ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL
    BOARD
    July
    1,
    1993
    IN THE MATTER OF:
    )
    R93—6
    VIC UPDATE,
    USEPA REGULATIONS
    )
    (Identical in Substance Rules)
    (6—1—92 THROUGH 12—31—92)
    )
    EXTENSION OF TINE.
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by 3. Anderson):
    Section 13(c)
    of the Environmental Protection Act
    (Act)
    (415
    ILCS 5/13(c)
    (1992)
    (Ill.
    Rev. Stat.
    1991 ch.
    111½, par 1013(c)))
    requires the Board to adopt regulations that are “identical in
    substance” with USEPA underground injection control
    (UIC)
    rules
    adopted pursuant to Section 1421 of the Safe Drinking Water Act
    (P.L.
    93—523),
    as amended.
    The term “identical
    in substance” has
    been defined in Section 7.2 of the Act.
    Section 7.2(b)
    of the
    Act requires the Board to adopt a rule within one year of
    adoption of federal rule, unless the Board extends the time based
    on a finding that the time is insufficient and stating the
    reasons.
    The Board is therefore entering this order to extend
    the time.
    The USEPA UIC rules are located at 40 CFR 144 through 148.
    These have been the subject of three recent amendments:
    57
    Fed.
    Reg.
    31962
    (July 20,
    1992),
    57 Fed. Reg.
    37194
    (Aug.
    18,
    1992)
    and 57
    Fed.
    Peg.
    46292
    (Oct.
    7,
    1992).
    Based on these federal
    actions, the statutory due date for Board adoption of this matter
    is July 20,
    1993.
    The Board hereby finds that an extension of time is
    necessary.
    The Board adopted a proposal for public comment in
    this matter on Nay 20,
    1993.
    A Notice of Proposed Amendments for
    each of Parts 730 and 738 appeared
    in the Illinois Register on
    June 11,
    1993,
    at
    17
    Ill. Reg. 8428 and 8423.
    The public comment
    period will end on July 26,
    1993.
    This means that this
    proceeding will be delayed.
    The Board regularly-scheduled Board
    meeting that immediately follows the conclusion of the public
    comment period will occur on August
    5,
    1993.
    The reasons for an extension of time are as follows:
    the
    amount of staff time devoted to the R93-1 SDWA Update, the R93-10
    Subtitle D Landfill Rules,
    and the R93-4 RCRA Update rulemakings,
    which are also identical—in—substance proceedings subject to a
    statutory deadline, did not allow the fuller attention that this
    matter required for more timely disposition.
    Pursuant to Section
    7.2(b)
    of the Act, the Board will submit
    a copy of the text of
    this order for publication in the Illinois Register as
    expeditiously as possible.
    We presently anticipate completion of
    this proceeding on or before our regularly—scheduled meeting of
    August
    5,
    1993.
    2
    pursuant to Section 7.2(b)
    of the Act, the Board will submit
    a copy of the text of this order for publication in the Illinois
    Register as expeditiously as possible.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    I, Dorothy N. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
    Board,
    hereby certify that
    e above order was adopted on the
    day of
    ~(—~
    ‘
    ,
    1993, by a vote
    of
    -
    7— ~
    ~“
    j/~~7 ,~L.
    Dorothy N. Gu~, Clerk
    Illinois Pol~uUon Control Board

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