ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

March

9,

1995

THE UNION OIL COMPANY OF

)

CALIFORNIA,

d/b/a/ UNOCAL,

)

Petitioner,

PCB 95—63

v.

)

(Variance-Air)

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL

)

PROTECTION AGENCY,

)

Respondent.

ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by

J.

Yi):

On February 24,

1995 the Union Oil Company of California

(Unocal)

filed a petition for variance from 35

Ill. Adm. Code

212.322 Existing Process Sources for particular matter emissions

pursuant to Section 35 of the Environmental Protection Act

(Act)

for its Chicago Carbon Plant.

(415 ILCS 5/35

(1992).)

Unocal’s

facility is located at 317 W. New Avenue, near Lemont, Illinois

and is approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago.

The Board’s procedural rules at 35

Ill.

Adm. Code 104.121

requires specific information to be contained in

a variance

petition.

Unocal’s petition is lacking the following

information:

1)

A clear and concise statement as to the starting date

and ending date of the requested variance.

2)

Location of the nearest air monitoring station

maintained by the Agency.

3)

An assessment, with supporting factual information,

of

the environmental impact that the variance will impose

on human,

plant, and animal life in the affected area,

including,

where applicable,

data describing the

existing air quality which the discharge may affect.

4)

Past efforts to achieve compliance including costs

incurred,

results achieved and permit status.

Such supplemental petition containing at a minimum the above

information, or any other appropriate motion,

shall be filed with

the Clerk of the Board on or before April

14,

1995.

Failure to

do so will subject this matter to dismissal.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

I, Dorothy N. Gunn,

Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, hereby certify that the above order was adopted on the

9~L

day of

________________,

1995,

by a vote of

~

A

Dorothy M./~&Inn,Clerk

Illinois ?32.lution Control Board