ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    February 6, 1997
    IN THE MATTER OF:
    EXEMPTIONS FROM THE DEFINITION
    OF VOM, USEPA AMENDMENTS
    (February 7, 1996; Perchloroethylene)
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    R96-16
    (Identical In Substance Rules--
    Air)
    DISSENTING OPINION (by J. Theodore Meyer):
    This is a federally mandated rulemaking and as such the Board may not challenge the
    scientific justification for exempting perchloroethylene from the definition of volatile organic
    material (VOM). However, I am compelled to voice my objection. Perchloroethylene is
    volatile and is widely used by the dry cleaning industry. The cost of condensing
    perchloroethylene is minimal, especially when compared to the risk it poses to human health
    and the environment. This rulemaking is a classic example of government acquiescing to a
    special interest group and I cannot support its promulgation.
    For these reasons, I respectfully dissent.
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    J.
    Theodore Meyer
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, hereby certify that
    the above dissenting opinion was filed on the _____ day of ___________, 1997.
    02/21/97 7:57 AM
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    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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