ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    May 4,
    1995
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE
    )
    OF ILLINOIS,
    )
    Complainant,
    )
    V.
    )
    PCB 94—201
    (Enforcement-Air)
    BECKER BROS.,
    INC.,
    a Delaware
    )
    corporation, and G. RAYMOND
    )
    BECKER,
    JR.,
    )
    )
    Respondents.
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by M.
    McFawn):
    On July 25,
    1994, the Illinois Attorney General, on behalf
    of the People of the State of Illinois and the Illinois
    Environmental Protection Agency,
    filed a formal complaint naming
    Becker Bros.,
    Inc.,
    a Delaware corporation,
    and G. Raymond
    Becker,
    Jr. as respondents.
    On May 2,
    1995, the parties filed a
    stipulation and proposal for settlement accompanied by a request
    for relief from the requirements of Section 3l(a)(1)
    of the
    Environmental Protection Act
    (Act)
    that proposed stipulated
    settlements be presented at public hearing.
    (415 ILCS 5/31(a) (1)
    (1992).)
    Section 31(a)(2)
    of the Act provides that whenever a
    complaint has been filed on behalf of the Agency or by the People
    of the State of Illinois, the parties may file with the Board a
    stipulation and proposal for settlement accompanied by a request
    for relief from the requirement of
    a hearing.
    The Board is
    required to cause notice of the stipulation, proposal and request
    for relief to be published,
    unless the Board
    in its discretion,
    concludes that a hearing
    is necessary.
    The notice
    is required to
    include a statement that any person may file a written demand for
    hearing within 21 days after receiving the notice.
    If any person
    files a timely written demand for hearing, the Board shall deny
    the request for relief from
    a hearing and hold a hearing.
    The Board accordingly directs the Clerk to cause publication
    of the required newspaper notice.
    The Board will reserve ruling
    on the parties’ request until after the statutory 21 days has
    passed.
    IT
    IS SO ORDERED.
    2
    I,
    Dorothy M.
    Gunn,
    Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
    Boa~,
    hereby certify that the above order was adopted on t~p
    ‘~7~-~
    day of
    ___________________,
    1995,
    by
    a vote of “~
    ~
    ~,
    Dorothy M.,4unn, Clerk
    Illinois ~91l1utionControl Board

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