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 312/814-6931, fax number 312/814-3669, or TDD number 312/814-6032, five days prior to the
    hearing.
    ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    January 29, 2001
    IN THE MATTER OF:
    )
    )
    AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION OF
    )
    R01-26
    PETROLEUM LEAKING UNDERGROUND
    )
    (Rulemaking - Land)
    STORAGE TANKS:
    )
    35 ILL. ADM. CODE 732
    )
    NOTICE OF HEARINGS
    DATES, TIMES, AND PLACES:
    FIRST HEARING:
    TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2001
    9:00 A.M.
    Illinois Pollution Control Board Conference Room
    600 S. 2nd Street, Fourth Floor
    Springfield, Illinois 62704
    SECOND HEARING:
    TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2001
    10:00 A.M.
    James R. Thompson Center
    Room 2-025
    100 West Randolph Street
    Chicago, Illinois 60601
    PURPOSE OF HEARINGS:
    Merit and Economic
    ATTENDING BOARD MEMBER:
    Nicholas J. Melas
    HEARING OFFICER:
    Joel J. Sternstein
    (312) 814-3665
    sternstj@ipcb.state.il.us
    HEARING OFFICER ORDER:
    The Board accepted this matter for hearing on December 21, 2000.
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    The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) is proposing amendments to 35
    Ill. Adm. Code 732, the Board’s regulations addressing petroleum leaking underground storage
    tanks. These regulations, adopted pursuant to Section 57.14(b) of the Environmental Protection
    Act (415 ILCS 5/57.14(b)), prescribe procedures and standards for the Agency’s administration
    of its duties under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program. The amendments that the
    Agency is proposing are intended primarily to clarify and refine certain provisions, taking into
    account the experience the Agency has gained in administering the UST Program and changes in
    the law since its adoption. Included in the proposed amendments is the addition of methyl
    tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as an indicator contaminant in gasoline, in response to increased
    national health concerns. The Agency is proposing to recognize the role of licensed professional
    geologists in UST site evaluations. It is also proposing to let only accredited laboratories
    perform quantitative analyses of samples for use in UST remediation projects. Persons interested
    in obtaining a copy of the Agency’s proposed language in Docket R01-26 can find it at the
    Board’s World Wide Web site (www.ipcb.state.il.us).
    Two hearings are scheduled. Prefiling of testimony is strongly encouraged but not
    required. For the first hearing, all prefiled testimony must be received by the Board on or before
    4:30 pm on Tuesday, February 20, 2001. Parties who chose to prefile testimony are reminded
    that the Board’s Clerk’s Office will not be open on Monday, February 19, 2001 (Washington’s
    Birthday). For the second hearing, all prefiled testimony must be received by the Board on or
    before 4:30 pm on Tuesday, March 27, 2001. The “mailbox rule” as set forth in 35 Ill. Adm.
    Code 101.300(b)(2) does not apply to either of these filings.
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    Prefiled testimony must be sent
    simultaneously to all persons on the Service List. Persons may receive a copy of the Service List
    by contacting the hearing officer or the Clerk’s Office.
    The Board will reserve time at the second hearing on April 3, 2001, for testimony
    regarding economic impact considerations.
    The Board has scheduled concurrent hearings in two other matters that may be of
    interest to persons on the R01-26 notice list. In Docket R01-14, Proposed MTBE
    Groundwater Quality Standards Amendments: 35 Ill. Adm. Code 620, the Agency is proposing
    MTBE parameters for groundwater and
    amendments to assure protection of certain existing
    drinking water supply wells
    . Persons interested in Docket R01-14 should contact Hearing
    Officer Joel Sternstein for more information and to be placed on the notice/service lists.
    In Docket R01-27, Site Remediation Program Amendments: 35 Ill. Adm. Code 740,
    the Agency is proposing to update and clarify the existing Site Remediation Program and add
    MTBE to the Volatile Organics Analytical Parameters list in the Appendix. Persons interested
    in Docket R01-27 should contact Hearing Officer Bobb Beauchamp for more information or to
    be placed on the notice/service lists. Mr. Beauchamp can be reached by phone at (312) 814-
    6926, by email at
    beauchab@ipcb.state.il.us
    , or by mail at Illinois Pollution Control Board,
    James R. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph St., Suite 11-500, Chicago, IL 60601.
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    The Board’s new procedural rules went into effect on January 1, 2001.
    3
    The text of the Agency proposals for Dockets R01-14 and R01-27 is on the Board’s
    Web site.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    Joel J. Sternstein
    Hearing Officer

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