RECEIV~
CLERK’S OFFiCE
ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
AUG
17
2004
August
17
2004
STATE
OF IWNO~S
Pollution Control
Board
IN THE MATTER OF:
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)
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
)
R04-25
DISSOLVED OXYGEN STANDARD
35
iLL.)
(Rulemaking
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Water)
ADM. CODE 302.206
)
NOTICE
OF
STATUS CONFERENCE CALL
DATE, TIME,
DIAL-IN INFORMATION:
STATUS
CONFERENCE CALL:
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2004,
10:00 a.m.
Dial-In Number:
1-800-467-2166
Passcode (after dialing in):
453627,
followed by the # sign
PURPOSE OF CALL:
Procedural Status
Readiness for Third Hearing
HEARING OFFICER:
Richard R. McGill, Jr.
HEARING
OFFICER
ORDER
The proponent of this rulemaking is the Illinois Association ofWastewater Agencies
(IAWA).
IAWA seeks to
amend the Board’s rule establishing
general use water quality
standards for dissolved oxygen
(35
Ill.
Adm.
Code
302.206).
The Board held the second hearing
in this rulemaking on August
12, 2004,
in Springfield.
As discussed on the record at that
hearing, a status conference call is scheduled for September
13, 2004, at 10:00
a.m.
The hearing
officer will conduct the status conference.
The purpose ofthe status conference call is limited
to having the proponent and other
participants provide a status report on their readiness to proceed with a third public hearing
in
this rulemaking.
Ifparticipants are ready for hearing, they should also be prepared during the
conference
call to discuss potential
hearing dates.
Only questions
and comments related to the
procedural purpose ofthis status
conference will be allowed during the call.
The status
conference therefore will not be used to
discuss the merits of the proposal or to receive evidence
on the proposal.
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On the record at the August
12, 2004 hearing, Albert Ettinger, counsel fOrthe
Environmental Law & Policy Center, Prairie Rivers
Network, and
Sierra Club, asked that the
Bpard withho1~
ruling on the July 21, 2004 motion to
suspend consideration ofthis rulemaking
that he
filed on behalfofthose organizations.
The September
13, 2004 status conference will
provide an opportunity for those organizations to advise the hearing officer on whether they
would like the Board to rule on the motion or to continue withholding any ruling on the motion.
Counsel for IAWA has arranged the teleconferencing service for the September
13, 2004
status conference call.
Anyone may participate in the status
conference, whetherby speaking or
merely listening.
The dial-in number for the
status conference call is
1-800-467-2166.
After
dialing in, you will be prompted to
enter the passcode for the conference, which is 453627,
followed by the # sign.
Those wishing to join the status conference early may do so beginning
15
minutes before the scheduled 10:00 a.m. start.
Ifyou are having any difficultyjoining the
call,
please dial 1-800-788-1085.
Fifteen phone lines are presently reserved for the September 13, 2004 status
conference
call.
To ensure that enough lines
are available for all those wishing to participate, please
contact
the hearing officer at
(312) 814-6983 by
September 9, 2004, if you would like to participate
in the status
conference call.
Additional
phone lines
may be added as needed.
After the status
conference, the hearing officer will prepare
a
short report documenting the
participants in, and
matters discussed during, the call.
IT IS
SO ORDERED.
Richard R. McGill, Jr.
Hearing Officer, Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois
60601
(312) 814-6983
mcgillr~ipcb.state.il.us
