ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    February
    1,
    1996
    EDWARDS-ETHERTON OIL
    )
    COMPANY,
    )
    )
    Petitioner,
    )
    )
    v.
    )
    PCB92-168
    )
    (UST Fund)
    ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
    )
    PROTECTION AGENCY,
    )
    )
    Respondent.
    )
    ORDER OF
    THE BOARD (by J.
    Yi):
    This matter is before the Board on petitioner’s November 4,
    1992
    appeal ofthe
    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (Agency) decision to deny
    reimbursement of
    corrective action costs.
    This matter was accepted for hearing.
    On January 22,
    1996,
    petitioner filed an updated status report pursuant
    to the
    Board’s October
    19,
    1995
    order.
    Petitioner has filed an
    open waiver in this matter so
    there is
    no statutory
    decision deadline pursuant to Section 40 ofthe Environmental
    Protection Act.
    (415 ILCS
    5/40
    (1994)).
    Petitioner requested and
    was granted a stay in
    this matter pending the outcome ofthe State Bank ofWhittington v.
    Illinois
    Environmental Protection Agency, (June 3,
    1993), PCB 92-152, due to related issues.
    Petitioner has stated in the last four status reports,
    since the decision in
    State Bank
    ofWhittington,
    that there are issues
    remaining in controversy in addition to those raised in
    State Bank ofWhittington.
    The remaining issues involve
    civil
    litigation in which the
    Agency is not a party and are pertinent to resolution ofthis matter.
    This status report
    states that Petitioner and counsel for the Agency are continuing in discussions which
    may
    lead to resolution.
    Petitioner requests an additional
    90 days to file an updated status
    report.
    Petitioner makes this request in
    order to conserve resources ofthe parties.
    The Board accepts petitioner’s status report
    on behalfof the parties and directs the
    parties to file an updated status report with the assigned hearing officer on or before April
    22,
    1996.
    All future status reports should be directed to the assigned hearing officer.
    IT IS
    SO ORDERED.
    I, Dorothy M.
    Gunn, Clerk ofthe Illinois Pollution Control Board,
    hereby certif~,
    that the above order was adopted on the /~
    day of
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    1996, by a vote
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    Dorothy M.
    ~4inn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollut)kn Control Board

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