ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    November 19,
    1992
    THE GRIGOLEIT COMPANY,
    Petitioner
    v.
    )
    PCB 92—23
    )
    (Permit Appeal)
    ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
    PROTECTION AGENCY,
    )
    Respondent.
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by
    3.
    Anderson):
    On November 16,
    1992,
    The Grigoleit Company (Grigoleit)
    filed a response to the Board’s October
    29,
    1992 order
    in this
    matter and a motion to continue.
    On that same date, Roy M.
    Harsch filed his appearance on behalf of Grigoleit.
    On November
    16,
    1992,
    the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    (Agency)
    filed a status report in this matter.
    On November
    17, 1992,
    Grigoleit provided a waiver of the decision deadline through
    April 30,
    1993.
    In its October 29,
    1992 order, the Board directed the
    parties to file status reports with the Board by November 16,
    1992.
    In addition, the Board reminded the parties that they were
    obligated,
    via a September 21,
    1992 Board order, to contact the
    hearing officer
    if they wish to hold another hearing in this
    matter.
    Finally, the Board stated that it intended to make a
    final determination in this matter by the decision deadline
    (i.e.,
    December 11,
    1992)
    if there was no second hearing and if
    no waiver was forthcoming.
    In its response, Grigoleit requests the Board to continue
    this matter and require the parties to file a status report on or
    before January 15,
    1993.
    In support of its request, Grigoleit
    states that it and the Agency continue to engage in settlement
    negotiations which would,
    if successful, culminate in the
    settlement of this case as well as the following three cases:
    PCB 90-135, The Grigoleit ColnDany v.
    Illinois Environmental
    Protection AQency PCB 91-157, People of the State of Illinois v.
    The Grigoleit Company and PCB 92-110, In the Matter of Trade
    Secret Claim by The Grjgoleit Cpm~anv. Grigoleit adds that an
    initial draft settlement from the Attorney General has given rise
    to the identification of conflicts between Grigoleit and certain
    other clients represented by Grigoleit’s attorneys.
    As a result,
    Grigoleit found it necessary to retain new counsel to assist in
    the negotiations.
    Grigoleit adds that it anticipates being
    in a
    position to respond in writing to the initial draft settlement as
    soon as its new counsel has become familiarized with all of the
    cases.
    Finally, Grigoleit states that it believes that an
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    economic settlement is possible and that the four cases currently
    pending before the Board, as well the appeal of PCB 89—184 before
    the Fourth District Appellate Court
    (No. 4-92-0029), will be
    resolved.
    In its status report, the Agency states that settlement
    negotiations continue and that it will contact the Board,
    pursuant to agreement with Grigoleit,
    if the scheduling of a
    second hearing becomes necessary.
    In light of the above filings and Grigoleit’s waiver of the
    decision deadline, the Board grants Grigoleit’s motion to
    continue.
    The parties are directed to file status reports in
    this matter.
    Such status reports are to be received by the Board
    no later than January 15,
    1993.
    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
    ___________
    day of
    2~i~-?~t
    ,
    1992,
    by a vote of
    L
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    /
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    Dorothy M./Gunn,
    Clerk
    Illinois pollution Control Board
    0137-016’4

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