ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    June 17,
    1993
    IN THE
    MATTER
    OF:
    )
    )
    PETITION OF QUANTUM CHEMICAL
    )
    CORPORATION, USI DIVISION, FOR
    )
    AS 92—14
    ADJUSTED STANDARD FROM 35 ILL.
    ADM.
    )
    (Adjusted Standard)
    CODE 218.966
    AND
    218.986
    )
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by R.
    C.
    Flemal):
    On June 14,
    1993 the Illinois Environmental Protection
    Agency
    (Agency) filed a motion for extension of time to file its
    response in this matter.
    The Agency also asks for continuance of
    the hearing currently scheduled in this matter for June 30,
    1993.
    Relevant procedural history in this matter is that on
    December 7,
    1992 Quantum Chemical Corporation,
    USI Division
    (Quantum),
    filed a petition for adjusted standard from 35 Ill.
    Adiu.
    Code 218.966 and 218.986.
    Quantum then filed an amended
    petition on December 21,
    1992, which caused the Agency to request
    additional information from Quantum and to move this Board for an
    extension of time to file its recommendation in light of the
    amended petition.
    On February 4,
    1993 the Board granted the
    Agency’s request for extension of time, causing the Agency’s
    recommendation to thereby be due on or before June
    21,
    1993.
    On May 17,
    1993 Quantum filed a second amended petition, and
    the Agency has again requested additional information of Quantum
    and again moves the Board to extend the deadline for submission
    of its recommendation.
    The Agency states that it and Quantum
    have had numerous discussions and that they are close to
    agreement on the issues, which may result in an amended joint
    petition to be filed with the Board.
    Additionally,
    a hearing is scheduled in this matter for June
    30,
    1993.
    Therefore, the Agency further requests that this
    hearing be continued.
    The Agency reports that Quantum does not
    object to the granting of the extension of time to file the
    Agency response or the granting of a continuance of the hearing.
    The Board grants the Agency’s motion for additional time to
    file its recommendation.
    The Board appreciates the fact that
    parties wish to negotiate to limit the issues at hearing or
    resolve the matters prior to hearing.
    As regards the hearing, the Board grants continuance.
    However,
    it must be noted that the hearing had been set and
    newspaper notice had been given.
    Cancellation of a hearing that
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    has already been noticed both wastes the State’s resources and
    misinforms the public.
    It is the responsibility of the parties
    to proceed with this matter in a timely fashion, yet not to seek
    cancellation of hearings after notice has been published without
    substantial justification.
    The Agency shall file its response to Quantum’s petition on
    or before August 16,
    1993.
    The Board disfavors any further
    requests by the parties that would cause cancellation of
    newspaper noticed hearings.
    The hearing officer is directed to
    continue the hearing to
    a future date consistent with this order.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn,
    Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
    Board
    hereby cert
    that the above order was adopted on the
    IT~
    day of
    ,1993, by a vote of
    7
    —
    Dorothy M. 9~i)~n,Cler1~
    Illinois Po~yutionControl Board
    C)
    L~.3-O252

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