ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

June

7,

1990

IN THE MATTER OF:

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P.88—26

SAFE DRINKING WATER

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(Rulemaking)

ACT REGUL?~TIONS

ORDER OF THE

BOARD

(by J. Anderson):

On June

6,

1990, the Illinois Environmental Protection

Agency

(Agency) filed a request to extend the post-adoption

comment period in this matter for an additional 30 days,

from

June 25,

1990,

to July 25,

1990.

In support of its motion, the

Agency states that it will not be able to complete its review and

comments in this matter by the June 25, 1990 deadline because

many of its staff members are currently preparing,

coordinating,

and reviewing comments and questions for the June 26 and 28, 1990

EcIS hearings in R87-37

(cross-connections).

As the Agency itself notes, this is its second request for

extension in this proceeding.

The Agency also recognizes that

these regulations must be promulgated under Sections 7.2 and 17.5

of the Environmental Protection Act as soon as possible.

We do

note that,

for most all of the specific issues,

this is the

second time that the Board has requested comments.

However,

in

consideration of the Agency’s present workload and the impact of

this rulemaking, we will grant the Agency’s motion, but only

until July 17,

1990.

We note that we are reviewing whether the

delay in this particular proceeding might call for Board action,

at its June 21,

1990 Board meeting, requiring that another

“reasons for delay” notice be published in the Illinois Register.

(See Section 7.2(b)

of the Act.)

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I,

Dorothy N. Gunn,

Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, hereby certifi

that the above Order was adopted on the

7~

day of

-

,

1990, by a vote of

7-~c~7

.

I

Control Board

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