ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    March 7,
    1996
    INTHE MATTER OF:
    )
    )
    R96-7
    SAFE DRINKING WAThR ACT UPDATE
    )
    (Identical-in-Substance)
    (July
    1 through December 31,
    1995)
    )
    (Public Water Supplies Rules)
    Proposed rule.
    Dismissal order.
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by R.C. Flemal):
    Pursuant
    to Section
    17.5
    ofthe Environmental Protection Act (Act), the Board would
    normally propose amendments to Illinois regulations that are “idenflc~-in-subs~ce1”to
    drinking water rules adopted by USEPA pursuant to Sections
    1412(b), 1414(c),
    1417(a),
    and
    1445(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L.
    93-523),
    as amended (SDWA).
    In accordance
    thereto, the Board reserved this docket to incorporate into Illinois law those USEPA
    amendments made during the period from July
    1
    through December 31,
    1995.
    However, during the specified update period,
    USEPA did not amend its 40 CFR
    141
    through 143
    SDWA regulations in any way that would require Board action.
    Further,
    although 40 CFR
    136, appendices B and C are incorporated by reference at Section 611.102 of
    the Illinois SDWA regulations,
    none of the federal amendments to 40 CFR
    136,
    on August 2
    and 28 and October 16,
    1995 (61 Fed.
    Reg.
    39586, 44670,
    and 53529, respectively),
    affected
    the incorporated segments of those federal rules.
    Forthe foregoing reason, the Board hereby dismisses this proceeding.
    IT IS
    SO ORDERED.
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the illinois Pollution Control Board,
    do hereby certify
    that the above order was adopted on the
    ±T7~’
    day of
    77i
    ,
    1996,
    by a
    voteof
    To
    ~
    ,~
    Dorothy M. y9inn, Clerk
    illinois PothWon Control Board
    ‘The term “identical-in-substance”
    is defined at Section 7.2 of the Act.

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