ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

November 10, 1977

REPUBLIC STEEL CORPORATION,

Petitioner,

v.

)

PCB 77—189

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent.

ORDER OF

THE

BOARD (by Mr. Dumelle):

On August 4, 1977 the Board ordered Petitioner to provide

more information in its variance petition or be subject to

dismissal. Specifically the Board ordered Petitioner to re-

quest or waive a hearing and to assess the environmental im-

pact of the requested relief.

On October 17, 1977 the petition was amended in two

respects. A hearing was requested and the amount of reductions

in sulphuric acid mist contemplated in the variance was projected.

The Board has still not been apprised of the effects of

Petitioner’s emissions on human, plant, and animal life. There

is no data describing the existing air quality which this dis-

charge affects. Consequently this petition still fails to meet

the requirements of Procedural Rule 401(a) (7). If this deficiency

is not corrected within 45 days of the date of this Order, this

petition will be subject to dismissal.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I, Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution

Control Board, hereby certify thp above Order was adopted on

the /b~1~ day of

_________________,

1977 by a vote of ~ 0

Christan L. Moffett/~/~rk

Illinois Pollution Co1~frolBoard