ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    January 20, 2005
     
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
     
    Complainant,
     
    v.
     
    SPECIALTY PROMOTIONS, INC. d/b/a
    SPECIALTY PRINTING COMPANY, a
    foreign corporation,
     
    Respondent.
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
    )
     
     
     
     
    PCB 05-92
    (Enforcement - Air)
          
     
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by N.J. Melas):
     
    On February 15, 2004, the Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the
    State of Illinois (People), filed a twelve-count complaint against Specialty Promotions, Inc. d/b/a
    Specialty Printing Company (Specialty Promotions).
    See
    415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2002); 35 Ill.
    Adm. Code 103.204. The People allege that Specialty Promotions violated Sections 9(a), (b) and
    39.5(5)(x) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/9(a), (b), 39.5(5)(x) (2002)),
    and Sections 201.141, 201.142, 201.143, 203.201, 218.407(a)(1)(C) and (D), 218.411(b),
    254.303(b), and 270.301 of the Board’s air pollution regulations (35 Ill. Adm. Code 201.141,
    201.142, 201.143, 203.201, 218.407(a)(1)(C) and (D), 218.411(b), 254.303(b), and 270.301).
    The People further allege that Specialty Promotions violated these provisions by constructing
    and operating additional commercial printing equipment without obt
    aining construction permits
    from the Agency and without either modifying its existing lifetime operating permit or obtaining
    new operating permits from the Agency. The complaint concerns Specialty Promotions’
    commercial printing facility located at 6019 West Howard Street, Niles, Cook County.
     
    On January 5, 2005, the People and Specialty Promotions filed a stipulation and proposed
    settlement, accompanied by a request for relief from the hearing requirement of Section 31(c)(1)
    of the Act (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (2002)). This filing is authorized by Section 31(c)(2) of the Act
    (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (2002)).
    See
    35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.300(a). Under the proposed
    stipulation, Specialty Promotions neither admits nor denies the alleged violations and agrees to
    pay a civil penalty of $75,000. The settlement does not include a supplemental environmental
    project.
     
    Unless the Board determines that a hearing is needed, the Board must cause notice of the
    stipulation, proposed settlement, and request for relief from the hearing requirement. Any person
    may file a written demand for hearing within 21 days after receiving the notice. If anyone timely
    files a written demand for hearing, the Board will deny the parties’ request for relief and hold a
    hearing. 415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (2002); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 103.300(b), (c). The Board directs the
    Clerk of the Board to provide the required notice.
     
     
      
     
    2
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
     
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board
    adopted the above order on January 20, 2005, by a vote of 5-0.
     
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board
     
     
      

    Back to top