In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act and other applicable federal and State laws, the hearing

will be accessible to individuals with disabilities. Persons requiring auxiliary aids should contact Dorothy Gunn,

Clerk of the Board, 100 W. Randolph Street, Suite 11-500, Chicago, Illinois 60601, at telephone number 312/814-

3669, or TDD number 312/814-6032, five days prior to the hearing.

ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

FEBRUARY 21, 2001

IN THE MATTER OF:

AMENDMENTS TO LIVESTOCK WASTE

REGULATIONS

(35 ILL. ADM. CODE 506)

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R01-28

(Rulemaking-Land)

NOTICE OF HEARINGS

DATES, TIMES, AND PLACES:

FIRST HEARING: MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2001

10:00 a.m.

JAMES R. THOMPSON CENTER

100 W. RANDOLPH STREET

ROOM 9-040

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60601

SECOND HEARING: TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2001

10:00 a.m.

POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD HEARING ROOM

600 S. SECOND STREET

ROOM 403

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62704

PURPOSE OF HEARINGS:

  

Merit and Economic

ATTENDING BOARD MEMBERS:

 

Claire A. Manning, Chairman

G. Tanner Girard, Board Member

Samuel T. Lawton, Board Member

HEARING OFFICER:

  

Carol Sudman (217) 524-8509, sudmanc@ipcb.state.il.us

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HEARING OFFICER ORDER

Summary of Rules

On January 22, 2001, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (Department) filed proposed

rules concerning design and construction standards for livestock waste lagoons and non-lagoon

livestock waste handling facilities. Additionally, the Department’s proposal seeks to amend the

Board’s current livestock management rules by repealing Board rules which have been effectively

superceded by rules promulgated by the Department. See 8 Ill. Adm. Code 900. On

February 15, 2001, the Board issued a first-notice opinion and order on this proposal. In the

Matter of: Amendments to Livestock Waste Regulations (February 15, 2001), R01-28.

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Hearings

Two hearings are scheduled in R01-28 (see Notice of Hearings). The purpose of these

hearings is to allow the Department and all other interested persons to present testimony on the

proposed rules. The order of the hearings will be:

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Opening statements;

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Department’s justification and explanation of the proposed rule;

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Questions for the Department by Board and any interested persons;

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Prefiled testimony by other interested persons; and

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Testimony by persons who did not prefile.

First Hearing. The focus of the first hearing will be for the Board and all interested

persons to hear the Department’s justification and explanation of the proposed rules. The

Department shall prefile its testimony with the Board on or before March 26, 2001, and shall

serve the testimony on all persons on the service list, a copy of which is available from the

hearing officer. As time allows, interested persons and the Board may ask questions of the

Department. If further time allows, other interested persons may testify concerning the

Department’s proposed rules. Priority of testimony will be given to those who prefile

testimony by March 26, and serve persons on the service list.

Second Hearing. The focus of the second hearing will be to address any outstanding

issues from the first hearing and to hear from participants who wish to testify about or comment

on the Department’s proposed rules. Any persons wishing to testify concerning the Department’s

proposed rules should prefile their testimony with the Board on or before April 10, 2001, and

shall serve all persons on the service list. Such persons should call the hearing officer for an

updated service list prior to filing. Any person who wishes to testify concerning the

Department’s rules who has not prefiled such testimony will be allowed to do so only as time

allows.

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The Board previously issued a first-notice opinion and order on part of this proposal in

docket R01-18 on December 21, 2000. As docket R01-28 incorporates the substance of the

earlier docket, the Board closes R01-18 as unnecessary.

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