ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

April

4,

1984

IN THE MATTER OF

RENUMBERING OF

35 ILL,

ADMO CODE

901.105(f)

(1),

(2) and

(3)

to

)

R85—8

SECTIONS 901,110, 901,111 AND

901.112,

RENUMBERED RULE

ORDER OF THE BOZS~RD (by J. Marlin):

The three forging noise site—specific rules located at

35

Ill. Adm, Code 901,105(f)(1),

(2) and

(3)

shall be renumbered at

35

Iii. Adm. Code 901,110, 901.111, and 901,112 respectively.

This

will

involve

a nonsubstantive change to

35 Ill,

Adm, Code

901.105(f) and

is therefore exempt from the notice requirements

of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,

Ill, Rev,

Stat,

1983,

ch.

127,

pars.

1005,

1005,01,

The Clerk

is directed to

fil,e

the following renumbered rules with the Illinois Secretary

of State.

Section

901.105

Impact Forging Operations

a)

For purposes of this rule only the following are

applicable:

1)

Daytime hours

shall mean any continuous

16 hour

period between 6:00 a.m,

and 11:00 p.m.

local

time;

and

2)

Nighttime hours shall mean those

8 hours between

10:00

p.m. and 7:00 a,m, which

are not part

of

the

16 continuous daytime hours,

3)

The reference time for Leq,

as defined

in 35

Ill.

Adm, Code 900,101

is one hour,

4)

New Impacting Forging Operation

is

that property—

line—noise—source comprised of impact forging

operation on which construction began after

September

1,

1982,

5)

Existing Impact Forging Operation

is that property—

1ine—noise~sourcecomprised of

impact forging

operations which

are

in existence on September

1,

1982,

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b)

Emission Limitations for New Impact Forging Operation

No impact forging operation shall cause or allow the

emission of impulsive sound to any receiving Class A or

B land which exceeds the allowable sound levels

specified in the following table when measured at any

point within such receiving land, provided however, that

no measurement of sound levels shall be made less than

25 feet from such new impact forging operation’s

property—line.

Allowable Impulsive Sound Levels Emitted

To Class A or B Land from New

Impact Forging Operation

Class B Land

Class A Land

Daytime

Nighttime

59.5 Leg

53.5 Leg

48.5 Leg

c)

Limitations for Existing Impact Forging OperatioU

No existing impact forging operation shall cause or

allow the emission of impulsive sound to any receiving

Class A or B land which exceeds the allowable sound

levels specified

in the following table, when measured

at any point within such receiving land, provided

however, that no measurement of sound levels shall be

made less than 25 feet from such existing impact forging

operation’s property—line, unless such forging operation

is granted a permanent site specific allowable

operational level pursuant to subparagraph

Cd).

Allowable Impulsive Sound Levels Emitted

To Class A or.B Land from Existing

Impact Forging Operation

Class B Land

Class A Land

Daytime

Nighttime

64.5 Leg

58.5 Leg

53.5 Leg

d)

Site Specific Allowable Operational Level for Existing

Impact Forging Operation

1)

An existing impact forging operation which does not

comply with subparagraph

Cc) may seek a permanent

site specific allowable operational level from the

Board.

A permanent site specific level

is that

level of operation allowed petitioner after review

and approval by the Board and after implementation

of abated measures,

if any,

approved by the Board.

2)

Any existing impact forging operation seeking a

permanent site specific operational level must

submit as its petition the followingt

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A)

The location of the petitioner,

a description

of the surrounding community,

and

a map

locating the petitioner within the community;

B)

A description of the petitioner~soperations,

the number and size of the petitioner~s

forging hammers,

the current hours of hammer

operation,

the approximate number of forgings

manufactured during each of the three prior

calendar years

and the approximate number of

hammer blows used to manufacture

the forgings.

C)

A description of any existing sound abatement

measure;

0)

The sound levels

in excess

of those permitted

by

subparagraph

(c) emitted by the petitioner

into the community,

in

5 decibel

increments

measured

in Leq,

shown on the map of

the

community,

E)

The number of residences exposed

to sound

levels

in excess of those permitted by

subparagraph

(c);

F)

A description

of other significant

sources of

noise

(mobile and stationary) and

their

location shown on the map of

the community;

G)

A description

of the proposed operational

level and proposed physical abatement

measures,

if

any,

a schedule for their

implementation

and their costs;

H)

The predicted improvement

in community sound

levels as

a result

of implementation

of the

proposed abatement measures; and

I)

A description of

the economic and technical

considerations which justify

the permanent

site specific allowable operational

level

sought by petitioner.

3)

An existing impact forging operation

seeking

a

permanent

site specific operational level shall

prepare and file

its petition with the Board and

Agency as applicable no later than December

1,

1983,

4)

The Agency shall prepare

a written evaluation

regarding each petition seeking

a permanent site

specific operational level and shall

file said

evaluation within ninety

(90) days

following

receipt of the petition with both the Board

and the

0

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e)

The land use classifications in effect within a one—mile

radius of an existing impact forging operation on

September

1, 1982 shall remain the applicable land use

classification for enforcement of these rules against an

existing forging operation and any future modification

thereof, regardless of actual subseguent changes in land

use unless such actual changes would impose less

restrictive limitations on the impact forging

f)

Site—Specific Operational Levels

Each individual existing forging operation identified

be&ow in Sections 9Ol.1lO~ 901.111, and 901.112 must

comply with the site—specific operational level defined,

or is otherwise subject to Section 901.105Cc).

~+

Amforge

B4rIs4on

of Roekwefi *nternet4ona& 3~oeated

at fløth G(~rsotyeh4eagoy *&Hno+s ahaHt

At

eperate only ten forg4ng

hammers

at

any

one

t+mep

and

B+

Sperat4on of 4ts forg4ng hammers 4s l4m4ted to

the hours of

y99

STaT

through

lItSO

prlftry

w4th oeeas+onal operat+ons beg4nn+ng at 6t00

ant and ond4ng at m4dnèghty Monday through

Saturdayst and

5+

Sound absorpt4ve mater4als shall be 4nstalled

on each of bbs forgIng

hammer

structures as

each

+3

routInely overhauled~but no later

that~January ly l96r

9+

Modern Drop !orge Sompany located at 139th Street

and Weotot~nhvonue In Blue Islandy allnols shafit

At

eperats only twenty—one forg4ng hammers at any

0110

tSar and

5+

eperate

Ita

forgIng

hammers

only

durIng

the

bb?ough P~+daysyand 6t39 army untIl

t39 prmr

on Saburdayer

3+

Wyman—Gordon

Gompany

located

at

l4~tb Street

and

Wood Strooty Harvoyy IllInoIs shallt

At

eperate

only

sIx forgIng hammer unltsy each

consIstIng of two hammersy after January

l984p

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B+

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~n4~e

4r~B

4i~ge6

ai~

~-

~eea~ed a~the

~therrtper4m~e~ere~the

WaGerd~

eem~aNy~s

Ha~ey

e~+~y~r

~e

pred~eene i~erethart ~

e6 the ~e~a+

rn~a~

hammer pred~e~4ena~the Harvey fae~+4~y-

e+

Operate

~

w~4~ebe~weerithe hears ef

6~r99a~m~an~m4

4~h~t~4m4h

~4rt~

art Saththays

arid S~nday~~e ne mere

than

ha~ a ~ear~e

~e~a+~r arid ?~mthfer~4rtg

ape atherte

drir4rt~the ha~rsad ?~8Q arm- er~

~9ø

a~mrand

~c~99

p~m~and m

n4~h~~ee~ess

thon ~

ad the Har~e~e

ethdt~~a4~a~

artrt~a+

hc~,:~ar

p

ethani~and

B+

d~

thahe the hwe exdshdrig ehee~4n~e~ery

a~ the

erie

ea~

north

of

B~d4rtg

75

rio ~r

thart

ariary

~y

Section

9Ol~1lO

1\mforae Operational Level

~

Division of

Rockwell

International

located

at

119th

Street, Chicago,

Illinois shall:

~

~

onl

ten fo

hammers

at

an

one

time;

and

b)

~peration

on its forq~nghammers

is

limited

to the

hours

of

7:OOa~m~

operations beq±nat~j0~.m~andendina~

~nd

c)

Sound absorptive materials shall be

installed on each of

the for~

au

led,

but

no

later

than

Januar

1,

1987

~

alLevei

Modern Drop Forg

om an

located

at

139t

Street

arid

Weste ri-i

Avenue

in Blue Island,

Illinois shall:

a)

Operate

only~y~one

forging

hammers

at

any

one time;

and

b)

~

6:00

acm,

throuqh ~

Fridays,

and

~rdas,

Section

~

~GordonCom~p~~te

d

at

14 7th_Street

and

Wood

Street,

~,Illinois

shall:

~

~

of

two

h

~

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b)

~

at

~

emf

the

Wyman-Gordon Company’s

~

efacili

to

uc

nore than 20

of the

~

the

Harvey

facility;

c)

~

the

hours

of

6:00

a.m.and

~

sonSaturd~ys

and

no

more

than

half

a year’s

total; and limit

forg

era

une

hours

of 6:00

a,rn,

~

7:00

a,m,

and 11:00

p,m.

and

midnight

to

less

than

2of

_~rve ~sf

it

total

annual hammer production;

and

d)

Consol:

he

two

existin

steel

inventor1

yards

at

the

one

dnofBl75

no

later

than

January

1,

1984.

IT

IS

SO

ORDERED,

I,

Dorothy

M. Gunn,

Clerk of the

Illinois

Pollution Control

Board,

hereby

certify that the above Order

was

adopted

on

t~e

__~_~_~

day

of

,

1985

by

a vote

~.

Dorothy M, ~unn,

Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board