ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Janaury 25, 1990

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IN THE MATTER OF

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R89—16

RACT DEFICIENCIES

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(Rulemaking)

AMENDMENTS TO 35 ILL. ADM.

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CODE PARTS 211 AND 215

ORDER OF THE BOARD (by J.D. Dumelle):

This matter comes before the Board upon a January LU, 1990

Objection and Motion to Strike and Motion for Application of

Section 28 Rulemaking Procedures filed by the Stepan Company. On

Janaury 23, 1990, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

(Agency) filed a Motion for Extension of Time to Respond. The

Agency states that it has been, and expects to continue, to

participate in an effort to resolve the many issues regarding the

interpretation of Section 28.2 of the Environmental Protection

Act (Act). The Agency requests an extension until February 9,

1990 to respond to Stepan’s motion. On January 24, 1990, a

Motion to Dismiss or Sever Proposed Changes to the Generic Rule

and SOCMI Leaks Rules was filed by the Illinois Environmental

Regulatory Group, the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, the

Illinois Manufactuters Association, the Chemical Industries

Council of Illinois, the Illinois Petroleum Council, and the

Illinois Steel Group (“the Industry Group”).

Although the Board is concerned about the time frames within

which this rulemaking is supposed to proceed, the Board believes

that a resolution of the many issues regarding Section 28.2 by

the participants will do much to enable the Board to meet the

schedule set forth in the Board’s First Notice Opinion. The

Agency’s motion is therefore granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, hereby certify that the above Order was adopted on

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1990 by a vote

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Dorothy M. ‘~unn, Clerk

Illinois P~llutionControl Board

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