ILLINOIS
PO~3~,tlT~ONICONTROl
ROARD
June
12,
1980
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RULE
204(c)(1)(A)
OF
ChAPTER
2
ORDER
OF THE BOARD
(by
I.
Goodman):
The
Agency’s
May
27,
198() Motion to Keep Records
Open
until December
1,
1980
is denied.
Section
9.2 of the
Illinois Environmental Protection Act
(Act) mandates that
the Agency shall
by July
1,
1980 propose any appropriate
amendments
to sulfur dioxide emission regulations applicable
to existing,
fuel combustion, stationary sources
located
within the major metropolitan areas of Chicago,
St. Louis
(Illinois), and Peoria.
Such statute clearly contemplates
that the Tllinois Institute of Natural Resources commission
an
econon~c
impact
study Separate
from
the
one
concerning
the
~n~tz~mnt~
proceedi
nqs
.
The
Lecli slafiure
s
intent
would
not
be
served
by
consul
ida t
i
nq
the
new
§9
.
2
proceed
i nqs
wi
t~h the
Lns tan
t. ones
.
There
~
,
there
h)re
,
no compel ii
nq
reason
to
tee1) the instant
records
open.
Furthermore,
the Agency represents that the amendments
it may propose are based on modeling currently being
undertaken and “likely to be completed in time
...
to present
regulatory proposals before December
1,
1980.”
The Board
finds
that:
to
grant
the Agency’s motion would, at least
indirectly,
recognize noncompliance with §9.2 of the
Act.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Mr. Werner abstains.
I, Christan L.
Moffett,
Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
Control Board, hereby certif
that the above Order was
ado~,tedonthe
~
day ~
1980 by a vote
Christan L. Moff~~’Clerk
Illinois Po1lutjo~’Control Board