ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    January 9, 1986
    CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE
    COMPANY (Coffeen Unit 1 and 2)
    Petitioner,
    v.
    )
    PCB 85—156
    ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
    PROTECTION AGENCY,
    Respondent.
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by B. Forcade):
    On January 6, 1986, Central Illinois Public Service Company
    (‘tCIPSt’) filed a Motion for Continuance aná Waiver of Time for
    Decision. The motion requests, in effect, that the hearing
    presently scheduled for January 16, 1986, be cancelled and
    rescheduled approximately 60 days later while the parties
    negotiate. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has no
    objection to the 60—day continuance. The motion was prompted by
    the Hearing Officer!s uncertainty as to whether he could continue
    hearing, even with the waiver of decision deadline to April 24,
    1986.
    Scheduling and rescheduling hearings is normally the
    province of the Hearing Officer. Consequently, the Board will
    deny CIPS motion that the Board reschedule hearing or order the
    Hearing Officer to do so. However, the Board will clarify that
    the Hearing Officer clearly does have authority to cancel and
    reschedule hearings, with certain time constraints described
    below. CIPS is free to proceed to hearing on January 16 or to
    move the Hearing Officer to reschedule hearing.
    Because of requirements regarding the publication of notice
    of hearing, rio scheduled hearing may be cancelled unless the
    petitioner provides an open waiver or a waiver to a date at least
    75 days beyond the date of the motion to cancel hearing. This
    should allow ample time for the Board to republish notice of
    hearing and receive transcripts from the hearing before the due
    date. Any order by the hearing officer granting cancellation of
    hearing shall include a new hearing date at least 40 days in the
    future and at least 30 days prior to the new due date and the
    Clerk of the Board shall be promptly informed of the new
    schedule.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    67-441
    —2—
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
    Board, hereby cert ies that the above Order was adopted on
    the
    9zX~’
    day of
    ___________________,
    1986, by a vote
    of 7-0
    1/
    /
    p72.
    Dorothy M. Gu n, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board
    67-442

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