ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    April 17, 1997
    PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
    Complainant,
    v.
    EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS,
    INC., an Illinois corporation,
    Respondent.
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    PCB 93-186
    (Enforcement - Air)
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by R.C. Flemal):
    On October 7, 1993, the Illinois Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State
    of Illinois and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency), filed a formal
    complaint naming as respondent Emco Chemical Distributors, Inc., an Illinois corporation
    located at 2100 Commonwealth Avenue, North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois. On April 15,
    1997, the parties filed a stipulation and proposal for settlement accompanied by a request for
    relief from the requirement of Section 31(c)(1) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) that
    proposed stipulated settlements be presented at public hearing. (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) ( P.A.
    89-596, eff. August 1, 1996).)
    Section 31(c)(2) of the Act provides that whenever a complaint has been filed on behalf
    of the Agency or by the People of the State of Illinois, the parties may file with the Board a
    stipulation and proposal for settlement accompanied by a request for relief from the
    requirement of a hearing. (415 ILCS 5/31(c)(2) (P.A. 89-596, eff. August 1, 1996).) The
    Board is required to cause notice of the stipulation, proposal and request for relief to be
    published, unless the Board, in its discretion, concludes that a hearing is necessary. The
    notice is required to include a statement that any person may file a written demand for hearing
    within 21 days after receiving the notice. If any person files a timely written demand for
    hearing, the Board will deny the request for relief from a hearing and hold a hearing.
    The Board accordingly directs the Clerk of the Board to cause publication of the
    required newspaper notice. The Board will reserve ruling on the parties’ request until after the
    statutory 21 days has passed.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
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    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, hereby certify that
    the above order was adopted on the _____ day of ___________, 1997, by a vote of
    ______________.
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    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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