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DAVID R. LEITCH

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Ms. Dorothy

M. Gunn, Clerk

illinois

Pollution Control

Board

100 W.

Randolph Street

Suite 11-500

Chicago,

IL 60601

Re:

Docket R98-29; Docket R98-18

—

Used Oil Regulations

Dear

Ms.

Gunn:

August 5

1999

The

purpose

of

my

letter

is

to

indicate

my

strong

disagreemenj

with

the

regulations

proposed

by

the

Illinois

Environmental

Protection

Agency

(1EPA)

amending 35 IL Administrative code 807 and

739.

These

proposed

regulations would

make

Illinois

regulations

more stringent than

the

federal

regulations.

The

federal

regulations

were

developed

to

balance

environment

concerns

and

market

incentives

encouraging

legitimate

used

oil

recycling.

These

proposed

regulations

place

Illinois

used

oil

recyclers

at

~a distinct

competitive

disadvantage.

As

I

understand

the

proposal,

out-of-state

recyclers

could

procure

used

oil

without

a

manifest,

but

Illinois

recyclers

would

have

a

manifest

requirement.

Manifesting

is

costly

and

generates

bureaucratic

paperwork.

I

believe

the

federal

requirements

for

used

oil

regulations

are

adequate

and

request

that the

illinois

Pollution Control

Board

reject

the

proposed

regulations

promulgated by the IEPA.

Please enter my comments into the public record on this subject.

Thank you for

your consideration of my thoughts on additional regulations for used oil

recycling.

Sincerely,

David ft Leitch

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