ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

July 15, 2004

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

 

Complainant,

 

v.

 

VAN MELLE U.S.A., INC., an Illinois

corporation,

 

Respondent.

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PCB 02-186

(Enforcement - Air)

 

HEARING OFFICER ORDER

  

On July 15, 2004, all parties participated in a telephone status conference with the

hearing officer. The respondent represented that revised supplemental environmental project

was rejected and that its intent is to proceed to settle this matter through a monetary penalty.

Both parties represented that there are several issues that need to be addressed and anticipate

discussing these issues with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in the near future.

 

The respondent made an oral motion for an extension of time to and including

October 18, 2004, to replead its affirmative defense to

laches

as directed in the March 4, 2004

Board order. The respondent’s motion request is granted. The complainant made an oral motion

for an extension of time to and including October 18, 2004, to answer respondent’s affirmative

defense number 2 that the was not addressed in the Board order. Complainant’s motion is

granted.

 

The parties are directed to participate in a telephonic status conference with the hearing

officer on September 16, 2004, at 9:15 a.m. The status conference must be initiated by the

complainant, but each party is nonetheless responsible for their own appearance. At the status

conference, the parties must be prepared to discuss the status of the above-captioned matter and

their readiness for hearing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

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Bradley P. Halloran

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

Hearing Officer

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James R. Thompson Center, Suite 11-500

100 W. Randolph Street

Chicago, Illinois 60601

312.814.8917