ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL
BOARD
June 17,
1993
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,)
Complainant,
PCB 93—97
v.
)
(Enforcement)
ADOLPH P. RAYMOND,
)
an Illinois corporation,
Respondent.
OPINION
AND
ORDER OF THE BOARD
(by C.
A. Manning):
This matter comes before the Board upon a complaint filed
May 10,
1993,
on behalf of the People of the State
of Illinois,
by and through its attorney, Roland W. Burns, Attorney General
of the State of Illinois, against Adolph P.
Raymond,
located in
Franklin Park,
Cook County,
Illinois.
The complaint alleges that
Adolph P. Raymond has violated Section 21(i)
of the Environmental
Protection Act
(‘tAct”),
415 ILCS 5/21(i)
(1992), and 35 Iii.
Adm.
Code 722.141(a)
of the Board’s regulations.
Pursuant to Section 31(a) (1)
of the Act,
a joint Motion
requesting relief from the Act’s hearing requirement was filed by
the parties on May 10,
1993.
Notice of the waiver was published
by the Board on May 26,
1993;
no objection to grant of the waiver
was received.
Waiver of hearing
is granted by the Board via
today’s opinion and order.
The parties have submitted a
Stipulation and Settlement Agreement,
executed by the parties.
Adolph
P. Raymond denies the past alleged violations but agrees
to cease and desist from future violations of Section 21(i)
of
the Act and 35
Ill.
Adm. Code 722.141(a).
Ashland Products,
inc.
agrees to pay a civil penalty of Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00).
The Board has authority to impose a penalty where the
parties have stipulated to a penalty, but not to a finding of
violation.
See, Chemetco.
Inc.
v. Illinois Pollution Control
Board,
140 Ill. App.3d
,283,
488 N.E.2d 639,
643
(5th Dist.
1986); and Archer Daniels Midland v. Pollution Control Board,
140
Ill.App.3d 823,
489 N.E.2d 887
(3rd Dist.
1986).
The Board finds the Settlement Agreement acceptable under 35
Ill.
Adni.
Code 103.180.
This Settlement Agreement in no way
affects respondent’s responsibility to comply with any federal,
state or local regulations, including but not limited to the Act
and the Board’s pollution control regulations.
This Opinion constitutes the Board’s findings of fact and
conclusions of law in this matter.
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ORDER
1.
The Board hereby accepts the Stipulation and Settlement
Agreement executed by the People of the State of
Illinois and Adolph
P. Raymond,
concerning their
operations located in Franklin Park, Cook County,
Illinois.
The Stipulation and Settlement Agreement are
incorporated by reference as though fully set forth
herein.
2.
Adolph
P. Raymond shall pay the sum of Two
Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00) within 30 days of the
date of this order.
Such payment shall be made by
certified check or money order payable to the
Treasurer of the State of Illinois, designated to
the Illinois Hazardous Waste Fund,
and shall be
sent by First Class mail to:
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Fiscal Services Division
2200 Churchill Road
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield,
IL 62794—9276
Adolph
P. Raymond shall also write its Federal Employer
Identification Number or Social Security Number on the
certified check or money order.
Any such penalty not paid within the time prescribed
shall incur interest at the rate set forth
in
subsection
(a) of Section 1003 of the Illinois Income
Tax Act,
(35 ILCS 5/101 et seq.),
as now or hereafter
amended, from the date of payment is due until the date
payment is received.
Interest shall not accrue during
the pendency of an appeal during which payment of the
penalty has been stayed.
3.
Adolph P. Raymond shall cease and desist from the
alleged violations.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Section 41 of the Environmental Protection Act
(415 ILCS
5/41
(1992)) provides for appeal of final orders of the Board
within
35 days.
The rules of the Supreme Court of Illinois
establish filing requirements.
(See also 35 Ill. Adm. Code
101.246, Motion for Reconsideration.)
I, Dorothy N. Gunn,
Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
Board,
hereby certi~ythatthe abo
Opinion and Order was
adopted on~,the
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