ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    March 15, 2001
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
    Complainant,
    v.
    GLC, INC. d/b/a MIDWEST GRINDING
    and RECYCLING,
    Respondent.
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    PCB 99-79
    (Enforcement - Air)
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by M. McFawn):
    On December 16, 1998, the People of the State of Illinois (People) filed a three-count
    complaint against respondent GLC, Inc. d/b/a Midwest Grinding and Recycling (GLC). The
    complaint alleged GLC caused, threatened or allowed the emission of contaminants, operated
    without a permit, and failed to submit proper National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
    Pollutants (NESHAP) notifications to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The
    complaint alleged that these violations occurred at five locations in Madison County. The
    activities were in alleged violation of Sections 9(a) and (b), and 9.1(d) of the Environmental
    Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/9(a) and (b), and 9.1(d) (1998)), the Board’s permitting
    regulations at 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 201, the Board’s visible and particulate emissions
    regulations as 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 212, and the federal NESHAP standards for demolition
    and renovation found at 40 C.F.R. 61.145.
    On March 6, 2001, the parties filed a stipulation and proposal for settlement,
    accompanied by a motion requesting relief from the hearing requirement of Section 31(c)(1) of
    the Act (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(1) (1998)). GLC proposes to pay a $10,000 penalty in quarterly
    installments. Pursuant to Section 31(c)(2) of the Act, the parties may file with the Board a
    stipulation and proposal for settlement accompanied by a request for relief from the hearing
    requirement. (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (1998)). Unless the Board determines that a hearing is
    needed, the Board is required to publish notice of the stipulation and proposal for settlement
    and request for relief from the hearing requirement.
    Accordingly, the Board directs the Clerk of the Board to cause publication of the
    required newspaper notice. Any person may file a written demand for hearing within 21 days
    of the published notice. If a hearing is requested, the Board will deny the parties’ request for
    relief and schedule a hearing.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
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    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, hereby certify that
    the above order was adopted on the 15th day of March 2001 by a vote of 7-0.
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control
    Board

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