ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

July 31, 1975

CHRYSLER CORPORATION,

Petitioner,

v.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROrT~ECTIONAGENCY,

Respondent.

OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD (by Mr. Goodman):

This matter comes before the Pollution Control Board

(Board) upon the May 30, 1975 variance petition of Chrysler

Corporation (Chrysleri for its Belvidere, Illinois, Assembly

Plant from Rule 205(f) of the Air Pollution Regulations.

The Environmental ~rotection Agency (Agency) filed its

recommendation that the variance be denied on July 14, 1975.

Chrysler seeks a variance until July 1, 1975, from Rule

205(f) for its autor~obilebody prime spraying and baking

operations. Compliance would result through the use of non-

photochemically reactive solvents as defined in Rule 201.

Chrysler, however, has failed to describe the exact solvents

it intends to use in order to achieve compliance.

Chrysler has been attempting to comply through the use

of aqueous based materials thereby coming within the

205(f) (2) (D) exemption. However this plan of compliance

would not be feasi~le for an additional two years. On the

basis of complianc9 by May 30, 1975, through 205(f)(2)(D),

the Agency granted Petitioner an Operating Permit on Septem-

ber 4, 1974.

In addition to the absence of information concerning

the chemical composition of the proposed non—photochemically

reactive solvents, Chrysler has not stated the hardship

which would result from compliance with Rule 205.

It is the Opinion of the Board that Chrysler’s variance

petition is insufficient and must be dismissed.

This Opinion ~onstitutes the Board’s findings of fact

and conclusions of law in this matter.

ORDER

It is the Order of the Board that Chrysler Corpor-

ation’s petition for ~iriance from Rule 205(f) be and is

hereby dismissed without prejudice.

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

Control Board, hereby certify the above Opi ion and Order

were adopt d on th~?

~3!~*

day of

________,

1975 by a

vote of

_________

Christan L. Moffet~,/~erk

Illinois Pollution c~6Frtrol Board

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