ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

February 5, 2004

 

 

IN THE MATTER OF:

 

PETITION OF CROWNLINE BOATS, INC.

FOR AN ADJUSTED STANDARD FROM

35 ILL. ADM. CODE 215.301

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AS 04-01

(Adjusted Standard)

 

 

ORDER OF THE BOARD (by N.J. Melas):

 

On December 5, 2003, Crownline Boats, Inc. (Crownline) filed a petition for an adjusted

standard from 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215.301, commonly known as the “8lb/hr Rule,” as that Board

regulation pertains to the emissions of volatile organic material (VOM) at Crownline’s West

Frankfort, Illinois boat manufacturing facility. Crownline’s facility is located at 11884 Country

Club Road, West Frankfort, Franklin County. In the petition, Crownline requests a hearing in

this matter. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) filed a recommendation

that the Board grant Crownline’s petition on January 22, 2004. As discussed below, the Board

accepts Crownline’s petition for hearing.

 

Accompanying the petition, Crownline filed a motion for expedited review in this matter.

Crownline asserts that the Agency recently issued Crownline a Title V CAAPP Permit and Title

I Permit, requiring Crownline either to obtain an adjusted standard from 35 Ill. Adm. Code

215.301 or demonstrate compliance with that section by December 31, 2004. The Board grants

Crownline’s motion for expedited review.

 

Also on December 5, 2003, Dale A. Guariglia filed a motion requesting permission to

appear

pro hac vice

on behalf of petitioner in this proceeding in accordance with Section

101.400(a)(3). 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.400(a)(3). Mr. Guariglia is a member in good standing

and admitted to practice in the State of Missouri. The Board grants Mr. Guariglia’s motion to

appear

pro hac vice

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Section 28.1 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/28.1 (2002)) and 35

Ill. Adm. Code 104.408 require publication of a notice of an adjusted standard proceeding in a

newspaper of general circulation in the area affected by the petitioner’s activity. The notice must

be published within 14 days of filing a petition for an adjusted standard with the Board.

See

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Ill. Adm. Code 104.408(a). As required by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 104.410, Crownline timely filed a

certificate of publication with the Board, postmarked December 30, 2003, indicating that notice

of the petition was published in the

West Frankfort

 

Daily American

on December 10, 17, and 24,

2003.

 

The Board finds that the notice meets the requirements of Section 28.1 of the Act and

Section 104.408 of the Board’s procedural rules. The Board also finds the petition meets the

petition content requirements of the Board’s procedural rules, and accepts this matter for hearing.

See

35 Ill. Adm. Code 104.406. A hearing is to be scheduled and completed in a timely manner.

The assigned hearing officer must inform the Clerk of the Board of the time and location of the

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