ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

October 17, 1996

IN THE MATTER OF:

Exemptions from the Definitions of VOM,

USEPA Amendments (Perchloroethylene)

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R96-16

(Rulemaking - Air)

DISSENTING OPINION (by J. Theodore Meyer):

Perchloroethylene, as a major component in the dry cleaning process, ranks among the

most commonly used chemicals in the country. It is highly volatile and as such should not be

exempt from the definition of volatile organic materials. For these reasons, I will be

respectfully dissenting from this rulemaking.

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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 ___________, 1996.

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Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board