ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    June 3,
    1993
    ASHLAND CHEMICAL
    INC.,
    )
    )
    Petitioner,
    )
    v.
    )
    PCB 91—208
    )
    (Permit Appeal)
    ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
    )
    PROTECTION AGENCY,
    )
    )
    Respondent.
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by C.
    A.
    Manning):
    This matter is before the Board on a motion to file an
    amended status report filed on May 26,
    1993 by Ashland Chemical
    Inc.
    (Ashland).
    The motion is hereby granted.
    The Board notes
    that Ashland states that Agency counsel has reviewed the status
    report and has no objections.
    In its status report, Ashland states that this appeal was
    filed on November 4,
    1991, to contest four conditions in a
    permit.
    Three of those conditions relating to the operation of a
    new storage facility and one relating to the remedial activities
    which had been included as interim measures in the permit.
    Ashland states that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    (Agency)
    has verbally agreed with the concern regarding the
    interim measure language and that this portion of the appeal can
    be resolved by agreement.
    Ashland also reports that
    in April of 1992, that it decided
    not to operate the storage facility at its site for businesses
    reasons.
    Ashland states that it informed the Agency of this
    decision on April
    8,
    1992,
    and requested that the permit be
    modified to delete the portions which related to construction and
    operation of the storage facility.
    Since that time the parties
    have had discussions about modifying the permit.
    The Agency has reviewed and approved Ashland’s closure plan
    for its interim status storage unit.
    Additionally, the Agency
    has indicated agreement with Ashland’s position regarding the
    need to modify the permit.
    The Agency also has submitted
    language to Ashland which would modify the language on corrective
    action presently contained in the contested permit.
    Ashland
    believes that the proposed permit language would not be efficient
    in identifying the scope or nature of the on—site contamination
    or in developing options to remediate the contamination.
    Ashland and the Agency believe that all the issues in this
    appeal can be resolved in ninety days.
    The Board notes that
    Ashland has submitted a waiver of decision deadline until
    February 3,
    1994.
    In accordance with the Hearing Officer order,
    the parties are hereby ordered to file a status report on or
    before September 15,
    1993.
    If any additional status reports are
    needed they shall be ordered by the Hearing Officer.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
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    I, Dorothy M. Gunn,
    Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
    Board, hereby cert’
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    1993,
    by a vc~teof
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