ILLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
1021
NORTH
GRAND
AVENUE EAST,
P.O.
Box
19276,
SPRINGFIELD,
ILLINOIS
62794-9276,
21 7-782-3397
JAMES
R.
THOMPSON
CENTER,
100
WEST
RANDOLPH,
SUITE
11-300,
CHICAGO,
IL 60601, 312-814-6026
ROD
R.
BLAGOJEVICH,
GOVERNOR
RENEE
CIPRIANO,
DIRECTOR
RECEIVED
CLERK’S OFFICE
(217)
782-5544
TDD:
(217) 782-9143
APR
2 92004
STATE OF
ILLINOIS
Pollution Control Board
April
27, 2004
Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL
60601
RE:
NOTICE OF PROVISIONAL
VARIANCE
DENIAL-PV-04-02
Equistar Chemicals, LP/041 8080002-Douglas County/Compliance
DLC File #213-04
Dear Ms.
Gunn:
Pursuant to Subsection 37(b) ofthe Environmental Protection Act
(415
ILCS
5/37(b)),
attached is a
copy ofthe Illinois Environmental Protection Agencies (“Illinois EPA”) recent denial ofa request for a
provisional variance. As you know, the Board must maintain forpublic inspection copies ofall
provisional variances filed with it by the Illinois EPA.
Please feel free to call me at the number
referenced above
should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Todd Rettig,
lvj,~
BOL Section
Division ofLegal Counsel
Attachment
ROCKFORD
—4302
North Main Street,
Rockford,
IL 61103 —(815) 987-7760
•
DEs
PLAINES
—9511 W. Harrison
St.,
Des Plaines, IL 60016— (847) 294-4000
ELGIN
—595 South State, Elgin,
IL 60123—1847)
608-3131
•
PEORIA
—5415
N. University St.,
Peoria, IL 61614— (309) 693-5463
BUREAU
OF
LAND
-
PEORIA
—
7620 N. University
St.,
Peoria,
IL 61614— (309) 693-5462
•
CHAMPAIGN
—2125
South
First Street, Champaign,
IL 61820— (217) 278-5800
SPRINGFIELD
—4500 5. Sixth Street
Rd., Springfield,
IL 62706— (217) 786-6892
•
COLLINSVILLE
—2009 MalI
Street, Collinsville,
IL 62234 —(618) 346-5120
MARION
—2309 W. Main
St.,
Suite 116, Marion,
IL 62959 —(618) 993-7200
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ILLENOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
1021
NORTH
GRAND AVENUE
EAST,
P.O.
Box
19276,
SPRINGFIELD,
ILLINOIS
62794-9276, 217-782-3397
JAMES
R.
THOMPSON
CENTER,
100
WEST
RANDOLPH,
SUITE
11-300,
CHICAGO, IL 60601, 312-814-6026
ROD
R.
BLAGOJEVICH,
GOVERNOR
RENEE
CIPRIANO,
DIRECTOR
(217) 782-5544
TDD:
(217) 782-9143
April 27, 2004
CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Douglas Taylor, HSE Specialist
7002
3150
0000
1258
7843
Equistar Chemicals, LP
625 East US Highway 36
Tuscola, Illinois
61953
RE:
PROVISIONAL VARIANCE
-
PV-04-02
Equistar chemicals, LP/04 18080002-Douglas County/Compliance
DLC#213-04
-
Dear Mr. Taylor:
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (“Illinois EPA”) is in receipt ofyour letter dated
March 22, 2004, and received by the Illinois EPA on March 29, 2004, in which you request a
provisional variance for a thirty day extension as allowed by 40 CFR 262.34(b).
On April
5,
2004, the Illinois EPA sent a letter to
Equistar Chemicals, LP requesting additional infonnation
in order to makea determination on
this request.
However, to date there has been no response to
this
letter.
Please be advised this request for a provisional variance is denied.
The information submitted
by Equistar Chemicals
iii
the March 22, 2004 letter failed to demonstrate that compliance with
the applicable regulation(s) on a short term basis would impose an arbitrary or unreasonable
hardship.
You may seek a regular variance by petitioning the Illinois Pollution Control Board pursuant to
Section
35(a)
oftheAct.
Sincerely,
Todd Rettig,
BOL Section
Division of Legal Counsel
ROCKFORD
—4302 North Main
Street, Rockford,
IL 61103 —(815) 987-7760
•
DES
PLAINES
—9511
W.
Harrison
St.,
Des Plaines, IL 60016— (847) 294-4000
ELGIN
—595
South State, Elgin,
IL 60123
—(847) 608-3131
•
PEORIA
—5415
N. University St.,
Peoria, IL 61614— (309) 693-5463
BUREAU
OP LAND
-
PEORIA
—
7620 N. University St.,
Peoria, IL 61614— (309) 693-5462
•
CHAMPAIGN
—2125 South First Street, Champaign, IL 61820— (217) 278-5800
SPRINGFIELD
—4500 S. Sixth Street Rd., Springfield,
IL 62706
—
(217) 786-6892
•
COLLINSvILLE
—
2009 MalI
Street, Collinsville,
IL 62234— (618) 346-5120
MARION
—2309 W.
Main
St.,
Suite 116,
Marion, IL 62959 —(618) 993-7200
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ILLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
________
1021
NORTH GRAND
AVENUE EAST,
P.O.
Box 19276,
SPRINGFIELD,
ILLINOIS
62794-9276, 217-782-3397
JAMES R.
THOMPSON
CENTER,
100 WEST RANDOLPH,
SUITE
11-300,
CHICAGO,
IL 60601,
312-814-6026
ROD
R.
BLAGOJEVICH,
GOVERNOR
RENEE CIPRIANO,
DIRECTOR
(217)
782-5544
TDD:
(217)782-9143
April
5,
2004
Mr. Douglas Taylor, HSE Specialist
Equistar Chemicals,
LP
625
East US Highway 36
Tuscola, fllinois
61953
RE:
PROVISIONAL VARIANCE
-
PV-04-02
Equistar Chemicals, LP/0418080002-Douglas
County/Compliance
DLC#213-04
Dear Mr. Taylor:
On March 29, 2004, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (“Illinois EPA”.) Division of
Legal Counsel received your request for a thirty dayextension
as allowed by
40 CFR 262.34(b).
The burden of proof as to whether the provisional variance should be granted is placed on the
person seeking the variance.
To meet this burden, the applicant must demonstrate that
compliance with the applicable regulation(s)
on a short term basis would impose an arbitrary and
unreasonable hardship.
Your application provides little as to the specific Illinois regulation(s)
from which you seek relief, the claimed arbitrary and unreasonable hardship and other necessary
information.
Please provide the information necessary for the Illinois EPA to make its determination on your
application.
For your information I have included a copy of the Pollution Control Board
regulations governing provisional variance applications
(35 Iii. Adm. Code, Part 180).
Sincerely,
Todd Rettig, Manage2./
BOL Section
Division of Legal Counsel
Enclosure
ROCKFORD
—4302 North Main Street, Rockford,
IL 61103 —(815) 987-7760
•
DES
PLAIxES
—9511
W. Harrison
St.,
Des Plaines, IL 60016— (847) 294-4000
ELGIN
—595
South State,
Elgin,
IL 60123— (847) 608-3131
•
PEORIA
—5415
N. University
St.,
Peoria,
IL 61614— (309) 693-5463
BUREAU
OF
LAND
-
PEORIA
—
7620 N.
University St.,
Peoria, IL 61614— (309) 693-5462
•
CHA~IPAIGN
—2125 South First Street, Champaign,
IL 61820— (217)
278-5800
SPRINGFIELD
—4500 S. Sixth Street Rd., Springfield,
IL 62706 —(217) 786-6892
•
COLLINSVILLE
—2009 MaIl
Street, Collinsville,
IL 62234 —(618) 346-5120
MARION
—2309 W. Main
St.,
Suite 116, Marion,
IL 62959
—(618) 993-7200
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March 22,
2004
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
Division
of Land Pollution Control
2200 Churchill Road
P.O.
Box 19276
-
Springfield,
Illinois 62794-9276
Dear Sir or Madam:
-
This letter
is
to
request a
thirty
day
extension
as allowed
by
40
CFR 262.34(b). We
are
experiencing
a
delay
in
shipping
one
railcar of
hazardous
waste
due
to
an
unexpected
problem
in
preparing
a
railroad
bill
of
lading.
The
waste
is
currently
stored
on
site
in
compliance with 4OCFR
Part 265
Subpart I. Please call if you have questions.
Douglas Taylor
HSE Spedalist
Equistar Chemicals,
LP
Phone:
217-253-1316
E Mail:
dougi.taylor@Eguistarchem.com
Fax:
217-253-9238
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