ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    July 22, 1999
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
    Complainant,
    v.
    STANDARD T. CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. an Illinois
    corporation,
    Respondent.
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    PCB 97-230
    (Enforcement - EPCRA)
    OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD (by N. J. Melas):
    On June 14, 1999, the parties filed a stipulation and proposal for settlement. The Board accepts the
    stipulation and proposal for settlement filed by the parties in this matter. The complaint alleged that respondents
    violated Section 25b-2(a) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/25b-2(a) (1998)) by failing to timely
    submit a toxic chemical release form.
    Pursuant to Section 31(c)(2) of the Act (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (1998)), the Board caused publication of the
    required newspaper notice of the stipulation and proposal for settlement and request for relief from the hearing
    requirement. The Board did not receive any requests for hearing. Accordingly, the Board grants a waiver from the
    hearing requirement.
    The stipulation and proposal for settlement sets forth the facts relating to the nature, operations, and
    circumstances surrounding the allegations in the complaint. The respondent neither admits nor denies the alleged
    violation and agrees to pay a civil penalty of $6,700. Respondent must continue to comply with any federal, State,
    or local regulations including, but not limited to, the Act and the Board’s regulations.
    This opinion constitutes the Board’s findings of fact and conclusions of law in this matter.
    ORDER
    1.
    The Board hereby accepts the stipulation and settlement agreement executed by the People of the
    State of Illinois and Standard T. Chemical Company, Inc., an Illinois corporation located at 290 E.
    Joe Orr Road, Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois. The stipulation and settlement agreement
    is incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein.
    2.
    Respondent shall pay a civil penalty of $6,700 within 30 days of the date of this order. Such
    payment shall be made by certified check or money order payable to the Treasurer of the State of
    Illinois, designated to the Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund. The case
    number, case name, and the respondent’s federal employer identification number (36-2568428)
    shall also be included on the check (or money order) and should clearly indicate that payment is
    directed to the Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund.
    3.
    The check (or money order) shall be sent by first class mail to:
    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    Fiscal Services Division
    1021 North Grand Avenue East
    P.O. Box 19276
    Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
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    4.
    Any such penalty not paid within the time prescribed shall incur interest at the rate set forth in
    subsection (a) of Section 1003 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, (35 ILCS 5/1003(a) (1998)), as now or
    hereafter amended, from the date payment is due until the date payment is received. Interest
    shall not accrue during the pendency of an appeal during which payment of the penalty has been
    stayed.
    5.
    Respondent shall cease and desist from the alleged violations.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    Section 41 of the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/41 (1998)) provides for the appeal of final
    Board orders to the Illinois Appellate Court within 35 days of the date of service of this order. Illinois Supreme
    Court Rule 335 establish such filing requirements. See 172 Ill. 2d R. 335; see also Ill. Adm. Code 101.246, Motions
    for Reconsideration.
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, hereby certify that the above opinion
    and order was adopted on the 22nd day of July 1999 by a vote of 5-0.
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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