ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

June 20,

1974

IN THE MATTER OF:

)

PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS OF AIR

)

R 73-10

POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS

)

RULE 206(c)

ORDER OF THE BOARD (by Mr.

Seaman):

On June

17,

1974, Clark Oil

and Refining Corporation filed

its Petition For Nondisclosure.

Petitioner moves therein for

acceptance of certain information

as privileged against disclosure

to the public and states as

follows:

1.

C.

John Nuss

has submitted

as Clark Exhibit

2 an affidavit

supported by certain Tables, Letter,

and attachments from UOP (Universal

Oil Products).

2.

The affidavit is based on, among other documents,

a certain

letter attached thereto from J.

G. Wenner of UOP to

Mr. Keith Forry

of Clark and dated March

30,

1972.

Said letter has attached thereto

documents entitled Attachment

I dated 1/27/72 and

a document entitled

FCC YIELD ESTIMATE NO.

2005A,

DATED 2/16/72.

3.

Petitioner moves

that the above referenced letter and docu-

ments

are privileged for nondisclosure provtsions

of the Board under

PCB

Regulations Rule l07(b)(4) which

applies

to “information con-

cerning secret manufacturing processes or confidential data submitted

by

any person under the Act.

4.

Petitioner states that such letter and documents as herein

referenced were developed for Clark by

UOP under

a secrecy agreement

coveriflg UOP design and operating licenses applicable

to Clark’s fluid

catalytic cracking units.

Information contatned therein would advise

certain non—licensees

of UOP

and certain competitors of Clark of new

operating characteristics and processes not

in general

use by refiners

and,

further, protected by certain nonperfected patent rights possessed

by UOP.

~4e

hereby grant nondisclosure

to the documents noted herein.

IT

IS

SO ORDERED.

I, Christan

L.

Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board~certify that the above Order was

adopted on this ~

day

of

~

1974 by

a vote of

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