ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    May 15, 2003
     
    ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
    PROTECTION AGENCY,
     
    Complainant,
     
    v.
     
    MILTON HAMPTON,
     
    Respondent.
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    AC 03-25
    (IEPA No. 140-03-AC)
    (Administrative Citation)
     
    OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD (by T.E. Johnson):
     
    On March 26, 2003, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) timely filed an
    administrative citation against Milton Hampton.
    See
    415 ILCS 5/31.1(c) (2002); 35 Ill. Adm.
    Code 108.202(c). At issue is the Agency’s allegation that Milton Hampton violated Section
    21(p)(1) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act). 415 ILCS 5/21(p)(1) (2002). The Agency
    further alleges that Milton Hampton violated this provision by causing or allowing the open
    dumping of waste in a manner that resulted in litter at the east side of 450 East, north of 2550
    North, approximately 3 1/4 miles east of Mill Shoals, White County. The administrative citation
    meets the content requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 108.202(b).
     
    As required, the Agency served the administrative citation on Milton Hampton within
    “60 days after the date of the observed violation.” 415 ILCS 5/31.1(b) (2002);
    see also
    35 Ill.
    Adm. Code 108.202(b). To contest an administrative citation, a respondent must file a petition
    with the Board no later than 35 days after being served with the administrative citation. If the
    respondent fails to do so, the Board must find that the respondent committed the violation
    alleged and impose the corresponding civil penalty. 415 ILCS 31.1(d)(1) (2002); 35 Ill. Adm.
    Code 108.204(b), 108.406. Here, Milton Hampton failed to timely file a petition. Accordingly,
    the Board finds that Milton Hampton violated Section 21(p)(1) of the Act.
     
    The civil penalty for violating Section 21(p) is $1,500 for a first offense and $3,000 for a
    second or subsequent offense. 415 ILCS 5/42(b)(4-5) (2002); 35 Ill. Adm. Code 108.500(a).
    Because there is one violation of Section 21(p) and this violation is a first offense, the total civil
    penalty is $1,500. Under Section 31.1(d)(1) of the Act, the Board attaches the administrative
    citation and makes it part of the order below.
     
    This opinion constitutes the Board’s finding of fact and conclusions of law.
     
    ORDER
     
    1. Milton Hampton must pay a civil penalty of $1,500 no later than June 14, 2003,
    which is the 30th day after the date of this order.
     
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    2. Milton Hampton must pay the civil penalty by certified check or money order,
    made payable to the Illinois Environmental Protection Trust Fund. The case
    number, case name, and Milton Hampton’s social security number or federal
    employer identification number must be included on the certified check or money
    order.
     
    3. Milton Hampton must send the certified check or money order and the remittance
    form to:
     
    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    Fiscal Services Division
    1021 North Grand Avenue East
    P.O. Box 19276
    Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
     
    4. Penalties unpaid within the time prescribed will accrue interest under Section
    42(g) of the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/42(g) (2002)) at the rate
    set forth in Section 1003(a) of the Illinois Income Tax Act (35 ILCS 5/1003(a)
    (2002)).
     
    5. Payment of this penalty does not prevent future prosecution if the violation
    continues.
     
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
     
    Section 41(a) of the Environmental Protection Act provides that final Board orders may
    be appealed directly to the Illinois Appellate Court within 35 days after the Board serves the
    order. 415 ILCS 5/41(a) (2002);
    see also
    35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.300(d)(2), 101.906, 102.706.
    Illinois Supreme Court Rule 335 establishes filing requirements that apply when the Illinois
    Appellate Court, by statute, directly reviews administrative orders. 172 Ill. 2d R. 335. The
    Board’s procedural rules provide that motions for the Board to reconsider or modify its final
    orders may be filed with the Board within 35 days after the order is received. 35 Ill. Adm. Code
    101.520;
    see also
    35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.902, 102.700, 102.702.
     
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board
    adopted the above opinion and order on May 15, 2003, by a vote of 7-0.
     
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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