ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

September 30,

1971

CITY OF HIGHLAND

v.

)

#

71—181

71—284

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Opinion of the Board

(by Mr.

Currie):

The City operates

a power plant for which

an approved Air

Contaminant Emission Reduction Program

(Acerp)

required replace-

ment

of coal—fired boilers with oil-gas units

by July

1,

1971.

Because of delivery delays

the City requested an extension to

October

1.

That date is tomorrow, and by then this petition will

be moot.

National Gypsum Co.

v.

EPA,

#

71-99

(August

2,

1971).

Within the past

few days, however,

the City has filed an

additional petition asking

for an extension to January

1,

1972

because of operating problems with

the new equipment being

installed.

We shall await

the Agency’s recommendation and decide

the case without hearing.

The earlier petition

#

71-181

is dismissed as moot.

I, Regina E.

Ryan, Clerk

of the Pollution Control Board, certify

that the Board adopted the above ~

thi.~—.~30

day

of

September

,

1971.