ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

September 21,

1978

OLIN

CORP.,

Petitioner,

v.

)

PCB 78—243

ENVIRON?~NTALPROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

ORDER

OF

THE

BOARD

(by Mr. Goodman):

On September

8,

1978, Olin Corp.

filed a permit denial

appeal.

In its petition,

Olin appeals the denial by the

Environmental Protection Agency of its application for

operating permits for its tripolyphosphate dryer kilns.

Olin also requests a ruling from the Board relative to the

permit status of its phosphoric acid plant under Rule 203,

even though the air permits for this plant are not scheduled

to expire until August 11,

1979..

The Board orders that Olin

s appeal from the denial of

its permit application for its tripolyphosphate kilns be set

for hearing.

However,

the Board finds that the permit status

of Olin’s phosphoric acid plant is not ripe for adjudication.

Any determination of such status would at this point be an

advisory opinion, and the Board does not issue advisory opinions.

Olin’s request for a ruling from the Board relative to the permit

status of its phosphoric acid plant is therefore dismissed.

Finally, Olin requests that the data and information

contained in Appendix C of its Statement of Position be kept

confidential because it

constitutes trade secrets.

The Board

hereby orders that such data and information be stamped “Not

Subject to Disclosure.”

IT IS SO

ORDERED.

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I, Christan L. Noffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution

Control

Board,

hereby

certify

the

above

Order

was adopted on

the

~

day

of

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h.si~j

,

1978

by

a

vote

of

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Illinois Pollution Control Board

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