ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
December 19, 1996
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Complainant,
v.
ATWOOD INDUSTRIES, INC., an Illinois
Corporation,
Respondent.
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PCB 97-107
(Enforcement - Air)
ORDER OF THE BOARD (by C.A. Manning):
The Illinois Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois and the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, filed a formal complaint on December 18, 1996
naming Atwood Industries, Inc., an Illinois corporation, as the respondent. On the same day,
the parties filed a request for relief from the requirements of Section 31(a)(1) of the
Environmental Protection Act (Act) that proposed stipulated settlements be presented at public
hearing. (415 ILCS 5/31(a)(1) (1994).)
Section 31(a)(2) of the Act provides that whenever a complaint has been filed on behalf
of the Agency or by the People of the State of Illinois, the parties may file with the Board a
stipulation and proposal for settlement accompanied by a request for relief from the
requirement of a hearing. The Board is required to cause notice of the stipulation, proposal
and request for relief to be published, unless the Board, in its discretion, concludes that a
hearing is necessary. The notice is required to include a statement that any person may file a
written demand for hearing within 21 days after receiving the notice. If any person files a
timely written demand for hearing, the Board will deny the request for relief from a hearing
and hold a hearing.
The Board accordingly directs the Clerk of the Board to cause publication of the
required newspaper notice. The Board will reserve ruling of the parties’ request until after the
statutory 21 days has passed.
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 _____ day of ___________, 1996, by a vote of
______________.
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Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board