ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
November
16,
1978
IN THE MATTER OF SULFUR DIOXIDE
EMISSIONS FROM EXISTING FUEL
COMBUSTION SOURCES LOCATED IN THE
)
R78-14
CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS
(ILLINOIS)
AND
)
R77-l5
PEORIA NMA1S
ORDER OF THE BOARD
(by Mr. Goodman):
In 1977,
Congress passed amendments
to the Clean Air Act,
42
U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
(effective August
7,
1977)
.
In response
to
those
amendments
and
as
part
of
its
on-going
examination
of
its
regulations,
the
Board
is
currently
considering
several
amendments
to its Air Pollution Regulations:
Chapter
2 of its Rules and
Regulations.
Those rules currently being considered include rules
governing hydrocarbon emissions
(R78—3,-4), particulate emissions
(R78—l0,—l1),
sulfur dioxide emissions
(R75-5 and R74-2)
,
and others.
Rule 204(c) (1) (A), adopted by the Board pursuant to R7l-23,
regulates sulfur dioxide emissions from existing fuel combustion
emissions
sources
in the St. Louis
(Illinois)
,
Peoria,
and Chicago
Major Metropolitan Areas.
The Board finds that the Clean Air Act
Amendments
of 1977 as well as
the Board~s interest in on-going
evaluation of its regulations dictate re-examination of Rule
204(c)
(1) (A).
The Board, therefore, orders that hearings pursuant to
Sections
27(a)
and 27(b)
of the Environmental Protection Act be set
to consider the desirability of modifying or continuing
in effect as
adopted pursuant to R71—23 Rule 204(c) (1) (A)
of Chapter
2.
The Board notes that information pertinent to this proceeding
may be contained in records of prior proceedings before the Board,
including R71—23,
R75—5, R74—2 and R76-9.
The Board will consider
incorporating the records or portions of the records of these pro-
ceedings upon motion by any participant.
Finally, another proposal currently before the Board, R77-15,
involves sulfur dioxide emissions
from smaller fuel combustion
sources
in the Peoria MMA.
Because that proceeding and the instant
proceeding involve overlapping issues, we hereby consolidate the two
matters for purposes of hearing.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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I,
Christan
L. Moffett,
Clerk of the Illinois Pollution 4ontrol
Board, hereb
certify the above Order was adopted on the
/~, ~
day
of
________________,
1978 by
a vote
of
3—a
Christan L.
Moffe’?
lerk
Illinois Pollution
ontrol Board
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