ILLINOIS
    POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    March 21,
    1996
    THF BELLEVILLE
    )
    DEVELOPMENT, L.P.,
    )
    )
    Petitioner,
    )
    )
    vL
    )
    PCB 96-99
    )
    (Permit Appeal
    -
    NPDES)
    ILLINOIS
    ENVIRONMENTAL,
    )
    PROTECTION AGENCY,
    )
    )
    Respondent.
    )
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (By J
    Yi):
    On March
    14,
    1996,
    the Illinois Environmental Protection
    Agency (Agenoy)
    filed a “Motion to Postpone Filing an Answer and Record”.
    The Agency requests an
    extension until July 29,
    1996 to
    file its answer.
    The deadline in this matter has been
    waived through September 30,
    1996.
    The parties are presently
    involved in discussions
    towards resolution of the issues on appeal.
    The Agency contends that the ffling of the
    answer is not necessary at this time.
    The Agency believes that filing of the answer by
    July 29,
    1996 will allow sufficient time for notice,
    briefing and decision by the Board.
    The Agency indicates that petitioner has no objection to
    the extension.
    As of the date
    of this order THF Belleville, L.P.,
    has not filed a response.
    The Board encourages negotiated settlements of permit appeals, and does not
    object to
    the grant of an extension of time for filing
    the Agency’s answer.
    The Board,
    however, also encourages expeditious
    resolution of cases before it.
    Granting an
    extension for filing an answer may provide excessive delay if the parties become aware
    that negotiations are not going
    to lead to a workable settlement.
    The Board
    therefore grants the Agency’s motion for an extension of time to file
    its answer. However, due to the statutory decision deadline and the time necessary to
    schedule a hearing
    in this matter we will only grant the Agency’s request until June 28,
    1996.
    The Agency must file its answer on
    Or before June 28,
    1996.
    IT IS
    SO ORDERED.
    2
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
    Control Board,
    hereby
    certify
    that the above order was adopted on
    the
    ~2/~’
    day of/~‘~?~2~
    ~L’
    ,
    1996,
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    Dorothy M’~f3unn,Clerk
    Illinois Pdlfution
    Control Board

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