ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL
BOARD
July
1,
1993
IN THE MATTER OF:
)
R93—6
VIC UPDATE,
USEPA REGULATIONS
)
(Identical in Substance Rules)
(6—1—92 THROUGH 12—31—92)
)
EXTENSION OF TINE.
ORDER OF THE BOARD
(by 3. Anderson):
Section 13(c)
of the Environmental Protection Act
(Act)
(415
ILCS 5/13(c)
(1992)
(Ill.
Rev. Stat.
1991 ch.
111½, par 1013(c)))
requires the Board to adopt regulations that are “identical in
substance” with USEPA underground injection control
(UIC)
rules
adopted pursuant to Section 1421 of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(P.L.
93—523),
as amended.
The term “identical
in substance” has
been defined in Section 7.2 of the Act.
Section 7.2(b)
of the
Act requires the Board to adopt a rule within one year of
adoption of federal rule, unless the Board extends the time based
on a finding that the time is insufficient and stating the
reasons.
The Board is therefore entering this order to extend
the time.
The USEPA UIC rules are located at 40 CFR 144 through 148.
These have been the subject of three recent amendments:
57
Fed.
Reg.
31962
(July 20,
1992),
57 Fed. Reg.
37194
(Aug.
18,
1992)
and 57
Fed.
Peg.
46292
(Oct.
7,
1992).
Based on these federal
actions, the statutory due date for Board adoption of this matter
is July 20,
1993.
The Board hereby finds that an extension of time is
necessary.
The Board adopted a proposal for public comment in
this matter on Nay 20,
1993.
A Notice of Proposed Amendments for
each of Parts 730 and 738 appeared
in the Illinois Register on
June 11,
1993,
at
17
Ill. Reg. 8428 and 8423.
The public comment
period will end on July 26,
1993.
This means that this
proceeding will be delayed.
The Board regularly-scheduled Board
meeting that immediately follows the conclusion of the public
comment period will occur on August
5,
1993.
The reasons for an extension of time are as follows:
the
amount of staff time devoted to the R93-1 SDWA Update, the R93-10
Subtitle D Landfill Rules,
and the R93-4 RCRA Update rulemakings,
which are also identical—in—substance proceedings subject to a
statutory deadline, did not allow the fuller attention that this
matter required for more timely disposition.
Pursuant to Section
7.2(b)
of the Act, the Board will submit
a copy of the text of
this order for publication in the Illinois Register as
expeditiously as possible.
We presently anticipate completion of
this proceeding on or before our regularly—scheduled meeting of
August
5,
1993.
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pursuant to Section 7.2(b)
of the Act, the Board will submit
a copy of the text of this order for publication in the Illinois
Register as expeditiously as possible.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
I, Dorothy N. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
Board,
hereby certify that
e above order was adopted on the
day of
~(—~
‘
,
1993, by a vote
of
-
7— ~
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j/~~7 ,~L.
Dorothy N. Gu~, Clerk
Illinois Pol~uUon Control Board