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STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Boarci

Jack Lavin

Director

28 July 2004

J. Philip Novak, Chairman

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James R. Thompson Center

100 West Randolph, Suite 11-500

Chicago, IL

60601

RE:

DCEO Response

to Request for Determination on Economic Impact Study

in

Rulemaking Docket R04-26

Dear Chairman Novak:

Thank you very much for your June

15, 2004 letter requesting a determination as to whether the

Department ofCommerce and Economic Opportunity intends to

conduct an economic impact

study ofthe proposed rules in the above-referenced

docket.

The Department has reviewed the interim phosphorus effluent standards (proposed

35

Ill. Adm.

Code 304.123(g-k)) that have been submitted to the Board by the Illinois

Environmental

Protection Agency.

Based on this review, and in light of continued fiscal constraints, the

Department has decided not to

conduct a study ofthe economic impact ofthe proposed rules,

pursuant to 415 ILCS

5/27(b).

Thank you for soliciting the Department ofCommerce

and Economic Opportunity’s input in this

matter.

Sincerely,

Jack Lavin, Director

Department ofCommerce and Economic Opportunity

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