ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

May 9, 1974

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY,

Petitioner,

vs.

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PCB 74—113

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Respondent.

Mr. Thomas M. McMahon, Attorney, on behalf of Petitioner;

Mr. Peter E. Orlinsky, Attorney, on behalf of the Environmental

Protection Agency.

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

The Petitioner1s, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Motion for

Extension of Variance was filed with the Agency on March 26, 1974.

The Petitioner operates three commercial printing plants in

Chicago. The plants use rotogravure and heatset presses.

On May 10, 1973, the Pollution Control Board granted Petitioner

a one-year variance from Rule l03(b)(6)(E) and 205(f) of the Mr

Pollution Control Regulations in order to al1o~i Petitioner time to

replace and modify afterburners associated with the heatset presses.

In its Order, the Board stated:

This variance is in contemplation of a fur-

ther variance.., indicating completion and

compliance by July 30, 1974. The Company

may petition for such further variance upon

a showing of satisfactory progress in pur-

suance of said schedule.” PCB 72-410

(May 10, 1973)

Petitioner is now seeking to have its original variance extended

until July 30, 1974 with respect to those of its heatset presses which

will not be in compliance with Rule 205(f) by May 10, 1974. Petitioner

is also seeking a variance from Rule 104.

The Environmental Protection Agency1s surveillance personnel

visited Petitioner’s facilities on April 2, 1974 in order to ascertain

the current degree of compliance with Rule 205(f). The following

observations were made:

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a. Of the 27 heatset presses which were the

subject of the original variance, 23 are

now in compliance with Rule 205(f).

Compliance was achieved by installation of

catalytic afterburners.

b. Pre-wiring and pre-pipirig on afterburners

#Y-ll6 and #Y-l20 is in progress. The

two afterburners are expected to be fully

operational by May 10, 1974.

c. Ductwork and installation of afterburners

#D-30 and #Y-12l is in process. The two

afterburners are expected

to be fully

operational by July 30, 1974.

The afterburners which are currently in operation have

reduced emissions of photochemically-reactive hydrocarbons

from each press to within the limits of Rule 205(f).

The Agency has received no complaints from persons living

or working in the vicinity of Petitioner’s facilities regarding

emissions from the plants or extension of the variance.

Considering the degree of compliance already achieved

by Petitioner, the Agency feels that denial of the limited variance

now sought by Petitioner would impose an arbitrary and unreasonable

hardship.

This Opinion constitutes the findings of fact and conclusions

of law of the Board.

IT IS THE ORDER of the Pollution Control Board:

1. That Petitioner be granted a variance from Rules

l03(b)(6)(E), 104, and 205(f) from May 10, 1974, until July 30, 1974

with respect to press

#D-30 and press #Y-21;

subject

to

the foflowing

conditions:

a. Petitioner shall continue to submit monthly

progress reports to the Agency describing the status

of construction and installation of the afterburners.

b. Petitioner shall notify the Agency on the

date all afterburners are fully operational.

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

Boar~,certify that the above Opinion and Order was adopted on this

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day of

,

1974 by a vote of

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