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Dcc.ember

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1974,

Petition

pie

order

that

a

hearing

be

Feld

to

pro~erly reso.ve

the.

issues

in

tz.i-

case.

In

addition

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information

deemed

materrl

by

the

partuco,

it

is

requested

t1

t

evidence

be

sw,mitted

on

the

following

issues:

1.

the feasibility of up—grading

the

preser.t

incinerator,

including

costs

and

resale value.

2.

The

efficiency

of

Merc&’s present

methods

of

incineration,

including possible health effects frau incomplete burning.

3.

The size of Petitioner a operations including number of

employees, annual payroll, and book value of the facilities.

4.

The date by which Petitioner will bring its facility into

compliance,

or alternatively, the date Petitioner plans to com-

pletely close

down

its incinerator.

Since the 90-day requirement for final Board action under

Section 38 of

the

Environmental Protection Act will run in approx-

imately seven days, the Board requests that Merck waive this re-

quirement until 45 days after the conclusion of hearings.

Failure

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to waive the 90-day requirement by March 12,

1975, will make

the Petition for Variance subject to dismissal for lack of

information.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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

Board, he4eby certify tha

the above Opinion and Order was adopted

on the

(,

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day of

fl~

,

1975,

by a vote of

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to p

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