BEFORE THE
POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
DRAKE
TOWER APARTMENTS,
INC.,
)
Petitioner,
)
v.
)
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
)
PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent.
)
)
Dorothy M. Gunn,
Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601
NOTICE
RECERVED
CLERK’S OFFICE
JAN
26
2004
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Pollution Control
Board
PCB No. 04-
(LUST Appeal
—
Ninety Day Extension)
Steve Boom, Project Manager
Shaw Environmental, Inc.
100
South Wacker Drive
Suite 1130
Chicago,
IL 60606
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
I
have today
filed
with the
office of the
Clerk of the
Pollution
Control Board a REQUEST FOR NiNETY DAY EXTENSION
OF APPEAL PERIOD, copies of which
are herewith served upon you.
Respectfully submitted,
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
Special Assistant Attorney General
Division ofLegal Counsel
1021 North Grand Avenue, East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
217/782-5544
217/782-9143
(TDD)
Dated:
January 9, 2004
BEFORE THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
DRAKE TOWER APARTMENTS, INC.,
)
Petitioner,
)
v.
)
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
)
PROTECTION AGENCY,
)
Respondent.
)
REOUEST
FOR
NINETY
DAY
EXTENSION
OF APPEAL PERIOD
NOW
COMES the Respondent, the
Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency
(“Illinois
EPA”), by one of its
attorneys, John J. Kim, Assistant Counsel
and
Special Assistant Attorney
General,
and,
pursuant
to
Section
40(a)( 1) of the
Illinois
Environmental
Protection
Act
(415
ILCS
5/40(a)(1))
and
35
Ill.
Adm.
Code
105.208,
hereby
requests
that
the
Illinois
Pollution
Control Board (“Board”) grant an extension ofthe thirty-five (35) day period for petitioning for a
hearing to April 8, 2004, or any other date not more than a total ofone hundred twenty-five
(125)
days from the date of service of the Illinois EPA’s
final decision.
In support thereof, the Illinois
EPA respectfully states as follows:
1.
On December
5,
2003, the Illinois EPA issued
a final decision to the Petitioner.
(Exhibit A)
2.
On January 7,
2004, the Petitioner made a written request to the Illinois EPA for
an
extension of time
by
which
to
file
a
petition for
review,
asking
the
Illinois
EPA join
in
requesting that the
Board extend the thirty-five
day period for filing
a petition to
ninety
days.
The Petitioner did not representwhen the final decision was received.
(Exhibit B)
3.
The additional time requested by the parties may eliminate the need for a hearing
in this matter or, in the alternative, allow the parties to identif~’
issues and limit the scope ofany
hearing that may be necessary to resolve this matter.
RECEIVED
CLERKS OFFICE
JAN
20
2004
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Pollution Control Board
-5(7
PCB No. 04-
(LUSTAppeal
—
Ninety Day Extension)
1
WHEREFORE, for the
reasons stated above,
the parties request that
the
Board,
in the
interest of administrative and judicial
economy, grant this request for a ninety-day extension of
the thirty-five day period for petitioning for a hearing.
Respectfully submitted,
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
This filing submitted on recycled paper.
;istant Counsel
Special Assistant Attorney General
Division ofLegal Counsel
1021 North Grand Avenue, East
P.O. Box
19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
217/782-5544
217/782-9143 (TDD)
Dated: January 9, 2004
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ILLINOiS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
1021
NORTH Ga.ajqo AvENUE
EAsy,
P.O.
Box 19276,
SPRINGFIELD,
IWNOCS
62794-9276,
217-782-3397
Jn~ts
R. THOMPSON CENTER,
100
WEST
RANDOLPH, Suite
11-300,
CHIGAC0,
IL
60601,
312-814-6026
Ron
R.
BLAGOJEVICE-I,
GOVERNOR
RENEE
CIPRIANO, DIREcTOR
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Drake Towers Apartments, Inc
Attn:
Susan (3incarlo
179 B. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois
60611
.
-
Re:
LPC #0316085233
—
Cook County
Chicago/Drake Towers
179 EastLake Shore Drive
LUST Incident No. 942871
LUST Technical File
Dear Ms;
(Jincarlo:
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) has reviewedthe High Priority
Corrective Action Plan (plan) submitted for the above-referenced incident
This information,
datedJuly
28, 2003, was received by the flhinois EPA on September 8, 2003.
Citations in this
letterare from the Environmental Protection Act
(Act) and
35
flhinoisAdministrative Code
(35
Ill. Adm. Code).
Pursuant to Sections 57.7(a)(1) and 57.7(c)(4)(D) ofthe Act and
35
111. Adm~
Code 732.405(e)
and 732303(b),the High Priority Corrective Action Plan and the associated budget is rejected for
the following reason(s):
The plan and budgetwere submittedafter
theissuance
ofaNo Further
Remediation
Letter.
Pursuant 1o35111. Adm. Code 732.4059d), any High Priority or LowPriorityplan
or
budget slid/I be submittedto the illinois EPAfor reviewand approval, rejection, or
modjfication
in
accordance with theprocedures contained in Subpart
E of3S
ill. Adm.
Code
732
prior to the issuanceofa No Further Remediation Letter.
An underground storage fank system owner or operator mayappeal this decisionto the illinois
Pollution Control Board.
Appeal rights are attached.
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Ifyou’have anyquestions orneed furtherinformation, please contactDawn Ingold at 217/785-
Sincerely,
4LAk
4,
4t~z~
Hernando A. Albarracin
Unit Manager
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Seètion
DivisionofRemediation Management
Bureau ofLand
-
Shaw Environmental, Inc.
Appeal Rights
Division File
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AppealRights
Anunderground storage tankowner oroperator mayappeal this final decision to the illinois
Pollution Control Board pursuantto Sections 40and
57.7(c)(4)(D)
ofthe Act by filing a petition
for a hearing within 35 days afterthe date ofissuance ofthe final decision.
However, the 35rddy
period maybe extended for a period oftime not to exceed 90 days by ~irten
notice from the
owneror operator and theillinois EPA within the initial 35-day appeal period. Ifthe owner or
operatorwishes to receive a 90-thy extension, a written requestthat includes a statement ofthe
datethe final decisionwas received, alongwith a copy ofthis decision,, must be sent to the
illinois EPAas soonas possible.
For informationregarding the filing ofan appeal, please contact:
Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
Ulinois Pollution Control Board
State ofillinois Center
100 WestRandolph, Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL
60601
312/814-3620
For information regardingthe filing ofan extension, please contact;
-
-
illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Divisiçn ofLegal Counsel
1021 North Grand AvenueEast
PostOffice Box 19276
Springfield, IL
62794-9276
217/782-5544
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Shaw Environmental, Inc.
100
South
Wacker Drive,
Suite
1130
Chicago
IL60606
312.499.3500
Fax:
312,499.3505
Shawm
Shaw En\4rnnmenta~
Inc
January?,
2004
Mr. John Kim
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
Division of Legal Counsel
1021
North Grand Avenue
East
Post Office
Box
19276
Springfield,
Illinois
62794-9276
RE:
90-Day Extension to File Appeal
LPC #0316085322
—
Cook County
ChicagolDrake Tower Apartments, Inc.
179
East Lake
Shore Drive
LUST Incident No.
942871
Dear Mr. Kim:
On behaifof Drake TowerApartments,
Inc., Shaw Environmental is requesting an extension for
filing
a written petition for an appeal hearing
in regard to the December 5,
2003 rejection of a High
Priority Corrective
Action
Plan and budgetfor the above-referenced
facility
fora
period
of 90 days
-
from
original due date of January 9, 2004.
Enclosed is a copy of the final decision from
the Illinois
EPA dated December 5,
2003 foryour reference.
We are requesting this
extension in order to determine if it is in the best interest of Drake Tower
Apartments
to appeal
the final
decision issued on December 5, 2003.
It is anticipated that the
petition fora hearing with
the
Illinois Pollution Control Board will be filed
by March 31, 2004.
If you have cjuestions concerning this request, please contact me at (312) 499-3507.
Sincerely,
SHAW ENVIRONMENTAL
Steve Boom
Project Manager
cc:
Sue
Giancarlo,
Drake TowersApartments
A Shaw
Group
Company
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, the undersigned attorney at
law, hereby
certify
that on January
9,
2004,
I served true
and
correct copies of a REQUEST FOR NINETY DAY EXTENSION
OF
APPEAL PERIOD,
by placing true and correct copies in properly sealed and addressed envelopes and by depositing
said sealed envelopes in a U.S.
mail drop box located within Springfield, Illinois, with sufficient
First Class Mail postage affixed thereto, upon the following named persons:
Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
Steve Boom, Project Manager
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Shaw Environmental, Inc.
James
R. Thompson Center
100 South Wacker Drive
100 WestRandolph Street
Suite 1130
Suite
11-500
Chicago, IL 60606
Chicago, IL 60601
IL~O~IRONMENTALPR:TECTION AGENCY,
Assistant Counsel
Special Assistant Attorney General
Division ofLegal Counsel
1021 North GrandAvenue, East
P.O. Box
19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
217/782-5544
217/782-9143 (TDD)