
Ke:
LPC#0190655076.-ChaznpaignCouxnty
Rantoul/Jobnsorz Oil
Co.
629
West flaz~paignRoad.
LUST
Incident No. 20C101456
LUST
Technical
Pile
Citations in this attazbment are from the EnvhvnmenW
Protction Act(Act) and
35
Illinois
Administrative Code
(35111,
Adm. Code).
The
budget was previously approved fbr:
S6~43G2tL
.
IacstigciiCosts
$1,015.00
.MalySsCoS
$9,256.00
Personnel Costs
$315.00
Equipment
Costs
$682.05
FieMPurehasesanijOther Costa
$858.62
Handling Charges
As a
resu.lt
ofthe
Illinois
EPA’s
modification(s) in Section
2
ofthis AttachmentA,
the
following
anIOUIItE are
appxovu&
$7,836.98
Investigation Costs
$2,505.09
Analysis
Coats
$9,100.00
Personnel Cot
$725
~00
Bquipment
Cost
31,974.36
PlaId Purchases and Other Costs
Sl,&32.06
Handling Charges
Therefore, the total omnulative budget
is ~wrnd fbi:
¶14,27348
j~f~
Costs
-~3,529.00
Analysis Casts
$18,356.00
Personnel Costs
$1,100.00
EqniprbentCosts
S8,656.41
Field Purchas?s and Other
Corn
$2,690.68
Handling Charges
sLcnqrq2
1. $1,453.00
for an adjustment in Mopitt~xingWell a~d
Manhole
installation, $2,498.00 lbr an
adjustment in Persormet costs previously deducted s~unreasonable,
31,832.00
foran
adjuatnentin Pilot Study Personnel
caste,
$20,80925 M
an adjustment in
Personnel costs
forsite investigation costs,
3
15.00
for
an
adjustment
iii
Digital Camera costs, $10.00 for an
adjustmentin Dnelojunent
ptmip costs, $j3548 for an
a4fustment
in
Nitrite glove costs,
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$109.50
foran a4justment in mobilization costs forpersonnel~Q37*Indianapolis forPilot
Study, and $6.49 for ajadjustment in mileage
costs
due to incorrect
rate.
The
illinois
EPA
has
determinedthat thesecosts are not reasonable as submitted (Section
573(c)(4)(C)ofthe
Act
and
35111.
Adni. Code 732.6O6Qth)). One
oftheoverall goals ofthe financial
reviewis
to
asst~ethat costs aasoc~ated
with msia1s~
aclMtjes and services are reasonable
(35111.
Mm. Code
732.505(c)).
Pleasenote that additional information and/or
aup~ot1ing
documentation may
be provided to
detnonstate the costs a~reasonable,
WeWmaijboleinstallation
cost should be Included with thee~onitothigwell installation
materials.
lit
addition themonitoring well
Installationmaterials lined
onpage E-2 oIthc
budget are unreasonable.
The Personnel cosz
deducted front slit
previous budget remain
unxnasorwble.
Personnel
costs for
the Pilot Study were
considered separately*on~the previous penonnel
costs (li~tedaon),an4Jh.c.ptrsDnne costs~~rpithmv sti~tiq cj~es(Dated bob).
Personnel costsfor the finalRPCAP anti budget dngi4dbe
included
with
the plan
and
budget
and will be addressed at that time. These costs
should not be
Includedwith
the additional
site
estigation.
The personnel costs for
the site investigation activities Includecosts for
the
installationand development
ofthe
wells sadinterim report
ofthe findings ofthe
investigation. The pilot
study costs were notincluded
in this axaow*t.
2.
336,oo
forreport shipping costs(PedEx).
kdixect
corrective action costs for Peraomet
matsijals, service,or equipmeiflcharged as directcosts are
ineligible
forpayment from
the
~u~d
(35
Dl.
Acbn-Code 732.606(v)),
3
361.62
foran adjustment in handling cliargez Handlingcharges are
eli~Iblefor pa3ment
only
ifthey
are equal
to
or lessthan the amount determinedby the following
table (Section
~7.8®
ofthe Act end
35111.
Ada..
Code 732.507):
Subco,rtract orField
~JigiblcHandling Charges as a
Purchase Coat
Porcet3tage ofCost
$0-$5,000
12
~$l5~c~-.
-.
~ SGoo ~
$5,000,
.. ~.
-.. .. .—•-
$25,001
-
35o&oo
$1,600
plus 8
ofamount over $15,000
$so,ooi
-
$t00,ooo
$4,400 pIus
5
ofarnonnt
over
350,000
$100,001
-
$l,000,00Q
$6,900 plus
2
ofamount overSl00~oQ0
This amount reflects and ax3justxneatdue to a calculation error
anda reduction due tothe
removal
of
ineligible shipping cost. The calculation error appears to be the application of
10 to the arpowit over $ts,00o as apposed to 8.
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An
understotnid storage taS owner oroperator
tusy appeal this final
decision to the illinois PolluUou
Coi~wo1Board panuant to Secflgns
40 and
57.7(cX4)Q)) of
theAr* by filing a petition for shearing within
35
daysalt the date
of
issuance ofthe analdethsion. Mowever~
the 35-day period maybeextended for a
period
oftine
not to crned
90
daysby wr1ct~notice from theowneroroperator and the illinois JIM
Mtltin 6 initial 35-dayappeal period.
If
the oWner or operatorwishes to receive a
90-day cctensiwi, a
writtenrequest that includes astatemwit
of
the datethe ftpal decialon n$ received,
thug
with
a
copy
of
this decision,mustbe seat to
theIllinois EPA as som as possible.
For
ithrmadon regarding the ~bthgofan appe4 please contact
Dorothy 0mm, C1e4
illinois Pollution ControlBoard
State ofIllinoIs Center
100 WestRandoiph, SuIts
11500
ChJca~D,1L60601-
-.
.
322/814-3620
Foe information regarding
the
filing
ofan
extensi~
please contact
-
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
DlviMozi
of
Legal Counsel
1021 North
(3randAvenuv East
Post Office
Box 19276
Sprk~gfie1dIL 62794-9276
2171182-5544
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American
~nvironmenta1
410 Prothiction Court
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Corpor2tion
Phone:
(502)
491-0144
Fax:
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or
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named
above.
Ifthe
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Is not the
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any
di~cI~sura,cq~4ng.disbibution
or taking of any action in
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April
27, 2004
Illinois l3nvironinctital Protection Agency
Attn: John Kim
Division of
Legal
Counsel
1021 North Grand Avenue
East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield,
IL 62794-9276
Re:
Request for Extension for Petitioning the JPCB
LPC #0 190655076—
Champaign County
Johnson
Oil
#878- Rantoul/Johnson Oil Company, LLC ofIndiana
629
West Champaign
Road
LUST
Incident
No. 20001456
American
Environments Project Number 207030
Dear Mr. Kim
VIA
FACSIMILE
782-9807
Johnson Oil Company, LLC of Indiana (“Johnson Oil”), requests that the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency (“Agency”) join them
in
requesting a 90-day extension to the
35-day
deadline
for filing apetition for a hearing before the Illinois Pollution Conirol Board (IPCB). This request
is being made to
preserve
Johnson Oil’s right to appeal the Agencydecision
contained
in a March
19, 2004
letter,
received by Johnson
Oil
on
March
25, 2004, regarding a November 17, 2003
Corrective Action Plan and Budget for the above referenced LUST incident A copy of the
Agency letter is attached.
The additional
time is
needed for
American Environmental
to submit information and a request
for
thc Agency to reconsider some of theft budget deductions if necessary, we
will also
meet
with the Agency in an effort to resolve the issues without the need to submit a formal petition
request
-
Please take the necessary action to file this extension request before the 35-day appeal time
expires
on April 29, 2004. Ifyou need additional
information, please advise.
Sincerely,
AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION
Simon
P.
Broomhead,
p.
t~dJ
P.O.
Project Manager
pc:
Rick Johnson, Johnson Oil Company,
LLC of
Indiana
Enclosure
Corporate
Office
BOGO
Georgetown
Road
Inclianepolis, Indiana 46280-1647
217-071409Q
317-6714024
PBX
Regional
Office
27(X) W, Grand Ava.
Ste. A
Springfield, IL 62707
2 17-565-9517
217-585-SSIS Fep(
Regional
Office
410 Production
Court
Louisville,
KY 40299
502-49’l -0144
502-491-9271 Fax
f~orp_S~ggc~Re~ippgLQff1ce
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, the undersigned attorney at law, hereby certify that on April 29, 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, uponthe following named persons:
Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
Simon P. Broomhead, P.G.
flhinois Pollution Control Board
American
Environmental Corp.
James R. Thompson Center
3700 West Grand Avenue
100 WestRandolph Street
Suite A
Suite 11-500
Springfield, IL 62707
Chicago, IL 60601
ILLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respo ent
John
J.
m
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)
